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Oh, and the song used is Sorry by the Jonas Brothers. I DON'T OWN ANYTHING!

Fifteen (Thalia):

I sit down on the couch in the living area of the dorm, my guitar propped up against me. I begin to play some chords together, seeing how they sound. Nothing seems to be working out. Everything seems so out of place.

"What's on your mind?"

"Nothing," I tell my younger cousin. "Except for this incredibly stupid holiday."

"Thalia, that can actually be a really good song idea," Nico advises me. "You're holding a guitar, play what comes to your mind."

I move my fingers from the chords they were on and begin to play violently. I then sing random lyrics that come to my mind. "I hate this stupid holiday. It has no point and ruins my day. Someone has to cancel it or I'll move away. Too get away from this stupid holiday."

"A third grader can come up with better rhymes than that." Nico says.

"Then why don't you kick me out of the band and hire a third grader?"

"Jeez, Thalia. It was a joke." He replies.

"Wow! That's an improvement! You're never kidding!" I exclaim.

"Guys!" Percy calls from another room. He comes running in with his laptop in his hands. "I've got bad news."

"What is it?" I put my guitar to the side and stand up.

"Someone must've snuck into our room or something, because David called me to tell me that this video was updated on our blog last night." Percy explains.

"What's the video?" Nico asks him. Percy hits the play button and our conversation from last night fills my ears.

"Thalia, honestly, can you admit that you weren't thinking the same stuff he said out loud?" the video Percy questions me.

I answer back. "Well, at least I have the self-control not to say it out loud. Thank goodness she didn't pick up on your sarcasm and nasty remarks, Nico."

"Thank goodness she didn't get any more on my bad side than she already was." Nico crosses his arms.

"What did she even do to you?"

"She was like, fifty, and was acting like a crazy teenage fan girl. I wouldn't consider that socially acceptable." Nico responds.

I quickly pause the video. "So, we've got a rat."

"Where?" Percy screams as he jumps up onto the couch.

"Not literally," I tell him. "We've just got a spy. Is that a better analogy for you?"

"Yeah," he nods, but doesn't move from his position on the couch.

"I think I might know who it is," Nico sighs before shouting. "ARIELLA, GET IN HERE!"

"What's she got to do with this?" I cock my head at my cousin.

"What?" Ariella says as she makes her way into the room.

"Is this or is this not your blog?" Nico asks her.

"It is…" she answers.

"Is this or is this not a video of the three of us."

"It is…"

"Is this or is this not a video that you took last night when you were being a creepy spy and uploaded without permission from us?" Nico interrogates.

"It is…" she says faintly.

"What do you have to say for yourself?" Nico demands.

"Well, you deserved it." Ariella crosses her arms. "I only posted it to get back at you because you were nasty to me."

"Oh come on!" Nico rolls his eyes at her. "Like you weren't nasty to me! You accused me of not caring for Thalia or Bianca!"

"Well I wouldn't be wrong, would I?" she dares.

"Guys…" I stop them. "Isn't this getting a little out of hand?"

"NO!" they both shout at me at the same time.

"How have I ever shown no affection to Thalia?" Nico demands.

"You never show any emotion whatsoever!" Ariella reasons.

"That's because you don't know me!" Nico shouts at her. "You're just a crazy fan girl who thinks they know everything about me because you memorized everything I've ever said in an interview!"

"I do not!" she gasps.

"You so do!"

"I do not!"

"You so do!"

"I do…" she starts to say but Percy cuts her off.

"QUIET!" he yells. It really adds emphasis that he is still standing on the couch.

"Why are you still standing up there?" Nico asks him. "We said that there was no rat!"

"Rat?" Ariella screams as she hops up onto the couch as well. "Kill it!"

"We won't be killing any animals!" I exclaim. "That's horrible! I'm a vegetarian for a reason."

"Did you know there are 12 chickens for every one person on this planet?" Ariella asks me as she hops down from the couch. This is really a true fact!

"No," I shake my head. "But good for them! I'm glad they're taking a part on this earth as well."

"You're so weird sometimes, Thalia." Nico grins.

"I get that a lot," I tell him. "But not as much as you do."

"Yeah, a lot of people on my blog say that Nico is the serious one." Ariella informs us.

