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This is my first time writing a fanfiction. All the characters in this show are so captivating, I just couldn't resist! Please leave reviews and help me get better. Thank you :D


Piper:

The slot in the door squeaked open. "Dinner." A male voice said, bored and uncaring. Piper stared at the tray of cold, bland food, feeling her stomach twist with the anxiety of the realization: She's back at SHU. Back in the hell hole where time didn't pass and the vent talked to her. Who knew how long they'd keep her here this time. Weeks? Months? She had no way of knowing. They hadn't said anything more than "You're going to SHU, and that's final." Every one of the CO's were shocked and appalled by her actions. Bennet had not said a word while dragging her here, but instead looked scared for his life from just touching her. The shame she felt from the looks on their faces; Alex with a passive look in her direction, Taystee nodding in approval, Yoga Jones shocked and appalled, Nicky just plain confused, and especially Crazy Eyes. She was so concerned about her.

"I've let them down. They all hate me now." She thought, crawling to the door. She reached for the tray, but apparently she had taken too long, because the guard on the other side tossed the tray onto the floor. The slot clapped shut, and Piper was alone again.

Alex:

Alex lay in her bed that night, her thoughts spinning. The image of Piper being dragged down the hallway, crazed and frightened, had shaken her. She had never seen her ex lover with that look of desperation before. The younger guard, Bennet, had to practically drag her down to SHU. Everyone had seen her while coming out of the play. People were still talking about it, hours later.

"That one has cracked, she has. Like an egg." Alex heard Red say. Nichols scoffed.

"I knew she was crazy. I'm surprised she even hit Dogget like that. I hope she learns her lesson after that. Psycho bitch." Nichols said.

Alex sighed and turned onto her side, staring at the wall. Somehow, she knew this was her fault. Dealing with emotional chaos was not Piper's strong point, and she may have pushed her over the edge, blocking her out like that. When she had come up to her earlier, with that desperate look in her eyes, she knew something bad had happened, but the anger and hurt was still there, and Alex had denied her whimpers and complaints. Now this? Alex had never expected her to beat another inmate bloody.

"Hey. You seem depressed about Chapman." Nichols enter her cubicle and sits on the other bed. "Missing Chapman already? I thought I was your main thing now." Alex turned over onto her back again and sighed.

"No. Just surprised, that's all." She looked over at Nichols and smiled. "I knew this would happen at some point. She's a hell of a ride, that girl is."

"I'll show you a hell of a ride." Nichols said, standing up and held out her hand, smiling. "Care to join me in the chapel? It's christmas eve, after all." She winked, and for a moment, she reminded Alex of Piper. She shook that thought from her head and stood up with her, and together they snuck off to the chapel. She didn't need Piper at all, not anymore. They may have spent a few years together, but in the end she was just manipulative and crazy. Not a good lover at all. It was better off that she was gone to SHU now.

But she was only lying to herself.

Natalie:

"What the hell is going on here guys?" Natalie said to the men sitting in her office. She had called this meeting the morning after the incident, and was determined to figure out what went wrong with her institution. "We had one girl hang herself, and now this? That girl is in the hospital wing with a smashed in nose, multiple bruises, and a cracked cheekbone. Chapman had a nasty cut on her wrist, and there were weapons on the scene! Healy!" She turned to the pudgy man, who was currently staring down at his coffee cup with a small smile on his face. He looked up at her.

"Yes ma'am?" he responded. His foot started to tap.

"Do you know anything about any problems between Ms. Chapman and Ms. Doggett?" She leaned against her desk and looked at him, waiting for his reply.

"Nope." He leaned back in his chair and took a sip of his coffee. "Last I talked to her, she wanted approval for marriage. I told her she should focus on her life here, and not rush things with her husband because of her sentence in our institution. She didn't agree with me and hurried off."

"Don't give me that crap." she crossed her arms, thinking of what he had done earlier, calling her fianceè and such. He had to have done something to disrupt her plans for good publicity. She sighed, knowing she couldn't accuse him of anything solid just yet.

"Anyone else? Did anyone see anything that could give us a hint to this episode of crazy?" Everyone shook their head or shrugged. Even Bennet didn't know anything, but had only went outside when he heard screaming during the Christmas play. Natalie rubbed her temples. This was going to be a long week. "Merry fucking Christmas." She muttered, then dismissed them all before settling down to do paperwork. Something was up, she knew it. From now on, she was watching Healy's every move.