Hey, I can't believe that it took me almost five hours just to write this chapter. Well, I guess it's just one of those time where I'm not in the mood to write.

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We had expected Sadie to come out last; we never expected, though, for her to have a sword running through her stomach.

I rushed over, and caught her just as her knees buckled. Her stunning blue eyes were now drifting off, getting unfocused as more blood gushed out of the wound. Her breathing became short and ragged. I felt her life force weakening by the moment, but I knew in my gut that she was going to make it.

"Chiron! I need a medic here, now!" I called out to whoever could hear. Three Apollo kids, Chiron, and Will Solace ran full speed towards us, medic kits in hand. I brushed a stray piece of hair out of her face, and started talking to her in the most calming and soothing voice I know.

"You're alright, Sadie. Just a little cut. Don't worry, Chiron will fix you up soon. Just hold on, please. Don't…die." The words died in my throat. I pursed my lips, trying not to cry in front of her. She locked her eyes with mine one more time, as if memorizing my every feature, before closing them. I gulped. Will Solace took her from my arms, and put her on a stretcher that the other kids must've set up. They carried her to the infirmary, and I didn't have the heart, nor the courage, to follow. The cool night air seemed to make the whole ordeal more…eerie. You know the movies wherein the girl of your dreams die in your hands, and then her ghost comes back to haunt you? Well, I felt like the star in one of those right now. And I hated it.

I trudged all the way back to my cabin. The moment I closed the door, I let the tears fall. It was my worst nightmares come to life, to see her dying in front of me, and me knowing that I couldn't do a thing. I started praying to my dad, begging, pleading for him to let her live. I gust of wind blew into my cabin, but the normally relaxing sound just became an irritating whisper in my ears. If Sadie were to die…no, not going to think about it.

I crept under my covers, my mind still full of thoughts about her.

I hated my life. Why did every person that I let get close to me die? First my mother, then Bianca, now Sadie…I felt like I was cursed or something. Couldn't I have one happy ending for once in my miserable life?

I woke up with a start. Sunlight was already streaming through my windows, and the clang of swords was already heard outside.

I didn't even realize that I had slept. I silently cursed myself. How could I sleep, when my girlfriend's life is hanging by a thread? Removed my tuxedo, threw on a clean t-shirt and some jeans, and ran as fast as my legs could carry me to the infirmary.

"-wonder how he would take this." I heard Chiron's voice inside the infirmary. It was unbecoming, hearing him talk in a grave tone like that. I peeked through one of the windows, and saw that he was talking to Carter, who was sitting in one of the beds opposite to Sadie. He had puffy red eyes, probably from crying all night. He nodded sullenly, and wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.

"Sadie couldn't be…" I whispered to myself. I felt my heartbeat rise, and my fear start to overcome me. I burst through the doors, and found almost the entire Apollo cabin, along with Chiron in his wheelchair, Carter, and Zia. Sadie was sitting up on one of the beds, her blue eyes meeting mine. Without thinking, I hugged her as tight as I could. All my worries were behind me now; she was safe, and that's what mattered.

But apparently, Sadie didn't think so. She pushed me away, giving me a scrutinizing look like she was trying to figure out who I was.

"Sorry, but do I know you?" she asked in a weak voice.

I stared at her, stunned. It wasn't what I had imagined my morning to be. I had expected for her to hug me back, give me a long, passionate kiss, tell me that she's alright, and that I don't need to worry anymore.

"Sadie, it's me, Nico. Don't you remember?" I asked her, putting my hand on top of hers. She flinched away at my touch.

I turned to Chiron. "What's wrong with her?" I asked.

"I don't know how to tell you this Nico, but-"

"Sadie got amnesia." Percy blurted out. Will Solace whacked him upside the head.

"Way to ruin the suspense. And I thought you said that we break it to him gently?"

"Well, I couldn't stand the waiting!" Percy protested.

Percy's words took a moment to sink in. I pursed my lips, and turned back to Sadie. "Tell me it's not true. Tell me he's lying."

Sadie only looked at me quizzically, before standing up groggily on her feet. Her knees gave up before she could even take a step, and she fell right into my arms.

Sadie's cheeks turned red. "Sorry. Bloody clumsy of me." She said. Using me as a support, she sat back on the bed. I smiled half-heartedly at her. "It's fine. I'm just glad I could help."

Before the tears fell again, I turned my back and ran away from the infirmary.

