6 years later: The Runaway
A/N: Here's the next chapter! She's on the run and its 6 years after the prologue. Don't forget to review, follow, and favorite! Enjoy! :)
She'll seem older than 6 because of the way she's been treated.
Alina POV: 6 years old
I lay on the floor in agony after the beating my father gave me. Tonight a monster has somehow gotten into our house in Washington D.C. (A/N: It's close to Virginia…) My father, Robert, had yelled at me for endangering himself and my 4 year old little sister, Ellie. Ellie was born after an affair with a mortal woman, and my father dotes on her. He hates me though. I was told that I was a demigod, daughter of Aphrodite, during one of the beatings. He always called me 'freak' and 'disgrace to the family.' I lost my innocence early, and I am but six years old.
But that will change, because tonight I am planning to run away. As soon as my so called father and Ellie were asleep, I sneak to the pantry and grab some food, and a couple of water bottles. Then, I sneak into my father's room, go to his wallet, and take a 50. That would last me a while. Then, I would pray to my mom that I make it safely somewhere, and I gain some allies, but that's highly unlikely.
I then leave the house, taking one long look at it before I leave. I start walking away from it. This is probably a strange sight to some mortals, an innocent-looking 6 year old girl walking down the street with a little backpack, but luckily no one saw me, thank the gods.
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I have probably walked miles by now. It was dead of night, and a clock tower just a little bit farther away says 4 am. I stop at a little alley, and decided to call it a night, silently thanking my mother that I made it this far.
The next morning, I keep walking. My stomach was rumbling. I look down at the 50 dollar bill I stole. This will be useful. I find a Pizza Hut, and walk in towards the order station. The server, an unusually large man, turned to me with a fake smile. "And what is a little girl like you doing alone by yourself?" He says. I decide to make up some excuse. "My mother's in the car," I say. He nods. "I will take a slice of cheese pizza," I say, handing him the 50.
He hands me the slice of pizza in a box. "Here you are, Daughter of Aphrodite," he says with an evil smile. MONSTER ALERT!
The man, I realize, is very tall. Then it hit me. He is a Lastrogonyian Giant. (A/N: Sorry if I spelled that wrong, I don't have a copy of Sea of Monsters at the moment, remember the dodge ball game?) I start to run, but he pulls me back. "They say you'll be really powerful when you're older Alina," he says. "That you will be a hero." Not feeling very heroic right now.
"Not on my watch," he says, picking me up. He had his mouth open. I realize he was going to eat me. This is the end, unless some sort miracle happens. Someone yells, and a sword is put in the Giant's foot. He screams in pain, and lets go of me. Before I fall into the ground, I am pulled into someone's arms. They were safe, and strong. It was only a matter of time before I blacked out.
I wake up. I noticed I was at a house. It was like a safe house. And I was in a bed. "Hello?" I say. A girl hurries in. She had black hair and electric blue eyes she looked about twelve. "Luke, Annabeth. She's awake." She says. A boy of about 14 and a girl about 8. (A/N: In this she's 8 not 7) "Where am I?" I say. "Do you want to kill me too?" I ask. The boy shakes his head. "No," he says. "We're… like you." He says. "Demigods?" I ask. They all nod. "I'm Luke," he says. "This is Thalia," he says gesturing to the first girl, "and Annabeth."
I didn't want to be called Alina. "Call me… Lina." I say. "Lina," Annabeth says. "I like it." I laugh, and for the first time, I actually feel happy. "So," I say. "Thank you for saving me, and I think I've caused enough trouble for you. I'll just go now." I say. "No, stay." Annabeth says. "Luke, can she come with us?" "Please?" Thalia says. "Look at her, the poor girl's hungry." She examined me, and I could tell she was looking at the scars from my father. "Lina, are those scars?" She says. "No… they're…. just…. Fine. They are. I was abused by my father. End of story." I say. "I'm sorry," Thalia says. "It's okay," I say. "You don't have to give me pity." But instead all three of them pulled me in for a hug. "Welcome to our family, Lina."
-Two weeks later-
We were attacked by some nasty monsters, and Thalia's leg isn't faring too well. We were running through the woods, and Luke was holding both Annabeth and I's hands. "We're almost there!" He says. Annabeth and I roll our eyes. "You said that ten minutes ago." She says.
We reached this house. It was pretty big. "This is my mom's house," he tells us. He shudders. "Is your mom really horrible? Annabeth asks. "Can we see her?" I add. "NO!" He snaps at us. "Um… I mean… wait here… everything will be alright." Suddenly, a voice booms, "You should not have come here." We gasp. It was none other than… Hermes. "Father," Luke said disdainfully. "You should not have come," he says. "But you did. Come in the house, and bring your friends with you. "Thalia, Annabeth, and Alina." Hermes says. Beaming at us. "Alina?" Whispers Thalia and Annabeth. "I'll explain later."
