Jim Anderson walked into his house and felt his heart sink and his temper rise. He had come home a few hours earlier than usual on what was his daughter’s last day of school before spring break and obviously caught his daughter off guard. He sniffed the air and smelled the sweet and acrid scent that was unmistakable to anyone who had ever attended a Pink Floyd concert “God Damnit” he mumbled.

“So I told him I was going to do whatever I wanted to…DAD!” Chloe Anderson shot up as her door swung wide open.

“Get out before I count to three or I swear to God I will have no responsibility of what I do to you” Jim told the wide-eyed and skinny 16 year old boy who was currently grabbing his shirt off the floor and running for the door as if chased by a bear.

He said nothing as he scrambled down the stairs and out the front door as Jim stared his daughter down.

Chloe sat cross legged on her bed staring down at her sheets.

“What do you have to say for yourself young lady?” Jim said as patiently as he could while holding back anger and disappointment.

Chloe shrugged “I’m sorry” she mumbled, picking at a string on her sheets. She flipped her long dark blonde hair back off her face.

“No You’re Not!” Jim yelled. “If you were truly sorry you would have stopped this behavior long ago instead of continuing to break the law!”

Chloe still sat motionless until Jim yelled “Crack a damn window for God’s sake!”

She got up and opened both of the windows in her room. “You’re flicking school and sitting in your room getting high with some little punk…that god damned little shirtless punk…if you two were…”

“We weren’t Dad” Chloe interjected “We were just…”

“Smoking pot…Gotcha…so much better…” Jim said putting his hands on his hips. “I’ve had it…I can’t…your mother and I can’t watch you 24/7…we have to work…you’re 16 and should be at least somewhat basically responsible”

“I know” Chloe mumbled.

“Get downstairs and sit; I came home early so I could get our stuff packed up for vacation tomorrow but now I don’t even know if we should go”

“No Dad, don’t…I’ll be good…” Chloe pleaded. She was looking forward to their trip; it was to an all-inclusive beach resort in Jamaica.

“Yes…you will…” Jim said “Yes you will”

Jim had his 16 year old daughter clean the house as he packed. At 3:30, his younger daughter Natalie got dropped off by the bus. “Daddy! You’re home already!” she yelled as she ran to him, her long blonde hair blowing in the wind to give him a hug.

“Hey Honey…just wanted to get everything ready. Spring Break starts now! Are you excited for vacation tomorrow?”

“Yeah, I can’t wait!” Danica called out jumping up and down.

“Well go upstairs to your room and start getting out outfits you want to wear…I’ll be up to help you pack later okay”

“Okay” the 8 year old said as she dashed up the stairs.

“Am I done yet?” Chloe asked.

Jim looked around and sighed “I guess so…go get packed up” she said.

Jim was in his bedroom when his phone went off with a call from his wife Danica “Vacation…Can’t wait” she said when he picked up.

“I know but let me tell you about what I came home to today” Jim proceeded to fill his wife in on their daughter.

“Shit” was all Danica said at the end “What are we going to do with her?”

“Great way to start a vacation huh” Jim said.

“True mood killer” Danica agreed with a sigh. After a moment of silence she said “So do we do it?”

Jim nodded on his end “I think we do if we both agree that it’s our last resort to ever save her from herself”

“I say yes” Danica said.

“Okay…I let Mr. Cunningham know” Jim said. They hung up and Jim made a call to the resort they would be staying at for the next week.

“Mr. Anderson, good to hear from you; everything okay…your room is already ready for you here” Mr. Cunningham said.

“Good, glad to hear it but I’m calling you to let you know we want the extra option that you mentioned your facility can offer”

“I understand. We’ll get it ready and it’ll be available to you as soon as you check in” Mr. Cunningham told him.

“Good…I know we were still mulling over whether or not to do it but we think it’s worth it and it was the reason we looked you up in the first place” Jim said.

“We’ll go over your end options before you leave” Mr. Cunningham told Jim.

“Sounds good…look forward to being there tomorrow” Jim added before they hung up.

Chloe avoided everyone as much as she could for the rest of the night and Jim and Danica didn’t want to talk to her anyway. They helped Natalie pack up as well as getting their own stuff together. They had to be at the airport at 4 A.M. and wanted to get to bed early.

The alarms went off way too early for everyone. Jim and Danica showered and packed the car while Natalie and Chloe stumbled around just getting basically dressed. They slept walked their way through TSA and the airport with Chloe showing just enough nastiness to kick Natalie when she tried to take a seat against the wall at their gate.

“I get the wall spot shrimpazoid…I want to prop my head against it to sleep” Chloe told Natalie as she kicked off her flip flops and slumped into the lightly padded chair.

“Big ol’ dumb Chloe has to get her way every stinkin’ time” Natalie pouted taking the chair at the other end of the row. Her feet dangled above the floor as she kicked them back and forth; she was wide awake now and looking forward to the plane ride.

“You ready baby girl?” Jim asked as he slid into the seat next to Natalie.

“Yeah Daddy…I’m so excited” Natalie replied.

“I think you’re in for a real treat this week” he said as he ruffled her hair.

As they boarded the plane, Chloe hip checked Natalie out of the way so she could nab the window seat “Hey you big jerk…I wanted to sit by the window” Natalie said.

