Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters here...except Calypso and Roddy...and I'm putting those two troublemakers up for adoption :P
Special shout-out to Zombierose3 for the awesome job in taking the time to beta this chapter. Without her...it would have been epic shit... :D
And once again, thank you everyone for the reviews! It inspires me to continue! Thank you so much for hanging in here with me!
NEW WARNING: THIS STORY'S RATING WILL BE CHANGING TO M AFTER THIS CHAPTER (to be quite honest it should be rated M now...but I digress). ADULT THEMES ARE NOW AFOOT!
Calypso strode into his office with a huge smile on his face, "Well it's done Roddy!" he exclaimed as he plopped down in his chair, "He's officially a full-fledged human." He swung his feet onto the desk and leaned back looking highly pleased with himself.
Roddy looked up from his file and gave him an even stare, "Really," he said, "Pray tell Cal, HOW exactly did you make him real?"
Calypso swung his feet down and replaced them with clasped hands and elbows firmly planted on his desk, "Well you see, I had to put together some high-level magic-"
"Bollocks. Try again." Roddy deadpanned.
Calypso raised an eyebrow "Um...It's quite complicated actually, there were a lot of incantations-"
"More bollocks." Roddy interjected again.
The corner of Calypso's mouth began to twitch, "Um...I had to wave my hand around in a certain pattern?"
"YOU PUSHED HIM IN FRONT OF A MOVING VEHICLE!" Roddy bellowed.
Calypso blinked. "No I didn't."
Roddy looked at him as if he'd spontaneously grown a pair of knockers on top of his head. "Yes...you did."
"No I didn't." Calypso said innocently.
"Yes. You. Did."
"How do you know? You weren't there."
Roddy calmly stood up and walked over to Calypso's magic window. He yanked on the shade cord which responded by rolling up violently to reveal the incident that happened in the street just earlier. Roddy crossed his arms in front of his chest while tapping his foot on the floor as he wordlessly stared at his boss.
Calypso gave a small pout, "I really need to consider putting a lock on that thing."
"You said you'd minimize the damage...does THAT-" Roddy pointed to the window as the scene replayed right at the moment Fred was struck by Lizzy's car, "Look 'minimized' to you?"
"Depends. What's your definition of 'minimized'?"
"Seriously?!"
"What? He's alive." Calypso shrugged as he snapped his fingers. The window switched to Fred, Lizzy, and Natalie sitting around Lizzy's kitchen table, "See?"
"You're fucking incredible..." Roddy snorted.
"Why thank you-"
"That wasn't a compliment!" Roddy exclaimed, "I already feel bad for the next poor sod who has to go through this. What are you gonna do next time? Throw 'em in front of a bus?"
"Only if it's Butterbutt Bradley, he's a big bloke, probably would take a bus now that I think about it..." Calypso said tapping his finger to his lips as he entertained the thought.
"Dammit Cal!" Roddy yelled as his patience was finally spent on trying to deal with Calypso's lunacy, "You could have killed him!"
Calypso rolled his eyes, "You're over-reacting. It took his mind off the fact that the last of his magic was fixing to leave his body. He didn't even notice! He was too busy being hit by a car!" he said with an exaggerated wave of his hand.
"So that was your plan? To just throw him into traffic?"
"Hey, I didn't throw him. I pushed him...with impeccable timing," Calypso said with a smug smile on his face. Roddy gave him another stern look and he rolled his eyes again, "At least I gave him a warning before I did it."
"Yeah, a whole TWO SECONDS before you pushed him." Roddy snorted.
"What can I say? I was pressed for time," Calypso replied. Roddy still didn't look convinced and he let out an exasperated sigh, "He'll be fine. See, he's already eating food and looking well."
Roddy turned to stare out the window and saw Fred entertaining the girls by shoving french fries up his nose, "So that's it, you're just going to pass him off onto that Elizabeth woman for her to deal with?" Roddy asked.
"Of course not! I plan on visiting him regularly. He's going to need all the help he can get adjusting to the real world." Calypso said giving Roddy a reassuring smile, "Don't worry mate, I plan on looking after him for quite some time."
Lizzy stared at Fred as he munched on her Big Mac, the obvious question gnawing at her curiosity, "Fred, how did you become...you know..."
