This makes four chapters I've posted since the last anniversary of this fic. Not as much as I would have liked, but I'm proud of myself nonetheless. Enjoy this long awaited update, next time I should finally have a new laptop.

Chapter 4-In The Loop

May Day 2, 2:38 P.M.

"Definitely not used to seeing you without a kimono on," Monk teased as he recognized the medium who had changed into a dress and had half of her hair pulled up in a ponytail. "So, you'll be joining us, what about your mom?"

"Kiko was kind enough to bring extra clothes for me to borrow so I can blend in better," Masako explained, fighting to keep her blush at bay. She still felt naked without her kimono. "As for my mother, she decided that we had done all that we could for the Adachi family. I on the other hand have made no such decision."

"Let's continue this discussion somewhere more private," Naru said interrupting the group. "Father Brown, you are welcome to join us."

"Uh, yeah sure. Let me drop off my things in my room," the priest agreed.

"I'll be up in a sec, I just want to ask the front desk one thing," Yasuhara said, dragging the two bags behind him.

I really didn't expect to have nearly the whole gang on this case, Mai wondered as they gathered in one of the rooms Naru had booked. Everyone had found a place to sit, be it the chair in the corner, one of the two beds, or the floor, the room was packed past capacity.

"We need everyone to get up to speed," Naru said as he sat in the only chair in the room. "Father Brown, is it safe to assume your expertise was requested by the Chinen family?"

John nodded. "That's right, I was asked to read the Last Rites of their deceased daughter Anzu, posthumously."

"Can you do that?" Yasuhara asked.

"No, I can't," he replied with a shake of his head and a sad smile. "Not really. In order to read the Last Rites, the person must still be alive, though some will argue if they have very recently passed then there is still 'life' remaining in the body. I was merely able to offer some prayers and blessings for her family and their belongings. I was initially only planning to stay tonight, but then I saw you guys at the front desk."

"Hara-san was also hired by the Adachi family," Naru said, a passing glance of the whole room landed on the young medium. "Adachi Takako's spirit apparently visited her younger sister."

"And when you visited yesterday she seemed to blame Mai for her sister's death," Masako continued, turning to the other psychic. "How is your neck, by the way? Your voice sounds much better today."

Mai pulled down her scarf a bit. "It looks worse than it is, the doctor wasn't too concerned," she replied to the shock of nearly half of the room.

"WHAT HAPPENED!" John, Yasuhara, and Kiko all exclaimed in unison. Earning a sweatdrop from Mai as she briefly explained the ordeal from the day before.

"So, Monk and Naru finished up at Takako's apartment while Lin took me to the E.R. where they proceeded to treat him like an abusive boyfriend. A little ironic if you think about it," she finished with a small smirk.

"We were also able to meet Kagawa Momo's fiancé this morning. She was victim number two," Naru continued, returning to the subject at hand. "Thanks to Mai, we now know the identity of the fourth victim, Hatori Isaku. Atsuchi should be calling with an update later this evening, we'll find out then whether this lead went anywhere."

"Let me get this straight," Kiko asked holding her hands up. "We have a serial killer and so far three deceased victims, who all came to Mai in her dream in Tokyo, a living victim we believe is currently being held by this guy, police officers who are welcoming psychic help, a family who called upon a medium, another family who called upon a priest, and let's not forget a family member of one of the victims tried to strangle Mai, jeez, what else am I missing?"

"The fact that our cover is we're investigating the bar where the girls were last seen before being abducted," Monk offered with a shrug and a shake of his head.

"When you say it out loud, it does sound unbelievable," Masako said, looking down at her hands.

"More than unbelievable," Kiko started.

"Insane? Is that the word you're looking for?" Yasuhara offered.

"You are free to leave if you are not up to the case," Naru said, earning a look from Kiko.

"I never said I would leave," she said, crossing her arms. "I just have a very bad feeling about all of this."

"If it makes you feel any better, I still don't have a good feeling, and I felt this way since Naru brought up the case on Friday," Mai said with a shrug. Neither girl noticed the curious glance from the medium next to them.

"In the meantime, while we wait for an update from Atsuchi," Naru said tapping his finger on the arm of his chair. "Yasuhara, Kiko, what did you find?"

"Not much," Yasuhara replied with a shrug. "I was the token chauffer for this trip and unfortunately had to keep my eyes on the road."

