Part 12 Areg5
Jennifer fell sound asleep at the keyboard. But in her dream she continued to work on. Her Google search had really search had really shed very little light on the subject. She looked under 'age regression' and unexplained age regression' and that sort of thing but got nowhere. She came up with archives of bizarre fiction and image sites but it was all fantasy. She became very frustrated. On a whim she entered 'weird guy in desolate shop,' expecting more garbage. Garbage in, garbage out as her computer teacher would say. So she was surprised when she got a return describing what seemed to be the very place where all of the strange happenings of the last few days occurred.
"Shop of Dreams - where you can become the stuff of dreams. The Dreamkeeper knows what you want, even if you do not. Don't be shy! Open 24/7." she read. She clicked on the site. "24/7. Huh. Like THAT term isn't over used anymore," she thought to herself. She clicked on the link and was connected to a Bravenet chat room. What next?
"Hello," she typed.
"Well, hello Jennifer," was the response.
"I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you know my name," she entered.
"Of course I know your name. There are many ways into my shop," the response came. And with that, Jennifer found herself in the strange shop. "Pleased to see you back so soon! Maybe you changed your mind after all," the storekeeper said to her, smiling.
"You're the Dreamkeeper, I take it," Jennifer said.
"Guilty as charged! Your family has lots of dreams, and so far they have all been fulfilled," the man said.
"Well, you've had your fun. Now change them back!" Jennifer exclaimed.
"I can't do that. Like I said before, no refunds. Besides, look at how happy they all are! I can't negate a dream just because you don't like the outcome," the Dreamkeeper said softly.
"They didn't know what they were doing!" Jennifer shot back.
"That isn't for you to judge. But enough of them. Isn't there something I can do for you?" he said hopefully.
"I am perfectly satisfied with my life," Jennifer answered. Sure, sometimes she wished she could be a supermodel, or the next Britney. Sometimes she sang and danced in front of her mirror. It was so tempting...could this man make her dreams come true? Has he really done any harm? Marci seemed happy enough as a teen...so did Billy. If she wished for fame as a dancer...would she end up as an exotic dancer in some sleazy place? Too many unknowns, plus the fact that now that the man knew she was onto him, he might twist her dreams. She didn't want to be any younger, she knew that much. "Thanks, but I'll pass," she said finally.
"Too bad," the man said with a sigh. "Well, if you change your mind you know where to find me, and I'm open..."
"Yeah, I know...'24/7!" Real original!" she said sarcastically. With that, she slept. And dreamed. She couldn't wait for school to be over, for the summertime. She loved going to the beach, loved wearing sexy bikinis and teasing boys. The events of the past few days faded as she dreamt of the beach...the warm sand, the roar of the surf. She was lying on a towel sunning her back, the bikini strap undone (how that teased boys, she thought with a grin). She came down with her friend Katie.
Katie had long brown hair, and a tight slender body. She was maybe an inch shorter than Jennifer but just as pretty. The pink Bikini she was wearing made a striking contrast with her tan. "I really like your bikini Jen. You HAVE to let me borrow it sometime," Katie said.
"Sure, and I can borrow yours," Jennifer said sleepily. She looked around the beach. "Gosh, like where are all the guys today anyway?" she asked with a little bit of a pout.
"They'll come! How could they resist!" Katie said with a giggle. "Oh, a friend of mine was going to meet us here, she's just getting changed up there," Katie said, gesturing to a lonely shop by the roadside. Jennifer looked at the familiar looking place, and felt a bit of dread in the pit of her stomach. Katie stood up and shouted "hey, Billy, are you going to join us?"
"Coming," a voice responded.
"That's funny, my father's name is Bill," Jennifer said. She saw a blond girl in a skimpy light blue bikini running towards them. She looked sort of familiar, but couldn't place her.
Billy ran across the warm sand towards her friend Katie. She saw the other girl with her, and recognized her at once. Katie told her that a friend would be joining them but she didn't expect to see her sister! Her chest bounced as she ran, and she had to be careful not to pop out of her top. With each step towards the girls any remaining memory of her former life became dim.
"There you are! It's about time," Katie said playfully. "Like, she comes to the beach and forgets her swimsuit! Like DUH!"
"Ha ha, very funny," Billy said. Any excuse to get a new one! Like it," she said, modelling it for the other girls.
"Its da bomb!" Katie said laughing.
"Hiya sis," Billy said to Jennifer.
Jennifer was dumbfounded. "Sis?" she thought. Did Kayla go into that accursed place and wish to be older? She looked closely at the girl. It didn't look like Kayla, even an older Kayla. And it wasn't her 'new' little sister Marci. Wait a minute!
"Billy, is that you?" she asked incredulously. "But you're a guy!" she blurted out.
Billy got a funny look on her face and looked down at her breasts. "AS IF!" she answered. "I mean like I look like a girl to me!" she laughed.
"You two are hysterical! I mean like wow Jen, I mean if you think she looks like a guy to you maybe like you should get your eyes checked!" Katie said, almost doubled over in laughter. Billy was laughing too.
Jennifer couldn't believe her eyes. Her father was a 16 year old girl? What next! "Ha ha, yeah I'm just kidding around you guys. Ha ha," she said half heartily, wondering if she was going to vomit right there on the spot. The three of them lay on their bellies tanning their backs. Katie started to snooze, and Jennifer turned to her sister.