"But we weren't talking about Nico being serious…" I tell her.

"So?"

"It has nothing to do with the context," I reply.

"So?" she says again.

"Alright…" I say as I back away slowly. "I'm going to leave now. But not before Nico apologizes to Ariella and Ariella apologizes to Nico."

"But I did nothing wrong!" Nico exclaims.

"Either did I." Ariella frowns.

"Just do it," I hiss.

"Fine, I'm sorry," Ariella sighs.

"I'm not," Nico says before running out of the dorm room door.

"NICO!" I scream as I chase after him. Luckily for me, he's not that fast of a runner because he's younger than me. So, I catch up to him quick. I grab onto his shirt and pull him back. "You have to apologize. We're not here to make enemies. We're here to prove to our dads that we can be respectful… and out of force… But still, Nico. Just say sorry, alright? She's probably your biggest fan and you love all your fans right?"

"Not particularly…"

"Nico! You do love them. Because if it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be where we are right now."

"Fine," he sighs. "Just get me Percy and a guitar."

"Ooh! A serenade!" I cackle before walking away. I love torturing him.

Nico:

I run back into the suite and knock on the door of Ariella's room.

"She doesn't want to talk," Cassia says as she opens the door. "Especially to you."

"I know I messed up," I start but she cuts me off.

"Messed up?" she gasps. "Nico, you broke her! You were her everything and you completely disregarded her. You're delirious if you think you messed up."

"Well, I did more than mess up… I completely ruined my chances of ever being anything with her. But, this is my chance to make it up to her and if you want your best friend to be happy, you'll let her see that by making her come out of this room and into the living room."

"I'll see what I can do," she says before closing the door. She then reopens it. "I discussed it over with her. She says no."

"Tell her it's important," I urge.

"She's not coming out," she tells me.

"Well she has to!" I exclaim.

"She doesn't have to do anything she doesn't want to do," Cassia crosses her arms at me. She then steps out of the door frame and closes the door. Then she whispers, "Give me fifty bucks and I can get her there in a few minutes."

"Got it!" I say as I take fifty dollars out of my wallet. "But money after."

"Fine," she sighs. She then slips back into the door and I run into the living room and onto the mini stage that was set up. Percy's sitting on one of two stools with laptop by his chair.

"I have the music prerecorded," he informs me as I sit down.

"How?" I ask him.

"You know that song we couldn't find words to and that we just have the music to? We're going to use the music and put the words you wrote into it." He explains.

"Smart thinking," I nod.

"I don't want to go!" I hear Ariella scream. I turn to see Cassia dragging Ariella on the ground over to us.

"Start, now!" I order Percy. He quickly starts the music and I begin to sing.

Nico:

Broken hearts and last goodbyes

Restless nights but lullabies

Helps to make this pain go away

I realize I let you down

Told you that I'd be around

Buildin' up the strength just to say

Percy:

I'm sorry

For breakin' all the promises that I wasn't around to keep

It's all me

This time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay

But you're already on your way

Nico:

Filled with sorrow, filled with pain

Knowing that I am to blame

For leavin' your heart out in the rain

And I know your gonna walk away

Leave me with the price to pay

Before you go I wanted to say

Yeah

Percy:

That I'm sorry

For breakin' all the promises that I wasn't around to keep

And it's all me

This time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay

But you're already on your way

Nico:

I can't make it alive on my own

But if you have to go, then please girl

Just leave me alone

'Cause I don't want to see you and me going our separate ways

Begging you to stay

If it isn't too late

Percy:

I'm sorry

For breakin' all the promises that I wasn't around to keep

It's all me

This time is the last time I will ever beg you to stay

But you're already on your way

But you're already on your way

Ariella gets up from the ground with tears in her green eyes. I walk over to her and she gives me a hug. She then pulls away, quicker than I would've thought.

"That was an amazing song, and it's even more amazing that you wrote it for me. But I can't forgive you, Nico. You broke my heart and made me feel like I did when I was a kid and constantly bullied in school. I came here to run away from that. But you made me feel like I was right back there, always getting picked on. That's not a good feeling and that's why I can't forgive you." She walks away, so does just about everyone else, leaving me to fester with a whole bunch of rats.

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