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Day 5 Hot Springs

Four shadows gathered in the mist. As the mist started to dissipate the shadowy figures became visible. There in a small group stood three females and a male. What was alarming about the figures were that they all had horns, clawed hands, and spirits ribbons around them.

"Where is… Aw…never mind some of us have to stay behind to protect the mistress." The male of the group stated as he ran a clawed hand through his short shaggy red hair. His two black horns shined in the light. He was highly annoyed, which could clearly be seen in his dark red eyes. Crossing his arms over his bare chest that was covered in black tribal tattoos, which also covered his arms the demon like creature shifted his shoulders as if the heavy iron shackle that surrounded his neck was bearing down on him. The shackles were also present on his arms and legs as well. "Now listen we have to figure out a way to deal with them as quickly as possible. We should go after the weakest first. If we deal with these pests on our own, the mistress will be able to rest. Her powers are not at full strength yet."

"Ano…wouldn't be going against the mistress if we did anything?" A young demon like girl peeked out from behind another female. Most would think she was cute in a shy, innocent way. She has long light blue hair that was styled in a regal manner. Half of it was in a bun while the other half fell down her back. She was smaller than the rest and was dressed in a white kimono with a dark blue obi. The cute part was that the kimono seemed to be about two sizes to big on her. She stared up at the male with large teal eyes. She two had horns on her head.

"Even if we did things on our own the mistress would understand," spoke the demoness that the smaller one was hiding behind. Her hands were placed on the smaller demon behind her. Her pale blue kimono with silver obi she was wearing was draped across her figure. Her white hair was flowing around her shoulders and she regarded the male coldly.

"Enough," of this spoke the demon standing next to the male. Her arms were crossed under her large bust and the light green kimono with brown obi she was wearing was split open at the top to reveal the mounds of flesh. This demon was different she had one horn in her pixie cut hair and her gold eyes cut sharply to the male. She placed a clawed hand on the male demon at her side. "We should be heading back before we are missed."

Without another word there was a flash of light as all four of the demons disappeared.

In the changing room adjacent to the spring Aya and Shina changed away for the group. Mai took note of this and sighed as she pulled on the yukata that were left for them to use while in the hot spring. While Mai was still worried about all that had been happening she was psyched that she could finally relax in the hot spring. Madoka is a life saver. This will sure help relieve some of the tension in the group. Mai thought silently as she smiled at the thought of being able to finally relax away from Naru, the Narcissit. Mai started to blush at the thought of her boss. Her mind started to replay the scene from last night, when she had been kissed by him. Oh my god! Stop it Mai you have to stop thinking about it. If you don't stop the others will notice. Mai screamed in her mind as she shook her head.

"Um…Mai are you okay?" Ayako asked as she watched the young girl. Mai jumped at the sound at of the miko's voice.

"A…Ayako….I am fine really…" Mai said feverishly as she waved her hands in front of her face. She caught movement out of the corner of her eye and watched as Aya and Shina walked through the sliding door and into the hot spring. "Hey Aya, wait up." Mai called as she followed after the woman. The others followed after them. As everyone lowered themselves into the water a sigh escaped most of their lips.

"Oh my god!" Madoka cried out as she nearly pounced on Mai. Mai's eyes widened as she tried to escape the crazed woman. She couldn't figure out what had overcome the woman.

Ma…Madoka what is wrong?" Mai asked. Madoka would not stop hugging the young girl. Suddenly Ayako gasped.

"Mai you have a hickey…." The miko cried out. Everyone's attention at the hot springs was immediately drawn to Mai and Madoka.

"I have…what?" Mai screamed grabbing her neck. That Naru, how dare he…wait….Naru left a hickey…I don't even remember Naru kissing my neck.. Mai's mind was going ninety to nothing all she could think of was that she was going to kill him.

"So Mai, who gave you the hickey?" Shina asked as she moved closer to Mai. Mai seemed to freak out a little and ducked into the water hiding most of her face.

"Shina leave Mai alone." Aya said as she leaned against the rocks on the edge of the springs. She seemed relaxed. Her eyes were closed as she leaned there. Shina noticed a small smile that graced Aya's face, Aya seemed happy to be with the females. She seemed more comfortable. "We should focus on relaxing, instead of trying to poke fun at each other. This will be a long and trying case." Madoka sat back leaving Mai alone. She knew that Aya was right. She could tell by the strained looks on the others' faces that already this case of taking its toll on them. After that the conversation between the females ended and they focused on relaxing.

"Ah…Man! I can't believe this while we are picking up evidence of everything that Ms. Takahiro talked about we aren't getting anywhere. Aya thinks there are three spirits and something more. Masako is of no use to us right now, because she can't sense them. Mai hasn't had any dreams and Shina has been attacked. Wait…Does that mean that Shina is like our new Mai, who is always being attacked?" Monk yelled as he held his head. John placed a hand on Monk's shoulder in sympathy.

"Lin, Takigawa is right we aren't making any head way. Do you think…?" Naru stated as he looked to Lin.

"It's possible a séance would be able to provide us with more clues. We should try asking Ms. Hara if…." Lin said as he looked at the data on his screen. He was interrupted by the sound of a door sliding open and the women coming back from the hot springs. They were all there minus, Madoka who had probably left again. Lin noticed that Aya looked more relaxed, but Mai looked like she was close to turning into a tomato.

