My first uploaded story. Please be kind. c:
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Sighing softly, Levi opened the door to his home, throwing his coat onto the couch. Things had been looking up for him until he went to his job interview. The pay was decent (well, more than he makes now while unemployed), the hours were good, the only issue was his size. "You don't look like much of a mall Santa to me..." his employer remarked. It was true, the polar bear was oddly thin and always had been. "Well...just make sure you look the part, kid. We take pride in making sure our customers are getting the experience they deserve, especially around the holidays. You've got the job." Well it was all fine and dandy that he finally had a job, but how was he going to look the part with a body as lean as his? Fake bellies were too pricey so he couldn't afford one. "There's just got to be a way," he sighed as he sat on the couch and turned on the tv. A commercial rang through the speakers and assaulted his eyes with bright colors and text. 'WEIGHT GAIN SUPPLEMENTS $5 A BOTTLE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS'. His jaw dropped open. It was almost like the tv had read his mind! Hurriedly, he called the number on the screen and ordered a bottle for same-day delivery. All he had to do now was wait.

He anxiously sat and watched tv as he waited for his delivery, his tail wagging with glee. The doorbell rang and he practically jumped up, going for the door. He signed for the package and cheerfully took it to the kitchen. His claws tore open the tape on the box and he took out the tiny bottle, reading it. "Take ONE pill with each meal and see results in 24 hours or your money back, guaranteed!" It seemed almost too good to be true. "Well, here goes..." he thought, doubtfully. He took a frozen pizza out of the freezer and cooked it, smiling wide at the thought of finally having a job after so long being unemployed, and actually having some meat on his bones. Girls his type liked a snuggly guy and sadly, he was not in his condition. He took the pizza out of the oven and placed it on a plate, taking it and the bottle to the living room. He took out a single pill with his claws and popped it into his mouth, swallowing it. His appetite almost immediately surged, his belly growling with anticipation as soon as the pill hit his stomach. He began to eat the pizza but oddly enough, he never got any fuller. A strange warmth, almost tingly sensation, enveloped his midsection. He licked his claws clean as he finished off the pizza, but he was still hungry. He got up and moved to the kitchen to find something else to snack on.

A few bags of chips, a 2 liter of soda, and 2 more pizzas later and he still didn't feel any fuller. His belly whined and growled every time he tried to stop eating. The warmth that came with eating while on the pills soothed him in an almost caressing feeling against his belly. He reached down at his belly and his ears twitched as he realized he now had a little bit of squish to him. Not exactly a belly, by any means, but he was definitely softer. The bear grinned, downing another pill and pulling more food out of the fridge. "Now that's results! I'll most definitely have the job after I'm done with the bottle." He gleefully chowed down on meal after meal, taking pill after pill through the evening, and late into the night.

Reaching into the fridge around 7-8 hours after his massive feast had begun, he realized he was out of food. "B-but...that can't be! I just went to the store yesterday!" he rambled frantically. Looking down at his belly, he realized what had happened. Every morsel of food had slipped down his throat and into his now huge, rounded belly. He moved a now pudgy paw to it and felt it's softness. His jaw dropped in awe, making his new chins squish against each other. "I can't believe it! I'm huge!" His belly sloshed and jiggled with every movement. The once skinny thighs now competed for space and squished against each other constantly. His butt was now rounded out to the point where he didn't know if he'd even be able to fit on a standard size chair anymore. A loud belch slipped through his lips and he blushed, rubbing his belly. He walked out of the room, his stride not quite a waddle, and into the bathroom. He carefully stood on the scale and used his paws to move his belly out of the way to read it. "560 POUNDS?! I WAS BARELY 200 THIS MORNING!" He looked at himself in the mirror and was in complete shock. It was almost like a different bear was staring at him! Oddly enough...that wasn't a bad thing. He had always dreamed of being a big chubby bear and hated being a twig. He grinned at himself and walked out of the bathroom, his paws thudding against the floor with every step he took. "Oh I'm not ending here... I still have another half of the bottle left!" He took the bottle and started up his car, heading to a 24 hour buffet restaurant. His belly growled impatiently and he chuckled, rubbing it gently. "Soon, friend. I'll get you food very soon."

He ate for what seemed like hours, until daylight started streaming through the windows. His belly was bloated out against the booth in front of him, squished onto and below the table. A stack of twenty or so plates sat in front of him, and another rested on his massive belly. He continued to eat until he started to feel the pills' magic wearing thin, making him start to feel full. He let out a mighty belch and leaned back, patting his huge mound of polar bear fat. "Wait until the boss *BUUURP* takes a look at me now!" With effort, he managed to squeeze himself out of the booth, accidentally losing balance and falling onto the floor with a thunderous boom. He blushed and used the table to help himself up, taking a few shaky steps, getting used to being so heavy. He wedged himself into the car and drove back to the house, immediately waddling up to the bathroom with heavy thunderous steps. He panted as he got there, winded from the walk across the house with his new pounds of lard. The scale now read 1500 pounds, and he grinned wide at the progress. "I've got to try on the suit now!" he thought excitedly, moving as fast as he could with such a jiggly body to his bedroom.

He was able to get the shirt buttoned, with effort. Luckily, the mall Santa last year had been just a little smaller than he was. His massive belly still poked out from under the shirt a little, between the pants and the bottom seam of his shirt. He chuckled, grinning, "I look amazing!" Taking a glance at the clock, he realized he only had an hour before work started. Hurriedly, he brushed his teeth and got himself ready for work.

"Well? What do you think? Pretty good, eh?" He grinned at his boss, chuckling softly as the fur's jaw dropped open. "Dang, kid, you're huge! And to think I ever doubted you. I'm sorry. You do good this season and maybe we'll be able to work out a year long deal with your employment. Anyone with dedication like yours is good for our team!" The fur patted the bear's padded shoulder and smiled. "Well, the kids are waiting for ya. Better get going!" He nodded and started his long waddle down the corridor to the mall, smiling as he reached the end of it, and continued his waddle down the mall and to his seat, decorated with all kinds of ornaments and other shiny objects. He sat down and blushed a little as he heard the chair groan under his weight. A cub grinned up at him and he smiled back. His job had just begun and he could already tell he was going to like it, making people happy just by being himself.

The holiday season had ended and he was right. It was his best job ever. He had been approached by a single mother cat who found him rather attractive and her daughter loved him like a father. He kept the job throughout the years and always took up the job offer as mall Santa. The couple got engaged and the cub was able to have a father again. Yes, things were definitely starting to look up for him.