FJFest, Part EIGHT/Day 2

This one has the dreaded Human Sidewalk competition. I got this idea from a

trample video!

Henrietta had an excellent nights sleep, and arrived at their training room

a little earlier than normal. It gave her time to think, and to focus on

the day’s activities. A good dinner at home and a good foot-rub from her

brother seemed to set everything right with the world. Still, she got a

little tired of mom asking if she’d met a boy yet. Mikey was just someone

she used at the competition. Still, she had to admire the way he came

through for her yesterday. Maybe he WAS special. She would dance with him

at the after-competition dance scheduled for the next evening, as she felt

she owed him that much.

The rest of her team started arriving. For some reason, her mind wandered

to the footwear of the girls. Everyone wore the same outfit: a strappy

blue-and while blouse and a matching tennis skirt with bloomers. With that,

she was wearing her normal Nikes with blue socks. This time, they had

little stars on them. She saw Aurore was sock-less as always, and her feet

were in gray clogs. Zoë was right behind her with her bare feet in her Bass

sandals. Her best friend Mai had her Asics with yellow socks today. Tina

had her usual black calf-length socks, and Henrietta could never understand

why she always wore those. Lori had her high-top sneakers with long white

knee socks, like she normally wore for the basketball team. Miko had white

sneakers with white ribbed calf-length socks, and Cindy had her usual

leather slip-ons with light blue lacy ankle socks.

Ami, as always, never failed to disappoint. Rising out of her battered and

untied Converses was one red-and-green, Christmas looking striped sock, and

one blue-and-red sock. Maybe she’s really colorblind, Henrietta thought.

Danae had her sneaker boots, with red-and-black striped socks rising up, all

direct from Hot Topic, Henrietta figured. Kari insisted on wearing her

cheerleader shoes and the little footie socks with the fuzzy pink pom-poms

on the heels. Henrietta noticed the ankle wrap peeking up from her sock.

Finally, Michelle walked in the door wearing red knee socks encased in her

fire-truck-red sneakers instead of her normal flip-flops. We don’t look

like a team from the knees down, but Ms. Seto insisted we got to wear our

own footwear, Henrietta thought to herself. Still, her ideas seemed to

work.

As if on cue, Ms. Seto walked up to the front of the room. “Today is going

to be a fun one” she started. “Our first competition is the Human

Sidewalk.” She paused at the confusion on some of the girls’ faces. “It’s

simple, and all you have to do is keep your balance. Everyone lines up

single-file, with three girls standing on the bottoms’ face, chest, and

stomach. The girl on the face has to balance, and count to ten. She then

steps off and goes to the end of the line, while everyone moves up, the

chest girl to his face, the stomach girl to his chest, and a new girl on his

stomach. If the bottom taps out, or if you fall off or can’t keep your

balance on any part of him, you’re eliminated.” Lori and Kari looked a bit

worried to Henrietta. Lori wasn’t a fat girl by any means, but she was

larger and heavier than her teammates. Kari still had her leg and ankle

injury to worry about. Ms. Seto moved to assure them: “Don’t worry, you

can hold on to the railing provided, or you can hang on to each other. It’s

not that big of a deal.” Henrietta was suddenly hoping Mikey WOULDN’T be a

part of the first meet. The girls would SMASH him!

Ms. Seto went on: “After that will be the semi-finals of the ashikoki

meet. Danae, Henrietta, and Kari, I don’t know if you’ll be up against each

other. I hope not, for your sake. Everybody else, cheer them on!” Ms.

Seto gave a slight smile at the daydreaming Henrietta. “I think someone in

here may already be thinking ahead to their date for the victory dance!”

Henrietta blushed while the rest of her team mates “Ohhh’ed” and “Ahhhh’ed.”

Maybe it was a SMALL crush on him, she thought. Even Ms. Seto noticed how

well Mikey and herself worked together. Maybe a couple of dances with Mikey

were in order!

“So, how are we going to do this? Lightest to heaviest girls?” Ami asked

Henrietta while the team headed out to the field. Henrietta shook her head.

