[Weight Gain]
"Dear Captain Alicia.
I hope you've been well. It has been some time since we've last seen one another. And though I cannot write my name in this letter, for the sake of my identity being revealed to those that might keep us apart, I hope that you can at least enjoy this token of my affection and admiration for you.
I will admit, as much as I've kept you in my thoughts since we were side by side, I do not know what kind of treats you truly prefer. But I tried my best to pick out a variety that could satiate you. Hopefully it will be to your liking.
Yours Faithfully."
That was the letter that Captain Alicia had stumbled on one day, having opened her door and encountered several boxes stacked on top of one another right outside her door. And truth be told, this letter did nothing to soothe her very reasonable worries and suspicions regarding the packages. Knowing her luck, this was yet another one of her Princess' elaborate pranks.
Even so, she couldn't have it standing around outside. She brought the boxes into her room, and opened one of them. In the process, the Captain revealed a masterfully crafted set of artisan chocolates, the kind that would make anybody's heart melt due to the sheer potency of the sweet taste and the flavor that complimented the gentle fragrance perfectly.
Alicia was no different. Or at least, the way she absentmindedly picked one of them up and started snacking on it made it clear that she couldn't resist its pull. Having that flavor dance around on her tongue made it impossible for her to avoid trying out another. And then another after that. And by the time that she finally realized what she had done, the box was completely empty. And there were still several more boxes left to go...
"My my, is my dear Knight trying to pig out without letting me watch? You really hurt me if you try to do that, Alicia."
The mocking and teasing voice of one Princess Azel echoed out through the room, right as Alicia regained proper control of herself. The green-haired gremlin grinned from ear to ear, all while her red-haired Knight turned towards her with a foul mood brewing inside of her...
"This is your doing, isn't it, Princess?" Alicia knew better than to trust her Princess for as much as a single second. Considering the many times that the girl had managed to humiliate her again and again, she was beyond justified in never trusting her. There was no good reason to even give her an inch, because she would take a mile...
Azel laughed in response, all while gently letting her hands drift across the neatly stacked boxes. "Alicia, you should know me very well by now. You know I wouldn't go out of my way to buy you gifts that you couldn't resist. I'd just feed you the treats by hand and watch you squirm as you very rapidly grow. Especially when you start growing too big for your uniform, and it becomes all too tight for your form...
"...True, but that doesn't explain why they'd know the location of my quarters. Much less that..." Alicia paused, grimacing as she realized that she had already opened up another box without even batting an eye. She really needed to get a grip, before things grew to the point where she couldn't control them. "Much less that I like these types of sweets."
"Not my problem." Azel chuckled, all while taking a seat on her dear Knight's bed. All while watching her pig out, slowly but surely devouring every single chunk of chocolate that had been gifted to her. Even the other sorts of sweets, gummies and small cupcakes, went down so fast that Alicia barely had a chance to properly process she had even stuffed herself. "But I'm sure you'll find them. I mean, who'll be able to look away from you once you get huge enough to block every hallway you go through?"
Alicia blushed from ear to ear. "I-I will not end up that large." She was not the type to stutter, but something about the thought of being that big... It wouldn't be the first time that she had ended up that large, and the last time wasn't exactly an unpleasant time, as much as she had to admit it. Still, she needed to make sure that Azel didn't get under her skin and exploit her faults all over again...
"Suuuure you won't. But it's fine. I trust that you can handle it, my dear Knight. And if you can't, you know that I can always use another bed. Especially when my friends are over, I'm sure they won't mind resting on top of a real piece of work like you." Azel laughed while getting off the bed, getting close enough to pinch as the subtle growth on her Knight's midsection, all to tease her ever so slightly...
Alicia trembled as she felt those fingers dig in. All while looking down at her belly and noticing that it had pushed out a few inches. Those chocolates weren't just addicting, they were also very potent. And though she wanted to once again blame Azel for having a hand in this, the Princess had already taken her leave. Which meant that she was all alone, all by herself once again.
"Princess, I swear..." Alicia muttered. She was going to make sure that Azel got what was coming to her one of these days. Within reason, of course. No matter what happened, she was still her Knight. And that meant that she couldn't just let her come to harm. But for now, she didn't need to worry about that or worry about what she would have to do to win out against her.
No, what she needed to worry about were those many boxes she had stacked on top of one another, and how she had already started to open another one...
