How to reverse the effects from a love potion?

It was evening.

School already ended hours ago, and I was back home in my secret laboratory.

Well, I call it a secret laboratory, but it's really just the basement in my house. I keep all my fancy chemistry sets and medicine components hidden away in here.

Right now, as I stood there with my goggles on and the beaker on top a lit flame, I was working hard to figure out how to reverse the effects of the love potion in order to get Bella Cardigan to return back to normal.

If you really want the honest truth, I had no idea how I managed to even make the love potion to begin with. I was pointlessly high on a sugar-rush while in the process of mixing it all together, so I barely remembered what I even did. It was all a complete fluke.

Testing it on my pet lab-rat, Icecube, and seeing it actually function as intended was a massive shock the first time I witnessed it. Even now, weeks later, the poor little rodent was still trying to fornicate with a cheap plastic cardboard cutout of a cartoon mouse.

No matter how long time passes, the effects of the potion were still just as strong as ever. Most likely, the effects might actually be permanent unless I can do something about it.

Bad news for me, since it meant that I couldn't just wait it out for Bella to wear off the effects...

Sigh...

"Penny for your thoughts?"

I glanced over to my side to see the raven-haired and amber-eyed girl in question tilt her head adorably as she frowned in concern.

This girl never seems to want to leave me alone... She's been constantly following me back to my house for about a week now ever since she drank that damn potion. Does she not have a life of her own at home or something?

...

No, she probably did. I just took that away from her...

"If there's anything you need, I'll be glad to help! Don't be afraid to ask your girlfriend for anything at all!" She offered with a hopeful giggle.

Christ, it's so disconcerting to see her act like this all the time. The sweet adoring smile she had plastered on is so out of place compared to the usual sadistic grin she used to have.

It wasn't even that long ago that she thought I was the most disgusting thing on this earth. Seeing her act so girly and lovey-dovey towards me is just...

Ugh, I'm not used to it at all.

With another sigh, I answered, "I'm trying to reverse-engineer an experimental concoction I made about a week ago. The problem with that is that I can't remember what I did to make the concoction in the first place, so now I'm trying to thoroughly study it in order to learn how to counteract it. There's probably nothing you could really do to help out with this..."

Bella gave an embarrassed and ashamed smile, "Eheh... Y-Yeah, you're probably right about that. I'm not really the person to go for when it comes to all this... sciencey mumbo-jumbo. I'm about as dumb as an airhead."

Hey, you said it, not me.

"Why are you even here again, Bella?" I decided to ask, "Aren't you the cheerleader captain or something? Don't you usually have cheerleader practice after school?"

"Well, yeah, but I'm sure the other girls can handle themselves fine without me." She waved away apathetically, before gushing, "Besides, I'd rather spend every single waking moment with the boy who I love with my heart, body, and soul~!"

Oh christ...

If she's seriously skipping her afterschool activities just to hang out with me, then it's only going to be a matter of time before her friends or family start getting worried and start investigating into the matter. I seriously need to cure this damn love potion before it's too late and someone starts asking too many questions...

It's a miracle that no one in school already has any objections within the past week since this relationship between us started. Strangely enough, the potion only seems to affect her mind and personality whenever she's nearby me or directly thinking about me. In any other situation where I'm not involved, she seems to just revert back to her normal everyday behavior like nothing happened. I'm not even sure if she's aware of it or not...

"Anyway, even though I'm not as smart as you, you can come to me if there's anything you need at all! Okay?" She giggled proudly. "I may be lacking in brainpower, but I make up for it with a whole lotta athletic skill!"

"Appreciate the offer, but I'll be fine..." I mutter offhandedly to her before resuming focus on my work.

Out of the corner of my eye, Bella gave a small frown before quietly shifting herself back into the corner of the room.

Sigh... I had to keep reminding myself that this wasn't the real her. No matter how cutesy and happy she is towards me, I had to remember it was all fake. In reality, I'm sure she'd like nothing more than to smother my face to the concrete floor and make me pay for giving her a love potion in the first place. I'd rather not manipulate and use her for anything more than I absolutely needed to.

---

Some time ago...

"HEY, GIVE THAT BACK!"

It all went according to plan.

I knew that they would be out looking for me if I didn't show up in the lunchroom today. They never took kindly to other students ignoring their orders. I was hiding away in an obvious hiding spot where it would be easy to spot me, just so that I can lure them away to somewhere where we'd be all left alone.

"Ooh, brownies? I love brownies! This definitely makes up for the lack of cash on you then." Bella Cardigan, a raven-haired beauty with g-cup size breasts, captain of the school's cheerleader squad, most popular girl in school, spoiled and cold-hearted to the very core. She laughed condescendingly as she pushed me back with her leg and stuck my lunchbox far away from where I couldn't reach it.

While I was "trying" to get my lunch back, her two friends from her cheerleading squad shoved me away from her and caused me to land roughly on my back, giggling maliciously all the while.

"That's what you get for trying to run away!" "It's not nice to listen to us girls when we tell you to do something!"

"Those aren't yours! My mom made those for me because I couldn't afford to buy lunch anymore!" I shouted as convincingly upsettingly as possible as I pushed myself back up.

In actuality, I was the one who baked those brownies. I had to make something that I knew Bella would love to steal so that it'd be easier to get her to eat it.

The entire batch of brownies in my lunchbox was secretly coated with a small number of liquids from my love potion. Exactly how potent it would be, I'd have no idea. All I knew is that, once Bella falls under the effects of the love potion, she'd have so enough affection and care towards me that she'll feel guilty about bullying me and finally leave me alone. I could finally have a peaceful high school life with no more humiliation from this girl and her stupid posse.

It was no secret that brownies were her favorite, so it was child’s play to trick her into eating it. Especially with reverse psychology.

