Rise moved through the hall with a practiced strut. She basked in the compliments she received as she tossed a pigtail back over her shoulder. All these people still not used to seeing Risette in the flesh, it gave her a rush even if she didn't want to admit it.

She responded to all their praise with a happy rehearsed chirp as she walked through the hall. The idol had a bag of chocolates in her hand and was heading towards the lockers. She wanted to wait until the halls cleared out a bit before she went about her mission. When the time was right, she made her way to Narukami's locker...

Only to find it filled to the brim with chocolates already. Oh phooie. She had been wanting to confess her feelings in writing since she was too nervous to do it in person, but with all those chocolates there, he'd never get to hers. Saddened but quickly perking up she looked at the box in her hands. Today was the last day before she called up Inoue about resuming idol work. Might as well enjoy some sweets. She popped the chocolates in her mouth delicately and slowly, wanting to savor her last decadent treat.

"You're gonna get fat if you keep eating like that." It was a low bellowing voice and Rise immediately knew the source without even looking. She let out a deep sigh. "Hello, Hanako." The tub of lard smugly smirked as she looked at the locker. She began grabbing big handfuls of candy and shoving them into her bookbag. Rise stood up and shouted. She couldn't just do that.

Hanako snorted and let out a big belly laugh that made the strained button fray even more.
She produced a big box of chocolates of her own that had clearly been opened. "None of these girls stand a chance while I'm around. I'm just making it so they don't waste their time. Besides I'm hungry." Rise asked her with a bit of a smile of her own

"Why hasn't Yu confessed to you yet then?" Rise's smile was quickly wiped off her face as Hanako gave another snort filled laugh.

"Too shy obviously. He's never seen a real woman before." Rise almost puked as Hanako gave her hips a shake and guffawed. The blimp of a girl handed Rise one of the boxes. "If you ever think about growing some real curves, you know who to come to." Wasn't she just saying that Rise was getting fat? It's like this girl tried to be as intentionally annoying as possible.

Rise was sick of this girl's attitude. Ever since she got here, Hanako had been making snarky comments about how "she looked better on TV" and "real men like curves anyway, she only appeals to scrawny weaklings." The teen star looked up and down the hallway making sure nobody was there. As an idol, she couldn't tarnish her image by being impolite, but just this once she could get away with it.

"Hanako, do you know why you lost that swimsuit contest?" Hanako had been eating one of the boxes when she stopped. What was this twig getting at? "It's because you're fat" Rise said it without any mercy in her voice. "You're not curvy, you're not buxom, you're just a big tub of lard. And you know it. I heard you and Kashiwagi crying about it afterwards." Hanako had dropped her box and was shaking in rage, she began to speak up when Rise interrupted her.

"I'm tired of your jealous little digs at me by the way. Jealousy is so not cute when you're thin. How do you think it looks like on a fat girl?" Hanako was looking down at this point. All her bluster had completely vanished. She secretly admired Rise even behind all that jealousy and to hear these words coming from a celebrity, to someone as shallow as Hanako, they might as well be gospel.

"I-I'm not fat," the once proud blimp barely managed to stutter out. This was it. Finally time to get through to this delusional butter ball and get her to back off. She poked Hanako right in her jelly belly, the rippling and wobbling making the center most button pop right off. "You were saying?"

As Hanako wobbled off wailing, Rise immediately felt bad. She had just gotten so angry all of a sudden. She'd have to apologize tomorrow. Maybe she could offer to help Hanako lose the weight as an olive branch? Rise supposed that everyone had a little Hanako inside of them that wanted to get out.

Later that night, Hanako had rebuilt her delusions through copious ice cream consumption. "I m-might be a little curvy but it's just because I don't starve myself. I don't have a team of dieticians either." She began to imagine that she was really a beautiful idol butterfly trapped inside a (slightly) chubby cocoon.

"Y-yeah and I saw her pigging out on those chocolates. Deep down, Rise's just like me! She just can't help herself around sweets and only has a fast metabolism!" Another spoonful of ice cream went in as it began to make more and more sense to Hanako. The only difference between them was circumstances beyond Hanako's control. They were really birds of a feather if one thought about it hard enough! If that's how Rise acted, then Hanako supposed she already had the personality down. She could easily be an idol if fate had just not chosen to grant her a less than perfect body. And Rise was really just a big pig who hid it well!

Meanwhile at a nearby gas station, an attendant looked up. One girl's desire for a peaceful world of lies was so strong, who was she to deny her?

Rise called Inoue first thing in the morning. He must have been drinking his morning coffee when she told him she wanted to get back into show business because she heard him almost choke trying to get out his reply. Time moves a lot faster in showbiz so even though she had only been gone for a few months it might as well have been a lifetime. It was nice to know people were still jumping at the chance to get her back into the thick of things. They made arrangements to meet later in the week to hammer out the details of her revival. She actually felt excited to get to work, and it was all thanks to a certain boy. Why won't he return here affections?

The second thing she knew she had to do today was apologize to Hanako. She thought about what she would say all morning, but come lunch time she was no where to be found. Rise checked all the spots where she could usually be found snacking away but to no avail. Her apology would have to wait until after school.

Once school let out, Rise ran to classroom 2-2 as to not miss her. Sure enough not long after she arrived, Hanako came lumbering out of the classroom. Even though she tried to cover it up, just by looking at her bloated face, Rise could tell what she said yesterday was still affecting her a little. Taking a deep breath Rise started to walk over to her. Hanako saw the idol making a beeline her way and recoiled a bit, not knowing what to expect. Rise opened her mouth to start making amends, but what came out was entirely different when she saw who was standing behind Hanako with his back toward her.


"SENPAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIII!"

Pushing past Hanako, Rise jumped into the back of her crush. She caught him off guard and almost caused him to headbutt Yosuke, who he was talking to, in the nose. As Yu tried to shake her off Chie and Yukiko also walked out of the classroom. Seeing this, Rise just clung harder to him. They may be friends, but Rise also saw the two of them as rivals for Yu's affections, not to mention Yu seemed to be hanging out with Naoto an awful lot lately as well. She hoped to have some alone time with him, but Yu had decided that the investigation team was going to meet today to go over the case.

Rise had forgotten all about her apology, and after seeing Rise ignore her and join her group of four friend, Hanako lowered her head and sulked away.

Hanako had been hoping for an apology. Perhaps she had just caught Rise at a bad time yesterday? But no, it was clear to her that the idol was a truly selfish person who had no regard for how her actions affected others. She merely put on a pleasant act to hide the bitch underneath. The hypocritical heifer sniffled as she wrapped herself in pity; her delusions growing stronger.

Hanako wanted nothing more than to engage in some comfort eating. Well she could at least take solace in the fact that the idol was having boy troubles. Hanako chuckled a little. That must stress her out to no end. Her belly rumbled as she waddled. She was stressed too and whenever she was stressed, she got hungry!

Her obese form was impossible to miss, even for a hard working attendant as she passed by the station on her way for some steak skewers. The woman chuckled as she watched the pig plop down and stuff her chipmunk like face with even more food. This girl honestly believed she had her eating under control. Well, now was as good a time to start as any the attendant thought to herself, and snapped her fingers.

Elsewhere, a group of friends was huddled around the table at a nearby food court. Nanako had been saved but was now hospital bound and Namatame was in police custody. It seems as though progress on the case had come to a standstill. The group looked down until Kanji slammed his hands on the table. "Chin up guys, Namatame might be in custody, but that doesn't mean we can't knock some heads!" He was right. Kunino Sagiri had been too close for comfort. Training was probably in their best interest.

Yosuke piped up. "Their might even be one of those special shadows where Namatame was. Oh I hope it's guarding some new daggers," he said rubbing his hands together in glee. Chie called him creepy as the two began to argue yet again. The teen star crossed and uncrossed her slender thighs, a peak of flesh just slightly exposed.

Rise let loose a girly titter. She never got tired of their antics. As long as they weren't directed at her of course. Suddenly, she felt a strange tingling throughout her body. She was about to ask if anyone else had felt it when she was interrupted.

"BUUUURRRRRRP"

That had come from her!. She clamped her hands over her mouth as the rest of the investigation team looked at her. They were all starring in shock until they all burst out laughing. Even Yu chuckled a bit and Yukiko filled the courtyard with her guffaws. Rise felt mortified at first but quickly calmed down and laughed along with them, until Teddie spoke up. "Wow, you're a pretty big pig!"

Rise jumped up and shrieked out a loud "WHAT!?" Teddie flailed his arms in a panic. "I-I-I said you took a pretty big swig. Y-you know from that Q-quelorie Magic. That's all!" Rise looked around at her teammates. They were all staring startled at her and not Teddie so that means she must have misheard him. She shook her head. "Right sorry. That makes more sense." Wanting to bury this moment in the past, she struck a pose with her two fingers over her eye. "Let's get moving!"

At around the same time, Hanako was gorging herself on steak skewers when she felt a strange sensation. She looked at the meat in her hands, dripping with grease and fat and promptly tossed them in the garbage. She just wasn't that hungry right now.

