Hey! I'm kinda new to doing this kind of writing, but….well, I luv it! Funny, Amazing and AWESOME! Well Let's make this short& sweet, shall we? THIS IS ABOUT A GIRL.
The rest, I'm afraid is yours to find out.
Chapter 1: I'm Attacked By An Evil European Underwear Model
"Today, children, we are going on a field trip." My teacher, Mrs. Lucine said.
Really? And we weren't alerted about this how….?
The class went up in cheers.
"To the mall!" She finished.
WHAT?
The class cheered louder.
We never have EVER gone to the MALL as a field trip.
YES!
Everyone jumped out of their seats and ran for the door.
Wow, I thought, as I was getting onto the bus, being unpopular sucks.
Everyone had a seat buddy leaving me to sit all alone in the front.
Tear, tear.
I'm pretty much used to it. I mean, No one wants to be friends with the geeky smart girl, right?
Although, And not to be self centered, but, I don't really look like a geek.
I've got dark brown hair half way down my back.
It's naturally curly and even though almost every day people ask me how I keep my hair so perfect, I hate it.
I have big brown eyes, and I'm not really skinny, and I'm not really fat.
I'm SUPER, SUPER PALE. I swear.
Ghosts look at me and say, "Wow, and they call US pale!"
Yep.
Let me introduce myself.
I'm Benji Mintral. Yes, yes. I know. It's a weird name. Who knows, maybe my dad was some kind of hippy?
I never got to meet him.
Apparently, he left before I was born.
He came back after I was born, but I never saw him.
I live in Detroit, Michigan!
Yes! The state with the really bad economy!
I'm 13, and I go to The Hendrickson School for Exceptional Young People.
Or: HSEYP.
I love to swim. I have no idea why, but water is soothing to me.
I live with my mom and her new husband, Steve, in the suburbs.
It's pretty nice, but I miss the lakes.
I've only been to the ocean once, and I miss it. So much. The wind blowing back my hair. The spray of salt water in my face.
Sigh.
I looked out the window.
Whoa.
I get dizzy. Deep breath! Deep breath! Ugh. Motion Sickness.
As soon as we get there I jump off the bus.
"Ahhh." I sigh, leaning against a pole, and closing my eyes, enjoying the feel of solid ground.
"Happy to be here?" Mrs. Lucine asks as she walks by.
Haha. I guess.
"Um, Mrs. Lucine? What exactly is the point of this field trip?" I ask. Honestly, I was a little skeptic.
She looked dazed. "Because….uh…? Come along!"
What?
We followed her into the mall.
Why? Your probably going: "NO! NO! IT'S A TRAP!" Well, at the time, I just excused her odd behavior for midlife crisis.
Sorry, I didn't see it coming.
"Now, just go have some fun!" She yelled.
What. The. Flip.
Our class looked stunned.
Then simultaneously, they all screamed and ran in different directions of the brightly colored mall.
Well, this won't end well.
I was in Hollister when he came up.
(Ok, ok yes! I'm a prep! Don't judge.)
"Hey there." I heard. BRITISH ACCENT! A male voice. Deep. Most likely, 15? 16?
Sorry, shut up brain.
I looked up.
Oh snap!
The guy had white-blond hair and a small that Zac Efron would be jealous of.
He was tall, too.
Sigh…
Uh, he was wearing, ONLY his underwear.
What the heck?
"Oh, uh, hey." I said shyly, finally remembering to respond.
"Follow me." He said.
I did.
Oh. Now Don't be going "Wow. How much of a genius can this girl be?" I DIDN'T KNOW!
Anyway! Back to what happened.
I followed him down the corridor.
We reached the end and his beautiful smile disappeared.
The big idiot named Benji (me) Followed some random guy out of Hollister and into a deserted corridor of the mall.
Well. Don't blame me. He, it turns out, was some kind of monster that Charmspeaks people.
He turned to face me.
And in a COMPLETELY different voice then before, he said, "Time to die, hero!"
And attacked me.
I gasped then, I have no idea what took over me, but as he tried to slice my head off with the knife that suddenly appeared in his hand, I ducked.
I rolled over, grabbed his leg, and spun.
"OW!" He shouted.
"YEAH! THAT'S RIGHT! OW! EAT IT SONNNN!" I yelled. I jumped into the air.
But he grabbed my foot.
Crap.
I went down and tumbled onto the ground.
He tackled me to the ground.
He held the knife above my throat.
I squeezed my eyes shut.
"Say goodbye, pretty girl!"
Then boom.
I disappear.
I reappear on top of a house.
Yes. A house.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I scream.
What the heck am I doing here?
Better yet, What just happened? WHERE AM I?
