CHAPTER ONE

I'm gonna keep the science at a bare minimum here so stay with me. Please feel free to give me advice on the writing and science, it would be much appreciated! And to force myself to continue this it isn't prewritten so expect less frequent updates. Enjoy!

"Mom is this really necessary?" Lloyd asked, hesitantly placing his duffle on the clean hospital bed.

"Yes Lloyd." Misako repeated, rolling her eyes. "You fainted walking to class."

Lloyd sputtered,"Okay, I guess I shouldn't have climbed up those stairs, but a hospital?"

Misako flashed Lloyd a look and Lloyd shrunk back. "It's only a precaution. They agreed to house you till after the operation."

"One that only has a small chance at working." Lloyd grumbled pouting as he sat on the bed in defeat.

"It's going to work Lloyd." Misako brushed her son's long bangs out of his face. "I'll make sure of it."

Lloyd studied the sheets and emptiness of the room.

"I hear there are a couple other kids your age down this hall. You should try and make some friends. It's gonna be a couple of weeks." Misako suggested.

Lloyd wanted to snort. Yeah right. Lloyd Garmadon making friends? Not happening. He was just about to argue before hearing a familiar buzz from his mother's pocket.

Misako rushed to pull her phone out of her pocket. She scrambled with her phone before holding it up to her ear.

"Hello?" Misako nodded, "Alright, I'll be right there." She hung up the phone and looked apologetically at Lloyd.

"I gotta go sweetie. I'll come and visit you okay?" Misako kissed the top of his head.

"Okay mom." Lloyd responded.

Misako grabbed her purse she started making her way out before stopping half way out the door. She turned back, "I love you."

Lloyd offered a faint smile. "Love you too mom."

She smiled back at him and shut the door behind her.

Lloyd let his smile melt off his face as he fell back on the mattress, his hands just barely hanging over the edge.

He stared at the ceiling, his eyes glazing over the walls and empty dressers. A medicine cart sitting in the corner.

Lloyd let out a breath blowing the hair from his face and just laid there.

"But Cole-"

"You're gonna scare him off!"

"Oh please."

"C'mon one introduction at a time."

"But why...fine."

Lloyd sat up hearing voices by his door.

Then a knock.

Lloyd dragged himself from the bed to the door. Maybe one of the nurses?

He cracked the door open about halfway, staring face to face with another person.

He was tall and built, muscle toning his exposed arms. He had longish black hair and a warm smile on his face.

"Hey." He said.

"Uh, hi." Lloyd blinked.

"Yeah so you're new?" The boy cleared his throat.

"To hospitals? No. To living in them. Yes." Lloyd piped. He opened the door a little wider.

The boy smiled again, "Cool. Yeah, so I'm Cole." He held out his hand and Lloyd shook it.

"I'm Lloyd."

"So, me and my friends 'live' down this hall if you wanna hang out with us." Cole placed a hand on the back of his neck. "You don't have to, but they all want to meet you."

Lloyd felt something flutter in his chest and he sincerely hoped it wasn't from his heart problems. They wanted to hang out...with him.

"Yeah. I-I would love to." Lloyd tried to contain his excitement. Just in case they were mean. Not cause he was socially awkward and wanted them to like him or anything like that.

Cole grinned, "Would you rather meet them now or later?"

"Why not now?" Lloyd grinned back.

Cole let out a small laugh. "I can tell we're gonna be friends."

Lloyd beamed following Cole from out the door.

"I'm going to warn you," Cole stopped outside the room two rooms away from Lloyd's. He swung the door open, revealing three more teenage boys.

The room was pretty large and had more space then Lloyd's.

The other people were all spread out across the bed and chairs. In fact the bed area resembled a pillow fort, complete with a blanket draped very unsafely from the ceiling light to the bed.

One with curly chestnut hair ran up to him.

"Hi! I'm Jay." He held out his hand, "Don't mind Cole here, he's a little grumpy today.

Cole rolled his eyes, "Don't mind Jay he's supposed to be in the dementia ward but he wouldn't stop screaming till they put him here."

Lloyd raised an eyebrow trying to decide whether he was joking or not.

Jay lightly slapped Cole's arm, "I am not crazy! Right guys?" Jay gestured to the other two in the room for help.

The one with the spiky brown hair and red hoodie smirked, not looking up from his phone."Oh he's crazy."

Jay pressed his hand against his heart in betrayal. "Kai!"

The third one spoke. His voice was soft and hair almost white. "Last I recall Jay does not have dementia. Though he does have a major head injury."

"Thank you Zane." Jay stuck his tongue out at Cole who had only sighed in Zane's response.

"Welcome to our gang." Kai said sarcastically.

Lloyd laughed, "Honored."

Cole through an arm around Lloyd causing a soft oof to escape his lips.

"I like this one." He declared.

Lloyd smiled, maybe this won't be so bad.

Whoo! Please review! the next couple chapters are going to be bonding chapters and we're gonna wing it from there. Suggestions are open.