Chapter 6

(Sadie's POV)

I was sitting with Jaz, Walt, and Chelsea at lunch, eating and complaining about Carter, schoolwork, and just life in general, when Walt tapped my shoulder. I looked over at him, then to the corner of the room where he was pointing. I paused as I saw Nico holding the Spine of Osiris.

"Really? Him?"

I asked, frowning. I then saw him look over to us and get up, approaching our table. He sat down across from us, fiddling with the spine. I looked around and hissed

"Put that away! It's not supposed to be seen in public!"

Nico frowned at me, but slipped it around his neck and under his shirt, effectively hiding it. He then started fiddling with a silver ring around his finger and was staring at me with an expression I couldn't read. After a while, he seemed to come to a conclusion and said

"So you know what it is then… Of course you do. You and your brother left a note… And you're involved with the Egyptian gods."

Jaz and Walt glanced around to make sure no one else had heard that, then Jaz leaned forward and softly suggested

"Why don't we take this out to the hall? Or outside even? This isn't exactly the place to have this talk…"

Nico shrugged and nodded, like he figured she would say that, which I found quite annoying since I am usually the smartass in the group. We all stood and walked outside after clearing the table and dumping our trays. Nico leaned against a wall, observing us silently for a few moments.

"You didn't deny when I said you were with the Egyptians… And even if you had, you've already gave yourselves away by calling me Anubis and letting me find the Spine of Osiris… And that amulet around your neck Sadie, yes I DO know your name, is a Tyet, the symbol of Isis, also an Egyptian goddess"

My eyes widened slightly in surprise and irritation. Who WAS this guy?! Jaz put a hand on my arm before I could say anything and softly said

"Nico, right? Listen. It's not a good idea to just throw those names around like that. Names-"

She was cut off when Nico rolled his eyes and said

"Names have power. Be careful when saying names. You don't want to upset the gods. Blah, blah, blah. I know. I was just making my point."

I scowled and crossed my arms before snapping

"Alright smart guy. You seem to know so much about us. Now tell us about you. How the heck do you know all this?! And how could you possibly know about the gods? And why do you look so much like Anubis if you aren't actually him?!"

I then blushed as I realized I asked that last question aloud. Nico quirked a brow and looked me up and down, then gave a creepy smile that made me glad we weren't actually in a fight

"Let's just say I have a way of knowing things. Oh, and here, I don't want it"

He shrugged, taking the amulet from around his neck and tossing it to us. Walt caught it and looked at Nico, a little miffed. I was as well. No one had ever turned down the amulet since it was so powerful, yet it didn't seem to effect this kid at all. He looked up as the bell rang and decided

"I should get to class. Dad will kill me if he found out I skipped a class on my first day… Watch out!"

I found this last part weird, then yelped as he knocked me off my feet. I heard my friends gasp and Nico curse in another language.

"Hey! What's the big- Oh."

I said, seeing that a demon had almost nailed me in the back with a spear. The spear had missed by mere centimeters. Nico stood and muttered

"You're welcome"

then looked over at the demon and said

"Well, That's not something you see everyday… Oh wait, yes it is."

Then, and this is weird, he pulled off his silver ring. What was he hoping to do? Throw it? But nope, before I could even make a remark, it turned into a long black blade with a silver hilt. My jaw dropped a little and Nico smirked to himself, then lunged and sliced the demon in two before it could react. It shrieked and dissolved into dust. He flipped the sword and, mid-air, it turned back into a ring. He slid it on, looked at us, then shrugged and walked inside.

"What the heck?!"

I demanded. Jaz and Walt looked equally as surprised, but shook it off and Jaz decided

"Lets just get to class… We can sort this out after school…"

I didn't like it, not at all, but she was right, we needed to either get to class or leave before we got in trouble. I looked once more at the pile of dust, then followed my friends back inside.