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Chapter 3a: A night at the cups
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Becky rocked back and forth in tears, as she gently caressed the lifeless head of her boyfriend. The red glow had been unmistakable; the family magic had attacked Chris. Becky thought long and hard, trying to figure out a reason why Chris would have been affected so suddenly.

She had heard a few stories from the old timers in town, friends of her grandparents warning that the blood wells of the canyon had become unstable. She assumed they were just upset that an outsider was taking up the family legacy. Aunt Rose would know more about such things than anyone, yet she had given her blessing for Chris to move in. Even strange old Mr. Wong, on his weekly visit to check on Rose, had mysteriously winked and said Christopher would be fine, just give him some time.

Pausing a moment, Becky thought out loud, "Could Mr. Wong have been referring to this moment, right now?"

As in response, Becky felt slightly light headed as her memory shifted. She suddenly had a fresh memory of Mr. Wong nodding and tipping his hat as he had left earlier in the day.

"But how is that even possible?"

Chris groggily looked up from Becky's lap and muttered, "What are you talking on about?"

"You're O.K.? I thought..." Becky sniffled away a few rogue tears, "Well, it doesn't matter what I thought, I guess everything's going to be fine."

Becky hugged Chris tight; relieved he was released from whatever magic had taken hold of him. Looking up at the ceiling Becky silently mouthed the words, "Thank You," as a tear of joy slowly slid down her cheek.

"mmph, mmph!" Chris gasped for air, arms flailing, as his face was pressed tightly into Becky's cleavage by her sudden embrace.

Realizing she was about to suffocate her boyfriend, not that he would mind going out that way, she released her hold.

"So what happened, you seemed to just faint?" Becky asked, cautious to avoid blaming it on magic. She certainly didn't want his first experience with magic to be negative. Honestly, it was amazing he hadn't already been exposed to magic during his 6 years in the canyon. In fact, the more Becky thought about the issue, the more it concerned her.

"Yeah, I just suddenly felt drained. I guess I really do need to grab something to eat."

"I'm sure that's all it is." Becky replied, but still couldn't help feeling uneasy. Aunt Rose had mentioned something about a protection spell placed on the house back in the 80's. It had to do with the Blackwell's and how Rose got into her current condition, something involving bad blood. Becky certainly didn't want Chris to end up like Rose.

Looking down at Chris's smiling face was enough to make Becky hopeful that whatever had taken place was resolved.

"Knock! … Knock!" Chris and Becky heard someone bang loudly from the doorway.

Amanda was hunched over, panting in a pool of dripping sweat, as if she had just run a marathon.

Spotting Amanda's small sequined purse in one hand, Becky clapped, "I'm impressed! All the way to the fourth floor and back, plus you found the purse!"

"Got...To...Leave...5...minutes...date...Becky help...change, can... come...in?" Amanda heaved breathlessly, bent over at the door giving a clear view down her soaking wet top.

Amanda looked up to see Chris practically drooling. She smiled back at him mischievously, locking eyes as she hunched over further, even reaching in to teasingly rub some sweat from her cleavage.

Chris just stared at all the flesh before finally being poked in the side by Becky, "Oh, sure, come on in."

Amanda smirked, stood straight up and walked on in. Pulling the bottom of her drenched shirt up to wipe her face nearly made Chris pass out a second time. She made certain he saw the globes of wet slippery flesh trapped by her, precariously strained and transparent, pink lacy bra.

He was completely certain now, it wasn't an illusion, her breasts were definitely twice as big as when they first met, maybe even bigger.

Slinging the wet blonde hair out of her face and walking directly in front of the couple sitting on the love-seat, Amanda continued, "So,as I was saying, got to leave in 5, but can't go out looking like this. I need Becky to help me change."

"You can help too if you want Chris," Amanda winked, licking her lips, "I've got room for one more," she giggled as she shoved her boobs directly into Chris's face.

Becky grabbed the giggling Amanda by the arm, and started walking to the door, "I'm going to go change Amanda, meet us downstairs and we'll head over to 'The Cups' to get you something to eat"

Amanda perked up even more, "Oh can I ride too? That's where I'm meeting Tammy!"

"Wait, your big date's with a girl named Tammy?" Chris blurted out.

"Is there something wrong with that?" Becky shot a disapproving glare at Chris while Amanda kept grinning.

"Um, no, I just, it's just that she's so hot, and boobs, I mean, I'm fine with it, never mind, I'll just shut up now." Chris grew uncomfortable at having his girlfriend and the crazy hot blonde he had only just met, placing him on the spot.

"You know Christopher, some girls like playing with big boobies too." Becky grinned, reaching over and giving Amanda's a playful squeeze. "In fact, before you, I had totally sworn off boys."

Amanda blurted out "Don't worry, Josh will be with us!"

Before Chris could ask about Josh, the girls had bolted from the room laughing. Chris grabbed a jacket out of his bag and walked into the hall. He could find no sign of the girls.

Backtracking through the halls to find the stairs, Chris was relieved when he reached Josh's room and the pile of clothes still lying on the floor. Unfortunately, the next turn landed him face to face with the familiar "Beck-E" door.

"I was just thinking about her room…weird," Chris mumbled in confusion as he reached up and touched her name.

A moment later, Chris looked back and forth frustrated, "Damn it! Where did the stairs go! I know they were right here before!"

Hoping he had simply missed something, Chris walked back around the corner, and directly onto the stairs.

"Stairs popping up on demand? … I must be delirious from hunger," Chris mumbled as he ran on down.

