Jessica came silently into the home she was staying in during her time in Tokyo.  The father wouldn't be home yet, and the mother would either be napping or cooking.  The girl who was also a student at the school would already be out with friends.  Jessi didn't think she'd exchanged more than a dozen words with her.  Sometime in the next hour, she'd call to let her mother know that she wouldn't be home for dinner.  At times, it made Jessi feel sad for both of them.  But today, she was happy she wouldn't have the distractions.  She trotted into the house, then winced, and backed up.  No shoes!  She stooped down and worked at the laces of her boots.  Why did the school insist on boots in a country where everyone wore shoes that slipped on and off easily?  At first, she'd loved the boots, but now they were starting to get on her nerves.  Still, they'd look awesome back home with some of her outfits.<br/><br/>Free of her boots, she padded silently in her socks up the small room she was staying in.  In moments, her computer whirred to life.  Right, there were lots of places to check.  Public records, old newspaper files, and of course, the latest newspaper articles.  Whatever was going on at the school, it had likely happened before, if not there, than at other schools.  And it might not be limited to just schools.  Was anyone else disappearing?  Had other odd incidents occurred nearby?  Even in Tokyo, the supernatural wasn't easy to ignore.  Jessica got to work...