Kyle is a light sleeper so it took a single nudge of his shoulders to wake him up. It's so cute seeing him rub his eyes and blink at me. He looks like an overgrown baby that doesn't look hideous.
"Kyle," I said. I didn't bother to whisper since I know the Gray is a deep sleeper as evident from the sounds of his snore. "Kyle wake up."
"Wh- wha-?" He groaned. He flicked off the teardrop in his eyes and sat on the bed. "Why'd you wake me up, Josh?"
"I thought you wanted me to show my powers? Remember?"
His face lit up with the realization, "Oh year I remember. But didn't Gray say you'll use your powers on me?"
"Psh, as if that guy will be the first one to see my powers. You know me longer than he did so I guess you should be the one to see my powers first."
He gave me an approving look and a kind smile. Seeing him do that made my heart melt because of how adorable his smile is. I smiled back before positioning myself beside Gray and laying down. I took a deep breath and rolled to my left and disappeared within Gray's sleeping body. Imagine diving in a pool. You're surrounded by darkness and pressure pushes you in all directions as you go deeper and deeper. But as you go deep enough, all pressure disappears and you come out the other side. That's what it feels like possessing someone. When I woke up in Gray's body, I felt uncomfortable at the change of all sensations. Gray's body is smaller than I am but beefier and heavier. It's annoying to feel the shift of weight from my arms or the tighter fit of my legs. Gray wasn't muscular per se. He isn't far either. Maybe somewhere in between.
I looked at Kyle and a look of surprise is plastered on his face. His eyes and mouth are wide agape and he isn't moving a single muscle. "What just happened?"
I smiled but not in a way that Gray would. My smile is more subtle while Gray's are wide open. "What happened is that I possessed Gray's body."
"Possessed? Like a ghost?"
"Something like that. Although, I could only possess people if they are unconscious or sleeping."
"That's so awesome!" Kyle beamed at me. The confusion in his eyes is gone, replaced by a fascination for what I just did. "How does it feel being in Gray's body"
"Short," First off, the change in the size of things around me is unnerving. Gray's height reached my shoulders and Kyle's chest. For a 15-year-old, he wasn't blessed with that much height. Being in his stature meant that my perspective about the size of things around me is increased. In Gray's eyes, Kyle is a tall creature even when he's sitting at me. Other than being short, the tight feeling of my body unnerved me. My pits feel tight, my chest feels tight. The only thing that doesn't feel tight is my shorts. Another good thing about being Gray is how airy his hair is. In my old body, I kept my hair thick and its length reaching behind my ears. But Gray's was kept relatively so short that I could see his scalp. I run my fingers through my hair and chuckled when it tickled me.
"So what else can your power do?" Kyle asked.
"So far, this is only what I can do. And the reminds me, people can also possess me when I'm sleeping."
"So that's why you won't let us sleep in your room."
In this case, the only reason why they are sleeping in my room is that they surprised me this evening with snacks and a cake. I couldn't turn them down, especially when it is Kyle's plan to surprise me for my birthday. 'Just like when we were children' he said.
"Do you have like Gray's memories or something?" Kyle asked. "I've read a comic once. The evil guy swapped with the main character and he got the good guy's memories."
Nothing in Gray's memories are popping up so far. As if I wanted to peer inside his sick mind. "I don't think so." Although, there is a small possibility that it could happen. Powers evolving to stronger versions are commonplace among professional superheroes. My possession power can change into something better if I use it again and again.
I look at the clock and see that it's 11 PM. It's Sunday tomorrow so the night is ripe for something to do.