Walking up to Nancy's door, Helen and Katie still were not sure she would be going with them. Nancy pulling her bags out the door said, "Let's get goi...g before I change my mind for the 14th time this morning." Dan and Jim were not having as much success with Craig. He insisted he would not go. "I won't be a fifth wheel at the party; all I'll do is spoil your fun." That changed when Jim challenged him with, "Afraid you've lost your touch, Craig? Can't even get a date at the beach?" Craig threw. I trust you found my prize disturbing?" It's sentient, and none too friendly. We didn't feel like waging a war for our souls with it," Danica explained."A wise caution," Zoraster admitted as he picked up the box and opened it. "Well, my little trinket, you do seem a bit angry, don't you?" What now? Shall we go desecrate a temple and tempt our fate further?" Danica asked with a little of her fire rising up within her."Your freedom is granted, and I have no need for your services at this time.. Hope you enjoy it. *** I can still remember when I saw her, really saw her for the first time -- because that was the moment that would ultimately change everything between me and my sister. Carly was the younger sibling who I'd never paid much attention to, at least, no more than big sisters usually do. Oh, I tolerated her, but being five years younger, she might as well have come from a different generation. To me she was just an awkward kid who always had her nose buried in some book, while. . different. HE was different. And he had to work out what that exactly meant.A busy night out in town would give him something to take his mind off the previous weeks' events and his pounding member. Something to really focus on - the impact of alcohol would surely break him out of his ongoing dilemma.That meant a visit to James' house. And a lot of alcohol. It was a familiar pattern - even prior to their coming of legal age to consume their favourite fermented tipples they enjoyed many a.