Past Present Future

"Make sure you eat something and don't stay up too late!"

"Yes , Mom." (a quite voice answered)

A sigh can be heard coming through the phone but before the person on the otherside could say something else the phonecall got disconnected.

( A sigh)

"How long has it been since I stepped out?" ( the voice kept its low tone as though its afraid to speak any louder)

" Must have been months." The fatigue in the voice was easy to be heard.

Looking at the wall , the unfinished portrait of a long forgotten girl could be seen. "Lost inspiration! " (the voice murmured)

'Have you ever felt like a misfit..'

The ringtone shook me out of my stupor as I fished through my pocket.

" Unknown Number"

I was just going to press the red button when the number caught my eyes. Its somehow known?

"Hel-.."

"Dont hung up! I don't know you but you mustn't hang up!"

"Why?"

" Help me! "

" No thanks, I will call the police."

I hung up. I was here to avoid drama. Not get caught up in it. But as a human being I could atleast call the police.

"Hello , police station,  just now I got a call from an unknown number asking for help. The number is xxxx xxxx xx"

"We will see to it."

" Yes . Thank you. "

With a sigh I left the phone on the table.

' knock knock'

Who is it now? ( big sigh) seriously!?

(Stomp towards the door and open it)

" Yes-.."

( My other words dissolved and left me in a stuttering mess as I looked at the person otherside of the door)

" Hello, Long time no see. I have got a case  and we may need the old you back. Let's talk inside."

( Getting inside the unexpected visitor closed the door and strode straight through the hall with long legs.)

"Tea" I murmured quietly as I handed the cup to my unexpected visitor.

" Hmm, I see you remember my taste." He said smiling as he seeped the tea.

"Hard to forget when you were so fussy about it really." I muttered under my breath but loud enough for him to hear.

He laughed out loud. "I see you haven't changed at all." He sported a soft smile.

"Why are you here? I have stopped taking this cases years ago and you know that!" I asked a little bitterly.

He exhaled a loud sigh "I know , you can refuse if you want to but I am desperate. I can't think of anyone more suitable for this work than you ,really !"

I raised a brow. It was very out of carachter for him to be that desperate. I looked intensely and said in a low voice " what exactly do you want me to do? "

" Well , You know how I am a full mystic myself. You were the only human back then. Right now we are surrounded by half mystics. There's a different community for them. But that's not the point someone or something is killing the full mystics. They call themselves "Barear of Justice". "

I was floored. I couldn't believe someone actually killing mystics and calling it justice? Like for real? Mystics were the balance that the world needed for a long time. I was the one of the very few human who knew about them really. They were extremely secretive.

He continued" It is somehow exposed that this murderer is half mystic. And now there's a fine tension between all the full mystics and half mystics. Bullying and fighting is quite common but it has escalated to the point where some are suiciding and fight will break out at any where and anytime. "

I couldn't believe that something like this was happening. It's true I parted the community in bad terms but this Community had been my saving grace once .

"Mystic Community is my past and you know how I parted the Community. You want to bring me back but I won't be welcome in the crime solving department anymore not after that." I sighed .

" I know, but if you want you can make it your present and future too. If you are up to help me that's all confirmation I need. You don't have to be worried about anything else. I will take care of it." He looked so earnest as he said that.

I thought about his words. He never backed away from his words before. Licking my dry lips I exhaled . Mystic Community being my present didn't sound too bad. Maybe not future but it being my past and present didn't sound half bad.

"What do you have in mind? "

He smirked.

(Edwin Patten was the name he was known as in "Human Society" but "Mystic 899" was the name he was introduced to me as. He was for the longest time my partner in solving crimes. Later when the scandal happened we two got disconnected but seeing him again made me realized Mystics really stayed unchanged. He still had the striking features and sharp eyes. )

Looking at the mirror I closed my eyes and exhaled a long sigh. I couldn't even remember the last time I was wearing this kind of formal clothing. The white shirt and plain light blue work pant was just too much. Taking a step back I took the long pin and made a high bun. Taking the overcoat from where it was resting on the chair I opened the front door with trembling hand.

Just outside my apartment gate was a black car as promised. Heaving another long painful sigh I tried to calm my racing heart and called upon my once used poker face.

Every step I took down the stairs sounded like the tictok sound of my impending doom.

Before I knew it I was already sitting inside the expensive car with Edwin by my side with a black file which looked more ominous than it had any right to be.

"So , let's go over your introduction again. You are a full Mystic named "Mystic 999" but mostly known as Shiloh Meg . You were raised in the human world mostly but came back time to time . As of now you came back to learn more about this world."

Here he smiled his all present smile that was mostly used to annoy pretentious people.

" I am looking forward to working with you. "