Chapter 2
It was a clear crystal day in Tokyo, Japan. Things were as they usually were...people going here and there to jobs, tourists enjoying the culture and the atmosphere. Lillian Seito made her way down one of the more popular avenues in Tokyo, wishing she were any where but there. She kept seeing the New York skyline in her view and realized that she was a long way from home and that New York was another life all together.
She raised her view to look ahead of her at her newest building of operation. Her twin sister Thalia had insisted that Tokyo was the next big spot to open their business. They already had thriving operations in New York, London, Los Angels and now Tokyo was the next step. They're company, Guardian Dreams, was one of the most thriving businesses in the known world. It was a diversified company when Lillian and Thalia had taken it over after their Grandmothers death it hadn't been much more of a shell than a company. It had once stood for excellent hotels, restaurants and shops. But when their grandfather had died with their mother and father in a car accident that had all gone up in flames. Their grandmother had lacked the skill and expertise to run a company successfully if not smoothly. So when they had turned the ripe age of 13 they had begun building up their knowledge of the business world. And although they both despised business they took to it with a fervor to remain in control of the family empire.
As Lillian began making her way up the stairs to entire the glass building in the middle of bubbling Tokyo her cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Lillian said into the phone.
"Oh hey Sis where are you?" asked Thalia impatiently.
"I'm right outside the building Thalia, calm down I won't be late for the meeting" Lillian sighed as she turned off the phone. She had missed one meeting in the last 2 years and she still heard about it.
Thalia looked down from her office on the 32nd floor of the Guardian Dreams tower. She was focused inward if not outward. When people asked what the owners of Guardian Dreams looked like they could only be described as such. Thalia was a dominating figure. She stood 6 feet tall with shoulder length blonde/red hair. She had deep blue eyes that seemed to shift when looked at closely. She had a fine figure, she couldn't be called weak and she would have laughed had anyone made that assumption. Her twin on the other hand was 5'8" with shoulder length blonde curls. She had the same eyes as her twin but were clearer and more direct when looked at. She looked small and fragile when you first looked at her. But then you noticed the grace in which she walked and held herself.
The other members of the corporation were Charlotte Rourke she stood 5'8" with long curly brown hair and big brown eyes. She was in charge of all social and public announcements and appearances. She had a loud and boisterous personality which made her something of an icon in the field. Jade Hawke was a little more subdued than Charlotte. She was 5'6" with long brown hair that had unnatural blonde streaks running through it that gave her an edgy look. She had wide blue eyes that seemed to see right through you. She was a quite individual who was in charge of the daily going-on of the company. The last owner of the group was Sandra Wright or known as the task master. Sandra was 5'9" with a short bob of blonde hair. Her eyes were a clear sea green that one could never tell what she was thinking. She was the force behind Guardian Dreams. She kept things on track and had a list or plan for any event.
Thalia couldn't believe they had finally come to Tokyo. It had took a lot of coaxing for Lillian to admit it was finally time. It had seemed like centuries to Thalia. She had known, just as the others knew, that they needed to be here. It was destiny as Sandy would say. Charlotte would scoff and say destiny shmestiny....it just feels right. Jade would look thoughtful and then agree. And through all this Lillian would sit there listening politely and then she would finally say... "Well it seems I am outnumbered...we go to Tokyo". Thalia had felt bad but in the end it was destiny.
Charlotte looked up from the public announcement letter she was reading. It was a good first draft and knew that her new assistant Molly was capable of more. Charlotte could feel it. She just had to probe deeper to make Molly realize it was well. Charlotte had been born, Charlotte Terra Maire Rourke. She was the first daughter in a long line of male ancestors. Both her parents had been Irish through and through. And both were happy and felt blessed when out of six children they finally had a girl. Charlotte loved her parents dearly and missed them on occasion but she didn't miss the whole whoopla of her family. Each of her older borthers were married and had more offspring than one could fathom. So as one can guess this made family events some what hectic. Each year she made some excuse not to go home and join the blessed family events. It just put a strain on her head being around that many children. Plus Thalia and Lillian had no one...so in the end she stayed with them.
