Chapter 3 : Trouble

HEY! Here is Chapter 3 of the Defender! Sorry it took me so long . I feel horrible but I've had a horrible case of writers block , and I'm in the process of getting a Beta reader. Thanks to all those who comment . Even reviews that point out flaws help me break out of a rut. Also a little fact for those that care. The phrase , Know thyself , was actual craved Apollo's temple. Just an interesting tidbit that I thought was cool. I had no clue about it when I picked it out . I guess it was meant to be! Ok , I'm going to shut it now.

P.S. I am aware that this is short , so you don't have to point it out for me.

UzamakiShadow.

Normal Talking ,

Thinking.

Disclaimer: I do not own PJO . If I did the movie wouldn't have sucked.

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My eyes are opened wide. By the way , I made it through the day. I watch the world outside. By the way I'm leaving out today

- Second Chance , Shinedown.

According to the story my friend , who I now dub Boris, told the principle. I had jumped across the table , pulled a lighter out and personally shoved it up his butt. Yeah, really believably. But our principle was brand new and just that gullible so I was now on my way to his office. The only good part was that Boris got first-degree burns on his butt and had to go home for the week. I smiled not at all feeling guilty , as long as he was away from Alena I didn't care what punishment I got. All I had to do was remember that little fact and this will be a lot more manageable .But still , how the heck did Boris become the victim?

I followed the principle , Mr. Vasilyev , down the long hallways of the school , ignoring the curious or hating stares the teachers and students were giving me. He stopped at the last door on the right and opened the door to his motioned for me to step in .

I walked in and plunked down on a chair that looked like it had seen better days. Mr. V's office was one of those offices that were designed to scare kids. The walls were a pale almost deathly grey and all the furniture was huge , making me feel even smaller. But I guessed that was the point . I was already rubbing my hands together like I do when I got nervous , yeah I'll admit it , I was scared too. Even though I got into fights I was still a star student. One of those kids who only see the inside of the principles office when they were being rewarded or something like that. Even with my dyslexia and ADHD I was still basically a nerd. Didn't mean I was proud of the fact though .

Mr. V shut his door and walked over to a huge brown filing cabinet in the corner of his office . " What's your last name kid" he asked as he opened the drawer revealing student files . I felt my cheeks heat up and my hand twitch a little. I wiggled uncomfortably in my seat . Only a couple of seconds in his office and he had already discovered my shameful secret. Shouldn't I be used to this by now? Why do I have to explain it to every new teacher or principle? My own mother had failed to even give a last name to me when she dumped me. Even a fake one would have been nice. Just something to have after Aleksandr. " Don't have one" I whispered as I rubbed my hands together nervously . He froze and glanced over at me with a flash of pity and realization in his eyes. " Your from that children's home aren't yah? The Helping Hands , that's the name right?" he questioned , turning away from the cabinet and facing me . " Da" I whispered , trying to ignore the pity in his eyes . This was the normal reaction I got from most people when they found out , but that didn't make it any easier.

He grabbed a file and set down in the chair on the other side of the desk. " So your guardian would be Ms. Anna , the director of the home." he questioned as he fingered through to file which I guessed was mine. I nodded , not really proud at having to admit that creepy Ms. Anna was the person in charge of my well being. He sighed and placed the file down. " We are going to call Ms. Anna so she can help us figure out what is going on , plus since she's your guardian she is required to be here." he said. If possible I sunk further into my seat. Why? Why me? Of all people. I am so getting kicked out. I ran my hands through my hair and tried to restrain the hysterical giggle I could feel coming on. Boris was going to die.

After my little chat with the principle , he thought it was best if I stayed in a unused classroom till she arrived. Meaning I had a whole room to pace. Having ADHD already sucks , but tell a kid that the creepy person in charge of him is coming to meet the principle about the guys pants you 'set' on fire. Plus add in the fact that she has the power to kick you out in the middle of winter . Nothing will get a ADHD kid more hyped up then that , well I know it does to me. Not that I think any other kid had been in the same situation though . It had only been 5 minutes and I had already pushed the chairs against the walls so I could pace. I probably am going to get a lot of crap for that but who CARES! She is coming here! I paced back and forth trying to figure out what to do . Options : Stay here , then get kicked out , then freeze to death. Not really fond of that idea . Option 2: I could escape , I heard Germany is nice , no snow right now. Of course I'd have to.. wait ! What am I thinking? It's not like I set him on fire. I stopped pacing , totally shocked by a new possibility . Or did I , is it all connected ? Did I do that? I shook my head and mentally slapped myself. Yeah , I was officially losing it. I sighed and set down in one of the desks I had pushed against the wall. I continually rubbed my hands together trying to ignore the glaring face of the clock above the door. The dream , the fire thing , what was going on ?

A loud knock at the door woke me out of my self pity party. " Come in" I yelled . Mr. V slowly peeked in and took in the crazy jumble of desks pushed against the wall . His eyebrows rose but he didn't make a comment. " Ms . Anna is here to see you" he stated. My stomach dropped and I took a deep breath. Calm down , I'm just overreacting , AGAIN ! What do I have to hide ? . He pushed the door all the way open and Ms. Anna walked in. I could practically feel the anger rolling off her as she walked across the room to me . Mr. V noticed it too and nervously cleared his throat. Ms. Anna's head whipped back toward him . " Could you please leave me and Mr. Aleksandr alone for a moment." she turned back and stared at me, " there are things we need to … discuss. I tried to signal him a big N-O but since my sign language consists of hello and I love you he gave me a nod and walked out. So know I was alone with Ms. Anna , great.

" Sit" she commanded while pointing at a desk that wasn't pushed against the wall . I jumped at the tone in her voice and quickly set down. " Now tell me detail by detail of what happened." she said. I launched into telling what had happened , pointing out a lot that I didn't even see what had happen . When I finished she got a really creepy smile on her face and started walking towards me slowly. Oh my gosh , she is going to kill ME ! I leaned back farther as she got closer and closer. " Finally , I know for sure." she whispered. She still had that creepy smile on her face as she leaned in even closer.

Then I noticed it , her creepy eyes were even creepier now . They were silted. JUMP! A voice in my head command and I complied . I jumped , as I heard a loud crash to the side of the desk that Ms. Anna wasn't on and came up in a crouch. The chair I had just been sitting in one now in a million pieces . My eyes rose from what had been a desk and I took in the sight that had been Ms. Anna . Or maybe she was always like this. Me , being the smart person I was could only say , " What the crap ?"

Her dry hair was longer now , all the way down to her ankles and it seemed to move. Her skin had turned green and had what looked like scales covering her. She didn't have legs , she had a long green tail that was moving back and forth like cats do when they are watching prey. I felt like throwing up , it was so disturbing and unnatural at the same time. This couldn't be real , this can't be real ! Concentrate ,don't let it distract you or it WILL kill you. a voice said. I gave a nod and looked around , trying to figure out what was happening. Her long tail was blocking the door so getting out that way was gone . My eyes flickered toward the widows . She noticed and started moving closer. Her green and brown eyes were watching me as I took her in. " What are you" I questioned trying to hid the fear in my voice. " I am the one who is going to destroy you half-blood!" she screeched. She dove toward me , her mouth open reveling large fangs. I'm so dead

Authors Note: Sorry about the cliffhanger . But I'm out of creative juice at the moment. I'll try to post the next chapter as soon as possible .

'Da' is Russian for yes. My mom speaks Russian and my siblings were born there. So I know what I'm talking about. R and R !