4am, it has been few hours since the fight with the Soulless.
Louie and Lee are outside and sat on the hotel steps, alone. They both sit there quietly.
Louie glances at Lee and sees the regret Lee feels after killing two Soulless, he clears his throat and says in a cheering voice "you did good."
Lee looks at Louie with disbelief, doing good is the least of his worries right now, he shakes his head like a disappointed parent and says with a judgmental look "I killed. You fucking understand me? I killed."
Louie sighs and says in a calm tone "listen, you had to, you killed demons before and you were fine, it's the same."
Lee scoffs and looks away, he can't shake the uncomfortable feeling he feels, he says in a confused tone "no, it is different, it is not the same."
Louie looks at Lee with an annoyed look and says "how the fuck is it not the same, You kill demons like it is your chores but now you feel bad becuase a bitch made sad expressions?"
Lee looks at Louie with anger and frustration, he says in a agressive tone "is that all you got from what we just fucking went threw?"
Louie stays silent and looks away, frustrated.
Lee can't believe this, he says in a frustrated tone "what is up with you lately? Ever since miranda-"
"don't... Bring her into this." Louie interrupts with a serious tone.
Lee stands up, furious, he says in a sarcastic tone "why, is it a sensitive topic like the site 36 crap which you keep bringing up?"
Louie stands up and looks Lee in the eyes with fury, he is about to say something but stops himself and looks away, he sighs in frustration and calms himself down.
Lee scoffs and says in a mocking way
"strike a nerve?"
Louie chuckles for a second.
Lee is left confused and a little annoyed by Louie's amusement and asks in a frustrated tone "what the fuck are you laughing about?"
Louie turns around and looks Lee in the eyes, he says in a calm tone "I'm laughing becuase I realize what you are doing. I'm not gonna fight you, Lee."
Lee stares Louie in the eyes and sighs, he sits back down on the steps, frustrated.
Louie looks down at Lee and sits down next to him, Louie looks up onto the sky and says in a calm tone "he is up there, you know."
Lee looks at Louie, confused.
Louie, still looking up, smirks and says "watching it all unfold."
Lee asks in a confused tone "God?"
Louie chuckles and looks at Lee, his smirk fades away and he says with a serious tone "Rick."
Lee looks away and sighs in frustration, he is confused and still doesn't know what to believe.
Louie says in a calm tone "he had a connection with a demon, Lee."
Lee shakes his head in disagreement, he doesn't wanna believe it, he says "demons lie, I'm not trusting them, let alone Andrew."
Louie looks at Lee with a frustrated look and says keeping his calm tone "what more evidence do you need?"
Lee stands up and looks around, he's confused and frustrated.
Louie stands up again, he looks at Lee and says "alright, alright. You've been threw alot, my bad, But whether it be today or tomorrow, you gotta make a decision, Lee."
Lee looks Louie in the eyes with a look of frustration and says "what decision is that?"
Louie stares back at Lee, he is about to answer but glances up for a second and takes a step closer to Lee's left shoulder, he replies while keeping his voice down "on what to do. I can only help you so much, at the end of the day it has to be your decision."
Andrew walks out of the hotel in a new suit, he is cleared from the blood and looks like he had an shower with his hair still wet, he walks down the hotel steps and stops infront of both Louie and Lee.
Louie and Lee glance at Andrew for a second then stare at him, shocked.
Andrew, confused, he asks in a curious tone "what?"
Louie scoffs and says to Andrew in a mocking tone "first time I have seen a demon who actually showers."
Lee looks Andrew up and done, he's kinda impressed and says to Louie in a serious tone "I thought it was only a myth."
Andrew scoffs and says in a sarcastic tone "I had the same reaction when I saw your kind come to us for a deal."
Louie and Lee's expression drops and they become serious.
Lee says in a mocking tone to Andrew "let me guess, it was Rick?"
Andrew smirks and nods.
Lee suddenly grabs Andrew by the collar and stares him in the eyes with a mean look, he says in an aggressive tone "i let you walk away at the diner becuase Louie said so, don't push me with your lies because I won't endure it any longer!"