The TV world was getting to be quite routine. Rise sat outside with the fox and Chie. It seems she had been selected for "Rise bodyguard duty" while the A and B teams went inside. One of the members of the B team this time was Yukiko. Rise watched as she handed Yu a box of chocolates. She didn't even have to go through his locker! And he smiled! She felt her jealousy flare up again, but this time something else flared up along with it.

Her tummy made a grumbling sound as she placed a hand on her washboard stomach. Chie chuckled. "Sounds like somebody's hungry." Rise nervously got out an affirmation as she began to rub her rumbling gut. She was ravenous all of a sudden. She looked up to see Chie holding out a steak skewer to her. "Here, you sound like you need it more than I do." Rise was about to protest but a sharp pain struck her in the gut. She gratefully grabbed the skewer from Chie and quickly wolfed it down. "Woah Rise, I had no idea you liked those so much." Truthfully, Rise had never had one before, but that might change as she cupped her face in joy. It was so tender so rich. She loved the feeling of grease as it slid down her throat and how the fat was slightly seared. Just perfect!

It had made her stomach stop paining her so as well. "Had your fill?" Rise looked up at Chie in surprised. Sure she had eaten it pretty fast, but she wasn't a barnyard animal! "H-had my fill?" Chie quickly shook her head. "No I asked if you were hungry still! You need to get your ears checked." Rise nodded her head as she nervously nibbled some meat from the stick. She was just being paranoid, she wasn't a pig just for enjoying herself once. Besides, Chie was far more of a pig than she could ever be! Rise brought her hand to her mouth in shock. Where had a thought like that come from? Her train of thought was interrupted as her beloved Yu-senpai asked her for an analysis and she put it out of her mind

The rest of their time in the TV world went relatively well. There was one moment where a shadow had snuck up on Yukiko, and to Rise's shame their was a split second where she considered not to tell her about it but she was able to push this thought away as as well. Between hearing things and these new nasty thoughts, she didn't know what was going on. She eventually chalked it up to being tired. Eventually their leader called it a day and they left he TV world.

Back in the electronics section of Junes, Rise couldn't help but try an get Yu to divulge some information on his relationship with Yukiko but if their was something going on he was being pretty tight lipped about it. But she swore she saw him blushing when she asked! Was he really going to fall for a tease like her? Rise bit her lip. There was those thoughts again...

After everyone broke for the day, Rise found herself walking with Kanji. She seemed to be around Kanji a lot, they were in the same grade and their families both had a shop in Inaba's central shopping district. There were even some rumors going on at school that they were an item. She laughed at the thought. The only man for her was Senpai, and it was plain to see that Kanji fancied a certain blue haired detective.

"Naoto was pretty amazing today wasn't she?" Rised face was beaming, she loved teasing Kanji about his little crush. Kanji developed a scowl, "Hey! What did I tell you about making fun of me!"

"Silly Moronji, Your going to have to make a move eventually. You know Naoto has been hanging out with Senpai lately, if you don't act fast you might miss your chance!" The thought of that happening worried Rise. She loved playing matchmaker, but she hoped that if Kanji took Naoto out of the picture it would help her chances with Senpai. Kanji scowl got deeper and he raised his voice, "SHUT UP! I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!"

Kanji noticed they had passed Rise's grandmother's tofu shop, but Rise said she was feeling a bit peckish. Those stake skewers she had earlier were delightful and she wouldn't mind a few more. The savory, meaty goodness had her salivating.

As she walked by the garbage near Souzai Daigaku, two skewers in each hand and one hanging from her mouth, she couldn't help but notice a few uneaten ones thrown away. She found herself a bit irritated someone would throw away perfectly good food like that. If she would have come a bit earlier she would have gladly taken them off the person's hands.

Kanji saw her coming back with her skewers in hand. Passing him she thought she heard him say, "You're going to eat all that? And I thought all girls worried about their weight." Rise shook her head and if she had a free hand she would have checked her ears. She must be hearing things again. "Wh-what was that!?!?"

Kanji cupped his hands and shouted "I SAID I THOUGHT GIRLS WORRIED ABOUT THEIR WEIGHT!" No, she heard him right. Kanji was just no class and all crass. She stomped her foot and called him Moronji again. She stormed away in a huff, chomping away on her steak skewers.

All the comments ran through her head as she strutted along taking angry bite after angry bite. It was that damn Hanako's fault! She made her self conscious by commenting on her chocolate eating the other day! Now her confidence was all shot. Rise felt herself become filled with a fiery anger at the overly judgmental sow. Who was she, or Kanji for that matter, to judge her eating habits? She wanted to have a bite to eat after a long day and here they were laying into her for no reason. She and her stomach let out a growl at the same time as she sped up her eating. Stupid Moronji! Stupid Hanako!

Even though it was such a short distance from Souzai Daigaku to her house, she had managed to scarf down all five of the skewers. She leaned back with her hand on her gut and began to rub small soothing circles. Rise let out a small hiccup of a burp, her appetite had settled along with her temper and now she was in shock at what she had just done.

I've eaten more in the past hour than I usually eat in a day she thought to herself. She was utterly stuffed from the rich heaviness of all the meat. Stuffed to the brim. "Only pigs stuff themselves to the brim," a voice piped up from her subconscious.

Rise was far too focused on the pain in her gut to really argue back and accepted that assessment. She'd worry about that tomorrow when she'd have to work this off. Her sexy elegant walk had been replaced by a slow lazy waddle as she cradled her food baby and went inside. The idol had written off the strange occurrences as drowsiness, but now she was feeling pretty beat. The TV world takes a lot out of you she justified to herself, ignoring the fact that all she'd done is sit on her curvy butt and eat steak.

She sluggishly made her way to her room and plopped on the bed face first. She quickly realized her mistake as she let out a second belch. "Ooooh too full." Rise turned over on her back and began to rub and pat her tummy as she drifted off.

When Rise woke up, she found her bloating was gone. Not her drowsiness though she thought to herself as the pop star let out a big yawn. She slowly dragged her feet to the edge of the bed and stood up. She rubbed at her eyes as she came downstairs. She could eat she thought smacking her lips.

She saw a note from her sweet little grandmother busily working at the kitchen. "I hope you enjoyed your nap dear. I didn't want to wake you so I left some Hiyayakko in the fridge" Rise smiled at how thoughtful her grandmother was. As she opened the fridge, this thought was quickly replaced by one of: that's it!? She realized she was being ungrateful and quickly took out the plate. She'd have to eat fast, it was already evening and she hadn't even started on her homework yet!

She took a bite into the vegetable based dish and frowned. Rise had never realized how much she was missing out on. It was so bland! Where was the juice? The warmth? The chewy softness of the fat? It was just so...bland! Rise's thoughts raced with steak skewers. She'd tasted heaven and couldn't go back she thought as she let out a dramatic sigh. Her hanging strands of her were pushed back onto her head as Rise puffed out her cheeks.

She wasn't a little girl anymore. Plus she worked so hard, she deserved to come home to a nice hot meal with lots of meat and even a little desert to snack on. She'd have to ask her grandmother for more substantial fare. Her taste buds had clearly evolved. She tried to tak another bite only to find it wasn't only bland, it was disgusting! Yep, she'd have to thank Chie sometime for expanding her horizons, she'd still be mindlessly gobbling down this swill if it wasn't for her.

Souzai Daigaku was closed so she hoped there was something, anything, else in the fridge. Nope. She desperately checked the freezer and found her emergency quart of ice cream for really bad days. She chuckled to herself that today was certainly strange if nothing else.
The events of the day passed through her mind as her stomach gurgled a bit, but not from fullness. She'd already ruined her diet today, she supposed, what harm was there in a little more? Spoonful after spoonful disappeared into her mouth as her belly was packed full of cold cream. She let out a happy little mewl, for some reason, this ice cream was tasting better than ever! So much sugar and dairy from eating half the quart made her fill up quickly. Her cheeks were stained with residue and she held the sticky spoon in her hand. Overwhelming fullness.

A wave of exhaustion hit her as she wrapped her hands around her belly. It was cool to the touch and her hands rubbing it made the overpacked orb feel quite good. She put the ice cream back in the fridge and slowly made her way back to her room. "Urp too much ice cream made me *yawn* sleep. I'll just ask Naoto for answers tomorrow," and with that, the idol fell into another deep sleep.

Around the same time, Hanako had cornered her mother in the kitchen. A chubby woman but nowhere near Hanako's size. "You want to start eating healthier?" This was weird. Usually when she got home, Hanako would plop her fat ass on the couch and stuff herself with chips and ice cream until dinnertime but today she had gotten started on her homework immediately and hadn't snacked at all! She didn't even eat that much dinner, mainly poking at the heart stopping fare with a sick look on her face. "P-please ma. I just can't stand these fatty foods anymore! I think my body is trying to tell me enough is enough." Hanako rubbed her doughy belly in thought as her mother gave her a sympathetic look.

Hanako had been such a problem child recently and here she was coming to her mother with a genuine desire to improve. She'd be a fool to refuse! "Of course dear. You go to bed now, I'll make a nice healthy breakfast in the morning." As Hanako went upstairs, her mother thought about maybe buying from that tofu shop in town.

