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I took off down to the arena. I rushed in. Sherman and a few others were still here.

"You ok, Clair?" He asks giving me a puzzled look. The boys in the arena stop and one pulls off his helmet.

"Clair?" Mark asks holding his helmet with his hand and hip.

I look at him with wide eyes, "Your brothers are here. They're talking to Chiron. They saw me and it sounds like Chiron can't do much to keep them from taking you."

He looks at me worriedly. " I need to go." He says looking to the guy he was sparring and then to Sherman. They both nod and gesture for him to leave.

I follow at his side as he walks back to his cabin. He keeps glancing at the hill where they'll come from. He opens the door to the cabin and holds it open for me. I step in and he gestures for me to sit down on his bed.

He pulls a large suitcase out from under the bed and sets it on top. My eyes widen and I look at him.

He sighs and sits down next to me. He wraps his arm around my shoulder, but I don't lean in. " There isn't another way. They're here, and well they won't take no for an answer."

I lean into him then. I feel my eyes water and try to force them to stay in. I look up at him. Then I feel one tear slide down my face. Mark wipes it away with his thumb. He stands up and I stand up also.

He puts his arm around my waist and I wrap my arms around his neck. He looks down at the suitcase and grimaces.

"I'll help" I say grimmly. He smiles slightly at this before grabbing all of his clothes from one of the dressers between the beds.

I grab a shirt and fold it and put it in. I continue his pattern as he sets more clothing down. Then he sets down a stack of underwear and I freeze.

He looks at me and then laughs. "I do wash it."

"Well, the question is how often. Besides its still underwear." I say glancing at it.

He laughs and folds it himself and puts it in. After finishing all his clothes, he grabs a few knives and wraps them up. He leaves one out. I frown at his and he looks at me and smiles.

"I'm leaving stuff for you." He says as if it were obvious. Slowly he puts a few more things in. His sword. A picture of Sherman, and his closest brothers all in full Greek armor. They're all smiling. Sherman and Mark are in the middle.

Then there is a picture of Him and I. We're sitting on a bench in the arena. His arm is wrapped around my waist and I'm leaning into him and forward at the same time. He's smiling at the camera. I'm watching in something else, oblvious to the camera.

I smile at him when he clears his throat. He sets the picture in. He then zips it up. I look at the pile he is leaving me. There's a knife, a shirt,and another picture of us.

" Oh, I almost forgot." He says with a small smile. "He reaches up around his neck and pulls off a necklace. Its made of the same things as the camp necklaces but this one is different. The string is red. Then there is a small charm on it. With further examination seen that it is a Greek war helmet. Crossing behind are two swords.

Mark steps towards me and puts it on me. "Sherman, Wade, and Alex have the same one." He says with a small smile as he holds it up to look at it closer.

" I can't take this." I say looking up at him.

" But how else am I supposed to keep people from flirting with you when my siblings aren't around?" He asks with a hint of a smile. "Walk me out?

I nod soberly. We step out of the cabin and find Sherman and two of his brothers. Who I know assume are Wade and Alex.

"We thought we'd give you a moment of peace together. Chiron came around and said you needed to go." Sherman says looking anywhere but Mark.

We walked up to the big house where his brothers and a few of Mark's other half siblings were there.

Clark raises at Mark, "You got everything?" He says in a bored tone.

"Yeah." Mark says he looks back at me.

"She'll be fine Mark. We'll take care of her." Sherman says breaking the growing silence. "You'll come to the arena to watch me every thursday still, right?"

I can't help but give a little smile. I look at Mark and he's smiling. He walks up to Sherman and gives him a manly hug. Its more of an attempt at tackling.

" I'll miss you too man." Sherman says. Wade and Alex join in.

"Not to ruin your moment, but mom is waiting outside the border." William says.

"Bye." Mark says. He looks down at the ground as he walks away with Philip and William. Clark stays behind.

"Clair, can I talk to you for a moment, in private?" Clark says gesturing for me to step away. His voice is cool and calm. Without hate.

I hesitantly follow him. When we're out of eyesight he gives me a piece of paper.

"I work in the foster care system. This is my address email, and my mothers. So you can send letter to Mark." He says sounding guilty.

"You looked me up?!" I say flabbergasted.

"I know I shouldn't have, but my mom was mad that he left and I swore I had seen you before. I'm in charge of a number of missing foster care children. After I did it I was put In Charge of you." He says rubbing his neck.

I laugh half heartedly. I wave a little as he walks away.

Thanks for reading. Hope you liked it. Review?~Tyme