Hello everybody! :) This is my first Percy Jackson and the Olympians fanfic. I just read the books and they were totally AMAZING. Thanks everyone for reading and please review when you're done! Fun fact: The main character's name is actually my Chinese name hehe.

I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

"STAY AWAY FROM ME!" I shouted hysterically as I ran with all my might through the Manhattan alleys. My heart was pounding hard against my chest and I felt as if my thighs were on fire. It was past midnight and I could see by breath in front of my face.

I glanced over my shoulder to see if 'it' was still following me.

The former cleaning lady of my dad's restaurant now had black leathery skin and huge wings. Her talons were spread in my direction, ready to tear me to little pieces.

"Come here, you insolent little demigod." She hissed.

"Not happening!" I shouted and accelerated my pace. This has been by far my worst encounter with a monster, and trust me, I've had my share. Just when you think you know someone BAM! Ten heads come flying out from its shoulders.

I ran until I was face to face with a dead end.

"No!" I smashed my fists against the cold brick wall. Where now?

"You have no where to run now. " A raspy voice said spat from behind.

I turned my body slowly, and not ten five feet from me stood the ugly bird lady. I took back a few steps until by back was squished against the wall. My legs began to shake and tears fell from eyes.

"What do you want with me? LEAVE ME ALONE!" I screamed. The monster just laughed horribly, then she launched towards me.

This is it. I shut my eyes tightly and waited for the pain that never came. I carefully opened one of my eyes to see what was taking so long.

"What the-" I murmured.

A buff guy with a sword stood between the monster and me. His head was shaved and he had a rainbow tattooed on one of his arms. He was wearing some kind of bronze armor over an orange T-shirt that said "Camp Half-Blood".

"Stay back." He ordered me, and I was happy to obey.

"Let's finish this quick and easy, you harpy." He said defiantly. The harpy hissed and spread her talons to attack rainbow-boy. I'm not sure what happened after that. All I know that in five second the harpy had vanished in thin air and the guy stood proudly with the sword still in his hands.

"Are you still alive?" He came over to me and kneeled. "Hello?"

"Y-yeah, I'm f-fine." I answered as if nothing had happened. "Well, thanks for saving me and everything, but I have to go now." I began to walk away when he called,

"Wait! Don't you have any questions about what just happened?" He looked at me curiously.

"As a matter of fact, I have like a million. But I think I'm better off not knowing." I turned around and kept walking.

"Monsters will keep following you until you do something about it." He crossed his arms.

"What am I supposed to do? I'm fifteen years old. I work at my dad's Chinese restaurant. I have dyslexia, for crying out loud!" I said, trying to make him see how powerless I really was.

"Okay, listen." He sighted. "There is a place for people like you."

"You mean freaks like me." I said coldly.

"No, stupid. Just listen for a second." He was starting to get frustrated. I ignored the fact that he just called me stupid and nodded for him to go on.

"They can help you. They can train you. The city is not a safe place for people like us."

"And exactly what are we?" I raised an eyebrow.

Silence.

"Here's the interesting part of the story. We are demigods." He widened his eyes as if he had just told me the secrets of the universe.

"Demi-what?" I chuckled. "Look, I really have to go now. We'll talk another time."

"Demigods. Half human half god. It means one of your parents is a Greek god. That's why monsters tend to attack us."

I thought about it for a moment.

"Well, that would explain a lot." I concluded.

"Wait. You believe me?" He looked astonished.

"I was attacked by a cleaning lady/harpy today, why wouldn't I believe you? I mean, it sounds crazy and everything but-"

I didn't even get to finish my sentence and the guy was already dragging me by my arm to somewhere.

"That saves a lot of time!" He looked relieved. "It usually takes me about two hours to convince the newcomers to follow me."

"Uh, right..." I muttered. "Where are we going?"

"To your new home." He said quickly. "But we'll make a short stop at your current house so you can grab your stuff."

"Wait one freaking second." I halted. "Who said I was going anywhere with you?"

"So you want these monsters to follow you until you or those close to you get killed?"

I kept silent.

"Yeah, I thought so." He sounded pleased with himself.

When we finally stopped, we were standing in front of a...chariot?

"Trust me. This is the fastest way to travel." He hopped on and I did the same. I was feeling pretty damn stupid standing in a chariot like that, but rainbow-boy was completely serious.

"I'm Butch, by the way. Son of Iris." He said proudly. I didn't even know who was Iris, but I introduced myself anyway.

"I'm Jia. Jia Li."

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"Could you hurry up?" Butch said impatiently. Meanwhile I had my head down a garbage can outside the restaurant.

"Right. Because this is just where I want my head to be. Inside a-" But I had to stop.

BLERGH!

Let's just say that when Butch said the chariot was the fastest way, he wasn't kidding.

"Here." Butch handed me some tissue. I took it and wiped my mouth.

Smooth, Jia. I thought.

"No worries. Happens all the time." He patted me in the head like I was a little puppy and then went inside the restaurant. It almost sounded like he was proud of his ability to make people sick with his chariot driving.

"Dad!" I called. The strong smell of Chinese food filled my nose as soon as I opened the door. The restaurant was completely empty and the chairs where already placed on top of the tables.

"Is that you, Jia?" He answered in Mandarin, his first language.

"Yeah. We've got a visit." I said as I motioned Butch to take a seat.

"Welcome!" A slim silhouette appeared from the kitchen. He had his best business smile and his delicate features looked tired after a long day of work. Still, he was handsome as ever.

Butch simply stood up and said,

"I come on behalf of Camp Half-Blood. It's time, Mr. Li." He said. "I'll give you a moment alone." Then he walked out of the restaurant. My dad held his breath for a moment. Seems like he knew exactly what Butch was talking about.

"Dad?" I only switched to Chinese when it was really serious stuff. "Is it true? Do I have to leave? He told me something...weird about mom. It can't be true, right?"

Father stroked my hair gently.

"I'm afraid so, darling." He gave me a sad smile. "But this is part of your destiny. I knew it since the day I met 'her'. Soon, you'll understand everything. I promise."

A tear rolled down his cheek and I wiped it with my sleeve. I guess that somehow I always new I was different. Deep inside I was sure that sooner or later I would have to deal with everything; the strange creatures that follow me everyday, the secrets I know my mom keeps from me, and above all, my father's disappearance.

"I'll come back, dad. This is not forever. I assured him, but honestly I wasn't sure.

I ran up stairs and began to pack. I'm not even sure if that was called packing. I just randomly threw whatever clothes I had and threw it inside a duffle bag. I changed to denim shorts, a white hoodie, and my worn out converse sneakers. My hair barely went past my ears so there was no use in trying to tie it or whatever.

Before leaving, I hugged and kissed my dad, who was waiting for me down stairs. I tried to comfort him as much as I could, but it was getting late according to Butch.