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I stayed with Sadie the entire night.

Chiron and Will Solace did everything they can to staunch the flow of blood. I almost threw up in disgust once I saw how badly she was stabbed; the skin around the cut was turning into a sickly shade of green, the raw flesh coming out of the cut.

After a few agonizing hours, Chiron had finally stepped back. I got up from my seat and cocked my head to Sadie. "How is she?" I asked, crossing my fingers. Sadie had to survive this, or else I didn't know what else to do.

"She is fine, at least physically." Chiron said. An Apollo kid cleaned up the equipment that they used, while Will Solace wrapped a final layer of bandage on Sadie's wound.

"There may be psychological trauma, or possible amnesia." Chiron informed me. "The sword she was stabbed with was filled with poison and it was already a miracle that she even survived."

They left me to be with my sister. I grabbed a chair, and sat by Sadie's bedside. I took her hand, and rubbed circles with my thumb on the back of her hand. "You'll be fine, you'll be fine." I said, but it was like I was convincing myself more than her.

-X- TIME LAPSE -X-

After Nico ran out of the infirmary, Sadie cocked her head to me. "Carter? Where in the bloody hell am I?"

Before I could answer, she added, "And who was that strange boy?"

I was too stunned to speak. Chiron had told me that she wouldn't be able to remember anything, he just didn't tell me to what extent. Sadie glanced tentatively at her surroundings. "Wow, did dad bring us here? Cause I don't remember…" she trailed off when she saw the other campers.

"I-yeah. Dad brought us here. You slept on the plane, remember? He had to carry you here, to your room." I lied. It was far from the truth, I know, but I couldn't just tell her that she was in a demigod Greek camp, and she'd just been nearly stabbed to death by a sword, could I?

"We took a plane?" Sadie looked at me incredulously. "What did gran and gramps say? Because I'm pretty sure that gran would've said no, and gramps wouldn't even think twice about it."

Chiron layed a hand on my shoulder. "Ask her about the gods, Carter. That way, we might have an idea on how many of memories were lost."

I walked over to Sadie, and sat down beside her. "Sis, I'm gonna ask you one thing, and please answer me seriously, okay?"

Sadie scrutinized my face. "Carter…you look different." She gazed down at what I was wearing. "And you don't look like Julius Kane Jr. anymore! Great, now I won't have to be ashamed of you in front of my friends!"

I frowned at her, which made her smile. Seeing her happy had always put a smile on my face, no matter what the situation was. "Yeah, well I'm still ashamed to call you my sister." I joked. Sadie punched me playfully in the arm, but she laughed as well.

Chiron cleared his throat loudly. "Oh right." I muttered. For a moment there, I had already forgotten that my sister had amnesia. A part of my mind kept telling me to just let her stay like that. She's actually less annoying if she can't remember a thing.

[Sadie says that she is, and always will be, annoying. I wonder how she thinks that that's a complement.]

Taking a deep breath, I bit my lip, trying to summon the courage to ask her. "Sadie, do you know anything about the Egyptian gods?" I chose my words carefully, trying not to make me sound like I was insane.

"Of course!" she exclaimed.

I blew out a sigh of obvious relief, until she added, "You and dad talk about those all the time. So bloody annoying."

I had the urge to ask Zia to slap her in the face. Maybe that will jog her memory.

[don't glare at me Sadie. I didn't do it, did I?]

"It seems that she has forgotten all about your encounters with the ah, Egyptians." Chiron commented. I noticed that he didn't say gods, but I immediately understood what he was conveying. Sadie had totally forgotten about the gods, Greek and Egyptian.

"What Egyptians? Sadie asked. "I've never been to Egypt." She looked at me curiously. "Is this one of those shows on the telly where you have hidden cameras and make fun of me?" She paused dramatically.

"Oh, um, you see, before we arrived here, um, Some Egyptian tourists were staying here, you know, chilling out. You kinda, uh, had a little spat with one of them, and they were so mad that uh, one of them threw a baseball at you, and you uh, fainted." I knew that it was a pathetic excuse, but hey, I was pressured!

"Wait up," Sadie held up her hand. "You said earlier that dad brought me here while I was sleeping. And if I had a "spat" with some Egyptian tourists, you'd think I would remember it, no?"

I struck my face with my palm. "I-uh…oh what the heck." I pulled out the crook. Sadie jumped backwards on the bed, screaming hysterically. "How did you do that?" she pointed at the crook.

