This story will be mini stories and one shots about Nico and Reyna's friendship.
I hope you enjoy.
Reyna had no clue how she was going to explain this. A glance to her side showed that Nico looked like he was in the same boat. Both of them continued to sit in silence and stare at the bars of the cell that they were trapped in. How had everything gone so wrong?
"So," Nico began. He sighed tiredly and looked down at the handcuffs on his wrists. "How are we going to get out of this?"
"Trying to manipulate the Mist didn't work," Reyna said. She rubbed her eyes and then stared at the ground. "I guess we can ask the police officer if we can make a phone call, but I only know two phone numbers."
"Who do the numbers belong to?" Nico asked. He laid back on the small bed in the cell. Reyna slowly looked at the two empty cells on their left and right. The walls were gray and peeling. In fact, the entire building seemed to be old and falling apart. The cells were double the size of the bed, and the five cells took up half the room. Across from them, there was a desk with a computer on it. A payphone was near the desk.
"Annabeth and my sister," Reyna said. It was rather ironic, considering her sister was the reason they were in the cell in the first place, and Annabeth would lecture them if she learned what they had done.
"Great," Nico muttered. He grabbed the pillow and rested it over her face. Reyna glanced at the police officer.
"How did you kids get these weapons anyway?" the police officer asked. He was examining Reyna's sword and daggers. He wouldn't anywhere near Nico's sword.
"Can we make a phone call? To our parents," Reyna said.
"You wouldn't give me their numbers earlier," the police officer commented. He looked up at Reyna. "I couldn't find either of you in our system. Do you know how much paperwork that is?"
"Can I just make the call?" Reyna asked. The police officer looked at them and frowned. Disgust came to his face. "Please."
"The paper work isn't even the worst part of my night," the police officer said. He stood and walked towards the cell. "You two make me sick. I've seen some freaks in here, but what you two did crosses the line."
Reyna bit her tongue and remained silent. She didn't want to get tasered. Again. The first time had been when the cop grabbed her shoulder before yelling that they were under arrest. Reyna had been spooked and flipped the police officer over her shoulder. The other one tasered her. Nico had been so busy trying not to laugh that he didn't resist getting arrested.
The police officer opened the cell and led Reyna towards the payphone. He placed quarters inside and stepped away. Reyna slowly typed in her sister's phone number and rested her head against the wall. She was gong to kill Hylla.
This was all her sister's fault. Why did they even agree to this? As Reyna waited for Hylla to answer, her anger grew and grew. After a solid thirty seconds of silence, Hylla finally answered and spoke, "I don't want your product. Stop calling me."
"Hylla. It's me," Reyna said quickly. She didn't hear the sound of a phone hanging up, just silence. Hylla finally sighed.
"Why are you calling me this late?" Hylla asked. It almost sounded like she had just woken up. Reyna wished that she could be in her bed, curled up with her two dogs. Instead, she was stuck dealing with the aftermath of Hylla's stupid request.
"Do you remember how there was a break in at one of the Amazon bases, and you wanted Nico and I to check it out," Reyna asked. She heard Hylla groan out an affirmative. "We found nothing there."
"So," Hylla interrupted. Reyna sighed and looked down. "You woke me up at two in the morning to tell me that there was nothing, and you risked using a cell phone to do that. I am going to hang up now."
"I need your help," Reyna said. She took a deep breath. Hylla didn't answer. "Are you still there?"
"I'm just waiting to see what is so important that you woke me up in the middle of the night," Hylla said. Reyna closed her eyes. This was the moment of truth.
"I'm kind of in jail," Reyna answered. Her sister was silent for a long time. Reyna began to think that the line had gone dead, but then, Hylla started laughing. "It's not funny."
"It is hilarious," Hylla corrected. Reyna rolled her eyes. "So, what are you in for? Possession of a deadly weapon? No. Murder!"
"Assault and battery," Reyna muttered. Hylla whistled like she was impressed. "Can you just bail us out?"
"After you tell me who you beat up," Hylla said. Reyna opened her eyes and stared at the wall. She thought about it for a few moments.
"I would rather spend my time in jail," Reyna decided.
"Is it really that bad?" Hylla asked. Reyna sighed. "If it is, I really need to know. Now."