“Hope your mom’s a good cook, then.” Bella chuckled maliciously before taking a bite. Instantly, she seemed to turn into goo as she loudly moaned and shuddered in ecstasy, swallowing the bite down and shouting, “Holy shit, that’s good!”

Just like then, Bella was already on her way to devouring the whole entire bag like the glutton for sweets that she was.

On the outside, I was distraught. On the inside, I was secretly smirking like hell.

"Ooh, sounds like they're tasty!" One of her crony friends cooed intriguingly, "Can I have some?"

Predictably, Bella gave the girl a stare as she held the box away, "Steal your own! These are mine!"

"O-Oh... Okay." The girl flinched back at the harsh tone, before submissively stepping back without question. The other friend giggled to herself at the interaction, seemingly knowing better.

Bella continued to chew and gulp down brownie after brownie in such an unladylike fashion, unafraid to act like the pig she was since there was only me and her friends there to witness it. Her friends would never have the backbone to tell anyone about this, lest they get Bella's shitlist, and she could care less about what I think of her.

After gulping down her last bite, she gave a satisfied sigh and brazenly threw my lunchbox over her shoulder.

Stepping towards me, she sat down to a crouch and condescendingly leaned right above my head, "You know, I was really pissed off before I came up here. I planned on teaching you a lesson to make sure you'd never skip lunch period and try to avoid me ever again. But I wasn't expecting to be in such a good mood after that snack. So tell you what, convince your mom to make more of those brownies, and I'll promise to only take half of your lunch money from here on out. Good deal, right? Thank me for my generosity."

Now that I know the love potion was in her system, I decided to finally be ballsy for the first time in my life and spoke out, "How about you stop taking my lunch money? In fact, never bully or come near me ever again. I'm not gonna listen to you anymore."

Unpredictably, instead of Bella accepting this new change and leaving me alone for good, she instead gave my a malicious glare as she grabbed my hair and shoved my face down on the floor.

"Ow."

"Excuse me, what did you just say? Because for a moment there, I thought I heard a little bitch spitting in my face." Bella brought my bruised face up to hers as she stared into my eyes, "Maybe it was a mistake to show you any leniency, huh? I act nice for just a second, and all of a sudden, you think you're hot shit enough to stand up against me?"

Okay, now I was confused. I was really banking on that love potion to go into effect the moment she started chowing down on the brownies I made. Did I miscalculate something? Did I not use enough of it? Icecube became infatuated with the cardboard cutout of a girl mouse the moment he sipped a tiny bowl of it.

Fuck, I did something wrong, didn't I? Now all I'll end up accomplishing is pissing off Bella even further and get myself to make more brownies for her in the future.

Meekly, I whispered pathetically, "No ma'am. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."

This seemed to placate her anger for a bit, as she smirked, "I thought so. Now, what should you have said in the first place?"

"Thank you for being generous with me. I promise I'll bring more brownies for you in the future." I continued, feeling more and more frustrated at the humiliation of the situation.

"Exactly. Don't ever forget that, John. I will always get what I want, one way or the other." Bella whispered threateningly to my face with a familiar sadistic smile.

Damn it, what the hell was the point of all this? Why did I even think that was going to work? I never even tested it on humans before, why the hell was I so convinced that it was going to somehow solve all my problems?

I felt like such an idiot right now. There was no such thing as a love potion. What I made was just some kind of glorified rat aphrodisiac on complete accident. I don't even know what the hell I put in the damn thing to begin with since I made it during a sugar high. Pathetic.

While my self-depreciation was going on in my head though, Bella caught me off guard as she leaned closer to stare into my eyes. Then she suddenly said this to me as icing on the cake.

"You get a haircut or something? You look pretty cute from this angle."

What the fuck?

"What the fuck?" I mumbled confusedly.

Bella lingered a bit longer before she seemed to realize what she just randomly said and turned away, "Just kidding."

Leaving me on the floor, Bella stood up and walked away while gesturing her two friends to follow after her.

"Don't make me come look for you again, John! I get really sick and tired when I have to repeat myself!"

Her two friends looked at each other in confusion before tailing after her, clearly expecting her to do more to me. She usually never held back before, so it was highly unusual for her to walk away so soon.

But I wasn't focused on that. In my mind, one thing kept repeating itself over and over.

She just called me cute.

She's never done that before. She would never do that before. I'm almost absolutely positive that she thinks I'm the most repulsive creature on planet Earth.

So does that mean... it worked? The love potion actually worked?

If it did, why was she still acting like such a bitch?!

Gritting my teeth, I decided to take another risk as I stood up and shouted out to get her attention.

"Bella! If you like me, even just a small tiny bit somewhere in that dark heart of yours, if you cared about me at all- PLEASE STOP BULLYING ME AND LET ME LIVE MY LAST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL IN PEACE!"

I shouted a bit too loudly there, I think... My breath was heavy and I was practically gulping air down just to keep myself standing. Maybe it was a combination of nerves, frustration, and stress that got me so light-headed.

Bella turned her head back with an annoyed expression, and her two friends were smiling as they were clearly expecting Bella to follow up with a cruel rebuttal.

To all of our surprise, Bella only gave an annoyed sigh and muttered, "Whatever."

Without another word, she left. Her two cronies stared in disbelief before hurrying after her.

I was left behind, completely confused and dumbfounded at the results of what just happened. I didn't even know if I was able to get through to her or not. Did the potion work, or am I just being stupidly naive? Is she still going to continue to bully me after all this?

In the distance, I could hear her two friends asking her questions.

"Hey, what was that all about? You suddenly lost all steam."

"Yeah, weren't you going to, like, push him around a bit more for trying to ditch us today?"

