Thank you again to all your support, and XD! to Tailsdoll13 and Tsumi you guys are so kind to this chapter is basically introducing some characters, sorry if it disappoints you. If you want to feel better have Sollux: ^^o-o^^ - Sollux Captor :) There's some hinted DaveKat, but they'll just be morails. Karkat's a little OOC by learning the dance. The real reason will come later in the story :) Again sorry if the chapter disappoints you.

Laura knocked on his door the next morning.

"Karkat, you have to wake up." Karkat grumbled and sat on the side of his bed. He still had the bracelet they attached in the hospital, the proof he had anorexia. He stood up and got dressed in the same grey jeans and he threw on a blue t-shirt with his symbol on it. He put on the slippers they gave him, and his jacket. Laura walked in.

"Did I fucking say you could come in." She shook her head.

"You did not, but you have to come." Karkat sat on his bed.

"Why?" She grabbed his arm.

"Weight check, and you're getting the food drip attached." He stayed there, and wouldn't budge.

"I won't move if it means I'll get fat again, the food will make me fat." Laura picked him up, then dropped him to his feet.

"The doctor said if you don't cooperate I'm allowed to use force, now just come with me." Karkat sighed.

"Fine fuckass." She took his hand and led him to the room with all the others.
"Karkat's here." Dave was last in line.

"Dude, you're late." Karkat scowled.

"I've never woken up this early before, and why do you need a weight check, you're not anorexic or bulimic?" Dave shrugged.

"To make sure I'm eating." Dave was next.

"Dave Strider, please step forward." The doctor tapped his pen against his clipboard. He motioned Dave to get on. Dave stepped on and watched the counters balance.

"119 pounds, still healthy. You are free to roam." Dave smiled.

"Karkat Vantas, get on." Ana was watching from the door, she was grinning.

"78 pounds, severely underweight, oh and you're the kid who needs to be attached to a feeding tube, follow me." Karkat followed him while whispering profanities, and a lot of them. There was a small device, and a tube with the name "Karkat".

"What we first need to do is attach the tube, and then you put in the amount of calories you need. The tube will drip them into your body, right now we'll slowly build up the amount, I figure you've eaten nothing for a while am I right?" Karkat nodded.

"You are right I haven't eaten in 2 weeks." The doctor typed in an amount and sat Karkat down.

"I've set it at 300 calories and we'll add 100 everyday until you're at 1,800 for I fear 2,000 may be too much for your body to take after these I believe 3 years." Karkat nodded, and the doctor drew a dot where the tube will go. In Karkat's arm.

"This may hurt, I'm attaching the tube." He stuck the tube to Karkat's arm and then he made a small incision in his arm and stuck the tube into it. His arm was dripping a little blood, Karkat tried to enjoy every moment of the pain, and he did.

"Almost done, doin' ok?" Karkat nodded.

"Fucking absolutely fine." The doctor finished a little later.

"You've got group therapy at 11 am to 12 am, at 12 am is lunch, and now you may go to breakfast,. At 4 pm you have separate therapy in the garden, at 6:30 pm is dinner, at 9 pm is curfew and at 10 pm is lights out. From 7 am to 11 am you have free time, and at 12 am to 4 pm is free time, at 4 pm to 6:30 pm you take some type of art, we do this so you learn to use better coping methods. From 6:30 pm to 9 pm you may take another class, Dance, music, writing and crafting."

"I'll do… I guess I'll do music." The doctor nodded.

"Now you have breakfast, but after that you're free to roam, you're group therapy room is room 212, second floor. You may go." Karkat stood up, and walked out. He walked down to breakfast. Dave waved.

"Bro, meet me in garden after breakfast." Karkat sat down next to Dave.

"Why?" Dave had finished his food by the time Karkat walked in.

"I need to show you something." Karkat nodded.

"I'll come." Karkat sat there watching the others until breakfast was over. When breakfast was over he walked to the garden and waited for Dave.

"Hey, what took your ass so long to get out here?" Dave walked over.

"They wouldn't let us go… again." Karkat sat in a chair, tapping his foot.

"So what did you want to show me?" Dave smiled.

"A coping method we call dance." Karkat grumbled.

"You fucking kidding me?" Dave shook his head.

"Nope, it really helps." Karkat made a "yeah, really" face.

