Crazy trouble with love part 9
Panini and Chowder
Series: Chowder
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"AAAAHHHHH!"
"Come back num nums!"
"I'M NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND!" Screamed Chowder who was running as fast as his legs could take him. In recent years the cat-bear-rabbit creature had grown in height to the point where he now wore pants to match the rest of his clothes, which of course he was not a fan of, but once he got puberty Mung had insisted. The young man was currently being chased by his "girlfriend" Panini.
Said girl had grown up into a slender girl with a tank top of the same color as her old dress, with a skirt that was more green and showed off her legs with her belly exposed. Though he still rebuffed her affections for him Panini her love for him was as strong as ever as she chased him through town all the way back to his home.
"MUNG! SAVE ME!"Chowder screamed bursting through the door before locking every lock that was on it then ran into the kitchen.
At the front desk sat Truffles who sighed in annoyance before going over to unlock and open the door. When she did Panini stood there with a smile.
"Hello Truffles."
"Panini, how long are you going to keep chasing after Chowder?" Truffles questioned.
"I wouldn't call it chasing, I prefer to think of it as a love tag." she replied, making Truffles groan.
"Well he went in the kitchen again. Just try not to distract Mung from his cooking."
"I would come in, but everytime I do Miss Endive makes me take like ten baths to 'wash off the stink of failure' as she puts it, and let me tell you that woman can smell when I've been in your kitchen."
"Suite yourself." Truffles shrugged. "But before you go let me give you a word of advice, instead of you chasing after him change up your strategy and tire him out by making him chase after you."
"I've been trying, but nothing works. I tried makeup, I tried alluring poses, I even tried playing hard to get."
"And that's the problem, the language of love is foreign to that boy, the way to his heart is through his stomach. Do you know what Flibber Flabber is?"
"No."
"green slimy stuff, comes out of a plant like a fire hose, impossible to cook."
"No that you mention there is this one plant in Endive's green house that squirts green goo." she remarked tapping her chin. "She says it's part of her high profile diet, but I've never had any."
"To most people it tastes horrible, but Chowder can't get enough of the stuff." Truffles said in a matter of fact tone. "Frankly I'm wondering if all the slop he's eaten has numbed his taste to where he'll eat anything."
"Thanks for the tip Truffles. Panini gave a thumbs up before turning and dashed off. She raced through town with a new plan brewing in her soon as she got back to Endive's, she headed right for the greenhouse.
Just as she reached the backyard she was stopped by a hand grabbing the back of her top.
"There you are Panini." Spoke none other than Miss Endive. "I've been looking all over for you."
"Oh, hello Miss Endive." Panini greeted.
"I hope you plan on going to the greenhouse to collect ingredients for your next cooking lesson."
"Actually Miss Endive, I was hoping to have some time off from cooking lessons." she said to the larger woman. "A little vacation if you think about it."
"Vacation? What in heavens name are you on about?"
"Well, lately things have been pretty slow, so I figured that maybe I could take some time for myself." Panini stated. "Also I just learned what chowders favorite food is so-"
"So you want to get through his heart through his stomach?" she cut her apprentice off before crossing her arms. "Honestly Panini, why you continue to pine after him after growing up is beyond me."
"What can I say, I have a type. And it turns out his favorite food is flibber flabber."
"The stuff I use for my diet? He actually LIKES that?" Endive questioned in disbelief.
"Apparently so." Panini shrugged.
"Hmmm...as your cooking master I highly object to this endeavor, but as a woman I too have felt the pain of unrequited love, So I will help you."
"Really?" she perked up with a smile.
"Yes yes, but know this. I don't have high hopes for him, and for your safety I would do the same. Don't assume he'll be yours easily. When trying to snatch a man you must be firm, hard, and show no mercy." Endive stated with a hardened gaze.
"Thank you Miss Endive." She replied, having to keep from rolling her eyes given her attempt on pulling that mindset with Schnitzel.
"Now then first things first we need the proper equipment.'' Endive took out a bell and rang it gently. A moment later a purple dog with droopy ears dressed in a butler's outfit ran up next to her.
"You rang madam?"
"Alfredo, fetch our rain gear if you would."
"Of course madam." he bowed before ran off. He came back moments later with said gear. "Your rain gear madam."
After getting the gear on Endive, Panini, and Alfredo made their way through the green house and stopped at a vault door.
"Let's try and make this quick, no sense letting ourselves get TOO dirty after all." Endive snapped her fingers before Alfredo zipped up to the door, dialed in the combination, and opened said door before both master and apprentice made their way inside. The inside was completely round with a flibbious flabbious in the center.
"Ok, we take just enough and then leave." Endive stated grabbing a nearby bucket.
"Yes ma'am."
As they approached the plant it took notice of them and opened its mouth.
"Quick Panini! Get the bucket!" Cried Endive before the plant sprayed at them.
Panini held the bucket up as they tried to shield their faces with the hoods, feeling the green goo hit them like a fire hose.
"I HATE THIS PART!" screamed Endive.
Panini closed her mouth and tried her best to hold the bucket at the right angle to get as much in as she could.
As the bucket filled the two backed up out of the room until finally the bucket was full. Alfredo moved and closed the vault with Endive sighing in relief.
"Holy swiss cheese that never gets any easier." Endive grimaced.
"On the upside we got plenty of flibber flabber." Panini said, examining the pot.
"Yes, yes, very good. Just keep that crud away from me. It smells like boiled vegetables slathered in honey."
"Can do." Panini replied before they headed inside where Endive looked over her books.
"Now let's see, which one would work? Ah ha! This one will do." Endive said, grabbing a book. "101 ways to cook flibber flabber."
Panini smiled and got to work on grabbing the needed tools as Endive started listing them off.
"Well, looks like you have everything you need."
"Yep, still...I should at least taste test what I'm working with."
"Be warned, try not to vomit on the floor." Endive spoke.
Panini grabbed a spoon and scooped up some of the flibber flabber. She hesitated a little, but braced herself and popped it in her mouth. The minute the green goo hits her taste buds her eyes widen. "Mhhh, that's good!" She let out before taking another spoon full and gobbled it down.
"Say what?!" Endive looked at her apprentice with wide eyes as she downed the stuff like it was thrice cream. "You actually like that disgusting slop?"
"It actually tastes better than I imagined. It doesn't taste bad at all."
"That's to be expected." Spoke Alfredo. "Flibber flabber, is a Catrabbears natural food source."
Endive and Panini turned to the butler with confused expressions.
"I'm sorry what?" The woman questioned.
"Madam, surely you are aware of your own apprentice's species?" he questioned with a raised eyebrow, only to get a blank stare back. "I shall take that as a no."
"I didn't even know." Panini muttered.
"Shall I be so bold as to explain?"
"Please do." Endive replied with a nod.
Catrabbears come from a valley nuzzled in the mountains. It is in that same valley that the flibbious flabbious plant thrives. Without any other food source the Catrabbears had to adapt to eating the goo produced by the plants. Of course its weight loss properties don't work if eaten in large quantities or if the consumer does not exercise."
"Wait, but I've never heard of something like that before." Panini chimed in with a raised eyebrow.
"The Catrabbears culture isn't quite as... advanced as most others. They still make their homes out of sticks and leaves. Relations with them and the world beyond their valley are few. But every now and then baskets will float along the river leading out of their ancestral home containing infants. It is not known if this is accidental or intentional but those infants often get placed in orphanages where they are either adopted or, in your case Miss Panini, are taken on as apprentices." he explained with Panini's ears perking up.
"Miss Endive, didn't you say you found me in a basket?"
"Indeed I did. I was on an exploration, looking for new exotic ingredients." she recalled with a nostalgic look in her eye. "It was quite the trek, and oh so messy, but I pushed through to get only the finest I could take back with me, and that's when I found you, in a basket, right on the river bank. You were quite the tiny little thing. I couldn't very well leave you there all alone, exposed to the wilds, so I brought you back to Marzipan City to make you my apprentice."
"And I've been learning ever since. And I got to grow up around my precious Numnums." sighed Panini with a smile. "I gotta say it's nice knowing more about where I'm from. Could Chowder have come from Catrabbear valley too, Alfredo?"
