March

Mazurka Legacy- S.P.R Base

10:45 P.M

Dear stupid freakin' journal,

Because I had missed so much, I just wanted to update you a little bit because yet again, and certain jerk told me to. What happened today? I skipped out on work, until Naru caught Ayako and I. And while I was setting up a new camera as part of punishment, I met a really nice older gentleman who asked me to climb a tree with a broken arm. He was too nice and I couldn't turn him away. So I climbed the tree to get the cat that was 'stuck'. It ran away from me and back down the tree. Don't tell Naru this- but I fell out of the tree to top it all off! Then he invited me over for tea and I accepted. He told me about Akemi's grandma. And I came to find out that it was her grandpa that I was conversing with. And he died a few years ago. So how did I have tea with him? He was a ghost. I had tea with a ghost. Just my luck.

Love,

Mai

Stretching, I looked over Naru's shoulder at the file he held in his hand. There was an old black and white picture of a man in his early twenties wearing a Mazurka Legacy outfit with the word 'Gardner' embroidered on it. His eyes still held the same twinkle in them the day I had seen him. I nodded my head.

"Yep. That's defiantly him."

He nodded his head and set the file down on the table in front of Yasu. He pushed his glasses up higher on the bridge of his nose before he read aloud.

"He's twenty in this picture and just started working at the Legacy. It says here that he had an affair with the early Mrs. Mazurka and protected her child when the angry mob came through."

"Angry mob?" I asked.

Yasu shrugged.

"I guess they were overly upset about Mrs. Mazurka having an affair with another man. They got carried away and blamed the deaths on her. After she had her child she was haunted down by an angry mob."

I settled my hands on my hips.

"And when did we find this out?" I asked.

Monk snorted and hid a smirk behind a hand.

"While you and Ayako were out shopping."

"We weren't shopping!" Ayako screeched. "We were simply looking for tea and observing the stores in case if paranormal activities occurred."

"Yeah right."

And she answered back with a hand bag over his head. I sighed and stretched out to ignore the yawn that was trying to come.

"So what now?" I asked.

Naru looked up at me with those ravishing and mysterious blue eyes of his. There was a smirk playing on his lips.

"Tea."

I let out a frustrated sigh and followed his command.

"As you wish."

"And then bed."

Mazurka Legacy- The Ladies bedrooms

4:39 A.M.

A young woman leaned against the rail that over looked the waterfall with dull eyes and a blank face. She held a steno pad in her hand as she jotted down the notes she needed.

"What an amazing plot line for a movie!" She exclaimed as she thought more about it.

Her eyes began to slowly light up as her hand writing got quicker and she got more detailed with the plot. She scoffed.

"Who knew that all it took was a pregnant lady to give me the best character yet?!"

"It's not getting that far."

She tried to turn around, but it was too late. A hand shoved the small of her back and she went toppling into the fast paced stream and over the edge of the waterfall with a quick scream. There was a figure that stepped out of the shadows and watched her fall over. He held a grim look as if he didn't like what he was doing at all.

"But it's for the child." He muttered under his breath and stepped away from the scene.

I shot up from my bed and glanced around my room. It was still dark but the sun would soon be peaking. I flopped back down on my pillows and sighed.

"What was that dream?" I wondered aloud.

I sighed again and flopped over to my lamp and turned it on to find my journal. I quickly jotted down what I could remember of the dream and shut IT. My fingers were stilled over the leather as I reminiscence England. And I couldn't fall back asleep.

With a frustrated sigh, I pulled myself up out of the bed and slipped quietly into the shower to not wake Ayako up. It was the hot shower that I needed. Soon enough I was awake and not going back to sleep at all. I decided it would be best to venture to the base to see if anyone was up and needed help.

The hallway was extremely empty but not dark but still eerily empty. It was usually bustling around with movie stars and actors and politicians though I hadn't had enough time to meet any of them. It was their vacation and it wasn't even right for me to intrude. The only occupants of the hallway at this time in the morning was me and a guy standing in the hallway trying to get into his room. He was fumbling with his keys. His pale white hair fell into his dangerously green eyes as he hung his head and gave the door an encouraging push. He gave another exasperated sigh and leaned on the frame before he started knocking. I stifled a giggle as his green eyes flashed up to meet mine. He gave me a hopeful smile.

"Hey. How's it going?" He asked.

"Fine."

I started walking down the hall again and was thinking about my dream.

"Hey!"

I turned around quickly towards the guy who started following after me.

"Do you need an escort?"

"Are you locked out? Or do you even have the right room number?" I asked nervously, just trying to be helpful.

He shrugged.

"I don't even know if I grabbed the right key. I think I got mine mixed up with someone else's. But since I'm gonna be out of my room until my roomy gets up, you want some company?"

"Sure, where would we go though?"

He shrugged again as his tall figure approached me and stuck his hands in his pockets.

"I know a great coffee place. I'll treat ya."

I stood no chance of declining him as he grabbed a hold of my arm in a gentlemen-like way and dragged me off to the coffee shop.

"Wait, I don't even know who you are!" I cried.

He glanced down at me with a smile that made me feel un-comfortable.

"I'm Hisashi."

I wanted to put my brakes on right then and there.

"Wait, wait, wait. As in the band?"

He nodded his head.

"Yep, that would be it!"

8:03 A.M.

"So you're a Ghost Hunter?"

I chuckled nervously.

"Yeah, I guess you could say that. But it seems like we do more."

"More? How so?"

I took a sip of my coffee again and sighed into it.

"Well, to me it seems like we help people become closer to their family or develop their characters. I know it brings me closer to my friends."

"So who else works with S.P.R.? You already told me about your boss and his assistant. But you talked like there's more."

He folded his hands and propped his elbows on the table to set his head in them.

