Hey guys! Wow! How long has it been, like, a month? Sorry it took so long! I thought of giving up on this story because I was running out of ideas but then, I decided to try my best to continue (and hopefully finish) the story. Thanks for your reviews! This chapter is kind of short so I'll try my best to get the next one up ASAP. Enjoy!

Chapter three: Maia

The boy cursed at himself in Ancient Greek.

Wait a minute. How did I know he was talking in Ancient Greek? And why was he cursing himself?

Then, I saw him clutching his left shoulder. The last ant had gotten him after all.

Reluctantly, I pushed myself away from the fence. Immediately, blood flowed into my shoulder blades.

"Woof!"

Einstein dropped the antennae he was chewing on and bolted towards me. 100 pounds of dog jumped onto me and started licking me with his slimy tongue.

"O-off!" I stuttered.

The dark haired boy turned to the skeletons and said something to them in Ancient Greek. Somehow, I understood him. He said something like, "Thanks, you may go now," and the skeletons sank into the ground. Then, he turned and walked up to me and Einstein.

"You okay?"

His question caught me by surprise. I opened my mouth to respond but nothing came out. All those things that were running through my mind a second ago magically disappeared. I stared into those green eyes, my mind completely blank while Einstein sniffed through my hair.

I blurted out the first thing that came to my mind (which made me look like a complete fool, of course.) "You…you…um…got hurt."

He arched his left eyebrow like he was surprised I said that, and then shook his head.

"I'm fine," he said. Sweat was dripping down his face.

Einstein barked a protest.

"You know this hellhound?" the boy asked me.

"Y-you mean…Einstein?" I stuttered. "I…I met him yesterday. Um…uh…d-do you know him?"

I hung my head so he wouldn't see my face. Man, I wanted to disappear before I embarrassed myself more.

"Well, it was he who led me here," the boy said. He gave me a small smile. "You've got one loyal dog."

"Woof!" Einstein agreed. Suddenly, I felt him tense beside me and he raised his head and sniffed the air.

The boy tensed, too. "No way," he muttered, clenching his fist.

Yes way. Out of nowhere, a bunch of new ants came around the corner. Some more appeared behind us, on the other side of the fence and some were even crawling down the building walls.

We were completely surrounded this time.

The boy looked like he wanted to swear more in Ancient Greek. By the look on his face, I could tell that the first battle had tired him.

He grabbed me by the arm. His hands were so cold I felt him through my hoodie.

"We're going," he whispered. He yelled something at Einstein and they both charged towards the ants.

What the heck was he doing running towards the monsters? Hoping for a quick death, perhaps? I barely had time to open my mouth, much less scream when the boy stepped on one of the ant's shadow.

I saw was a monster opening its huge mouth to swallow us whole when, the next thing I knew, I was being pulled down, into the shadow, and swallowed in darkness. I felt wind whipping my face so hard I was forced to shut my eyes. Strange noises echoed in my ears. The boy's hand was still clutching my arm and I prayed with all my heart he wouldn't let go and leave me in this alien place. Then, before I knew it, my feet was on solid ground and I was blinking my eyes, trying to see where I was and what on earth just happened.

All three of us collapsed on the spot.

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