We walk in. "Why don't your friends head into the kitchen?" Hermes says to Luke. He nods. Thalia, Annabeth, and I walk into the kitchen. Luke's mom puts medicine on Thalia's leg and bandages it. "My real name is Alina," I explain to them, "even though I completely hate that name, it ties to my past, so I'm calling myself Lina." I say. They nod, and I silently thank them for respecting that.
Suddenly we hear Luke yell "Thalia! Annabeth! Lina! We're leaving!" We scramble after him.
-One month later-
We were going to the camp that Luke set up for us. But a band of girls that looked to be about Thalia's age stopped us. "Greetings young maidens and boy." "Who are you?" I blurt out. The girl kneeled down to my level, which I don't like, it made me seem like a little kid. Wait a second; I am a little kid… oh well. "Well I am Zoe Nightshade, leader of the Hunters of Artemis," she says to me. Luke pulled me protectively behind him. "What do you want?" He snapped. "To have Thalia join us, and maybe these two," she says, looking at Annabeth and I. "We are most definitely not joining you," Thalia snaps. "Why not, they sound fun," I say. "Lina, you will have to swear off boys and never see Luke again," she explains patiently. "Oh," I say. "You will regret this, Thalia Grace," she warns and they all leave. We just keep walking.
-Six months later-
I lay in a bed one night, and I smile at the thought of how close of a family we have become. We help each other in our times of need. I suddenly see a boy, rummaging through our little food cooler. I get out of the bed, and realize his legs are… goats' legs. "LUKE! THALIA! ANNABETH!" I scream. They all get out of bed. "Lina, what is it?" Thalia asks. "That!" I point at the goat-thing. The goat-thing turns around. Luke holds out his sword, Annabeth holds out her knife, Thalia her spear. I just stand helplessly behind them, no weapon at all, just stealth and this little thing I got from my mother. She told me in a dream that it was charmspeak. It helps immensely.
"I'm… I'm… not here to hurt you," the goat-thing says. "I'm Grover… and I'm here to take you to camp." He says. "What camp?" Thalia asks. "A camp like a safe house for demigods," Grover says. "Which would be good for these two, they're so young," he says. "We were fine without you," growls Luke. "Luke, please," Thalia says. "We can't just keep wandering around forever, look Annabeth is 8 and Lina is only 6. They need a place to grow up," Thalia says. "Plus, if we keep going on like this, there's a high chance we'll all be dead in a year." He sighs. "Fine." He says. "I have one question Grover," I say. "Why do you look like half of a goat?" I say. "It's because I'm a satyr," he says. "Satyrs are half-goat half-human." He explains. "Oh," I say.
-Two weeks later-
We've been led through a bunch of twists and turns. Grover stops at a lair. "I think this is a shortcut to Camp Half-Blood," he says. We go in the lair. Suddenly I don't hear any footsteps anymore, and I hear voices, but I don't know what they are saying. "Annabeth?" I call. "I'm here," she says. "Where are Luke, and Thalia, and Grover?" "I'm not sure," she says. We walk into a room and gasp. Luke, Thalia, and Grover were there, all tied up.
A Cyclops was there. The Cyclops turned to Annabeth. "Now, Annabeth, don't worry. I love you. You can stay with me forever." He speaks in a male voice and I can tell that it was her dad. Annabeth looked horror-stricken. He turns to me, and speaks in my so-called father's voice. "Alina, I'm so sorry for what I did to you. Come back to me. Stay with me forever." He said. Without warning Annabeth stabbed him in the foot, and I run to untie Thalia and Luke's ropes. They took it from there.
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We were running for our lives. Monsters were on our tails. We have reached Half-Blood Hill. "Luke! Grover!" Thalia called. "Take Annabeth and Lina and go!" She says. "I'll hold them off." She adds. "NO!" We all scream. Thalia spoke softly to Luke and Grover. Luke grimaced and picked me up. I kicked and screamed against his grip. I was NOT letting Thalia die. Annabeth was doing the same thing with Grover. Then, everything went black….
I wake up on a bed. My first thought is Thalia. "WHERE'S THALIA!" I scream at the girl hovering over me. "Shhh just rest. My name is Silena Beauregard." Luke and Annabeth came in. They were both crying. "Guys where's Thalia?" I ask. "Lina… Thalia sacrificed herself. She's now that big pine tree," Luke said. I screamed. I sobbed. I couldn't be comforted. Soon, I stopped knowing I had Luke, I had Annabeth. I finally had a real family. I would ALWAYS remember Thalia.
A/N: How was that? That was sort of prologue part 2…. Next chapter will be 4 years later… Alina will be 10 going on 11. They'll meet Percy, the quest will happen and the Hogwarts letter will be in the picture! Hope you enjoyed it! :)
The Draco/OC won't happen for a LONG while… be patient!