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Mai woke and looked at her surroundings as she sat up. Smiling she heard the familiar arguing of Ayako and Monk before a loud slam shook the walls.

"You're finally up." Kaede's said through their telepathic connection.

"Yes, I am. Is everyone at base?" Mai asked.

"No, it's just Noll, Lin and I. Noll sent the others to do their various jobs." Kaede replied.

"Oh, ok then." Mai sighed.

"Noll wants tea, Mai. Your tea and he's getting antsy." Kaede said giggling.

"By antsy you mean he's glaring at everything, you especially since we look alike." Mai replied giggling.

"Yup. I'm pretty sure I look spaced out when I'm meant to be going through a file." Kaede said. Mai could practically see her fighting off a smirk.

"Alright then, let's go make Naru some tea before he bites your head off." Mai suggested, fighting to keep her own grin off her face.

She checked herself before heading to the door and opening it at the exact same time that Kaede opened the door to the base next door. They stepped out and linked arms before heading in the direction of the kitchen. They both remained silent as they waited for the kettle to boil, Mai setting up the teacups. It wasn't long before they returned to the base. Kaede went to sit back down on the couch as Mai handed Naru his tea and heard him take a sip before sighing when she turned her back to him and handed Lin his tea. The whole room was silent for a few minutes, except for the tapping of computer keys from Lin's direction.

"Naru." Mai said softly, gaining his attention.

"What is it Mai?" he answered nonchalantly.

"I would have thought that you'd want to know the details of my dream." Mai responded.

"Of course." Naru said, the chair creaking slightly as he stood up and sat down next to her with his black notebook in hand.

"There was a man who was watching the children when they played outside. Something about him was off. He beckoned a young girl, Naomi, into his house to collect snacks for her and the other children but she never came out again. She called him Mr Suzuki. The next day he helped the other children and families search for the girl but I think it was only to draw suspicion away from him. Her parents were standing by, crying. The search broke off at midday. I don't think any of the other children noticed her disappear." Mai started, Kaede pulling her close as she started shivering.

"Is there anything else?" Naru asked.

"Yes. Gene said that the ghost has become volatile and dangerous. He attacks anyone under the age of twenty but more specifically women." Mai replied, absentmindedly.

"Gene? How do you know about him?" Naru asked sharply. When she didn't reply, Kaede answered for her.

"Gene is Mai's spirit guide, nothing more and nothing less. He told her who he was after I insisted that she ask. She's been telling me about the dreams she had on cases. I just happen to know enough to connect the dots."

"I see. I'd hoped he'd passed on but maybe…" Naru trailed off, not wanting them to know more than they already did.

"Noll, we already know this much." Kaede replied, hinting at him to continue.

"We'll talk about this later." He said sharply. He took the girls silence as an agreement.

"He's not dead." Mai whispered through their connection, curling into Kaede's warm embrace.

"What makes you say that?" Kaede asked.

"I don't know. I just have this feeling that he's not dead." She replied.

A few hours passed before the whole group was back in base together and during that time Mai and Kaede had gone, numerous times, to get Naru his precious tea. Monk and Ayako were currently in one of their arguments, which John was trying to stop while Masako sat on the couch with her kimono sleeve covering her mouth like normal. Yasu was going through a bunch of files that Naru had given him after returning from the library, Lin was typing away on his beloved laptop and Naru, as usual, was scowling about the noise and trying to bury his nose into the file he was holding while trying to ignore the others.

"Mai, tea!" He snapped.

Lin slid a quick glance at his charge and couldn't help the small smirk that appeared on his face at said boy's obvious discomfort. Sighing, Mai stood and walked out of the room with Kaede following behind. She couldn't help but slip into a memory of when her life changed.

-Flashback-

Kaede stood in the middle of Heathrow looking around her curiously before moving towards the exit having already collected her baggage. There were thousands of people milling around, going about their business as she walked past them. Standing at the door she watched the rain pour down before a small hand landed on her shoulder. She turned to face the woman whose hand was on her shoulder. She had a friendly look about her.