"It's the most likely possibility," the dog replied. "However, if his master didn't find him the same way Endive found you then it's likely he went to an orphanage."
"Then we truly are meant for each other~" she let out a dreamy sigh with her hands together as hearts floated around her.
"What I don't understand is why are these Catrabbears so negligent as to send their children floating down a river in baskets to begin with." Endive wondered.
"That I'm afraid I cannot answer, Madam." Afredo replied. "Very little is known about their culture and they can be hostile to the unknown."
"Just knowing Chowder and I came from the same place, is just giving me more reason to do this," Panini looked serious as she went over to the book and opened it up. "Time to get cooking."
(The Next Day)
Panini hummed as she skipped down the road, a large basket in her hands with a lid on, along with a red bow tied around it. "I put all my heart and soul into this. If this doesn't work I'll eat my ears."
"Hey Panini." Came a familiar monotone voice.
She stopped and had to keep from groaning out loud before turning her head. "Hey Ceviche."
Behind her stood one of her oldest friends, Ceviche, apprentice to the master of dance, Paté. Years of training had made the young gazelle fit and lean; he wore a tight fitting purple shirt with black leggings. Not to mention his horns had grown out while his hair went down his back, and with a random sparkle around his face.
"It's a good thing I caught you when I did. Paté says that I'm ready to star in my first solo show and I wanted to let you know." he smiled while striking a pose, his hair somehow flowing like in those cheesy movies.
"That's great, but can we talk about this later? I'm kind of in the middle of something."
"The show is actually a few weeks from now. But I wanted to give you this." He reached behind his back and pulled out a card on a lanyard. "This is a VIP pass to get you backstage. I'm hoping you'll come to my dance practice, for emotional support."
"Well sure, what are friends for?" she smiled while accepting it. "If I have time I'll stop by. Right now I have to go see Chowder."
His smile dropped after hearing that. "Oh, I see. Well…good luck! I'll see you around."
"Thanks Ceviche, bye!" Panini ran off as fast as she could, leaving Ceviche whose eye twitched.
"Chowder." he muttered while turning and walked away.
Panini soon reached her destination, Mung Daal's catering company, full of hope. "Okay, make or break time." She opened the lid of the basket and held it over her head while the smell wafted out. "I hope he's around."
In a few seconds the door slammed open before Chowder came running out, panting like a dog and looking around with hungry eyes. "I smell FLIBBER FLABBER!"
Panini pumped her first in success. "Now to reel him in. Oh Chowder~ Over here~"
His eyes turned to her before going wide as he snapped out of his hunger induced state. "I'm not your boyfriend!" he cried out immediately before noticing the smell of flibber flabber was coming from her direction. He sniffed the air and felt his stomach growl in hunger.
"Want some… flibber flabber?" she held the basket out closer, the scent making him stare at it and slowly walk towards it, his hunger taking over. "It's nice and warm~"
The scent took the form of a finger tempting the young man closer. He closed his eyes as he began floating off the ground and over to the basket with a smile.
"You want some, don't you?"
"Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!"
"Then…" suddenly she closed the basket, cutting off the scent and making Chowder fall to the ground. "You'll have to catch me first."
"Huh?" he let out, pushing himself up before he saw her turn and start running off. "Hey wait! I'm hungry!" he shouted before chasing after her.
Panini had to keep from giggling as she held the basket over her head, making sure not to run too fast as she went through town with Chowder in hot pursuit.
They came to the farmers market, dodging all the shoppers. Panini hopping around while Chowder barreled them over, drooling as he did so.
"Fooood!" the Catrabbear boy hollered like a wild animal.
"Come on Numnums! It's right here!" she called, waving the basket by the handle. "If you don't get it, it'll get cold!"
"Get cold!? NOOOOO!" he cried out, running even faster and going so far as to run on all fours, knocking people over left and right.
"Wuh oh. Time for drastic measures." Panini said seeing him catch up before hopping up and running along the tops of the tops of the stalls. "Come and catch me~"
"Hey no fair!"
"All's fair in love and war Numnums." she giggled as he groaned and tried to climb up one of the stalls, only to slide down and land on his butt. "Rats!"
He panted, already sweating, and reached a hand up, before falling back on the ground. "Too… much…. running…" he wheezed before deciding to pursue on foot.
By the time he caught up Panini was sitting under a tree at the top of a hill with the basket in her lap while she tapped the lid like a drum.
"Feel better Numnums?"
"So… tired… feet… burning…" he let out, having to drag himself up before plopping down, face first, and lost consciousness.
When he started coming out of it, he found he was now on his back with his head propped up and a hand gently caressing his scalp. "Ugh….is it breakfast time?" he questioned with his vision blurry. When it cleared he saw Panini looking down on him from above.
"Hi Chowder."
"I'm not your-" he was unable to finish, still fatigued after all that running.
"I know I know, just take it easy." She said, rubbing his head. "While you were out I went and set everything up."
"Set what up?" Chowder questioned.
"Our picnic." She said gesturing to the assortment of dishes spread out on a picnic blanket. "I wanted the meal to be classy."
Chowder gazed at all the food with a glimmer in his eye while salivating.
"Go ahead and dig in." Panini insisted.
Chowder tried reaching out to the food, but his arms couldn't reach and he was still too tired to move. "Can't…reach….need….food."
"Well, if you can't reach, I'd be more than happy to feed you." she said, grabbing a plate of flibber flabber finger sandwiches.
"Food…." he strained his arms out, but couldn't get any closer, making him pant at the exertion.
Panini took one of the tiny sandwiches and held it over his head. "If you ask nicely, I'd be more than happy to help you enjoy ALL of this fresh food."
Chowder stared at the sandwich with wide eyes as he tried to grab it with his tongue, but Panini held it out of his reach and lightly slapped it.
"Nuh uh, naughty boy." she wagged her finger with amusement.
"Ah! This is torture!" he let out with her giggling.
"Just ask, it's not that hard Numnums."
"Please, Panini!" He let out almost sobbing.
"Now was that so hard?" She questioned dropping it in his mouth. Immediately he gobbled it up with a moan before swallowing and shivered at the taste. "How does it taste?"
"Sooooo good."
"Want another?" Panini asked, grabbing another sandwich.
"Yeah yeah yeah yeah!" he nodded, drooling again.
"Okay, but remember to chew slowly so you can savor every bit." she held the sandwich near him as he bit into it and moaned at the taste while chewing it. "There you go, isn't that better than just wolfing it down?"
"Well... maybe a little. Maybe I should test it, ahhhh." he admitted before she dropped the other half in his open mouth, which he gobbled up in no time. "Mmmh, yeah definitely better."
She giggled and kept on feeding him the sandwiches, sighing inside at how romantic this must have looked.
As time passed she continued to feed him dish after dish. Although a few dishes he got excited over and ate them while she held them, leaving her hand with saliva on it, which she chastised him for each time.
"Chowder! I know the food is good, but getting slobber on someone is still rude.
"Sorry. It's all just so yummy."
"Well then, I guess you can just forget about the desert."
"Desert!?" Chowder perked up and looked around the blanket yet only saw empty plates. "I don't see any desert."
"I left it in the basket until the end." Panini stood up and moved to said basket where she pulled out a pie. "Flibber flabber meringue pie."
"Oohoohoo Pie! Gimme!" he cried out with a smile, lunging for it, only for Panini's hand to stop him.
"Hold it!"
"But piiiiie!" Chowder whined.
"I will give you some pie, but you need to control yourself." she said firmly. "Jumping at food like an animal is just bad manners. It was cute when we were kids, but now it's just gross."
"Oh yeah? Well…you still chase me!" he tried to counter.
"Chowder, you just need to control yourself enough not to nearly bite my hand off." she informed him. "Now if you can do that, you can have the pie. Do you think you can do that?"
"...how much pie do I get?"
"All of it, of course."
"Mmmm….deal."
Panini cut a piece with a cake knife and lifted it from the pan. "Say ahh."
"Ahhhhh." he opened his mouth wide enough for Panini to drop the slice in. As soon as she did, he chewed it with a hum and shivered. "This is better than the sandwiches! MORE!" He let out reaching for the pie before Panini swatted his hand away with the blunt of the cake knife. "Ow!"
