Natasha and Naomi: Hydration

Naomi woke up in the morning, expecting to wake up inside Natasha's slime. To her surprise, Naomi woke up outside Natasha again. "Natasha? Are you awake?"

"H-Huh?" Natasha's head came out of the blue mass of slime. She didn't look quite herself, she looked just like Naomi, tired and her pigtails looked frizzy. "Yeah, I'm awake...

Naomi sat up. "Are you okay? This is the third night in a row that I didn't wake up in your stomach..."

Natasha weakly smiled. "Oh... I... knew how much that bothered you, so... I decided not to cause too much trouble..."

Naomi looked at her oddly. That was definitely out of character for her, but she decided it would be easier to let it go for now. "Well, how about we get breakfast?" Naomi got dressed in the bathroom while Natasha woke up and formed her slime body.

Naomi left for the kitchen while Natasha followed, but midway through, Natasha tripped. "Natasha? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Natasha replied. "I just won't use my legs..." Natasha slithered along the floor like a slug, but she left a thick blue trail behind her.

"Ew! Natasha! You're leaving behind a slime trail!"

Natasha looked behind her and wore an embarrassed look on her face. "Sorry, Naomi..."

Naomi tried to clean up the slime, but succeeded only in getting her hand slimed. Naomi sighed. "I hope that doesn't stain the carpet... What's wrong with you, Natasha? You've never left slime trails before..."

Natasha frowned. "I-I don't know... I'll be more careful..." She continued slithering to the kitchen counter. Naomi sighed as she went to the kitchen to make breakfast. Naomi gathered the ingredients for her special pancakes. Naomi looked over the counter and she could only see the tip of her head. "Natasha? Have you gotten smaller?"

"N-No..." Natasha said, her tone wavering. "I'm just on my knees..."

By now, Naomi could tell that something was wrong. Naomi finished her first batch of pancakes and gave it to Natasha. Natasha hopped up and engulfed the entire plate with Naomi's hand. Luckily, Naomi quickly learned to use paper plates for Natasha. "Don't worry... I'll have more for you in a second..."

Natasha started slithering away with a sickly expression. "It's okay, Naomi... I'm not really hungry..."

At that moment, Naomi knew something was wrong. "Natasha, you love my pancakes... Something's wrong. You're not yourself." Naomi knelt down and felt Natasha's forehead. "Your slime... it's all crusty!"

Natasha looked like she was about to faint. "I'm... fine... I just... need to take a nap..." Natasha collapsed into a puddle of blue slime. Naomi was shocked as she felt her slime ooze over her sandles and her bare feet. This was so much worse than she thought!

"N-Natasha! Can you hear me?" The slime puddle bubbled and quivered in response. Naomi started panicking. "Oh... think, Naomi!" What's wrong with her? I've given her plenty of food... I'd be hard pressed to find something she won't eat... She didn't feel cold... do slime girls even catch colds?" Naomi groaned. She didn't notice the slime puddle crawling over her foot. Naomi kept wracking her memory. "Oh... why didn't she tell me something was wrong? All I know is that her slime was crusty and... dry!" Naomi finally dawned on a conclusion. "Water! She needs water!"

Naomi ran to the sink and got a cup of water and dumped it on the puddle of slime. The slime puddle eagerly absorbed the water, but nothing else happened. "I'm going to need more water..." Thinking quickly, Naomi grabbed the sprinkler next to the sink and sprayed the puddle of slime. The slime eagerly drank up the water and started bubbling to life. In no time at all, Natasha's whole body formed from the puddle of slime. "Natasha? Are you okay?"

Natasha squealed happily. "Yes, much better!" Natasha embraced Naomi in an enveloping and slimy hug.

"Natasha, easy! It's still too early for that!" Naomi said, trying to pull away.

Natasha giggled and let go. "Sorry, Naomi... I've just eaten so much the last few days... I guess I didn't get enough water to support all the new slime. How'd you know I needed water?"

"Forget that." Naomi replied. "Why didn't you tell me you needed water?"

"Well... I just wait until it rains to get water... I didn't want you to worry, since I keep causing so many problems for you..."

Naomi paused, then hugged Natasha back. When she let go, Natasha's chest was squished together, then comically popped back into place. "Oh, Natasha... you should've told me you needed water... I was so worried for you... you can tell me these things. I'll take good care of you!"

"Does that mean I can get my own water?" Natasha asked eagerly.

"No!" Naomi replied a little too fast, imagining a fifty foot tall Natasha rampaging through the town. "No, how about this? I'll give you a big glass of water each morning with breakfast, how's that sound?"

Natasha smiled. "That sounds great!" Natasha noticed the slime covering Naomi's foot. "Oops, you've got some slime on your foot... I'll get it!" Before Naomi could protest, Natasha engulfed her foot and sucked up all the slime that was on it. "Mmm... I taste delicious! Naomi, you should try some!"

"I'll just stick to my pancakes..." Naomi said with a slightly disgusted look. She looked out to the living room to see several trails of slime. Naomi sighed disappointed.

"Don't worry, Naomi! I'll clean that up!" Natasha got down on her hands and knees and started slurping up her slime trails. Naomi started cooking more of her special pancakes. "Oh, and Naomi? Could you make more food for me? I'll need more food to go with all that water!"

Naomi smiled and nodded. "That's my girl..."