You look up as high as you can, barely managing to identify the box Fluffy talks about. Again, the height and the utter lack of safety measures make the climb most dangerous.
Yet, it is a gamble you accept, for the reward should you succeed is worth the danger: Shina would be able to recover from a deep wound she has shouldered for a long time, and your predecessor says that he will provide a boost to your capabilities.
You walk to the edge of the furniture, realizing with relief that from your perspective, the small dips and creases of the otherwise smooth wood will serve as a way to climb. As you begin your ascent, you look behind, to the expectant spirit that inspired this whole endeavor: Fluffy nods in the affirmative, confident that you have what it takes to succeed.
And succeed you did: for although each misstep risked setting back your progress severely in the best of scenarios, through patience, determination, and perhaps a degree of luck, you managed to reach the top. You take a brief second to recover some energy, before looking down and into the barely noticeable glow the ghost below. He cries out, excited:
"Yes, you did it! I knew you had it in you! Now, go on, take my uniform; I will sit back for the time being...suddenly got a ton of memories to sift through."
You nod in approval, and get to work: squeezing through the tight lid is another challenge, more so because each time you move, it creaks surprisingly loud. In order not to wake Shina who is sleeping so calmly, you have little choice but to go slow and steady. Once inside, you rely on your sense of touch, for no practically no light enters this dark place.
In this way, you notice a fuzzy cloth different from all the knicknacks around you. You pulled it out, and after tapping around to get a sense of its shape and size, you sighed wearily, before getting to work: you should have expected that this was the reason he was called Fluffy since the ghost was rather hairless.
The giant bulbous head of the teddy bear suit made it nearly impossible to exit, and its stuffiness made moving far more exhausting. By the time you succeed in exiting, the rays of dawn begin to peek through the window, signaling that you have been at this for the entire night!
You only want to rest, but the vibrations of large steps begging to be felt: she's coming.
"...Fluffy?" Shina asks with hesitation: for a second, she thinks she's seeing someone who left her long ago...
She gasps, as the realization hits her: what she's seeing is real, and that can only mean one thing. In an excited tone, she says:
“No…wait a minute. Is that you, my little pet? Oh my gosh! Look at how cute you look!!!! I wish I had my camera around here! You are probably the fluffiest, cuddliest little snuggle bear ever! Oh, I just can’t control myself!! I just wanna squeeze that cute little head till it pops off!"
As she says so, her hand comes as fast as lightning, bringing you to her face, where she begins to rub you up and down her cheek. At the same, she comments again, saying:
"Aww haha, look at you. I didn’t think you could get any cuter! But you just had to go and find my little keepsake."
After everything you did through the night, you have no strength to even put up a measly fight. As for Shina, she takes this passiveness of yours as a signal of your silent enjoyment, saying:
"Hehe, do you like it when I cuddle you like this? Mmm~ I bet you do~ Yes you do ~."
Shina then suddenly stops moving you, drawing her hand away for a minute, staring at you.
"Mmm…little pet?" Her breath comes out hot and ragged against you, and her lips are slightly parted as she looks at you with an excited blush while she continues speaking
"I’m going to do something a little weird. Please just stay still for me. I promise you’ll enjoy it."
Her lips purse before lowering down to you, smothering you against her palm for a quick second before she releases: she has kissed you. After that, she speaks again, saying:
"Mmmuah~ Hehe, that tickled…you know…as cute as you are in that suit…I think it’s time we took it off. I don’t….I don’t want anything between you and me right now…"
She takes off the suit from you with practiced ease and then sets it back down on the countertop before turning back to you, still lying exhausted in her hand, traces of lust in her voice as she speaks:
"Hehe, alright. Time for my good, sweet, adorable little pet to get all the love he deserves."
Nothing now separates you from the pressing sweet flesh of Shina’s lips. Her kiss surrounds you as you are flattened against her palm. At first, it is just quick pecks, but they soon get longer and deeper. You swear you can feel her tongue against your body now and then, but you can’t be sure.
Your exhaustion from all your efforts is finally starting to catch up with you. Each time She kisses you, it feels like more and more of your consciousness slips from you. Soon all you can focus on is her pillowy lips and her warm skin. Your eyes start to lid over.
Shina notices this and says:
"Aww~ you look so comfortable right now. Shh, go to sleep, sweetie. Let me take care of you now. You’re safe with me, my good little pet. Thank you for the surprise, you made your owner very happy. You deserve a good long rest after that."
Kissing you one last time, she whispers to you.
