Okay, I haven't started a new story in a while, but this is a one-shot, so it should be fine. Enjoy the sadness.

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When Cronus woke up, he was in the hospital.

He didn't remember too much of what had happened. Just a series of fragmented images. Pavement. Car. Screeching tires. Enough to draw a conclusion from.

Sitting up, he felt a little dizzy, but it was nice to be in a different position. He felt a little stiff. How long had he been in here?

Looking over to his side, he seemed to be sharing a room with someone, so he must not have been to horribly injured. Not a big enough priority for a private room.

He waved at the boy who looked to be about his age, who was staring out the window right now.

"Hey, whatchya in for, doll?" He smiled at him as he turned to look at him. The boy looked surprised, but soon smiled back.

"Oh, hello." He waved at Cronus, avoiding his question. He figured he should introduce to himself, seeing as how they'd be sharing a room for a little bit.

"I'm Cronus. You?"

"Kankri Vantas. Nice to meet you, Cronus." He smiled good naturedly at him. Cronus was sure that he'd enjoy his stay here as long as Kankri was there.

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Over the next week, the two of them talked a lot. Cronus had a few fractured ribs and a broken arm along with a mild concussion, but nothing too horribly serious. Kankri didn't share much about why he was in the hospital, but he had dropped a few hints about falling. Cronus usually skipped right over it, though. He hadn't ever been the sharpest knife in the drawer. Today, they were just discussing fun things.

"Oh come on, you're kidding me!"

"No, seriously, I ate an entire box of pizza by myself." Cronus was shocked. He had never been able to eat more than four pieces.

"But the whole thing? A tiny thing like you?"

"Yes, I'm serious!" They laughed about it and talked some more.

A doctor passed by the door and heard the young man inside talking. Did he have visitors? He took a step back and looked back inside. Oh no. It looked like the Ampora boy had some worse head trauma than they had thought. He was talking to empty air above the bed where a suicide patient had died two weeks ago.

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Wow, that was strangely satisfying. Hope you enjoyed it.

~Willow has ollied out