Disclaimers: I don't own Ghost Hunt wish I did. But I don't. I own Shina, Aya, and Aya's shiki.

Sorry for the sooooooooo late update. I have been dealing with interning to be a teacher with a very crazy teacher and the schooling has been horrible. I also had to deal with a broken laptop and had to replace it. Shortly after it was replaced my new one had to be put in the shop. On the plus side I am engaged and will be writing more to get my mind off things.

Author's Note: If anything in this one seems confusing it will be explained later on. Sorry for the late update…Please enjoy.

Day Three Continued:

Night:

The steam rose from the hot springs as a young woman lounged against the heated stones. The steam obscured any details about the woman, but there was something vaguely familiar about her. A shadowy figure shifted in the steam and came to rest at the edge of the springs. The figure seemed to be kneeling on one knee with a hand resting on the ground. The figure's head was bowed, as he regarded the woman in front of him.

"Mistress, I have looked around this area, as you asked. You are right there are things that should not be here. Would you like me to inform the others of the movement here?" The male spoke in a cold emotionless voice. He voice and demeanor seemed to be void of any emotions. The woman in the spring shook her head, as she rested a hand over her bare stomach. She did not mind this male seeing her unclothed. He did not regard her as anything other than a mistress and would never look at his mistress's body unless given permission to.

"No, the others are most likely already aware of the situation. I would rather you focus your abilities on discovering what may be going on here. I do not trust anyone here," she spoke. Her words held to hold venom and ice. The male's eyes widened a fraction. While he was usually devoid of emotions it was unusual for his mistress to express distrust as she did and there were times when some of locked away emotions would spill out. It was the effect that being around others had on him. Had that man really affected her that much? If the others got wind of it the man would not have a very good day or night.

"Hai, understood mistress. I will do as you command." The male stated bluntly he bowed his head lower.

"Now, leave me." The woman stated as she closed her eyes and leaned back in the spring. She knew what the male was thinking about her distrust for others, but her trust from now on would be earned and not so easily given. She would not make the same mistake that she had made in the past.

Aya looked up from the books she was reading while she waited for the others at base. She was use to the peaceful silence with only the sound of typing, it had always soothed her. Lin sat silently typing away at his report while he occasionally looked into the monitors to see Aya reflected there. He couldn't help but to think that as they sat there it was almost how it was in the past. When they had cases in the past Aya would usually sit by herself reading scriptures or books that could be related to each case. He had always wondered how large her library was at her house, considering he always saw her with different reading material every time.

"Ano…." He turned his head at the sound to see Aya looking up at him. Turning he moved to look at her and placed his hand on his knee.

"Yes, Aya?" He spoke quietly his voice void of any emotion.

"Can you tell me what you feel about this place? It has been awhile since I worked with others and I am hesitant in stating what I sense to the others. I was hoping that since you and I worked together in the past we could discuss things." She stated as she looked up from the scroll in her hands. He could see from where he sat that the scroll was written in Japanese. He knew from the past that she was doing research from the native culture and was transcribing it to Chinese in the notebook at her side.

"According to the data that has been gathered there is significant evidence of paranormal activity. However, the technology does not state whether or not it is a spirit, demon, etc. Judging from what happened to Mrs. Dachi I would say that we are either against a vicious spirit or a demon of some kind. However, those are the only option we have. Needless to say that without relying on our skills there is nothing that can be said about what is going on here. If you ask my professional opinion as an onmyoji I will tell you that my shiki do not like this place and are sensing many things. You were right about what you said to Masako. There are at least three spirits here, but I feel that there is something more." Lin stated as he stood and moved closer to her and looked at the scroll in her hands. Leaning over he picked up one of the books on the coffee table and looked it over. Opening it he looked through the table of contents. "This book is on the demons of Japan. Do you believe a demon is behind this, Aya?"

