Hey guys this is the beta read version of Big Blue Eyes by KateLovesToWritethis is the same story with more details do not own.

It's been weeks since I've seen Magnus. Word spread from people's lips to the news that he had died, but I didn't believe it. I *wouldn't.* I couldn't believe my best friend was dead, not for one second. We were together at the bridge when it exploded. He said he would be right back and ran towards the bridge. Idiot. *'Who runs towards a burning bridge?'* I sigh and pull on the sleeves of my purple hoodie, so they covered my hands. It was late evening, the sun setting in the sky, when I took a walk. I ended up sitting on the ground in an alley to think. It beat staying in mine and my half-brother's usual camping spot. Most nights we slept under a bridge. That's where I met Magnus for the first time. My half-brother Garrison and I have been homeless for the past three years, ever since we ran from Garrison's abusive father. We left when I was thirteen, and he was fifteen. I hated staying at our campsite now that Magnus was missing. Garrison is never at the campsite, and he never lets me know where he goes. Before, it was fine because I had Magnus to hang out with. Now, it was just me. Even Hearth and Blitz were missing. So, I sat alone in an alley. I had just decided to leave and had gotten to my feet when a flash of light blinded me. Arms came out of nowhere and wrapped around me, lifting my feet off the ground. I screamed, struggling against the mysterious person as my heart pounded in my chest

"Shut up. It's me, idiot." The mysterious person said, setting me back on my feet.

*'Wait,'* I thought, stopping my screams. *'I know that voice...'* Slowly, I looked up to see who held me. As my eyes landed on his face, my heart stopped. It was Magnus, he was alive. Tears of relief and happiness filled my eyes and spilled over onto my cheeks.

"It's you!" I cried, looking into his gray eyes. "You're back." Then I remembered where he came "back" from, and anger filled my veins. "Where have you been?" I yelled. "You said you would be right back, but you never came!" Sobs spilled over as I let all of my emotions out into his chest.

Magnus held me tighter against him. "Glad you missed me, Em," He said with a smile in his voice.

I pulled back from his hug and hit him. "Stop! No jokes. Tell me where you have been and tell me now, before I punch you!" I demanded.

Magnus laughed. "Okay, okay... Turns out, I'm a demigod."

I tore myself from his arms. I remembered reading Greek and Norse mythology, so I knew what a demigod was; half human, half god. "Are you crazy? That stuff isn't real!" I yelled.

"Yes, it is," Magnus argued. "And I can prove it to you." He pulled a strange charm off the necklace he wore. As soon as Magnus took off the charm, it grew into a sword.

My eyes grew wide in shock, and I gasped. Then something even more surprising happened.

"Hi," the sword said. "Magnus has told me so much about you."

Next thing I knew, the ground was rushing up to meet me as I fainted.

~*~*E*~*~

I woke up around thirty minutes later. Right before I opened my eyes, voices reached my ears. I pretended to be asleep, so I could hear what they said. I heard a girl's voice- one I didn't recognize.

"Magnus, you idiot! Why did you tell her the truth? And why did you bring her *here?"* The girl demanded. She didn't sound happy.

"What did you think I was gonna do, just leave her there?" Magnus defended.

"Well, it would've helped our situation."

*'That's Blitz,'* I realized. I sat up, tired of pretending. "Blitz, really?" I asked. Glancing around, I realized I was in a house. It looked like a girl's room. *'Must belong to the girl Magnus was talking to.'*

"Good, she's awake," Blitz said.

Hearth, Blitz, Magnus, and a girl with a green scarf on her head turned to look at me.

"Hey, kid," Blitz said. "So, I heard Dumbledore told you some things. Well, he wasn't lying. And he likes you."

Magnus blushed, and looked away.

"Is that true, Magnus?" I asked, my voice hopeful.

Magnus scratched the back of his head and stuttered; "W-Well, yeah."

The girl with the green scarf spoke up. "Leave it to a girl to mess you up," she said, laughing at Magnus.