A Tail of Difference.

Leo was always jokingly antagonizing his friends and family and ask himself why he would continue to do so when everyone was not enjoying his antics, and he knew for a fact that it was to get the attention they deprived him of over the years and treat him like a ghost most of the time. Those reasons hurt more than any form of pain he could endure, or so he thought. Whatever cruel fate given to him in the near future, it was nothing compared to having all the attention he wanted now, and some more with his predicament making him the laughing stock of the group, which was saying something because, like it was as a child, he had the mares all over him in the worst way possible and could not escape.

"Maybe we need to start him on a diet."

Oh how he hated his mother right now, so much that he felt so compelled to glaze her throne in glue and watch her royal highness start her duties with having her posterior stuck to the chair.

"This is too small as well." He tossed a white shirt over the wardrobe curtain after tearing it with a simple flex of his back. Ignorant kitsune. Snickering into her hoof and with a wave of her horn, the torn cloth was levitated into a hamper that was full of torn clothes that Rarity personally designed, a loud grunt coming from the fox prince as he tore a pair of pants next.

"Your body has matured as it should. Maybe next time you will tell us when your clothes start feeling tight?" Faust implied, watching the shadow of her son like a puppet show as it tossed more clothes across the room after having the stitches ripped. Days like these were not very amusing to the alicorn considering she'd been getting a few pounds on her rump lately—not that Discord minded. Making love to her was all the same. Plus he loved staring at that royal tush, like right now. Still, having small clothes now being Leo's problem, the mighty goddess could not help herself having a few laughs here and there.

"How was I supposed to know that my body would suddenly grow like a weed!?"

The girls rolled their eyes and watched as Luna fetched the last drawer of his attire and teleported it behind the curtain, her secret coltfriend accidentally tripping over the drawer and coming into view for all the mares to see his half naked body. He was thankful for his tails covering the regions that must not be seen, lest he wanted to spend the rest of his day running from the already drooling Celestia who had her rump firmly planted on his bed to hide her enthusiasm. Leo's gaze met the rather amused eyes of his parents and royal sister, save for Luna as she was not mentally prepared to see the teenagers tush when he stood up and forgot to control his tails to keep it covered.

"The naked prince." The crusaders giggled.

"Looks tasty," Celestia said, winking at the boy before he rushed behind the changing curtains.

"Does everybody need to be in my bedroom to see what I look like without clothes on!?" Leo pulled the curtains closer in a flash of magic, his entire body now protected by three layers of curtains before the molesting princess could see through the gaps. "Can I have some privacy for pete's sake?" He asked, specifically glaring over the curtains to the mare he pranked licking her lips expectantly.

"You have the curtains, son. We need to be sure that you have not a shred of clothing that will fit you, and it's very funny seeing you act this way." Discord said, walking around the curtains to check the remaining pairs that had yet to be touched. Leo trusted him not to be mean or cruel since he was suffering already, and thank his lucky stars he wasn't.

Sadly for Leo, Discord left him with none of the clothing that remained intact and tossed them into the hamper before anyone could get a say in the matter and crossed his arms.

"Yeah," he drawled. "The boy has a fat butt."

"I DO NOT!"

"None of his clothes fit him anymore, except for those elastic shorts Rarity made. We're probably gonna need her to come up to the castle and take measurements."

"Was his growth spurt that much?" Amaterasu asked. Truth be told, Leo was having trouble fitting those due to how much his tails had grown; there was little room to fit them through the hole in the back. Both the prince and king were irritated by this and not very enthusiastic of having the fashionista pay a visit.

"I see," Faust pondered, watching from behind the curtains with said shorts his only piece of attire saving him from being completely nude. She had a thought come to her and decided to test it out as a theory before taking any further steps to having new clothes made. She took a glass of water and levitated it to her confused son as he cocked his head at the beverage floating before him.

"Try to drink the water." She requested. It was a hunch on her part, a vague memory of the boy's mother when they were children learning about themselves. She could only hope that it wasn't as bad as she was believing.

"Alright, but may I ask what this has to do with needing new clothes?" Leo asked for clarification, unaware of the glass cracking in his grasp. He tried to drink as he was told by the alicorn, but the glass shattered into a million shards and spilled the water onto his feet. It startled everyone but Faust and her fellow gods.

She nodded her head after watching the flabbergasted teenager turn his hand and saw that he was unscathed. Her theory was now a conclusion and she had a great deal of work ahead of her.

"I was afraid of that," she said to Amaterasu, who nodded as well and replied in a calm tone:

"His growth spurt has affected him more than we anticipated."

"What just happened?" Leo asked worriedly. He had no clue what he just did and was actually afraid to do anything at the moment. It was the first time he'd smashed something, and for it to happen when he was just trying to take a sip of water frightened him a little.

"It's alright honey. Your body is undergoing some changes we expected to happen, but the speed of your growth has taken us by surprise. It is something all kitsune go through during their second stage of puberty. It's very common. You're just going to have to keep your strength under control while the rest of your body finishes growing." Faust instructed calmly, draping a wing over the scared prince, adjusting some hairs that were in his eyes. Leo did not acknowledge her, rather stare at the glass shards on the floor.

"How long will this be?"

"It will only take a few days for your changes finish. In the meantime, we'll have to monitor you for any abnormalities. Now don't be alarmed, but you will have your first cycle during the summer."

