Chapter 4: Bear Necessities
Strength is the most important quality that a person can have. This is due to the fact that it is the most difficult to obtain. Sorry to say it, but most people are weak. In fact, you can make a strong case that humanity itself is weak as a whole. Why do you think people from ancient civilizations admired those who were physically strong? They even had giant statues carved from stone to resemble those people's image. People have had such a fascination with strength pretty much since people existed. Too bad it wasn't until Charles Darwin wrote his famous book, the origin of species, that humanity was able to put into words what it subconsciously knew all along.
Only the strong survive.
Yes, it was always the ones who were most physically suitable to adapt to their environment and external circumstances that were fortunate enough to reproduce. That was a fancy way of saying that only the strongest organisms were able to survive, while the weak died off into extinction. Perhaps this is why humanity admires strength so much? Their permanent fear of dying out into extinction from their own weakness. Or maybe it's to chase some sort of ideal? After all, every single boy who ever lived in all of history, had at least one moment in their lives where they dreamed of becoming the strongest man on earth.
However, for all of the praise that we give towards those who are physically stronger than we are, that is not the final end goal. Physical strength can only accomplish so much. What really matters is one's mental strength. It is the strength of the mind that separates the strong from the invincible. Having the ability to keep going despite whatever adversity you may face, is the mark of a great man. Only those who have failed, will ever truly understand what it means to succeed.
That's right, mental strength was something that I needed to develop plenty of. Especially since I was in charge of taking care of two of the world's deadliest monster girls. Not only that, but we all had to live together in the same house. Yes, each day I pray to the lord to give me strength, because my patience vanished a long time ago.
"Priya! Breakfast is ready!" I yelled out from the kitchen to an empty living room.
Dammit, that girl never gets out of bed on time. I cursed to myself as I walked out of the kitchen in my apron and pajamas to see her bedroom door closed upstairs.
"Priya! Get up!" One more call to her from downstairs did nothing to wake her up. Hmm…. It seems that this calls for desperate measures.
I walked back into the kitchen and grabbed some chocolate pudding from the freezer. After grabbing a large spoon from the drawer, I walked back to the stairs. Now, you may be wondering why I had the pudding in the freezer instead of the refrigerator. Well my friend, the answer is simple.
I used the spoon to scoop out some pudding, which had now taken the texture of ice cream. Once I was confident that it was as close to a sphere as possible, I gently put the ball into my hand.
Bottom of the 9th, 2 outs. Runners on 2nd and 3rd, with the game on the line. The batter is up against a full count, and in comes Cole Casey out of the bullpen.
I took a pitcher's stance at the bottom of the stairs and looked up at Priya's door.
Casey winds up, and delivers the pitch.
The frozen chocolate sugar sphere went flying upwards, but just before it hit the wood, Priya opened the door and caught the pudding with her mouth out of mid air.
Swing and a miss! It's over! Casey gets another win for the good guys!
"Oh good, you're awake. Now get your scaly ass downstairs for breakfast before it gets cold." I scolded Priya.
"Mmmm Cole… It's so early… besides, you know I only need to eat once a week." Priya rubbed her eyes as she stood there half asleep.
"Early?! Priya it's 9:45am! I swear, you'd show up late to your own funeral." I casually teased her.
"Hey, that's not nice! Besides, I need my beauty sleep." Priya tried to puff out her chest, but those breasts were well contained inside her pajamas.
"Oh please, there aren't enough hours in the day." Priya looked shocked as I openly insulted her. There they are, those trademark eyes of the King Cobra. The eyes of an apex predator. Ready to take down its prey.
Task failed successfully.
Priya lunged at me from the top of the stairs, and thankfully I had put enough distance between her and I that I was able to escape. She was close behind me as I ran through the kitchen into the back yard.
Time for phase 2 of my brilliant plan.
I ran around the backyard with Priya chasing me for a bit before yelling out "Help! This giant snake is going to eat me!". God, my voice sounded so cheesy. Despite how well I rehearsed that line, it never sounded as cool as it did in my head.
It didn't take long before a large shadow blocked out the sun. Something huge was descending from above. She had her talons out ready to strike at the snake girl chasing me. Now this part, I had not rehearsed, so my reaction was a little more authentic.
I dodged her talons at the last second before she swooped down and then flew back up.
"Can't even get my mornin' flight in without you cunts making a fuckin' racket." Ellie yelled at us as she circled the backyard like a vulture.
"Hey, watch it! You almost hit me, you overgrown chicken". Priya stopped chasing me to curse out the Eagle flying over her.
"That was just a warning, Kobra cunt! Trust me, if I had meant to hit ya, you wouldn't be able to speak right now." Ellie chirped back.
"Ellie, glad to see you're up. Breakfast is ready, and I would appreciate it if you would come down and join us." I tried to coerce her. Ellie circled one more time before finally landing on the ground.
"Ahh G'day cobber! Did you say breakfast was ready?" I nodded my head. "Fuck yeah, I could go for some grouse grub. All that flying gets me a ripper of an appetite, you know?" The two of us walked into the kitchen as Priya slithered behind.
"Did they ever finish remodeling the basement? I haven't seen those contractors around for a few days now." Priya asked me as we sat down at the table to eat.
