"What have you done!"
I turned away from the teal origami frog I was folding to see a short, vicious Nico headed towards me, holding a warning sticker on his trademark aviator jacket. The warning sticker was something my siblings and I were proud of. It had taken a night high on Gatorade and a very violent game of acronyms before we hit gold. SASS can be an acronym for Slightly Annoying Sadistic Specimen.
I smiled brightly, ready to annoy Nico and push his buttons. After all, last week he had shadow traveled to get away from my doctor recommendations. He got up in my face, angry but also like he could kiss me. Mostly he hadn't decided, a perfect mix.
"What the hell, Solace! I was walking around for three days before Leo had stopped laughing and finally came and told me. Three days." He held out three fingers. "And it was Leo of all people. It was mortifying."
"Hmmmm. That sounds interesting." I leaned closer so that our noses were almost touching.
He flushed and stammered for a second before getting closer so that our noses were touching. "What is so interesting, Doctor?"
"Snippy, are we?" We got even closer.
"Are you sure that this isn't about the shadow traveling thing last week?" His hand slipped up under my shirt on my back. His fingers started dancing on my skin, sending shivers everywhere. I jerked back at his sudden change in attitude.
"Fuck." I stumbled backwards, trying to put a little bit of space between us. In that little word, he could hear how heavy my accent had gotten. A clear victory. He smiled, flicked my nose, and kissed me tauntingly.
"I never realized how much your accent comes out. It's adorable." He looked like he was going in for the kill and then he just walked away. It was terrifying. I've heard the best way to strike fear in the heart of a person is paranoia. How will Nico get back at me for this? Better question: When will he get back at me for this?
I turned around and walked towards the infirmary to have Kayla help me dissect everything we said and how I would be pranked. I never noticed the trail of giggles behind me or the black sticker saying "Sadistic Asshole sure, Sweetheart" with a pink kiss printed next to it attached to my back.