Hey everyone. Just thought I'd let you know, I'm still working on my other story, My Hug, but it's taking me a lot longer than I thought it would. There's a lot of research involved in that one. But I appreciate the reviews and the nice comments so far :) So, feel free to keep them coming, on the chapters already up and on this story as well ;) So in the meantime I thought I'd post this one up. I might end up finishing this one first anyway, since there's less research involved. Ok, so this one is told from J.D's perspective this time, but it will change location from time to time, you know, like it does on Scrubs :) Thoughts are in italics. Is there anything else I'm forgetting? I hope not. On with the story!

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It was the beginning of a new day at Sacred Heart, and J.D was striding confidently down the halls of the hospital while simultaneously taking in the sights and sounds that surrounded him. He then sank into deep thought.

Every place you go, whether it's where you work or where you just spend most of your time, has its regular characters. Each person contributes their own special something to your day. Like Ted lamenting over the untimely loss of his hair.

"Aww, the treatments I use never work! If only I had hair…" Ted said as he stood pathetically in the hallway gently rubbing his sweaty bald scalp. "Then maybe I could get a date with somebody under the age of 85…"

"Poor Ted," said J.D to himself, more out of habit than out of sympathy. His inner monologue raged on as he continued to walk down the hall.

Or the Todd finding new ways to high-five someone. J.D then observed Todd pounding fists with a new intern.

"Fist five! Alright!" he heard Todd say as he gave the customary snap of his fingers and walked off knowing he found yet another way to annoy the people around him. J.D continued with his train of thought.

…Or the Janitor plotting new and imaginative ways to make my life miserable…

"Morning, Janitor," J.D said casually as he walked passed the tall figure mopping a floor that looked like it was long overdue for a good cleansing. And yet somehow he looked different today. New haircut, maybe? He had his back turned toward J.D, which prevented him from pinpointing exactly what it was that made the Janitor seem a bit off today. Then the answer hit him square in the face as soon as he heard the man speak.

"Morning," he said back in an oddly friendly tone. His voice sounded quite chipper, as a matter of fact.

"Wait a second," said J.D as he stopped, took a few steps backward and did a double take. "You're not the Janitor!"

"Uh, yes, I am," said the man, who turned towards J.D and blinked at him as if he thought J.D was nuts. He then pointed to a tag on the front of his uniform that read 'Janitor'.

"Oh, no, see that's not what I meant," J.D stammered as he struggled to find a way to explain this to an outsider. "I mean, I know you're a janitor, but I was actually talking about someone else…who's also a janitor…" J.D trailed off, for he was at a loss of what to say next. The new, eerily familiar-looking janitor continued to stare at him, trying to get a coherent answer out of J.D but couldn't drag one out of him. J.D then tried to explain it again. "There's this other Janitor that works here, you see. He's sort of considered, well; let's just say that when someone says "The Janitor" everyone knows who they're talking about. I've known him for seven years or so now, pretty much ever since I started working here.

"Ah," said New Janitor. "Well, I was just hired yesterday, and I'm the new head janitor. Dr. Kelso, the man who hired me said that the old one was leaving soon.

J.D couldn't believe what he was hearing. The Janitor? Leaving?! This was too good to be true! Still, he wanted to make sure of this before he unnecessarily embarrassed himself by doing a victory dance down the hallway and caused some sort of accident due to his clumsiness. No, if he was going to knock over any shelves today, it was going to be for a good reason.

"Are you sure the Janitor's leaving?"

"Well, yeah I'm pretty sure. Of course, there is more than one janitor in this place, you know. The words 'The Janitor' could describe a lot of people. I could probably find out which one it was. What was his name?"

J.D then gave him a dumbfounded look. "Uh…"

New Janitor stared at J.D in disbelief. "You…don't know?"

J.D shook his head reluctantly. "No, I don't," he said in an embarrassed tone.

"So you've known this guy for seven years, and you didn't even bother to ask for his NAME? Wow. I mean, I knew that maintenance workers never got much respect, but really! We do have names, you know!"

"Yeah, I know," said J.D sheepishly. J.D then decided to take the high road and try to make things right with this guy. If the Janitor he knew really was leaving, he didn't want to repeat the relationship he had with him with the new one. "Look, you're new. You're hearing this for the first time from an outside perspective. If you knew him first hand, you'd understand what I'm talking about. The Janitor never gave out his name, to anyone. Not even to the people he trusted, and there weren't very many of them. Still, I never thought I'd see the day when he finally left. He's been a prominent part of my time spent here, after all."

The new janitor gave a comprehending look and said, "Ok then. That makes some sense, I guess." J.D gave a sigh of relief at his reaction. It was then that he decided to extend a hand of friendship to the new maintenance worker.

"Right, well my name's J.D. I'm an attending here, so if there's anything you need, I'm on it."

The new janitor smiled at this warm welcome. "Thanks, I appreciate it. Well, I have to go. I've already been getting complaints about a broken door. Every fifth time or so it doesn't open."

It was at this point that J.D decided that for better or worse, he was going to press his luck. "Maybe there's a penny stuck in there," he said tentatively, waiting nervously for the reaction.

The new janitor nodded slightly, said, "Maybe," and walked away while pausing to call "Thanks, J.D," over his shoulder. J.D couldn't believe his good luck. As a result he began skipping merrily down the hall, humming to himself.

The Janitor is leaving and his replacement is polite and…sane! This is going to be awesome! Nothing, but NOTHING can ruin this day…

That's it for now. I hope you like it so far :) Please review/comment! I'm still pretty new at this and want to know if I should keep at it or if I'm putting everyone to sleep! See you next time!