There was a strategy involved here, and she was still working it over in

her mind. The smaller girls (Zoë, Miko, and Cindy) couldn’t help Lori keep

her balance, or Kari off her bad ankle. On the other hand, she didn’t want

to put too many of the larger girls (Lori, Tina, and Aurore) together, as

that would be too much weight for the bottom to handle. “Hey, this isn’t

rocket science” Michelle piped up. “Either the bottom can handle it, or he

can’t.” Again, Henrietta shook her head. “I’m hoping to win this one, and

we’ve got to somehow divide up so that we won’t crush him.” Tina gave her a

curious look. “Who exactly are you planning for?” she asked, a teasing lilt

to her voice. Henrietta just shrugged. “We’ve got him a lot yesterday, so

it makes sense to plan for him.” She knew she didn’t have to say exactly

who she was talking about. All the girls just nodded. “Yeah, we’d hurt him

for certain. He’s willing enough, but he is small” said Aurore.

As if summoned by her words, Mikey ran up beside the girls. “So, do you

know if we’re…working…together later?” he asked Henrietta, who shook her

head. He frowned a little, but then added: “Do you need a volunteer for

the next group contest? I think I know where you can find one!” Both girls

winced at that last comment. “Remember the last time you volunteered?”

Henrietta reminded him. “Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten” he replied. “I

know what the next contest is, and here comes the volunteer.” He turned,

and Henrietta saw Number 5 from yesterday’s Human Floor competition. “Like

I said, my brother was VERY quick to volunteer for this contest” Mikey said

with a hint of a smile on his face. Number 5 stuck out his hand. “Hey, I’m

Matt!” he stated. The girls had to giggle a little at the name. Matt just

nodded like he was used to the reaction. “Yeah, yeah, how fitting, I know”

he responded. Henrietta led the introductions to her teammates, and was

struck with the same reaction she had the other day. We’re so friendly, and

in a few minutes, we’ll be walking all over his body, she thought.

Tongue-tied, she could only blurt out “We’re in area 10. Want to come with

us?” Together, the group made their way to their area.

Area 10 was already set up, with a rail set up for the girls to keep their

balance, and a chair placed near where the bottom’s head would be. Most of

the other teams were already in place, going over who would go in what

order. Matt stripped off his t-shirt, tossed it to Mikey, and then lay down

on the blanket. The girls looked over to Henrietta to see how this would

work. “Well, first off, we’re going without shoes. Second, Kari has a bad

ankle. Who will support her?” Danae paused from untying a sneaker-boot.

“I’ll go behind Kari and help her keep her balance” she responded. Tina

volunteered to go in front of Kari, so she’d have someone to keep her

balanced on both sides. “I’ll go behind Lori” Henrietta said. “Who’s going

in front of her?” Michelle volunteered for that spot, and Henrietta gave

the rest of the girls their positions.

Just then, a whistle blew, and it was time to start. Miko, Zoë, and Tina

quickly got into position between Matt’s legs while the rest of the girls

lined up behind them. Another whistle blew, and Miko stepped up on his

stomach. She didn’t use the rail for balance, but quickly stepped up to his

chest. Zoë followed close behind, and Tina rested one foot on his abdomen.

Reaching for the back of the chair, Miko placed the ball of one foot

directly on his forehead and applied pressure, bringing the other foot next

to it. Zoë stepped up to the chest, and Tina stepped full-weight onto his

stomach. Henrietta took a quick look around and saw the other teams were in

the same position. Miko and the other face-balancing girls started counting

to ten in unison. One black girl on another team made it to five before

slipping off, and her team was out that quickly. Ahead of that team was the

Heights team. Henrietta watched Glasses-Girl wobble a bit on their bottoms’

chest, but was caught by a smaller Indian girl behind her.

When the remaining girls made it to ten, they stepped off at the same time.

Zoë tapped Matt’s face, and he obediently turned his head so she could

step up on the side of it, holding on to Tina’s arm as she did so. The rest

of the girls whispered “Good job, Miko” as she went back to the end of the

line. Kari held on to Tina’s other arm and gingerly stepped up on his

stomach, and the counting began again. Henrietta noticed Glasses-Girl was

holding on to both the chair and the arm of the Indian girl behind her and

was still having problems with her balance. When ten was reached, she sort

of slid off the side of his face and walked off. The Indian girl stepped

right up without even checking to see if he was ready. Tina tapped the side

of Matt’s face, and he turned his head again while she stepped up. Kari

gingerly stepped to his chest, and Danae quickly stood up on his stomach.

A whistle blew again. One girl couldn’t get herself positioned on her

bottom’s face, and her team was eliminated. Tina and the other

face-standing girls started their count. Another team’s girl wobbled a bit,

over-corrected herself, and stepped off, eliminating her team as well. Now

there were 13 teams left.

