I was walking down the country road that led to my house in Deer Isle, Maine after a tough day at school. I love the shore and every about it, the way the waves lapped on the shore and the way they crashed against the rocks. Just the sound of that always made me feel better after a bad day. Today like every day I, Alyia Smith or Aly as I like to be called was teased because I lived in a shabby cabin a mile away and had mud splattered on my clothes, or my name was made up, or maybe it just was because I'm different. Like for instance when my class went on a fishing boat my line was like a fish magnet. The only thing I liked in this stupid town are my mum, Olivia Smith, the student that was staying with us Percy Jackson from New York to go to the oenology school, my best friends Lauren Brown, and Fred Johnson. I mean if you count the ocean that too, but can't only find that in Deer Isle.

I burst through the door and saw Percy there studying. "Happy 13th Birthday Aly!" he called after me as I ran into my room to do my homework. Yeah today was November 19, 2013 and I was turning 13. My Mom made it seem like a big deal, but I know it isn't one. Lauren and Fred were coming over for dinner and that wasn't out of the ordinary. Lauren came over like every other night because she lived with her dad who was a super model and always had women over, when ever that happened then she came over. She had long blonde hair and blue eyes, I think. Fred lived with his mom like me who worked as a gym teacher at the high school here in Deer Isle. Fred had short brown hair and brown eyes. My mom taught at the oenology school in the next town over. The weird thing was me and Percy had the same black hair and green eyes as me, many people thought we were related.

In my room I flopped down on the bed and started doing my homework. I had ADHD and so sitting still was very had, I still managed. Soon I heard a knock at the door I finished the last problem and ran to the door to see Percy and Lauren talking. "Happy Birthday Aly! Here's your present." I unwrapped the present to see a book on Greek myths. "Cool! Thanks Lauren" I thanked my friend. Then Percy gave me a small box, "Oh Percy you didn't have to get me anything." I said as I opened the box, "I didn't," Percy said, "Your dad did." "Yeah, Right," I muttered under my breath. That was probably the least likely thing I had ever heard in my whole life my dad was a total mystery to me. As I opened it I saw two things a dagger, yes the blade and a pen that looked just like Percy's. "This pen looks like your pen Percy," I commented, "Yeah," he said, "It's my swords twin, that is ralgia , or wave in ancient Greek." This all made zero sense all this Greek stuff, was there a theme? Just at that moment Fred burst through the door. "There's something following me," Fred panted, "and It's huge!"