I had Needles double-check the paper. This was definitely the address Adam gave us. I knock on the door and a very unusual girl answers. Her hair is light purple, like a periwinkle color, and looks not much older than us. She introduces herself as Miki Takagoya, secretary of Hideyoki Yagami. Miki shows us to the rooms we'll be staying in for the weekend. "When do you think Mr... I mean Yagami-san will be back?" Needles inquires. "I am not sure. He told me he had a very important meeting. He may not be back until tomorrow." Miki was sweating and the way she spoke quickly without a breath made her answer seem rehearsed. That may have just been my slight paranoia, but I was getting suspicious. After we get settled into our conjoined guest rooms, Miki takes us to a Kabuki play at a nearby theater. I look over during the play to see Miki biting her nails with a worried look in her eyes. What is wrong with her? I think. Afterwards, we return to Yagami-san's home and prepare for bed, as it is a considerably late hour. I awake in the middle of the night. Creeping over to Needles' bed, I elbow her in the ribs.
"Whaddyou want?" She mumbles groggily.
"Help me find the bathroom."
She mutters grumpily about having been woken up, and we grab our flashlights and tiptoe into the hallway. We must have checked at least 10 rooms until I come across one. "Needles! Get over here!" There's a figure slumped over in a chair. Moving closer, I make a realization. "Oh my god! It's Mr. Yagami!" There's a bullet hole in his forehead and he seems to have been dead for some period of time. At that moment, Needles screams and something cold, hard, and metal connects with the back of my skull.