He's rambling…Mai thought with a sweat drop.

"We're researching victims of a serial killer, not a property," Kiko said stopping her boyfriend. "A serial killer the public is unaware of, it's not going to be a simple Google search."

"So nothing then," Naru said, unamused. Kiko bit her lip as the manager was about to continue. "Then-"

"We're looking into the social media of the victims and their friends. Kiko had to send friend requests to several profiles, we should know more soon once they respond," Yasuahra said, interrupting their leader. "Looks like we'll have to do more legwork in research for this case compared to past ones."

"In that case, I want you two strictly on research," Naru decided. "And keep away from the rest of the team outside of the hotel rooms. It'll be easier to have a cover story in case you need to physically meet any of these people." He looked to the monk and priest of the group. "The rest of us-"

Knock. Knock.

"That's for me," Yasuhara said, standing up. He opened the door to see one of the staff members with a decently sized rolling whiteboard. "That's perfect, we'll just cram it in here!"

"Are you all staying in this room?" the worker asked as he maneuvered the whiteboard into the rather tiny room.

"Oh no, no, we are simply strategizing," Yasuhara said with a laugh. "We can take it from here, thank you."

"Yes sir, call us if you need anything." With that the worker left and Yasuhara managed to cram the board in the space between the bed and the wall opposite the windows.

"Feel free to continue Naru," he said as he admired his handiwork.

"The rest of us," Naru began, pretending the interruption never happened, "will split into various groups. Our goals are to gather as much information from the direct families of the victims as well as keep an eye on The Blue Room. Just because we know the culprit currently has his victim, doesn't mean he won't be shopping for his next."

"Too bad you two can't drink yet," Monk commented, looking at their researchers. "Since you guys seem to be the ones going undercover here."

"Even if they were of legal age, that would be out of the question," Naru said, crossing his arms. "We will not be using anyone as live bait, especially when our enemy is among the living."

"So what you're saying is if we were dealing with a ghost, you'd send Yasuhara and I out into a haunted bar to bring them out," Kiko asked incredulously, missing the second glance the medium sent her way.

"Ghosts are my specialty, criminals are not," he said, turning to Lin. "Think you'll be up for a drink after dinner?"

"I doubt the culprit will join me," Lin said.

Lin's humor always comes out of absolutely nowhere, Mai wondered to herself.

"Best not to drink alone," Monk decided, crossing his arms and nodding like he understood everything the world had to offer. "John and I will join you."

"Well, while you guys pretend you're in an undercover cop movie, and I assume Naru will be monitoring Base," Mai said copying Monk's pose. "The rest of us can put Yasuhara's whiteboard to use and map out a timeline of what we know so far."

"Like you did at the college?" John asked.

Mai shrugged. "It helped established at least an initial pattern. Don't serial killers also follow patterns? It can't hurt to organize the information we have instead of jumbling it up in our heads."

"Lin, give her the file," Naru said, his assistant following his order and pulling a folder out of his briefcase. Mai accepted it with both hands. "That file contains everything the police have allowed us to know before our arrival. I'm sure there are missing pieces, see if you'll be able to find them."

Not much time had passed after that, Lin and Naru had already made their way back to the bar with Monk and John promising to head over after grabbing dinner for everyone. This left the four remaining teens to piece together the little information they had into a cohesive timeline.

"Adachi, Takako was last seen on April third, according to security footage from The Blue Room and the receipt from her drinks," Mai said, scanning the documents that Lin had given her. "When she didn't show up for work for several days, her coworkers stopped by for a well visit. A formal missing persons report wasn't filed until the fifteenth. Her body was found on April seventeenth and coroner estimates she had been dead seventy-two hours by that point."

"So they kept her alive for almost two weeks," Yasuhara said, mostly to himself as he scribbled on the board.

"Then we have Kagawa, Momo, she was reported missing the day after Takako was found, but was last seen two days prior…"

"Hey, Kiko." It was the young medium that tapped the young researcher's shoulder. Kiko turned and nodded in acknowledgement. "Can I see the clothes you brought? I want to-"

"Oh yeah!" she exclaimed, realization hitting her face. "I meant to make sure the clothes would fit you when we got here." She stood up. "C'mon, we can divvy everything up while they work on this."

