Exposing Tzuyu's Belly

Tzuyu sighed for the thousandth time that day. She was sitting on the couch, hugging her knees, and barely paying attention to the TV. It was a Sunday afternoon, and the other girls were out at the park. The weather was nice and the streets were full of people. Tzuyu didn't feel like joining them, so she stayed alone in their dorm. She didn't cave in to Sana's puppy face, begging her to go out and enjoy the spring weather with them. She didn't want to tell them the truth, so she made the excuse that she was tired and a little sleepy. The girls didn't push it any further, and walked out the dorm, telling her to get some rest.

The truth is... Tzuyu had gained a little weight since the beginning of their hiatus. Her thighs had become thicker and she had developed a rounded belly. She felt self-conscious about her body and stopped going out to avoid paparazzi taking pictures of her new figure. She didn't feel like exercising either, and staying home all day, munching on candy bars and sodas, didn't help her situation. She stopped wearing her usual clothes and switched to dark, baggy pajamas that hid her curves. The other girls were confused to see her clothing style suddenly change, but never noticed her weight gain.

It was now 5 p.m. The girls still haven't come home, and Tzuyu was getting sleepy, so she lied down on the couch to take a nap, pulling the blanket over herself.

She woke up two hours later and could hear Nayeon and Momo chatting in the kitchen. They were putting groceries in the fridge, while Sana and Jihyo seemed to be cooking something. It smelled like pancakes.

She wandered around the room with her eyes, looking for the other girls, until she remembered that they took off this morning to Japan, to see Mina's family.

The girls noticed that she was awake and asked her if she had a good rest. She nodded with a slight smile, and they joined her on the living room with a plate of pancakes and some drinks.

They chatted for a while, the girls telling Tzuyu about their fun day in the park. The part about Momo getting attacked by a bee particularly made her smile. Sana then started showing her some pictures they had taken, while Jihyo turned on Netflix and put on a random movie for them to watch.

The movie was halfway through and only Tzuyu seemed to pay attention to the plot. The other girls were scrolling through their phones, glancing at the TV from now and then. When the movie ended, they remained in their positions, snacking on Jihyo's pancakes.

Tzuyu started yawning as she watched the TV, which was now playing an episode of a Japanese drama. At one point, she forgot that she wasn't alone and stretched her arms behind her head with a big yawn. As she lifted her arms, her sweater started riding up to show her lower abdomen.

Sana, who was sitting to her right, saw it and poked her belly button with her finger. Tzuyu flinched at the touch and immediately lowered her arms to cover her tummy. When Sana saw her reaction, she giggled and told her that her belly looked soft and squishy. Tzuyu blushed and ignored her, turning her head toward the TV. Sana tried to lift her sweater again, but Tzuyu pushed her hand away immediately, telling her to stop quietly, so as not to attract the other girls' attention to her.

Tzuyu is shy... well, extremely shy, actually. She has always been. The other members obviously knew and respected this side of her. They wished she would loosen up a bit and be more outgoing, but nothing has changed since they met her. In fact, she became quieter and less confident about herself. She would blush at the slightest attention and get easily embarrassed when caught doing anything other than breathing. She hated showing her reactions and had developed this cold, emotionless facade. So whenever a situation like this occured, she didn't know how to act.

Tzuyu felt her cheeks heating up. She wished her friend would let it go and return her attention to her phone, but Sana was feeling mischievous that night and wouldn't back down. She kept trying to lift Tzuyu's sweater, to get a good look at her belly, but Tzuyu kept pushing her hands away. They kept going like this until the other girls noticed and asked them what was going on. Tzuyu felt her heart racing, knowing that Sana was going to tell them what she had seen. And obviously she did.

"Tzuyu doesn't want me to see her flabby belly," she told them, giggling.

"What?", Nayeon asked her with a chuckle. "Tzuyu has a flabby belly?"

"Yes!", she laughed, while trying to get her hands on her sweater. Tzuyu started to panic, and pushed her hands harder this time.

Nayeon got curious and got up from her seat to see what Sana was talking about. She looked over and saw that Tzuyu had a focused look on her face, trying to keep Sana's wandering hands away.

"Tzuyu-ya, your face is all red!", she exclaimed with a laugh.

Tzuyu felt her face getting redder, and just wanted to hide under the blanket.

Momo and Jihyo got up at the same time and came closer to the scene. All three of them were now standing in front of her, watching and giggling at her reaction.

Sana was growing more and more impatient, and started pulling on her sweater with more force than before. Tzuyu's hands got caught between Sana's and couldn't push them away on time, letting Sana expose her belly in front of them.

Momo and Jihyo looked at her tummy hanging over her pants and put their hands over their mouths, feeling embarrassed for her. Nayeon laughed loudly and turned to them, and they all burst out laughing.

Tzuyu saw her life flash before her eyes and kept her head down to hide her red face. It was so embarrassing.

Sana was losing her strength from laughing so hard, so Tzuyu took the opportunity to pull down her sweater, thinking it'll be over. She made the mistake of looking over the girls and saw them staring at her face, smiling. She blushed harder and just wanted to escape the room.

Before she got the chance to cover herself, Nayeon grabbed her arms and pulled them over her head. She then turned to Momo and Jihyo.

"Hold her arms tightly. I'll hold her legs so she doesn't move", she ordered them.

Momo and Jihyo immediately went behind the couch and pulled her arms over her head, holding her wrists tightly. Nayeon then grabbed her legs and pressed against her thighs so she wouldn't move.

They giggled, knowing what's about to happen. Sana knew she had one job: lift her sweater and let them all enjoy the show. She lifted her top over her stomach and started poking her belly button again, laughing.

Tzuyu had never felt so embarrassed. Her arms were extended behind her head and her belly fully exposed. She could feel their eyes wandering from her body to her face, watching every expression. She hated this feeling. Her lips started quivering from blushing so hard.

Jihyo reached over from behind and started squizzing her belly fat, making it jiggle. The girls burst out laughing, at the sight.

"When did she get so fat!?", Nayeon asked.

They kept poking her belly and squizzing it, until Nayeon spoke again, "I've never seen Tzuyu so embarrassed!".

Tzuyu was now redder than a tomato, squirming in her seat, trying to free herself from their grip. But she knew she couldn't escape and had to endure it a little longer.

She glanced down to see her belly looking like two hanging bags of fat. She felt so ashamed. She hated the way she looked. She never let anyone see her in such a humiliating position. Being the visual of the group, she got used to looking tall and pretty all the time. So seeing her biggest insecurity exposed in front of her members, laughing at her, made her want to hide forever.

They stopped touching her, giving themselves a rest from laughing so hard. She thought it was finally over, until Sana started tickling her sides.

Tzuyu wasn't particularly ticklish, so she started arching her back and squirming in panic. She could no longer control her movements and her belly started wiggling, causing them to burst out laughing again. Sana kept tickling her by pinching her fat, and Nayeon decided to join in by tickling her belly. Momo and Jihyo were watching until they decided to join in as well and started tickling her armpits over her sweater.

They kept tickling her until they had enough, then released her arms and returned to their seats.

Tzuyu was horrified and couldn't believe what had just happened. She started to get teary-eyed as she went up to her room before bursting into tears.

She felt humiliated in the worst way possible... for now.