Do You Remember Me? (sequel to How Did I Fall For Nico di Angelo)

CHAPTER 3: NICO

Amber fell asleep next to me. We were still hiding out at the willow, trying to stay away from Percy. I still can't get over what happened yesterday. It was so...unPercy-like.

**|FLASHBACK|**

Amber and I were about to shadow travel away. That is, until Percy grabbed the collar of my jacket and yanked me out of them, leaving Amber to go in. Alone.

Percy pinned me to the ground, sword at my throat. He looked extremely pissed.

"Where is she?!" he yelled.

"I don't know!" I shouted. "You probably just sent her off into oblivion!" He pulled his sword away from my neck and backed away.

"Stand up and fight!" he yelled. I stood up and pulled out my sword. He took no time to charge at me, using his own agility to hit me faster than I could block. He made a deep gash on my cheek.

He lunged for my right side, which I went to block when he changed course and swiped at my stomach. A deep cut there, too. I was losing energy, and fast. Also some blood but I could handle that later.

He took one finishing swipe, slashing my arm. He then knocked me down, pointing his sword at my throat. I was weak, losing blood, and was about to die at the hands of my girlfriend's brother. Great.

"PERSEUS JACKSON, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!?!" It was Annabeth. Thank the gods for that girl.

"Um...nothing?" Annabeth grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and dragged him away. I reached into the shadows and pulled out Amber. But she was blind.

**|FLASHBACK OVER|**

There was a yawn from next to me. I looked over to see Amber, lying on her side, shivering. It wasn't too cold out tonight, but I could understand where she was coming from.

I pulled her up onto my lap. She snuggled into my chest, wrapping her arms around my neck. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her closer. She began mumbling random song lyrics.

"So don't leave me to sleep all alone

May we, stay lost on our way home." There were lyrics from other songs too. Teenagers, Famous Last Words, and Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. I Write Sins Not Tragedies, The Ballad of Mona Lisa, and This is Gospel by Panic! at the Disco. But one song caught my attention.

"Close your eyes,

I know what you see,

The darkness is high,

And you're in ten feet deep." My eyes began to water. I shook my head.

"Amber," I whispered in her ear. "Amber wake up."

"What?" she complained.

"We need to talk." She shot up, untangling her arms from around my neck.

"How do you know that song?"

"What song? I know a lot of song and you expect me to just know?"

"You know what song I'm talking about."

"I honestly-OHHHHHHHH. Are you talking about Soldatino? Of course I know that song. Why?"

"I just wanted to know."

"Did I sing it in my sleep?" I nodded. "I sing in my sleep sometimes. You can ask Percy. Wait...did I just remember something?!"

"Yep. Those were my wizard skills, reminding you of your past."

"You are no wizard. You are a dark knight."

"You just called me Batman."

"Oh well. I guess you're Batman now."