I am so sorry! I have 5 projects due next week! But here it is!

Nico's POV

I just finished my short trip to Camp Jupiter. Hazel seemed more confident now that Jason was helping her. I warned Jason but he treats Hazel like a little sister. I was about to shadow travel back to Camp Half-Blood but I sensed something. I turned around. I was struck on the back of my head. I blacked out.

Candy's POV

He had messy black hair, pale white skin, a silver skull shaped ring, a black t-shirt with skull designs, and a chain for a belt. I would've thought he was a emo or goth kid. But his pure black sword told me otherwise. It's probably made from Stygian iron.

"Nico di Angelo" I let his name slip from my lips. What is he? A traitor? A hostage? Oh gods. What should I do? I was about to walk towards him but I sensed something. He sensed something too. There was a sudden flash of a serpent and he was on the floor. The back of Nico's head was bleeding. I rushed to him. I poured a little of nectar on his wound. It started healing

"Hello, sweetie." something said behind me. I turned around. At first I thought it was a woman nudist. Then I realized that she had a serpent's tail and shark features.

"Lamia" I said. "Back from your trip to Tartarus?"

"Yesss. I came back for my revenge, Candy Verity." Lamia hissed.

"But why are you attacking Nico? He didn't kill you." I said. Jason, Gabby, and Reyna were the last ones to kill her.

"Oh yes. I actually came back before. I still remember capturing you and Reyna. Jason Grace and Gabriele Bellerose tracked me down." Lamia shuddered.

"I remember Jason tricked you into drinking acid. Then Gabby and Reyna choked and stabbed you." I laughed. Lamia glared at me with her shark eyes. I remembered how close she was to dining on Reyna's blood. Something an eleven year old shouldn't have to see. I still have nightmares about that even though it was last year.

"Yes that is true but after that I came back. Then Nico di Angelo killed me." She said. "And now I am going to feast on demigod blood!" She lunged at Nico. I dragged him out of the way. With one swift move, I got out my pure black and fiery whip. A gift from the Furies. My whip tied itself to her neck.

I looked at Lamia in the face. She fell to the ground in pain. My whip held her to the ground.

"How did you reanimate so fast?" I demanded. Lamia laughed.

"You cannot make me speak the truth. No matter how much pain you cause me." she cackled.

"Oh really? Have you forgotten who I am?" I said. Her eyes became wide.

"No." she whispered.

"Yes." I responded. My eyes blazed with purple fire. I glared into her eyes. She cried out in pain. I laughed at her misery. "Now tell me how you reanimated so fast!" I demanded. She told me. I gasped.

"Please! Stop hurting me!" she pleaded. I removed my whip. Lamia was still in pain. "Please I beg you! Stop looking at me!"

"I will end your pain." I said. I mummified her with my whip with one smooth motion. Then my whip burned Lamia alive. I smiled at the sight of her pain.

Nico's POV

My vision was fuzzy. Then I found a bag of ambrosia squares beside me. I ate one square. I found myself on a bed... in a cabin? It was sunny outside. On the table in front of me were eggs, bacon, french toast, and two glasses of orange juice and milk. Instead of eating (even though I was hungry), I grabbed my sword.

"Calm down. The breakfast isn't poisoned." Someone said. I looked to my right where a girl around 12 years old was leaning on the doorframe. She was wearing a short black dress with red rhinestones, black jeggings, and a Swarovski crystal heart pendant thick black velvet choker. Her hair looked like it was dyed with red and orange. At first I thought it was on fire. She had dark green eyes and the same skin tone as me.

"Who are you?" I asked warily. She laughed.

"Who are you?" she asked herself. "A lot of people asked me that. Sometimes they ask me 'what are you?' And there are tons of answers to that." She replied. I waited. She sighed. "My name is Candy Verity and I have a few questions to ask you. Now eat." I looked at the plate.

"No thanks. I already ate." I lied.

"I know you're lying but... whatever. Now tell me why did you go to Camp Jupiter!?" Candy asked. I got nervous.

"Because I'm Roman." I said.

