A/N: Occasionally, there's some Spanish in the fic, but the translation will be in brackets beside it.

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It was little more then an hour before supper and all the little delinquents were back from digging holes. D-then stood around the pool table, watching as Magnet, and some pathetic kid from A-tent played, Magnet, of course, was winning. Everyone was so caught up in the game that they didn't notice as one of them drifted away from the group and walked back to D-tent

Squid sat silently on his cot, his head down in his hands, trembling uncontrollably. He couldn't do it anymore. Caveman was ruining him. He had gotten another letter. Every time he got a letter, Squid could feel himself slipping. He wasn't sure how much longer he could take it. His facade was falling apart at the seems. He didn't know if anyone else noticed the change, but he did, and he couldn't except it.

"Why is it doing this to me?!?!" he cried out bitterly, "I'm not suppose to care!!"

He had fooled everyone, even himself, into believing he didn't give a damn about his mother. But now, because of Caveman's letters, he realized he had been lying, to himself, to everyone.

He got off his cot and kneeled down beside it, feeling the underside with one hand. Finally he found what he had been looking for. Slowly he sat back down and looked at the object. A knife.

He had found it while digging during his first month or so at Greenlake and had kept it hidden beneath his bed, figuring it might come in handy eventually, and not wanting to hand it over to the warden.

It was nothing special, just a regular steak knife with a wooden handle. He supposed it might have been worth something once, but now it was just a rusty and tarnished object, and Squid intended to put it to good use.

"None of 'em will miss me." He muttered darkly to himself. "My ma pro'lly doesn't even remember she's got a son." He admired the knife as he spoke, as if he expected it to answer him.

"It's the only way. I ain't got no options other'n this..." He turned his wrist and studied the blue-ish vein that ran up it for a moment, before slicing into it, going down along the vein.

He gritted his teeth to keep from crying out in pain, maybe using a sharp knife would have been better..

"Yo Squid, How come you..MIERDA SANTA!(holy shit)"

Squid snapped his head up, his face clearly showing surprise as he looked at the wide eyed Magnet standing in the door way.

"¿Qué usted piensa a su hombre que hace?! (What do you think your doing man?)" Magnet exclaimed, slipping into Spanish as he stared at Squid, then his slit wrist.

"What's goin..O my god..Squid! What the hell!" X-ray yelled as he and everyone in D-tent who had followed him, stared at Squids wrist.

"Tha heat must'a got to 'im..." Armpit said quickly, not taking his eyes off Squid's bloody wrist

"We gotta get him to Mr. Sir, or Mom, or the Warden or someone!!"

Caveman. Squid's eyes blazed with hatred. "No! Leave me the hell alone! The heat ain't got to me and I ain't gunna go see the Warden, mom, or Mr. Sir. I know what I'm doin'!"

"But Squiddy, this is what they WANT you to do."

"...Zigzag...should we even ask who 'they' is?"

"The lizards X-ray...The lizards."

There was silence a moment, then the tent erupted with voices, most telling Zigzag to shut up, and that they weren't working for the lizards.

Squid watched and smiled slightly. He'd miss them. He really would. X-ray, always seeming so calm and in control of everything. Armpit, once you got past the smell he wasn't such a bad guy. Magnet, always trying to take his place in line and stealing. Zigzag,...Zigzag was just fun to listen to as he rambled about the lizards and cameras. Zero, he had yet to have a problem with the little mole, or worm, he never had figured out which. He might even miss Caveman...

The D-tenters were so busy arguing that no one noticed when Zero took Magnet's bandana and walked over to Squid.

Squid looked at him, pulling himself out of his thoughts as Zero approached him. Zero gently took squids hand and turned it so his wrist was facing up, and tied Magnet's bandana around it.

"Don't..."

Squid's eyes widened. Zero had spoke to him?! He must be delirious from loss of blood. It wouldn't be much longer now...not long at all.

"Don't kill yourself, Squid."

He wasn't imagining it. Zero had spoken to him, told him not to kill himself. Everyoen turned and looked from Zero to Squid.

"He's right Squid. Think it through man. Don't listen to the lizards."

"Shut up Zigzag. We'll help ya through this. Whatever's goin' on we'll help ya through."

"Is that my bandana?"

"D-tent's a family. We stick together. No matter what. We're always there for our own. Don't you forget that Squid."

He had forgotten it. D-tent was a family, and if no one else, they'd miss him, just like he'd miss them if something happened to one of them.

"Your right...all of you...I didn't think... at all..."

X-ray nodded, "This place does that to you sometimes, but as long as we stick together, ain't nothin' that can bring us down."

Squid smiled slightly, "Thanks y'all..thanks a lot..."

Magnet grinned and they all nodded, "No problem mi amigo (my friend)."

"...but seriously now, is that MY bandana becoming drenched in your suicidal blood?"

Squid looked at the bandana and nodded, "looks that way."

Zigzag gave a high-pitched giggle as Magnet made a funny face.

"Thought so. Man, YOUR cleanin' that later."

Everyone in D-tent joined Zigzag laughing.

"D-tent stays together through everything, no damn camp is gunna change that,"

Once again they all nodded in agreement, because as usual, X-ray was right. D-tent stuck together. No matter what.

A/N: Thanks for reading. This story was inspired by 'Hold On' by Good Charlotte. It's an awesome song, you should listen to it if you can. Anyways, if anyone wants, I could continue this as D-tent helps Squid, and other D-tent members with their problems, much like a support group thing. I'd really appreciate reviews, and thanks again for reading.