Rise awoke to the sounds of birds chirping outside. Yawning, she slowly rose from her bed and made way to the kitchen. Usually she had no problems in the morning, but today she still felt sleepy and sluggish. She thought maybe she had woken up too early, but looking at the clock sent a shock through her system and cured her of her lethargy. She didn't wake up too early, she had slept in! At this rate she was going to be late for class. She hastily changed out of her silk nightgown and into her school uniform. Why hadn't her stupid grandmother woken her up? Was she just going to let her sleep all day? She smacked her forehead, what was she saying? It wasn't her grandmother's responsibility to get her up on time. Grabbing her school bag, her tummy let out an audible groan. She was definitely going to be late if she stopped somewhere along the way, and last night showed her grandmother's shop had nothing tasty to soothe her hunger pains. She still had the half quart of ice cream though...

Rise shook her head. No, she couldn't! She had already cheated enough on her diet yesterday! Her stomach groaned again even louder. She licked her lips. Well, it wasn't a full quart of ice cream..., almost completely ignoring the fact the reason it was only half full was because she ate the other half the night before. And besides, she can't have her tummy rumbling the first half of the day, it would be a distraction to her classmates! She heard a voice again echo from the depths of her mind as she reached into the fridge. "What's the matter, no self control?" She almost set the carton back down, only to have a protest from her stomach lay that thought to rest. Grabbing a spoon, she ran out the door toward school.

Hanako, on the other hand woke up feeling...better. In fact she felt great, the best she had felt in a long time. It was like all the gunk and grease that had clogged up her system had been flushed away overnight. True to her word, her mother prepared a healthy breakfast. The portion size was a lot smaller than Hanako was used to. Her mother apologized that she didn't have time to go shopping, so she just had to use what she already had on hand. Hanako however was grateful, and found that she was actually feeling full before finishing her breakfast, despite the smaller portion. Smiling, Hanako thanked her mother for a nice meal, which left her mother stunned, and slipped out the door.


Walking to school, Hanako felt the urge to do something she never had before. She started to pick up the pace and broke out into a light jog. Nothing too severe for the average person, but the old Hanako wouldn't have dreamed of doing a modicum of exercise. For a girl her size, a light jog might as well had been a full sprint. Her massive breasts, which the old Hanako liked to brag were the biggest in school, bounced furiously, threatening to smack her in her wobbling, fat bloated face. She laughed at the old her, and placing her hands on her wildly jiggling gut, she thought to herself "Having big boobs doesn't really matter when you have all this unsightly padding..." By the time Hanako made it to school she was a mess, her heart raced, her throat was sore, her muscles ached, and she was gasping for breath. And yet, Hanako smiled. She felt even better than when she woke up, accomplished. Like all her pain was proof of a job well done. Maybe she should wear her gym clothes to school next time.

The worry of being late combined with her guilt over her pig out yesterday created quite the storm of stress in the poor girl. It flared up her appetite something fierce and made her almost tear off the lid and start stuffing her face right then and there. She was doing quite well until she actually started to jog. Rise was halfway to school when she was met by the dull ache in her belly intensifying. Her athletic stride had been replaced by a languid jog as she collapsed on a nearby bench, arms and head flung over the back.

"Growing girls shouldn't run on an empty stomach, especially when they haven't been exercising!" For once, Rise's inner voice provided relief. As her developing taste buds proved, she was still a growing girl! And she'd skipped breakfast and had gone into the TV world yesterday! A-and she hadn't been exercising recently, surely a little fatigue was normal! She was going to be late anyway and nobody would want her to collapse from exhaustion! Sugar was a great source of energy, she'd read that in a book somewhere! She'd burn it all off on the run to school!

Excuse after excuse was fed to her by her subconscious as spoonful after spoonful was fed to her belly. She realized that in her haste to leave, she'd forgotten to bring something to cool the ice cream down, meaning it would melt. Well... better not let it go to waste Rise thought as she licked her lips. Her belly gave her no more trouble as she arrived at the school gate and she had no more fatigue issues either. That was because she had crammed herself so full of ice cream, that she was forced into a slow lethargic waddle. She was probably aching as much as Hanako, although for different reasons.

In fact, even though she took the time to eat a proper breakfast and had to haul her obese form to school, she'd still gotten there a few minutes before Rise did. As Rise held her belly in her hands, she lamented her poor will power.

"W-why did I eat the whole thing? I could have just thrown it away." Immediately, the excuses began to flood back in to calm her. Needed energy, skipped breakfast and more. But this time, a single phrase came from the back of her mind and smashed through them all. "Because you're a pig." She stood shocked at how all her justification was broken under this one truth. She didn't have much time to justify further as she saw the clock. Rise had already missed half of homeroom! She tottered her bloated body as fast as she could, thankful she was on the first floor.

She received quite the earful from the instructor. How she "couldn't expect to get away with things just because she was in show business." Rise couldn't help but role her eyes. It was only one time, lay off loser. Far too full and tired to correct her thought process she sat herself in her seat. She began to experience a sugar crash as she could barely keep her head up throughout any of her morning classes. She wished she could be back in bed right now, completely ignoring how she'd slept for ten hours.

Every one of her teachers reminded them that there would be exams at the end of the month and for once this information did not stress Rise out. "I'm going to be going back into show business," she thought to herself. "I can afford to slack a bit." She would still study of course! But she didn't need to bust her neck for it like her friends were or how she did in the previous trimester. She could be a little...lazy.

The word lazy sent a tingle throughout her body as she smiled. Yes a little break before getting back into idol work sounded divine. Much more time to just relax maybe she could get Chie to show her some more great food. Her belly began to rumble again as tried her best to soothe it. It was almost lunch time, nothing weird about being a little hungry. She noticed the other students staring at her. "What? I skipped breakfast!" She shouted as she wiped a smudge of chocolate off her lips

"No Hanako that is...correct?" Kashiwagi was surprised. She loved the girl to little pieces but school was definitely not one of her strong suits. The promiscuous professor quickly put on a smile as she gave her pupil a proper congratulations. Hanako beamed. Honestly, she had just gotten lucky that it was a question from earlier in the lecture. But she had been feeling so much more energized that she was easily able to pay attention. No daydreams about lunch or drowsiness clogged her head today despite her lengthy jog.

Seeing the students in the class eye her with a modicum of acknowledgement was certainly a new experience. She...kind of liked it. Maybe there was more to this studying thing than she first thought?

Rise was counting down the seconds until lunch time, but as the time drew near an awful realization hit her. In her haste to get to school she didn't have time to prepare a lunch. That wouldn't have been too bad, but she also realized she didn't have any cash on her to buy something either! When class dismissed for lunch, Rise didn't get up from her seat, she just put her hands in her lap, hung her head, and pouted. She rubbed her midsection, trying to calm it's whines for sustenance. "I know stomach, but their is nothing I can do!"

Rise perked up. Wait a minute, their was something she could do. She may have gone on hiatus, but she was still the cute and lovable Risette with a school chock-full of her fans that would do anything for her. Normally she would have never abused her fame in such a way, but desperate times call for desperate measures! Walking up to a group of male students, Rise went into idol mode.

"Can you boys believe I forgot my lunch today? I'm SooOOoo hungry too! If only there was a cute boy that would share some of his lunch with poor me." Within seconds every boy in the group started to push their way toward her to offer her food.

"Take mine Rise!"
"No take mine! My mom's an amazing cook!"
"You can have all of mine!"

Seeing the commotion, soon the entire room had surrounded her. Even though she was absolutely starving, their was no way she could eat everything that was offered to her. Rise just started to pick and choose whatever looked tasty until she got a sizeable haul. The ones she took from tried to strike up conversation with her, saying things like they were her biggest fans, how pretty she looked, all things she heard before. Though she loved the attention, they were starting to get annoying. In her mind she thought, "Geez, I already got what I wanted, take a hint and leave me alone." Maybe she should go look for Kanji. No one would bother her if she was standing next to him.

Meanwhile, Hanako was quietly enjoying her lunch. Like breakfast, her mother had prepared her a healthier lunch, but she gave her way to much! How did she ever eat all this? A boy in class had accidentally dropped his lunch, ruining it, so Hanako offered to give him the rest of hers. The boy stared at her, absolutely stupefied. Hanako was giving away food? Was their a catch, some kind of angle he wasn't seeing? Hesitantly, the boy accepted her offer and gave a befuddled thanks. Seeing all this go down, Yosuke leaned over to Chie. "That was strange right? It wasn't just me?" Chie looked up from her food, a bit of rice dotted the corner of her mouth "Was what strange?"

"You mean you didin't see any of that? Hanako just-Ah whatever, never mind. And wipe your mouth!" Yosuke reclined back in his chair and sighed. If only Hanako was that generous during a certain school camp out.

Rise faced the crowd of boys and put on a very insincere smile. She didn't want to have to search through the whole school for Kanji. She'd miss lunch! Perhaps if she hadn't been so hungry she'd have come up with a more elegant solution but as it was...

"Can you guys give me a little space? I skipped breakfast and have a major headache going on!" At the word headache, her voice uplifted into a high pitched whine that was a little hard on the ears. Some of the boys had quite unfavorable reactions. Geez, what a diva. At least she was cute, they thought as they walked away mumbling.