"Ah ah, what do you say first?"
"Please?"
"That's better, here." she smiled, cutting another slice and plopped it in his mouth.
"Mmmmmm~" Chowder let out.
Panini gave him another and another and another until eventually there was nothing left. "Good job chowder, you finished the whole thing without getting drool on me."
"Ahhh…that was delicious." he smiled, patting his stomach as he actually felt comfy and relaxed at this point. "Mung never makes flibber flabber anymore."
"Why's that?"
"Well, the last time we had it, Truffles sort of…got mad. She didn't like the taste, so after eating the leftovers, Mung decided to try something else. She was feeling bloated." he whispered. "That and her big butt smashed the city."
"So THAT'S what happened. Miss Endive thought she caused another earthquake." Panini replied before the two had a good laugh. An honest one that didn't seem nervous or forced, which was a very stunning sight for anyone who knew these two.
They let out a sigh before there was only an awkward silence. The food was gone and Chowder had long since regained his breath and ability to move. He sat up and cleared his throat, not feeling like saying his usual catchphrase right now. If anything, he actually felt thankful for Panini.
"So…I better head back. Mung's probably wondering where I went. Thanks for the grub." He said standing up and dusted himself off.
"Not a problem Numnums." she smiled before grabbing the basket and gave him a lovey dovey look. "I'll make sure to work on more dishes for our next date~" she sang before running off with a giggle.
"Date?!" his face turned red. "Hey! There was no date!" he yelled out.
Chowder then made his way back home where Mung was working in the kitchen.
"There you are, Chowder. Where were you? We've got a big order and we need all the help we can get for it."
"Yeah, uh. Sorry Mung I was…out." he looked away quickly.
"Well regardless, it's time to get back to work." Mung stated. "And try not to eat any of the ingredients."
"Don't worry about it, I'm not hungry."
And like that, the sound of a record scratch was heard as Mung and Schnitzel stopped and turned to Chowder in surprise.
"Say what now? You not hungry?"
"Rada rada?"
"Chowder, are you feeling ok?" Mung questioned, putting a hand on Chowder's forehead.
"Of course. I…just uh…grabbed something to eat on the way back." his eyes darted back and forth quickly. "No biggie."
"Oh really now?" Mung put his hands on his hips with a raised eyebrow as Chowder started to sweat. "What did you have?"
"Uh…you know, this and that."
"I see. In that case, open your mouth." Mung instructed.
Chowder quickly closed his mouth and shook his head.
"Chowder!" Mung grabbed at his mouth and tried prying it open with his bare hands. "I said, open… your…mouth!" he pulled with all his might, but it was all for naught. He let go and huffed. "Fine, you wanna be stubborn? Then so can I. Schnitzel! Grab the jaws of life!"
"Awhahaha. Rada rada." Schnitzel chuckled ominously.
"You hear that Chowder? You either open up willingly, or Schnitzel pries it open. Your choice." Mung spoke crossing his arms.
Chowder broke into a bigger sweat as he started shaking before closing his eyes and reluctantly opened up. "Ahhh."
A foghorn could be heard as a foul odor burst from Chowder's mouth. Mung's nose ducked right into his head while Schnitzel stiffened up before cracks formed over himself before falling to literal pieces.
"Ugggh!"
Chowder closed his mouth as Mung coughed and wiped the tears forming in his eyes. "Uh, oops?"
"Chowder! What have I told you about brushing your teeth?"
"After every meal. Which I've been doing Mung, honest!"
"Then what is t…wait." Mung pulled his nose out and sniffed the air and rubbed his chin. "Wait a second…I know that smell. Chowder, were you eating flibber flabber?"
"Maybe?"
"Chowder!"
"Okay! Yes!"
"Where in the world did you get flibber flabber from?"
"...someone made some food with it."
"Well quit being so vague on me boy. Who was it?"
Chowder looked down. "Panini…"
"Rada!?" Schnitzel let out after putting himself back together.
"She…made me lunch. A great big picnic of flibber flabber galore. I couldn't resist Mung!"
"Panini? Made you lunch? And you didn't run away?" he looked at Chowder in shock before slowly giving a wide grin. "Well I'll be, my boys growing up. Sounds to me like an old fashioned lunch date."
"Not a date! She…She just lured me with good food! That's all!"
"Rada rada, ra-rada rada, raaaada!" Schnitzel Said with a laugh.
"She tricked me! There was nothing else going on!" Shouted Chowder. "I'm going to my room."
"Oh? Gonna call her for your next date huh? You sly dog." teased Mung.
"NOT A DATE!" he yelled before rushing up the stairs and slamming his door shut.
"Oh this is gonna be fun."
"Rada rada."
(The next day)
Panini was once again making her way to Mung Daal's with a basket full of goodies. She opened the basket hopeful the smell would once again draw out her love. Unlike yesterday there was no such luck.
Curiously she moved closer and peeked her head inside and saw Truffles in the middle of a good book. "Truffles, but no
Chowder." she moved back and rubbed her chin. "If he's not here, then where could he be?" she wondered.
"Oh hello Panini." Said Mung sitting at the window. "Looking for Chowder?"
"Why yes, is he here?"
"The little butterball barricaded himself in the cellar.
"Thank you, I brought him some more dishes I worked on."
"Yes, I heard about your little rendezvous yesterday." he chuckled. "Bit of a tip, try leaving it outside and hide before shutting the door behind him. He's still scrappy and quick for a boy his size."
"Thanks for the tip." she headed back inside, and entered the kitchen area. She took a quick peek around before spotting what seemed like the door and put the basket down. As an added safety precaution she tied a sting to the basket then opened it up before diving into a nearby cupboard while holding the other end of the string.
The smell slowly drifted over and underneath the door. After a few seconds the sound of fast steps was heard, followed by the racket of items crashing, smashing, and shattering before the door slammed open with Chowder poking his head out sniffing the air like a rodent until he spotted the basket. "Food!"
"Gotcha!" Panini tugged on the string, pulling it away as Chowder lunged and missed it.
"Hey!" he got on all fours and growled before jumping at it, but it got pulled away again.
Once it was close enough to the cupboard Panini burst out. "Hi Numnums!"
"Ahhh!" Shrieked Chowder before Panini grabbed the basket and darted off. "Hey! My food!"
"It's only yours if you keep up!"
"Give it!" he cried before he took off after her. He chased her past Mung and out the door.
"Way to go, Chowder!" he called out with a laugh. "Tell me you got all that Schnitzel."
"Rada." the rock monster gave a thumbs up while holding a camera.
Later that afternoon, Chowder came home, except now he was covered in glitter with beads around his neck. "Oh boy, that was something."
"Chowder?" Truffles let out flying closer. "What the heck happened to you?"
"I chased Panini into a parade."
"And WHY did you chase Panini into a parade?"
"She had food and-"
"Stop, I heard enough." she held up a hand. "Just don't make it a habit, we got orders to take care of."
"Oh don't worry. I don't plan to let it happen again." He said with a determined look on his face.
(The next day)
Chowder once again chased Panini and came home in the afternoon, only this time he was holding cotton candy with his face painted having just come home from a carnival. "Rats!"
"Rada rada?" asked Schnitzel while carrying a crate past him.
"It wasn't a date!"
The next day, Panini came over, Chowder chased her and later he came back with a bucket of theater popcorn. "Rats." Then came the next day, still the same result only now he was dressed as a salsa dancer. "Ratas!" He spoke with a Spanish accent.
At this point, Mung and Schnitzel had a secret bet going on, which they didn't want Truffles involved since she might win it.
Days turned to weeks and still Chowder was powerless to resist the allure of Panini's flibber flabber based dishes. Almost a month passed and Chowder came home one day in his swimsuit with a slight tan.
"Bye chowder. I had a really great time at the beach today!" Panini called out wearing a yellow one-piece swimsuit with a diagonal green stripe.
All he could manage was a tired groan as she skipped off with him closing the door. "Mung, I'm back." he called out dragging himself into the kitchen.
"How was your day Cho-WOAH!" Mung let out surprise. "Chowder? You look…different."