"Yeah they finished. Thank god too. Ms. Smith told me that it was only supposed to take a few days. Those guys took almost 3 weeks!" I snapped while shoving scrambled eggs into my mouth.
"It's all for the new sheila we're getting here, right?" Ellie asked while drinking some orange juice from a straw.
"Correct. Ms. Smith didn't say much last time I talked to her, just that FIRE had determined that an underground dwelling would best suit her. Between you and me, this whole thing sounds even more suspicious now than when she first told us about it."
The three of us continued eating our breakfast while discussing other mundane topics. We had all been living together for almost a month now, and despite some tough moments early on, things were going pretty well. Priya and Ellie both warmed up to me, but what really made me happy was that they seemed to be getting along with each other. Perhaps this whole interspecies exchange might work out after all.
X
Later that morning, we were all sitting around watching a movie in the living room when my cell phone rang.
"Uh oh, it's Ms. Smith. Hang on guys, I gotta take this." I excused myself from the couch while the girls continued the movie.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Casey, it's Smith. Is now a good time?"
"Yeah go ahead. What's up?" I walked further away from the living room and was now in the hallway.
"It's about your new homestay. I'm going to be coming by in a few hours to drop her off."
"What?! You said she wasn't going to move in until Friday." I yelled over the phone.
"Yes I did say that, but the situation has changed. I won't go into details, but let's just say that she had to be removed from her host family earlier than expected, so she is available now."
Wow, that sure is suspicious as hell.
"What do you mean removed? Did something happen? Can't she just stay with FIRE until Friday?"
"I'm afraid that due to legal pressure from the parties affected, FIRE is in a bit of a tough spot here. Local law enforcement has been all up our asses over this, and my superiors are worried that she may cause an incident the longer that she is detained~uhh I mean~staying with us."
Okay, this is really suspicious. I'm starting to get pretty nervous here.
"Be ready around 4:00pm. I'll be coming by, along with your new housemate. Thanks!" Ms. Smith hung up.
Dammit, she really got me worried. No time to panic, I gotta get the girls ready. I walked back into the living room to address the group.
"Hey girls, I got some bad news. Ms. Smith just called, and she's dropping off our new homestay this afternoon."
Priya and Ellie both gave me a look.
"WHAT?! But I thought she wasn't coming until Friday?!"
"Aww fuckin' hell mate. That Smith can be a real fuckin' poofta when she wants to be."
"Yeah i'm pretty upset about this whole thing too. They'll be here around 4:00, so you may want to get ready." I addressed the girls as they sat on the couch in plain clothes with their hair messy looking like total slobs.
"Come on, Cole! What's wrong with how we look?" Priya asked. I was debating whether or not to tell them about what Smith told me over the phone.
"First impressions matter. You always want to make a good first impression when introducing yourself to someone new. Especially someone that you're going to be living with."
"Oi get a load of this cunt. Yeah nah mate, she'll be right." Ellie brushed me with her wing.
"Go on you two, get your tails and tail feathers upstairs and get dressed. I won't tell you again."
They both looked at me with their predator eyes, but I held firm. Never once did I break the stare. Eventually they backed down and went upstairs to get dressed. Thank goodness, because this place was filthy. I only had a little over an hour to clean this place up before they arrived.
X
What was once a sunny day had now become cloudy. There was only a 20% chance of rain in the forecast, but it was getting dark way earlier than it should be for this time of day.
It took a lot of effort, but I was able to clean up the house as best as I could. Ellie met me downstairs in a nice outfit. She had on a teal tank top and jean shorts with her short hair combed and parted to the left side.
"Oi, you sure clean up nice Cole! Never knew you had it in ya!" Ellie gave me a compliment as I came out of my bedroom dressed in a nice pair of slacks with a button down shirt and the sleeves rolled up halfway past my forearms.
"Thanks Ellie. You look great too." I complimented my housemate with a slight blush. She must not have been expecting it, because she started blushing hard.
"Oh this? Ummm~it's just something I threw on~hahaha. Yeah nah mate it's whatever, ya know?"
The two of us walked towards the front door when we heard Priya slithering down the stairs.
"Are they here yet?" Priya asked. My goodness was she a sight to see. She had on a gorgeous red top that was cut VERY low, leaving almost nothing to the imagination. Beneath was a black miniskirt that blended in perfectly with her black tail. She had curled her naturally straight hair, and let it hang past her shoulders. Combined with her mascara and lipstick, she was a total knockout.
"Umm… they should b-be here any m-minute." I stuttered without taking my eyes away from the gorgeous king cobra.
"Hmph, my eyes are up here ya know?" Priya gave me a smirk before I noticed what I was doing."
"Looks like someone's got a little stiffy." Ellie pointed her wing at my crotch. I covered myself in embarrassment before she smacked me in the back.
"Put that away you fuckin' dingo." She was mostly joking, but there was a part of her that made me feel like she wasn't.
We all heard the sounds of a diesel engine, so the three of us made our way outside. What we saw was very unexpected.