Rise didn't care though. As soon as they had stopped talking, they had disappeared from her mind. Now it was time to eat! She was about to take a big bite of a nice juicy tempura roll when she heard the girls in the room start to whisper.

"Is she really going to eat all that?"
"I hope she's got a good exercise routine."
"Are idols even allowed to have tempura?"

Rise was filled with anxiety. How would they react if they knew about her ice cream binge before hand? The idol's anxiety over what her classmates thought was making her tummy whine more than ever! She shouted to the classroom that "she had skipped breakfast okay!?" She threw the containers into her bookbag and stormed out as the other students looked on in stunned silence. As she stomped up the stairs to the roof, she couldn't help but take little nibbles of the abundance of fried foods. She'd subsisted on nothing but ice cream for the past twelve hours, she needed MEAT.

She sat herself down on the roof vent and began to chow down. Rise had the decency to use utensils but she ate as fast as she could, flecks of rice and gristle falling into her lap and on her uniform. She had a lot to get down, she justified and only twenty five minutes to do it. But not even five minutes had passed before she had eaten half the bag. Utterly stuffed again, she lay back on her arms and breathed deeply through her nose.

Her bulging belly stuck out like a bowling ball which was only emphasized by her reclined position. She gave it a nice pat and sighed. Now that she'd been fed, Rise took some time to reflect on her actions. Why had she needed to lie and tell everyone she'd missed breakfast? Her subconscious provided the answer. "Only a greedy pig would eat a quart of ice cream and still have room for more." A sudden calm washed over Rise as she let out a big open mouth yawn.

She cupped the bottom of her stuffed gut in her hand and started rubbing the underside. Her eyes became half lidded as the popstar opened her mouth again. "OOOOORRPP. Oh yeah. I am a pig and it would be bad if people found out." Her body filled with warmth as she lazily continued to rub. Suddenly she blinked rapidly, a small part of her had come up with a rebuttal.

"I-I may have eaten a bit more than usual today, b-but I stopped myself when I was full! A pig would eat as long as there's food in front of them."

Rise had regained a bit of her old pep and was about to stand up when the door of the roof swung open. Out stepped Chie with a big grin on her face. "Hanako, hey! I didn't expect to see you here!" Rise recoiled and noticed the mess on the front of her shirt. She wiped it off as fast as she could. Had she really made herself look that piggish in her gorging that even Chie would make fun of her?

Chie was confused. After she had said her friend's name, Rise had acted like she'd just slapped her across the face. "W-what are you doing here?" Rise stammered out. Chie explained that she always spent half the lunch period up here to aid digestion and help keep focus. "I'd ask you to join me, but it looks like you're still eating." Chie's concept of portions was so skewed, she didn't even notice that the amount of food left would be ridiculous for someone of Rise's frame to consume. Rise was about to protest. She'd already finished her meal.

Only a truly fat girl who hadn't seen her feet in years would be able to keep eating. A girl like Hanako. That though rang through her head. Like Hanako. Chie had said she was like Hanako earlier. Rise's stomach began growling again, but Chie was too focused on her martial arts to notice. Slowly, another bite went into the idol's mouth. Her belly pushed out more and more until she had untucked her undershirt with her gorging. Her uniform had splotches that were hidden by its black coloring and she ate until the only food remaining were the pieces that covered her face and uniform. She let out a loud low moan that made Chie glance over.

"Hah, I know what that's like! Food is just too good sometimes! You need some help waddling back?"

"W-what?"

"Oh, I said did you need some help walking back. Wow you are stuffed!" Chie helped her friend to her feet as Rise held her roiling tummy and slung her other arm over Chie's back. She'd eaten every last bite. At least it was only Chie who saw. She'd successfully hidden the fact she was a greedy hog from her classmates for another day. She was ecstatic! Her secret was safe.

Rise spent her second half of classes in a daze. How could she be expected to pay attention to some boring Japanese history lesson after such a heavy meal? For a popular idol like her, it's not like these lessons were actually necessary. She just wished she could go home and nap. Of course before her nap, maybe she would stop for some more of those delicious steak skewers, or maybe she would try some of their croquettes! Why is she like this? She had already eaten more food in one afternoon than she usually does all week, and yet she was already thinking about her next meal. Right on cue, the voice answered her "Because a pig is never satisfied."

"Mmmmmmmmmm *smack* yeaaahhh..."
Ayane Matsunaga had been following along in her text book when a small strange noises from the student next to her broke her concentration. She was one of the "lucky," students who got to sit next to the school idol, but she really didn't follow such things so it didn't really matter to her. Slowly looking up from her book the shy girl glanced over to the idol's seat and what she saw made her let out a quiet "eep!" Rise's eyes were half closed and unfocused, almost giving her an intoxicated look. She was slouched in her seat and seemed to be thinking about something, and whatever it was had her whispering to herself and smacking her lips. Looking down, the small girl saw her slowly rubbing her belly. It wasn't flat like she would have expected from an idol either, it looked bloated, like a woman three months pregnant. Her taunt midsection caused her shirt to ride up, causing a tiny sliver of skin to poke through. Fearing that the Idol would notice her staring, Ayane quickly looked back to her textbook.

Rise had almost fallen asleep in her chair when something caught her eye. Glancing off to the side she saw her teacher staring intently at her with his arms crossed. Did he want something from her?

"Cow!" Rise blinked twice in rapid succession at her teacher's insult, and her attentiveness returned. The man repeated himself, "Kujikawa! Would you mind picking up where I left off?"

"Well I um I was just-" Her instructor stopped her. Oh boy, here comes the scolding she thought. Can't he just cut her some slack this once? I mean she is famous, and his voice is so boring! Rise just started tuning him out, absentmindedly nodding as he spoke. She had better things to worry about, pretty soon she would be back on top in the idoling world.

"I'm sorry Hanako that's wrong, but it was a nice attempt." Hanako had gotten an algebra problem wrong, but unlike the old Hanako who would have just thrown out a random answer completely off the mark, this time it was just a little mistake on her part. With her teacher's feedback she was able to go over her work and find out where she made her error. She wouldn't make the same mistake twice! Even though she had gotten it wrong, by not giving up she still learned something. Plus today everyone seemed to notice she was putting in more effort than usual and that gave her satisfaction. She was just so full of energy today, she might even run a few laps around the school grounds!

Rise made her way out of the school grounds and saw Hanako huffing and puffing her way around the track and couldn't help but let out a giggle. Looks like her talk had an affect on Hanako after all! She then remembered that she needed to apologize, but by the time she called out, Hanako had already gone around the side of the building, surprisingly fast for a girl her size. Rise wasn't feeling up to chasing her down on an empty stomach but she still felt a little bad. Maybe she should wait for her to wrap around?

Suddenly, her belly began to growl and another sharp spike hit her in the abdomen. "You know... if she's working this hard...I actually did her a favor." Rise gave her lips a smack as visions of food danced in her head and thoughts of apology swiftly left. "Yeah...she should mmmm be thanking me." Besides, Rise chuckled, she'd probably give up soon anyway. Fat girls like Hanako had absolutely no willpower, that's how they got so jelly filled in the first place.

Rise quickly walked to the stand and sat down with her substantial meal. Seeing Hanako sweating and wheezing had made her realize something. With big butterballs like Hanako around, her classmates wouldn't realize her secret! As long as she kept the fat off, she was golden. If you weren't fat, that meant you were perfectly fine even if you did eat a lot. Like Chie or Kanamin. Rise pat her bulging gut. Just a little food baby! No fat to be found.

She tore through the meat with gusto, juice running down her chin and onto her chest. She wiped her mouth with a hand and let out a burp. Rise hoped no one heard that, but the only one nearby was the shop owner who pretended to have heard nothing. Rise was ecstatic, she could be fed as much as she wanted without having to worry as long as she stayed slender.

Rise imagined being able to eat juicy croquettes while other girls seethed into their salad bowls. It was only fair that an idol got to enjoy the finer things in life.

Fully embracing her substantial hunger as part of who she was, Rise made her way home rubbing out yet more fullness. When she got inside, she received a phone call from Inoue. "I just wanted to confirm our meetup in a week's time. Does Aiya's sound good?" Rise's stomach growled at this. Yeah, that did sound pretty good. "A big juicy beef bowl sounds perfect for a growing girl."

Rise licked her lips as another stab of hunger went through her. "But that's in a week, you need to be fed now!" Rise started twirling a strand of hair around her finger to distract herself. She'd already eaten all the items from Souzai Daigaku and all the food in the fridge wouldn't do. "Y-yeah, Aiya's sounds good. I haven't been there in a while." Inoue noticed the distant sound of her voice and asked if she was okay. "I just haven't eaten in a while," she slurred out with a mouth full of saliva.

Inoue chuckled. "That's no good. You're still a growing girl, I'll call back at a better time okay?" Rise hung up first and rushed to Aiya's as fast as her legs could carry her. As she lumbered her way back, she noticed her scooter. She should start using that more often, she thought as every step reminded her of the lead weight in her gut.

As soon as she returned, she found her grandmother. "Grandma, could you pleeeease make some more filling foods for me? I need more meat in my diet!" Her grandmother disliked the needy whine in which Rise had asked, but she decided to let it go. Truthfully, she didn't know much about all that idol stuff so if Rise said she needed heavier foods, it was probably true. Besides she was a growing girl!

