Chapter #7The Curse Explained by: dracter   "Oh it CAN be, sometimes its quite fun. Perhaps I should start from the beginning. You see, as you might have noticed the house has a spell on it, or rather a curse. Once long ago my family angered a sorceress who cursed us for all time. Whenever someone sleeps in a bed my family owns, they will wake up transformed in some way. My tried and succeeded to make peace with the sorceress but she was unable to completely remove her spell. So instead she modified it so that it would only occur one week each year. I didn't warn you because quite frankly I doubted you would believe me. Now there are a few other things about our curse you need to know," she paused to makes sure bobby was listening.
"First of all you can't tell anyone you are under a spell unless they already know it, and as far as anyone who knows you is concerned they will believe you have always been like this. Their relationship with you won't even change dramatically, your friends will still be your friends, although when it comes to those who love you things can get a bit confused. For example if you have a girlfriend she will now love you like a little brother, instead of as a romantic partner because you are an eight year old. Everyone will treat you as an eight year old, because to them you are," she stopped for a moment to let the information sink in.
Second sleep drives the transformation, when you fall asleep in a bed in this house you will transform in a semi-random way, generally feeding on hidden sub-conscience desires. Evidently some of yours revolve around becoming younger. However falling asleep at night is not the only way to trigger the transformation. Once begun anytime you fall asleep today the transformation could trigger again evolving further. Since we know your transformation is centered around getting younger any number of things could occur. You might get younger physically, or mentally. Or maybe you'll wake up wearing diapers and completely incontinent. I can't be certain. Tomorrow could focus on these desires or new ones, there's no way to be absolutely sure. But you have to makes sure that on the last day of this week you sleep in this house, or what ever transformations you have undergone will become permanent. You may or may not return to your proper age tomorrow morning," she finished and sighing, sat down. It was then that you finally noticed the changes to your Aunt, she had also become younger, although her regression left her in in late twenties, and quite beautiful.
Bobby looked down at his now eight-year-old body and marveled. Magic was REAL! So many possibilities. "Maybe this isn't so bad," Bobby thought to himself. After all his Aunt was right, he secretly did desire to be younger, and maybe some time as a kid, even a toddler would be fun, he wanted a vacation from peer pressure and expectations and responsibility. He was quickly warming up to the idea. "What should we do now," Aunt Marla said brightening, "Do you want some pancakes?" "Pancakes!" Bobby shouted childishly smiling. Chuckling Marla said "I'll take that as a yes."
The two continued into the kitchen and Marla whipped up some of her famous pancakes, slapping three big ones down onto bobby's plate. He looked at them in awe, there were many perks to being younger again for sure. Bobby quickly began making a pig of himself. As the two ate, Bobby made quite a mess, eating like a real eight-year-old. He yawns as he finishes his large meal, and thinks about taking a nap, maybe a descent into toddler hood wouldn't be so bad. He remarked this to his aunt, and she replied "Well, its certainly your choice, but be absolutely sure, there's no way to undo what ever happens until the end of the week."
Bobby yawned again, and decided he would risk it. He climbed back into his bed and and in moments fell back asleep. Hidden beneath his blankets Bobby began to change again, but how?
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