Andrew chuckles and says in a mocking tone "and yet there is a part of you which believes my qoute on qoute 'lies', don't you?"
Lee becomes even more angry at Andrew and looks like he will explode anytime.
Louie steps in between them and tries to calm the situation down, he says in a calm tone "alright both of you, calm the fuck down."
Lee, still grabbing Andrew by the collar tightly, he says to Louie "this motherfucker is the reason for our troubles, I'm not letting him off the hook again."
Andrew scoffs and says in a sarcastic tone "if saving your lives and helping you even when you refused me a meeting with this Rick charecter is such a bad thing then I'm guilty as charged."
Louie separates both of them by force and stands between them, he says in a annoyed tone "damn you, motherfucking amateurs. You aren't kids, one's a fucking angel, the other is a manager of demons and both of you are really fucking old. why the fuck are you still acting like you are in kindergarten?"
Andrew gets a bit annoyed and looks offended, he says in a calm yet a bit aggressive tone "don't compare me to the humans."
Louie looks at Andrew with a annoyed look and takes a step closer to Andrew, he says in a authoritative tone "motherfucker, I don't care, I compare you or bitch slap you, I do as I motherfucking please."
Andrew scoffs, he is mad but smiles threw his anger, his obvious fake smile fades as Louie looks away.
Louie looks at Lee and takes a step closer to him, he stares Lee in the eyes and contemplates what to do, this is a messy situation.
Lee stares back at Louie, not breaking eye contact.
Louie sighs in frustration, he turns back toward Andrew and asks in a serious tone "can you prove what you are saying?"
Andrew is left a bit confused and says in a calm tone "depends on what you are asking about."
Louie stares Andrew in the eyes with a frown and says "can you prove your connection with Rick?"
Lee's eyes widen in surprise, he is about to say something but stops as Louie gestures him to wait.
Andrew looks at Louie with a look of suspicion, the sudden change of motives had him confused, he says in a calm tone "I can."
Louie, keeping his frown, he says "then prove it to us."
Lee is reluctant to do this but there is a part of him that wants to know the truth.
Andrew thinks a second and then asks in a curious tone "what do I get out of it?"
Lee scoffs and says to Andrew in an aggressive tone "how about keeping your fucking head intact?"
Louie thinks about his decision and says to Andrew in a calm tone "I will set up a meeting between you and Rick."
Lee is shocked by Louie's answer, he says to Louie in an confused tone "Louie?"
Louie turns around towards Lee and takes a few steps off to the side where Andrew can't here them.
Lee walks towards Louie and stands next to him, he says while keeping his voice down "what the fuck are you doing setting up a meet and greet between an angel and a fucking demon, you know how stupid that sounds?"
Louie nods and says while keeping his voice down "I know, I know."
Lee can't believe it, he looks at Louie with a confused and says "you despised demons and now you are making a deal with one?"
Louie gets annoyed by Lee's comment, he takes a step closer to Lee and whispers in an aggressive tone "the demon is not making a deal with me, don't fucking insult me."
Lee doesn't back down and replies in a serious tone "then what are you doing? It looks to me like you are making a deal."
Louie clenches his jaw in anger, he stares Lee in the eyes with fury, he takes a deep breath and tries to calm himself down, he turns his back towards Lee and looks around with frustration, he turns back to Lee and says in a calm tone "the reason is you. Rick might not be the saint you think of him as."
Lee looks at Louie in the eyes with a frown but he is also curious about Rick's involvement in their situation or any involvement at all.
Louie sees Lee's lack of words and says in a calm tone "even you know something is going on."
Lee says in a sarcastic tone "like the amount of shit we have gone threw isn't the most obvious thing."
Louie checks his watch and looks back at Lee, he says while keeping his calm tone "demons, Shapeshifter, Soulless, even Andrew, it's all connected. Lee, someone is playing a game with us."
Lee looks off to the side and thinks, he says in a calm tone "the Devil."
Louie shakes his head and says with a serious tone "maybe or maybe not."
Lee looks at Louie with a confused look and asks "what-what do you mean?"
Louie sighs and says in a serious tone "the Shapeshifter got promised an afterlife, the Soulless might've literally saw heaven, Andrew... He says he had literally been contacted by an angel."
