An, hope you enjoy, continues where we left off this time, sorry for the shortness of the chapter, just filling in what happens after she gets the illness.

I feel as though every part of my body's been put through hell. I open my eyes and look around, having long since learned to ignore the pain. Anna's sat there looking worried "Cari, you're okay! We thought you were gone," she says, before bursting into tears. I groan.

Now I know how big brother must have felt, I groan. "I'm fine, thanks to Trunks," I say without thinking. Anna's face becomes confused. "Who's Trunks?" she asks. I look down

"An old friend of mine, he gave me the medicine. Without it, I'd be dead." her eyes widen at that.

"What was it that was wrong with you?" she asks, I frown,

"I don't know what it was called, just that the only antidote for it was the one I had. And that big brother had." I say slightly shakily.

"Okay, I'm just glad you're alive," she says, smiling slightly. Then her face becomes very excited, "How did you get the stuff into the Aphrodite cabin?" she asks, grinning. I wink at her,

"Annabeth, my dear friend, that is a trade secret." I say smirking at her. She pouts at me, doing the puppy dog eyes of doom. I may be one of the few people who can actually resist them.

"Anna, I've had to grow immune from the puppy eyes, being your best friend. So they don't work on me." I say giggling slightly.

"Fine then, leave me in the dark." she moans, trying to make me feel guilty. Hate to break it to her but it's not gonna work. "Okay then!" I say, making my voice a like preppy cheer leaders. She pulls the devil face just as Chiron comes in. "Annabeth Chase, Cari is in here because she's ill, she doesn't need you disturbing her rest." he says, strictly, his eyes twinkling as I giggle. Anna blushes scarlet. "Come on Chiron, I'm fine, see," I laugh, standing up.

Only to fall flat on my ass. He doesn't comment on this, preferring to raise his eyebrows in a way that says, uh huh, sure you are. I groan as he helps me on the bed, "Are you okay?" he asks, worriedly. I nod slowly. He smiles at me and Anna, "I'm going to go and leave you two to talk," he says calmly, shooting a warning glance at Anna, warning her not to let me get to excited. She nods. Grabbing her bag and rummaging through it. I ask her what she's looking for and she smiles at me. Pulling out a little box, "I know that it's a bit late for your birthday, eleven days late actually, in case you didn't know, but I got you a present, Chiron got Mr D to take me to get it." she explains, handing it to me. I open it and gasp in surprise, in the box is two necklaces, both sliver, the interlock to make heart on the hearth when connected are the words best friends. I pick them up and turn them over. On the back were the words,Cari, on one and Anna on the other (The link is .com/bestfriends_breakaway_)

Anna grins, "You wear the Anna one and I'll wear the Cari," she, suggests I nod, at a loss for words

picking up mine and putting it around my neck slowly.

I wonder what could possibly happen next.