"Ow ow ow ow let go!" whimpered Nico as Andromeda dragged him and his friends to a very secluded garden just outside the main palace. She finally shoved them onto a bench and stood in front of them, her hands on her hips.

"What the HELL was that for? !" snarled Thalia furiously, rubbing a new bruise on her arm from being tossed on a stone bench.

Andromeda's eyes narrowed. "None of you remember me? None of you have seen me until today?" she snapped, her tone dangerously quiet and furious.

They all froze, then Rachel said, "No."

Andromeda glared at her and Rachel flinched, but her glare didn't seem angry; it was hungry, calculating, desperate to know if they knew her. "Are you sure about that? I don't even look familiar?" she asked. This time her voice was quietly filled with pain.

"Sorry, no," said Percy. He didn't know why, but hearing her in pain made him feel like trying to protect her from the hurt she was feeling. It was bizarre; where had that come from? "Why? You obviously know us, but-" began Nico.

"No questions!" Andromeda snapped at him, but all the anger had left her. She sounded close to tears. Without another word, Andromeda spun on her heel and stalked out of the garden, mumbling something that sounded like Latin under her breath.

Percy had no idea how, but he recognized a few words: "They would do this…. why? Nasty old hags….. make them all pay….. when father comes in, it'll get ugly…."

"Okay… what was all that about, do you think? Did she really know us?" asked Rachel unsurely. "I have no idea; I mean, none of us even remember her at all!" exclaimed Thalia. "I think I do," said Percy.

They all looked at him, and his face flushed. "I mean-….. well, when I read the part about the museum, and when Nico read the part about the Fates, it's like my memory reset; I remember her being there, but I also remember a version of her not being there at all. It's bizarre," he said quickly. He was utterly and thoroughly confused right now.

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When she was sure nobody had followed her or could see her, Andromeda's façade crumbled. She forced her knees to give out – she knew she wasn't supposed to rest her legs at all, but she couldn't stand it at all anymore.

She buried her face in her hands, and tears tracked down her cheeks as what her friends had said came back. "Sorry, we don't remember you!"

It was like a cruel joke. Just when she'd been gaining a normal life back in her usual time-period, the Fates had to send her back here with her memory-wiped friends to read some stupid books that probably wouldn't change the future at all.

Life was simply too cruel. Just when she was becoming good friends with Thalia and Rachel. Just when Nico had finally promised to stop pestering her for a date. Just when she thought she might get a date with Percy.

BANG!

Suddenly everything was reset back to the beginning, and Andromeda was miserable. "Don't cry," she told herself, "Crying makes you look pathetic!"

But she simply couldn't help it. It was too much, and Andromeda needed to take a break for the night to collect her thoughts. And the morning could wait for now.

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A/N: Yep. A little insight on Andromeda's POV. See? She's not a totally heartless person after all! She's only mostly heartless! LOL! Hope you enjoyed this little intermission; please review or vote for this story in my profile poll to see it updated! Laters!
-Wind