"Ms. Hara, would you be interested in conducting a séance tonight?" Naru asked while he looked at the information in the folder in his hands.

"Yes, I would love to." Masako spoke a little too sweetly for Mai and Shina. Aya covered her mouth and laughed quietly. She could tell that Mai had feelings for Naru and Shina seemed to have become Mai's defense team against Masako.

"Good be ready to do it after dinner." Naru stated as he turned and continued to work on the data that had been gathered.

Later that night after dinner the SPR regulars and irregulars were gathered in a room. Masako sat at a table in the middle of the room focused on a candle that sat in the middle. Shin was hugged tight up to Aya and Aya was on the alert of anything that seemed threatening.

"Let us begin." Naru said as the lights went out and Lin held the night vision camera. Suddenly the room became cold and Masako slumped over in her chair. An eerie sound started to come from the young medium. Aya grabbed Shina and pushed her to stand behind her. Monk got ready to perform any warding magic if necessary. John opened his Bible and Ayako took a step closer to Aya without noticing.

"Who are you?" Naru demanded as he watched Masako with cold eyes.

"Why should it matter who I am, you stupid boy." A cold mature voice rang out of Masako's mouth. A loud bang was heard and everyone stared on in awe as Naru slammed his hands down on the table nearly upsetting the candle.

"Enough! Tell me who you are." Naru demanded. The woman that had possessed Masako seemed startled. She hesitated before she answered.

"Mina Hitomi," She answered.

"Why are you haunting this place?" Naru asked.

"Because of that man. I hope his soul rots. I can't stand to see anyone happy. That bitch, got what she deserved. I don't care if she is sick. If she dies she deserves it. No woman deserves happiness if I can't be happy!" The woman yelled. Masako seemed to be struggling against the spirits. Suddenly Masako's body surged forward and before anyone knew it Masako's hands were around Mai's throat. "You don't deserve happiness. You don't deserve him or his love!"

"Ka!" Aya called out a blue flame surrounded Mai and Masako. Masako moved back from Mai screaming and holding her head. Monk quickly grabbed Mai, who was looking on in horror as the blue fire continued to burn around Masako. Aya moved away from the group and stood infront of the medium.

"Leave her! Your vengeance is not needed here." Aya called out in a demandingly strong voice. The aura around her had changed drastically. The spirit within Masako seemed to continue to fight to stay in the young girl. "Ka!" Aya said more forceful. The blue flame seemed to intensify. "Heavenly fires devour this spirit and cleanse this young soul's body. Heavenly fires devour and purge." Aya's voice was cold and callus as she chanted. Suddenly Masako sunk to her knees and the fire died out. Shina ran to Masako's side and supported her.

"Shina take Masako to her room. Ayako go with them. She will need water. The sacred fire tends to dehydrate the body. She will be exhausted. Make sure she rests. Her body and soul are weak now. She will need a protective charm." Aya stated quietly as she kneeled down and her fingers brushed through a small pile of ash that lay on the ground. "Well that is one spirit gone. We have two others. While one of the two left doesn't seem to be a real threat we should still be careful." Aya said as she stood up slowly she swayed gentle, but Monk who happened to be closest steadied her while Naru tended to Mai.

There was a thick silence after everyone had gathered in base, except for Masako. No one knew where to start. The séance had gone terribly wrong and Masako and Mai were both hurt because of it. Then there was Aya. She sat calmly on the couch sipping some of her herbal tea. She did not seem fazed by what had just occurred, except that she seemed a bit weaker. Mai rubbed her sore throat and asked the question that she thought was on everyone's mind.

"Ano…what happened back there?" Mai asked. She sounded hoarse. Naru walked over to her and handed her a glass of cold water. Lin was in the process of rewinding the séance so that the group could review it.

"Aya used her shiki of fire to purify the spirit from Masako. Masako is lucky. Ka is a very powerful and uncontrollable shiki. If it has been anyone else, other than Aya, controlling it Masako could have easily been burned up in the flame as well." Lin stated as he hit play on the video. Everyone's eyes widened as the séance was replayed in front of their eyes. Mai gasped as she saw a shadow of a man appear behind Aya as she invoked her shiki, Ka.

"Who….?" Mai started, but she didn't finish it. Everyone in the room saw it and judging at how quiet Shina and Aya were they were not worried about the shadow of a man. Could it be her shiki?

Naru's eyes narrowed as he watched the video. "Ayako and Mai go back to your room. We are retiring for the night. This has been a long day." As everyone left Naru was left alone with Lin. Once alone Naru's anger became unleashed. How dare that spirit touch Mai! Naru thought his fist we clenched tight.

"Naru you need to calm down. Mai is alright." Lin stated.

"I know Lin. I just can't help think about what could have happened." Naru stated as his hair fell in front of his eyes. Lin watched his ward carefully. He could tell that this had really gotten to him.

"Naru get some rest. She is safe." Lin said as he rose from his seat and guided Naru out of the room. They all needed some rest. Naru's energies would go out of control if he did not get some rest.

By the way there were some errors on the dates this is actually the end of Day 5.

Please rate and review. I am trying to get more and more of these out. You have all been so loyal to me. There are a lot of loose ends in the story, but we are starting to come to the end and they will be wrapping up.

Next time: Encounter with a demon.