"Are you lost?" she asked with a kind smile.

"Sumimasen, watashi wa anata o rikai shite inai." She replied, frowning.

"Anata wa nihonjindearu. Watashi wa wakarimasendeshita." She replied in Japanese.

"Anata wa watashi no kotoba o rikai suru!" Kaede exclaimed, her eyes widening in delight.

"Hai. Watashi wa Madoka Mori. Anata wa ushinawa rete imasu ka?" the woman asked after introducing herself.

"Isshu no. Watashi wa jissai ni jizen ni keikaku o tatete inakatta." Kaede replied with a frown.

"Goshinpainaku. Anata ga taizai suru basho o motte imasu ka?" Madoka asked.

"Anata wa osoraku iu koto ga dekiru yō ni bangō, watashi wa hijō ni kojin-tekina jijō ni yoru monodearu seiri sate inai yo." Kaede replied sheepishly, a small smile tugging at her lips.

"Sate, anata wa sonogo, watashitoisshoni taizai suru koto ga dekimasu." Madoka offered.

"Hontoni?" Kaede asked.

"Hai. Watashi wa chojo gensho sosa-kanda. I know a professor who teaches the paranormal at Cambridge University." Madoka replied, switching to English.

"I forgot. My name is Kaede Taniyama." Kaede said in English, surprising Madoka.

"So you can speak English." Madoka stated.

"Only a little bit." Kaede responded, nodding.

"Let's go then." Madoka said, as the rain slowed down. As they walked away from the airport entrance Kaede and Madoka continued to converse, switching between Japanese and slightly broken English.

-Flashback End-

Kaede sighed as she remembered the first day she arrived in England and her first meeting with Madoka. That was the day she was introduced to the paranormal world and the beginning of her knowledge about the paranormal. She'd met both Luella and Martin Davis later that week and although she had never met Oliver or Gene in person, she'd seen the photographs that Luella had around their manor. Kaede was glad that she'd gone to England, it had been a turning point in her life and had distracted her from her grief at the loss of her mother.

"You're thinking again, Kaede." Mai stated as she made the tea her boss wanted.

"Yeah." Kaede replied, not elaborating. Before she realised, they were on their way back to base.


Spirit: Sorry this is such a short chapter. We've been having a little bit of trouble lately with our writing.

Mist: Since this is mostly a filler chapter, we're hoping that we will be able to put more into the next chapter.

Spirit: The Japanese translation I have is from Google Translate so I apologise if any of it is incorrect. Anyway, we hope you review!


Japanese to English Translation:

"Sumimasen, watashi wa anata o rikai shite inai." = "Sorry, I don't understand you."

"Anata wa nihonjindearu. Watashi wa wakarimasendeshita." = You are Japanese. I wasn't entirely sure."

"Anata wa watashi no kotoba o rikai suru!" = "You understand my language!"

"Hai. Watashi wa Madoka Mori. Anata wa ushinawa rete imasu ka?" = "Yes. I'm Madoka Mori. Are you lost?"

"Isshu no. Watashi wa jissai ni jizen ni keikaku o tatete inakatta." = "Kind of. I didn't really plan ahead."

"Goshinpainaku. Anata ga taizai suru basho o motte imasu ka?" = "Don't worry about it. Do you have a place to stay?"

"Anata wa osoraku iu koto ga dekiru yō ni bangō, watashi wa hijō ni kojin-tekina jijō ni yoru monodearu seiri sate inai yo." = "No. As you can probably tell, I'm not very organized which is due to personal circumstances."

"Sate, anata wa sonogo, watashitoisshoni taizai suru koto ga dekimasu." = "Well you can stay with me then."

"Hontoni?" = "Really?"

"Hai. Watashi wa chojo gensho sosa-kanda." = "Yes. I'm a paranormal investigator."