To Win a Blueberry Competition Rough Draft (updated)

To Win a Berry Competition.

“So how is our little project coming along?” Alexa asked.

Terry glanced over. “I just can’t get these little devils to grow.” She crossed her arms. “I don’t know what else to try and the local stage of the competition is tomorrow.”

Alexa shrugged her shoulders. “So what.” She sat down in the swivel chair. “If we don’t get this done by tomorrow there is next year.” She picked up a blueberry and threw it into her mouth. “Nice test subjects though. Very juicy.”

Terry slapped Alexa’s pale hand. “Hey we need those blueberries for testing. No eating them.”

“But I am hungry. I skipped lunch to rush over and help you.” She narrowed her green eyes. “What kind of friend makes me work on the weekend anyways?”

“The kind of friend that will get that sports car reward this year. That is why we will get this figured out by tomorrow. I just need to find the exact fourmal to get these blueberries to grow.”

Alexa sighed. “Why can’t we be like everyone else and just grow giant blueberries. That is the theme of the competion.” She stood up and shrugged. “Or can’t you invest as much time and energy into that kind of crazy stuff?”

Terry shook her head. “I told you months ago. I have better things to do then deal with some pain in the butt blueberry growing apparatus. I can just inject these devils and. . .” She stuck a syringe into one of them and it vibrated before exploding in her face. “Fuck.”

Alexa laughed. “Well there is always next year.”

“Next year doesn’t have my car damnit.”

Alexa picked up one of the syringes. “Hey what is in this stuff anyways?”

“Just some growth hormones I brought home from work mixed with some blueberries. Perfectly safe stuff.” Terry shrugged. “I thought it would help these devils grow like mad.”

Alexa rolled her eyes. “Shows how much you know about science.”

Terry slammed her pale hand down on the table and narrowed her blue eyes. “I know more about seince than you do. Who is the collage drop out here?”

Alexa turned around. “No need for name calling. Look I am going to order a pizza. Do you want something?”

Terry grabbed a syrine as she stood up. “Umm sure.” She crept towards Alexa with a grin on her face. “Pinapale.”

Alexa gagged. “Are you kidding? Seince when do you want that?”

Terry moved closer to Alexa. “I want to try it. Come on be adventurous.” She raised the needle. “You have to learn to try things.”

“But Pineapple? There are limts to. . .” Her eyes went wide. “Ouch.” She twisted around and the syringe flew out of her arm. “What are you doing?”

Terry smirked and shrugged her shoulders. “Umm science?”

Alexa rubbed her arm and used her other hand to hit Terry. “I am not a test subject.” She looked at her shoulder. “Look I am already getting a bruise. Wait why would I get a bruise from a needle? Terry why is my skin turning blue?” She watched as her shoulder slowly turned blue. “Terry what is going on?”

Terry shrugged her shoulders. “Hey I don’t’ know. To be honest I didn’t think anything would even happen.” She giggled. “I am plesently surprised I have to say.”

Alexa grabbed her friend as her arm turned blue. “You have to be kidding me.” She held her violet colored hand out in front of her. “I have a date with Norman tomorrow. He can’t see me like this.”

“Calm down Alexa. You are overeacting. I am sure this is nothing but a measly skin rash.”

Alexa watched as her other hand changed color. “This doesn’t feel like a rash. I can feel something moving underneath my skin Terry.” She grabbed Terry by the shoulders. “You hear me? Moving!”

Terry pulled away and straighed her jacket. “Look I am going to go into the next room and order us that pizza.”

“But—

Terry turned around as the rest of Alexa’s body turned blue. “Look you need time to let this sink in.” She glanced over her shoulder. “Litterly. I will just get us some peperonie pizza’s. After dinner we can figure out how to deal with your skin rash. K?”

Alexa slammed her hand down on the table. “No it’s not ok.” Terry walked out of the room. “Hey come back here.” She rushed towards the door only to have it slam in her face. “Terry.” She grabbed the doorknob. “Unlock this door. Hey!” She took a deep breath. “I am clam. Really I am.”

After a few moments Terry’s voice drifted from the other side of the door. “Pizza will be here in twenty minutes. Just sit tight there Alexa.”

