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Mori's POV

At about noon, Nico and I stop and get two hotdogs from a vendor. We walk back over to the park and walk through the trees, holding hands. Nico sighs. "Can I ask you something?"

I shrug. "Sure."

He leads me over to a bench and we sit, me with my knees to my chest, eating my hotdog. He sighs again. "Did Stella and Carrie tell you about what happened in Melinoe's cave?"

I cock my head. "Yeah…"

"Who…who is Amber?" He asks. I feel myself go pale and swing my legs over, dropping my head. I put down my hotdog, not hungry anymore. "How do you know about Amber?" I whisper.

Nico sighs. "Melinoe turned into her; small, short brown hair, skinny, bright blue eyes. She said something about suicide and Carrie and Stella got really upset about it."

I stand, grateful we're alone, and shake my head, pacing slightly. "Nico…my past is…complicated…Amber…"

Nico nods. "Please?"

I sigh and sit down, nodding. "She…she was my best friend. All of ours; Stella, Carrie, and me. We were close. But we were young. Only twelve. Amber had always been…obsessed with boys. I didn't get it. I mean, we were twelve. But she never listened. She met this guy, Darwin. He was about seventeen. A total jackass, if you ask me. But Amber thought she loved him. Stella, Carrie, and I disapproved but…she didn't care. One day, she didn't come to school. We all went over to Carrie's and it turns out Darwin had gotten a little too…frisky with her. We told her she should stay away from him, but she went anyways. To his house. The next week, she missed two days. We all three went to her house and she had a black eye. From Darwin. Stella got pissed and left, said she didn't want to get involved. Carrie and I started talking to her and…it turns out, Darwin had not only tried to rape her the first time, but had raped her. And he had done it again, which is how she got the black eye. Amber was different after that. We told her mom and Darwin was arrested. But Amber wasn't the same Amber. About three weeks after the second rape, her dad found her hanging in her closet."

Tears stream down my face. "Both her parents died in a car wreck, about two months before I came to camp." I shake my head and drop it in my hands. "Oh gods…"

Nico wraps his arms around me and I lean into him. "Is that why Stella was so upset?" He asks.

I nod. "She always felt guilty about that. We all did." I sigh and stand, looking at him through teary eyes. "This is why my past is secret. I have a lot of secrets, Nico. A lot. And Amber's only one example."

He stands and grabs my hands. "I understand. I love you Mori, secrets or no secrets." I smile and kiss him softly.

At about one, we decide to head back after having to kill three dracaena. We get a cab, even though I object. Nico just tells me that if the driver is a manticore, he will kick its ass. I fall asleep on Nico's shoulder halfway through the drive and he wakes me when we get there. We pay the confused driver and stare at the top of the hill. I sigh. "Ready to face hell?"

He nods and we run up the hill, praying not to get caught. On our race to the cabins though, Reis spots us. We end up getting chased until Drake tackles Nico and Percy's arms wrap around my waist, lifting me up. I fight and kick but Percy just laughs. Finally, I give up. Drake makes Nico stand and pushes him over to where Percy has me. We stand side by side, like little kids waiting to be punished. Reis gives us the 'WTF' look.

I swear, Annabeth literally growls. "Are you two crazy? You could've been killed!"

I nod. "True, very true. But, since we weren't, why don't we just forget this ever happened?" I smile sweetly.

"No."

The smile drops. "What? We can't have one day of fun?"

"No."

I smirk. "Alright. And exactly how many times have you or Percy snuck off? Hmm?"

She taps her foot. "We let you off with a warning, you never do it again, and you never mention to Chiron about why his tail is pink."

I laugh. Annabeth had joined us in our little truth or dare game and Carrie had dared her to dye his tail hot pink! "Deal."

I grab Nico's hand and we run off, laughing hard.

One week till the wedding. Annabeth had had all the bridesmaids try on their dresses again. I swear, my dress is even more beautiful than before! It fits me perfectly!

Nico's going to love it!

I think the getting dressed for the wedding will be the next chapter and the wedding itself chapter 13! (Such an unlucky number for a wedding chapter…)

I'll update soon!

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