"Human?" he asked as he swallowed the food in his mouth.
"Um yeah, I mean...why couldn't you...um...transform...until now?" Lizzy said, trying hard to wrap her mind around Fred's situation.
"Well," Fred started to explain, "A imaginary friend can become real, however, it is generally through banishment."
"What does banishment mean?" Natalie asked as she nibbled on a french fry.
"It means a person isn't allowed to go back to a place where they want to go," Lizzy explained before she turned her attention back to Fred, "So you're banished?"
"No, you can only get banished if you break the most important rule," Fred replied, "An imaginary friend absolutely cannot hurt a child under any circumstances. If they do, they are immediately banished from Limbo." His face became very serious, "I saw it happen once. It was horrid, was something that kind of stays with you, you know?"
Lizzy gave Fred a nod, "But you didn't hurt a child, or...or did you?" Lizzy asked.
"Of course not! Natalie was my last assignment, and look, she's still in one piece!" he said giving the little girl a wink. Natalie nodded in agreement and gave Lizzy a thumbs up.
"Then how-"
"A rule was made, quite recently I might add, that allowed me to become real." Fred explained, "So here I am."
"But Fred," Lizzy said with concern growing in her voice, "There's a lot to being a human."
"Oh I know, but Calypso said he'd help me. He already gave me some papers to help with that."
"Calypso? Papers? What are you talking about?"
Fred stood up and went to retrieve his knapsack, "He gave me a folder with some cards and a certificate of some sort. Got my name on it and everything," he said pulling out the file and handing it to Lizzy.
She opened the file to find his birth certificate staring her in the face "'Fredrick Michael Thompson'...that's your real name?"
"Well it is now. You should have heard the name Cal gave me at first. I sounded like a complete twat."
"What's a twat?" Natalie asked.
"Fred!" Lizzy exclaimed giving him an incredulous look.
"What?" Fred said confused. Lizzy nodded her head in Natalie's direction.
He continued to give Lizzy a confused look as a light bulb went off in his head. He forgot about needing to be careful about what he said around small children. Especially small children who would more than likely repeat what he said in inappropriate situations, "Ohhhhh! Sorry!" Fred smacked himself in the head before addressing the youngest member in the room. "Now Natalie, don't EVER say that word...um...well you can I suppose, I can't really stop you now can I..." he wondered out loud. He snapped his fingers as he came up with a different answer, "At least don't say it until your older."
"Like when I'm ten?"
Fred cocked his head to the side as he thought about her response for a moment before nodding his head, "Sounds fair."
Lizzy closed her eyes and groaned. Getting Fred to act and speak in a socially acceptable manner was going to be a nightmare. She shook her head and went back to reading the birth certificate, "You have parents?"
"Erm...no. I was told they died in a terrible boating accident when I was a child...or at least that's what I'm supposed to say," Fred replied.
Lizzy gave him another confused look before moving on to his other forms of identification. "Why do you have a driver's license?"
"I don't know," Fred shrugged, "I've never driven before, so I suppose you'll teach me, right?"
"Oh God, THAT'S going to be fun," Lizzy muttered, avoiding his question. She looked at the last two cards, "You have a green card AND a social security card?"
"Yeah, Calypso says I have an azzscent."
"What's an azzscent?" Natalie asked again.
"I think he means 'accent' sweetie." Lizzy replied.
"Yeah that. It's not a disease is it? Cal said it wasn't, but he's a shady bast-...erm...person.," Fred said. He looked at Lizzy and mouthed, "Better?"
Lizzy smiled and gave him a nod, "No, it's just a particular way that you talk. I promise that you don't have a disease." She looked at all the information in front of her and shook her head in disbelief, "How did you, or well, how did Calypso get all of this?"
"He didn't say. Why? Is there something wrong with those papers?" Fred asked as a look of worry crossed his face.
"No, I mean, everything here looks in order," Lizzy said impressed. She checked her watch and realized her and Natalie had been gone for quite some time. "So, um, 'Fredrick'," Lizzy said trying out Fred's full name, "Do you mind staying here while Natalie and I go back to her house? We need to get back before Mickey comes home."
