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Gin went to sleep that night feeling really happy. He woke up the next morning with a smile, got up and got dressed. Oki was a really nice girl. He had enjoyed talking to her. There was a knock at his door.
"Come in." he said, cheerfully.
The door opened. Oki was standing there.
"Good morning." she said.
"Good morning yourself." he replied. "Did you sleep well?"
"Yeah, pretty well." she told him. "Reki asked me to go to the Renmei Temple with you today." Oki informed Gin.
"That was nice of her." Gin replied. "I'll have to thank her for choosing you, later."
The two Haibane sat down to a breakfast of biscuits and tea, enjoying it greatly as Reki came into the room.
"There is still a person you haven't met yet," Reki told Gin. "He likes to be by himself and we still aren't sure what he does."
"Where's his room?" Gin asked curiously.
"We'll have time for that later. Right now, we have to get ready for the Temple," Oki reminded him.
"Oh, yeah. By the way, Reki, thanks for letting Oki be the one to come to the temple with me." Gin said
"I noticed you two made friends real fast," Reki said, "I thought you would both enjoy that." Gin finished eating, got up and went to get ready for the temple. Oki came and got him when it was time to leave.
On the way to the temple, they talked quite a bit and when they could see it in the distance, Oki turned to look at Gin.
"There are some things you should know about the temple," she stated, "First, you are not allowed to talk inside unless given permission by the communicator. Second, they will give you bells for your wings with which to answer."
"Gee, is that all?" Gin responded sarcastically.
Oki giggled. When the finally arrived at the temple, they were greeted by a person in a mask and bells were attached to their wings and he pointed towards the door. They took this as a sign to go inside.
When they were inside, a voice said from nowhere, "Newborn Gin I presume. Proceed into the garden. Haibane Oki, you may accompany him." They walked into the garden and there was another person with a mask.
"You are the newborn Gin, who I have summoned, are you not?" Gin signaled yes. The person asked him a few other questions and finally said, not noticing the black spots on Gin's feathers, "Newborn Gin. You are accepted into the Charcoal Feather Federation. May this book be a sign of that. You should now go seek employment." Soon after, they left the temple and headed back towards Old Home.
"You handled yourself pretty well," Oki told Gin.
"Thanks." the new Haibane replied. They finally reached Old Home and, to Gin's surprise, Oki pointed him in the direction of the other boy's room.
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No Reveiwers this time.. :-(