8:37 A.M.

My eyes slowly opened as I tried to fight off falling back to sleep. And it was then when I realized I hadn't fallen asleep in my bed. Wide awake now, I slowly slipped out of the bed, until a ferocious headache hit me. I groaned and sat back down on the bed. I realized I was still in my clothes from last night. All the memories rushed back to me of last night events and I silently groaned then stopped. There was something wrong with this place, and my gut instinct told me so. I decided it was time to change and get cleaned up so I could continue what we had left off from last night.

I forced myself up from the bed and started to slowly walk to the door, but stopped when I heard a silent argument from the hall way. I couldn't recognize the voices straight away, but I was soon able to discover it was Sakkara and Fumio-san. Though I hated prying, I still stuck around the doorway to hear what was being said.

"…foolish attempt last night. We can't afford to let that happen again!" Fumio-san snapped.

"I can't help it. Something drew me to that girl."

"We're lucky that they aren't pulling out right now! She is completely useless to the plan."

"The plan changed." I heard her snap back equally angry. "That girl wasn't completely useless as you thought. We have a lever. Let's go somewhere more discrete."

I heard their footsteps descend down the hallway and around the corner. I released my breath and decided it was time to go find someone to tell my discovery to.

9:08 A.M.

I finished my story in one big, hurried breath to my audience: John, Masako, Takigawa, Ayako and Yasu. Masako and Ayako shared worried looks as the boys looked over at each other, very confused.

"Did anyone catch what Mai said?" Monk asked. "She talked in hypersonic speed that I didn't catch a single word."

Yasu and John shrugged too.

"It's hard to understand the speech of girls these days. They go too fast for their own good." Yasu spoke.

The three of us shot a glare at him and John shrugged.

"I'm going to admit as well, Mai, I did get lost too."

The three of us groaned and shook our heads.

"You know this is really serious." I said and turned back to the girls of the group. "What if all of this is just a set up?"

Masako covered her mouth with the sleeve of her kimono and looked slightly worried.

"As you speak, Mai, I don't detect any spirits here at all. Not anymore. But that seems impossible. They were here last night."

"What's going on?" Monk asked, aggravated that he wasn't included in our conversation.

The boys shared a look of their own and started their own conversation on their theories of what we were talking about.

"Speaking of last night, I heard something happened." Ayako raised an eyebrow and glanced over to me with her arms crossed over her chest.

I frowned equally hard back at her, and crossed my arms.

"You guys really don't have to worry about what happened last night."

That quieted the boys down a lot.

"Okay, so there was a reason to worry, but nothing really horrendous happened. Martin found me in time before anything serious could take place."

It was Masako who spoke up.

"Mai, it's a woman who is powerful enough to search through your memories just by touch. Something serious did happen."

I looked away from their stares and stood up.

"I'm going to make tea."

I tried to stand up and make my silent escape before I felt hands bring me back down to the couch. It was Monk and Ayako.

"Look, we're not going to make you tell us what happened or anything Mai, but you definitely need to tell Naru and his parents. If we are all in trouble, we need to know now." Monk spoke solidly.

I bit my bottom lip and nodded my head.

"I think things aren't exactly what they seem. We need to find out more about Sakkara Fumio and her husband before we continue any investigating."

"You're right."

We turned to find Madoka and Luella standing in the door way. They both stepped into the nicely furnished room and shut the door behind them.

"The cameras picked up part of their conversation from this morning Mai. It was careless on their part, but we don't know for sure what their motive is. All we know is that the case is a fake. It never existed, but she created enough false information to lure us here." Madoka spoke as she sat in one of the chairs across from us. Luella looked slightly stressed.

"We don't know any motives or anything, but we're fairly sure it's going to be a bit weird for us for the rest of the day." Luella finished.

I nodded my head and looked down at my clasped hands.

"I'm going to make tea." I declared again and stood up this time without anyone jerking me back down to the couch.

It wasn't long before I heard someone else enter the kitchen behind me.

"I can't convince him to go." She muttered softly behind me.

I turned to face Luella and offered her a small cup of tea.

"Here."

She took accepted it gratefully and took a small sip from it.

"I tried to talk to him, try to convince him to pull out right now." She spoke again.

I sighed.

"It's Naru. He can be proud."

"He wanted to pull you off the case instantly after what happened last night."

I frowned and crossed my arms.

"Again? He should know better."

She managed a small smile.

"Yes, I had to remind him of the last time he tried to pull you off a case. "

I smiled too.

"Oh yes, you ended up calling him and talked him out of it. How did you do it anyways?"

She smirked and took another sip.

"When you become a mother Mai, you will understand in time."

"So what now?"

"Research it all. I'll send Madoka and Yasu into the town and see what they can really find out about her."

A thought had suddenly crossed my mind.

"What about the attack on Elizabeth? That was not faked at all."

"No, it wasn't." A dark look crossed her face. "Something did happen to her. We need to pull up a file on her."

I nodded my head and she finished up her cup of tea.

"Now, Mai, no matter what, don't go out alone anymore, okay? We don't want her taking advantage of you again."

I sighed and nodded my head.

"You know, you're getting to sound like Naru now." I teased.

She shrugged.