"Of course dearie, I'd be happy to help feed my gorging girl!" Rise stamped her foot. "I have a big appetite, sue me! I don't gorge!" Her grandmother opened her mouth in surprise. She hadn't said gorge. "Why don't you go take a nap sweetie, I think you've had a long day?" Rise had never shouted at her before. She must be studying hard for exams.


The rest of the week was basically a repeat of that first day. Rise would check out the first half of the day, perk back up for lunch, and doze off the second half of the day. She found it a lot easier skim lunch off her male classmates then to make one herself, and if her fans were more than happy to oblige her, what kind of idol would she be to refuse? Some of the students started to grow a bit wary of Rise's increasingly exploitative behavior, but who could say no to a beautiful face like that?

Rise found her hunger would return quicker and quicker after her meals. Eventually she started snacking in class. When she was caught nibbling on a bag of chips, she scarfed the whole bag down before her teacher had time to snatch it away. She would complain constantly about feeling empty even when she had only eaten a short time before and her belly was fit to burst. Once in a while she would "awaken" from her butter and grease induced stupor and think "What's wrong with me? I can't continue to stuff myself like this." Only for that increasingly familiar voice to drag her back, "A pig's job is only to eat." By the end of the week, her food baby almost seemed like a permanent addition after lunch. After each indulgence her bloated gut would look that much more rounder and stick out that much further. Some people were beginning to whisper, but she didn't let it bother her that much, it wasn't fat and after a good night's rest it would be gone by morning.

Although her school work was suffering, she did still try and do her best when the team entered the TV world for Nanako's sake. It did becoming an increasing occurrence however for her to have to repeat herself after giving an enemy analysis with a mouth full of food. Her feelings for Yu also continued to go unrequited, which again caused her to think more unfriendly thoughts, "What does the fat assed black haired skank have that I don't? I'm famous you know!"

That Sunday, after being blown off by Yu again and with no school, Rise didn't have any plans or the strength to do anything. Even after sleeping until well past noon, she found herself feeling exceptionally tired and lazy. Just when she thought to get dressed and do something, the voice rang in her head again, "A pig shouldn't leave her sty."

Rise got a glazed look in her eye, And almost like in a trance said, "Yeah, a pig should just lay in and get comfortable." Reaching for her phone, she called in a big order from Aiya's for delivery. The rest of the day she just laid in bed, still in her nightgown, and ate. When she felt like she couldn't eat anymore she would take a nap, wake up, and gorge again. The only exercise she got all day was when she got up to meet the delivery girl, and when she needed to use the little girl's room.

After a day of almost non-stop eating, Rise finally felt satisfied. She cradled her stuffed middle. It looked like she swallowed and over inflated basketball. Her eyes getting heavy, she tried to excuse her behavior.

"A growing girl like me needs to eat, Inoue said so. As long as don't get fat it's alright, but I can't waste away either. There is such a thing as being TOO skinny, I can't show up to my meeting tomorrow like that. I'm just doing what a good idol should do.

Before she lost consciousness the voice spoke up again, "What a good pig does."

Shutting her eyes, Rise whispered, "I'm a... good...piggy"

Rise awoke groggily and whined as her alarm blared. She didn't want to go to school today! She was so tired and yesterday hadn't been enough. How could it be when she had to keep her strength up the whole time? Besides, she didn't want to be too tired for her meeting with Inoue. She called out to her grandmother that she was sick and needed to rest. Grandma completely believed it, the poor dear had spent all of yesterday stuck in her room, moaning and groaning. Rise set her alarm just before four o clock and rolled over onto her back. She used to sleep on her side but lately her overpacked stomach made that quite difficult. Rise planted her hand on her middle and began to rub through the food stained nightgown. The warmth from her rubbing made her feel so comfy as she ignored the soft layer of pudge her fingers were shifting around. "I should...take a day off more often," she thought to herself as she drifted off to sleep.

She was woken by her phone ringing fifteen minutes before her alarm went off. The idol slammed her fist into the bed, now she'd be tired for the rest of the day, this better be good she groused to herself. It was Yu! She opened the phone and happily chirped "Hi senpai!" But it came out as more of a tired moan that a cheerful squeak. Yu was taken aback, she sounded pretty out of it. He told her he just wanted to make sure nothing had happened since she wasn't at school today.

Her tired voice was replaced by a drowsy nasally whine. "I'm siiiick." He replied that she sure sounded like it much to her embarrassment. Before she could try to make plans for later in the week, he responded that he was glad she was okay but he lightly scolded her. "Please tell us when you're absent in the future. That threat letter has me worried. I'm really busy today so I have to go, but good luck with your interview." Before Rise could say anything, he had ended the conversation.

She was filled with irritation. Looks like Rise was too boring to hold his attention anymore, she fumed. Her belly rumbled. All that sleeping had worked up an appetite. And since she'd been woken up so early, she might as well get dressed and go to Aiya's. She languidly dragged herself off her bed and stepped over a crumbled chip bag and an unwashed shirt from a few days ago. When she got home now, she was just too tired to put things away or clean up and just left things as they were. It made the room feel more cozy anyway, it was much more suited for her now.

Her belly had a slight jiggle to it as she strode over to the dresser which she pointedly ignored. It pressed against the lip of her panties and was especially soft looking on the bottom. She scratched at her softer butt cheek and tugged on her panties a bit. They had been riding up a little lately. She removed her nightgown, exposing her perky breasts and now protruding paunch to the world. Rise smirked, must be her womanly curves growing in, she thought as she put on a bra. Unfortunately for her, her chest fit nice and snug in it with no real tightness whatsover. Unlike the rest of her body, they'd barely changed at all.

She grabbed a pair of white jeans and brought her leg down into the leg. She bent over to do it which made her new belly fat bunch up into rolls. As each thigh hit the ground, her once sculpted legs jiggled a little from the impact. She met some resistance on her upper thighs, she fell back onto her bed with a grunt and crammed her thicker legs into them. She was proud of herself for accomplishing her goal, ignoring that she had to suck in her fat pad to close the button.

She threw on an orange sundress which helpfully concealed her squishy middle and made her way downstairs. She needed a snack for the road she thought as she rummaged through the fridge. Her grandmother looked at the outline of Rise's panties pressing against the seat of her jeans as it stuck out of the fridge.

Luckily for the hungry idol, her eyesight wasn't what it used to be. Was it feed a cold, starve a fever? She couldn't remember. Rise smiled as she grabbed a container of fried rice. She'd have to thank her grandmother for keeping her so well fed all week. But not right now. Their was only five minutes left until the meeting! Rise made her way out the door, her signature catwalk gait had been replaced by a slow lazy pseudo waddle. She was just so tired from being woken up early. When she stepped outside, Aiya was visible from the entrance to her house. "That's way too far," she whined. How was she supposed to be focused in the meeting if she couldn't even replenish her energy first, she hadn't even finished her fried rice.

That's when she noticed her scooter. Perfect. Rise planted herself on it and set it to neutral so she could eat while she moved. She ate as fast as she could before she'd have to get off. As the girl upended the container and shook the last of the grains into her mouth, she let out a deep content sigh that made her belly pooch out as far as possible. That had done a good job of whetting her appetite and the smells from the restaurant were helping with that as well. She slowly shuffled into Aiya and saw Inoue sitting down. He waved over to her and she made her way to her seat. "Ah Rise punctual as always." He noticed her hair fell around her shoulders in a bedraggled manner and asked if she was feeling well. "Oh I've just been under the weather, but don't worry I'm all better now. And I'm starving."

Inoue chuckled and they ordered. He was surprised that she ordered a normal meal for once. "I'm glad you took my advice. A pig your age shouldn't eat so little." Rise happily shook her head. "Yep. You're absolutely right." They discussed her return to show business. Inoue told her how happy he was that she reconsidered. "You were the best client I ever worked with, and I mean that honestly." Rise puffed up with pride.

Such a good client deserves a reward she thought as her food was placed down in front of her. Inoue tried to make conversation but it was clear she was enraptured by the beef bowl. He was a little disturbed by the ferocity at which she attacked her meal, and she wasn't quiet either. Lips smacked and tongue slurped as Rise crammed as much beef into her mouth as she could. The star finally finished her bowl and, sated for the time being, she turned her attention to her manager.

"So when do I start back up again?" Inoue took a moment to recover but brushed off her little performance as a one time thing. He told her he could start her back up by December but she might want to wait until March. "That way you can enjoy being plain old Rise for a while." Rise's eyes widened at this. She'd be the Rise who had to drag herself to school every morning. The Rise who could be scolded by teachers and mocked by classmates just for indulging her perfectly natural appetite. The Rise who couldn't keep senapi's attention as he could be out with another girl even now...

"Another bowl." She shouted out and quickly added on a please when she saw how Inoue was looking at her. "I'd like to start earlier. I'm sick of Rise honestly. Risette is much better." Inoue clapped his hands together. Great. He'd call the agency as soon as he got back. "Could you do it now?" She needily pleaded. He nodded figuring it was so she couldn't back out later and went outside to make the call.

