Chapter Four – Nice to meet you, monster murderer.

Kat

The boy that killed Gurgle wanted to take me out of the country. Oh, but not just out of the country, he wanted to take me to America. America! That's all the way across the world, for goodness sake! What's even more ludicrous, my parents actually agreed with him! I mean, mother and step-father wouldn't even let me go on a field trip!

Well, anyway. I couldn't believe that my normal, ordinary school day ended up with me sitting in a plane travelling to America! And, what's more, I'm going there with a boy I barely know! Enough of that, I scold myself, think of something else. I let my thoughts wonder and I soon confronted myself with one of the most important matters yet. Elizabeth. Where had she gone? How did the earth just swallow her like that? Where is she now? Is she still in the ground? I gasped as a horrible thought struck me. What if she suffocated and is now dead? So much for 'think of something else'.

"Hey? Look, I'm sorry about you're friend, okay? But I need to talk to you and I need you to talk to me." He looked over at me with concerning eyes, I nodded slowly, knowing this was the only was to get things done. To talk, oh lord, I'm was starting to sound sane! And that was a bad thing.

"Well, do you know anything about mythology?" He asked slowly.

"What do you think I am, daft? Of course, I know mythology. But you'll have to be a little more specific what type of mythology? I am studied in about 10 types, which include Greek, Roman, Chinese, Korean and many more." I spoke swiftly, out of habit. The boy looked at me in surprise. His mouth was open wide, and astonishment showed on every one of his features. I smirked at him, but he shook it off.

"So, you know Greek mythology, good." The boy let out a brief sigh when I turned away, but I could still see it. "That makes my job a whole lot easier. Well anyway, everything and anything in Greek mythology is real, the gods and everything."

He looked at me for a reaction, and a reaction is what he got. I grinned.

"Well that's just dandy isn't it?" The boy looked surprised, as if I was a new mystery that he was determined to figure out. "I told those darn bullies that I was correct, but noooo, Katja is never right! When she tells you that the gods and demigods are real, its not true! When she tells you that the monster was her friend, then ohh, she's just pulling on your leg!" I aimed the last sentence at the boy, and judging by the stung and guilty look he was sporting, it had hit just where I wanted it to.

"Anyway, why are you telling me this?" I looked up at him with wide, innocent eyes. He shook his head at me, clearly trying to forget about what had just happened.

"Well, what I'm trying to say is that you are a demigod." He sucked in breath, his eyes seemed to be keen on studying the carpet of the plane. I craned my neck to try and see the patch of carpet he was looking at, what was so interesting? Wait, a demigod. That's what he told me earlier today, when we first met, just after he murdered Gurgle. I've been trained to kill any monster near any demigod… it was a monster and you are a demigod. I had picked up on it but quickly forgot about it when he told me that we were going to go to America.

"Oh, that's it? The way you were acting I thought it was important!" I continued when I saw the glare he gave me, obviously he has been practising this speech and didn't wan't it ruined. "Ahem, I mean, um, continue?" The boy rolls his eyes.

"You're a demigod, that means that your dad is a god. And you are half god, meaning that you've got, like powers or somewhat, but with great power comes great responsibility, and that responsibility are mortals, humans. Your power will attract the dangerous attention of monsters." He paused, looking at me wearily. "The monsters want to kill us for some reason or another, so we must protect ourselves and our friends, but we can't do this unprepared. Chiron, yes, the Chiron, set up a camp where demigods can train and learn to go on missions to find, protect, save or deliver.
This camp is called Camp Half-Blood, and that is where we are going now.
I am a demigod too, my mother none other than Athena. I was sent here because there was a satyr at your school and she sensed your power and Chiron decided to send me to collect you. You have a lot to learn if you are going to make it through the next couple of years. According to the law, you should be claimed by your godly parent by your thirteenth birthday."

"Oh, sorry. I wasn't listening, can you please repeat that?" I smiled innocently up at him, not sure if my intention was to make him laugh or cry.

He took a deep breath, and let it out slowly, before opening his mouth to start again. I stopped him with a laugh, he looked at me like I was the only one getting the joke. I guess I was, I thought. I grinned, I liked him a lot more after that informative speech. I held my hand out to him when I realised that we weren't properly introduced.

"I'm Katja Jade Welsh, what's your name?" I looked at him expectantly, I stared at him until he reluctantly put his hand in mine.

"I'm Reece. No nicknames, just Reece." I shook Reece's hand.

"Nice to meet you, monster murderer."