He was surprised to find Becky waiting at the bottom, tapping her foot.

"I thought you were going to help Amanda change?"

"She did" Amanda said, looking completely fresh and clean as she walked into view. Wearing a black skirt and purple v-neck sweater that accented her cleavage, Amanda smiled. The stretched sweater did very little to prevent her prominent nipples from poking through.

Chris looked up in total surprise at the tall red headed stranger that had answered in Amanda's voice.

"Wait, Who are you, what?" he stuttered as he made the connection that this was Amanda, "You've got red hair? You just had blonde hair. You're taller than me?" Chris walked over to examine her close-up, looking for signs of a wig or heels.

"Red hair goes better with the purple, and the height shows off my rockin' legs, duh" Amanda stated matter-of-factly.

"Earlier you were no taller than my chin, had blonde hair, and-"

Cutting Chris off Amanda replied "We can talk about it on the way, if you want, you can be the short blonde hottie when we get back. Let's say, up to my tits?"

Becky hadn't quit smiling at Chris's obvious reaction, "I was thinking we make him smaller. What do you think honey?" Becky teased as she made a three-inch gap with her fingers and compared it to her cleavage, and then with Amanda's. "You would fit nicely!"

"Oh he likes that! Look!" Amanda giggled while pointing at Chris's tented pants.

Red faced, Chris looked around awkwardly "Let's go before you two think up any more impossible things."

Becky laughed and led the way out the door.

Before Chris could step through the door, Amanda firmly pulled his smaller body back against her breasts, pressing a hardened nipple against his arm.

At her new height, Amanda's mouth was perfectly level with Chris's ear, "You know Christopher, I could see you staring at my nipples. You really want to feel them, don't you?"

Pausing a moment to slide a hand down Chris's chest, she purred seductively, "You just have to give me permission and I'll let you. ... All ... Night ... Long ... Do I have permission? ... Just say yes…" Amanda's warm breath filled Chris's ear, as she gyrated her breasts against him.

Feeling dazed from the sudden sexual attention, Chris mumbled "Yes" under his breath.

Amanda smiled, tracing a glowing finger around his chest before whispering, "A little teaser to get you started, and no telling Becky."

Grinning from ear to ear, she sashayed out the door.

***

Becky waited at the far end of the porch as Amanda and Chris came out.

"You still look dazed, let's get something in you" Becky said, still a little concerned about Chris's fainting spell.

Amanda giggled at Becky's comment, but didn't say anything.

Chris felt oddly lightheaded; his chest tingling from Amanda's touch.

On the way to 'The Cups' Becky and Amanda talked about their favorite drinks, and the new weekly specials. Becky had taken off a few days to prepare the manor for Chris's arrival, so she hadn't had to deal with the anniversary madness down at 'The Cups'. Finishing her final year at PCP, she had a full schedule of classes, work, and finding time to be social. She had already cut back on her study sessions with Aunt Rose, against Rose's advice, but still made time to visit her at least once a week.

Chris, sitting in the back seat, listened to the girls quietly as the tingling in his chest spread, evolving into a chill. Reaching down to close his jacket, Chris's hand brushed against a hardened nipple, sending a brief wave of pleasure throughout his body. Looking down in confusion, he could see his own engorged nipples, expanding, and poking thru his clothing. Chris quickly lifted up his shirt to take a peek underneath, reasoning that it must be an allergic reaction. His eyes opened wide in disbelief, as his suddenly female looking nipples continued to expand and swell, until they were identical to Amanda's. Chris shuddered as he traced a finger around his sensitive new areola. Squeezing them created an immediate rush of pleasure and caused an unexpected gasp from Amanda in the front seat.

"Getting chilly back there Chrissy?" Amanda teased, "Maybe you should button up."

Chris wanted to say something about having an allergy, but for some reason couldn't.

Dropping his shirt back down and buttoning his jacket, Chris started breathing heavily, trying to ignore the strange sensations on his chest.

Amanda's smile grew as she sat with her arms crossed, secretly teasing her own nipples, knowing that Chris could feel every touch. Chris twisted uncomfortably around in his seat, tugging his jacket down to cover his growing erection. Doing his best to fight the urge to play with them himself, Chris sat up straight, gripping his arm rest and seatbelt strap tightly, while the pleasure built. He found himself uncontrollably mashing against the seatbelt and sliding it across his nipples, sending him almost over the edge a few times. Amanda watched on, smiling through her visor mirror, giving herself one last twist before letting Chris cool down.

Peering out the car window, they could see the Overflowing Cups sign looming closer. An anime maid holding up a dripping shake, and a sexy witch holding up a beer mug overflowing with glowing smoke adorned each side, both with boobs bursting out of the sign. Across the top, the words 'Overflowing Cups' was spelled out in a curve, with 'Cafe, Lounge, Shop' written underneath. Over the years, the lounge had become known more for its weekend club scene, although the bar was always kept busy by the local college crowd during off club nights.

Tammy was seated outside, slurping down a shake, when she saw Amanda wave to her from Becky's blue Civic.

A few moments later, after fighting their way through the milkshake crowd, the four of them, (five counting Josh) were together, exchanging greetings.

"…Wait, so let me get this straight Chris, you already know Tammy?" Becky asked confused.

Tammy smiled at Chris, then over at Becky, "Know me? Ha, ha, you're kidding right? We dated our first 3 years at PCP, right up until Chris blew me off and started working those special engineering projects with Ms. Black. Wasn't it some sort of geology or civil engineering thing out in the woods?"