She speedily dove into her second beef bowl that came out. Without Inoue's presence, she was even more ill mannered than before. She let out loud contented groans and she ate so fast she was forgetting to breathe. Rise let out a quick little snort and got back to eating. Her face was as close to the bowl as possible as she wanted to waste as little time as necessary to get the food in her mouth. "I'm a natural," she mused. Rise began to rub her belly flab. "This is...just the way I'm meant to be."

She let out a throaty belch just as Inoue reentered. He saw the two full sized bowls next to her and pointedly asked if she had enough. Rise looked down in shame. Inoue sighed. "Look, I know you're nervous about starting again but pigs need to be relaxed. You can't be a proper idol if you're stressed out." Rise nodded and to her credit, did not eat a third bowl even though she really really wanted to. They stepped outside the restaurant together and the older man but a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, you're a natural. You'll do fine," and walked off.

As soon as he was gone, Rise made her way over to Souzai Daigaku's on her scooter. Filling the basket with all the meat it could carry. Her eyes became droopy again as she gorged. Inoue was right, she was a natural and should trust her instincts. She waddled back up to her pen, no difference now between her normal walk and the one she had when she was crammed full of food.

After returning home from another successful day at school, Hanako went to the sink and got a glass of water. Usually she would have gotten two or three cans of her favorite soda, Dr. Salt NEO, but ever since last week she had started to find it too sweet for her taste and the carbonation sometimes made her feel sick. She found herself sticking almost exclusively to water, with the occasional cup of tea.

That wasn't all that changed. Yesterday was Sunday, but she still found herself waking up bright and early. The sun had just barely come up over the horizon. She tried to go back to sleep but she was already wide awake. Besides, looking around her room, it looked ghastly. Dirty clothes were strewn around the floor, their were food wrappers everywhere, and her dresser and shelves were so dusty! How did she not notice her living conditions before? She spent the entire first part of the mourning of her day off straightening up.

When her mother finally awoke and came to her daughter's room to wake her for breakfast she almost had a heart attack. Everything was so clean and tidy, she had almost forgotten what the floor of her daughter's room looked like. Hanako had been acting strange lately, but she had to admit she was liking this new and improved Hanako. She was helping around the house more, eating better, she was far more considerate, and the other day she actually saw her studying! She found it best not to say anything, Hanako seemed to be doing fine without her prying.

At breakfast, Hanako noticed her mom was getting better at making sure not to prepare too much. She was starting to feel bad that much of what her mother made just ended up in the garbage. After her breakfast, she went to get dressed so she could take her morning jog around the park.

Slipping on her P.E. uniform, she found a nice little suprise. The pants on her uniform felt looser. It was nothing major, but she could definitely feel that it didn't cling as tightly to her swollen middle. Looking in the mirror, she felt her face. She still had her bloated cheeks that looked like she was constantly holding her breath, but even they looked smaller. She was still overweight, but the fact she was making any progress filled her with a sense of euphoria. She vowed to work even harder that day!

Yosuke, Yu, and Kanji were walking together, trying to figure out how to spend their Sunday. In a place like Inaba, it was easier said than done. Looking ahead, Yosuke saw a large shape approaching them at great speed. As the shape got closer he realized who it was. It was Hanako, sweating up a storm and running? She looked a little uncomfortable, all that flab wobbling around and slapping together couldn't have been pleasant. Man that girl really needed to invest in a sports bra, if they even made them that size. Despite her blubbery body being in constant motion, it didn't slow her down one bit.

"Nice...*huff*....morning today...*huff*...huh Hanamura?" She remarked as she ran past.

Yosuke's face contorted into one of bewilderment. "Dude, tell me you just saw that and I'm not going crazy."

"What was that senpai?" Kanji hadn't noticed, he was too busy looking over a new Doll he made for a kid he had met recently. Turning to Yu, Yosuke was only met with another confused stare, their leader was too busy trying to fold an origami crane. Yosuke screamed, "Man whatever! Lets just go fishing or something!"

Back in the present, Hanako put her glass down, she had heard that an exercise program came on TV around this time, she should watch!

Though impossible for anyone to know by just looking, if one were to compare the weights of Hanako and Rise, one would see that the weight Rise had gained was almost the same amount that Hanako had lost...

As soon as she got home, Rise unbuttoned her pants and gave out a great sigh of relief. No more stick figure jeans for her. She was a model not some twig. Rise decided to take the next day off from school as well. Lounging around in her underwear was just so much better than having to sit up straight and walk around all day. She'd only had one extended meal yesterday anyway, she'd need three proper square ones to get her strength back up. So she sat in her room and ate yet another day away. Her grandmother had to ferry dishes up and down the stairs for her poor drowsy granddaughter since getting up would not help her relaxing.

Grandma Kujikawa was happy to do it. Her granddaughter worked so hard that it was nice to dote on her a bit. Rise's eyes would light up whenever she entered the room with another tray, like a great relief was lifted from her mind and she dug in with gusto. No longer worrying about things like "am I eating too much" or "these panties are so tight" she followed her instincts and did what felt best.

On the third day, Rise was forced to go to school or else the truancy officers would show up. Rise stamped her stocking clad feet and pouted. "But I'm sooo tiiiired. It's not fair." But after her grandmother offered to make her a nice big fry up, she was much more compliant. She happily licked her chops at the thought and sat down compliant and waiting to be fed.

After three days of constant eating, Rise didn't really get full anymore. If you put food in front of her, she'd eat it. "Now what does that sound like hmmm?" her brain prodded but the smell of fat and oil quickly distracted her. In her gorging, she accidentally bit into an apple and quickly spat it out. Eugh. But then her stomach groaned again and she realized, food was food and good piglets always cleaned their plates

She crammed it down and was out the door at her leisurely waddle. Rise was thankful for her scooter, it let her swing by Junes before class and still have time

"Well, I'm sorry to hear that Ms. Kujikawa, but I understand." Rise had just given Mr. Kondo a note from the councilor excusing her from gym class on account of restarting her career. "I can't risk an injury. You understand right?" Always willing to give the star special treatment, both teachers readily accepted, hoping they or the school might get a favorable mention in the future believing her completely. The truth however was that the thought of exercising filled her with a deep fear that struck her to her core. She had to therapeutically kneed her pooch to calm down. Exercise...would go against her true nature.

So she sat on the bleachers and enjoyed her Junes haul. She watched the girls running and working up the sweat. Bringing up the rear was... not Hanako? No it was some other girl. Hanako was jiggling up a little further ahead. As Rise stared at her pillowy thighs rippling with every step, the pop star smugly crossed her own set of slightly fleshier ones. It was really fitting that someone like Hanako should have to run while someone like her got to lounge about. It was just the way things were meant to be. She laughed heartily when the girls had to do jumping jacks and Hanako's breasts nearly smacked her in the face. Her laugh was peppered by a little snort in the middle but she was too busy guffawing to notice.

The girls confronted her after school. "Rise is everything okay? You were gone for two days and now you quit gym?" Yukiko's voice was filled with concern but Rise brushed her off with the same excuse she told Yu and they dropped it. "I've heard you've been conning people out of their lunch. Is this true?" Now it was Naoto's turn to be annoying. Honestly, Rise was out of snacks and it was almost time for her daily trip to Aiya's. "You'd think after everything you'd learn not to trust rumors Miss Ace Detective." Naoto recoiled. Their was genuine annoyance behind Rise's voice when she said that, much different from her usual teasing.

Rise apologized. "Sorry, I'm just feeling a little out of it today. I'm gonna go home *yawn* early." Before she could leave, she heard Yosuke run up panting. "H-hey do any of you know what's up with Hanako? She just asked me if I wanted some of her leftovers." The other three looked in confusion as Rise sniffed proudly. "I see she's been taking my advice." Her four teammates were shocked as she explained the conversation she and Hanako had, changing the story to make herself look much better. "Wooow it was nice of you to give diet and exercise advice out for free," Chie grinned.

"I must say, I'm impressed. I suppose if anyone could get through to her it would be a celebrity." As much as Rise enjoyed soaking up the praise, it was time to be fed again. She hoped on her scooter and drove off. At Aiya's she was just getting into beef bowl number three when she heard an excited voice from behind her. "Hey Rise, didn't expect to see you here!" Chie sat down at her table with three bowls of her own. Rise got defensive. "I was hungry okay!?"

Chie waved her hands. "I didn't mean anything by it. And hey, I'm hungry too." Chie began to chow down. "Nuffin wrong wiff a big *gulp* appetite. Cows like us have to stick together."

"Excuse me?"

"Gals like us have to stick together. Yukiko and Naoto eat like birds. It's nice to have someone who can appreciate meat around." Rise smirked. Of course she appreciated meat; a good piggy like her needed it constantly. The idol got to work on her bowls After bowl five she let a big belch rip. Who cares? It was only Chie. The martial artist laughed. Chie had caught up but quickly fell behind. Rise was training hard to be an idol, she couldn't let this tomboy show up her hard work. Even as Rise's belly swelled to the size of a medicine ball, her hunger still gnawed at her as long as Chie was eating. Eventually, her friend lowered her head in defeat and Rise's ravenous hunger was replaced with mild peckishness.

