A/N: Hi, another day another chapter. I'm going to be finishing this story up soon. I have another story in the works. It's touches with Dee's past. It's from Vol. 6. I'm probably not the only person going to write a story about that. Read.

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Dee stood outside of the hospital. He'd been standing outside for at least an hour, smoking. Half his pack was already gone. He kept thinking about what Sally had told him. About what Joey did to Ryo. He put out his current cigarette and headed inside. When he got up to the room he found Ryo sitting up and staring at his food. He smiled at him and sat down.

"How are you feeling this morning?" Dee asked him.

"O-Okay I guess," Ryo said. Dee reached for his hand, but he pulled away. Dee looked at him. "No." Dee sat his hand back on his lap. Ryo eyes darted around the room, but not once looking at Dee. His hands shook a bit. "I'm sorry, but-"Dee put his hand up and shook his hand. He got up from the chair and headed into the hallway. He sighed heavily.

"Don't take it personally," the nurse at the desk said. "It's not you. He's been through a traumatic experience. It's going to be awhile until he's ready for any type of intimate contact. But it is important that you're there for him. He's going to need you, more then ever." Dee nodded. The nurse placed her hand on his arm. "Please be patient with him." She walked away.

Dee went back into the room. Ryo was still staring at his food. "Believe or not it's food." Ryo looked up at him. Dee smiled and walked over to him. "It's nasty looking I know. But you've got to eat it. I know, I know, it sucks." He sat down next to him. "Don't worry. I'm here to keep you company. As soon as they say something, I'm taking you home." Ryo just looked at him. His face battered and bruised. Dee went to pat his leg, but stopped himself. He sat back and the chair.

"Why did you come back?" Ryo asked him. Dee didn't answer. "Dee, why did you come back?"

"I told you before. I'm here to take you home." Dee scooted closer to him. "I love you." Ryo began to shake and Dee moved away. "I'm sorry. Ryo please. You're going to have to trust me. I will not hurt you. I would never hurt you. You know that." Ryo didn't say anything. Dee stood up and left.

"Dee where are you going?" Sally asked him.

"I'm not sure if I can do this," he said.

"He needs you Dee!"

"He doesn't want to be near me!"

"That's because of what Joey did to him. He raped and abused him for two months! How do you expect to act?" Dee chewed on his lower lip. Sally was right, though. He shoved his hands in his pockets. "Dee listen. I know you still love Ryo. But you have to give him time. He's not going to want any kind of contact, at all. The nurse has already told you this." He nodded. "Now go back in there. He's needs someone to be with him. He needs YOU! His husband."

Dee reentered the room for a second time. The tray was pushed to the side and Ryo had fallen asleep. Quietly Dee walked over to the window seal and sat down. He looked out over on the street below. It was very quiet. He turned his head when he heard Ryo muttered. He got up and head over to the bed.

"No, please," Ryo, muttered. "Please. I'm sorry."

"Ryo? Ryo wake up."

"Stop! Please it hurts."

"Ryo." Dee lend down close to him. "Ryo wake up." Suddenly Ryo's eyes shot opened, they were wide and full of fear. He screamed making Dee jumped back. He grabbed him trying to calm him down. Which he found to be a bad idea as Ryo fought him off. "Ryo, please! Calm down."

"GET AWAY FROM ME!!" Dee stumbled back as the nurses rushed into the room to calm him down. Dee felt his heart break at the sight of his lover like this. He dropped down in the chair by the window and didn't move. He just watched. He continued to sit there long after the nurses calmed him down. They gave Ryo something to put his back to sleep. Dee began to cry. Ryo had been destroyed and was never going to be the same again.

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Dee stayed away for a good part of the night, keeping an eye on Ryo. Slowly he began to drift to sleep, but he shook his head and took a deep breath. A nurse came into check on Ryo.

"Why don't you get some sleep Mr. Laytner?" she said sweetly. "The chair you're sitting in turns into a bed." Dee raised his eyebrows. She smiled and showed him how it worked. "Let me get you a blanket and a pillow. Don't worry; Ryo is going to be fine. He's very safe here." She brought him a pillow and blanket. "Get some sleep." Dee smiled warmly at the nurse.

"Thank you," he said sleepily. The nurse just smiled and then left the room. Within minutes Dee had fallen asleep.

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A man walked quietly down the hall. He past by nurses and other doctors, towards Ryo's room. He entered to find him asleep. He heard muttering coming from the other side of the room. He noticed Dee asleep in a chair- bed under the window. He turned his attention back to Ryo. Ryo eyes shot open as a hand covered his mouth. He saw Joey standing over him with a finger to his lips.

"SShh," Joey said with a grin. "You don't want to wake Dee know do you?" Ryo's eyes went wide as he stared at him, pleading. "Did you actually think you could leave me? Did you?" Ryo began to tremble. "Did you actually believe you were going to live happy ever after?" He moved in close to him. "You're not." Ryo let out a muffled screamed against Joey's hand, he grinned. "SShh, my little Ryo. I'm going to make this as painless as possible." Tears ran down Ryo's face.

"Let him go," Dee hissed. Joey turned his head to look at him.

"And if I don't?" Dee didn't answer. Joey smiled and returned his attention to Ryo. "He's not allowed to leave me." Dee moved closer to him, he heard Ryo moan in pain. "You're just making this worst for him."

"Please don't," Dee pleaded.

"Now you're beginning to sound just like him," Joey said with a smile. "He always begged me not to." Dee felt his anger began to build. "Begged like the little whore that he is." He let go of Ryo and turned to face Dee. "Maybe you could be my next whore." Dee glared at him.

"I'd rather die."

"I was hoping you'd say that." Before Dee could react Joey had plunged the knife into his stomach. He fell to the floor bleeding.

"DEE!"

Joey knelt down and put his lips next to Dee's ear. "You should've stayed in New York were you belong." Dee looked up at him as his hands covered the wound. "You've probably said you'd die for him. But never thought that it would happen. How does it feel?" He pressed the tip of the blade to Dee's chest. "Kind of like Romeo and Juliet. Don't you think?" He shoved the knife into Dee's heart.

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There. Done. Probably doesn't make sense. Yeah, I'm good at confusing people. I'm posting the last chapter soon, and starting on a new story. Hope you've liked so far.