Jeremy Bays

To say the least, Jeremy Bays was worried. He had just screamed at his baby sister and now she was nowhere to be found.

Where is she? He asked himself. He didn't know why he screamed at her. A tiny part of him did mean the words he said but he would never scream it in her face. Not willingly at least.

He was so caught up in his thoughts, he hadn't been looking where he was going and bumped into something. Make that someone.

"Sorry, man" apologized Jeremy. He got a good look on the person he bumped into.

"Nah, its cool man. You're Jeremy Bays, right?"

"Yeah"

"Name's Percy"

Jeremy nearly choked on his spit

"As in Percy Jackson, the savior of Olympus?" asked Jeremy

"That's me" Percy laughed a little

"Sorry man, just a little distracted"

"No worries. I've gone through worse." He waved his hand dismissing the problem. "Girlfriend problems?"

"Nah man, I'm just looking for my sister. About four, eleven. Brown hair, Blue eyes. A few pink faded streaks in her hair. Has a white gold necklace with a caduceus as its pendant."

"Let me guess. Jasmine Bays"

"You know her?" A little of his over protectiveness coming out.

"Nah, Nico was just complaining to me about her"

"About fifteen minutes ago she was complaining to me about him" he laughed

"They're hopeless"

"Almost as much as Katie and Travis were"

The boys boomed with laughter.

"Or you and Annabeth"

The boys turned to see who had said that and came across Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares, and Alex Montgomery. At the sight of the two girls, Percy sighed while Jeremy's eyes widened. His focus was mainly on Apollo's daughter.

"What do you want, Clarisse?" asked Percy, obviously annoyed

"Relax, Prissy. I'm not here to bother you. Though I could. Alex wanted to talk to her boyfriend"

"You two are..." he pointed to Alex and Jeremy, who had given his girlfriend a kiss to the cheek.

"Yup, for four year actually" replied Jeremy. He turned to his girlfriend.

"Jasmine went into town with Casey and one of her sisters."

"Why didn't she tell me?"

"I'm pretty sure you two aren't exactly on talking terms" She answered warily

"Yes, we are. She's my sister" argued Jeremy. Alex shrugged.

"Whatever you say. Later, babe" With that she and Clarisse walked away.

Jeremy sighed. Things had been rocky with Alex lately. They barely have any alone time and they're not as close as they were. He was pulled out of his thoughts when he felt a slight push on his back. He turned and was face to face with Nico Di Angelo.

"What did you say to Jasmine?" Nico demanded

"Nothing" Jeremy was still a little mad at the boy in front of him. This was the same boy that let his sister down.

"If it was nothing then why was she crying?"

"She was crying?" Jeremy was astonished to say the least. Jasmine had way too much pride, to say the least. She didn't even cry when her mother died. Jeremy couldn't remember a time when Jasmine ever did cry. It was a fact. Jasmine Bays did not cry.

"When she went to her cabin"

"Whoa. Nico, did you stalk her?" joked Percy, but Nico was not in the mood for jokes. He glared at his older cousin then turned his attention back to Jeremy.

"I know you're her brother, but that gives you no right to treat her like crap"

"I wasn't treating her like crap." Growled Jeremy. No one accuses him of something he didn't do, especially if it involved his baby sister. "What's your excuse?"

"My excuse?"

"You flirt with her, and then you argue with her. Once minute you two are civil towards each other, the next you two practically clawing each other's eyes out. Our argument wouldn't have happened if you hadn't pretended not to know her that day."

Nico grabbed Jeremy's shirt.

"I have my reasons!"

"Which is what? To make the most cheerful and positive girl into her complete opposite!"

"That's not true!" denied Nico

"Do you even know that ever since you pretended not to know her, she hasn't pulled a single prank?"

Nico released his grip on Jeremy's shirt. He knew as well as Jeremy did, that Jasmine was a prankster. All Hermes kids were.

"For about a month, Jasmine never pulled a single prank. Never stole a single item. She hasn't even messed with Katie Gardner! That's how serious this is! Every Single Day, Jasmine would irritate, annoy, and mess around with Katie. Not once, has she done any of that since you arrived. You know as well as I do that this is not Jasmine Bays"

"What do you want me to do?" The guilt has finally caught up with Nico.

"You tell me, Di Angelo? My sister is the most important person in my life. I took a chance and let you near her. But you messed that up"

"What do you mean you took a chance?"

"You really think I would let her out of my sight when I found out you would be here?"

Silence.

"That's what I thought. You've done more damage than you realize"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that you could have triggered something more than just regular girl emotions"

"Whatever you said made that ten times worse!"

Jeremy shot out his right eye, landing a bruise on Nico's right eye

"WHAT THE HADES WHAT THAT FOR?!"

"That was for hurting my sister. I may have hurt her, but at least I'm trying to fix it. What are you doing?"

Silence.

"That's what I thought. I'm giving you one last chance. Make it right with her, or leave her alone"

"What if she comes to me" Nico smirked

Jeremy matched his smirk. "You don't know my sister."

XxX

Albany Mace was stressed. She breathed in the salty air and closed her eyes. Her relaxation didn't last long when her boyfriend showed up.

"You okay, babe?"

"I'm fine Conner"
"No you're not. Tell me what's wrong"

"It's Jasmine" She laid her head on her boyfriend's shoulder. "She's the youngest and she's been through a lot of tough shit. But we've always been there for her. Especially Jeremy. Now, I think she may go back to some old habits"

"Old habits?"

"Swear on the river Styx you won't tell anyone" Her boyfriend nodded

"She was always stressed. School, her social life, and her lack of friends. She was always on edge. A lot of people made fun of her. She was always into sports and all that, but the girls made fun of her. So she became like them and they still made fun of her. What set her over the edge was her mother's death. One of the strongest girls I knew grew weak. She hid everything bothering her behind fake happiness and a fake smile. She was only nine. But she started to cut"

"Cutting?" His eyes popped out

"Yeah. Nine years old, and already suicidal. I don't know what I would have done if I lost her. She's one of my best friends. No, She more than that. She's family."

"She's alive now. And I'll talk to her about it later"

"NO! If she finds out I told you, she'll kill me"

"I'll trick her into it. I'm her brother. I worry about her wellbeing too"

Albany sighed and sat up. Connor took his chance and laid down with her lap as a pillow. Albany played with his hair.

"I know, I'm just worried"

"Don't be. she's with Casey. She'll be fine. Heck she needs the relaxation."

"I know. She hasn't pulled a prank in a month."

"We'll get her back"

"What do you mean?"

"We'll get the uppity and crazy Jasmine back. She's still there"

XxX

A/N: Sorry if it was a little depressing. Jasmine is based on a friend of mine and I found out that she was a cutter. The story is based off of judging and all of that but I'm gonna add other elements to it. I won't have her actually cutting, but if it gets too depressing, I'll have a warning at the beginning. But like how 'Not Me' was based on just being yourself and how your true love will like you for who you are, 'Not in Love' is based around bullying. And for future reference, I quote a lot from Rachel Scott. If you don't know her, then you'll know more about her at the end of the story.

-Dean Dean