"Hah-ri." I muttered. The hieroglyph for quiet appeared in front of her. "Carter, what are you doing?" Sadie demanded, going into hysterics. When the light from the spell died, Sadie was already knocked out on the bed.

"Smooth." Percy commented sarcastically.

"Hey, at least it worked."

He shrugged. "I guess, but you have got to teach me how to do that. Might get Annabeth to shut up once in a while."

"Let's leave her for now. After she wakes up, we can try again." Chiron suggested. I had no problems with that, so I made my way to the door without a second opinion.

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I immediately felt bad running out on Sadie like that.

It took me almost all morning to calm myself down. That very afternoon, I tried visiting Sadie again, but when I entered the infirmary, the first thing I saw was Will going around the room like he was crazy.

"Did you see Sadie?" he asked me.

"No, why" answered.

He looked at me incredulously. "She's missing!"

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The moment I came to, the first thing I realized was that I was in a bed, again. A wincing pain came from my stomach area. I lifted up the shirt I was wearing, and saw white linen bandages wrapped around my entire torso. I put down my shirt, and noticed the words written on it: Camp Half-Blood.

I sat up in the bed, and clutched the sides of my head, due to the throbbing pain I felt. I vaguely remember Carter pointing something like a candy cane thingy at me, and then a bright light, and then…nothing. That was weird.

I smacked my lips groggily, and jumped out of the bed. There was nobody like last time, and I was not going to wait here in this bloody room all by myself, so I went out to go find Carter and my dad.

Speaking of Carter, he had really improved since I saw him last. They were due to arrive again today, but…that was weird, I didn't seem to remember how we even went to this place, and more so, I couldn't even remember Carter ever getting a sense of style. He had matured since last Christmas, and the way he looked, he seemed more…regal, actually. Like he was a king, or something.

Anyway, the first thing I saw outside were the winged horses.

A couple of teenagers wearing some sort of renaissance fair armor guided the horses towards a stable, but the horses had wings. And if that wasn't weird enough, I saw a couple of kids fighting with…were those swords? I walked around the place, admiring the themes of the buildings. They looked pretty ancient, but otherwise cool.

"Dad? Carter? Where are you guys?" I called out. A few kids looked at me, and I swear that some of them looked very familiar. I guy with chocolate-brown eyes and messy black hair looked at me wistfully, before running off towards me.

I immediately recognized him as the guy from earlier, the one who had steadied me in the infirmary. He was pretty good-looking, and reminded me of somebody. My brain hurt just thinking about that.

"Where have you been?" he asked as soon as he reached me.

"What, no hi?" I asked sarcastically. Even though I didn't even know this boy, he looked like a good conversation. His eyes swept over me, no doubt checking me out.

"Hi. Where have you been?"

I rolled my eyes. "Just walking around. Don't tell me that it's forbidden in this place, Nicky."

"Nico." he corrected. "And no, it's not forbidden. Just-"

Behind me, I heard Carter's voice yelling. "Sadie! Where have you been? I have been looking everywhere for you!"

"Same here." Nico said.

"Seriously, can't I walk around this renaissance fair without someone coming for me and demanding where I have been?"

Carter raised an eyebrow. "Renaissance fair?"

I waved my hand around. "Yes. What else can this be?" Behind Carter, I watched in amusement at the scene unfolding in front of me, as two kids chased each other with swords, yelling threats at each other.

"Maybe we should tell her now." Nico suggested.

"Tell me what?"

"You're right. She's seen the camp now. Might as well try." Carter agreed.

"Try what?"

Both of them didn't answer. Carter and Nico took me by my arms and guided, well dragged me against my will towards a building that looked like a miniature haunted house. It brought back memories of my mates Liz and Emma freaking out at that carnival last year. Nico opened the door, and Carter pushed me inside.

As soon as I saw the interior of the cabin, images flashed inside my mind. Me with a boy, kissing inside the cabin, me dragging Carter outside, but mostly images of me and the boy kissing.

"You got this?" Carter said by the door. Nico nodded, and carter closed the door. Now, I was alone with a boy in a building, with no adult supervision. I would've blushed, if it weren't for the boy kissing me without permission.

I melted in his kiss. I was so surprised, I didn't even notice him pull out.

"Do you remember anything yet?"

