Hybrid Theory: A [Linkin Park] Spinoff.

All For Nothing.

I gasp as I open my eyes to find myself laying on the tour bus floor, drenched in a cold sweat.
Phoenix looks at me,"You hit the floor pretty hard. You alright?"
I push myself up onto my hands and knees, sweat dripping from my forehead,"W-where's Ch-chester?"
"In the shower. Why?"
"G-go get h-him, please."
Chester walks out,"What's going on?"
My arms start to tremor, struggling to hold my weight, I look up at Chester,"Weak. Cold sweat.... Can't think..... can't remember..."
He drops to his knees beside me,"Eren. Hey... Eren!" He wraps his arms around my waist, holding me up.
My arms give out, I breathe heavily,"Too much truth clouding the lies. Too much pain clouding my thoughts. I can't do this.....the problems have two faces..."
Chester shakes me slightly,"Eren. Stay with me. MIKE!!! SHE'S BURNING UP!!!!"
Mike runs out of the bunk room, his shirt half tucked into his jeans, his hair messed up,"What's going o- oh...God..."
I close my eyes, my entire body feeling like it's been submerged in ice water.
Mike runs to the driver's compartment,"STOP THE BUS!!!!! EREN'S IN TROUBLE!!!"
All I can register is the bus slowing down, then screeching to a halt.
Next moment, all I know is I'm in an ambulance, being taken to the nearest hospital.
A voice.
"Eren. Eren, can you hear me?"
I groan.
"Eren, squeeze my hand if you can hear me."
I slowly close my fingers.
"She has a weak grip. What happened to her?"
Chester's voice.
"I found her with what I could make out as a high fever. When I got to her, I grabbed her to hold her up, and her arms gave out."
"Is she on any medications?"
"Yes. For her head. But here recently, we found her in the bathroom with them laying all over the counter. I think she was feeling like she was about as close to the edge as she could get."
"So she tried to overdose?"
"Yeah. My friend and I stopped her."
"Since then, has she had any of the medication?"
"No."
"She's going through a killer withdrawal, by the sounds of it."
By the turn of conversation, my head is spinning too much and I decide to block out everything.

[Later.]

Seriously Chester? You made it sound like I was suicidal!!! The thought crosses my mind as I lay waiting for my death sentence.
Chester takes my hand,"I'm sorry. She had to know what happened."
I sigh and open my eyes,"I know you did what was best. Considering that even if I could have opened my mouth to say anything, all y'all would have gotten was some stupid drivel due to the withdrawal."