Both girls lifted up their shirts to rub at their taut skin. Although Rise's had a slight layer of softness. Chie was full of praise for her friend's eating prowess which Rise devoured with gusto. "Didn't you think of Chie as a pig not one week ago?" Her inner voice questioned. "Yep and I just beat her. I knew I was a good piggy." She puffed up her chest in pride. Man was she glad she followed her instincts.

"I never get tired of this place-URP," Chie said, letting out a small burp. Rise scoffed at Chie's pathetic display. "BWWOOORRRP! Oh yeah, that's the sound of a well fed hog," Rise thought, licking her lips and wearing a dull expression. She was pleased with herself. After the girl's rubbed their middles for a few more minutes, Chie suddenly jumped off of her stool, "Okay, Let's get to work!"

Rise's eyes fluttered open."Work? Wasn't that what they were just doing?" Rise thought. She asked the green clad girl what she meant. Chie laughed at such a silly question. "What do you mean, what do I mean? After such a big meal we gotta go work some of these calories off! You don't want to get fatter do you?" Rise gritted her teeth, "I am not fat!"

Chie recoiled at Rise's sudden outburst. She never insinuated anything of the sort. But now that she took a closer look, Rise did seem a little puffier. A small ring of fat billowed out over the sides of each of her thigh high socks. Her hefty looking butt seemed to take up most, if not all of the stool she was planted on. Looking at her belly, even though it was stretched tight, she could still see a thin layer of pudge clinging to her abs. She didn't really notice any changes to her bust line, and her face was still as pretty as ever. Chie spoke back up, "Yeah, seeing Hanako work so hard has got me pumped! Maybe you can tell show me some of the exercise tips you told her about?"

Frankly that sounded awful to Rise, not to mention counterproductive. Rise nodded in agreement as the voice spoke to her again "A pig's only concern is to grow." She can't let all her hard work go to waste. "Chie, don't you feel tired? Wouldn't it be better to lie down and and rest?" Chie shook her head, that was the last thing they should be doing. Rise let out an almost ear-grating whine, "Come on Chie, how can you think to work out on an empty stomach?"

Chie was puzzled. They had just gotten done with a quasi-eating contest, in fact they were still in the diner! Did Rise forget all that, or does this girl just have food on the brain all the time? She pleaded once more, "I really think we should do some physical activity. I'll show you the place I showed Yu where I do most of my training."

Rise eyes narrowed at the mention of Yu. "Where is he anyway? Hanging out with that red sweatered hussy?" Chie's mouth dropped to the floor. That was not something she expected Rise to say, not to mention saying something like that about a good friend of theirs. Before Chie could reply, it was like a light switch in Rise's mind was turned on. Her face grew red and she covered her mouth, "I'm so sorry! I don't know where that came from!" How could she say something so awful? Rise rose from her stool, and made for the door. "I-I-I should be going now, thanks for a wonderful time Chie but I think it's a little too early to start pushing myself after getting over my illness!"

Chie watched the girl leave, and couldn't help but notice, despite the idol's slow speed, that her behind had a prominent bounce to it.

Rise was disgusted with herself, to say something so cruel out loud. And this gut too! It was becoming a common site to see it this way, so swollen and and round. This couldn't be good for her or her career, not to mention her love life. That's when the voice interjected, "You know, the best sows usually get the best mate." Once again, Rise's look of concern disappeared. Her face drooped into one of laziness and contentment. She should stop getting so worked up. She was supposed to be taking it easy and preparing for her big comeback. Yu will come around, soon even he wouldn't be able to ignore what a good little piggy she was. As she made her way to her scooter she saw the glow of a vending machine behind it. She was parched. How could she be expect to perform with a dry throat? She could use a drink or two...

Rise made sure to guzzle down the soda in record time. Even the caffeine wasn't enough to get rid of her persistent drowsiness. She slowly shuffled into her house. A soothing warm shower sounded good right about now. "No not a shower, a bath. I need to lie down." As she entered, she was surprised to see Mrs. Tatsumi speaking with her grandmother. "Oh hello there sweetie, Kanji mentioned you were sick so I whipped up a little something." It was a pan full of brownies that made Rise salivate just standing there.

Without even saying thank you, Rise grabbed the tray from the older woman's hands and set it down on the table. The girl pulled out a spoon from the draw and was about to start shoveling the decadent dessert right into her face as if the other two women weren't even there. Fortunately for her dignity, Mrs. Tatsumi spoke up. "Ha ha slow down dear. You don't want to gain even more weight." Her grandmother nodded her head, eating it that fast would definitely give her a belly ache.

Rise however heard it quite differently. "Shut up!" She shouted out as the idol slammed her hands on the table causing her paunch to jiggle under her shirt. Why was everyone getting on her case today? She wasn't fat, she wasn't! Seeing the shock on her elders' faces, she quickly apologized bowing her head. "I'm so so sorry Mrs. Tatsumi. I-it's been a long day. I'm really sorry, I'll just..." and with that she left the room. The two women stood there in silence just staring at each other for a few moments before Mrs. Tatsumi broke it with a chuckle. "Well you know how teenagers get. Honestly I think my Kanji has rubbed off on her a bit. You know the other day he said to me..."

Meanwhile, Rise's appetite was wreaking havoc on her stomach. She really wished she'd taken the tray up with her. She slumped against the door with her head in her lap. Shame at what she'd just done was quickly replaced with irritation at having to wait for Mrs. Tatsumi to leave.

"I didn't do anything wrong anyway. Everyone's been on my case all damn day," she whined. "They should just mind their own business." And besides, a voice rang out in the back of her mind, don't they know you just can't help yourself?

She could still hear the two ladies talking as she banged the back of her head against the door. That's when she looked around and saw all the discarded wrappers and dishes around her room. Her nose snuffled into the air happily hoping to find something delectable that she might have missed. Still nothing. Luckily for the rapidly plumping piglet, one of the potato chip bags still had a little bit in it. After the crumbs were gone, she ran her fingers through the bag and licked the grease off.

Now the aching throbbing in her belly had been replaced by the dull low hunger that was its default state. She shed her clothes and made her way to the bathroom. As she reclined into the hot water, she let out a deep sigh. Letting her belly bulge out to its furthest extent was just such a natural comfortable position. The gentle rubbing made her forget about the brownies in the kitchen for a little while and also the way her ass was pancaking out on the bottom of the tub. Her tummy stuck out further than her unchanged chest even though the swelling had gone down somewhat. With the way the fat was gathering around her panty line, it seems she was going to acquire a drooping teardrop shape.

She stepped out of the bath when she was done ignoring the ripples that traveled across her once toned form. Rise felt so much more relaxed, just like she was supposed to be. After she dried off, she slipped on her panties and they returned to their normal position of being devoured by her crack. Before she put her bra on, she wiped the fog off the mirror and saw Hanako's face staring back at her.

She recoiled and tried to scream but the only thing that came out was a large belch. When she looked back, she saw only her own normal face.

The shock was enough for all her insecurities that had built up throughout the day to come rushing back. And after she had just finished unwinding. An idol shouldn't be stressed, she needed to calm down.

She needed to eat.

Not even bothering to put on her bra, she plodded her way down the stairs, unknowingly puffing out her cheeks as she did so. It seems her grandmother had gone out with her friend luckily for her, although even if she was there, Rise wouldn't have stopped herself. She found the brownies on the counter top and dug straight in with her bare hands. Crumbs coated her bare chest and face and fell all over the floor as she crammed in bite after bite, until eventually her mouth dried up. She needed a drink and luckily they had the perfect thing.

Wobbling her way over to the fridge, she bent over as she searched for the milk. Her fattened cheeks wobbled and shook a little from her swaying as she hummed a tune. She drank straight from the jug and her mouth was so full of brownie, streams of the milk trailed down her torso. She let out a little snort as she suckled on the container. Eventually she had to come up for air. "Sho good." She was brought out of her feeding frenzy by a chill on her petite chest. She gasped in surprise as it looked like streams of milk were coming from the little nubs on her chest. She calmed down when she realized it was just from her messy eating early.

"W-what's happening to me?" she mumbled. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her grandmother on the front porch. As fast as she could, she took the brownies and the milk up the stairs. Rise needed to get back to her sty so she could finish!

And finish she did, leaving the empty tray and carton next to her bloated food stained form as she dozed off yet again.

It had been a while since Hanako had started her health kick and the results were on full display. No longer the morbidly obese orc of a girl she was, Hanako had slimmed down to chubby or "pleasantly plump" territory. The massive boulder she called a gut had been reduced to a small paunch. She found that if she sucked it in, her midsection almost looked flat, something that would have been unheard of before. Her butt was a lot smaller too, and she found chairs to be a lot more comfortable to sit in. Hanako found her thunder thighs didn't rub together as much, and after a few more workouts they probably wouldn't rub together at all. While taking a shower, the reduced circumference of her arms made it so she could actually reach behind her and wash her own back. Even her horribly bloated face had deflated, no longer forcing her lips into that permanent puckered position. She even overheard a boy say to a group of his friends that Hanako looked kind of cute! Her voice had changed too. Her voice box no longer buried under a thick layer of blubber, it sounded higher and more "girly."

