Here's a quick little author's note. This story takes place a few months after the last episode in the anime.

I do not own Ghost Hunt nor any of its characters.

And I'm going to keep my pairings a secret for now, only time will tell who gets to be together.

Lastly, if you do decide to review, please no flames.

Enjoy~

Mai's PoV: Thursday May 20th

None of us knew how all of this happened. But if we had, I can guarantee that Naru wouldn't have taken the case. Now, we're not only fighting for our lives, but for a lot of innocent people's. The worst part is, we have to fight one of our own.

Normal PoV: Three days ago.

"Hello! Welcome to Shibuya Psychic Research!" Mai Taniyama announced as a young woman entered the office. She had long blonde hair and green eyes. She seemed to be in her mid-thirties. "My name is Mai Taniyama. How can I help you?"

"I was wondering if I could speak to your boss. You see, I just purchased this house and I'm afraid it might be haunted."

"Oh my. Let me go see if he can take you now." Mai said as she led the other woman to a black couch. After the woman was seated, Mai headed down a hallway that held two doors. One was Kazuya Shibuya's, or Naru, office. The other held Naru's assistant Lin Kōujo. Mai cracked open her boss's door just enough to stick her head through.

"Hey Boss, we have a lady here who wants to speak with you about a case. Is now okay?" Mai questioned. The last time she had just invited someone into his office without asking him she had gotten quite a lecture and was on cleaning duty for two weeks.

"Give me a few minutes and I'll be out." Naru's voice replied.

Mai nodded and shut the door. She returned to the lobby and lashed the woman a smile. "He'll just be a few minutes."

The young woman smiled appreciatively "Thank you." Mai returned to her desk and began working on school work. She had started to fall behind due to the overabundance of cases they received over the past few months. She was interrupted however when the woman began to speak. "So, what can you tell me about Shibuya Psychic Research?"

"Well, SPR is one of the top research programs in Japan. Our record's almost flawless." Mai explained proudly. She loved her job.

"And do you bring in any outside help?" The woman questioned.

Mai nodded, "Yes. We usually bring in our friends when an exorcism is needed."

The woman smiled, "And if you don't mind my asking, who are your friends?"

"Well… There's Tokugawa Hōshō . He's a Buddhist monk. Ayako Matsuzaki, a shrine maiden. We have a Catholic priest whose name is John Brown."

"And do you have a medium?" The woman interrupted.

"We work very closely with Masako Hara." Naru's voice announced has he entered the room. He extended a hand to the woman. "My name is Kazuya Shibuya. How may we assist you?"

"Nice to meet you. My name is Asako Suzuki. You see, I just recently purchased this house. Everything was normal at first, but then about a week after I moved in everything changed. It was just little things at first, like a book being in a different spot or doors being open when I thought I had closed them. And then it escalated. I began to hear footsteps on the second floor. I live alone, so I know that it wasn't anyone I know. It's not likely that someone broke in, because it happens all the time. Then I started hearing full on conversations. I was able to brush most of it off, until it started telling me to leave. It even started attacking me. It would throw things and even scratch me. I don't want to sell the house because I can't afford it, but I'm so scared to stay. Can you help me?"

Mai was silent as she and Ms. Suzuki waited for a response. Naru seemed to be in deep thought, which didn't surprise Mai. She knew that he only took cases that truly interested him. "Okay. We'll take your case. Leave your address with Mai. We'll be out tomorrow to conduct our investigation." Naru said before leaving the two women.

"Oh, okay." Ms. Suzuki said. She gave Mai her address and a brief set of directions. "Thank you, so much."

"No problem, that's what we're here for." Mai smiled. Ms. Suzuki smiled back before bowing and leaving.

"What a strange woman." Mai mused as she turned her attention back on her school work.

"Did you get the address?" Naru asked as he reentered the room.

"Yep." Mai said. "Did you call the others?" Mai's smile faded.

"No? Don't we usually wait a day to call them in?" Mai questioned.

"Yes, but from the sounds of it, we're dealing with an actual spirit. I've never came across a poltergeist that does everything that she described." Naru explained as he turned around to head back to his office, he stopped after a few steps however. "Oh, and Mai, when you're done contacting everyone I would like some tea. And not the brand you used last time. It tasted horrible."

Mai hung her head and sighed. "Why is my boss such a jerk?" She muttered. She picked up the phone and called each of the group members. Ever since the investigation at the 'cursed' house, Naru had basically accepted them all as members at SPR. They began sharing major cases, except for Masako due to her television show and the fact Naru hated being in the public's eye.

Because Naru decided to let her call, she took it upon herself to decide how it was going to down. She figured that it would be easiest if everyone met up at SPR. This way everyone would be able to find their way. Not to mention that now she could use the guys' help with unloading the equipment. She called everyone and described the situation. Everyone naturally agreed to come along. Once everything was set up Mai proceeded to make Naru's tea.