Bella gave a tired, "I just suddenly felt bored. Why even waste my time?"

"Well, alright then... Whatever you say..."

"...didn't even get to try any of the brownies..."

...

Christ, I have no idea anymore...

---

The next day

I didn't go to the lunchroom today. I decided to try to ignore her demands and try to skip lunch again and hide somewhere else.

She didn't try to look for me, I don't think. That, or maybe she just couldn't find me.

Whatever the case is, I was able to avoid her for the entire day.

---

The next next day

Shit shit shit shit-

Bella and I made eye contact while in the hallway as we transitioned to our next class period.

I was frozen stiff, wondering what she was going to do now that she knew where I was. Was she going to get upset for not bringing her brownies yesterday like she told me to? Is she going to get back at me soon?

Bella... I don't know what was going through her head right now, but all she did was give me a frown as she studied my face.

Then with an indignant huff, she glanced away in frustration and stomped to her next class, leaving me alone.

I blinked incredulously, wondering what the hell just happened.

Did she just... ignore me? No spitting on my shoes? No sticking a paper note behind my back telling me I'm a fag? No slapping my folders and books on the floor while laughing as I'm to pick it all up?

She just... walked by and ignored me.

...

...

...

Did the love potion work after all?

I cautiously looked around and went ahead to my next class, not wanting to wait around with my hopes up to see if I was wrong.

---

The very next day

I decided to take a risk and go to the lunch hall today. I wasn't going to hide anymore. I had to know if it worked for sure.

While I was getting my lunch and finding my seat, Bella and I once again crossed paths. This time with an audience, as her group of friends were with her, alongside the two cronies who usually helped her prey on the weak.

Bella and I stared each other down just like last time in the hallways yesterday. This time, I stood my ground to try to see how she would react.

Her cheerleader friends stood back with bated breath, wondering what humiliation tactic she would decide to do for me today. They all knew who I was since I was generally considered to be Bella's favorite chew toy when she was in a bad mood.

But just like last time, Bella didn't do anything more than just stare back at me with a frown. This time though, there was no frustrating huff or annoyed stomps to go with it.

She just turned her head and walked away, letting me go yet again.

Her friends seemed pretty shocked at this but never questioned it. Not wanting to do anything that might go against her, they all silently did the same thing and left me alone. No namecalling, no jeering, no bullying.

They all left me completely alone.

...

Just like I've always wanted.

With the widest smile I've ever had in my entire life, I went about my day without a care in the world.

I fuckin' did it. Fuck yeah.

FUCK YEAH!!!

---

For the next several days after that, I lived my life to the fullest now that I didn't need to constantly worry about getting bullied in school. I aced my homework and tests, not needing to worry about having to copy all the answers down for someone else. I paid actual money to the lunchroom staff and got my food back without needing to worry about getting it robbed or stolen from me.

I even managed to go home after school without crying for hours into my pillow! DO YOU KNOW HOW RARE THAT IS FOR ME? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I EVER WENT HOME FROM SCHOOL FEELING HEALTHY AND SATISFIED?!

I was on cloud nine, baby, and it was all thanks to the love potion. I still had no idea how the hell I managed to make it, and I didn't even care!

Who cares that I just made a breakthrough in science? Who cares that I just created the one thing that could ever only exist in fantasy and myth? Who cares how much money I could make if I were to mass-produce and sell it?

Honestly, I was just thankful that I'll never have to deal with Bella trying to ruin my life anymore. I've been so much more productive and efficient with my time now that I wasn't suffering from depression.

For the first time since the beginning of high school, I was genuinely at peace.

---

More time later

"Hey, John."

I felt a chill run up my spine as I stood in place. My hand was still in the middle of reaching out for a folder in my locker before it froze up like the rest of my body.

I could feel myself start to hyperventilate in fear as I heard the voice calling out to me from behind.

Shit. Shit shit shit shit shit- I thought she was going to leave me alone! Why was she suddenly talking to me?

Did the effects of the love potion run out? But it's only been a few weeks! Please for the love of God, don't tell me that she just realized what was wrong with her and was now enacting her horrible upon me...

"John?" Bella called out again, before pulling on my shoulder to turn me around.

When I faced her, I was fully expecting the wrath of an evil she-demon, red in the face and ready to . Instead, I was given a very calm and concerned Bella Cardigan looking at me like I was about to implode on the inside.

"You... okay?" Bella asked hesitantly.

"Uh- Y-Yeah- Yes. I am fine." I stuttered, before trying to shake myself out of it as I closed my locker. Turning around to face her again, I more calmly asked, "W-What do you want?"

Please don't be trying to lower my guard so that you can humiliate me in front of everyone else again. I was doing so well these past few weeks, I don't want to relive the nightmare all over again.

Bella awkwardly stood around as she rubbed her shoulders. She would occasionally glance away and look back at me again, seeming to be unable to decide where she should rest her eyes. I've never seen her act so unsure and awkward before, it was weird enough to get me to stop freaking out inside and wonder what was wrong.

Then with a nervous sigh, she asked me, "Do you hate me?"

...

"What?" I muttered dumbly.

"You know... For all the things I've done to you these past few years. The bullying and... whatnot..." Bella awkwardly fumbled around her words, as if even she herself realized how stupidly obvious she sounded.

Okay, so she wasn't here to try to me. That's a positive, I think... But then, what the hell is this about?

"I mean... I'm not exactly going to say that I liked you for all these years." I stated plainly, a clear understatement of the century.

"I figured..." Bella muttered depressingly, before shaking her head and giving me a determined, "I want to say I'm sorry. For, you know... All that stuff. I thought real hard about it the past few weeks and I realized that you really didn't deserve all the shit I put you through."

I blinked.

I blinked again.

For the third time, I blinked.