Mai gave a small nod of acknowledgement as the other two girls left the room. The girls' room was across the hall so they didn't have too far to go. Kiko pulled out the key and stepped inside. "Naru didn't really say much other than to bring extra clothes, I thought he just meant the case would take a while, but-"

"Who are you to Naru?" Masako had taken the time to close the door before bombarding the girl with the question, but she needed to know. She felt a sense of déjà vu, after all it had only been just over a year since she had another similar conversation with another teenaged member of the team.

"Huh? I-" Kiko had just grabbed her second suitcase as she looked over her shoulder.

"Out of the girls on the team, Naru only addresses you, Mai, and Madoka by your given names. Mai's case is an exception, but he personally knows Madoka," Masako said, studying the girl's face as she spoke. "And even when we were on the case at your house, he treated you differently than other clients."

Kiko stood up straighter to face the medium. "You know, don't you?"

"Hey, looks who's calling me on their break," Monk said as he answered the phone in the convenient store. He and John had opted for the cheaper option of snacks and premade bentos for dinner, no one on the team had any complaints and had given their preferred orders and backups.

"Actually my shift ended early. I'm supposed to be using my free time to find a permanent living space, but I can't seem to find the motivation to start my car." It was Ayako's voice on the other end of the phone. By the sound of the feedback, she had started her car, if only to allow the air conditioning to circulate.

"Depending on how things go over here, I was thinking maybe I could stop by. Join you in a couple of viewings, make sure some asshole landlord isn't trying to pull one over on you," he offered, knowing her answer. He handed over the basket of food to John for him to check out, while he took a step over to somewhere slightly more private.

"As much as I appreciate the offer, my current place is too small for just myself, let alone entertaining a guest."

"I figured you'd say that. The offer still stands, though with how this case is going, you might find a new place before I can even catch a train or a bus to you."

"That bad? Naru hasn't reached out to me for help yet, I thought you said he was going for a minimal group."

"Well, as of now, you and Madoka are the only members missing. Hell, Mai wasn't supposed to join us. She was supposed to be watching the office, but suddenly changed her mind and convinced Naru to bring her." A couple walking past him gave him an odd look so Monk decided to step outside.

"Well, I could've told you that, I remember the last time Mai was supposed to stay home. Pretty sure Naru's still salty about it. But it can't be as bad as that case, right?"

Monk hesitated as he found spot near an alley to stand and talk. "I guess-"

"This isn't a normal case, is it?"

Monk gave a side-glance at his phone. "Damn, I didn't even say anything!" he said with a chuckle, trying his best to keep his mood light. "But, yeah, this case is rather…unorthodox."

He heard the priestess groan and could practically see her resting her head on her steering wheel. "You are hunting spirits right? Naru didn't call you in to solve a…a murder, did he?"

With a sigh, he leaned back against the wall. "Rumor mill already hit the nurse's ward, huh?"

"The nurse's ward IS the rumor mill."

Kiko and Masako stared at each other for at least a moment, both unsure of what exactly they could reveal. "Well? How did you find out?" Kiko asked.

Masako let out a breath. "I was invited to watch a recording of a demonstration," she said, looking down and to the side. "During the filming of my special in the U.S."

Kiko in turn, let out a breath of her own and plopped down in the bed next to her. "Yup, that'll do it. And when you made the connection from the American SPR, Naru asked you to keep the information to yourself."

Masako stood still, watching the other girl carefully. Kiko crossed her legs and used her hands to prop her up behind her. "My question for you is, do you know why Naru is here using an alias?"

Masako didn't realize that her fists at her sides had clenched as hard as they had, until she released them, blood thundering to her fingertips. "I have suspicions, but he never told me any specifics. I could only assume that his actual name would draw media attention and we both know he doesn't like that."

Kiko let out a low chuckle. "You're not wrong about that." She sat up and rested her arms across her crossed legs, cocking her head to the side. "It's true, I do know Naru and Lin, I even know Madoka. I'm not close to them in the way you are probably imagining, but you are right, I am someone to Naru."

Masako took a step closer, debating with herself whether or not to take a seat as well. "But you should know, I haven't told anyone this. Not even Yasu." Kiko bit her lip as she spoke. "I can't answer all of your questions, but I do ask that along with Naru's, you keep my secret as well."

