Ok, so this is a kingdom hospital piece that was just itching to get out of my head. There's going to be a lot of different things going on in this story. It is goign to be a paul based love story. I really like his character and wanted to do something that happens around the same time as the show. Mary had her story, now it's time for Pauls. We'll see how it develops as it goes on.

I own no one in this story but Lo. All other characters belong to their respective owners as as I make no money off this story, please don't sue me!

That said, enjoy the story.

Kingdom Hospital: A Second Chance

Lo Dannin walked down the empty streets and quickened her step. This was not the best end of town even during the day and she was later getting back to the orphanage than she intended. Not that anyone would would really give a damn where she had been, they didn't care about anything. Unfortunately, that also meant that they would lock the doors on her if she didn't make it back in about 20 minutes. She had slept outside on the grounds before and it wasn't fun to have the maintenance man wake you up with the end of a broom. She pulled her jacket tighter against the autumn chill and noticed some men loitering up ahead. There were 3 of them, leaning against the light pole. She turned her eyes to the ground and hoped they would ignore her. No such luck!

"Hey pretty girl," One said as she passed. Another moved into her path.

'Why the hurry," he said, grinning dangerously into her face.

"Let me by please," Lo said, trying for politeness. It had worked in other situations like this. There were no cops anywhere around, she was on her own.

"See, we can't really do that," Said the third, blocking her into what had become a human triangle.

"Not until you pay the toll."

She pulled her jacket in tighter, pulling her book into her chest.

"I...don't have any m-money," She stammered as they closed in.

"Who said we wanted money,"

Then they grabbed her, the second, shorter man pinning her arms behind her and pulling her into a dark alley. Their laughter trailed after her and then there was darkness.

When she opened her eyes, she gasped at the pain that seemed to lace up and down her body. She could barely move, her head ached horribly. Her eyes darted around and caught sight of a streetlight blinking a few yards away. She watched, feeling vaguely confused, as the light changed from red, to green, to yellow, and back again. She tried to raise herself up and found that her body wouldn't respond. She opened her mouth to call for help and a gurgling, choking sound came out instead. She couldn't remember what had happened. She was heading back to Shawn Acres and...then nothing. Now she was lying on her side in the street with the asphalt digging into her cheek, it felt like she had been hit by a car.

"That's because you were."

She heard someone speak and tried to turn her head and look upward.

"Lay still, Lo."

The voice had come from above her, she managed to turn her head just enough to see who spoke . A man crouched next to her. He had long black hair and green eyes, he was wearing some kind of leather biker jacket.

"You're in bad shape, I don't envy you those injuries."

His mouth wasn't moving but she could hear his voice as clear as day

"Who are you," Lo tried to open her mouth and ask but it didn't want to work. It didn't matter, he answered her anyway.

"Different things to different people, but for now consider me...a pal."

She would have shaken her head if she could, in the end she had to settle for narrowing her eyes in confusion.

"Am I dying," She asked him, trying to make sense of something that made no sense. The pain was increasing, she couldn't see his face as well now.

"Not yet but you will. I can help you but I need your help in return."

she hissed at the pain that was now racing up and down her legs, now she knew why some people wanted to die.

"What...what do you want me to do?" She asked apprehensively. She blinked to clear her eyes and when she opened them, the man was gone. In his place was a giant anteater that blinked down at her. Was she delusional? Were her injuries so bad that she was seeing things?

"In good time," The creature said in the mans voice. He grabbed onto the back of her jacket with teeth that didn't belong in an anteaters mouth and began to pull her down the empty street.

"Just remember, If you want me to do you a solid then you need to do me a solid in return."

The creature pulled her along for what seemed like hours but was probably only a few minutes. Then seemed to deposit her in a parking lot. It stood on it's hind legs and looked down into her face.

"I do you a solid, you do me a solid. That's how it works."

Then it was gone, and she was alone again. Lo whimpered a little as a wailing noise reached her ears. Then there was the screeching of tires and the closing of a door. Another mans face peered down into hers and asked if she was all right. Her eyes saw his uniform before she passed out. It said "Kingdom Hospital EMT."

When Lo opened her eyes again, the pain was gone but she didn't seem to be in any hospital. She found herself lying in the hallway of an abandoned corridor. The walls were filthy and dingy, with cobwebs hanging from anything that wasn't nailed to the ground. She pushed to her knees and found that she was wearing one of those flimsy hospital gowns. Her hands looked ungodly pale as she held them up in front of her face.

"WHERE THE HELL AM I" She screamed into the empty hallway. There was no answer, only the echo of her cry. She pushed to her feet and turned in circles. What the hell kind of hospital was this? Lo began to walk down the corridor in hopes of finding a way out but it seemed to go on forever, twisting and turning, room after room of abandoned equipment. Where had that Anteater taken her.

Anteater? God, it sounded stupid even in her own mind. As she walked she sang lightly to herself, humming a favorite tune from an equally favorite musical. The familiarity of the song helped ease her trepidation. She walked through room after room, there was no other sign of life anywhere. She found a shower with water that ran black when she turned it on, a row of lockers hanging on their hinges, even a few old clothes but not another living soul. She was about to give up in despair when she heard a voice behind her.

"Lost shortimer?"

She whirled around and came face to face with the man she had seen while lying in the street. He looked different though, his hair was shorter and his skin paler. It was the same face but yet...not the same.

"Is it you?" She asked quietly, He smirked at her in an ugly way.

"I doubt you were looking for me," He said, circling her like a predator. "I'm not the kind of person people go looking for."

"Who are you?" Lo asked,turning with him. without warning, he lunged forward and grabbed her by the neck. He brought his face close to hers and spoke through his teeth.

"If I wanted you to know my name I would have given it by now. All you need know is that I am law here, and you, my girl, have broken it."

"How," she whispered. "I don't even know where here is."

He let out an insane, derisive laugh and began to push her backwards toward a set of double doors. Her back thumped against it.

"This is hell," He said nonchalantly, then shoved her forcefully through the doors.

Well, that's all for chapter 1, I hope you enjoyed it. reviews are welcome, as always!