Nico Di Angelo

Hi, I'm Nico Di Angelo. In case you're wondering, I have the worst life in the history of lives. The best thing about my life was Bianca, my sister. My sister is the best thing since the Mythomagic game came out. Anyway, right now my life is taking a vacation from its usual badness. Bianca and I are in a hotel called the Lotus Cash Casino.

The place was awesome. "Bianca, can I go shoot the targets with the shotgun?" I asked innocently.

"No, you know I don't like you shooting guns." She replied sternly. That didn't bother me though. There was tons of other games, and they were all for free. Hear that? FREE!

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We spent the next few weeks, maybe a month, in total luxury. Showers every day, four poster beds, and more games then you could count. Big change from living on the streets, huh? I was content to live there forever when the guy came. My mind whirred. He wore a big cloak, and a hat that covered his face.

I thought about every Greek monster I could. That knowledge was extensive, but I couldn't pin one on him. Maybe he was just a regular guy. The man walked up to the counter and started talking to the clerk-guy.

"Bianca." I whispered.

"What?" She whispered back.

"I don't like this guy, he creeps me out." I said.

"It's alright Nico, he's just someone checking in." She said. I wasn't so sure. I became even less sure when he motioned for us to come over to him. We walked over slowly, unsure of what to think.

"Bianca and Nico Di Angelo, you are released into custody of this man." The clerk said. Before we could say that we didn't know him, he hauled us outside.

"Don't worry, I'm a lawyer." Was all he said. When he set us down, Bianca jumped in front of me protectively.

"Who are you?" Bianca demanded.

"A friend of your father's." He said.

"Really now?" Bianca replied snidely. Go Bianca! Bianca, 1 Coatguy, 0.

"Listen girlie," He started. " I have half a mind to k-" He didn't finish. Nobody talks to Bianca that way. I kicked his shin as hard as I could.

He muttered something weird, probably a curse. Then he made a grab for me, and I hopped away nimbly. Coatguy held his breath. "It's okay, I'm just taking you to a new school."

"I'm with the trust fund that helps you kids out." He said. That could be true. A bank had been paying for us to go to different schools all the time. We only stopped at the hotel to wait for a lawyer to take us to a new school.

My adventurous side kicked in. "Come on Bianca, he's probably telling the truth."

Bianca readjusted her floppy green cap. "Fine." She answered. The guy lead us to his car. It was nice, a large Hummer with tinted windows. We climbed in, and sat down. The ride began.

Suddenly it hit me, the world was different. Bianca must have noticed too, because she also stared at the new sidewalks that I definitely didn't remember.

We didn't say anything, not with the "lawyer" listening in. as it turned out, he hadn't been lying. We pulled into a lot after a long ride. The look of the school made my jaw drop. It was a castle. Like a real med-evil castle.

"Sweet." I murmured under my breath.

"Westover Military School." Coatguy announced. Military school. Great.

Bianca and I walked through the doors…..