Chapter 9

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Italic means thoughts and dreams.

"Easy on the brakes," Mia said as I drove down the road. "Breath Toni."

"I'm trying," I groaned out as I came to a sharp stop. "This is impossible."

"Toni stop talking like that," Mia ordered. "It's not impossible you just need more practice."

"Wishful thinking," I replied gripping the steering wheel.

Mia just gave me a smile.

"I'm so stupid," I muttered.

"Stop thinking like that," Mia replied once again. "Let's try this again."

(TL)

The car that I was working on was proving annoying hard to get it to work easy. Vince has since kept his mouth about me working on the cars and being on the floor.

"Come on work stupid," I muttered before looking around to see no one, taking a breath, and placed my hand on the part that was proving hard to work. "Kaló ton Lórdo Ífaisto na me voithísei na to diorthóso." (1)

Feeling the warmth that came when I was working with my demigod ability. I could feel the part starting to come back to life and started to work for me.

"I still don't get it, Dom," I heard Vince's loud and annoying voice. Which in seconds broke my thought, which the part became stupid again. "Why you allow a girl to work on cars?"

Taking a deep breath and making myself focus on getting the car part to behave. Both Vince and Dom came walking in.

Vince shoot me a look again just caused me to roll my eyes. Dom didn't say anything but just gave me a nod of the head as I work more on the car before me, and just kept my mouth shut.

I pray that either of them saw me use the demigod ability to fix the car part before me.

(TL)

Working out in the local youth center, focusing on my boxing/ kickboxing. Jose was practicing his footwork. Punching the bag harder and harder. Making the bag going to flying back and forth. Getting angry at Abuela, such as making the bag flying back and forth harder and faster. Hitting the bag so hard, the bag when flying from the cord. The other people who were looking at the bag. Heat rose to my cheeks as I looked at it.

"I knew you were strong Toni," Jose teased. "But I didn't know that you were that strong."

Offering everyone a smile and light laugh, I slipped from the ring and walked away from everyone.

"Herrera!" a coach called.

A young guy with short brown hair and dark brown eyes. He was short and stocky. Wearing gym shorts and a man tank top, black sneakers. He looks about the same age as me.

Looking back and offered a small smile.

"Sorry about the bag," I muttered looking down. "I let my anger get the better of me."

"Hey it's fine," He said. "We all get angry its normal for a demigod."

"What?" I questioned reaching for my Swiss army knife.

"Chill kid," He said. "I'm a demigod myself."

"Pragmatiká?" I asked (2)

"Naí" He replied (3)

"Name?" I asked. (4)

"Sam Swift," He said offering his hand. "Γιος του Άρη." (5)

"Toni," I said shaking his hand. "Κόρη του Ηφαίστου." (6)

"Είμαι έκπληκτος που υπήρχε ένας ημίθεος τόσο μακριά." Sam said. (7)

"Pragmatiká?" I asked. "Ωστόσο, είσαι εδώ;?" (8)

"Xa," He laughed. "Είστε αστείοι, πρέπει να ρωτήσετε αν έχετε πάει στο Camp;" (9)

"Κατασκήνωση?" I asked. (10)

"Camp μισό αίμα." He said. (11)

"Δεν έφυγα ποτέ από την Καλιφόρνια," I said. (12)

"Ενδιαφέρων," He said. "Πιστεύω ότι όλοι όσοι είναι ημίθεοι θα πήγαιναν στο στρατόπεδο." (13)

"Toni!" Jose said coming over. "Is everything okay?"
"Everything is okay little bro," I said smiling at him.

"Brother?" Sam asked.

"Oh, he knows everything," I said.

"Toni we have to get really to go," Jose said. "Abuela will be waiting soon."

"Of course Jose," I said. "Nice to meet you Sam and sorry we must go."

"Pleasure to meet you both," Sam said. "Hope to see you again here."

"Thanks and the same with you," I replied and headed out to shower and changed.

Jose was waiting outside changed and cleaned.

"Do you trust him?" Jose asked.

"Not sure," I replied. "I knew that he is another Demigod but the fact that he told me about a camp for demigods."

Abuela's car pulled up.

(TL)

Today was my birthday, Jose was happy to wish me a happy day, while Abuela could care less. It was just another day for her.

"Abuela you know it's Toni's birthday," Jose said.

Abuela said nothing as she placed cereal before us, Jose just offered me a smile. For the whole day at school, the girls from lunch were happy to wish me a happy birthday.

Jose headed to the youth center while Mia picked me up.

"When we get there Letty wants you upstairs in the office," Mia told me.

"Okay," I replied as she pulled into the garage.
Heading right up to the office where Letty was waiting for me.

"Mia told me what you wanted me in the office with you," I said to her.

Letty looked up from the desk and offered a smirk.

"Yeah, I need you reorganized the file cabinets." She said.

