Chapter Four
Disclaimer: DO NOT OWN DRAKE & JOSH!
"I'd suggest you go see a psychiatrist, Drake. They could help you out more than I could." Josh stated.
"Yeah, you're right. The doctor gave me a piece of paper with one's name on it. He suggested I go to her." Drake said, pulling the paper from his pocket.
He glanced at it.
"What? Mindy Nichols? Nooooooo!" He suddenly yelled.
"Aww, come on Drake, I'm not that bad!" Mindy teased.
"Compared to a monster, no!"
"Drake…" Mindy sigh. "Yeah, you need to see a psychiatrist… soon. You sure act like your seventeen! Even though I think your crazy – oops, sorry Drake – and I don't believe your story, you are just as psycho as Jared!"
"Jared is like, my twin! Thanks for insulting me!"
"It's true! And, Jared looks like you when you were seventeen."
"I am seventeen! I'm just… in the body of some old guy, who's bald and has lots of wrinkles!"
"Mindy! Drake!" Josh cut in, breaking up what would've become a major fight.
"She started it!" Drake exclaimed, pointing at Mindy.
"I did not!" Mindy gasped. "Drake, when are you going to grow up?"
Drake was about to reply "Never" when suddenly a yell came from upstairs.
"Hack! Mindy, Allison destroyed my new guitar!" Jared shouted. Drake and Mindy ran upstairs fast.
"Allison!"
"Jared!" Both Drake and Mindy yelled.
Suddenly Drake remembered he didn't know which room Jared's was. He slowed down and let Mindy take the lead. She rushed into Megan's old room."
"Allison! Why did you do that?" Mindy asked, picking up the girl.
"I didn't mean to, Mommy." Allison sobbed.
"Yes she did! She plugged my guitar into the amplifier, the one that needed to be fixed." Jared yelled. Allison cried harder.
"Jared, be quiet. Look, you hurt Allison's feelings!" Drake said.
"So? She ruined my guitar, and I've got to play at the Belleview concert tonight!"
"Belleview's still open?" Drake asked. Jared looked at him in confusion.
"Duh! Except now it's… kind of a dump. Like the Premiere. Only it's not a movie theater, it's an old people's home. That's probably where I'll put you when you're older. I mean, I can't afford a nice one, so…"
"Hey! I'm not that old! I'm only a teenager… in an old guy's body, that is." Drake defended himself.
"Oh come on Drake, just face it! You're not seventeen anymore! Well, mentally, maybe, but physically no." Mindy said.
"Hey!" Drake gasped.
"Whatever." Mindy rolled her eyes and then turned her attention back to Allison.
"Honey, why did you plug Jared's guitar into the broken amplifier?"
"I didn't know it was going to blow up the guitar," Allison cried, "Jared said that it was a 'special' guitar that only worked when it was plugged in, and I wanted to hear it, and… and…" She trailed off.
"Jared, apologize to Allison!"
"Why should I?" Jared shot back.
"Because she didn't mean to blow up your guitar! I forgave Josh, even though he's a spaz, annoying, boobish, and…"
"Drake, how dare you talk that way about my husband!" Mindy shouted. All her annoyance towards Drake was starting to take over her actions.
"Talk what way about me?" Josh asked. He'd come upstairs, followed by Megan.
"Uhh…" Drake mumbled.
"Tell him, Drake. Admit it instead of lying, like you usually do!" Mindy paused. "And you want to know what's wrong with you, Drake? Well, I'm going to tell you. You need to grow up! Then maybe I'll be able to handle being around you! Josh, we're going!" Mindy glared at Drake fiercely as she took Josh by the arm and dragged him downstairs.
"Mindy, wait – what happened?" Drake heard Josh ask.
"I'll tell you later. Just come on!" He heard Mindy respond.
"Mindy, Mindy, calm down and explain before we leave!" Josh stopped.
"Fine. You want to know? Well I'll tell you! Drake is getting on my nerves and if I don't go now – now – I'm gonna end up strangling him!" Mindy could barely control herself.
"Did I do something, Mommy? Why are you mad? Is it me?" Allison asked, her eyes wide as she stared up at her mother. Mindy took a deep breath.
"No, no, honey, you didn't do anything. You did." Mindy said, seeing Drake standing at the bottom of the stairs and pointing at him.
"I know… I'm sorry." Drake apologized. Mindy stood shocked. Had Drake just apologized to her? Maybe there was something wrong with him…
"Huh?" Mindy, who was usually smart and could come up with a good comeback, had no idea what to say.
"I'm sorry. I know I'm acting like a kid. Which I am, by the way. At least I have a reason."
"Oh really? Come on Drake, who do you think you're kidding? Because even a blind person wouldn't think you were still young!"
"Yeah! Dad's an old fart!" Jared's voice came from behind Drake.
Drake just glared at Jared.
"What? It's true. I mean, come on, a little old lady could drive faster than you! You go, like, twenty miles an hour on the highway!"
"Mindy, Drake, you both need to relax. Let's go sit down in the living room. Jared, go back to your room and learn some respect. Allison, go into your Uncle's room and watch cartoons." Everyone relented and did as Josh said.