"You really don't remember being a guy," Jennifer whispered.
"Sorta, but its like a dream. Its a funny dream, Jenny! I mean, like I've always been a girl, people can't change from guys into girls, you know that! You're so funny!" Billy chuckled. "Speaking of guys, I wish there were some here!"
"Don't change the subject Billy! And like what do you know about guys, anyway," Jennifer responded.
"I know enough...I think," Billy said in an uncertain voice.
"You don't sound like you do. And I mean really, how can you wear something like that!" Jennifer said, looking over her string bikini.
"You are," Billy shot back.
"Of course I am! I'm a girl, and I've always been a girl! You may think of yourself as a girl but you're not thinking clearly. That man in the store did this to you, and he sent you out here looking like a boy magnet. I mean, he...he could have given you something more modest anyway," Jennifer stammered.
"I don't want modest! I want to show off!" Billy answered.
Just then Jennifer saw her now ex-boyfriend Peter walking toward them. Great. This was all she needed!
"Hi Jen," Peter said, looking her up and down.
"Hi Peter," Jennifer answered dryly. Billy cleared her throat, and Jennifer sighed. "This is my....um...sister, Billy," she added, introducing them. "Oh, and sleeping beauty over there is Katie."
"Hi Peter," Billy said, gushing. "Don't wake up Katie, she's like really tired or something!"
"You didn't tell me you had such a pretty sister, Jen," Peter said.
"Why would I want to tell you Peter," Jennifer said, a little annoyed.
"I dunno. Hey, girls why don't we take a little swim," he said, now eyeing Billy.
"Working on my tan," Jennifer responded.
"I'd love to take a swim!" Billy exclaimed, jumping to her feet. She forgot that her suit was untied and held it up at the last minute. Peter stepped behind her and tied it.
"Here, let me get that," he said. After he tied it, he rubbed Billy's shoulder a little causing her to shiver. The two of them ran into the water before Jennifer could protest.
Billy and Peter swam around, splashing each other. Peter chased Billy and she pretended to try to get away from him, of course finally letting him catch her. He held her in his arms, and she looked up at him longingly. She felt her bottom being cradled by his hand, and she shivered again. She kissed him, and forced her tongue into his mouth. She was in heaven!
Jennifer watched the two frolic in the water, disgusted. Jeez, she only just met him! She couldn't believe her father had become such a tramp! Look at how Peter was pawing at her (like he used to paw at me, she thought). Was he copping a feel?! Ohmygod! Was she just jealous? No, she didn't let Peter get that far with her for a while. Certainly not the first time they met! When Billy and Peter came out and dried off, Jennifer glared at them. Peter felt uncomfortable and left.
"Oh, Jenny he's so cute! He asked me out for tomorrow night, isn't that kewl!" Billy said happily.
"I can't believe you were...like you were...with him! I mean Billy, you can't just let a guy grab at you like that! A guy you just met!" Jennifer was fuming.
"But it felt good!" Billy said.
"That's not the point," Jennifer responded.
"Oh, you're just jealous, just because he doesn't like you anymore and dumped you," snorted Billy.
"It was a mutual breakup for your information, and I am not jealous," Jennifer shot back, wondering if that were true.
"Anyway, who are you, my mother? I can do whatever I want," Billy replied.
"Of course I'm not your mother, I'm your...sister. Now I am, anyway. And you are acting very immature. Someone has to look out for you, and well...I feel like I should be your big sister...its only because I don't want you to get hurt."
" I know you are my big sister...I guess ...I guess," Billy started, and then she began to feel a little strange.
"I know you want to grow up fast, Billy, but really...you have to be careful," Jennifer said to Billy, looking at her. "Now that bikini...that's a little much, don't you think?"
"I ...I guess so," Billy stammered. All of the sudden she was beginning to feel very unsure of herself. Her sister was right. She was too young to wear something like this. It didn't even fit that well, she noticed.
"I mean, I wear stuff like that all the time, but you're not really ready for that, are you," she said, noticing for the first time that the bikini was quite loose on Billy's top, and the bottoms were a little baggy. "I thought when I first saw you that you were about 16 but I can see now that you aren't, are you?"
"Um...no...not yet..." Billy said.
"Are you 15?" Jennifer asked, seeing Billy's breasts grow a little smaller. "14?" she asked seeing them shrink again.
Billy looked down at her dwindling chest. "Um....no...." she answered, feeling very small. "Oh Jenny, how can I be out here dressed like this!" she said, tears welling in her eyes.
"It's ok, Billy. Let's go up to one of the cabana's,"she said, leading the younger girl up. Jennifer carried a beach bag with her. They stepped inside and drew the curtain. "Now, lets get you out of those," she said taking off Billy's top, revealing two swollen nipples. Billy let her comically large bottoms drop revealing a tiny tuft of hair. Jennifer picked up the blue bikini.
"To think I thought you were 16," she said to Billy, who was eye level with her chest. The little girl sobbed. She opened her bag and got out one of Kayla's old tankini's. As she slid the bottoms up she saw the last of Billy's hair vanish.
"But...but I wanted to be 16," Billy cried, shrinking again.
"Little girls always want to be more grown up," Jennifer said, helping her on with her top. "There, isn't that better sweetie? Now tell me how old you really are," Jennifer asked softly.
"I just turned 9," she said, hugging her big sister tightly.
And with that, Jennifer awoke with a start....and a shudder.
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To be continued