The group steps out of the car, Erin going to the trunk, to pull out some long sleeve shirts.

"Haruka what is Erin doing? It is hot outside."

"Ah.... she is covering her arms, does not want to cause any trouble..." Setsuna puts an hand on Erin's arm keeping her from pulling the sweater over her head.

"Ah love." Setsuna shakes her head, pulls the sweater off Erin's arm, throws it into the trunk and shuts the trunk.

"Stop being an idiot..." Setsuna grabs Erin's hand and pulls her towards the door Haruka snickering at Erin's confused look.

"I think mom likes Erin..." Michiru smiles at Hotoru as they all head inside.

The waitress gives Erin an odd look as she whispers to another waitress,

"Hey! What are you staring at? Never seen anyone with a scar before?" Erin snarls the women turn their backs to Erin, noses in the air. Haruka pats Erin on the shoulder, as her Michiru and Hotoru come up from behind.

"Erin relax, cuddle up to Setsuna or something ok?" Erin snorts and glares at Haruka, a few moments later a waitress sits the group. Erin grumbles to herself as she pulls out a small device, and connects it to her laptop. She places the device in front of her, it casting a keyboard on the table and she moves the monitor to the wall next to her. Erin pulls up the floor plan from the house onto the screen, marking the 4 rooms with blue squares that were reported to be cold. Haruka orders for Erin when the waitress comes back Setsuna watching Erin quietly, curious on what she is doing. Michiru looks at Haruka then at Setsuna.

"Setsuna, I need to go to the bathroom, can you come with me?" Setsuna looks over at Michiru.

"Yes of course..." The pair stands and walks off to the bathroom.

"Hey Erin..."

"Yeah..."

"What you think of Setsuna..." Erin stops typing and looks over at Haruka.

"Haruka...."

"I am serious..." Erin sighs.

"What do you want me to say Haruka? Huh, she makes my heart race, I trip over my tongue trying to speak to her and have trouble not staring at her like some drooling beast. So yeah in your terms I think she is hot. But Haruka as much as you believe in this fairy-tale idea that she has interest. Remember she has a child, just as smart and beautiful as her. She likes me 10 years ago when she thought I was male. There is no evidence what so ever she has interest in me. Her kindness to me is nothing more then platonic friendship..."

Michiru checks all the stalls before turning back to Setsuna.

"Michiru."

"Setsuna, I just was wondering what you thought of Erin..." Setsuna rolls her eyes and turns to leave, Michiru grabbing her by the arm. "Setsuna just answer."

"I don't know ok? 10 years ago when I thought she was a he. He was handsome, smart, interesting, and romantic."

"Erin is not any of those things now?"

"No she is but she is a woman Michiru." Michiru puts a hand on her hip.

"So? Then why are you always touching her or close against her?"

"Michiru, when have known me to look at a woman in a sexual way? I am just curious of what she is going on and feel comfortable around her, it does not mean anything." Michiru shakes her head.

"I think you are being foolish, to not try to be with someone who could make you truly happy because of gender...." Michiru walks out before Setsuna can reply leaving the older woman a bit stunned.

Michiru returns just as the food comes to the table and she sits down heavily next to Haruka.

"No luck either?"

"No, she is stuck on the gender thing...." Hotoru looks over at Erin for a moment.

"Erin?"

"Aye Hotoru love?"

"Can you really move energy around and create the guys?" Erin looks at Hotoru for a moment then smiles. Erin turns to face Hotoru, she places a hand cupped on the table as she slowly raises it a small about 7 inch figure appears. It is a tall man, who turns his head at Hotoru before rolling his shoulders and shifting into a 15-inch dragon and perching on Hotoru's shoulder. Erin chuckles as Hotoru smiles at the small version.

"That's Mag. well Magnum he is the guy that ate the demon in the video..."

"But he is so small..." Erin laughs, Setsuna raises an eyebrow taking a seat next to her daughter.

"Aye he normally is 150 feet not 15 inches..." Hotoru giggles as the miniature, pretends to attack her ear.

"Hotoru what are you and Erin talking about?" Hotoru turns to face her mother, revealing the small pale blue dragon on her shoulder.

"Him..." Hotoru points to Magnum on her shoulder, Setsuna blinks, staring at the small creature, she slowly pokes it in the stomach. Which makes Magnum burp a small amount of fire.

