A Witch’s Curse in Halloween Verse

Chapter 1
A Witch’s Curse in Halloween Verse

A Witch’s Curse in Halloween Verse

By DreamTales

“Here’s your share of the money from Mom” said Gabby, thrusting a few bills into Jesse’s outstretched hand as the two sisters entered the mall. “That’s supposed to be for your Halloween costume, so don’t go spending it on anything stupid.”

Jessie sighed. She knew that her older sister’s definition of “anything stupid” would include pretty much everything she liked. The two sisters could hardly have been more different - while Jessie was a bookish 15 year old that wore frumpy dresses and liked to read poetry and 19th century novels, the only book 17 year old Gabby ever opened was a cheerleading manual. And while Jessie thought that Gabby was a shallow, domineering bitch, she nevertheless envied Gabby’s picture perfect figure, stylish outfits, and bright blonde hair (as well as her long line of admiring boyfriends). Short and skinny, with thin dark hair and a pale complexion, Jessie felt that she faded away in her sister’s presence.

Jessie was hoping she could tag along with Gabby, but obviously her big sister had different ideas. She watched Gabby’s tall sexy form stride off and disappear in the crowd of shoppers. Still, there was hope - Gabby had hinted that if Jessie found a cool enough costume she might be allowed to hang out with her and her senior high school friends this year.

But Jessie was never much interested in fashion, and she quickly lost interest as she wandered through the stores. After a few minutes of absentminded browsing she found herself drifting right back to her favorite used bookstore, looking through piles of aged books. Before she knew what was happening she was standing at the checkout counter with an armload of poetry anthologies.

“A nice catch, Dearie” said the old lady behind the counter, noting Jessie’s worried frown as she rang up the purchases. “Cheer up - if I were you, I’d be smiling at finding the collected works of Thomas Hardy.”

Jessie liked the lady’s sweet smile and ended up confiding in her. After paying for the books, there was no way she could find a decent costume, and that meant more teasing from Gabby and spending another Halloween at home.

“Well I have just the thing for you.” The lady reached under the counter and pulled out a bundle of black cloth. “It’s nothing special, just an old black dress that I used to wear. The children used to call me a witch, so to tease them I bought a pointed hat to go with it. I was going to take it to Goodwill, but it’s yours if you want it.”

“Really? You’d give that to me? Thanks!”

“Anything for a fellow poetry lover. And remember, Dearie - poetry is power!”

Back at home, Jessie found that the black dress fit her pretty well, and the big pointed cap made her look like a classic witch. She went into her sister’s room, where Gabby was trying on a very sexy-looking bunny outfit. Gabby primped before her mirror, showing off her nubile figure, the stretchy fabric hugging her curves. Her floppy ears looked really cute and her bunny tail wriggled as she moved. She reminded Jessie of pictures she’d seen of Playboy bunnies.

“Wow, you look pretty hot in that bunny costume.” Said Jessie.

Gabby turned and her face fell as she looked Jessie over. “Well you look like a dork. Where did you get that stupid outfit?”

“Well I . . . er, some lady gave it -”

“God, I knew I couldn’t trust you to find anything. What is this, a corset? It makes you look flat. And your costume smells. Is it used or something?” Dismissing Jessie, Gabby turned back to her reflection. “Well, you can forget tagging along with me in that thing.”

Jessie trooped back to her bedroom, pouting in frustration. As she examined herself in her mirror she saw that Gabby was right - the old witch’s outfit did look pretty dorky. While Gabby’s skin tight bunny outfit flattered her mature figure, Jessie’s much thinner frame disappeared in the old black dress. Maybe she really was just too young to hang out with her big sister?

Unconsciously Jessie tapped her heels and whispered to herself.

“I wish I may,

I wish I might

be as old as Gabby tonight!”

There was an odd flash of light and Jessie felt a tingling sensation. For a moment, the room spun around. When her vision cleared she felt that something was different. It took a few seconds to see it - her reflection had changed! Instead of the flat, skinny teen was a young lady with a surprisingly curvaceous frame - one that might rival Gabby’s. Jessie’s mouth dropped open as she noticed she had developed cleavage! Somehow, she had become magically older!

Jessie ran into Gabby’s room, overcome with excitement. “Gabby! Look at me - I’ve gotten older! I made a wish and it came true!”

Gabby was still checking herself out and reluctantly left her reflection to give Jessie an appraising look. “God, you are so lame! You just put on some makeup and stuffed your bra.”

“No, Gabby really - I actually grew up. I think that costume might really be magic.”

“Yeah, right. Nice try, but you’re still not invited. Now scram!”

