Where's My Dolly?

Hey guys, I'm back with another chapter and the first thing I'd like to say is that someone (can't remember who, sorry! XD) pointed out that my author's note at the end was wrong. I left out the 'If so' but never mind.

Anyway, I have nothing else to say so read on!

Chapter 12: Meetings

Leaf sure was getting used to going to the police station a lot. She had just finished being interrogated by the same officer as her last two visits. Judging by tone they used when they spoke to her, she was guessing that the police thought she was the culprit who has been successful in killing four (including Johanna) and critically injuring two and May…

No one knew what was wrong with May but she was taken to hospital and Drew went with her. For a long time, May wouldn't say anything and when they did manage to get her to speak; all she did was scream "Stop!" repeatedly, hands clutching her ears tightly.

Leaf wondered why she was always the one who finished first when giving a statement and end up sitting outside waiting for whoever she was with. Another thought that she kept thinking about was whether the copes suspected her of anything, after all, she was involved in some way or another with four of the victims. She let out a bitter laugh as she pictured the detectives with a big board with her picture on it and all the evidence; all of it pointing towards her.

Leaf had practically claimed this seat to be her seat, the seat she occupied when she was here waiting. And what a good seat it was.

"Getting that girl to speak again is going to be an absolute nightmare." Leaf heard a man say.

She took a quick glance towards the vending machine, and noticed that it was the man and his colleague from her past two trips that were speaking. Leaf was starting to think that it was fate that she'd see them every time – they made her somewhat feel at home.

"So that's another victim claimed and one traumatised." The first officer said casually.

"Yeah, this case isn't looking good. It's making the chief grumpier than usual." The second officer said as he inserted a coin into the vending machine.

'Keep talking about the case, no one cares about your boss' grumpiness.' Leaf thought to herself.

"Yeah, I know, I hate this job so much."

'Yeah that's because you're rubbish at it.' Leaf thought, 'You two are leaking all the information out! Not that I'm complaining...'

"So what do you think of that spikey haired guy? Do you think he's a likely suspect?" The second officer asked. He had his back leaning on the wall, indicating to Leaf that he wasn't going to be leving anytime soon, to her luck.

"That guy? Maybe, I mean, he was right about that one prediction he was absolutely positive about. You don't suppose he's doing all of it, do you?"

'Gary predicted one of them?' Leaf asked herself, 'He told me and Drew that it was just a hunch.' She sat right on the edge of her seat, trying to hear as much as she could and as well as she could.

"I would say yes but he has an alibi every time! And what criminal would put themselves on the spot like that… Unless he's playing some sort of mind game on us..." The officer trailed off, giving Leaf some time to absorb what she had just heard and to comprehend it properly.

The first officer slapped the second officer on the arm. "Chief," he said which caused the second officer to stand up straight.

The chief shot them a 'get back to work' look and the two officers left, leaving Leaf all by herself on the metal seat again.

Leaf sat back on her seat and shut her eyes tightly and exhaled loudly. "My life is seriously out of balance." Leaf said to her doll which had been sitting in her lap the whole time.

"You bet it is." Gary said as he emerged from round the corner and took the spare seat to Leaf's right. "Do you want to go home now or do you want to go see May at the hospital?"

Leaf sighed. "Let's go to the hospital, I want to see my parents while I'm there." Leaf tucked her doll into her bag despite it being too big to fit in then got up and left.

Xxxxxx

It wasn't that late yet, possible eight at night, nine at the latest, but the hospital was rather quiet. It didn't take them long to work out where May was being kept thanks to Drew, who they had called upon their arrival.

Leaf and Gary took a peek into the glass window on the door before entering; making sure that May wasn't asleep or anything like that. They both noticed that the brunette had calmed from her traumatic state dramatically over the past few hours of being apart.

Gary opened the door and let himself in with Leaf following closely behind. May's expression was one of curiosity more than anything when she saw them, her hands clutched the blanket so tightly that they were had turned white and her legs were pulled to her chest. It appeared to them like she didn't recognise them and that she was taking caution that they may possess some sort of threat towards her if she let her guard down.

The moment Leaf took a step to Gary's side, May started screeching, screaming for mercy. Leaf and Gary covered their ears while Drew held May, trying to calm her down.

A doctor followed by a nurse entered the room in an instant and scooted the three teens out while they did various mentally calming procedures on May.

"What just happened?" Gary asked. He was barely in the room for thirty seconds before he was thrown out.

"I don't know. She was completely fine up until you two showed up." Drew replied as he leaned against the wall next to the door.

"Seriously, what is wrong with my life at the moment? One of my closest girl friends just looked mortified at me." Leaf muttered to herself.

"Okay, so today's meeting went not quite as planned." Gary said, the others nodded. "Let's try again tomorrow, same time but my place."