"He ate not to long ago.... Erin grins, Hotoru laughs.

"Erin says he is the one that eat the ugly thing, he is just miniature right now." Haruka and Michiru laugh at Setsuna's confused face.

"Erin man, you have not been this relaxed in a while..." Erin chuckles as she eats her breakfast.

"Aye I suppose getting out of the house and getting some sleep helped...." Hotoru covers her mouth and giggles as Magnum flies from her shoulder to the top of Setsuna's head.

"Magnum is even playful, he usually grumpier then you..." Erin snorts, Magnum sticking his tongue out at Haruka.

"I think it is Setsuna's doing not the sleep..." Erin's head jerks up Magnum disappearing with a pop.

"We went over this, how about we turn the attention to you and Michiru? You two have been flirting like crazy..."

"Yeah so? I am not scared to admit I have been caught by this lovely nymph..." Michiru blushes. Erin rolls her eyes.

"Teenagers...." Erin looks over at Haruka as she cuddles up to Michriu and smiles briefly. "Yeah well I am glad maybe she can keep your butt out of trouble." The rest of breakfast goes through with little to no insults or annoyances from the pair.

"So Haruka what kind of things do you need to know?"

"Umm, well we know here personality, ah..."

"Think Haruka...." Erin continues to work on the portable screen and keyboard, Hotoru and Setsuna having switched places without Erin's knowledge.

"Ah..."

"Have anyone of the souls contacted them specifically."

"Oh yeah, or received any threats, warning so forth directed towards you."

"Ah. Just a general get out this is my house warnings, no blood on the wall or anything like that..." Setsuna is leaning against Erin's back looking at the woman is typing.

"Um.... have you hung any religious figures or symbols?"

"No...."

House: "Kayou"

Owners: Setsuna Meioh and Michiru Kaiou

Hot zones: 4

Master-bed room 17'X17'6 right side rear

Bedroom 13'1 x16'3 front left

Bedroom 15'7 X 13-rear left

Garage 23'3 X24'8 front right parallel front porch

Activity: Unmeasured, most like over 9 on scale

Occupants:

Michiru Kaiou -18 (Blue/passive)

Setsuna Meioh – 26 (Green/Passive)

Hotoru Meioh - 10 (Red/growth)

"Good, what else Haruka, come on I know you can do it... " Setsuna raises an eyebrow as she reads the information. None of the others asked any of this stuff, they have floor plans to the house?

"They already say they didn't do any rituals, the investigators did they do any?" Michiru looks over at Setsuna.

"Setsuna..."

"Hmm." Setsuna is more interested in Erin's screen.

"Setsuna stop necking Erin and answer the question." Erin raises an eyebrow, but continues her work Setsuna turns red.

"Huh...rituals? Ah no they said it was to strong to do any...." Setsuna smiles as she leans against Erin's back. She does smell like leather, warm.... it is very relaxing.

"Ok...Erin...I forgot the last part, you are usually good at this..." Erin sighs and stops typing.

"Fine but you have to pay attention, ok? You are an equal a partner in this?"" Haruka nods, Erin takes a deep breath and sighs.

"Alright, I already have the floor plans from the last time I was called out, did you perform any renovations or changes to the house?"

"No,"

"Any of the pervious owners?"

"Not that we know of...." Erin cast a sideways glance at Setsuna who is leaning against her, but chooses to ignore it. God she is beautiful

"The entire property feels uncomfortable? There is no one room that you feel comfortable in?" They all look at each other and shake their heads no slowly. "Ok...You know any history on the house or land?"

"No. "Erin sighs and drums her fingers. "Ok the house was built in..... the late 1800s, a few years before the turn of the century. I would suggest the next place we go is town record, to try to find out as much about the property, house and pervious owners that we can. Any one has any other ideas?" The shake their head no, not sure there is anything else to do.

"Right, Haruka you are in charge of this, I will be with you I am not leaving you alone. But if there are gaps of time in the history you need to look for them ok?"

"Yeah no problem..."

After paying for breakfast the group heads to the local town records, where a young woman with short blue hair waves at the group.

"Erin, you back again? I am surprised you got this far, usually they run as soon as you get out of the car..." Erin rolls her eyes. She doesn't seem to hate Erin...Setsuna ponders looking at the small woman

"Don't remind me Ami, you still have the records and titles in the same place?"

