A Growing Flower (new slow growth story)

Silver Spoon · 04-03-2009

Chapter 6: Looking for the "perfect" height

Now sitting in the front of the tow truck inside of riding in it, Hana recalled once again the warning from the manager of the hot springs:

"It will take a week for the effects to fully rid of her size curse. Until then, Hana must avoid eating or drinking anything hot. If she does, she'll grow in size. And only by taking a cold shower or bath will her size be restored. She may also still grow from hearing certain words involving her size."

But what words were these? And if Hana grew from eating/drinking things that were hot, would eating ice cream or drinking cold water make her shrink? Hana was already small enough for her age: she didn't want to shrink down further than her already puny 4'3" in height.

"Hana, be careful!" said Hana's father. "I really don't want what happened before to happen again, and I bet you don't, either."

"I will, Dad", Hana responded. "But still, if I were just a little bit bigger.."

"NO!" he yelled again. "Don't think about it! Just stay as you are for one week and you'll be fine! Please, Hana!"

"Okay..", sighed Hana, looking at the road as her father zoomed by at a fairly fast speed. "But if YOU had the power to change your height simply by eating, would you?"

"That's quite a rthetorical question, o daughter of mine. You know what? Maybe I would."

Hana's father then patted his duaghter's head with his open left hand, using the other to control the wheel.

"Well, I suppose a little bit of growth wouldn't hurt..." he paused before saying.

"Thanks, Daddy", Hana replied, flashing a smile at her father.

"Let's get something at Kentucky Fried Chicken, something hot and spicy", said Hana's father as he pulled over at a local KFC just then. Hana's mother, who was driving behind her husband, realized what was going on.

"He didn't! He couldn't! He wouldn't!" she yelled as she honked her car in front of her husband.

"What's up, Mrs. Daiyuki?" wondered Chisa.

"It's my husband! He's going to pull over to buy Hana something hot to eat, no doubt!"

"B-B-But...she's so huggable.."

"We have to stop them! Chisa, Ryo, let's go!"

Inside KFC

As Hana's mother detected, she saw both her husband and her daughter each walking away with a bucket of the warmest and spiciest chicken wings they had at the restaurant.

"Ichiro Daiyuki! What the hell is wrong with you?!" yelled Hana's mother as she slapped him in the face and took the buckets from both her husband and daughter at once.

"I-I-I can explain, Minami!" whimpered Ichiro. "You see, Hana wanted to grow a little bit, so we thought.."

"So you were going to ignore the manager's words, right?" the grumpy mother asked. "God I can't believe you two would do such a thing.."

"M-M-Mommy.." Hana tried to squeeze in.

"Stop it, Hana!" said Minami. "You're as guilty as he is! You really wanted to go back to being a gigantic freak that much?!"

"W-W-Well, no..but.."

"Fine! You want to eat this chicken and go back to being an Amazon? HERE you go, Hana!"

Minami then stuck one of the wings right into Hana's mouth, watching her spit it out really quickly as it was still extremely warm.

"Ow! My tongue!" whimpered Hana as she ran to the bathroom to rinse her mouth out with some water from the sink.

It was in the bathroom that Hana noticed something: she was taller than earlier. Her shoes felt much smaller on her feet, and her shirt and skirt were tighter as well. She was at about 4'8" or so now, 5 inches taller than before.

"Yes! It's working again!" a cheerful Hana said to herself in the bathroom mirror. "Thanks, Mom!"

A much happier Hana ran out of the bathroom to spread the good news. By the time she did, though, she noticed the two buckets were gone..

"Where did all the food go?" wondered Hana, her father pointing at her friends.

"We kinda ate it all", a sheepish Chisa replied.

"Your mother made us", explained Ryo, who looked both full and disgusted.

"That was our dinner!" Ichiro whined, he himself not getting the chance to eat a single one of the wings.

"Oh suck it up! We can have dinner at home!" Minami informed her husband, the five of them all leaving KFC.

