Okay, I am just warning you that this one is uber-short! I know that I always have excuses, but this one is really important! My first Speech and Debate meet is the 4th and I have only a week to memorize a 10 minute long poem and a 10 minute long dramatic piece. I have the dramatic piece, but only a week to memorize it and I don't think I can get though it without sobbing like a baby because it is so FREAKING SAD! And I have the poem, but when I read it out loud, it is only 3 minutes. And then I have to start practicing for the town talent show and my partner is being a complete and total ASS! And I have to practice for all-state choir tryouts, which I am going to miss because of my meet so I will have to make those up! Plus on top off all of that, my midterms are next week! I am having a mental breakdown from all that I have to memorize! I feel like my brain is going to explode! But, I will try my hardest to make this one is good (even if it is really short) but my beta reader (who is also my partner for the talent show) is being an ASS and my sister is gone for the week. My parents haven't seen the movie yet and my brother doesn't care. So, I will try to make this one good. I thank all of you for putting up with me and my short stories! (Oh, and I am to lazy to go back and fix it, but when Ra's said, "If you need me, just talk to Bob Flowers." What I meant for him to say was "If you need me, approach Bob Flowers and ask for Henri Ducard. He will know how to contact me." Thanks!)


Jonathan walked back into Lena's room and looked at her, sleeping peacefully on the bed. He brushed a hair away from her face. He looked at his watch. 2:30 AM. Lena's suicide watch was officially over. Jonathan sighed, he didn't want to leave Lena, for fear of someone else coming in and trying to hurt her, but he needed to get her papers ready for her release.

He walked into his office and saw the unconscious Joe on the floor. It took all of Jonathan's strength to pick the muscular boy up and set him on his office couch. I also need to get a file report on Joe for raping Lena. He thought. He had a busy morning ahead of him.

At noon Lena woke up and the memories of last night enveloped her like a wave of pain. She was sore all over from being tossed around and wanted to be in Jonathan's arms. That was the only place she had ever really felt safe. After he had held her last night while she told him about Joe, she had formed a bond with him. But the bond was far beyond a psychiatrist and his patient. And Lena wasn't sure, but it may have even gone beyond two good friends. She was hoping that it was the next level. She was also hoping he felt the same way.

Jonathan was on his way to release Lena, papers for her release and papers for the lawsuit against Joe in his hand, when he ran into the problem of what to do with Joe. I can't have the police come and take him until I can get a statement from Lena telling them why they should arrest him. Joe was still out cold, so Jonathan left Joe in his office, but locked the door from the outside so he couldn't get away if he woke up before the police got there.

Jonathan opened the door to Lena's room and she flew into his arms. "Thank you so much Jonathan. I don't know what would have happened to me if Joe had…" she mumbled something into his shoulder that was incoherent so Jonathan said,

"It is quite all right Lena. I will always help you. I have your release papers here."

Lena broke the embrace and looked at Jonathan. "You mean it? I am free?"

"Yes."

Her face lightened up and she hugged him again. "But there is a serious matter I must discuss with you." Lena nodded so he continued. "Joe did try to kill me last night and he rapped you twice. We can get him for the wrongs he has done. We can file a report on him, and I will get the best lawyer in town and we can put him away for good. He will never hurt anyone again."

Lena thought about it and looked down. "I just am so afraid that he won't get convicted and he will come after me." She looked in Jonathan's eyes, "I don't want to get hurt again. But I will do it. I will help you and give you my statement for the trial."

"Good. I have Joe unconscious in my office…"

"What?"

Jonathan bit his lip. He didn't want to tell Lena about Ra's or his experiments. So he had to tell her a lie. "There was an old friend of my family in my office and he had knocked Joe out before he had a chance to shoot me. Henri Ducard is his name. I can have him testify that Joe was going to assassinate me. I am going to call the police and I need you to tell them what happened, okay?"

Lena looked very pale, but nodded.

The next thing Jonathan knew, the police were taking Joe under their custody for repeated rape and attempted murder. Jonathan and Lena watched as the car carrying Joe pulled away and drove in the direction of the jail. Lena gave a sideways glance at Jonathan and said, "I guess I go home."

Jonathan turned to face Lena and said, "No, you can't go back there and be subjected to that abuse again."

"Well, where do I go, then?"

Jonathan paused and then said, "You come home with me."


I know that that is really short, but I am doing my best here. Shout out to Shari Kaminski and Blodeuedd for reviewing! Thank you all for reading! You guys are what keeps be going and from breaking down completely from mental stress! e-Snickers to all of you who read and reviewed! I love you all!

Love,

Celia