Alexa turned around and snorted. “Great.” She crossed her arms. “What am I supposed to do now? My skin is competly blue and I am stuck in here.” She threw her arms up. “Norman is going to flip when he see’s me like this. And all because Terry is obsessed with a contest that we are way, way to late to enter. Ugh my shirt is even tight.” She scratched at her belly. “That is strange I don’t remember wearing one of my tight blouses today.”

Alexa looked down to see her stomach slowly pushing outward. “Oh my god what is happening?” She grabbed the sides of her stomach. “I feel so full?” She swayed her body back and forth. “It feels like I have some kind of liquid in there.” Alexa shook her head. “But that is crazy. How could I have any liquid in my stomach?” She lifted her shirt up and pressed on her belly. Suddenly her belly button pushed outward and blue goo squirted out of her belly button. “What in the world?”

Alexa walked over and touched the strange goo. “What is this.”  Against her better judgment she lifted it to her mouth and tasted it. “Blueberries?” She licked her lips. “Why blueberries.” She looked down at her massive round belly. “This is way to weird.” Alexa turned around, her blue belly knocking a mug off of the table. “Hey Terry. Can you please come in here? I am experiencing some swelling and I need some help.”

“Alexa I told you to just stay calm. We can figure out your skin rash when the food gets here.”

She looked down as the blueberry juice forced her hips to grow, her jeans slidding down her legs. “Please come in here. I am having serious swelling issues.” The button on her pants popped off of her body and hit a picture in the room. “So get in here and help me before things get out of hand.”

As Alexa pushed on the sides of her expanding hips to try and keep herself from expanding she heard music turn up in the next room. “Terry?” He cheeks turned violet and filled with juice. “You can’t just drown me out. I need help. Whoh.” She suddenly lost her balance, the front half of her body much heavier than the back. “Shit, shit, shit.”

Alexa fell forward and bounched on her round body. “Ouff.” She tried to push herself back onto her feet but she couldn’t reach the floor due to her inflating body. “Oh come on. This isn’t happening.” Her pants snapped off her body. “Ugh it can.” She looked down to see her dough like legs shrinking into her circular body. “I just keep growing and growing.” Her shirt slid up towards her head as her torso coutuined to swell. Alexa tried to push down on her chest but her arms were shrinking fast into her blue body. “Terry.” She took a deep blueberry scented breath. “Get in here and help me.” Her arms moved to the sides of her body on their own as her body took on a spherical shape.

“Terry!”

Terry pushed the door open with a pizza box in her hand. “What?” She looked at Alexa and gasped. “Oh my god. What happened?”

Alexa shook her head. “You left me to turn into this. . . this blueberry.”

Terry walked over and set the pizza container on the table. “Amazing.” She gently touched Alexa’s body. “That injection I gave you turned you into a human sized blueberry.”

“It isn’t amazing. I can feel blueberry juice swimming around all over my body.” She clenched her hands into fists. “And I can’t move.”

Terry tapped Alexa and caused her to wobble. “Hey just be happy you are not swelling any more. Imagine if you were still growing.” She giggled. “That would be amazing wouldn’t it?”

Alexa narrowed her blue eyes. “No! This is bad enough.” She turned her head. “What if I never turn back?”

Terry turned around and grabbed a slice of pizza. “Well there is the first round of the competion tomorrow. We can enter you in that.”

“Are you nuts? I have hands, feet and a human head. They would never treat me as a real blueberry.”

Terry took a bite out of the pizza and walked over to Alexa. “Not with that attutiude.” She wiped her greasy fingers over Alexa’s body. “We just have to get creative and cover up your human parts and easy win.”

Alexa shook her head. “I won’t do it. This is immoral.”

“Oh come on. You help me get my car. I help you out of this siuation. Win win.”

Alexa sighed. “Fine.” She rolled her eyes. “Now can I please have some food? I am still hungry.”

“What do you want me to do about it?”

Alexa narrowed her eyes. “I can’t move remember.”

Terry rolled her eyes. “Oh alright.” She grabbed a slice of pizza. “I guess it will be worth it for the car.”

***

Alexa opened her eyes to bright rays of sunlight. “Ughh.” She raised her arm to block out the light. “What happened?” She slowly stood up and looked around. “All I remember is going to sleep looking like a giant big blueberry. What a crazy nightmare.” She screeched her arms. “But at least it’s over now.” She blinked her eyes and looked down at her body and screamed. “Oh no.” Her body was covered in small blue spots. “What is this? Why am I naked? Where are my clothes? And why am I not in my own house?”

