Sorry This is late :L I was procrastinating.. And had a series of nation wide exams.. IT WAS TORTURE!
NOW THIS IS IMPORTANT- FOR THOSE WHO READ THE FIRST VERSION OF THIS STORY MAY KNOW THE CHARACTER, Jake Park, I THOUGHT HIS NAME WAS STUPID SO I CHANGED IT.
Jake Park is now, William (Will) Eton.. Still lame, oh well.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing from the Percy Jackson series. Bummer.
Beep… Beep…Beep went the shrill alarm of my alarm clock. I threw my sleep limp arm out in attempt to shut the horrid thing up. I looked up to see the time, 6:30am.. "Uugghh" was my attractive response. I was never a morning person.
I threw away my covers and stood up. My footsteps were muffled buy the rough carpet beneath my feet; as I hobbled sleepily over to my window and threw open my curtains. The rising sun illuminated my room with golden rays. I felt energy slowly begin to flow through my veins again.
Getting ready for school is the easiest time of the day for me, all I did was, Brush down and tame, my unruly red curls, pick what to wear (for those of you who want to know today I chose the classic Guns' 'N' Roses t-shirt, skinny blue jeans and black leather jacket, I feel like Black Widow.) and eat my oversized breakfast, then I was on my way to the hell hole they call, school.
"Jay, Breakfast is ready!" called my cousin Nate. You see, ever since that day, not even a year ago, everyone on the boat died , nine people I was closest to, gone, but the worst thing was that the only bodies that were recovered were, my mothers and my sister's, Andrea, Randy, Harrison and Sofia. Jace, Daniel and Sam's bodies were not recovered, the police had search parties everywhere. But nothing. I for one nearly died. The helicopters spotted me in time. I was in a coma for a month due to a severe concussion and swelling around the brain and large chunks of wood stabbing me in potentially fatal places, and, to top it off, I was recently diagnosed with serious clinical depression and slight anxiety. A great addition to the ADHD. Joy.
I was eventually released from hospital and moved into an apartment with my cousin Nate, seeing as he was my only living relative. Unless you want to include my abusive step-father who, thankfully, was put in jail 2 years ago. But that's another story.
Anyway, that is a subject I wish not to dwell on.
As I made my way into the kitchen, as my usual clumsy self, kicked my own foot out from underneath myself, tripping and head butting the kitchen counter.
"Eraaaaggghhhh" was another attractive response from my attractive self.
Nate was almost on the ground laughing. "Shut up Nate." I said smiling slightly. I knew that in a few minutes a purpling bruise would begin to appear on my forehead.
I stood up and looked over to Nate who was still laughing that musical laughter of his "Y-yo-u j-ust… Ahaha" he laughed, he was lucky to get you and just out.
Soon after he recovered but still had a toothy grin on his face showing of his movie star perfect teeth. How are his teeth like that? I thought.
"Hey Natey boy, pass the bacon please would you?" I asked. He obliged by sliding the plate over. I love bacon.
After I ate breakfast, I went to the bathroom and put make up over my already purpling bruise. I pulled my battered converse on, grabbed my backpack and headed out the door.
Before I went down the stairs, I heard Nate call out to me. I turned and saw him walking to me with a paper bag. "What's in the paper bag?" I asked, cautiously reaching for the bag that he was handing me. "It's some lunch, I got up early and made you three peanut butter and jelly sandwiches" he said. "Why thank you Rosie" I said sarcastically "You're very welcome Jazzie" he replied. My face fell, the only people who called me 'Jazzie' was my Mum and Jace. "Ohh I am sorry" Nate said. "No it's okay" I said "I need to get over it and move on"
"You best be off if you want to be on time for school" Nate told me. We did our weird little handshake which was a modified 'bro' shake, and I left.
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I have been dreading school lately, not because I don't really have any friends, or because most people hate me for apparently killing 3 very popular people. But because of the new boy who arrived about five months ago
He was William Eton. Possible one of the most beautiful boys I had ever seen, the dark brown hair, strong jaw line, blue eyes that reflected the sky and a smile that made every girl (and some guys) swoon. In all ways possible, he was perfect, meaning he was the most popular guys, with the most popular slut as his girlfriend.
