The Nationals, Part 5

Here’s another little field trip for Henrietta and the girls. We have another cameo with the wonderful character Slutty Suzy. Here, she gets to use her feet for a change!

Mai and Michelle were quick to help Henrietta back to her feet. She was still wobbly from the round robin circle jerk, and neither Mai nor Michelle was in any better shape. “Always remember, NEVER ask yourself how things could get any worse” Henrietta told her teammates, who looked at each other with confusion. “Hey, that was…” Mai started, but Henrietta silenced her with a nod. “Yup, Karin and her crew are back” she informed the girls. “So, now what?” asked Michelle. “”We earned this trip, and she just comes along and…” With that, her voice trailed off, while Henrietta and Mai just looked at each other with dismay. “I guess we just keep winning matches, and then we’ll figure it out” was Henrietta’s reply.

Thankfully, Lori and Tina interrupted their conversation. “I have some good news”, Lori started. Tina finished for her. “We’re doing a little field trip to the middle school. We get to show our stuff for some new girls! Isn’t that exciting?” A trip away from here would be best, Henrietta thought, and then nodded. “Help me wash up, and we’ll get ready.” She tried to get up, but sat back down hard on the mat. “Well, help me UP first, then I’ll go wash” she weakly joked.

It was remarkable how refreshed Henrietta felt after getting off the van. A little clean up, a little more caffeine, a very thorough leg massage from Miko, and a quick nap did wonders for her. Even the re-appearance of Karin and the other Heights girls seemed unimportant. Henrietta figured Ms. Seto had something to do with this surprise field trip. She supposed she should kiss her feet for this, she thought with amusement as she walked up the stairs with Miko, Ami, Cindy, Lori, and Kari.

“Don’t worry about us” Aurore told her as she got on the van, “we’ll do the rest of the first day stuff. You just go and enjoy yourself.” I’ve done nothing BUT enjoy myself, she thought, considering her earlier meeting with Sassie, Lily, and Mandy. She knew Zoë wanted to come on this trip, but decided to keep Zoë and Cindy separated for now. “So, what will we be doing?” Cindy asked her in a whisper. “Just showing off techniques, and convincing the girls to either start or join an ashikoki team” Henrietta replied. “We seem to be more popular since we won the state championship.”

Speaking of which, Henrietta noticed, was just how much neater everyone looked. Miko and Cindy were always nicely dressed, and Lori looked fairly intimidating in her uniform. She would ALWAYS look like a natural athlete, Henrietta though, same as Kari would ALWAYS look like a cheerleader, even without her uniform. Even Ami managed to dress in matching red and black striped stockings with very nice Uggs. A fresh polo shirt, a new skirt, and some nice blue socks with her Nikes worked for Henrietta.

There were two 4^th grade girls waiting for them inside the doorway. “Welcome to our school” the redhead blushed as she spoke. “It is an honor to have you touring our school.” The brunette spoke up “We’re pulling for you in the Nationals. Please come this way.” The group followed the girls in to the classroom, where it was the usual 4^th grade pandemonium. A couple of boys were chasing one of the girls around the room, trying to lift her skirt. A few of the girls were teasing one of the smaller boys, trying to kiss him on the cheek. A couple of others were quietly reading at a table in the corner.

Suddenly, a loud clapping was heard, and a girl around Henrietta’s age started motioning the class back to their seats. “That’s Suzy” the redhead offered. “She’s a teachers’ aide down here.” The brunette continued “She gets in trouble with the male teachers upstairs, so she gets sent down here” “What kind of trouble?” asked Cindy. Both girls offered an identical “I don’t know” shrug. “All we know is the older boys call her “Slutty Suzy” replied the brunette. “So do the male teachers” continued the redhead with a smirk on her face. “She must be smart, ‘cause she gets good grades and stuff, but we never see her study. She does spend a lot of time with the male teachers, even staying after class” finished the brunette. Lori and Kari shared knowing glances with Henrietta and Ami. They knew what she was up to. Henrietta could see how that was possible. Suzy had perky little pigtails and a cute smattering of freckles across her face. Right now, she was in a pink shirt with a yellow necktie. Her belly button was showing. Her skirt was a little short, and her feet were clad in knee-high pink socks and leather slip on ankle shoes. It’s real easy to see where she picked up that nickname, pondered Henrietta. Still, she seemed to be the one in charge, since there were no teachers around.

“The teacher decided to take a break, and left me to run things” Suzy explained to Henrietta. She very politely put out her hand, and Henrietta shook it while introducing her teammates. “So, team ashikoki, huh?” Suzy asked skeptically. “I’ve never used my FEET on anyone yet, so this should be interesting. How do we start?” Henrietta looked around the room. “We need a volunteer, please” she told the class. No hands shot up.

