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"Andro," Miss Roberts said "It is your turn."
We were in the theater practicing for a play. The theater was huge with actual light crews and all. It could fit about a thousand people! Anyway, the play was compulsory. The play was about the war with the giants.
Technically, I didn't like the idea of pretending to be my mom, Hecate. Sure it'll be tempting. Getting to use powers in front of mortals and not afraid of them thinking that I'm weird. In the script Hecate was seen immolating a giant named Clytius, with her torches.
I was dressed in dark robes, holding twin torches. I lashed around with the torches while Alex Ruxon stomped his feet and bellowed in glee.
When we were taking a break, my least favorite male mortal- Brad- appeared. He was tall and athletic. He's a pain if you consider a boy hitting on every single girl in school a bad habit. His hair was cut Superman style and he had blue eyes.
Brad was hitting on Sadie which was a mistake he did often over the pass months. Sadie had a boyfriend named Walt Stone. I personally wanted to stab him with my knives but things could get messy. Sadie made a disgusted face and slapped him then stormed off. I laughed along with my friends.
"ANDRO! NADINE! ASHLEY! Hey girls!" Brad came up to us. Nadine and Ashley were twin who looked like younger versions of Cher Lloyd (another one of my favorite British singer). Nadine and Ashley were shorter and more timid than I was so they look at me for help. The girls hid behind me. "Come now girls, no need to be scared of old Brad Munro! I can take you on a date!"
It's been three weeks since I was here, still I can't put up with the attitude in this school.
"For the hundredth time, Munro! Get out of my sight!" I snapped and pointed my fake torches at his chest. He just pushed pass me and wrapped him arms around the twin's shoulders. Anger roared in my ears. I could stand people like him and I definitely couldn't stand people ignoring the fact that I was proving a point. I swung my torch on to his head.
He cleverly dodged it and tried to hit me. I smacked his hand away and tackled him. I slid a Swiss knife from a hidden pocket and dug my combat boot harder into his chest. Everyone in 5 meters gathered around us. I could feel the crowd gathering. It was a chance to prove myself.
"Listen up, Munro! Every girl wants you DEAD! I know why you're asking every girl out! It's because no girl ever said yes! STOP IT! Being a jerk won't help you at all!" I growled and slapped him. Then I stood up. I brushed away the dust and disgusting germs of the boy. Some girls came up and clapped me on the back while some cheered. The boys just left. Some were amused that a girl finally stood up to him while some weren't amused that there weren't any fighting action going on.
Brad pointed at me and said "You'll pay! Meet me at the gym after school where I would beat the heck out of you!" He stood and scampered away.
"Oh, I'm so horrified!" I said sarcastically "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! I'LL BE THE ONE SHOWING UP AND NOT YOU!"
"Second day in school and you're causing trouble…Why am I not surprised? Careful you don't want to get kicked out!" A male voice said behind me. I turned around and saw a familiar face. I was looking at an American Chinese boy about my age. He was slightly taller than I was and had messy black hair and nice black eyes. He wasn't bad looking, I suppose. (Well, not exactly good looking ether)
"Not you again!" I groaned "What are you doing here, Nerd?"
"Stop calling me that! I'm not a nerd and I've got a name! It's Zack! Spell it with me," Zack hissed "Z—A—!"
"Ah! Shut up! NO MORE SPELLING!" I snapped and covered my ears.
Zack Peazer was a friend of mine. To be honest, he's close enough to be my brother. He was a family friend and neighbor since I was seven. His dad was American while his mom is Chinese but he's the son of Athena. When I was seven my family moved to Malaysia for some reasons, we became neighbors and he went to the same primary school with me. By twelve, we meet Nico di Angelo, a son of Hades, and he convinced us of the crazy world of gods. We moved to Manhattan earlier this year and, of course, our parents chose to be neighbors again. Since I got kicked out of our previous school, he would love to remind me of my failure.
He laughed. I just glared at him. "Why and how did you get here?"
"It's my school's visitation day… or something like that." He shrugged "Come on! Let's get lunch!"
…
We were joined by some of my friends and Zack's friends which were really awkward. Among my friends were Sadie (obviously), Cheryl, Jia, Seraphina and the twins. They were all my age and all girls because no guy would be stupid enough to annoy me. As for his friends, a girl named Paige (the only female among his friends to be honest), Sam, Adrian, Tony and Greg.
"Well, this is awkward!" Sadie announced "I can't eat my jelly babies with people I just met!"
I cleared my throat hoping the thick headed son of Athena would start a conversation for us. Zack just looked around awkwardly. That may have made me less patient. I kicked his knee as he was sitting opposite of me.
