Quick A/N: I'M SOOOOOO SORRY! HERE'S THE REAL CHAPTER 4! My bad! Lolz.

March

Mazurka Legacy- SPR base

10:31 A.M.

'Dear stupid freakin' journal,

Because a certain narcissist told me I had to write in you everyday, no matter what, I chose the most silent part of my day to write in you. Yes, they had left me again to- BASE DUTY! While everyone is out and about, I'm stuck here with the boring monitors. Anyways, I had a rather strange dream last night. There was an elevator accident. But it wasn't with the clear elevators. This one seemed old fashioned and it was closed in.

Could it be from a person that died there?

Whoever it was that I supposedly was, they knew something about one of the ladies staying there, but what? They seemed kinda worked up about it. I wonder if the case is tied to it all. I'm actually sure that it's all tied together.

When Lin and Yasu get back, I hope they have some information. This isn't making any sense. Oh, and speaking of Yasu, I almost got that damn folder of his, but I missed it, again. I wonder what's in it. Actually ,it's probably best that I don't, but still, curiosity killed the cat. But satisfaction brought it back.

Well, this is Mai, signing off because I now have my journal entry and a certain narcissist should be back soon wanting tea.'

I clicked my pen and re-read the entry. It would have to be one of the shortest ones I've ever written. But it was something, just in case.

"When will that stupid narcissist lay off me? Nothing is gonna happen to me that he'll need the journal!" I cursed silently under my breath.

"Are you done yet?" A voice snapped.

I about fell out of the office chair and glanced up at the door to find Naru standing in the door way with his black notebook.

"What the hell? It's not nice to sneak up on people!"

"I just walked through the door. I didn't sneak up on you. Make me my tea."

"Sir yes sir." I said and got up to obey the dictator's wishes.

Just as I began to pour the warm tea into a cup, the door flew open and Yasu marched in with a triumphant smile on his face. Lin followed behind him with a stack of papers.

"We've found the past visitors that were here right before the spooky stuff started." Yasu announced.

I almost dropped the cup. It was a thick pile of papers.

"Oh my Gods." I muttered under my breath.

"Here Mai-chan, this is your third."

Yasu grabbed a handful of papers and handed it to me.

"We're going to narrow it down to people who died here. They have little stars by their names. So, get busy Mai!"

I looked at the papers in my hand.

"This is very ridiculous, don't you think?"

He flashed an evil smile again as John and Ayako walked in the room. He handed them some of his papers before they even had a chance to sit down. Ayako looked at the papers, confused.

"What the hell is this?"

"Paper work, my dear Miko-san." Yasu purred, and left us three with the papers.

I handed Naru his cup of tea and sent death glares at Yasu. Naru ignored us as we sat down at the large meeting table. I passed high lighters out to John and Ayako and explained the long task.

"The nerve of that kid." Ayako muttered angrily under her breath as she began to scan the long list of names.

"I know. Next time, I'm just gonna poison his stupid tea."

John chuckled softly and got busy with his papers.

1:09 P.M.

"I'M DONE!!!!" I celebrated and threw my hands up in the air.

"Me too!"

"I'm just now getting on the last page." John muttered softly.

"When I get my hands on that good for nothing, lazy kid," Ayako Started angrily.

And that good for nothing, lazy kid walked back through the door just as John finished.

"Oh hey guys, I brought you some food!"

I shot a look over at Ayako and John. Food? I haven't eaten in a while.

"You're just trying to redeem yourself, aren't you?" I asked carefully.

He pushed his glasses back up. The lenses flashed in the light.

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. You wouldn't know."

He set three large take-out boxes down in front of us. The aroma was breath-takingly amazing. My stomach roared at me and I couldn't resist anymore. I broke in and grabbed a box.

"So, what is the results my friends?" He asked as he set himself on the edge of the table.

I glanced down at our notes combined.