There was a convoy of police cars that seemed to be providing an escort to an armored truck and an unmarked black sedan. As they each got closer, the police cars pulled into parking spaces on the street in a strategic formation around my house. Making it so that you could not escape. The armored truck backed into my driveway as the black sedan parked in the street right in front of Priya, Ellie and I.
"Hello Mr. Casey. It's good to see you again." Ms. Smith got out of the car and shook my hand.
" Priya. Eleanor." She nodded at both of my homestays. While she was introducing us, the cops all got out of their cars and formed a perimeter around my front yard. A few of them were dressed in riot gear and some of them had shotguns in their arms.
"Uhh, what the hell is going on?" I asked Ms. Smith in a concerned voice. Even Priya and Ellie were getting on edge.
"I apologize for the… commotion…. But this was not my decision. My superiors insisted that all of this was necessary." Right as she finished saying that, there was a woman dressed in yellow body armor that came out of the armored truck. She was about my height, with spiky red hair and stitches all across her face.
"Alright Smith, Tio and I just finished scanning the area. We're all clear."
"Is Manako in position?" the woman nodded. "Excellent work Zombina." Ms. Smith walked over to the back of the truck and found a giant woman wearing the same yellow body armor. "Tio, go ahead and open the door."
As the doors of the armored truck opened, Priya wrapped her coils around me. The two of us looked on with anxiety at what was coming outside. Once the doors fully opened, we saw her.
She was absolutely massive. This giant woman was leaning down as she walked out of the truck, and only straightened her posture once she was sure she had cleared the ceiling of the truck. The first thing we noticed about her was that her wrists and ankles were bound in chains. This truck had to be at least 7 feet tall, and she was a head taller easily. The second thing we noticed about her was her width. Yeah, she was tall, but she also held a large frame. Whoever this woman was, she was built like a damn fortress. Broad shoulders, bulging biceps, thighs as big as a tree trunk. Not quite a bodybuilder physique, but more like a strongman body. She had enough body fat that her abs didn't show, but plenty of muscle that you knew they were there. Speaking of her waist, I was surprised that someone so big could have such a narrow waist. Splitting off into extremely wide hips, the second most impressive thing about her was her chest. Good lord, those breasts would put plastic surgeons out of business. There is no way in hell those things are real. If they are, then God has truly blessed this woman. I mentioned the second most impressive thing about her, because the first most impressive thing was all of the thick brown fur that she had all over her arms and legs. She wasn't quite chewbacca level hairy, because her belly and shoulders and chest were exposed, but holy shit that fur looked so soft.
"Mr. Casey, please allow me to introduce you to your new homestay. This is Elizabeth. She is a Grizzly Bear." Ms. Smith introduced her as the police all made a circle around us in the driveway.
The air was tense as Priya, Ellie and I stood there looking at her. She was looking at us from way up in the clouds. Priya took a defensive stance as Ellie opened her wings to block me from the giant bear.
"Priya, it's okay. I'll be alright." I whispered to the King Cobra as I climbed out of her coils and walked towards Elizabeth.
This was it. Me and her. Alpha vs Alpha. We both stared each other down, daring the other to look away first.
I was the one who made the first move as I stuck out my hand.
"Hi there, my name is Cole Casey. Welcome to your new home!" I smiled at her while keeping eye contact. She looked at me, never flinching. The air outside was dead silent. Everyone was waiting to see what would happen. Elizabeth lifted her giant paws into the air, and all of the police officers drew their weapons. A dozen guns were now pointed at Elizabeth, but she did not flinch at all. Instead, she slowly moved her paws down and grabbed my hand.
"Elizabeth, pleasure to meet you Mr. Casey."
X
The monster girls dressed in the yellow body armor came by and removed the chains around her wrists and ankles. Elizabeth was rubbing her wrists with her giant paws, which I now noticed held massive claws, barely larger than Ellie's talons.
"So yeah, welcome Elizabeth! Like I said, my name is Cole, and I will be your new host family starting today." I kept talking to the giant girl to keep the momentum from our earlier exchange.
"Happy to be here, Mr. Casey."
"Oh, you can just call me Cole. Mr. Casey was my father." I kept making small talk with her.
"Alright then, Cole. You can call me Lizzy or Liz. Most people do, as it's easier to pronounce." Liz told me as she started walking around under the close supervision of the police officers.
"Liz, these two are going to be your new housemates. Ladies, would you mind introducing yourselves?" I motioned to Priya and Ellie and they picked up my cue.
"I'm Priya. It's nice to meet you." Priya introduced herself as politely as she could. I could tell she was getting a little self conscious as her claw felt so tiny in the giant bear paws.
"G'day mate, name's Elie. How ya going?" Ellie offered her a wing, but Liz didn't shake it since she didn't really know what to do.
Ms. Smith walked up with the girls in yellow body armor. "Well now that we're all acquainted, I think we should go inside and show Elizabeth her new home. Mr. Casey, after you!"
And so, we all went inside and showed Liz around the house as all the police officers stood around outside like the place was a crime scene. The whole time during the tour, I kept noticing that the women in yellow body armor kept looking around and touching things. Nothing major, but it made me awfully suspicious.
