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Authors Note: Please don't flame me about anything, especially spell, usage and grammar. I am not to good with the mechanics of english. THANX!

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My second day down from the ICU was completed with a visit from Jam and my parents. The second my mom came in she was fussing over me, trying to make sure that I was as comfortable as possible. I final told her that I was fine and she finally left me alone. Jam seated himself beside me started talking my ear off. My dad just hung back like he had no idea what he should do. Finally my mom decided that I was too thin (not like I had much of a choice) and headed down to the cafeteria to get me something to eat. That left my dad, Jam and me, my dad was still acting like he didn't know what to do. But then he probably didn't either. This was the fist time he's actually visited me in the hospital for any length of time, mostly it was just over the phone conversations filled with silences.
"Dad you can sit down if you want to." I motioned to the vacant chair on the other side of me. He sat.
"Um, I tried to get you a private room." I nodded.
"Yeah, the nurse told me. Don't worry about it though, I like my roommate." I smiled at him, he seemed to relax a little. I turn to Jam, "What's in the bag?" I motion to the small duffle bag he has with him. He looks down then picks it up and smiles.
"I got games and books for you to borrow, I do want them back when you're better though." He opens the bag, "I got Risk, Monopoly, cards, battle ship and about half of my Everworld collection." I grab the bag from him and go through it. I pull out the Risk game.
"Lets play," Jam agrees quickly I look over at my dad, "You wanna play?" I ask.
"I guess so, but I have never played it before."
"That's ok, we're gonna have to move though." I carefully climb out of bed and pull on the gown they let me use as a bathrobe. "The activity room has tables in it." I pull out a pen and leave a note for my mom on a tissue on my pillow and lead the others to the room. We pass my roomie on the way, I know his parents had been allowed to take him out of the hospital for a couple of hours because he's not that sick. I stop him.
"Hey, Eddy," he winces at the name, "My dad and Jam and me are gonna go play Risk wanna come?" He smiles.
"Yeah sure." The lot of us headed down to the activity room and start the game. It took awhile to finish and after that game my dad had to leave, three other paitents took the place of the loosers and they played the winner. Before I new it it was so late that most of the children where in bed and Jam was nodding off at the board (since he was the undifeated champion). It was then that the nurse came in a made us break it up. Jam was alseep on his feet.
"Jam, do you have a ride?" one of the nurses asked. Jam looked up at her and shook his head.
"Naw, I got my car. Jeez I should call my parents." The nurse took one look at Jam and shook her head.
"You're too tired to drive. I'll set up one of teh spare beds in Slash's room while you call you parents."
"I'm not to tired, I can drive home." I sighed and looked at him.
"Hey Jam," he looked over at me, "Call your mom see what she says, if she tells you to stay then stay, if she tells you to go then someone'll drive you." He glared at me but when off the call his mom. I cleaned up the game and when I got back to the room Jam was passed out on the spare bed next to mine. I smile slightly. I look over at Eddy, he was sleeping peacefully. I quetly walk over to Jam and bend down to kiss him, he turnes and I find my self being pull closer to him. I finally manage to break the kiss.
"Night Jam," I smile at him.
"Night Slash." I crawl in to bed and fall asleep in no time.

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The next day I got the word that at the end of the week, if my test all came back normal, I would be able to go home. I was happy, sure I was stuck here another four days but I still get to go home. When Eddy found out I was leaving he was worried I would forget him.
"You have to come see me, I don't have any friends anymore and my mom says were intimate strangers." His look was pleading.
"You really don't need to beg, of course I'll visit. Besides what is this intimate strangers' bit?" I was confused as to what he was talking about.
"My mom says that the reason we are so close is because we are bonded through our illness." He seemed proud that he could relay that information. I smiled at him.
"Well no offence to you or anything but I really would rather not have that particular bond." He smiled back.
"None taken, and I kind of agree," I lean back in my bed and stare at the ceiling.
"Let's not talk about that now, I wanna know when breakfast is coming." I heard him laugh.