"Huh?" he looked at the tan and nodded. "Oh Yeah, Panini made me chase her at the beach, which was NOT a date! But I got a nice tan out of it."
"I will admit that that is a nice tan, but I was talking about your body."
"What are you t-OH MY GOSH!" Truffles let out after seeing Chowder. "Chowder, is that you?"
"Of course it's me. You guys are acting weird."
"Us weird? Chowder, you've gotten thinner."
Chowder looked at himself, his body frame slimmer than he remembered, leading to his swimming trunks nearly sliding off before he grabbed them and went wide eyed. "Oh no! Mung! What happened?! My beautiful hot bod is gone!"
"It must be from eating all that flibber flabber and chasing Panini around town. Exercise must be the key to bringing out the dietary properties of the flibber flabber."
"Oh now you tell me." Truffles let out in exasperation. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Woman, cut me some slack. It was a very hectic day when you put us on that diet. Nobody was using their head right! Besides, I'm a chef, not an exercise coach."
"Rada rada." Schnitzel spoke walking in before taking one look at Chowder and was taken aback. "Rada!?"
"Yes Schnitzel we all see it." Mung spoke.
"This is horrible!" Chowder cried out without letting go of the trunks. "I'm a completely different person! Now I'll have to change my name and get a different job for the rest of my life!"
"Relax Chowder, it's not the end of the world. Really this is good for you." smiled Mung. "The healthier your body is, the longer you'll live. And, you'll be able to enjoy food much more now that your body's got some space to fill. If anything you should be thanking Panini."
"Panini." he spoke with narrowed eyes. "So this is her evil plan. I knew she was scheming!"
"Chowder." sighed Mung walking over and putting a hand on his shoulder. "Look, I get your relationship with her was rocky before when you were kids, but you're not kids anymore. You can't keep thinking everything she does is some evil scheme. It's obvious she still has the hots for you even now. Why else would she go and do this much for you if that wasn't the case?" Mung explained to his young apprentice. "True I may loathe and despise that battleax she calls a cooking master, but Panini's a nice girl."
"But I don't want a girlfriend. Every time a guy gets a girl he becomes less of a man."
"Hey! I've got the best gal in the world, and look at me? I'm the manliest man of all man." boasted Mung trying to flex his arms. "I wear the pants in this relationship."
*BONK*
Mung's eyes rolled around while Truffles held the rolling pin to the side.
"What was that?"
"You know you're not really helping my case here dear." he rubbed the spot with a frown. "I'm trying to give the boy here some primo love advice."
"Stick to teaching cooking." Truffles said before flying closer to Chowder. "Let me put it this way Chowder. Girls like that? Running away gives them a challenge which just makes them want you more. My advice? Give her a chance and try to have fun. I'm not saying you need to get hitched, but if you give it a try, you might be surprised by how fun it is to WANT to spend time with a girl your own age. And trust me you do not wanna end up like one of those creepy old single men. Like that guy at the feet store, Yeesh."
"But she always went on about making babies when we were kids. I'm not ready for that kind of commitment!" Chowder whined.
"So what, it's not like she can force you."
"She can't?"
"Of course not ya crazy." Mung cut it.
"Huh. I…never knew that I could say no." Chowder stated.
"Rada rada rada?"
"Of course I know how babies are made. Give me some credit." he crossed his arms with a huff, leading to his trunks slipping down. "Oop!" He let out before quickly pulling them back up. "Hey Mung, can I borrow a belt?"
"Not a problem, especially if you wanna look good for your girl." he joked.
"She's not my…aw forget it."
The next day Panini once more made her way to Mung Daal's. She could feel it, she was getting close to what she'd always wanted. "Just a little more." she walked in and looked around, not spotting Chowder. "Hello?...Is anyone home?"
"Panini!" Chowder shouted making her jump.
'Shoot!' she thought before seeing him walk over to her with a serious expression. "Hi Numnums, I came by w-"
"Oh no you don't! I won't be distracted by your cooking this time woman!" he barked before he pulled out a clothes pin and put it on his nose. "For the record I really wish I had thought of this sooner."
"But don't you wanna take a little whiff? It's a special-"
"No! I have something to say Panini, and you are going to listen." He cut her off firmly with his arms crossed. "I'm putting my foot down after so long."
Panini blinked in surprise, not sure how to respond. One part of her wanted to slap him for such a tone, but another part of her found it even more attractive.
"For a long time you've chased me, been crazy for me, and made me worried about ending up as the kind of man like Mung, but no more!" he let out pointing a finger up in the air.
"You mean the kind with a mustache?" she asked, tilting her head.
"I mean the kind who loses any sense of real manhood after marriage, but not me! I'm not gonna get dragged into something I don't want to, I'm making that clear right now! I know you have big dreams about "Panchowbies" but I'm not ready for that yet."
Panini frowned while Chowder crossed his arms again without dropping his firm expression.
"But… I suppose I can give this… 'boyfriend' thing a chance." he finished, making her eyes widen and ears shoot up straight.
"What…did you say?" she asked, feeling a glimmer of hope.
"Oh come on, don't make me repeat myself, this is awkward enough as it is." Chowder whined rubbing his arm.
"EEEEEEHHHHH!" she let out a high pitched squeal, launching herself and clinging onto Chowder, making him fall back. "Yes yes yes yes!"
Chowder let out a small groan before noticing a pleasant smell coming off Panini. 'Has she always smelled like that?' he wondered but didn't want to make it weird by asking.
"This is the greatest moment of my life! Oh Numnums, I'll be the best girlfriend ever! And the only one~"
"Oh gosh." Chowder muttered nervously. He felt her rub their cheeks together, making his face heat up. "Uh…can you let go now? This is getting a little excessive."
"You sure? I think it feels just right~"
"Panini!"
"Oh okay, you big sourpuss." she reluctantly got off as he sat up.
"Hey! I stay away from sour stuff. Never again." he muttered with a distant look in his eyes that looked in a random direction.
"So now that we're officially a couple, how about a romantic sunset picnic?" She asked, holding up the basket." This dish will last until then, but I want to make everything perfect."
"Ok, just don't go getting any weird ideas."
"Define weird."
"...I'm already starting to regret this."
"Too late, Gotta go get set up, bye!" Panini spoke rapidly and raced to the door. "We'll meet up at the hill at seven and don't be late." She added before leaving.
Chowder let out a deep breath and wiped some sweat off his brow. "Oh man, that was intense. I thought I was gonna pass out. I need a snack."
Panini ran through town feeling on top of the world! She couldn't stop smiling, spinning through the air as she hopped. One could swear they even saw hearts floating around her.
"Hi Panini."
And then it all came down. She immediately stopped in place, balancing on one foot, and turned around, spotting Ceviche. "Hi Ceviche, look now's not a good time."
"Sorry, it's just that I saw you hopping around, and uh…I didn't see you at my dance practice. Which isn't a problem. I was just gonna ask if you were still coming to my show tonight?"
"Show? Oh! Right, that. I totally forgot."
"You…forgot?" he let out what sounded like hurt in his voice. "Oh, I understand. Miss Endive must have you doing too much lately."
"Actually I've been having picnics with Chowder."
"Chowder?" Ceviche questioned as the corner of his mouth twitched. "That's…interesting, but you're still coming to my show…right?"
"Sorry Ceviche, this is too important. Just film it for me and I'll watch it later." She said walking past him.
"Too important….too important?" he started to mutter to himself. He clenched his hands and grit his teeth, feeling his anger beginning to bubble inside him. He grit his teeth as a low guttural growl left his mouth. He walked into an alley before punching the wall causing it to crack.
(Later)
Panini was once again setting things up for another picnic. It was on the hill where she first began her mission. Only this time she went all out. "There all done. Gazpacho, are you ready?"
"Indubitably madam." Said the wooly mammoth dressed like a mariachi with a guitar.
"Perfect. Now to wait for my precious Numnums to arrive."
"Gotta say, I thought this day would never come, but I'm glad I could play a part in it." Gazpacho spoke with a happy smile.
"Sometimes it takes more time than you want to get what you want, and boy was all the wait worth it. As soon as Chowder sees this spread, he'll feel completely and utterly full." Panini said with a dreamy look on her face before noticing something. "Oh, shoot I almost forgot to place the candelabra." She spoke running over to the basket.