The tour ended with us showing Liz the newly renovated basement. It actually looked really nice. There were new floors, new drywall, a huge bed, and a dresser with a TV and a desk. There was even a finished bathroom down here.
"Well then, I think it's time for us to be on our way. Mr. Casey, I'll leave her in your capable hands." Ms. Smith and her goons were halfway out the door when I saw the police cars already leaving.
"Wait, isn't there something you should tell me?" I asked her in an annoyed tone, hoping she would get the hint. All she said was "Don't die!"
X
Shortly after Ms. Smith left, I went into the kitchen to get some snacks. While my back was turned, Priya and Ellie sprang into action.
"Now listen here, you walking carpet. That man is MINE! If you ever so much as lay a hand on him, it will be your life!" Priya threatened while standing up high on her tail. She usually did this to be taller than her prey, but now she was only at eye level to Liz.
"That goes double for me mate! Don't think you can pull anything past me. I'm always watching. Any fuckin' slip up, and i'll cut you like fuckin' sushi."
Despite these threats, Liz seemed unphased. "You don't have to worry about me. I won't cause any trouble for Cole or either of you."
All of them stopped when I walked in with a tray of snacks.
"Hey guys, what's going on here? I brought some snacks since dinner is going to be a little late tonight. Liz, would you like some?"
"Yes please, that sounds lovely." All of us were shocked at how well mannered and polite the giant grizzly bear was. With all of the theatrics of her entrance, we had expected a rabid dangerous beast. This woman was the complete opposite.
"Hey, are you guys going to finish those?" Ellie and Priya shook their heads, and Liz devoured all of the remaining snacks. I went to put the tray away when Liz followed me into the kitchen.
"What's for dinner?" She asked me while standing a little too close.
"Umm.. I was going to make Lasagna and garlic bread. It should be ready in about an hour." Priya and Ellie went off to do their own things, but Liz was still standing there watching me prepare dinner.
"Hey, why don't you go downstairs and unpack." Liz gave me a look and kept standing there. "Umm look, you're a little close. I need my space while i'm cooking. Please go find something else to do. I'll call you when dinner is ready."
She finally got the message and went off to somewhere else in the house. Thank goodness, now I can finally finish this dish.
X
Dinner was a little awkward, but we all did our best to be polite with our new housemate. Priya and Ellie mostly talked to me about various things, and Liz did her best to interject, but for the most part, she mostly spent the meal stuffing her face.
Good lord this woman can eat.
Priya and Ellie barely finished their plate when Liz was already on her second portion.
"Hey, are you guys going to eat anymore?" Liz asked the three of us. We all shook our heads. "In that case, you mind if I finish the rest?"
"It's all yours, Liz"
The way that bear ate all of the lasagna was something I wish I had never seen. She damn near inhaled the dish. What was even creepier was how her mouth was now covered in tomato sauce, making her look surprisingly similar to a wild bear that just finished mauling some animal.
"Mmmmm! That was fantastic! You're a great cook, Cole. I think i'm going to like living here. You guys are way nicer than that last family." Liz thanked me as she had the nerve to lick her plate clean.
"Speaking of, what happened with your last family? What was up with all of those police cars?" I asked Liz. She immediately stopped what she was doing and put the plate down. Her eyes wide with fear.
"Nothing happened. Everything is fine. I am very glad to be here." She spoke in an almost robotic voice. Priya and I exchanged a look, and even Ellie was put off.
"If you would excuse me, I'm going to my room now." And just like that, Liz was gone. Once she was out of ear shot, I leaned over to Priya.
"Okay, what the hell was that all about? You girls saw that too right?"
Priya nodded. "Yeah, that was weird. She's obviously hiding something."
Ellie agreed. "The scaly cunt's right. That giant sheila is giving me some bad vibes. All this shit's bloody buggered mate. Those cunts at FIRE are hiding something. If you want my opinion, I think ole Lizzy killed her last family."
Priya and I gasped. "No way Ellie. Ms. Smith would have told us if that was the case, and no way would she dump a criminal here with us."
"Yeah nah mate. Think for a fuckin' second. Where better to dump a big, violent, dangerous monster girl like her, than with a couple of apex predators like us? Between me and Priya, aint a bloody bugger in the world that can take us in a fight."
She had a point. Priya was a king cobra, the world's deadliest lamia. Ellie was an Australian wedge tail eagle, the biggest, strongest harpy in the world. Between the two of them, no other monster girl would come close. I mean, Priya took down a hellhound single handedly. Ellie stood toe to toe with a freaking Lilim for fucks sake! Despite how friendly we all have become, I still had to remind myself that these girls were living breathing killing machines.
"Whatever, i'm not going to worry about it right now. Why don't you two go watch some TV or something. I need to wash the dishes."
"Alright mate, but i'll be watching that big sheila, don't you worry!" Ellie proclaimed as she left the dining room.
While washing the dishes, I heard someone slither behind me.
"Hey, you don't actually believe that Liz killed her old host family, do you?"
I turned around to see Priya looking…. Worried.
"No way! Ellie was just making all that up. You know how she loves to ramble on about nonsense. Don't let her get to you. I trust you can handle yourself in a fight~mmmph"
Priya hugged me while her tail wrapped around my legs.
