Size

As the adrenaline runs thin, I feel off balance. Looking down at "me" does nothing but make me dizzier.

"Hold on, Starfire." I tell the girl in my body, "I'm not used to...being so tall..."

"It is truly that strange?" Starfire says, using my body as a medium.

"Yes. My feet are on the ground, but I still feel so high up. Am I..."

I hesitate for a moment.

"Really that short?"

My...Starfire's face lights up.

"I have not realized this before! You are, indeed, quite-"

"STARFIRE!"

She calms herself just as a nearby trashcan rattles.

"Sorry. As I was saying, you are indeed, quite small. And..."

A smile curls back up my...her lips.

Me? Smiling? Weird.

"You are surprisingly volumnous in cuteness."

"Um...what?"

Weirder still...

"I've never noticed how small you are Raven! You body is much like that of a child's!"

"Uh, I think that's a slight exaggeration. Now...since the Puppet King's not looking for us, I think we should take a few minutes to try and gain some more control over our bodies."

I stand in front of me...or Starfire stands in front of herself...my body stands in front of Starfire's body and stares at it was a childlike whimsy I didn't know my body was capible off.

Sweet Azar above. I do have the capacity to be cute.

"From your prospective, I am so tall! I must appear not unlike a great goddess of battle to one so small in stature!"

"Okay, now just you're teasing me."

"Forgive me, friend, but I am not. I have never realized that...you are so small! You are such a tiny, svelte creature! To be so small and helpless..."

My body, under Starfire's control, gives a high pitched squeal.

Is she actually enjoying being me?

"Uh...Starfire? I'm not helpless..."

The lid of the nearby trashcan soars a good several yards into the air.

"Oh! I apologize! I did not mean to imply your are weak! But...I have never once taken notice just how-"

"Petite, svelte, dainty, wee, wispy, tiny, small, and frail I am. Yes, I am little, and if I didn't have any powers, we would need a stepping stool for the kitchen, because I can barely even touch the middle shelves. And if we had a car, I'm sure I would require a booster seat."

Before she can go on making me feel far more childlike than I really am, she notices something about her body. She gets on her tiptoes...which does nothing to make me look more mature...and...

Is she staring at her chest?

"Starfire...what are you doing?"

Then she looks down at my own chest...and pokes.

"Raven..."

She look at her chest, then back at mine.

"Are your breasts bigger than-"

"No."

"But-"

"No."

She looks as me a moment.

"Raven...what is wrong? I simply wish to gain a better understanding of your b-"

She looks and shakes her chest. Then shakes it again...and starts giggling.

"Stop that!"

I reach out and...

Oh, good lord.

"Hehe! I did not know you were so sensa-"

"DON'T! Don't...say it."

I slowly withdraw my hands and sigh.

"Starfire...please reframe from playing with my breasts."

"But Raven!" she giggles, "They do not fit your otherwise lithe for at all! Do you not find this amusing?"

"No, I do not. I'm sensative about my...those."

Starfire looks down and grabs my...

I turn away. And quietly, I make a solemn oath to make the Puppet King suffer for the rest of his now shortened existence.

"But Raven, why are you sensative? They are so soft and pillowy, and with the slightest motion, they dance!"

I'm too afraid to turn around.

"Raven, what do you think of my breasts?"

"They're breasts." I drone, "Just breasts."

"Please, friend! Touch them and-"

"NO! No...that's quite alright. I think I won't loose any sleep over...that..."

I look over my shoulder, long locks flowing swiftly out of the way, and...

I grimace as I look down at my own pouting face.

My cute, pouting face.

I look down, my back still to my real body, and...

"They're, uh...they're firm. Firm and...just the right size...I guess..."

I sigh with relief when I hear an approving giggle from behind me. I take a deep breath, hope it's safe to turn around, and...

Starfire's about to look up her skirt. With my eyes.

We both scream and jump back. I instinctively try to pull my/her skirt down.

"Starfire?!"

"S-Sorry! I...I was curious! Ever since I was a youngling, I has always been curious about-"

"I'll loan you a mirror! I'll...loan you a mirror after this is all over, okay?"

My pale face blushes furiously and a gives a few quick nods.

"Alright...I...think we've both gotten to know our bodies better than I wanted. Now, there's a condemned theater somewhere around here that was going to be torn down until equipment mysteriously broke down and workers started thinking it was haunted. I'm guessing that's where the Puppet King will be. I'm...still working on this 'boundless joy of flight' thing, so you'll have to fly me up so I can look for it."

"Affirmative."

Starfire closes her eyes and quietly says my usual mantra. As she begins to levitate, I put an arm around her and she grabs ahold of me.

And feels like I'm holding on to a little girl...

"You're doing good. Just keep taking calm, steady breaths..."

I look around, and several blocks away, I spot the theater.

"There!"

And there's a sudden dip.

"Starfire!"

"Sorry!"

"Stay calm! Focus!"

She wobbly begins to descend. I'm slipping out of her grasp, clinging on to a leg and trying to pull myself back up as Starfire tries to concentrait on a gentle landing. In my panic, I pull at her...my leotard, and...

We fall safely, albeit not gracefully, into a dumpster.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes. And you, Raven?"

"I'm fine. What happened? You were doing okay until..."

And then I see what happened. When I tugged at my leotard, I...

"Um...hold still..."

"Raven? What-"

I cover up the area I accidently exposed.

"Hehe! Raven, would you please touch me there again?"

I remind myself she has no knowledge of human ananomy. It's just innocent curiousity...

"No."

But that doesn't mean I'm not taking a long shower after this.

Just as she reaches down, I slap her hand.

"I'll get you a book about that later. For now...let's try flying to the theater. Without touching."

While Starfire seems to have little trouble floating upwards, I'm having trouble getting myself off the ground.

"Uh, Raven? How do I...move in a non-upward direction?"

Before I can respond, she shreiks as a bird narrowly misses her. Thankfully, I manage to catch her...

Catch myself...

I'm holding myself in my arms. And I am quite a small, frail looking little thing. And...right now, at least...

I'm cute.

And ever-so-slightly, I feel lighter.

"You know what? Let's just walk."