You guys need to stop liking this story. Every time I go check my email and it says there is some, I get all excited thinking one of the stories I like has a new chapter. But nooo, it just tells me more people like this story. Oh and when I was writing the last chapter earlier today-or yesterday afternoon considering it's after 12pm now- I remembered that Chiron should be in the story. I decided that he was left to go check out a demigod that he thinks is child of the Big Three (they aren't) and won't appear at all in this story.

Thank you to all who liked this story.

To NegligibleNaina this chapter is going to be horrifying, completely you know, with skeletons, witches and people dressing up as Hannah Montana (shudders). Nah! Just kidding! I wrote that because yes, the campers did go through a war, but most are still naïve to child abuse, so most of them will be horrified.

PS. This chapter is dedicated to GracieLou12 and NegligibleNaina for being awesome and reviewing.

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"I'm telling them at camp sing along."

"Alright"

"Hey, it's going to be okay, brother."

"But what if it isn't? What if they think we're lying?"

"They won't. I'll make sure of that."

This Random Lonely Separation Line Demands You To Read Itself

Everyone was there. Even Nico who came from the Underworld when Annabeth IMed him.

He just started into the fire, watching the crackle and pop of flames. The fire was gray for the anxiousness of the campers gathered around it. Finally Drew broke the silence, "Well? Get on with it."

Sighing, he warned them again, "If you don't like horror stories leave and don't come back. I'm only saying this once and if you get up and leave I won't stop for you." No one had moved.

"My mother was a taxi driver-"

"I thought this was about you and Travis", Drew rudely snapped. Almost everyone glared at her for interrupting the story.

"It is but I need to explain some stuff before I get into what happened", he sighed. He really didn't want to tell this story.

"As I was saying, my mom was a taxi driver and I'm guessing this is what attracted my dad to her. Well they dated and finally they got a little busy" he wiggled his eyebrows here and the campers laughed. Enjoy while you can, this story's just getting started, "Not many of you know this but me and Travis aren't actually twins, he's a year older then me. Well Mom had baby Travis and all was great. Dad hung around, this was before they made that stupid law. Well Mom found out she was pregnant again and told Dad. They were all happy and stuff. Then tragedy struck, the gods were banned from visiting their kids. Well since she had Travis, Dad had to leave. So he did.

Worst thing he could possibly do.

Mom tried her best but she was already on maternity leave, had to take care of Travis and her emotions were running high from being pregnant with me. Her thoughts got twisted and she truly blamed Travis for Dad leaving. So, she hit him a few times when he did something bad and abused him emotionally by ranting about him being a bad son and telling him it was his fault Dad left. And of course, since Travis had only her to take of him and didn't know better, he subconsciously believed her."

Some campers were already looking like they wanted to leave but were struck in their seats by morbid curiosity. How far exactly did their mom go?

"Well she had me and absolutely adored me. So life went on the same, she still hit Travis and called him a bad son and told him it was his fault. But now I was there and you could clearly tell she adored me and hated Travis. She would get me anything I wanted and followed my every whim. While Travis only got meals if she remembered him, didn't get anything on birthdays, which is the same day as mine, nothing on Christmas, by gods I don't think I ever saw her do anything remotely nice to him.

But it all changed when Travis turned four and started school.

We demigods have dyslexia and ADHD from the time we are born till we die. And due to this, when we start school, we don't understand anything written and can't stay still for longer then a minute, if not less. Children of Hermes have it much worse. Since Hermes runs around all the time you shouldn't expect us to sit still for no longer then five seconds.

This caused problems for Travis from day one. He was a nuisance during class and even worse during recess. He'd also become a no liked him. He was bullied badly .Beaten up. Mocked. Ignored. There were daily occurrences.

Oh and lets not forget, Mom lost her job. She was single, had two sons, was on welfare and was barely scraping by. So she let her frustration unto Travis. It wasn't a few hits this time; it was full blown fights with her coming out on top every time. She only fed enough for him to stay alive.

And then I started school, strangely enough, I was brilliant. I skipped Jr. Kindergarten in under two weeks. She was so proud, and started to compare me and Travis all the time. Whatever self-esteem he had was gone by this point.

It continued onwards like this till we were in grade one. I was five and he was six.

She got drunk one night and came home to find me asleep and Travis working on homework. Dragging him by the wrist and insulting him, she put his wrist in between the doorway and slammed it shut.

