The two boys let out a sigh of relief, realizing they were in the clear. “I KNEW we should’ve put bars on this window!” Oscar’s dad stomped his foot, frustrated by how much damage has been done. With a sigh, he glanced over at Jay and Benjamin. “Sorry, boys. No breakfast. That ‘feral’ psycho out there cleared out our pantry…”
“Oh, it’s okay, sir! I’m not very hungry, anyway!” Jay smiled smugly, patting his still slightly round belly. Indeed, in the eyes of most of the adults in town, Jay and Benjamin were the most courteous and polite boys you’ll ever meet. Nobody would’ve ever suspected them of having kleptomaniac tendencies…
Of the family, Oscar himself seemed most devastated by this turn of events… so much so that Jay and Benjamin almost felt guilty. “S-sorry… about… the bear thing…” The smaller, shy boy whimpered apologetically, looking like he was holding back tears. “The sleepover… it’s all ruined, isn’t it?”
Jay immediately spung forward to console him. “Oh, Oscar! It’s not ruined!” He smiled, patting the boy on the back. “That was, like, one of the top ten sleepovers I’ve ever been to in my life!” He was being honest about that, at the very least. Stuffing his belly last night had been a real joy.
“R-really?” Oscar looked up at him, amazed.
“Totally! We should do it again sometime!” He replied, although he was fairly certain he was never even going to speak to Oscar again, now that hes outlived his usefulness. Oscar perked up regardless, thinking hes made a couple of friends. “It’s been fun… but I think we should start headin’ back. Poor Benjamin here can’t go much longer without his breakfast…” The wolf boy laughs, patting Benjamin on the back.
“O-oh! Thank you!” Oscar smiled, his tail wagging, suddenly seeming very excitable. “This won’t happen again! I promise! The next time you come over… it’ll be awesome!” Poor lad didn’t know there wouldn’t be a ‘next time’. With a smug smirk, Jay nodded to Benjamin, and the two made their excuses and left.
“Ooooh! THAT was fun!” Jay chuckled as he patted his gut, as the two boys walked home. “I don’t think I’ve stuffed myself that full before! That was, like, a personal record or something!” He smirked at Benjamin. “And I bet you enjoyed getting your hands on my big, round tum, huh?”
Benjamin’s gaze lowered to the ground as he blushed. Jay laughed at his bashfulness, giving him a light, playful punch in the shoulder. “Welp, I’ll call ya when I need another belly rub. See ya, fox!” Benjamin was still blushing too much to reply, so he only gave a curt nod as the two of them parted ways, heading towards their own homes…
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Later that night...
“Ooo! Look at my growing boy!” Jay’s mother cooed. He used to be such a scrawny boy, and now, he was getting pretty heavyset, betraying all the scrumptious food he’s been getting his paws on. “One hundred eighty? Where did all this come from?”
His mother was always so concerned about him getting malnourished, as his family couldn't afford much in food. So seeing he’s apparently been eating like a king seems like a strange miracle. Jay chuckled as he stepped triumphantly off the scale. “The school lunches have been getting really filling lately,” Jay replied without skipping a beat. At this point, lying came easy to him.
“Well, I’m glad! You need everything you can get to grow up big and strong!” She smiled, apparently not concerned with how much weight he’s been putting on. “Now, brush your teeth and get some rest, okay? You have school tomorrow!”
“Yes, mama! Good night!” He smiled, leaning forward when she bent over and planted a kiss on his cheek. His mother was the person who believed in him the most. He couldn’t imagine how she’d react if she learned of his secret kleptomaniac tendencies. That was always the thing he feared most when he considered the consequences of getting caught…
As he brushed his teeth, he patted at his rounder paunch curiously, thinking about the previous night. When he said he wouldn’t mind getting fatter… he means it. Feeling his thighs getting thicker, his paunch getting rounder… compared to how scrawny he always used to be, it seemed like a major improvement!
As he settled in that night, he idly fantasized about life as a massive, fluffy ball of blubber, the constant, painful hunger of his childhood a distant memory. He licked his lips, imagining stuffing himself that full every day, putting on a few more pounds with every passing week. From now on, he was going to be working double time on stuffing his tummy with as many sweets as possible.
With that thought, under his blankets and curled up with his own warm, fluffy tail, the wolf boy drifted off to sleep...