"Of course, let me know if you need any help."

"Well actually." Erin points to Haruka. "She is the leader got get her to do something around here..." Haruka snorts, Erin chuckles at the young blonde's behavior. They group heads to the back of library, each grabbing a book. Erin whistles quietly to herself, as she flips through the books scanning. "Ah here we go house was build in 1893 right before the first shine Japanese war. Belong to an old navy man and his family.... the Kayou. Haruka you got the death records, what you got?"

"Ah.... he and his wife died of natural causes, had one son & 3 daughters. daughter married off and moved away, son...joined the military during World War I." Haruka flips through the pages "He was killed in battle. The house, was used by Japan as a make shift hospital. Estimated 2,262 men died in the hospital,

"House was not used again, till pearl harbor. But there were many odd reported death police could not solve." Erin looks at Haruka and rolls her eyes.

"Wanta be..." They both say together.

"Wanta be?" Erin looks over at Setsuna.

"Want be is some young kid 13 up to as old as 25 that sees some movie like Harry potter, labyrinth some magical based movie. They get the bright Idea of going to the bookstore and grabbing a necromancy book. They go to and "old haunted" house and try some spells."

"Usually end up summon something other then ghost and they get killed." Haruka shakes her head remembering her family.

"Wait...I got an owner in 1927.... Krieger. German pilot from World War I. "

"Krieger...oh here got him...had 3 wives and 12 kids..." Haruka looks up at Erin.

"Ah what happened to his wives?"

"1st one.... supposed suicide of not being able to giver her husband a male off spring...." Erin shakes her head.

"He got away with that?" Haruka looks over at Michiru frowning slightly.

"Um I believe you had to right to, kill both the child and wife...I am not sure, it may just be a rumor."

"How many of the kids was her?"

"4, 1 girl drowned, another mauled by dogs... another...burnt alive in a contained fire in what is now Hotoru's bedroom.... last one, just disappeared." Erin bangs her head lightly on the table.

"You wonder why I don't like men..." Haruka snickers.

"I thought it was because you had more balls the they did..." Erin snorts.

"2nd wife?"

"Good god none of the others found any of this out, or they never told us..." Erin glances across the table at Michiru.

"This why we are the best.... I am just too ugly for public, Haruka 2nd wife..."

"Ah.... raped and strangled.... 3 kids were hers, all died before age 2. Beaten to death by supposed robber, other beheaded in accident with cloth line cable last one..." Haruka scoffs. "You will love this Erin.... possessed by evil force, could not exorcised and put to death by order of church." Erin puts her head on the table her shoulders shaking with laughter.

"Why is that funny? That sounds horrible." Erin snickers looking over at Setsuna.

"Aye the death is horrible but the more outrageous excuses the guy is coming up with is funny. So what that is 7 kids the other 5 are the last wife's?

"Yeah, twin girls, lost in the woods...." Haruka rolls her eyes" another was buried alive...." Erin snarls, growl coming from the back of her throat a pale hazy wolf appearing next to her.

"Cowardly bastard..."

"Ah...another was raped and killed at 15..."Erin's growl gets deeper and more aggressive. "Oh here is some good news, Last child was male, saw dad beating mom and found out about the siblings, killed his dad. But mom and him were hung for murder."

" In 1959 government changed it to an orphanage...burnt down 10 years later from fire...started in the room Hotoru's room..." Erin and Haruka look around at the women table. "Trades hands more frequently after that.1969 Carter...1973 Engel.... 1984 Tod... 1989 Ubel... 1991 Leben...lot of Germans...that is up to 1995.... Kurushimi.... 2001...Yuumon... then 2009 you two."

"All of those people did not own the house more then 5 years..." Erin shrugs and looks over at Haruka.

"Ah.... Carter married 2 children...killed during accidental police raid...."

"How can a police raid be accidental?"

"Wrong house...."

"Engel...single father of 4...all found dead throats cut, unexplained and unsolved."

"How the hell..."

"All the doors, windows fire place everything locked tight, no blood trail all in 4 separate rooms."

"Hmm sounds like the time the gate opened...wonder if it was accidental in an attempt to calm the spirits or just so much energy..."Setsuna and Hotoru look around at each other.