"Shhhhh~ Sleep. I’ll take care of everything now. You did such a good job. Sleep." As if following a programmed order, your body quickly decides for you, and you find your lids closing and your mind drifting off.
You wake up in the same formless space you have grown accustomed to in your previous journeys. However, this time you're not on your own, for Fluffy stands before you. Smiling, he says:
"Good, you're awake. I feared for a second I wouldn't be able to provide the explanation I promised. But regardless of that, that act of yours was enough: now I am satisfied with going to what lies beyond, confident that Shina not only has a new pet to keep her satisfied but also that she will be able to move on at last."
There is a brief silence, before she begins to speak again, telling you of how he met the giantess, and what happened on that dreadful day: at the beginning, he was far more disobedient and rebellious, more "naughty" as Shina would call it, before he developed such a strong bond as to drive him to use that silly costume that gave him his new name. However, it all came to an end, when the two decided to try out mouthplay.
At first, it was supposed that she would only lick and toy with him a little on her mouth, yet to the dismay of both of them, tinies are rather flavourful...she couldn't hold back.
But the worst happened after, when she proved unwilling to let him out, for the struggles of tinies within a girl send shivers of enjoyment to them, no matter where they are. It didn't help that her mother said that this was what tinies were made for, that it was their natural purpose.
With how gentle and caring Shina is, is no wonder why she would feel deep regret of the event, enough to draw the spirit of her diseased pet, unwittingly making it impossible for him to go on until now.
As she finishes his tale, you can feel the tremors of mighty steps, yet as you look around, there is no giant figure to see...until a set of massive feet appear out of nowhere, with an unknown giantess looking down from above.
You are understandably shocked, yet Fluffy remains utterly calm. He gazes up before returning to you, saying:
"Well…guess this is my cue…the eternal afterlife can’t wait for me forever! Oh! Before I go, time for the reward I promised: I remembered these old legends that talked about the power old mages obtained from peering beyond the veil; I thought you might get something out of seeing me cross over. So, I recommend you pay close attention."
The giantess then kneels, offering up a hand from which the spirit can climb. As Fluffy steps up and sits on it, he is raised upwards at a gentle pace, enough to allow him to look at you, and speak for a final time:
"Good luck, little light. I hope you and Shina find all the happiness in the world. Take good care of her."
The colossus then raises her hand to the maximum, until a bright light appears: Fluffy has passed on at last.
You never let your sight waver and thus, you catch glimpses of shapes and colors beyond anything you can describe. They shift and twist even behind your closed eyelids. It feels like a current of understanding has permanently etched itself in your mind.
It’s almost…familiar. It reminds you of your magic when you cast Misflow; this feels like you finally understand a bit of where that energy comes from. The current of energy you draw it from…Miscurrent. That has a nice ring to it. That's what you're going to call it from now on.
The giantess, who you cannot gaze upon her face and body thanks to unknown factors, looks at you and waves her hand in a gentle motion.
When she does so, the swirling colorful landscape around you turns dark, finding your mind slipping away from the large expanse and funneling back, returning home.
You spend the entire day sleeping: Shina goes out of her way to stir your room as little as possible. That way, you're fully recovered by the time night comes; there, after dining, she pulls you out, saying:
"Heeyyyy there sleepy head~ did you have a good nap? Hmm? You look so cute when you sleep, you know that? Hehehe~ you deserved it too after such a hard night. I would have put you back inside me to keep sleeping until tomorrow, but I thought you should know a bit more about that little costume you found before that."
She then proceeds to tell you Fluffy's tale from her perspective, thinking that she is providing a needed explanation: you pay attention even though you are fully aware of what happened, it would be most rude to interrupt her. It also provides a way for her to vent her pain and sadness, many times sniffing and near the edge of crying when recounting the story and passing of her first pet.
As she finishes her tale, she cleans up the tears she couldn't contain, before saying:
Now that you know, just…please promise me you won’t think any different of me. I’m still your sweet, loving owner who wouldn’t let anything happen to you. I swear it! Now…I know that’s a lot to understand, but for now, I think we both need to go back to bed. I hope we can still have fun together later, but I’ll understand if you still need some time tomorrow morning…"
She then brings you close to her face, where she kisses you: this time one is gentler and measured, but still intense in its own, wholesome way. As she inserts you back into her nipple, she speaks one final, key sentence:
"I love you, my sweet little pet. Never forget that."
You don't put any resistance whatsoever as her internal muscles pull you deep, as usual, crawling up into a fetal position.
As your mind begins to waver again, you can only wonder as to what awaits you in the future.