"Wow, so you want to teach me?"

"Yep, it's simple, and I got through my first week with dancing. I could show my emotions a bit more afterward, it helped." Karkat rolled his eyes.

"Fine, I'll learn this dance of yours." Dave clapped his hands together.

"Let's get started." Dave showed Karkat the dance. Karkat saw things he could do, like a turn and jump, but somewhere in the middle there was a flip." Fuck, why am I doing this. He's my friend, so I don't want to disappoint him.

"Dude I can't motherfucking flip." Dave laughed.

"You'll learn my friend, I'll teach you the beginning today." Karkat got up, and walked over. I guess there's no way out, I have to learn. Fine, so be it I'll learn this fucking dance; It'll make Dave happy.

"Hey, uh… are you sure I'm allowed to do this? I mean I don't know if I'm allowed to actually exercise, y'know anorexia and all." Dave nodded.

"They allow it, but not too much." Karkat nodded.

"So I guess we get started." Dave stood with his feet together and started with a kick and the he jumped to two feet.

"You try, it's not hard." Karkat kicked his leg and jumped. Dave clapped.

"Good you do that three times, and then you do this." Dave did a slid to the right, then left, then right again. He did a quarter turn, put his hand on his shoulders and did a half turn.

"Wow, can you show me again, I really can't do this, I am pretty much useless." Dave shook his head.

"Bro, you can dance like everyone else. Don't worry." Karat watched as Dave showed him the part again. This is so fucking weird, but I kinda like it, it's weird. It takes my mind off of my pain.

"Ok, don't laugh I'll try." Karkat did the second part of the dance with few mistakes. By the time he learned the part he knew flawlessly it was 11.

"The time went by fast, we have to go to group therapy." Karkat sat down out of breath.

"Wow, how do you dance for so fucking long?" Dave shrugged.

"I practice hours on end, and everyday." Karkat stood up again.

"Well, I got to go to room 212." Dave grabbed his ipod and walked to room 219. Karkat walked to room 212. He opened the door shaking.

"Hello Karkat, you're a little late." Karkat sat down and slumped.

"Seriously, why do you fucking care, I'm far from repair, you should just leave me." The leader of the group closed the door.

"Even if you are far from repair we can help you, there's always hope in a time of darkness, you just need to find it." She led Karkat to his seat.

"Fuckass." He whispered under his breath.

"I'm Natalie, I'll lead the group today." Everyone said hi, and then they started. A young girl, about 10 went first.

"I'm Alice, and I'm bipolar." Karkat looked at the others in his group he was searching for other anorexics. He found none.

"My name is Erika, I have multiple personalities." Natalie pointed to Karkat.

"Fine, I'm Karkat and I'm anorexic." Natalie nodded. The rest introduced themselves, an OCD, an Anxiety, a self-harmer. They were all suffering, but from different things. Karkat remembered the warm feel Nepeta gave and longed for it again, he wanted out.

"Anyone want to start?" Erika raised her hand.

"I would very much so." Natalie smiled.

"Go ahead." Erika sighed.

"I have 2 personalities, Alyne and Cara. Alyn is depressed and Cara is always happy. I never know when one will come out, it scares me." Natalie nodded.

"Good, anyone else want to go? If not I'll choose." No one raised their hand.

"How about you, Karkat." Karkat stood up.

"Fine, I haven't eaten in the past 2 weeks, but I didn't fear death for my only fear is gaining weight." Karkat sat back down. The hour went fast, and Karkat said nothing of Ana. Everyone talked openly, but Karkat didn't, he was scared. When he was done he walked to Dave who was waiting outside.

"How was it?"

"Fucking horrible, she asks so many personal questions, it's scary." Dave laughed.

"You had Natalie right?" Karkat nodded.

"Yeah." Dave chuckled.

"She does that, but if it gets too personal, just stop answering."

"I fucking stopped after she asked if I have a girlfriend." Dave started walking toward the dining hall.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" Karkat nodded.

"Yeah, her name's Nepeta Leijon." Dave opened the door to the hall.

"Cool." Karkat sat down next to Ana.

"Hey Karkat after lunch meet me in the front foyer, we need to talk."

"Why fuckass?" Ana shrugged, and tilted her head slightly.

"A couple questions."