Keeping an eye on Izabelle throughout the day, I noticed her hand gently shaking. In the few classes we shared she kept glancing at me, something is feeling unnaturally wrong. I am starting to think I might be in serious danger. BEEEEEEeEeeeeeEEpepPppPPP the final bell for the day had just rung.
I have a bad feeling about all of this.
I went down the narrow hallways with my backpack on, staying amongst the busy crowds of gossiping people, making my way to the tucked away side door we had agreed to meet at. Upon arrival Izabelle was no where in sight. Looking out of the small rectangular window on the green doors, there was a gravel road I had never seen before, with two dumpsters right next to the school. Pushing open the doors and walking through, my eyes gravitated to where I thought Mrs. Johnson's room was. Peering through it, two figures seemed to be talking vigorously. One of figures seemed to be shaking. Walking closer to the window while trying to remain hidden, two voices came from the window.
"Where is the boy? You promised you would lead him to me after lowering his guard, what has halted your endeavors?"
That's Mrs. Johnson's voice. What is she talking about?
"I I I will bring him to you as planned. We we we will be meeting up soon to escape the monstrous teacher as planned. He he he will let his guard down to me and I will give him the drug just as planned."
Izabelle... are they talking about me? She was saying I was in danger from Mrs. Johnson but from the sounds of it she is just a pawn for someone else. Holy shit there are mystical things in this world. Who would want to kidnap an orphan like me? There is no way they know I'm not supposed to be here Why is Izabelle working for someone like this? She is nervous, why?
"After I do this for you you will let my family go just as promised?"
"Exactly, the deal still holds up. Bring me the Boy and your family gets to go free"
Izabelle is being black mailed to save her family? I need to get out of here.
Standing up, I started walking away before coming right back.
If I leave her and her family could all die. I have the chance to save a life for mine. I'm just an someone who replaced an orphan, no one will miss me in this world if I get taken away.
"I I I have to go, he will be here soon."
I have to retrace my steps so she doesn't become suspicious of me.
I retreated back to the doors, I slipped through following my steps back to my locker. Before walking back, I approached the near by water fountain. Cupping some of the water that came out of it, I splashed my face, then filled my water bottle and started walking back in dread.
This time upon arriving at the green doors, I saw Izabelle waiting. Giving her a pleading smile I asked.
"Do you really think Mrs. Johnson's a monster? I know she's all mean but come on." Getting closer to me, without hesitation, she grabbed my wrist and replied.
"Yes, we need to leave now" suddenly a voice rang from down the hallway.
"Damian is that you out there?" a shudder ran through my body, it was Mrs. Johnson. I felt a tug on my arm, finally remembering Izabelle was there. I let her take me outside, shutting the doors slowly behind us. Walking down the gravel road in silence, my thoughts raced.
Do I confront her? Will she get hostile? Can I save her and her family without giving myself up like a lamb. Maybe we can work out a plan to use me as bait to free her parents, and I can escape after they are safe. That would only work if she doesn't just throw me to the wolves, to whoever Mrs. Johnson is or whoever is controlling her.
We just passed the trees that marked the school boundary.
Whatever I can't plan anything without confronting her first.
Clearing my throat, in my best calm tone I said.
"I got to the doors early and heard your talk with Mrs. Johnson or whoever is controlling her." Izabelle came to a stop, her shoulders tensed.
There is no point in stopping now.
"Don't worry I don't intend to run. I understand your family is in danger, I'm not asking you to take a stranger over your family that would just be wrong. I'm just asking that you tell me everything you know and maybe help so that once I'm captured I could possibly escape." Her shoulders became lax.
"Why don't you just run away, you could have gone free?" hope dripped from her voice. Instead of answering I started walking once again.
Why am I doing this for this girl I hardly know? Oh that's right, I keep forgetting that I'm just an orphan.
While still walking I replied.
"It doesn't matter, what does does matter. What does matter is what you know. Tell me anything and everything." From behind me I could practically feel her shock. She got over it fast as her footsteps sounded from behind.
"You were right, it's not Mrs. Johnson it's a man called Makis Delirious. He's a famous hitman. He is good at using the mist to get what he wants." Izabelle's voice sounded riddled with unease.
Holy shit am I in the Percy Jackson universe? She said the mist.
Forcing down my excitement "The mist? Is that a supernatural power, hypnotism or drug?" The footsteps behind me stopped. Izabelle started to mutter to herself.
"Gods I forgot he doesn't know anything about the supernatural world. Should I tell him? Is he a mortal? Obviously not because Makis is after him." I cut her off.
"The supernatural world? as in mythology? If so what pantheons? Greek, Egyptian, Roman, Norse?"
If I am right about it being Percy Jackson all of those pantheons exist in this world
"You seem more excited about the fact that there's a mystical world out there rather than worried." I ignored her comment responding.
"Was Makis Delirious a monster? Are you some magical creature or are you human?" Her eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"One question at a time. There is only the Greek pantheon that I know about and yes Makis is a half cyclops half human. Um I am also a dryad not a human. Before you go off on your questions I will give you a rundown of what I was supposed to do, maybe it will give you answers."
I was right. Does that mean I'm a demigod or what?
She continued.
"Makis kidnapped my family to blackmail me into luring you to the nearby park where I'm supposed to give you this drink I was given. It is laced with a knock out agent. From the look at it I am gonna guess it will put you out for 3 days. Do you have some water or something to delude the drug in it?"
Why am I doing this? Anything could happen to me when I'm out. If I delude it to almost nothing I should only be out for a few hours.
I took off my backpack and grabbed my water bottle that was in the pouch to the side of it.
"Don't pour all of it out. Reduce the dosage to a couple hours if you can. You will get your family after giving me back right?" Izabelle poured out most of the red substance she had in the sports drink of doom, then responded paying half attention to me.
If I'm a demigod who is my father or mother.
"If all goes right they will be returned to me the moment you are handed over." She seemed to have found the perfect dosage as she poured the water I had into it close to the original amount. "There will be people watching at the park so we have to act natural. Just drink when I offer and when you feel drowsy before you fall make sure to dump the rest of drink on the way down if you can. We should try and cover our tracks." She responded while handing me back my bottle, which I put back in my bag, putting it back on.
"Alright lets go" I nervously spouted back.
End Chapter
Damian - Transmigrator, who is clueless about who he is in both lives.
Izabelle - Dryad blackmailed to capture Damian
Mrs. Johnson - Not an actual monster
Makis Delirious - Master in his craft