"I wasn't planning to announce it in front of everyone," Masako said taking a seat next to Kiko on the bed. "It was just a thought that's been nagging me for a while now. Your secret is safe with me."

"For now at least," Kiko said with a shrug. "And that's not your fault, Yasu and Monk have apparently been getting suspicious of Naru. I don't know what all they know, but I doubt you'll have to keep this hidden for too much longer."

"That means they probably already recruited John to figure things out, Ayako will hate being out of the loop."

"And Mai won't be happy when everything comes to light." Kiko shook her head and offered a small smile. "You know, I really did want to make sure the clothes I brought would work for you. Do you still wanna divvy them up between us?"

"That would probably be best."

"Atsuchi-san," Naru said as he answered his phone. He and Lin were double-checking the camera set up while the bar still only had a few customers. Goji had given them access to the live feed from the security cameras so they were working off of that too. Their goal was to also cover part of the entrance in case their culprit was hanging out on the street.

"Shibuya-san, we have an ID on the fourth victim," the officer said. "Mai was right. About her name, day she went missing, she even knew there was a reason we didn't consider this girl a victim."

"Meaning she went missing on Saturday, almost seventy-two hours ago," Naru said, jotting something down in his notebook. "Meaning we may have a few days before they search for another victim, though that doesn't mean they won't be staking out the bar before-"

"We may not have as much time between victims this time, Shibuya-san." Naru stopped writing and waited for the officer to continue. "Hatori, Isaku is diabetic, there's a chance she's already dead."

"They wouldn't file a missing person's report?" Monk asked quietly, not wanting to catch the attention of passersby.

"Yeah, because she wasn't living with her mother. Granted I'm getting this story, like, fourth hand, so I really can't say how accurate it is."

"I can't say much, but it might not be too far from the actual truth. I just hope we don't have another situation-"

"Like Akita?" Ayako's voice sounded tired. Monk wondered if the new hospital had put her to work the day after she moved in and had yet to give her a day off. "I somehow doubt a spirit is the one stopping the missing person reports."

"You're probably right on that," Monk said with a shrug. He looked over to his right and saw John had the bags of goodies ready to go. "On that note, I should probably go, John just came out with dinner for the rest of the team."

"Yeah, I should probably go home," Ayako said with a grunt as though she were stretching. "Hey, Houshou?"

"Yeah?"

"I know you're not supposed to, but keep me in the loop."

"Will do, bye."

"Bye."

"Was that Ayako?" John asked with a grin. "How is her new job going?"

"Yeah, sounds like they are working her like a dog, though they let her out early today," Monk said, checking his phone for texts. "She still hasn't had much of a chance to find a permanent apartment."

"That makes sense, she only just got there on Friday night. It might take her a little bit to find a place, especially if she's working fulltime. It'll be even longer if Naru calls her in on this case." The two headed back for the hotel, just two blocks away.

"If he does, I hope she declines, she's got enough to worry about-" Monk paused as they hit a stop light at a crosswalk. "Looks like our contact reached out to Naru. He wants us to head back to the hotel and get on a call with everyone else."

"I know it won't be good news, but I hope it'll give us something to go on." The light changed and the duo followed to few others that were also waiting.

"I think we'll take anything at this point."

Knock. Knock.

Kiko and Masako didn't have a chance to answer when the door opened. "Hey Mai, we're just finishing up," Kiko said with a smile.

"Oh, that's good," Mai said, returning the smile. "Monk and John are back and Naru has some news he wants to share."

"Did he and Lin come back?" Masako asked.

Mai shook her head. "No, they are at the bar. They'll probably stay there with the equipment even if Monk and John decide not to have a drink tonight."

"Sounds like Atsuchi got back to him about the new girl," Kiko said as the three headed for the room.

"Yeah, also, Masako," Mai stopped at the door and turned to the medium before opening it. "Your phone's been going off, you might want to check it."

"Trust me, it's nothing," the medium said and nodded for the other girl to open the door.

"Okay, Naru, you've got everyone here." It was Monk who spoke as he turned up the speaker on his phone.

"I spoke with Atsuchi and we now have confirmation on victim number four," Naru's voice said along with the slight crackle of static in the background. "Her name is Hatori, Isaku, her mother states she did not come home Saturday night after going out with friends. She is nineteen, so it is unlikely that she was at The Blue Room the night she was taken."

