A/N: Sorry it was a bit late, 5,000 words though, haha that was long, anyway it took so long because I'm on vacation and well tomorrow Im going back home on a plane so I wanted to post it today.

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August 4th, 2016 , 23:59 (11:59 p.m) Current hours missing: eight hours and thirty minutes

Mai hears humming and she opens her lidded eyes to a dark abyss. 'Where am I?' She thinks to herself as her eyes fully open and she sits up only to see a figure in the distance. 'The man I saw earlier.' She thinks to herself with realization, she then walks towards him despite knowing he is a ghost. "Who are you?" Mai asks out loud to him.

"Akito Agawa, though feel free to call me Akito," he says as he ruffled her hair. "Where am I?" Mai asks out loud. "The Astral Plane, there aren't any spirits here besides myself and my parents souls are confined to rings, though they cause issues they can't move very far and even a medium would find it difficult to sense their souls." He says in a gentle tone. "I will show you the past through your dreams," he gestured with his hand in front of them and suddenly around her a room came into being and the humming became louder only to reveal a woman rocking back and forth with a hand over her pregnant belly. She was wearing a red plain kimono, her hair was loose dark brown strands that framed her face and she had the softest of light brown eyes which reminded her of the man next to her. "She's your mom?" Mai asks. The man next to Mai, Akito, simply nods.

Into the room runs a three year old boy. "Hello, Akito, do you want to meet your little sister? It's funny I just know she's a girl, I can tell it, isn't that strange?" She asks her little one.

He just shakes his head no. Not completely understanding but in a small way he does.

"Chuya," a masculine voice is heard and Mai looks over to see a tall man with raven hair. "It's time to go, did you forget today we are getting married?" He asks.

"Not at all, Hayate, now can you help me up so we can go?" The man was already wearing his traditional yukata for the marriage. He then lets Chuya wrap her arm in his well the other arm. They get into a carriage and the man driving the carriage a western man addresses him as a 'lord.'

"Though from Japan from what I heard my father did something to impress the British royalty and was given a high title. From what I had heard from relatives my parents traveled often by ship sometimes carriage and they brought home cultures from all over Europe. Which is the reason you'll see for their more, western cultured wedding." Akito supplies helpfully, Mai would have probably been confused otherwise.

They followed their horse drawn carriage to a new building, they both watched quality as Chuya got ready, in her wedding kimono.

Outside Hayate was speaking with a man. "You must have spent a lot on this wedding of yours, Hayate," the man says. "Koto I do not have time for you games I have to get ready." Hayate says. "Fine then but don't call for me if something happens," the man now known as Koto says. Hayate just brushes past him.

The wedding begins with no hitches but just when the bride and groom exchange their I do's Mai watches as Koto hits down the chandelier and Mai feels her heart drop to her stomach as she watches with tears in her eyes as just like in her dream. The woman protects her child 'Akito' and the man protects them both. Mai can't take her eyes off the scene in front of her as the doctors try to save them both, though doctors at the time weren't very proficient as they are today. Because of a head wound the woman was barely holding on to life.

Though that night August 7th of 1862, her child was still delivered by c-section and five minutes after the woman, Chuya Agawa had passed away her husband died a few hours earlier, both leaving behind two children one with paralyzed legs and the other born early.

Mai continues to dream about their entire lives well Naru rushes to Japan in order to find her.

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August 5th, 2016, 2:29 (2:29 a.m) Current hours missing: eightteen hours and thirty minutes

Oliver was getting impatient, he was irritated and worried, if he let himself think on it too much he knows he's only worried about Mai than anything.

He hasn't slept in the last twenty-four hours. He's restless and exhausted, but he can't rest until she's safe. 'Why though?' He can't help but wonder. Even a genius like himself is stumped by her mere existence and what she means to him. He could solve the most complex of all mathematical equations with only a pencil and paper and at times with just his own mind, even solving 'unsolvable math problems.' After all nothing is truly unsolvable.

Science is where he truly excels, Gene didn't start calling him 'Idiot Scientist' just because he was a genius.

History was useless though he made it a point to know the history of every country he visited.

