Chapter 2:
Almost eight weeks had passed since Cole had been cured of his ghost curse, and he was enjoying it! It was so nice to be human again and be able to go swimming, fight in the rain, and eat cake... oh glorious cake! Cole would take every opportunity to splash through a puddle or go out in a storm with Jay to go watch the lightning. Of course, every two weeks Kendra's potion wore off and he went to go get a refill at Kendra's tiny shop in the outer parts of New Ninjago City. Everything was as it should be in Ninjago (which is a real rarity).
Cole was reaching for a cat in a tree (they got a lot of stuff like this now) when he noticed he could see the outline of the branch behind his hand. Drat, the potion is wearing off again. He thought carefully scooping up the black and white kitty and dropping down to return the pet to its owner, an old women with white hair in a wheelchair. "Oh thank you for getting Socks down for me!" She said warmly, "I hope I'm not bothering you ninja with such thing." Cole brushed his dark hair out of his face, "No, it wasn't any trouble." The ninja of earth of earth said quickly, he could definitely see through his hand now, and he didn't want to spook this old women with the fact he was a ghost in reality. "Oh, that's good to know," went on the old women running a hand over Socks who purred loudly, "I was worried that you ninja had better things to do with your time." Cole put his hand behind his back and began to edge away as discreetly as possible. "Any time," the ninja said and he began to walk as quickly as possible to Kendra's Phantom House.
By the time Cole was able to get to Kendra's, it wasn't just his hand that you could that was letting light through, but he wasn't all ghost again. Not yet, at least. IT had been his luck that not many people were out today, or he would have caused a lot of panic on the streets. The people of Ninjago weren't used to him as a ghost anymore.
When Cole walked in however, Kendra was already waiting for him at the counter her gray eyes flickering in the candle-lit shop. He could't help but notice the knowing way she held herself and that she had a paper net to her on the counter. "Welcome back ninja of earth," She said in her low, flowing voice. Even though she knew Cole's name, she never called him that; it was always 'Ninja of Earth'. "Today I have a preposition for you," Kendra continued putting her hand on the paper and sliding it so Cole could read it properly. He looked at it skeptically, Cole had lots of experience in recognizing a questionable action, and this was one for sure. "Phantom camp?" He asked raising an eyebrow at Kendra. Her face was impossible to read as she coolly answered to Cole's questionable tone. "Phantom camp is a place where ghosts can go for three months. There they learn how to turn from spirit to ghost at will," The pale shop owner gave a wry smile, "So they don't have to depend on the Spirit's Tea."
Sudden interest sparked inside of Cole, all his suspicion suddenly vanished and he picked up the paper. He could see the words behind his hand, but that did not bother him as much any longer. If he went to this Phantom camp thing, he would be able to change from human to ghost at will! He had to admit, it was nice to be able to go through a wall or two instead of using a door. But, he wasn't willing to show Kendra that he would be so easily persuaded. "I'll think about it," he said roughly rolling up the paper. "I'll plan on seeing you there," said Kendra, Cole nodded briefly, but when he looked up, Kendra wasn't there.
Sorry for the short chapter, hopefully the next one will be longer! :)