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I do not own the PJO characters

The rest of the day and the next, Leo didn't say a word to me. Even with ambrosia, his nose was still pretty swollen. I could have easily healed it, and I was going to, but I wanted him to deal with the pain a little longer.

Finally, it was our last day on the train. It was about lunch time when I figured Leo had enough.

"Hey," I said as I walked up to him. He was laying in his bed trying to read a book Calypso was making him read.

"Hey," He said, not even looking up from the book, then he lifted his head, "Wait, I'm not talking to you, so not hey."

I sighed, then moved so I was facing him. I placed my hand on his forehead and healed his nose.

"Thanks," He said as he let out a little sniffle, then went back to reading.

"No problem," I said as I walked away.

Damian, who was also laying on his bed, watched me walk up to my bed and sit down with a sigh. He then leaned over the edge and met my eyes. "See, it wasn't that hard," he smiled.

"I'm surprised you didn't punch him the other day as well," I said as I rolled my eyes.

"Well like you said, not if you got to him first." We both laughed at that.

"Will you two shush," Leo said, "Cal will be back any minute and she said I had to get past chapter two yesterday. It's now today!"

I was about to say something but before I could Coral and Calypso come running in the room, slamming the door behind them.

"Did anyone ever go anywhere else other than the goof car and the caboose?" Calypso asked.

"Not that I can think of, why?" I asked.

"Remember that funny feeling I had?" Coral asked.

"Yeah."

"Well this train is filled with Venti," Calypso explained.

"Like those storm spirits?" I asked.

Calypso and Coral nodded.

"And no one noticed until now?!" I asked.

"Well like you said, no one really went anywhere but the food car and the caboose," Leo said.

"Hey, you two are speaking again," Calypso noticed.

"Yeah, but that's not important. We only have a few more hours on the train so we need to pack the door and no one comes in or out. Got it?" I asked.

"Got it," Damian said.

"Yes ma'am." Leo laughed at that.

"Please don't call me ma'am," I said, "I'm younger than you."

"Yes sir."

"Not the best but better."

While we were bunkering down, I was thinking, if the Venti have been here the entire time, why haven't they noticed us yet? I decided to ask Calypso.

"They probably have noticed us, but they will probably wait until we get off the train to attack."

I just nodded my head.

A while after we barracked ourselves in the room, I sat on my bed, my back up against the wall, staring at the door, fiddling with my two pendants.

"There's no reason to be nervous," Damian said as he sat down next to me, "you could probably kick those venti butts before they would be able to react."

"It's not the Venti I'm worried about," I said, "it's seeing Annabeth again. Last time I saw her, Nico was helping her limp out of the cave."

"Oh. Well, does she know you're alive?"

"I don't know."

"No she doesn't," Leo said, "I don't think anyone at Camp Jupiter does."

I let out a long breath and leaned up against Damian. Soon after, Coral crawled up to me and laid across both our laps. And that's how the three of us fell asleep.

Thanks for reading! We don't really have anything to say today so, stay safe!

-Lou Ellen and my mysterious friend