Julia

Julia loved the smell. The moist air entered her nasal cavity and somehow made her forget all about the huge painting project she had looming over her. Five self-portraits due in two days. She absorbed the scent once more. She crushed her rippling reflection, spewing water across her jeans. She wished she could just make it go away, so she wouldn’t have to stare at it for several hours that evening. Her converse were waterlogged now. She didn’t mind. The wind picked up a bit. Nipples poked out defiantly beneath a sky blue hello kitty tee-shirt. Hoping no one had noticed, Julie zipped up her gray hoodie and continued down the walkway. Her messenger bag, full of sketchbooks, clanged abrasively with the sound of about twenty key chains. She was used to it. She picked a leaf out of her brownish hair. Her belt buckled clanged around quite a bit as well. It was her favorite belt, nice and wide and red, so serenity would have to be sacrificed. Hardly anyone was walking around campus today anyway. The science building came into view. She twirled her hair around and whistled as she sheepishly made her way up the stairs.

No one was in the lobby. Even the help desk lay vacant. Everyone was somewhere else. She considered giving up and getting started on her paintings, but then she saw a poster. The poster had the same font and colors as the ad she saw in the student newspaper that morning. All the ad requested was some constructive criticism on a new potential patent for the university. It also promised free gum. Julia loves gum. More than the smell after a rainstorm. She made her way down a flickering fluorescent hallway. Another sign directed her down a flight of stairs. Her key chains echoed in the deserted stairwell. The following hallway would have been devoid of energy if it weren’t for a beam of light emanating from an open door about halfway down on the right. A bespectacled girl poked her head out.

“Finally! Oh thank you, thank you! Would you believe I’ve been down here for four hours and you’re only the second taker? Where does everyone go on the weekends?” She returned to her burrow.

Julia reached the door. The room was a rather cramped lab space. All manner of chemistry gizmo twirled and bubbled on the central table. Julia saw it as a great thing to paint. “You know, you should really turn some lights on in this place. I almost turned around and left!”

“Hmm…maybe. Anyway, my name’s Claire. I just want some feedback on a new food item the university is considering patenting. Just be seated right now. I’ve got to fill out a few forms…” Claire scribbled feverishly onto a huge ledger. Julia took the opportunity to do a few sketches of Claire’s lab equipment.

“Allergies?”

“Nope.”

“Good, good. I think we may start now.” Claire got up and opened up a little Tupperware container. She brought out what appeared to be a blue brownie. “What we have here is an energy-bar like item that serves a water supplement. Are you thirsty right now?”

“Yeah, actually.” Julia licked her lips.

“Alright, try to think about how thirsty you are while eating the product. Also, consider texture, flavor, and overall satisfaction. Here’s the questionnaire.” Claire put the clipboard on her lap and brought the little blue pastry to her mouth. Julia took an indulgent bite. It was clearly blueberry. The texture was surprisingly juicy. She began scribbling away at the questionnaire. Claire hovered around anxiously, taking her own notes. Just as Julia swallowed, she realized she wasn’t thirsty at all anymore. She felt like she’d drank a bottle of aquifina. She noted that.

“Wow, that pretty remarkable actually! Its like I was eating it, but also drinking it! How in the world did you do that?” Julia popped her fingers in her mouth.

“I wish I could tell you, its like, so ingenious! Buuuut…not until the patent goes through. Anyway, that’s it, all done! Here’s your consolidation, its basically a gum version of what you just tried.” Claire handed Julie a small clear plastic vial. Inside were several sticks of blue powdered gum.

“Thanks then! If you need any more guinea pigs, I’m in Xavier Hall. I’m a sophomore.” Julia packed up her stuff and left the science hall far faster than she entered.

As she descended the front steps back into the pleasant smell, she felt a little funny. Her stomach growled, and warm, euphoric feeling emanated from her stomach. She stopped and bent over a little, but it passed quickly. Her mind quickly turned to the huge amount of work ahead of her. At least the gum might keep her awake longer these next two nights. She heard thunder off in the distance. It began to drizzle slightly.