Fred scowled, "It's 'Fred', Snotface, and I suppose I'll have to. I've got no where else to go."
"Well no you don't..." Lizzy trailed off just as a thought happened to cross her mind. She picked up his driver's license and read the address on it, "Fred, WHY does your driver's license have my address on it?"
"Does it?" Fred asked leaning over to inspect the license, "So what does that mean?"
"It means you...um...live here," Lizzy said.
"Well that's greaaaat! Convenient eh?" Fred replied giving Lizzy a huge smile and a nudge on the shoulder.
"How in the hell do you know my address?"
"Errr...I don't actually," Fred replied as he scratched the back of his head, "You'll have to ask Calypso how he knows. He's the one who came up with all this stuff."
"Who's Calypso?" Natalie interjected again.
"Yeah, who is this Calypso? He certainly seems to know a lot about people and the real world," Lizzy commented.
"He's in charge of Limbo," Fred replied. In return, he was met with two confused looks from the girls at the table. He sighed and rolled his eyes, "It's where all imaginary friends go when they don't have a child to be friends with. Calypso runs the place and takes care of all IFs."
"And he's the one who made you real?" Lizzy asked.
"More like he's the one who tried to kill me. He shoved me off the sidewalk and then you hit me with the car."
"Do what?! He's the reason why you were in the street?" Lizzy said as she started to get upset. "Fred, you could have died if I had been going faster!"
"HA! You can't kill me, I'm Drop De-...erm...I mean...I'm Fredrick Michael...um...damn." Fred faltered as he ran his hand through his hair as if the action would jostle his memory, "Say um, what's that certificate say my last name is again?"
Lizzy gave him an amused look as she moved the piece of paper away from Fred's line of vision, "Thompson."
"Right!" he said snapping his fingers, "Thompson! I knew that."
Lizzy and Natalie giggled at Fred's forgetfulness. The happiness was short-lived however when another thought creeped into Lizzy's mind, "Fred, are you going to disappear? I mean, this isn't going to last for just a small amount of time is it?"
Fred became serious once more, "I can't go back. This is...this is permanent." He gave Lizzy a worried look, "Is that going to be a problem?"
Lizzy let out a relieved sigh, "No, of course it's not going to be a problem. I'm really happy that you're here."
"Yeah me too!" Natalie quipped before turning to Lizzy, "But it's not fair that he can't come with us to my house. He's my friend too!"
"Maybe he can later sweetie, but for now we really need to get you home," Lizzy said as she stood up from the table. "Now Fred, you might want to stay inside until I get back."
"Again, where would I go? I don't know anyone but you and Fart Face here," Fred said gesturing to Natalie, "It's not like I'm going to go out for a stroll. Besides, there's plenty to do around here!"
A look of panic sprung up on Lizzy's face, "OK wait, we're going go over a few rules. First, you are not allowed to touch the stove, the oven, and the microwave."
"Hold on," Fred said holding his hand up, "Does that mean I can't touch them all at once, or one at a time?"
"You can't touch them at ALL," Lizzy said firmly, "And you can't play with the fish."
"Why not? They haven't been out of that tank in forever! I bet they'd love to run around the apartment and play hide and seek and the like!" Fred argued.
"But Fred, they'll die without water!" Natalie yelled.
"Well fine then, we'll just fill up the apartment with water! Problem solved!"
"NEW RULE!" Lizzy yelled over him, "You can't touch or turn on ANY faucets either."
Fred let out a disgusted sigh, "Great, I'll just sit here and be BORED then."
"Just watch some tv until I get back," Lizzy said tossing him the remote while grabbing her purse, "It's actually almost time for Mickey to get home, so I won't be long." She reached up to give him a soft kiss on his cheek, "If you behave, and I'll give you a surprise when I get home," she whispered in his ear.
Fred's face immediately went red as he reached up to touch the spot Lizzy's lips had been, "Um, right then...I'll be here...behaving..."
"Bye Fred!" Natalie said as she ran up to him and gave him hug. She turned around to follow Lizzy out the door, "Hey Lizzy, what surprise are you gonna give Fred?"
Lizzy's face went beet-red, embarrassed that she was again caught by the little girl, "Um, let's just hurry up and get to your house before your dad beats us there..."
