The Daughter of Death: The Underworld's weakness

Chapter one: I am a monster

I am Ariadne, the Daughter of Death. This is my story.

I was sitting on the palace steps. Yes I said palace, I grew up a Grecian princess in Corinth. I was sitting and thinking. I had done that quite a lot since I turned eight and my world fell apart.

I'm thirteen now and I've lived most of my life without friends since the incident. I had been playing tag with all the palace children on my eighth birthday. I was it and I quickly tagged a boy. He fell down and started to cough and cry.

All the children screamed for help, so only I heard the boy's last words, "You're a monster."

And for five years I believed him. Kids and adults alike avoided me. The only ones that stayed were my father and my tutor.

Okay let me back up. He isn't my real father. He was married to my mother a princess, and when she died in childbirth with me he took me in. I've always known my true parentage.

My tutor is the smartest person in the world. She has pretty blond hair and startling gray eyes. Her name is Cassia. She is three years older than me at sixteen.

I stood up off the steps realizing I was late for my lesson. As I walked in her mouth dropped. I looked myself over. Nothing was strange. My pitch black hair was in place. My dark black eyes were normal. Same with my scarily pale skin. Then I realized that's what she looks like when she has an idea.

"Thanatos," she whispered, "You're the child of Death."

I couldn't help crying.

My only friend had figured out my secret. She was going to hate me now if she hadn't already.

Her face turned pale.

"Why are you still here?" I screamed, "Why aren't you running away from me? That kid I killed was right I am a monster!"

She looked sad but she looked me in the eyes and said, "You don't choose your parents."

I looked at her shocked, "Are you a Half-Blood?"

She nodded. "Ari," she said quietly, "My father looked over the body, and that boy had a disease that would've killed him within a week anyway."

I got angry, "He could've used that time to say goodbye! I could at least seem like a normal human!"

She looked mad, "We don't have time for this," She said, "We have to get to Camp Half-Blood. You need to see Chiron."

I nodded all anger gone, "Let's go to Camp. I'll tell my dad."

(A/N I'm sorry this is so short. Please review. Read my other stories. I will give you blue cookies (::) (::).)