Kaiba stood up from the glaring blue screen. Stupid mutt, he'd have to take this into his own hands now. He boomed out of his room and stormed to the reception, snatching his keys as he did so. Climbing into the Porsche he revved the engine furiously before he drove away.

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Joey sat up when a young nurse came into the room, she looked over the blond before picking up a chart.

'Mr Wheeler?'

'Yes?'

'How are you feeling?'

'I feel…better than ever, thanks.'

'Ok, I have a few questions, are you ready?'

'Um, Sure?' fuck. Now came the hard part.

'Your date of birth please?'

'25th January…1991.'

'So, that makes you 18?'

'Yup.'

'Do you have a next of kin we can contact?'

'No, sorry.'

'A parent or guardian?'

'No.'

'A friend?'

'No.'

'Right, ok, moving on. May I ask how…this…happened to you?'

'I fell down some stairs at night coming in from work, I didn't notice they were wet and I fell from near the top.'

'Ok, you have some scars, Mr Wheeler.'

'I'm Ok.'

'The doctor would like to put you on anti-depressants before you leave, as you are a student it's free. He is a little concerned about your mental stability.'

'I'm fine, really, I don't need anything.'

'I'm sorry, Mr Wheeler, but the doctor insists. He says it's natural to be apprehensive about this type of medication, however they won't disable the pain killers.'

'Ok.' What could he say? I don't cut myself, my father does. It was easier to take the drug and just bin it once he got home. Joey looked at the woman, 'So, what have I actually managed to do to myself?' the nurse blushed,

'Oh, I'm so sorry, I meant to tell you. You have 3 broken ribs and a cracked one. You now have stitches in your head from an older looking wound. Stitches in you back from an infected scar, I must say, you were lucky they could clean in. Your left shoulder is fractured from pressure and cracked at the elbow also. You have a bruised jaw but that is nothing to worry about. 2 burst blood vessels under your left eye, it's nothing serious but we can remove it if you so want.' She took a long breath. 'You took quite a fall Mr Wheeler. It took several hours to complete the work. You also have some minor injuries on your leg and lip, however these will be fine, they'll just ache a little. You're ankle is sprained, but as I said, nothing to worry about.' Joey smiled. Least he wasn't at home.

'When can I be discharged?'

'Well seen as there is nothing we can do for your ribs, you can be discharged later this afternoon, but it is advised to stay in bed and get plenty of rest so you won't injure yourself further.' Joey nodded. That wasn't going to happen easily. 'I'll bring up your medication for when you're ready to leave.' She smiled and walked away. Joey let his head flop back onto the pillow. Where could he go now?

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Kaiba raced to the reception.

'I need to see Mr Wheeler.' He glared at the obviously incompetent woman before him as she typed the name onto a computer.

'I'm sorry, sir, there is no one here under that name.'

'Yes, there is. He was admitted last night.'

'Oh, yes, he was discharged around an hour ago.'

'He was what?' Kaiba's voice was dark and low.

'Discharged. There was no reason to keep him in.'

'Where did he go?'

'I don't know sir. I'm sorry.' She turned away and began to tap at the keyboard in front of her. Kaiba snarled and turned on his heels. The mutt was more stupid than he ever thought possible.

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Joey sat down in the grass, tentative of his wounds. It had just gone 1pm, and he'd just left the hospital. He sighed to himself. Lucky? Yesterday he had been praying for death and today he was lucky. He thought to himself, his face twisting with emotion. If he didn't escape yesterday he would be on the floor in his room now, a mangled pile of what he once was. Maybe unrecognisable. No one would care. No one would care now, he didn't have anywhere to go where he would be safe. He thought about it, and his heart burned, for the first time in his life, he felt truly alone. He looked to the small bag the nurse had given him and pulled out a small white bottle. He looked at the label 'Paxil.' He looked at the other bottle, 'Ibuprofen.' He took a deep breath before cracking open the Paxil bottle, maybe one wouldn't hurt, right? He slipped the little pill into his mouth, swallowing forcibly. He waited a few minuets and nothing happened. He frowned to himself. That was disappointing. Maybe it would kick in later? For now he thought it best to lay back and relax, and if he felt the same in 30 minuets, he'd take another.

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Hey everyone!

I got a job today, woo!

Right quick note about the Paxil! I did a little research and I still have no idea how long it takes to kick in and what it does. I know it's an anti depressant…lol. I looked at the 5 main brands and thought that one seemed most suited. It can cause Mania and an over active sex drive so it may be useful…later…I think. Haha. If anyone knows how it feels to be on it, or how long it takes to work, please let me know!

Please R&R, much love

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