As the afternoon dragged on Katie and Kellie both began to settle into their new roles. Although Kellie didn't want to admit it she actually liked being a kid sister. She had been the oldest in her family and always had to look out for her younger sister. Now she was looked after by someone else.
Katie for her part kept her word to her mother. After finishing up at the nail salon they decided to grab some dessert before heading home. Katie heard her mom actually refer to her as "sis" as they were walking through the mall. Both girls laughed about it at the time and kept enjoying their day.
Once home the two girls settled in for the evening. Showering proved to be interesting for the two. While Katie marveled at her new adult body Kellie stared in awe at how young she had become. Almost all signs of adulthood had been wiped away from the girl leaving only a hint of the beautiful woman she had been only a day ago. Kellie was surprised when Katie gave her a pair of flannel pajamas to wear. The pajamas proved to be quite comfortable and fit the preteen like a glove. Kellie once again found herself wondering where they had come from but chalked it up to the magic that was affecting her.
Unknown to Kellie Katie had altered a pair of her moms old p.j.s into an outfit that was appropriate for a 12 year old girl. The flannel top and pants proved to be cute on the young girl who now sat Indian style between her daughters legs as she braided her hair. "So did you have a fun day mom," Katie asked as she braided her moms honey colored hair. "You know what I actually did," she answered happily. "I've been really impressed with how you acted today Katie, you made we very proud today."
Katie smiled warmly down at the young girl as she finished braiding her hair. "Okay I'm done tell me what you think." Kellie stood up and went to look in the mirror. The young teen grimaced slightly at the sight. Katie had braided her moms hair into two long pigtails. "I don't know Katie," she said as she wrinkled her nose. "This makes me look younger than I already am." The two girls looked at eachother and burst into laughter.
As the laughter subsided Kellie looked at her daughter. "Katie," she said. "I think I know why this is happening." Katie paused and looked at her mom. Her pulse quickened as she now thought that her mom had figured out Katie was the one controlling her age. "What do you think mom," she asked dryly.
Kellie took a deep breath and looked at her daughter. "Don't ask me how but I think I'm being taught a lesson," she said. "I think I may have benn too overbearing with you. This is the universes way of evening the playing field. Now comes the hard part....I don't think I'm done getting younger."
Katie looked at her mom, anxiously waiting to see what she had to say. "I think I'm supposed to be seven before I get older again. I don't think I can return to normal until I reach your age, well, your old age."
Katie thoughtfully rubbed her chin as she looked at Kellie,she liked where this is going. "So what are you saying mom," she questioned. "You want to become younger."
"No," Kellie said quickly. "But I don think I can return to normal until I "walk a mile in your shoes."
"So what are we going to do," Katie asked. Kellie looked at her daughter with a mixture of dread and determination. "I seem to get younger if I act too much like an adult," she said. "So I think I need to do that until I become seven years old again."
Katie stood up and looked at the young preteen in front of her. She was giddy at the thought of her mom now actually wants to become younger but she needed to remain calm. "Okay so what are we going to do."
"If my theory is right all I need to do is act like a mom and I'll become younger," she said. "Just promise me this, if this doesn't work and I don't turn back will you take care of me?"
Katie stood up and placed her hand on the young girls shoulder. No words needed to be spoken, Katie and Kellie had an understanding that Katie would take care of everything. Kellie smiled and sighed. "Okay here goes nothing," she said with mock enthusiasm. "Katie it's way past your bedtime you need to go to bed now, you have school in te morning."
Katie looked at her mom and smiled. This would give her the opportunity to use the ring some more. Silently she wished for her mother to become 11 while she became 24. Kellie felt the tingle and watched as the last attributes of woman hood faded from her body. Now a skinny child with puffy nipples Kellie could see she had shrunk again. The cuffs of her pants were now beging to bunch on the floor. "You okay mom?" Katie asked, marveling at her childish mom.
"Peachy," she said cheerfully. "Let's keep going. I'm your mother Katie no matter how old I look your going to listen to me."
Again the tingle swept over Kellie's body as she shrank down to ten. Katie stared at her mom in awe. The young girl had a cherubic but cute face with a spattering of freckles dotting her nose and cheeks. The girl reflexively grabbed her pants, which were becoming increasing loose on her skinny hips.
"When I grow up again were going to have a long talk about wanting to do grown up things," she cried in a childish voice. Once again Kellie shrank down entering the single digits of her life. "Do your homework," she stated stomping her small foot. Again she shrunk down becoming eight. "This is my house and you will do what I say," Kellie shrank down for the final time becoming an adorable child of seven.
Katie stared at her mom in awe. Although she had controlled the regression she was still amazed at what had happened. Kellie was very similar in appearance to Katie when she was that age. Kellie's pants had given up the fight and cascaded down her small legs when she had become nine. The tiny girl now stood before her 28 year of daughter covered by an overly large pajama shirt and honey colored pigtails. "How do you feel mom," she asked in surprise. Kellie looked around the room, everything seemed so much bigger now that she was a tiny forst grader. "I'm okay Katie," she said in a childish voice. "I just hope this works."
Katie nodded her head and hugged the young girl. Although she had no experience in being a mom she felt an almost maternal love for the tiny girl. "Let's hope so mom," she said. "Maybe we should head to bed."
Kellie nodded in response and yawned. "That's a pretty good idea," she said. "Don't ask me why but being this young has made me really tired."
Katie followed the young girl up to her room and ticked her into bed. Giving her a tender kiss on the forehead Katie left the room as her tiny mom drifted off to sleep. Katie now thought about what to do next. Katie could make her mom older in the morning but how old. Did she want her stuffy 43 year old mom back or a teenage or college age Kellie to hangout with. Katie also thought about keeping her mom seven or even making her younger still. Katie liked changing her mom like this as long as it didn't make her cry. These were the thoughts drifting through the 28 year olds mind as she finally drifted off to sleep.