Luckily, Lizzy and Natalie made it back just before Mickey got home. The girls made a quick pact not to tell Natalie's father about Fred, and Lizzy promised Natalie that she would see if Natalie could spend some time over at Lizzy's apartment this weekend. She even offered for Natalie to bring her new friend April, which made the little girl twice as excited as before.
"I hope Daddy let's me visit!" Natalie said bouncing up and down in the hallway.
"As long as we keep Fred being real a secret for now, I doubt it will be a problem. Promise?" Lizzy asked as she held her pinky out. Natalie took it with her own and they shook on it.
When Mickey showed up, Lizzy met him at the door, "I gotta run Mickey, I've um...got an appointment I'm going to be late for. I'll call you tomorrow!" she yelled as she ran to her car. 'Whew, that went smoother than expected,' she thought to herself.
Mickey stared at Lizzy as she zoomed off down the street, "Wonder what that's all about," he said to himself shaking his head. Lizzy Cronin was still as crazy as the day he met her...
She raced home as fast as she could, but during the drive an iota of doubt began to creep into Lizzy's mind. What if this was all some sort of weird dream? She could possibly be racing home to an empty apartment, and the idea started to make her nauseous. There was no way she would be able to handle the heartbreak. She stepped on the gas pedal and prayed that she wouldn't be pulled over in the process.
She tried to concentrate on the road, but her thoughts kept returning to the man she had left in her living room. He looked so different in his new clothes, it had really thrown her for a loop to see him dressed normally. Her mind went on to how his jeans fit him just perfectly, and how the t-shirt hung on off of his wiry frame. She wasn't even aware how lithe he was, as she had always seen him in his horribly clashing green striped jackets. The red sneakers had really completed the entire ensemble, transforming him from an oddity to a charming young man with sparking blue eyes, shocking orange hair, and a boyish smile that made him VERY good looking.
Lizzy's mental drooling at the image of Fred caused her to run a red light, and in turn almost caused a dump truck to side-swipe her vehicle. The near-accident startled her enough to snap her out of her daydream. "This is so unhealthy..." Lizzy muttered as she tried to collect herself, "I'm day dreaming about...about someone who might not possibly be at my apartment...or he might be...Jeez what am I doing?"
She let out a large sigh as she rounded the corner finally turning onto her street. She actually took a look at her surroundings, almost expecting to see a fire truck or a police car to be parked in front of her apartment due to some craziness Fred may have pulled in her absence. When no emergency vehicles could be spotted, her mind immediately traveled back to her original theory that everything she had been through today was just a horrible dream to tease her sanity.
She couldn't help but begin to slightly panic as she parked her car. 'Please be there, please be there...' she mentally chanted to herself. She took the steps two at a time up to her apartment, and by the time she reached the front door her nerves had caused her to drop her keys right as she was trying to undo the lock. She swore, retrieved the keys and tried once again to make her hands work the lock.
She struggled to get the door open, and when the lock finally turned she barreled through the entrance. Fred had heard the commotion and jumped up from the couch where he had obediently been sitting and watching tv. "Elizabeth?" He noticed the stressed look on her face and he immediately began to worry. "What's wrong?"
Lizzy's look of panic immediately disappeared when she saw the love of her life still standing in the living room. She immediately began to tear up for what felt the millionth time that day, "I...um...I just wasn't sure if this was all just a dream or-" She stopped herself in mid-sentence. All of her fears just seemed ridiculous now that she was finally alone with Fred.
"Elizabeth, I told you. I'm not going anywhere," Fred said quietly as he moved to where she was standing in the hallway. He saw Lizzy's tears begin to fall and knew she needed him more than she ever had before, even when he was imaginary. "Come here," he softly whispered holding his arms out.
She flung herself into his embrace without a second thought, "I'm so sorry Fred," she sobbed into his chest, "I don't know why I'm so emotional over this."
"I'm beginning to think you're taking this whole situation a lot harder than I am," he said with a smile in his voice, "I told you, this was permanent. I'm not going anywhere unless you do...well...minus this last time when you went to Mickey's house..."
Lizzy let out a laugh between sobs, "I promise, I'll take you with me from now on. No matter what."
