Chapter 9: Friend Or My Worse Nightmare

It's been a week since I left home. I've been traveling on foot for the past three days. It hasn't been easy coming this far. I faced a couple more Laistrygonians, two northern Cyclopes and not to mention when I had to cross a weird farm some flesh eating animals.

I was in the woods and if I was correct in a couple of feet I would be crossing the border over to America. Trust me it wasn't easy finding a part of the border where it wasn't heavily guarded. There was only one guard. I watched as a car passed and the guard let them go without checking anything. Well this was going to be easy, I thought. No surprise, I thought wrong.

I was making my way to the guard while eating my last granola bar. He eyed me suspiciously . He looked shocked. Of course he is, I'm a thirteen year old girl with bruises and scratches everywhere. He probably thought I was a homeless hobo which is kind of true, but I'm a monster fighting homeless hobo and I'm proud of it. Anyways I walked passed him and instead of stopping me he said, "You smell funny."

Uh Oh. Why didn't I think of that he could've been a monster.[i] Stupid, stupid Mia.[/i] I turned around slowly and replied, " So what kind of freak are you? " I yanked my necklace off and broke the pedant in half. Yes I know what you're thinking...How could you do such a stupid thing. Well, for your information when I break it in half I end up with two kopis machetes instead of one. A kopis machete? Where'd that come from? Well, I mistaken what I thought was a dagger was actually a kopis machete. Closely molded after a Roman and Greek sword. One of my two kopis was bronze which I predict as the famous celestial bronze with the Greek engraving of One of a Kind on it and the other was gold known as imperial gold with the roman engraving. When I tried to get one kopis instead it didn't work. I guess I was lucky then.

I held one kopis in each hand. I was about to lunge when I looked at the monster but he wasn't a monster, he was still the man. I growled, yet he still didn't change, he just stood there looking completely bewildered. This is where I got confused, he was definitely a monster but he didn't look like he wanted to hurt me. [i]He's just trying to make you let your guard down[/i] I told myself.

" Me no hurt. Me no eat you. Me eat good things," he said in a heavy accent I couldn't identify.

I know I should be grateful but I was offended, " Come again? I don't taste good enough for you? How rude!"

" No. No. You smell good, just me no like hurting your kind."

" That makes no sense. You're a monster."

"No! Not a monster! I'm good! I'm Bob!"

I guess it was his turn to be offended, " Sorry bro! Didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I haven't really came across any monsters that were nice. " I brought my two kopis' together and it turned into my necklace. I put my hands up in surrender saying," As long as you don't make a single move to hurt me, I won't hurt you. Deal?"

"Deal!" he squealed like a little girl and I couldn't help cracking a smile.

I held my hand out and said, " Nice to meet you Bob. I'm Mia."

He shook it eagerly. "Where you going?" he questioned.

"Well, I'm heading to a camp. A camp for people that smell funny."

" Oh. I know where."

" That's cool. Now if you'll excuse me..."

I was about to walk past him when said," No."

"No? I'm confused" I replied.

" Me come. Me help scare brothers away."

I got to admit I was touched. We just met and he wanted to protect me. Then I thought about the offer. I could use a big strong guy like him. He was nice and willing to help. Plus, it was getting lonely traveling alone. " You know the way to camp?" He nodded. " And you'll do anything I tell you to?" His head shook like it was going to fall off. " Okay then Bob, lead the way."

"Yay! New friend. New adventure. Fun!"

I didn't know if I had truly made a great friend or I simply am preparing myself for a nightmare. Either way that was the day Bob and I started our adventure together.