"No, you're not. I've seen you at that Greek camp called Camp Half-Blood. Are you a traitor? Are you a spy?" she demanded.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I began sweating.

"Don't make me bring the truth out of you."

"What truth? This is the truth. I have no idea what you're talking about." I lied. She walked up to me. I was taller than her by an inch. She glared at me.

"What are going to do? Are you going to glare at me to death." I joked uneasily. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain to my stomach then my head felt like it exploded. I fell to one knee and looked up at her. Candy Verity's eyes were blazing with purple fire. She was smiling.

"Tell me the truth now." she demanded. I felt like I was dying. I started choking. I had this feeling like I had to tell her the truth.

"Ok fine! I'm from Camp Half-Blood. I-I'm the son of Hades. Uh... I still play mythomagic. My friends from Camp Half-Blood are Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, Chiron, Tyson, Connor and Travis Stoll! My sister, Bianca, died in a quest. But I was holding a grudge against Percy for not saving my sister but in reality I was mad at her for becoming a Hunter of Artemis and leaving me. I was a little kid when World War II recently finished but Zeus killed my mother. My father saved me and my sister in the Lotus Hotel Casino, where time passed slowly. *gasp* Please stop this pain! I secretly think you're hot and I want to date you!" I yelled. Suddenly the pain stopped. And I breathed in fresh air. Then I realized what I said. I looked up at her. She had a surprised expression and she was...blushing?

"Uh... Um. Ok. So now I know you're not a spy but who showed you Camp Jupiter?" She said. Candy looks very familiar.

"My father did. You look very familiar..." I started to think. I gasped. "You're that girl in the Hermes cabin who is still undetermined!" She looked away.

"That doesn't matter." She said.

"Uh. Yeah it does. Who are you really?" I asked as I stood up. Her eyes blazed purple again. Uh-oh.

"My name is Candy Verity. I am undetermined in both camps although no one notices because I travel a lot. I have no friends in Camp Half-Blood and I have tons of friends in Camp Jupiter. I've known about both camps since I was 10. I became the Queen of Fashion after I defeated Aphrodite in a fashion contest. And I was crowned Princess of Pain after the second Titan War. My eyes blaze purple fire every time I cause people pain. Don't ask why because I don't know. My friend's eyes also blaze with fire." she said. Her eyes became clear. She has very pretty brown eyes.

"All of them?" I asked. She laughed.

"No. Gabriele's eyes blaze with green fire when she is controlling a person's movements. Annie's eyes blaze with yellow fire when she moves a great mass of earth. Melody's eyes blaze with light blue fire when she creates things with singing. Carmina's eyes blaze with white fire when she destroys things with dancing. Melody and Carmina are like ying and yang. I guess cause' they're both sisters." she chuckled.

"Why are you trusting me with this information?" I asked.

"Because you're my counterpart. The only difference is that you're 13 and I'm 12." she said.

"So... You use a fiery whip?" I asked. Whoa. I ask too many questions. I wonder if it's starting to annoy her.

"Yea. It's a gift from the Furies." She replied. She took a closer step to me. "You told me that you thought I looked hot. And the you wanted to date me." she whispered. I gulped and started to blush. Help.

-Two Weeks later-Candy's Diary-

Dear Diary,

Me and Nico have been 'secret friends' for two weeks until now. We live in my cabin/mansion thing(I don't know what to call it. It's large like a mansion but it looks like a cabin.). We occasionally visit opposite camps at different times but never together. Reyna or Chiron might suspect something. Today, Nico shadow traveled me on top of the Statue of Liberty's crown. When I say on top, I mean we were literally sitting on top of the crown with our feet dangling. I hate to admit it but I was super scared. But Nico promised me that we would not fall. We were about an inch apart. He was hugging me too. Then he kissed me. I was surprised. He looked at me. He said that he was sorry. Then I laughed and kissed him back. I told him that I loved him. He said the same thing. We got back home and this time instead of sleeping in different bedrooms. We slept in the master bedroom. LOL I just realized what I wrote. No, no, no. We didn't have sexual intercorse. We just cuddled and fell asleep. Today was the best day ever.

With love,

Candy Verity