Bri's POV

"?" Said as I'm startled awake by his rough voice.

"Y-Yes?" I stuttered as everybody around me laughed.

"What did I just say?" He asked sounding a little more than agitated. I glance down at the paper Hannah had pushed toward me. The small cursive said trigonometry that had me stifling a sigh. "Something about trigonometry apparently." I said in my best nonchalance voice.

He was about to say something to me when the final bell rang. I grabbed my bag from the floor and hurried out of the room Wizard Of Oz style with Hannah. Hannah's long dark hair swayed around her waist like a veil. Her dark eyes, always kind and never frigid with hate. Unlike me she was acute and had straight A's. I'm more of the physical education kind of person. I'm on the swim team, softball, and soccer teams.

"You need to quit sleeping in class." She said turning a glare on me. My green eyes widened sarcastically as I made a scared sound. She couldn't help but to burst into giggles. She can never keep a serious face for more than five seconds. While we were walking past the front office my skin started to crawl. "Is your skin crawling, Hannah?" I asked her turning my attention to the man in the long coat and hat. His cold hard eyes following our every step.

I shrugged as we hurry down the front steps towards home. The New York crowd swallowing us in its masses. Are voices being drowned out by the many other voices. By the time we made to our house we were covered in sweat. The sun already low in the sky above us. "Wanna see if you can stay the night?" Hannah asked brushing her bangs from her dark eyes.

"But doesn't your mom act weird around me?" I asked her looking away from her eyes. She didn't say anything making me sigh. Her mom is always on edge when I'm here. Like something's gonna happen if I stay with Hannah too much. This is the only place I really have to look forward to. My mom...she doesn't care about me. She just..., I don't know why she adopted me in the first place. Its so tiring to come home everyday to see her not there. I smiled as we walked into the lobby. The front desk guy waved at us as we passed by. (Who's name I've never learned hehe.)

"Hey mom I'm home," Hannah called into the apartment room. No answer. "Maybe she's not here, "I said walking towards the fridge to get some water.

"She said she'd be here when I got home." She told me sounding a little agitated. Than the door bell rang. "Can you get that I'm going to go put this in my room." She said gesturing to her back pack.

"Sure," I said taking a long drink from the water bottle. "Hel-,"my throat tightened as the man from school stood before me. "Are your parents home, dear?" He asked in a scratchy voice that made my skin crawl. I shook my head no like a idiot.

"That's good. Verrrrrrry good." He said drawing out 'very' in a hiss. My eyes widen as right before my eyes he transformed. His face became covered in black feathers. A long sharp beak coming from where his nose and mouth should've been. His eyes glowing a dangerous red. His hand that was raised over his head turned into a grotesque talon. It came down in a quick swift movement. A voice whispered to me softly. The water use the water! Than it faded away. I looked away from the hypnotizing eyes and to look at the water bottle.

What do I do? I want it to protect me, but I don't know how to make it do that! I screamed mentally as the water shot out of the water bottle. It blocked the attack of the monster that had just recently looked human. "What the heck is that?" I heard Hannah shriek from the kitchen.

"I-I don't know what's happening!" I yelled as the thing kept attacking. The water staying in front of me like a shield. I wish this water would do something other than just shield me! The water shot out as it turned into a trident. The horrible creature turned into golden dust right in front of me. My knees gave out on me and I fell to the ground in a pile shaking. Hannah ran over to me grabbing my shoulders. "W-What just happened Hannah?" I sobbed to her my shaking getting worse.

"I don't know but we need to call my mom I think." She said coolly as she pulled me up from the ground. We walked over to the couch as she called her mom. As she called we curled up together shaking. "M-Mom you need to hurry home." She said as her eyes filled with tears. After about thirty minutes the door opened.

"What happened Hannah?" She asked as she rushed over to her. She hugged her and left me out in the cold. She wasn't even the one who had to fight the dang bird. My eyes started to sting as I sat on the edge of the couch. Hannah pushed her off her and looked at me. Her mom followed her gaze to see the silent tears that had escaped. "Hon what's wrong?" She whispered as she took me in her arms.

"There was a b-bird, "I said as her body had become tense.

"What bird?" She asked as she looked at Hannah. "There was a b-bird like man...It attacked Bri." She told her looking away from her eyes. There was a long pause that seemed to last forever.