"That's why you said there was a reason the police didn't flag her, huh, Mai?" Monk said, nodding at the girl.

"Yeah, but for some reason I didn't think she was so young," Mai admitted as she sat on the floor with her back against the wall. "That throws out the little bit of a pattern Yasuhara and I managed to find. The other three were twenty-two or twenty-three."

"Any chance she has a fake?" Yasuhara asked, raising his hand. "I'm not sure The Blue Room is really the place she or her friends would go to for underage drinking, but ID checking might be more lax there compared to the clubs on the main strip."

"Atsuchi is interviewing Isaku's friends that she was with that night, we should know more tomorrow. In any case, I still would like to stake out the bar tonight, there is a chance that our culprit will be looking for his next victim," Naru continued. "There is also a chance that we may be too late in finding her. According to her mother she is a diabetic."

"And she's already been gone three days," John said shaking his head.

"Ayako would be the one ask about how long Isaku might have left," Masako added, putting her hand to her mouth as though she still had her kimono sleeve.

"Until her body turns up or her spirit joins the other victims in Mai's dreams, we operate under the assumption that Hatori Isaku is still alive," Naru said. "Her mother did say she had an insulin pump which could prolong her captivity, again we'll have more information tomorrow. Now that the culprit seems to have changed his preference, Mai, Kiko, Hara-san, it goes without saying but I want you to be extra vigilant. You shouldn't be out anywhere alone and if you can, avoid leaving the hotel at night regardless of who is with you."

"Understood," Mai and Masako said in unison.

"Don't have to tell me twice," Kiko added.

"Hey, Naru," Monk asked, shifting his hold on the phone. "Before you go, is there a reason why Isaku's mother waited three days to report her missing?"

"According to Atsuchi," Naru answered, tone indifferent as always. "She had tried to call in a report several times and was told to wait. She had had enough and went directly to the station this afternoon. It was at the same time that Mai called them with her knowledge, Murama, Atsuchi's partner, is now convinced of our credibility. Meaning, we should be able to get more information more quickly from them."

"Great job, girlie," Monk said, flashing a grin to the young investigator. "John and I will head over in a little bit."

"I will see you then. Good night."

Beep.

"Asahi's off tonight?" Monk asked taking a seat at the bar. The clientele was slowly piling in, typical for a Tuesday night. One of the bartenders was wiping down the counter as Lin and John sat on either side of the monk.

She was about what you would expect of a bartender, average height, late twenties, black hair pulled up in a ponytail with her bangs and fringe flowing free. She also wore a pretty standard uniform of black pants, white dress shirt and a black vest. "He doesn't usually work Tuesdays, so you'll have to deal with me. You can call me Rika," she said placing three napkins in front of the men. "So what'll it be?"

Monk and Lin each decided on a pint, while John stuck with a glass of red for himself. "Were you working any of the nights?" John asked once he was handed his glass.

Rika didn't need further explanation before she answered with a shake of her head. "Not for the first two, but the third one I served." A barback came around with fresh glasses and she exchanged them for the pile of dirty ones. "She was a cute little thing, I think she was meeting someone. Kept checking her phone as she nursed her vodka cran, she ended up ordering another drink and moving to a booth, but I think she was stood up. She paid her tab and left after about an hour."

"Did anyone else close their tab around the same time?" Lin asked.

"Sure, a couple people, but if they approached her, they waited until they were outside the bar," Rika said as someone new sat at the bar and she went to take their order.

"It's very likely that he changed his hunting grounds, I wouldn't be surprised if he changes the dumpsite too," Lin admitted taking a sip of his drink.

"It makes sense," John agreed sending a curious look to the Chinese man. "You seem to know a lot about this stuff."

"Closet true crime junkie?" Monk guessed with a shit-eating grin.

"Actually, that title belongs to Madoka." He earned a satisfied nod from his companions. "She hogs the remote."

Masako decided to relax in the girls' room for the rest of the night, seeing as there wasn't much else to do. Meanwhile, Kiko and Mai hung out with Yasuhara in the guys' room. Mai busied herself with reading the file Lin had given her, trying to find details that they were missing. "Any luck on the social media accounts?" Yasuhara asked as he continued to stare at the whiteboard.