“Too bad shrimpazoid…I’m bigger than you so I get to do what I want” Chloe said while sticking out her tongue at her little sister “Now sit down…you’re holding up the rest of the people you little brat”

Natalie hopped into the aisle seat and crossed her arms in anger.

Danica came down the aisle and told Natalie to move back a row and take her window seat next to her Dad; she sat next to her older daughter instead “Why are you so mean to everyone?”

Chloe didn’t answer; she shrugged her shoulders and put her ear buds in and turned on her music from her phone as her mother just slowly shook her head back and forth.

The plane ride was long and dull but once they landed, both girls perked up. They all grabbed their carry-ons and headed for the shuttle service to take them to the resort.

Jim walked up to the desk and was greeted by name “Welcome Mr. Anderson; I’m George Cunningham”
“Nice to meet you sir” Jim said putting hand out so the two of them could shake.

George waved to a bellhop “Take the Anderson’s luggage to suite 14 please; I need to show them around the facility”

George stepped out from behind the desk “If you will all follow me” he said as he began to walk through the ornate lobby. “Your stay here is all inclusive…our restaurant is on the left here; it serves breakfast lunch and dinner and is open from 6 A.M. to midnight. Our pools are both indoor and outdoor with Jacuzzis and a lazy river and of course the ocean is just steps away”

He continued his tour through various amenities until they arrived at a set of double doors and he turned around and faced them “Now…here we are at the special part of our facility. I’ll give you a few minutes to talk…please come in when you’re ready; everything is ready to go on our part”

As Mr. Cunningham disappeared through the double doors, Jim turned to Chloe “Chloe…we need to talk about what’s about to happen and how you will spend this week learning a very valuable lesson”

Chloe’s eyes widened and her breathing got short “What are you talking about?”

“It’s about your attitude and your blatant disrespect you show to me, your mother, your sister, your teachers and every single rule that’s put before you” Jim replied. “You will learn respect during this vacation or else. This facility has a very unique and special way of dealing with a lack of respect and trust”

“What do you mean?” Chloe said before toughening up “I mean, whatever, what can you possibly do that’s so bad…make me stay in my room the whole time”

“No…we’re going to have you and your sister swap ages for the week” Jim said as calmly as he could.

Natalie and Chloe’s jaws dropped “What?” Chloe said folding her arms and sticking out her hip “That’s totally impossible”

Jim shook his head “No…no it’s not and we feel it’s the best chance we have to save you from yourself. Spending a week as an 8 year old should teach you some humility and empathy and respect. You’ll have to rely on your Mom and I and your big sister throughout the week; they’ll be no chance of drugs or anything else you’ve been messing in and hopefully…hopefully, by the end of the week, you’ve learned your lesson”

“No. I refuse…you can’t make me…” Chloe took a step back “You can’t possibly believe that I’d let something like this happen”

“It’s too late…you already agreed when we all signed the paperwork months ago to come here and besides that, you Mother and I signed off on this…we want to help you; you need help” Jim said and with that, he opened the doors.

Chloe and Natalie were stunned as were Jim and Danica at the room. It was very large, very sterile, and very white. Two circular platforms stood in the middle of the room hooked up to a barrage of computers.

“What in the…” Chloe said slowly.

Natalie stepped forward “Is this real? Do I really get a chance to be bigger than Chloe?!”

“Yes you do” Danica said “But I hope you realize the chance you’re getting this week; a chance to show your big sister how to act and behave at 16: You can be her example”

“You shut your God Damned mouth you brat! There’s no way you get to be ‘bigger’ than me…this is all just some set up to scare me, like scared straight” Chloe said pushing her sister in the back making her stumble forward.

“Come in please” George Cunningham said putting his arms out. A few technicians in lab coats worked at the computers behind him.

Jim grabbed Chloe by the upper arm and whispered “Its things like this that brought us to this exact point. You will learn this week and you will accept your punishment or you will end up in a detention center for six months”

Chloe turned but she was speechless now, a moment passed before she mumbled “You’re all crazy…I hate you”

“But we love you and we’re doing this for your own good” Jim told her as she finally took a step into the room.

“All you girls have to do is stand on the platforms; our techs will handle all the rest” George explained.

Natalie rushed forward a few steps before she slowed up “Is this going to hurt?” she asked.

“No, not at all…you’ll feel a tingling sensation and maybe some dizziness as you grow and then you’ll feel kind of…I don’t know…weird and off balance but you’ll get used to it quickly” George explained. “You might also want to change into some larger clothes before this begins…we have some shorts and t-shirts over there”

Natalie ran to the side of the room and put on an extra-large t-shirt over her head. It draped down to her knees as she took off her clothes under it. She stepped into a pair of large shorts and waddled her way back over trying to not have the clothes fall off of her tiny frame.

Chloe’s head was going up and down and side to side looking around the room; she didn’t look as cocky anymore “What about my clothes?” she said in a sneering tone.

“Oh…you’ll be okay, unless you want to squeeze into your sister’s discarded ones already so you can shrink down into them” George said.

“Uh” Chloe tsked. “As if…this isn’t really going to happen, I mean, you’ve had your fun and played your little game but this is totally impossible and the longer you go on about it, the less scary it gets”

“Just step up onto the platform” George said as Jim and Danica stepped back.

Natalie stepped up and put her hands at her sides, her skinny arms swallowed up by the huge sleeves. As soon as she stepped up, a digital read out came up stating ‘Age 8…Height 4’2”…weight 57lbs’

“Cool” she said.

