The dark surrounded me like a blanket, trying to rock me asleep, but there was too much on my mind. The slow deep breathing of my cabin members told me that they were all out cold. The silence made my mind run through everything that had happened to me in the past two days.

The first thing was, why had I even agreed to come here in the first place? I missed my friends, my school, and all my classmates, even the jerks. I knew I hadn't been gone long, but the thought of not ever seeing them again made my heart bleed. I was losing everything! I could have just stayed there and dealt with the monsters without anymore training.

Pictures of each of my friends ran through my mind. Dana, with her curly red hair and her attitude that could have killed a hundred people with one comeback. She reminded of that picture with the little kitten looking in the mirror and seeing a lion. She and I always made the best inside jokes, like the time we went trick-or-treating together. We were so drunk on chocolate that we kept having random laughing fits and my costume kept falling apart. After that, she started calling me Marilyn Monroe because I had to hold my costume down so it didn't show my underwear. I smiled to myself. Those were the days.

Then there was Tammy. She was quiet and conservative when near other people, but when she was alone with us, she was crazy. Her smile was sweet and bright, and when I was having a bad day she gave me a hug and I felt better. I remembered all the times we hung out before her piano concerts. There was one time when I walked backstage and she had a string around her neck so it looked like she was choking herself. I screamed and fell to the floor and she started pointing and laughing at me. I was really going to miss her.

Finally there was Julia. She had a warm and homey feel to her. She felt like home base, or the safe house. She was always there when I needed her. Though I had only spent on year with her, I felt like I had known her since I was young. I remembered one time when we went to see her old school. It was small and it made me feel slightly Closter phobic. On the way home, we listen to my i-pod. We skipped down the street holding up the back of our pants so they wouldn't fall down and sang at the top of out lungs. We probably looked like idiots, but I didn't care at the time. I was having too much fun. God, I was going to miss them like hell.

I turned over with a sigh. Nothing was ever going to be the same again. On the bright side, I was getting away from my witch of a grandmother. I was also going to improve my fighting skills and I could hang out with Nico more often.

Wait, did I really just think that? Why did I trust Nico so much anyway? I had only known him for a month or so and had only really got to know him in the past two days. Still, I felt this kind of connection with him. Hold on, I know what you're thinking and it's not that kind of connection. I think. What am I saying? Of coarse it's not that kind of connection. He's just my friend. Honestly.

I guess I trust him now cause he saved my freaking butt. Twice.

RING! RING! RING! RING! Great, it was time to get up and I had got no sleep whatsoever. Just perfect.

THISISATIMELAPSESOGETOVERIT

I glanced down at my new schedule again. It said I had rock wall first. I knew I had seen it when I was with Nico, but I didn't remember where.

Bonk! "OW!" I hissed I fell to the ground. I was staring at the piece of paper in my hands so I hadn't seen where I was going and I walked into a tree. That was going to leave a mark. But I guess I had helped myself because now I was staring at a gigantic wall. I was brilliant.

I took a path into the woods toward the wall. The forest cleared into a large opening were a group of boys and girls were talking over by the wall. The boys who were talking had on familiar face in it. Nico.

"Whoa," a boy said staring at me. I looked down and leaned against a tree. "Who's that chick?"

"Oh, she's the new girl." I heard Nico say. "Her name is Sam."

"She's totally hot." A third boy said. "Do ya think I stand a chance?"

"No way dude." A forth one said. "Cause she's mine."

"She's nobody's," Nico hissed at them. Yay Nico!

"You're just jealous because I'm the first one that's gunna talk to her." The third boy walked over next to me.

"Yo," he said. "My name's Nick. What's up?"

"Um, nothing much." I said softly.

He came around to the front of me and lifted up my chin. "You're shy, huh." He ginned. "I like shy girls."

"Shy my ass." I spat at him, and he stepped back alarmed.

"Dude, you just got served." The fourth guy had come up in front of me. "The name's C.J." I noticed he was kinda cute, but I was done taking crap from these guys.

"What's that stand for? Conceded jerk? Get out of my face." I growled at him.

He smiled at me. I could tell that he liked my attitude. Great.

"Leave her alone guys." Nico shoved them away from me and smiled. "Sorry, they're kind of push over's.

"I can tell." I scowled at them. C.J. bowed. "You know Nico, you could get some decent friends. It could help with you're self esteem."

"They're not actually like this around me. They have girl issues."

"You know him?" Nick asked confused.

"Yeah, he's the one who brought me here in the first place." I smiled at Nick. "So he was the first one to talk to me. Diss."

"I guess I disserved that." Nick said looking down sheepishly.

"Yeah you did." I smiled. "If you stop treating me like a dumb blond then we cool?"

"Yeah, we cool." He smiled back.

"I'm not giving up that easily." C.J. said, butting in. "You will be my girlfriend."

"Then I'm gunna keep treating you like a total dickhead." I said flatly.

"She will never cave in." Nico said. He sounded more like he was convincing himself.

"Guys," The first boy had joined us. "Class is starting."