"There were deaths that had taken place in the same month. A business man, a chef, an actress, a lawyer and the wife of a senator." I reported.

"Is that all the deaths that had taken place?" Naru asked from the lap top.

I nodded my head.

"Yeah, all the significant ones anyways. I mean, there's been one incident where the old Prime Minister had a heart attack here and died, but that was a few years back. All of these occurred in 1950. The business man owned an American Hospital. His name was Ramous Lauer. The chef was from France. Her name was Francisca Rodriguez, the actress wasn't a major one but she went by Dolly. The lawyer was from Japan, Satsuma. Oh and get this: the senator's wife's name was Mazurka."

Naru caught his chin in his two fingers and received that far-away look. I knew what was coming next.

"Mai, come with me. We need to see Ms. Mazurka. We need to know more about the history of her ancestors."

"All right."

I took a quick bite of my food before I left to find Akemi. I heard Naru gather up some of his interview stuff but I decided it was best for me to get to her first incase if she wasn't ready.

Soon, I found myself standing in front of her door. Naru stood behind me and was still fighting with the tape recorder.

"Go get her and I'll try to fix this."

I lightly knocked and entered when I heard a light answer.

"Akemi?" I called out when I walked into the empty living room.

'Hmm… I could have sworn I heard her.'

Then I heard something coming from the bedroom. It was an anguished cry, and no doubt, it was defiantly from Akemi. And it was a cry of pain. I heard her let out another cry. She was being hurt. I rounded the corner and saw Mercado holding her by the wrists and slamming her against the wall. Her hair was haywire. Red marks were biting on her face where he had slapped her. Anger flared up in me and I stepped in.

"Leave her alone!" I yelled angrily at him.

Both of them turned to me. The fear was evident in Akemi's eyes, for both her and I. And Mercado glared. Hard. He let her go. The poor woman fell the ground in a heap but she held out a warning hand to me.

"Mai, don't!"

Mercado approached me quickly and I never broke eye contact with him at all. He was starting to walk away and I approached Akemi carefully.

"You are a maliciousness pig." I spat at his cowering back.

And he stopped dead in his tracks. Without warning, he spun around to face me. A knee connected with my stomach. I fell to the ground, out of breath, and was in shock before I even registered that he picked me up and held me against the wall by my throat. I couldn't breath. I clawed at his hands and struggled to get free.

"Let her go!" Akemi shouted.

Suddenly, he was gone and across the room in the hands of an extremely pissed off Naru. I looked up in time to see Naru punch the man as hard as the teen could muster. The man fell to the ground, and held a bleeding nose. I held my side and tried to take a deep breath in. Instead, I ended up coughing. But that meant one good thing: air was coming back. I turned to Akemi.

"Are you okay? I asked her."

Her expression was conflicted. I couldn't tell if she was happy, angry or sad about the whole thing.

"I'm fine. I'm fine. Are you okay Mai? I didn't want him to hit you. I didn't want him to get angry."

Naru bent down in front of me. His blue eyes were full of anger. He put a hand on my shoulder.

"Are you okay Mai?"

I nodded my head.

"Yeah. I'm okay. What happened to ass hole?"

"He ran. Ms. Mazurka, are you okay?" Naru asked her.

"Yeah. I'm fine. I'm use to that."

"Why did you let him hit you?" I asked.

She shook her head and now her eyes were full of grief.

"Because I thought there was something in him that I could change. But now I see I'm wrong."

"Do you need any medical attention?" Naru asked.

She shook her head.

"No, nothing would help me right now."

Her face was a little red but it was beginning to fade away.

"Will you be alright to answer some questions, or would you rather want us to come back at a different time?"

I pulled myself up off the ground and held a helpful hand out to her. Naru stood next to me and offered another hand. She accepted them and we pulled her up to her feet.

"Thank you. If you give me a minute to get something to drink, I'll be more than happy to answer any questions for you."

