~!Author'sNote!~ I love the review from Can'.Saved that said they hoped Annabeth was alright. Haha. I had a lot of fun planning out what I wanted to happen to her, the good and bad. But, I feel like there's been enough bad stuff, so I'm gonna make some good stuff happen to her. (I feel like she needs it.) But, the happy won't come until probably chapter 12 or 13, but it will come soon enough. xoxo, Aly

(Zack's POV)

"Annabeth? Annabeth?" I dropped to my knees beside her and pulled her into my arms.

Her body was limp and she was breathing shallowly.

"Oh my god. Alex!" I screamed towards the bus.

The door flew open, "What's up, bro?"

I turned with Annabeth still in my arms.

"Oh my god." Alex fell to the ground beside me. "What happened?"

"I don't know. We raced back here and she just collapsed." I said.

"I'll get Flyzik's car, we're going to the hospital." Alex said.

He ran onto the bus and got Matt's keys.

I lifted Annabeth off the ground and ran to the car, laying her gently in the backseat.

"Get in the back with her. I'll drive." I told Alex.

He gave me the keys and got in the back, cradling Annabeth in his lap.

I drove quickly, following road signs until I found the hospital.

I pulled into the emergency drive and Alex got out.

A few paradmedics rolled a gurney out into the drive and placed Annabeth on it before rolling it back into the building.

I parked the car and ran inside.

"Where'd they take her?" I asked Alex, who was pacing in the waiting room.

"Somewhere in the back." He said, tears streaming down his face.

I pulled him into a hug. "It'll be okay, buddy. She's tough, she'll pull through. It was probably just over-exertion or something."

"You're right, you're right." Alex nodded and wiped his face.

"Sir?" A small voice said from behind me.

Alex leaned around me, "Yes?"

"Um, I need to ask you a few questions about the girl." The nurse said.

"I'm not totally sure. You would have to ask Zack." Alex pointed to me.

The nurse looked at me expectantly, "What happened?"

"Well, we went running together. We didn't go very far, but we were sprinting. Then, we raced back, uh, home, and she just collapsed. I didn't know what to do, so I called for Alex, because they're together, and we brought her here." I explained.

"Oh, that does explain a lot." She said.

"Was it over-exertion?" I asked.

"Not nearly." She shook her head. "When was the last time either of you saw her eat?"

"Uh, we've never paid much attention, but last night, I guess." Alex said. "Why?"

"She passed out because of starvation."

"Starvation? But, we see her eat normally. If we noticed anything weird like that we could talk to her. But nothing like that has ever happened." I said.

"She has scratches on the back of her fingers and it appears her throat is scratched as well. We believe she may have an eating disorder."

I turned to Alex, our jaws dropped and we were speechless.

"I'm very sorry." The nurse whispered and disappeared.

"They've gotta be wrong. She would never do that. Would she?" Alex said.

"I don't know, man. I mean, how much do we really know about her?" I asked.

"A lot. But, not enough, I guess." He ran a hand through his hair.

"Um, guys, she's awake now. You may want to speak with her." The nurse said from the doorway.

We followed her into the back.

She ushered us into Annabeth's room.

She was hooked up to all kinds of machines and monitors and she looked so frail.

"Annie, baby, are you okay?" Alex grabbed her hand.

"I don't know. What even happened?" She asked.

I told her the story, about what happened and what the nurse said.

"Fuck, so I guess the secret's out. I can't hide it anymore." She didn't even try to lie.

"What are you?" I asked.

She frowned, looking more upset with herself than anything else.

Staring up at Alex and I she whispered one word.

"Anorexic."