Percy
When I woke up, my cabin was empty, which suited me fine. The sun was shining through the window, and the birds were singing as they perched on the roof of the Demeter cabin. Nico was tapping on the window of the Apollo cabin as Connor Stoll sang and played the Lyre under Katie Gardner's window.
Oops, I thought as an apple went sailing past his head. He dropped the Lyre and ran for it. Nice.
Nico stopped pounding the window and ran as a violin sailed past the head of a passerby. Annabeth and Thalia snickered as they watched all the campers run around playing pranks on each other. Right. It's April Fools. Shucks, I thought. So much for timing my appearance. The Aphrodite cabin was drawing on the windows of the Hermes cabin with hot pink lipstick and bright red nail polish. One of them blew on his hand, and a shower of pink non removable confetti flies all over the place.
I crept toward the mess hall, cursing as I stepped on a metal plate, and the smell of fart arrows filled the air. There was no end to the pranks people could pull. I knew for a fact that the tricks could be pretty awful.
Suddenly a shout rang out from the center of the clearing. I turned just in time to see a dark figure slip to the ground. It was a camper, that's for sure, but which one? Then the shape rolled over, and I got a clear look at its face.
"Nico!"
The cry left my mouth as I ran to the fallen boy. His face was twisted in pain, and he moaned faintly as I picked him up. He cowered in my arms as I carried him toward the Hades cabin, a fearful look on his face.
"Bianca," He whispered. "Bianca!"
His voice had risen to a shriek as he stared up at me. He sort of flopped and went mute for a while, then he slept. I set him on his bunk and carefully went out.