Dark Terrors and Desperation in Diapers (private)

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The boy sighed "fine , stick it by a tree facing the water, the old wood will blend in and no one will see it from far away. That is if they see it from a different angle , if they come from the stream it'll be hidden by the tree." he recommended "what pee again? How much do you drink , it's like you've got a whole water cooler in you and the retentive power of a sieve. No wonder Granny wants you in diapers. I bet you'll be in them during the day before she gets me in them during the day" he chuckled , although pretty sure before two long both of them would be firmly padded all day and night soon. Grandma seemed a little mad and enthusiastic about that , talk about old fashioned He smirked a little as he thought of the local school having all the kids padded up just like the nursery kids.

Luke did look away while she was changing , handing her clothes back while still looking away. She might be fine with being as naked as a jaybird , but he was content and comfortable in his clothes. At least he was pretty cool now , even more so in the shelter of the trees "wonder what's for lunch , can you remember what Grandma said?" he asked wondering if he could stomach the large meals she seemed to be serving them.

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The chest was taken care of; as Luke said, it blended in, especially with the branches piled up around it. Hayley could, at least, relax about that for the time being, though she had no idea how they were going to progress the mystery from here. Tools, perhaps, or a lockpick? It wasn't like they had any leads on finding a key.

"It's you I'm worried about," Hayley told Luke. "It's not like I'm going every twenty minutes. People are supposed to go every few hours, you know. It can't be healthy to hold it in much longer than that." She frowned, bad temperedly, "But it's not like I need diapers! Not as long as there's a bathroom, or even a tree..."

...Or a flowerbed, her inner voice whispered into her thought process, making her pause and swallow for a moment, thinking about it all. Nevermind during the day, had she really committed herself to joining Luke in his bizarre predicament tonight? Half of her had no idea what she could have been thinking. The other half...

"I don't remember her saying anything about lunch," Hayley muttered, keen to change the subject and thrusting her legs into her underpants and fastening up her dress. Still bare breasted and barefoot she turned to face him, exasperated by his refusal to look at her, not out of exhibitionism, but out of a general feeling that such things didn't ought to be made an issue of between people like themselves. "What, you think she's going to let us go hungry? She certainly hasn't so far."

It was far more likely they'd be returning to a full cooked meal, considering how things had gone so far. But who knew what that could be? At least the swimming meant they were bound to have worked up an appetite. Hayley shrugged into her t-shirt, not bothering with her bra, and pushed her feet back into her shoes without socks.

"Come on then," she gestured him at last, still trying to maintain her poise despite everything. "Last one back wants a day-diaper, just like you say."

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Luke had thought about trying to pick it , the problem was it was a old lock , any pins would either be too thin and break or they wouldn't get it to move. If he used a thick one he would end up breaking the lock and then you'd need real tools to repair the lock from the inside and then take it apart. He knew his way around a hairpin to get in when he left his key in the house but there was no way he could crack that.

"What , just because I can actually hold something in for a few hours is hardly surprising for someone potty trained effectively" he replied "Only if you're like always drinking water , like ,excessively." he said as he waited for her "I think that classes as you needing them. I mean that's just your ability to make a mess and control to some extend where you pee" he criticised

"I'm sure she did , might have been just her saying we needed to be back for lunch" he explained , trying to think about what exactly" he said. He looked and bolted into a run , not pausing to reply , deciding a few seconds head start was worth much more than a snappy retort.

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"Hey! Hold up!" Hayley squeaked, scurrying after him and fumbling her bundle of swimming things all over the place. "I was only joking! I didn't actually mean..."

She'd never outpace him at full bolt, head start or no, and it wasn't that far back to the house by the straight line route, so the outcome of this race was a foregone conclusion. She still ran, though. What was bothering her was what Luke might say to their grandma in her absence, however innocently or naively. Who knew how the old lady might respond to even a jokey request of that kind?

It was certainly clear Luke intended to keep her running all the way to the house, and even if he could sustain that, she was gasping and suffering in trying to keep up by the time they got there. As they ran, Luke's parting comments went through her head with a constant echo of anxiety and self doubt. Perhaps she really was on the borderline of having a genuine problem, even with only going every few hours? Some of the events of the last couple of days had certainly made her feel so.

Then again, she rebutted her own self doubt, Luke's 'control' seemed like it stemmed more than just a few hours. She still genuinely felt worried that something unhealthy was going on with him, there.

Well, it certainly seemed like things were going to come to a head at some point in that respect. Just, as their grandmother's house came swimming back into view, she found herself praying it wouldn't be here and now, and wishing Luke would give her a chance to speak to him to find out his feelings and intentions before they were both back face to face with their grandmother.

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Luke was fast off the mark , but he misjudged the distance this time. He made it to the edge of the forest before he had to stop. He stopped and slumped down by a tree , panting and staring up , the shade protecting him from the worst of the heat. Good thing the humidity was low today , it might be hot but he didn't feel most of it. His heart was thumping against his frail chest , he really ought to know his limit , his gym teacher didn't either and forced the poor boy to crawl through laps even if it killed him. He had some time to think at least.

