46 46. Magic

Both brothers walked side by side to the door as the wind blew uncontrollably. It was always like that in ocean city, cold. Adrian knocked three times when they got to the door. There was no reply and no sounds, the house gave the aura of being abandoned for a long time.

"Are you sure that someone actually lives here." Michael was saying when a young beautiful woman opened the door a chain stopping it from opening wide. She looked through the space for anyone she recognized and when she saw him, Adrian she opened the door.

"Hello Adrian. I didn't think we would see again.

"She's beautiful." Micheal whispered.

"She's a he and he can hear you" Adrian whispered back into his ears.

"Oh. Sorry." He apologized smiling wryly. The woman who opened the door removed her wig and Michael gasped, she indeed was a man.

The house was homely but Michael didn't look at it for so long as they were guided upstairs into an enclosed room at the farthest end of the hall way by the woman who was a man.

Michael tried to take in all he was seeing astonished. He looked over his shoulder at his brother who stood behind him not surprised at all by what was in this room.

A six point star was drawn in the middle of the carpet in the dimly lit room. The only light came from one candle that was lit in the middle of the room. There was a round table at the top of the pointed star. There were red candles around the table in the room but they were not on. In the corner of the room there was an empty bowl. The fireplace added to the light but dimly.

Michael laughed. "You've got to be kidding me! Adrian did you seriously bring me here for some voodoo shit! Alright I'm leaving. If this is some kind of joke I do no not find it funny neither do I appreciate it." Michael laughed the sight before him was just unbelievably stupid. Who still did voodoo in the twenty first century. He turned around to leave but the door closed and locked on it's own accord. He gasped turning back. "I do not find this funny."

"Just shut up already. I should have let you leave but for your brother, here now sit down let's find your woman. Hopefully she isn't in danger and you aren't late. I'm Elijah by the way." Elijah stated stretching his hands out, but Michael refused to take it. He was confused as hell on whatever shit was going on.