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Chapter One: Long Distance House Calls
'Whisper to me a sweet melody, my young child.' An elderly voice spoke.
There was a legend about the mansion across the street. That young woman, about twenty, was said to have died. The woman was said to place a curse on the mansion and had summoned a demon, but this was a long time ago, back when they were still settling the land in the west or something like that, but the young witch did believe the story. There had to be at least some truth to the story. How else would it explain what was happening across the street?
She and her family had heard the screams and their pets never set foot on the property, with the expectation of the cat.
The girl sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She kept her head down and scanned the buildings that lined the street. No sign of the building yet.
Now the mansion across the street would have stayed abandoned if not for the stupid idiot city council members and contractor. They wanted to make their small town a hot tourist spot in sleepy little Iowa, since their town conveniently located on the way to Omaha Nebraska, Le Mars and Villisca, Iowa. Joy.
Rain fell steadily onto the black rain coat of the girl. She sighed again. Where in hell is this place? There it is! Violet colored eyes located a building. Walking up the stairs, the girl sauntered in the door. Her eyes barely glimpsing at the black letters on the door, SPR: Shibuya Psychic Research, definitely what she was looking for. A bell rang quietly in the background, as Umiko walked quietly into the building.
"Can I help you?" A brown haired girl around her age asked.
The girl blinked surprised by the girl's quick response. "Yes! I'm looking for a Shibuya, Kazuya."
The other girl's eyes widened for half a second, then she smiled pleasantly. "I'll get him for you."
"No! Please don't!" Witch whispered, quickly. "I want to surprise him."
The girl looked shocked and paused unsure.
"Please, Kazuya will be really happy to see me." The girl said, smiling shyly.
"O-okay, he's in his office." The girl pointed to a door.
"Thank you." The girl said, happily.
The young witch barged into the office like she owned it. Shibuya raised his eyes off the computer screen for a moment, thinking it was Mai with his tea. Of course it wasn't. It was the horror that he was forced to call family.
"Um-Umiko, what are you doing here?" He asked, gaining back his composer.
Umiko raised an eyebrow. "I called."
"I didn't get it." Shibuya's eyes returned to file.
"I left a message."
"My voicemail is full." He lied.
"I e-mailed you."
"Inbox is full too." He lied, again.
"I texted you," Umiko was starting to get annoyed.
"I don't have texting." Lies, all of it, but it was better than dealing with her.
"Shibuya, why don't you man up? And tell me why you've been avoiding me?" Umiko asked, very annoyed.
"I haven't been avoiding you."
"Kazuya," Umiko calmly spoke, American accent seeming to make the name sound like a sharp object that the girl was about to stab him with. "DON'T YOU DARE LIE TO ME!" She screamed.
Shibuya flinched. She was mad, and around this time SPR was packed so everyone heard that. Oh, the embarrassment. Outside he could hear laughter and giggles. Yep, everyone heard that.
"Umiko calm down." Shibuya said coolly.
Umiko groaned. "Whatever, I came all this way and you just blow me off. You're lucky I don't call Mom and Dad."
Shibuya raised an eyebrow, "What are your parents going to do?"
"What else call your parents?" She said, simply.
"You have a case for me, then?" Shibuya said, getting back to business.
"Yeah, if it's interesting enough for the brat," Umiko sulked.
"Follow me." Shibuya said, taking Umiko's wrist and dragging her out of the office.
"Mai, tea!" Shibuya barked out to the poor brown haired girl.
Mai flinched from her seat on the couch. Sighing, she left her spot, which was in between Bou-san and Ayako.
"Umiko, take a seat." Shibuya gestured to a spot on a chair opposite from him.
Umiko rolled her eyes. "Don't order me around." She barked but sat down in the indicated seat.
Mai came back with two cups of steaming tea. She handed one to Shibuya before turning her attention to Umiko.
"Do you want some tea?" She asked.
"Yes please." Umiko said taking the tea cup from Mai's hands. The violet eyed girl sipped the warm liquid.
"Now Umiko explain," Shibuya said.
"So Kazuya, do you remember the creepy old mansion across the street from my house?" Umiko prodded.
Shibuya raised an eyebrow. "Yes."
Umiko smiled. "Okay, I'm sorry to break the news to you but it's haunted."
Again, he raised an eyebrow, "is that it."
Umiko smiled slowly faded, to a menacing glare. "Do you think I would come all the way here, from America? To tell you about some haunted mansion? No, I wouldn't! I'm not that stupid. I came here because we need help on the case!" Umiko growled.
"America?" Mai said, surprised.
"Yes, I and my family run another ghost hunting business in America. They sent me here to see if you would help us." Umiko said, placing her anger at her cousin aside, for the moment.
"Can't you family handle it?" He asked.
"Do you think I would ask you if we could handle it?" He obviously wanted a death wish.
"There are other ghost hunters in America that could help you."
Umiko sighed, "Kazuya," Shibuya was in trouble now. Umiko never uses his first name unless he was in trouble.
"I came all the way from America, catching a late night flight; the airport lost my luggage, my dear brother didn't make a reservationat the hotel I was supposed to be staying at, so now I have to stay at some run down hotel and to top it all off I'm stuck trying to convince you to come back to America with me. Now Kazuya, I want you and your team to be ready to leave for America in five days. If you don't comply and help me, so help me god, I will put on curse on you so quick that neither Lin nor you will be able to lift it." Umiko's tone was deadly silent and threatening.
There was no use arguing now. "I'll go to America with you and help you, Umiko but only on a few conditions."
"You have to call my brother for that Shibuya," Umiko said checking her watch, "I have to go now, if I'm going to make it back to the hotel before dark. I'll come by in two days, Shibuya." Umiko said, getting up to leave. "Bye." Umiko called over her shoulder as she walked out the door.
The team was silent, astonished that this girl had whipped their boss into submission.
"Naru, who is she?" Mai asked, picking up the tea cups.
"Nobody," Naru answered before heading into his office. Lin's checked twitched, and for a split second Naru, stuck his hand out his office door, "Pack warmly, Iowa is cold this time of year," he growled out before slamming the door to his office.
The assistant sighed, thinking of paperwork, packing, and, all the homework she was getting after this. This was going to be a long night indeed.
'Mommy why is it so dark?' A voice sounded out from the darkness.
Extra: Naru I'm home!
Naru walked into his house, and sensed something was wrong. There was talking! Lin's voice and…Umiko's! Frick! Why was she here?
Naru walked slowly into the kitchen, where the duo was talking. Pictures were laid out onto the table. Oh god! She brought the baby pictures!
Umiko smiled, noticing that her cousin was here. "Hey Naru, me and Lin were just catching up!"
Naru raised an eyebrow at the bad grammar but he didn't bother to mention it to her. "Why did you let her into the house?" Naru turned to Lin, who was cooking something on the stove.
Umiko blinked, "My hotel didn't pass its health inspection so guess where I'll be staying for the past few days?"
Naru's eyes widened. "Here…" He trailed off dazed.
"Correct! We'll be roommates the next week!" Umiko said, cheerfully.
Naru fainted on the spot.
Heavensblackcat: I hoped you liked the Extra and this chapter! Please read and review and tell which version you liked better!