I see people coming out of the building I'm on top of.
"HELP!" I shout.
They look up.
Even from up here, I see whoever it is, mouths drop.
"We'll get you down.
Then it hit me.
And with a wave of nausea, I passed out.
When I woke up, I was inside.
The first thing I saw were three faces looking down at me.
One, was a guy around fifty looking with a beard, and a wheelchair.
The second was a boy maybe two, three years older than me, with black hair, and green eyes.
The third was a pretty girl with blond hair, and stormy gray eyes.
Some how, I felt a connection with the black haired boy, not like a love connection or anything but…it was strange.
"She's awake!" The older guy said.
"Shhh! Don't scare her!" The girl said.
"Annabeth, I'm sure she's fine." The black hair guy said. Then to me, "Can you hear me?"
It took a lot of strength but I nodded my head.
I started to sit up, but the old guy gently pushed me back down.
"Not now, you're not strong enough." He said.
I was mad. "Who are you to tell me what I'm strong enough to do? I was just attacked by some crazy underwear model, and you're telling me what to do?" I sat up again.
Whoa. My vision went blurry and I quickly lay back down.
"I like her! She's feisty!" The black hair guy said.
The girl punched him in the arm and laughed.
I could easily see they were, boyfriend, girlfriend.
"Now, how about you tell us how you ended up on top of our roof?" Annabeth said.
I told them the whole story, and when I was done I felt almost perfectly fine.
"Wow. That's so rare…" The guy muttered. (Turned out his name is Chiron.)
Percy and Annabeth looked worried.
"We have to tell you something Benji." Annabeth said.
"You're a hero." Percy finished.
Huh?
"Uh, thanks?" I said, confused.
Chiron laughed nervously. "We don't know how, or why, but one of the gods has dropped you here for a reason. Have you ever heard of Greek Mythology?"
I nodded my head.
"Well, it's real. Heroes like Hercules, are actually real. As are the gods. They exist unknown to humans through something called, the Mist. It shields the vision of mortals from seeing monsters. That's probably what you had seen. You see, when a god….uh…..hooks up, with a mortal and have a child, the child is called a hero. They are half god, and half mortal. That is what your are. Most heroes are watched over by satyrs-" I cut him off.
"What do you mean, satyrs?" I asked.
"Half men, half goat." Annabeth answered.
"Oh. Okay. Er, proceed?" I said awkwardly.
"Anyway, they protect heroes as they get older. When a hero hits thirteen-like you- they start getting attacked my monsters. This is when they are normally taken here. To Camp Halfblood."
"I see." I said. Somehow, I wasn't surprised by any of this. "So who is my Parent?" I asked.
They looked at each other. "Well, we aren't sure yet until they claim you. Which should happen tonight, at the bonfire." Percy said.
"If you're feeling better, we can have some-" She was cut off by a girl running into the room,
"OMG! I think Loris is hurt! She fell into the lava pit!"
"Oh! Perfect timing! Raya, this is Benji, Benji, Raya! Raya is new here too! She can show you around." Chiron said, as he walked out of the room.
"Come on! I'll show you around! You're name's Benji? SWEET! I take it you haven't been claimed yet?"
She had dark brown hair like me, but she was super tall and super skinny, like a model.
I shook my head. Wow, she's full of energy.
"Good! Me either! Do you wanna eat together at dinner?"
"Sure!" I said.
Wow! I'm here 5 minutes and I make my first friend! I'm so proud of myself!
Wow. I'm a dork.
We ended the tour at the pavilion. The camp was beautiful! And it seemed like a LOT of fun. I couldn't wait.
I sighed. I only wished I was claimed.
We got some food and went to sit down at an empty table.
I was wrong. Even here at a camp for people who were apparently just like me, I was STILL an outcast.
That was proved when a mean-looking, pretty blonde girl walked past me, looked at me for a second, stuck her nose up in the air, and walked away.
"Welcome Campers!" I saw Chiron come into the center of the pavilion.
"Today we have to new campers, come on up Benji, and Raya!" He finished.
Oh, great. This is perfect. Ugh.
We got up and walked up to the center of the pavilion next to Chiron.
"No-" Suddenly, Chiron was cut off.
Behind me, the fire got huge. And outside, lightening crackled, and thunder boomed.
I heard the ocean crash against the rocks.
Everything got chaotic. Then I heard a gasp so loud it seemed synchronized with the campers.
Raya looked up and gasped too. Above her head was a black glowing, leaf, type of thing-The Helm of Darkness.
I have no idea how I knew that.
I slowly looked up.
Floating above my head was a glowing blue trident.
Yup! Well! I hope you like! Please review!(((:
