Out in the Courtyard

The daughter of Athena, Quetzalcoa Vélez sat on a bench, reading a book that was completely written in Spanish.

Shane walked up and sat on the grass. Spring time was his favorite.

She flipped the page, her mind translating the words into English and back again like it was some type of mental excerise. Quetzalcoa sneezed, covering her nose and mouth up with her enter elbow.

"Bless you." He looked and smiled at her.

[color=gray]"Gracias." The Chilean glanced over at the boy, smiling a bit back at him before continuing reading her book.

"What book you rading?" He asked her curiously.

[gray]"It's a book about genetics. Nothing interesting."[/color] She shrugged her shoulders.

"Oh I'm not interested in that. But what ever makes your flowers grow." He smiled.

Flowers grow? Que narrowed her eyes at him. "Are you a son of Demeter or something?" Se asked him

"Persephone. Queen of the Underworld. Weird huh? I'm not all dark and mysterious like my step father." Hades was his step father. He wasn't anything like his what, cousin? half brother? Nico.

Of course. "Oh, okay. I see." She nodded her head slowly, going back to her book.

He saw her read her book again. He sighed. He would let her read. His mother would be with his grand mother right now.

She cleared her throat and looked over at him. "What is your name?"

"Shane. And yours?" He looked up at her.

"Me llama es Quetzalcoa Velez." She introduced herself in Spanish. The daughter of Athena scratched underneath her jaw.

"Can I call you V?" He smiled.

"V? No." She glared down at his book.

"The what about Velez?" His smiled faded but turned into another one.

"Just call me Que." she mumbled underneath her breath