Have any of you ever seen Travis without a shirt on?"

Everyone either shook their head and/or said "No."

"Well your about to find out why.

She told him take off his shirt to turn around and not to scream. While he did this, she took off her belt, raised it up and brought it down. Over. And. Over. Again.

When she was done, she told him if he didn't tell what happened to anybody and let her have her way with him then she wouldn't hurt me. He agreed."

Several campers looked sick.

"She came home drunk almost every night after that.

I never learned about their deal till one night when Travis came into our room bleeding. I asked what happened and he spilled the beans. We were always close, even then, but after that we got even closer.

Finally during one of the beatings she said there was a camp we were suppose to go to. She said the address and everything.

We left that night.

It took us two months, Travis and I had turned a year older but we had made it to camp. Chiron explained about the gods and stuff."

"Didn't you guys run into monsters?" asked a curious camper.

"Not many. We were lucky.

Life became great. We learned we were Hermes kids and a jolly good time.

Until Katie came."

"What? What have I have to do with anything to make your life worse?" snarled Katie. She was shocked to say the least. All this time she thought the Stolls were a couple of brats, who hadn't faced anything bad in there lives.

"Loads. Travis took one look at you and was head over heels for you."

"As if", she scoffed.

"Oh really? Then I guess you never noticed after every time you rejected him, his shoulders would slump a bit more, his would get a little darker, he became more desperate for your attention.

He started pranking you. Just to get your attention. And while everyday he loved you a little more, I hated you a little more. For every time he would come to me and ask me what was so wrong about him, so bad, that had caused you to hate him so much. Made me hate you even more then I thought possible.

And then you did something so bad, that I will never able to forgive you for. You became infatuated with me, and started to tell him how I was then him. To sum it up, you became our mom."

She looked horrified. Clearly she had forgotten about that. The sadist part of him was jumping with happiness for causing her pain.

"You could tell the difference between the pranks Travis came up with and the pranks I came up with. Mine grew meaner and meaner. Till I planned the east bunny prank. You hated me then but blamed Travis. He became heart broken because of it. Oh, he already was before but now it was worse. Actually he still is heartbroken.

Then Nico came. And Travis learned what Bianca did and took him under his wing. He was disgusted that she had abandoned her brother, just because she didn't want to take care of him anymore and could spend more time being a teenager. Nico left when he heard she had died but still all the same Travis still considered him a brother and still does."

"I had figured out that he had been abused", whispered Nico, "The signs were all there but I could tell he didn't want anyone to know and wasn't over it."

"No one could get over the fact that the one of the people who were supposed to love them most, tortured them for almost seven years", said Annabeth.

"Yeah", he sadly stated.

"Well the war came and went. Then the other war came and I was almost killed. He spent almost his whole entire life protecting me, so when I almost died. He was furious at himself for letting it happen and took it out on the person who did it to me.

Oh, and I forgot, he became a cutter for a while, till I made him stop.

Finally that war ended. But still even now he thinks himself to be a bad son, that dad left because of him, that he deserved to be abused and every other insult he has been called in his life. He has nightmares every night.

But he also loves Katie, protects me still and thinks of Nico as a brother also.

And I could never forget, he considers everyone of you family. He would die for any of you. Take any torture. Have an afterlife in Tartarus. Any of that and more just so all of you guys have a happy life.

That's it. That's the end of the story.

By the way, do not treat him any different like he's fragile like glass. Because he will snap and kill you for that. He is not weak. So don't treat him like he is. He went through that and survived. If anything, treat him with more respect. Any other person would be insane by now, if they went through what he went through.

Treat with him with what he deserves, respect, love and kindness.

Think about and if you guys still dislike him, then we will respect your decision. But you are giving up one of the best people you could have for a friend.

Have a good sleep, and don't let the bug beds bite", finished Conner already waking towards his cabin.

Leaving the rest of Camp Half-Blood to think about his story and what they were going to do now.

Holy crap that took a long time! It took almost three hours! Over 2000 words, people! And it's five pages long! Plus I haven't once gotten off this seat since I started writing this chapter! Geez, what I do for you guys. Well hope you liked it! And If you have any comments or suggestions just tell me.

Now, like Conner said, Have a good sleep and don't let the bug beds bite. Though by the time you guys read this it'll probably be later today and not at ten to three in the morning.

R&R Please!

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