Shinbe closed himself off from the bedroom and walked purposely into the living room. After lighting a few candles, he sat down on the over-stuffed sofa. He narrowed his eyes at the opposite wall and leaned forward, his elbows resting on his knees.
“I know you’re there,” he whispered. “Show yourself.”
The same multicolored glitter he’d seen at Kyoko’s apartment started to shimmer in the thin candlelight. With a smile on his face, a young man appeared leaning against the very wall Shinbe had been looking at.
“I guess you haven’t lost your touch,” Kamui praised the wizard.
*****
Toya wasted no time getting back to his apartment, but for some reason, he stepped around to his bedroom window instead of going through the front door.
His brain felt so fried at the moment he really didn’t wa
