I managed to have enough time between my projects to write this story.

I had recently remembered the first inflation story I ever wrote. Unfortunately, that story has long since been lost. So, I decided to do a sort of origin story with Chaoshi and his smoothies. Pretty happy with how this came out.

I suppose I could also try rewriting the old story of how Chaoshi comes across the apples, but that's for another day if I choose to do so.

For now, enjoy!

Chaoshi and Serenity belong to me.

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Chaoshi's foot pushed in the door before the Yoshi waddled into the living room of his small, quaint home. The blue, finned Yoshi took careful steps as he carried a large basket in his arms. The walk back to his home was exhausting as the sweat on his face showed. The weight of the basket was great, almost too great for him to handle. In his mind, he knew it would be worth it. He lowered the basket slightly, allowing his eyes to get a better view of the room. Everything was neatly organized, ensuring that the furniture and all his possessions were out of the way and easy to avoid. Still, Chaoshi slowly walked through the room, grunting with each step. His arms were beginning to feel numb, unable to hold the weight for much longer. The feeling made him quicken his pace. Chaoshi almost tripped over himself while moving from the carpet to the wooden floor of the kitchen. His arms lifted up the basket, Chaoshi grimacing a bit before he finally slid it on a nearby counter. The Yoshi gasped and fell to the ground. He wanted to pass out and rest, but the thoughts in his mind weren't going to allow it.

He continued to lay there for a time. His eyes never strayed from their forward gaze. He could hear the refrigerator's distinct hum over his own deep breaths. The floor was cool to his touch, bringing some comfort to Chaoshi. A few minutes passed before he felt that he recovered enough to get back on his feet. He lifted himself up a bit and grabbed the edge of another counter to support himself until he was standing again. He sighed in relief before pulling a rag out of the cabinet. After rinsing it in the sink briefly, he took the dampened cloth to his skin. The cool feel was instantly refreshing and sparked his senses. Chaoshi sighed again before tossing it into a nearby basket on the ground. He'll take that to the laundry later. Now was time to get down to what he planned to do. He turned back to the brown basket and stared at the wicker briefly. His hand gently lifted a flap on the top, revealing the contents inside. He smiled as he pulled out an apple. It was rather large for an apple, colored in a bright shade of red, almost qualifying as pink. It shined in the sunlight that pierced through the nearby window. The fruit was beautiful.

Chaoshi soon stopped basking in the apple's glory before sitting it down on a cutting board that he placed before leaving. His eyes turned slightly. A blender was sitting next to the board, ready to use. Chaoshi pulled out a couple more apples and placed them on the board. He took a knife from its holder and sliced it through the apple repeatedly until he was satisfied. Once he was finished with the other apples, the Yoshi walked to the fridge and pulled out some other ingredients that he needed. It was all that he needed to make a nice smoothie. However, he wanted to mix the flavor up a bit. Chaoshi easily settled on adding some strawberries, his personal favorite fruit. He quickly gathered everything within the blender and closed the lid. His hand held onto it tightly as he checked the settings. Once he was ready, he started the blender. It shattered the peaceful silence of the home. Chaoshi licked around his mouth a bit, eager to try this drink. It was soon ready moments later. He removed the lid and placed it on the side. Chaoshi had no need for a glass; he would just drink out of the container. After one more anxious breath, he started to drink the pink smoothie.

The texture of the drink was perfectly smooth. It ran down his throat and into his stomach with ease. After his first drink, he stopped to focus on the flavor. There was a taste of strawberry to it, but the apples were overpowering it. Chaoshi made a mental note to double the strawberries next time. While he liked the taste of apples, he'd rather taste the strawberries. The Yoshi resumed with his drink, this time not stopping until the entire container was empty. Even then, he still shook it a bit to try and get every last drop of it. Chaoshi gasped in satisfaction while he sat the container back onto the blender. A hand instinctively went to his stomach, which now had a slight curve to it. It felt very cool to the touch, feeling even more refreshing than the wet rag. Chaoshi closed his eyes and sighed lightly. He could feel his belly swelling further, as expected. The apples were doing their job. The taste still danced on his tongue, providing a sort of sensory overload. He wasn't expecting it to taste this good.