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To say that Alicia's search did not bear fruit would be an understatement. Every single location that came to mind, every single person that could've sent the letter... All of her guesses were wrong. And every wrong guess ended up adding more pounds to her total weight, in the form of another box arriving at her doorstep.
She didn't understand why the one who had sent the letter would continue to send her food like this if they didn't intend on her just growing beyond anybody's control. But what she did know was that she had to find a way to stop it. Because the boxes just kept on disappearing. So many sweets gone in mere moments.
She'd go out and she'd try to interrogate those that she suspected. She even cast suspicions on the other Princesses, before quickly regretting her decision as one immediately fell in love with her growing belly and the other was having trouble with her own separate gain as well and her growth just ended up pushing her further in the wrong direction.
Alicia even decided to try and seek out demons that might have foul intentions for her. But all she found was one that had been on her heels for a while now, who was just as engrossed with her new size as one of the princesses were. At least she could get out of that encounter without much trouble, thanks to the fact that her skills hadn't dulled while her weight had continued to rise.
After what felt like an eternity, which was more like a couple of weeks, she eventually started to just give up. Partly because she couldn't find them, and partly because she had grown so addicted to the handmade chocolates that she couldn't stop herself. So she carried on as much as she could. Acting like there was absolutely nothing wrong with her.
The other Knights that served under her had trouble taking her seriously, of course. Who would take a fatty at her size seriously, especially after she had been gone for so long? Naturally, they were quickly given a reminder as to what kind of ability was at her command, and they ignored their feelings and did their best to learn from her. Even if she was the same size as three of them put together.
But even after taking back her position and trying to focus on anything but her current predicament, all that Alicia could do was wonder... Who exactly was still sending her these chocolates..?
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"What's the matter, Alicia? Have you truly given up on your little quest? Or are you just enjoying the fruits of this admirer's constant affection?"
Princess Azel strolled her way into her Knight's personal chambers, all while giggling as she laid her eyes on the ball of blubber that was currently sitting on her bed. A sight that brought real joy to her heart, even if she wasn't personally the one to mess with Alicia this time around. Honestly, she wished that she was. Then she could milk the Knight for all her wonderful reactions.
"Neither." Alicia muttered as she popped another three chocolates into her mouth, audibly swallowing them as you couldn't really see them travel down her throat. Both due to the size of the chocolates and the extra chins that were made from her fat. "I'm unwinding after a hard day's work of training everyone."
"Unwinding? Now that's new. You'd never unwind like this." Azel grinned as she stepped closer, stopping right in front of Alicia to truly take in the sheer size of the Knight that served her so dutifully. "Then again, you'd probably need to unwind so you can actually move around in the evening!"
Alicia only blushed a little when she heard her Princess' teasing. But she wasn't wrong. Compared to her subtly muscled body from before she had started to indulge in all of these sweets, she had practically been forcibly injected with several potent doses of lard. There was no other real way to explain her current look. Whether it was the fat drooping down from different parts of her arms, to the thighs that now took up a seat each, and the sheer girth of her belly that stretched far out beyond the side of her bed. That thing was so large, and yet it was nice and taut so it didn't start drooping onto the floor. In some ways, it was actually a blessing. If the heft of her belly was enough to weigh down everything... She would look even more shameful than she already did. Especially when she was clad in her uniform, which hardly covered anything with the subtle ways that it had been tearing to expose her tender flesh.
"I need this so I can think about who the culprit is. You must understand, Princess. I do not intend on staying this huge forever. If need be, I will go on a diet that will burn it all off through sheer dedication. So make sure you get all of your teasing in, before it's too late." Even if it would make her teasing grow in the moment, hopefully it would lead the Princess to losing prolonged interest. Then she could lose it all, and...
"Oh, you're just going to lose it all without letting the culprit see how large you've grown?"
Alicia's eyes widened as the bed underneath her rapidly shook back and forth. All thanks to the way that she suddenly shot onto her doughy legs and grabbed ahold of her Princess. "You knew?! YOU KNEW ALL THIS TIME?!" To say that Alicia was a little frustrated upon learning this information would be an understatement.
"You never asked if I knew the culprit. You just thought that I had been behind it, and I definitely wasn't." Azel grinned, chuckling with a degree of pure delight in her tone as she was let go. "I know exactly who's been sending those chocolates. And trust me, this was never her intent. But I don't think you'd want to just lose all that weight without going to see her. You'd break her little heart."