Kiko, who had made herself comfortable on the other bed with her laptop, let out a sigh. "I actually did get a couple of approved requests. I'm waiting a little bit before I reach out so I don't seem like such a stalker."

"But you're a good stalker!"

"Yasuhara, girls don't want to be associated with stalkers in any way, shape, or form. And they don't want to be called one by their boyfriend," Mai said, not looking up from her file as she sat in the loan chair in the room.

"Well, I do know a gir-"

"Fine, most girls, like ninety-nine point nine nine five of them," Mai corrected.

"Unfortunately, you both have a point," Kiko said rolling her eyes. "Yeah, I don't want to be considered a stalker, but I essentially have to become one in order to get the information we need. Like criminal profilers. They have such an extensive knowledge and expertise in how criminals think and act that they could very easily become one themselves."

"No more Criminal Minds for you-ha!" A pillow was chucked at him, but he managed to catch it. "Missed me, but I'll blame it on you focusing on your computer."

"'I never have any normal fans,'" Kiko said shaking her head. "Anyway, I'm thinking if we figure out who these girls were, even just their online personas, it might give us a clue as to why they were targeted."

"You think this guy's stalking them before hand? I thought he was just grabbing them as they left the bar for easy pickings," Yasuhara asked.

"I only have a couple of recreational psych classes and several seasons of serial killer shows under my belt, but aside from their ages and where they were taken, they really don't have much in common. They lived in different areas of the city, had different lifestyles, different heights and weights, different hair, a killer like this usually has a very specific type."

"Yeah, but like Yasuhara said, he could have just been looking for an easy target," Mai said, picking her head up.

"Yeah, but from what we know, The Blue Room wasn't a place these girls regularly frequented. Masako said she asked Takako's family if she ever mentioned going there even once and got nothing. Momo's boyfriend said they never went there either. It just seems weird that any of them would go there to begin with, it's almost like they were led there. Plus, if we're going to talk to their friends, we need to know how they wanted to be viewed. Their social media accounts are the examples of how they want the world to perceive them."

"Definitely too much Criminal Minds."

"I'm gonna try and ask them tonight if they visit me again," Mai said, crossing one leg over the other. "And considering they've come to me every time I was asleep since Saturday the chances are pretty good."

"What if we start trying to get in touch with Hatori Isaku's friends?" Yasuhara asked. "We know she's the next victim, but as of yet we don't know where the last place she was seen was. If the victims are being stalked first, we can probably find out from the friends she was supposed to be with."

"That's also another difference, the first three were alone. Whether they were just independent by nature, or meeting someone, or blowing off steam, it was known that they were alone. Isaku was supposed to be out with a group of friends according to her mother, whom she lived with," Kiko said, typing something. "Pretty sure this is her. Hatori Isaku, doesn't say her age but has Saitama University in her profile, has liked Diabetes Awareness Japan's posts and was last active three days ago."

"Sounds right, is her profile public?" Mai asked.

"Yup, last post she was tagged in was from Saturday and is a picture of a group of college kids in a private karaoke bar."

"Safe to say she probably didn't try to use a fake to get into The Blue Room." Yasuhara said, crossing out the idea from the whiteboard.

"We won't know until Atsuchi updates Naru and that probably won't be until tomorrow," Mai said with a shrug.

"See if you can contact the people tagged in the photo, I'm sure Atsuchi is already having them interviewed, but you never know they might reveal more to us without realizing it."

Kiko nodded. "Already on it, but I make no promises."

Mai found herself in the purple glow once again. Well, it worked when I was with Jin, let's see if it'll work this time, she thought as she closed her eyes and snapped her fingers.

She opened her eyes to find herself in what appeared to be a conference room with a very large whiteboard attached to one of the walls. There was a table and several swivel chairs in the middle of the room. "What the hell is all this?" a voice said, Mai turned to see the door she also imagined was there and allowing her guests to enter just as she planned.

"Welcome to our Base," Mai said with a grin. "If we're going to get anywhere in solving your murders, it's not going to be by you screaming information at me. Time to get organized, now sit down and answer my questions to the best of your ability. I'm not waking up until things start to make sense."

It was a matter of time before Masako confronted Kiko. And with Monk and Yasu getting suspicious of Naru and digging around, perhaps the reveal is coming sooner rather than later. We have some time, don't worry. ;)

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