Kyle eventually did fall back asleep, and the two stayed asleep
through the rest of the night. At 6:00 in the morning, Owen't alarm
went off. Groggily, Owen reach over with his arm, and shut it off.
Owen noticed that their body felt different. He couldn't quite place
why, he hadn't had his coffee yet. "Kyle...time to get up."
Kyle just grunted as a response. Owen ignored him, and began to drag
himself and Kyle out of bed. Kyle made little effort to fight back.
Owen quickly got themselves to the edge of his bed, and then Kyle
helped to get them into a sitting potion. With some effort, they stood
up, and started for the bathroom.
Owen turned on the light as they entered. As they passed the mirror,
they stopped to look at the reflection of their body. The image they
saw blew their minds. Over the night they had changed further. Kyle
looked like he had grown several years older, and Owen looked like he
grew several years younger.
"W-what happened to us?" Owen asked. "I'm like... young again!"
Kyle didn't know how to answer that, but he noticed a piece of glowing
paper on the counter in front of them. "What's this?" he asked as he
grabbed it. He read aloud, "Hello Kyle and Owen, Its me again. I felt
sorry for the two of you, I truly did. I, of course, could not
separate you, but I decided this might make your transition easier
into being stuck together easier. I added a new feature to the
amulets. Whenever two people of different ages wear the them, they
will either regress or progress in age until they meet in the middle.
In your case, Kyle you have progressed around 7 years, and Owen, you
have regressed around 7 years. Now, I hope the two of you enjoy my
gift."
Kyle and Owen continued to stare at each other in utter shock.