As she crossed the soccer field, she felt strange again. It was almost like feeling queasy, except it was warm and positive. She almost lost her balance as well. She patted her belly. Once again it subsided, although more reluctantly. Squirrels ran after each other on the quad in the distance. They took cover in a tree as the rain picked up a bit. Her hair was getting soaked. She put up her hoodie and retracted her hands. A flash of lightning. Julia appreciated her decision to buy a waterproof bag. If only her sweater and jeans were the same. She entered the quad. Thunder. The storm was about 10 miles away. Her shoes were soaked due to puddles upon the pavement. This time she teetered onto one foot. The feeling in her belly was much more intense than before. She clutched her stomach and bent over. She closed her eyes and waited for it to pass, but it just wasn’t happening. She thought she’d have to lie down when she got home. The strange warm feeling would not subside. Looking down, she saw her distorted refection staring back at her. Between dark gray storm clouds, a gray hood, and two strands of soaked brown hair was her face, completely blue.

She screamed and jumped backwards. It wasn’t graceful. Her butt was now completely soaked. She looked at her hands. They too were the same dull blue, the same blue she had seen on the brownie thing. She got herself upright again.

“That’s…so weird!” She was more fascinated than panicked. Her skin was now a very pretty color after all. She made to return to the science hall, just as the rain really picked up again. She ran about five feet before noticing the sloshing sensation in her belly, like she had drank a large amount of water. She hopped a few times. She could hear a large amount of some liquid throwing itself against the walls of her belly. Could it be she felt it, growing? She unzipped her hoodie despite the rain and brought her hands to her middle.

Julia had never been that fat. She had gained several pounds freshman year due to poor eating habits, but she stayed in relatively good shape. Her stomach had never been this convex before though. It was downright voluminous. She could see the darker blue of her middle poking out below her light blue shirt. The shirt steadily got soaked, adhering itself to Julia’s growing form.

“What the fuck is happening to me!?!” She brought her hands to her belly and tried to push in. It wouldn’t budge. In fact, she could feel her belly pressing against her hands with more force than she possessed.

The belly had stretched her jeans’ waistline to the limit. Julia could feel the pressure building up inside her. Despite the warmth that still filled her, it wasn’t pleasant. She desperately tried to undo her fly button, but the pants her too tight. Her wet fingers couldn’t grip the cool metal either. It was becoming a bit painful.

“Ngggggh!” Julia moaned. Rather unceremoniously, the fly button popped off and the zipper went down. It was such a relief. Her blue belly settled itself over her new, lower waistline. “God, I look pregnant!” She familiarized herself with her new contours. Had her breasts gotten bigger as well, or did it just seem that way because her t-shirt was wet? She examined them. They pushed slowly and steadily against her palms. Another flash of lightning. Julia heard a ripping sound from behind her. It was the seat of her jeans. Why did that have to happen? These were her favorite. She reached back and felt her buttocks. She gasped. That definitely wasn’t her ass. Under the wet denim were what felt like two oversized water balloons. Thunder. The storm was 7 miles away.

“Please, stop! Oh my god, oh my god!” Julia’s hands went to her belt buckle. The bright red belt was made of stretchy rubber, but Julia’s belly had already stretched it to its limits. Discomfort overcame her once again. The tension of the belt made it impossible to take off. Julia removed her hoodie. She once again tried to compact her burgeoning belly, but to no avail. She then flapped her arms up and down nervously.

“Oh my god, oh my god! Belt, oh the belt! Nggggh!” She stood there for a few seconds as liquid continued to build up within her.

SNAP. The belt was launched off a couple yards into the quad. Julia gasped. Her belly bounced around at its now total liberation. Julia tried to curb its growth again, her arms couldn’t reach far enough to get within a foot of her belly button. Her jeans ripped down the sides. They barely held on by a few seams. “Why in hell did I eat that thing? Oh why, oh why! I actually answer someone’s want-ad, and this is what I get? Me turning into some kind of blimp?!?” She was clearly upset.

