Camino got himself up early the next morning. There was something he needed to do before school started. He took a shower, got dressed, grabbed a bite to eat- which technically wasn't really a bite knowing Camino's appetite- and headed for the city.

He walked down the streets, but was pretty much oblivious to the world around him. He was concentrating on Dark. He found out last night that he noticed a difference when Dark was at rest and when Dark was awake and aware of what he was doing. Right now he was at rest and Camino was glad that his plans were working out so well. Hopefully Dark would stay asleep for a while longer.

Camino shook his head. The thought of another person inside of his head sleeping was just too weird. He had the urge to call out to Dark, just to make sure he was asleep, but he knew that he would be in trouble if Dark woke and responded.

Camino stopped walking and turned. He looked up at the fortuneteller's building and sighed. Well, he was here so he might as well go inside. Hopefully, she was around.

He opened the door to the entrance of the small building and walked inside. The waiting room was empty and seemed darker than it had been the last time he walked through it.

"Uh...hello? Is anyone here?" he called.

The purple, jeweled curtains trembled and then parted in the middle. He was left looking at the woman from before. When she saw him, her eyebrows raised and then she smiled.

"Hello again, Camino. Have you come to thank me?"

"Thank you for what? Making me life ten times worse than it was?"

She frowned, slightly and motioned for him to follow her into the room past the curtain. He walked past the curtain and sat at the low table just like before.

She situated herself on the other side of the table. Camino glanced at one of the walls and saw shelves filled with different colored potions. He wondered if there was anyone else out there with his problem.

"You drank the potion?" she asked suddenly.

He turned back to her and nodded. "Yeah and now there's another me. Well, sort of. He's inside my head, if that makes any sense."

She nodded. "Yes. What's the problem?"

Camino looked incredulously at her. "That is the problem. He's the mysterious jewel thief everyone has been talking about. He calls himself Dark. He's going to get me into a lot of trouble if I don't get rid of him. You told me the potion was going to help me decide to keep pursuing Pan, or to find someone else."

"It will," she said. "You see, Dark is the part of you that wants Pan over anyone else. He would do anything for her. You're the part that thinks it may be better to move on, but you're not really sure if that's what you want. If Dark wins, then he will take Pan. If you triumph, then either you have won Pan over or you have found someone else who loves you in return."

Camino sighed. "I would have never taken the potion if you had explained this to me in depth."

"I thought I made myself very clear."

He frowned. "Is there anything you could give me to make him go away?"

She shook her head. "I'm sorry, but this is out of my hands now. Tell me, do you still feel like you're in love with Pan."

"Yes."

"Then you'll have to find a way to get Pan to fall in love with you," the fortuneteller said. "When that happens, Dark will retreat back into your mind in a dormant state."

"He won't disappear completely?" Camino asked.

"No, he was all ways a part of you," she said. "But he never had too big an influence on your behavior or decisions. All in all, things will go back to the way they were and you'll have the girl of your dreams."

"Easier said than done. Pan is in love with Dark."

The fortuneteller held out her hand as if she were trying to stop traffic. "No, she is not. If that were true, you would be the one to retreat into Dark's mind and become dormant. He would control your body forever."

"What?!"

She nodded. "I'm sorry. I didn't think the potion would cause you this much trouble. Your mixed feelings about this girl were more powerful than I thought."

"Pan is infatuated with Dark," Camino said. "How can I get her to love me? She probably doesn't even notice me anymore."

"Don't give up," she said. "If you want to live and you want Dark to sleep forever, you're going to at least have to try. Have faith in yourself. You are a strong young man."

"Yeah," Camino said with a quick smile. "I can get rid of Dark. Last night, Pan did seem kind of unsure about him."

The fortuneteller nodded. "But beware, he's clever and he probably sensed the same thing. He'll be working twice as hard to please Pan from now on."

Camino stood. "I won't let him win. I can't. Pan doesn't belong with him."

She smiled up at him. "There may be something I can give you." She went to the shelves again.

"Something you can give me or that I can buy from you?" he asked, looking askance at her.

She laughed and took a bottle of blue liquid off the shelf. "I'll give this one to you because I've caused you so much trouble."

"What is it?"

"This is a potion that is potent enough to put the alter ego to sleep for two hours and leave you in complete control," she said, handing him the bottle.

He looked at the liquid inside. "Are you sure I can trust this?"

She waved her hands in the air. "I assure you, this won't bring out any more alter egos."

"Good," he said, slipping it into his pocket. "How many other people have you sold that little red potion to?"

"A handful," she said.

"And none of them had my problem?" he asked, shock evidently in his voice.

She shook her head. "Not a single one. They came back and told me they had a mental struggle, sort of a talk with their alter ego that helped them decide what to do. You're the first case I've had where the alter ego actually gained control of the body and was able to change the appearance."

"Then why didn't you sound surprised when I told you?" Camino queried.

"When I saw the headlines in the newspaper about the jewelry thief I knew it was you," she said. She gave a small smile and pushed him gently toward the curtain. "I hope all goes well."

"Yeah," he said, moving the curtains apart. "Me too. Thanks for this other potion."

She waved off his thanks and watched him walk out of the room. "Poor, young man. I hope he does overcome his alter ego. I hate to think what would happen to his loved ones and this city if he fails."