Oh! Goodie! You came back!

Chapter 3: Inside

"You think she could give us leads?" Nagira asked.

"Yeah, she said her father was taking care of business. Thus, being at our school."

"Well, you know Amon. She is very pretty. Why don't you take her up on that date? If you know what I mean," Nagira suggested.

"Right, I'll call her."

Amon picked up his phone and dialed the number on it.

"I thought you'd call," Touko said when she picked up. "So how about tomorrow? After school, meet me in the cafeteria and we'll go somewhere from there. Buh- bye, now."

Amon hung up.

"Not there?" Nagira asked.

"She did all of the talking. I didn't say anything."

"Well, that makes you happy then, doesn't it?"

Amon sat at the kitchen table working out what he could do. He obviously couldn't just ask about Solomon or his father. He'd have to go on various dates with her to gain trust.

"I'll make her believe that I like her," Amon told Nagira.

"That's not smart. If her dad is the head of a big company she might want some sort of revenge. The woman's heart works in strange ways."

"She doesn't have to find out I was lying."

"Amon, whether you like it or not I think you just may like this girl the way she likes you."

Amon gave Nagira a cold stare and looked around the room his mother's shrine faced him and she stared at him through the photo. This was all his fault that he was cold and distant, after killing his mother and abandoning him and his brother their relationship ended. Nagira sat in the kitchen with him chewing on a toothpick.

"I had another dream," Amon said out of the blue.

"Oh, you mean the ones about the past? What happened?"

"Yakamara tried to kill me by drowning me in a pond."

"That's creepy and you feel things in your sleep too right? That's pretty freaky. What happened after that?"

"I woke up. I have a feeling the dream will finish itself tonight."

"Why would he try to kill you? You're just a kid."

Amon got up and went into his room he was just gonna play the date as a normal type thing.

"Good night," Nagira called over his shoulder, "Oh and be sure to tell me how it ends."

Amon shoved up against his father and gasped for air and cried, "Daddy! What are you doing?"

"Hold still Amon, it will be all over soon."

"Mommy!" he shouted as he went under again.

A teapot whistled inside and Amon knew that he wasn't heard over the noise. Yakamara shoved more of his son's bodies into the pond and his mother came out. She dropped a tray in shock and rushed over. Yakamara pulled Amon out of the water as if he were saving him.

"What are you doing? Kenji! Amon!"

She grabbed Amon from his father and held him tight. Amon wasn't breathing so she performed CPR. She drove Amon to a nearby hospital to make sure he was okay and then when she found that her son would be safe she turned on his father.

"Kanji, you tried to kill Amon. Didn't you? Why? I thought you loved him, why would you hurt him?"

"I have my reasons, Haruna. I'll be back later don't you dare report me because I know what you are."

"You know?" she whispered and his heel and left the hospital.

"Amon, Amon. Hey, Amon! Wake up! You already missed first period!" he heard Nagira shouting.

"I overslept?"

"Sure seems that way. Let's go, I'll drive you on the way to work."

Amon rose wearily out of bed and let out a dry cough. The room was spinning and Nagira pushed him back in bed.

"On second thought, you stay here. See yah later."

Nagira left and Amon waddled over to his computer and turned it on. He couldn't let being sick keep him from his research. He used the hacking program again and got into the SOLOMON site. He entered his father's page but today it was different. A new message popped up even though his father was long dead. It read:

Welcome Sons of Yakamara. If you are reading this than that means you want to learn more about your father. To learn more you should join us in our organization. Since you are the sons of Yakamara your age won't matter and you may join our company. Your father was a remarkable man. Perhaps you follow in his footsteps.

Amon printed the invitation out and took a bus to Nagira's work place. Nagira looked at the door as it opened and he looked surprised.

"Amon, what the hell are you doing here? Go home."

Amon sat down on the couch and held out the print out and mumbled, "Read it."

Nagira shrugged and took the paper and read it.

"You went back in? Why you do that?"

"If I'm home I should work."

"If you're sick you should stay in bed," Nagira ordered. "Anyway, you're not thinking about joining are you? They may be the reason why your mom is dead."

"If I join I found out what Dad did. If I join I'll learn more about why he murdered my mother."

"Amon, this is pretty risky. When you get better I'll let you consider it. You're not thinking straight. Now, go to sleep I'll take you home later."

Amon was already asleep and Nagira examined him and laughed, "He didn't even get dressed."

"How could you lie to me you bitch? You are one of them. That means that the boy is tainted with your blood! That's why you both must die! I put up with your silly mommy games and you're one of them!"

"Stop it, Kenji! I love you, I didn't tell you because I didn't think it mattered! I thought all we needed was love!"

"Ha! You're a stupid woman did you pass your stupid genes to the boy too? You know why I'm gone all the time? It's because I hunt them! I kill them because they are the scum of the earth. I can't believe I was so stupid to marry one!"

"Mommy," Amon called and Haruna left the older man to argue with himself instead.

"I'm coming, Baby," she called in response.

"Haruna! I'm not done with you!"

"I'm done with you! Get out! Get out! Get out of my house! I don't know how you could love me before and hate me now. It didn't matter to you what or who I was then as long as I was me and we created that child together so he's part of you too. He's human and half witch! It doesn't matter anymore! Now, get out of my house! I'll take care of the boys."

"Fine, I'll leave but, you'd better watch your back!"

