Chapter 3 - First Impressions

Case Number 2016

Patient: Kuwabara Kazuma

Physician in Charge: Shino Hideki

Nov. 4: This is truly a day of surprises! My new patient is that psychic boy from the news and considers famous at his hometown! I must say, it is an honor to help a hero get back at his feet. I was in horror as to how many attempts he had at killing himself. It was hard to believe that amount when he almost put all of my helpers into the hospital! Nevertheless, I will help this young boy reclaim his sanity.

Afterwards...

"Hello there."

Kazuma looks towards the door to see the man who had beaten and drugged him. Instantly, he glares hard at him with spite. "Son, staring at me like that won't help you get better," the man with the white coat said.

"Hey! I already told you not to call me 'son', mister! You're not my dad!" Kazuma angrily said.

"Fine. I won't call you that any more if you don't call me 'mister'." Dr. Shino responded. He's doesn't like being called that. He's not that old.

"No problem. There are plenty of other names I like to call you..." Kazuma snide.

'Oh I'm dealing with a smart mouth, eh?' Dr. Shino thought. "How about I call you 'Kuwabara' and you can call me by an appropriate name?"

At that moment, Kazuma stiffens and went quiet. "Mr. Kuwabara, is that okay by you?" Dr. Shino asks.

"Don't call me by that name." he softly said.

"Excuse me?"

"DON'T YOU CALL ME THAT EVER AGAIN!" he was about to punch him, then he remembers that he's still in a straitjacket. The only thing he can do is to wiggle towards him. Dr. Shino watches as the boy tries to reach him and then finally tires himself out. "What is it you want me to call you instead?" he asked.

The teenager took a deep breath and replies firmly, "Kazuma." After that, he's quiet again.

Dr. Shino can tell that the kid won't talk anytime soon, so he left. When he's outside the door, he saw the boy, Kazuma, sobbing on the ground.

Nov 11: Well, he certainly is stubborn, like his sister had said. He refuses to interact with anyone within the building and keeps on fighting every orderly the minute one comes in the room with medication or food. I noticed his scars on both of his arms whenever he released. My guess is that it's from one of his failed attempts to suicide. He seems to look at them when he's in his room and not crying. It's not at all strange than it was when a stray cat suddenly jumps on him out of nowhere when he fell unconscious as he ran for the open door. It hissed at the orderlies and me as if it was claiming Kazuma its owner. The cat focused on Kazuma as if it held some interest in him.

Kuwabara's House on Nov. 12

A girl with short blue hair looks around the room. She's in deep thought until Shizuru calls her. "Yukina?" The girl turns around, "Yes?"

"What are you doing in his room?"

"Oh. I was looking for something that might help Kazuma-kun..." Yukina draws out.

Shizuru understands what she was looking for, something to get her brother to snap out of it.

"It's going to be okay. Why don't I help you find things that Kazuma might like?"

"Thank you." She pauses and then asks, "Um, have we done the right thing? Of putting him in..."

Shizuru firmly nods, "Of course we did. It's really the only way."

Yukina nods and starts to look through her friend's things in the closet while Shizuru looks through his dresser. It wasn't until 5 minutes later that she found something white and soft. "Shizuru, do you think he will like this?" she asks holding out the item. Shizuru first looked surprised, and then she smiles. "Sure he would. That's his first friend when he was a kid after all."

Yukina smiles, "I hope so."

Here's the third chapter, finally! Please Review!