That night, at (proper) dinner

Not eating hot foods was harder for Hana to adjust to than she thought it would. She liked peppers, pizza, french fries, and a lot of other hot foods, but now she was deprived of all of them. So what was she eating instead? Cereal, as she refused to eat carrots and most other cold vegetables.

"At least I can still eat Rice Krispies", Hana said to herself as she poured herself a bowl and started eating some, watching with a glare her father eating the warm food put out before him. She stared long and hard at the food before he changed direction and ate standing up, away from his daughter.

"Oh, who am I kidding?! This sucks", Hana said aloud, finishing up her cereal and putting the bowl in the sink. "I'm going to bed."

"But it's only 7:23 p.m.", said Minami.

"Then I'm going to study until I fall asleep then, I suppose."

"Okay then. Good night!" said both of Hana's parents in unison.

She never did study, though; Hana just simply fell asleep, thinking of all the warm foods she loved eating. That's when she decided something; if she couldn't obtain warm foods in front of her parents, she would use her friends to sneak her in some! Hana quickly called Chisa to see if she would follow along.

"No can do, Hana-chan! Your mother already paid Ryo-kun and I 2,000 yen to prevent you from eating any warm foods for the next week, and we're sticking to it!"

"But Chiiiiisa, I'm hungry!"

"There are plenty of foods that taste good without being warm, Hana-chan! Why don't you try some?"

Chisa then hung up on her friend, who sighed as she turned off her cell phone and placed it on the ground next to her bed. Hana curled up her body, placed blankets over her head, and began to go to sleep..

..well, almost. Then she remembered something: hot water from the sink! That counts as a warm liquid, right?

The not-so-sneaky Hana then crept out of her bedroom and to the bathroom, where she poured herself a large glass of warm water. She drank it down, commenting to herself how nasty it tasted, but it proved effective: Hana grew nearly another foot just then. She was now a fairly tall 5'7", which she figured was good enough now for her to be comfortable with. Now content by her new size, Hana went to bed and began to finally fall asleep, excited by now having what she considered the "perfect" height. She was unaware of her weird the rest of her week was going to get.