And I hated him.
Not for that, but for, let's say, a little run in that went very badly my way, because of him.
As I walked through the doors to school, the smell of, unfinished finals and exam papers and teenagers hit me.
I was walking through the halls, looking for my locker and hoping that I wouldn't have a run in with Will, because they always end with a loud argument.
Clearly I was too busy hoping and think that I didn't see that open locker before me. I ran into it, nose first. Just my luck.
I need to wear my glasses 24/7. But I don't cause' they broke, and I am lazy, so I blame my clumsiness on that.
I looked around to see if anyone noticed, no one did, thank goodness.
Stupid lockers, I still don't understand why they put them in the halls, and made mine on the second floor when my first two classes are on the first floor I thought rubbing my nose that collided the locker.
Again, running into another solid figure, I looked up.
William and his cronies. Damn it!
"Watch where you're going, jerk!" I said in a loudish voice
"I was looking where I was going, but I just didn't see you there, seeing as you are so short" he said sizing me up with is hand (A/N Nothing dirty intended there). I heard his friends snicker and say something like 'nice one Will'.
"Were you born for the very activity of pissing me off?" I asked
"Yes, is the more likely answer" he replied in his smooth voice
"How about, you go home" I made little walking leg, figures with my fingers, "and spoon with your favourite blow up d-doll" I said my slight stutter kick in at the end making me sound nervous although I wasn't, I cursed mentally.
"Nervous are you?" William responded arrogantly "Don't worry; it's like that for all the girls."
Wow, now I was pissed.
"You know, I am going to translate that from 'William -the -Cocky-bastard' to 'Incredibly- pissed- of- Jay' It translates to, 'Please punch me in the face, I need it'" I said not my best come back.
"I'd like to see you try" He stated, clearly doubting me.
I decide to attack; I threw my LEFT fist at his face. He caught it in his larger hand. I smiled
"You do know my right hand is my strongest?" I reminded him
"The why'd you throw a p-" I cut him off but punching him in the gut, then for good measure kneed him in the crotch.
I smirked; he wheezed.
I pulled him down towards me, and said in his ear " Oh William, surprise attacks, painful and embarrassing, am I right?" I got a deep angry growl from the back of his throat.
"Miss Lewis!" A shrill voice yelled "To the principal's office!"
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I didn't know we had attracted so much attention.
I decided that I should go to the office, so I did.
Waiting 20 minutes, is not a good thing for a ADHD kid, especially one like me.
After 30 seconds of sitting, the ADHD kicked in, I was fiddling and squirming around. Until the principal finally called me in, 15 minutes later.
"Jazmine, this is your third offence this year. I know what you have been going through has been hard, but all I ask of you is to not take your hurt and anger out on the other students, because of your family." Principal Aalworth said
"Don't speak of my family." I snapped.
"Okay but this time I will have to call you cousin, Nate and speak to him about you." He said almost glad.
"Don't call Nate, please, he is already worried about me enough as it is, I don't want his hair turning grey before he is 25. Please" I plead. Begging was my last resort.
"Fine but one more offence and further action will be taken, you may leave now, and don't let this happen again," He says. "I'll try" I sighed.
"No, you will and detention for two months!" He called out behind me.
The day, from there, was pretty normal, except all the glares I received, from many people at the 'popular' table at lunchtime while I was eating my sandwiches. And yes, I do eat a lot for a person my size, and I weigh a lot, but I don't look like I do, apparently.
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That night when I was going to bed, I heard weird voices beneath my window, I listened in.
"The girl, she is in apartment 10 on the second floor" said voice 1. "Okay then, what's the plan?" voice 2 asked.
"We send out monsters in to take her and the others would be handy, so them as well" said voice 1 again.
The others, what? And apartment 10 is my apartment.
