As the girls were rushing upstairs, none of them were aware that Kellie's way of wording her wish had been exactly the way Katie had made it herself. In her mind, she had made a wish that Kellie would become young enough to join the party and to be best friends with the little girls there. The mental changes she and Katie had experienced, the way they saw one another, were a precursor to a larger change.
Kellie began to forget ever being a teenager, or being in love with Katie. Instead she started to see her as a more grown girl who was watching out for her and her friends in a sleepover. At the same time, Katie was starting to see the little girl as just that, a girl from next door who was best friends with the other little girl's she was babysitting. She didn't remember ever using the ring on her. As these changes progressed, Kellie began to act more and more like an excited ten year old, and Katie smiled watching her and....