Warning: Mentions of suicide

Casey Montgomery

"We saw Jessie"

"JESSIE?" screeched Katie

"Jessie? As in man-whore Jessie?" interrogated Alex

"Jessie Master?" questioned Albany

"Yes! That Jessie." Casey confirmed.

Jessie Master was a classmate of Katie and the girls back at Hawaii. He was at the top of the social ladder along with Jeremy, Albany, Katie and Alex.

"What's he doing in New York?" asked Albany

"Starlight, uhm, she died"

The girls turned to the daughter of Hermes. A tear rolled down Jasmine's face.

"Are you okay?" asked Casey

"I'm fine" insisted Jasmine

"Are you sure?" asked Albany

"No." confessed Jasmine. She broke down crying. The older girls hugged Jasmine as tears poured down her face. Jasmine cried on Alex's shoulder as Katie rubbed her back. "I can't believe she died! I can't believe I left her. It's my entire fault. I should have known. I was her best friend! And I didn't know"

"How is it your fault?" asked Albany

"It was suicide" Jasmine whispered

XxX

"It's falling apart. She's falling apart"

"It'll be okay" reassured Conner. "She'll bounce back"

"I don't know, Conner" admitted Casey

Casey, Alex, Jeremy, Conner, Travis, and Katie were all in the Hermes cabin trying to figure out the whole Jasmine situation.

"Guys, this is Jasmine we're talking about, of course she'll bounce back." Said Travis

"We barely got her last time" doubted Alex

"What are we gonna do?" asked Jeremy.

"What can we do?" answered Travis

"She's strong. She'll make it, right?" asked Conner

"I don't know" Alex concurred. "She's been through so much. If the whole Nico situation didn't blow her over, then Star's death would have"

"Not to mention her fight with Jeremy" added Katie

"Way to make me feel guilty, Kates" sighed Jeremy

"Sorry, but it's true. Did you even apologize to her?"

"No" he answered weakly. "But how does Star's death relate to why Jessie's in New York?"

"Star left something for Jazz, but she specifically said she wanted it hand delivered"

"Maybe we should just let this pass. Wait for her to lose some steam."

"Why wait for the storm to stop when you could be dancing in the rain?" The teens turned toward the source of the voice. It was Avalon Grey

"Eve, what does that mean?" asked Travis

"It means, you can let her face it all alone, or you could help her make the most of it"

"Where is Jazz anyway?" asked Jeremy

"By the beach" replied Avalon. The teenagers exchanged worried looks and ran to the beach.

XxX

Casey sighed in relief when she saw Jasmine with her board on the shore. The teens ran to Jasmine.

"You okay?" asked Casey

"Fine" Jazz replied, but the red in her eyes contradicted it.

"You don't surf" observed Casey. "Not unless you need to clear your mind"

"Since when did I need a reason" commented Jasmine coldly. Alex and Casey exchanged looks and nodded. The girls backed away slowly, pulling the Stolls and Katie with them. When Jeremy turned around, he caught Alex wink at him and nodded toward his sister.

"We were gonna have this talk sooner or later."

"I prefer later"

"You're still mad at me" observed the elder.

"Wow, did you figure that out?" She sardonically said

"I'm sorry" apologized Jeremy. "I shouldn't have said it, and I'm sorry"

"Are you really sorry? Or are you just saying it out of pity?"

"Jazz…"

"My name's Jasmine. Not Jazz"

In the distance the Bays siblings heard a certain son of Hades calling a certain daughter of Hermes. Jeremy's hand turned into a fist.

"What are you doing here?" Jeremy asked coldly. He had lost all trust for this kid.

"Hey, Jazz" Nico greeted. Completely ignoring said girl's brother.

"What do you want, Nico?" she asked, less coldly than she had greeted her brother.

"I want to make things right." He replied. "Can we talk about this in my cabin?"

Before Jasmine could answer, Jeremy answered for her.

"She's not going anywhere with you" protected Jeremy.

"I believe that's her choice"

The two boys looked at Jasmine expectedly. She looked at each boy and finally made her decision.

"I'm not going."

"Well, I'm sorry. For everything" He leaned in and kissed her cheek and left without another word.

"You're not actually going to forgive him, right?" asked Jeremy

"That..." she stated. "Is none of your business" And she ran to the ocean, with her board in hand"

XxX

"She's still mad?" Asked Alex.

"I don't know how to fix it. I said sorry, but she didn't want to hear it"

Jeremy was in the Apollo cabin with his girlfriend and her twin sister. The couple was on Alex's bed. She was sitting up, leaning on her headboard, while her boyfriend used her lap as a pillow.

"Sorry can't fix everything, babe" commented Alex.

"You know what's funny?" asked Casey from her bunk. "How you two can go from almost breaking up to being all lovey dovey."

"Off topic, Case" said Alex. "Besides Jeremy, you're the closest to Jasmine. Any ideas how Jer could fix it"

"Just talk to her"

"I tried" complained Jeremy. "She didn't want to hear it."

"Then make her hear it. She's avoiding you, because she doesn't want to hear the truth. But maybe what she thinks is the truth, isn't really the truth."

"So what? I just tell her things against her will?"

"She's already at her lowest, but there's going to be a day where she'll fall even lower. You need to make things right before then."

"When is that?"

"October 15"

Jeremy's eyes widened.

"Her mom's death" he whispered. "That's in two weeks! How do I fix it before then?"

"Do some brother-sister bonding, Take her out shopping. I don't know. You're her brother, you know her best" With that Casey left the cabin.

"I never thought I'd have this fight with my sister" admitted Jeremy.

"Hey. All siblings fight" reassured Alex.

"Yeah, but it's never been this serious."

"She'll come through. You know why?" Jeremy shook his head. "Because you're the best brother anyone could ask for. You'll know what to do when the time comes."

"Thanks, Alex. You're the best"

"I know"