#vee bee

It was just a seemingly normal night, a normal summer night with a warm breeze in the air, clear skies and a newly uncovered pool in the backyard. While it was indeed inflatable, they for some reason treated it as if it was an in ground pool instead, a permanent fixture in their weirdass backyard. Vee was the only one out, the only one who could ever see any of this, the real truth behind the meaning of Bee Swim.

A secret panel soon slowly opened, and the screen of the robot turned off. Soon, a little fuzzball of a creature came slowly coming out- about the size of a toon, if it were not fully aged up that is- about Toodles sized. The fluffy grey and green creature stretched like a cat for a good bit before shaking itself off, then shaking off their limbs, including the wings they've hidden under their striped fur.

Soon enough, the real reason Shelly called Vee "Bee" was obvious, as now a pistachio green and grey-ish green striped bee toon was standing in a very hidden place in the yard, fur matted from the sweat that built up inside of such a metallic suit. Their wings were slightly crumpled from such a squeeze, one antenna straight while the other was bent just like the original Vee's, their lime green eyes focused on the pool. The one reason they snuck out... She snuck out.

Bee wanted to swim.

It was going to feel really nice to get all the sweat off, to dive into the cold water and feel so refreshed. She looked around for anyone that could notice though, notice the dwarf very-definitely-not-twisted bee toon that was out, and sighed heavily when she was clear. It should be safe... Oh if only she ever learned how to use her wings. She glanced at her back for a moment at them... Oh if only... She turned back to the pool, the destination, then at her robot body. It was curled up in a spot nobody would think to look, looking like it was fast asleep. 'Good' Vee simply thought, then turned back to the pool, then very carefully and silently made her way over. Since she was so small and unable to fly however- she ran into a new problem, getting in. She could risk it and jump over the edge and hope it wasn't too big of a splash, she could also try her wings- I mean, she was supposed to be a bee main, no idea how they went from bee to robot though. She slowly climbed over the edge with her wings buzzing behind her, using all six of her limbs to try to slip into the cold water without a sound.

She climbed the edge a little, doing her best to stay up right on the edge, but soon fell in with a quiet splash and a slightly louder yelp. She soon however was doggy paddling in peace, her head up but her body mostly sank into the water- which was slowly turning brown from how unkempt the bee toon was. She didn't care, she couldn't care, it felt so good to stretch her arms and legs- especially the second set of arms she never used in the robot suit. She eventually found herself just floating on her back, drifting in the water with her eyes closed, her furry body now soaked- but cool and felt so much better. She was finally at peace, floating through the water and feeling the calm coolness of it all, the breeze keeping her from overheating even out of her robot body. The water made all the mats and uneasy itchy feelings in her fur go away, the soft drifting motion of floating in the water was easing her mind so she could finally re-

"Vee?!"

Oh shit.

The bee picked up her soggy- pistachio green fluff covered head and flicked her antennae as she looked over at the one who called for her, her heart racing when she saw exactly who she didn't want to see. The one she knew would accidentally blurt out this secret, the one who was honestly... Just really bad at secrets.

Gi.

Though she couldn't lie, it was funny seeing her outside in her rainbow glittery pajamas, though that soon also faded to dread when she looked at the doorway.

Shelly.

That's probably who sent her out there in the first place... Vee really hoped Gi would just find the robot and leave, just think she's asleep and let her exist.

"Vee-Bee... Come on dude wake up, Shelly wants you inside, it's gonna get cold." Gi called out to the seemingly sleeping robot, making Vee, who very much was not there, freeze as she sank into the pool, letting her feet touch the bottom before she silently sank deeper, becoming just a head above the water.

That's... Not good. At all. That means they'll find out she's not in there, that she was a liar and-

"Bee... Pool..?" Shelly called out quietly, the massive dinosaur soon shuffling out, which made Vee freeze up even more. Oh how was she going to get out of this one..? How was she going to escape? Explain this without them worrying? Without them feeling lied to? This wasn't supposed to be a secret, she just felt like she was forced to keep it one back at Gardenview and never knew how to fess up to the truth. That she wasn't Vee Version One... She was a bee.

