Here's the first chapter of The Mystery Behind the Girl! Hope you like it.

For those of you who haven't read Bloody Rose, it's kind of the prequel, kinda not. You can read it without reading Bloody Rose, but it will most likely make more sense after you read Bloody Rose. Again, you don't have to read it if you do not wish to (:

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt.

Chapter 1: The First Meeting

"Thank you for all taking time out of your busy schedules to help us with our problem. Now, I realize that some of you may not know why I have asked you here. We have a spiritual problem. The family members of this house will become possessed and when they do they become increasingly violent. Just a week ago, one of the other family members was murdered. We hope that you will help us solve this problem quickly before someone else is hurt, or worse, killed," a man in a suit blacker then ink said, bowing to the people seated around the long table.

They all bowed in acceptance, but said nothing.

"First off, we have Hideki Hara with his daughter Masako Hara. Even though she is very young, Hara-san is a very competent medium," the man started off, indicating the two black haired people closest to him, "Then we have Mikan Hyuuga who is a priestess with her protégé Ayako Matsuzaki. Next we have Masashi Takigawa with his son Houshou Takigawa from Mount Koya…" He went on with the introductions, working his way around the table. "Next we have Ayame and Sakura Taniyama with their daughter Mai Taniyama. Last we have Luella and Martin Davis with their twins Oliver and Eugene Davis."

A titter ran like wild fire through the room. This was phenomenal! Both the Taniyamas and the Davises were in their mist. Mai watched bored from the spot she had taken up on the floor. A picture book was propped up between her knees. She could really care less about the others. What was so special about them anyway? What was so special about her own family? She really didn't understand.

The twins were whispering to each other conspiratorially. They glanced around the room, sizing up the other mediums and spiritualists. Mai watched them curiously. Suddenly, she met the eyes of one of the twins dressed in a dark blue shirt and black pants. He stared at her, his face neutral. The icy glare he had held slowly faded away from his navy blue eyes to leave confusion.

The other twin followed his brother's line of sight to land on Mai. The two whispered to each other again, glancing back at Mai every few seconds. All that time she still watched them. When the man in the suit finally left and the adults began to converse, Mai got up and went to the boys.

"What are you two whispering about?" she asked watching them closely.

The first boy's eyes quickly lost their confusion, once again replaced by the glare. "None of your business," the boy said scathingly.

"Oliver Davis-san you're not very nice," Mais said, her eyebrows scrunching together.

"And that's my problem how?" he asked, not realizing that the girl had called him by his proper name.

"Noll, the girl –Mai-chan right?- is on this case as well," Eugene reprimanded sternly before grinning at Mai, "If you don't tell the adults we'll tell you." Mai nodded. "We were talking about how we don't believe most of these mediums and spiritualists aren't real," he said."

"They're normal colored," she murmured to herself, now studying the adults.

"Huh?" the twins said in unison.

"They're normal colored unlike you two. Oliver-san is a mixture of gold and blue. Eugene-san is a greenish color. Hara-san is a pinkish color. Matsuzaki-san is a red color. Houshou Takigawa-san is a yellowy color," she said, "There are only a few colorful adults like Mama and Papa."

"You can tell who is a true spiritualist and medium?" Oliver said slowly, contemplating this new development.

Mai nodded her head. "Can't you?" she asked.

"No," they said together.

"Oh," she said perplexed.

"Mai, sweetie, have you been making friends?" Sakura asked kindly. Mai nodded eagerly up at her. "Good. We'll be sharing a room and base with their family and I don't want you to leave Oliver and Eugene's sides while in this house, understand?"

Mai nodded with a smile. "Okay Mommy!" she called happily.

"Not to be disrespectful Taniyama-san, but you aren't our mother," Oliver and Eugene said together.

"You're right, I'm not, but your parents have already agreed to the arrangements. They don't want you alone in this house either. Sorry little men, but you've lost this battle. And call me Sakura," she said with a wide grin.

