Ok so this chapter might be a little short but I didn't want to overburden it with too much waffling. Don't forget to donate to Nifty http://donate.nifty.org/ to keep the site running.
Chapter 12
I was raring to go on Saturday morning. I couldn't wait to meet up with Josh and really try out my strength up in the forest. I made sure to drink one of the nasty shakes before I went up there and like Josh had said, once you get used to them they weren't too bad. The weather was decent so I decided to go out in shorts and an old T shirt I'd torn the arms off so I'd have room for expansion, taking my pack as well so I'd have another shake if I needed it. I also had my trusty sketch pad and some pencils just in case I had an idea for a drawing. I went down for some breakfast, even though I didn't need it, and then let my parents know where I was going and headed off for some fun.
Josh was sitting on the large, wooden gate outside his place as I walked up. He'd dressed similar to me for the same reasons and had a new pack with him since the last one had been destroyed. "So how did you get on with the experimenting last night? Did you have fun?" He asked.
"You could say that." I replied with a grin. "You could've warned me about the amount of cum though."
"I thought I did when you had my cock in your mouth." He said with a smile.
"I guess it looks like more when you redecorate your room with it." I said.
"Why do you think I kept that clearing to myself? I didn't have to clean up anything there." That made a lot of sense; I probably should have waited `til I went up there next. We started walking to our path talking about how I'd grown the night before and how I'd been able to keep it to myself but that made me bring up a subject I was getting worried about.
"You know I'll have to tell my parents soon, it's going to be difficult keeping this secret." I said with a sense of dread.
"Yeah, I was talking to my family about that last night and we thought it would be better if we were all together when they found out. How do you feel about inviting them over tomorrow for a barbeque?" He asked.
"Sounds like a great idea, I'll ask them when I get home but I'm sure they'll say yes." I replied but I didn't feel as sure as I sounded.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Josh assured, clearly noticing my unease. "And if they disown you then you can always come live with me." I smiled at the thought but still worried a little.
When we reached the tree trunk barrier to the right path I was thinking about how to get over it and decided I wanted to see if I could move it out of the way instead. I asked Josh if I should try it and he told me to go for it. At first it was a little difficult to get a grip but then I suddenly realised I could just make my own. I dug my fingers into the wood and noticed they sank straight in, almost like thrusting them into sawdust as the wood splintered and cracked around them. I pushed the trees to the side and was surprised to feel how easily they moved. We walked around them and I was going to push them back into place but Josh just said not to worry as nobody really comes up these paths anyway. As we walked further towards the clearing I stopped to pick up a stone from one of the boulders that Josh had crushed in the past as I wanted to try crushing it. I remembered how solid they felt the last time I came up here with him but this time I just felt it crumble in my hand as I added a little pressure, it was almost like crushing a piece of chalk.
We reached the clearing and dropped our packs by the log/bench. I stopped to look at the rock face that had tried to kill me a few weeks ago. "What're you thinking?" Josh asked.
"Do you think you'd have told me about what you can do if it wasn't for that rock falling?" I was genuinely curious about how that twist of fate had led us here and what life would have been like if it never happened.
"I don't know." He replied honestly. "My biggest struggle in the first week you arrived was thinking about how close I could get to you before it became obvious that I was different. I was always worried that you might notice anyway the few times I changed when my emotions took over but luckily my clothes hid it well."
"I did find it weird that you seemed to hunch down a lot, I just assumed it was your posture changing." I said.
"How do you think you would've reacted if I just told you straight?" He asked.
"Honestly? I don't even know." I replied. "I probably would have thought you were crazy, at least until you showed me something amazing."
"Could you imagine? `Hey Alex, watch this' then boom!" He doubled his size as he said that and flexed his massive biceps right as he hit the boom.
"Yeah, I'd have shit myself if you did that." I chuckled. "I think this way worked out for the best."
"For the best?" He asked, shrinking back to normal. "We were emotional wrecks for a week, you were nearly killed and I thought you were terrified of me! It was only when Luke yelled at me that I finally snapped out of it and let it all out to you."
"Yeah, but it was worth it in the end." I smiled at him and flexed a little larger.
"For you maybe, what did I get out of it? A super strong, hot, brilliantly funny, artistic boyfriend. Big deal." He flashed me the cutest smile and I pushed him against the cliff with a huge kiss. "Careful or you'll bring the rest of it down." He said when we parted.
"Want to climb up there again? I won't need a piggyback this time."
