I'm at Grandma's now, I'm soooo happy! And cuz Grannie has word; I'll get my spelling corrected! Yay. O.k., on wit my story.

CONGRATULATIONS AND DRUGS

I was out in a matter of at least fifteen minutes. I had about four different kinds of drugs in my system, and I started to go numb. I had expected to die, so I went to sleep on the street corner. Teenage angst sucks ass, I thought before passing out.

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I woke up to someone shouting my name. "Katou! Katou, get up you stupid jackass! Get the FUCK UP!" I heard it, but I tried to ignore the voice. "Go away. Let me die." I muttered and buried my face into the lap that was holding my face up. Then I felt a sharp jab in my chest. "Don't give me that SHIT." The voice screamed at me. Then I was picked up. "Get UP!!!" I opened my eyes to see Katora. She glared at me.

Katora let go of me, and I just managed to hold myself up. Then her hand came down on my cheek in one swift, painful slap. I lost control of my body and it plummeted to the ground. She helped me back up and I hurled all over the ground. I barely missed her. Afterwards I blacked out.

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I woke up in Katora's bed with Katora watching me. She was humming a song, and it sounded familiar. After a couple of seconds I started saying the words along with her humming. "The real folk blues. Hounto no kanashimi ga sharitai dake." (The Real Folk Blues from Cowboy Bebop) She smiled. "I'm glad you're alive." She said and sat down next to me. "I almost died." I said simply. "Yes, you cluster fuck. Why?" But I just fell asleep again.

Next time I woke up Kao-Ko and Kazama were staring at me. When they saw my eyes open Kao-Ko went running out the room screaming, "He's AWWAAAKKEEEEE!!!" with great enthusiasm. Katora came walking in and I sat up. "Here." She said, putting some soup on my lap. "O.k. You stared at the sleeping Katou, now get out." She said to Kazama, kicking him out. I ate the soup and lay back down. "Kira thinks I killed you." I grunted in response. "After your better you should go back home. You know, I think Kira is right." I sat up again and grabbed her shoulder she shrugged it away.

"What did he say?" I asked, already knowing. "I'd rather not say, because it's true." And she walked out of the room like Kira. I hated it. I got up and went after her. Holy shit, I'm WHIPPED. I thought to myself. I followed her out the door and down the road. I grabbed her arm and she whirled around. "Leave me ALONE!" She yelled. I let go of her arm and went to grab it again. She pushed me back. When she turned around I grabbed her wrist and pulled her to me. "Never mind Kira. He doesn't know! He doesn't understand!" I half shouted, half whispered. She tried to pull away but gave up and let me hold her.

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The next morning I woke up on her couch and Kaori was making breakfast. Kao-Ko came down the stairs, her head on Kazama's shoulder. When she saw me her mood perked up. "I was hoping you'd still be here!" She said and left her brother's side for me. When she gave me a hug Kazama looked like he had been betrayed. Katora came down the stairs next and gave me a strained smile.

As we walked to school Kao-Ko and Kazama fell behind, Kao-Ko was trying to make up for abandoning Kazama. "Why did you try to kill yourself?" Katora asked in a hushed voice. "Teenage angst." I answered. "If your best friend beats the shit out of you because your girl friend is the leader of a gang, SUICIDE! It's the teenagers answer to anything and everything." I said, loving the fact I was myself again. She shook her head and smirked. "Just don't do it again. Next time I might not pass by."

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Kira wasn't too happy to see Katora, but I brightened up his day. Then Setsuna came walking into class. "Hey!" He called to Kira. I rolled my eyes and coughed 'incest' to Katora. Setsuna didn't know what she was laughing at, but if Katora was crying from laughing so hard, he knew he didn't want to know. Good call, Setsuna.

After that class Katora and I snuck out of school and met up with half her gang, Natasha included. We ran around with them for an hour and then went to my place. We ransacked my dad's alcohol and got drunk. She smoked a cigarette and I watched T.V. Katora wouldn't let me go near drugs. After a couple hours the phone rang. I answered it, but before I could say a word, Kira's voice came shouting into the earpiece.

"What the HELL is wrong with you?" "Nice to talk to you too." I said while scratching my head. "Get back to school!" Katora, in an act of toying with me, put her head on my lap. "Kira, schools out in fifteen minutes." I said, trying not to fall into Katora's plan. "You have a detention to serve." "Hmmm. and miss some twins make out on T.V. Noooooo." I answered as Katora wiggled in her spot to get comfortable, her head resting right on him. "Real cute there." I said and she chuckled. "Ugh! SHE'S with you." He said and hung up. "Yeah, I love you too." I told the phone.

A/N: Well, how do you like? In the next chapter Katou gets him some! Weeeee.