"Dummy! I'm not worried about her hurting me. I'm worried about her hurting YOU. Geez, after all that and you're still worried about me…. You're so sweet Cole. One day I don't think i'll be able to control myself."
Uh oh, she's cutting off my circulation.
"Priya… Priya….ELLIE!" I yelled out with what little air I had left in my lungs. The eagle harpy came (literally) flying into the kitchen and grabbed Priya's tail with her talons, pulling it off me enough that I could squirm away.
(cough) (cough) thanks Ellie (cough) (cough)
"Anytime mate! Now as for you…. Ellie pointed at Priya with her tail still in her talons as she dragged the King Cobra out of the kitchen.
X
It was pretty late, at least an hour after Priya and Ellie went to bed. None of us had seen Liz since dinner, but I wasn't really tired yet. Taking advantage of the opportunity, I dug through the files that FIRE gave me about my new housemate. This time it was a little weird, since I didn't have any of the usual paperwork to do.
Let's see here….
Elizabeth is a giant Grizzly Bear monster girl. Not only is she an apex predator among land mammals, she is also highly aggressive and extremely dangerous. FIRE advises that she only be placed in a home that is level 4 or higher, lest she become a danger to the community and/or the host family. FIRE also advises that she NOT be placed in a home with other monster girls, as she has not shown any ability to cooperate with other species at all.
Part of me was hoping this file wouldn't say that.
Elizabeth comes from a large family, however, she never married. She is well past her prime breeding years, so sexual misconduct risk is low.
Interesting. Elizabeth is a lot older than she looks.
Like all Grizzly Bears, Elizabeth is incredibly strong. Her hands hold claws that are the largest measured on a land mammal monster girl. Elizabeth also has a strong sense of smell, estimated to be 4 to 5 times greater than a bloodhound. Elizabeth is very fast. Despite her size and strength, she can run up to 30 cornered, FIRE recommends playing dead or remaining still until she leaves.
Great… not only do I have another giant killing machine, but now I have to worry about her finding out where I'm hiding the cookie jar.
Habitat: Elizabeth grew up in Alaska, so she prefers colder climates. She also prefers wide open spaces, and will need to be outside for the majority of the day. She gets cabin fever easily.
Diet: Elizabeth will eat anything and everything. This is not an exaggeration. She will eat the grass in your yard, she will eat the entire cereal box, including the cardboard and plastic bag. FIRE strongly advises keeping her well fed. Elizabeth regularly consumes between 3,000-5,000 calories per day on average, however, we have observed her eat well over 10,000 calories.
Good lord, this girl sounds like a real problem. She is going to be even more high maintenance than Ellie. At least with Ellie I can just let her go fly around on her own. Technically FIRE rules say that all homestays have to be with their host families while outside at all times, but Ellie flies up so high that I doubt people would even notice she was there. Honestly, i'm more worried about her getting hit by an airplane… or an airplane getting hit by her!
With Liz, I need to rethink my approach here. It says she eats a lot, so i'm going to have to have more food cooked for her each meal. Speaking of, I should probably get a head start on breakfast tomorrow. I looked over at the clock and saw it was a little past 2:00am. Damn, I must have slept too late. Better get some shut eye before I forget.
X
A few days later
I had set an alarm for 7:00am, but I ended up sleeping way past it. What woke me up was the banging on my bedroom door.
"Cole! Help! Liz ate all of our food."
I opened the door to see Ellie standing there in her pajamas. What a sight it was. She was only wearing panties and a sports bra. She had the smallest boobs out of everyone here, but when they were pushed up like that, they sure looked good.
"Aww shit, where's Priya?"
"You better come quick before things escalate." Ellie grabbed my hand and dragged me into the kitchen where I saw Liz wrapped in Priya's tail. It looked like this had been going on for a while.
"You stupid fat bear! How dare you eat all of our food on your second day. What the hell are we all supposed to eat? Answer me!" Priya was using all of her strength to squeeze the life out of this giant grizzly bear.
"PRIYA! That is enough! Let her go this instant!" I ran into the room with Ellie and demanded my housemate. She looked at me like she had just won a fight.
"Cole, thank goodness. I caught her red handed. She was snooping around the house all night, and this morning I found her eating all of the food in the fridge! I think it's time we call Ms. Smith and send her back to FIRE."
I don't know why, but something inside of me just exploded. "PRIYA, LET HER GO NOW!"
"What? B-but Cole she~"
"NOW". I practically screamed at her, but made sure to emphasize my point by opening my eyelids as much as I could to make sure as much of the whites of my eyes as possible were showing. It was a scary look that I only learned by studying my drill instructors in the marine corps. They only ever gave this look when a recruit fucked up real bad. It was designed to put the fear of god into people.
This time it did just that.
"O-okay" Priya whispered as she let Liz go. The giant grizzly bear stood there gasping for air as she tried to catch her breath. I ran up to her and asked if she was okay.
"T-thank you Cole. I don't know how much longer I would have lasted."
"It's alright Liz. You're a part of this family now, and i'll always be there to help you out when you need it." I turned and faced Priya. "And I expect you to be treated as such by everyone else here." Priya heard me and looked down at the floor in shame.