Vee Bee was a much better fitting nickname for her than they could have ever expected.

Though surprisingly, instead of being upset when their eyes met, Shelly's gaze went from being scared and concerned, to the usual loving one when she saw Vee. She didn't ask any questions, she didn't even seem to mind that she was so tiny compared to her "usual" body, she just looked purely relieved to see her again.

"Gi... Ged a dowel."

"A towel?"

"An bwush... C... Cween bwush."

"A towel and a hair brush?" Gi questioned as she rushed back over to the door, looking at the fossil as she slowly did her little dinosaur waddle over to the pool and sat down nearby.

"Wes pweeze."

"I got it!"

The two didn't even blink when the door was heard closing behind them, they just stared at each other, Vee slowly floating through the water towards the fossil, who just stared back at her with huge, red eyes full of love.

"Shellybean..."

"Is okie Bee... No a-apowo-gi-shin needed."

"You know I never lied about any other part of me, right? About how you taught me how to feel? To accept myself? That... Even if I was stuck as a robot, I wouldn't have honestly minded too much after all?"

"Uh-huh, bud I also knew Bee was Bee. Das why I sdop sayin Vee."

"...Seriously..?" Vee grumbled quietly, going to sink down more, but she was stopped when Shelly gently cupped one of her fuzzy cheeks into her little toon hand, the bee blushing as she looked up at the... Even larger than before fossil that was tending to her so carefully and thoughtfully even though she was different now. Well... Physically different, physically also now cramped and sore and tired, but that didn't matter to Shelly. What mattered at the end of the day was that Vee was okay, and she was okay as a... Really small bee.

"Wai... Why is Bee so... Iddy biddy?"

"It was a malfunction with how I was made... I was pretty much made with symmetrical dwarfism, and then they were like "Vee would do better as a robot" so I was pretty much kinda... Made into one? But also not? Then the robot body twisted and well... We came here. Then I started sneaking out at night... Then I snuck out of both things at night... Then we got a pool and I started sneaking out to swim and-"

"We here."

"We're here." Vee nodded as she said that, slowly rising up from the water and holding up her main two arms, and soon Shelly had a very very soaked bee toon sitting between her two massive dino legs. Once Gi got the towel and brush, the gachapon just tiredly said her goodnights before she simply went inside to go to bed, which made Vee sigh in relief as she let Shelly gently dry her off with the towel and close her eyes.

"I'm sorry I keep making the pool water brown... I don't get to clean myself off as often as I like..."

"Is okie, Bee."

"I'm sorry I lied to you..."

"Chu had no woice, Bee."

"Choice?"

"Mhm!"

"Yeah... I guess I didn't... You know I'm not a kid, right?"

"Bee owder dan me."

"Okay so you do know, good. I... Also can't fly... I never learned how to, don't know if I would anyways. I think it's cuter when I climb your back to kiss your cheeks..." Vee casually mentioned quietly, yawning loudly as she let Shelly start brushing her out now that she was just damp, even holding her arm out so she could brush the fur on it as well when she was done perfectly fluffing the bee's face. Vee honestly didn't even know why she was being so meticulous about it since she knew it was just going to get ruined soon anyways, but it felt really nice for someone to gently pet her again, run their fingers through her actual fur and just... Touch her. The real her.

For Shelly though, she was trying so hard not to cringe as she looked at her hands, which were definitely stanining black from the dirt stuck under the topcoat of her fur. It was like petting a dirty dog even though it looked promisingly clean... It felt horrible, but the faces Vee made- the looks of pure content and comfort made the very gross feeling so worth it. So Shelly simply didn't say anything, she just kept slowly brushing her out, taking her time on every part of the bee she was allowed to brush out- which was surprisingly pretty much everywhere as Vee seemed to have full trust in her despite the fact that Shelly was a full on twisted just- tending to her needs. Then again, Shelly has existed with her as a twisted for... Who fucking knows how long, so she soon realized that this shouldn't be that big of a surprise anyways.

No... The real surprise was where she couldn't take care of her.

Shelly would've assumed it would've been near her stinger, which... Wasn't even a point at all, it was so rounded off it didn't look like one at all. She would've assumed her belly, or her sides, even her legs- but Vee was a purring mess resting against her during all of those.

