Danielle didn't even knock on her advisor's door. She just walked in. Jack McCoy looked up and saw his student sit down in front of his desk without saying a word.

"Do you have anything to say before I decide whether to fail you and possibly press charges on you?"

"Look I...I know I shouldn't be apologizing to you. I should be apologizing to Greyleck and my sister, but I'm sorry for acting immaturely. I should have walked away from her when she said those things..."

"At least you admitted it. Here's the deal; Kim said that she won't press charges if you apologize by the end of the week" McCoy explained "And the only thing I'm going to do is cut your field study hours. However, if this happens again, I will fail you and possibly try to expel you from this school. Are we clear?"

"Yes sir..."

"It was a great disappointment that one of my best students got physically violent and got arrested. I am very disappointed in your behavior, and don't think that you'll get away with anything like you did last year..."

"I understand, sir" Danielle said as she got up from the chair "I'm always a disappointment to everyone..."

She turned around to walk out of the room. When Danielle shut the door, McCoy wondered why his student looked so depressed.

Casey wasn't home when Danielle was packing. She wanted to run away from her life; she wanted something new. She wondered what the other side of the country would be like. Maybe life out there would be better out there than it ever was in the East Coast.

She grabbed the duffel bag and left her room. This time when Danielle left, there was no note. Why would Casey care about her leaving anyway? She said to leave by today, so she did.

However, when Danielle opened the door to leave, Olivia Benson was standing in front of her.

"Danielle..."

"If you're talking for Casey, you can forget it" Danielle said as she shut the door and passed by Olivia. Olivia turned around and watched Danielle leave, but she wasn't going to give up on her friend's sister that easily.

"I'm not here for Casey. I'm here for me."

Danielle stopped her in steps and turned around.

"I'm sorry I arrested you" Olivia said as she walked towards Danielle "Maybe if I didn't, then maybe..."

"Don't blame yourself, Liv. It was all me, and you know it. You saw it."

"Casey didn't mean to be angry at you..."

"Of course she is. I can never count how many times she yelled at me" Danielle explained "I wish I was never her sister, because she's so much better than I will ever be..."

Danielle looked down at the floor, and Olivia noticed the girl's depression right away.

"Danielle, have you been taking your meds lately?"

Danielle shook her head "No" and looked up at Olivia. Her blue eyes were watery as they started to get a hint of gray.

"I was so sick of being messed up. I wanted to be normal and actually feel normal for once in my life. All my life, I had to deal with something traumatic that made me this way. For once, I wanted to feel like someone without a mental illness and someone without so many issues..."

"Danielle, everyone has issues. I have issues, Casey has issues. Hell, I'm sure that Kim Greyleck has a lot of issues. Everyone in this world has issues and believe me, no one is normal. No one has a normal or perfect life."

Danielle didn't say anything. She wanted Olivia's remark to sink it and have it have meaning. She only shook her head and Olivia put her hand on Danielle's shoulder.

"Let's go back in the apartment" Olivia suggested "I can make tea and we can talk. Things will get better..."

"Don't make tea."

"Why?"

"I hate tea" Danielle replied with a small smile on her face.

Unfortunately, Olivia was called into a crime scene. She said goodbye to Danielle and left the girl with a cup of hot chocolate.

That's when Danielle started thinking. She thought about how happy and close to normal she was when she was taking her anti-depressants. She thought about the past, and how it changed her so much. It showed her to be kind, gentle to others, and most importantly, not to give up on people in your life. But now she looks at herself now and thinks about how much of a monster she has become.

Her thoughts were interrupted by Casey opening the door. She saw her sister, but didn't say anything. She walked into the hallway and into her bedroom. Danielle thought about a lot of things when she was alone, but she knew that she loved her sister.

She got up from the kitchen table, leaving the hot coco behind. She slowly walked in the hallway and noted that Casey's door wasn't closed. So she walked to Casey's bedroom door and stood in the empty space.

"Why is it that...I always treat you like shit?"

Casey looked up from the book she was reading and was surprised to see her sister standing only feet away.

"What do you mean?"

"I always put the blame on you. I always blame you for everything in my life..."

She broke down and started to cry, but that didn't stop her from talking.

"What...What if you had a younger brother instead? Maybe you would actually have a normal sibling relationship, because I know I'm not the best sister in the world" Danielle explained "You're the best sister in the world, and you deserve to be treated with respect. And out of the past four years, I rarely gave it to you. You deserve better than me when it comes to having a sibling..."

Danielle turned around and was about to walk away when Casey got up and walked to her sister. She grabbed Danielle's gently and she turned around and looked at Casey.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you. Yes, I was angry because you took your anger out and got arrested. But Danielle, we're sisters. You can't change that. And I know you're going to hate me for giving you a religious quote, but God made us sisters for a reason."

"I know..."

"Then why are you drowning yourself in helplessness and self-doubt?" Casey asked

"I can't say..."

"Yes you can."

"You're going to hate me when I tell you my reason"

"Then I promise not to be mad at you, okay?"

"Casey, I haven't been taking my meds."

Casey knew that her sister wasn't taking her meds, but she didn't want to believe it.

"Why?"

"I want to be a normal human being. And please don't give me a speech about how all of us aren't normal, because Olivia already gave it to me."

"Did she say that you're more normal when you're actually taking your meds?"Casey asked.

"I don't think she did."

"Danielle, I don't like you being like this. It's like...either dealing with me or Charlie all over again."

"I'm sorry..."

"I know you are. Will you promise me that you'll take your meds?"

"Yes, I will."

"Good. Now come here; I think someone needs a Caser Hug."

"Oh Geez. When was the last time you said that?" Danielle asked with a smile on her face.

"When I left for college and you didn't want to go home with dad."

"Oh, that's right. The good old days..."