The next day, I showed him back to the place. We went up the stairs, seeing the bus.
"Please step on the metal platform." A familiar female voice said. "One at a time."
I stepped on first.
"Next." I heard her say.
I stepped off, heading to the door.
My brother soon followed.
We approached the door as the pink haired beauty flung the door open.
Soon, the two of us were seated on the couch, my brother's guitar in his lap.
Across from us sat the other three, the old man eating noodles.
"Do you got a job for us?" Mikura asked, smiling.
"Actually, my sister believes we would be a great addition to your group." My brother said.
"What's your name?" Mikura asked, looking at my brother.
"Rokku Hoshi, SoundStrum Alchemist, Substitute Soul Reaper." He began.
They laughed at Soul Reaper.
I pulled out the mod-soul and tossed it in his mouth, my brother immediately shot from it.
"Dammit, Mikura." The mod-soul, whom we named Kai, shouted. "In front of complete strangers!"
Rokku picked up the guitar, playing a soft tune.
"Kai, they won't believe us." I said.
"Abandoned factory?" Kai suggested, pulling out the badge.
"Oh, yeah." I said, having forgotten to ask.
Kai touched the badge to his forehead as my brother re-entered.
"That was…" the blond man began.
"…weird." The old man said, taking another bite of noodles.
"What are your names?" Rokku asked.
"Mikura." The pink haired beauty smiled.
"Harada." The blond man said.
"Kurokawa." The old man spoke between bites.
After a short talk, the five of us went to an abandoned factory.
After a short discussion, we decided that Rokku, Kurokawa and I would be on one team, and Mikura and Harada would be on the other. The first team to immobilize the other team won.
It started with the two teams running in opposite directions.
"Kurokawa, watch him. We will be defensive." I said.
"Good plan. Mikura is a very offensive girl and the two of them make a great team." He replied.
Rokku ran off.
Kurokawa tried to stop him.
"Let him go. He'll be able to keep them distracted."
I then realized I still had Kai in my pocket.
"He'll have to use alchemy."
It was an hour later that Rokku approached, carrying a struggling Mikura and an unconscious Harada.
"Cheater!" Mikura yelled over and over.
"You used your alchemy, surprised them, and tied them up before they could move." I said.
He nodded, setting Mikura and Harada down. Using alchemy, he removed their ropes.
Mikura rubbed her wrists and said. "If he could catch me and Harada, he could catch any of our enemies."
"Ow." Harada said as he awoke.
"What did you think?" Rokku asked Harada.
"If he can knock me out from ten feet away, he can do even better. He's in."
"And, while the four of us are on a mission, Mikura could stay here, making sure any jobs that come in get recorded for us to do when we return." Rokku smiled.
Everyone agreed, we were on the team.