Amon shot up again but this time in front of his brother. A blanket fell to his waist and Nagira stared at him.

"Uh… what's up?" he said shakily. "Was it the rest of that dream?"

"No, I finished that last night. This was a new one."

Amon explained them both to Nagira who nodded and made noises when parts came up.

"Weird. Witch? Those aren't real right? He said that out of anger," Nagira replied. "We should check your records and stuff of any other incidents that might give something to say about Dad."

"Or yours," Amon added thinking that Nagira might have that problem too.

They found nothing on Nagira but, Amon checked the SOLOMON site again and found short biographies on himself and his mother. It stated that Haruna was a witch and that Amon was a seed and that he should be closely monitored. With Nagira out of the house and Amon wrote down a "FACTORY" address and got dressed. Amon took a bus to Solomon and stood at the gate.

"No, loitering, you are standing on private property. If you do not evacuate promptly you will be removed from the premises by force," a man on the intercom stated clearly.

Amon turned around and another man came on the intercom and said, "Come in, I've been expecting you."

The doors opened and Amon walked through them cautiously. A man with graying hair stood with his arms behind his back smiling at him.

"Welcome, Amon. It's been a long time but, you probably don't recognize me, do you? I am Zaizen I own this company. My, my, your face reminds me very much of your father."

Amon remained silent as Zaizen escorted him inside. They made it to his office and Amon was offered a seat. Amon stayed standing and Zaizen looked at him curiously.

"Relax, I'm not going to hurt you and the chair certainly won't bite. I promise," Zaizen comforted with fake enthusiasm.

"I prefer to stand," Amon stated in a tone that couldn't be argued.

"Very well, then. I suppose you want to learn about your father now. So, first tell me, what made you decide to come here in the first place?"

"Curiosity," Amon replied.

"Well, if I were you I'd be curious too. So, you've been on the Solomon site several times. By now you must be wondering, what are these 'witches'? They can't be real right? People being able to burn things and move things with their minds, manipulating shadows and still be able to live normal lives." Zaizen paused to see if Amon had anything to say and then added, "You're not much of a talker are you? That surprises me since we could never get your father to shut up."

Amon just stared at the old man as he chuckled to himself. Amon made a look on his face that urged Zaizen to go on. He examined Amon he noticed that since he had come in jeans, a white shirt, and a simple denim jacket that he had no business sense.

"I like that jacket. But, you're not here to talk fashion or business just to learn."

"For an old man, you assume a lot of things," Amon said monotone.

"Maybe I do and maybe I don't. What did you come here to find out?"

"Why do you hunt witches? Why don't people see them?"

"A witch is not hunted unless they cause havoc for the world. Some witches even work for this company. People do see witches every day. You just don't know a witch when you see one. A witch could be the man you buy coffee from, the man who teaches you how to do a push up, a witch could even be your own brother. But, you'd never know it just by looking at them. You must think it's a sick thing what your father did to your mother. Well, your mother should never have found out about what your father did for a living. You see there are these people called Seeds. These are witches that have powers that didn't awaken yet. Amon, there's a seed in this very room. Do you know who it is?"

"Myself."

"That's right. Your mother was starting to manipulate people's minds, making them think things that weren't true. Your father knew that she'd be out of control and simply shot her in the head and she died. Later on after feeling guilty after watching you and your brother grow up he took a gun to his head and died in this very office." He pointed to a spot in the corner that was cast in shadows, " That's where he killed himself."

"Why would you tell me this?"

"So, that you wouldn't think that your father was a monster. He was a very good friend of mine. I don't need his own son to think badly of him. That wouldn't come out to anything good. So, Amon would you like to join our company. That way you'd be safe. We at Solomon no longer kill our witches, we just simply take our witches and monitor them. Later on they go back into the world with a positive attitude and happiness in their hearts."

Amon took a moment to let it all sink in. For a moment none of this seemed real. He had never believed in witches before or even thought that they were real. From Zaizen's last statements it seemed to Amon that they helped witches control their powers and be happy. In memory of his mother he could help witches to make her happy, to see that her boy wasn't living a pointless life. All he wanted to do was to make his mother proud. Amon shook his head and Zaizen pulled a gun out of his desk draw and handed it to Amon.

"This was your father's."

He pulled out a container of green bullets that looked like little capsules.

"These won't kill the witches, just stun them, " Zaizen explained. "This," he pulled out a larger green capsule hanging on a strong black cord, "Will protect you from the powers of the witches that you hunt." He pulled out another box and in it were four golden bullets, "If a witch is too out of hand these will kill them. But, only on my orders you may use them. Is that understood?"

Amon shook his head and took the contents and slipped them into his pockets. Zaizen smiled and said, "Welcome to the STN-J. This is Solomon's Japan branch. I'll email you your first assignment and it will be simple to see what your made of. After that you can work your way up and maybe get your own team of hunters."

Amon left and went home to Nagira who was waiting.

"Where the hell have you been it's almost two in the morning."

"Out."

Amon turned on his computer and there it was his first assignment.

Okay, so now Amon is part of Solomon. Nagira doesn't know yet and Amon is still trying to find clues about his mother to find out why he was killed, After all, did it seem like she'd manipulate the minds of others? I didn't think so. By the way, it's probably a good idea to read this before the other story, Gone and Can't Come Back.