His mind demanded that he make more of this stuff. Chaoshi did so, this time grabbing the amount of strawberries that would double the number used in the first batch of smoothie. He moved quickly, knowing that it wouldn't be long until his growing belly made it too difficult to reach the blender. One hand never left his belly, constantly feeling it swell larger while his other hand gathered everything. After everything was blended, Chaoshi quickly chugged the second batch in one gulp. He hummed happily before his tongue peeked out to lick off some of the smoothie that was now on his face and nose.

Both his hands began to rub his belly. Chaoshi could feel the swelling increase in speed. It felt incredibly soft to the touch as his fingers prodded every now and then. Even with it being as large, round and heavy as it was becoming now, the Yoshi still felt comfortable. Chaoshi continued to hum to himself before he found himself making yet another smoothie. It was now a challenge to gather everything, his large gut now pushing him away from the counter. The Yoshi had to stretch to get everything into the blender for his next batch. Another whirl of the machine, another fresh batch of smoothie went down into the Yoshi's belly. When finished, his hands moved so quickly back to his belly that he almost dropped the container onto the floor. Chaoshi closed his eyes again in satisfaction as he continued to grow. He just couldn't seem to have enough of this smoothie, no matter how big he was growing.

Chaoshi turned to the container of strawberries that he had sat on the counter. There was just enough to make one more batch. The Yoshi immediately went to work. It took him some time, the weight now affecting his balance. It wouldn't take much for him to fall over on it now. He still hurried through the process, soon having his last batch ready to enjoy. Chaoshi took the container into his hand, knocking the lid off with his other hand. The Yoshi decided to retreat to the living room and relax. He waddled his way out of the kitchen, drinking his final batch in the process. Some of it spilled out during his walk, the pink drink fall on the top of his growing, white belly. The Yoshi's eyes never looked to see. He just continued to drink what he could of this final batch. His tongue licked every inch of the container as he reached the couch. Chaoshi released a light burp, signaling that he was finally finished his unplanned binge. His eyes looked at the couch once the container was lowered from his face. Then they went to his belly, which was already starting to push against it as it grew. There was no way that this modest couch was going to support all his weight now. Chaoshi shrugged and slowly sat himself on the ground. The container fell to the side, his hands now moving back to his belly. It was beginning to dwarf the rest of his body now, but the Yoshi smiled happily as he rubbed it. His belly groaned lightly in protest of the sudden growth, but Chaoshi was perfectly content with himself.

He didn't even pay attention to the door as someone opened it. A white Yoshi wearing a light blue dress walked in, carrying a few bags of groceries.

"Chaoshi?"

She looked around for a moment, noticing her husband's head peaking over the couch. Serenity tilted her head slightly, curious as to what was going on. She took a few steps to the side and froze. A gasp escaped her mouth, her groceries falling to the floor. The gasp finally broke Chaoshi away from his own enjoyment. His eyes turned up to see his wife staring at him and his huge belly. A hand went to the back of his head and rubbed against it. A light blush appeared on his cheeks.

"Well..."

"What's going on here?"

Chaoshi explained his story of how he found the apples the other day and his recent smoothie attempt. Serenity crossed her arms as she listened to his tale.

"So here you are after all that."

Chaoshi nodded. "I still feel fantastic at the moment. I think I may be on to something here."

"How so?"

"I can see others really enjoying this drink, despite the effect. We could be looking at a successful business venture."

Serenity closed her eyes and thought for a moment. "And the effect is temporary?"

"Yes. The swelling goes away after a couple hours at most."

Serenity opened her eyes and smiled. "You may be right." She walked over to Chaoshi, knelt down and placed a hand on his cool, soft belly. "This could be the start of something special."

Chaoshi nodded.

"Besides...you look quite cute like this."

Chaoshi laughed.

Serenity rubbed his belly a bit before bringing herself to his face. The two shared a brief kiss, her mouth now stained with some of the smoothie. They both laughed again as their hands grasped each other.

This moment would mark the beginning of Chaoshi's smoothie empire.