I must look like a real dumbass lookin' fish right about now if it wasn't for all the stupid blinking I was doing.

Bella Cardigan, the bane of my existence, the tormenter of my high school youth, the very definition of evil incarnate, just apologized to me for all the bullying she's done. What a fuckin' trippy ass dream this could be if I wasn't hyper-aware of how real this all was.

"You're sorry," I repeated.

Bella nodded seriously. "I know it looks like I'm trying to set up another prank on you or leading you into a trap, but I swear I'm not. I mean it, I'm sorry."

...

Huh. Neato.

"Well, thanks. I guess." I mumbled, before getting ready to leave.

Before I could take even another step, Bella quickly stepped in front of me with a shocked, "Wait!"

I instinctively stepped a few foots back, shifting into an evasive pose in case I needed to run.

"I... Um..." Bella fumbled awkwardly for a bit, before stating, "I was kinda banking on a more... nuanced reaction than that. Don't you have anything else to say besides a simple thanks?"

Readjusting myself now that I know she wasn't about to pounce on me, I answered honestly, "I don't know what else I have to say. You're apologizing for all the crap you pulled on me, and I showed my appreciation. What else did you want?"

"Er, it's not that I particularly want anything, but..." Bella began to fidget in place as she became more tense and nervous, "I guess, if everything's okay between us now, do you want to hang out sometimes or something?"

Hang out.

With me.

With her? Not a chance.

"I'd really rather not," I said bluntly, before briskly walking away to my next class.

Once again, much to my chagrin, she moved ahead to stop me with another, "Wait!"

"You're going to make me late, you know."

"I know, I'm sorry!" Bella blurted, before calming herself and clearing her throat, "I just... the reason I asked is because I wanted us to... I dunno... get to know each other now since you've forgiven me and-"

"I didn't say that."

Bella immediately went silent as she turned to look at me in confusion, "...What?"

"I never said I forgave you. Not in the slightest." I curled my arms as my tone became more harsh, feeling a pent up stress from within starting to seep out.

"B-But... But you said-" Bella nervously fumbled before I cut her off.

"I begrudgingly appreciate the fact that you're willing to admit that you were wrong. That's it." I gruffly told her, "But I am nowhere near close enough to want to bury the hatchet with you and start becoming anything remotely resembling friends."

"B...But... I just want to..." Bella's composure seemed to get whittled back further and further as I kept going.

"Bella, you've been bullying me for the past three years and made my school life a living hell. You've been stealing my lunch money every consecutive school day since the beginning of freshman year. You've threatened to beat me up unless I did your homework and assignments for you, and then also proceeded to back up those threats when I got sick and tired and tried to stand up against you. You've publically humiliated me on a constant basis to the point where nobody in this school knows me as anything other than your favorite chew toy to prey on when you're bored or angry. I had to suffer mental breakdowns and constant depression for three years now, and it's all because of you and your friends constantly single me out to ruin my life. A single apology and a half-baked attempt to build new bridges between us are never going to be enough to make up for all these years of physical and emotional torment."

Bella's eyes were completely wide as saucer plates as she slowly digested everything I just told her. She was completely frozen stiff, unable to defend herself or argue back at all.

"I... see..." She muttered silently, facing away to look at the ground as she clenched her shoulder with a deathlike grip.

"If you're really genuinely sorry, you'll leave me alone and never bother me again." I finished, before finally taking my leave.

This time, she didn't do anything to stop me, letting me go as she reflected on her actions.

When I got far enough and passed a corner in the hallway, I immediately fell down to my knees and started to hyperventilate.

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT- I can't believe I just said all of that right in front of her face!

Fuck, I've been wanting to go on a tirade like that for years now! The rush and thrill of being able to speak my mind for the first time in my life have never felt so refreshing and uplifting as this!

"Fuck, I can't believe I just did that!" I gasped as I held my hand to steady my crazy beating heart. "I was nearly this close to having a panic attack..."

I wouldn't have even considered uttering a single word about my honest feelings if it wasn't for the love potion on my side. If this was in any other regular scenario, she would have fuckin' killed me! I couldn't believe that she actually let me walked away after saying all that right in front of her face!

This proves it beyond a reasonable doubt. No matter which way you look at it, my love potion worked. She would have never even had the thought to ever apologize to me if she was in her right state of mind.

Now I won't ever have to deal with her again for the rest of my life. The love potion will make her want to avoid bothering me out of consideration for my feelings, and we'll never have to interact again.

What a huge relief to finally be able to get her thorny ass out of my life...

Feeling better about myself and about life in general, I stood back up with a satisfied smile on my face as I continued to make my way to class.

I'll never have to deal with Bella Cardigan ever ever ever again!

---

Literally the next day after that

I was just quietly eating my lunch and minding my own business as I began to enjoy life. I didn't bother anyone, and nobody bothered me, and I was happy about that.

The whole time, I didn't see or hear anything related to Bella at all. A part of me wondered if she skipped school today. Another part of me couldn't care in the slightest what she was doing in her own spare time, as long as she wasn't bothering me.

So imagine my shock and frustration when Bella Cardigan strode up right in front of my line of view, clearly planning to bother me. She had this really weird look in her face as she stared at me, something that I couldn't quite place.

Still, I turned to the side and tried to ignore her, making it very clear that I didn't want her to bother me.

She seemed to ignore that though and went ahead to grab my shoulders.

"John, please meet me up on the rooftops."

I turned to her with a defiant, "No. Leave me alone."

"Please, I need to give something to you." Bella insisted.

"I said no, Bella! Learn to take a hint! I told you to never-"

I had to pause when she suddenly buckled down to her knees as she held onto my shirt just to keep her upright.

Bella looked up at me, and it only took me just now to realize what kind of facial expression she was making now that I saw it from this angle.