Chris looked up puzzled, "Huh? The way I remember it we dated four years, and you were the one who got all wrapped up in your crazy metaphysics class with Mr. Blackwood. Always talking about ghosts of the canyon, and how alchemy was a real thing, how charms could focus blood magic, even how the human soul could be bound to objects. That's all this girl would talk about for over a year, she even made me help her with class projects-"

Becky and Amanda stared, mouths hanging open in total shock over the topics Chris was spouting off. The topics sounded identical to the lessons Aunt Rose had taught Becky during her first few years at the manor.

Tammy interrupted, "Wait, are you serious Chris? I never took metaphysics! Why would I take a crackpot class like that? They don't even teach a class like that you loon!"

Chris and Tammy locked eyes, confused about what had really happened 3 years earlier.

Attempting to lighten the mood, Becky finally broke the silence, "You know guys, technically we're all Psycho Loons," she joked, making reference to the school's mascot.

Everyone laughed.

"Besides, that clears up why MY Christopher was so shocked about you and Amanda dating. How many other girls has Chris turned, hmm?" Becky laughed as Chris's face turned bright red.

***

Chris walked over to the outdoor bar to order some food. The place usually wasn't so packed, but this being their anniversary week, the specials were drawing everyone in. Almost everything was being sold in pairs due to the buy one get one free deals.

"So what would you like a pair of?" A waitress, dressed in a sexy Maid costume with bunny ears, leaned over the bar trying to get Chris's attention.

"Wow Chris! You must be really hungry, you're not even paying attention to my specials!"

Chris looked up, first noticing two boobs smooshed against the bar in front of him, then higher into the twinkling eyes of Megan.

"You know… Nobody likes you Meg!" Chris shouted.

Megan looked utterly shocked, then started laughing, "Very funny, Chris. Did you ever deal with that monkey problem?" Megan struck a pose, gritting her teeth and pointing straight at Chris, but couldn't keep from laughing.

They both laughed and hugged across the counter top.

Chris met Megan and her twin sister Jenny the year he moved to Pandora Canyon. They were like family, and had been good study buddies through his first 3 years at PCP. They always made "Family Dude" jokes together, cracking everyone up. Megan and Jenny's parents owned "Overflowing Cups", and had taken a special interest in Chris his third year, even offering him a job when he turned 21.

"You know, dad and sis are thrilled you are coming back home, I mean, um, to work, next week. We've all missed you around here."

"Really? I didn't expect my old position to open up so soon. I hope they didn't get rid of anyone on my account."

Megan laughed, "Don't worry, the guy you're replacing will be gone Saturday after the rave. Dad needs you for our secret Halloween plans."

"Oh do tell! I knew you guys were throwing the anniversary bash, but you got more plans for Halloween next Wednesday?"

"Well of course we do, but I'm sworn to secrecy!" Megan smiled, pretending to lock her lips and throw away the key.

Chris laughed, then got back to the business of ordering food.

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Reaching over to put her arm around Tammy, Amanda proclaimed, "Tammy's my girl for tonight!"

"Oh my, how did you get to be so big and strong, my sexy red headed seductress," Tammy swooned, looking Amanda up and down.

Looking a little more serious, she looked quizzically up at Amanda, "No really girl, how did you get so tall, and where did these come from?" she said, poking one of Amanda's boobs straight in the nipple. Nobody noticed Chris twitch at the bar except for Megan.

Before Amanda could say anything, Becky jumped in laughing, "You didn't learn any of those tricks in metaphysics?"

Leaning over to Becky, Tammy bopped herself on the forehead with her palm, "Oh Right! Duh! You're a Redwell!"

Immediately the noise level dropped, as people turned to stare. One couple quickly scuttled further away. Slowly the noise level picked back up. "Oops… Like, seriously though, Chris must have been smoking something, I've never taken metaphysics…"

After a momentary pause Tammy shouted excitedly, "Oh, Oh, Becky!"
With a bit more discretion, she whispered over the noise of the crowd, "Are you, like, allowed to teach magic?"

Becky smiled, whispering back, "I taught a few lessons to my ex-boyfriends and their nosey parents. My ex's got real close to their mom's lingerie drawer. Never saw them again."

Amanda saw the look of fear growing on Tammy's face and interceded, "Not nice, Becky! Stop scaring my girl!"

Looking into Tammy's eyes, Becky backpedaled, "I'm so sorry Tammy! That wasn't a threat! I didn't mean to imply I would ever do that to you … unless you ask nicely." Becky winked.

"Honestly, you're welcome to visit the manor and we can have some fun! If you want to get real adventurous, I could even ask about you moving in. That way Amanda wouldn't have to keep using Josh for her cup sizes"

"Oh my God, That's Josh!" Tammy exclaimed staring at Amanda's cleavage, "That's so hot!"

Becky literally facepalmed, "Figures."

****

Chris returned, handing Becky a Mystery Brew, a shake, and a Dead Meat Sandwich, "So what did I miss?"

True to the store sign, the shake and beer were both overflowing, as Chris spilled part of his brew while trying to sip on the shake. Even the sandwich was overflowing with meat and toppings.

"What's all this?" Becky asked, as she balanced the two drinks and sandwich in her arms like a pro, taking a sip from the Mystery Brew and tasting a hint of coconut.

"Megan thought we'd like it. She said your shakes are better, but this one has a secret ingredient to test out. Jenny said our Mystery Brew was special too, whatever that means. Not sure about tonight's Dead Meat, looks a little like bacon, turkey and guacamole, or is that chicken?"

