Downstairs, we were all sitting closer together, except Nick was standing up.
AJ stood up and walked into the kitchen for a soda and some chips, saying "If i'm gonna be bored, why starve?"
Nick nodded and followed him into the kitchen. Cornering AJ, Nick grinned evilly. "I know your secret."
"what?" AJ asked looking at Nick's eyes and seeing a spark of red, he stopped. "Oh my gawd, Howie..."
"In the flesh," He looked over himself. "Not my perfect choice of a host body but.. I do what I can."
"B-but you can't... you're dead.." AJ replied.
"Yeah well, so are you." He answered, folding his arms.
"You crossed over though.." AJ said.
"You KILLED me!" He said through his teeth. Nick grabbed AJ's throat and AJ tried to pull Nick's hands away. AJ looked back at Nick's eyes and saw the red glow fade away. Nick took his hands off AJ's neck just before Christine walked into the kitchen.
"Yah know.." Christine started. "It doesn't take a year for 2 guys to get a couple of soda's and a bag of chips." She turned around and walked back to the living room. Nick opened the fridge and looked for some cokes.
"What is wrong with you?" AJ said, rubbing his throat.
"Huh? I'm gettin' some cokes" Nick replied, glancing at AJ.
"But you.. i.. you just-.." AJ choked out.
Nick turned around with the evil of Howie in him again. "Just what?" He dropped the cokes he'd been holding and pushed AJ up against the wall. "Listen freak. I'm gonna do everything in my power to get you in this hellhole! I don't care if I hafta stay, but if I hafta stay here, you're coming with me!" He grinned. "Either that, or.. I'll tell your secret."
AJ narrowed his eyes and punched Nick in the stomach.
"JEEZES AJ! What the hell did you punch me for?!" Nick whined, holding his stomach.
"Oh my gosh Nick I'm sorry.." AJ said, realizing it wasn't Howie anymore.
Nick straightened up and punched AJ in the stomach. Grabbing the bag of chips before they fell to the floor, he sat down in one of the chairs. "Y'know.. it's kind of interesting being in Nick's mind, considering it's so small." He mused, eating a chip. "Hey, did you know, that Nick still really likes Sarah and that he never really wanted to break up with her? Heh, me either. Y'know what else? If I stay in here for a really long time, when I leave Nick'll pass out." He grinned. "Talk about interesting."
"Howie stop okay?! Why don't you just leave and then we can all forget this whole thing ever happened." AJ interrupted.
"I already told you, AJ. You killed me, and now I'm either gonna take you down with me, or ruin your life." He grinned again, standing up. "Which do you want it to be?"
"Neither!" AJ replied.
Nick shrugged. "Suit yourself." He said going back to sit down. AJ hooked his foot on one of the chair legs and pulled it out from underneath Nick. "BIG MISTAKE!" Nick yelled, standing up and grabbing AJ by the throat again. "I know 20 different ways to kill you by the throat!" Nick growled through his teeth, starting to lift AJ up off the floor by his neck. "One, I could crush it." He started, tightening his grip on AJ's throat. "Two, I could reach down your throat and rip your lungs out-"
"What's going on in here?" Kevin asked, just as Nick dropped AJ.
"Getting cokes." Nick smiled, picking up the 2 cokes on the table and walking back into the living room.
"Kev-.. Kevin.." AJ gasped. "Howie.." He choked out, pointing in Nick's direction.