*ON HOLD* Unlawful Attraction: Turnabout Samurai

Chapter 19 Mia's Return

Staring out the window of Phoenix's office a sigh fell through your parted lips. Your hands pressed against the rim of the window frame just staring at the WaterGate Hotel with a long expression. Maya had wandered off saying she needed to be alone and Phoenix was merely sitting at his desk picking at his pens with his feet slightly on the desk.

"What now?" You broke the long silence that had swept over the both of you, you heard Phoenix stumble off his desk a bit bringing his feet down to the ground.

"W-what?" He cleared his throat putting the pen down trying to play off what he had just done.

"I said, what now?" You sighed again turning around to lean against the wall with your arms crossed to stare at him. You couldn't help but smile he looked like a guilty child for a moment. "I mean...we're at a dead end, anyone with a functional brain would think Mr.Powers did it and the real killer could be anyone at the studio! What are we supposed to do now?!" You sighed a bit shaking your head.

"Well..." Phoenix trailed off a thoughtful expression of his own before his face fell. "You're right anyone could of done it" he groaned a bit running a hand along the side of his face. "You're right...We're fresh out of clues. Everyone's alibi is water-tight. We don't even have any promising leads. Things are looking pretty grim..." Phoenix trailed off.

"No kidding" you exhaled letting your head hang low. Neither of you noticed the office door opening slowly.

"It's a little early for giving up, don't you both think?" The voice sounded familiar and yet you couldn't place it. Jumping you immediately gravitated towards Phoenix's desk staring at the door way as he had jumped with you. Both of you seeing someone in the hall. It was a woman that much you could tell.

"Huh?!" That was all Phoenix had managed to get out unfortunately.

"You've got one lead...a lead that (Y/N) figured out pretty early on" Suddenly the woman showed her self and your eyes widened realizing that maya had channeled Mia, you both must of been in some serious trouble.

"Mia!" Both you and Phoenix exclaimed and you could help but rush to her hugging her close. Mia had just laughed a bit hugging you back with a kind smile. As you both pulled away Phoenix was at your sides looking at Mia with wide eyes.

"It's you! What took you so long!?" He seemed relieved now. Mia just gave him a knowing smile.

"Sorry, Phoenix...Maya has trouble calling me unless she's really in trouble, or unless (Y/N) is really in trouble" Mia looked at you with a slight sympathetic smile and you couldn't help but slump your shoulders as Phoenix said a loud "right!" To Mia before he too looked as you did.

"Oh, wait." He grumbled under his breath.

"I guess that means we're really in trouble then Mia" you bit your lip shifting back and forth on your heels looking at your best friend. She merely shrugged her shoulders crossing her arms gently.

"I'd say so." She shook her head.

"When you said we had one lead though and that I figured it out what did you mean?" You released your lip to speak.

"The boy, of course. He said he saw everything, and that he was willing to tell you when he was ready...if he really saw everything he's our best bet" Mia flashed you an encouraging smile, you've forgotten how much faith she put in you sometimes.

"I dunno. He didn't sound like he was going to help us at all. He didn't even want to tell (Y/N)!" Phoenix groaned a bit now.

"I'm sure you can find some way of bringing him over to your side. Either way, we should get back to the studios. That boy is our last hope, if you both don't find him, then we don't have any case." Mia sure knew how to brighten a mood sometimes. You and Phoenix looked at one another sharing a look before looking back at Mia. Who now looked as if she was smug a faint smirk tracing against her pink lips.