"Hey, I was the one who raised him after all. Don't let Noll take you off Mai. Don't let him try to talk you into it or anything, okay?"

"Uh, sure? But why?"

She smiled and left me alone with the tea cups and an unanswered question.

12:58 P.M.

I watched as Naru's face turned a little harder as I retold what I had overheard from the hallway. Lin was instantly on his lap top, trying to pull up any information from either subjects: Sakkara and her husband, or Elizabeth. He managed to turn away from me before he ran a hand through his hair. I could tell the entire team was frustrated. We couldn't get a straight answer. We couldn't even decide if we were going to pack up and leave right now or not.

"So, what now?" Monk asked as he leaned over the couch and studied Naru and Martin. "It's your call."

Martin let out a short sigh as all eyes rested on him and Naru both. Monk was true. It was their call. Both of them knew we would stay with them if they stayed. Naru let out a short sigh not long after and crossed his arms before looking down at me.

"I already know the answer to this, but Mai, it's really not safe for you here."

"So I've been told." I replied just as coolly. "But you know, I'm safer with people who know protective charms compared to being at home by myself where anything can happen Naru."

I heard snickers coming from behind me and my colleagues received the icy glare. The snickering came to a halt. I managed a smile but everything jumped back to business when Lin called out to us.

"Elizabeth Andersen's psychological profile states that she had slight PK abilities without her knowledge. Sometimes she could hear voices, but they blew it off. That was her reason for running away."

I looked back over to Naru and an idea popped into my head as I turned to the ladies of the group.

"I think it's time we go and see Elizabeth again. She might be the key to finding a motive from Sakkara."

They all nodded back and decided it would be best to send Ayako and Monk to the hospital with me.

2:37P.M.

I stood outside of the door uncomfortably. Even though Ayako and Monk accompanied me to the hospital, they decided it was wise to wait in the waiting room and let me go inside without any moral support.

'Some friends.'

I took a deep breath in and pushed open the door to find Elizabeth reading a book. Her head snapped up in surprise and a smile grew on her face when she recognized me. But the smile did not reach her eyes. As I got closer, I noticed it was pain and sadness. I took a seat next to her and smiled the best I could.

"Hey Elizabeth."

She managed a forced smile as she took my hand as gently as she possibly could. The small smile faded away and I knew that something had happened to her from the last time we were there.

"Mai, I remember."

I bit my bottom lip and nodded my head.

"You remember what happened when you were taken?"

She slowly nodded her head.

"Yes. At first I thought it was a spirit. But spirits don't have a solid body, do they?"

I shook my head.

"No, but if it's strong enough, it can grab you and drag you."

"But I wasn't dragged. I was carried over a shoulder. I remember there was a cloth with something on it. It clouded my mind, and the next thing I knew, I was in the basement."

I leaned forward in my seat, taking note of everything in my mind that would be useful to Naru to report.

"What else, Elizabeth? What else can you remember?"

The blonde looked a little unsure of herself but she struggled to continue.

"I remember familiar faces of a man and a woman, but I can't place names with the faces. They took something of mine."

"What was it?"

And then she looked a little more distraught than ever as she struggled to remember.

"I…I don't know." She confessed sadly and hung her head in defeat. "I just know that there's a great big empty gap somewhere inside of me. I know something's missing, but I don't know what it is."

I closed my eyes as I started to put two things together, but to be sure, I had to confirm my suspicions.

"Would it be possible that it was the Fumio couple that attacked you?"

She grew silent as realization dawned on her. Her eyes grew a little wider at the thought that she had suddenly grasped, and like that, everything came back to her. She looked down at her blankets and tears stained her pretty eyes.

"I-I thought I could trust them. But I guess I should've known something was up when a family of rich people take in strangers as quickly as they took me in."

I grabbed her hand and held it tight.

"We know what was taken." I spoke softly. "And there's really no guarantee that you can get it back. But we can stop them, Elizabeth. Leave that job to us."

She gave a small nod and I decided it was time to report to Naru as soon as possible.

A.N: I swear I am soooo sick and tired of my internet! It has been down for DAYS! Soooo sorry for the late update. And I came back from seeing my grandma and everything. Things right now are getting a little rougher for me. More than it probably should actually. It just seems that bad things happen to really good people. I've relied on you guys a lot and I really truly appreciate everything we've been through, but now, as the days pass on, they're becoming a lot more unpredictable. As some of you are aware of, my best friend's dad was diagnosed with cancer. He was doing really well and everything, but when summer hit, he got worse. And it was only just a week ago from today when he decided it was time to quit his chemo therapy because it's only making him even more sicker. The doctors gave him 2-3 weeks tops but then again anything can happen. If you are the praying kind, please do keep her in your prayers. Or thoughts if you aren't the praying kind. But me being me, I feel hopeless. Like I should do something to change what is going to happen. And there's nothing I can do to make her smile like the way she use to. I hate feeling like this. And writing with you guys makes me happy and I love the relationship we have as a writer and her readers. I love you guys. More than you know it. So this summer is going to take some kind of twist, and I feel really good with the moral support you guys give me. So on a happier note: tell me what you think! I love your feedback more than you know it! And I wanna hear some summer stories as well so P.M. me if you have some really great ones!

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Jazzy and Lee