Lee gritting his jaw, he knows Louie is making sense but he can't jump to conclusions, he says in a calm tone "maybe the Devil is setting up Rick. If Rick was indeed double crossing us then why would he risk telling his name to a Demon?"
Louie thinks for a bit, he sees the point which Lee is making and says in a calm tone "I see your point but we may get the answers soon."
Lee suddenly feels a sharp pain in his chest, he feels a heavy weight being put on his shoulder, he feels empty, his breathing becomes heavy, he remembers the light in Precious's eyes faint.
Louie looks at Lee and sees him almost zoning out, he says with a concerned look "Lee?"
Lee snaps back out, he feels normal again, no pain or the feeling of being empty, his breathing goes back to normal, he looks at Louie with a slight look of fear and confusion.
Louie becomes more concerned as he reads Lee's face, he asks in a comforting tone "are you okay, Lee?"
Lee nods and takes a deep breath, he buckles trying to calm down, he feels goosebumps and is left confused about what had just happened.
Louie buckles too and puts his hand on Lee's shoulder and asks "what happened?"
Lee, still contemplating what had just happened, he says with a confused look "I don't know, everything went to shit and I just saw something."
Louie grows curious and ask in a calm tone "like what?"
Louie and Lee both stand back straight as Louie takes his hand off his shoulder.
Lee is still a bit freaked out by what had just happened to him, he says in a calm tone "images."
Louie frowns and asks with a confused look "like of the future or something?"
Lee shakes his head and says "no, more like a nightmarish past."
Andrew begins to grow impatient and says in slightly loud tone so they can hear him "if both of you are done then shall we go?"
Louie and Lee look at Andrew and look back at eachother.
Lee thinks for a second then nods to Louie and says "yeah, fuck it. If it isn't the case then it will be your fuck up."
Louie nods and says in a serious tone "I get it."
Louie and Lee both walk off towards their car.
Andrew is glad they finally ended their chit chat and thinks to himself 'about time', he says to Louie and Lee "wait up, you aren't going anywhere looking like that"...
Louie and Lee are on the road once more in their Toyota Mark X which is in great condition, the mechanic did an fantastic job on the car as if the car never had any bullet holes in it, but there is one thing different, the color of the car is now black, the interior is still the same. They drive down the city, trying to get out.
Louie and Lee are both in a two piece black suit and a white shirt with a black tie, they seemed to have had made a needed pit stop to clean themselves.
Louie is driving the car as usual.
Lee is on the passenger seat, reading a map with the briefcase on his lap.
Andrew is in the back seat.
It's a bit quiet in the car, Andrew notices it and breaks the silence by saying "you know, you angels are quite different from what was heard about you."
Louie sighs.
Lee doesn't pay any attention and continues to read the map.
Louie says to Andrew in a sarcastic tone "would you like us to be what you've heard, we'll gladly make your dreams come true and empty our magazines in your head."
Andrew chuckles but knows that there is some truth to Louie's words, he keeps his calm tone and says "I appreciate you 'changing' your ways for a demon like me and being a bit more 'open minded', but... Actually, nevemind."
Lee finally looks up from the map to see which direction they are going, he says in a calm tone "left."
Louie turns left and suddenly breaks as he sees a police car parked sideways in the middle of the road and a Cop leaning on the car's bonnet while drinking root beer.
The Cop is about 40, white, black hair grown out, the usual cop outfit, a bit overweight but in a good way.
Lee and Andrew were surprised by the sudden break and look ahead to see the Cop.
Louie, Lee and Andrew stare at the Cop, confused.
The Cop casually walks up to the Toyota Mark X and stops infront of Louie's side, he knocks on the car window on Louie's side.
Louie rolls down the window, keeping up his guard up, he asks the Cop in a calm tone "yes officer?"
The Cop takes a sip of the Root Beer and throws the empty can over his shoulder, he buckles down to their eye level, he makes eye contact with them one by one, he then stares at the briefcase on Lee's lap and answers Louie "you boys have something that don't belong to you."
Louie frowns as he notices what the Cop was talking about.