Leo POV (Tuesday at Lunch)
I was waiting anxiously to see if Nico and Glados would show up today. I wonder if Glados found him because I sure as shit didn't. I hope he's okay… I don't have any classes with either of them before lunch.
"Oh look, here they are now." Calypso commented. Her eyes widened drastically.
I stared. "Oh gods, what happened to them?" I asked, slightly bewildered. They had bags under their eyes, like they haven't slept in months. Their clothes were wrinkled and Nico, oh gods… I was worried, what could have happened to make them look absolutely horrible? Except for Nico, he looked kinda hot. Although, Nico could never look bad, so, it was more like disheveled. Nico had a cut that looked pretty bad, just under the eye. It stretched from his left eye to his nose. His eyes showed a deep sorrow, like he's seen all hell and then what's left. But Glados? It looks like she took the brink of an explosion. She was limping, and covered in cuts and bruises. She leaned on Nico for support. Glados even had some burns. Both had black, messy hairdos, but it was almost always was, so no big deal. As she walked, her right knee was cracking with every step taken. They spoke in barely audible, hoarse voices. All we could do is watch in bewilderment as they walked and sat down at their usual table for two. The worst part? No one else paid any attention to them. Piper and Frank were the first to move.
"Oh, gods what happened to you?" Frank said. They slowly craned their necks to look at us. "Bear attack..." Piper cut Glados off.
"And you didn't go to the hospital!?"
"Sorry, we're broke." She said calmly, like they did this every day. I certainly hope not, especially if Nico was there with her… OH SHIT!
"Ok, then. Start from the beginning, will you?" Annabeth said, while the rest of us pulled up chairs around the small table.
"Well… actually… Leo could I borrow Reynabeth-"
"Reynabeth? Is that like… Reyna and Annabeth's names together?" She glared at me. I flinched and scooted back, dam, that glare could kill people!
"Have you ever heard of shipping?" I shake my head, in unison with the guys, Hazel, Reyna and Calypso.
"Remind me to explain it to you some time. But yes, it is Reyna and Annabeth's name mixed. Can I borrow them for a sec?" Glados' voice wavered. Was that a trace of an accent I heard? Hard to place, but definitely there. Luckily, Jason asked for me.
"Was that… was that a brief Australian accent?" A look of wonder passed on Nico's face, while Glados was very flustered. He turned toward her and asked the million-dollar question with his eyes. 'Your... Australian?'
"Heh… uh, partly… can we not talk about this right now? C'mon Reynabeth, Angel!" She grabbed his hand and 'Reynabeths' joined hands and marched off. I could see Reyna and Annabeth flinch when Glados touched her. Nico could only stumble along.
Nico POV
WHAT? My closest friend, one of the most influential people in my life, the person I have basically known for my entire life, was just revealed to be Australian. How could not have noticed? Did she hide her accent well? Is she an Australian assassin sent to kill the President? Well, probably not, she's too 'energy efficient' (*cough cough* lazy *cough cough*) to care probably.
"This is all fake. The limping, the cuts and blood, even the burn is fake." Glados announced to Reyna and Annabeth. I already knew, what an awesome April fools joke… in February.
"Seriously? Wow, you guys can act." Annabeth said wide-eyed.
"Yeah. Really. Pretty sweet April fool's joke, right?"
"Wait, so, this is all fake and you sent Leo out on a wild goose chase to find someone who wasn't even missing, on a creepy as hell road, only to have him complain to us when he came back?" Reyna said eerily calmly. We nodded in usion.
"Smart," Annabeth commented.
Reyna stared us down.
"You. Have. 10. Seconds. To. Run." she said, an obvious threat behind her words, and this one was not empty.
We Ran. Back past the others, where they just looked at us weirdly. To the car where we would be skipping the for the rest of the day.