"So, there's one last thing," Chris said.

"What's that?" Scott asked.

"We're going to have to get you away from the house. Destroy any evidence of you having lived here, so the police can't find you," Daniel said.

"What are you two, twins?" Scott snapped, feeling a little annoyed that two kids were the ones dictating what he should do to stay safe. "Stop finishing each other's sentences."

"Only if he buys me out to dinner first," Daniel muttered under his breath, earning a grin from Chris.

Scott looked between the two of them, "You... You literally just met!" He shook his head. "Whatever. So, where am I going to live, then?"

"With me," Chris said. "Duh."

"Do I get to move in, too?" Daniel asked.

"No," Chris and Scott said at the same time.

"Who's going to look after my house if not you?" Scott explained.

Daniel grinned, "Wait - so I get this entire place to myself?! Hell yeah! I'm going to have the biggest party."

"Any damages are coming straight out of your travelling-the-world savings account, Daniel."

Daniel's face fell. "Ugh, you're worse that my parents."

"Anyway," Chris said, "Pack your stuff, Scott, and let's go. I'll be waiting outside."

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(( spent the entire day battling between 3 different ideas for this story so I couldn't update for a while. ))