“You think I’m faking it?” asked Jessie.

“What do you think?”

Jessie was really upset at getting rebuffed. She was scrupulously honest and always tried to give Gabby the benefit of the doubt. It was one thing for Gabby to ignore her, but quite another to call her a liar. She turned and pointed a finger towards Gabby.

“You think I’m lying

Well I’ll show you!

Now you be the little sister

While I grow too!”

Suddenly a flash of sparks shot out from Jessie’s fingers and hit Gabby from behind. As Jessie watched, her older sister seemed to dwindle and get skinnier. In a few seconds Gabby’s silhouette had changed. It looked like a younger girl was in her bunny suit, maybe the 15 years or so that Jessie was. Meanwhile, Jessie grew even taller and sexier, and now looked more like an adult than a teenager. Jessie noted with glee that she was now a half head taller than her sister, and several years older looking.

“What was that? What did you push me for?” said Gabby, glaring in anger.

“I didn’t touch you. That was a magic spell.” Jessie stood next to Gabby and pointed to their reflection in the mirror. “See? Now I’m taller and older than you are!”

“What the --?”

Jessie couldn’t help smirking at Gabby’s confused expression. Her now rather petite older sister looked deflated, like a kid playing dress-up in her baggy bunny costume. Her prky bunny tail drooped off her now shrunken rear, and her once prominent breasts had dwindled to little bumps pushing out the fabric.

“Looks like your costume’s a little big for you.” teased Jessie. To reinforce her point, Jessie turned sideways, highlighting her sharp curves and newly developed chest. “So how does it feel to be the younger one, Gabby?”

Gabby’s response was angry disbelief. “Oh yeah? It’s just another one of your stupid tricks! You’re just wearing platform heels!”

Jessie pointed out that Gabby was also looking much younger and skinnier, but Gabby defensively refused to see it. “That’s not true! I lost some weight, that’s all! I’ve been dieting and doing a lot of running for track lately!”

Gabby turned towards Jessie, her face an angry snarl. “You’re just a stupid liar. Why don’t you and your ugly costume get lost!” said Gabby.

“You really don’t believe me?”

“No!”

“And you think I’m just pretending to be older?”

“I know you are!”

“Okay, I’ll prove it!”

“Since Gabby’s so stupid

and acts like a brat,

a brat she will be

and that will be that!”

A huge wave of sparks flew from Jessie’s hands and enveloped Gabby. As Jessie watched in wonder, her older sister disappeared into a multicolored vortex, like a miniature tornado. Gabby squealed as she spun helplessly around and around. The swirling colors gradually became smaller and smaller, and then faded away, leaving behind a little girl that turned out to be a very confused and innocent-looking Gabby. The child before Jessie was now maybe five years old, tops, her oversized bunny costume trailing on the floor.

Gabby could hardly utter a word, astonished at her transformation from sexy high school senior to innocent kindergarten girl. As she stepped towards the mirror, her big bunny costume slid off her little frame, revealing the perfectly flat chest and innocent rear of a little child. For a long minute she was shocked speechless, her little wide eyes darting from her own innocent little frame to the sexy profile of her younger sister, who now towered over her. Suddenly the truth sunk in as Gabby belatedly realized that her skinny little sister really had become a sexy young woman - and a powerful sorceress!

“Now do you believe me?” Said Jessie, grinning down at her shrunken older sister, who now stood about waist high to her.

It took Gabby a few seconds to find her voice, but when she did she was as angry as ever. “Jessie! How dare you do this to me! You make me bigger right away!”

Jessie smiled down at the defiant little child. “I think you need to apologize first, little girl!”

“No way!” said Gabby.

“That’s not how a good little girl should behave.” Said Jessie. She crouched down next to Gabby and smiled right in her face. “Do you want me to cast another spell? Or maybe I should just leave you as a five year old child instead? I think you’d better be nice to me from now on!”

Gabby, desperately trying to recover some dignity, pulled her now huge bunny costume over her little nude body. Then she drew herself up to her full four foot height and looked up at Jessie, pouting defiantly. “Oh yeah? Well you’re just a big dummy! You better make me big again, or else!”

“Or else what?” teased Jessie.

“Or else - I dunno, something! C’mon, just do it!” Gabby started hopping up and down, clenching her fists in frustration.

Jessie was enjoying her sister’s distress, but she realized she’d probably never get Gabby to actually say she was sorry. And besides, she had already made her point, so she relented.

“Okay Gabby, I’ll let you grow back.” Not quite sure what to do, Jessie held out her arms towards her shrunken sister and intoned. “Okay, now let’s make Gabby big again!”