"OUCH! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" He demanded while the boys laughed as if they never seen Zack react that way before. I cleared my throat again. Zack's eyes widen as if finally understanding. Seriously, I can't believe he's still a son of Athena!
"Uh, ouch… Anyway, erm, she's got a blackbelt." Zack rubbed his knee.
"That would explain the sheer violentness." Greg teased. I stared daggers at him. "Um… sorry?"
"Really Paige," Sadie said. "How do you put up with them?"
We laughed.
The conversation continued until Zack and his friends were summoned for an assembly thanks to their school. "The fun's gone!" Sadie said "Say bye to your boyfriend, Andro."
"He's not—!" I protested.
"Andro Pedderson?" A woman asked. Oh great, the personal assistant of Mrs. Liard is here. She must have heard of the little fight I had earlier. The girls gave me sympathetic looks.
"Yes," I murmured and followed her towards the office. The journey was dreadful. I hope I didn't get kicked out. If I did, it's Brad's and Zack's fault. Why Zack? He said that I would get kicked out. Well, not in those exact words.
The woman opened the door and pushed me in. Mrs. Liard was in her early fifties. She had long grey curly hair and piercing brown eyes. The headquarters was huge and filled with stacks of students' files. Mine was on her table. I swallowed. I wasn't scared. No. I was nervous. Mrs. Liard may be old but she radiated power and confidence.
"Sit," She ordered and pointed at the velvet red chair opposite her table. I did as I was told. I didn't want to get into more trouble.
"I've been in contact with your old school lately, girl." Mrs. Liard stared at me with enthusiasm. "They said you were… Troubled? Yes. The teachers have been studying your behavior for the past week."
I simply shrugged. Mrs. Liard leaned forward from her arm chair "Take a look." She said and tossed me my file.
I flipped through page by page. There was nothing much. Only my painting and sketches from the previous school. Some were really horrid. I hate my art even though I'm known to have a deep interest in art. What does she want with these junk? "What's your point? I'm a terrible art student and I should just move to another school and burn all of these?" I snapped at my principle.
Mrs. Liard seemed amused which basically confused me even more. "My point? Take a guess. Terrible art student? Not to me. Move to another school? More like another specialty, girl."
Mrs. Liard took the file from my fingers. "No, don't burn them."
"Another specialty?" I asked. Does anyone understand this old lady? Say I? No? Okay, then.
"Here," And she tossed me an envelope. I opened it. Basically, it was all gibberish to me. I never liked reading documents anyways. My eyes gazed at a few highlighted words.
"You will be transferred to a new class."
"EXCUSE ME?!" I shouted. I couldn't believe it. Of all of the specialties in the school, they had to toss me into art? What's wrong with my acting? I was furious. I was definitely imagining a hundred ways to torture that woman.
"Let's not shout. You're transferred and in there is also your new time table. Now, get out of my office." Mrs. Liard shooed me away. A lump of hot white anger was boiling in me.
"I WAS NEVER PLANING TO STAY ANYWAYS!" I swung the door open. I may have risked my chances of staying in school but I didn't care anyways. How can someone just plan my life, my future without my permission?! I slammed the door shut with a "BANG" and the glass shook violently.
I stormed pass everyone, shoving people out of my way. I looked up at the clock on the wall. School was almost over. How long was I in there?! I only had one thing on my mind: VENGEANCE
I made my way to my locker. I pulled out my leather jacket. It was a magical jacket to be honest with you. It can magically fit almost everything in there. Of course not including big things like cars and junk. The jacket was nearly weightless and you can't feel your items in it.
I put it on while I made my way to the gym. I wasn't scared. I had a bad feeling about the fight. I should pack some magic weapons, right? You know, just in case.
"HEY! Get out!" I shouted as I pushed open the doors. I took a look and scanned my surroundings. Empty. No one was there.
The door locked behind me. I whirled around and kicked at the door. The metal against the two side of the door were melted into each other. It didn't budge. I slammed my combat boots into the glass. Not even a scratch.
"Hello," a voice said. Brad. I knew that pain of a voice anywhere. I turned around and tapped my bracelet. It immediately expanded into a wooden staff with a drakon head. Drakons, not to be mistaken with Dragon. Drakons are Greek monsters and millennia older.
"What's this?" I demanded. He was in his usual stupid "HI-I'M-TRYING-TO-IMPRESS-ALL-FEMALE-BEINGS" outfit. Behind him was his pack of goons. About six of them. "Isn't this a one-on-one combat? Or are you just scared a girl's gonna whip your bum? Wait… I already did! Haha. Now, EXPLANATIONS!"
