Yay! Another review and I got my economy size bag of bandages in the mail! Okay, you are probably confused why I got an economy size bag of bandages, but I'll give you a hint (I normally will not give hints to future content, but I'm about to now). It occurs in a later chapter, may or not be the next one and it has something to do with bandages...that's the hint. On with the story!
Chapter 14
"Um...Are you sure that's a good idea?" Kurama asked concerned, "Koch isn't exactly his best, mentally that is."
"Ugh! Fine, we'll pay a visit to him tomorrow!" Lee said irritated, "If he hasn't killed himself by then."
Kurama sighed at the anti-social's impatience.
"I was a little concerned for you back there," Kurama spoke with genuine interest.
"Really? Why?" Lee asked.
"Well at first you had to be forced to go into the house," Kurama pointed out.
"I don't like being around new people..." Lee said monotonously
"You immediately started drilling Mr. Leopold with questions, instead of letting him get comfortable and then asking him one at a time," Yusuke pointed out.
"I like getting things done."
"You didn't pick up any of the signs that you should back off a little," Josie pointed out.
"What signs?"
"Wow...you also pretty much took over, if it weren't for the fact Kurama threw out a question once in awhile," Josie threw out.
"So?"
"You tend to be a control freak."
"There's nothing wrong with wanting to be in charge."
"This isn't your investigation!"
"They had nothing before I got involved."
"That is true..." Kurama admitted trying to cut into the lovers' squabble before it got ugly, but the girls just ignored him.
"You ask me to come along, with the implication of letting me help, but you just took over once I got you into the house," Josie narrowed her eyes.
"You knew him," Lee said with no emotion, which seemed to irritate Josie.
"He knew you!"
"I didn't know him."
"It seems like you use me as a social crutch," Josie concluded.
"...I will admit that's true," Lee said, who seemed to be studying Josie with her almond-shaped eyes.
"You only had me tag along to get you inside because you couldn't have done it."
"...Yes."
"There's one thing I want to know," Josie said serious.
"And that would be?"
"Why do you act differently around them, but you emotionally cut yourself off around me?" Josie asked somewhat pleading, referring to the spirit detectives.
"I thought we were talking about me being a control freak?"
"Just answer the question!"
Lee paused before saying something that made the guys cringe, "Are you in one of your emotional moods again?"
That was clearly the last straw when Josie yelled, "Ugh! You're hopeless!" Then stormed off down the street.
The three just stood there as she walked off.
"What did I say?" Lee asked confused.
"Are you serious!?" Yusuke said exasperated.
"Josie kind of reminds me of Keiko..." Kurama said smiling.
"Shut up..." Yusuke grumbled.
"Should I go find her?" Lee asked Kurama.
"If you want to apologize," Kurama answered.
"It's not that..." Lee put calmly, "She just walked towards the most dangerous part of town."
"What!" Yusuke and Kurama exclaimed looking in the direction that the blonde walked in, she was gone.
"I guess she is in one of her emotional moods," Lee concluded, "She only does stupid, self-destructive stuff during that time."
Hey, I'm going to keep this chapter short because while I was writing, I attempted to put my chest binding on and almost passed out. The next one should be within the next few hours or the next day.