A/N Hi this is my first ever attempt to write a fanfic so bear with me and review so I can make it .

Let me just say being a demigod wasn't exactly on my bucket list. I didn't want to fight monsters, go on life threating quests or blow up multiple schools. But one day I was plucked out of my school by a hideous one eyed monster and everything went crazy from there. Everything started out like this.

Let me introduce myself. I'm Myra Alvarez. Not my real name but we'll get to there. Currently 13 – soon to be 14. So let's start from I was 7.

My mum was Spanish mixed with some Chinese blood around here and there. Guess that's how I ended up being called Myra. When I was little we lived in a quiet little town. I liked it there we had a backyard, there was a lot of other kids and every weekend my mum would send me to my grandparents house and I'd get cookies and treats. I was practically living the dream.

Then when I turned 7,my mum suddenly packed our bags and we moved to New York. That was the last time I saw that quiet little town and everything in it. The city was different and loud but pretty soon I got used to it.

My mum was a single mother who worked multiple jobs so we could stay afloat. I've never met my dad. I don't even have a picture of him. Every time I asked about him I would get shut out. All I knew was he left before I was even born.

I never understood why he would leave her. My mum even though not as young as she used to be was pretty. She had curly black hair and soft brown eyes. Me on the other hand looked nothing like her. I had wavy dark brown hair, dirty blonde on the bottom and startling blue eyes. I guess I looked more like my dad than my mum.

I had very few friends at school. I had Wendy and Bethany but I'd hardly call them friends. The one person I who I considered a friend was Charlie. He was a good friend, slightly taller than me, messy brown curls and he used crutches.

I didn't realised I had zoned off until Charlie poked me with his pen.

"Myra, wake up."

I yelped a bit shocked from the pen he poked. Mr. Diablo, the substitute English teacher turned around holding a piece of chalk in his hand.

"Yes, miss Alvarez? Are we disturbing your little slumber?"

A couple of people around me snickered.

"Uh, no sorry I dropped my paper. I was just going to take it." I said. I mentally wanted to slap myself.

"Well then, maybe you can finish up this sentence for me." He said, holding out the chalk towards me.

I walked in front slowly and took the chalk from his hand. I squinted at the board, trying to make out the words written on it. My dyslexia wasn't helping much either.

"Something wrong Miss Alvarez?"

"I'm dyslexic. I can't read the sentence." I mumbled.

"I'm sorry, what was that? Speak louder."

"I have dyslexia." I said louder.

"My dear is there something stuck in your mouth? Perhaps you need to go see the nurse. Sounds like it's quite serious." Mr. Diablo said. I swear I could almost hear him laugh. This teacher really didn't like me for some reason.

"She's dyslexic sir. She can't read the sentence!" Charlie said loudly from his seat.

Mr. Diablo stared at him coldly.

"Right, well take your seat then ah Myra?" He said looking at the name list.

The class lasted for another 30 minutes before the bell finally rang. I packed up my stuff and tried to get out of the class as quickly as possible. Unfortunately…

"Myra, stay for a moment will you."

I turned around and walked towards the teacher's table in front.

"I heard from your Greek Mythology teacher that you are the best in her class, is that correct? She also said that you are the only person that has ever been able to read and recognised ancient Greek words so quickly and speak the language so fluently." He eyed me suspiciously.

"I don't know about the best but that is my only class that I am not failing." I said.

"And have you ever wondered why you are so good at this…subject?" Was he getting bigger?

"No, what does this have to-" I barely had time to finish my sentence when Mr. Diablo flipped the table and it crashed on the wall.

Where once stood the substitute teacher now was a 15 feet tall…Cyclops?

No way. This is not real. Cyclops are a myth.

But the one standing in front of me didn't look so much like a myth.

"I have been looking for you for years demigod" his breath was dreadful as he spoke.

I screamed and scrambled up trying to run for the door. When suddenly the door flew open and Charlie was standing there holding a long, bronze sword.

"Myra, catch!" He threw at me a dagger. First a Cyclops and now my best friend who was suppose to be on crutches is holding a sword and tossing me a dagger. What was going on.

The dagger skittered off towards the far side of the classroom.

As if by instinct, I ran for it and grabbed it and charged towards the Cyclops who was playing tag with Charlie. I got near its feet and slashed it and it howled and got down on one knee and immediately Charlie jumped on his back and stab him. The Cyclops let out a howling sound and slowly dissolved to dust.

"Charlie, what was that?" I asked in a shaky voice.

Charlie looked at me. "There's no time to explain. We hate to go get your mum."

I don't know why but I held onto the dagger. I grabbed my bag and ran after Charlie who seemed to be much faster without his crutches.

By the time we got to my apartment I was out of breath.

"Ms. Alvarez!"

My mum came running out off the kitchen and she looked at the both of us.

"Oh no, no no. It can't be. She's still so young." My mum looked at Charlie.

"I didn't expect this too but she has to go. Please." Apparently the both of them seemed to have forgotten I was in the room.

"Hey! I'm standing right here. And I think I deserve an explanation to what happened to me back there."

"Myra, you'll find out everything soon. Okay honey. But now I need you to follow Charlie and do exactly what he says alright. Listen to him. He'll protect you." My mum gently touched my face and I saw tears forming in her eyes. The only time I've ever seen her like this was whenever I asked about dad.

"Myra come. You're not save here." Charlie grabbed my hand.

"But mum, what about you?" I was about to cry too.

"I'll be find. Your safety is more important now. Go!"

I looked at my mother one last time before Charlie grabbed my hand and pulled me out the door. He got my mum's car and started the engine.

"Wait! You're only 14 you can't drive!" I screeched as he pressed on the pedals and the car went zooming on the streets.

After a long silenced I asked "Charlie, that thing back there. What was it?"

He sighed "Myra, that thing back there was a Cyclops."

"Like in the myth?"

"Yes, like in the myth only it's not a myth. Everything we learn in Greek Mythology class back at school is real. The gods, the monsters and demigods."

Despite everything that had happened I wanted to laugh. "Charlie, you're scaring me here. Stop joking around. What's going on here. Why are we leaving New York?"

"Myra, oh Hades I swear once you get to camp you'll understand everything."

"Camp? What camp? Did you and my mum plan to send me to a military school or something"

"We're almost there. Just a few more-"

"LOOK OUT!"

The car turned upside down and we were tumbling towards the woods. Charlie and I screamed as the car got totalled.

Everything was blur after that. I remember being pulled out of the car by a few people and I saw a group of kids in orange t-shirts holding swords and shields fighting some creature.

"It's okay. I got you." I saw a blur of blonde hair and everything went black.

A/N Yeah so that was the first chapter. Hope you guys like it and review if you have suggestions or anything. Thanks

~PenNamedRiptide