“This is so stupid” Chloe said as she kicked off her shoes and stepped barefoot onto the platform “Fine” as her read out read  ‘Age 16…Height 5’6”…weight 118lbs’

“Once their feet are in contact with the stations, we can begin” George confirmed. He turned to the technician closest to him and said “Proceed”

With a few key strokes, the tech nodded and Chloe swallowed hard and said “Um…excuse me…I don’t feel right”

George smiled and said “It’s just a tingle that starts in the back of the throat…metallic tasting?”

“Yeah” Chloe nodded.

“It’ll soon pass young lady” George replied. He turned his attention to Natalie and smiled “How are you feeling?”

“Great” she responded quickly and with a big smile. She showed off her set of mismatched teeth, her two front teeth larger than the rest with a smattering of baby teeth still in her mouth.

Chloe tucked her dark blonde hair behind her ears; a worried look now settling on her face. Her big brown eyes finally showing a bit of hesitation and doubt.

Jim tapped Danica on her arm and pointed up to the numbers above their daughters’ heads. Natalie’s age had jumped up to 9 and Chloe dropped to 15. It was then that Natalie’s height and weight numbers began to change. 4’3” and 59lbs showed briefly before they jumped to 4’5” and 63lbs.

“I do feel funny” Natalie said. She put her hands on her stomach and pressed the large shirt down flat.

“Look at that” Jim said as Natalie’s hair began to grow longer and thicker and darken just a bit at the roots.

Chloe shivered and once she stopped, her weight number had dropped by 10 to 108lbs and her height read 5’4”. “What the hell?” she said looking down. To Chloe, her breasts no longer looked right “They’re…smaller?!” she said in horror “Oh God! It’s real!”

“Of course it’s real Chloe” George said in a calming voice.

Chloe slapped at her shrinking chest and squeezed her small breasts “No!” she yelled as her hips began to pull in, her thighs began to trim and her ass began to thin and flatten. She was regressing back and her age dropped down to 14 as Natalie’s went up to 10.

Natalie was growing consistently taller but she also remained skinny. Her legs were long and colt like but still ramrod straight. Her face began to change though and more mature features started to appear. Her nose grew out larger and her chin and cheeks became stronger and less round.

As Chloe’s age dropped to 13, she dropped to 5’2” and 97lbs, her legs shrank down and her feet and hands began to get smaller. She lifted up her toes noticing that they too looked different “What the heck?” she said unaware that she had stopped swearing.

Chloe’s bra was loose, her shirt was loose and the strap on her tank top slipped off her shoulder and drooped down her upper arm. Her waist and stomach had come in along with her ass and thighs allowing her shorts to sag and begin to slide down.

Freckles broke out over the bridge of her nose and her cheeks puffed up as she caught her growing sister out of the corner of her eye “No way!” Chloe said.

Natalie was up to 11 and had gone through a growth spurt up to 4’10” and her weight was up to 90lbs. A slight curve could be detected to her hips and her legs were beginning to define themselves more. Her feet were growing along with her hands and her arms were long and skinny.

Natalie spread her feet out and reset herself as her body continued to grow and change. A new growth spurt took hold and she suddenly shot up several inches, growing taller than her sister. “Oh My God!” Natalie said with a laugh. She covered her mouth, her hand and nails still growing.

“Shut up! It’s not funny!” Chloe replied as she suddenly dropped several inches in height reversing the growth spurt she had gotten at 13. She was now 12 again as was her sister.

Danica’s mouth opened in shock as she saw the numbers reflect reality Natalie was now 5’2” and 101lbs and Chloe was only 4’10” and 88lbs.

Their ages changed again making Natalie 2 years older than Chloe. “I’m sorry but it is funny”
Natalie replied unable to contain her laughter or joy. Her thighs thickened and her rear expanded, spreading outward along with her hips.

Muscles began to form on her arms and as the t-shirt rode higher and higher, Natalie became increasingly aware of the changes to her chest. She pulled the shirt taut and examined the bumps developing there closely from the top.

Chloe’s cheeks burned bright red as her breasts disappeared, pulling back smaller and smaller until they were gone and only a flat chest remained. Her legs were short and skinny as were her arms. Her feet were basically half the size they had been. They looked soft and puffy from her vantage point seeing them get closer and closer and she got shorter and shorter.

“Make it stop!” Chloe cried out as she stomped her foot, her age dropping down to 10. “I’ll be good, just change us back!”

She stared in horror as both of her parents shook their heads no.

Chloe’s cheeks puffed out with baby fat as her chin and jaw came in. Her lips thinned and her nose shrank. Her eyes narrowed and pulled in but remained large for her face.

Natalie’s green eyes intensified as her nose straightened and lengthened. Her cheeks formed up strong and high and her lips puffed out. Her teeth straightened and her chin and jaw were full and strong. Her forehead and ears grew out and her eyebrows thickened as her hair went to a shade of dark blonde that came down to her shoulder blades. 15 turned to 16 and her height rose up to 5’9” with her weight topping out at 130lbs. Her breasts were a full 34C and her feet were a size 9.5 “Wow” she said succinctly.

“No” Chloe said holding her small hands out in front of her. Her age had just flipped to 8 and her height was showing and even 4’ with a weight of 49lbs. Her shirt hung down to her knees and gaped open across her flat chest. Her bra hung uselessly low and her shorts and panties were barely staying up on her narrow hips and skinny legs “This can’t be”

They all noticed that the humming noise that had been running throughout their time there now stopped. The lights and read outs shut off and technicians began to walk around again.