Grandma was a little mad in the whole diaper department , almost like she had it geared against them from the start , granted his night time 'issue' forced his hand and come nightime he wouldn't even get a chance , even if he explained that he didn't need them every time. A 'better safe than sorry' approach would shoot him down. He could foresee how Hayley would get roped up into this , she might have another accident , or ask for it and then she would be trapped in them at night too. After that he was pretty sure Grandma would find it easier to just have them padded all day and night. The idea wasn't pleasant but he could see it as a possibility , and a easy way for grandma to look after then , their pride be dammed.

The other issue was those bags of straw and fruit , glaring at him from the corn field with their hollow dark stare. It unnerved him , he was sure there was something to them. He had seen them move. Even if he was too embarrassed to admit it but he was scared and thought no one would believe him about them. Even Haylay didn't see anything in them. He getting back to his feet he saw his sister thundering up , he calmed himself and slowly walked into the sun and around towards the front of the house.

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"Hey... Luke..." Hayley caught up to him, panting. "I thought you were going to..."

She paused, sweating and anxious, not quite sure anymore what it was she thought he was going to do. Tell on her? For what? Bring their grandmother in on her stupid parting comment? Why? And she'd been all set to launch some kind of pre-emptive strike of her own, on the mere assumption... Jesus; she had to get her head in order. Even just looking at Luke now, she could tell how crazy all that was.

Well, it hadn't happened, it seemed, and he didn't know, so now was the time to play it cool.

"Never mind," she waved it away, seeing his glance towards the scarecrows. They were together in this, after all. "Let's go and see about that lunch, shall we?"

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Luke looked up as she approached "hmm? Do what exactly? I kinda just ran out of steam a little too quickly" he admitted as he ascended the steps and opened up the house. The smell of cooking meat filled the house. The blond spend no time in headed to the kitchen to find sand wedges being made with roasted and cooked meats. There was cakes and other foods served out. They were sure going to be well fed up until the next meal with all of this.

Grandma was humming over by the sink cleaning up dishies "Better come and get it while it's hot. Next meal is afternoon tea , but you don't have to show up for it. I'll be out playing bridge most likely with the neighbours. For dinner I think I'll roast a pig with some apple." she said to the pair as he put a pot to the side.

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"Goodness," Hayley exclaimed, slipping her shoes off at the door and blushing before her grandmother. "You really needn't go to all that trouble on our account... not unless you really want to, grandma." She was trying to sound carefully polite, but couldn't shake the feeling she might be coming of as condescending; of all the things she really had no place to be, right now.

At the same time, meanwhile, the sight of the rich roasted food made her stomach yearn, especially after their swim. She hurried onwards, hoping to get past the awkwardness and into the food.

"I'd love a sandwich," she gushed, eyeing up the thick meat and edging forward, glancing sideways at Luke.

'Bridge' was an interesting concept. Hayley hadn't even realised there were neighbours. But her heart lifted at the thought of having access to the house this evening without her grandmother's constant domineering presence, and the threat of her strangeness.

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"Well go ahead and dig in then , it'll get cold otherwise" she said as she finished with the dishes and hung up her gloves "yes , I'll be going that at around 4, I'll be back for dinner and then I'm going out. I'll leave you Hayley in change of the house. But I'll be sure to get things sorted before you go to make it easy for you. I think there's a harvest dance on in town tommorow I might take you there after the market." she said idly "then again we're due for rain tommorow night so who knows. You'll quickly learn that rain is rare and fearsome when it does come. Never a small drizzle , always a storm. But I'll have you both snuggled in bed by then" she said

Luke sat down and just got stuck in , not bothering with the formalities , he was hungry. That was all that mattered. He had to admit he didn't care about her plans , but it sounded like she was going out after dinner. He rather hoped she would dress him for bed. He didn't want to take chances with Haylay diapering him. More likely to be stuck with a pin than getting it on right. On the other hand he might have a chance to show he didn't need them if she didn't do it before she went. For tomorrow he cringed. He was terrified of storms. His mommy held him tight during them while he was in his diapers, teddy in one arms , blanket in the other , nursing a bottle of something sweet. It really was the time to see him at his cutest , even if he was scared shitless , literately. He had his doubts as to whether his sister could provide that level of need and comfort in order to keep him calm.

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Hayley dug into the sandwiches with irrepressible gusto, nodding a brief curtsey of polite appreciation to her grandmother as she did so. But as she ate, the same thing as Luke was occurring to her. Hadn't the old woman said she was going to put them both in diapers tonight? How was she going to do that if she wasn't even there? Or did that mean it was going to happen as early as six o'clock, before she left?

"Uh, when do you expect to be back, grandma?" Hayley asked, at last. The other factor was the things outside. She was pretty sure they wouldn't tangle with the potent old lady; they clearly hadn't so far, anyway. But if they were left alone in the house, all bets might be off, even with the lights turned up to full. Hayley felt the cold darts of apprehension about all of this come swirling in around her.