"You sure you guys are ok doing this? I mean there are still 5 more owners before us and if everyone's ghost is in there..." Erin glances over to Haruka.

"Go on..." Haruka smiles and sits down next to Michiru.

"Michiru, we said we will do it even if kills us..."

"Kills me...."

"What?"

"Nothing...." Erin slides over to the death records and mumbles them to her self. " Tod young bachelor married young. Wife and him found dead as if attacked by pack of wild animals in their bed...." Haruka shakes her head at Erin and turns back to Michiru.

"Michiru we know what we are doing. Well if I don't Erin does. " Erin snorts

"You don't listen that is why...

"We know what we can and can't handle, this is why we look into it so much before we even go into the house. We take spirits on one by one not all at once." Michiru frowns, looking over at Haruka. "Trust me when you see Erin at work..."

"And you.... I am not doing everything squirt..."

"Fine us work you will understand ok?" Michiru nods, Haruka smiles, kissing Michiru softly. Erin rolls her eyes.

"Ubel.... whore house...fire, 29 young women...Leben rebuild. Large family 25 kids wife and husband.... husband found ran through on back of door, wife body never found children found in pile in front of the fireplace.... hmm getting more aggressive. Kurushimi...single elderly man, fixing up for daughter...dies from fall off roof.... Yuumon. Pair of college students 4 women with 2 boyfriends...."Erin quirks and eyebrow. "Men found impaled in back yard...women found in pieces.... oh bodies cut apart and scattered, duh..."

"What?" Erin jumps slight and turns to Setsuna.

"Huh?"

"Erin the last one, what did you say happened?"

"Ah guys were impaled. Looks like on volleyball net post. Girls found cut in pieces around the home."

"That sounds like a serial killer..."

"Erin I have to admit that is really bad..." Erin digs through the pile of case folder and slides it over to Haruka.

"The guys collected swords..." Haruka opens the folder and looks at crime photos, there is a small 11x7 room walls entirely covered with various swords and edged weapons."

"So you are thinking minion horde kind of thing?" Erin nods

"Or one hell of an The last name Ritsuzen...husband bought house, and family was flying over next day, found him dead gutted in a chair in front of fireplace...."

"Umm Erin can I ask you something?"

"Aye of course Michiru.

"How do you get all this information?"

"I just ask, every police station and record hall knows me by sight, so they help."

"Yeah mostly because they figure if Erin gets rid of whatever the will get more tourist..." Erin rolls her eyes, then shoves the police cases into her bag.

"Well I say we go back get changed and go to the house..." Setsuna stares at Erin her mouth hanging open.

"After all that you still are going to go in the house?" Erin chuckles, throwing the bag over her shoulder.

"Aye, I told you I would help, my word is my bond, I never break a promise or say anything I don't mean." Erin ruffles Hotoru's hair the younger girl pretending to get angry. "Ami thanks for getting the case files..." Ami smiles at the group, Setsuna looking oddly at Erin's back. Never breaks her word that is rare.

"My pleasure after I heard someone bought the Kayou place figure they would get around to you guys eventually. " Erin and Haruka laugh waving to the woman.

The group return to the hotel Erin grunts and stretches, as poor Michiru and Setsuna sit on the beds a bit stunned.

"So Erin what do we need?" Erin looks over at Haruka.

"You are in charge remember? What you think we need?

"Ah...amulets for the clients..." Erin digs around in her bag tossing Haruka 3 necklaces with inch long strips of black onyx, quartz, sapphire, cat's eye and marble.

"They are charged already so be-careful...." Haruka walks over holding a necklace out to each woman, Hotoru quickly takes hers and puts it on giggling.

"It tickles...." Setsuna and Michiru look at each other then shrugs putting them over their heads as well.

"Hotoru is right it tingles..." Erin chuckles at the group as she sits on the edge of the table.

"You went all out on these Erin..."

"Hey it is a very active house...."

"What do you mean all out?"

"Erin covered pretty much everything in the necklaces, the onyx is for defensive magic, quartz for astral projection, sapphire for peace. Cat's eye for protection and marble for success."

"All of that in a few stones? Don't you use holy water or something...?" Erin and Haruka look at each other for a moment.

"Erin you explain it better..." Erin sighs.

