I heard Thomas breathe a sigh of relief. I realized I was holding my breath. I let Thomas go and exhaled. David crossed over to me and Thomas. He clapped Thomas on the back and hauled him up by his good arm. Thomas held out his hand and helped me to my feet.

"You couldn't have come any sooner?" he asked David.

"That would ruin all the fun, wouldn't it?" David replied. I didn't know if he was joking or not, but Thomas didn't seem upset. Actually, the two seemed extremely close, unlike the way they appeared in Ms. Coogan's class.

Thomas turned to me.

"Are you okay?" he asked me. I wasn't. My head still spun and my entire body was in pain.

"I'm fine," I lied. David seemed to notice me for the first time.

"Who's this mate of yours, hm?" he asked Thomas, gesturing to me.

"Alissa, this is David," Thomas said. David gave Thomas a knowing look.

"Is she the one?"

"Definitely."

By this point, I was tired of not knowing what people were talking about.

"I'm standing right here," I said irritably. My voice grew louder with every word. "What are you talking about?" Ow. My head hurt.

Thomas was giving me that sympathetic look again. David was just standing there smiling to himself. I threw my arms up in frustration. Suddenly, David stopped smiling. He looked at me more closely, acting totally serious. His face was full of concern.

"What?" I asked, annoyed. David grabbed my arm, studying it like it was a time bomb. I tried to pull my hand back, but David held on. "Stop it!" I yelled. My head really was hurting now.

"Alissa," David said, completely serious. "Did the snake on the tail of the Chimera bite you?" I looked at him carefully.

"Yes," I said hesitantly. David looked at me in panic. I thought he was just trying to scare me, but Thomas grabbed my arm and studied the bite on my wrist. He bit his lip worriedly before taking a deep breath.

"Just relax, Alissa," Thomas said to me, his green eyes looking straight at me. "You'll be okay." David raised his eyebrows at Thomas.

"Why wouldn't I be okay? Will someone please tell me what is going on already?" I yelled. Then I felt it. My head pounded harder than ever. I held my hands up. Did I always have four hands? The small burning sensation in my arm spread through me like a fire. So did the dizziness I'd been feeling. I didn't remember falling, but I felt a pair of strong arms catch me.

"I've got her," David said.

Then everything went black.

End of Chapter Quattro.

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Confession Time:

I originally wrote this story for a really cool English paper and kind of got carried away. This means three things.

1. I can post new entries fairly quickly, which will probably NOT be the case for future stories...but you should read those too!

2. The Mythology, places, even that school in the beginning of the story, are base on REAL research. Pretty cool, huh?

3. (Pretty much the only reason I'm writing this length note.) I had to end my story pretty abruptly when I couldn't finish it before my due date. I would love carrying out my story and making it the full crazy tale I dreamed of, with my perfect beginning, middle, and ending.

BUT.

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