Her sudden weight loss meant she had to replace most of her wardrobe. Two things that didn't seem to decrease in size that much were her breasts, but since they no longer had that massive self of a belly to rest on she had to buy new bras with better support. Before, there weren't many options on clothes she could wear given they didn't make much in her size. Now though, she no longer had to settle on what was available, she actually had possibilities! All the cute clothes she could buy now got her excited. She didn't want to go too overboard though, she didn't plan on stopping now. Once she slimmed all the way down THEN she could get all the outfits she wanted. It was a goal that pushed her even harder.

It wasn't just her appearance that was turning heads, she went from almost dead last in her grade to the top ten! Her teachers say they never saw such a turnaround before and so quickly too. Her peers were actually coming to her for study tips and help with homework.

What Hanako liked most of all, was the new attitude the other girls showed her. Before, no one seemed to want to be around her, let alone talk to her. But that were different now. They no longer ignored her, made fun of her when that wasn't an option. They actually talked to her! Some of them even invited her to hang out with them. The thought of actually having friends besides Kashiwagi, girls her age, moved her to tears.

Her boundless energy never seemed to diminish, and as she got more in shape the harder she was able to work out. She even decided to join the school track team.

Hanako seemed to be rubbing off on her mother too. Hanako's insistence to eat healthier meant that she also lost a few of her unwanted pounds as well. Hanako thought she should have done something like this sooner, she has never felt better in her whole life.

"Great job senpai, you really *ooorp* get me going!"

Yu winced as he could almost feel the hot air from her belch going right into his ear. She still did her job well enough, but lately their navigator had picked up some unfortunate...habits. The most annoying of which was the smacking of lips right into his ear canal as she ate. It was true that she'd been doing it before but now it was much more constant and wet, eugh. He swung his new sword experimentally, it had a good weight to it and was almost effortless to wield. Truly the ultimate weapon; it had been guarded by the strongest shadow they'd ever seen, but now Yu knew Adachi stood no chance. Yukiko had just finished patching up Kanji when she came over to the grey haired boy.

"You've gotten so strong recently. I counted eight hits in a single attack!" She chirped excitedly while her healing hands got to work. Yu told her it was only because she did her own job so well. Yukiko blushed but smiled. She reached her hand into her pocket. "Hey, I was practicing a little last night and I-"

"*Smack* Could you please get a move on *slurp* guys? Who knows what Adachi could be -urp- doing." Rise's whiny almost nasally voice split their heads as the two quickly spread apart. "And I'm hungry," the idol made sure to add. Yu grit his teeth. Between the former detective's constant taunting and situations like these, his patience was quickly running thin unlike his pop star friend. At least the shadows made good punching bags.

Before the confrontation they took one last break, Rise had her head propped up against the stack of TVs. Her now plump fat sack sat heavily in her lap nevertheless. Her jacket only covered down to her mid stomach leaving her undershirt to contend with it. A tire of squishy blubber bubbled out from the bottom. Her already somewhat limited allowance was strained to it's limits by her constant spending on food. No way she could be wasting it on new clothes.

It truly was oozing as it had piled on in a very flabby way. Her upper belly had a soft coating of padding, true, but it seemed as though most of it was collecting in the swollen orb. It got increasingly fatter and rounder as you went down her torso, culminating in a doughy protuberance that stuck out further than the rest. Old stains caked her jacket and smudges had become a permanent fixture on her face. Right now, the gorging glutton was helping herself to some Junes snacks with her flabby legs spread as wide as they could go.

It was fortunate that her thighs had thickened so much, or her panties would have been visible. They had clear painful looking red markings on them. The doughnuts of fat poured out of her stockings and rubbed together far too much for it to be avoided and spending her precious food budget on lotion or pads would be absolutely crazy. She needed to spend more money on food than ever since the generous donations from her classmates had dried up as the flab piled on. Whatever, they packed too much health food in there anyway. Granted she'd still eat it, but a big bag of potato chips was much better at giving her the butter salt and grease her body cried out for.

"Rise, we've cleared the way to Adachi, want to come with?"

Their only response was a loud belch and a muffled no, which Yu had expected if he was being honest. They turned around to leave when suddenly they heard a shout of "Wait!" from behind them. Everyone turned to see Rise with her hands out of her snack bag for once looking strangely serious. Her chubby cheeks puffed out a lot from her scowling and even the beginning of a double chin flubbed out from under her neck. "Naoto, could you leave your homework so I can copy it. Thanks." Not even waiting for an answer, she got back to work.

So engrossed was she in her eating, she didn't notice no homework was left there for her and that the other 7 were whispering. After Adachi, they agreed.

Rise made her way through the halls in an angry huff. The nerve of that detective brat! Rise had angrily approached Naoto after having nothing to hand in after class only for Naoto to dodge out of her limited reach and tell her to meet on the roof. Her frustration was not helped by the handful of belly fat that hung out of her shirt and over her skirt. It jiggled and wobbled with every step, crafted from the most unhealthy treats to be as doughy and sloppy as possible. Her jacket was even more unable to cover it when standing since it was so sensitive to gravity and she was much too plump to button it into her skirt. Luckily her breasts, while they had grown a bit, remained as undersized proportionally as ever so only part of her tummy was visible.

She kept moving her hand as if to pull the shirt down but quickly remembered that idols had to have lots of skin on display. It was much more natural to let it hang. The same philosophy applied to her back side. Dimpled and spackled with cellulite, it made for quite the sight for the snickering students in the halls. They were beginning to fold over on to her thigh fat and stuck out slightly from the bottom of her skirt like the gooey toneless blobs they were quickly becoming. People kept snickering as she wheezed and waddled by. One girl even flicked the love handle spilling over her side. Rise shoved an entire sleeve of cookies into her face at this, the girl already far gone by the time she sluggishly turned around.

People had been much less keen to hang around Rise lately, quickly leaving the room when she tried to beg for snacks, no longer paying her compliments. "It's because I'm not an idol right now," she told herself. Once she was famous, these girls would be kissing her feet begging for forgiveness. Rise grinned. Slowly she trundled her way up to the roof whining all the while. Rise knew she wasn't supposed to be moving around so much. Her stupid teammate was interrupting her duties.

She lumbered through the door and spotted the blue haired detective immediately. The others were there as well but she had eyes for only one.

"*Huff* Naoto *OOORP*" was all she managed to get out before doubling over, belly rubbing against her thighs as she sucked it in and out. The limited air flow made her release several snorts that disturbed the team greatly. Even a girl this fat shouldn't be sweating and wheezing this much just after some stairs. Yosuke recalled Hanako being much less tired after her laps this morning in fact. Rise had recovered somewhat and wobbled angrily over to where Naoto was, the extra weight making her even more unwieldy. "You better *hah* have a *hurp* damn good explanation *wooh* for this!" It was hard to be intimidated as Rise resumed her usual position of cradling her overfilled blubbergut with both hands while she glowered from behind her fat cheeks.

"Simple. I'm not going to assist you in failing your classes any longer. Or assist you in ruining your body."

"W-what!?"

The other members of the team stepped forward each offering their own say in the matter.

"You're just so unhealthy looking lately."
"Doesn't not being able to walk up stairs without gasping bother you?"
"And you're appetite has become completely un-bear-able."
"You ate my animal crackers yesterday, dammit."

Rise was shocked at this turn of events but was moved to anger once she felt a curious finger probe in her belly button followed by a high pitched voice from the black haired harlot.

"I don't think an idol should be eating like this," Yukiko said.

Rise snapped. She smiled right at her friend with the most insincere smile she could muster. "Oh I'm sorry Yukiko-senpai. Are you an idol?"

"W-well no, but..."

"That's right, you aren't. And none of the rest of you are either. So shut up!"

They expected an apology after her outburst as had become custom, but this time they were left waiting.

At this, Yu stepped forward. "Rise, tell us what's wrong, we're your friends." That look. That look of pity in his eyes was too much for Rise to take. She was an idol, dammit. Not some uncontrollable glutton to be pitied! The star stamped her foot and let loose.

"Friends? Yeah right, as soon as I start to get a little fuller, you immediately abandon me and start hanging out with Yukiko! Oh look at me I run an inn and laugh like a hyena aren't I the best! Or Yosuke oh he's so much more interesting. Hey partner, what's up partner! What are you a cowboy!?"

She had to pause for breath again as her rubbing got more and more intense. She shoved a candy bar into her mouth in frustration and resumed. Her voice became deeper and deeper as she progressed through her rant until it sounded like a dopey nasally bellow, almost like it was part of her mocking routine, but it was more similar to Hanako's voice than anything.

"You guys have no idea -snrt- what it's like to be an idol! You never would have gotten this far without me!"

She stared directly into Yu's grey eyes. "I'll show you how much more valuable I am than the rest of these losers and maybe then you'll have the courage to get with a real woman. Senpai~" she spat out. She then stormed off, pale wobbly butt cheeks slapping against each other as the rest of the group stared on in silence.

"Should we-"

"No," Yu interrupted. It would be better for her to realize her mistakes on her own. That's how he had handled things in the past, and he wasn't going to stop now.