So-Called Chaos
Disclaimer/AN: These characters do not belong to me. The idea of this was taken from an idea from Whipper at The Shield Fanfiction Archive. It is a series of stories all of which are connected by an album. Each part of the series is based one of the songs from the album. I am going to try to use as many different people/ships as possible.
The album is "So-Called Chaos" By Alanis Morissette, so obviously the lyrics posted do not belong to me.

Thanks to mravensblood, and kosmickway for beta-ing.

1. Eight Easy Steps

how to lie to yourself and thereby to everyone else
how to keep smiling when you're thinking of killing yourself
how to know them all the too well by going with them
how to stay stuck in your life hating them

I'll teach you all this in 8 easy steps
In the course of a lifetime, I never forgot
I'll show you how to in 8 easy steps
I'll show you how leaderships were taught by the best

Nathan stared at himself in the mirror, as he counted the veins in his eyes, and realized he was bursting blood vessels in his eyes again. He felt like shit, and didn't want to go into work today.Watching the razor in his hand; he wondered if he took the blade out and cut himself if it would hurt.

He turned the water on, and washed the rest of the shaving cream off his face. No one would notice if he isn't fully shaved. Nathan was not even sure why he was even going to go into work today. Lately, he had no desire to work on any cases.

The house seemed empty without Michelle, and it seemed weird that it had been six months since she left. The divorce had become final yesterday. He hadn't even told anyone that the divorce was that close to being finished. He hadn't even told John, and John had been his friend and partner for as long as he could remember.

He threw water on his face, and walked out of the bathroom. Nathan knew he wouldn't tell them though. Before he left the house he would plaster a smile on his face and go through the day pretending as if nothing was wrong.