Superdog750: Well, that's hard to say. It will be full of parody and funny moments… the only serious business in this story will probably be the LarryAdam romance. I hope I was able to get your question solved with that. =)

IAmMadlyInLoveWithJohnnyDepp: Cheers, mate! I'm doing my best and it's great to meet yet another fellow Chainshipping fan!

A/N: This is something very important. In this chapter, I introduce two OC's to you, only made for this story. Percy Bennington and Warren "Woofer" Kelamis. In my personal mind, Percy is a 38 year old orderly portrayed by french sensation Jean Réno, and Woofer a 37 year old janitor portrayed by the 'Scrubs' janitor Neil Flynn.

Enjoy the second chapter!


Chapter 2. The newcomer

Nine o'clock on a Tuesday morning, midmonth March, and accordingly cool outside. Adam was standing right in front of the hospital with a cotton-lined jacket and his bag. He sighed. He almost wanted to curse himself for accepting to this. A job. And what kind of a job! Probably the most stressful in the world. He would have to care about sick people the whole day.

He sighed again. It wasn't the only problem. Another one was his high school diploma not being very good. He bothered his head about them, if they would be seriously willing to take him in.

Adam threw the bag over his shoulder and went up those five stairs, entered the foyer. There he was. The young man was quite sure that the following days would be the worst of his life. But there was no way back.

He looked around, searching for a counter. He found one just as quick. There was a pretty asian woman sitting behind it, taking notes of something on a pad. Adam took a deep breath, approached her.

"Excuse me?"

With a smile she looked up at him. "Yes, young man?"

Come on, man! It's not too late yet! You can spy after that guy differently, you can still turn around and leave!

"Uhm… I was wondering… if you are still looking for employees… orderlies, I mean…"

The woman nodded amicably. "Of course, we always need them. Do you happen to have your personal data with you?"

Hesitatingly, he handed her the folder containing his records, sliding his hands into his jacket pockets shyly. He was sure she would scream "Not good enough, get lost!" right into his face.

She flipped through them, her eyes darting from left to right, peering. From time to time, there was a "Hmm…" or a "I see…" coming from her. Adam sighed. What was Tapp thinking? Them, taking in someone like him!

She looked up at him. "I think we can find something for you, Mr. Faulkner-Stanheight…"

"No! Just Faulkner, please… forget about the other name…"

She nodded with confusion, canceling Adam's second surname with a pen masterly. "Alright… then I only have to know why you want to do this…"

Oh god.

Adam didn't expect that. He started coming up with lies in his head like crazy.

"W-well… you know…"

He faked a sad sigh, leaning forwards a bit. "You know… a while ago, my dear grandmother died… I loved her very much, always took care of her because she was bound to a wheelchair… until her dying day… and although I've spent every day with her, I still have the feeling of having not done enough yet. And since there's nothing I can do for her anymore, I wanna make it up differently. I'm ready to care about other sick people, too!"

Most stupid lie you ever came up with, you idiot.

But she believed him. Adam was pretty sure he could see her eyes wetten.

"That's just so cute…," she breathed. "Of course. If you wanna start today, it can be arranged."

"Yes, I want to. But…," Adam blushed with shame. "… do I really have to wear one of those strange uniforms?"

The woman laughed. "Sadly yes, there's no way working here without it. But you get used to it after some time."

She left him alone for a few minutes, and then came back with white working clothes and a name tag. "So, I think it's your size. Just take it on quickly and then I can allocate your position to you," she said smiling. "I'm Carla by the way."

Adam smiled back at her. "Call me Adam."

"Alright, Adam. If you need something or wanna know anything, just tell me. I can always help you." She winked at him. "You can change in the toilets. Be back right here in five."

Adam felt relieved. He hated to be insecure and too polite. Carrying his working clothes under his arm, he went through the hallway right to the toilets.

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Meanwhile, another orderly came out of a patient's room, shoving a cart with what was left of lunch in front of him. However, he had a large, green-yellowish stain on his white working shirt. He looked around nervously. There was no-one but him in the corridor. He just wanted to smile with relief when…

"Well, Zep? Seems like old McNeil wasn't able to hold her lunch again?"

Laughter. There they were, his two tormentors. Percy Bennington and Warren Kelamis. Zep sighed. If he wasn't so fond of his work, he would have hanged himself at home long. Percy, another orderly, eyed his shirt, chuckled. "Well, if that isn't yummy! Lemme guess, spinach and potatoes?"

Warren, also known as 'Woofer', the janitor, smirked. "Never mind, old boy. We've always known you make others wanna puke!"

They both bursted out laughing, making Zep blush with embarrassment. He didn't have one peaceful day there, they always bullied him like two schoolgirls and mocked him in front of others.

Percy grinned, pushing his elbow into his friend's side gently. "That was a good one, Woofer! The nickname of the month! Zep, the walking barf bag! The poor old lady is a goner with him as her orderly!"

Woofer howled like a wolf. "But before she gives her last croak, she'll puke on his shirt a last time, so he won't forget about the disgrace that took care of her!"

Zep sighed. He knew there was no point in fighting back. It only fed their ego. And they were two, he was alone.

Percy grinned, he wanted to say something when he suddenly stopped. It was quiet for a moment, then he pushed Woofer in the ribs again. "Hey, Woof! Look at this one!"

Adam passed the three men straightaway, busy buttoning up his shirt. But not entirely, he left two buttons loose. He hated shirts being buttoned up completely. He looked around. There was no Carla around.

Woofer grinned bluntly. "My, my! What have we here, a lost bird!" he said. Percy grinned at his friend, then he looked over at Adam. "Hey, little one! Lost something?" he yelled. Adam turned out in confusion. Was he talking to him?

Percy chuckled. "Yes, this means you! Looking for something?"

Adam didn't respond. He looked from Percy to the janitor, raising a brow.

Woofer grinned at him. "Because if you can't do it on your own, we'll help you!" Adam didn't say anything. He just glared at him. He was indeed annoyed by them. But he remained silent.

Woofer laughed. "What's with that angry look, little one? Wanna say something? Where's the defense?"

Again, no answer from the younger one. Instead, there was something else to come. Adam flipped them off, remaining straight-faced.

They both started to laugh. "Oh, someone really means it!" Percy cackled sarcastically. Woofer wiped his eyes being wet from laughing, grinned. "Looks like we gotta teach him some things, old boy." Percy said, holding his stomach. The janitor looked at Adam. "Don't take it amiss, mousie. We just thought we should let you in on our daily routine. Don't mind us." He grinned.

Adam rolled his eyes, turned around and went back to the counter without saying a word, leaving the three of them back. Percy held his stomach hurting from laughing, Woofer shook his head grinning. "Oh dear, he was so cute. Looks like we're having a nestling in our hospital now, Percy!"

Percy nodded grinning. "The heck with it, we'll spot him some time again. Let's get back to work, Woofer!" He patted his friend's shoulder, turned around in order to go back to allocated hospital room. But he spotted Zep, being all silent and red in the face. He was standing there with his cart, his head turned after the way Adam went, his mouth and eyes wide open. Percy grinned and shook his head. "Close your mouth, Zep! The next patients are already waiting!"

Without saying anything else he passed him laughing, went into one of the hospital rooms. Zep closed his mouth, he had to swallow down a big lump of saliva, wondering who the new guy was.

TBC…