Sorry again for the long wait! School is taking over my life (I'm sure you all know the feeling...)
I am sick with the flu today, but at least it gave me time to post!
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The scruffy-looking girl glared at Leo as he set his lunch tray on the otherwise empty table. He grinned at her. "Name's Leo Valdez. Pleasure to meet you!"
She eyed him warily, like he was a member of the crew of popular girls who had been giving her a hard time earlier. She had looked so lonely afterwards, that Leo couldn't resist approaching her. Hey, they were both loners. Maybe they would make a good team.
The girl gave a little sigh of defeat. "Piper. Piper Mclean."
"Mclean?" Leo's knowledge of celebrities wasn't exactly the greatest, but the name 'Mclean' was familiar even to him. "As in Tristan Mclean? From The King of Sparta?" His last foster sister had loved that movie.
Piper winced and looked furtively around like someone might be eavesdropping. "Yes. He's my dad. Can you…not tell anyone? I didn't mean to let it slip but…"
"Wait, hold up!" Leo raised his hand. "So if you're dad's a king, does that mean you're a princess?"
She frowned, clutching her soda-can like she wanted to crush it.
Leo went on, in a tone of mock chivalry. "I'm so sorry, your highness, that I did not introduce myself in a manner, uh…befitting your rank. It's an honor to be acquainted with you, your majesty." He bowed.
Piper stared at him for a minute, blinked once and burst into gales of laughter.
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