Lucky You

[Skylar Grabel]

Everything was dark, and he didn't know why. In a state of panic, Skylar grabbed a lighter and flicked it on, only to find his apartment full of what looked like zombies from hell. He screamed and dropped the lighter before bolting out of his apartment. Once he got to the main lobby of the building, he pulled out a needle and syringe from his messenger bag and quickly injected it into his arm. He didn't know how much he took, and he didn't care. His meds weren't working and drugs were the only thing that would calm him down.

Skylar felt himself getting cold and his vision going black. Before he could think anything- he fell to the ground. When he woke up, he had no idea where he was or what the hell had happened. He groaned softly as the pain in his body made itself known. Skylar managed to lift his arm slightly to look at the band around his wrist. He found himself sighing when he read the words "drug overdose." If they alerted his parents- he was going to get his ass thrown back into rehab...

[Gabriel Griffin]

Gabriel walked quickly down the hall of the hospital, glancing at the small slip of paper he had scrawled the room number on. He looked around and started to panic- he was fucking lost and worried and didn't know what the fuck to make of any of this. He had walked into Hot Topic to find Skylar and eat lunch with him, but a fellow employee informed him he was in the hospital. Now here he was, hunting down the one room that seemed to just not be there. He found a nurse walking ahead of him and ran to catch up to her. She brought him to Sky's room and he wandered inside, suddenly feeling so much more nervous. He barely knew Skylar and already he was chasing down hospital rooms to find him.

"H-hi..."

[Skylar Grabel]

He was staring at the ceiling, listening to the machines he was hooked up to beep. He really wasn't paying much attention to much else, because he really didn't care. When Gabe's voice reached his ears, Skylar blinked and forced himself to sit up. This... probably wasn't going to end well for him. "Gabe!" Sky sounded rather shocked. "What are you doing here?"

[Gabriel Griffin]

"I stopped in at Hot Topic to see you and one of your work mates said you were in the hospital. What happened? Are you alright? Christ, I hope I don't seem like some crazy stalker after hunting you down like this. I must-"

He couldn't really bring himself to shut up at times like this: he was lost in a cloud of worry and some self doubt as he tried to will his mouth to just close.

[Skylar Grabel]

Skylar let himself fall back down, not even noticing the small 'oomp' that escaped his lips when he hit the bed. He let his eyes close for a few seconds before he turned his head to look at Gabe. "Drug overdose," Sky muttered as he turned his attention to the ceiling. "I'm fine, you don't, and you're babbling. It's kind of cute."

[Gabriel Griffin]

Gabe's cheeks flamed up so quick he had no time at all to hide behind his hair. He felt the heat emitting off his face and figured he was definitely the cause of global warming. Once he got over the fact that Sky just complimented him, his mind immediately went back to what he had just said: drug overdose.

"What drug...? I didn't know you- was it on purpose?"

[Skylar Grabel]

He watched Gabe out of the corner or his eyes. He couldn't help but smile lightly when he blushed and made a mental note to smother Gabe in complements more often. His smile faded when Gabe started questioning him. "Not really sure. Probably heroin," Skylar replied softly. "No... I... wanted the zombies to go away..."

[Gabriel Griffin]

Gabe cringed upon hearing the word 'heroin' and forced himself to keep his eyes on Sky. "Zombies...?" He asked, showing he was clearly fucking confused. "Ohmygod, you're not an addict are you?!" His immediate thought was that Sky saw zombies while tripping out on acid or something like that. He moved a little closer to the bed, still standing and keeping some distance between them though.

[Skylar Grabel]

Skylar instantly got a look of sadness on his face. After a few seconds, he turned onto his side and looked at Gabe. "I have a rare mental disorder called Schizophrenia," he said quietly. "My meds don't always work, so I turn to drugs to calm me down. But... I'm an addict. Again." He searched Gabe's face for anything other than disgust and anger, hoping that the beautiful boy wouldn't abandon him.

[Gabriel Griffin]

Gabe chewed his index fingernail, absently, and hesitated before sitting on the edge of Sky's bed. His head was swimming and he had no idea how to sort anything out. Instead, he ended up ripping the tip of his nail off too deep, tasting blood in his mouth and moved to the next finger. "I... I'm really sorry, Sky." He said softly. "Maybe I could... do something to help...? More blood filled his mouth and he moved onto a third finger.

[Skylar Grabel]

Skylar reached up and slowly took a hold of Gabe's hand, pulling it away from his mouth. He held onto his hand even after it was away from his mouth and couldn't help but smile lightly. "Don't be," he replied softly. "You did nothing wrong." He forced himself to sit up slightly and let his eyes lock on Gabe. "I can get pretty bad... but if you think you can deal with me and my insanity, then I'd gladly let you help."

[Gabriel Griffin]

Gabe shrugged lightly before replying "S'okay. Normal people scare me anyways." He willed himself to move a bit closer to Sky and didn't fight for his hand back. Sky's hand was warm and he liked the feeling of human contact right now, which was strange considering he hated being touched most of the time. He wondered why it was so easy to feel comfortable around him, but didn't spend time losing himself in his thoughts too much. "What can I do to help, anyways?"

[Skylar Grabel]

He shrugged lightly. Skylar really didn't know how anyone could help him. Rehab only stopped him for a while, but as soon as the craziness came back he had turned to drugs to cope. "I dunno," Sky admitted. "Guess you could make sure I don't OD. Again. Or try to get me to stop being a drug addict."

[Gabriel Griffin]

"Well, you've got my number, yeah? You can always call or text me for anything and... I dunno. We'll figure it out?" Gabe responded, not really sure what else to say or do. He brushed Sky's hair out of his eyes, before running his fingers through it lightly and offering a smile to him. He was starting to think he could really get used to being around him.

[Skylar Grabel]

Sky nodded lightly. He had Gabe's number programed into his phone and set to speed dial #2 because the bastards at Verizon refused to let anyone change the voicemail from #1. "Whatever happens," Skylar whispered. "Please don't send me to rehab." He absently moved Gabe's hand into his left hand, letting a small smile appear on his lips when he felt how warm it was.