"Oof, you don't wanna forget that, let me tell ya, it's not a romantic evening without proper light." Gazpacho started to ramble while a large figure approached from behind. "Why I remember this one date I had, ooh she was a catch, but I-"
"Grrrr."
"What the-" the moment Gazpacho turned he was sent flying with a mighty strike. "Waaaaaaaaahhhhh!"
He flew over Panini who faced the source of the disturbance. Her face twisted in fear. Her screams echoed out to the city making nearby birds fly away.
With Chowder, he was making his way through town, trying to psych himself up mentally. "Come on Chowder, you got this. It's just like all the others, it's no big deal."
But as he rounded a corner, he saw numerous police officers around the hill. Feeling concerned, Chowder rushed over.
"What do you make of this Sergeant Hoagie?" asked a snow leopard to a dog.
"It looks like we've got a big case here, and an even bigger footprint." said the dog looking at the cloven hoofprints.
"What's going on?" Chowder questioned.
"Step back son, this is an active crime scene." said the Sergeant.
"But I was supposed to meet my date here."
"Ain't no date here, just big footprints and one mess of a picnic."
"Uh, sir, maybe he can give us some information on what happened here." The snow leopard spoke.
"Oh, you think so? Alright go ahead."
"Young man, do you recognize this basket?" The snow leopard asked, holding up a crushed basket.
"That's Panini's!"
"Bingo, we got a name." Cheered Hoagie.
"Would someone tell me what's going on!?" Screamed Chowder.
"Easy son, we're just as concerned as you." Said the snow leopard. "We got a call from a concerned citizen who heard someone screaming. But when we got here all we found was this mess, the footprints, oh and that guy over there." He pointed over to Gazpacho who was laying on the ground, groaning.
"Gazpacho!" Chowder ran over in concern as the mammoth's eyes were rolling around. "What happened?"
"Aw come on Ma, it's Saturday, just five more minutes."
"Aw man, he got the sense knocked out of him. This calls for drastic measures." Chowder said, grabbing Gaspacho's trunk. "Flibber flabber breath!" he inhaled before blowing it inside, making the mammoth's eyes widen as his body spasmed before jumping up.
"Good golly almighty! What is that unholy smell?!"
"Gazpacho, you're okay!"
"I will be okay as soon as I get my sense of smell back."
"Gazpacho, I need to know. What happened here? Where's Panini?"
"I…I don't know. Last thing I remember we were setting up for your picnic, I heard a growling like a monster, but when I turned around all I saw was a pair of sparkly legs before everything went black."
"A monster with sparkly legs?" Chowder looked confused.
"Hey I'm just as confused as you kid." he remarked while rubbing his head. "I mean, who wears that much sparkles? That's something I've seen on figure skaters."
"Wait…you mean dancers?"
"Yup."
"Sparkles…hooves…Panini…." Chowder listed off while racking his brain with some smoke seeping from his ears as he tried to concentrate. "Gah! I got nothing."
"Well maybe you can try sniffing him out. By the looks of this he must have gone hog wild on the food, and if he touched it. He must be reeking of flibber flabber. With how pungent that stuff smells you might be able to sniff it out."
"Gazpacho, that's brilliant!" he cheered before crouching down and rubbed his nose against the ground, sniffing as hard as possible before standing up. "I've got it!" before he took off running in a random direction.
"Why didn't you think of that?" The snow leopard questioned Sergeant Hoagie.
"My nose hasn't worked in years. But forget that right now. Follow that boy!"
The officers chased after Chowder who kept sniffing the air, going all around the city in random directions. It was looking like a crudely drawn map with dots popping up all over.
Soon Chowder arrived at the location where the scent was the strongest. "Here it is, the monster's lair."
"My god! It's a….dance theater?" Sergeant Hoagie tilted his head.
"Wow, I could go for some lessons." remarked the snow leopard.
"Kid, are you sure this is the right place?" Questioned the dog.
"When it comes to food my nose is never wrong, ever."
"Good enough for me." Shrugged the Sergeant who then looked at his officers. "Surround the area, call for backup, and have the S.W.A.T. team on standby!"
All of them saluted and ran off to follow orders while Chowder narrowed his eyes at the studio. "I'm going in." he said racing towards the door before anyone could stop him.
"Wait kid! Don't be a hero!" Hoagie called before one of the officers presented him with a hero sandwich. "Not what I meant."
Chowder slammed the doors open and looked around the lobby. "Panini? Where are you Panini? Panini!"
"Excuse me sir, can I help you?"
Chowder blinked and turned to a large bear looking down at him while dressed in a suit. "I have to ask you not to yell as there is a show currently going on. Are you looking for your seat?"
"I'm looking for a girl named Panini. Long ears, pink, with a tail like mine."
"I can't say I've seen anyone like that." The Bear spoke politely. "Now if you don't have a ticket I'll have to ask you to leave."
Suddenly the police burst in, dressed in riot gear with Hoagie at the front.
"Nobody move, this is a raid!"
"Aw dang, the cops!" The bear blurted, breaking his accent and holding up his paws. "Look man whatever this is about I swear I didn't do it. I've been on the straight and narrow. I can't go back to jail!"
"Quit stalling! Where's the girl?"
"I don't know what you're talking about yo, I swear!" Said the bear before Chowder sniffed the bear.
"He's telling the truth. He doesn't stink of flibber flabber."
"Well he's gotta be here some-" Hoagie cut himself off seeing Chowder run off again. "Oh come on!"
"I smell the flabber!" Chowder said following his nose backstage where the performers waited for the show to begin. He kept sniffing the air, bumping into performers, barreling over them, and even getting a bit too close to their personal space as he got closer to the smell. Finally he came to the source of the smell. "You!"
"Oh, hi Chowder. What are you doing here?" said none other than Ceviche, crossing his arms. "We have a show to do. We can't deal with any interruptions at this point."
"I SMELL it." he got in close to the goat's face with his nostrils flaring. "You're the one who kidnapped Panini!" He blurted out, making the other performers gasp at the accusation.
"What? Panini's kidnapped?" he replied back, but it was hard to tell his emotions given his almost permanently blank expression. "That's awful."
"And it was YOU! I know it was!" Chowder said as the cops came in.
"Freeze! This is a raid! Nobody move!"
"Officers, arrest this goat…person!"
"What for? I didn't do anything." he replied with his hooves held up.
"Uh kid, are you sure this is the right guy?" Hoagie questioned Chowder. "I mean…he looks pretty harmless. The guy we're looking for is supposed to be big and strong enough to take out a wooly mammoth."
"Oh I know alright." Chowder grabbed Ceviche's arm and sniffed it directly extra hard before letting go. "It's all over him."
"You're crazy, Chowder." Ceviche spoke. "I love Panini, why would I kidnap her?"
"Because you reek of Flibber Flabber! She had tons of that made for the two of us."
"I repeat my earlier statement. You're crazy. You think I did it just because I smell? There's no court that will accept that."
"He's right kid." said Hoagie. "Believe me, I've tried."
"Okay, then maybe you can explain WHY YOU HAVE FLIBBER FLABBER ON YOUR HOOF!" he cried, pointing down as all eyes turned to his foot with a little bit of the stuff on the side. One of the dancers even fainted.
His eyes widened while Hoagie frowned.
"Care to explain where that came from?" Chowder questioned crossing his arms.
Now in this situation most people would panic, however Ceviche smiled before he began to chuckle. "I can't believe something that small got on me." The young man said, breaking his emotionless mannerism. "I thought I cleaned all of it off after I got back. Yes, I did it. I took Panini."
"That's all I needed to hear." Sergeant Hoagie said, walking up to Ceviche with a pair of handcuffs.
"Don't touch me!" The goat said before sending the dog flying at the wall with a punch. The force behind it was strong enough to make said wall crack on impact.
Everyone's eyes widened before turning to him who glared at Chowder.
