Hey guys! This is my first story, and I'm just trying to express my imagination a little. Plus, school's just around the corner, which means, my imagination won't be as free as I want it to be, considering I'm focused on school shopping…

I thought this storyline out a little bit on a walk I was taking to relieve myself of some stress (awkward time to be thinking of a storyline). So, I thought, what better way to express that, than to put it on paper?

So, those are just some key points I want to point out…and without further delay, I give you the first chapter to "Urado Strikes Back!"

Disclaimer: I do not own anything Ghost Hunt-related

Saturday-7:10 am

Sigh…I frowned as I walked in the door of my so-called workplace…which felt like a living hell at some points… I hung my jacket up on the rack, as I shook the remaining wet drops out of my hair like a common dog. I couldn't believe that I had forgotten my umbrella when I knew perfectly well that the weather forecast called for heavy rain today… "Honestly, sometimes I believed I'm as stupid as Naru says…"

"Mai, you're late… Hot tea!" Called the overly-confident, self-centered, narcissistic person who I called boss, interrupting my thoughts causing me to jump a bit.

"Sorry! I forgot to bring my umbrella, so I had to stand underneath an awning until the rain slowed down a bit!" Snickering, I said quietly to myself, "Speak of the devil…" I rushed to the kitchen to prepare the tea…which had become a regular routine now.

As I waited for the kettle to whistle, I had heard a faint knock at the door…as if it was hesitant at first. I got up quickly and rushed to open the door. When I did, there was an older man standing before me, seemed to be in his late 50's. He was carrying a black umbrella that was soaked from rain. Taking his umbrella and setting it aside next to the coat rack, I gladly invited him in, and gestured towards one of the couches in the room.

I knocked on Naru's door, hoping to get a cheerful "Come in, Mai!" or "Please! Come in!"…(heh…yea right…). "What do you want now?" he stated in a monotone, almost annoyed, voice. I winced at his tone and entered hesitantly, "There's a man here who wants to see you. He says his name is Kyoga Minagi." He simply sighed and got up abruptly. I went to Lin's office door to have him accompany us.

I heard the kettle's sharp, ear-piercing whistle, and rushed to the kitchen to prepare the tea. Whilst, in the meantime, Naru proceeded in his normal interrogation of questions. When I came back, the man had just finished his explanation of the case. I set a cup of tea down for Naru, Lin, Mr. Minagi-san, and myself, and listened in attentively while sipping my cup of tea.

"So, you say you witness strange events at night? And, your family doesn't seem to notice anything?" Naru had asked… Minagi-san replied hesitantly, "Yes…I wake up around 1:30 every morning, unconsciously, and get up to get a drink. As I'm walking to the kitchen, I get this strange feeling that I'm being followed. I turn back to see if anyone's there, but, of course, I see no one. As I continue, I suddenly hear another set of footsteps trying to match the rhythm of my own. I continue down the hallway, proceeding into a jog, the footsteps doing the same. When I finally reach the kitchen, the footsteps stop, and I in a cold sweat. When I calm down a bit and continue to get my drink, I notice a shadow on the wall. I assume it's my own and continue what I'm doing. But, once I realize that the shadow wasn't mimicking my actions, it disappears just about as quickly as it had appeared before me. I then disregard the fact that I had just left my glass on the counter, and quickly rush back to my room."

I shuddered at the details of the story, but continued to listen attentively, taking a sip of tea every so often. Lin was busy typing notes on his computer, as Naru was deep in thought.

"Has anything else besides this occurred?" Naru had asked. Minagi-San nodded slightly. "Yes…" he said, "I run a small business in my home. I arrange meetings with people to discuss politics and sell some items every so often. But lately, whenever my clients come in to discuss something with me, they say, as soon as they step in the door, things like "Excuse me, sir…but I suddenly don't feel very well." or 'I've just gotten sick all of a sudden…' I could never understand their statements, but nodded in reply, and sent them all on their ways."

Lin recorded as much as he was able to and looked at Naru, who in turn looked at me. I gave that puppy-dog-eyed look. I received an annoyed sigh in return, but then Naru stated "We'll be over tomorrow morning around 8." I was excited to be on another case again. Hopefully it will be solved quickly though. I had a bad feeling like something was going to happen…judging by the way Minagi-San had described the case.

Well, there ya guys have it! Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! I know, I tend to be quite the chatterbox, but I thought, the more information given, the better the story falls together.

I'll be posting the next chapter as soon as I'm done. But, I'm not quite sure when that will be, considering I'm a bit busy tomorrow…and the fact that I make things up as I go. R&R and Comment! Tell me what you think, as this is my first story!