"Yeah. There's a college student that helps us with the research. His name is Yasuhara. And there's also a Miko who works with spirits of trees. Her name's Ayako. Then you have John Brown, the preist from Australia and also Masako, but she's hardly ever around. Oh and our Monk, Bou-san. He's pretty cool. They're pretty much the only family I have."

Hisashi stopped and his eyes widened. He scooted his chair closer and his eyes got excited.

"Wait, you mean as in the bass guitar player Norio?"

I nodded my head.

"yeah, you know him?"

He laughed and leaned back in his chair.

"Do I ever know him!" He exclaimed.

"Oi Mai!"

We both turned to find the said man waving at me. I waved back and stood.

"Thank you for treating me today Hisashi-san."

"No problem. And Mai, I do believe that we'll see each other in the near future."

I bowed slightly and took off for Monk. The man watched me with curious eyes and looked back over my shoulder. He draped an arm over my shoulder and his eyes were full of concern.

"Mai, who is that guy you were sitting with?"

We started walking for the base.

"His name is Hisashi. He's in the band and knew you!" I said excitedly.

He gave my shoulder a tight squeeze. His mood was no longer bright and cheerful anymore. The sudden swing was nerve-wrecking.

"Don't go anywhere by yourself with that guy anymore."

I frowned as we got on the elevator and slipped away from his grip.

"And why not?"

I faced him and gave him a stern look. Monk sighed and suddenly looked a lot older than what he was. He held my face firmly between his large hands and stared me down with his unmoving eyes.

"That boy causes nothing but problems Mai. He parties hard. He sleeps around without caring about who he hurts. He's not a good person to be with Mai. Stay away from him."

"But-"

"No, no buts. He's like another Alex."

I stopped when Monk said his name.

"Oh."

The bell dinged and Monk led me out of the elevator. I heard the rush of the waterfall and I realized we were on the top floor.

"What are we doing here?"

He pulled me out of the elevator and towards Naru and Lin. They were surrounding the camera and inspecting it.

"One of the cameras is malfunctioning. And Naru wanted to speak with you anyways." Monk explained.

As we reached closer to the two men there was a sudden cry of surprise following a loud splash. A woman screamed as all of us looked to see who fell in. A little boy. He was being dragged by the stream and was going to go over the edge of the water fall. Without thinking twice I ran for him.

"Mai!"

I launched myself over the protective railing and into the cold water. I fell under the deep water and was afraid that I wouldn't surface. The boy's face flashed in my mind and I knew I had to find him. Using as much strength I could muster, I pulled myself to the surface and searched for the boy frantically. I spotted his head just as it went down under the water again. He was close enough to reach out and grab him. He was sputtering the water he had swallowed. I managed to get him positioned on a hip and I swam as hard as I could for a wall.

"It's okay, I got you." I soothed the best I could and looked for a way out.

"Mai!" I looked up to find Monk bending over the rail trying to reach out for us.

"Take him!"

I used all the strength I had left and practically threw the poor child at Monk. He caught the boy and pulled him back over the rail. I looked around for something to hold onto but found none. The current was moving fast and pushing me closer and closer to the edge. I was going to fall.

"MAI!"

I looked up and saw Lin grab a hold of my bad arm. I bit back a yell of pain as he held onto me as tight as he could. Another hand grabbed mine and together, both of them managed to pull me up and over the rail. I laid on the ground before my body racked and I coughed water. Monk was instantly in my face

"Are you okay?"

I nodded my head as my arm started to hurt a little.

"What about the boy?"

"He's being treated by Ayako."

"Good. Good." I assured myself.

Monk was instantly pushed off of me as stronger hands held my shoulder and blue eyes bore into my very soul.

"Let's get you into dry clothes." He spoke through gritted teeth.

Oh Gods. He's way beyond pissed. I was pretty confident that right now he was refraining himself from shaking me like a rag doll. Someone dropped a towel over my hair while I was being helped to my feet. Naru held onto my arm and led me away from it all.

A/N: Helloooooo!!!! It feels like forever! But I've been limited to what I was working with because of the lack of a lap top for the past few days. It's spring break! Or was! And it was the first time I saw my boy friend in two months, so of course we spent every day together, but I gave his family the weekend to spend with him! I know, nice, right? So I got a new lap top, spent time with him, and now, I decided I was way past due on a chapter! Sorry! This didn't go the way I planned. I want you all to know that officially from here on out, I'm b.s-ing it! Congrats! Oh, to answer some questions ahead of time: no, Mercado will not be making anymore appearances as far as I know. And the white haired dude won't either. Not in this story anyways! :) So, no I will have Lee come and say hi as –

Lee: *jumps on me* "HI EVERYONE!"

Me: "Get off! We have a question to be answered!"

Lee: *gets off* "Sorry. Who's the questioner?"

Me: "Akemi! She wants to know about your name! Is it a serial killer name? Or a cereal killer name? Lolz."

Lee: "Oh that!" *giggles* "I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you!"

Me: *sighs* "The kid at the nursery we work at came up with "Fat Wolf". 'Momma' came from one of our friends when she said something about mothers and our conversations collided. And I came up with Momma FaWoo!"

Lee: "I…don't remember that. Oh well. Get this story done!"

Me: "Why? I'm having fun drawing it all out!"

Lee: "Because I want to put OUR story up on here! Soon!"

Me: *Sighs* "Okay. Oh and guys, Lee loves questions, so if you do have some, please feel free to ask her!"

Lee: "Oh yesh, do so! Oh and whoever asked: Jazzy and Lee LOVES chocolate chips cookies! Yummy! So…don't forget to LOVE your Jazzy and feed your Fatwolf!"

Thanks guys! Reviews are amazing! Keep it up!

Love forever and always,

Jazzy