From inside the van it just looked like a long wooden box at the back behind the mattress. Inside the cage was a big black dog with shiny coat and to ...y surprise was not barking its head off like most dogs you meet for the first time.“Nice dog” I sayNed just says, “Yep, this is Tom, He’s well trained and enjoys our trips out most days. I better let him out for a quick run as he can get a bit restless in the cage for too long”.He opens the cage and the dog jumps out and runs off into the woods,. Keily found the worm under the bed, surprised to see that it had changed shape. It was shorter and stouter, with its length only two feet but now it was at least 6 inches wide. Keily pulled it out and placed it over the bed to study it. Now the animal resembled a watermelon. The skin was different as well, displaying a pale pink color, partially covered by the usual layer of white slime. It smelled delicious, just like the plant it came from. The pod seemed to breathe, contracting its form like. . welcome home, I guess. How has college been?" "It's so fun. I've made loads of new friends, and had a lot of fun," she said, as she winked, "You're going to love it after next year." "I bet I will. How's that boyfriend of yours treating you?" I asked. "We broke up a few months ago. He was kind of an asshole." "Really? How was he an asshole; did he hurt you?" I asked. "No, but I don't really want to talk about it. I have to go get unpacked, but it's great to be home! I'll see you at dinner,". “Are you sure you don’t mind?” she asked softly as she reached across and took another mouthful of drink, “Mmm, this is so good sir” she said softly as she looked back to her book.“Nipples” she said with a giggle, “What?” I replied, “Nipples are next” she sighed as she got up and as luck would have it she was just the right height, the other benefit of her standing so close was that I could see down her shirt at a very nice pair of bee stings.She looked very closely at my nipples which without.