Anna walked through the locker room and over to Coach Taylor's office. She lifted her hand and knocked on the door, a little harder than necessary. Coach bade her entrance. She turned the knob and walked in, slamming the door closed as she sat down.

"Well then," said Coach looking up from his computer.

"Sorry," said Anna still pissed.

"What happened?" asked Coach.

"You're…the principal just put me on the cheer squad and rally team," said Anna.

Coach looked at her like she was crazy. There was no way Tami would deliberately put someone on the rally team.

"You sure that is what she said?" asked Coach.

"I smack Garrity," said Anna. "She said that if we spend more time together that I would be less likely to want to cause her physical harm. Me? Personally, I think I am going to kill her if I have to spend that much time with her."

Coach couldn't help but laugh. He composed himself enough to talk to Anna.

"I wanted to talk to you about your brother, Sky," said Coach.

'Okay?" asked Anna. "What did he do now?"

"He showed up to practice this morning with a black eye," said Coach. 'Do you know if he has had any problems with anybody?"

'You realize that you just asked that to a person who, up until Friday, hadn't seen or talked to him in just under a year"," said Anna. "If something is going on, you need to talk to Kyle or Mark."

Anna sat in her chair waiting for him to tell her she could leave, but he just sat there and though about what she had said, then it dawned on her. They had traded blows the night before at the bonfire.

"Actually I retract part of that statement," said Anna. "I do know why he has a black eye. I gave it to him."

'What? Why?" asked Coach Taylor.

"He poured beer on me," said Anna.

Coach rolled his eyes and rubbed his temples, "Were ya'll at the Bonfire last night?"

"No, we were at the house celebrating my return to Dillon," said Anna. "My Aunt's a little lax on the rules. Not like it stopped up before, but hey. Don't bite the hand that feeds ya."

"You can go Anna," said Coach. "And wear more clothes."

Anna smiled and walked out of the office and made her way back to her history class. As she walked in the room everyone was staring at her and Lyla was missing. Anna smiled as she sat back down and waited for class to let out.

As soon as the bell rang everyone got up from their desks and bolted for the door. Anna shouldered her bag and walked out of the classroom. She found her locker and put everything in it. She looked at her schedule and saw she had the next two periods free. She closed her locker and turned to leave to come face to face with Lyla.

"What?" asked Anna.

"We have cheer practice right after school. Since you have a free period you might want to get clothes to work out in," said Lyla walking off.

Anna growled and walked towards the front door. She made it to the parking lot without someone else stopping here. She was reaching in her pocket for her keys when someone grabbed her arm. It was Skyler.

"What's this I hear about you being a Rally Girl?" asked Skyler.

"Not by choice," said Anna. "Let go."

"Cara's pissed at you, FYI," said Sky walking off.

Anna sighed and climbed in the car. She started it and pulled out of the parking lot and headed off towards the house.

Tim had heard the news, and just like everyone else he couldn't believe it. he walked through the halls trying to find Anna and talk to her about it but he couldn't find her. Then he saw Garrity walking out of the girl's bathroom. He walked up behind her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. She immediately jerked it off of her and turned to face Tim. Tim asked if it was true that Anna was on the Rally Team and Lyla begrudgingly said it was.

Tim completely shocked. Anna was on the Rally Team. He didn't know if he was shocked because she was on the Rally Team or the fact that she may not be his rally girl and he will have to share her. Tim turned and bolted towards Coach's office. He reached the office about the time Coach had walked out.

"What is it Tim?" asked Coach.

"You gotta make Anna my Rally Girl," said Tim.

"Tim, I don't have control over that and you know it," said Coach.

Tim sighed as Coach Taylor walked away. Anna pulled into her driveway and got out, slamming the car door. She hadn't made it to the front walk when Aunt Cara opened the front door. She glared at Anna. Anna knew that glare very well. She had gotten it a lot the first few months she had lived with Aunt Cara. Cara had one rule: Let me know where you are, and Anna knew she had broken that rule.

As soon as Anna was in the house she took off up the stairs, Cara hot on her heels. Anna was digging through her clothes when Cara walked up to the door.

"WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU LAST NIGHT!" shouted Cara.

Anna turned to say something but Cara cut her off.

"I have one rule! ONE! All I ask is that you tell me if you aren't going to be coming home!" shouted Cara. "But did you do that! No! You didn't. No call, not even a fucking text message!"

Cara was getting her second wind when Anna threw her hand up in the air.

"Hold it right there! I was out with people last night. No I didn't tell you I wasn't going to be home. I got caught up in talking to them! I'm sorry, but do not blow up at me for something I haven't don't to you in almost a year!" shouted Anna. "And on top of this bullshit I have been forced onto the Cheer Squad and Rally Team! I've got to go. My free period is almost up!"