Jade looked up from browsing the web. She was looking for a new Chinese dress and couldn't find one that she liked yet. She looked at her watch and realized the meeting was about to start. Jade had been born, Jade Theresa Hawke. Her mother had been Italian and her father was Native American. She had been raised in rural Pennsylvania and had a long understanding of the country. Her mother and father had divorced when she was 11 and her younger brother was 6. Her mother had remarried 3 years later to a nice Irish catholic man named Patrick O'Connor. In ways Jade still didn't understand her step father had taken her father's place without even trying. Nathan Hawke had moved on and in some ways Jade was glad for it. She had loved living in Pennsylvania and had developed a liking for the woods. But then she had gone off to college and met her best friend Lillian. It hadn't taken long to realize that this is where she belonged.
Sandra or as everyone called her Sandy looked up from her newest pet project. It was a high tech computer system built by an absolute genius named Umino Gurio. He had come up with something that completely puzzled Sandy's mind and that was far and between. So she had hired him on the spot and they were creating something that would revitalize the world as she knew it. Sandy looked at her watch just in time to see that the meeting was about to start. Sandy had been born Sandra Violet Wright. She had been born to two middle class working people. She had been born in London, England and raised there up until she decided to go to America to college. She had applied to the New York University and got in for her excellent grades. Once there she had met her best friend in the world Thalia Seito. Who knew that in the end she would be one of the worlds most powerful women?
Thalia tapped her foot as she waited for the rest of the team to show. The first in was Lillian looking a little peeved that she had to come in on her day off, oh well thought Thalia, now she knows how I feel. The next in was Charlotte looking all to competent as always. The next to rush in was Jade she looked hurried but calmed herself down in time to realize she wasn't the last to arrive. Then in walked Sandy looking impishly sorry that she was late.
"Well now that everyone is ready to have the meeting, lets begin" Thalia said sitting down.
"As we all know we came to Tokyo for a couple of reason's number one because it felt right" said Thalia looking at her sister who nodded.
"Number two because this is an excellent market for our company." Sandra pointed out.
"And number three because Jade got a vision" said Charlotte. "We know all this Thal. Why are we rehashing it?" she asked her.
"Because this is something we need to consider...to remember if possible." Said Lillian in a quite voice.
It was a clear crystal day in Tokyo, Japan. Things were as they usually were...people going here and there to jobs, tourists enjoying the culture and the atmosphere. Lillian Seito made her way down one of the more popular avenues in Tokyo, wishing she were any where but there. She kept seeing the New York skyline in her view and realized that she was a long way from home and that New York was another life all together.
She raised her view to look ahead of her at her newest building of operation. Her twin sister Thalia had insisted that Tokyo was the next big spot to open their business. They already had thriving operations in New York, London, Los Angels and now Tokyo was the next step. They're company, Guardian Dreams, was one of the most thriving businesses in the known world. It was a diversified company when Lillian and Thalia had taken it over after their Grandmothers death it hadn't been much more of a shell than a company. It had once stood for excellent hotels, restaurants and shops. But when their grandfather had died with their mother and father in a car accident that had all gone up in flames. Their grandmother had lacked the skill and expertise to run a company successfully if not smoothly. So when they had turned the ripe age of 13 they had begun building up their knowledge of the business world. And although they both despised business they took to it with a fervor to remain in control of the family empire.
As Lillian began making her way up the stairs to entire the glass building in the middle of bubbling Tokyo her cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Lillian said into the phone.
"Oh hey Sis where are you?" asked Thalia impatiently.
"I'm right outside the building Thalia, calm down I won't be late for the meeting" Lillian sighed as she turned off the phone. She had missed one meeting in the last 2 years and she still heard about it.
Thalia looked down from her office on the 32nd floor of the Guardian Dreams tower. She was focused inward if not outward. When people asked what the owners of Guardian Dreams looked like they could only be described as such. Thalia was a dominating figure. She stood 6 feet tall with shoulder length blonde/red hair. She had deep blue eyes that seemed to shift when looked at closely. She had a fine figure, she couldn't be called weak and she would have laughed had anyone made that assumption. Her twin on the other hand was 5'8" with shoulder length blonde curls. She had the same eyes as her twin but were clearer and more direct when looked at. She looked small and fragile when you first looked at her. But then you noticed the grace in which she walked and held herself.
