Disclaimer: …No.

So it's a freaking miracle. I've updated twice in the same week for the first time in what has been month(s). I know I know. Life is just rainbows and unicorns I guess. So yeah… Sorry for taking so long….

Onwards!

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It had been a long week. Very long.

After he had been released from the hospital, Neji went to the apartment he had shared with his cousin to pack his things. Hinata, Gaara, and Naruto were there to help as well. The ordeal hadn't made him completely depressed though. His friends repeatedly assured him that they would visit and that the people there would be nice.

"I'm sure you're right."

Neji said that so much it became his mantra for that day.

And to tell the truth… He honestly was terrified of what the drug rehab clinic would be like.

And now I'm here. He'd moved in a few days ago. Thank goodness he hadn't been required to participate in any of the discussions so far. When he arrived a nice women with pink hair had greeted him. Dressed in scrubs, she introduced herself as Sakura Haruno and that she was a nurse who worked in the clinic.

"I'm sure you'll be comfortable in no time. You can call me is you need anything." And with a smile, she led him to his room so he could unpack. Clothes put away, he sat on his simple twin bed with white sheets. A small bedside table with a dresser to match. There was also a bathroom, no mirror, and a closet to put his things. His room was one of the relatively nice ones. Some of the rooms he had seen were more like what an asylum patient would live. Then he remembered what he'd seen on his way to his room…

He had glimpsed white-padded walls and a person huddling in the corner. Spikey brown hair and a pair of sunglasses was the only thing he saw before the person hurdled themselves against the door with a thud.

"They're crawling all over me!"

That scream came from inside that room. The tone had a definite male quality.

He remembered Sakura sighing and saying that a Shino Aburame currently occupied that room.

"He suffers from side effects of LSD."

Neji had nodded and continued walking but before he had passed completely the sunglasses fell from the young man's face and revealed crazy hazel eyes.

Then he was here.

"This is going to be a long haul…" he muttered.

A tentative knock at his door made him look up. Long blonde hair caught his immediate attention but his gaze drifted down to see uneasy blue eyes.

"Hello? I'm Ino Yamanaka…" She waited for his reply but when none came she bit her lip and continued. "I…just wanted to introduce myself…" Her feet slipped backwards.

"I'm Neji Hyugga."

He finally spoke and a small smile graced his features.

Ino smiled in return. "I guess I'll see you around." She left and turned down the hallway.

Listening to her footsteps fade, a sudden burst of sound assaulted his ear drums.

"Hello!"

A flash of green tackled hi and he fell back against the bed.

"I am Rock Lee! Welcome to this establishment!" His smile was alarmingly bright and painful to look directly at. "What are you recovering from? I was a meth addict."

You sure you still aren't? He seemed to still be charged up on the stuff to him. "I am Neji Hyugga. I'm- was a heroin abuser." Those words would take some getting used to. Neji had never really admitted to his addiction before now.

"I see! I do hope we can be friends."

"Lee?"

A woman with brown hair piled on top of her head in two buns poked her head out from behind the doorway.

"Ah there you are." She gently but firmly placed her hand on the enthusiastic boy. "Sorry about that… He gets over excited about new arrivals. He just recently came to us himself." She smiled at Lee and turned back to Neji. "I am Tenten by the way."

Neji nodded and the two left.

At least Ino seems normal.

The sun was setting outside so beautiful pinks and reads along with a tinge of orange lit up his white walls. The light was coming from his unshielded window.

He loved to watch the sunset so to have a room facing it brought real joy to his eyes.

It looked as if not totally everything about being here was going to suck. Totally.

The lights in his room went out. He guessed it was bedtime. A sigh came from the long haired man. After changing into his pajamas, he slipped under the covers.

"Wish me luck my friends…"

Even breathing could be heard and would tell anyone passing that the newcomer had fallen asleep.

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I had this chapter written for a while and just changed it a bit to make it fit a little better.

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