It seems to me that the characters are getting more and more OOC as the story goes on. Also I can't really see Daisuke as a druggie but he has to be for the story to work later on. Once again I'm finding myself apologising for the crapiness of this chapter I'll try to do better next time I swear.

Oh and before I forget I want to thank everyone for the wonderful reviews they make me feel really special and a big thank you to canopy 44 (I think that's who it was I lost the email) for emailing me I felt even more special and encouraged to write more.

Disclaimer: Boy I'm already sick of these! Don't own Digimon so don't bother suing.

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CHAPTER 3

"Ok everyone I want you to really stretch now. Be just like trees swaying in the breeze."

*I got up at 8:30 for this? * Well actually I didn't voluntarily get up more like I was dragged here to this supposed health class. What we were doing now reminded me of the stretches and warm ups we do before a big basketball game only a lot more annoying. The most disturbing thing though is that most people here seem to enjoy impersonating trees.

*Well we are in a nut house so it kinda makes sense, I'm just glad none of my friends from school are here. *

"Come on Takeru you can do better than that, really stretch; try to touch the sky."

*Oh please*

"Come on Takeru stretch now reach for the sky." Daisuke leaned over my shoulder and mimicked the instructor with frightening accuracy. I rolled my eyes at him and faced towards the front of the class again. I could still see Daisuke though, he was mucking around at the back with some other kids much to the dismay of the instructor who had stopped the class and was now yelling at them to stop mucking around.

"Get up this instant you, can't do these exercises sitting on the floor. What kind of trees can you be down on the floor like that?"

Daisuke gave her an innocent smile.

"We're impersonating a hedge." This caused everyone to start laughing; the instructor though didn't find it amusing.

"That's it! If your not going to participate then you can all get out!"

"Your face gets really red when you're angry, did you know that?"

"Get out now!" She screamed pointing to the door. Daisuke got up and casually strolled out of the room winking at me as he did so.

"Ok people now the distractions gone we can continue."

I groaned inwardly and prepared to resume this mindless activity...

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It was about half n hour later when I found Daisuke; he was lounging on the bed in Danny's room while Danny read aloud from some book. I walked in and made myself comfy on his bed.

"What are you reading?" I asked Danny.

"Some stupid book that he bought from Australia" Daisuke answered yawning.

"It's not stupid" Danny snapped. "My parents gave me this book."

"What's it called?"

"Looking for Alibrandi"

"See even the title sounds stupid."

"Stop calling it stupid or you can get out." Danny glared at Daisuke menacingly, when he sure Daisuke wasn't going to bag the book anymore he went back to reading.

"So...did you enjoy the rest of the class?" Daisuke flashed me a bright smile.

"Oh yes it was simply wonderful." I replied sarcastically. Daisuke laughed

"I'm glad I left when I did."

"You didn't leave you were kicked out." I corrected.

"Whatever, I'm still glad I got out of there."

"Wish I could've gone with you."

"Muck around next time enough and you can get thrown out or throw a sickie like our friend Danny did."

"Ill keep that in mind."

The door opened and a rather large nurse waddled in.

"Hey Lil."

"Hello Daisuke, Daniel." Lil nodded briskly at them before turning towards me.

"I've been looking for you Takeru. You have your first appointment with Dr Drake in five minutes follow me and ill take you there now.

I nodded and followed Lil out.

"Have fun with the dragon." Daisuke called out as I left.

"Don't listen to Daisuke, Dr Drake is a lovely woman." Lil said as she lead me out of the ward and up some steps before arriving at what reminded me of a doctors waiting room. Lil guided me to one of the hard white plastic chairs and told me to wait till I was called in. A couple of minutes later and the door was flung open and a kid stormed past me wiping his eyed as he went. I gulped nervously hoping she didn't make that kid cry.

"Next" A loud voice sounded from the office. With a sigh I shoved to my feet and went in. A woman with grey streaked brown hair pulled into a tight bun and little steel framed half glasses perched precariously on her nose looked up at me from the sheet of paper that she'd been reading and wordlessly signalled that I sit down. I lowered myself into the only other available chair in the office. It was one of those really neat leather office swivel chairs. I had to restrain myself from swinging madly round and round because I had the feeling it wouldn't make the greatest first impression.

*Though it probably wouldn't faze her too much she must get all kinds of weirdos here. *

"So your Takeru Takaishi, I'm Dr Drake as you probably know but you can just call me Sonya."

"Ok" I replied nervously. She suddenly smiled making her look a lot less imposing.

"Don't look so uncomfortable Takeru I'm not going to bite you."

* I don't know about that. *

"I'm not uncomfortable." I lied.

"Good. Now Takeru to get us started today I would like to talk to you about these records that your last psychiatrist left for me. It states here that you're in extreme denial of your condition."

"I'm not in denial because I don't have a condition."

"Its called depression Takeru its quite common a lot of people get it, in fact it also mentions in here that your brother suffered from depression himself."

"That was completely different."

"How is it different?"

"It just is alright! Yamato had a lot of problems then."

*Boy a lot of problems doesn't even say half of it. *

Sonya leant forward resting her chin in her hands and looked at me in a quizzical fashion.

"So why do you think your here then, If you don't have any sort of a condition."