Henrietta found herself checking out the Heights team, just to see where

Karin was. Karin saw her looking right before she was to step up on her

bottom’s stomach. She stared at Henrietta and her team for a moment, then

walked back five positions, meaning she and Henrietta would be walking on

the same spots at the same time. She’s trying to intimidate me, Henrietta

thought. Still, she kept her place in line.

Tina finished her count and stepped off. Gingerly, Kari put her good foot

directly on Matt’s face and stepped up; holding on to both of Danae’s

outstretched arms. Henrietta could see her toes clench through her socks as

she balanced on her good foot and brought the other one in front of her,

like she froze while marching. Danae stepped up almost to Matt’s shoulders,

holding Kari’s weight, and Cindy moved up right behind Danae. There was

enough room for another girl to stand, but Mai simply rested one foot on his

abdomen.

Kari and the rest finished their count, and Danae helped her off. The rest

of the girls could see Kari limping a bit, but she walked back to the end of

the line. Danae showed her remarkable balance by taking the same pose as

Kari, but without holding on to the chair or to Cindy. Mai simply stepped

up and waited for the count to begin.

Four teams were suddenly eliminated when the bottoms started tapping out,

apparently exhausted by having five girls in a row standing on their faces.

Henrietta risked a look to see how Matt was doing. She couldn’t see his

whole face under Danae’s red-and-black sock, but she could see a little

smile peeking from either side of her heel. He even seemed to be counting

with Danae, and Henrietta noticed he tapped his leg on every count. She

breathed a sigh of relief. Now she just had to worry about her team.

Danae stepped off easily enough, and strolled to the end of the line amid

whispered congratulations from her team mates. Cindy nudged his head, and

again he turned to one side while she stepped up. Mai took her spot on the

chest, and Michelle climbed onto his stomach. Henrietta could see Lori was

getting more nervous. She patted her on the back and said “Don’t worry. He

can handle it.” Lori relaxed a little. “I go about 120 pounds. I hope so,

for his sake.”

Cindy did a little hop off the side of his face and walked to the end of

the line. Mai placed one foot on one side of Mat’s face while holding on to

Michelle, who had moved up to his chest. Mai then placed her other foot

next to it, leaving Matt’s nose peeking out from between her socks. With a

heavy sigh, Lori put one foot on his stomach, and applied her weight.

Henrietta heard an audible grunt from Matt, and his stomach did sink down a

bit. Still, he tapped his foot in time to Mai’s counting.

Mai stepped off Matt’s face and made the return trip. Michelle had a

nervous moment trying to step up like Mai had done. At the last second, he

turned his head and she stepped on it. Lori walked up to his chest, and

Henrietta took her place on his abdomen. His stomach felt firm under her

socked feet, with no sinking at all. She barely noticed when another team

fell spectacularly on their bottom. Still, her mental count put the

remaining team at eight.

Michelle finished her count and stepped off, and now came the moment

Henrietta had dreaded. Lori gingerly reached her arms behind her and

Henrietta grabbed them. She placed one foot directly on Matt’s face, much

as Kari and Danae had done. Then she stepped up and placed her other foot

on top of the first one. Henrietta moved up to the chest, still holding on

to Lori’s arms, and she could feel Aurore step up behind her. She could

barely see Matt’s face, covered as it was by Lori’s foot, but she could

still see him grimace under the weight. His breath felt labored and heavy

under her feet. She glanced over to Mikey on the sideline, and even he had

some worry on his face. Still, Lori started her count, and Henrietta could

only hold her up.

Finally, Lori made it to ten, and quickly stepped off. Henrietta paused a

bit, letting Matt get his breath back. Matt looked up at her and whispered

“You’re the girl Mikey won’t stop talking about, aren’t you?” Henrietta

gave a slight smile and replied “Probably.” She then placed one foot over

his eyes, held out her arm to Aurore, and put her other foot on his mouth

and chin, standing sideways on his face. She found she was looking directly

over at Karin, who had mimicked her exact move and was staring back at her.

Both girls started counting at the same time, never taking their eyes off of

each other.

She reached ten, turned to Aurore, and whispered “He’s all yours. Good

luck!” as she stepped off. Ami gave her a wink as she passed his chest and

Miko just smiled at her from her perch on his stomach. I guess we’ll be

making another trip, she thought as she made it to the end of the line.

Lori looked up from peeling off her socks. “I didn’t hurt him, did I?”

Henrietta smiled and shook her head. “He had enough strength to talk to me,

so you couldn’t have crushed him THAT bad.” she replied. Lori breathed a

sigh of relief. “Good. He gave me a little wink before I stepped up, so I

really didn’t want to hurt him.” Henrietta started to remove her own socks.

