Chapter 1:

Things are finally starting to look up, I have three best friends, Grace Muirhead, Breanna Christie and Kellie Cooper and an amazing mentor/idol Azura. I am nearly starting spring break and am stoked to go on holidays. That is, until I found out who I truly am.

It all started on the day after my twelfth birthday, the third last day of school. Mum had put my little sister Annalee to bed and my brother Riley was at a friends to stay the night. She looked me in the eyes with a scarily serious look and told me that we needed to talk. She told me to sit down on the couch and wait for her. I heard a knock and my mum going to answer it.

`Azura, thank you so much for coming, I know that you were going to tell her earlier and I am so sorry that I never let you. I love Lauren and don't want her to get hurt even though it will hurt me dearly to tell her this.'

Azura? I wondered for a few seconds as to why Azura would be here but then they both entered the living room and the thought left me.

`My dear.' Azura started. `Your… Mother and I have something to tell you, that we should have told you years ago.'

After listening to my mum and Azura explain lots of things to me I started automatically nodding, All these were things I already knew such as I was different, and that people were probably not going to accept me for it. The automatic nodding stopped after they told me the first thing that tore my life apart.

`Lauren, Azura is your real mother, I adopted you because it was too dangerous for you to live in Fairytopia with her.'

At first I nodded, not really taking in what I was just told but then it hit me.

`WHAT? I AM ADOPTED? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SOONER?'

I was so angry and shocked.

`Because to tell you would mean that you were in danger and now that you are twelve I think it is time for you to know your true past and to go to a different school, a camp, called camp half blood, in America.'

`Ok… ' I take a deep breath, knowing that I would yell at them if I didn't. `So first you tell me that I am adopted and that my mentor is my real mother and has been mentoring me, mostly to protect me and now you tell me that I have to go to a school/camp thing, in AMERICA! Do you even understand how hard this is for me?'

`Yes my dear,' Azura calmly tells me even though I have no idea how she is staying calm at a time like this. 'And I am sorry but it is about to get a lot harder.'

`Ok, sorry but I don't know how this could get any worse!'

`Well, this could be worse or better depending on what you think.' Azura took a deep, shaky breath and continues, 'As you were told before, I am your birth mother and I-I am the Guardian of a place called Fairy town, in Fairytopia.'

I snort as a laugh escapes my throat.

`I am sorry but why would someone call a place Fairy town or Fairytopia?'

`Um, well, because it is full of fairies, like myself and, like you.'

Azura waves her hand and a pair of gorgeous light blue wings appear on her back and I gasp,

`You? You're a fairy?'

`And so are you my dear.'

I look behind me where an identical pair of blue wings are on my back. I stand up and nearly trip over the coffee table. I look shocked at my mum and my `other mum' and stutter as I ask.

`So, this is why I need to go to the camp? Because I am part fairy? And why am I in danger?'

Azura looked sadly at her real daughter with her true wings on her back.

`No,' Azura says quietly.`The reason you need to go to camp halfblood is because of your father.'

`My father? Who is my father?' I had never met my father, my mum - or, who I thought was my mum - never told me about him and burst into tears whenever I tried to bring him up.

`Well he only told me his fake name, and the fact that he was a greek god. Chiron told me three years ago that we would need to send you to camp half blood as soon as possible but we didn't want to let you go or lose you. The reason you are in danger is because of Hades, God of the Underworld has many monsters who can smell the scent of a god or Half Blood and try to kill them.'

`Chiron? Like the horse/human creature from over one thousand years ago? Like, the one who trained Hercules? Wow. Ok, so you tell me that I am adopted, I have to go to a camp in America, I am a fairy, my life's at stake, I could die at any moment and my dad is a greek god. I totally understand.' I say sarcastically.

My vision starts to go blurry and I can hear Azura call my name frightenedly and I feel myself fall and my head hit the ground.

I see black and spots in my head when I finally open my eyes after what feels like two minutes of sleep, I see Azura looking over me and let out a breath as she sees my eyes open.

`You're awake? I was so worried.'

`You? You're here? I remember what you told me and then I remember getting really dizzy.'

I try to stand and get out of bed but Azura holds my arm.

`Please, just rest, you have been unconscious for nearly two days, you need to rest!'

`I am fine, Azura. Mum. Wait do I call you mum or Azura?'

`I don't mind but it may get a little confusing to call both Catherine and myself mum.'

I stand up and take two steps forward before falling onto my knees and grab at my spinning head.

`Lauren!' Azura cries as she rushes to help me up. She takes me back to my bed and helps me in.

`I am sorry, I didn't know how weak I was.'

`It's ok my dear.' Azura says. ' Just get some rest and I will see you to go to camp in the morning.'

`Night mum.' I whisper as I fall straight asleep.

Azura smiles, `Goodnight my dear.'