Nate really needed to work on his math. A girl of 5' 5" tall stands exactly 65 inches in height. 65 x 0.7 = 45.5, leaving Paige only 3' 9 and 1/2" tall!
There was no way she could be seen like this, she was the size of a little kid! But what could she do? Frightened, she stayed in her room, wondering if she was going to get even smaller.
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Something was wrong with Paige. She wasn't coming out, and it was almost noon. Had he done something wrong? Switching the calculator to NORMAL mode, he did some math. Ok, let's say she was..his height. Multiplying by 0.7....
"Oh shit. She's a midget! No wonder she's not coming out!"
How to fix this? He wanted to see her shorter, but not that much...although, she had to be adorable right now...
Argh! Sister! Sister!
He headed to her room. His Dad was passed out in front of...a golf tournment. Sheesh. 45+5 = 50. He grinned as his Dad got even older, his hair turning almost completely grey.
Things were going to be interesting when Mom got home!
He knocked on Paige's door. "Sis, let me in, I know something's wrong."
"Go away!" replied a tiny voice.
"Paige, c'mon...I want to help."
"Just...just leave me alone..." he heard her cry.
Nate felt like a total jackass now. Having locked himself out of his room once or twice (ok, more than that), he knew how to jimmy the lock.
The door opened, and he caught a glimpse of a tiny girl wearing an oversized shirt as Paige hid under her bed. He closed the door again.
"Paige.."
"Just leave me alone!"
He knelt down and looked under the bed.
"No! Don't look at me!"
"Paige, please come out, I'm worried."
After a few moments, the shrunken girl came out from under the bed. Her shirt was huge on her, and she was naked otherwise, trembling, her face puffy and red.
"Go on, laugh at me!"
"Why...would I laugh? Sis..."
"'cuz I'm a midget and a freak!"
"Paige, you're not a freak...actually...you're really cute."
Somehow that had been the right thing to say. "Wh...what?"
"I mean, yeah, you've shrunk, I don't understand that, but you look adorable!"
"You're lying!"
Without any warning, he picked her up and set her in front of her mirror. "Hey, let me down!"
And then she paused, actually seeing herself for the first time. Unlike an actual dwarf, her body was normally proportioned. Her features were finer, and she still had a young teen's figure, with slender, coltish legs, and small breasts. Her hairstyle was unchanged, and the long bangs just added to her cuteness.
She smiled a little, and posed, looking this way and that. "Well...I guess I am...cute."
He crouched next to her. "You're adorable. But I'm pretty sure being this small scares you."
Paige nodded.
"Don't worry Sis, I'll protect you, until we find out what did this. Tell you what, you take a bath and relax, I'll run to the store and get some clothes that will fit you, ok?"
"Oh..ok." She was much more submissive at this size. He liked it.
Of course, when she wasn't paying attention, he zapped her again. 45.5 x 1.15 = 4' 4 and 1/3" tall. Still cute as hell but a more reasonable size. Oh this was gonna be fun.
In her bath, Paige never noticed that she'd gotten taller. She was still so much smaller than she'd been before, and, to be honest, she'd been in a state of total panic.
She had never noticed how kind, strong, and handsome her little brother was. She was happy she could trust him!
Ah...if only she knew...