The twins' jaws dropped. Then Ayame came up. "My darling little girl!" he shouted, picking Mai up and hugging her close.

"Daddy, I was talking!" Mai whined, but not fighting against her father's hold.

Ayame scrutinized the six-year-olds at his feet. Dramatically he threw his head to the side. "No, I will not allow my daughter to speak with boys. It's too soon."

"You're dream will be short lived Ayame, these two are gonna be her body guards for this case," Sakura said bluntly and then whispered something in his ear, pulverizing the big man's dreams so badly that he crumbled to the floor crying. They were obviously crocodile tears.

"How could you do this to your papa Mai?" he asked dramatically, his shoulders shaking.

Eugene and Oliver watched this faux hysterical father crush Mai in a hug. They were both stunned. Was it even possible for a family to act like this? They had no idea. They both had the urge to save the girl from the constricting hug and…something else. It roiled in the pit of their stomachs. An unknown emotion. Though they were unaware of the fact that they were feeling the same way, it was for much much different reasons.

"We have everyone's rooms ready. If you will please follow us then we will show you to your rooms," the man in the black suit from before announced, opening the doors wide.

Instantly, Ayame snapped out of his act, standing up. "Thank you, sir. Please do," he said walking over to the door with Mai riding on his shoulder.

Oliver and Eugene stared after the strange family, their jaws dragging on the ground. Martin and Luella came up behind them and smile as Sakura threw them a mischievous smirk.

…..

"Mai, we'll be back in a little bit. Stay here with Gene and Noll and practice your music," Sakura told Mai who was sitting in front of a piano. Behind Sakura stood a fretting Ayame, a curious Luella and an indifferent Martin.

Martin spoke next. "That goes for you two as well. Don't go off investigating alone. Not with anyone else either," he said, giving Noll and Gene a look that even made them nod vigorously in fear.

"Little Mai, I'd love to hear your music sometime before this case in over. I hear that you're a prodigy. Play for me later," Luella said, twiddling her fingers in a wave, "Bye-bye now. We'll see you little ones soon."

Mai blushed a bit as the door closed and she was left with the two stoic boys. Taking in a deep breath, she began her daily scales. You have to master the basics and practice every day before learning new things her teacher always told her. It wasn't long after she had started that she began to grow bored and started playing something much much more complex.

Her attention was divided between her music and the English conversation the twins were conducting at that moment. "Haven't even known each other for an hour and already they're all buddy buddy," the gloomier of the twins, Oliver/Noll, grabbed into the crook of his arm.

"Like two peas in a dang pod," Gene grumbled next as he watched Mai mover her hands over the piano keys expertly. She swayed with the movement of her hands, her eyes closed to the outside world.

"Do you think we'll ever get to do anything on this case?" Gene asked, looking away from Mai to glance at his brooding twin.

"Not likely," he said. Sighing, he stood up. "Might as well do something." He made his way over to Mai, sliding on the bench beside her.

She didn't startle, but instead brought the piece to an end. Opening her eyes, she fixed Noll with a curious stare, waiting for him to speak. Gene just watched with a confused expression from his seat across the room.

"Teach me," Noll ordered more then said or asked, but there was a slight softness to his voice that Gene knew he was only familiar with.

"What is that boy doing?" Gene thought to himself.

Mai's face lit up considerably. She nodded enthusiastically, beginning to explain. "This key here is the middle. It lines up with this key hole and has the note name C. This is where you're supposed to sit…"

Naru nodded, placing his fingers where he was told. He was intent on the lesson that he didn't notice the slow grin that crept onto his twin's face. Gene understood what was happening, but he wondered idly if Noll understood what was happening.

It wasn't till thirty minutes after Mai had begun her condensed lessons did she begin to nod off. Her eyes were drooping and she was leaning toward the keyboard, only her hands keeping her up. She fell sideways onto Oliver's shoulder, sleeping soundly. Noll let her sleep and kept practicing, telling himself it was something to do. If he only knew how wrong he was.

There you have it. Hope you liked it. I hope to see you all in the next chapter :D