"I'm here because my mother overreacted to one stupid mistake I made. She's still edgy from when Yamato tried to kill himself, she thinks I tried the same thing."

"So your saying you didn't try to kill yourself?"

"For the last time no!"

Sonya opened her mouth to no doubt ask another stupid question but was cut short by a knock at the door.

"Come in."

The door opened and Lil poked her head in.

"Ummm Dr Drake I'm sorry to interrupt but we have a slight situation."

Sonya frowned and got up crossing the room to whisper with Lil. I strained my ears to hear what it was they were talking about but couldn't pick up on anything that sounded interesting so I resorted to fiddling with the various items on the desk for amusement. Just as I had found a really neat looking statue thingy to play with Sonya remembered that I was here.

"Takeru I'm sorry but we will have to cut our session short for today, something very important has come up but we will talk again soon." She turned to Lil.

"Lilly would you please take Takeru back to his ward now, while I go and take care of this."

Lil nodded and signalled for me to follow her. We clumped back down the stairs and into the dreary prison now serving as my home for the next...actually I don't know how long I'm going to be here for, I hope not too long.

*It could be forever at the rate your going. *

*Shut up what would you know anyway. *

*I know that denying what you know is wrong with you wont solve anything. *

*First of all I'm not denying anything and second stop talking to me. *

There was silence and then *...Hey Takeru...*

*What? *

*You do realise that you're talking to yourself...don't you? *

*So*

*So they say that talking to yourself is the first sign of insanity. *

*Well I guess I'm in the right place then aren't I*

*...*

"Hey watch were your going."

In my little argument I had almost collided with Daisuke. Snapping back to attention I managed a small smile.

"Sorry."

Daisuke shrugged and we continued walking down the hall.

"So how was your session with ze great and vonderful Dr Dyke?"

"Boring and cut short due to some emergency, which I'm thankful for."

All of a sudden a violent shiver ran down my spine. I turned around to come eye to eye with M.D his face suddenly twisted into an evil smirk and he winked at me. I got a horrible feeling in my stomach then.

*Don't be silly Takeru, Your getting worked up over nothing. *

But I still couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen...

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Later that night, after meds I sat on my bed writing down the events of the day. I briefly considered telling Daisuke about M.D but then decided not to. Daisuke at this moment was lying on his bed eyes closed and humming some nameless tune and looking very content.

*He looks to be in a good mood now might be the time to ask him. *

"Hey Daisuke can I ask you something?"

"Depends on what it is."

"Why are you here?"

Daisuke snorted and sat up.

"What do you want to hear first? The drug problem or the depression."

"You were on drugs?"

"It was what landed me here in the first place, that and four unsuccessful suicide attempts. I think my parents got sick of taking me to the hospital and once they found out about the drugs they had the perfect excuse to get rid of me. 'Oh we only want to help you Daisuke' 'this will be good for you' They also said that they would come visit me every month but they haven't bothered once since I got here."

"How long have you been here?"

Daisuke looked thoughtful for a moment.

"Next week would make it a year."

"A year!" *His parents hadn't bothered to see their own son for a year!...that's just...wrong. *

"I spent the first five months of my stay in the rehab clinic before coming here and let me tell you I'm glad to be here now instead of rehab."

"What was so bad about rehab?"

"What wasn't, it was like living in hell. The people there were complete assholes and I was always feeling sick. I wouldn't touch drugs again for all the money in the world I couldn't handle going back to rehab."

"That bad huh."

"Oh yeah."

Daisuke shifted on the bed so he could lie back down then rolled onto his side yawning.

"So Takeru why have you come here?"

Though I'd anticipated him asking me that sooner or later I still felt uncomfortable talking about it.

*Why should you feel uncomfortable talking about it you haven't done anything remember."

*Shut up, shut up. *

"Well I supposedly tried to kill myself."

Daisuke raised an eyebrow.

"Did you?"

"Did I what?"

"Try to kill yourself."

The door opened and Lil looked in.

"Takeru you have a phone call." I got off the bed and headed out to the phone booths. Settling myself into one I picked up the phone.

"Hello."

"Wait a minute please." I waited till I heard the click of me being connected.

"Hello."

"Hi darling."

"Mom?"

"Sorry it's so late. I was going to wait till tomorrow to speak to you but I missed you."

"Hey mom you haven't told anyone where I am...have you?"

"Your father and brother know but everyone else thinks your staying with an aunty."

"Good."

"So...are you ok there...I mean no ones been giving you a hard time or anything are they?"

I didn't think it wise to tell her about M.D or Randy she'd just freak out.

"No it's been fine. I mean as fine as it can be in an institution."

There was an awkward silence.

"Well I'm coming to visit you tomorrow so we can talk more then."

"I guess so."

"Well...goodbye then."

"Bye."

I hung up and headed back to my room.

*You didn't have to be so short with her. *

*Yeah well she deserved it she was the one who put me here in the first place. *

When I got back to my room Daisuke was already asleep lying on his stomach, sheets tangled around his legs, snoring softly. I yawned feeling pretty beat myself. I turned off the light and crawled into bed pulling the blankets over my head.

*Well I made it through the second day without any mishaps lets just hope I can make it through tomorrow. *