A/N: This is a second chapter to "I am Gone" and it tells a little about what happened after they found him in the alley. And yes, Angel is alive. Because…because I say so, so there ":sticks tongue out:". As always, Enjoy!

I got up on my feet with my friends help and they helped me to Joanne's car. Luckily she has a caravan. We were just exiting when all the pain from my arm was finally coming known to me and I cringed and held my arm, which Angel immediately slapped away. He has not said a word since they got in the alley, and you must remember that Angel is always talking whether its about clothes or a new beat he came up with. Always talking.

"Hey, Collins. You all right there buddy" Roger asked me. You see, I couldn't walk on my own so I had Angel on one side and Roger on the other with everybody else watching me from the back.

"Huh. Oh yeah, I'm fine" I said to him, and despite the arms and the bleeding and the cutting, I really was fine and Roger knew that.

"No I meant is your arm okay," he pointed to my arm. I guess he saw me wince.

"Yeah, it just hurts and Angel wont let me touch it, or look at it. In fact, he wont let me look at myself. I mean I really want to just hold my arm, Angel I am not going to cut it. For heavens sake, Angel. Even if I was going to cut, I wouldn't do it in front of my friends" I had stopped by then and I was facing Angel. He was looking down and if my hearing was fine I think I could hear crying. Wait, Angel was crying? My Angel was crying, and I made him cry.

"Angel I'm sorry, please don't cry, I am really sorry. Babe please stop crying" I went over, more like limped over I don't know why, and grabbed him and hugged him tight. He grabbed me and cried onto my shoulder.

"I was so scared when I woke up and you weren't there, then I called the loft, then your work. But no one knew where you were, then Mark was admitted to the hospital and all I could think about was what if I never saw you again, you big dummy" he was trying to make a joke, I caught it but it just made me hold him tighter.

"I am really sorry for making you worry, but I couldn't let you see-" "Another question, why did you cut? Why did every night you go outside or in the bathroom and cut? I could have helped you sooner, but I can't help you at all if you don't tell me why?" Angel had stepped back a little to see his face. It was completely guilt stricken.

"I do…I mean did it because it gets me ready for all the pain that is going to come. You all dieing, my blood family dieing, everybody leaving me. The saying 'The bigger they are the Harder they Fall' comes to mind. Our family is big so if we lose one person, we lose more" Collins was using his logic and everybody, for the first time in a while was paying more attention then his class. He liked this attention and the puzzled appearance he left on their face.

We are not going to die anytime soon. The hospital just called and said Mark is stable and he is awake. We can go visit him and see him" Joanne had just closed her cell phone and headed for the car. The others in tow. Angel grabbed back onto Collins and now with more grace and affection helped him back to the car.

And Collins thought 'Everything is going to be okay'.

A/N: Sorry for adding another chapter like this even though it was finished but I wanted to get a little more in there. Hope you enjoyed, there might be another chapter depends on my mood. Leave a review if you please. This is a separate story like "Wait for Me".

Love you with all my heart,

Kikyo