Liz must have felt touched by my words as she looked at me with an emotional expression.
"I~i'm sorry I ate all of your food. I was just so hungry, and there was no breakfast ready, and I couldn't control myself." She looked like she was about to cry, so I leaned in and hugged her.
"It's okay. Thank you for apologizing. We can always go get more food. The important thing is that you're alright." Liz responded by wrapping me in a big bear hug.
"Awww Cole! You're the best, you know that? Here, as a show of gratitude, I want to give you these." Liz reached down into her shorts pocket and pulled out a big wad of little black metallic objects. They were each about the size of a quarter.
"What are these?" I asked.
"Bugs. Those M.O.N girls planted them all over your house yesterday. I really like you guys, and you were so nice to me yesterday, so I spent all night removing them from the house."
Woah…. There were like 30 of these things in her hand. She must have been up all night! I don't know what's more amazing. The fact that she found them all, or the fact that Ms. Smith bugged our house.
"Hold on mate, you saying that fuckin' poofta put these little buggers around the house? How in the world did you find them all?" Ellie asked her.
"It was pretty simply actually. The zombie girl reeked of formaldehyde, so all I had to do was find everything in the house that smelled like it. The giant girl also wore a fancy french perfume, which smelled much different than the one Priya uses. Ms. Smith also smelled different that day. Normally she smells like cheap shampoo and women's deodorant, but yesterday she smelled like garlic and parmesan. Once I located all of those smells around the house, I found all these little guys until there were none left."
Priya, Ellie and I all stood there in shock.
"Holy shit, that is one amazing nose you got there!" I complimented Liz.
"Thanks! Sometimes it works a little too well though."
"How so?" I asked her.
"Well, we need to go to the store to buy food right? We should also probably buy toothpaste. Priya ran out of toothpaste this morning."
Priya instinctively covered her mouth when she heard that. "H-how did you know?"
"Yesterday your breath smelled like toothpaste and mouthwash. Today it smells like lasagna and milk." Holy shit, thats what Priya had for dinner last night. This girl can tell what people ate for dinner based on their breath? I need to remember that, something tells me it might be important for later.
"Liz is right, we need to go to the store. You two stay here and hold down the fort. I'll go get dressed and the two of us will head out in a minute."
X
We took off in my truck down the road to the local supermarket. It was pretty early, so hopefully there won't be any big crowds at the store. The radio was playing one of my favorite pop songs, A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton, so I decided to make some small talk.
"Oh my god I used to love this song when I was a teenager!" Liz turned up the radio and started singing along.
"Making my way downtown. Walking fast. Faces pass and i'm home bound."
The piano part played a little bit.
"Staring blankly ahead. Just making my way. Making away through the crowds"
"Wow Cole, I didn't know you knew the lyrics to this song!"
"Haha yeah I used to listen to this song with my mom a lot when I was a kid."
"And I need you" (Cole)
"And I miss you" (Liz)
"And now I wonder" (Cole)
"If I could fall, into the sky. Do you think time would pass me by? Because you know I'd walk a thousand miles if I could just see you… tonight." (Cole and Liz).
"Hey, are you okay?" I asked Liz while the song played.
"Yeah, I'm doing great! Why do you ask?" Liz smiled at me.
"Sorry about Priya. She can be a bit… territorial. Ellie is usually pretty easy going, but I was worried there for a minute."
"Aww you don't have to worry about me! But that's sweet that you do." Liz smiled a little bit and patted me on the head. "You know, you remind me so much of him."
"Who?"
Liz looked ahead out the windshield. "My son".
"Your son?! Why are you in the interspecies exchange if you have a kid?!" I almost ran a stop sign, so I slammed on the brakes.
"No it's not like that. Yes, I had a son, but he's not here anymore." Liz started looking sad.
"I'm sorry to hear that. If you don't mind me asking, what happened to him?"
The light turned green, so I accelerated through the intersection. "When he was just a cub, the land we were in suffered an especially hard winter that year. Many of the animals we normally prey on died off in the cold, so by the time spring came around, there was barely enough food for us to eat. He was still far too young to go hunting on his own, so I had to make sure to eat extra food so I could make enough milk for him to eat. Well, let's just say I couldn't do that."
Liz got real quiet after saying that.
"Can you imagine what it's like to come home and find your son, lying on the ground, not breathing. His body, frail and weak, waiting everyday for you to come back with a big kill so he can survive for a little while longer. To this day, I still blame myself for his death. If only I had been stronger… faster… if I had eaten more before hibernation… maybe he wouldn't have~"
I put my hand on her thigh.
"Don't say that. There is nothing you could have done. It doesn't make you a bad mother or a bad person. Sometimes bad things happen, and there is nothing you can do about it. Believe me, I know what it's like to lose those closest to you."
"W-what do you mean?" Liz asked me while holding my hand.
"I know because I lost my parents too."
Liz eyes grew wide, but before we could continue, I pulled into the parking lot of the supermarket.
"Looks like we're here. Come on, let's get some groceries."
X
The whole time we were shopping, she kept trying to get me to tell her what happened to my parents. I did my best to avoid it, until I had to straight up tell her that it's personal and i'm not going to tell her right now.