Terry rushed into the room. “Alexa you are awake?” She looked at her. “Oh and you are back to normal.”

Alexa grabbed a nerby towel and used it to cover herself. “What ahppend here? That blueberry nonsense from last night. It was real wasn’t it?”

Terry shook her head. “Of coure it was real. Why do you think you spent the night here?”

Alexa shrugged her shoulders. “I guess I just hopped that I imagined yesterday and all of that blueberry nonsense.” She sighed. “Well it is over now. I can borrow some of your clothes and meet up with Norman.” She looked at the blue spolches on her arm. “I don’t think he will notice these.”

Terry shook her head. “No way. I need you downtown today at the contenst.” Terry grabbed Alexa by the arm. “You are my ticket for the sports car. We win today and eventually we will win the whole thing.”

Alexa pulled away. “Are you nuts? I am not turning into a blueberry again. What happens if I don’t turn back? Or worse I grow out of control?”

“I know what I am doing. Now just wait here while I get another batch of growth hormones mixed up for you.”

Alexa rushed for the door. “Oh hell no. I am not going to be your giant berry. I have a date that I have to make.” She glanced over her shoulder. “Besides I think there is a lesson about not cheating or something to be had here.” She smirked and ran upstairs.

“Don’t you dare talk to me about cheating. Now just hold on while I get this fourmal mixed up. Alexa!”

She rummaged through the drawers. “Ahh here we are.” She pulled out a blue dress. “I am sure she won’t mind. I do have a date after all.”

Terry banged on the door. “Hey let me in there. Alexa we have a competion to win. Come on.”

Alexa slipped the dress on. “Sorry. I am sure you can find someone else for your little expermiments.” She grabbed some heels out of Terry’s closet. “Have fun today.”

“Hey I can’t just do this to any random person. I could go to jail. Alexa get back here.”

She rushed over to the window and slid it open. Oh wow talk about a jump. She took a deep breath. But it’s better than being turned into a blueberry again. She closed her eyes and lept from the window, a few moments later landing in the wet grass below. “Ouch.” Alexa rolled to her feet. “I should have waited to put these damn heels on until after I jumped out of the window.

The front door suddenly opend. “Alexa. You will take this medicince and you will like it. I am getting that sports car.”

Alexa rushed over to where her car was and opend the door. “Good thing I left the keys in here last night. Can’t believe a stupid mistake would pay off.” She started the engine and locked the door as Terry pounded on the door. “Oh what is that? I can’t hear you?” She shifted the car into reverse, sped out of the driveway and drove towards Norman’s house.

“Finnaly.” She turned the raido on. “Terry is going nuts over this competion. It is just a fancy car. I don’t get what the fuss is about. I am sure there will be a nice enough reward next year.” She pulled into Norman’s driveway. “I will have to make it up to her though. Preferably after she has calmed down from this berry nonsense.”

She shut off the engine and slid the keys into her pocket. “I wish my dresses had pockets.” She laughed as she opend the door. “And this time I am going to remember to lock my door.” Alexa walked up the small brick path as she pulled on the dress sleaves.  “I just need to keep this thing from showing my blue skin rash and I will be good.”

“Alexa! You made it.”

She looked up to see Norman holding a bouquet of flowers in his tan hands. He smiled and walked forward. “Wow it’s great to see you. You won’t believe the night I have had Norman.” She smiled. “Are these for me?”

He handed her the flowers. “Yes. Violets for my sweetheart.”

Alexa blushed. “Thank you. They are lovely. So shall we go inside?”

“I thought we would go out for our date today.”

“Oh?”

He smiled and srached at his sandy hair. “Yes. You don’t mind do you?” He blinked his brown eyes. “I just want to take you to the faire.”

“The faire?”

“Yes. I thought it would be fun.” He took her hand in his. “The fun yearly talent competitions. We can play some games together. It will be a hoot.”

She slowly nodded her head. Yes and the blueberry competion. There is just no escaping this. Well at least I won’t have to deal with Terry I guess. Alexa smiled. “Sure why not. We will have a lovely time.”

Norman nodded his head. “Yes that is the spirt. Now wait here while I go and get my jacket.” He shivered as he turned around. “It is a bit brisk out today.”

Alexa sighed as he walked inside. “Well I guess this will be ok. We can just avoid the blueberry competion.” She shivered. “Just the thought of swelling up again is making my insides quiver. All of that juice swimming inside of my body.”