Fred loosened his hold on Lizzy so he could pull back and look Lizzy in the eye. "I believe you. Now, I behaved as you told me to...so, I think I've earned this 'surprise' you promised me, whatever it may be," he whispered as he leaned in to kiss her lips firmly.
Lizzy's mind quickly changed gears as she concentrated solely on the man in front of her. Fred was doing his best to kiss away her doubts and fears, and he felt that he was doing a pretty damn good job of it. Lizzy began to feel a warmth spread through her chest, and her lips began to coax Fred's into opening his mouth so she could fully taste him. She could feel the pit of her stomach begin to knot and flutter with excitement as Fred quickly complied by granting her access and allowing her to gently caress the tip of his tongue with hers.
Fred felt the immediate response all the way into his groin as he timidly tried to mimic her actions. He was immediately rewarded with a pleasured groan from Lizzy, so he continued his exploration and found that her taste was becoming addicting. His hands began to wander down Lizzy's back as he pulled her firmly against his chest. 'This is where she belongs', Fred thought to himself as he moved his hands to cup her buttocks and pull her hips into his.
Lizzy could feel Fred becoming hard as she gave a shudder that shook her to the core. She finally broke the kiss and let out a breathless gasp, "Wh...where did you learn learn how to do this?"
"My first time actually," Fred panted, "Why? Did I bugger it up? I thought I was doing pretty well."
"No, it was perfect," Lizzy replied with a bit more breath, "Um...do you...do you know what happens next?"
"I've got a pretty good idea," he said as he gave his hips a gentle thrust and savored the shudder he felt rippling though Lizzy's body in response, "However, I think we might want to move this to the couch. My legs are a bit wobbly, and my pants are becoming uncomfortably tight."
Lizzy looked down to where she had felt his arousal begin to bulge and her eyes widened at the protrusion that had now fully awakened within his trousers. Her hands moved to the button on his jeans, "I think I can help with the pants."
"Couch first," he said grinning mischievously as he pulled her down onto the sofa, "There, now I don't have to worry about falling down while we molest each other properly."
Lizzy made quick work of the the front of his jeans, and while she wasn't at all surprised to see green boxers covering up his arousal, she was surprised to see how big he really was. Fred thought her expression was somewhat fearful and in return gave her a look of concern, "Do I frighten you?" he asked gently.
"No, it's just...um...wow..." Lizzy stuttered.
"Wow good? Or wow bad?"
"Definitely good," Lizzy smiled back. She gently pulled the waistband of Fred's boxers over his arousal, and Fred immediately gasped at the shock of cold air that invaded him. She carefully reached out and traced his entire length from root to tip with her index finger, stopping just underneath the head of his cock. She felt a dampness between her legs as she realized this was more erotic than anything she had ever done with Charles. A small bead of pre-cum began to seep from the tip of Fred's cock, and she had to mentally fight the urge to lap it up with her tongue. She knew that would be too much stimulation for Fred, as he currently looked like he was hyperventilating.
Fred tried to force himself to calm down as he felt the electricity in her touch, "Oh 'Lisbeth," he groaned as he reached out to run his fingers though her hair. Lizzy wanted to savor this moment, as she knew that Fred had probably never been touched or teased like this ever in his life. She had no doubt that Fred wouldn't last long regardless as this was his first time, but she wanted to make this experience special for him. She leaned over and kissed his lips again as she trailed her finger gingerly up and down his shaft. "Do you like this Fred?" she whispered against his lips.
Fred responded with another groan that came from somewhere deep inside him. His stomach clenched at the heat that was beginning to pool and fester every time Lizzy teased him with her finger, and he finally understood why those teenagers he had watched had their hands all over one another so frantically. He wanted to touch Lizzy everywhere at once, but he couldn't get his brain to communicate with the rest of his body. It took everything he had not to shake with anticipation, and he finally had to grasp the sofa cushions in order to keep from losing himself in the moment. "'Lisbeth, please..." he gasped, "Touch...touch me more."
"Are you sure?" Lizzy whispered as she suckled on his earlobe, "You're not going to last much longer."
