No long authors notes this time just be aware that these next few chapters jump forward weeks and sometimes months at a time so don't get confused.

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CHAPTER 7

"Your looking very thoughtful today Takeru."

"I'm just thinking about some stuff."

Sonya leant back in her chair putting her elbow on the armrest and resting her cheek in her hand.

"Care to elaborate?"

"Just thinking about Danny really."

"Ah yes Danny the poor boy but I think he will be alright you know what they say time heals all wounds."

"In my case time just make things worse." I said bitterly.

"How so?"

Given the opening I found that I could no longer hold it in I told her the entire story that I had told Daisuke. Sonya didn't interrupt just listened patiently until I was through then smiled at me.

"Feel better now?"

"Actually I do." And it was true. I did feel better to finally tell Sonya the truth. On some level it felt even more of a relief to tell Sonya than it did to tell Daisuke for some reason although I wasn't sure why.

"Congratulations Takeru."

"What?" I asked surprised.

"You've just made the first step to recovery. You admitted to what you did you overcame your denial and now we can start to focus on your other issues."

"Wow just like that?"

"Yes just like that." Sonya glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.

"Oops I lost track of the time Yukito said he had something important to discuss with me and he should be here any second."

On cue there was a knock on the door and Yukito stuck his head in. I instantly knew something was wrong by the look on his face, a mix of emotions, he looked angry, disappointed and upset all in one.

*I hope Danny hasn't done anything stupid* Was the first thought that crossed my mind. Danny had been avoiding everyone since the incident involving Nelson. He wouldn't come out of his room no matter how many times we tried to coax him out. Danny was obviously depressed and everyone was worried that he might hurt himself. Sonya had obviously sensed something wrong too, whether she was thinking the same thing I was or not, because her relaxed smile dropped from her face when she saw Yukito.

"Takeru I think you had better go now just wait in the waiting room and I'll call someone up to get you ok?"

I nodded and walked out into the waiting room. I went to sit down when I suddenly noticed that Daisuke was here. He was chewing on his lower lip and looked a cross between nervousness and confusion. He gave me a weak smile when he saw me and I sat down next to him.

"What's going on?" I asked him. Daisuke shrugged.

"I don't know. I was sitting in the TV room when Yukito came up and said I had to go with him to see Sonya and discuss something he didn't look to happy."

The door opened and Sonya stepped out she too had a grave expression.

"Daisuke would you come in now."

Daisuke shrugged at me once more before shoving to his feet and going into the office. Sonya followed quickly shutting the door behind her. Soon a nurse came and took me back to the ward the first thing I did was to check that Danny was still alive and to my relief he was.

*Well then what's going on? And what's happening with Daisuke? *

*Wait and ask him when he gets back. *

So I did. I waited and waited but Daisuke never came back to the ward. I approached Lil but she said she had no idea what was going on. I then went to Rumi but even he refused to tell me what was happening.

I finally cornered Yukito coming out of out room with Daisuke's bags in hand.

"What are you doing?" I asked him sharply.

"Don't worry about it Takeru it doesn't concern you."

"Bullshit it doesn't concern me. Your carting my b-my friends stuff out of our room and I think I deserve to know why! So what's going on? Are you moving Daisuke to another room? Is he getting out? What?

Yukito sighed and put Daisuke's bags back down.

"Look Takeru one of the patients here said that Daisuke had been hording medications and hiding them in your room. I didn't believe them at first but its routine to check these things out. I found a heap of pills inside Daisuke's mattress I'm sure that you know by now that Daisuke used to be a drug addict well I guess it seems he still is. After talking with Rumi and Sonya we all agreed that Daisuke should be sent back to rehab straight away."

*That cant be true. * My mind immediately protested.

*He said he doesn't do that any more he said he couldn't handle going back. *

"What did Daisuke say about it?"

"He denied it of course."

"What do you mean of course did any of you stop to think that Daisuke might be telling the truth? Someone could have set him up...wait who said that Daisuke was doing this?"

"It isn't any of your business we have to act on what we see and find. We can't risk these things Daisuke could be dealing out to other people on this ward I'm sorry Takeru but that's just the way it is." Yukito picked up Daisuke's bags and without another word left.

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It was strange now going into my room no longer our room but my room and seeing the neatly made bed its sheets no longer in complete disarray. And all the books and cards and clothing and bits of paper that once littered the floor were gone too. It was depressing to wake up in the morning by yourself or having to lay in the silence at night with no one to talk to. I missed him a lot. I now spent most of my time sitting on my bed staring out the window wishing that Daisuke would walk through my door but of course it never happened. About two weeks after Daisuke had left I was lying on my bed staring at the ceiling listlessly when Lil announced that I had a phone call. I sat down in the phone booths and waited to be connected.

"Hello."

"Hi Takeru."

"Daisuke?" I sat up straighter.

"Yeah it's me, how are you?"

"I miss you."

"I miss you too."

"Daisuke you didn't...do what they said you did...did you?"

"No I didn't...do you believe me?"

"Of course I do! But how did those drugs get inside your mattress ?"

"Honestly I have no idea."

"So...how are you holding up there?"

"Miserably I hate it here...Changing the subject have you talked to Sonya like you promised you would?"

"Yes about four times since you left she says that I'm making good progress."

"That's great see told you it would help to talk to her before you know it you'll be walking out of here."

"Hey Daisuke I-"

"Hold on Takeru...Damn I have to go you cant use the phones too long here."

"Oh ok then will you ring me soon.?"

"As soon as I can see ya Takeru."

"Bye." I waited until the click of Daisuke hanging up his phone before setting mine back on its receiver. It was good to hear Daisuke's voice again though he did sound a bit strained like he was forcing himself to be cheerful for my sake which he probably was. Once again I found myself worrying only this time I was worried about Daisuke instead of Danny.

*All you seem to do lately is worry.*

"Tell me about it." I groaned to myself curling up on my bed. Things just seem to be getting worse and worse as each day crawled past.