The newcomer was none other than Ricky, the former thief, who had continued to change since his talk with Ms. Ross. He had now regressed into his twenties, his face and body adopting an increasing amount of feminine characteristics. His skin was beginning to tan, while his hair had turned dark and thick.
"Hey there," Ricky said, giving an awkward smile.
"Hey yourself," Gloria said with a smile, "How are you doing? We missed you during first period. Where were you?"
"I'm... I'm not sure," Ricky said honestly. "Ms. Ross gave me detention."
"Aw, sorry to hear that hun. I was just talking with Danny here."
Ricky looked over at Danny and blushed. "H-hey Danny. How are you?"
"Actually, I think I forgot something at my locker," Danny said, a little irked his attempts to make a move were undercut but not wanting to take it out on Ricky. He stood to go, darting out of the classroom.
Once he had left, Gloria turned to Ricky with a smile. "My, someone has a crush, don't they?"
Ricky blushed again. "I...well... I guess so. But Danny's way out of my league."
Gloria smiled. "Don't be ridiculous. Danny's a sweet guy, but you're more than enough for him. In fact, I think I have just the thing for playing cupid with you two..."
