Similar to the two classes previous, Derek was introduced as an assistant to the class. The same precautionary warning about his size was brought up by the teacher, Mrs. Appleby, and the same gazes of intrigue rained on him from the students. Derek looked around the classroom and waved, gracefully returning the warm welcome from the teacher. He noticed right away that there appeared to be a few students that were goofing around and fed off of each other's energy. The little assistant took note of where they were in the classroom, the back left corner, and returned his attention to Mrs. Appleby. The class then began.
For the first fifteen minutes of the class, Mrs. Appleby, a 5'10 sleek black woman, commanded the class's attention and efficiently delivered the beginning of her lecture. Even Derek was captivated by her ability to thoroughly teach the subject while addressing student behavior. However, when he made another scan of the classroom to look for any struggling students, Derek did find that the same students that were messing around during his introduction were doing so again while the teacher had her back to the class. Though he didn't want to, Derek got up from his desk and headed over in the direction of the certain students. "Hey!" the six-inch-tall man called up to the group. None of them seemed to take notice. "Down here, ladies. It's Mr. Bates. May I have a word with you?" Finally, the closest student to him, an athletically built blonde, peered down to the ground and saw him. "Oh, it's you. We don't need any help, thanks." She turned around back to her friends. Derek sighed. "That's not what I'm talking about. You guys seem to be messing around a little too much. I would just like for you to pay more attention." Once again, the girl turned around. She rolled her eyes and sneered at Derek. Then, the girl picked Derek up. "Excuse me, I did not tell you to-"
"Zip it, little boy," the girl snickered. Taken aback, Derek paused. "You're not in control here, we are. Clearly, you're just a tiny bit... tiny. You don't want things to get rough here." The girl's aggression and her condescending tone proved to spark a change in Derek.
*ZOOP*
"Oh?" the girl said. Each of her friends giggled. "You're even shorter than before. You're like the size of a stick of gum." Derek was starting to grow nervous. The blonde girl tightened her grip on him and pulled him against her belly. An ominous growl echoed into his ears. She then pulled him up to her face. "Listen, pipsqueak. I'll at least give you the pleasure of knowing my name. I'm Cierra. These two to my left are Kara and Bri. If you wouldn't mind leaving us alone, that would be great. Thanks." Despite being nervous, Derek didn't back down. Cierra started lowering him back to the ground and started talking back with her friends. This was when he called out to the girls again. "I'm sorry, but if you continue to misbehave, I'll have to refer you to Mrs. Appleby," Derek firmly stated. Cierra raised an eyebrow. She turned her head back to Derek again and quickly lifted him back up to her desk. "What's that now? Are you sure you want to be 'big man on campus' right now? Because look, I have complete control over you. I'll give you one last chance to go do your job somewhere else." Derek shook his head. "All right, I'll-"
"Oh, you know what," Cierra interrupted. A grin formed on her face. "I did mention that you were like the size of a gum ball. I don't know how you managed to go from half a ruler to that, but I'm glad you did. You see, the gum I have in my mouth is currently going flavorless. Maybe you can help out with that." Cierra's friends snickered as they watched her bring the tiny assistant up to her lips. "No, stop!" Derek called. The blonde girl deviously laughed, her breath now washing over him. "Don't worry, I'm not going to eat you. I just want to have a little bit of fun since you're so worried about our little group," Cierra spoke. She then parted her lips and tossed Derek into her mouth.
*SPLAT*
*SWISH*
"Oh my God!" the little guy cried. He was flung left and right before being wrapped inside of Cierra's tongue. Her saliva coated him from top to bottom. The awkward texture of her tongue paired with the wet but oddly strange feeling of her spit made Derek extremely uncomfortable. The girl made soft noises as she savored Derek. He tried fighting against her tongue as she spun him around in her mouth, but there was very little effect he could have on her. Eventually, Derek came face to face with the wad of gum Cierra had mentioned. "Oh ew," he said. Just then, Cierra opened her mouth. Derek spun around to see a gap of light shining in on him. Seizing the opportunity, he rushed towards it, ready to dive outside of the disruptive student's maw. As he got closer, Derek noticed that Kara and Bri were looking in at him from their seats. Confused, the little guy paused. The moment he did so was costly, as Cierra then wrapped her tongue back around him and pressed him against the top of her mouth. The sides of his body hung around the sides of Cierra's tongue and wiggled as he struggled to get away. The spectators saw this and laughed. When Cierra finally released Derek, she pulled the wad of gum close to him. That's when...
*SMACK*
*STRETCH*
"Ew!" Derek cried again. The blonde student had stuck him inside of her gum and was rubbing him around in her mouth to further cement his place inside the sugary confection. With Derek inside of her gum, Cierra now had what she needed to chew him properly. And so she did. For the remainder of the class, the teacher's assistant spent his time acting as this talkative teen's gum.
*CHEW*
*CHEW*
*CHEW*
At the end of the class period, what happens to Derek?