Anna stormed out of the room and down the stairs with clothes in her hand. She got in her car and drove back to the school. She got back in enough time to get to her next class. The day seemed to fly by after that, much to Anna's chagrin. When the final bell rang Anna contemplated just going back home, but here came Ms. Lyla Garrity herself.

"Come on," said Lyla.

Anna huffed and followed Lyla to the girl's locker room. Lyla told her to pick a locker and get changed and be out on the field in ten minutes. They were going to teach her all the cheers, in front of the team. Anna sighed and changed into a pair of workout shorts and a jog bra.

Coach was shouting plays at a team who was using to listen. But things got worse when the cheer team came out and took up residency at the end of the field and started stretching. He threatened the team with bleacher runs if they didn't get back to practice. Everything settled back into a normal routine for a few minutes. Coach shouted a play to Saracen. Matt nodded that he had heard him and turned back to the group guys around him. He was fixing to tell them the play when one of them said something.

"Damn. Who is that? She is fine as hell!" said Chris.

"AnnaLeigh Carter," said Saracen. "Now the play.

"HEY ANNA"! shouted Chris. "ME AND YOU FRIDAY AFTER THE GAME!"

Anna turned to face the field when she heard her name. Some kid was shouting at about Friday after the game. She smiled and flipped him off and started on her stretches. Lyla rolled her eyes as she finished her stretches.

"CARTER! FRONT AND CENTER!" shouted Coach Taylor.

Anna rolled her eyes and walked over to where Coach was standing.

"Yeah?" asked Anna, innocently.

"I may not be in charge of Cheer Squad, but I am still an authority figure here," said Coach.

"And you are going where with this?" asked Anna.

"Garrity!" shouted Coach.

Lyla took her sweet time walking over to where Coach and Anna were standing, "Yes Coach Taylor?"

"I'm going to have to steel Anna away for today's practices for some bleacher runs," said Coach.

"FOR WHAT!" shouted Anna.

"It's either bleacher runs or I take you to Principal Taylor," said Coach.

Anna sighed and walked over to the bleachers, "How many?"

"Until I tell you otherwise," said Coach Taylor.

Anna growled as she started up the bleacher stairs. Tim watched from the field and shook his head. Coach saw him and shouted over at him.

"Watch it Riggs or you will be joining her!" shouted Coach.

Anna had been doing run for a half hour without stopping when Coach told her she could stop and go home. Anna nodded and had made it all the way back to the bottom of the bleachers when she collapsed. Tim tossed his helmet off to the side and ran towards the bleachers. Coach followed his gaze and took off up the stairs when he saw Anna lying on the ground.

"Tim call 911," said Coach handing him his phone.

A few minutes later an ambulance was pulling up on the field. Anna was loaded in to it and was taken to the hospital. Tim tried to climb in but Coach stopped him and said he could go after practice. Tim grunted but grabbed his helmet from Seven and walked back on the field.

Anna woke up in an extremely white room. She looked around her and realized she was in the hospital. She sat up in the bed when a doctor walked in.

"Hello, Ms. Carter. I'm Dr. Mitchell. Do you know why you are here?" he asked.

"Isn't it your job to tell me that?" asked Anna cracking a small smile.

"You passed out at school," said the doctor. "What were you doing?"

"Thought I would get in an after school workout. Ran the bleachers. Guess I lost track of time," said Anna shrugging her shoulder.

"Well you were dehydrated. We've got you hooked up to an IV for now. Do you have someone who can come pick you up?" asked Dr. Mitchell.

Anna started to answer when Coach Taylor and Tim walked through the door, "My ride just showed up."

Dr. Mitchell nodded his head and walked off to finish his round. Anna looked over at Coach Taylor and glared at him. His face was a stone mask, Tim on the other hand not so much.

"What did you tell him?" asked Coach.

"After school workout," said Anna.

"You lied?" asked Coach Taylor.

"Only a small one. The main thing is that he bought it and you still have a job," said Anna.

Coach Taylor opened and closed his mouth like he was trying to form a sentence but nothing was coming out. Tim looked at Anna with concern in his eyes.

"When can you leave?" asked Tim.

"When the bag goes empty," said Anna pointing at the already half empty bag of solution.

Tim nodded his head and pulled a chair over and sat down next to her bed. Coach Taylor pulled out his phone and called his wife to tell her he would be late coming home. Anna sat back in the bed and closed her eyes, determined to get some sleep before she had to go home and listen to Aunt Cara bitch at her again.