The rain was really pouring now. Water dripped from the point of her nose down into the blue abyss her cleavage. Her bust was now stretching the collar of her completely saturated shirt. They were like two big azure balloons beneath a clear blue sky. Her cerulean tummy bobbed up and down as she made an attempt to walk back to science hall. Her steps were slow and awkward. She was so heavy with juice she had trouble keeping her balance. Her thighs had blown up so that they rubbed up against each other with each step. The squeaking noise was clearly audible despite the white noise of the rain. Eventually she had to stop, exhausted from moving her now massive frame just a short distance. No only that but pressure was one again mounting , this time in her lower half.

Another flash. Another rip. She squealed. Julia’s jeans fell away from her butt and thighs like a banana peel. Much more blue was revealed, as well as the red of her soaked panties. What was left of her pants were around her ankles. It was now impossible to walk without falling over. The thigh expansion was also forcing Julia’s feet farther and farther apart. Her arms had started to fill as well, making it impossible for them to stay at her sides. Thunder. The storm was almost upon her.

“Please, someone! Help me! I-I’m….I’m blowing up! Like a balloon!” yelled Julia. Even if there was anyone around, they wouldn’t have heard her over the din of the rain. Julia stood there, belly twice the size of a beach ball, just feeling herself grow larger. The rain poured down upon her expanding form. Her panties were really riding up her crotch now. One might have mistaken them for a thong. The bottom of Julia’s giant blue breasts peaked out from underneath her strained hello kitty shirt. Hello kitty was stretched horizontally almost beyond recognition. They were almost pushed up beyond her chin, making it impossible for her to see the ground several feet in front of her.

She considered her thighs and arms starting to bloat and suddenly realized what was going to happen next. Her body would become spherical soon, with her two giant azure mammary glands hanging off. She couldn’t bend her knees or elbows anymore due to her turgidity.

“Help meeeeee, pleeeeeeease!” She called again, “I don’t want to be a balloon!” She cried once more. She stood there for several minutes, straining to see someone coming to her aid through the rain. It was just her, the gurgling noises from within her belly, and the sound of the rain against her enormous form. No one came. A feeling of helpless overcame her. She began to softly cry. Forks of lightning a mile of two away. A terrific bang. Almost in sync, Julia’s panties snapped off behind her. It was enough of a relief for her to stop crying. Her shirt ripped at the two side seams. Her blue breasts bounced around in victory against their oppressor. Julia realized herself completely naked. But what could she do? She was almost completely round. She moaned in defeat. There was no point resisting now. She closed her eyes and flapped her stubby hands in frustration.

The rain was pouring harder than ever now. Julia’s vaginal area made contact with the cold, wet ground, causing her to squeal in discomfort. She knew she was nearly spherical, despite not being able to see much of anything except for her own two giant blue globes and the dark clouds overhead. She flapped her hands and feet around, just to assure herself that she could still move something. Then it occurred to her. She was about to become rounded, and she had been standing on an angled path.

It happened before she knew it. Her feet no longer touched the ground. Julia was now just a seven foot wide cerulean sphere with a pretty brunettes head, two little hands, two pink converse high tops, and two beach ball sized breasts sticking out. To her horror, Julia began to roll onto her back.

“Wooooooooaaaah! Help me! Ooomph…” She flapped her hands and feet around helplessly as she was brought to look straight up at the sky. Looking up at the raindrops gave her the impression of zooming through space. Ironic since she was completely immobile. She focused on the water hitting every inch of her taunt blue skin. The warmth that had been in her belly since she was a thin, productive art student minutes earlier was starting to dull. Perhaps that meant she was done? It wasn’t much of a consolation. It also meant she was feeling a little cold, being naked in the heavy rain of early October.