Does he even have to think more on this? It's a waste of time. He graduated at nine years old so of course he excelled in all his classes. Languages he can learn in just a matter of hours though the writing was more difficult for him, reading the writing was simple but writing it out himself. Mainly just symbols, Greek, Russian, Japanses, Chinese, he had a hard time with all symbol based spelling in languages.

He closed his book as he could no longer properly focus on the words, he always covered his books with a black cover before bringing them to the public eye, if he didn't then it would give someone a reason to talk with him. Woman would also play the, "oh that book! I've read it too!' Card and simply guess what the book is about.

So all of his 'black books' usually isn't anything more than a covered book. He just didn't like to give people a reason to hook him into conversation. He had enough trouble as is he doesn't need to give people more reasons. He should sleep the last few hours of the flight, his eyes were already drifting closed as soon as the thought passed through his mind.

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August 5th, 2016, 7:31 (7:31 a.m)

"Mai!" Five voices shout as the search the house for the fiftieth time that day.

"She just wandered off for a second, how could she be so reckless?" Ayako asks to herself. "Will find her stop worrying," Monk tries to reassure his fiancé, as he puts a hand on her shoulder. Ayako looks like she's barely holding herself together, none of them had slept in twenty-four hours to worried about the sun of their group. Yasu looks like he was hit by a train with his ruffled hair and clothes his cheery demeanor diminished completely.

Gene has been trying to sniff her out literally though failing as he says there are too many scents so he can't track her down. He has even tried to astral project himself, though he says he's being kept out by a powerful spirit.

John has been trying to keep everyone's hopes up, Madoka looks like she's ready to murder someone and Monk looks...awful. Like he had just learned someone had died. None of them were prepared for their black haired boss to come rushing in slamming open the door black clothes absolutely drenched from the rain outside. "Have you found her?" He asks irritation clear in his voice as he glares at the rooms occupants.

"Obviously not or you wouldn't be here now would you?" Madoka replies just as sharp and sassy, her smile screaming 'don't test me.' Lin walks in calmly behind Naru though he appears to barely be keeping his cool as all of them are fond of Mai. Which means if she's missing they are all tense.

Oliver notices Gene though his eyes widen slightly he will just have to think on it later.

Right now they had to focus on finding Mai.

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Mai was watching scenes of the past unfold, as Akito confined to a wheelchair managed to become one of the most amazing people she had ever seen. He had managed to make a telephone that was almost identical to that of modern day technology in a time when no one had even dreamed of it being a possibility. She even watched him as he grew to be an incredible psychic as well and how he learned the truth behind his parents deaths. She watched as he also fell in love with an incredible man that held his heart. It was touching to watch them together though they kept it a secret for fear of being treated differently despite Akito's having just made Domino Inc. in 1877, eventually he did tell his younger sister Airi Agawa. She also watched his happiness at her wedding when she married a man named Hibiki Adachi.

She watched the newest scene unfold as Koto Agawa and his son Itsuki who was just a year older than Akito walked into the room, Itsuki was looking at the ground. The year was 1893 which made Itsuki thirty-five and Akito thirty-four.

"I want you to make my son the heir of your company, you have no children of your own, your sister has failed to produce children of her own, you need an heir to your company, so choose Itsuki, your closest relative next to myself." Koto explains with a cold tone.

"I will allow him to take over the company at my death only, he will be signed to my will, don't try to kill me off, trust me, I'll know." Akito replies with a glare. Both men glare at each other for several minutes the tension could be cut with a knife. "Fine," Koto finally gives in. Itsuki finally looks at his cousin then nods to him.

Both Itsuki and Akito end up spending more time together throughout the next ten years and in the winter of 1903 Akito is lying in bed looking at his brunette lover for advice. "What should I do?" Akito asks him. His lover Chimon Abe replies, "kill him obviously." With a serious look on his face. "I'm serious Chimon!" Akito says playfully pushing him. "I'm serious too he's scum and scum deserve to rot."

"I'm not going to kill him…" Akito says. "Think it over then you don't have to decide what to do with him yet," Chimon replies. "Do I have to at all?" Akito asks.