"You, this is all your fault." He said with a growl. "I'm ten times the man you are. I'm a gentleman, I have a promising future, and I'm hot. Yet despite all that, she always chose you!" he took a step forward while Chowder noticed his arms seemed to bulk up slightly. "What's there to see in you? Some dense guy who can't cook to save his life, a guy who prefers stuffing his face instead of seeing he's got a living goddess chasing him around! For years I've watched as my love fawned over you, rejecting my advances, and in all that time, I've been bottling up my rage and lust without any form of relief."
Chowder saw Caviche's frame bulking up more and more, with his voice even getting a bit deeper as he backed up. "Uh, Ceviche."
"But then, it all came together. When I learned she would be too busy cooking food for you, instead of coming by to see my big debut. And that's when I decided it was time. It was time to step up and take what I earned! What I DESERVED!" Ceviche continued to grow in size and the hooves on his arms morphed into hands, his chin stuck out as a pair of tusks sprouted from his lower jaw, his eyes turned yellow and red, finally the most disturbing change of all was the almost instantaneous bulge in his crotch area.
"Holy moly." muttered Hoagie as the other performers ran out of the room screaming as the rest of them had to look up and saw Ceviche break through the ceiling with his shadow looming over them in a bowlegged stance.
"What's the procedure for this Sergeant?"
"It's something meant for the gravest of emergencies." he spoke with narrowed eyes before screaming and bolted. "Run away! Every man for themselves!"
"Brilliant as always sir!"
"CHOWDER!" Roared the tall goat with a sneer as said male gulped with his hat deflating.
"Uh….time out?"
Ceviche raised his arm and clenched his fist.
"Eep!" Chowder let out before narrowly dodging the fist, smashing the spot, before he got up and took off out of the room.
"Get back here you little insect!" Growled Ceviche before going after him, breaking the ceiling as he did so. He tried to grab the Catrabbear, but due to the boy's recent diet and exercise he was able to avoid the massive hands much easier than he would have had he still been a butterball.
Chowder ran as fast as possible, running across the stage and past the chairs as Ceviche followed, making the audience scream and run out as he stamped across the seats and burst through the building without much effort. He looked around and saw the police were surrounding him.
"Fire the tear gas!" Hoagie called out through a megaphone.
The police fired a number of tear gas grenades, but Ceviche simply blew them back at the police.
"Well, that's not good." remarked the dog before Ceviche picked up a Snail Car and hurled it after Chowder, who let out a girlish scream and rounded a corner to avoid the flying vehicle.
"You won't get away from me you little cretin!" he bellowed out, stamping through the city, people running away as he crushed anything in his way with ease, even ripping open rooftops to look inside for his prey. "I will find you and crush you!"
While Ceviche did that, he failed to consider looking in the trash cans. One of which was shuddering. Chowder peaked out and stuck his head out before sighing to himself.
"Oh man, what am I gonna do? If he finds me, he'll squash me. And I can't stay here for the rest of my life, I still need to find Panini. Gosh darn it! Why does growing up have to have so many issues? I wish I could make myself little again and- GASP! That's it! I know what I have to do, but first." He directed his gaze over to a dice cycle parked next to a phone booth.
Ceviche continued his rampage, looking all around for his target. "Where are you!?" He called out ripping up another roof revealing an elderly couple. The man was sitting in a rocking chair while the woman was knitting. Judging by their lack of reaction Ceviche assumed they were senile.
"Gotta get that A/C fixed." Said the elderly man.
"You say something?"
"What?"
Ceviche huffed then ripped off another roof to a building where a woman was taking a bubble bath.
"AHHHHH! MASHER!" The woman screamed before fainting.
He growled and dropped it before grabbing the bottom of a building and ripped it off the ground, revealing a few shady figures looking at a map.
"Ok, so we hit the bank tomorrow, and then-hey! This is a private conversation! Move along!"
With an irritated snarl Ceviche slammed the building down. "COME OUT YOU COWARD!"
*Whistle* "Hey!" Called out Chowder sitting on the dice cycle. "I'm over here you big dumb knuckle dragging block head!"
Ceviche turned and glowered at Chowder who stuck his tongue out and blew a raspberry. "Why you little-"
"Catch me if you can sparklebutt!" he turned and started cycling away as Ceviche started running after him.
"You're dead, runt!"
"I know you are but what am I? Woah!" Chowder swerved side to side, avoiding the giant hands. "Okay maybe I've taunted him enough." He said dodging another swipe. "Gotta slow him down somehow." It was then he spotted the farmers market and got an idea. He turned into the market with ease while his pursuer had to skid to a stop before he could follow.
"You won't get away!"
As Chowder peddled through the market he swiped various things from the stalls. The owners didn't get the chance to yell at him as they were scared off by the behemoth behind him. "Hey Ceviche, have some grubble gum!" He called dumping a bag of the round candy on the ground.
Ceviche looked down and went wide eyed before his foot met them and he started to feel off balance as he fumbled on the candy. "Woah, woah!" Fortunately thanks to his years of dancing this was easy to overcome.
"Not good, let's see if these grabbles can grab your attention." He quipped, tossing the green fruit over his shoulder one by one.
Each fruit clinged onto Ceviche all over his body, a few latching onto his face.
"Gah, what the-" Ceviche growled and easily ripped them off, some even took bits of his fur with them. "Yeow!"
Chowder continue tossing various strange food stuffs but they had little to no effect and soon enough he was out of ammo. "Uh oh, I need something else! Oh!" He let out before spotting a bushel of bluenanas and snatched them as he passed. "Oh I know Panini said it was wrong, but this is an emergency." He opened his mouth wide before horfing the fruit down. And after a bit of chewing he spat out the peels like a cannon. All of them landed on the ground, causing Ceviche to land on them, this time too caught off guard and leading to him to start sliding across the ground, arms out to try and balance himself but unlike the grubble gum this time he just kept sliding until his feet were pulled out from under him. Chowder closed his eyes before feeling a loud crash hit the ground.
Upon opening them he saw Ceviche on his back and a number of stalls around him were destroyed by the impact. The large goat groaned, giving Chowder the chance to really get ahead of him. He peddled back home where Mung was pacing outside while holding a jar in one arm and biting his nails on the other. "Mung!"
"Oh Chowder! You're okay. I was so worried when I got your call. I barely understood what you were saying, but I got the jist of it. You're in trouble and you need this." Mung then presented Chowder with the jar.
"Thanks Mung!" smiled Chowder taking it.
"But I'm confused, why did you need-"
"Can't talk, I need to-"
"CHOWDER!" Ceviche roared running up the street looking even madder than before.
"Great gobs of gravy! What is that?!" Blurted Mung.
"No time, get inside quick!" ordered Chowder with Mung obliging before he turned and gulped as Ceviche got closer and closer. Opened the jar and waited for the right moment. His heart hammered in his chest as adrenaline coursed through his veins. Every second was torture.
"DIIIIIEEEE!" roared Ceviche with a hand stretched out. Chowder raised the jar and with all his might tossed it right at Ceviche's face.
The last thing the goat saw was a puff of red dust obscuring his vision and causing him to cough heavily. After clearing his eyes and lungs Ceviche noticed something was off. Everything was suddenly bigger. He looked around in confusion before seeing a huge shadow going over him. Upon turning around he saw a giant Chowder looking down at him.
"Well hello there, Tiny."
"What is this!? What did you do to me!?"
"Oh nothing much, I just gave you a super sized serving of cinnamini, also known as the shrinking spice." Chowder said grabbing the now empty jar and then grabbed ceviche by the leotard and dropped him in. "There we go, you shouldn't cause any trouble in there for the time being."
"Chowder? Is it safe to come out now?" Called Mung Daal poking his head out the door
"Yeah Mung, it's all good, but I'm gonna need a ride."
"Well okay, but you got some explaining to do."
"I'll tell you on the way."
After climbing into their snail car, Escargot, chowder told Mung exactly where to go and upon arriving they found the police sifting through the rubble.
"Chowder? Am I gonna have to pay for all this mess?" Mung asked.
"I don't think so, Ceviche did the wrecking, I just ran away."
"Good, because I'd have to sell the whole business just to get close to the cost."
Chowder stepped out of the car before looking down in the jar. "Alright Ceviche, tell us where you hid Panini."
"Never!" he shouted now back to his normal form after calming down. "You don't deserve her!"
