Honey, we've been invited to the Tennyson's for dinner," Mom said.
"At 2713?" I exclaimed.
"Yes, and no ghost stories while we're there, young lady," she replied.
"Yes ma'am," I muttered, already on my way down to the basement.
My brother Cohaku was already down there.
"Hey," he said when I walked in. "You're here to look up the ghost sighting files, aren't you?"
I grinned. "You know me so well."
I pressed a few buttons on the keyboard and the file I was looking for popped up on the big screen. I read it aloud.
"…The most recent supernatural activity in Dallas was in the Creek Crossing area. The address is 2713 Lacy Lane. A woman reported strange sounds and lights in her backyard. She moved from this location on May 30 of this year…"
"So that friend of yours is in trouble, huh?" Cohaku knew, as always.
"Yeah," I replied. "I wonder who his real estate agent is."
"Nice house," I said. "I like what you've done with the place."
"It's not haunted," Ben said.
"Maybe it is, maybe it isn't," I grinned. "But I'm not allowed to talk about it. Not now anyway."
"So what brings you to the city?" Mom asked Ben's parents.
"I was transferred," replied Ben's dad.
"So how do you like the city?" Dad asked.
"It's nice, but very crowded," replied Ben's mom.
I sighed, finishing up. "May I be excused, Mrs. Tennyson?"
She looked surprised. "Yes you may."
I got up and brought my plate to the kitchen. In a few minutes, Ben met me by the sink.
"Are you always this polite?" he asked.
"Yeah, well, Mom would kill me if I wasn't," I replied, grinning.
"Are your powers really gone?" he asked me.
"Yeah, but I know a expert on all things psychic." I said. "His name's Kai. He's one of my best friends. He'll know what to do."
"Are you sure he'll know?"
"Positive. He's never let me down." I grinned, but Ben still looked uncertain.