In Thebes book 1: The mermaid

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The series name is In Thebes. The Mermaid is the first book (dont worry it`s for boys.) Here is a list of charecters from the book. I`ll post the 1st chapter and 2cd as soon as possible. Oh and descreptions.

Main Humans:

* Minerva - (i know my other charecter was named this but i like the name Minerva.) Okay She is the main girl charecter. Joe`s best friend, punk girl at heart, and totally in love with werewolfs.

* Joe - Minerva`s best friend, Main boy charecter, And secretly in love with Minerva. (shh)

Main Mermaids:

Hannah - Mermaid that has a power to turn human and a friend of Minerva`s

Anquet - she is shy and kind but she has a secret that no one could know.

Not so important of human charecter:

Max - Minerva`s brother

Abby - Minerva`s friend and Joe`s

Minerva`s Mom - Minerva`s mom

Tasha - Cheerlader that Minerva doesnt like and niether does Joe.

Ghost and or other creatures:

Lee - Minerva`s dead cousin who is very important in the book

Ill give y`all a preview of the Minerva Joe relationship but hmm


Book 2 - Joe admits his love

I thought about Joe for the past month thinking about how the faries stabbed Joe. Just so we could pick a flower. It was sick but Hannah said that was the way of faries. We camped by the flower but we never picked it. The death of Joe was still fresh in my mind. I thought back to it when Joe sreamed in agony. It`s still fresh in my mind. I cried all that night and all that morning. When I think I`m out of tears i start crying all over again. I relized something I missed Joe. I mean he is my friend yeah. But i loved him more then i friend i just never realized it till now. Now that he is dead. I sat in my tent that the fairies gave us. I looked around and picked at my sleeping bag. Not that anyone would need it. The fairies`s grass is to soft for a sleeping bag i just keep it unrolled to make them think i use it. I knew Joe wasnt coming back but i swear i just heard him call my name in the distant. great im going crazy now. Then i saw dirty blonde hair in my tent. That was Joe`s hair! Then his hazel eyes peer into mine. "Joe! I thought you were dead!" I went and jump in his arms for a hug. He is smiling but he went pale. "Ow. My shoulder is in a sling and a cast i dont think you can hug me like that. But I`ll take it." That made me smile "sorry." He looked me in my eyes "you thought I was dead" He asked. I nodded "they stabbed you and you disappeared. By the way where were you?" He started telling me the story about what happened after he disappeard. He turns to look at me "Minerva, can i ask you something." He looked so seriouse i almost laughed but i didnt. "Minerva, I love you with all my heart.But do you love me?"

THE END OF THAT CHAPTER

BOOK 3 -

i looked at Joe. I couldnt tell him becuase if i do no doubt ill get a broken heart. Of course for the last week we`ve been in camp in arkward silience. He`ll come in the tent and lay on the ground beside me we`ll go to sleep. We dont say anything to each other are look at each other. But as soon as he told me he loved me i couldnt think i couldnt breath. I just sat there staring at my hand in his hands. Looking at them memorizing them. "I understand Minerva. You could tell me you dont love me to im fine with it." I looked him in the eye and a look of understanding flash through them. "Minerva why would you think that?" He could tell i was thinking about him breaking my heart. He took my face in his hands and i lean my head against his hand. Longing for it`s warmth and the familar texture of it. He runs his hand to my chin and tilts it up "Minerva, I love you. I loved you since secound grade. I kept it from you for four years. That way i could see you everyday. That way we could be friends and it wouldnt be aarkward for us. Why would i break your heart but for four years i was breaking my own. I know what it feels like. I want you to be happy not hurting." He kissed me lightly and got out of our tent. It`s only OUR tent becuase the fairies havent brought Joe a tent yet. I sat there frozen in my place my lips tingling with the kiss Joe just gave me. "I do love you Joe" I whisper only to myself. I made a mental note in my mind to tell Joe. But as soon as i was about to lay down Hannah came in "He heard you." I looked at her "He did?" She nodded "He started yelling yes she loves me. But one of the fairies had something he wanted him to do so he couldn`t say anything. i looked back at my black pair of wings that Hannah says she hates them and rather have a tail. i love my wings of course im human and Hannah is a mermaid she probably want her own mythical creature mark on her. Then Joe comes in with a smile as bright as the sun. "I`ll leave you two alone" Hannah says pats my knee and crawls out. Joe comes and puts his arm around me " a little birdie told me that you love me." i smile and wrap my arms around his neck "No you were snooping." This makes him smile snooping?

