A/N: Thanks guys! I got thirteen reviews on that last chapter. That's how I always want it to be when I update. You think you can do that? Yeah, I think you can, so keep up the reviewing, it's a wonderful thing. By the way, this chapter was sort of hard to write. (Character's emotions wise.) So please show your love and tell me what you think.

Chapter Ten

Awareness came slowly. It was like everything he did was in slow motion. Luke tried to open his eyes and look around but found that he couldn't even do that. He tried to move his arms and legs but it was too difficult. Luke was surrounded by wires and other medical equipment. He felt horrible.

Luke didn't know where he was. He was scared. He wanted to cry out but he couldn't open his mouth. All this frightened him.

Then he realized that he wasn't alone in the room. Someone was talking. He tried to listen.

"… very injured and I'm afraid he'll have to remain here for some time."

Luke heard someone crying. It was Lizzian. Why was she crying? Maybe because Luke was causing them a huge medical bill. Yeah that was it.

"Will he be okay?" Japhonan asked urgently. He sounded worried. Why would he be worried?

"I think so," the stranger's voice said. Luke decided that it was a doctor. "He won't be able to get out of bed for a few days. His legs were hit and they'll have to heal. His left arm was hit the hardest. And his head is suffering from the impact of the fall, plus alcohol overdose."

"Oh my," Lizzian said. "I can't believe he would do that." Luke nearly sighed. He knew she was probably going to scold him as soon as he was really awake. "He almost got killed… I… I don't know what I would have done if that had happened."

What? Would she actually… care if he got killed? Did she care now that he was hurt? Was that why she was crying? And Japhonan… did he care too? He sounded like it. Did they keep Luke all this time because they cared? But… but… no one cared about Luke.

But it was true. Two people did care about him. They had tried to let him know. They had helped him… or at least tried to help him and all Luke had done was cause trouble for them.

Now Luke began to feel emotionally just as bad as he did physically. It wasn't like he was related to them though. They were just his foster parents. It wasn't like he was going to stay with them forever but still… they cared about him!

Luke began to notice how drowsy he felt. Maybe he should take a little nap…

…

When Luke woke up again he felt different. For one thing, there weren't a lot of wires around him and also, there were no voices. Just silence. Wonderful, peaceful silence. And to top it off, he didn't feel as sick as he did the last time he woke up. How long had he been asleep?

Luke opened his eyes and looked around. He wasn't in the room he'd woken up in last time. This was a private hospital bedroom. There was a window to the right of his bed and to the left of the bed…

Was Japhonan! Japhonan was sitting on a chair, his body lay face down on the bed. He was asleep. Luke didn't know what to do so he poked him. Japhonan sat up instantly and looked around.

"I wasn't asleep!" Japhonan said at once. Luke hid a smile behind his hand. Japhonan settled down and focused on Luke.

…

Japhonan couldn't believe he'd fallen asleep again. He should have expected it. He and Lizzian had been taking turns sitting by the boy day and night for three nights in a row. He looked at the boy who seemed a little amused. Well he'd never seen that expression on the boy before.

"Hello," Japhonan said gently. "How do you feel?" As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he realized that the boy wouldn't answer him. But Japhonan kept talking anyway.

"We were so worried about you. You've been asleep for three straight days."

The boy looked a little surprised at this. He looked down for a second, as if he was thinking then looked back up at Japhonan. His expression was blank again.

"Why did you do that?" Japhonan asked. "Run away and try to use alcohol to solve your problems. That never works. When you're upset, you need to confide in someone… or in your case, as least confide in yourself."

The boy looked a little ashamed. Japhonan decided that this wasn't the time to rebuke him. The boy had gone through so much recently, right now all he needed was love, not scolding.

"I'm sorry if it was us who caused you to run away. I guess we're not doing as good a job as we thought we could. I can tell you're unhappy. All we wanted to do was help, but I guess we did just the opposite."

…

Luke couldn't believe this guy! Japhonan was blaming all this on himself! How nice can one person get? Japhonan and Lizzian had helped him so much. Luke wanted to tell him, but he'd promised himself he wouldn't talk. He wouldn't talk… he wouldn't talk…

…

"We're sorry. If you want, we can take you back to the FHF. Please keep in mind that you an always stay with us, but we want you to go where you want to go."

The boy looked at him, slightly saddened it seemed. Japhonan wanted to comfort him, maybe give him a hug, but he knew that the boy didn't like to be touched.

Japhonan stood up. "I'll leave you now; I know how much you like to be alone."

He was at the door and was about to leave when he heard something he never thought he'd ever hear.

"My name is Luke."

Japhonan whirled around. The boy was looking at him with a small grin on his face. "W… what?" Japhonan said. Did that boy actually just speak?

"My name is Luke," the boy repeated.

Japhonan walked back towards the bed. The boy… Luke… watched him the whole time, grinning appreciatively at him. Japhonan knelt down next to the bed. They watched each other for a few minutes. Then Luke reached out, and hugged him. Japhonan hugged him back and smiled.

A/N: Aww… (sniff) It's so cute! Next chapter: Vader!

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