No, it was her back, specifically near the base of her wings, that made Vee snappy. At first it was just a quiet "don't touch there", but it quickly turned into yelps and jolts away from the brush when Shelly accidentally got too close. It was... Pretty concerning, so Shelly gently checked that spot.

It was deeply red and irritated... Probably from being so pressed into her back for so long inside of the body she was forced to hide in. Swollen too, looked absolutely painful. Sounded like it too from the whimpers and yelps Vee let out whenever the fossil gently brushed the fur away with her fingers...

"Bee..."

"Is... It that bad..?"

"Mhm..."

"...Will I ever fly..?" Vee whispered out, looking up at Shelly as the dinosaur gently uncurled her naturally bent antennae for her with her finger, who just smiled warmly and nodded, planting a small kiss on the top of her fluffy little head.

"You wills Bee, I now chu will. Id'll be gread, okie? Bud righ now Bee, les ged you inside. We don godda dell mama or mom aboud dis righ now, bud we godda ged your back wooked ad, ok? Is nod gud."

"It's always hurting... It's always been aching riGHT THERE-"

"Sowwy..." Shelly whispered as she rubbed Vee's back from under her wings now, getting a slow nod from Vee as she just curled up against Shelly and closed her eyes.

"Could we... Stay outside a little longer..? I don't wanna go back just yet..."

"Mhm, is okie Bee."

"Thanks... For... For everything, Shelly. For taking care of me, for always loving me, never judging me, not even being mad at me for any of this. And for especially not telling anyone else about this... I'm sorry I kept you up for something stupid." Vee quietly said, nuzzling her face a little deeper into the hoodie Shelly was wearing, looking up at the night sky as she slowly reached over and grabbed Shelly's free hand.

"I love you."

"I love chu doo, Bee. No madder wha... I wuv chu doo. Bes wife ever!"

"I've been your only wife, dumbass."

"Sdill da bes."

"...You're the best wife for me too, Shells. Thank you..."

There was not a reply, but that was okay. The soft and quiet holding session was saying everything for them, the way they were touching and snuggled, the way Vee was being held so close yet so carefully. The soft and careful breaths they took, the way they just... Bonded. Vee soon was smiling, her bee wings softly buzzing as she soon raised one of her hands, pointing at a star. Shelly just stared at it...

It was just a normal looking star.

"Remember that time I said we had a star as we cuddled in your room..?"

Shelly just nodded once.

"That's it, right there. That's the star... I did math calculations and pinpointed where it would be from Gardenview, then I did more when I found out the distance between here and Gardenview and- that's it. That's our star." Vee explained softly, closing her eyes and putting that hand back on Shelly's wrist, making the fossil squeeze the hand she was holding just a little tighter. Shelly just sighed, but it was a very, very comfortable little sigh.

"Bee gud now..?" She asked quietly, but she didn't get a reply. The fossil soon looked back down and just saw Vee's fast buried deep into her hoodie, her little bee body curled right up against her as all four arms of hers clung to Shelly in some way. Shelly just watched her for a good minute, then turned her head back up to the sky, pulling her little bee just a bit closer with the arm Vee wasn't clinging to. She was just surrounded by the sounds of nature now, the crickets chirping, the frogs croaking from a nearby pond, the flickering of both fireflies and stars all around her. It was slightly cold, but she knew she would be alright, especially when Vee let out a very quiet snore as her wings let out tiny, comfortable buzzes here and there. Shelly couldn't lie, she didn't know Vee was actually a bee, she just said that to maybe comfort her a bit more. She also now was questioning the logic behind... Literally everything about this situation. Though she soon looked back at Vee, looked at how she was just curled up and cuddled up against her, at how her little body showed only peace and comfort, and smiled.

Eh... Screw logic... Not only were they toons- Vee was absolutely goddamn adorable like this. Even if this was the only time she'd ever see this... She wouldn't have minded.

No matter what Vee looked like - she was her little baby Bee, and that would never change.

Happy April Fools... I don't think this reads as a joke fic like intended.

I hope you enjoyed it though! :D