"So, what happened with your old host family? Ellie seems to think that you killed them."
Liz sighed. "I should have. My old family had a young boy of their own. Sweetest little kid you ever seen. We got along great, and I guess the mother felt threatened by me. Well, I was wrong. One day I come home and the kid is covered in bruises and he is avoiding the hell out of me. Turns out the kids parent's were abusing him. After I found that out I lost it. Maybe it's my maternal instincts kicking in, but when I saw that boy crying covered in bruises, I cut those asshole parents to shreds. The worst part is the cops were called by none other than the boy himself. They took me away and locked me up in county jail, at least until Ms. Smith found me."
Liz stared at a cereal box for a while. "It's hard to forget. It's even harder to let go, you know? My son is gone. My family is gone. I'm all alone now."
God I felt so bad for the poor woman. This may sound super cringe, but I reached out and touched her giant bear paws.
"Hey, I know it's not blood or legally binding or anything, but if it makes you feel any better, maybe you can be my mom? I mean like platonically because well~"
"Aww Cole! You mean it? Aww you're such a sweet boy! Okay, from now on, you'll be my special little boy, at least when it's just the two of us." Liz picked me up off the ground and wrapped me in a huge bear hug. For the first time ever, I felt my face sinking into her massive cleavage. People were staring at us in the store, but I didn't care. As long as it made her happy, that's all that mattered to me.
Hold on, why am I getting a boner?
"Alright, that's enough of that. Come on honey, let's go before we cause a scene." Liz looked at me with a seductive smile. "Oh, and you might also want to put that away too." She pointed down to my crotch. God I was so embarrassed. She just laughed it off.
Once we got all of our food, I paid for it at the cashier and the two of us walked out of the store. Surprisingly, when we were walking back to the car, I saw Liz start sniffing the air.
"Someone's following us."
"What? Who? Where?" I turned around and looked everywhere, until Liz pointed up.
"Duck!" Liz wrapped her arm around me and pulled me into her as we just barely missed a pair of talons swiping at us.
"Ellie?! What are you doing here?"
"G'day mate. I was just having a little morning flight when I noticed you two walking around, so I figured I'd come around and see how ya going."
I narrowed my eyes on her. "You were following us, weren't you?"
Ellie blushed and looked away. "N-no! Besides, Priya was following you too!"
Liz and I looked around and didn't see anything, until we noticed a King Cobra jump up from one of the bushes.
"Dammit Ellie, way to blow my cover!"
"Ahh come on, you really think nobody would notice a big scaly cunt hiding in a tiny little bush?"
I sighed a deep sigh as Liz just stood there looking confused.
"Well, since we're all here, how about a little shopping trip. Look, they even have a GameShop over there! How about we go pick up some new games?"
The girls seemed excited as they ran ahead of Liz and I. We put the groceries in the truck and then followed them inside the store.
X
It was a typical video game store inside, but it always made me feel nostalgic coming inside these places. Reminds me of when I was a kid going to buy games with my mom. Why does Liz give off such a motherly aura? Maybe because she is bigger than me? Maybe because she used to be a mother herself? Either way, I was really starting to warm up to her.
Priya and Ellie browsed around the store for a while as Liz and I checked out a game near the counter.
"Hi, welcome to GameShop, my name is Ron, how can I help you?"
No. Fucking. Way.
"Holy shit, Ronnie? Is that you?" The store clerk looked at me like I was crazy. "Umm excuse me sir, can I help you?"
"No way, that is you! Dude Ronnie what's up man?! It's me! Cole Casey? Don't you remember from boot camp? It's Cici's!"
The store clerk must have jogged his memory as his eyes lit up like a christmas tree. "Holy fucking shit, Cole Casey?! DUUUUUDE What's up man?! Oh my god I can't believe it's really you!"
He walked behind the counter as the two of us shared an emotional bro hug.
"God damn it's been forever man. How the hell are ya?" Ronnie asked.
"Doing alright man. What about you? You're working at GameShop now?"
"Yeah man, after I got out of the corps, I realized that I didn't have any skills to put on a resume other than doing pushups and killing bad guys. So I work here now."
Priya came up and poked my shoulder. "Excuse me, but who is this man, and why does he know you?"
"Ladies, allow me to introduce you to USMC Lance Corporal Ronald McDonald." Ellie started laughing. "Oi cunt, is that your real name?"
Ronnie sighed. "Yes, that is my legal name. Would you like to see my driver's license?"
"Yeah nah mate, I believe you HAHAHA". Ellie kept laughing. Even Priya and Liz joined in.
"That's right girls. Ronnie and I were in the same platoon back in basic training. They call us Fast Food Squad. Speaking of, what happened to Wendys and Colonel Sanders?"
Ronnie shuffled. "Dave got a job at the credit union doing mortgages, and Kenny is probably smoking pot somewhere writing new songs to play at the local dive bar."
Priya interjected. "Wait I missed that part. Who are the other two?"
"David Wendy and Kenneth Sanders. Combined with Ronnie and myself, the DI's used to call us the fast food squad. You got Wendy's, Colonel Sanders, McDonalds, and Cici's. I was Cici's on account of my initials. C;C. Get it?"