He would be getting a little sweaty, and the girls were afraid of slipping

off. You got better traction barefoot. She noticed with amusement Cindy

had on light blue nail polish, and Danae’s toenails were painted black.

Mai’s were painted red, as were Michelle’s. Kari’s were pink, and she still

had her ankle wrap on. Henrietta was surprised at the length of Kari's

toes. They almost looked like little fingers. She was sorry she didn’t

think about applying nail polish, and idly wondered what color Mikey would

like.

Aurore popped up behind her. “So, how many laps do you think he can take?”

she asked. “We saw him take a lot of weight yesterday, so he should last

awhile” said Henrietta. “Yeah, he blew me a kiss before I stepped up, so he

should be good for a few more laps” Aurore replied. Henrietta looked up to

the front of the line. Ami was halfway through her count, holding on to

Miko, while Zoë was actually bouncing a little on his stomach. Yeah, she

thought, we’re going to be here awhile.

The line kept moving, and more and more teams started falling off or the

bottom would tap out. Henrietta’s team had a scare when Danae almost fell

stepping up to his chest. Fortunately, she put her foot down on his arm,

and Cindy helped her back up. This caused Kari to wobble on his face, but

she managed to keep her balance until the count of ten before falling off.

The rest of the team noticed she was limping a little more than usual, but

she seemed to be walking it off. Perhaps afraid of falling off, Danae took

it easy on her turn, holding on to the chair. Cindy took it easy as well,

standing on the side of Matt’s head again. Mai did the double face stand

again, her tiny golden-brown toes clenched on his forehead. When she

finished, Henrietta stepped on his stomach for the second time. She noticed

it was a lot softer. He must be about worn out, she thought. He seemed to

be struggling for breath with Lori on his chest and Michelle on the side of

his head. Michelle stepped off, and Henrietta could see Matt’s face tense

up when Lori put her foot over it. Still, he lay quietly when she stood up

and started counting. She finished her count quickly and stepped off and it

was finally Henrietta’s turn again. She reached her arm back to Aurore and

put her foot over his face, and was surprised when he blew her a kiss. “I

don’t blame him for liking you” he whispered as she put her other foot on

his mouth and chin. “What?” she asked before realizing she wouldn’t be able

to hear him with her foot over his mouth. She started counting while

looking over at Karin’s team. She was again perched on her bottom’s face in

the exact same position as before, staring back at Henrietta’s team.

Henrietta also realized they were the only two teams left, as everyone else

was either cheering on her team or the Heights team.

Once her count was finished, she headed back while Aurore stepped up. She

was astounded at the level of abuse both Matt and the Heights bottom could

endure. She wasn’t sure, but a third trip across their bodies should be the

last. Ami was tapping her foot on Matt’s chest, and Miko looked a bit

surprised to be back on his stomach for a third time. Even Matt was

starting to look worn out.

The end came rather suddenly. Glasses-Girl was stepping up on the bottom’s

face for the third time, as was Zoë. Suddenly, the Heights bottom started

banging both hands on the mat. The whistle blew, and Henrietta’s team had

won the contest. Her team mates screamed with joy and got together for a

group hug, Henrietta included. In their excitement, they trampled Matt even

more. Henrietta realized she’d stepped up directly on his thighs, while Ami

was perched directly on his crotch. She quickly stepped off, dragging a

jumping Ami with her, and checked to see if he was okay. He seemed to enjoy

that action more than the contest itself. He started to rise, knocking an

excited Cindy off balance and into Danae’s arms. The Heights team was

trampling their bottom as well, but not in excitement. Karin seemed to be

furious as she landed a few heel stomps onto his stomach before walking the

length of his body, stepping right off his face. Several of the other

girls, including the Indian and Glasses-Girl, followed suit. Their bottom

lay on the mat after the Heights team stomped off before being helped off by

some of his friends and on-lookers.

“That’s another one under our belts” an excited Ami exclaimed. “So, what’s

the next event?” Michelle asked Henrietta. “I think we have the next

ashikoki round in about an hour” she answered. “That gives us time to clean

up and find out who we’re up against.” Aurore was quick with her reply. “I

just talked to Ms. Seto. Danae and Kari are against each other in the next

round.” She paused a bit before continuing. “The bottom will be seated on

a chair, and the girl has to stand while working.” Henrietta looked over to

Kari, still barefoot and wearing her ankle wrap. She wondered how this was

going to work.

End of Part EIGHT