The Blade ~Book One~

Chapter Four: The Trap

"This thing is huge." I stared up at the plane.

"Boarding passes please," A woman smiled and accepted our tickets.

Walking on, it was cool to see what an airplane looked like inside for the first time. I took a seat between Lia and Bridger, and the others sat behind us. I could hear Haiden still freaking out about the whole situation, but Chandler and Brooks tried to comfort her, in which they weren't too good at because we're talking about Chandler and Brooks.

This flight would take us to Tennessee and we would drive to Georgia from there. None of us could actually drive, but we'd figure that out when we got there.

"Can I offer you any beverages?" A flight attendant asked.

I looked at Lia and Bridger who were both nodding.

"Okay," She smiled, "I'll be right back."

The pilots voice came through the speakers, "We are now taking off. Please be sure that your seatbelt is securely fastened."

"So, you talked to your dad?" I asked Lia.

She ran her fingers through her locks, "Yeah. He just said hi, but it was pretty awkward."

"I don't know if I'd want to meet my dad." Bridger said, "I've heard some pretty interesting stories about him."

I didn't really want to talk about my dad at the time, so I changed the topic to our arrivals at camp. Bridger and I both arrived at eight, and Lia showed up at ten.

"I still remember when you arrived," I laughed at Lia.

"That was so embarrassing." She covered her face in her hands.

"Face planting in front of the whole camp isn't that embarrassing."

"Shut up."

"That was you?" Bridger started laughing too, "That was so-" Lia glared at him, "-awful." He finished.

Chandler stood up and put his face over our seats, "Are you talking about that time when-"

"Come on!" Lia screamed and a ton of mortals were staring, but we didn't care, "Can we please just talk about something else?"

I laughed once more, "Fine. Then, let's talk about the prophecy."

"Right," Bridger sat up, " the peach state is Georgia."

"The goddess of strife is Eris!" Haiden called over to us.

"I'm aware!" I shouted back.

"I don't know why it says that there are traitors in our camp." Lia added, ""And what does it mean by she'll always know your next move?"

"I don't know," I admitted, "but we'll figure it out. It's just the last line that really bugs me, "In the end there is too much to loose." I don't know if it means people, or camp, or what."

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"You're on your way to come and find me." The dark figure stood in font of me once again.

My body stiffened, "Eris." For the first time, my voice worked.

"Yes, demigod." She pulled down her hood and I could see a glimpse of her face in the dim light. She had two black eyes and an unwelcoming smile "Join me. Being a demigod took away your mom and your brother, join me and we will get revenge."

We stared at one another, but no one spoke.

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