"Cycle?" Leo questioned. Sadly, he was the only one that knew what she meant. Everyone had a good idea what the queen was telling him and blushed altogether. Well, save for Celestia, as it made her more aroused to hear that the boy she's had her heart set on was now becoming a grown fox. She could barely restrain herself as the conversation continued between the boy and alicorn.

"Yes, but don't be alarmed." Faust tried to reassure him, but her attempt was making the situation worse. With no idea how to tackle the subject, she decided to take a seat with the boy and tackle the problem head-on. She was not sure how her son was going to take the pressure of being a growing boy that will have needs.

"How do I answer this?" She asked out loud, tapping her chin repeatedly. As if to answer her question, Celestia gave the prince a very blunt answer without thinking what might happen if Leo did not take it well. She grinned that infamous lustful smile everyone knew but remained in her seat.

"It means you're going to start mounting mares."

"WHAT!?" Leo's eyes expanded to balloons in a comical fashion at Discord's leisure, his chaos magic lightening his mood a little with some fun on the boy as the room fell silent with Faust and Amaterasu glaring at the princess.

"Thank you, daughter;" the queen said through grit teeth. "What would we do without somepony as blunt as you?"

Celestia through her hooves up in front of her. "Hey, don't get mad at me. You know this is something I want anyway. The sooner he reaches the proper age the sooner I can lay claim on him."

"Sometimes I wonder if you have any dignity, dear sister." Luna sighed, shaking her head at the laughing princess.

Any control Leo had left over himself receded as fast as his brain processed what the solar mare stated. He was trying to contain his emotions but was not faring very well with all the mares he liked staring at him with different expressions. It was bad enough that the crusaders and Flurry Heart heard her, and having Luna blush with him doubled the embarrassment, but to see the mare whom he pranked with hair dye wink at him and lick her lips lasciviously.

His face turned as red as the flames he could create.

"I'm going to see Aunt Rarity!" He spat out furiously, shoving his mother aside and making a break for the window, startling his friends and family as the windows burst accidentally. It was not his intention his to shatter the glass with a pulse of his spiritual energy, but even his abilities were not safe from his growth spurt.

With one, lightening fast movement, Leo leaped over the balcony and instantaneously changed into his fox form and took to leaping from roof to roof, leaving everyone to see his backside.

"Perhaps I should have remained silent." Celestia said rhetorically, earning scowls.

"Ya think!?" Everyone snapped.

It had only taken a few minutes for the prince to take on the busy streets of Canterlot before coming to screeching halt in front of Rarity's shop, where it was packed with ponies making demands and tossing tickets for orders that should be finished. He had to stand on his haunches to peek over the crowd and see his fashionable auntie behind the desk and finishing purchases. She did not look too good though; at least in his eyes she was not the same mare that always kept herself pristine.

"Aunt Rarity!" He yelled, but the horrendous crowd of angry buyers hushed his voice.

He did not wait for the line to decrease. He took possession of the situation and summoned an uncontrolled amount of energy to his throat and carried it in a booming shout that would surely ring the ears of every pony in the room, but he did not think about the consequences. He was desperate for clothes and to avoid what Celestia told him for as long as he could, even if it meant enduring a few a hours of being a statue so Rarity took his measurements.

Inhaling the deepest breath his lungs allowed, he released the booming demand.

"EVERYBODY SHUT THE BUCK UP!

If he had been any louder the entire building would have collapsed, but he was lucky enough that the crowd blocked most of the vibrations. There was no sound in the boutique after that bold order, not even a cough or a sniffle but eyes sharp and crucial on him as the mare he needed looked up after rubbing her ears of the pain. She was shocked to see the kitsune in her shop.

"Leo?"

When he was certain no one would pipe up and had taken enough attention off the mare, Leo returned to his bipedal form and hopped over the crowd. His movement was smooth and elegant, as if he had control over the gravity, floating graceful through the shop and landing on the table to crouch in front of the unicorn. His body was drenched with sweat from how nervous he was, a common thing for the boy.

"Aunt Rarity, we have a problem!"

"A problem?" She cocked her head, staring at her nephew and his lack of attire, save for the shorts that were barely holding.

"Yes, a big problem." He said dramatically. "I had a sudden growth spurt and now I'm too big for my clothes. I need new ones right now, please."

"All of them," she shivered at the horrifying statement. "Even that neighish silk robe I made you for your birthday."

"Tried it, ripped it when I stretched." He got on his knees and clapped both his hands together. He shed his dignity fast. "Please, I'm begging you. I don't want to spend the entire weekend in my fox form. If I do, dad might try to prank me with flees!"

"Alright, just calm down." Rarity snapped, levitating Leo back to his feet. She turned to the crowd after releasing and announced to her customers. "Everypony, we are closed now due to royal business."

It did not take long for the crowd to take their leave, but none of them were happy with the prince or his rude demand to the mare. If it were someone else who acted to uncouth, they would have been given the biggest chewing and ran out of the shop. This was royalty though, they could not say or do anything about it.

Having just Leo and herself in the shop now, she turned the sign to closed and turned to her antsy nephew tapping his claws on the table, her eyes critical and harsh as the nine-tailed prince twitched anxiously.

"Alright, how in Equestria did you outgrow your clothes?"

"Super growth spurt," Leo responded dramatically. "Just ask my mother when she gets here."

"No, you start talking." She demanded. "Now!"