Meeting Mortals

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Chapter eleven

*IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE A/N! MAKE SURE YOU READ IT!*

Ari's POV

I glance around, hoping I wasn't seen.

No, too bland.

Rolling over, I hop to my feet, hoping I wasn't spotted.

Too action-y too early.

I went to sleep.

Definitely not.

I grit my teeth, trying not to kill my younger brother.

Wait... My OC doesn't even have a brother.

I am completely out of inspiration. Sighing, I close my laptop. Maybe a walk will help get my creative juices flowing again.

I get as far as the door. Then, taking one look outside, I think that maybe a walk isn't such a good idea. Strange, I don't remember the weather report saying anything about pouring rain and crazy lightning.

Looking around the kitchen, I finally spot the cocoa powder. Pouring it, some sugar, and some water into the saucepan, I set the mixture to heat on the stove. Once it starts to boil, I add in some milk, and continue to get it heat for a while longer. Once it's done, I add in a bit of vanilla, as well as a few marshmallows. Bringing it, and my laptop over to the kitchen table, I take a few sips of hot cocoa before trying to write.

A bunch of half formed ideas swirl haphazardly around my head, too fast and disjointed for me to jot down for later, and none of which quite seem to fit the story I'm trying to write. I decide to reread my story, to refresh my memory, and hopefully give me a few ideas on the next chapter.

I've almost finished my hot cocoa, and rereading my story was a complete fail. I've got a pretty bad case of writer's block. I think that if I can't think of anything before I finish my cocoa, I'll text one of my friends.

My cocoa's gone, but I just remembered that all of my friends are at work, and won't be able to respond. Maybe... Ah yes, the weather's cleared up. I think I'll go for that walk.

As I walk, I continue to brainstorm ideas, discarding each before it's even been fully formed. I'm not really paying attention to where I'm going, but I'm not surprised when I find myself in front of the town library. I'm here a lot, so when I go into autopilot mode, I often find myself here. Maybe I'll read a bit while I'm here. It might help me crack my writer's block.

Once inside, I immediately notice that I'm not alone, despite the rain. A large brunette boy and a scrawny redhead were inside, too. They looked like a couple, which just goes to show that opposites really do attract. The boy wasn't paying any attention to the books, just looking at the girl, who was flying through the shelves. And I thought I read fast. At the rate she's going, she'll have read the whole library before the storm ends. And our library is big.

As she read, I heard the girl muttering things to herself, "...cheese...ella doesn't like cheese...bad for harpies..." That last comment really surprised me. I had no idea cookbooks were getting so desperate with their names. Not that I was judging or anything. I was here to read, nothing more.

The boy (who was extremely large, by the way) shifted on his feet, asking, "Uh... Ella? When can we go? This place smells funny." I was surprised that even though he was huge, and his voice was deep, the boy seemed genuinely nervous, and the way he spoke seemed almost... Child-like. He sounded like a small child that wanted to leave the mall so he wouldn't get lost. I expected the girl (Ella?) to brush off his comment, or tell him to get away, but she didn't.

She looked up, saying, "Ella likes books. But Ella likes Tyson more. And Ella trusts Tyson's trust of smell. Ella will leave now." The newly dubbed Tyson blushed at that, and the two went to leave. I smiled, thinking how cute the two were together.

Of course, something went wrong. I was looking at the shelves when it happened, so I'm not entirely certain what happened. What I do know is that I heard a commotion outside, and when I went to look, the couple was there. Ella was flitting about screaming, and for a second, I could have sworn she was flying around on red wings. Then, the wings vanished, and I could see that she had been running around the whole time. Tyson was standing protectively against a large man who, for a second, only had one eye. But when I blinked and looked again, he clearly had two. Must have been a trick of the light.

Regardless, Tyson was there, and when I looked down, I saw a young blonde huddling behind him. The blonde (they were too small and dirty for me to tell whether they were a boy or girl) was sobbing, and I quickly brought them inside the library. I ran to the first aid kit, thanking God my mother had forced me to take that first aid class a few years ago. I ran over to the blonde, who had a nasty looking cut on the side of their head, and was covered in scratches.

I grabbed some antiseptic and put it on their head, then wrapped it with bandages while the librarian went to call an ambulance. I think went about checking the child (they were a girl) over, to see if she had any other major wounds. Thankfully, there were none. I did my best to patch her up, and used pieces of clean towel when I ran out of bandages, praying the small girl would live until the ambulance came. She passed out while I was bandaging her head.

The ambulance did come in time, and I rushed to the hospital to see if the poor girl was okay. The doctors said she would be fine, but only because I have managed to prevent her from losing too much blood. Looking at her records, it turns out the girl was an orphan, with a dead father and unknown mother. She ran away from the orphanage a week ago.

I decided to adopt the girl, as she clearly needed a really family. When she turned twelve, we found out she was a demigod daughter of Athena, and she left for Camp Half Blood. She still comes back for the school year though, and she always tells stories about the eccentric harpy named Ella and her boyfriend, the cyclops general Tyson. I can't help but wonder if they're the same Ella and Tyson I saw at the library the day I met her.

A/N;...okay. So, guys. I have two announcements I want to make. One; I'm on Wattpad! My username is SnowdropIce. I only have Chaos Warriors published on Wattpad, though, not Meeting Mortals. Which brings me to my next announcement; I have decided to write a new story! However, because it's an original story and not a fan fiction, I'll only be able to post it on Wattpad. This will be affecting how often I update this story. I will be updating Chaos Warriors twice as fast as Meeting Mortals (or my currently nameless story) will be. This is because Chaos Warriors is on both sites, while Meeting Mortals and my unnamed story are exclusive to one. I will be updating as follows; Meeting Mortals - Chaos Warriors - Unnamed Story - Chaos Warriors. Thanks for understanding, and if you want to read my new story once I publish it, I'm on Wattpad under the username of SnowdropIce. Also, I need help naming my story. I want the name to have something to do with orbs, elements, and/or magic. Please review or PM me with any suggestions you may have. Thanks a lot, and peace out! -Snowdrop