Chapter 12
It's October again, and Haida is over at Tadano's place, sitting at the table and eating breakfast. Jojo left early for work and Haida had the day off.
"You guys been together for what, 2 years already Haida" Tadano says taking a sip of his coffee.
"Uhh, a year and a half actually" Haida says softly.
"Oh, thats right yeah i remember now, me and Henry been together for 2 years" Tadano says chuckling before taking another sip.
"Yeah well I was going to ask Jojo to marry me" Haida says as he pulls from his pant pocket a small black box with a spider web design ontop opening it to show a black ring with a thin gold line going around the middle of the ring.
"Thats amazing, Haida,when do you plan on asking him?" Henry asks.
"Um well i wanted to propose at a haunted house and then have the wedding on Halloween, since it is his favorite holiday." Haida says, placing the ring back into his pocket.
Haida, Henry and Tadano continue talking and making plans. At the office, Jojo opens his locker and grabs a crimson red box and opens it revealing a black ring as well but with a golden thorn design on it.
"I wonder when I should pop the question to Haida, but I wonder if it will be too soon, like I know we been together for a year and a half already but I don't know if he's ready to settle down." Jojo's phone goes off letting him know that his lunch break is over.
Jojo hops into his car and begins to drive home, he arrives at a seperate driveway from Tadano's place as he locks his car and walks up to the front door of his house which is the smaller house that Tadano had on his property, and allowed Jojo and Haida to move in. Jojo walks into the house and notices that Haida isn't there so he walks a few feet over to Tadano's place and knocks on the door.
Tadano opens the door and says, "Hey Jo, you know we gave you a key to our house right?" Dano asks as Jojo shrugs his shoulders.
"I know you gave me one for the front door to our house but not for yours yet." Jojo says. Tadano looks over to the table near the front door where they keep their keys and sees that there is a spare key with a sticky note that says "give to Jojo".
Tadano chuckles, grabs the key and hands it to him, "Haha my bad I guess we gave it to Haida and forgot to give it to you."
Tadano brings up a Haunted house that is opening next week friday on the 16th just for Friday to Sunday, Jojo shrugs his shoulder's as he is used to living in actual Haunted homes.
"I don't think this one is one that you would want to miss, this haunted house will change your life." Henry says in a positive tone. Jojo just shrugs his shoulders and nods his head before Haida comes over with a plate of food and places it in front of Jojo.
"Here you go my queen, enjoy" Haida says giving Jojo's cheek a lick, Jojo looks up his face getting red.
"But you didn't need to babe, I could have made my own." Jojo replies
"I know, but you had work today and I didn't, so its only fair that you get to relax" Haida says as he pours Jojo a glass of juice.
The week comes and goes as its now Saturday October 17th, Jojo and Haida get ready as they are about to leave Jojo asks.
"Hey where is Dano and Henry at?" Jojo asks confused a little.
"Oh, Dano and Henry had to go get gas and groceries before meeting us at the Haunted house" Haida says. as he puts on his hoodie.
It is now 8pm, Jojo and Haida get near the front of the line before Jojo's phone buzzes, he pulls it out and reads a text from Tadano saying that they would not be able to come tonight as him and Henry were called for a conference in regards to Henry's AI project.
Jojo relays the message to Haida and just shrugs his shoulder thinking these things happen no big deal.
When they get to the front of the line, the person taking tickets looks at Jojo and Haida and flips a card that is faced down on the table.
"Ahhh the voices of lost souls have blessed you two with the lover's card" the ticket keeper says looking up at the two. "this means you guys get to enter free of charge." the ticket keeper extends his right arm to the entrance.
"Please enter, but know this the souls that guides my cards are never wrong." the ticket keeper chuckles showing sharp fangs that look way to real to be fake. Jojo and Haida enter and the door behind them close.
"Hey...arent we suppose to go in groups of at least 4?"Jojo asks.
"Y...yeah this is way to weird" Haida says as he grabs Jojo by the hand and leads him down the corridor. People Jump out and try to scare them as Haida lets out little whimpers here and there, Jojo not wanting Haida to feel embarrassed begins to whimper and clutch Haida's hand a little firmer.
