The blackness soon turned lighter, almost like a switch and slowly she was able to open her eyes. Her eyelids felt heavy and her body was weak. She was met with bright lights and so many noises; everything was still blurry and muffled but she could make out new voices, almost in a panic. One of the muffles sounded familiar, kind of like her name. She didn't have the strength to look around or to keep her eyes open more than the 10 seconds she already did and everything faded to black again.

It felt like it was only a few minutes, maybe even seconds but when she opened her eyes again, she wasn't met with the same noises that echoed in her head; instead, she was in a dark room. She heard new noises but still didn't have the strength to move. She looked around the room, only moving her eyes and feeling them strain with every movement. Her senses were starting to come back slowly and she could feel the stiff blankets she was lying on. She could feel and hear all of the equipment that was attached to her as it moved, rumbled or made other soft noises to do it's job of keeping her breathing.

She was tired but she couldn't fall back asleep for more than a few minutes at a time. She had no idea what was going on and she couldn't see or do much for herself. She had no recollection of anything, not that she was really trying to remember. What little excitement it all was, it was enough to put her to sleep for a while. The next time she awoke it was bright in the room but it was natural light from the windows where light was seeping in through the half shut blinds. She was still weak and a bit sore but she had more energy this time and she was able to look around.

This time she recognized the hospital surroundings and at the sight of all the equipment around her bed and attached to her, her heart started racing, which in turn, made her heart monitor go haywire. She jumped at the sudden alarm, making matters worse. She tried to breathe but the tube in her throat wouldn't let her take in the air she needed. A team of nurses came rushing in to see what was wrong; they tried to make her settle down as they adjusted each machine. Katie was soon in a full blown panic attack and there was no choice but to give her a sedative through her IV which calmed her down in a matter of seconds. It wasn't enough to put her out completely, just enough to make her sleepy again.

It was still actually pretty early in the morning, just after 6:30 when she woke up. It was 4 days after the company party. Kendall didn't learn about what had happened until the next morning; no one had thought to call him and let him know what was going on. He called her only once that evening, wondering where she was before remembering the office party. He was too tired after his long day at work to go to the party himself so he just crawled into bed for a good night's sleep. At 8am the next morning was when he got the call and he rushed straight to the hospital where none of the doctors could seem to give him an answer as to what was wrong with his wife.

There were several tests that could be done to at least narrow things down and then more tests that could conclude what was wrong but as of right now, all options were off the table until her overall condition improved. Kendall sat with her all day, refusing to leave for food; eventually he had fainted himself from exhaustion and Logan came to pick him up. Kendall woke up in Logan's house, confused as to why he was there. He was sweaty and shaken from a bad dream that he couldn't quite remember. He stumbled to the kitchen to find Logan sitting at the table on his laptop, checking his stocks.

"Morning." Kendall said.

"Hey. Sleep well?" Logan asked

"Yeah…I guess. I don't remember much of anything though…what happened last night?" Kendall asked rubbing his head. It didnt hurt but things were kind of echoing.

"Nothing. You've been asleep for the past day and a half or so." Logan replied nonchalantly

"Huh...?" Kendall muttered confused as ever.

"You passed out from exhaustion at the hospital." Logan explained

"…What was I-" he began before cutting himself off. Everything came rushing back to him and Logan just looked to Kendall with a look of heartbreak on his face. "oh my god…! Logan, I need to get to the hospital!"

"Ok, ok, relax! I'll take you, don't worry but right now, visiting hours arent open yet. You arent allowed in ICU all day and night." Logan tried to say through Kendall's panic.

"Damnit! I want to know what's going on! I missed 2 days and I still don't know anything, have you heard anything?" Kendall said grabbing Logan.

"No. I havent. In fact I don't know why she's even in there…they wouldn't tell me…" Logan started

"All I know is that while she was at the office party, she started to look and feel sick and then less than an hour later, she was on the floor having a seizure and then she was unresponsive…" Kendall started as he recalled the latest events.

"Is she epileptic?" Logan asked.

"No. never had a seizure in her life. She's perfectly healthy other than a genetic condition that was in check." Kendall mentioned.

"POC Syndrome?" Logan asked.

"Yeah, that one." Kendall replied.

"I thought she was over that?" Logan asked curiously

"Not quite. She had a few treatments left before she would be cured but she was almost there. I told the doctors about it but the signs she's showing has nothing to do with it or anything related. They cant do any tests until her condition improves. She's been in a coma like state for 3 days…" Kendall explained

"Kendall, I'm sorry. I wish I could help in someway…." Logan said comforting his best friend.

"I know, Logan, it's ok, just knowing kind of helps." Kendall sighed.