"Ok, I didn't tell you this before but there's a surprise up there for you." He had another grin on his face and all I could do was wonder what was up there. The rock face in front of us was almost completely smooth, barely anywhere to grip to pull yourself up, fortunately I could make my own again. I pushed my fingers into the rock and felt it yield under my power, almost like digging into clay. I pulled myself up slightly then smashed my foot into the rock below to add a foot hold. I continued on this way until I was almost at the top when I suddenly felt something large rush past me. I looked up and saw Josh smiling down at me from the glade above. "Why didn't you just jump?" He asked.
"Gimme a break, I've never been rock climbing before, and I've certainly never been able to crush solid stone between my fingers so this is all new to me." He reached his hand out to me and told me to close my eyes as he pulled me the rest of the way up. I stood up and he guided me forward then stopped me in my tracks.
"Ok, open your eyes." I could tell he was smiling with anticipation.
"What the actual fuck?" I asked almost in disgust.
"You like them? I made them for you." He replied with a huge grin. Standing in front of me was a perfect, stone replica of Brandon Heeley and the other two goons who beat me up a few weeks ago. He had painstakingly crafted them from rock face that had nearly crushed me below.
"Why would I like these? Am I supposed to keep them?"
"Of course not." He replied and now I was even more confused. "I was originally going to let you tell me how to destroy them for you but when you started to get stronger I figured you'd be more than capable of taking them on yourself. It wouldn't really be fair to do it to the real ones, so you can get your revenge on these. Go ahead and smash them up."
"You're nuts." I said with a huge smile. "You could've just taped their pictures onto a punch bag or something."
"Where's the fun in that? You can really let loose on these." He said and I got ready to punch the first one. "Wait!! You can't do this with your shirt on, and you really can't look like they could still take you." I pulled my shirt off and faced him as I started to add more size. By the time I was done I felt like a heavyweight bodybuilder, every inch of me was bulging and rippling and I felt more powerful than ever.
"Is this better?"
"That looks so much hotter when I'm not just seeing it in a mirror." He replied with a huge smile.
I stood in front of the ugly guy's statue and tried to decide how best to start on him. From what I remembered he grabbed me from behind so I circled around his statue and wrapped my massive arms around his neck. As I squeezed it between my bicep and forearm I could feel the muscle dig into the stone and crush it to dust then I watched as the head rolled over my arm and hit the floor. I picked it back up and crushed it between my hands, watching his face cave in on itself. The body was still standing upright so I walked over and finished it off with a devastating bear hug, watching as the arms and torso were obliterated by my phenomenal strength.
Two more to go. I wanted to leave Brandon until last as he was the one who started it all. The other statue was slightly better looking but Josh had given him a sneer that showed complete contempt for me and really pissed me off. I spread my hands wide then brought them together with a thunderous clap with his head in the middle. The sonic boom echoed across the glade as the head exploded into a fine powder, and then I lifted the headless body above my own head and smashed it in half over my knee. That left me and Brandon. I stared into his soulless eyes as I remembered him calling Josh a freak, then I reared back to show him what a freak could do. I punched him the same way I had before only this time my knuckles felt no pain, instead I saw his head fly off the torso as I smashed the rest of the body with one quick down ward punch. I stood there panting and in tears as Josh ran off to retrieve Brandon's head. He came back a few seconds later and handed it to me.
"Finish it." He said. I studied the face for another second and then just dropped it to the floor. My final act to him was to crush his head under my foot as I broke down on the floor and cried like I'd never cried before. Josh came over and wrapped me in his arms as I sobbed uncontrollably. "You needed that, didn't you?" He asked. I didn't realise it before but I really did. All the pent up frustration and rage from my old school and my old life was gone as I'd used the last time I'd ever be beaten down as the catalyst to exorcise those demons.
"Thank you." I was finally able to say. "I had no idea all that rage was in me. I just felt all the pain from my old life pouring out as I smashed them to pieces."
"You did great, I'm so proud of you." I felt pride for myself as he said that, and I felt happier than ever at that moment.
"Hey, I feel great but I'm not swelling up like before." I said, noticing that my body was still as big as when I started attacking the statues.
"I think now our emotions aren't ruling us any more. I noticed it in myself a few days ago and grandpa said it was because I was fulfilling myself by helping you. Now you've got rid of all the pain from before and you're free to be who you want to be." Josh said as I felt relief start to wash over me but it was short-lived.
"ALEX!! JOSH!!" I looked at Josh who was just as alarmed as I was by the voice coming from below.
"Oh shit!!" He said.