Wow! Great chapter! I first thought the girl would end up being Aurora, but now... I'm so puzzled!
I also can't wait to see what's going on with the chief!
And of course, the Ryokan Hiei is from the good ol' Nancy Drew fandom! I got so excited when I first read that and knew what it was from :-D

Author's Response: I can't say much about the girl because I don't want to spoil it, but I definitely threw that part in there to puzzle you, so I'm glad it worked! I'm happy that you got the reference! I love Nancy Drew, so I knew I had to put that in there when I decided to set the story Japan. :-)