Fear and desperation.

I've never seen her wear anything other than a cruel smile or an angry glare before, so it didn't even occur in my mind that she could ever show any other facial expression.

Her eyes had a dark pouch hidden underneath her makeup, suggesting she didn't get enough sleep at all last night. There was a frazzled look to her, from her slightly ragged hair and wrinkled clothes, almost as if she didn't even have the energy to focus on her usually sexy appearance.

"Please." She whispered, laying her head against my arm as she kept pleading, "Please, please, please, please- come to the rooftops with me."

Out of all the things that could have happened today, I clearly never expected this. I never thought I would see Bella Cardigan on her knees trying to beg me for something. She was clearly and was willing to grovel under my feet just to even get me to consider it.

I was caught completely off guard.

"I will do anything, but just please come with me to the rooftops..." She continued begging, never loosening her grip on my shirt.

We were starting to attract unwanted attention as the students surrounding us started to notice Bella acting weirdly.

Shit, if this keeps up, people are going to assume I did something mean to Bella and start retaliating against me for it...

So much for never having to deal with Bella Cardigan again... Me and my big fat mouth.

"Alright, alright- I get it, I'll come with you!" I calmly and quietly whispered back to her, "Just please stop acting weird!"

The instant I gave in to her pleas, she immediately looked up at me with a hopeful look. Pulling herself back together, she stood up and wiped away a small tear that was about to form, "T-Thank you..."

Silently, I picked my lunch tray up and carried it with me as I speedwalk to the exit with Bella hurrying after me.

---

We arrived at the same spot where it all started all those weeks ago when I first gave her the love potion here.

I tiredly set my tray on the floor and leaned against the wall with a sigh as Bella attempted to spruce herself up to the best she could.

"Alright, so you got me up here. What was so important that you needed me on the rooftops for?" I asked somewhat impatiently, feeling a bit peeved that I had to go out of my way to accommodate her demands yet again for what felt like the millionth time in my life.

Bella seemed to be sort of out of it as she did her best to compose herself. After a while of brief silence, she shook head and gulped down a pocket of air before turning around to face me and nervously hand me an envelope hidden under her school outfit.

"P-Please take it. It's yours..."

If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was trying to hand me an enveloped-shaped bomb of some sorts.

Despite my hesitance, I still reached out to grab it and went to open it up.

To my utter confoundment, inside was a thick wad of cash.

"The hell?" I muttered, pulling out the money to give it a closer look.

Fifty dollar bills, all of them. A neat stack of fifty dollar bills, all counting up to...

TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS?!

I had to rub my eyes just to make sure I wasn't seeing a mirage or something. Two thousand and a half United States dollars. That's enough to get me a professional chemistry set online...

"What's this for?" I asked her as I put the money back inside the envelope. Was this some sort of bribe? Or was she trying to buy me off or something?

With a nervous smile, Bella answered, "That's all the lunch money that I've ever stolen from you in the past three years all rolled up to one big pile. Six dollars each school day, with a few extra hundred in there to make up for stealing it in the first place."

This... this was all my lunch money from the past three years?

Holy shit, I can't believe that accumulated up to around two thousand dollars... I never even kept track of how much I kept losing...

"They're not the ones I originally stole though. I spent all of it on... clothes and gadgets and... stuff..." She continued awkwardly, scratching her neck, "I had to do the math and then... borrow the money from my dad's personal secret safe..."

"Wait, you had to steal from your dad just to give me this money?!" I asked with a bit of panic. Shit, what if her dad found out and then tried to get me arrested for theft?!

"You don't have to worry!" Bella immediately dispelled my fears, "If my dad ever finds out, I'll just say I used it to buy some expensive stuff! He loves to spoil me, so I won't get into that much trouble..."

...

Setting the envelope aside for now, I calmly walked up to Bella to meet her face to face. Her body seemed to shake all over just from me getting closer to her, to the point where she nearly buckled over.

"Why are you doing this? What do you want from me, Bella?" I asked in complete seriousness.

Bella couldn't help but look down to her feet, her whole body trembling in fear.

"I... I just..." As she quivered, she gulped nervously again, "I just don't want you to hate me..."

...

Seriously?

Unable to keep herself steady any longer, she seemed to have lost all willpower and completely crumpled down to her knees. Her hands clenched tightly against her skirt as drips of tears began to fall from her eyes.

"I'm so sorry!" Bella unleashed a wave of regret and sorrow like a tidal wave, "I'm so sorry for everything I've ever done! I'm sorry for abusing you whenever I got bored! I'm sorry for stealing your money and making you starve every lunch period! I'm sorry for forcing you to do all my homework and tests because I was too lazy to do it on my own! I'm sorry for causing you to get emotional breakdowns and depressions whenever you go home! I'm sorry that my friends and I badmouth about you and hurt you for no reason at all! I'm sorry for ruining your life! I'm sorry for making you suffer for the past three years of your life! I'm so sorry for everything!"

She turned her head up to face me, and I could see the emotional turmoil in her eyes as her tears ruined her makeup and made her look like a mess.

"I never once considered the way you felt! I was a selfish bitch who loved tormenting you because I thought it was fun! I'm an evil person who likes bullying and controlling others because I enjoyed having powers over others! I'm a sociopath and a freak and a monster and-" Just like that, all the steam from her train suddenly fizzled out as she devolved into a sobbing trainwreck, "I'm so sorry! I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry-"

I watched her cry her eyes out for the next five minutes, remaining patient and silent as she blubbered her apologies over and over again like a broken record.

I quietly watched her as she poured her entire heart and soul into her apology, as her face became drenched in tears and dark mascara running down her cheeks. She apologized again and again until her cries became hiccups and she started gasping for breath each time she apologized.

