Tadashi and Hiro stood looking at the girl in front of them with her arm stretched out; Hiro was pretty sure he knew what Tadashi was thinking. "How can she see me?"
"So, you gonna shake my hand or not?" Gogo said with a smile and a chuckle. Hiro eventually worked up the courage to shake her hand.
"So." She paused " What should I call you two?" Gogo now had her arms crossed.
"Tadashi, I'm Tadashi." Hiro could see he was blushing. "This is Hiro." Tadashi was creepily staring at Gogo now.
"Well, Tadashi and Hiro, I came to get you so you guys can register with Mooneye Incorporated. It's an organization for masters and their familiars, you don't have to." Hiro could tell she was now using the guilt treatment.
"Yeah," Said Hiro " We aren't really cut out for the life of business." Hiro grabbed onto Tadashi's arm and started to leave.
"They'll pay you handsomely for your work." She looked at her fingernails and then looked at Hiro. Tadashi was still being creepy, staring at Gogo.
"We'll go!" Tadashi finally decided to speak up.
People were now starting to stare at Hiro, who was talking to nothing.
"Wait, what are you? Can people even see you? How can you see Tadashi?" Hiro wanted to know more about this girl, He wasn't totally sure that they could trust her.
Gogo looked at Hiro. "Oh yeah." She was now looking around at the people who were staring. "You must look like a total nutcase right now. I am a witch, before I came to get you I used an invisibility spell."
Hiro turned toward the staring faces. "Its okay people, I'm just talking to me imaginary friends. I am a kid after all." He smiled a weird smile and laughed an awkward laugh. The people stared for a couple more seconds, shrugged their shoulders and went about their day.
"Well, are we just going to stand here all day, or are we gonna get a move on?" Gogo said impatiently. She pulled a weird piece of paper out of her pocket and held it out in front of her. "domum." She said. Hiro could not understand what the heck she was saying.
The piece of paper flew out of her hand and floated in the air for a couple seconds, before turning into a gate. The gate was a bright yellow, and had steam emanating off of it; it was quite a large gate. Hiro awkwardly looked around to make sure other people couldn't see the madness unfolding in front of him.
They didn't seem to notice, they just continued on with their lives.
Hiro looked over at Tadashi who was not staring at Gogo anymore, but at the giant gate that was now in front of him.
The gate opened as Gogo approached it. The gate opened completely and Gogo put one foot in, since the gate was flat like paper you couldn't see what was on the other side. Gogo turned toward Tadashi and Hiro.
"Are you guys coming, or not?" She grabbed onto Tadashi's hand and Hiro thought that Tadashi was going to burst into flames because he was blushing so much. Gogo and Tadashi disappeared into the gate. Hiro hesitated for a moment, but he must have taken too long because the gate started to close. Hiro inhaled. "I never thought that I would be going into some random supernatural ghost gate. Well, here goes nothing." Hiro jumped through the gate with his eyes closed right before it closed.
Hiro could feel a strong blast of wind on his face and then, it was calm and quiet. Hiro opened his eyes to darkness. He walked forward and crashed into what felt like a wall. Upon further inspection, Hiro could see that it was a door. He could hear the faint muffle of voices. One voice sounded like Tadashi's.
Hiro felt around for the doorknob. The doorknob felt cold and rusty. Hiro turned the doorknob, only to find that it was locked.
"Tadashi!" Hiro cried out as he frantically yanked at the doorknob. "Tadashi!"
He voices stopped and Hiro could hear the sound of footsteps walking toward him. He could hear someone grab the doorknob on the other side of the door; the door slowly opened.
Hiro quickly stepped into a bright room with four chairs. There was a coffee table in the middle of the room and the chairs were gathered around it. Hiro could see the delicious looking dessert buffet laid out on the table. Sitting in one of the chairs was Tadashi.
"Sup little bro." Tadashi said as he stuffed a cookie in his mouth. "What took you so long?" Gogo, Who had opened the door for Hiro, decided to chime in.
"Sorry, That door gets stuck sometimes. Tadashi is right, what took you so long we've been waiting for you for like an hour?" Gogo shut the door.
"I came in a couple seconds after you guys." Hiro at this point was totally confused.
"Hiro, was it?" A voice came from the corner of the room. "In the spirit world, time tends to move faster than the human world does. I apologize for the torrent of confusion; please have a seat. There are some things we need to discuss." It was a man that to Hiro looked to be in his fifties. The man had a short gray beard and was very tall. Hiro didn't even see the man at first. Was he sitting there the whole time? He wore a suit with a tie that said "Mooneye Inc." He stood up to shake Hiro's hand. "Nice to meet, Hiro Hamada. I'm professor James Byron. I have already spoken to your brother, he told me you were interested in a job here."
"That's right, Sir." Said Tadashi as he winked at Gogo.
Gogo rolled her eyes and flopped into the chair farthest from Tadashi.
James sat down. "If you would like a job here, you must receive the mark. Come here; both of you." Tadashi and Hiro looked at each other and slowly approached the old man. He once again stood up. "Can I see Tadashi's soul key?" Hiro had forgotten about the soul key, hesitating for a moment before taking it from around his neck and handing it to him. The man took it and closed eyes while a bright light came from the hand with the soul key. At that moment, Tadashi fell to the floor clutching his chest. Hiro quickly grabbed onto Tadashi. "What did you do to him!?" Hiro raised his voice. Tadashi peeled back the collar of his shirt, and right over his heart was the mark of an eye with a crescent moon surrounding it. "What is this?!" Hiro stood up looking like he was going to punch the professor in the face.
"It is a seal." James said, handing the soul key back to Hiro. Hiro looked down at the soul key, which had the same marking as the one Tadashi had. "We are on your side; I assure you, but we can't have Tadashi here turning into a jinn. Now can we?"
To be continued… I'm sorry the story is moving so slow. My chapters tend to be somewhat short. If you've read this far, Thank you so much I am so thankful that people like it. I don't know when chapter four will come out; soon I hope. I hope you have enjoyed this chapter. ;) If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask. I will do my best to answer them. ~sakurafyre~ J