They were not going where he expected. When Rave said she wanted to get stronger he had thought that there was a secret martial arts society or a cave filled with ancient spirits at the edge of town or…well some high-end fantasy thing. What he least expected and what he finally got was the most mundane of all answers: they were going to her house.
Rave turned the key and they stepped in. After a few steps, birthday crackers went off all around them. The air was filled with confetti and in the distance John heard a party horn. He could barely see anything. Only after the glitter started to gradually sink to the ground, could he make out the form of Regan Hollmey.