"Okay, then you leave me no choice." Chowder said before breathing into the jar and quickly put the lid back on.
"Oh good god! That reeks!" Ceviche cried, coughing and gagging. "Ugh! Ack! Blech! Okay, okay! You win! I'll talk!"
"Then talk."
Ceviche led them to a janitor's closet where Panini was tied to a chair with her mouth taped shut. She looked more annoyed than scared as she tried to tug at the binds even after they opened the door with her not noticing them.
"Panini!"
She looked over and smiled while letting out a muffled call of his name as he got rid of the tape. "Ow! Numnums!"
"Ooh, Sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." Chowder winced.
"Trust me, that's nothing compared to the idea of not seeing you again. Listen you gotta get out of here, Ceviche he-"
"Relax, I already took care of him."
"Really? How?"
"Let's just say I knocked him down to size."
"Oh ha ha, very funny." Ceviche remarked sarcastically from inside the jar. "You're a real comedian, Chowder."
Panini's eyes turned to slits as she peeked into the jar and saw Ceviched giving a nervous wave. "Chowder, untie me. Now."
"Uh…I'm not sure if I should right now. You have that look in your eyes."
"Chowder, untie me."
"Not until I hand Ceviche over to the proper authorities."
"Chowder? Un. Tie. ME." she repeated with a hiss heard that have Chowder and Ceviche chills.
"RUN!"
"Ahhhhhh!" screamed Chowder, running out with the jar over his head.
"CHOWDER!"
(Later)
After handing Ceviche over to the police, Chowder deemed it safe to finally untie Panini, who at the moment was giving him the cold shoulder.
"Heh, what a crazy day, am I right?" Chowder questioned trying to be careful with his words.
"Hmph." Panini huffed in reply.
"Uh….hey! Why don't we go and have that picnic, huh?" Chowder suggests with an awkward chuckle. "What do you say?"
"I say you should have let me get my hands on Ceviche!" she growled. "He went and ruined ALL the food I prepared, kidnapped me, and bound me up on a chair in a closet! Why didn't you let me claw his sparkly legs to pieces?!"
"If I did you'd be the one in jail instead of him." he pointed out in a surprising moment of sense. "Then he would have gotten away with all of that. See what I mean? Besides, now everyone knows the real Ceviche."
"Still, I wanted our date to go off without any issues." Panini whined.
"Aww, don't be like that, we'll find a way to salvage the evening."
"Well…we could discuss names for our future Panchowbies." Panini suggests batting her eyelashes.
Chowder's eyes shrunk before breaking out in a nervous sweat. "W-W-W-W-What?!"
"Yeah, you know, for the future."
"Panini, we talked about this."
"Aw come on. You can't say you haven't had any names in mind."
"No I haven't. Seriously Panini, we have years to live our lives before calling the stork."
"Wait, the what?"
"The stork, the bird that brings babies, duh." he remarked before rolling his eyes.
Panini took a moment to ponder that look before a light bulb went off in her head and she looked at him with a steamy gaze. "You know, Chowder you're right."
"Wait, I am?" blinked Chowder.
"Yeah, we should be focusing on ourselves right now, and living our lives. In fact I just remembered something super fun we can do to strengthen our relationship."
"Really? Like what?"
"Meet me at my place in thirty minutes and I'll show you." she turn and ran off before he could respond.
Chowder blinked, but shrugged it off.
Panini ran as if her ass was on fire all the way back home. She burst through the door giving Endive a fright.
"Goodness Panini! What have I told you-"
"I need the kitchen to myself tonight!" She blurted out.
"Why whatever for?"
"I don't have time to explain the details, but let's just say that tonight I'm going to score." she smiled with a glint in her eyes, making Endive's mouth drop. "Miss Endive, if you really truly love me, you will let me have this one thing."
"I….uh….oh very well! At least one of us will have some fun around here. But I better come back to see the place cleaned up."
"Yes ma'am." Panini saluted.
"And Panini, use protection."
"WHAT!? I mean, whatever are you talking about?"
"Oh don't play coy young lady, I've seen your dream journal. Excellent use of shading by the way, very realistic." she remarked bluntly, making her apprentice's face turn red with embarrassment. "So I better not see any bumps on you after it's done."
"D'ohhh… okay, deal." Panini relented. 'There's always next time.'
With that Endive gave Alfredo the night off and left her apprentice alone who rushed to get cooking in the kitchen.
"This will be one snack Chowder won't soon forget." she chuckled deviously as we cut to Chowder who was making his way to her home, slowly mind you.
It's been a long evening and it was getting dark. He explained to Mung where he was going and that he might not be back until later. All his mentor did was give him a thumbs up and warned him to use protection, for some reason. "Grown ups can be so weird." he remarked to himself as he came upon the business and gave a knock on the door. The door opened and Chowder reeled back when he saw Panini dressed in a yellow bathrobe with green trim.
"Hi Chowder, glad you could make it."
"Oh sorry, am I early? You look like you're dressed to take a bath."
"No, you're right on time." she smiled before letting him enter. "Miss Endive went out, so we're all alone."
"Oh cool, so what's this thing you wanted to do?" he smiled as she closed and locked the door behind him.
"We'll get to that in a minute." She said before ushering him to a sitting area. "But first let me ask, do you know what the best part about having a girlfriend is?"
"Uh….the food?"
"Not quite." She said reaching for the belt of her robe. "You get to see things that would normally be off limits."
"What kinda things?" Chowder got his answer when Panini opened her robe, making his jaw drop.
"I mean these~" she said, revealing her green bra and matching panties.
Chowder, unable to find his voice, let out various unusual yet comical sounds. His eyes transfixed on her body and the underwear that exposed plenty of skin.
"I take it you like what you see?" Asked Panini.
"Uh…..yup!" he let out after finding his voice.
"That's great, wonderful. So now it's your turn."
"Say what?"
"Come on, it's your turn to get undressed. I did it after all, it's only fair."
"Uh…." he looked down at himself and back at her. "You sure?"
"Oh believe me, I'm definitely sure." she grinned with half lidded eyes.
"Well…ok." he said before kicking off his shoes, taking off his shirt and throwing it aside, then removed his pants. When he was done, standing there in his boxers, Panini felt her mouth start to water.
"Heck yeah." she muttered then wiped her mouth, trying not to stare too hard. "I mean, see that wasn't so hard was it?"
"Honestly, it's just nice to get out of those pants. I don't mind shorts except they make my legs look weird."
"Well I think you look pretty yummy~" she purred, sizing Chowder's body up. He was definitely showing his slimmer physique, but still had some fat to him that still worked for him.
"You're not going to eat me, are you?"
"Oh don't be so silly." she said, walking up to him and putting her hands on his chest. "Although now that you mention it, I neglected to tell you one little thing." She said before whispering in his ear. "This underwear I'm wearing is edible."
"Say whaaat!?"
"You heard me, it's made entirely out of flibber flabber." She emphasized this by stretching the waistband of her panties and letting it snap against her hip.
His eyes widened, focused on the garment s as he felt his stomach let out a growl.
"What do you think? Can I cook or wha-" Panini was cut off when Chowders' tongue stretched from his mouth, looped between the valley of breasts, wrapping around her bra then ripped the garment off making her squeal in surprise. "Chowder!"
His tongue retracted, gobbling the bra up and hummed with a smile. "Yummy." he let out before realizing what he did. "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! I-It just happened and I-I-I-"
"Chowder? If you're going to eat the top, you might as well finish the rest~" she said walking past him, leaving him stunned before he turned and saw her lay down on the nearby couch, with her legs open. "Dig in."
He licked his lips, his hunger not satisfied as he stared at the panties. He lunged at Panini who stiffened from surprise before he got a hold of the waistband, with his teeth no less; before pulling them off her legs, shaking his head like a dog. He easily sucked them into his gullet, swallowing them in one go.
"Oh Chowder, you're an animal." Panini swooned.
"You mean that in a good way, right?"
"Oh absolutely." she replied. "Oh but look at me, I'm all naked now and you still have your boxers on. A girl might get self conscious if she's the only one naked."
"Oh right!" he let out, grabbing his boxers and taking them off without a hint of hesitation.