"I'm here for you man, anytime." Logan said, patting Kendall on the shoulder. Kendall sat in a slump at the table for a few minutes in silence before Logan got up to grab some cereal. "Here, you need to eat. I know it's the last thing on your mind right now, but if you want to see Katie, you cant be passing out from lack of food." he said sliding a bowl of Cheerios in front of him. Kendall just stared at it until Logan pulled out a spoon in front of him. He slowly grabbed it and took another minute before digging in unenthusiastically.

Time went by so slowly to him; visiting hours for ICU didn't start until 9am and it was only just before 8. He finally urged Logan to just take him to the hospital so they could wait there instead and maybe get some info while they waited. Logan obliged and they hopped into his Corvette. Once at the hospital they went straight upstairs to the ICU but were forced to wait in the main lobby since the doors were shut. As soon as they opened, Kendall flew off the couch and to the nurse at the door. She recognized him from before and filled him in on what was going on.

"Glad to see you on your feet again, Mr. Knight! I have some good news for you, come on inside so we can talk." she said with a smile. He followed her closely, anxious to hear what she had to say. Logan stood outside in the hall curious as to what they were talking about. Kendall turned to see Logan still outside and told him to come in; Logan obliged and hurried in after them. The nurse led them to the attending doctor's desk and another nurse came in to brief them on the doctor's notes.

"We've got some good news for you, Mr. Knight. Katie woke up this morning and put up a fight so she's getting stronger. She had a panic attack but we settled that pretty quickly. Her reflexes and senses seem to be getting stronger and as such, we began to run some tests. So far we are still at a bit of a loss as to what is wrong but once we get more results back we can start narrowing it down." she said.
Kendall let out a sigh of relief and sat back in his chair. Logan gave him a reassuring pat.

"That's my girl. She's always been a fighter; she's a tough cookie." Kendall sighed

"She's not out of the woods just yet, this is just one step in the right direction." she corrected

"I understand, I just feel at ease now that she's at least awake." Kendall said

"You're right, that does help. You can go in to see her, just try to keep the excitement to a minimum; we should have the test results back within a few hours and then we'll go from their. Whatever changes or news we come across, we will keep you filled in." she assured
"Thank you." Kendall said.

"You're welcome." she replied

"Can I go in too I just want to say hi." Logan asked

"Sure." she said with a smile. "Just keep it simple."

"Will do." he replied.

Quietly the duo walked into her room; Kendall gave a light knock on the door frame after he entered to get her attention. She looked over slowly before acknowledging them with a soft wave. Her heart monitor went up slightly, excited to have some visitors.

"Easy now, you need to stay calm." Kendall whispered. He took her hand in his and then leaned over to kiss her forehead. He stroked her hair gently as he looked into her eyes. He could feel her grasping his hand weakly and he just held tight for a few moments. "Someone wants to say hello to you." he continued before moving out of the way. Logan walked up with a soft smile on his face. She raised her other arm to gesture a hug and Logan reciprocated gently, giving her a peck on the cheek."

"Glad to see you're awake, you had us all worried; especially Kendall. He didn't leave your side unless he had to." he started, glimpsing at Kendall. He looked back to Katie and wished her well. "You get better soon alright? I'll leave you two alone for now." he continued she couldn't respond due to the tube in her throat but she did squeeze his hand to say goodbye. "Call me if you need anything, Kendall."

Kendall spent the day at her bed side. She was taken in and out for all kinds of tests and he was left to himself for much of the day's visiting hours. Since her condition was improving, although very little, Kendall was granted permission to stay the night. A fold away bed was brought out for him to sleep on and almost as soon as he hit it, he fell asleep, leaving Katie awake. She was awake for another hour or 2 before she slowly conked off herself. She awoke around 5 and had become a bit restless; she was still achy and tired but she was bored and cranky, yet still in a good mood. The night shift nurses were still on duty and would be switching soon with their morning shift partners, as such, their rounds had become shorter and therefore unaware of Katie's state. Her readings were normal and she was still tranquilized from before so she was fairly calm.

Kendall was lightly snoring and although she couldn't make a sound, she thought it best to let him sleep. He looked as though he needed it, as light bags had formed under his eyes. When the shifts changed, Katie's attending nurse finally came into her room; she was quiet upon noticing Kendall and went straight to work on checking Katie's vitals, readings and her overall condition. Things were looking positive still but her progress was a bit slow, if not perhaps starting to fall again. The results of yesterdays tests were starting to come in and the readings were all over the place but now the doctors had something to go on. A few more tests were ordered with hopes these new results would put everything in perspective.