With a sigh his lover looks him in the eyes. "Honestly Aki you should, he's been haunting you for as long as I've known you."

"Haunting," Akito replies with a far off look in his eyes. "I think I know what I want to do."

Mai watches as days fly by past her eyes as he gets his plan into place as he calculates if it will work and when he is sure he goes to his lover again.

"I'm going to curse him, Chimon, though I have to die in order to do it," Akito says. "You don't have to do this!" Chimon tries to reason with him after Akito explains his plan. "I do and I will, I love you.." He pulls him down to his level and kisses him softly than wheels himself out of the room.

Chimon just sighs as he follows the foolish man out of the room. "I won't reason with you, you have that same look in your eyes that you always do when you put your mind to something," he says. "I'll help you, after all no life of mine could ever not have you in it," Chimon says. Akito shakes his head and tries to convince him not to help him. "Either way I'll die so why not put my corpse and my soul, what you all own, to use," Chimon says. Akito just starts to cry in response. "But I don't want to hurt yo––" He's cut off by Chimon, "yet I can't watch you hurt, I can't live without you either so let me do this for you." A pause. "Please."

After a moment Akito gives in. "Fine, just promise me one thing."

"Anything," Chimon replies.

"If it goes wrong, at all, just don't die for me," Akito says softly.

"I can––" He's cut off. "You can and will!" Akito says sternly. "Fine.." Though he didn't sound like he agreed.

Akito chuckles by her side, "he was stubborn though that's why I loved him, he also had a mean streak a mile long. Speaking of which, he's probably still mad at me," Akito watches as the scenes unfold.

Mai was about to ask what he means by 'still mad.' But then she sees the next scene will tell.

Akito sat in his wheelchair in a lone room in front of two rings. He then channels their spirits through than before him a male and a female that appear to be Hayate and Chuya.

She watched as he stabbed himself in the chest in order to die so that his soul can tie the souls of his parents to the rings along with the property.

That night his body was found by Chimon, his lover who then committed suicide unable to live without Akito…

That night due to stress his sister went into an early labor and gave birth to a healthy baby boy…

Though that wasn't important information quite yet. Mai hears a voice yelling for her.

"Mai!" The voice itself sounds suspiciously like Naru, with one look towards Akito's soft eyes and encouraging smile she allows herself to fade away from dream world…

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August, 5th, 2016, 10:28 (10:28 a.m)

"Mai!" Naru yells, "Mai!"

He had thrown his brain into overdrive which gave him an awful headache in the process but he had managed to aim down where she could have potentially been kept by the spirit. A special place to the spirit in particular, a rose garden next to the house that was cherished by Akito Agawa and his and his lovers burial place.

How he found out it was Akito's spirit haunting the place was when he found documents in the families private library, Written by himself which he will have to analyze more later because of how intriguing it was to read.

His hypothesis was confirmed when he found Mai in the center of the garden.

"Mai wake up," he says lightly slapping her on the cheek. "N-naru?" Mai asks sleepily rubbing her eyes and sitting up. "Where am I?" She asks as she looks around then her stomach growls and she grasps her stomach. "And why am I so hungry?" She asked no one in particular. "Idiot," Naru says with a smirk. "Jerk!" Mai replies slapping his shoulder. "Oh, was that supposed to hurt?" Naru asks her with a raised brow. "No! Anyway, where are we?" She asks. "The rose garden just outside the house," he replies standing and offering her a hand. She takes it after a moment and he helps her to her feet.

"Let's clear up this case before my mother complains about my absence," he says as he begins walking out of the garden without looking back at Mai. "Hey!" Mai yells running to catch up to him. "How did you find me anyway?" She asks. "A hunch," he replies. Mai huffs, 'leave it to Naru to not answer a question.' She thinks.

"So, are you going to share or keep your opinion to yourself until the very end like always?" Mai asks. "I'll keep it to myself," Naru responds curtly. "Figures," Mai says under her breath. They walk in comfortable silence from there, then ending up back into the house when they do Monk rushes towards her and hugs her over.

Each member of the team currently here gives her a once over before saying how worried they were in one way or another. Even Lin seemed to glance her over.