“You two may step down” George said rejoining Jim and Danica.

“I can’t…I can’t move!” Chloe whined in a very high pitched voice “I’m too little; I don’t know if I can”

“Don’t be silly…come on ya baby” Natalie said giggling. She stepped down off her platform and held out her hand for Chloe to take.

Jim elbowed his wife “Look at this” he muttered.

Fear, revulsion and pure nervousness registered on Chloe face. Natalie now towered over her but she had a kind look of big sister patience on her face as Chloe put her right hand out. She kept her left hand tightly gripped on her huge clothing as she felt her right hand engulfed in her sister’s now much larger hand.

Chloe had to jump off the platform she realized as it was high enough up to make it an awkward step. She felt the floor and the reverberation run up her legs and back as her now light body hit the ground. “Oh Man” she said looking up, way up into Natalie’s mature and pretty face.

Natalie leaned over, her long hair dangling down “This is so weird” she said. Chloe now only came up to the bottom of her breasts. “I’ve got boobs and you are lower than them”

“Shut up” Chloe said.

“I can’t help it Chloe” Natalie replied. “I still can’t believe what I’m seeing and feeling”

“You and me both” Chloe said.

“How are you both feeling?” George asked as he came to them.

“Wonderful” Natalie said.

“Horrible!” Chloe replied.

“Now are you ill or are you just upset?” George asked in a condescending tone. “I need to know if you’re feeling any actual side effects or if you’re simply mad”

Chloe would have blown this guy up an hour ago but now she felt different; she knew she had to tell adults the truth so she said “I’m just mad” softly while she stared at the ground feeling ashamed.

“Okay…now that’s to be expected in a case like yours” George told her “But that anger is what got you in this position in the first place so that’s what you have to work on controlling this week”
“I know” Chloe responded softly.

“Why don’t you go over and get some clothes on that fit you better okay” George told Chloe.

Chloe looked over at her parents who now looked bigger than ever. They nodded toward the pile of clothing that Natalie had taken off when she had arrived.

“I can’t believe I have to wear my little sisters’ clothes” Chloe thought as she ducked behind a curtain to change. She let her shorts and panties drop off and while it took some effort to get out of her shirt, her bra dropped to her ankles. Her cheeks flamed up a bright red again.

She took up the small pink cotton briefs and stepped into them pulling them up her scrawny legs followed by Natalie’s small pink cotton shorts. “They’re loose on me” she realized as she pulled the drawstrings tighter.

A green shirt with butterflies on it followed and she pulled her long blonde hair out of the collar. Her hair was back to the almost white color it had been 8 years earlier. She could hear her sister’s deep voice talking quietly with her Mommy and Daddy and as she came around the curtain, she saw her twisting and turning trying to look at her backside.

“Oh you look so cute” Natalie said.

Chloe simply pouted “I am not cute” she said. She dropped Natalie’s old pink plastic sandals on the ground and put her feet in them. She bit her lip as she saw they were a size too big for her.

“Oh yes you are” Natalie said again.

“Leave her alone for now Nat” Danica said “This will take some getting used to but she’ll be fine”

“Oh alright” Natalie said in a sing song tone as she patted her on the head.

Chloe swatted at her sister’s hand but Natalie was faster and took it away in time.

“Ha-Ha too slow” Natalie laughed.

“Shut up!” Chloe said taking a swing at Natalie’s mid-section. Natalie simply sucked in and dodged the short reach of Chloe’s fist.

“That’s enough of that” Jim said taking Chloe by the shoulder.

“Yes; you should head up to your suite and get comfortable…it’s been a long day” George told them. “Relax at the pool; get something to eat…”

“That sounds nice” Danica said as she began to usher her changed daughters out of the room.

“We will talk again later in the week Mr. Anderson” George said.

“Thank You” Jim replied.

Chloe felt on the verge of a panic attack as she walked back through the lobby; everything looked so big to her now. The check in desk counter was above her head and every other adult now looked strange to her; they looked dangerous and could be strangers.

She felt her heart leap up and she scurried quicker down the long hall to their room.

Once inside, she kicked off the cheap plastic sandals and looked around.

Natalie came in behind her and walked past without even looking down. Chloe noticed she was now wearing her old leather sandals and that they fit her fine, if maybe a half size too small.

There were three bedrooms, Jim and Danica took the front one with the attached bathroom. Chloe saw one of the remaining rooms was bigger and she started to claim it for herself “I should get this one because…”

“Because why?” Natalie demanded. “I’m older, I should get the bigger room”

Chloe’s cheeks burned anew and she grabbed her suitcase.

“Uh…I don’t think you’ll be needing that suitcase” Natalie said.

“What do you mean…oh…” Chloe replied realizing the truth.

Natalie pointed to the suitcase that was smaller and bright green with Tinkerbell on it “That one should be yours now” she said as she took Chloe’s suitcase out of her hands “I just hope your clothes are big enough for me”

“Oh shut up you…you…” Chloe stammered.

“Whatever” Natalie replied and went into the larger bedroom closing the door behind her.

“Errrggghhh!” Chloe let out a growl of frustration and stomped her way into her bedroom.

