Dream Catchers - Prologue - Mission

“Blaze,” said a familiar voice. He looked up from his papers at the speaker, his brother, with an impatient look on his face. Hiro was always finding new ways to bother him. He always knew when Blaze was up to something, and always knew what to say to distract him long enough for him to forget about what he was doing in the first place. At least this time he wasn't starting anything new.
Ever since his father disappeared, Blaze had been determined to figure out the truth. Today he was just rereading what he called the “case files” .Essentially, they were a bunch of papers dedicated to the things Blaze and Hiro knew for a fact about their father.1

A bunch of strangers had appeared the morning the brothers realized their father was missing. No phone calls were made since there was no one to call. There was no mother in the picture. She had left just after her second son was born. The men had gone into their father's study, closed the door and reappeared several minutes later empty handed and left with a simple and collective, “We're sorry.”2

“Look,” Hiro continued to speak. “Stop wasting your time here. I know just as much, if not more, about what happened.” He motioned to the papers. “If you want to get anywhere you’ll listen to me.” A sly look crossed his face like a shadow on a wall.
It wasn’t the first time his brother had said such a thing. Blaze was already expecting some crazy, far fetched plan that would supposedly lead them to greatness. Blah, blah, blah. Not interested.
“Hiro…” he started.3

“No, just listen. Please? For once, I know this will work. I’ve been looking into a lot of things. Can you trust me? Have you seen the car outside? It’s all yours... ” Hiro smiled. He knew he could talk Blaze into anything with anything. Cars included. The car just so happened to be a really new and shiny one
Blaze found himself marvelling over the sleek, black car in the driveway.
“It’s mine?” he marvelled.The adrenaline was flowing though him so quickly at the thought of being behind the wheel, that his fingers were already tingling with longing.
“If you help me, little brother.” Hiro was enjoying having Blaze wrapped around his finger. It only ever took a little twist before he gave in. So weak. It’s a shame… he could be so much more. Oh well, I always was Daddy’s favourite.4

“Inside that lovely piece of metal is a pre-programmed GPS device. It will take you to a small town where you will fulfil a simple mission for me. I need a girl, a special girl, but I’m not sure which one. I’ve selected 2 possible choices and once you know which one is the one, make sure she trusts you with her life, and then bring her back.
“I know you can do this. You really need to get out of this house for the first time in your life. After all, you are almost 17. You need to socialize and learn more about humans.
“Oh, and one more thing. On your birthday light a candle at midnight. Think of someone’s voice and have fun. You’ll understand soon enough.That is a promise I can keep. Now go now before I reconsider.”5

“Okay, okay. I’m in, jeez.” And with that, he disappeared into his room for a moment threw a couple things into a rucksack and rushed out the door.
Hiro watched as the car started and squealed down the driveway. Good luck little brother.6