I stared out of the window of the classroom, bored. I seriously hate Maths. I doubt that I'll really ever need to use all of this information later in life. I wish I could learn about a subject that really genuinely interested me, like Ancient History, or Foreign Languages. The teacher was still droning on about something boring, when there was a loud knock at the door.
Everyone turned and stared at the door. I guess that they were glad that there was a distraction, so that they didn't have to keep learning about this subject. I sat up straight in my seat, to make it seem like I was paying attention. The teacher rose up out of her seat, and walked over to the door. She opened it. Her expression changed. She used to have a bored expression on her face, but now, all that showed on her face was concern. I couldn't see who was behind the door.
"Alison?" the teacher said, turning to face me. She didn't look angry, but she didn't look pleased either. Plus, she only called me Alison when I was in serious trouble, which was rarely. I kept my facial expression calm as I stood up from my chair, but honestly, inside there was panic bubbling in the bottom of my stomach. I walked towards the teacher, every step making my heart beat faster. I had honestly done nothing wrong. Why was I in trouble now?
I turned around, and came face-to-face with the school principal. She had a cruel expression on her face as she sneered at me. 'Okay now, Ally, don't panic, she's just the principal,' I told myself. "Come with me," she ordered, malice in her voice. Terror rooted me to the spot, and I felt as if my heart was going to stop beating sometime soon. My instincts told me that there was danger, and that I should make a run for it, but I ignored it. I started to walk down the dark, empty school corridors with the principal.
We walked in silence for a while. Suddenly, she stopped, and I crashed into her and fell backwards. The pain of landing on the hard stone faded, and I got shakily to my feet. Suddenly, the principal turned to face me. But she no longer looked like a principal. She had large fangs that glowed in the dark corridor. Her hair, which had previously been black, now looked like large tongues of fire, flicking around her face. I swallowed down my fear, and stumbled back. She limped towards me. Why was she limping? I looked down at her legs. One leg was made of bronze, and the other was covered in fur. Wait, WHAT?!
She was obviously no normal teacher. I opened my mouth to scream, but somehow, no noise came out. I walked backwards, and hit a wall. There was no way out. Frantically, I searched around for any kind of exit. I found one. It was right at the end of the corridor, about thirty metres away. 'Great,' I thought sarcastically.
The monster lunged for me, and I dived out of the way. She growled at me, and she lifted her large claws up. "You can't escape from me, demigod!" she screamed at me.
'Why is she calling me a demigod? Both my parents are human?!' I thought, confused. But I had no time to ask questions. The monster dived at me again. By now, I was pretty certain that she wanted me dead. I tried to make a run for it. Of course I couldn't stop and fight her, because a) I don't have a weapon, and b) I don't WANT to fight that thing.
I ran away, through the corridors, fear coursing through my veins. I could hear her screams getting more distant. I breathed a sigh of relief. But I knew that it wouldn't last long. She would come after me, and I knew that I would have no way of defending myself. I was out of the school building. I breathed in some fresh air, feeling much better. I always liked the outdoors. When I was outside, I could think better. However, I had no time to enjoy the scenery. I had to look for a place to hide. I could hear the murderous screams getting closer. My heart was beating so quickly, I thought it would leap out of my chest if my ribcage wasn't there to stop it.
I looked up. A decent sized tree was in my field of vision. I bolted towards it and started climbing. The screaming noises were getting startling close to me. I didn't look back. Adrenaline surged through me, and within seconds, I was at the top of the tree. Exhausted, my knees buckled under my weight, and I slid onto a branch, my head resting on the trunk of the tree.
I heard noises coming from beneath me, and I made the stupid mistake of looking down. At the base of the tree, there was not just one of those monsters, but five. They were circling the tree, snarling up at me every now and then. I knew that they wouldn't be able to climb the tree, with those kinds of legs, but I couldn't get down without them killing me. I was trapped.
I sat on that branch for what seemed like hours. The bell rang, and the students rushed out of the school. None of them seemed to see the monsters. What? How could someone NOT notice these things?! They didn't give up circling the tree. The sky started to get dark. I knew that I was gonna have to sleep up in that tree. My parents wouldn't suspect anything, though. They'd just think that I was at a friend's house.
The moon came out from behind some clouds, lighting up my surroundings with brilliant silver light. Then I realised that I was not alone in the tree. A girl around my age was sitting on another branch opposite me. She was watching me intently.
"It's not safe to go down," I warned her. "Those things will just get you." She smiled, and shook her head. What? How could they not harm her?! They pretty much almost killed me!
"You can get down," she said, smiling. Seriously?! There was no way I was leaving this tree. I opened my mouth to retort, but she continued speaking. "You'll need some way of defending yourself though. Here, take this bow," she continued, still smiling at me. She held a long silvery bow in her hands. I took it from her. Suddenly, I had the strange feeling that I could take on just about anything. She handed me a silver quiver, which was loaded with silver arrows. 'Wow, she really likes the colour silver,' I thought.
"I don't even know how to use a bow," I said, feeling weak. I'd done archery at school before, and I wasn't that bad, but I was certain that I couldn't hit moving targets.
"Don't worry. Focus Practise makes perfect," she said. I turned around, and looked down at the monsters. A couple of them were awake, cooking something over a small fire, while all of the others were asleep. Great, they weren't paying attention. I notched an arrow in the bow, and pulled the string back. It felt sort of awkward using a bow. I lined up the shot, keeping my breathing under control, so that the monsters wouldn't know that I was awake. My heart threatened to jump out of my chest, not for the first time that day. I had only one chance. I let the arrow fly.
It hit the sleeping monster, and it exploded into dust. Fortunately, the other two were wrapped up in their own conversation, so they didn't notice. Okay, so maybe just this one time I was lucky, but I had the feeling that taking out the other four would be difficult. I notched a second arrow. This time, I didn't hesitate for long. I let the second arrow fly, right into the second sleeping monster. It turned to dust. The two monsters who were awake still didn't notice. Wow, they must be deaf or something. I notched my third arrow, and let it fly. It barely hit the third monster, making it turn into dust.
I notched the fourth arrow. I had been lucky the three other times, but I had a strange feeling that now, luck would fail me. I let the arrow fly. It pierced the monster's head right as it was in the middle of a sentence. It exploded, and the monster sitting opposite jumped to its feet.
"Put the bow down," she screamed at me. Maybe she was right. Maybe I should put the bow down. What had the monsters ever done to me?
"Snap out of it," a voice said. "She's trying to trick you." I turned around, and I was pulled out of my daze. The girl was still there. She only seemed about my age, but there was a ring of authority in her voice. I notched the fifth arrow, and aimed it at the monster's head. It was about to start speaking again, but I didn't give it the chance. The arrow flew through the tree branches, and hit the monster between the eyes. She howled in pain, and exploded.
"Be warned. There will be more monsters next time. You will need to practise with your bow, otherwise you will not be able to fight these monsters again," the girl said from behind me. I turned to face her, but she was gone. Everything started to get dark, as the moon disappeared behind the clouds.