Until eventually, she continued on, "I-*hic* I just-*hic* don't want you to hate me..." She lowered her head even further as she tightened her grip on her skirt, "I want to *hic* start over! I don't want to be *hic* enemies anymore!"

At this point, even I was starting to feel guilty at the heartwrenching display. Seriously, how do you even properly react to someone pouring their heart out into an apology for you? Especially when it's someone you hate?

"Every single second knowing *hic* that you hate me is absolute on my mind! I can't stand the idea! The very thought of knowing I didn't do enough to earn your forgiveness makes me sick to my *hic* stomach!" She cried out, "I'd do anything to get you to like me! I'd let you hit me or humiliate me so that you can get your on me! I'd let you boss me around just for an excuse to hang out with you! I'd even let you my body if it meant knowing your touch on my skin!"

...

Hold on, what?

"Wait, what did you say?" I asked, my mind now hung up on the last thing she said about letting me her body just to know my touch. Did I hear that right, or did I just imagine it?

"I'd do anything if it meant I can see your smile. I want to make you happy. I want to earn your forgiveness so that we can finally move on and forget all this ever happened." With a big sniff, she took a deep breath and admitted, "I love you so much, I could die! I want to be your girlfriend for the rest of my life!"

Woah, Woah, Woah, hold the god damn phone now- This is starting to reach an entirely different level that I was not mentally prepared for!

"Wait, Bella, what the hell are you talking about?" I tried to interrupt her, "Do you even know what you're saying right now?"

"Of course I do!" Bella suddenly boosted herself off her knees and onto her feet as she closed the distance between us and grabbed my hands, "I love you! I don't ever want to make you suffer ever again! From now on, I'll do my best to make you as happiest as possible! Please believe me! I know after everything you've gone through, this all sounds like a terrible joke- and I don't blame you if you think that! But I'm one hundred percent serious- I am willing to die for you if that'll make you happy!"

I couldn't respond to that. How can I respond to that? This wasn't meant to happen.

Fuck, it was the love potion that was affecting her mind, isn't it? This wasn't part of the plan!

I only meant to spike the brownies with a small dosage of it so that it could slightly nudge her to start liking me more! Just enough that she would care about my feelings and feel bad for bullying me so that she would leave me alone!

I never meant to make her fall hopelessly head over heels for me! I didn't even like her that way!

"Wait, Bella, hold on," I backpedaled away, "This isn't right. You're not acting like yourself- you need to calm down and think-"

"That's all I've been doing for these past few weeks, John!" Bella cried, holding on to my hands tighter, "I've been thinking about every single little thing that I've ever done to you and I realized exactly how horrible of a person I was! I don't want to be that way towards you anymore! I want to be your perfect girlfriend! I want to be someone that you can fall in love with for the rest of your life, someone that can make you the happiest you've ever been!"

As I continued to backpedal, I somehow managed to trip on my legs and fall back, causing Bella to fall to as she landed right on top of me.

Like a lion pouncing on a gazelle, I was trapped underneath her with nowhere to escape to.

With tears still running down her eyes, a few landed on my face as she cried, "Please tell me what I have to do to get you to forgive me... I'm willing to do anything..."

"B-Bella, come on-" I tried to think of a way to rationalize this whole situation and explain to her that she wasn't herself right now.

"I'll give you everything I have if that's what it takes." She continued, "All my money, all my belongings-"

"Bella, I don't feel too good about taking your money or stuff- Just listen for a sec-"

"I'll even let you have my body and do whatever you please..."

The moment she mentioned that, my brain had a mental shutdown. All rational thought flew out the window as my mind lingered on her last offer.

She was willing to let me... use her body? However, I wanted?

I glanced down, carefully studying her physique.

I won't lie, even though I've always hated her guts, I had to admit that there was a reason she was so popular in school. She had the looks of a pornstar in the making, with boobs big enough to smother a man to , an hourglass figure, hips wide enough to give birth to healthy offsprings, and the legs of a goddess.

Her hair was beautiful and well kept most of the time, and her face was always like that of a supermodel in a magazine. She was popular with all the boys and the eye of envy for a majority of the girls in our school. Her muscles were fit and athletic due to all the exercise by being a cheerleader captain.

I hated her, but I've fantasized about her body before. Now that I was told that I could use her body as much as I want with her full consent, a more primitive part of my mind couldn't help but take over the wheels.

If I could ever describe a weakness about myself, it would definitely be the fact that I was secretly a raging pervert. As calm and rational as I pride myself to be, the moment the female form enters my mind, I become nothing more than a rabid dog in heat.

Today would be no different, as I felt an uncontrollable erection rise and pitch a tent in my pants.

Unfortunately, Bella stopped crying as she widened her eyes, feeling my erection poking against her thighs. She looked down, saw the tent, and looked back up at me like she just discovered the secret to life itself.

"I see... I guess it's only natural after all..." Bella muttered thoughtfully to herself before she pushed herself up and began to take off her clothes, "I shouldn't be too surprised. Most guys and even some girls consider me incredibly good looking. It makes sense that you would think so too, despite everything I've ever done to you."

"Uh- Wait- Bella-" Some part of my brain, the rational and calm part that still knew that something about this was wrong, tried to speak out in order to stop this before it went any further. But once Bella took her top off and revealed her lacy purple bra, that part of my brain got drowned out in the back of my mind.

"If this is the only way I can prove I'm being serious about you, I'll do it without hesitation," Bella stated with determination, "I promise I can make you feel good, John. And if you like it, we can do this again and again, as many times as you want."

Oh Jesus, Bella you are making it worse-

She slowly took her unlatched her bra and let it fall off her body, revealing her giant breasts to me for the first time in my life. I've only ever imagined what they could have possibly looked like in my fantasies, but seeing it in real life was enough to take my breath away.