Alicia would pinch the bridge of her nose if she could reach that far, but the fat on her arms pushing into her extra wide torso didn't really make things easy. "Who is it, Princess. Who's been sending me all of these sweets." She gave her a straight question, while not expecting a straight answer. She had known the Princess for long enough that she knew she wouldn't give her the kind of answer she wanted.
"That trainee of yours from the Academy. The one that unfortunately refused the role of a Knight because she felt she wasn't good enough, despite the fact that she had shown remarkable skills. That one." And yet it was the one time she didn't expect a straight answer that she actually got one, with Azel chuckling as she saw the expression on her Knight's face. "You really should know better at this point, Alicia. But go on, run along now. Let her find out about your new girth, so she can come to terms with her actions."
Alicia grit her teeth a bit, before doing exactly what her Princess suggested. Squeezing right through the magically enchanted door that had once trapped her, before heading down the halls to meet her former student.
All while Azel giggled and popped a few of those lovely chocolates into her mouth as well. Finally, she had been waiting for the chance to dig in...
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"Haaahh... Still not good enough..."
A young trainee muttered as she slowly wiped a bit of sweat off her brow, all while looking at the many dummies that she had cut down. A field's worth, and yet she still didn't feel like she had done good enough. She could improve in lots of ways besides just chopping them all down faster. And she just didn't know how...
Maybe if she asked him, she...
"Laura!"
Laura's eyes widened as she heard a very familiar voice echo through her ears. That was... Captain Alicia, wasn't it? Oh goodness, she wasn't prepared for a visit from her! Especially not right now, she didn't have another batch of chocolates ready for her! A-and how did she find out about her identity, she was sure that all of her letters weren't signed with her name!
So many worried thoughts swirled around the young girl's mind as she slowly turned around to face the woman that had called out towards her, only for her eyes to widen even further as she saw what had happened to Alicia. As she saw the sheer size of the woman she looked up to, and just how much she had changed since they last saw one another.
Despite the significant distance between Alicia's residence and the Knight's Academy where Laura was still being taught, the Knight Captain was not winded. She was, however, absolutely slathered in sweat to the point where you could see the sun glistening off her. And it didn't help that it soaked into her uniform and made her look a lot more like a slob when she clearly wasn't one...
"C-Captain Alicia, w-why have you come by?" Laura didn't know what to say when faced with Alicia at this size. She had never even thought that the great Alicia could end up looking like this. She was invincible, at least that's the vibe she gave off during her time being taught by her. So... So why..?
Alicia took a deep breath, all while her face turned bright red. "Your chocolates, and all the other sweets that you sent me... They were delicious. Beyond delicious, in fact. And I fell prey to my baser instincts, devouring them again and again. So... Thank you, Laura." She started out with the positive response to what Laura had done for her, bowing as much as her fat body would allow her. Which really just caused her to peek right down at her enormous belly, since her spine didn't want to play along with her sheer girth. "I have to ask... What exactly did you use to make all of those sweets?"
Now it was Laura's turn to blush. To get this kind of compliment from Captain Alicia was the highest honor. "Oh, oh, you don't have to thank me, Captain! I'm more than happy to hear that you enjoyed them! That's all that I need to hear, really!" She certainly seemed more panicked than the fat mess in front of her, especially as she heard that important question. "Oh, the ingredients! Well, I just followed the instructions that were listed in the various books I could find, but I unfortunately didn't have the kind of sugar that they wanted me to use. So I had to ask around, and I ended up getting this as a substitute!"
Alicia flinched as she watched Laura pull out a dangerously familiar vial. It had a little devil printed on it, which could only mean one thing... It was supposed to contain the kind of juices that succubi and their kind produced. Which certainly explained why the sweets were so sweet and why the chocolates melted the moment they made contact with her tongue, as well as explaining how addictive they were. And indeed, only somebody like Laura would accidently use that...
"I... I see." But she didn't want to break her heart. "Well, I truly do think that all of those gifts were wonderful. But I am still a Captain, Laura. I can't receive gifts every day. If you must make more, save it for special occasions." Alicia tried to steer her former pupil in the right direction, while her cheeks were still bright red as she tried to process why she hadn't realized the true kind of sweetness she had consumed.
Laura solemnly nodded. "I understand, Captain Alicia. But... I-If I may ask for one tiny thing in return..." The young lady asked, before her blush deepened. "May... May I have a feel of your new body, Captain? I-It's really squishy looking and..."
Alicia just sighed. It seemed like she was going to grow a lot closer to Laura, even closer than they had been back during her days as a teacher...