Curse of Flames *Notashino's POV*

I wasn't expecting snakes

Ok, so let's get to know me before this even starts. I'm Notashino, Notashino Sinkei, 5'8, black hair, one electric blue eye for my left eye and... the right eye is a secret. I'm Basia's cousin, so he can call me 'Tashi' if he wants, but I call him 'Beige' usually. So when his mom had left him, my dad decided to take him in, but he worked overseas. But I'm afraid Basia wasn't going to have a normal life, being a demigod wasn't easy. Always being chased, constant fighting. I planned on bringing Basia to Camp Half-Blood, even though I pretty much swore I wouldn't really go back. I know some of you won't believe what happens it here, but it happens.

I was drawing in my math book before glancing at Beige, shaking my head lightly as he slept soundly.

"I swear to the gods" I mumbled before poking Beige's side, a little worried as I spoke, "Beige, wake up, you're gonna get us detention....again." Inside I was probably going to just hit him so he would actually stay up but that was impossible.

Beige woke up, his eyes slightly red from his lack of sleep, "Wha-what? Oh, Tashi, you know I got like, 3 hours of sleep. Sorry, I can't help but make paper crafts."

I glanced at our teacher, Ms. Gradrem, I already felt something off about her, some sort of aura emitted from her. I was pretty sure she was a monster so I was always on edge whenever she tried to get Basia alone.

"Basia, again you have serious issues staying awake, too bad after school detention doesn't scare you, so how about lunch detention? See you then." Ms. Gradrem said from her desk. From here I can see fangs, her eyes flashed red. I felt my whole back tingle, telling me to kill her. I quickly remembered Basia's detention list, 12 after school detentions, but now this random lunch detention? I feel myself anxious to know if I can fight what lays there. I look at Basia, who decided to form a paper sphere perfectly, and quickly covered it in aluminum foil or something, wrapping it perfectly.

A few hours passed, science, engineering, and then freaking finally, lunch! I quickly ate a piece of bread before heading with Basia to our supposed lunch detention. The second I see the classroom, is the second I started screaming in my head as I saw the destroyed classroom, wreckage everywhere, the room being pitch black except for the light entering from the windows.

"Uh, Ms. Gradrem? It's Beige and Tashi, we are here for detention. Where are you?"Beige said, I look at Basia, seeing the panic across his face. "Tashi, what's going on?", then I hear the laughter ring in the room, quickly I put on my fingerless gloves searching for the voice.

"Basia and Notashino, finally. THIS WILL BE YOUR END! DIE YOU DEMIGODS!!" I felt my body shift being forced into the room, the door slammed shut. I took a quick shaky breath, "Beige, hide, I'll handle this" I said before closing my hands into a fist, summoning my two daggers: Igniting glare, pretty much a fire dagger made from Imperial Gold, the other one, Ice Tongue, Ice, as it's in the name, made from Celestial Bronze. I looked at the figure that had a green scales adorning the face and skin, but her lower half being a snake. I watched the Mist unravel the –dracaena- her eyes flickered with enjoyment as the red irises brightened. "Now, firssst let'sss deal with you, Notashino, so he will be easy to finish off.

I'm just going to be honest, I've never fought anything like this but I am a protector for a reason. The snake-woman dove at me, I raised my ice dagger to deflect her assault, backing up slightly. I raised the fire one, slashing her arm before spinning and hitting her again. But I realized it was too late to use the Mist against her. I quickly tried to block myself before I felt claws running across my side, near my stomach. At that moment I pretty much flew, I tried to look up and move the Mist but my newly attained headache worsened at my attempt, black spots danced in my vision, laughing at my distress. I looked at the advancing snake-woman, I leaned on the wall and whimpered slightly. I didn't expect to die so soon. I honestly wasn't expecting snakes either.

"Hey! Ugly swamp snake thing, get away from her!!" I hear Beige scream. I watched as the snake quickly glanced at Beige, baring her fangs. "Little demigod, you can't ssstop me, you'll make a lovely dessssert as you watch your protector get killed." I felt a searing pain on my arm, I yelped at the sudden burn, which bled. I heard scream, I look at Beige who raised his hand, I watched as fire started conjuring. My eyes widened as he launched it, fire engulfing the room.