"The water spouted out and turned into a trident and I killed it!" I finally blurted out breaking the silence. Her mom gasped and paled instantly. She turned around all the way facing me. "What happened?" She had practically spat the words at me.

"T-The water squirted out and made a shield. Than I wanted it to kill it. So it turned into a trident and well I killed it." I say looking away from her icy stare. Why doesn't she like me? Aren't your BFF's moms supposed to be like your other mom?

"What did you say?"

"I-I killed it...with the water it turned into a trident." I said as I chewed on the inside of my cheek. Hannah opened her mouth to say something but her mom cut her off.

"I guess I should tell you now." She said as she drew in a long breath. "Briana...I-I'm your m-mother..."

I got up and pushed away from them. "No, no your not, you hate me. If I was your daughter than why did you give me up? Does that mean Hannah is my twin or something? Why give me away and keep her?" I screamed at her than ran for the door my eyes filling. She hates me. She hates me! My feet had stopped at the top of the stairs as I stared down into the eyes of a bird creature. It had taken a step forward on the steps. I stumbled back losing my balance and running into someone. "W-Who are you?" I asked as I looked into dark cold eyes that stopped me.

He looked at the bird thingy that was half-way up the stair case. He brushed past me and took out what looked like a dagger. With a click it grew into a pure gold blade. He thrust forward and the bird blew up into a golden mess. I lost my grip on the rail as my knees gave out. I crumpled to the ground hands in hair. "Why the heck do those things keep coming?" I asked to myself more than anyone.

"Because they can smell a Half-Blood around. The aura is very strong could it be...coming from you?" He asked me as he held out his hand. I gripped it and pulled myself up. I shrugged and sagged against the wall.

"What the heck is a Half-Blood?" I asked him as I rubbed at my temple where a head ache was forming. My mind racing through the last few minutes. Got attacked by a bird thing and I killed it. S-She's my mom...Hannah is my twin I guess. Watched a guy kill one in front of me. Than he's telling me something about a half-blood?

"Demi-God...you don't know what it is?" He asked as he glanced over his shoulder. I shook my head slowly feeling confused.

"I-I don't know." I said as I stared at my feet.

"Its the term for someone who is Half God or Goddess." He said as his eyes sparkled with pride.

"Myth."

"What?" He asked as he stared at me with disbelief. His eyes flickering with ancient wisdom. As if he'd been around hundreds of years.

"I said its myth. Gods aren't real. Not one bit. Even if they were they died a long time ago. No one can live that long. Its not possible." I told him glaring.

"That's where your wrong. Their not dead. Nothing immortal can die dear." He said matching my glare with his own.

Seriously. This guy is crazy! He even looks it now that I think about it. His hair sticking out every direction. Maybe that 'ancient wisdom' I saw was just craziness.

"Briana!" I heard that all too familiar voice yell. I tried to ignore her and listen to crazy guy go on and on about the Gods. But because she's Hannah she kept yelling and yelling...and yelling.

"Who's that?"

"My-" What do I say? My twin who I didn't know about till today? Heck no.

"Your...," He said drawing the word out so it was long.

"My b-best friend."

Yeah there you go lie to the crazy guy. He might be able to tell? He could cut you. The little voice whispered agitating me.

Shut up. Just shut up she is my best friend.

Are you sure?

Yes! Stupid conscience.

"Bri what the heck happened?" Hannah asked staring at me.

"I found out that my mom hates me. Gave me up for adoption and kept you. And lied about it all these years." I said looking away from her hurt gaze.

"You don't think she lied to me too? I'm hurting as much as you are." She said her voice shaky.

"Wait. So you guys are sisters? Do you know what a Demi-God is?" He said looking at Hannah.

"Yeah...but who are you?" She asked giving him a weird look.

"I'm Zach. The camp leader at Camp Half-Blood he said, there was some powerful Demi-Gods here." He said staring at us both.

"What? And you think its us? Just because I shot water out of a bottle and killed something...Ohmigod. Does that mean I'm a Half-Blood?" I asked him with wide eyes as I realized exactly what I had done.

"Y-You did what?" He yelled letting out a goat sound.

Ohmigod! I-I'm a Half-Blood...what about Hannah? Does that mean she's one too? Ohmigod...So we're Demi-Gods. That means are Dad is a...God! No. That's not possible is it? I don't know. It might be...I bit my lip as my brain rattled for a better explanation. I couldn't find one.