Chapter 3


Disclaimer: I do not own the PJO or HoO series by Rick Riodan.


I had been sitting on the dock for quite some time now. I had skipped training after the horn had been blown, signaling the end of free time. I didn't feel like putting up with having to look or talk to Keegan. Not after he had betrayed me like that.

I had kept the tears at bay for as long as my tear glands would permit.

Hot, angry, frustrated tears spilled down my cheeks like waterfalls. How could I have been so stupid and not of seen the way Keegan had been looking at Nico? How could I have not seen the small glint in Nico's eye whenever he had caught Keegan's eye?

I wipe the tears away from my face, forcing myself to stop crying. Crying wouldn't do any good, it would only make me feel worse.

Suddenly, I feel the wooden boards beneath me vibrate. I glance behind me and see the familiar, curly black hair of Mo.

"Hey, you missed training today. Are you—Ky, what's wrong?" he asks, his violet eyes widening with alarm.

I sigh and look down at the sparking lake water. The sun was starting to set and I knew that the meal horn would sound soon. I eventually decide to tell Mo what I had witnessed today. I couldn't keep it to myself.

"Gods, I don't know what I'm going to do." I moan, resting my head in my hands.

Mo rubs my back, trying to comfort me. "Well, there's really only one thing you can do." he says.

"Oh, yea? And what's that?" I ask.

"Talk to Nico." he says.

I look up at him and see a struggle of emotions fighting for dominance in his eyes. He obviously wanted to just beat the shit out of Nico and Keegan for hurting me, but he knew that would probably just hurt me even more.

"And what exactly am I supposed to say to him? 'Even though my brother was shoving his tongue down your throat earlier today, I forgive you?'" I ask, arching an eyebrow.

"Well, not exactly. Just ask him what was going on. From what you told me, he was pretty pissed off at Keegan for kissing him the first time. He obviously never wanted to hurt you." he says, shrugging.

"And how do I ask him about how he pretty obviously enjoyed it when Keegan kissed him?" I ask.

"He'll probably tell you why he acted like that when you ask him what's going on." he says.

I take a deep breath and look up at the sky. It was painted in deep orange, red, and purple.

"Okay." I sigh.

The dinner horn blows and I get to my feet, as does Mo.

"Just skip the campfire tonight and talk to him about it." he says.

"But I'm supposed to lead the sing-along tonight." I say.

"Just tell Will or one of the others do it. Tell them that you really need to discuss something with Nico and that it can't wait until tomorrow." he says.

"Yea, okay." I say.

A/N:

Sort of a filler chapter before we get to the last one...

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Mrs-diAngelo25