The small piece of luggage was heavy for her; heavier than she thought it could be as she lifted it up and put it on the bed. She sighed as she unzipped it and saw all the little kid clothing inside. Bright colorful t-shirts and tank tops, bright shorts and worst of all, all of Natalie’s old bathing suits. “I really have to wear this now?” she said to herself.

“Come on girls; let’s go down to the pool” Danica called out from the living room.

Chloe swallowed hard; she knew she had to be on her best behavior and keep her mouth shut all week. She picked out a one piece that was pink and white stripes and put it on. She put a t-shirt on over it and grabbed the beach towel she saw in the suitcase as well. It had Elsa and Anna on it from Frozen.

Chloe went out and saw her Mom smile when she did “Oh Honey, you look so…”

“Don’t say it” Chloe warned.

“…so darned cute” Danica finished.

“Ugh” Chloe sighed and slumped her shoulders. She stomped her way over to her pink sandals and slipped her feet into them. “Come on then, let’s go”

“We have to wait for your sister” Danica reminded her. “Are you almost ready?” she called out.

“Almost” came the muffled answer through the door.

Another minute passed before the door opened and all Danica could say was “Oh!”

“Do I look okay?” Natalie asked shyly.

It was Jim and Danica’s turn to blush now. Their now 16 year old daughter stood before them in a green bikini that left very little to the imagination. “It feels a little small on me” Natalie admitted as she tugged at the triangles of fabric on her chest “I think I’m a bit bigger than Chloe was…”

“Um…I guess it’ll be okay” Jim said slowly.

“Yeah…we’ll get you a new one at the boutique though before tomorrow” Danica added. “Just don’t dive in or run too much okay”

“Okay Mom” Natalie said tugging at her bottoms to clear them free. “Stupid thing keeps riding up on me” She noticed Chloe staring at her “What?” she asked.

“Nuh…nothing” Chloe replied.

Natalie stopped in front of the mirror in the living room by their door and readjusted her top one more time. She had spent quite a while in her room checking out the curves on her new body before getting into the bikini she had found. It was all very new to her but yet, it felt normal; it was still her body even if it had changed dramatically from just a few hours ago.

It was being so much taller and softer that was still throwing her off. She was still getting used to having boobs and hips and bigger thighs but she knew she could definitely get used to it.

She looked intently at her face as she rubbed some suntan lotion on it. “I look so different…yet still me” she thought taking in her more mature and larger features.

Danica came over to rub lotion on her shoulders. Natalie was 5 inches taller than her Mom now and she smiled as she flipped her hair forward to clear off her shoulders “Tallest female in the family now…” she thought with happiness.

Chloe watched her sister closely taking in her movements “She looks natural and comfortable at that size” she thought.

“Come on Chloe” Danica said in a chipper voice.

“Okay Mommy” Chloe answered quickly. She blushed “I called her Mommy!” she realized with embarrassment.

Jim and Danica grabbed chairs as the girls looked over the huge pool. There weren’t a whole lot of other people at the pool so they weren’t too self-conscious over their respective conditions. It was their reactions that surprised both of them.

Chloe felt an urge to jump right in and splash around while Natalie cautiously ran her toes through the water to test its warmth. She pulled a lounge chair over and laid her towel over it “I’ll get in in a little bit…I want to lay out first” she told her now younger and much more energetic sister.

“Whatever, I’m going in” Chloe stated. She ran for the diving board and heard a whistle from behind her. She stopped and spun around “No running please” a lifeguard said looking right at her.

Chloe knew it was aimed at her “I just broke a rule!” she thought and she continued toward her destination but while walking quickly. She took a step onto the board and heard the whistle again. She looked at the lifeguard incredulously.

“Do you know how to swim well enough to jump off of there little girl?” he asked her.

Chloe put her hands on her hips and huffed “I…” she began to say. She looked over the side and it looked higher up than she expected and the water looked deeper too. “I took swimming lessons when I was 8 but I wasn’t very good yet” she thought. “What if I’m not a good enough swimmer now?”

“You probably shouldn’t go in that way Honey” Jim called out to her “Why don’t you go in from the steps?”

Chloe swallowed her pride and stepped off the diving board. Her cheeks burned as she walked around the pool on the far side as to avoid Natalie to get in. She stood on the top step and saw her Dad smiling “Good girl” he called out.

Chloe felt the cool water lapping at her ankles. A second step brought the water to her knees and the bottom step put her in to her waist already. She did a little breast stroke out into the 3 foot section and stood up in chest deep water “Stupid short little legs…stupid short little body” she thought “Four feet will be over my head…”

Chloe swam to the side and held onto the concrete ledge. She kicked and tested her body before she pushed off to swim across to the other side.

It was harder than she could have imagined but she had the energy for it. It seemed to take forever; her strokes were not effective with her short arms and her kicks were weak with her short skinny legs. She was panting when she reached the other side. She looked up and saw her sisters’ smiling face looking down at her.

Natalie was sitting on the edge with her feet in the water. She kicked side to side a bit and said “I’m coming in” when Chloe got to her. She eased off the edge and lowered herself down into the four foot area. It came up to the bottom of her breasts and she adjusted her bikini straps to make sure she didn’t lose her top. “Feels good” she said as Chloe kicked and tread water next to her, occasionally slipping her head under.

Natalie was a better swimmer than she had ever been before. She kicked off and swam easily to the far end with little effort. She kicked back off and returned with a smile on her face. “Wow” she thought “This is so easy now”

She adjusted her top as she rose up and out of the water, standing in the three foot area as Chloe swam in circles around her.