Everyone chuckled, as they tried to guess what the meat of the night was.

Becky sighed sarcastically, "Oh goodie, the best part of being an off-duty employee, we get to try new food before it poisons the paying customers."

Setting her things down on the wrought iron table, Becky helped Chris before they both dragged over a chair to eat. Amanda reached over and snatched Becky's Mystery Brew, chugged down a few gulps before giving it back.

"Yum, Coconut! They need to add that to the menu!" Amanda exclaimed delightedly, then started looking around for a fourth chair. Not finding one, she plopped into Tammy's empty chair and then pulled Tammy into her lap, slipping a hand up Tammy's skirt in the process.

Chris quickly gobbled down half of his sandwich while Becky slowly nibbled on hers and talked with Stacy, who had just walked up. After a few moments Becky gave up on the sandwich and handed Chris the rest. It seemed he probably needed it more.

"I think Tammy should sleep over tonight, what do you think Becky?" Amanda smiled.

"I suppose if it's fine with Chris and Stacy, its fine with me,"

Becky looked up at Stacy who nodded and over at Chris, who wasn't paying attention, before turning back to Amanda. "The way you both are grinning, I assume she won't need a guest room."

Tammy whispered something in Amanda's ear that made them both blush.

"Nope! She wants to try out my toy chest," Amanda giggled.

Tammy blushed an even deeper shade of red, slapping Amanda on the arm for telling.

Stacy bent over the table next to Amanda with curiosity, "What's the toy chest?"

"It's the enchanted box in our closets, silly. Anything that goes in becomes whatever you want," Amanda replied, surprised Stacy didn't already know.

"Huh? You mean the big empty trunk in the closet? Goodness, it seems everything in the house does something."

Stacy had lived at Redwell as long as Amanda, but had been afraid of playing with magic ever since meeting Becky's Aunt Rose. Instead, Stacy had focused on her classes at PCP and her job at 'The Cups'. She found the history of the canyon intriguing, but was afraid she would only screw something up if she played games with magic. Stacy had to admit though, the thought of what magic could do got her really worked up and excited, especially the things Amanda used it for. After 3 years of living at Redwell, she had finally started exploring the house and doing some self-experimentation in private, not that she would tell anyone.

Stacy got lost in her thoughts wondering if she could use the trunk by herself. Quickly realizing that probably wouldn't work, she glanced over at Chris who was still eating. He was a nice quiet guy, perhaps he could assist so the others wouldn't find out.

Amanda laughed, "You should really explore more, girl. Come by my room tonight and we'll make something useful out of you! I even promise to change you back before your class tomorrow."

Becky chimed in with a lowered voice, trying to be a little more discrete, "You know those are meant for clothes, not people. You could just use the mirror in your changing room-"

"Not for the type of changes I do," Amanda smirked a wicked grin, "Besides, who says clothes won't come out along with toys? We've got plenty of raw materials." Amanda gave Stacy a wink before looking over at Chris, who was still busy working on food and not paying attention.

Stacy blushed bright red, "I get it now, your toy chest. I don't think I'm ready for something like that, yet."

Stacy suddenly lit up all excitedly, "Oh, speaking of being ready, you guys need to go inside and check out what we've done to the basement!"

"Overflowing Cups has a basement?" Amanda asked, suddenly intrigued.

Becky looked concerned. Thinking about the history of 'The Cups', there was a good reason the basement had been closed off. Aunt Rose claimed 'The Keep' had been sealed and all knowledge regarding the protectors lost, or perhaps "magically censored" was a more accurate term.

Thinking out loud, Becky mumbled, "Why would they open up the basement, why now, unless..."

Stacy, watching the concern on Becky's face, interrupted, "It's just part of the planned expansion and for Halloween, to make the party dark and scary, nothing more. You were so busy with classes and working short shifts the past few months, they didn't want to bother you with it."

Becky looked a little disappointed. She had been hoping Jenny and Megan had found some clue to the past, maybe even a way to help Rose.

Stacy continued, "Jenny and Megan have been cleaning it up, going through the old relics. The stuff was just gathering dust in storage. They thought they might figure out some family history from before the..." she paused before whispering, "purge," then continued, "...but they haven't found anything useful. Just a locked display case of amulets and some blank books. Seems things were magically redacted."

"As descendants of the," Stacy looked around multiple times to make sure nobody was eavesdropping before whispering, "Crimson Keep" easing up she continued, "they thought they might be able to reclaim their family role as protectors, maybe even fix things from the 'you know what'. Sad nobody knows how to open the Keep, but I guess their grandparents had a reason for sealing it up."

Stacy smiled "We did manage to clean up the old grand sanctuary! It had been a giant storage room all these years. Now it's the new party room!"

Chris had finally finished Becky's sandwich and was paying attention to the developing conversation, or at least parts of it.

"Jenny and Megan finally fixed up the basement? That's awesome! It's got an exit going to the town's cave system. Meg's dad took me down there a few years ago before they started renovating things. There's an old spring that runs right under the building."

Amanda, getting excited about all the talk of secrets and amulets, interrupted, "That's a great story Chris, really it is, but let's go check it out already!" She pushed Tammy out of her lap and tugged her by the hand, towards the double glass doors of The Cups.

"Have fun and enjoy the little surprise!" Stacy winked, as she began cleaning up the table.

***

Megan looked up just in time to see the group headed for the doors. She quickly bounced over, intercepting them with a small pastry bag and a mischievous grin, "Wait! Wait! Who wants my last ooey-gooey magic coconut cookie!"

