Warnings: Typos.

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Allen began to feel discomfort a couple hours into his withdrawal process. Lavi had fallen asleep, but was woken up by Allen's muffled coughing and retching in the bathroom. The red head got out of bed and knocked on the bathroom door. Allen opened it moments after. He was pale and trembling slightly. He was silent as he walked back into Lavi's room. Lavi went searching for a bucket Allen could use. After finding one, he crawled back into bed right beside Allen.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

"Not too good." Allen replied quietly. His face was flushed, making his silver eyes and white hair pop out.

"What drug?"

"Morphine."

Lavi nodded. "How did you get it?"

"My...dad used to work in a hospital and he stole a couple boxes. He never used the morphine so I did."

Lavi's understanding for Allen's situation increased. He couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy for him. He awkwardly reached out his hand and patted the 15 year old boy on the head. Allen's eyes widened slightly in surprise but a smile played on his lips. Lavi got out of the bed for a face cloth he could use to help bring Allen's temperature down. As he was looking in the bathroom, someone knocked at the door. Standing at the door was a Chinese girl about Allen's age, with black hair and amethyst eyes. She was wearing a Longsdale High hoodie, a skirt and was holding an envelope in her hands.

She blushed at the sight of Lavi. "Um, I'm sorry for bothering you, but is Allen Walker here?"

Lavi was surprised. "Yes, he's here."

The girl smiled. "Oh, thank goodness. I was worried the doctor at the hospital was just playing a nasty trick on me. May I speak to him?"

Lavi glanced around. "Please come in. I have to tell you something."

The girl complied and walked inside Lavi's apartment. The red head offered her a seat.

"Now, what I'm about to tell you is top secret. Absolutely NOONE must know except you. Okay?"

The girl nodded.

Lavi continued on. "Allen has a drug problem, morphine to be exact. Right now he's going through withdrawal, but it's not easy. He's in pain and might want to be left alone."

The girl looked astonished. "I...knew that Allen was having problems at home, not drug problems. And after what happened a couple days ago...must be traumatizing."

Lavi nodded. "Please don't say anything."

The girl smiled. "You can trust me, I assure you. But could you give him this?" She handed him the envelope. Lavi smiled.

"Definitely. And who is it from?"

"Well, my name's Lenalee, and our class pitched in. Tell him it's from his class."

Lenalee stood up and let herself out. "Thanks alot..."

"Lavi. My name's Lavi."

"Lavi. Thanks Lavi." Lenalee said as she walked out the door. Lavi looked at the large envelope curiously. He put the envelope into a drawer and went in to check on Allen. The white haired boy was asleep, but barely. Lavi remembered the cloth he never got for Allen. He went back into the bathroom and ran a cloth under cool water. He squeezed the excess water out and and went back to wipe the 15 year old boy's face.

Almost instantly Allen reacted with having such a cold feeling on his face. He opened his eyes.

"Ah, I'm sorry."

"Don't worry. Actually...it feels nice."

Lavi smiled. He laid the cloth along Allen's forehead.

"Oh, a girl named Lenalee stopped by. I explained your situation to her."

"Lenalee? She's a good friend, you can trust her."

"I'm glad to hear that. I was kind of apprehensive about telling her. But she dropped something off for you." Lavi ran off to get the envelope. He handed it to Allen. Curiously, he opened the envelope and pulled out whatever was inside. It was a large get well soon card, with a big goofy dog on its cover, wishing Allen for him to get well. Inside was the sloppy signatures of all his classmates wishing for his speedy recovery. The corners of his mouth slowly pulled up into a smile. He rested his head on his pillow and covered his face with the card, his mouth still smiling but a crystal tear rocketed down his face.

"I am going to get better..." he said quietly. Lavi patted him on the head. Allen put the card on the night table beside him. His eyes were determined and he still had a smile on his face.

"I'm sure you will." Lavi replied. The 15 year old boy laughed before closing his eyes to sleep. The red head left him to rest as he decided to clean up his apartment a little. Upon leaving the bedroom, he glanced at Joshua's room. Its wooden door beckoned him like Pandora's Box: suffering would be unleased should he open the lid. Desperately trying to distract himself from it, he clumsily began tidying up the apartment. He tripped on Allen's suitcase. It fell over and dramatically opened. Out from the suitcase poured four syringes marked 'MORPHINE'. Lavi's brain tried to process what he had just seen. Then he knew Allen would come looking for it in a couple hours. Looting through the suitcase to make sure there wasn't any more, he took the syringes to the hospital. Sighing, he knew it probably meant another encounter with Kanda.

"Oh ho, Lavi. That's twice today you've come to visit me." Doctor Ryan joked.

"Um, I need to talk to you about Allen." Lavi said, fidgeting. The doctor knew something was bothering him and took him into his office. Once he was sure they had total privacy, Lavi took the syringes out of his pocket. The doctor stared at him incredulously.

"Allen has an addiction to morphine. He's trying to quit, but I still found these in his suitcase."

Doctor Ryan was quiet for a minute. "Well, you've brought them to the right place, and for the right reason. But you know you could be arrested for possession?"

"I know that, and I'm not willing to take those risks. Can't you recycle them or something?"

"I don't know, Lavi. I'll look into it. But you look a little worn out. Why don't you go home and rest? Taking care of an addicted teenager is tiresome work."

Lavi nodded, thanked the doctor and walked out of his office. He went cold at Doctor Ryan's advice. But he felt slightly relieved that he was not holding back Allen's recovery.

"Usagi!"

Lavi froze. Familiar footsteps got closer to him. Kanda's head rested on the red head's shoulder.

"Hey."

Lavi swallowed a lump in his throat. "Hi."

"I was wondering if we could talk."

Lavi spun around, facing the Japanese orderly. "About what?"

Kanda was obviously embarrassed. "About earlier this morning."

"I dunno, Kanda. I'll text you, alright?"

The Japanese man was not impressed. "Fine. See ya."

Lavi began to walk away when Kanda grabbed his hand and pulled him back.

"Kanda, I swear to god-" Lavi hissed.

Kanda opened his mouth to speak, but paused. He shook his head, muttered something and walked away. The red head groaned loudly so Kanda would know he wasn't happy. The orderly simply laughed.

Lavi left the hospital in a huff.

Hmm...that was kind of an odd chapter, wasn't it?

I've been meaning to finish up chapters for my other stories, but this one is my first pick. I'm hoping it won't be too long until I can finally update my other stories.

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