Chloe kicked and splashed unaware of her surroundings as Natalie put her hands up to deflect at least some of the water coming towards her face.

Natalie waded her way to the steps and came out of the water. As she did, she noticed a family coming out to the pool area; it was a Mom and Dad and two boys and now it was the older one that caught her attention.

He looked to be about her age; now that she realized that her age was 16. He had shaggy brown hair, deep brown eyes and was pretty well built. He was wearing a blue tank top and black swim shorts; a touch of stubble sat on his chiseled cheeks and he smiled shyly as he walked past.

Ryan Matthews definitely noticed Natalie as she was coming out of the pool. It would have been impossible for the 17 year old to not notice a very hot, wet Natalie standing next to the water lifting up her bikini top.

Ryan felt a stirring inside that was still very new to him and he was trying very hard not to show his excitement.

“You dork” Ryan heard his brother Caleb call him “You have no idea what to do with yourself do you?” the young boy said to his older brother.

“I’ll be just fine…you need to worry about yourself Caleb” Ryan shot back as he took a seat and put his towel over him.

Caleb laughed but a stare from his Dad stopped him and he quickly apologized. Soon, he was in the water splashing his way past Chloe, girls being far down his list of priorities.

Ryan slipped on a pair of sunglasses trying to be able to keep his eyes on the attractive girl who had just dried off and stretched out on a lounge chair. “Jesus Christ,” Ryan thought. “She is so hot…I had no idea”

Natalie could tell the guy was checking her out and frankly, she enjoyed the thought of it. She purposely turned her back to him and bent over, sticking her ass out to fix her towel before she sat down and lay out. She adjusted her top slowly and tossed her damp hair back before flexing her ankles and lifting her right knee up at an angle “Let him look” she thought.

About 15 minutes later, Ryan was finally able to stand up and take his shirt off, Natalie caught a glimpse of his chest before he turned and jumped into the pool. His little brother came over and was quickly splashing him so Ryan picked him up and began to toss him around which caused both boys to laugh out loud.

Natalie watched the two play with an odd fascination. As an 8 year old, she recognized cute boys but now, her feelings were totally different. She licked her lips and felt an electricity run through her as she watched.

Chloe kept doing her own thing at the other end of the pool when a third family came poolside.

Chloe watched as a girl smaller than her led the way out the door from the hotel. She had on oversized sunglasses that looked like they would fit her Mom better than her. The small girl dropped her pool bag next to a lounger and took off her tiny cover up and sandals.

“You could wait for the rest of us Sarah” the girl’s Mother called out as she came through with a teenaged girl behind her.

“You two are going too slow” little Sarah called out.

“Maybe you’re going too fast as usual” the teenager said to her little sister.

“Am not Ellie…you just can’t keep up now” Sarah said sticking out her tongue.

Ellie just shook her head as her and the Mom unpacked supplies at a table. Sarah stood nearby waiting impatiently until she saw the spray can of suntan lotion come out. She grabbed it but her Mom took it back “I’ll put it on you…I don’t want you missing anything”

Sarah blushed but stood still as her Mom sprayed her down. “You don’t have to help me; I can do it myself”

“I know you can honey” Sarah’s Mom told her as she sprayed nodding condescendingly with a smile.

Sarah was wearing a bikini that showed off her pudgy belly; the characters from Paw Patrol were on it, and jelly sandals. She made her way to the steps and stood a moment before jumping in and paddling around.

“Hi” Chloe said as Sarah came toward her.

Sarah was a bit startled and she jumped back to tread water “Hello” she replied “What’s your name?”

“Chloe” Chloe answered

“How old are you?” she asked.

“I’m 8” Chloe answered.

“I’m Sarah and I’m 5, you want to play mermaids?” Sarah asked.

Chloe was suddenly very excited and really wanted to play mermaids. “Yeah! My mermaid name is Emerald” she replied.

“I’m Ruby” Sarah responded and they began to splash and play.

After a few minutes, Chloe asked “Is that your Mom and sister?”

Sarah rolled her eyes “Yes…my older sister Ellie…she’s 18…she’s an A-dult” her pronunciation sounding a bit off but she laughed at her own little joke as she stared at her sister who was applying sunscreen and stretching out on a lounge chair.

“Big sisters are the worst” Chloe replied. “Mine is Natalie” she jerked her finger toward the chair where Natalie lay out.

They both laughed and swam around some more before they heard Sarah’s Mom come over and ask “Are you getting tired honey…so you need to take a break?”

“No Mom” Sarah said blushing “We’re having fun playing”

“Okay but I don’t want you to get too tired”

“I won’t, I promise” Sarah replied.

The little boy Caleb came swimming by, but his method of swimming was a lot of slapping the water and kicking.

“Hey!” Chloe yelled at him “Calm down…”

“What?” he said stopping and standing up.

Caleb’s hair was shaggy and sopping wet. He threw his head back to clear his eyes. He had a strawberry colored birthmark on his left cheek that Chloe noticed but didn’t mention. “You’re splashing us” she told him.

“I don’t care” he responded and went back to his slapping swimming motion.

“Boys” Sarah said folding her arms over her chest.

Chloe watched him leave, she felt nothing but annoyed at boys even existing. She saw what must be Caleb’s older brother getting out of the pool and still felt nothing but annoyance.