Brad laughed. Horrifyingly, his voice grew deeper. He grew in body height and so did his friends. They grew and grew until they were at least 8 feet tall. They had tattoos covering their bodies. Their teeth were huge and they smelled horrid. Huge metal balls the size of dodge balls appeared next to them. I swallowed.
Laistrygonians. I thought. Northern giants. Cannibals. BIG, BIG, TROUBLE.
"Who's scared now?" Brad and his goons laughed evilly. Disgusting. "Witness your death, girl."
"No way, pal. You know I have a record of not losing a fight, right?" I grinned. It was true. I beat Clarisse La Rue (In a way) back in Camp Half-Blood. She's the worst of the child of Ares, god of war. "You can't possibly kill me."
"We'll see about that, puny girl." One growled. They picked up the cannons."Game time."
"FIRE!" Brad ordered. I pulled out two big knives in each hand and ran for the wall. Their cannons zipped pass me. The only way is to get rid of the cannons first. Only way is to let them waste all of the cannons.
I dug the knives into the wall and climb it like the climbing walls in Camp Half-Blood except replace the lava with flaming cannons of doom. It was definitely impossible to survive the impact but I was a fire elemental I can't be burned.
I leaped of the wall with Brad screaming "DIE ALREADY!" Not a chance buddy. I completely forgot about my staff. I dropped it on the floor somewhere. I dodged cannons after cannons. I got engulfed in tons of flames. Wait, flames! How could I be so stupid?
I summoned the fire and sent it crashing into them. "IN YOUR FACE!" I shouted. I kept swinging my arms controlling the fire, wrapping them like a present. I was worn out and tired. I was using all my energy in a few simple spells. "Semitam flammis: INCAENDIUM Chaos!"
Translation: Latin to English: Path of flames: Wildfire Chaos
Magic spells are often used in Latin instead of Greek. Don't ask why.
"You're an idiot to think you can kill us in fire!" One jumped out. They were perfectly fine. The way I am. Oh, right. Like Cyclopes, they were fire resistant. It was 1 against 7. The odds were low. The explosions has caused some parts of the walls to crumble. The student still weren't aware. What happened to the ones living in the dorms? How can they not hear this wreckage?
"It's magic, stupid." Brad laughed, "NOW DIE!"
Instinct took over me. "HA-DI!" I shouted and trust out my staff. Whatever that was. Definitely not Latin or any language I know but oddly, I knew what it meant. Destroy.
A weird symbol appeared in front of the group of monsters. And everything exploded. I was tossed back and I slammed into the door. Everything was in chaos. The smoke and debris rained on me. I heard a cough.
"What? What did you do?! MY BROTHERS!" Brad waddled out of the mess. "YOU WILL PAY!"
My sight was blurry. I couldn't make out where exactly he was. All I saw was shadows and dust. I patted the floor around me trying to find my staff. My jacket was missing. It was most likely blasted off me. It was indestructible. "No…" I murmured. The knives were missing too.
Brad ran towards me. The floor rumbled. The shadow grew bigger and got closer to me. I was toast. A girl my size can't take on a giant. It's done for.
I'm dead.
"GO GET A LIFE!" A voice shouted. And something slammed into the shadow that I believe was Brad. The dust started to clear. A horrible shout bellowed. I heard sounds of stabbing and swatting. When everything cleared, Zack was standing on a pile of golden dust. Brad's disintegrated body.
Zack flashed me a peace sign. He was covered in golden dust and was holding a three feet long leaf shaped sword. He was in the same clothes as before. "How you doing?"
"How—It's— Mist— But." I gawked and cleared my throat "How did you find me?"
"It was really loud. Explosions and you screaming are loud noises." He said sarcastically. Would be helpful if he came earlier, yes? My skirt was torn. Good thing I wear knee length trousers all the time. "The teacher's won't let me go!"
Great, he read my mind again. He walked away and picked up my staff and jacket. "Can't find your knives, though." He passed me my belongings.
The staff shrank into a bracelet and fitted itself around my wrist. I wore my jacket. "It's destroyed." I said.
Zack asked and walked me to my locker "What was that glowing hieroglyph about?"
I stopped in my tracks. "Hieroglyph? It's… I don't know. You're the son of Athena!"
"So you admit I'm smarter than you!" He leaned against the lockers. His eyes gleamed with enthusiasm.
I stared daggers at him. "Shut your stinky mouth. Two words: Mouth. Wash." I unlocked my locker hoping to find any food in there. Yes, I do store food in odd places. Happy?
The locked glowed brightly. We covered our eyes. When the light faded, a golden pendant hovered in mid air in front of me.
Zack stare in astonishment "W-what is t-t-that?!"
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