"Are you hungry Mai? You haven't eaten in twenty-two hours Mai," Ayako says. "I'm starving, I would very much enjoy some food, Ayako, oh and water," Mai said. Gene had then padded over to check her over but not as intensely as the rest because Naru was present, he would check her over later.

"More important matters, Gene why are you a wolf? And more importantly alive? Shouldn't you have passed on?" Naru asks the black wolf by the name of Gene. Gene huffs he does that a lot.

"Long story," Mai says. "I happen to have a couple of weeks to spare," Naru replies as he crosses his arms. "Well I'll give it to you later then," Mai says with sass.

"I expect you to write to me the events that transpired to—well that." He gestures to Gene."Can I get more information on the case or are you all just going to fool around?" Naru asks coldly.

"Is anyone going to speak up?" Mai asks they all look at her expectantly. With a sigh Mai says, "fine," then she begins into an explanation on everything that has happened so far including her dreams.

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Exactly three hours and forty minutes later, Naru was ruling over the group with an iron fist as he sat crossed legged on a chair like it was a throne, black booklet open and taking notes of his thoughts, Mai tried to look over his shoulder but all she got was his hands slamming it shut and a glare.

Mai sighs as she looks at the sandwich in her hand as she finishes off the last bite, then she pays attention back to Naru as he begins to speak.

"I think it's time we address the center of this case, the rings, we will also have to summon Akito's spirit because he will most likely be able to help get rid of the curse considering he caused it. Mai I want you to channel his spirit using Gene's abilities, it may just unlock your own abilities as a psychic, in fact it may even make you into a perfect medium." Naru says calmly.

"Which means Gene channel his own powers through her, because he can't channel a spirit without a human body." Naru explains calmly. "Ms. Matsuzaki, Houshou, Father Brown and Lin will protect her and Gene well they figure out how to channel his spirit, Madoka should also be prepared to protect Mai as well. I will also be prepared if the situation arises."

They all nod. "Once we channel the spirit than what?" Ayako asks. "We will cleanse the spirit," Naru explains. Everyone looks dumbfounded besides Lin and Madoka and Gene who is a dog anyway so. The point is that he was actually telling them what he was planning no underhanded words.

Oh and John didn't react much either but he was still a bit surprised.

"Is this progress?" Mai asked no one in particular. "I think it is," Yasu replies with a look that screams 'is this happening?'

"Huh I never thought I'd see the day he'd tell us anything significant about a case," Monk replies scratching the back of his head. "Am I dreaming?" He asks Mai. "No I don't think we are, maybe we should ask Ayako to look him over when we are done? I think he's sick," Mai says seriously. Naru just sighs regretting it already. "Perhaps I should have just kept you in the dark until the last second then," he says coldly. Madoka rolls her eyes fondly and Lin just sighs in amusement at his charges behavior.

Gene then huffs and says into their triangle like bond, "Let's get this over with Mai you owe me some pampering, massages, perhaps a pedicure, the good kind." Then he adds, "Perhaps even you know a bath for once, make Naru spend his money on the best dog shampoo and from now on less dog chow more real foods."

Naru raises an eyebrow at Gene. Mai just sighs, "He does this a lot," she explains through the bond to Naru. Naru just gives Mai a look that says 'if you say so.'

"Let's prepare for the cleansing," Naru says as he stands up.

Naru then leaves the room with Lin following behind him carefully glancing at Madoka who follows him with a sigh. "Well we better get ready for our roles, I hope I don't have to do anything physical, I just got my nails done last week." Ayako says with a huff.

"We don't have to worry about you right?" Monk asks Mai. "I'll be fine, Akito didn't want to hurt me," she reasures them.

"Well we will leave you be, be careful, Mai," John says softly to her as he pats her shoulder before he leaves. "Yep be careful kiddo," Monk says ruffling her hair before following John. "Hmph, just be careful and yell if you need our help," Ayako says to her with a motherly look and a smile as she flips her hair over her shoulder before leaving to get ready. Yasu just sighs and looks at Mai with a smile, "Well I'll be going to, stay safe, I will be watching from the corner taking notes."

"Right," Mai says under her breath. "We better get going," Gene says through the bond as he trots off.