Xxxxxx

Drew groaned again. "Seriously, where is that guy? He calls a meeting and shows up late himself!" He had made himself comfy on the seat in the library by the big windows which over looked the garden. He had a folder with a few sheets of paper with him.

"I know, he had all his things gathered up and he looked ready and was rushing me and where is he? That's right, late." Leaf complained. She had a note pad with her, ready to write down things that she thought might be useful in some way or another.

They heard the door open with a creak and whipped their heads round to look at the said boy enter.

"Finally!" They both exclaimed.

"I had an important phone call to take!" Gary defended.

"With who? Your next date?" Drew teased, something that he'd being doing less lately.

"With my sister actually."

Leaf looked curious. "What did she say?"

"A lot. Apparently, on the day Alexander Courtez died, another person also died at the same time in the same car accident."

"Who and why does it matter?" Drew asked sceptically.

"Because that other guy that died was well known to be involved with many murders but due to lack of evidence, was released on every account." Gary explained. "But we all know him better as George Little."

"I remember that name." Leaf said, "He's been suspected for over eight cases and got away each time."

"Exactly. And interestingly enough, Daisy managed to find out that he's also thirty nine years old and has the same hair colour as Alexander Courtez."

"So you're saying that there was a mix up with the bodies and which person was actually the organ donor?" Drew asked, his eyebrow raised.

Gary shook his head. "I'm not saying that's what happened, I'm just saying that it could be a possibility. Daisy said she'll send pictures of the guys' files over later when Bill's not looking."

"What you were saying does seem more likely seeing as Courtez, who was first on the list was a very charitable man who used to teach healthcare in abroad to rural villages. I also managed to find out that he's a surgeon and he's married with one daughter. Her other daughter, Marcie Courtez, died about a year ago in a hit and run case here in Pallet Town but due to lack of evidence, the driver got away with it."

"I remember that, my parents helped out with that case, they carried out analysis on the driver's blood and urine for alcohol and drugs." Leaf chipped in. She often found herself fascinated in her parent's work and asked about it whenever they helped out the police in analytical work for certain crimes.

"Sophie Burnell, cheerleader, fourteen when she died, goes to Pallet High, daughter of Mark and Frankie Burnell. Was reported to be missing for a day before she died." Drew read out from another sheet of paper from his neatly arranged folder. "Then there was Jack Ferguson, researcher at the Oak labs, he was thirty when he died and was reported missing for three days before his body was found."

"Were all the suspects reported missing before they were found?" Leaf asked, trying to think of all the victims.

"No," Drew answered. "Johanna Berlitz didn't go missing and neither did May."

Leaf nodded, "How's May now? I really want to go see her but I don't want her to freak out when she sees us again." She said, referring to her and Gary, who she had noticed had gone silent.

Leaf and Drew looked at each other, surprised that he had not caught onto the subtle offensive remark towards him like he usually would.

"Gary?" Drew snapped his fingers in front of his face.

"What?" he asked, snapping back into reality and out of his thoughts.

"You just zoned out there." Leaf replied.

"It was nothing, just thinking about something. But how about we end this meeting and go see May."

Xxxxxx

Drew opened the door quietly, trying not to create any loud noises that could startle May. The brunette was sitting in bed with nothing but a note pad and a pencil in her hands. The doctors had told her family to encourage her to draw as part of a mental test for the psychiatrists.

This time when Gary and Leaf entered the room, May didn't start to scream like last time. But she had that same look on, only her gaze wasn't on both of them but Leaf only, or more precisely, her bag.

"She's staring at your bag." Gary pointed out.

Leaf nodded, "Yeah, it's one she gave me for Christmas." Leaf approached the bed, settling the bag down before she sat on the edge.

May flinched away from Leaf and to the other side at Leaf's action, causing raised eyebrows in the room. Leaf stood up again and took a step back.

Drew had already stepped in and put an arm round May, who huddled in for safety and protection from Leaf's bag which to May, must've possessed a threat in some form that only she could see.

Taken aback, Leaf left the room, Gary following closely behind.

"You okay, Leaf?" Gary asked as he sat down beside her.

Leaf nodded, "Yeah, just thought I should let Drew calm May down first."

Gary agreed. "Good idea but I'm thinking we need to change our plan a little."

"Talk to me." Leaf said, her mind instantly off being offended by May.

"May probably witnessed something really shocking, so I think it'd be a good idea if we got Drew to slowly ease her into speaking again and maybe he can get her to say what happened." Gary suggested, "While we investigated other things and wait to hear back from Daisy."

"Sounds like a plan." Drew said, suddenly appearing from the door.

Xxxxxx

Well, that's the end of this chapter :D hope you liked it and please review!

And I'd just like to say that I've noticed lots of mistakes in previous chapters when I looked at them to help me write this chapter and I'd like to apologise for them and the ones that were inevitably in this chapter too. I'll edit them tomorrow cause I am practically falling asleep now.

Goodnight :P