Not too long after Mika and Claudia's big announcement, Katie excused herself. "I need to go to the bathroom for a bit," she said as she stood and walked away.
Kellie could tell something was up. Katie seemed a little out of it since Kellie revealed she knew about Mika and Claudia before she did. She excused herself and headed after her girlfriend. Once they were both inside the bathroom, Kellie asked, "Katie, what's wrong?"
"I...I guess I'm a little upset you were keeping secrets from me," said Katie.
"You know I couldn't just tell you after I found out," said Kellie, "They made me promise."
"Still, I thought you could trust your secrets to me," said Katie.
Kellie crossed her arms and said, "As if you're one to talk. How long did you have the ring before you decided to tell me about it?"
"A while..." said Katie uncomfortably.
"And how many big secrets do you know that you haven't seen fit to tell me?" asked Kellie.
Katie fidgeted a bit. The one biggest secret she had was that Kellie used to be her mother, but Katie could never tell her that. Things could never go back to that, not after what they've been through. Katie almost wished she didn't know- She stopped herself right there. Making even mental wishes was dangerous with the ring on. But there was at least one secret that Katie could part with.
"Well, there is something you ought to know," said Katie.
"Which is?" asked Kellie.
"I told Aunt Lisa about the ring," said Katie.
"YOU WHA-" yelled Kellie before bringing her voice down, "You told her about the ring?!"
"Well, Aunt Lisa was feeling sad about missing my mom and the fun they used to have as kids. So I told her about the ring and wished her down to 7," said Katie.
"You made your aunt 7?" hissed Kellie.
"I changed her back," said Katie.
"Wait, wait a second," said Kellie before trying to calm herself down, "Was this before or after she said she wanted to formally adopt you?"
"Before," said Katie.
"Before? So did you alter her mind or her memories?" asked Kellie.
"What? No! I didn't alter at all. Ok, I shaved a few pounds off her, but that's it," said Katie.
"So, she wants to make you her legal daughter even though she knows that you could switch that around if you want?" asked Kellie.
"Of course. It was the first thing she said after I made an adult again," said Katie.
"So, you're not grounded from using the ring then," said Kellie.
"No, Lisa didn't put down any rules or anything," said Katie.
"I'm sure that's not going to last," said Kellie.
"Then how about we make the most of it?" asked Katie.
"Such as?" asked Kellie.
"What doesn't happen in her house, she won't know about," said Katie, "And since she does know, we can make ourselves adult without having to hide it from her." Her tone implied with the second suggestion that she had something rather naughty in mind.
Kellie had to admit that was tempting. When they briefly made themselves 25, she was burning to touch Katie's adult body. But she also remembered why they didn't go further with it. "What about my parents?" asked Kellie.
"We can always change back. They'll never know there was a difference," said Katie.
Kellie thought it over before saying, "Ok, I think we can try that. But can I ask a favor?"
"Anything," said Katie.
"We should let Mika and Claudia have some adult fun too," said Kellie.
"What? But that means-" started Kellie.
"Telling them about the ring, I know. I think they deserve that option as much as we do," said Kellie, "In fact, all our friends should. We shouldn't be playing with their ages without their knowledge or consent."
"Does that mean telling them they were originally 40 years old?" asked Katie.
"Well, I don't think that's necessary. But Mika and Claudia deserve a safe place in case their parents...disagree with their choice," said Kellie.
"I think we can arrange that," said Katie.
"Great. So, what do you want to do right now?" asked Kellie