Petra smiles, using her free hand to unbutton the top button on her shirt. She stuffs the shrunken student inside, cushioning her with her breasts. She buttons her shirt back up, and adjusts her cravat to muffle any screams Bernie was making.
She reached behind the bookcase again, this time reaching farther back. Her hand brushed against Caspar's. She paused, letting Caspar grab her hand and yank her towards him.
As expected, he was rougher than he should be considering Bernie's size, and his yank sends Petra falling face first onto the floor beside the bookcase. She had planned for this, and moved her free arm to prevent Bernie from being crushed in the process.
"Ow," she says, pulling her hand away. "You grabbed the hand of mine, not the Bernie who is small."
"Oh, sorry, Petra!" Caspar says, startled. He feels around more, but finds nothing.
"But if the two ran into each other," Hubert remarked, "where did Bernadetta go?"
Petra stands up, her shoulder hurting slightly from the pull, but she ignores that. "A hole is in the wall," she says. "I am having thoughts that she is hiding in that place."
"Should I move the bookcase so we can reach her better?" Caspar asks.
Byleth shakes his head. "It is probably best for me to call class, and for you all to leave. Bernie will come out eventually, and the fewer people in here at the time, the less likely she is to ignore her own needs to stay hidden."
Edelgard nods, and she and Hubert help usher the others out, including Petra. "Please let us know when you have her safe, Professor."
Byleth nods.
* * *
For the shrunken student who was being smuggled away in her classmate's chest, she had no idea what was going on. She had been grabbed, and then placed somewhere dark and soft. She could hear a thumping behind her, and sometimes, it would get more intense.
After a bit, she feels movement. She was being taken somewhere.
* * *
Petra goes back to her room, finally opening her shirt and pulling the tiny Bernie out.
Bernie's struggles began anew, as soon as she saw it was Petra who had her. "Eeek, of course it's Petra who shrank me! She's been wanting to eat me ever since she realized I look like prey!"
Petra frowned. "I have apologies, Bernie. That does not have...
Choice 1: ...any truth. I know you have the fear around people, and will bring you to the professor in secret."
Choice 2: ...all of the correctness. I did not make you small."