Disclaimer: I own a room, a dog, some money, and other personal items. I do not own the Percy Jackson and the Olympian or the Heroes of Olympus series, all credits go to Rick Riordan .

The school year was doing fine until my science teacher exploded. I know what you're thinking: calm down kid, everyone gets mad once in a while. But that's not the point, I literally caused my science teacher to undergo spontaneous combustion. The worst part about it is that it's not the first time. Strange things away happen to me, especially at night.

My heart raced as I ran through the empty streets, "No, please, no!" I muttered as I collapsed into the shadows of an alley. A looming figure towered over me.

"Don't worry sweetie, it'll be painless. I think..." My science teacher mused.

"Ms. Greenfield... I-I don't know what I did." I stuttered.

"It's not what you did sweetie," Ms. Greenfield hissed" it's what your parent did!" her forked tongue flicked, wings sprouted from her back and the ruler she held turned into a dagger.

"Wait?" I thought "forked tongue? Wings, dagger?" " You're a harpy..." I croaked, my throat growing dry. Those half bird half female monsters from Greek myths who terrorized towns and heroes were as horrible as they sounded.

"Yes dear, you did pay attention in class, too bad you won't have class anymore!" she shrieked and lunged for my throat. Before I could dodge, a figure jumped in front of me.

" Are you alright?" a female voice called. A bow magically appeared in her hands, she removed an arrow from her quiver and shot the monster dead, it shrieked in pain and I grabbed an arrow from the girl's quiver to finish it off. The harpy exploded into a burst of sandy powder and was whisked away from the wind. I studied the girl's face, she had electric blue eyes with spiky black hair, she radiated power like a beacon. She extended her hand,

"Hi, I'm Thalia, Thalia Grace. I'm a... a demigod: half mortal half god. I know this is a lot to take in but, you've got to listen. Now that you know who you are, you are in danger. Luckily, I know somewhere safe that you can stay, safe away from monsters. It's nearly 50 miles away but, you can follow us. That was some skill there." I shook her hand, politely thanked her and agreed to follow her.

It's been nearly a week since that conversation, the hunters and I have been on the run 24/7. Ever since I joined them temporarily, more and monsters seem to attack. No one says this directly but, I know that everything is my fault. The gods don't approve of me joining the hunt, even if only temporarily. Artemis especially, she hasn't come to help. I saw her once but, she saw me watching her and with a pained expression, turned away. I guess that I just need to get to Camp Half-Blood, the safe house that Thalia mentioned.

I had started to pick up some useful skills, I knew how to summon my bow, use one-on-one combat, hunting, sprinting, and swimming. I befriended one hunter, in particular, Maelyn, with her long dark hair and startling green eyes, she was the perfect of a hunter. Brushing my hair back, I ran into the woods wielding my silver dagger, in 5 minutes, I had already caught a small deer with silver and tan fur. I gutted the carcass and left an offering for Artemis. I then hauled the meat back to camp. Within minutes the scent of a smoky fire and delicious deer meat were wafting towards me. After a fine meal of deer meat and wild onions, I walked towards my cabin to use the rest of the deer.

The rules of the hunt were simple, "If thou catches, thou shares. Thee who catches then keeps what is left." I had the antlers and the pelt, along with a few strips of dried venison. I observed the sleek shiny pelt and wondered what clothes I could make from it, I had two shirts two pairs of loose pants, one skirt, and a fine woven chiton. I shrugged my shoulders and sliced the hide to create a new shoulder strap and a belt for my hunting knives, I also sewed myself a silver girdle. When I dropped my sewing needle I looked outside and realized how late it was.

The moon shone bright, cutting through the crevices of the tent like a dagger. I got out of my sleeping bag and stepped outside, the moon was halfway through the sky, Artemis was halfway done with her job. The moon had a slightly silvery glow, with a frosty edge, I could barely see the blurred outline of a snow white horse galloping through the sky.

Sitting down on a dark log, I stared at the moon and somehow felt more powerful, alert of everything around me, including Neha, one of the newer members.

"The moon is beautiful today, Lady Artemis has outdone herself." She whispered, sitting down next to me. "I can sense your nervousness around milady." I couldn't help but nod. I reminded Artemis about something, something that hurt her. I couldn't help feeling guilty, keeping her away from the rest of her followers. We sat for what seemed like only a few minutes, but the fading moon and rosy hue of dawn revealed that we were there for hours. Neha walked back to a tent to prepare breakfast. I, on the other hand, continued to stare at the moon until it disappeared. As soon as it did, I felt exhausted, cue the effects of staying up half of the night. I yawned, started towards the food tent when a voice frantically called:

"Jade! Thalia! Neha! Help!" Immediately, the three of us ran towards the woods in the direction of the voice.

"Help, help! It's back!" another voice shrieked.

Charging through the bramble, Neha and Thalia exchanged nervous glances. We were all picking up speed, running towards the cries of "help" Stopping in a clearing, Kyra and Ananya were wielding their silver and Celestial Bronze weapons, slashing and shooting at a shadowy figure. Thalia and Neha sprang into action, whistling for other hunters while gawking at the beast. Within seconds, five more hunters joined us, they all ran into the battle blocking blows and shooting arrows. As I ran towards the monster, I made out a furry outline with horns on its head,

"No," I whispered "Oh my gods, no..."

Alright, that concludes my first chapter of my first story of my second account. Thanks for reading, next chapter will be out in about 2 weeks. Have fun reading! Demigods, UNITE!