Liz thought it was the funniest thing in the world.
"Ohohohoh you guys are just hilarious! I never knew you were such a big bad soldier." Priya and Ellie were curious about it too. I guess I'll have to explain it to them when we get back home.
"So Cole, I take it you work for FIRE now?"
"Gee, how could you tell?"
"Nah man I think it's cool. Been seeing more and more of those monster girls around, but I ain't never seen any like these ladies here."
Priya, Ellie and Liz flexed their muscles into a cool group pose.
"That's because these girls are one of a kind. True Apex Predators. Priya here is a King Cobra Lamia. Ellie is an Australian wedge tail eagle harpy. And Liz here is a giant Grizzly bear."
I know the girls were showing off, but still, the look on Ronnie's face was priceless. "Wow, you guys are like the fucking avengers dude. So, are you gonna buy something?"
X
Once I finished paying for the games, I sent the girls on their way. Before I walked out of the store, Ronnie called me over to the counter.
"Hey Cole, can I talk to you for a bit?" I got the hint and told the girls to go on ahead.
"What's up? Before you ask, no you can't date my homestays."
"Nah man, it's nothing like that. But it's related." He leaned in a little bit closer so he could whisper. "You need to be real careful around the folks at FIRE. They're into some shady shit."
"Why do you say that?" I tried to play dumb to see if I could get any more information out of him.
"Let's just say I've been digging into those guys. Some of the stuff that's out there online is pretty damn scary."
"Like what?" Ronnie leaned in closer.
"Operation Lescatie. Look up those two words and it will get you started down the rabbit hole."
I pulled away from him. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"Dude, it's so obvious! The government is using these monster girls to keep us all docile while they wipe out the human race. How can you not see it?"
"Okay dude, you're starting to sound like some kind of schizo."
"I'm serious man. I've been going through all sorts of anonymous websites where people post this stuff on the boards. Apparently there is a network of secret government facilities where they do genetic testing on these monster girls. They're trying to make them integrate into society and all that, but it's all bullshit. What they're really doing is replacing the human race with them!"
"Yeah sure man, look I gotta go~"
"Hang on man, let me get your contact info. I'll send you some links to help you get started. Just trust me bro, everything I just told you is true. Once you go down the rabbit hole, you'll see for yourself just how fucked this whole thing is."
The two of us exchanged cell phone numbers, and I quickly made my way out of the store.
X
Meanwhile, unknown to Cole Casey
It was late, and right before the GameShop was about to close, a mysterious woman walked into the store.
"Hi, welcome to GameShop. How can I help you?" He looked at the woman and noticed she was an absolute bombshell.
"Hey there, handsome. I'm looking for a specific game. Maybe you can help me?" The woman gave him the bedroom eyes, and knew instantly that she had him right where she wanted him.
"Y-yeah sure thing miss! Uh~umm what are you looking for?"
"Excuse me, but my eyes are up here big boy." The woman pointed to her face, and once the man made eye contact with her, he noticed that her eyes were dark red. Her white hair fell down from her hat, and the man could see there were also horns on her head too.
"Now, listen here, I need information. Do you think you can help me?"
The man was hypnotized by her gaze.
"Yes, mistress. I obey."
"Good. Now, tell me everything you know about Operation Lescatie."
AN: Bonjour dear readers! I hope you have enjoyed my little story so far. What do you think of Liz? Bet you wish you had a giant momma bear GF now huh? Is she best girl? Or is it still Priya? What about Ellie? This chapter had a little bit less action than the previous ones, but the plot is moving right along. Tell me what you think about this story so far by leaving a comment. The next chapter will not have any new girls, but it will instead be a special spooky scary halloween themed story! That's right, next chapter will be Cole Casey's first full moon night at home with three monster girls. Will he make it out alive? You'll have to read and find out. Thank you all for reading, and GO BE ALIVE.
Now for some fun facts about Grizzly Bears:
- Grizzly Bears are apex predators. The largest land mammal apex predator in north america
- Grizzly Bears are omnivores, and they eat just about anything! grass, berries, fish, clams, moose, caribou, you name it.
- Grizzly Bears are massive! A full grown male can get up to 2 meters long and weigh as much as 360kg
- The main difference between a Grizzly bear and Brown bear is large hump on a Grizzly bear's back.
- These guys are fast! Grizzly bears can run up to 30mph If you run into one in the wild, DO NOT RUN AWAY. Play dead or try to back away slowly.
- Their claws are huge. A single one can be as long a 4 inches. Thats as long as most people's fingers
- Bears hibernate for 5-7 months of the year. Not because they can't survive the cold, but because they don't have anything to eat when it's winter time.
-During hibernation, bears don't go to the bathroom. In fact, they can even turn urine into protein, so they can even gain muscle during hibernation.
- Before hibernation, bears can gain up to 180kg before the big sleep. Talk about #bulking
- Grizzly bears nurse their young for 3 years after birth
- Grizzly bears are more deadly to humans than sharks. However, most bear attacks are from female bears, as they see people as a threat to their cubs. Female "mama bears" are highly aggressive and will even attack other bears if they feel their cubs are threatened.