Jeremey and Seth lay there a cute little brown teddy bear with black shoe button eyes, and an orange, black and yellow tiger with green glass eyes. A wolf walks in and raven flaps in with it.
"Looks like our plan worked, Veritas," said the wolf.
"Did you ever doubt it?" the raven replied, "Those two were so easy, I can't believe that we put up with them as long as we did. Well, perhaps our new masters will be better."
"Mistresses," Xerxes corrected, "They should be here soon, let's get rid of Seth and Jeremey's old stuff."
The eyes of the raven and wolf lock as they face each other. Together the familiars incant, "Hickory, dickory, dock, that which belonged to our former masters shall be banished at the next stroke of the great clock."
The school's great clock Big Hank clanked its bells to announce the hour, and the clothing still draped over the tiger faded into nothingness, along with most of the boxes, and luggage in the room. Even Jeremey's oriental carpet vanished from the floor. Soon only the stuffed tiger and teddy bear lay on the bare wood floors.
"Well, let's see which mistress will be mine. I can hear their footsteps at the top of the staircase. The one who picks Seth will be your mistress, and the one who picks Jeremey will be mine."
"Which is which? They both smell like Seth, he must have been holding Jeremey when he changed."
"Stupid wolf, of course the tiger is Seth. It was wrapped up in Seth's clothing. So, the teddy is my Jeremey!"
The giggles of two young women can be heard as the door opens.
Jasmine and Tiffany enter.
"Oooh, isn't that the cutest stuffed animal, you ever saw," coos Tiffany stepping forward and kneeling down to pick up one of the stuffed animals.
She grabs both as Jeremey and Seth mind scream "NO!" in unison. They realize that they can hear each others thoughts.
Tiffany stands and turns toward Jasmine holding both stuffed animals. She says, "Look, Jas, one for each of us." She reaches forward to hand Jasmine one of the animals. Behind her hiding in the shadows, Xerxes and Veritas watch in anticipation wondering which toy she will give Jasmine, and which she will keep.