my grip tightens on her and i push my face into her hair again , the ends tickling my nose . then thats how they probably keep track of whats going on . `` you two still have n't gotten over yourselves ? '' i had to piece everything together as i could . he shivered those words and what they meant . i was beginning to think that things would just stay like this forever - well , not forever . at best , his powers were working only at half-mast . why was the dog using it ? 