Mai follows him carefully hoping everything will turn out right, the next time Mai, Chiaki Kasai, Naoko Kuroda and Michiru and Keiko hung out. They had their girl night outs which sometimes included Masako whenever she was free.

Naoko and Chiaki were actually dating well Michiru and Keiko seemed to be dancing around it despite the fact they found newfound feelings in each other despite Mai knowing them since they were young she couldn't believe Michiru and Keiko would develop feelings like that when they seemed far more interested in boys. She thinks it's probably because both their parents are 'homophobic.' Mai truly hated that term, not only because of what it represented but their was only pure hatred not a 'fear.'

Michiru and Keiko tried to keep themselves occupied with boys to ignore the attraction they had with each other. It was more of an emotional attraction than a physical which in its purest form is true love. Physical attraction is nothing compared to emotional attraction. Mai only hoped they'd be able to find a life together when they graduated and if not at the very least find happiness in someone else. Though she hated that thought because she knew they truly loved each other.

There's nothing wrong with loving someone for who they are, in a way it shows with Lin and Madoka, they are deeply in love despite Lin's hatred for the Japanese. Ayako and Monk are in love despite the fact they used to fight so much though she bets it's just because of their attraction. Don't even get Mai started on John and Masako's crushes on one another.

Mai sighed Gene and her stood side by side as they both thought about what they would do next, time passing by. Gene's ears shot up and swiveled towards the door. "The rest are in position, right outside the door where the rings are kept, once you and Gene channel Akito's spirit, I will rush in and grab the rings to finish the cleansing. We have to remove their spirits carefully first to avoid cracking the rings, so we must draw out their spirits. Understood?" He asks with an arched brow.

"Yeah got it." Gene just barks in agreement

Naru just nods and leaves with Mai following behind, she walks into the hall and looks at the rest, John was wearing his robes and cross, book and holy water in hand, a smile on his lips. Ayako smiling her hair was tied back and she was clad in her miko robes, she had one foot in front of the other her socks and geta peeking out from under her garment. Monk was wearing his usual buddhist robes, beads in hand looking as professional as he is. Lin and Madoka simply seemed prepared for what was to come, well Yasu was leaning against a wall just behind Monk with a notepad in hand.

"Gene and Mai I need you to relax you breathing and if you can only Gene should go to the astral plane but it would be easier for him to do this in the astral plane." Naru says calmly and softly.

Gene seems to do so as soon enough he makes himself appear in front of Mai's eyes in a spiritual form after he went limp. "I'm going to sorta posses you so just stay calm," Gene says with a soft smile as he reaches towards Mai. He then sinks his mind with hers and speaks through the bond instructing her what to do.

"I want you to imagine Akito and then call out his name, once you have centered yourself in your surroundings." He instructs and after a moment Mai has calmed herself enough to start to get a feel of her surroundings more, then in an instant Gene is allowing his own abilities flow through her. Mai suddenly can feel a lot more than she could before, everything around her, it was the peak of Gene's own abilities and Mai's combining as their souls brushed against one another. She can feel Akito's spirit and all his emotions, he was calm and content.

Mai then closes her eyes as she focuses on him. Her own energy that was previously wrapped around him now he is pulled towards her though he is willing so it was very easy. "Hello, Mai," she hears his soft voice and her eyes snapped open and infront of her is Akito. His smile as radiant as ever.

"I assume you wish for me to pass on, perhaps to draw out the spirits of my parents as well? I can do that you don't even have to ask," he says softly as he turns towards the door. The ones where the rings lay behind, Mai shivers as she feels the raw anger and madness behind that door.

Naru then walks through the door his psychokinesis lying on his fingertips as he waltzes towards the rings gracefully. Mai wants to call out to him but she can hear Gene in the back of her mind saying she shouldn't.

Naru then walks out the glass container that holds the rings in hand as he sets them on the floor right before Akito's eyes. Carefully he opens the lid.