'The Cups' were known for Megan's ooey-gooey magic coconut cookies. The melt in your mouth morsels were a secret family recipe, but Megan claimed the only true ingredient was love. Almost every night they would sell out, with some customers even fighting over the last one. It had become a nightly game for customers to claim the last cookie like a prize. Tonight was no exception as Becky and Amanda looked ready to pounce.

Becky and Amanda both looked at each other, then instantly screamed, "I Do!" simultaneously.

Amanda smiled at Becky, then childishly shouted "Jinx!"

For the second time that evening, everyone grew very quiet, as if she had said a bad word. Looking around the cafe, one mother had even covered her teenage daughter's ears.

"Then I guess it's a tie," Megan announced, as she split the cookie and handed a half to both Amanda and Becky.

Quickly everyone relaxed and the sound of the crowd picked back up.

Chris looked down dejected muttering, "Damn, I never get the last one…"

Becky silently mouthed the words, "Thank you" to Megan, then gave Amanda a pouty face but kept quiet with her arms crossed.

Reaching into her apron, Megan slipped a cookie to Chris, "You get my for real last cookie. It's extra special tonight! I noticed you were having some problems with Amanda so I asked it to help you!" she giggled as she bounced back to serving the final customers.

Confused about the problems Megan was referring to, Chris looked up with a sense of warmth and adoration, wondering why Megan was always so close and protective. He felt lucky to have such close friends at 'The Cups'.

Chris hid his cookie in his pocket, as he watched Amanda and Becky quickly scarf theirs down.

Walking into the lounge for the first time in over 5 months, Chris felt like he had come home, even amidst the changes.

"I haven't been here in a while." Chris said while taking in the smell of all the wonderful food mixed with the smell of cherries.

"They still have the scented oxygen, neon lights, and the wonky oriental cowboy music" Chris laughed.

To the right was a single door labelled "OC: The Cups Store" with hours posted underneath.

"Isn't that where you two met?" Amanda pointed out to Becky. Becky mouthed the word "Yes" and nodded.

Chris looked at Becky and laughed, "My girl takes that Jinx thing way too seriously! Speak up and use your big girl words!"

Becky just threw her hands up in the air and gave Chris a pissed off glare while making hand motions, pretending she couldn't speak, then smiled and winked over at him.

Watching Becky's boobs bounce around in the mock tirade, Chris was lost in the moment, staring. Becky leaned over seductively, giving Chris a better view, before suddenly reaching up and twisting his nipple.

Both Chris and Amanda grimaced in pain, leaving Becky very confused at the double reaction, and the engorged size of Chris's nipple.

Correcting Amanda, Chris pointed out "Actually we met in the back of the shop over some chocolate in the adult novelty section. I was just..."

Amanda placed a finger over his lips and giggled, "Don't say her name, I want to see just how far she will take this."

Becky stomped angrily, but still didn't say a word.

The group made their way past a smiling Jenny, who waved while ringing-up a customer at the saloon styled bar, and over to the newly opened section. A long black curtain surrounded what had to be the stairs. Becky felt a little uneasy, as if something wasn't quite right. She had worked at 'The Cups' long enough to know that's not where the stairs were.

Pushing back the curtain and removing a black velvet rope blocking the path, a very familiar bannister appeared, connected to the descending staircase.

"Those look exactly the same as the stairs at your house, even has those creepy carvings, except the wood's all black." Chris looked at Becky who now wore a seriously worried expression.

Especially worried about the carvings, Becky decided it was time to break the Jinx in order to find out what the hell was going on. After all, stairs don't just pop-up overnight, at least not outside the manor.

Grabbing Chris by the shoulder, Becky said, "We need to find out how they did this."

Or at least that's what she would have said, if words had come from her silent lips.

Grabbing at Chris, and then at her throat, Becky frantically made gestures trying to speak. Chris, Amanda, and Tammy all looked on, laughing and clapping.

"Wow! Best Jinx EVER!" Tammy chimed in.

Watching from the bar, Jenny noticed Becky examining the stairs and then completely flip out. Stacy had just rejoined Jenny at the bar and also noticed the commotion. "Looks like she found the surprise, guess we better go explain."

Jenny quickly bounced over to Becky from the bar with Stacy following closely behind.

Jenny's witch costume left very little to the imagination. Her cups were always overflowing, just like her twin sister Megan's. Unlike Megan's maid outfit, which showed off bare thighs and bulging breasts, but covered everything else with lace and fabric, Jenny's costume really hugged her like a glove, revealing thighs, hips, ass, and boobs, with mountains of generous cleavage pouring out. The look worked well behind the inner bar with customers leaving massive tips, while Megan's bunny maid outfit was perfect for serving shakes outside. Their bubbly personalities really set things off. Stepping out from behind the bar, Jenny's short bulging body on high heels oozed sensuality.

Jenny tried to calm Becky down "Don't freak out, Red, It's not what you think! Stacy helped us create a replica of the Blackwell staircase, based on the Redwell one. She even made some casts from the real one. That's why she put in so many extra hours this month. "

Stacy nodded proudly, "Doesn't it look just like the real thing! Surprise! We wanted to decorate things to look just like the old Blackwell place from the stories."

"It's just a prop. We painted it black to freak out the old-timers for Halloween! See, it's just particle board," Jenny knocked on the hollow sounding banister, smiling.

Becky looked less than amused as she pointed at her mouth and tried to speak.

