"Nooo, This way!" Luke playfully tugged back.
They continued to pull back and forward for a minute. Max decided that
he wanted to win this tug of war game. Without looking, Max opened the
door he was pulling Luke towards, and dived through, not realizing
that it led to the basement. The two tumbled down the stairs until
they landed onto the hard basement floor. None of the other conjoined
pairs heard them fall.
The fall knocked the wind out of them, and caused their heads to bang
into each other's. It took a few minutes for them to regain their
breathes. Once they did, Luke punched Max in the side of the face.
"What was that for? You trying to kill us?"
Max glared at Luke. "No! I didn't know that this door led to the
basement. And don't punch me!" Max then punched Luke in the back of
his head.
"That's it!" Luke screamed. All hell broke loose at that point. Their
was a flurry of punches, head butts, and biting. After many long
minutes, the two finally gave up, too exhausted to continue.
Through deep breathes, Max said, "This is...stupid...fighting each
other. I'm separating...from you." Max then tried pulling his legs
from Luke's, but nothing was happening. He then tried pushing Luke
away from him, but still nothing. "What are you doing Luke!?"
"What do mean 'What am I doing?' I'm not stopping you. Your just too
weak. I will separate us!" Luke then began pulling his legs away, but
they still wouldn't separate. "What's going on!?"