Oh-My-Gosh! I thought and ran out of bed before you could say 'creeper' and ran to the kitchen where I heard Nate's voice. "What do you mean they found her?" He says in a slightly frustrated voice.
I stepped into the room, so I was visible, "Want who?" It was clear I had wondered into a meeting, Nate with what, 5 other guys.
Oh god, I just walked in on Nate and five other guys that I don't know, wearing only a sports bra and a pair of Nate's old boxers. I thought, I felt myself blush slightly. I wasn't going to leave until I found out what was happening.
"Oh- err, Jay" Nate started nervously. Lucky for him he was saved by to people walking in, a man in a wheel chair, and an all too familiar figure on feet. The man in the wheel chair I recognised at Mr. Brunner, a middle aged teacher at my school.
"Well you look nice this evening Jazmine" Said the familiar figure, William.
"Ohhh, William, I wish I could say the same to you, but unfortunately, I can't" I retorted.
"Touché" he said. I nodded hair falling in my face… I noticed a few people looking back and forth between us, confused.
I looked to Mr Brunner and smiled, "Hello Mr Brunner" He returned the smile and nodded.
Now, I looked to Nate. "Nate, why are there like, seven, people here at 11:30 at night?"
I notice he was figuring a way to stall, "Jay go put a shirt on, then we will maybe discuss this" He said..
"Why don't you put a pair of pants on then?" I said referring to his t-shirt and boxers. "And explain why there were a bunch of creepers below my window talking about a girl in apartment 10, which, by the way, is our apartment?"
Nate looked to Mr Brunner "They're already here, we have to go" He said. Mr Brunner nodded. "Jazmine, go to your room, get dressed, and pack things you would need for a summer camp, okay, no questions we don't have time, I promise we will explain everything once we arrive, okay?" Mr Brunner said urgently, I just nodded and left.
I went to my room and packed my big… ish backpack full of things from clothes, to valuables, and make-up to electronics.
I got changed into a pair of blue jeans and a black long sleeved shirt, put my converse on, put my hair up and left.
I made it to the kitchen, it was deserted, so I went to the lounge room and saw everyone armouring up. There were swords, daggers, bows and arrows, and body armour. What's going on! I thought.
At that moment a sheathed sword was thrown into my hands "What the Shizz!" I yelled and looked up for the culprit. I saw William, smirking. "Time for you to armour up" he said. "Armour up? What is this, Narnia, Lord of the Rings?"I replied. "Not far from it. But we don't know what we will be up against out there, so better safe than sorry" He said dumping a couple of sheathed daggers on top… Then I felt something heavy being dropped over my shoulders. "Now what," I said turning around to see Nate putting a quiver of arrows over my shoulder.
"It's just me gods" said Nate. Did he just say 'gods' I guess it's time to accept it, he's been driven mad. I thought.
"Now Jay, here's what's going to happened, we will be going outside, and none of us know what we will be up against, so hear me out, use these weapons', do not hesitate to behead anything that's not human, and don't worry, I know you have had no training, but it's in your blood." Nate told me, "Great pep talk" I said sarcastically. "Really you think, I've been practicing" he replied sarcastically
"Heroes, it's time to go" Mr Brunner called since when are we heroes I was stuck in the middle of the group of crazy people taking the fire exit. Yay! not.
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Part of our buildings heating system was dodgy. Very dodgy, stepping out into the halls was like getting out of a warm swimming pool on a coolish windy day. It was worse in the fire well. However, outside was a completely different story and I don't even know why I didn't wear my jacket. I was thankful for the tall guys surrounding me, blocking the wind from me outside.
I could sense the nervousness and caution in them, it was clear they had no idea what they were going up against, and I don't really know either … obviously.
As we approached the mouth of the ally that the fire escape lead to, at least twenty, ugly, inhuman, monstrous things walked out, blocking our exit.
At that moment, everyone drew their weapons. I on the other hand had no idea.
"Jay, draw your weapon. Remember what Nate said, don't hesitate to kill those things" Will said leaning over and whispering into my ear.