Cindy then spoke up. “I need the strongest boy in the room. Are there any volunteers?” This got several hands up, and Cindy picked one of the boys who were chasing the girl around the room. “Lay down next to the wall. Let’s see just how strong you really are” she teased the boy. She quickly nudged off her loafers and placed one white sock-clad foot on his abdomen. “Do you think you can handle my weight?” she asked the boy, who’d gone very quiet and still. He gave a slight nod, and Cindy started to press down with her foot. The boy let out a slight grunt as Cindy brought her other foot up. The entire class was silent; the boys in awe, and the girls in contemplation.

Suzy whispered “What makes them so willing to be stepped on?” Henrietta pondered for a second, and then replied “I really don’t know. It’s funny, but if you’d asked them earlier about feet, they wouldn’t have liked them. Once you see it in action, it really gets their attention.” She gave a little half-laugh. “They learn a little bit about being submissive, that’s for sure.” Suzy laughed as well. “It beats them being these horrible little testosterone monsters, I suppose.”

She noticed a shy red-headed boy in the back of the class. “Here, I’ll need your help for a demonstration” she whispered to Suzy as she motioned for the boy to come forward. He approached the two girls at the front of the class with obvious nervousness. “So, what’s your name, sweetie?” Henrietta asked. “George” was the prompt reply from the lad, who was slightly smaller than herself. “Do you mind lying down on the floor for us?” Henrietta kept her voice sweet and light as George lay down on the floor, with his head between the feet of the two girls. Henrietta nudged off one of her Nikes and placed her foot on one side of George’s face, heel on his forehead. Her foot reached down to his jaw, and she flexed her toes against his face. She then motioned for Suzy to follow suit. Once quick shoe removal, and her foot joined Henrietta’s on the other side of George’s face. He inhaled deeply, and seemed to relax. “See, now they’re learning their proper position” Henrietta explained as several other boys started to lie down on the floor before their female classmates. “Get ‘em while they’re young, is what I’ve always heard” she explained to Suzy.

One boy stretched out in the back of the room while two girls stepped on his back, not even pausing to unbuckle their patent leather Mary Janes. Another lay in front of his obvious sweetheart, so she removed her pink sneakers and placed her feet on his face. Even the kids reading in the back were playing along, with both boys lying under the table while being used as footstools by their female classmates.

Even her team mates were getting into the action, Henrietta noticed. Cindy had stepped off her boy, and was just running her now bare foot over his chest and face and through his hair. Miko was showing a couple of girls how to give a back and shoulder foot rub to one of the larger boys. At least four other girls were pressing and rolling their feet on him, from his shoulders to his thighs. Kari sat down and had her Sketchers removed by a couple of the boys who were chasing the girl around the room. She had one pink ankle sock resting on each of their faces. Ami had two other boys remove her Uggs, and was enjoying a nice, relaxing foot rub. Suzy seemed to be enjoying herself as well, with half of George’s face under her foot. The only one not doing anything was Lori.

Suddenly, one of the heaviest boys got up from the floor. He accidentally caused one of the girls who’d been treading on him to fall down. “I HAVE to try this” he exclaimed as he approached Lori. He was certainly a big kid, but Lori was easily taller, and certainly heavier. He walked up to her, and then lay down at her feet. “Would you please step up on me?” he politely asked. He was stout, and weighed about 110, Henrietta guessed, but Lori was in the neighborhood of 140. Suzy looked concerned, and told him “I don’t think you can handle him. Your guts will shoot right out your backside.” A couple of the boys on the floor laughed at this, but the heavy kid simply shook his head. “Naw, I can handle this” he said confidently. Lori glanced nervously over to Henrietta, who simply nodded her assent. Biting her lip, Lori removed one high-topped sneaker and rested her foot on his stomach. Everyone was completely quiet as Lori’s food sank deep into his stomach. “I don’t know if I can DO this” Lori told the boy. He just laughed and said “Go ahead. I want to try this.” “How about I try it first?” Ami asked him. He just laughed again. “You can try later. I want to see if I can do this.”

Lori sighed heavily, and then pulled off her other sneaker. “Well, here goes nothing” she told no one in particular as she placed her one foot back on his stomach. She bounced a bit, to see if he would be able to handle her weight. His face turned beet-red, but he just nodded at her. Holding on to the wall for support, Lori then stepped up full weight, placing the other foot on his chest. The boy let out a loud “WHOOF” as the air exited his lungs, but he kept smiling. “Are your sure you’re not hurting him?” Suzy asked. He simply turned towards her and shook his head. He then stuck his thumb up to assure everyone he was doing okay.

After 15 seconds, Lori had had enough. She stepped off the boy as he was turning from red to slightly purple. He coughed and sputtered a bit as the color returned to his face. “Thank you for giving it a shot” he whispered to Lori before leaning over and kissing the top of her foot. He slowly rose to his feet as his classmates started clapping for him. Even Suzy stopped running her foot across George’s chest long enough to applaud him. She turned to Henrietta. “Do you think little George here could handle my weight?” she asked.