“Swimming? You want to go to the beach inside?” Norman slipped his hand through his jacket sleeve as he walked back outside.

“Oh no. I was just talking a bit of nonsense.” She laughed. “Nevermind. Let’s get going.”

He shrugged his broad shoulders. “Ok than. Let’s be on our way.”

***

About a half hour later Alexa and Norman found themselves at the faire grounds. “So my dear what do you think?”

Alexa’s eyes widened as she watched a giant blueberry rolled in front of them. “I think some people go to any lengths to win a contenst.”

Norman laughed. “Ya. Want to see who wins that later?”

She crossed her arms. “Not particularly.”

He raised an eyebrow. “Umm are you alright?”

She shrugged. “Yes. I just umm. . .” Alexa scanned the faire grounds. “Want to go and check out the talent show. Yes let’s go check that out.” She grabbed Norman by the arm and dragged him. “Now come on.”

“Hey now. You don’t have to be so forucful.”

“Forcuful? Who is forcful?” She pulled him towards the crowd which surrounded the stage. “All I want to do is see this little contest.”

“I um. . . ugh nevermind.”

As the stage came into view Alexa felt a pinch on her shoulder. “Oww. What was that?”

“Alexa. It is so good to see you again. I thought you weren’t coming.” She turned to see Terry. “But I am happy all the same.”

Alexa tightened her grip on Norman’s arm. “Look Terry. This isn’t a good time.”

Norman pulled away from Alexa. “Hey why don’t you indrocude me to your friend.”

Terry held out her hand. “Terry Garden. Weird name I know but what can you do?” She laughed.

Norman chucked. “Ya I guess so. What did you come here for?”

“I am entered in one of the competions. The blueberry competion.”

“Oh? I want to go see that but I don’t think Alexa here is very interested.” He rubbed Alexa on her back. “We are going to work it out eventually though.”

“Oh I hope you do. It will be a blast.” Terry turned around. “But don’t worry to much about not seeing the competion. I think Alexa will come around.”

Alexa shook her head. Fat chance. I am not going anywhere near those giant blueberries again. Not after what happened. Being all blue. She looked at her hands. At least it is all over. Her eyes widend as she noticed her hands turning blue once more. “Oh my god. My hands are turning blue again.”

Norman turned around. “What did you say?”

Alexa hid her hands behind her back. “Umm I said oh my god, I am blue without your touch?”

He blushed. “Well if you want a kiss so bad don’t beat around the bush.” He reached over and kissed her. “But maybe next time don’t announce things so loudly to the world?”

“Oh yes. Right.” She blushed, her cheeks turning a dark reshish blue. “Umm do you mind getting Terry and me something to eat real quick.”

“Alexa I. . .”

“Norman I would really appreciate it.” She turned her head to see her arms compeltly blue. “Please hurry.”

Terry smiled. “I would like a giant pretzel if you would please.”

He turned around and scratched at the back of his head. “Fine. Whatever. I will be right back.”

Once he was gone Alexa whirled around and grabbed Terry. “What are you doing? Why are you doing this to me?” She threw her blue arms in the air. “I can’t have this happen. Not now. What is Norman going to say when he see’s me all blue.” Her face turned blue as if someone had switched a light swich on. “Oh god. What happens when he sees me start to swell up. Oh, no, no, no.”

Terry laughed. “Wow look at you. The stress is causing blueberry juice to flood your system.”

Alexa narrowed her eyes and grabbed Terry by the arms. “You need to find me a place to hid and hurry. Not just before Norman get’s back but before this crowd realizes that they have a human blueberry in their midst.”

Terry laughed. “Ok calm down. We will just go to my station while you ehem changes occur. It will all work out.”

Alexa crossed her arms. “Non of this would have had to happen if you didn’t inject me with your crap in the first place.”

“Hey you are going to help me get that car. What can I say?” Terry grabbed Alexa’s arm. “Now come on. You don’t want the whole world to know your blueberry secret do you.”

Alexa used her free hand to press on her stomach and feel the growing pressure inside. “Let’s get this over with. I hope you lose.”

Terry pulled Alexa into a small tent. “Now that isn’t nice to say to your best friend now is it?” She grabbed some blue paint as Alexa’s belly began to expand outward.

“What is that for? My body is already competly blue.”