A chill ran down Blake's spine - or it would have if he still had a spine. As much as he wanted Jade to have something substantial to eat to stop her belly from rumbling for a while, the thought of her stomach swelling so much that it stretched his fatty form to its limit filled him with dread.
"Hannah, I'm so hungry right now, I could eat a normal-sized Blake," Jade said right before taking a bite out of her burger. With two meat patties, two layers of cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onions, and pickles, this burger was sure to fill her belly right up. Not to mention the fries and soda too. There was no way her mother would approve of her eating all of this. "Besides," she continued after swallowing her first mouthful, "I'm sure Blake would love to talk to all of you without getting drowned out by my belly rumbling."
As the first bite of burger reached Jade's stomach, Blake had to listen to the squelch it made when it hit the bottom, followed by the stomach acid bubbling as it began to break down the morsel. Of course, it wasn't even close to finished by the time the next bite arrived, and the one after that, and the one after that, and the fries that followed. Then, when the soda started pouring in, it splashed down on everything below and fizzed away as it reacted with the stomach acid, eventually causing Jade to burp. For the time being, everything was fairly normal in Jade's belly. Blake could only hope that it stayed that way.
"I suppose," Hannah conceded as she ate some of her burger. "Just as long as he's alright in there."
"If Jade's tale is to be believed," Faith reasoned, "Blake had to endure being digested by her and lived to tell the tale. A lifetime among the soft fatty tissue of her gut would surely be far more comfortable than dissolving in acid." As Jade stuffed a handful of fries into her mouth, she suddenly got a pleasant feeling from Blake thrashing about inside her belly. She guessed that he took an issue with the word 'lifetime'.
"A lifetime, eh?" Jade said after swallowing the fries as she pretended to consider the idea. She knew that she wasn't going to keep Blake trapped in her belly forever. But Blake didn't know that. "Well he does feel so good in my belly, and I'm pretty sure he likes my belly too." As the tiny mage's struggles intensified, his sister just stroked her belly where she felt them and then gave it a few gentle taps. "Obviously I'm joking," Jade clarified, satisfied with her brother's squirming for now. "I'm not gonna keep him in my belly forever." Blake relaxed at this, grateful that he was going to be let out at some point, even if he didn't know when exactly.
"Good, we can't have you hogging him like that," Emily jested. "Give us a turn with him as well!" That comment set Blake on edge again.
"Wait, are you suggesting ..." Jade started to say, but she and Blake were both pretty sure they knew exactly what Emily was suggesting. An amused smirk formed on the younger sibling's face.
"Well, you did say he feels really good in your belly," Emily pointed out. "And who knows, maybe he'll like being in mine." Blake could see her start rubbing her belly, no doubt imagining what it would be like to have him wriggling inside it.
"Or perhaps he wishes to bind his soul to the Countess of Shadows," Faith suggested theatrically, patting her belly a few times and making the pudge on it wobble with each impact. Blake might have wondered whether or not that was a real title she used, but he was too preoccupied with the frightening prospect of being absorbed into her belly. Faith and Emily then looked at Hannah expectantly.
"I ... I guess it could be kinda fun having Blake in my belly," Hannah reluctantly confessed. As Blake saw her rub her chubby belly too, he began to wonder if making his presence known to Jade's friends was a good idea. Now it was starting to sound like he'd have to get eaten by each of them in turn and spend some time imprisoned in each of their bellies. Then again, would any of them be any worse than the tight confines of Jade's belly?
Speaking of which, as the girls continued chatting, Blake had another pressing concern - quite literally. Jade and her friends had been eating their meals throughout the conversation, and now they were all getting quite full. Blake could feel the stomach pushing on him from behind as the sheer volume of food inside it had forced it to expand. It gurgled and groaned noisily as it tried to process all the food Jade had eaten. Meanwhile, Blake's body was pulled much tighter now and he could barely move within the confines of his sister's bloated belly.
"Jade ... please ... no more ..." Blake grunted, hoping that his sister wasn't going to try cramming more food into her gut. Mercifully, she was done with her meal. She let out a satisfied sigh and gave her bulging belly a couple of pats. Even though Blake wasn't directly struck by any of them, he could still feel the impact they made. As he looked around at the other girls, Emily's belly was also protruding noticeably more than earlier. Hannah and Faith's bellies still looked fairly normal from his point of view, but maybe the extra pudge they had masked how full they were.
The girls waited a couple of minutes for their stomachs to settle before rising from their seats and leaving the bar. With Jade's belly being as big and full as it was, Blake now had to listen to everything inside slosh around with each step she took, and he could swear the bouncing motion was stronger than before. He pushed back against the stomach behind him as hard as he could, hoping that this might loosen his confines a bit.
*URRRRP!*
"Oop, 'scuse me," Jade said with a mixture of embarrassment of amusement, rubbing her gurgling belly where she felt Blake moving. "I guess brothers give me gas." Fortunately for the tiny mage, the release of trapped air allowed his sister's stomach to shrink a little bit, giving him a little more wiggle room in his prison. He made a mental note of the technique he tried, hoping that he would never need it again.
"Speaking of your brother," Hannah chimed in as the four girls walked down the street, "what are we gonna do now that he's hanging out with us?"
"What do you mean? Weren't we gonna go check out that belly dance class?" Emily reminded her. She then grinned wryly in Blake's direction. "I'm sure Blake would love to take part!" Jade, knowing what her brother was like, couldn't help but laugh at the thought of bringing him to a belly dance class, let alone as part of her belly. It didn't help that she could feel Blake getting hot and flustered.
"That does sound fun," Jade replied, "but I think I need to go to the gym asap. If mom sees me with a belly this big, she'll kill me." She stopped, causing the other girls to stop a moment later, placed her hands on her belly, and then shook it up and down. This made Blake jiggle along with the rest of her belly fat, and her lunch bounced around in her stomach. The tiny mage felt sick and he wasn't sure how much was from the motion of his sister's belly and how much was from him worrying about the possibility of her burning up his biomass. He would have to make sure that didn't happen if the girls chose this option.
"The wrath of your mortal mother will be nothing compared to that of the Queen of Eternal Night if I fail to acquire appropriate attire for the profane union three moons from now," Faith interjected. By this point, Blake was pretty sure she was making up everything she said about demons and darkness, but he wasn't sure why. After all, he could tell from her aura that she was a mage just like him.
"Clothes shopping at the mall? I had to do that with my cousin last weekend." Hannah complained. "Why don't we just go relax somewhere like the park? Then maybe we can chat with Blake so he doesn't feel left out. And maybe find out from him what it's like in Jade's belly." A faint blush formed on her cheeks as she trailed off, which prompted the other girls to giggle at her, which then made her blush even more. Blake appreciated how considerate Hannah was trying to be, but he wasn't sure if he was comfortable telling everyone about his experience as part of his sister's belly. Especially the parts that weren't so bad. The thought of having to divulge that information made him squirm, much to Jade's delight.
"Great, so we all wanna do different things," Emily grumbled. "How are we gonna settle this?"
"I know!" Jade exclaimed immediately before pointing at her belly with both hands. The implication to the other girls was obvious. When Blake saw them all suddenly direct their gaze at him, he began to feel nervous.
"Alright Blake," Emily announced, "as an honorary member of the crop top gang, you have the deciding vote."
For a few seconds, the only sounds from Jade's engorged belly were the noises it made as it slowly digested her lunch. Then Blake gave the girls his decision.