A/N: I have to do this chapter alone. SF is doing something with her mom… did you guys like the last chapter? Oh, and AH4ever, I am not going to kill Minerva, but she won't be getting Artemis, either. =) So, both ways, Minerva loses and most of my readers are happy. =D (I am very sorry to all of my Minerva-loving readers…)

This chapter is going to be mostly about Minerva and Artemis.

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[Artemis's POV]

I woke up to someone screaming. It sounded as if they were yelling my name. I tried to go back to sleep, but the noise was unbearable. Finally, Trouble turned over to me and hit my arm. "Go se what the girls are yelling about."

I sighed and got out of the tent, but before I could get to the girls' tent, Sam came rushing out. She took me by surprise when she just charged me. She collided with me and fell to the ground. What had Minerva done to her?

"What happened?" I asked. "Are you alright?"

"I don't—" Sam stopped talking and her eyes fluttered shut.

This was a marvelous way to wake up.

The tent that Sam had come out of wriggled. Minerva's head popped out. "Is it safe?" She asked.

"Of course it's safe." I rolled my eyes. "Why wouldn't it be?"

"Sam is a monster!" Minerva exclaimed. "She lunged at me! I swear! Before she actually bit me, though, something drove her away. What do you think it was?"

"What the hell are you talking about, Minerva?" I said, pretending to be clueless.

"You mean you didn't know that Sam is a vampire?" Minerva got out of the tent fully and ran over to me. "She never told you?"

"Minerva, vampires don't exist." I raised my eyebrows, suggesting that she was lying.

"It is true!" Minerva grabbed my arm. "Sam is a vampire! She attacked me!"

"For all you know, Minerva, Sam could have been attacking you because you ticked her off." I said.

"Well then you tell me how her eyes turned red!" Minerva demanded.

"Red?" Sam's eyes had never changed from green before. "Eyes don't change from green to red. Red isn't even an eye color."

"It is for vampires!" Minerva said. "Think about it, Artemis. She claims to be allergic to garlic; a lethal substance to vampires, she wouldn't eat any of the meat that we brought here, probably because it was cooked. Sam said she was a vegetarian, that she was on a special diet. It all points to vampire, Artemis!"

"Maybe you are just paranoid." I said, harshly. "Maybe Sam is a vegetarian that is allergic to garlic and is self conscious about her weight. Ever think of that?"

"Yes. It's highly unlikely." Minerva looked down at Sam, whom I was kneeling over. "You might want to step away. She attacked me, remember?"

"Nonsense!" I snapped. Why couldn't she just let it go? "I've known Sam for a long time. She is harmless." Not the truth, but not a lie…

"Harmless people don't have blood red eyes and feed on the blood of humans!" Minerva yelled.

"Go to bed." I said, pointing to her tent. "You are obviously delusional."

"No! It's true!" Minerva said. "Sam is a killer!"

That upset me. "Sam is not a killer. So what if she is a vampire? I'm still alive, and she's staying at my house with all of my family. We are all live and healthy."

"She is staying at your house?" Minerva gasped.

"Yes. Do you have a problem with that? If you do, you'll hate this more!" I leaned down and kissed Sam, long and deep. I was so mad at Minerva, I didn't even care if she ran away crying. Why had I been so stupid as to bring her? It's not like we really needed her help.

"How long has this been going on?" Minerva was obviously hurt. "Why did you not tell me?"

"Because you wouldn't have listened, Minerva," I said quietly. "Through this whole trip, all you've been concentrating on is me."

Minerva looked as if she were about to cry.

"I'm sorry. I thought we had agreed that we shouldn't be together." I looked at the ground, refusing to meet her eyes. "All this time, you've been chasing after me like some tramp. But you aren't like that, Minerva. I know it. What happened to that twelve-year-old girl that kidnapped No1? Why did she turn into this?" I gestured at her.

"She fell in love." Minerva said, surprising me by far.

"Minerva, you could do so much better than me." I said. "I am just not 'the one' for you. There are many other people out there who would love you. I mean, you are rich, beautiful, intelligent, and so much more."

"But I don't want them, Artemis." Minerva said, walking closer to me. "I want you."

"Do you want me to be happy?" I asked, not knowing if I could comfort her.

Minerva nodded. "Of course."

"Then don't force yourself on me." I said. "I hate that. I hate seeing you act like this. You are belittling yourself."

Minerva said nothing. She walked back to her tent. She disappeared, making me feel terrible. However, I managed to set my feelings aside and focus on Sam. Minerva already knew that she was a vampire, so I didn't have to hide it anymore. I found the knife we had used to cut the meat earlier and made a line on my arm. I put the line near Sam's nose, hoping to wake her up. It worked.

Sam automatically sat up and started licking my arm. It tickled.

I waited for her to realize what was going on, which took about three more seconds. She pulled away from my arm and spit out the blood. "Why did you do that? You could have gotten yourself killed!"

"I trust you," I said simply. She eyed me. By the look on her face, she sensed that something was wrong.

I shook my head and said, "What happened?"

"I don't remember…"

"Why can you not remember things that happen at night?" I asked, remembering the first night Sam had kissed me.

"I remember yelling… lots of yelling. My vision was blurry and the smell of Minerva's blood was poisoning my brain." Sam was chewing her lip and glaring into space, as if what had happened was playing out on a screen beside me.

"That's all you remember?"

"Ye— no!" Sam suddenly screamed. "Minerva knows! She knows that I am a vampire!"

"I know." I said, trying to look as bored as possible so I could hide my feelings from Sam.

"How?" Sam said. "No, wait! I don't really want to know how you know. I have a feeling that it isn't good."

There was a movement in the woods near us. I turned my head to see what it was, but I saw nothing.

"That was strange…" Sam said. "Well, I'm going to bed. Good night." Sam pecked me on the cheek and went into her tent. For a moment, I thought that I shouldn't have let her go, considering Minerva's state, but that thought vanished when Sam rushed out of the tent, saying, "Minerva's gone!"

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A/N: Cliffie! Sorry, people, but I like cliffies… plus my back is starting to hurt, so I'ma go listen to some Green Day! Later, folks!