There Will Always Be Demigods
The Bag of Bones
Bailey
I tried to ignore the pain in my left leg as I limped over to Theo and Emma. When the Minotaur had dropped me I landed on my sword and in the process cut my leg. It wasn’t that bad, nothing a little nectar or ambrosia couldn’t fix, but after invading the mind of the Minotaur I was already weak and the cut leg just made it worse.
I carefully sat down next to Theo who was rummaging in Emma’s backpack obviously looking for some nectar for her. She had fallen unconscious and had a large cut on her forehead from where she had hit the tree.
Theo found the nectar and cheered in delight. He fed it to her and then began singing the healing song every Apollo kid knew. I myself took a small bite of ambrosia and started to feel better straight away. The cut was nearly gone when Emma woke up; all that was left was the slice in my trousers.
When the wound on Emma’s head was no longer visible Theo helped her to her feet. "Are you okay to walk?" he asked her.
She said she was, but she was still pale and stumbled every few steps. She still carried on, dagger out in front of her in case we ran into anymore monsters that night. Theo walked besides her making sure she didn’t fall over when she stumbled.
I picked up my sword and stared at the pair of them as they walked back the way we came. It was obvious neither of them really cared about me, I could tell that by the fact that neither of them bothered to ask if I was okay. I don’t know why I expected any different though, in my whole life not one person has properly cared about me, not even my mum.
I pushed that thought to the back of my head as I started to follow Emma and Theo. My mum was dead, I didn’t matter that she was the world’s worst mum because she wasn’t anymore. She’s dead and I’m better off without her.
By the time I caught up with Theo and Emma they were already back at the road. It was the same place Argus had dropped us off and nothing had changed. It was still just an empty road in the middle of nowhere.
I had no idea what to do next but I wasn’t in the mood to stand around. Without saying a word I started to walk down the road, heading in the direction away from camp. I didn’t look back to see if Emma and Theo were following, I knew they would if neither of them came up with a plan. They had to follow me, I was the only one out of the three of us who knew the prophecy; they couldn’t continue the quest without me.
We walked for about two hours, and at some point it had stated to rain. We were all cold, tired and hungry but there was nowhere to camp along the road side and after the fight with the Minotaur none of us wanted to venture back into the forest. Silently we all made the same decision to keep going until we came across somewhere that had a roof and walls.
It must have been three in the morning when we finally came across a little shop at the road side. The sign above the door said L’s Candy Store, but when I read it the first time I thought it said LS Cady Shore. Stupid dyslexia.
We stood outside the shop for nearly ten minutes deciding what to do. Not one of us wanted to continue walking but all the lights were off in the shop.
"Maybe we should just knock," Theo finally said after standing in silence for a few more minutes.
"No one’s going to be in a candy store at three in the morning," Emma replied.
"They could be if their house is attached to it. Before I came to camp half blood my mom owned a charity store. She, my brother and I lived in a room behind it."
"Okay then Theo, you go and knock," Emma said crossing her arms.
Theo nodded and walked up the porch steps to the door. Emma and I followed but didn’t climb the steps. Closer up I could see that there was a doorbell meaning someone probably did live in their sweet shop.
Theo slung his bow over his shoulder and was about to press the doorbell when the lights in the shop suddenly turned on. All three of us took a step back as the door opened and a woman came out and stood on the porch.
The woman was beautiful; she has long golden hair and chocolate coloured eyes. She was wearing a pink silk dressing gown, which reached the floor, tied together with what seemed to be a snake skin.
She looked at us each in turn and smiled when her eyes rested on me. Emma noticed this as well and pushed me behind her, her hand resting on the handle of her dagger.
"Look at you three," the woman kept looking at me as she spoke, "you all look like you could do with some food and good rest. Please come in." The woman took hold of Theo’s hand and pulled him to the shop.
I began to follow but Emma put her hand on my chest to stop me. She turned to face me and said. "I don’t trust this woman, there’s something off about her."
I glanced past Emma into the shop, I could no longer see Theo or the woman but the door was still wide open with light shining out into the rain.
"Listen to me Bailey," Emma continued, "do whatever I say in there, understand." I nodded and the two of us went into the shop.
The pair of us walked straight through the actual shop and went into the back room. The woman was there laying food on the table but there was no sign of Theo.
"Where’s Theo?" Emma asked.
"Who?" The woman said in a sickly sweet voice not looking up from the table.
"Theo, our friend, the boy you pulled in here." There was a spitefulness in Emma’s voice.
"Oh yes, he has just popped to the bathroom, he’ll be back in a minute. Now why don’t you two sit down and enjoy the food I have prepared." The woman wandered into what I thought must be the kitchen and left Emma and I alone.
We both sat down at the table but neither on us touched the food. I understood what Emma was talking about outside, there was definitely something strange about the woman. I mean who has dinner prepared at three in the morning.
I looked at Emma who was scanning the room; it seemed she was looking for something. Her eyes fell on an old styled suitcase. Not even checking to see if the woman was coming back Emma went over to the case and opened it. From where I was sat I couldn’t see what was inside but it made Emma gasp.
Curious, I got up and went to have a look. I gasped myself when I saw what was inside. Bones, loads of them. Emma picked one up and held it against my arm, it was almost the exact same size.
"Oh no," she said in a whisper.
"What?" I asked her just as quietly.
She looked up at me shocked, probably because I had actually spoken. The initial surprise passed quickly. "These are children’s bones," she said still holding one to my arm. "Do you know what this means?"
I shook my head. Not only the suitcase full of child sized bones but the worried look in Emma’s eyes was starting to scare me.
"It means that that woman is Lamia," Emma continued, "and if we don’t get out of here quickly she’ll eat us all."