Countdown to height restoration: 6 days, 14 hours

04-03-2009	#20
Silver Spoon Mostly gone Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,122	Re: A Growing Flower (new slow growth story) Chapter 6: Looking for the "perfect" height Now sitting in the front of the tow truck inside of riding in it, Hana recalled once again the warning from the manager of the hot springs: "It will take a week for the effects to fully rid of her size curse. Until then, Hana must avoid eating or drinking anything hot. If she does, she'll grow in size. And only by taking a cold shower or bath will her size be restored. She may also still grow from hearing certain words involving her size." But what words were these? And if Hana grew from eating/drinking things that were hot, would eating ice cream or drinking cold water make her shrink? Hana was already small enough for her age: she didn't want to shrink down further than her already puny 4'3" in height. "Hana, be careful!" said Hana's father. "I really don't want what happened before to happen again, and I bet you don't, either." "I will, Dad", Hana responded. "But still, if I were just a little bit bigger.." "NO!" he yelled again. "Don't think about it! Just stay as you are for one week and you'll be fine! Please, Hana!" "Okay..", sighed Hana, looking at the road as her father zoomed by at a fairly fast speed. "But if YOU had the power to change your height simply by eating, would you?" "That's quite a rthetorical question, o daughter of mine. You know what? Maybe I would." Hana's father then patted his duaghter's head with his open left hand, using the other to control the wheel. "Well, I suppose a little bit of growth wouldn't hurt..." he paused before saying. "Thanks, Daddy", Hana replied, flashing a smile at her father. "Let's get something at Kentucky Fried Chicken, something hot and spicy", said Hana's father as he pulled over at a local KFC just then. Hana's mother, who was driving behind her husband, realized what was going on. "He didn't! He couldn't! He wouldn't!" she yelled as she honked her car in front of her husband. "What's up, Mrs. Daiyuki?" wondered Chisa. "It's my husband! He's going to pull over to buy Hana something hot to eat, no doubt!" "B-B-But...she's so huggable.." "We have to stop them! Chisa, Ryo, let's go!" Inside KFC As Hana's mother detected, she saw both her husband and her daughter each walking away with a bucket of the warmest and spiciest chicken wings they had at the restaurant. "Ichiro Daiyuki! What the hell is wrong with you?!" yelled Hana's mother as she slapped him in the face and took the buckets from both her husband and daughter at once. "I-I-I can explain, Minami!" whimpered Ichiro. "You see, Hana wanted to grow a little bit, so we thought.." "So you were going to ignore the manager's words, right?" the grumpy mother asked. "God I can't believe you two would do such a thing.." "M-M-Mommy.." Hana tried to squeeze in. "Stop it, Hana!" said Minami. "You're as guilty as he is! You really wanted to go back to being a gigantic freak that much?!" "W-W-Well, no..but.." "Fine! You want to eat this chicken and go back to being an Amazon? HERE you go, Hana!" Minami then stuck one of the wings right into Hana's mouth, watching her spit it out really quickly as it was still extremely warm. "Ow! My tongue!" whimpered Hana as she ran to the bathroom to rinse her mouth out with some water from the sink. It was in the bathroom that Hana noticed something: she was taller than earlier. Her shoes felt much smaller on her feet, and her shirt and skirt were tighter as well. She was at about 4'8" or so now, 5 inches taller than before. "Yes! It's working again!" a cheerful Hana said to herself in the bathroom mirror. "Thanks, Mom!" A much happier Hana ran out of the bathroom to spread the good news. By the time she did, though, she noticed the two buckets were gone.. "Where did all the food go?" wondered Hana, her father pointing at her friends. "We kinda ate it all", a sheepish Chisa replied. "Your mother made us", explained Ryo, who looked both full and disgusted. "That was our dinner!" Ichiro whined, he himself not getting the chance to eat a single one of the wings. "Oh suck it up! We can have dinner at home!" Minami informed her husband, the five of them all leaving KFC. That night, at (proper) dinner Not eating hot foods was harder for Hana to adjust to than she thought it would. She liked peppers, pizza, french fries, and a lot of other hot foods, but now she was deprived of all of them. So what was she eating instead? Cereal, as she refused to eat carrots and most other cold vegetables. "At least I can still eat Rice Krispies", Hana said to herself as she poured herself a bowl and started eating some, watching with a glare her father eating the warm food put out before him. She stared long and hard at the food before he changed direction and ate standing up, away from his daughter. "Oh, who am I kidding?! This sucks", Hana said aloud, finishing up her cereal and putting the bowl in the sink. "I'm going to bed." "But it's only 7:23 p.m.", said Minami. "Then I'm going to study until I fall asleep then, I suppose." "Okay then. Good night!" said both of Hana's parents in unison. She never did study, though; Hana just simply fell asleep, thinking of all the warm foods she loved eating. That's when she decided something; if she couldn't obtain warm foods in front of her parents, she would use her friends to sneak her in some! Hana quickly called Chisa to see if she would follow along. "No can do, Hana-chan! Your mother already paid Ryo-kun and I 2,000 yen to prevent you from eating any warm foods for the next week, and we're sticking to it!" "But Chiiiiisa, I'm hungry!" "There are plenty of foods that taste good without being warm, Hana-chan! Why don't you try some?" Chisa then hung up on her friend, who sighed as she turned off her cell phone and placed it on the ground next to her bed. Hana curled up her body, placed blankets over her head, and began to go to sleep.. ..well, almost. Then she remembered something: hot water from the sink! That counts as a warm liquid, right? The not-so-sneaky Hana then crept out of her bedroom and to the bathroom, where she poured herself a large glass of warm water. She drank it down, commenting to herself how nasty it tasted, but it proved effective: Hana grew nearly another foot just then. She was now a fairly tall 5'7", which she figured was good enough now for her to be comfortable with. Now content by her new size, Hana went to bed and began to finally fall asleep, excited by now having what she considered the "perfect" height. She was unaware of her weird the rest of her week was going to get. Countdown to height restoration: 6 days, 14 hours Last edited by Silver Spoon; 04-08-2009 at 12:45 PM.