Jace

{19}

"I-I don't understand."

"Miss Rock I don't see how I can explain it more to you," the doctor in the white coat sighed and removed his glasses. Jacelyn had gone ahead of us to the hospital straight after the show while we showed and changed. Just walking up and joining her now, we were a bit confused.

"She's...dead?"

My breath hitched in my throat and everyone around me grew teary eyed and was in disbelief. Our ballerina was dead?

"No!" the doctor scoffed and all the life returned to the room. Suddenly I could breath again.

Zayn stepped forward, up to Jace, and took control of the situation seeing that we were getting nowhere. "What's going on with Katherine? What's wrong with her?"

"Miss Steel's organs have begun to shut down, or stop working," he made it simpler and looked at Jace to see of she understood, almost making fun of her. She pursed her lips and glared. "It's the result of long term neglect to her body."

"Neglect?" I asked. "What neglect?"

"Her anorexia?" The doctor looked confused.

Louis swallowed. "Excuse me?"

"Is she going to be ok?" Niall asked.

"Once we get her back to getting her regular nutrients then yes, she'll be fine."

Harry's mouth was open. "I don't get it."

"I don't know how else you want me to say it!" the doctor seemed to have blown his top and his voice rose considerably. "I've been here with her for ten minutes and now five more? I've told you everything!"

When he stormed away, Jace looked at the floor. "I just make everyone upset don't I..." Her eyes grew teary and I knew it wasn't just because Katherine was seriously ill. I rubbed her shoulder comfortingly.

"Only the stupid ones."

She smiled thankfully and it was only when I heard the clunking sounds when she walked toward Katherine's room that I realized she really hadn't changed at all. Jace was still in her costume and stage makeup, sweaty with her hair slightly falling out of her bun and pointe shoes on her feet.

"You're going to ruin those," I chuckled, placing a hand on her shoulder as we lead the pack of us to Kat.

"I need new ones anyways. Hey Katherine!" Jace was out of my arms before I could register and I frowned, feeling empty without her buried into my side.

"What the hell Kat?" Louis cried. He sniffled and his eyes were red. "You scared us half to death!!"

Katherine looked slightly better. She had three IV's and a heart monitor along with a blood pressure cuff attached to her arms. Her feet almost reached the end of the bed even though she was sitting up and the paper thin gown they gave her did little to cover. It was almost see through but we politely pretended not to notice. "I know," she smiled softly. "Sorry.."

Zayn pouted with worry. "And you thought this was ok because?"

"I dunno... I've always been trained that I was to big I guess," she shrugged. "From the ballet school I went to. Because of my height it was hard enough to find me a partner but I was also heavy because I'm so tall. They would tell me to lose weight so he could lift me and I'd do it the fastest way I knew how, not eating."

"That's ridiculous you're perfect end of story," Harry went over and bent over Jace who had found a spot on Kat's bed to perch, and hugged her.

She smiled, but then began to sob. "Please don't fire me! I'll stop I promise I'll fix myself! I know I'm not in Russian ballet anymore and I just need to fix this habit."