Max had ran out the front door and drove off before any of them could stop him. Luke had stopped at the bottom of the stairs, with Mark and Zack right behind him. Luke turned around and glared at both of them, "Really guys? Really? I mean, it's cool and all that you can do that... but you should have known better!"
"Hey, what did we do?!" One of the heads said trying to defend their actions. "We were only trying it out."
"Zack... just... just be quiet for a sec. Ok?" The other head, who was Mark, started to rub his forehead. "Luke... what was that about?"
"You should know better than anyone Mark..." Luke rolled his eyes and started to walk away. Mark pulled Zack along as he reached out and grabbed Luke by the arm. Luke turned around and tried to shake free, but Mark had quickly joined his hand to Luke's arm. "Let go of me Mark, I really don't want to hit you."
"Well at least tell us what's going on!" Mark shouted, "What's wrong with our brother, we have the right to know!"
"Oh, you mean your TWIN brother..." Luke shrugged his shoulders and managed to break free of Mark's hold. "He was a little jealous of Zack because you wanted to hang out and be so close to him." Zack's head lowered and looked like it was in pain. "No offense Zack, what with Mark being his twin and all. And besides, he wanted to try being stuck to you too and see why Mark liked it so much."
Zack's head lifted and a smile began to form on his face, "Really?"
"Yes, he did." Luke continued, "but then he comes over and sees you guys like THAT! I mean, really... He probably feels really hurt now, seeing that you rather be twins with Zack. Again, no offense Zack, but... ya."
"It's ok, I understand. I would feel like crap too..." The two heads glance at each other with long faces, and nodded. Luke watched as the two faces began reshaping back into Mark and Zack. "I'm sure we can try it some other time Mark."
"Ya, but right now we need to find Max and apologize." Mark reached for his coat, but was stopped by Luke.
"It's probably better if you split." Luke suggested smiling at the two normal faces, "That way he doesn't just take off again. And just so you know, our dads are making food for a "conjoined families dinner" so better find him soon." Mark and Zack grinned at the thought of a conjoined dinner, and soon split themselves back into their own bodies.
"Ok, so where should we start looking?!" Zack eagerly asked, while Luke was tried Max's cell with no luck.
"I know where he is." Mark said, grabbing the keys to his and Max's car. "You guys head over so your not late for dinner. I'll go talk to Max and try to patch things up."
"But... what if he runs away again?" Zack asked.
"I won't let him!" Mark grinned as his eyes lit up, "Remember before when you didn't want to come apart, and we didn't?" Zack nodded his head, confused at first, but then understood the point Mark was trying to make. "Well... I just won't want to be apart from him for a long time." With that, Mark walked out the door and hopped in the car, driving off to where he knew Max had gone.
Zack and Luke stood, looking at each other, before Luke let out a sigh, "Well, I guess we better head over so we're not late for our 'conjoined family' night."
Zack agreed and followed after Luke, "But now who am I suppose to pair up with? Mark will probably be be Max so he doesn't get mad again, and I don't think there's any room with the 'double dad'..."