Christ, imagination could never live up to the standards of real-life, can it?

"Touch them."

I choked, "W-What?"

"I know you want to touch them. I want you to as well." Bella told me, presenting her boobs right in front of my face. "Lick them, suck them, it doesn't matter. I want you to have them."

Despite myself, I reached out to grope her breasts and squish them in my palms. Even though I knew that going through this was wrong on some level, it was like another person was controlling my body, performing all the actions, controlling my hands and fingers. Once I got started, I couldn't stop myself.

She sighed quietly as I played with her breasts. At first, all I did was grope and messaged them, and even rub my thumbs over her nipples. But then I got more into it, placing my face directly into them and allowed the soft pillowy texture of her skin squish against me.

At some point, I had already begun licking her nipples and sucking it, causing her to moan my name. I found it addicting to just enrapture myself within her breasts like a personal playground. Even when I twisted and pinched, even when I slightly nibbled on her with my teeth, she didn't do anything to stop me or complain.

My cock was practically raging right about now, and I've been unconsciously grinding it against her thighs these past few minutes.

Bella seemed to have taken that as me wanting to move things further along though, as she began snaking her hands down to my pants and started unzipping. Even when I felt her do this, I didn't do anything to stop her as she pulled my pants down and reached in to pull my cock out into the open air.

"You don't need to worry about anything..." She whispered lovingly, "I know you don't have any experience, so let me handle all of that stuff. I'll take your virginity and make you cum so hard, you'll have but to forgive me. So just relax and suck on my tits as I fuck your cock inside of me."

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Present day

"Yeah! Fuck your cock inside of me you sexy stud!" Bella moaned as she bounced on top of me.

I gasped heavily, my hands reached out on top of her tits to hold her steady while enjoying her tight pussy impaling herself on my cock over and over and over again.

No matter how many times we did this, it was just as good as the first time we did it on the school roof last week. The way her pussy felt so warm and tight as it swallowed my cock whole, the texture inside massaging my cock each time she bounced, it was the only vagina I've ever been inside and I couldn't imagine any other girl being able to reproduce this exact feeling of immense pleasure.

All I wanted to do was go to bed after a tiring day of work with no results. I learned nothing about how the love potion was made, nor any hints of how to recreate it. Thus, I couldn't find out the process to make a reverse serum for it. All I ended up accomplishing was a fat load of nothing but wasted time and effort.

But when I told Bella that I was tired and planning to go to sleep soon, instead of going home, she insisted that she should stay and have another sleepover again. Despite all my efforts to get her to go home, she remained adamant that she wanted to stay by my side.

In the end, I was too tired to argue and let her stay over. Even though I gave her a pillow and blanket to let her sleep on the couch though, Bella snuck into my room when I got to bed and starting sucking me off again.

She knew my weakness, that I never say no or stop her once she starts pleasuring me, and she loved to take advantage of that. Even though I didn't want to use her or exploit her while she's under the effects of the love potion, once she forces her body on my, I just can't resist at all. I had absolutely no willpower to stop her once she starts going.

Fuck, it felt so good though! If only she was willing to do this without the love potion affecting her mind, I'd probably let her do this every day for me. I mean, I already let her do this every day for me- but- well, you know what I mean.

"I love you so much, John!" Bella moaned, pushing my hands further into her tits as I messaged and groped her, "Fuck, I want you to fucking cum inside me so bad! I want your warm cum coat my insides! I want my boyfriend to dump his cummies inside like I'm your personal cumdumpster!"

In the past few days, I learned that she was the type of girl who loved to dirty talk while in the middle of sex. I also learned very quickly in the meanwhile, that my body reacts very positively to dirty talk.

I felt the pressure rising up inside me, and I couldn't hold myself back anymore. My feet instinctively curled up and my head hit the pillows as I let loose a huge load inside her pussy. I felt like a geyser erupting after a long century of pent up pressure, my body began spasming on it's own.

Bella never let up, continuing to bounce my cock inside of her in order to milk every last drop.

"Yes! Cum for me! Cum for your slut! Give me all your delicious man seed!" Bella moaned happily.

---

Last week again

"Cum for me, John!" Bella urged, continuing to lick the tip of my cock as she stroked me, "I want to taste you so bad, I want to the girl in your life who drinks your cum every single day!"

Holy fuck, her dirty talk was really driving me wild. I can't take it anymore! I need to give up!

"I'm- I'm cumming!"

Bella didn't waste another second as she inhaled my dick in her mouth and started sucking like crazy, even as I erupted inside her mouth.

I groaned in ecstasy as Bella swallowed me down, occasionally bobbing her head to get me to cum even more. Her mouth felt just as good as her pussy, and I had to wonder how the hell she managed to accomplish that.

After a while of emptying my load into her mouth, she managed to swallow everything before popping herself off like it was nothing.

I had to lay still and regain my breath, feeling the energy sapped from me like somebody drank me from a straw.

Fuck.

Fuck, I can't believe I did that. I let her push me into having sex with her and I caved in immediately. Fuck, why was I so weakwilled?! I never wanted any of this. I just wanted to be left alone.

"I wished you could have cummed inside me instead, but I haven't been taking the pills lately." Bella smiled lazily, laying her head right next to my cock as she gently toyed with it, "You probably wouldn't appreciate it if you got me pregnant, especially this early. So I did the next best thing and swallowed it all down for you."

As much as I would love to revel in the fact that I just lost my virginity to one of the sexiest girls alive, my post nut clarity has reminded me that I just fucked Bella Cardigan, who was under the effects of the love potion I gave her. In my eyes, that was tantamount to .

This was all wrong. Christ, this was all wrong.