"It does not matter what someone uses against paranormal forces. All you need is the knowledge of how to deal with them, your spiritual energy and faith or belief of what you are doing. I could give you a necklace of chicken bones and tell you it protects you. If you believe that it will, simply because your energy reacts to the way your body moves, you body moves based on what you think. It is just easier for someone to concentrate that on an object then themselves. No one completely believes in themselves."

"So all the rituals with holy water and baptisms don't work??"

"No Hotoru I did not say that, if you believe deep down in your heart and soul with no doubt in your mind. That the "Holy "water will work, then it will, but if you doubt it in the slightest it may not. The paranormal is mostly about energy, demons, and angels, what they look like how powerful they are. All depend on the person."

"Oh...I think I get it now."

"Alright Haruka what you need next..."

"Ah.... you have the glasses?"

"Yup, you want them all recording or just yours?"

"All if you could, get as many views as possible." Erin tosses some pairs of what looks like safety glasses with clear lenses at Haruka.

"What are these...?" Setsuna puts then on and looks over at Erin and screams. "OH MY GOD Erin you have something behind you, some ugly...."

"Setsuna, breath those are the guys 38 life forms of my creation of various creatures, werewolf, dragon, demon, elves, angel so forth. They each have their own use, those glass reflex any light in a certain manor so you can see like me and Haruka."

"So we can see ghost, demons and everything like you in that video." Erin raises an eyebrow and looks down at Hotoru.

"Yes, but do not leave them on if you are not using them, they can cause temporary blindness, due to light changes." Setsuna takes the glasses off and shutter. "Alright Haruka, next up?"

"Radio and ear pieces..." Erin tosses a set to Haruka who hands them out.

"What next,"

"Ah...intensity meters, and."

"Come on think you can do it that last thing...." Erin pulls out the meters, which look like ipods with a line of green to yellow to red lights.

"Ah man..."

"Alright you got eyes, ears, communication and protect what is left..."

"...Oh the meters..." Erin smiles and pulls out another set of meters these are also Ipod shaped, but have a few more wires, one that goes over the heart, another to the pulse point on the neck, the back of the neck, another on the hip and finally the last one into the glasses.

"What are those?"

"Ah...Erin has a technically name for them but basically it allows us to see everyone's heartbeat, pulse, energy level and if any energy flow..."

"It is a way for us to make sure you don't get possessed or something if you wonder off. It will beep in out ear pieces, and gives a name and location," Setsuna and Michiru look over at the pair as Erin, straps the meters to herself, helping poor Haruka so she does not tangle the wires.

"You two are a lot different they anyone we have dealt with over the last few days." Erin and Haruka chuckle at the obvious comment regarding their skills.

"I bet you guys are expensive..." Erin and Haruka look at each other for a moment then over at the young women,

"No we aren't, for business and government yeah but for families and others in tough spots.... damn stupid..." Erin laughs at Haruka helping her put the wire on over her heart. "Thanks Erin, ah what was? Oh yeah we re free..." Setsuna pinches herself really hard in the arm.

"Ow...." Michiru looks over at the older woman. "I was just checking to see if I was you know dreaming or something. We finally got someone to agree to deal with the house and they aren't not charging anything." Michiru smiles.

"Well if you feel like you have to pay them go on a date with Erin..."

"What?!?" both Setsuna and Erin stammer at the aqua haired woman.

"I will explain this to you my dear lady as I have Haruka, my interested in this beautiful woman may not be platonic, but hers are. There is nothing in her life to support her interest in the same sex...."

"Well she could change her mind...."

"Michiru...."

"If she does I am sure if she has interest in me she will find me..." Michiru rolls her eyes and grabs Setsuna's arm and pulls her into the bathroom.

"Haruka what is it with you and Michiru? I mean yeah I would died to be with a woman like her. But Haruka just lay off all right? I am not angry I just...really can't handle repetitive rejection dealing with a house this active..." Erin sighs and pats Haruka on the shoulder. "I am going outside to smoke." Erin slips out of the room and heads down the hall.

"Michiru what is your problem?" Setsuna pulls her arm from the smaller woman. "Why can't you accept I am not interested in a woman?"

"Because you would have jumped Erin by now if you still though Erin was a man, but she has boobs instead of a flat chest and you are cold shoulder all the time."