The other members of the corporation were Charlotte Rourke she stood 5'8" with long curly brown hair and big brown eyes. She was in charge of all social and public announcements and appearances. She had a loud and boisterous personality which made her something of an icon in the field. Jade Hawke was a little more subdued than Charlotte. She was 5'6" with long brown hair that had unnatural blonde streaks running through it that gave her an edgy look. She had wide blue eyes that seemed to see right through you. She was a quite individual who was in charge of the daily going-on of the company. The last owner of the group was Sandra Wright or known as the task master. Sandra was 5'9" with a short bob of blonde hair. Her eyes were a clear sea green that one could never tell what she was thinking. She was the force behind Guardian Dreams. She kept things on track and had a list or plan for any event.
Thalia couldn't believe they had finally come to Tokyo. It had took a lot of coaxing for Lillian to admit it was finally time. It had seemed like centuries to Thalia. She had known, just as the others knew, that they needed to be here. It was destiny as Sandy would say. Charlotte would scoff and say destiny shmestiny....it just feels right. Jade would look thoughtful and then agree. And through all this Lillian would sit there listening politely and then she would finally say... "Well it seems I am outnumbered...we go to Tokyo". Thalia had felt bad but in the end it was destiny.
Charlotte looked up from the public announcement letter she was reading. It was a good first draft and knew that her new assistant Molly was capable of more. Charlotte could feel it. She just had to probe deeper to make Molly realize it was well. Charlotte had been born, Charlotte Terra Maire Rourke. She was the first daughter in a long line of male ancestors. Both her parents had been Irish through and through. And both were happy and felt blessed when out of six children they finally had a girl. Charlotte loved her parents dearly and missed them on occasion but she didn't miss the whole whoopla of her family. Each of her older borthers were married and had more offspring than one could fathom. So as one can guess this made family events some what hectic. Each year she made some excuse not to go home and join the blessed family events. It just put a strain on her head being around that many children. Plus Thalia and Lillian had no one...so in the end she stayed with them.
Jade looked up from browsing the web. She was looking for a new Chinese dress and couldn't find one that she liked yet. She looked at her watch and realized the meeting was about to start. Jade had been born, Jade Theresa Hawke. Her mother had been Italian and her father was Native American. She had been raised in rural Pennsylvania and had a long understanding of the country. Her mother and father had divorced when she was 11 and her younger brother was 6. Her mother had remarried 3 years later to a nice Irish catholic man named Patrick O'Connor. In ways Jade still didn't understand her step father had taken her father's place without even trying. Nathan Hawke had moved on and in some ways Jade was glad for it. She had loved living in Pennsylvania and had developed a liking for the woods. But then she had gone off to college and met her best friend Lillian. It hadn't taken long to realize that this is where she belonged.
Sandra or as everyone called her Sandy looked up from her newest pet project. It was a high tech computer system built by an absolute genius named Umino Gurio. He had come up with something that completely puzzled Sandy's mind and that was far and between. So she had hired him on the spot and they were creating something that would revitalize the world as she knew it. Sandy looked at her watch just in time to see that the meeting was about to start. Sandy had been born Sandra Violet Wright. She had been born to two middle class working people. She had been born in London, England and raised there up until she decided to go to America to college. She had applied to the New York University and got in for her excellent grades. Once there she had met her best friend in the world Thalia Seito. Who knew that in the end she would be one of the worlds most powerful women?
Thalia tapped her foot as she waited for the rest of the team to show. The first in was Lillian looking a little peeved that she had to come in on her day off, oh well thought Thalia, now she knows how I feel. The next in was Charlotte looking all to competent as always. The next to rush in was Jade she looked hurried but calmed herself down in time to realize she wasn't the last to arrive. Then in walked Sandy looking impishly sorry that she was late.
"Well now that everyone is ready to have the meeting, lets begin" Thalia said sitting down.
"As we all know we came to Tokyo for a couple of reason's number one because it felt right" said Thalia looking at her sister who nodded.
"Number two because this is an excellent market for our company." Sandra pointed out.
"And number three because Jade got a vision" said Charlotte. "We know all this Thal. Why are we rehashing it?" she asked her.
"Because this is something we need to consider...to remember if possible." Said Lillian in a quite voice.