And quickly she stalked out of the bathroom to her kitchen. I glanced at Naru who was suddenly close to me.

"Where did he hit you?" He asked.

I held my hand to my side and he nodded with a very deadly flash in his eyes. This wasn't going to be pretty.

"You should sue him." He muttered angrily under his breath.

I sighed and shook my head.

"I'm not going to worry about that right now Naru."

"And I won't let you drop it suddenly."

I turned on him quickly.

"Look, the guy is messed up. I don't have the money to get a lawyer and sue him, nor do I have the time. If anyone's going to sue, it'll be Akemi-san." I snapped back.

Naru turned away from me and stalked off to the kitchen behind Akemi-san. I huffed and followed him. We found her wit ha bottle of milk opened up and she was chugging it down.

"I'm so sorry Mai that he had hit you. There wasn't a reason for him to. He was just angry with me." She apologized.

"Look," I started. "If anyone is apologizing, it's the scum. Why was he so mad in the first place?"

She sighed and leaned against the counter.

"Because the child I'm with isn't his child."

I glanced over at Naru and was shocked with our new information.

"Who's the father?"

She sighed and looked out the window to the lake.

"My daughter's father passed away right after she was conceived. He was killed in an accident. I met Mercado soon after. Trust me, he was a different person back then."

"Ms. Akemi, we came to see if you knew anything about your grandmother who was here in the first place and died here."

Akemi nodded her head slowly.

"Yes, I remember the story quiet clear. Grandmother was the senator's wife back in the early 1960's. She fell in love with this hotel and bought it. She became pregnant with my mother, and moved away from her husband. But the only reason as to why she moved is because the child wasn't her husband's child. It was her best friend's child. She wanted to escape from her husband to have the child and hid behind the hotel. It was said that every time someone found out about the child, they'd die of an unfortunate mishap at the hotel. She was instantly blamed for murder. After she had my mother, grandmother lost my mother to the hands of her husband, and she was killed here."

I shook my head.

"How sad. But the hotel stayed within the family?" I asked.

She smiled.

"Yes. It's what's keeping my fortune."

"Thank you, Akemi." I said softly.

"We'll be leaving now." Naru stood and grabbed my arm. He tugged on it lightly and I took the hint.

"Thank you. I hope you guys find what you are looking for. If you need anything else, please, feel free to call."

We left her alone and I instantly felt horrible for leaving her alone after being attacked. But I had Naru who was going to rip me a new one. When we were in the elevator alone he did.

"What were you thinking?"

"She was in trouble." I snapped back.

"So you were going to stop him, by yourself? Did you honestly think that was going to work?"

I furrowed my eyebrows and crossed my arms.

"And what did you do to help her?"

"I punched the bastard and saved your neck, literally. I think a thank you is needed."

"Well, you know what? At least I tried."

"And if I wasn't there he probably would have killed you! Are you that stupid?!"

"Is it stupid to stand up for your friends?!"

"That wasn't my question."

I turned on him angrily and our eyes locked.

"Then I guess I'm stupid!"

The bell dinged and we didn't break our eye contact until the doors opened. I took a deep breath in and sighed angrily.

"You know what, I'm going to my room and get cleaned up."

And I stalked off of the elevator with a huff and made it to my room for some privacy.

A/N: Hey guys, I decided to update soon! As an author, one of the greatest compliments I could ever get is that I inspire you. You guys, I can't even find the right words to explain how amazing it is to even receive a comment such as that. Thank you Kikan. I decided to update soon because this was an almost really free night for me. And don't stop with the reviews, I enjoy reading your comments. I don't even care if you drop in and say Hi! I don't care. AS LONG AS YOU ARE NICE!!!!!! I've never had a mean comment though; they've all been really great. This chapter…I hope you enjoy. I had to throw in a Naru and Mai fighting scene. It was inevitable. Things are starting to come together, aren't they? So up next: Death by a frying pan! Tune in next time! Until then,

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