Jess was tugged along down the stairs worried about her friend, and now her newest friend still asleep in her room, "Jay isn't right. He won't hurt us. I'm sure of it. I am a good judge of character."<br/><br/>In the kitchen, Yumi began looking through the paper after saying she was hungry then took a seat at the table. Jessica opened her fridge and peered inside.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"I got a few bucks should we wait till he wakes up to go eat?" she asked "Maybe he doesn't eat what we do" </span><br/><br/>"It is almost noon and we haven't eaten anything." she said, "He mentioned that our world was similar to his so I don't think food will be an issue. We can order pizza and just get the works. That way he can pick off what he doesn't like." She closed the fridge and reached up to fetch a jar from atop the fridge, it rattled as she pulled it down. Popping it open she peered inside and smiled, "There's enough in here for two pizzas. We can get a meat lovers too."<br/><br/>A half hour later the doorbell rang and the pizza guy offered the two pies, the decision to get them went over Yumi's head because Jess' cravings rarely go unfed. After paying the man, he left and the two grabbed plates to eat it in the living room in front of the television. While both absorbed in a talk show, Jessica heard creaking on her stairs.<br/><br/>------------------------------<br/><br/>Lex glanced at the clock on Jess' nightstand and he noted that he had only slept an hour, yet now he felt too restless and hungry to sleep any more. Crawling out of bed, stood, stretched, then realized he had a choice. The window behind him was still half open and the door before him in the same state. He could leave right now and he wouldn't inconvenience them further. Yumi could make up with her brother and Jess wouldn't have to take care of him anymore. Yet out there, this version of Earth was too different from his, even with all the similarities. Before he could make the decision to go or stay, he had already lumbered out of the room and into the bathroom, took a leak, washed his hands and headed downstairs yawning loudly and scratching his head.<br/><br/>The smell of fresh Pizza drifted into his nose and his stomach growled loudly. Focused on the food, he disregarded the stares of the girls as he dug through the cupboards for a plate, then pulled two slices of the meat lovers onto it before sitting in the chair in the living room to the side of the couch where the girls were sitting.<br/><br/>"Morning." he said, "I'm starving, excuse me." With that he took a bite of a slice, taking half the slice in that one bite, "The pizza is great here."<br/><br/>"You like Pizza?" Jessica said, "What other things do you like?"<br/><br/>"Ice cream." he said with a mouth full, "And bacon."<br/><br/>"A carnivore, eh?" Jess said with a grin.<br/><br/>"Omnivore." Lex said, starting on the next piece, "I eat whatever you eat I suppose. As long as it's cooked."<br/><br/>"Interesting." Jess said, "So how are you feeling? You didn't sleep much."<br/><br/>"I'm fine now." he said, "Not really sure how. I was talking to the girl that sent me here. She fucked up and now she's looking for a way to get me back."<br/><br/>"She doesn't know how to get you back to your world?" Jess asked, looking to the floor, "You're stuck here then? You'll need help." Lex paused with the pizza still in his mouth, then continued on eating.<br/><br/>"I suppose." he said, "Thank you. Both of you." He finished his food and only now noticed the bracelet on his arm was getting warm, pulling up his sleeve revealed the stone to be glowing slightly. This gave him a bad feeling and he stood to cross the room, placing the plate on the coffee table as he passed to look out the window. Across the road a black, unmarked van was parked on the shoulder. Lex glanced up and down the street where he saw several various vehicles parked on the side of the road, either visitors, or people's extra cars where their driveway's were full. This house had no visitors.<br/><br/>"Jess, you said your parents are out, right?" he asked.<br/><br/>"Yes. They're at the lake." she said.<br/><br/>"Do they own a black van?"<br/><br/>"No."<br/><br/>"Any reason that one would be there?" he asked, pointing out the window. At his words, the van started up and drove off, leaving black marks on the pavement. Lex sighed heavily again, "The house is bugged I suppose. Jay must have called someone."