I… she… Nita… and Ronan?! What does she see in him?! Stupid question. What doesn't she see in him? He's got everything. He's tall, hot, and a wizard. It's not like she has to hide that from him. Kit was pacing in his room. I can't believe she kissed him!

But what could he expect. It wasn't like he had any claim on her. After all they were just partners. Partners who were very close.

He flipped open his manual that was lying dormant on his cluttered desk. His eyes lingered on the first page for a moment. He could still clearly remember the day he found the seemingly innocent book in the cramped little antique store. The day he'd read the Oath. The Oath that took him to the other side off that universe. That was the reason Nita was in Ireland and not working out some problem with him. Not sitting on the moon with him laughing about their latest success. It was that stupid Oath that was the reason Nita was off kissing some Celto-Goth hottie. Of course if it weren't for the Oath he would have never even found Nita.

He threw the ratty old book across the room. Ponch look up at this. Why are you throwing that? Isn't it like your bible?

Yet another problem caused by the Oath. Not that it was abad thing that he could hear his dog. It was just distracting. Like it used to be with Nita.

Damn it. How could she? It's like kissing Peach. She kissed a Power. Of course she couldn't have known at the time.

And of course kit hadn't known either. He just heard her thoughts. The manual said this wasn't supposed to happen.

He stalked across his room to pick up his "bible". He laughed at Ponch's nickname for the manual. Well, it is almost like a religion. But with the amount of wizards there are on Earth it's more like a cult. And to think that in some places wizards are treated like royalty. Man, would I like to be one of them!

Shaking off that thought he grabbed the manual and flipped it open again. It had those who were heading towards a "permanent partnership" would grow accustomed to each other's mind and stop hearing their thoughts. That's what had happened for a while. But now this…have the Powers made a mistake? Can they? Are we going to be partners anymore or was it going to be that stupid Irish kid with a macaw stuck in his head?

"It's just not fair!" Kit shouted to no one in particular. "I've known her longer! We've don't more projects! We've been through more! It should be me!"

Boss, do you mean permanent partners or her boyfriend? They're not the same thing.

Kit fell down on his bed considering Ponch's words. Can't I be both? Can't I be Ronan?

Then something occurred to him- he could be Ronan. He sat up and grinned at his manual. "Shape-changes, please."

It was a pretty thick section but somehow this pleased Kit. This was it. He could be Ronan and trick Nita into kissing him then reveal himself. It should work flawlessly. That is, if the little voice in the back of his head would stop reciting the Wizard's Oath.

Now why do I have to use it only for Life's sake? Why not mine? Kit groaned and closed the book. It probably wasn't smart to argue with the One. "Stupid… Irish… jerk… stupid… Kit…"

Aww come on, Boss, don't be too hard on yourself. Hey let's go for a walk! I found the coolest place the other day! You should come see it. It'll get your mind off these things, Ponch said laying his head on Kit's lap.

"Maybe later, boy. I'm kinda tired. We'll go out later."

Before you go back to Ireland?

"I'll try. But right now," he said rising, "It's dinnertime. And Mama's making arroz con pollo."

Chicken!