Chris simply stared at Jenny, mouth open, even after Amanda gave him a punch in the arm for Becky. Jenny's tight outfit and plunging neckline always caught Chris off guard; probably why he found it easier to talk with Megan.

Looking over at Chris, Jenny blushed and greeted him by bowing, which only made matters harder on Chris.

"I hope you two liked the Mystery Brews! We made it ourselves, all natural, all us!" Jenny smiled sheepishly, wondering if she said too much.

Amanda immediately answered, "They were amazing! You've got to serve those full time!"

"Oh, you shared," Jenny looked around nervously, then spotted Becky still angry and tapping her foot while pointing at her throat.

"Stacy, you take Chris and everyone downstairs for a tour while I talk with, oh, um, have some time with Red for a moment."

***

Jenny walked Becky over to a couple of barstools at the end of the bar to sit down and figure things out.

"Settle down, I'll figure this out, remember I'm part of the Crimson Keep."

Becky shook her head in further despair.

"Well fine, but I could be if we ever figure this place out, it's in my DNA! So you drank the Mystery Brew?"

Becky looked up nodding.

"um, did someone cast a spell or enchantment to take away your voice?"

Becky looked shocked, trying to mouth the word Jinx, but couldn't, so she simply nodded again.

Jenny clapped her hands together, bouncing up and down nearly out of her witch costume, "Oh my kittens, it works!"

Becky firmly grabbed Jenny's arm and rolled her eyes for an explanation.

Looking over and seeing the rest of the group had gone downstairs, Jenny walked over and flipped the closed sign on the double doors then came back to explain.

"So we were exploring under 'The Cups' to plan our expansion a few years back, and we happened to uncover an old fresh-water spring. Chris was with us, he should remember. The old-timers claimed it was cursed by the bad blood, but Dad said he knew for a fact it was good, coming from the old Blackwell estate. We sent it off for testing, and it came back perfectly pure! Well, at least from parasites and toxins and stuff. I thought, if any old Blackwell magic was still around, it might just make my witches brews, um, magically tasty." Jenny giggled.

"At that time the Redwell place was still abandoned. It was actually the month you, Amanda, and Stacy moved to town. We were so afraid of having a Redwell coming back for the first time in over 20 years that we sorta avoided you and your roommates. Especially considering Rose's situation and not knowing how you would take it. I bet Meg you would run away screaming back to your parents in Aurora and never return. We wanted to ask Rose about the water before taking the risk of using tainted magic, but we didn't want to run into you, you know, being a real live Redwell. After we tried the water and nothing bad happened, we figured the water was pure and would be great for our brewing, even if the magic was a dud"

"Anyway, I've been using water from the spring for the past 3 years, trying different things from our family cookbook, but the magic has just never worked. Tonight we accidentally tried a different, 'all-natural', ingredient along with the water." Jenny burst out laughing, as a breast popped out.

"Oh dear," Jenny adjusted her outfit, "It's easier and a lot more fun if we just show you."

Closing her eyes and concentrating for a moment, Jenny looked away and then back at Becky, "Megan's on her way. It'll be better if she shows you.

Megan and Jenny had been born with a telepathic connection. Most of the time it was useful, although sometimes it would land them in trouble. Redwell Manor and the Brightwell's Celestial Hotel in New York City both provided a telepathic gift within their premises to their heirs, but Megan and Jenny were natural born telepaths, with the ability to use it anywhere between each other. Protectors of The Keep, otherwise known as The Crimson Keep, had a history of such powers, used to help them protect the magic of the various blood wells. Unfortunately, after the so-called purge, knowledge of the Crimson Keep had been erased, its council members lost, and living offspring kept in the dark about their heroic past, beyond a few artifacts and passing rumors.

"Oh, Hi Red." Megan greeted Becky as she came running in from outside, locking the doors.

Looking over at Jenny, "Why can't she talk?… You want me to do what? … Right now? … Why can't you do it? … Oh right, tight outfit. … Fine let's go to the circle."

Becky silently laughed, it was bad enough she couldn't speak, but with the psychic twin network, Jenny had gone silent as well.

"I'm so sorry! I wasn't mocking you Red, it's just sometimes easier to think things instead of say them around Megan. " Jenny apologized.

Megan spoke up smiling, "Becky has that ability over at the manor, I know for a fact she read my mind when I visited."

Becky blushed, placing a finger over her lips, remembering exactly the incident Megan was referring to.

Raising an eyebrow at Becky and Megan, Jenny jumped off her barstool and adjusted her outfit, "Come on you two, lets see if this thing still works."

***

Hopping down the empty staircase with a slight buzz, Chris finished off his chocolate brownie shake.

"Wow, This place has expanded, used to be all storage and a cellar down here" Chris exclaimed to Amanda.

"Expansion is good, isn't it Josh," Amanda smiled down at Tammy while smooshing her boobs together.

Reaching over and grabbing Amanda's right boob, Tammy swooned, "I totally agree. We should have a big party back at Becky's sometime where we can get real freaky"

"Yeah, too bad there's no magic at 'The Cups', then I could just swallow you up with these," Amanda laughed.

Stacy, was starting to get turned on just listening to Amanda and imagining the type of magical party she would throw in a place like 'The Cups'. It had been over 25 years since anyone had thrown a big party at Redwell, long before their time, but they had held small parties for birthdays and holidays. With Amanda in charge, everyone would probably end up as clothing, a sex toy, or someone's tits. She had even melted 2 classmates down into bubble bath on New Years Eve while playing in Becky's hot tub, then reformed them as a swimsuit, keeping them for the entire week. Not that they cared. After being restored they couldn't wait for the next party. Amanda got especially creative with party games at her birthday party. Bobbing for boobs, chop-swap, and drawn together had left everyone in a changed state that night, not to mention all the body swaps from spin-the-bottle. Amanda's 'boy of the week' had ended up in the body of a cheerleader named Tiffany, before being reduced to a boob for bobbing, and then cake frosting by the end of the night. Nobody was sure what ever became of Daniel after that, but Amanda seemed pretty satisfied.

