Praneel was going to the attic when he noticed Danny's room was open. Praneel didn't have siblings, so he usually saw Danny as the closest thing to a brother to him, despite Danny didn't like to hang out with him very often. Taking advantage that Danny wasn't around and that his little cousin was downstairs trying to fit in his loose clothes, Praneel quickly sneaked inside and started to admire the big boy stuff that Danny had in his place.
After looking at several photo albums and school trophies, he discovered an odd device that he recognized from advertising on internet, it was a pubertaway. Like many more people, at first Praneel didn't believe that thing can turn a person younger, but when he remembered the young cousin named exactly like his neighbor, he connected the dots and realized that maybe that kid was his 16 years old neighbor who he used to admire.
He was looking at the pubertaway when Danny came in and surprised him. Praneel made a little jump and almost broke the device which Danny noticed and got upset about it. “You’re Danny, my neighbor, aren't you?” Praneel asked while he held the pubertaway in his hands. “This thing made you younger, right? How old are you now?”
“Yes, I'm the same Danny. I'm 8 years old right now, It's a birthday gift that I used to relive my childhood.” Danny blushed a little ashamed despite he was still a little bit upset that Praneel had gone in his room. “To be honest, I was wishing this because I saw you playing in your backyard everyday, going to the park, riding a bike, etc. I used to do all that stuff too, but now I barely have time for myself. High school, part time job, having a girlfriend. I like it, but I needed a break.”
“So... How long do you want to stay like that?” Praneel asked while he looked at his neighbor's younger self.
“This weekend. I can't skip school.” Danny said while he smiled and put his arms behind his head, something that he hadn't done for years. Praneel was excited at the idea of hanging out with an 8 year old Danny, but a second later, he got an even better idea.
“I've heard this device takes age from people and turns it into a gel. If you want to get older, you only put that gel on your skin and you grow back.” Praneel said while he opened the pubertaway where the gel with Danny's age was stored.
“Yeah, those are 8 eight years of my life.” Danny blushed a little once again. “I went through a lot of changes in those 8 years. Puberty was intense!”
“I know, I can barely recognize you.” Praneel said, he stopped for a second and continued. Danny can see some embarrassment in his look. “I was wondering... If you're going to stay as a kid for the weekend... You won't use this gel in a few days... And I always have admired you, how big and cool you are... And... I was wondering...”
“Do you want to use the gel, right?” Danny said with a sly grin on his face.
“Would you lend it to me?” Praneel said. “I'll be extra careful and I promise I'll return to you before school. Please! Please! Please!”
“Ok, on two conditions.” Danny said.
“Anything you want!”
“Ok, the first one is that I want you to give me some of your clothes for the weekend. I feel silly with wearing this loose shirt and this underpants are from my cousin and I suspect they're not very clean.” Danny said and Praneel immediately nodded in agreement. “The second condition is... that I want to see you growing up. It's just curiosity, like when you see those celebrities then and now videos, you know.”
“That's a little weird but alright, I agree to that too.” Praneel said. “So, can I use it now? I'm very excited! I'll be a big boy!”
“Yeah, no problem.” Danny smiled. “But I recommend you to take your clothes off. They won't grow with you!”