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So Confusing

The next morning, I gazed at my expanded house with a rather unimpressed expression. Sure, it was bigger, but still wasn't somewhere I wanted to spend my free time. Josh seemed to sense how I felt, and laughed, "I know it's not exactly luxurious just yet, but keep at it, and it will get bigger." I nodded slightly, before following Josh inside. My TV had been pushed back to the wall with the expansion, my red sofa still sat in front. My green table was in the centre of the room, my tape deck on the left against the wall. Looked almost the same, just a bit bigger. I could now walk around it without feeling cramped, so it was better.

"Thanks, Josh." I said, and the boy smiled at me, "Though dare I ask how much this expansion costs?"

"You can ask if you wish," Josh replied, before laughing slightly, "But I have to tell you anyway. 120,000 Bells." My eyes widened in shock at how huge that price seemed compared to my first. Josh patted my shoulder, saying, "Trust me, it gets easier the longer you keep going. When you have a stable bank balance, and with interest coming in each month, it won't be too long before I can expand this again. Now that you have tools, you can catch bugs, fish, find fossils. And as you begin completing the collections at the museum, you can sell the repeats for quite a lot of money."

I sighed, nodding, "Thanks again. And thank you for letting me stay at your place last night, it was fun. Even if I did hopelessly fail at hide and seek." I grimaced, thinking back to how I spent almost an hour finding all the animals. Jenny was hardest to find, and most of the animals had already gone home when I found her, reading a book, hidden behind a bookshelf in Josh's library. It was still fun though... I guess.

"No worries, no worries." Josh grinned, before shrugging, "Hey, I'm not the best either. You found me fairly quickly. But... what do you think of Jenny?" I sighed again at the question, unsure of how to answer. She was... strange. She seemed so friendly on the outside, but when she was talking to me alone last night, it was a different side of her. Her and Josh seemed to have a complex history, but what was it? I finally forced a smile and thought of an answer.

"I like her." Was my simple response, "She's nice, and I think she'll be a good friend of mine."

Josh stared at me curiously, almost as if he didn't believe that was all there was to my opinion, before nodding, "That's good."

An awkward silence fell, which I quickly broke with a rushed question of, "How long is she staying here for?"

Josh shrugged, "I'm not sure. I think it's fairly permanent, though."

"How did she get here? Did she see the bus too? Cause... I thought that we couldn't leave this town."

Josh's mouth thinned at the question, and he said quietly, "That... is too much to go into right now. Our world is... very complex. No-one could fully explain it to you in a way that would make sense. I don't really understand it fully myself. I'm sorry, Louis, but you don't need to know. Just know that you can't leave this town, not yet, maybe not ever." I opened my mouth to reply, but Josh continued, "I hope you enjoy your new expansion. Remember it's 120,000. As always, make payments at the town hall, and I suggest putting it all into your bank account while you save the money." I nodded, not bothering to try and ask my question again. "I'll see you later, Louis. Feel free to come and see me if you need any help, or Jenny." He nodded to me, before leaving my house.

"Why must this town be so confusing?" I asked, my voice echoing around the lonely room.

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Josh opened the door to the real estate building, walking in briskly, the door slamming shut behind him. The bell above the door rang from the door's movement, but the head of the real estate ignored it as he retreated behind his desk. He walked into the office hurriedly, door swinging back behind him, pulling open the chest of drawers hastily, rummaging through the files inside. He murmured to himself, voice and expression desperate as he continued looking, before kicking the drawer back in, creating a loud bang. He sighed loudly, stepping backwards and running his hand through his hair.

"Are you alright?" A voice suddenly asked, and he turned to face the door, seeing Jenny walking towards him. The girl looked worried, and Josh laughed rather bitterly, turning away, "What's wrong, Josh?"

Josh paced towards the window, wiping away the cobwebs with a wave of his hand, sending a black house spider scuttling across the floor, only to be squashed beneath Josh's foot. Jenny joined him, placing a cautious hand on his shoulder. Josh sighed, "Sorry Jenny. This is just getting difficult to deal with." Jenny said nothing, but put both her arms around him, hugging her best friend tightly. Josh glanced down at her head, before turning and hugging her back. The two broke apart, and Josh approached the cabinet again, "This shouldn't be happening. He shouldn't be here." Still, Jenny said nothing, but she knew exactly what Josh meant, as Josh could tell when he turned to make eye contact with her. "I... I don't know what is going to happen to the animal world, this shouldn't have happened. Even the animals are beginning to sense it."

Jenny opened her mouth to reply...

DING!

The two glanced towards the closed door of the office, frowning. That was the bell on the desk calling for attention. Josh stepped back from Jenny, before reaching out for the handle. He held it for a few seconds, before turning it and pulling the door opened. Both he and Jenny froze as they stepped out of the office, looking at the human behind the desk. It wasn't Louis.

"Hello!" The black-haired girl exclaimed from behind the desk, smiling, "I would like to buy a house, please?"

Jenny's mouth opened in shock, and Josh stared at the girl, skin turning even paler than usual as he considered the request.

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Wooo, a real development on the next plot of the story here! I love adding mystery to my stories. Though the... bad thing is, I'm not quite sure EXACTLY where this plot is going. But the next chapter introduces a new main character to the cast.

Thank you to everyone who has this added to their alert and favourites. But a bigger thank you to my reviewers, I really love seeing a new review, no matter what it says. This has been the most successful fan fic I've ever written, and the one that's had the most attention. Thanks so much, and I hope you keep reading!