Bella slowly pulled herself up to lay her head down right next to me, looking at me with a longing expression, "I know this probably isn't enough to make up for everything I've ever done to you. But I hope you'll finally take me seriously and know that this is just the beginning. I won't ever stop until I get you to forgive me."

Looking back at her, I felt so conflicted and confused. On one hand, that was the best sexual experience I've ever had in my entire life, even if it's the only sexual experience I've had. I was also kinda thrilled that Bella was going out of her way to apologize for everything and wanted to form a new positive relationship.

On the other hand... I knew it was all fake.

This Bella Cardigan, the one in front of me right now, was nothing more than a mindless puppet who was only to fall in love with me due to the love potion I made. In reality, she would never have done any of this. The more I think about it, the more I realized the dire consequence of my own action.

I just stripped someone's free will and independent thought away from them.

A voice in my head, a selfish and condescending voice, asked me why I should even care. She deserved it, it told me. She's done far worse things to me in the past, she had this coming for years now. I shouldn't feel bad for changing the most horrible bitch in my life into a loving to my every whim.

But that's not the type of guy I am. The very idea that Bella was only like this because of my unnatural influence on her, it horrified me to the deepest pit of my stomach.

Maybe people would call me stupid if they ever knew what I did. Naive, idiotic, maybe even crazy for feeling like this towards someone I hate so much.

But when I really start to think about it, when I start to place myself in her shoes and put myself in her position, if I think about how I would feel if I was the victim in this...

I'm not some kind of evil person wanting to take over the world or his powers. I just want to have a peaceful life. That's all.

I can't have a peaceful life, knowing that I caused Bella to become like this.

This is my responsibility, and I was going to have to fix it. I couldn't live with myself otherwise.

Fuck.

With my mind made up, I started forming a game plan to keep things as natural as possible as I attempt to work on a cure for Bella. Obviously, even if I say no and reject her, she's never going to stop chasing after me and try to gain my affection. At worst, if I reject her too harshly on accident, she might actually kill herself out of despair. Telling me that she loved me so much that she could die definitely did not put my mind at ease. At best, she might prove to be way too adamant in trying to win me over, even if I reject her repeatedly again and again, day after day. That'll be an annoying pain in my schedule to deal with, and it'll also get too many people's attention. No way I want to draw any more attention to myself than I absolutely need to.

So the only option here is to accept her confession and keep her by my side, making it easier for me to watch over her and make her less likely to do anything crazy while I'm busy making a cure for her.

...

Ugh, having Bella Cardigan, the tormenter of my life, being my girlfriend for god knows how long? That's not exactly appealing to me. I don't think I have any other choice in the matter though.

Sigh... Fuck, why the hell did I make a love potion in the first place.

Turning to Bella, I almost began to start my point until my eyes accidentally gravitated towards her massive uncovered tits. Despite the fact that I came buckets from the wild sex we just had moments ago, my libido seemed to not have enough yet as it was still strong enough to make me easily distractable.

Ugh, focus!

Closing my eyes, I looked away and started again, "Alright. I forgive you."

Bella seemed to freeze up for a bit, before I felt her pushing herself up and giving me a hopeful, "R-Really?!"

"Not entirely, mind you. Just... enough to make me reconsider my feelings for you." I muttered, suddenly feeling all embarrassed and shaken. "I... wouldn't mind if we... became a couple. As long as you don't cause me any trouble-"

I was interrupted when I felt a pair of lips smashing themselves against my own, shocking the crap out of me. Bella seemed to have gotten overeager and pulled the first move on me without even letting me finish. She was getting heavily into it too, moaning and sucking my face like she was at a buffet. She was even about to shove her tongue inside me if I hadn't pulled her away from me at the last second, which made her give me a disappointed pout.

"That doesn't mean I forgive you fully! Let me finish, dammit!" I grunted, feeling my mind getting hazy from the kiss. Fuck, I am so weakwilled. Can't believe a simple kiss was enough to get me excited again. I continued on, "You still got a lot of things to answer for! I'm not just going to forgive and forget just like that! If you want to be my girlfriend, we make this relationship go at my own pace! Slow and steady."

"Deal." Bella agreed instantly, "As long as I get to be with you, I'm happy with anything! I promise I won't do anything to make you hate me ever again! I'll be the perfect girlfriend as I worked towards earning your full forgiveness!"

"Well... Good then." I mumbled awkwardly, somewhat expecting a bit more protest than that. At least her being obedient will make things easier for me to try to keep our relationship on the down-low.

...

Oh dear god, I'm gonna be in a relationship with Bella Cardigan and somehow try to find a way to make it as inconspicuous as possible. What the hell have I gotten myself into?

While I got distracted in my own thoughts, Bella decided to move down to my crotch again and surprised me by sucking my cock.

"Woah, what the hell?!" I jolted, feeling the immense pleasure of her mouth wrapped around me yet again.

It only took a few seconds for my libido to go back into overdrive and cause me another hardcore erection again. Bella gave a loud slurp as she pulled away and declared, "My first order of business to being your perfect girlfriend, I'm going to satisfy your cock every single day for the rest of my life! Just imagine each spurt of cum you put inside me is all the pent up anger and frustration you once had for me for treating you like garbage in the past. I'll make up for it, bit by bit, day by day, until I die!"

I wanted to say 'Dammit Bella, I just said that we needed to take this relationship slow and steady!' but all that somehow got converted into, "Oh fuck, why is your mouth so good?"

Bella smiled happily at that before digging in, engorging herself with my cock and sucking away.

I should have stopped her. I should have. But I didn't. Even when the bell rang, signifying that lunch was over, I still didn't. Because I was a pathetic weak man who wouldn't say no to sex.

This is going to be a long grueling relationship...