Okay, I was scared shitless, I had no idea what was going to happen. I had no idea how to use a sword, the bow and arrow on the other hand, I could use.
At that moment, I thanked that P.E (A/N if you dont know what P.E is it's Physical Education) teacher for taking us on that archery field trip.
I grabbed my bow and an arrow, I notched the arrow on the bow as I learnt, drew back, aimed and held it there, and it still shot. In my defence, I was shaky and nervous but not intended to shoot that arrow, yet.
The arrow headed roughly where I was beginning to aim, to an unattractive snake woman thing. It hit her neck area part, thing; she collapsed into a pile of ash weird I thought.
All the people looked to me, "Hey, you said not to hesitate, was that hesitation? No it was not," I said defensively, holding my hands up.
I pulled another arrow, set it on the bow, this time; I did not shoot until someone called, "Attack, seize the girl".
Everyone went forward into fight; I on the other hand awkwardly shot another snake lady. Eventually, there were fewer monsters, but more were coming towards me. I was forced to abandon my bow after running out of arrows, and resorting to the sword Willi gave me.
I was good kind of, for a beginner.
It when I was fighting a booger-like monster, I saw William's sword being knocked out of his hand by a 2-metre tall thing with six hands. I stabbed the booger thing and ran towards the six-handed thing, it didn't notice me until I cut two of its hands off. It went crazy. It swung bloody stumps of hands at me. I managed to roll and get behind the giant, stabbing it in the back twice.
The monster disintegrated to ash before me. I looked over to see Will crawling to retrieve his sword, knifey thing. I jogged towards him.
"Dude, are you okay" I asked quickly, noticing the graze and cuts down his arm.
"Just peachy" He said smartly walking off back to another giant. What an asshole.
Just then, most of the monsters were gone, but around the corner two deadly looking women, their skin was green and scaly, and looked oily as hell. Skin care ladies, or scale care.
They were head straight for me. Each grabbing two knives out of their sheaths on their backs. I nearly peed my pants. I got a longer knife, that Will gave me, out and held it and my sword as I have seen in Lord of the Ring, Narnia and even Star Wars.
The second they reached me, they viciously attacked. I barely managed to deflect their swings. Adrenalin began to pump through my veins.
I decided it was time for me counter their attacks. I strike, they blocked, and then I noticed on each scale, there was an intricate design of a snake, not one I have ever seen. When my sword and or knife struck one of their knives or scales, one of the designs popped out as a real snake, and bit me.
7 snake bites later, I had taken one of the snake ladies out, but I guess the snakes were poisonous, because I could tell I was weakening, so could the snake thing.
I swung at the monster; she deflected my strike, again. This time it was different, she whispered something in a language I could not understand, and two larger snakes emerged from her skin… Errh scales, and bit me. I was already seeing dark spots in my vision. The snake swung at me, I deflected it weakly with my knife.
Searing pain spread through my body. She stabbed me in the ribs I only deflected one knife. The bitch stabbed me I thought angrily. I was bit back a yell. I was angry, very angry.
With what little strength I could gather while holding my wound, I grabbed a smaller dagger, and threw it at her, stabbing her square in the forehead. She looked surprised, then turned into ash.
I whimpered as I fell to the ground taking a lot of the impact out on my wound.
Darkness began to edge over my vision, the last thing I saw were two pairs of feet running towards me.
The last thing I heard was my name being yelled.
The last thing I felt was a pair of strong arms pick me up gently. And I grabbed and held whoever's arm it was, and buried my head in their neck, with the little bit of strength I had.
Then everything was gone, I was taken from the waking world, by the soft winds of unconsciousness.
I think I am dead.
There it is. Edited chapter two. I am sorry for not updating sooner. I will try and be better :) Anyway, I hope you guys like the name change. I think it's a little bit better but yeah you know. And I recently begun to read the Hunger Games. Good book it is, suggest you read it I do. xD Any way I hope you liked it! Thanks!
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