They get to a a dead end with a two way arrow pointing both left and right. Haida tries to go left but after a few feet bumps into a solid wall.
"I...I think we needed to go right." Jojo says as he begins to lead Haida the other way. and as they go back the other way they noticed that the corridor seems to be going on for a while.
"Man how big is this haunted house, shit" Jojo says getting somewhat annoyed.
After about three minutes they come into a room and in this room was two thrones. Jojo thinking they missed another room turns to go back the way they came but stops dead in his tracks as two horned monsters block their path.
"Alright you got us. oooh im so scared now let us fucking go" Jojo says getting annoyed but one of the monster's just shakes his head.
"Doth shall not leave for there is no way out, left or right tis all for not for ye shall end up back here." One monster says
"If thee wishes to leave, thee must bare thy deepest feelings and fears for the souls that are lost within these walls. If thy feelings are pure a door will open and you shalt be free," the other monster says.
Haida getting worried looks at Jojo and drops to his knee.
"Jojo I don't know what the fuck is going on here, but I love you, I love everything we been through, the good times, the bad times, you loved me when I had so little, you didn't make me feel like I was worthless or a burden. I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you, will...will you be my queen for the rest of my life." Haida says looking up at Jojo as the lights in the room change from green to red to yellow.
"I do," Jojo says as Haida places the ring on Jojo's finger. Haida stands up and looks at the monsters. "Ok there, I said my deepest feelings and fears now let us go!" Haida demands but the monsters shake their heads and point their finger to Jojo.
"What are you talking about I got nothing to say!" Jojo yells at them.
"Thou speaketh lies" says one monster. Jojo just growls and looks at Haida and eventually sighs before falling to one knee.
"Haida,I do have something to confess, I love you and your pure soul, you do nothing but your absolute best to please me and make me happy, and even when we argue we always make up or you cave in and apologize even if I was the wrong one. I can't think of what my life would be if I never met you, and...and I don't want to know what my life would be if you're not apart of it. Please say you will be my king" Jojo says tears filling his eyes, Haida's eyes are filling with tears as well, but to choked up simply nods as Jojo places the ring on his finger. Jojo stands up and looks at the two monsters who simply point to the two thrones in the middle of the room. Jojo and Haida look at each other and slowly move over to the two thrones and sit on them. Each monster then picks up a crown and places it on the head of Jojo and Haida before making their way infront of the two and kneel placing an arm over their chest.
"Our liege," the two monsters say before standing up and taking off their masks. Jojo and Haida's eyes go wide as standing before them was Tadano and Henry. Tadano goes to the far right corner of the room and moves a board revealing a door. The two couples head out and Jojo is the first to speak.
"OK did you guys set this up? How did you guys know that I had something to say. How much did all this cost and did you guys plan this for the whole week?!" Jojo asks. Tadano laughs and begins explaining how they set up everything and that this was a haunted house that Henry actually made and had the room on the right blocked off until it was Jojo and Haida's turn then Tadano would move the board from the right to the left so that they could only go right.
"Ok that makes sense but how did that ticket guy know that me and Jojo wanted to propose?" Haida asks
"What do you mean Haida, there isn't a ticket guy, I mean there is a security guard but no ticket guy because this is a free haunted house." Henry says
Jojo and Haida go wide eyed as they run around to the front where they see two security guards standing there.
"Hey desoto, was there a guy with a small table and a bunch of cards faced down on it?" Henry asks.
"No Mr. Moors, there was no such person just me and jackson" Desoto speaks.
Jojo and Haida are a little spooked, but even more so because when they get back to Tadano's place on the front door is the lover's tarot card.
Tadano and Henry freaking out themselves now as they open the door and disarm the alarm, Tadano goes into the surveillance room and begins checking the camera. The two couples are watching the monitor but dont see anything until 10 mins into it where something slips under the gate and is dragged across the ground before making its way up the steps and just sticks to the door without any tape or tack.
