Chapter 3: A Sudden Change
Danny's POV – The Next Day:
I woke up feeling refreshed, but I still had a small headache. I was sitting up in the bed and I saw that there was some more aspirin on the table and some more water. I downed the water and the aspirin just like last time. When I was done, my headache subsided a bit, but it was still there. I got up from the bed and I noticed that I was shorter, again. I went to the nearest mirror and I saw that I lost a foot in height. I could not believe it.
"What is happening to me?" I said to myself. As soon as I spoke, I noticed that my voice started to sound young. I could not believe it. It was like as if I was getting younger by the day, but that got me wondering. What was making me young? I had to find out. I was about to fly out of Ember's realm and go to the Far Frozen and see Frostbite to see if he could see what was wrong with me when all of a sudden, the door opened up and Ember saw me.
"Hey Danny, food is ready if you are hungry," Ember said to me. I thought about it for a while and I went downstairs to the dining room. As I was arrived at the table, I noticed how short I have become. I saw that I was still taller than the table, but not that much. I sat down in the chair and I just waited for the food to be served. Within seconds, Ember placed a plate in front of me and I started to eat what was on the plate which so happened to be a breakfast. Pancakes, sausage, and eggs. It was good. I continued to eat the food and I found out that I was full from the food already. Normally, I would be able to eat two plates worth, but I was unable to. I got full from one plate. I pushed the plate away from me and I got up from the table. When I was done eating, I wanted to watch some TV, but for some strange reason, I asked Ember before just going ahead and watching TV.
"Hey Ember, can I please watch some TV?" I asked her. It felt weird to just ask her, to tell you the truth.
"Sure you can Danny, just nothing inappropriate," Ember said to me. I could not believe the way that she spoke to me. She spoke to me just like a mother, but I knew that was impossible. I went to the living room and what I saw amazed me. Ember had a 72-inch TV. It was awesome.
Ember's POV:
Here I was in the kitchen about to do the dishes that I used to make breakfast and I saw Danny in the living room watching TV. I saw how short and young that Danny has become in the short amount of time that I brought him here. I could not wait for him to be a three year old. I continued to do the dishes and I continued to watch Danny at the same time. I continued to do the dishes when all of a sudden, I heard screaming. I went to the living room and I saw that the screaming was coming from Danny. I went to his side and I saw before me that he got shorter again. In a way, I was happy that this was happening, but I did not want Danny to know that I was happy that this was happening. So, to save face, I acted concerned.
"Danny, what is wrong?" I asked him.
"I'm hurting. Ember, what is happening to me?" Danny asked me. I knew what was happening, but I did not want Danny to know at all. I saw Danny shrink another foot before my eyes. I could not believe it. Danny was already this short in two days. At the rate that he is going at, Danny should be a three year old by tomorrow. I could not wait. After a while, the pain that Danny was experiencing was gone. I continued to hold onto him to make sure that he was not going to feel any other pain.
Danny's POV:
I was in so much pain that it hurt like hell. The next thing that I knew, the pain was gone. I opened up my eyes and I noticed that Ember was holding me tightly to her. I could not believe it. Why was Ember caring so much about me? What is it about me that she is trying to protect now all of a sudden? Was Ember having a change of heart? I had all of these questions running through my head and more. I was on my feet and I noticed that I shrunk another foot. I could not believe it. I was now only at Ember's waist in height. It was humiliating to tell you the truth.
"Ember," I said speaking up realizing my voice changed yet again," I am just going to go upstairs and rest a little."
"Okay Danny. Just come downstairs at all if you need anything at all." I just nodded my head when she said that. I went upstairs to the bedroom that I first arrived in and I just plopped on the bed. I did not really sleep. I was really thinking of what was happening to me ever since I came here. I wanted to know what was changing me. I thought back to when I first arrived and nothing was coming to mind. Looking at the time, which was about noon, I went back downstairs. As soon as I was downstairs, Ember saw me.
"Oh, hi Danny. Do you need anything?" she asked me. I did not say anything to her at all. I just went to the living room and I sat down and I started to watch some TV. I watched TV for what seemed like hours and after a while, I was starting to get tired. Eventually, I fell asleep on the couch.
Ember's POV – Five Hours Later:
I could not believe of what I saw. Danny was watching TV when he fell asleep. I went to him and I picked him up and I started to carry him upstairs. As I was carrying him upstairs, I felt his head nuzzle into my shoulder. It was cute. I arrived in the room that I brought Danny in on his first day here. I went to the bed and I put him to bed. Before I left the room for Danny to sleep, I looked at him one last time and I just smiled. I knew by the time that tomorrow came, he would be a three year old. I was happy. My own method of age regression worked. I looked at the time and I saw that it was only 5 PM in the evening. Thinking that Danny might wake up hungry, I went downstairs to the kitchen and I started to make something for the both of us.
Danny's POV – Three Hours Later – 8:00 PM:
I woke up from a sleep that I was in and I felt great. As I was getting up, I noticed that I was in a bed. I remembered me falling asleep on the couch in the living room. I was thinking of how I got in this bed when I remembered that I was in Ember's realm. That is when it came to me. Ember must have carried me upstairs to this bed, but that got me thinking again. Why was Ember taking care of me even though a couple of days ago we were fighting? It does not make sense at all. As I got up from the bed, my nose picked up a smell and it smelled good. I went downstairs and I saw that Ember was still cooking.
"That smells good Ember," I said speaking up.
"Oh Danny, I did not even know that you were even up. I am almost done with dinner. If you want, you can watch some TV before it is done."
"Okay." I went back to the living room and I continued to watch some more TV. Within thirty minutes of me watching TV, Ember was able to get down with dinner. I floated over to the table and what I saw made my mouth drool. I saw that she made pork-chops, mashed potatoes, and corn. I bit into the food and it was amazing.
"Ember, this food is amazing," I told her as I continued to eat the food that was in front of me.
Ember's POV:
I was happy with what Danny had just said to me. I saw Danny eating the food that was placed in front of him and I knew that as soon as he was done with that plate that he was eating, he would be a three year old by tomorrow. I could not wait. Danny and I continued to eat the food and within moments, the both of us were done. I started to gather the dishes and I started to clean them, well I was about to when all of a sudden I felt a tug on my shirt. I looked down and I saw Danny.
"What is it Danny?" I asked him.
"Uh Ember, can I help?" I could not believe it. Danny wanted to help me out with the dishes. I just looked at him and I smiled.
"If you want to," I told him. What I saw him do made me smile. I would wash and rinse them and I saw Danny dry them and put them away. I was able to get the dishes done faster like that. When they were all done, I went to the living room for I wanted to watch some TV. I noticed that Danny followed me to the living room. I sat down and I saw Danny sit down right next to me. I was starting to like it. Danny and I both watched TV for a couple of hours when Danny started to get sleepy again, but I noticed that he fell asleep on my lap. It was cute when Danny did that. I picked up Danny again and I carried him upstairs to bed. I looked at him one more time and I knew that by tomorrow, he would be a three year old. I went to my room quickly and I grabbed a smaller suit and I phased off the suit that he had on. After that was off, I put the smaller suit on him. With that on him, I left the room for Danny to sleep. I could not wait for tomorrow. I went to my room and I prepared myself for bed.
