After that day, Katie and Kellie actually began using the ring less and less but Katie still kept it so no one else could use it. The two of them along with the rest of their friends just lived their life without using the ring until 4 years later when much had indeed changed.
Samantha was still dating Mike, though he had moved just outside of town. Mary Elise had to move away too unfortunately but she still kept in touch with the other girls as well as Sebastian but their relationship seemed to be dwindling. Cole and Kumiko had actually gotten married 2 years ago, and the girls were a part of their wedding. Mika and Claudia had gotten engaged the previous year and planned on having their wedding near the end of the year. Jennifer and Shiro continued dating during that time, but during that time, Shiro and Mika's parents began having relationship problems that lead into their divorce. When Mika asked her mother about it, she discovered much to her surprise just why her mother had split from her father, she was bisexual and so was her new girlfriend, Ashley. Ashley had apparently gotten Katie to use the ring on her to age her up a few years. Ashley now wasn't too much older than the girls to still hang out with her younger friends, but at least it wasn't that weird to be with Reiko. Jason and Gloria had now moved in with Lisa and Katie, Katie however was about to leave soon for college along with Kellie.
Before Katie and Kellie headed off for college, they took the now 14 year old Gloria aside and showed the magical ring to her.
"Now listen Gloria, this might be a little bit hard to believe but this ring can actually change a person's age. It can make them older or younger both physically and or mentally." Katie explained to her.
"Yeah right and the tooth fairy is real." Gloria replied not buying it.
"It's true, Gloria, just ask miss Lisa all about it, she'll tell you it works." Kellie added.
"But if you do use it, there are three rules you have to follow when using this ring. One: Altering someone's parent that you know is forbidden, two: don't change somebody else that you know without their permission first, and three: if things get too out of control, you have to wish things back to the way they were before. Okay, do you understand?" Katie asked Gloria as she handed her the ring.
"I guess, but I still don't quite believe it." Gloria answered.
"Trust us Gloria, if you use it the right way, you can make someone's life better." Kellie said smiling as she and Katie kissed on the lips before heading to their car and headed off to college.
After they left, Gloria looked again at the ring trying to decide what to do next.