"Girl Scouts," Reyna muttered. There was a strange sound on the other line, like someone was trying to keep from laughing. "Stop laughing. I'm in jail with Nico for assaulting Girl Scouts. If you tell anyone, I swear to Jupiter that I will kick your ass."
"I am going to tell everyone," Hylla said. Reyna clenched her fist and gritted her teeth. She was tired and not in the mood to be made fun of. "How is everyone at Camp Jupiter going to react when they heard that their praetor beat up little kids?"
Reyna slammed the phone back onto the receiver. She rested her head on the wall and debated just bashing her head into it. Nico spoke, "Did she laugh at you? If she did, all we have to do is tell her the reason why."
"No," Reyna snapped. She turned towards Nico. "We swore that we would never speak of Albania again."
"Is Hylla coming?" Nico said awkwardly, even though he knew the answer. Reyna glared at him. Nico looked at the police officer. "Can we call someone else?"
"What happened in Albania?" the police officer asked. He placed more coins into the payphone. Reyna rested her head against the wall once again. Then, she dialed Annabeth's number. Thankfully, Annabeth answered after only a few rings.
"Hello?" Annabeth asked. She sounded like she had just woken up. Reyna sighed and rubbed her face.
"Annabeth, it's Reyna. I need your help," Reyna said. She rested her head back against the wall.
"What's wrong?" Annabeth questioned. She sounded worried. Reyna didn't reply for a few moments. "Are you hurt? Is Camp Jupiter okay?"
"We're fine. I'm not at Camp Jupiter," Reyna answered. "We need your help. Hylla sent Nico and I to one of her Amazon warehouse to investigate a break in. It was near a forest. After we investigated the warehouse, we went to the forest and stumbled into a camp of Girl Scouts."
"Wait," Annabeth interrupted. "Percy didn't put you up to this, did he? Or, was it Leo?"
"What?" Reyna asked. She glanced at Nico and raised an eyebrow. Nico just looked at her confused. "No. Will you just listen? We found these Girl Scouts and may have attacked them."
"I didn't think you were one for pranks," Annabeth said. Reyna suddenly slammed her fist into the wall. She knew it was loud enough for Annabeth to hear, but she didn't care. Her nerves were on edge from the events of that day. With Hylla laughing at her and Annabeth not believing her, she was at a breaking point.
"What are you doing?" the police officer demanded. He grabbed the phone from Reyna and took it from her hand. "Back in the cell. Your friend can finish the call."
In that moment, Reyna really considered disabling the guard and making a break for it. If it wasn't for the fact that there was cameras and the officer knew her information, she would have. Instead, she turned and marched towards the cell. Reyna laid back on the bed and examined her bloody knuckle.
A glance up showed that Nico was holding onto the phone. The police officer looked at Reyna and then closed the cell door. Reyna focused on Nico. He glanced back at Reyna and spoke, "I know it sounds like we're playing a prank, but it's serious Annabeth. We were just suspicious because of something that happened in Albania."
"Don't you dare," Reyna warned. She stood up and glared at Nico. The son of Hades looked back at her and frowned.
"If you can come and bail us out, we will explain everything," Nico said. Reyna glared at Nico. He was so dead when he stepped back into the cell. Reyna was going to suffocate him with a pillow. "Can you tell Sally that we are sorry? Thank you."
Nico hung up the phone and looked back at the police officer. He spoke, "Can I have another cell."
"No," the police officer answered. Nico looked down, and rather reluctantly, he started to walk back towards the cell.
"You're dead meat," Reyna promised. Nico stopped walking and looked at her.
"Watch it," the police officer warned. Reyna stared at the ceiling and glared. Nico slowly stepped back into the cell, but he stayed as far away from her as possible.
"I'm sorry," Nico began. Reyna ignored him and rubbed her forehead. Sally Jackson was a nice enough woman, even though Reyna had only met her a few times. Sally was always kind and motherly. It was weird. She had become a second mother to the seven and had been trying to do the same for Nico and Reyna.
Reyna would have to pay Sally back whatever the bail cost, and she would get the money from her older sister. This was all Hylla's fault. They would also have to manipulate the Mist to make all of this go away. A sigh left Reyna.
"I am sorry," Nico said. Reyna glanced at him and still didn't say a word. Albania was not something that she wanted to relive. It was the single most embarrassing thing that had ever happened to her. Reyna closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She hoped that she could make it through the story without being laughed at, but she doubted it.