Oh I love you guys! *gives everyone cookie*

Yes, AmyNChan, I give you full permission to hit him :3 *gives bat*

So this case is hitting its peak, lets see how this goes. (When this story ends, I promise to write another case (so basically a sequel).)

The little princess was scared. She was scared to tell them the truth; to tell them what made her sick to her tummy and the shame she felt; she didn't want them to get hurt. But she didn't want her family to fall apart. When he turned into a dragon, she was weaponless, and he made her feel icky. But afterwards, when he changed back, he always brought her presents and told her how much he loved her.

She loved her family very, very much.

Saturday. September 5th. 3:35 a.m.

My eyes flew open as I quickly sat up, my back cracking in protest. Cold sweat dripped down my neck and dampened my bangs. Holy crap! I was so scared! I looked toward the peacefully sleeping Yuki. I brushed her hair out of her face before quietly getting up and leaving the room. I didn't even want to know what time it was. Darn it, Naru is going to kill me. I hesitated before cracking the door to base. Naru was sitting at the monitors and Lin was no were to be seen. Lin must be sleeping. I cracked the door even more.

"Mai, I can hear you." Naru said, not once looking up from his black notebook. I cringed. Crap. I sighed and walked into the room fully, taking a seat next to him. After a few minutes of fidgeting, he closed his notebook with a snap and turned toward me. Eyes filled with conflicting emotions, "Mind explaining what you were doing? I distinctly remember telling you to go record temperature readings, but then you went missing."

I sweat dropped. Well I didn't ask hi- wait a minute, did he stay up just to wait for me to return? I blushed. "Mrs. Ida asked me to put Yuki to bed because she had to clean the mess in the kitchen."

"The last time I checked, that wasn't our job," He calmly said.

I glared, "Well it looked like she needed help and she's going through a lot right now so I'm so sorry for being courteous to people." He didn't reply so we sat in silence for a few minutes before I caved.

"When I took Yuki up to bed, I really was going to do what you said, but she stopped me. Naru she looked so terrified. She begged me to stay and I felt if I didn't then something really bad was going to happen. Then when I fell asleep I had a strange dream," This caught Naru's attention. I had to resist the urge to roll my eyes, "It was really dark, like as if I was squeezing my eyes shut and I heard this really deep voice. It told me to 'be a good girl and stay still'." I swallow hard, my last words hung eerily in the air. Naru sat in his obvious thinking pose, his hand clasping his chin. "Those words made me feel sick and disgusted. Why?" I just didn't see it, but I felt a terrible heaviness in my chest and a churning in my stomach, as if, whatever this feeling is, that it meant something absolutely horrible. I watched Naru think before his eyebrows rose slightly and he paled, more so than he already is. "Naru?" I ask. He released his chin and turned to the monitors. I expected him to ignore me, but then he spoke.

"Mai, I have a theory, but I want to make absolutely sure it is what I'm thinking. I want to talk to Akihiko sometime tomorrow because I feel he knows a lot more than what he is letting on."

Why is he so purposefully vague? "What is your theory?"

He shakes his head, "I'll tell you tomorrow. But if you find anything unusual or that gives you a bad feeling, I want you to bring it to me immediately."

I nod, "Right."

Saturday. September 5th. 9:35 a.m.

We had to take the cameras out of Yuki and Akihiko rooms'. I felt terrible about doing it. I felt like that was taking away some kind of safe barrier and now they are left scared of whatever entity that was haunting them. There would be no way to see what was happening if something did happen we wouldn't have any proof or way of replaying. Doesn't Mr. Ida realize that this isn't a good idea? Naru said had to go for a little while, and without any explanation as to why, he left.

"Lin, I don't like this." I voice, he cocked his head slightly my way to acknowledge me.

"What do you mean?" He inquires. I look down a bit, trying to figure out exactly what I'm feeling.

"I feel…pressure. Like I can't breathe. It's like I'm being confined," I shivered and wrapped my arms around myself.

"Mai, these feelings you have are very important, don't ever tell yourself they aren't," Lin explains, "Don't let your guard down, and remember to tell Naru everything." I nod, feeling slightly better. "I think I will have a look around. I'll report back if I find anything." I click the door shut and wonder around.

I open the door to Yuki's room and find it completely clean. Wow she is really organized. On a shelf under a pile of toys, I spot a drawing pad and crayons. Feeling drawn to it, I sit on the corner of her bed and flip it open. The first picture was of a girl with a crown drawn on her head and red was drawn at the end of her stick legs. I swallowed and turned the page. The next picture was of a cylinder-like castle and at the top was the same stick figure. This time a scarily drawn dragon had long teeth and claws. That's a pretty intense picture. What kind of shows is she watching? I shook my head and flipped to the next page, depicting a family lineup. I squinted and looked at the picture more closely. Under the sloppily written "Daddy" there was a depiction of a smiling man and a picture of a small angrily drawn dragon. I paled when I saw what else she had drawn. She's only 6! I get she has a big brother but she shouldn't know anything about that part of the anatomy yet! I quickly turned the page and saw more angry scribbles of red and brown. I could feel the sick churning in my stomach again as I quickly turned the page. In black crayon, she had furiously scribbled out what seems to be a self-portrait of herself. I felt tears running down my cheeks. Is this how she sees herself?! I angrily close the pad and run out of the room.

"Naru?!" I burst into base, both Lin and Naru look up indifferently.

"What-?"

I interrupt him and shove the drawing pad in his hands as if it burned me to touch it, "Naru you have to look in this," He regards me for a moment before he sits down and flips it open, "It's Yuki's," I add. I plop down on the couch and looked down at my hands. "This is how she sees herself. I don't know why, but I felt sick when I looked at these." I looked up slightly to see Lin looking over Naru as he flipped through the pages. I was shocked to see the emotions swirling in his eyes, but one really stood out; white hot anger.

"I believe I have figured this out, but before I can say for sure I will need to speak with Akihiko. But I want to do so without the father present."

"Mrs. Midori said her husband had to go finish some things at work today and would leave at one!" I say, thanking the gods for the convenience.

"Where is Yuki and Akihiko at now?"

"Playing outside," He seemed to de-tense slightly at this. This case really has Naru on edge now. What is he thinking? I hope this all ends okay…