Mystery POV
As I walked down the still-familiar halls, my eyes searched for someone I recognized. Percy, Travis, Annabeth, even Reyna. People gave me strange looks as I strolled by, others just ignored me. The hallways were swarming with people, until the bell rang for the end of the day and everyone hurried out.
I couldn't find anyone, anywhere! It's like they were hiding from me. They always hung out after school; I knew that for a fact. I checked in the gym, in the cafeteria, and even in the classroom where they always hung out. But they weren't in any of the usual places. I was just about to check some other classrooms before I left when I heard voices coming from the hallway I just passed. I took a few steps back, and I saw her.
The girl I never got over, the girl who broke my heart. She was leaning against her locker, talking to a girl that looked familiar. What was her name again? Kaitlin? She must have been one of the populars that I didn't hang out with as much. Behind her, Percy and Annabeth were bickering, Travis Stoll and some girl were kissing in a doorway, and Connor Stoll was talking to an unfamiliar guy that had curly hair.
Piper looked happier and more animated then I had ever seen her before. Her eyes were bright, and her smile was genuine. She had never been like that when I was around.
The girl - Kathleen? - commented on something, then looked down at her phone. Piper laughed, and then all of a sudden, I was staring into her eyes. I watched as shock and disbelief danced across her face, and then all of a sudden, her eyes were dead. All the light and happiness gone, her smile melted. I blinked, and she was gone. When the door slammed behind her, everyone looked up with a start.
Silence. Than… "Will?!" Travis shouted, making us all jump. He ran over to me and pounded me on the back. "You're back! For how long? Are you staying?" He continued to ramble on.
"Whoa, buddy. Slow down!" came a voice from behind him. It was Annabeth. "Leo, go after Piper." The guy with the curly hair took off towards the tree that Piper had gone to. After he was gone, everyone crowded around me, hugging me, giving me fist-bumps, and asking questions.
"I'll answer your questions in a sec.! But first, where is everyone? And who are the new people?" Totally avoiding the first question, Travis grabbed the unfamiliar girl's hand and brought her forward. She had wavy brown hair and green eyes, and was wearing a lot of green clothes. "This is my girlfriend, Katie Gardner," he said. "I met her last year when she moved in with her cousin, Leo."
I held out my hand. "Great to meet you!" She shook it shyly. "Now back to the first question. Where are Reyna and all her groupies?"
A small, quiet voice came from the corner of the room. "Maybe I should tell you myself."
(Yes, the POV was Will Solace)