"No, I don't believe a demon is behind this. These books are for my own studying purposes. I am now living in Japan and I assist local monks in many things. When they discovered that I was fluent in many different languages they asked me to translate some of their older scrolls into Chinese and modern Japanese. This scroll in my hands is from the Edo time period. It is a very valuable scroll, from what I have read so far this scroll talks about how demons and animal spirits can be affected by human emotions. I am curious as to whether or not emotions of the dead can also affect them in the same way." Aya explained as she continued to write what she read. She closed her eyes and looked up. "The others are on their way back and are almost here." She stated as if she was stating that it was raining outside, which chuckling lightly to himself he noticed that it was.

"Kū, is hard at work as usual I see." He said to himself as he moved to sit back at his computer. Aya smiled slightly in response.

The door opened and the others walked in. It wasn't long after they opened the door that a loud bang was heard throughout the room.

"That hurt my cranium," Monk yelled as he rubbed his head.

"Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about." Ayako yelled back. Aya looked up at them the scroll still in her hands. She lifted one hand and placed it to her mouth laughing softly. The two stopped and looked to her as she continued to laugh.

"Forgive me; I have not seen two people act like they were married more than you two." She said as she looked at them. The two immediately glared at each other and then turned away from each other. This just caused Aya to laugh more. She knew that saying that would make the two stop fighting. Honestly being around those two made her feel more comfortable. Those two she felt like she could trust, they freely expressed their emotions and thoughts.

"Alright, according to the data we are now certain that there is something causing the paranormal activity here at this resort. The question is what this 'something' is? According to Ms. Hara she senses nothing here, but Ms. Huang says there are three spirits here. Considering Ms. Huang's experience and success rate when dealing with spirits and the paranormal, it would be safe for us to go with the idea that there are three spirits there. Ms. Hara see if later you are not more attuned to what is going on here." Naru stated as he looked over the notes. Monk and the others sweat dropped. Go figure Naru would just come in and get started without giving us any time to sit down. Mai thought. "Oh and Mai tea." Naru finished as he turned to Lin and started to discuss things quietly.

Aya smiled slightly at how the others just accepted how things were. Closing her violet eyes slowly she looked up at Shina who was standing at her side. Aya smiled to the young girl and motioned for the girl to have a seat next to her. Aya handed Shina a book written in modern Japanese about spirits and ancient magic of Japan. Shina did not have to ask what Aya wanted her to do. She knew that Aya wanted her to read up on things to broaden her knowledge in the paranormal.

"Davis-san." Aya spoke softly. Everyone whipped their heads to face her. "Based on what I have sensed here there is more than the three spirits. There is something darker. I am not sure what, my shiki are on guard they are waiting for an attack it seems. It would be best if we set wards around the room. I will work on making a ward for Mrs. Daichi. She may be at the hospital, but I feel that she is still in danger even there. Whatever happened to her will not be fixed until after this case is solved." Aya regarded Naru with cold eyes. He could not question her. The aura she was given off was too powerful. This woman knew what she was talking about. He would ask Lin about her tonight. He could no longer hold back the questions.

"Ms. Matsuzaki, prepare wards for the base and the sleeping courters. Takigawa and John do a temperature check around the resort. Ms. Hara you will accompany them and see if you sense anything. Afterwards you are free to retire for the night. Ms. Huang…" Naru started.

"Don't worry about it Davis-san. Shina and I will retire for the night. Soon things will be getting busy." Aya said with a smile. Slowly she stood. Lin watched her through the reflection in the monitors. Her movement seemed labored as if she was in pain or out of energy. Shina quickly gathered the scroll and notebook that Aya had been working on and followed after her. The rest of the gang followed suit to attend to their duties.

"Where is everyone going?" Mai stated as she came back in the room with a tray and a cup of tea on it for Naru.

"To do their jobs. Mai, you are to stay here." Naru said as he rounded on Lin. Lin looked up the headphones over his ears. From the look on Naru's face he knew that he would not enjoy what was coming.

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