Disappearing Act Chapter 5
"What?" said Gabriella.
"Zeke left after I did and I haven't seen him since, I thought he would be back by now." said Ryan. "I asked Chad and he said he headed back to the room two hours ago."
"Does he still believe this is all a big illusion?" Gabriella asked.
"He didn't take it seriously! He just said, he was probably out exploring the castle." said Ryan.
"Where Sharpay has supposedly been for the past several hours." said Gabriella.
"Yeah!" said Ryan worried.
"We can't be the only ones in the castle who have noticed this." said Gabriella.
"If there is anybody else, they wouldn't come out and say it." said Ryan. "This place is supposed to be full of magic, so everyone is going to use that as an excuse."
"What are we supposed to do?" said Gabriella. "We can't sit here and do nothing."
"Your right! We have to do something." said Ryan looking around the halls. "But what?"
Gabriella was starring past him. He turned around to see what she was looking at. The women-like shadow was standing in front of them. They both moved forward and it moved back.
"Do you think she wants us to follow her?" Gabriella asked.
"Its worth a try." said Ryan following the shadow. It turned around and led them down a dark hallway. It walked to the end of the hallway and pointed to a door. They walked close to the shadow and it disappeared. They walked up to the large oak wood door that had the design of a man fighting a dragon on it. Ryan reached for the doorknob when they heard steps behind them. They turned around coming face to face with Hernandez Malavochez.
"What are you two doing down here?" he asked.
"We were just looking around." said Gabriella.
"Well this door is to my old bedroom, when I was a kid." said Hernandez.
"You lived here as a kid?" Ryan asked.
"Yes, my parents loved castles. This door is always locked anyway, I have the key in my bedroom, but I would prefer if no one entered it." he said politely.
"Alright!" said Gabriella. "The door is cool!"
"Yes, I was very into dragons as a boy." said Hernandez leading them away from the door. My parents supported my interests in anything fantasy. "You may notice many kinds of doors that look like that. They mostly lead to bedrooms, but no one has stayed in them for years."
"This place is so big." said Ryan faking interest in what he was saying.
"Well, Enjoy your stay, but I'm afraid I must go back downstairs. I have a few other guests arriving." and he clapped his hands and disappeared into a cloud of smoke. They both coughed, and looked at each other.
"That shadow wanted us to go into that room." said Ryan.
"He said the door was locked and the key is in his room." said Gabriella.
"So I guess we have to find that key." said Ryan.
Authors Note: Alright another chapter comes to an end. Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but Ive been busy. Its good to know there are still people interested. Please review and I'm working on the next chapter.