Without waiting for Henrietta’s reply, Suzy slipped off her other shoe. Placing her hands behind her on the teacher’s desk for support, she planted one socked foot on George, and then put her entire weight on his chest. She moved her other foot directly over his face, and rested the ball of her foot on his chin. “Reach up and pull my sock off” she commanded. George stretched both arms straight up over his head and started to pull her sock down. He did have a gentle touch, Henrietta noted as he rolled the sock down to her foot. She lifted her foot off his face just enough for him to completely remove it. She then placed her bare foot next to its mate on his chest, and then repeated the action with her other foot. Henrietta gently stroked his ear with her toe while watching him pull off her sock. Suzy then rested one bare foot on his face and kept the other one on his chest. “Do you think you could step up as well?” she asked Henrietta. George looked relatively strong, so she figured he could handle their weight. She quickly pulled off her socks and planted one foot directly on his stomach. Suzy was perched on the side of the desk, so she reached one hand out for Henrietta to hold while stepping up. George’s belly sank a bit, but he seemed to hold both the girls weight.

Henrietta then stepped up on his chest next to Suzy’s foot and placed her other foot on his face, again next to Suzy’s. Their legs were crossing each other. Suzy then reached out her other hand, which Henrietta took in her own. Suzy put most of her weight on George’s face, and Henrietta could feel him wincing with the pressure under her sole. Suzy then stood straight up, embracing Henrietta as she carefully balanced with her left foot on his face and her right next to Henrietta’s right foot on his chest.

Henrietta and Suzy were embracing on top of George, thigh to thigh, stomach to stomach, nose-to-nose, their foreheads touching. Henrietta thought Suzy had the most perfect blue eyes she’d seen. “Hey, you’re cute” Suzy seemed to read her mind. Almost if by magic, Suzy leaned forward and gave the tiniest little smooch on Henrietta’s lips. She thought she could taste a hint of Wild Berries Bubblicious on her breath. “This is more fun than I thought it would be” she whispered to Henrietta, who just blushed at both the compliment and the gentle little kiss.

George suddenly struggled under their combined weight, and Henrietta felt the moment slip. She also felt herself slip off his chest. Still in their embrace, Suzy and Henrietta stepped off on either side of George. She felt Suzy’s hands give her back one last little squeeze, and she returned the compliment before both girls dropped their hands to their sides. “Are you doing okay?” Suzy asked George, who was still coughing and sputtering for breath. He just nodded in reply as he tried to get to his feet.

The whole room had stopped their activities to watch this episode, or so it seemed to Henrietta. The two girls in the back, who’d by now removed their patent leather shoes, stopped treading on the boys in the back. Even her teammates looked surprised at what had happened. “Just…wow! I…It was just…oh, WOW!” Ami stammered. “That was…so hot!” Several of the boys started clapping, as well as every one of her team mates. Henrietta blushed at the applause, while Suzy just looked happy over the attention. She then clapped her hands for attention then said “Okay everyone. Let’s thank our guests for showing up for their demonstration.” The entire class erupted in applause. Some of the girls in the back maintained their standing position on the chests and faces of their classmates. A literal standing ovation, Henrietta thought with amusement.

The ride back to the convention center was uncharacteristically quiet, but it wasn’t a BAD quiet, thought Henrietta. She was still a little flushed from the quick kiss. Lori and Kari sat on either side of Henrietta, but didn’t say a word. Instead, they just sat there with big smiles on their faces. When the van finally pulled up, Lori finally broke the silence. “Okay, not a word about this. If asked, just say it went off without a problem.” She then turned to Henrietta. “I wish I’d been in your shoes…well, your position, I mean. That was just so…wow!” Henrietta just nodded. “It was certainly unexpected, I got to say.”

The rest of her team mates were eagerly awaiting their arrival. “We had a few more trample contests, and there was a large guy who had his team step up in HEELS! I couldn’t believe it!” Aurore exclaimed. “So, how’d it go?” she asked. Cindy replied for the group with “It went off…without ANY problems at all!” Michelle then spoke up “I know you’ve had a rough day today, so this might help cheer you up.” Two team mates started fighting each other, two of my best competitors and friends are cheats, I got beaten by a boy in ashikoki, and my first kiss came from a girl (and I didn’t mind at ALL), Henrietta thought. This had BETTER be good. Danae then pointed to two figures approaching the group. “Hey there” came a familiar male voice, and her spirits suddenly went through the roof. “It’s me, Matt!” continued the boy, and right on his heels followed his brother, Mikey! “Well, I guess we’ll be working together” Matt informed the group. “We’ve been assigned to your group for practice and the contest!”

THE END of Part 5