"Got it, boss," I said and placed my stuff down and started to reorganize the file cabinets.

Letty soon left me as I work on the file cabinets which was something hard but I got it finished.

"Kid we need to come down here now!" I heard Letty called from downstairs.

Walking down into a dark garage.

"Where is everyone?" I asked looking through the dark.

"We are over here!" I heard Mia called.

Following Mia's voice to find them with Mia holding a birthday cake, candles lit. Smiling at it.

"What is going on?" I asked fighting the blush that was coming over my cheeks and forehead.

"Well Mia here told us that it's your birthday," Dom said. "And we figure we celebrate it."

"Here you do guys didn't have to do it," I said smiling.

"Well, we wanted to," Mia said.

She placed the cake on the work table all of them started to sing Happy Birthday to me as I blew the candles out.

"So how old are you now kid?" Dom asked with a smile.

"Eighteen," I said smiling.

"Well happy birthday then Toni," Jessie said.

"Yes happy birthday Toni," Mia said.

"Enjoy the day girl," Letty said patting me on the back.

"Thanks," I said.

Mia was happy to take me home, she hid the cake so Abuela would not see it.

"Happy birthday once again Toni," Mia said.

"Thanks again Mia," I said. "For thinking of me."

"I'm sure your Abuela gave you a nice breakfast," Mia said.

"I wish but nope," I said looking down. Mia just gave me a smile and pulled up to the house. "Thanks again."

I slipped out of the car and headed into the house, which thankfully Abuela was not around and thankfully hid the cake but off Jose was sitting in the living room.

"Happy Birthday Toni," Jose said hoping up from the chair and came over and handed me a small wrapped gifted. "Here this is a little thing for you."

"Jose you didn't have to do it," I said.

"Well I wanted to," He said "Now open it."

Unwrapping the gift to find a universal screwdriver.

"Jose you didn't have to do it," I said with a smile. "I have some cake for you."

"Awesome." He said jumping around making me smile at him.

(TL)

A week had passed since my birthday, and still, Abuela didn't say anything and didn't wish me a happy birthday. I kept my mouth shut. Mom's birthday gift came which was some clothes which were nice through. I was sitting in the garage next to the house working on Jose's iron man armor. Hearing footsteps made me look up to see Jessie walking up.

"Hey Jessie," I said standing up. "What's up?"

"I was sent to ask you a question about the car that you have been working on." He said.

"Okay, what is the question?" I asked.

Right as Abuela's car pulled up. Fear came over me, she pulled the car to a sharp stop and flew out looking pissed.

"What is going on?" She asked looking pissed.

"Uhhh." Both of us looking at her and each other.

"Jessie was asking me a question about cars," I said simply.

"You are doing what!" She demanded as she got into my face. "Cars, Abuela," I said simply.

A sharp pain came across my face, causing me to hold my face. Looking up to see Abuela's hand up in the air, meaning she just slapped me across the face. Tears became to rise from my eyes and down my cheeks.

"¡Niña estúpida!" She yelled. "¡Nunca serás mi nieta, sal de mi vista ahora y no te molestes en volver, estás muerto para mí!" (14)

Jessie quickly ushered me away, back to the house. Tears were falling down my cheek, as I held my red cheek.

"Hey, hey it's okay," Jessie said ushering into the kitchen.

"Mia!" Jessie called.

Mia appeared for seconds before looking at my face.

"What happens?" She asked.

Tears were running down my face,

"Her grandmother slapped and then yelled at her in Spanish," Jessie said simply.

Mia walked past me and got some ice for my face.

"Hey it's going to be okay," Mia said gently holding the ice to my face. "What did she say to you in Spanish?"

More tears came down my face.

"She pretty much says that I'm dead to her." I cried.

Engines came roaring into the driveway before they killed it. Dom, Letty, Vince, and Leon came walking in. Dom saw me with tears running down my face and ice on my face.

"What happened?" Dom ordered looking at me.

More tears come out of my eyes. He walked over and pushed the ice away to see the bruise. "What happened Toni?"

"My Abuela slapped me and told me that I'm dead to her." I cried.

"She did what?" Dom asked pissed at the comment.

"Dom," Mia muttered. "Don't do anything."

Okay, that end of chapter 9 more is coming please tell me what you think but please use Constructive criticism.

1. I call on Lord Hephaestus to assist me with fixing this.

2. Really?

3. Yes.

4. Name?

5. Swift, Son of Ares.

6. Daughter of Hephaestus.

7. I'm surprised that there was a demigod this far out.

8. Really? Yet you are here?

9. Ha, You're funny, got to ask if you have been to Camp?

10. Camp?

11. Camp Half-blood.

12. I've never left California.

13. Interesting, I would think that everyone who is a demigod would have gone to camp.

14. You stupid little girl! You will never be my granddaughter get out of my sight now and don't bother come back you are dead to me!