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When Sadie didn't answer, I leaned in again, and gave her an even deeper kiss. This time, she didn't just stand there, stunned, but she actually returned my kiss. I spark of hope reignited in me. If she's kissing back, the must mean that her memory was returning. I pulled away, and my eyes met hers. They weren't confused, but more like they just realized something.

"Do you remember now?" I asked.

"Not actually…" she muttered. I sat her down on my bed, and stood in front of her. I showed her the necklace that she gave me during out five-month anniversary, a necklace with half a heart strung in it as a pendant. I never removed it, even when taking a bath. To me, it was like her heart. I reached out, and took out a silver necklace that was inside her shirt. The other half of the heart was strung in it. I put them together, and showed her the inscription written on it.

You will always have my heart, wherever I may be.

Nico

I had these made by Hephaestus himself. It wasn't an easy task, since he always had asked for favors in return. Sadie stared at the inscription for a long time. She blinked a few times, like she had finally realized something else. Finally, she looked at me. She pursed her lips, and I saw a tear make its way down her cheek. "Nico…"

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When Nico showed me the heart, a memory ignited in my mind, like something that was buried suddenly popped up.

I was in my room at Brooklyn House, dancing around to Adele, when Nico appeared out of nowhere literally. One moment, there was a blank wall, and the next, he was standing there, smirking at me dancing.

"Ah!" I screamed, and reached for my wand. Nico held out his hand. "It's me!"

"Nico, what are you doing just appearing in my room?" I demanded. "I could've been changing for all you knew." I sat down on my bed, still glaring at him. He sat down beside me, and pulled out a box. It was about the size of a book, colored black, and carved with gold gildings and ornate designs that really complemented with the black background..

"I just wanted to give this to you." He said, and handed me the box. When our fingers touched, electricity seemed to pass through me. Slowly, I lifted the lid, and saw a necklace, made of small gold and silver links, alternating each other. Gold, then silver, then gold, and so on. But what really caught my attention was the pendant on the middle. It was half a heart, with golden edges and something written in a very beautiful handwriting. Ornate decorations were carved in the silver itself, but somehow, it still made the words readable: You have where may Nico.

I read the words again, just to make sure that I haven't misread it or something. I showed him the pendant. "Is it really supposed to be like this?"

Nico chuckled. He reached inside his shirt, and pulled out another one identical to mine. He connected the broken piece of his heart to mine, and I finally understood the message:

You will always have my heart, wherever I may be.

Nico

I almost cried as I read the words. I leaned over, and gave Nico one deep, long kiss.

"Thank you, but what's the occasion?"

"Just a gift." He said nonchalantly. "Do you like it?"

I squealed in overhappiness. "Like it? I love it!" I hugged him fiercely around the neck. He hugged me back.

After that memory, other ones started flooding my mind. I felt a tear roll down my cheek. How could I have forgotten him? "Nico…" I trailed off.

Nico hugged me fiercely. "Sadie, do you remember anything now?"

I slowly nodded my head. "I'm so sorry…" I sobbed onto his shoulder.

"it's okay, it's not your fault." He rubbed my back. I had found that that always calmed me down.

I blinked my eyes a few times, and amidst all the information overloading my mind, I finally realized one detail out of place.

I looked at Nico. "What am I wearing?"

"What?"

"I was pretty sure I was wearing my dress. Now I'm in a shirt and jeans. Did you-did you change me?" I choked at the words. I was pretty sure that me entire face was red.

Nico looked alarmed by my question. "I didn't! Probably one of the Apollo kids, or something."

"The Apollo kids changed my clothes?" I didn't know that much about Apollo, but from what I've heard, he was a very bug flirt, and seemed to pass off that trait to his kids. I shuddered, thinking of what they could have. For all I knew, they took pictures of me in my underwear or something.

"Girls. One of the girls." Nico clarified. I blew out a sigh of relief.

"Good."

Just then, the door swung open, and Percy stumbled inside, panting.

Nico and I rushed over to him. "Hey man, what happened to you? Running from Annabeth again?"

"N-no…" he stuttered. "Worse."

"What could be worse than an angry Annabeth?" I blurted out.

"Diana…claimed…not good." Percy said.

"Oh good! Now that clears everything up." I said sarcastically.

Percy cleared his throat. "Diana just got claimed," he said more slowly. He looked at us right in the eyes, and I saw fear in them. "by Kronos."

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