"Ah Michiru.... Erin is missing another organ too you know?" Michiru shakes her head.

"God you were about in her lap and still did not notice...." Michiru opens the door slightly. "Hey Haruka, come here will you please sweet heart?" Haruka shrugs and walks over to the cracked door.

"Could you explain Erin to Setsuna?"

"Explain? Who personality, physically."

"No sexually, how she loves women but is not like us?"

"Oh...." Setsuna puts her arms across her chest.

"This is stupid. Erin is a woman, smart, interesting and very relaxing to be around but still a woman...""

"Erin is a stone butch, packs all the time, except when she showers stuff like that." Haruka laughs at Setsuna's confused look. "She has a butch cock? Wears a strap on dildo all the time, any of this ringing a bell?" Setsuna covers her mouth and turns a deep shade of red, almost purple.

"You two are sick..."

"We are? You said you don't want Erin because she is a woman, but she is a packing butch, so she isn't missing "that". Besides with her it never goes limp and she can make it anything you want..." Setsuna moves her mouth speechless at the two, before pushing Haruka out of the way and getting out of the bathroom. Haruka laughs at the embarrassed woman, before she wraps her arms around Michiru and looks down at her. I can't believe Michiru...

"You said us...how did you mean that...." Michiru grins and pulls Haruka into a passionate kiss, pressing Haruka against the bathroom door.

Setsuna grumbles as she grabs her jacket, heading out side. She shoves her hands deep in her pockets as she storms down the walkway. Erin glances over shoulder hearing Setsuna coming down the walkway. Erin just looks back out to the woods, Setsuna storming past Erin in her annoyed state. She gets few feet before she stops and turns around to face Erin.

"You are not going to stop me?"

"Stop you? No, I thought we had an understanding I love you, and you don't want a woman. So why should I stop you. I will if you want to." Setsuna just looks at the blank expression on Erin's face, before she sighs and sits down on the fence with Erin.

"Erin it is not that you are not a great person."

"Miss. Meioh you need not explain yourself. You do not have any interest in a woman." Setsuna looks down swinging her feet.

"I know but I still feel bad." Erin raises an eyebrow as she lights another cigarette.

"Why? You can't change me into a man or change that you do not look at women in a sexual manor."

"Yeah..." Setsuna rubs her hands together. "You are just so..."

"No worries, I am great but I just am not a man...." Erin jumps off the fence, slight annoyance in her voice" I have heard it a lot love. Haruka and Michiru are the one you need to beat with a stick..." Erin walks down the path leaving Setsuna staring at her back. Ah great, now I feel worse, but she is right I don't like women...she really understands. But I still I feel horrible.

Haruka and Michiru look around the room, only seeing Hotoru in the room.

"Mom was mad and went outside..." Haruka looks at Michiru.

"I guess we should head out Erin has her bag and every thing...." Michiru nods as she takes Hotoru's coat handing it to the young girl. Before grabbing her own heading out of the room with Hotoru behind her Haruka leaving last, locking the room.

"Why was mom so upset?" Michiru looks over at Hotoru and smiles softly.

"She is upset that I think she likes Erin...."

"Why? She is always against her or around her..."

"We don't know little one, she does not think she can be physically attracted to a woman."

"Why does that matter...."? Haruka and Michiru chuckle, Hotoru frowns seeing Setsuna sitting staring at the ground on the stone fence. "Mom..." Setsuna looks over her shoulder and smiles.

"Hey sweet heart, everyone already?"

"Yes, mom why do you look so sad? Is it because of Erin..." Setsuna looks over at her shoulder Haruka and Michiru.

"Yes in a way, she is so sweet and I know you love her. But I just not attracted to women so I feel bad..." Hotoru smiles grabbing Setsuna's hand.

"Mom I know there is not a lot I don't know about relationships, but if you feel comfortable and happy round a person why does if they are male or female matter?" Setsuna jumps off the fence as Haruka and Michiru stop behind Hotoru.

"I wish it was that easy sweetie...."Michiru frowns and pats Setsuna's free arm.

"Setsuna I am sorry, you just seem to glow when you are around Erin is all."

"Yeah I agree with Michiru Setsuna, you seem to be a lot more relax around her. " Setsuna shakes her head and elbows Michiru lightly.

"I know you mean well but you two are horrible cupids."