"Mother, father, we are free now." He says softly and before their eyes appear a man and woman, Chuya and Hayate looking identical to when they were alive and well, dressed in their wedding clothes. Their faces though filled with anger. "Why did you trap us here?" Chuya asked her son in anger. "Because I wanted you to get your revenge on your killer." Their eyes widen. "Who killed us?" Hayate asks. "Your brother, Koto, father," he replies with a sad smile. "Koto did this?" He seems angry. "Unfortunately he had sunk on the Titanic before my plan came to fruition." Akito says calmly as if you talk about the death of someone so naturally.

"Forgive me, mother, father, though does it matter now if we are free, not only that we are dead. What is the purpose of all this?" Akito asks. "It appears that is true," Chuya says. "Should we go then, my love?" She asks Hayate. "Yes we shall," he says with a smile. They then disappear in a warm golden light. Akito once more faces them. "You will find in my old drawing room, journals, they shall interest you as they hold my discoveries from psychic research to my inventions. The locks key on the chest that hides it should be under the floorboard just below the bust statue of the female head. I shall see you again Mai, seeing as Gene can no longer guide you like he used to, I shall guide you. Goodbye for now," he says mischievously as he fades away into the warmth.

The magic of the end of the case faded away and with that it was finished.

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"Thank you so much for your help," Aya Agawa says as she bows, with her housemaid who bows next to her. "I was wondering if you knew my mother.." Mai says out of nowhere. "Mmm, yes we did she was a distant relative of my husband, though extremely close to the family, she was the great great granddaughter of Airi Adachi formerly Agawa, your mother was Izanami Taniyama formerly Adachi correct?" Akari their housemaid asks. Mai gasps, "I haven't heard anyone speak her name in years." Akari smiles, "She was actually my auntie, my mother is her sister Ainu Agawa, she married a Agawa family member, a distant cousin. Though they didn't know until after marriage and when that happened the family Adachi family became a branch of our own." She explains. "Your grandmother who you're named after stays in contact with us a lot, Mae Adachi, she was away in another country which was why we didn't ask her help with our cursed rings."

"Mae Adachi?' Naru asked suddenly, "She's one of the most successful paranormal researchers in the world." He says in awe. All of them present have a dumbfounded look on their face. "Your grandmother is the Mae Adachi!" Monk exclaims as he shakes Mai. "She's like the greatest paranormal researcher ever, with Oliver Davis only a hair behind her."

"She's that important?" Mai asks. "Important? Anyone Naru looks up to in this field is important Mai!" Monk exclaims.

"I'll have to think this over.." Mai says. "Anyway let's head back to the office I could use some tea after all this," Mai says. "Agreed I think we've had enough to deal with," Ayako says waving her hand in a gesture as she speaks. She then argues with Monk back to their car. Everyone gets ready to leave Naru and Lin getting into Lin's sleek black car. He doesn't say anything just nods to Mai.

Madoka looks at Mai, a silent Yasuhara standing behind her, Gene has been lying curled up under the porch listening and he trots out from his hiding and Mai opens the door for him Yasu climbing in and a sheepish John into the back seats as Monk and Ayako had left the poor priest behind.

Madoka and Mai say their goodbyes to the family and then climb into the car.

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It's a few hours later when all of the gang are in the office building sitting in the living room, Masako joined them by now though she doesn't even give a second glance to Naru, they all drink their favorite drinks, Green tea for Mai, English Breakfast for Naru, Green tea for Masako, Iced Coffee for Monk, Lin drinks a chinese tea Mai can't really pronounce, Yasuhara just wanted some water because he said he wasn't feeling well, though usually he likes Green tea, well John enjoys coffee from time to time, Ayako likes to drink Coffee, well Madoka likes Green tea.

Yasuhara was being extremely quiet. All of a sudden he stood up Gene scampered away because the force of him standing up made him move out of the way from his curled up position at his feet.

Yasuhara looks emotionless his eyes usually full of joy void of emotion as he speaks seven horrible words.

"I can no longer work here."

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A/N: Yasuhara is acting weird and soon you'll find out why. Also Mai has family and I added that in because I thought it would be pretty interesting, next chapter will be a filler which I'm calling all chapters without cases that though there will be a few and this will include Yasu's arc to add background to him. Also Naomi is coming back into the scene to help with their tech and perhaps will give them a case, who knows..

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