I tried to ignore the pain in my left leg as I limped over to Theo and Emma. When the Minotaur had dropped me I landed on my sword and in the process cut my leg. It wasn’t that bad, nothing a little nectar or ambrosia couldn’t fix, but after invading the mind of the Minotaur I was already weak and the cut leg just made it worse.
I carefully sat down next to Theo who was rummaging in Emma’s backpack obviously looking for some nectar for her. She had fallen unconscious and had a large cut on her forehead from where she had hit the tree.
Theo found the nectar and cheered in delight. He fed it to her and then began singing the healing song every Apollo kid knew. I myself took a small bite of ambrosia and started to feel better straight away. The cut was nearly gone when Emma woke up; all that was left was the slice in my trousers.
When the wound on Emma’s head was no longer visible Theo helped her to her feet. "Are you okay to walk?" he asked her.
She said she was, but she was still pale and stumbled every few steps. She still carried on, dagger out in front of her in case we ran into anymore monsters that night. Theo walked besides her making sure she didn’t fall over when she stumbled.
I picked up my sword and stared at the pair of them as they walked back the way we came. It was obvious neither of them really cared about me, I could tell that by the fact that neither of them bothered to ask if I was okay. I don’t know why I expected any different though, in my whole life not one person has properly cared about me, not even my mum.
I pushed that thought to the back of my head as I started to follow Emma and Theo. My mum was dead, I didn’t matter that she was the world’s worst mum because she wasn’t anymore. She’s dead and I’m better off without her.
By the time I caught up with Theo and Emma they were already back at the road. It was the same place Argus had dropped us off and nothing had changed. It was still just an empty road in the middle of nowhere.
I had no idea what to do next but I wasn’t in the mood to stand around. Without saying a word I started to walk down the road, heading in the direction away from camp. I didn’t look back to see if Emma and Theo were following, I knew they would if neither of them came up with a plan. They had to follow me, I was the only one out of the three of us who knew the prophecy; they couldn’t continue the quest without me.
We walked for about two hours, and at some point it had stated to rain. We were all cold, tired and hungry but there was nowhere to camp along the road side and after the fight with the Minotaur none of us wanted to venture back into the forest. Silently we all made the same decision to keep going until we came across somewhere that had a roof and walls.
It must have been three in the morning when we finally came across a little shop at the road side. The sign above the door said L’s Candy Store, but when I read it the first time I thought it said LS Cady Shore. Stupid dyslexia.
We stood outside the shop for nearly ten minutes deciding what to do. Not one of us wanted to continue walking but all the lights were off in the shop.
"Maybe we should just knock," Theo finally said after standing in silence for a few more minutes.
"No one’s going to be in a candy store at three in the morning," Emma replied.
"They could be if their house is attached to it. Before I came to camp half blood my mom owned a charity store. She, my brother and I lived in a room behind it."
"Okay then Theo, you go and knock," Emma said crossing her arms.
Theo nodded and walked up the porch steps to the door. Emma and I followed but didn’t climb the steps. Closer up I could see that there was a doorbell meaning someone probably did live in their sweet shop.
Theo slung his bow over his shoulder and was about to press the doorbell when the lights in the shop suddenly turned on. All three of us took a step back as the door opened and a woman came out and stood on the porch.
The woman was beautiful; she has long golden hair and chocolate coloured eyes. She was wearing a pink silk dressing gown, which reached the floor, tied together with what seemed to be a snake skin.
She looked at us each in turn and smiled when her eyes rested on me. Emma noticed this as well and pushed me behind her, her hand resting on the handle of her dagger.
"Look at you three," the woman kept looking at me as she spoke, "you all look like you could do with some food and good rest. Please come in." The woman took hold of Theo’s hand and pulled him to the shop.
I began to follow but Emma put her hand on my chest to stop me. She turned to face me and said. "I don’t trust this woman, there’s something off about her."
I glanced past Emma into the shop, I could no longer see Theo or the woman but the door was still wide open with light shining out into the rain.
"Listen to me Bailey," Emma continued, "do whatever I say in there, understand." I nodded and the two of us went into the shop.
The pair of us walked straight through the actual shop and went into the back room. The woman was there laying food on the table but there was no sign of Theo.
"Where’s Theo?" Emma asked.
"Who?" The woman said in a sickly sweet voice not looking up from the table.
"Theo, our friend, the boy you pulled in here." There was a spitefulness in Emma’s voice.
"Oh yes, he has just popped to the bathroom, he’ll be back in a minute. Now why don’t you two sit down and enjoy the food I have prepared." The woman wandered into what I thought must be the kitchen and left Emma and I alone.
We both sat down at the table but neither on us touched the food. I understood what Emma was talking about outside, there was definitely something strange about the woman. I mean who has dinner prepared at three in the morning.
I looked at Emma who was scanning the room; it seemed she was looking for something. Her eyes fell on an old styled suitcase. Not even checking to see if the woman was coming back Emma went over to the case and opened it. From where I was sat I couldn’t see what was inside but it made Emma gasp.
Curious, I got up and went to have a look. I gasped myself when I saw what was inside. Bones, loads of them. Emma picked one up and held it against my arm, it was almost the exact same size.
"Oh no," she said in a whisper.
"What?" I asked her just as quietly.
She looked up at me shocked, probably because I had actually spoken. The initial surprise passed quickly. "These are children’s bones," she said still holding one to my arm. "Do you know what this means?"
I shook my head. Not only the suitcase full of child sized bones but the worried look in Emma’s eyes was starting to scare me.
"It means that that woman is Lamia," Emma continued, "and if we don’t get out of here quickly she’ll eat us all."
When will you update this?!
10/25/14