[UNDER HEAVY REVISION] After receiving an unexpected package from an unexpected sender, seventeen-year-old Amelia Kingston is thrown into the prestigious Olympian High. For someone whose life revolved around constant transferring to schools due to h...
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"Giovanni?" We quickly hid our weapons.
Giovanni grinned. "Hello, my friends! I knew I would find you here."
"How did you know where we were?" Athena asked.
"I went back to your hotel to talk to you about something important, but the receptionist said you left," he said as he approached. "She told me that you hailed a cab somewhere around the Parco. I thought I would find you here, and I was right."
I began walking towards the van. "So, what were you going to tell us, Gio—"
"Amelia, stop," Athena told me, then turned to Giovanni. "We never told the receptionist where we were going."
"What?" I looked at Athena in confusion.
Poseidon's eyes narrowed. "You're one of the Rogues, are you?"
"The Rogu— What?" Giovanni cleared his throat. "What do you mean? I-I'm not sure I understand what you're saying."
"Stop the act, Giovanni. Or is that even your real name?" Athena scowled. "For someone who fooled us with his acting, you're quite bad at lying. Not only you lied to us about telling the receptionist where we were headed, but you also lied about that person being a female, who actually was a male."
Zeus drew out his sword. "Who are you?"
The Italian took a step back.
"Y-you don't believe my innocence?" He smiled at me nervously. "Not even you, amica?"
Pressing my lips into a thin line, I took out my staff in reply.
"I don't know what to believe anymore."
His smile faltered. "Oh. . . I guess the show's over, then."
In a flash, he took out a couple of guns and pointed them at me and Poseidon. I gasped.
"Don't be fooled by my weapons' appearance," Giovanni said, dropping his Italian accent. "I can promise you, these could hurt far worse than normal guns would."
"Drop them down!" Athena growled. "I-I'm warning you!"
"None of you are in a position to negotiate. Including you, Athena." He smirked. "Now, since I've got you all wrapped in my fingers. . . I believe you'll have to give back something that belongs to me."
Our eyes landed on the Artifacts sitting next to Poseidon.
"I don't want any of you doing any movement unless I say so," Giovanni said. "Except for Athena, I want you all to drop your weapons slowly."
Zeus, Poseidon and I let go of our items on the ground as he instructed.
I glanced at the brothers for eye contact, but they were too focused on the guns pointed at us. I sighed as I heard their worried thoughts in their head.
