November 23rd

Mirra's p.o.v

The bullying started about two weeks ago.

I was on the playground one time at resese playing with Ellis, Zack, Alfred and the twins. We were, once again, playing capture the flag. I was on a team with Zack. We were playing with three teams instead of two, so two people per team. Annabeth had given me some great tips on strategizing, so my team was winning.

While running, I hadn't seen the person walking in front of me, and accidentally bumped into her.

That's how I met Melanie.

I had gotten up first, and went to help the other person up. She had look up at me with gigantic red eyes. They weren't creepy like you'd think they'd be. Along with her milky white flawless skin and such a light colour of hair, she looked beautiful.

Then she looked up, and her glare sent shivers down my spine.

"Why don't you watch where you're going!" She snapped. "You got dirt all over my favourite pink blouse!" She got up off the ground and dusted of her blouse and white frilly skirt.

"I'm sorry." I said. "I didn't mean to."

She scrunched up her nose. "Yeah, well, be careful next time!" She sneered. "Oh, gosh! Are you a boy or a girl?"

I blinked. "What?"

"Look at what your wearing!" She gestured to my outfit.

I looked down. I was wearing blue jeans with purple butterfly lacing on the pockets, grey converse and the orange 'Camp Half Blood' T-shirt Percy's teacher, Chiron, had given me. Over my shoulders was a yellow Pikachu hoodie. As always, I had the necklace Percy gave me safely clasped around my neck.

"Whats wrong with it?"

She laughed, and it made me flinch for some reason. "You look like a boy! And what the heck is 'Camp Half Blood' anyway? Some lame tv show? And you actually like pokémon? Who in their right mind would watch that baby show!"

I clenched my fist. I didn't care that she said I looked like a boy, or that she insulted my favourite show, but what she said about Camp Half Blood really angered me.

I was about to retort back when two other girls walked up. They looked about as girly and prissy as the first one, one in a dark blue skirt that matched her glasses and a sparkly white sweater, the other in a purple dress with black laces that reached her knees.

"What's up, Melanie?" The one with glasses asked. "Who's this?"

"Some cluts who knocked me down."

The one with glasses put her hands on her hips and examined me. A huge smile grew on her lips then she took a handful of my hair.

"What color is this anyway?" She asked, more to Melanie than to me. "Brown? Red?"

"S-strawberry blonde." I wimpered.

The other three laughed, giving my hair a good yank, causing tears to form in my eyes. The brunette girl somehow came behind me and smirked at my crying face. After the other one let go, she pushed me down and Melanie kicked dirt in my eyes as they all walked away laughing.

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Back to the present day. It was near the end of the day, and we had gone outside. I sat on a bench playing jump rope with Ellie, Zack, Alfred and the twins. Ellie was surprisingly good, and so was Alfred. The twins jumped together, like that do with everything, Casey on the left and Nancy on the right. Right now they were swinging the rope with Ellie and me jumping together.

I wasn't paying attention to anything else but the rope. Then the rope stopped swinging on Casey's side. I turned, and saw Melanie and her crew. Casey was on the ground while Linda stomped on her chest over and over again.

I gasped and tried to run over to help her, but Cindy stepped in front of me. She took the collar of my shirt and tossed me to the side, where Melanie caught me. I gasped as her cold fingers ran up and down my arm. Then she took the back of my shirt in her grip, and tossed me to the ground in front of her, with the other two laughing behind her.

The ground was cold and rocky. It hurt my head when I landed on it, and my arm hurt from when her nails scraped my skin. A bit of grass had gotten in my eye and clouded my vision. I sniffed, but didn't cry. I wouldn't let them have the satisfaction of seeing me cry.

"Stay away from her!" I heard Ellie yell.

Melanie snorted. "Why would you want to protect this toddler?"

"Mirra is not a toddler!" Zack snapped. "Your just a jealous bully!"

Melanie laughed again, putting her hands on her hips and smirking. "You mean youdon't know? Oh, that's rich! You think your her best friends but don't even know one crucial fact about her life?"

Ellie and Zack looked at each other, Casey and Nancy doing the same. Then they all looked over to me, all confused and blinking rapidly.

"Mirra," Melanie started. "Was in a car crash when she was four. Stayed asleep for three years! Meaning she only has the mind of a four year old. I'm surprised she can even write her own name!"

Zack gasped while Ellie covered her mouth with her hands. The twins looked at each other, prprobably thinking the same thing as they always do.

I struggled to get up, but Cindy just pushed me back down. Whimpering, I softly whispered "how'd you know?"

"My daddy's on the school board." Melanie said. "I know everything about you, or, any other student!"

I clenched my fist and closed my eyes, wishing to be a million miles away, silently praying that this was all a dream and I would wake up and be able to run to Percy for comfort. But all I heard was their cruel laughter as the cold wind hit my puffy red eyes.

"What do you think you doing, messing with my sister."

My eyes shot open as I heard that familiar voice. Percy was standing behind me, glaring down the the three bullies. He looked a angry. I'd seen him angry a few times, but only when fighting monsters. It always frightened me.

His eyes turn a dark blue color when angry. Green swirls around in them, along with an outline of dark, stormy grey. It looked like a hurricane, and it you looked directly at them, it'd seem like you were drowning.

"I'll ask again." He said, tone perfectly calm but with venom dropping off every word. "what in hades do you think your doing?"

Apparently, Melanie made the mistake of looking in his eyes, because hers widened and she back away slowly in fear.

"We were...ah...we...we're...just-just-" she struggled for words, but choaked on every one of them.

Instead of snapping back at her, he bent down next to me, expression softening. He slowly wrapped his arms around me, picking me up bridal style. I clung onto his chest as he crateled me in his arms. I felt him walking away, leaving the bullies behind with me safe in his arms.

Aren't big brothers wonderful! Haha, mine happens to be a police man who has threatened to shoot any boy who comes near me. With him and my dad working together... Anyway, please review!