Nine pills at once? Maybe he'd suck on them, like tic tacs. That was okay, right? Lucas held out his hand to accept the pills.
Mark was furious. "Fine, don't listen to me," he said while pointing to his sister. "You deal with it, then." He started to leave.
Julia felt pretty bad for stirring up this conflict between her brother and his friend. Well, it was his fault anyway, opening her mail. Who does that, anyway? Isn't it illegal to open up someone else's mail? "Wait, don't go--here, you can have the other ten." Enlightenment was worth the effects, right? "It's um. Well, if you say yes, I'll tell you what they do."
Mark turned back. "You know, I'm older than you. Shouldn't you just tell me, because I'm your older brother?"
She looked at the ground. "Okay, I'll tell you. But you have to say yes, first! I can't let anyone else know I have these..."
Mark rubbed his face with his hands. "Why? What are these, weird psychedelic drugs? I'm supposed to take one and get a freaking tail, too?"
"No, you're supposed to be a dragon! If you take all ten pills, then you turn into a super cool, flying, fire-breathing, smart dragon! When you take them, you'll be blessed with so much knowledge of the world and nature and everything. I'll just order another bottle and wait for Tobias, if you take them."
Mark thought about it. It sounded kind of stupid, but his sister wasn't one to lie. He looked at her and said,