Finally, Panini could see what her man was packing. Her jaw dropped and hit the floor while her eyes widened. "Bocce balls!" She blurted.
"What? What's wrong?"
"Oh…nothing, nothing at all." She replied quickly.
Even though he was only at half-mast it was still impressive. It wasn't super long, but the thickness made it noteworthy, almost the girth of a bluenana.
"Oh yeah, I think we're ready to do that thing I mentioned." she grinned, wiping drool away and trying to keep from losing it like a wild animal. "Take a seat, it's time I have something to eat~"
Chowder was confused, but decided to sit anyway, it had been a long night. He watched Panini spread his legs, lick her lips, and lean down near his dick before he jumped when he felt her tongue. "W-W-What?!"
"Mmm, it tastes better than I dreamed~
"Panini what are you-"
"Calm down Chowder, this is what girls do for their boyfriends sometimes. Just sit back and enjoy." she cooed before dragging her tongue across the tip, making him jump with his eyes widening.
The sounds that came from his mouth were reminiscent to that of a choir singer.
'Wow, he's got amazing pipes.' Thought Panini using her hand to massage his balls
Chowder's voice turned deeper from the sensation, Panini swirling her tongue across the tip. "What-What is this!? This feeling, it's incredible!"
"A blowjob~" She replied. "It's how girls make guys feel good." with that she opened her mouth and began to slide it over the tip while licking, making Chowder grit his teeth with his ears crossing together. 'It feels as hard as it looks!'
Chowder's toes curled, the wet and hot mouth was making him feel better than ever before. He'd dare say what he was feeling was better than enjoying food! It only got better as she bobbed her head up and down his shaft. "Oooh mama miaaaaaa!" Chowder cried out.
Panini hummed, the salty and sweaty taste was making her make slurping sounds as her head went up and down over and over, her tongue practically wrapping around the girth.
Chowder's hand went to her head as he tilted his own back. "Ooooh sweeeet mamaaaaaaa."
Panini took her mouth off his member and looked up at him with a smile as she stroked him. "You like that?"
"Uh huh, uh huh!" Chowder nodded rapidly.
"Then you're gonna LOVE this~" She said before deep throating his cock. 'Good thing I practiced for this.'
"OOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!" Howl Chowder as his stomach began to tighten.
'Ah, music to my ears.'
"Panini! Wait, something is coming out!"
'Give mama her meal~!' She sucked on his tip while stroking his shaft with fervor.
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Chowder let out as he reached his peak.
Panini felt the dick start to twitch and braced herself before she felt the hot seed gush right into her mouth like a geyser. The taste wasn't what she had expected but it was better than she imagined. She had to relax her throat as she began swallowing it, but felt some of it seep out around her lips. The sheer potency and amount was enough to tell her what she had always hoped, he was a breeding stud.
Chowder went cross eyed as she bobbed her head with each spurt, trying to get as much as she could. His speech deteriorated into incoherent babbling as he felt himself being milked like a cow. So much so he let out the realistic call of a cow.
Soon Panini was in desperate need of air but as she pulled away she got a hit by a couple ropes of semen right in her face before she took a deep breath and swallowed the remains of the sperm in her throat.
"Ah...ah...ah...ah..." Chowder huffed and puffed while his head was spinning.
"Mmmm, thanks for the meal Numnums~" She said wiping the substance from her face and felt a pang of sadness as she looked at it. 'such a waste.'
"I...who...wow!" Chowder babbled, coming down from the blissful high. "That...was...AMAZING!"
"It was good for me too." she said licking her fingers "And that was nothing compared to the real fun."
"Wait, real fun?" Chowder questioned as she stood up and moved her hand over body in an erotic display.
"Of course. The only question is, do you have the energy to keep going~?"
"I'd be crazy to want to stop now." he replied with his dick still standing tall, making Panini let out a hungry purr.
"Good, then I'll tell you something you'll definitely want to know." She said before moving a hand to her soaked pussy. "See this?"
"Uh huh." Chowder replied.
"See how moist it's gotten? Well that's how you know a girl really REALLY likes you." she climbed onto his lap, rubbing her butt against his dick and making him groan. "It also helps make your cock go in easier."
"Go in?"
"Let me show you." She said reaching down to his member finding it was still rock hard. "You just relax and let me have my ride~" She said grinding against his manhood.
Chowder bit his lip from the sensation, Panini moving up as she lined the tip with her folds.
'At long last.' she thought before slowly sliding onto the dick, moaning with each inch going in.
The moment Chowder felt her walls wrap around him, something inside him started to go crazy. It felt like the first time when he first discovered the joys of thrice cream. Where the very sound of the thrice cream man's cart would turn him into a ravenous animal. His hands grabbed onto her waist, snapping Panini out of it as she heard a low growl come from Chowder.
"Numnums?" she spoke before yelping when she felt him pull down and slam right up into her. Her body was completely frozen and her pupils shrank. A small bulge could be seen in her body as a sudden spike of pleasure went up her spine.
The next thing she knew she was laying back on the cold floor. She saw Chowder loom over her with a hungry look in his eyes and before she could even utter a single word he began thrusting in and out of her. "Ahhh! C-Chowder!" She let out as he stretched and battered her insides. "Your dick is so big and thick!" She blurted out. This was nothing like she had imagined all those nights. She envisioned she would have to be the one taking charge, that she would be the one holding the leash, but this...
Chowder growled as he slammed into her, making her let out moan after moan with each movement.
'This is so much better!' she cried out in her mind, open mouth with her tongue sticking out as he held onto her, not giving her a chance to get away. With each thrust he was hitting just the right spot that drove her crazy.
"Chowder! Oh Chowder! You're a beast!" Panini cried, her back arching upward towards him. "Keep going! Show me what you've got!"
Chowder grunted and growled as he grabbed her hips and lifted Panini off the ground. He stood on his legs and brought her down, bouncing her on his dick, which was going in deeper than before.
"Ahh! Ahh! Hahh! Ohh... yes! Fuck...yes!" At this rate Panini would be broken not just physically, but mentally too. "Fuck my pussy! Fuck it until it breaks!"
Chowder's movements became more erratic and soon his manhood began to twitch.
Panini was so lost in how good it felt, she forgot to tell him to pull out.
Finally Chowder let out a loud shout before biting down on her shoulder as he hit his limit.
"AHHHHH!" Panini howled out in pain and pleasure, feeling his next load gush deep inside her with more force than before. This in turn sent her over the edge with the most explosive orgasm of her life hands down. Her juices gushed all over Chowder's groin as he stayed inside, feeling like his head was swimming all over.
That's when everything went black.
(Sometime later)
Panini lay motionless on the floor before she began to stir. She groaned and opened her eyes, noting how she felt sore for some reason. "Ugh, what hit me?" she rubbed her forehead and tried to sit up, but felt something heavy on top of her.
She looked down and saw Chowder using her breasts as pillows. She smiled and reached down to rub his head as he was drooling a little, which she didn't mind. That is until the memory of what they had done came back to her. She had to force herself not to squeal at the top of her lungs, lest she wake up Chowder. Of course Miss Endive would probably kill her for not following in her instructions but it was worth it.
She reached down and hugged Chowder who snorted a little, making her chuckle. 'He's so cute while sleeping.' After a moment she became aware of a moist sticky feeling between her legs. She reached one hand down to feel and brought it back up to see a familiar white substance. "Oh wow, that's a lot."
She managed to wake up Chowder and assess how large the mess they left behind was.
"Woah, that's bigger than my drool puddles." The boy remarked sitting next to his finally official girlfriend. "What is that stuff?"
"Well let's just say it's love juice and you can't give it to any girl that isn't me?" she smiled while holding his arm and nuzzling his shoulder.
"I guess that makes sense?" he replied, unsure, but taking her word for it. "Boy, I don't know why, but I'm starving."
"Oh don't worry. I'll whip up something extra special after we clean up. Then we can eat as much flibber flabber as two Catrabbears can stomach."
"Oh yeah! Wait? What are Catrabbears?"
"Oh that's right, I never told you. We're Catrabbears. You and me."
"Oh! Uh..."
"Don't think too much about it, we have all the time in the world to talk about it."