Chris felt a strong tingle as Tammy grabbed Amanda's boob, but couldn't figure out why. A relaxing fog filled Chris's thoughts, causing him to ignore the possibilities of magic altogether.

A pattern of spiraling circles awaited on the floor of the giant room at the bottom of the stairs. Unlike the pattern at the manor, this one spiraled up the walls and even across the ceiling. Trying to read all the repeating inscriptions along the spiral made Chris dizzy.

"Redwell, Blackwell, Stillwell, Allswell, Stonewell, Brightwell, blood overflowing, gateways from deep, protector's divine of the Crimson Keep." Chris read out loud the first inscription that circled the pattern.

"What does that mean? I mean, at the manor it says Redwell, and then on the book cover it says Redwell Blackwell?" Chris asked Amanda.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"The circles on the floor, and the names" Chris replied.

"I think you had too many mystery brews. The only circles I see are these." Tammy said, continuing to grope at Amanda's breasts.

Walking across the spiraling pattern into the room, Chris felt a burst of alertness and strength flow through his body. Nobody noticed the slight flickering of lights.

Stacy snapped out of her daze and looked up confused, "What? Circles? But we cleaned everything! This place is spotless!"

Stacy began showing off the main room, and all the enhancements they had made by adding a stage, stage lighting, disco balls, fog machines, and private booth seating.

Stacy explained, "With the bigger room down here, parties won't have to spill out into the street anymore!"

Amanda perked up, gesturing towards Stacy's chest, "Then I guess you will need to be overflowing in other ways!"

Stacy blushed, continuing with the tour.

The dance floor was roped off from the shiny new wrap-around bar, already prepared to handle party goers for later in the week.

Chris smiled at the bar, "You even got new taps and margarita machines!"

"That's not all!" Stacy took the group to the very back.

Partitioned out of sight were a series of sparkling new brewing vats, with a cartoon version of Jenny and Megan on the label toasting a pair of overflowing mugs.

Completing the tour Stacy showed off the new private rooms adjoining the dance floor, each equipped with sofas, televisions, and amenities to get cozy.

"Even if a rave is blasting in the next room, you won't hear a thing in the private rooms"

To demonstrate how sound proof the rooms were, Stacy stood outside the room and started screaming at the top of her lungs, swinging the door open and shut.

***

Walking down the stairs with Jenny and Megan, Becky still wasn't satisfied with how the stairs got where they were, but at least they were only a prop. Reaching the bottom of the stairs, they could see Stacy and the gang at the far end of the large room, talking.

Hanging a right, Jenny opened the door to a much smaller room, about the size of a normal bedroom, with supplies stacked along the walls. Becky barely had time to notice a spiraling pattern encasing the larger room, before stepping into the smaller storage room.

Looking down, Becky could see a different circular pattern, hand drawn on the floor in chalk, about six feet in diameter.

Megan arched her back, pressing her breasts outward towards Becky, then said, "Watch this!" closing her eyes.

Jenny, realizing she was touching the circle, jumped out just in time, as a spark of light spiraled around Megan and Becky.

Two loud thuds were immediately heard beneath Becky, as her shirt fluttered flat against her chest.

Megan's eyes shot wide open, first looking at Becky, then over at Jenny, "Well of course I am sorry … Yes, Jenny, I should have warned her… Well you didn't pull her out of the way either! … I…um.."

The twins both looked back at Becky, who had reached down and picked up two oversized coconuts from the floor, that moments ago had been her E cup breasts. Holding them up to her flat chest, comparing the enormous size of the coconuts, Becky fell to the floor.

"Don't cry, I can fix it!" Megan shouted with genuine concern.

" … What Jenny? What do you mean she's not crying? … Well I can't see her face, she's facing you! … She's laughing? ... About to hyperventilate? … Oh, I suppose that's good."

Bending over to help Becky up, two more thuds were heard, this time just in front of Megan.

Becky stood back up, tears streaming down her face from laughing so hard.

"Nice pair of coconuts you got there Becky!" Jenny mocked.

Immediately Becky's laughter became audible, the Jinx broken.

"Finally somebody said my name! You know I DESPISE being called Red!" Becky shouted.

"Oh it was a Jinx!" Jenny and Megan both said at the same time.

Suddenly both quiet, Becky looked over and burst out laughing at the twins' failed attempts to speak.

"So girls, la la la, who's name will I say. Enny, Egan, Meney, Jegan" Becky mocked while attempting to juggle her coconuts. Megan tried unsuccessfully to snatch one of Becky's coconuts out of the air while Jenny just plopped down on the floor with a pouty face and played with Megan's coconuts.

Between her fits of laughter, Becky finally got a little more serious, "Jenny, Megan, that was definitely magic, and not Redwell magic. I couldn’t touch it. Just how did you pull that off?."

Humming a few sounds to make sure they could speak, Jenny and Megan both hugged Becky, "Sorry for the Red thing, Icky"

Becky growled in mock anger, "Now Explain."

"We are the Crimson Keep, protectors' of the blood wells, keepers' of the inner sanctum, purgers' of all evil!," Megan smiled defiantly.