"I...I..." Fred couldn't even string together a sentence as she started to run two fingers along his cock instead of one. The sensation was incredible and waves of pleasure seemed to drown all rational thoughts Fred might have had. He panted hard as Lizzy began her assault on his neck. She kissed, sucked and nibbled all the way to his Adam's apple where she finally gave it one last lick with the tip of her tongue. "Want more?" she asked, her breath coming in ghostly whispers against his throat.
"Pl...please," he croaked out. His cock was throbbing in pain, but he realized it wasn't a type of pain like he felt earlier that day when she hit him with the car. This pain felt incredibly good, and he secretly wanted her to make him hurt even more.
Lizzy took her hand away from his arousal and Fred immediately whimpered at the loss of contact. "Don't worry," she said as her fingers went to the front of her blouse. "We're not done yet, but I want you to touch me as well." She quickly undid the front of the blouse and opened it up to reveal her breasts encased within a lacy black bra.
Fred stopped breathing as the sight in front of him sent his brain immediately back to his fantasy of her wielding a whip with him tied to the bed. Luckily, Lizzy wasn't noticing his lack of air as she was busy unclasping the front of her bra to reveal herself to him. She was a little worried that he would find her breasts too small as Charles often commented that she should get them enlarged, but her worries vanished as Fred's hungry expression seemed to ravish her without even being touched. He tore his eyes away from her breasts to meet her gaze. "You are so beautiful Elizabeth."
Lizzy immediately knew that he meant those words from the very bottom of his heart and soul. Her chest swelled with love and happiness as she reached out to grab his hand. She whispered to him as she placed his hand over her heart. "Do you feel that?" Fred nodded numbly as he could feel her heart race beneath her skin. "This is what you do to me Fred, this is how you make me feel." She then moved his hand to cup her right breast, and she let out a gasp as his fingers gently caressed her nipple.
Fred again had another epiphany as to why that teenage boy had been so eager to put his mouth on his girlfriend's breasts. He didn't even realize he had shifted his position on the couch until he found his own mouth gently sucking on the very spot where his fingers had just been. Lizzy let out a pleasure-filled groan as Fred circled the pink nub with his tongue. She felt her panties becoming soaked and her breath hitched in her throat when she began to feel the pressure of Fred gently suckling on her breast. She reached down between Fred's legs and fully grasped his cock in her hand. He responded with a moan and sucking her nipple harder, as he began to feel a pressure building deep within him.
Lizzy began to softly and fully stroked him, allowing her thumb to barely touch the sensitive area underneath the tip of his penis. She could feel his veins rippling under the skin and wondered how long he would be able to hold out. She soon found out as the warmth of his mouth quickly vanished from her chest and Fred's head jerked against the back of the couch. "OH Elizabeth!" he cried as he looked down to watch himself cum all over the front of his shirt and Lizzy's hand. The feeling of release had taken his breath away and he shook with pleasure as Lizzy continued to pump him for every last drop.
Once Lizzy was certain she stroked him dry, she pulled her hand away to inspect his seed that was covering her fingers. Fred gave her a guilty look. "Oh God, I'm so sorry...I...I didn't know it was going to come out like that."
"Why are you sorry? I wanted that to happen," she said giving Fred a sly smile. Fred then witnessed what he thought was the sexiest thing he had ever seen as she lifted her fingers to her mouth. She stuck her tongue out and gave her index finger a long lick while staring deep into Fred's eyes. "Mmm, tasty," she said giving him a wicked grin as she moved on to nimbly clean the rest of her hand.
Fred's mind experienced a complete meltdown, and his eyes widened with a feral look of desperate need. A growl began to rumble within his chest as he slowly pulled his soiled shirt over his head. Lizzy's eyes drank in Fred's shirtless physique, as she watched him begin to advance on her in slow motion. "Naughty...naughty girl," his voice growled low, sending shivers down Lizzy's spine. She wasn't scared, but this raw, animalistic side of Fred was exhilarating. She wanted more, and by the way Fred was zeroing in on her lips she knew that Fred was going to deliver on any and all promises his libido was planning on doling out.
He clamped his lips on top of Lizzy's in a searing kiss, leaving her breathless and throbbing for his touch. "You've been struggling to believe that I'm here all afternoon," he growled, giving her a very wicked smile. "Let me have the pleasure of showing you how REAL I am."