chapter 4: the selection

It was finally the day she had worked towards for 6 months. Today was Selection Day. Lila would know if she had been chosen to be part of the 10 Candidates.

Lila was standing in front of her mirror, only wearing lingerie. The efforts she had put in were showing without a doubt. Her belly was hanging over her waistband, hiding a good part of her underwear. She could now grab more than a handful of it. Her boobs were now filling a D cup, and even overflowing it a little. Her ass and legs had also grown a lot. She was now fat. Actually, she was the fattest by a big margin among all her family and even the fattest Second-Tier she knew. She stepped on her scale to see the extent of her growth. The digits blinked and stopped showing the product of all her work stuffing her face: 262 pounds.

Lila was ecstatic. She had more than doubled in weight in 6 months. She was such a pig. After giving her belly a shake, she put her clothes on and ate breakfast, before going to the auditorium, for the announcement of the selected Candidates. As she walked towards the auditorium, she felt quite confident, being, without a doubt, the fattest among the others who were going to the auditorium. As she sat in her chair, she could feel the armrests digging into her sides. However, her confidence vanished when she saw the First-Tiers getting to their seats. They were even fatter than before! Some of them must have been close to 300 pounds. The fattest among them was a guy who was sitting on a chair without armrests because, clearly, he was too fat for the normal seats. All of a sudden, Lila felt a lot less confident about her weight gain. There were at least 20 people fatter than her in the auditorium. With only 10 Candidates being selected, she had no chance.

As she looked at the first row, she saw some older people she did not know, sitting on the sides. Among them was the bakery owner and, next to him, a woman resembling the silhouette sitting in the car the same day. On the stage, just below the screen, were 10 empty seats, facing the audience. As everyone got seated, the screen turned on, showing the 6 members of the Great Council.

“Good morning dear Collossians,” the Prime Seven said. “Today is the day you have all been waiting for. Today, we will select the 10 Candidates who will undertake the Trial for the next 6 months, at the end of which, one of them will be chosen as the new member of the Great Council. We have, through cameras and various scouts on the field, been able to evaluate every one of you. On a side note, before revealing the Candidates, I would like to thank all the scouts who have helped us in this process.” She proceeded to name the people Lila had seen on the side of the first row. “Now, I will be naming the 10 Candidates.” Whispers went through the audience, as she opened a letter that was resting on her stomach. The first candidate is… Matthew, First-Tier!”

The biggest First-Tier got up. As he got on stage and got seated on the first chair, you could see that, although he seemed happy, his selection did not seem to surprise him at all. He seemed like the kind of guy who knew what he wanted, and who knew he had what it took to get it. As the Prime Seven continued naming the selected Candidates, Lila could feel her hopes diminish. At this point, everyone of them was among the biggest in the audience.

“Well…” Lila thought, “I guess that was to be expected. Why would they not take the biggest and most powerful among us…” 9 candidates had now been called to the stage, leaving only one spot empty. Lila could almost hear her heart pounding in her chest. All of that work, for this instant. The Prime Seven read the name and smiled, before announcing: “and finally… Lila, Second-Tier!”

At the sound of her name, Lila froze. That was all she had worked for, but how was that possible? There were at least 10 other people fatter than her still seated in the First-Tier. Lila finally found control of her body and got up, walking towards the stage. Being seated in the middle of the Second-Tier’s section, she had to walk a lot longer than the First-Tiers. She could see people looking at her, in disbelief. As she walked towards the stage, the audience starting murmuring. “What? A Second-Tier?”, “Lila? How is that possible?”, “She’s way too small!” At last, she got up on stage and got seated. She could see in the eyes of the other Candidates that they were shocked, as they stared at her. As she got seated, nobody had clapped for her yet. Suddenly, someone started applauding at the back of the audience. It was Seth, who was now standing and applauding her vigorously. Soon, as people got over their surprise, other Third-Tiers and Second-Tiers started applauding.

Some even started shouting: “Let’s go Lila!”, one of them shouted, “Second-Tier represent!”, “You did it big girl!”

Soon everyone, except the First-Tiers in the first row were on their feet. As she looked at the crowd, she saw the bakery owner and the driver smiling at her. While the crowd was still applauding, the car driver got up on stage. She was Lila’s size, and had brown hair, falling on her shoulders. She was probably the same age as Lila’s mother. She asked the Candidates to follow her backstage.

“Hello everyone. Let me introduce myself. My name is Abigael, but you can call me Abby. I am head of the selection committee. I will also be your main resource during the Trial. You have all been selected because you exhibited the qualities a Seven needs to have. However, if you have found the last 6 months difficult,” she looked at Lila while she said those words, “you will find the next ones even more difficult. You have the day to pack up your bags. In a few hours, private drivers will pick you up and bring you to the Palace, where your Trial will begin. Go home, get ready, and say goodbye to your families and friends.”

As they all went outside, Lila could not believe what just happened. She had made it! She was one step closer to being a Seven. When she arrived home, she told her parents, who cried from joy, and told her how proud they were.
After their hug she went to her room, to pack her things. As she was about to zip her bag, a knock on her door interrupted her. She opened the door and behind it was Seth, smiling from ear to ear.

“I am so proud of you, Lila! You did it!” He said, hugging her.

“Enjoy this moment. Soon I will be too fat for you to be able to put your arms around me,” Lila said jokingly.

As Seth broke the hug, his green eyes looked at Lila, for a few seconds. Suddenly, he moved his face towards Lila’s and their lips met. As they kissed, Seth pushed his body on Lila's and grabbed her love handles. They both moved to her bed, still kissing. As they got seated, Seth lifted her shirt, exposing her fattened belly. Lila put her hand on his hand and made him grab a handful of her belly fat. It was finally happening. Lila could feel herself getting wet.

“Lila, you have gotten so fat. I just can’t believe it,” Seth said looking at her belly.

“It would not have happened without you,” she said. “You were the one forcing me to eat nonstop! This fat belly is all your fault,” she said, making him jiggle her belly roll.

As they both got undressed, Lila looked at Seth’s body. There was something about the contrast between his slim, muscular body and her rolls of fat that made her extremely horny. He had muscular arms and legs, while hers were covered in fat. He had abs while she had a fat belly resting on her lap. Seeing him was making her feel even fatter.

“And I am far from being done,” she added, smiling.

“How big will you get?” He teased.

“I will gain hundreds of pounds of pure fat. I will become fatter than the Prime Seven. Everyone will be in awe of my fatness. I will be bigger than this bed!"

They continued kissing and playing with her fat for a few minutes. As they were both getting very horny, Seth slid his hand between her legs. Just before he could touch her pussy, they both heard someone knock loudly. Lila got up and looked outside.

“Oh shit, it’s my driver!” She took her bag and kissed Seth one last time. “See you soon Seth,” She said leaving her room.

She embraced her parents and went outside, where a driver, and limousine, were waiting for her. She got in and sat down in a spot that was at least twice her size, something rare for her now. After about 20 minutes, the car stopped in front of the gates of the Palace. As the gates opened, Lila saw the Palace. It was made of marble and other rich materials Lila had never seen before. It was decorated with various sculptures representing obese people. The front yard was filled with exotic plants and flowers of different colours. It was truly magnificent. The limousine stopped in front of the steps leading to the entrance of the Palace.

As Lila went up the stairs, she could feel herself getting winded. “Guess I am not in the shape I used to be. After all, I have you to carry,” she thought, giving her belly a pat. When she finally arrived at the door, she realized how big it really was, being at least 4 times as wide as she was. It was very intimidating.

“Okay, let’s do this,” Lila thought, knocking on the Palace’s door.