"Ok, Ok, I admit you have their DNA, but not their knowledge. The Keep was purged like everyone else. Hence why none of us know our roots. If it wasn't for Rose," Becky paused as the twins suddenly became dead serious and saddened.

In a hushed voice, Becky continued, "If it wasn't for Rose, none of us would know who we really are. Everyone was either lost, taken, killed, or ran away from the canyon like my parents did. Rose brought us back together and told us the truth."

"She's why the Redwell's still have a Well, and those backstabbing Brightwell deserters still have their fancy penthouse in New York,"

Jenny spoke up "The Keep wasn't purged, only sealed. The Keep is a blend of all six blood wells, can't be purged unless they are all destroyed."

"Fine, the Keep was 'sealed' during the purge, but that doesn't explain these, where did the magic come from to do this?" Becky held up her overgrown coconuts quizzically.

In a very quiet voice Megan softly replied, "We don't really know."

Becky looked down at her coconuts puzzled, "But you can fix these?"

"Of course! They'll make great cookies!" Megan exclaimed with excitement.

"Not what I meant…" Becky growled again.

"Oh, right. We just need to grow you some new boobies." Megan quickly stated.

Becky simply shook her head mockingly muttering, "Just have to grow some new ones... Damn, I may need Josh myself after this."

"Jenny can explain what we know so far." Megan sighed, rubbing her flattened chest.

"We copied the spiral from the cover of one of the old alchemy books that had been in storage. The circle has been here for months but never worked. We just left it on the floor to play with. The chalk doesn't want to come off." Jenny explained.

Megan continued, "A few hours ago Jenny asked if I had any coconuts left from making my cookies. She wanted some to garnish her brew, so I came in to check the supply, but we were fresh out. I remember wishing we had some, and then it happened. Two coconuts in my bra!"

Jenny burst out laughing, "She totally freaked out and was screaming in my mind to come help,… Her tits were gone! Her tits were gone!"

Megan gave her sister a dirty look before continuing, "I wished I had my darlings back, and then they grew back, that simple."

"Since we were so packed tonight, we haven't had time to play with it. We took the coconuts to garnish the brews and I made a fresh batch of cookies."

"You served the guests your coconut boobs?" Becky asked a little worried.

"Oh No! We would never do that! We tested it on you and Chris first!" Jenny gave a satisfied nod.

"Aww, you shouldn't have." Becky shook her head. "So I guess since Amanda drank part of my brew, she had some residual magic for the Jinx?"

"Kind of," Megan skirted around the question like she'd been caught.

"What do you mean kind-of?"

"I asked the brew and cookie to be magical, and give you what you want."

Jenny looked at her sister annoyed, "Seriously Megan, This again? You think talking to a cookie made it do your bidding?"

Becky pouted, "But I wanted to talk, and that didn't happen, even after I ate the cookie!"

"Um, only Chris got the special cookie," Megan admitted shyly.

"I guess either the brew wore off too fast or a Jinx curse of the Keep overrules your desires, Ms. Redwell, heiress of Redwell Manor," Jenny giggled

Hearing Megan's thoughts focusing on the circle again, Jenny jerked Becky out of the way just as another spark sizzled the air around Megan's body. A loud ripping sound cut through the air along with a loud gasp from Megan.

"Geesh watch it!" Jenny shouted out loud, giving Megan a disapproving glare before noticing the massive breasts overflowing from her sister's costume..

Clutching her chest in surprise, Megan awkwardly looked up at Becky and Jenny. "Sorry, I think I overdid it. I wanted to grow them a little bigger this time..."

"Damn sis, what size were you shooting for? Move your hands so we can see the damage."

Megan slowly moved her hands away from the monstrous new breasts.

Jenny and Becky looked on at the beach ball sized flesh straining the frayed fabric of Megan's bunny maid costume.

Snickering for a few moments, Jenny finally spoke up, "We can always use more coconuts if you want to try again"

"I could hear you thinking it, you didn't have to go and say it" Megan retorted.

Jenny laughed, "I know, my comment was for Becky's amusement."

Satisfied that she could fix things, Becky pushed Megan out of the way. "My turn girls, time to watch a pro!"

Closing her eyes to focus on restoring the parts that made her 'Beck-E', the flow of energy simply felt missing.

After a few moments, Becky looked up frustrated, "It's not working for me guys"

Pacing around the circle, Jenny and Megan silently brainstormed the problem.

"Maybe the circle only works for us." Jenny finally said.

"Well I could have a talk with one of the cookies, or we could try a brew, or ..."

Jenny rolled her eyes at Megan then stepped into the circle with Becky. "I got this one, keep quiet so I can focus"

"Wait, I don't want my tits to turn out like Megan's, I better be able to fit in my bra-"

"I said quiet!" Jenny shouted, before taking a very deep breath and slowly blowing it out.

Jenny closed her eyes and began focusing, preparing a thought to perfectly restore Becky to fit her bra.

Stacy's blood curdling scream suddenly rang out from the other room, as a lightning like spark, threaded itself around both Becky and Jenny.

In a sudden bright flash and a clap, Becky was blinded, then relieved as she felt a weight on her chest, her breasts having perfectly reformed.

Grabbing Becky's hand, a half blinded Megan took off running towards the source of the scream, pulling Becky along.

Distracted, nobody had noticed that the spark around Jenny had collapsed, taking her with it, leaving just a small puff of white smoke lingering in the air and her witches costume collapsed on the floor.

***