Natalie and Ellie both noticed Ryan coming out of the pool though.

Ellie had on mirrored sunglasses and a bikini that was solid black on the bottoms and green on top. Ellie Hunter stretched her legs out straight as he walked by feeling a deep desire all the way down to her bright orange painted toes. At 18, Ellie was just 5’3” with long flowing black hair and deep brown eyes. Her features were small with a pert little nose and a pointed chin that gave her face a heart shape. She had large breasts and a shapely ass, all of which was brand new to her.

Just like Chloe and Natalie, Ellie and her sister Sarah had been brought to this particular resort to swap ages for the week. But unlike those two, this swap was totally voluntary and was Sarah’s idea; she wanted to spend a week as a little girl again as her version of the ultimate vacation with no worries and no cares. Sarah was very persuasive and had easily talked her Mom and little sister into booking it for them.

Ellie was calm at the moment but when they had changed, she had bounced around like a big puppy unable to control her body and understand what it meant to have it. Sarah had been just as fascinated to be little but still felt like she could and should boss around her sister.

Sarah came out of the pool and sat at the end of Ellie’s chair dripping wet. “Get me my towel” she told Ellie.

“Okay Sarah” Ellie responded grabbing a big beach towel with Mickey Mouse on it. Ellie wrapped it around Sarah’s shoulders and dried her little chubby legs off.

“Go get me a snack” Sarah said taking the lounge chair as Ellie got up.

Ellie happily went to the snack bar on the other side, giggling as she walked over and brought back a packet of goldfish crackers and a juice box.

“Thank You” Sarah said as she eagerly tore into the bag “Stupid little fingers” she mumbled as the bag tore down the side “I’m used to having my long nails” she replied looking at her stubby fingers and flat little nails.

Ellie waved her fingernails at Sarah “You mean like these…Wooooo”

“Shut it ya big baby” Sarah said.

“Well I’m going to the spa tomorrow and getting my fingers and toes done” Ellie told her.

“It’s called a mani-pedi…get it right if you’re going” Sarah retorted rolling her eyes. She put her oversized sunglasses back on.

“You look like a bug wearing those now” Ellie told her.

“Shut up, I don’t care…they’re my favorite sunglasses and you’re not getting them” Sarah said sticking her straw into her juice box with some effort.

Sarah’s also had long black hair and brown eyes, now much more innocent looking than before. She stood in the puddle her dripping had created and tapped her tiny toes as she drank down her juice.

“Stick out your tongue” Ellie said and Sarah complied “Blue tongue!” Ellie laughed and pointed.

Sarah continued to stick out her tongue at her sister “Don’t care…having a blue tongue is why I did this…a blue moustache too when I finish my popsicles and ice cream this week too”

As they were talking, Chloe was getting called out of the pool. “Come on Chloe…time to get out…we’re going to go to dinner soon” Danica said as she began to gather up their stuff.

“Aw…but I was having fun” Chloe said as she climbed out.

“I know but we have all week here” Danica replied. “We’re all hungry…you should be too”

“Not really” she replied as she dried off.

Natalie got up and folded her towel, she gave a quick smile over her shoulder to the boy she had noticed. When he returned it, she dropped her eyes demurely and headed for the door.

Ryan got an elbow to the ribs from his Dad “I see you…don’t you dare go falling into the same trap that got your brother in trouble here boy”

“I won’t Dad” Ryan said quickly and softly.

“I don’t want trouble from you like we had with him…shit…if both my boys got an eye…” he said shaking his head.

Ryan sat down and dried off in a chair; he couldn’t help but notice the girl…she was gorgeous to his eyes but he knew the trouble his brother had been in and he didn’t want to do the same thing “I’ve got to control myself” he thought but that was when he saw the girl with the black hair across the way sit up and adjust her top “Damn…” he said to himself.

Once back inside their suite, everyone in the Anderson family headed to their own rooms to get ready.

Jim and Danica quickly changed and got ready and sat on their balcony to watch the ocean and wait for their girls to get ready.

Natalie found herself going through Chloe’s clothes; she found a long tan skirt to go with a white tank top and another white shirt to wear over it along with white sandals. The bra was flesh colored and a bit tight as were all of Chloe’s bras on her body. She looked down in wonder at her chest, still amazed at how she looked.

She hooked in on the second try and got ready. She pulled her dark blonde hair back into a very loose and low ponytail and made her way out into the hall.

Chloe was coming out of her room wearing a pair of pink shorts that came down to her knees and a yellow top with daisies around the collar. She had on a pair on white canvas sneakers that were untied and a bit loose as she tried to brush out her hair and walk at the same time.

“Do you need some help?” Natalie asked.

“No…I’ve got it” Chloe said getting the rats out of her hair. She crouched down to tie her shoes and realized that it took more effort than she thought. Her finger dexterity was lacking and she just felt clumsy tying them but she would not ask Natalie to tie them for her.

“We’re ready” Natalie called out to her parents.

They walked down to the dining room and Chloe’s left shoe had come untied by the time they got there.

Danica bent down and tied it tightly as they waited to be seated. Chloe was mortified having her Mom tie her shoe but she dutifully stood there with her toe pointed standing still.

At their table, Chloe was handed the kids menu and she kept her mouth shut as her feet dangled above the floor, kicking back and forth.

“Ow! Quit kicking me under the table” Natalie said after getting a toe to the shin.

A glare from Jim made Chloe’s legs stop.

