On a warm summer day in San Francisco Jacob and Cassandra were out on a date (of sorts, they didn't really consider themselves a couple, just 2 people who felt happy together.). They were checking out a street fair with food trucks and live music.

"I've never been to San Francisco before" said Cassandra. The adorably pretty redhead in her early 30's had spent most of her life perusing academic excellence then getting going insane with uncontrollable visions then diagnosed with an incurable tumor. But life as a member of the librarians, (a team tasked with solving cases involving the supernatural) gave her access to a world she never thought she would be able to see.

"Hey watch it." Jacob said as a teenage girl looking at her phone nearly ran in to him. She didn't apologize, instead laughed as if drunk or high.

If it's hadn't been a teenage girl he might have made something of it. The rugged former Oklahoma oil rig worker was known for his love of bar brawls.

"Lets get something to eat," Cassandra suggested.

"Sure babe." he said with his rough, masculine southern accent. They passed a few food trucks but one in particular caught their eye for all the wrong reasons. People were yelling at the crew for incorrect orders and the crew had the same facial expression as the girl.

They looked around and decided to get in line at a barbeque place but the line was so short because the cashier seemed to be forgetting orders. She would write them down then immediately forget what she just did.

"This is strange." said Jacob.

"Look a McDonalds I want an ice cream!" said Cassandra suddenly sounding like a hyper 5 year old. Hey look at that dog. OMG I wish I had a smart phone so I could tweet this 'hashtag- adorable'." She said in her usual perky voice.

"I can't remember where I parked the car." Jacob suddenly had the urge to say.

"Sweetie we didn't take a car, we used the transporter." The annex, librarian's headquarters, had a door that could open to any location in the world. "Transporter is so cool. Cool door and cool movie. Now ice-cream!"

They went to the nearby McDonalds and got lunch before returning to the street fair for a few more hours. One last strange thing happened (but not the strangest by far) Cassandra noticed her ice cream was disappearing. For every lick she took a substantial amount was vanishing. Oh well. It allowed her finish it quicker then make out with Jacob against a wall as they both smiled and laughed in between kisses and caressing each other's bodies; seemingly high on love and happiness. Time just seemed to slip away. When they finally went back to annex they suddenly saw every other member of the team waiting.

"Where have you been- and what is that?" asked Eve their leader , a tall blonde former military officer in her late 30's. The couple looked behind them to see a small chubby cheeked bunny or dog-like creature wearing a bandana and carrying a backpack.

"Well howdy ya'll I'm Komasan, a guardian dog yo-kai." Everyone was frozen in place with a WTF expression. "I was following the energy trail and got plum lost in the big city. Then I saw that fair filly with an ice cream cone I just couldn't resist following them back here." said the cute little yo-kai.

"What energy trail" Ezekiel said in all seriousness, "and why do you talk like Jacob." The 25 year old Korean- Australian bit his lip to keep from laughing.

"That thing does not sound like me!" Jacob shouted, and then recanted when he saw how cute it was.

"I'm just from the country, so when the portal opened I just kinda wanted to see the world. But as to who opened it? I got no darn clue." Komasan said. "but I do know a whole mess of other yo kai were going through because once we passed in to your world we suddenly felt a super powerful like we never have to leave."

"No way" said Jacob. Suddenly a wall with eyes, arms and legs appeared behind him

"no way" said the Yo kai.

"Hello there friend, could you just mosey on out for a moment while I explain to these good people what I believe is going on." Said Komasan."That was Noway, a yo kai that is summoned when someone makes a strong declaration of resistance to a task or idea."

"Fine I.." Jacob took a breath, "am open to the idea of Japanese ghosts crossing in to the world of the living, under the possible pretence of world domination." With that the giant yo kai vanished.

"You are just the cutest!" Cassandra shrieked picking up Komasan.

"Thank you kindly miss." He said squishing his fluffy cheeks.

"So how do we stop a flood of ghosts." Asked Ezekiel.

"Easy we just find the portal and get it closed." Suggested eve.

"Well no, the portal split sending yo kai in every direction, like a sprinkler. I have no idea how to find it"

"Can we ask other yo kai's?" asked Ezekiel.

"Yo kai can choose to reveal themselves to humans but most of the time they just go about their day causing whatever effect they were meant to cause." Komasan said, sitting on Cassandra's head. (He enjoyed sitting on people's head's.)

"What you need is a way to see yo kai's, force them out in the open- you can start with the two that were making everyone's brains messed up in San Francisco." He said. "Yo kai's are all around you, but usually don't have the strength to stay in human world for extended periods of time unless something is very wrong (or their very upset about something.)" Komasan made the cutest little sad face.