Nothing happened. No sparks, no spinning, and little Gabby still stood before her, a scowling five year old child.

“You stupid liar! You said you were gonna make me grow back!”

“I tried.” Said Jessie. “I dunno. Maybe it has to be a rhyme to work? Just give me a minute to think up something.”

“You make me big! You do it right now!” squealed Gabby, her voice a high-pitched whine.

“Gabby, cool it. I’m trying to think up a rhyme, okay? Just try to be patient.”

“The heck with you!” squealed Gabby. “I’m gonna go tell Mom! She’ll make you turn me back and then you’ll be in real trouble!”

Jessie watched little Gabby troop past her, her huge bunny costume dragging behind her. Just as Gabby approached the door, she thought up another rhyme.

“You think you’ll tell Mommy?

Well I think not.

Especially when I turn you

into a babbling tot!”

Gabby rushed for the door, but was stopped in her tracks by the magical sparks. This time she desperately tried to fight them off, but her efforts were useless. Jessie watched in fascination as her innocent little sister began to shrink smaller and smaller, becoming younger and younger until her baby legs gave out from underneath her. After a few moments the sparks receded, leaving a pile of furry clothing. A moment later a naked (and very angry) infant Gabby crawled out from under her huge bunny costume.

Now too little to walk, Gabby desperately crawled towards the hallway on her hands and knees. But Jessie merely stepped past her and closed the door, trapping her inside her bedroom. Jessie picked up her tiny older sister, now just a nine month old baby, and held her up to her face while Gabby kicked and screamed.

“(giggle) You do make a cute baby, Gabby. But you still need to learn how to behave yourself!”

Gabby, shrunk to a helpless infant and at the mercy of her adult younger sister, realized that her only chance was to scream at the top of her lungs, in the desperate hope that their mother might hear her.

“Waaah! Waah! Gooo!”

“Gabby! Now you be quiet and listen to me. You’re acting like... a baby!”

But Gabby just started screaming louder, swinging her soft little fists at Jessie’s face, her little baby legs kicking in a mad blur. Jessie realized that she needed to control her infant sister. She thought a moment, and then made a new rhyme.

“Witches and warlocks

and something-or-other

Little Gabby will behave

now that I am her Mother!”

A small spiral of colors flew out from Jessie’s palm and circled around Gabby’s little red, tear-stained face. As they enveloped her, Gabby’s expression changed from a frantic bawl to an innocent stare. To Jessie’s amazement, baby Gabby started cooing and babbling, her soft hands reaching out towards Jessie’s chest. Meanwhile, a surge of tingling excitement coursed through Jessie’s body, as her nipples hardened and her breasts grew fuller. Belatedly, Jessie realized that her spell has affected her as well, turning her into a lactating adult woman.

As if by magic, Jessie’s costume dropped off her shoulder, revealing an engorged nipple. Little Gabby immediately clamped her mouth on the nipple and began suckling at her breast.

Jessie was amazed to find herself breast feeding her older sister!

“That’s enough, Baby Gabby.” said Jessie, gently pulling Gabby away from her breast. Surprised at how compliant Gabby was, Jessie tried a few other gentle commands: “Wave your arms” “Now wiggle your feet” “Smile at Mommy” To Jessie’s amusement, Gabby happily complied. Jessie realized that her latest spell also made Gabby helplessly obey her every wish!

After all the excitement, Jessie wasn’t really interested in going out to a Halloween party. Besides, fighting with her sister made her realize that she didn’t really care to hang out with Gabby or her stupid friends anyway. Maybe it would be more fun to stay home and play with her cute new baby sister?

Jessie turned to Gabby, who smiled and kicked her little legs in glee. “Well Gabby, since you’re such a cute little baby, I think you deserve a new Halloween costume!”

“A baby bunny

is a cute thing to see

and let’s also make

a new costume for me!”

Another swirl of color left little Gabby dressed up in a newly shrunken and very cute baby bunny costume, her little head topped with floppy ears, bunny paw mittens covering her arms and legs, and a cute furry white tail on her little bottom. Meanwhile Jessie’s frumpy old costume was transformed into a very revealing and sexy witch’s outfit.

Jessie couldn’t help smiling to herself - she really had to thank that lady in the book store. Not only did she get a pretty cool Halloween costume, but for the first time in her life she was actually getting along with her big sister!

Jessie looked at her infant sister, smiling as Gabby’s little legs kicked in excitement and her face lit up in an innocent, toothless grin. “Well Gabby, looks like you’re spending this Halloween home with Mommy!”

DreamTales October, 2005

 

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