As bad as it was, Chloe had to admit that she only wanted chicken fingers and fries drenched in ketchup.

Natalie was starving; she hadn’t tried most of the items on the menu but read the descriptions carefully before making her choice: She wanted to try the fettucine alfredo.

Jim and Danica watched their daughters during dinner. Natalie was calm and mostly looked around the restaurant or out the window at the ocean while Chloe squirmed impatiently as they waited for their food.

Chloe would then pick at her food and eventually finish only 2 of her 3 chicken fingers.

After dinner, Chloe discovered that their room came with an Xbox. She sat down and began to play; not doing as well as she thought she could because of her small hands and slower reactions.

Natalie went out for a walk on the beach.

She headed to the right and saw a figure standing by the surf letting the waves lap over his feet; she recognized him as the guy from the pool. She approached slowly and cautiously, getting just a few feet away before saying a simple “Hello”

Ryan nearly jumped out of his skin. His eyes had been closed; he could feel the setting sun on his face but he was lost in the moment. “Ah” he jumped before they both laughed “Oh my gosh…um…Hi” he said.

“I’m so sorry…I didn’t mean to scare you” Natalie said.

“It’s fine…I was just…” Ryan said. “It’s okay”

“I’m Natalie” she said. She had worked up the courage figuring that she would never see this guy again after this week and even if she did, he would never recognize her as an 8 year old so why not have some fun.

“Ryan” he responded putting his hand out.

Natalie took it and gave it a quick and light shake “Nice to meet you Ryan…are you staying here all week?”

“Uh…yeah…we’re here all week"

“Us too…where are you from?” Natalie asked surprising herself at being so open and able to talk to someone that she considered cute.

“I’m from Dallas…Texas” Ryan said.

“Oh…I’m from Columbus Ohio” Natalie said.

They talked for quite a while getting the lowdown of each other before they heard “Ryan!”

Ryan spun and saw Caleb and his Dad coming his way. They stopped and Caleb was laughing. “Hey Dad…this is Natalie…her family is here all week too”

“Nice to meet you…I’m Hank Matthews” Ryan’s dad said gruffly “Come on…come for a walk with us” he said taking Ryan by the arm.

“Nice to meet you” Ryan said being dragged away.

“You too” Natalie called after them. She could tell both Hank and Ryan’s brother were talking at him as they walked off “Hope he’s not in any trouble” she thought.

Once they were out of range of hearing, Hank took Ryan by the arm and brought him in close “Alright Romeo, you listen and you listen good”

Ryan swallowed hard but looked his Dad in the eye.

“You were never meant to be this age at this time. Just because your brother got caught bangin one of the maids in the work room don’t mean you’re ready to be 17”

“I know sir” Ryan responded.

“Swapping your ages for the remainder of this trip was the only way we didn’t get kicked out and your brother didn’t get charges brought against him. You’re taking one for the team here buddy…don’t fuck it up like he did” Hank said through gritted teeth.

“But Dad” Ryan said hesitant.

“What?”

“I mean…I’m confused is what” Ryan managed to say.

“Confused about what?”

Ryan took a deep breath “It’s just that I’ve never noticed girls before and now that I’m this size…I can’t stop thinking about them”

Hank looked down at the sand and shook his head “I understand; I know it’s a lot that you weren’t expecting and your body is talking to you totally different now that it used to but you’re just gonna have to get used to it and frankly ignore it for the week”

“I understand” Ryan said as they walked back to the resort. He said it but he didn’t mean it at all. All he could think about was Natalie…and that other girl he saw by the pool…and the waitress at dinner…and the girl he saw in the Pepsi commercial…and the girl he saw in the ad for gum in his Mom’s magazine…

Natalie made her way back to the room. Chloe was already in a pair of pajamas, curled up on the couch watching SpongeBob when she came in.  

“What were you doing?” Chloe asked.

“Nothing” Natalie replied with a shrug “Just down at the ocean…looking…”

“Looking for what? A cover up for your big butt” Chloe said impressed with her wit.

“Chloe!” Danica called from across the room “Watch it”

The two sisters gave each other the evil eye before Natalie went to shower. When she came back out, she was in a pair of really short white shorts and a blue tank top. Chloe could feel her cheeks burning as she looked at her now big sisters’ mature body.

“That should still be mine” she thought “This is so unfair…she doesn’t deserve to be big and I shouldn’t have to be little. She shouldn’t look like that and I shouldn’t look like this”

Natalie sat at the far end of the couch mindlessly watching the cartoon play itself out on TV. She stretched her leg out straight.

Chloe put her small foot up against the bottom of Chloe’s foot. With all her might she pushed out and managed to push Natalie’s leg up and back “Get off my side” Chloe said.

“What? I’m not on your side” Natalie responded.

“You are too! Stay on your side! I don’t want your nasty big feet touching me” Chloe said.

“Oh you mean like this” Natalie responded laughing. She playfully began to poke at Chloe’s legs with her toes.

“Stop it!” Chloe whined.

“Sounds like somebody’s getting tired and should go to bed” Danica said.

“No…but Mom…I’m not even tired” Chloe protested.

“No young lady it’s 9 o’clock…bedtime” Danica said pointing to her room.

“Fine” Chloe huffed getting up. She stomped off to her room but still crawled under the covers without another word. “Stupid sister” she huffed to herself. Despite her protesting, she was quickly asleep.