Damion and Steven stumbled into the house. They were less coordinated
now, both lost in thought. After shutting the door behind them, Dave
called, "Thanks for not telling us about the Pizza. While you two were
taking a swim, it got cold." It was clear to both of them that Dave
was still in a bad mood.
Sitting at the table was Kyle and Dave. They each had a slice of pizza
in their hand. Phil was nowhere to be seen. Kyle quickly noticed
something was off about Damion and Steven. "Hey what's wrong?" He
asked, as Damion and Steven took a seat across from them.
Steven didn't know how to start, so Damion asked, "You guys were
kidding... right? The necklaces... they aren't permanent."
Dave glared and Damion, "Do you really think I would joke about that?
Do you really think that Kyle and I would still be like this if it
wasn't PERMANANT! Did that finally sink in for both of you. Your stuck
together F-O-R-E-V-E-R... just like we are."
Steven and Damion glanced at each other. Steven defiantly shook his
head. "No... there has to be some way. I-I have to go home. I have
to... No, your lying."
Kyle shook his head. "No, we're not. That's why we tried to keep you
two from using the necklaces before. We were trying to warn you..."
Trying to clear the air a little, Kyle added, "At least you two get
along better than Dave and I. The two of you are naturals at sharing a
body."
That didn't make Steven feel better though. In fact it made him feel
much worse. He turned his attention back to Damion...