She gave him a look of pity. "He needs professional help sweetie..."

"No he doesn't! I'm his moirail! he needs me to help him!!"

She sighed. "Hun...he could have killed you..."

"He wouldn't have killed me! he didn't before and he wouldn't now!"

She seemed exhausted. "We can't take risks like that. I'm terribly sorry."

Karkat covered his eyes to hold back red tears. He said no more to the nurse.

She left calmly, giving him a little morphine before she went, trying to decrease his pain some.

When the door shut, he sobbed out and buried his face in the pillow, curling up into a ball and just hoping for nothing to happen.

A few hours later, the doctor came to see Karkat, wanting to check on him. "Both of your friends are fine...but we are going to find another caretaker for Mr. Makara...it seems he has be going through some serious domestic abuse..."

Karkat looked at the man. "He can move in with me back in Washington."

"That depends...on how old you are..he needs a guardian over twenty-one to stay with him. Particularly in his state of mind."

"I'm fucking eight Alternian sweeps... that's under 19 in Earth years..." He groaned. "What if my next door neighbors kept an eye on us?"

The man shook his head. "He's still considered a minor, and until his mental health is returned, he needs an adult with him in the household."

".... What if we were to move in with Mr. Egbert?"

"I'm not sure who Mr.Egbert is..is he over twenty-one?"

He nodded. "He's my friend John's father..."

And with that statement, the door slammed open to show John standing there. "Karkat are you okay???"

The doctor nodded. "Then that arrangement would..." He jumped back, startled as the boy burst in. "Hello...?"

"O-oh, sorry sir! I'm John Egbert, the emergency contact that was contacted after his accident. My father was unable to come." He walked to Karkat. "You okay?"

"Physically yes."

The doctor looked at the two of them. "Your father will need to come and take custody of Mr.Makara if that is the arrangement that will be made. Fortunately, since he's an alien and has no human rights, he can be signed out without any sort of court."

John nodded. "I see... I can call him in the morning and get him to come."

Karkat ha tuned them out now, trying not to think of Gamzee at the moment.

"Mr.Strider can also take guests now if you'd like to see him. Or I can move him in here if you'd like company Mr. Vantas?"

"I don't quite think he wants to see me. John you should go see him."

"Okay..." When the doctor told him the room John went there to see his best friend.

Dave was in a bit if a state as John walked in, glasses not on his face. His red eyes gleamed dangerously. "I want him..where is my boyfriend...where is Gamzee..."

John frowned. "They aren't going to let you see him Dave..."

He squeezed the bed railing, teeth gritting in fury. "They damn well better let me see him!"