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HEY EVERYONE FIRST FEW CHAPTERS OF MY BOOK PLEZ COMMENT TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK IS FUNNY AND SUCH THX


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Prologue

I watched as his face turned ashy white. Then he lifted his head. I ran to him and held his hand. “I`m so sorry” I cried. I watched him nod slowly and like it hurt. I knew he was dying I was just praying not so soon. “Miv” he breathed deeply than he cringed. I turn to the fairy like he should do some magic or something. But the fairy just stared I turned back to him “I`m here. Forever and always” he nodded are saying to each other just to tell each other we will always be friends. “I-I love you” he said I looked at him and he reached up and touched my face. I knew then that he always loved me just didn’t want to make are friendship awkward. “I love you too” I whispered to him and pulled out the sword in his chest he gasped but looked at me. He turned into a cloud of what looked like silver glitter and tiger heads that disappeared. I cried out his name while he disappeared.


























Who in the world is Lee?




I woke up panting and sweating. I feel like I ran a thousand miles. One look around me tells me my dream isn’t done though. A girl her hazel curls flying. I watched her run. I looked behind me…fire. That’s why she is running. “WAIT” I shouted to her “Lee wait please.” I looked down my foot was stuck on a piece of gum. Great stupid gum invades my wacked up dreams too. I took off my house shoes and ran to catch up. I came to a fence on the opposite side was a meadow peaceful. Lee looked at me scowling like I am a pest. “Let me in please Lee” I begged. “Why should I” She asked. “Because I miss you” I screamed the fire was coming. “No” That’s all she said. The fire ate me up burned me. I woke up screaming my head off. My mom came in “Honey what is wrong?” I looked at her and shook my head “nothing.” She looked at me and then at my alarm clock “Get ready its seven o’clock.” She picked up my suite case and gave me a worried look. “Don’t you dare put on any of those punk clothes it`s a church camp.” She shoot me a don’t you dare think about it look and swept out. I looked in my closet and went for a shirt with a sentence saying do I look like people person then some ripped up shorts. I have to say I went for pretty close to girly as I’ll ever get slid on my leather boots and went to the bathroom. I looked into the mirror and sighed my short jagged haircut was in a tangle mess. “No wonder dad said rats slept in my hair” I muttered. My baby blues swoop bangs fell into place as soon as I brushed them. I went to the kitchen and sat down. I plate of waffles slipped in front of me. “Thanks” I said and covered it in syrup and butter. My brother Max who looks nothing like me. (Though people say we do.) Is shoveling waffles down his mouth faster than you can say syrup. I mean it to. He acts like he`ll never see food again when he eats. He looks up his dark brown curly hair is sticking to his face. Which means he took a shower well they say there`s a first for everything. Just as I was about to start eating Joe walks right through the front door grabs my waffles and my fork and starts eating. “Thanks Miner” He picks on my name every day now I am used to it. My name is Minerva. Yeah perfect for 21st century Tuscumbia Alabama school. But it’s cool because I`m homeschooled. But I`m defiantly going to have some problems at Indian Creek Youth Camp aka ICYC. “Hi Joe, what`s shaken” I said over my shoulder having to make me more waffles. “Nothing much but that today is ICYC week. Oh and I heard Green Day`s new song just came out.” I took this in as I sat down. “I heard ACDC but whatever.” Max quarterback all star for the Tuscumbia tigers, Dates a cheerleader, most popular dude in high school. Looked at his punk sister and her friend comparing bands no one cares about anymore and what color they want their hair to be in a couple of weeks. Just sat there staring dumbfounded at them then got up and sulked to his room to call his girlfriend. “Nice outfit” Joe says as he fixed himself another pack of waffles. “Shut up my mom made me wear something not as punkish as usual.” He smiled his orange spikes sticking in every direction. “It`s still your style she could’ve made you wear a dress.” True she thought as she pulled her leather jacket on. It might be summer but it is raining! All the sudden the door slams hard and she and Joe look up. Abby walks in and sits down in her usual prom dress curly poufy hair and full out make up. She grabs one of Joe`s waffles and downs it in a second flat. “Well I came to say have a great time roughing it while I go to Paris.” She says when she gets done chewing. Joe rolls his eyes “Haven`t you been talking about Paris like all summer. I can`t believe I`m saying this because there food is amazing but I`m sick of Paris.” I couldn`t help but laughing at my friends. See how me and Abby meet its complicated. We shouldn’t even be friends I mean I think roughing it is no showers, sleeping under the stars, and of course eating raw food. Abby thinks roughing it is when there isn’t internet or cable. Gosh I love her. Joe is the eater in are little trio though he is SUPER skinny even though he can eat enough food for a family of eight. He is crazy to like so crazy that his hair matches his clothes so its black, purple, baby, blue, orange, and of course red. Since he is punk you know? “Joe and Minerva come on before your late” My mom shouts I look at Abby “you better buy me some combat boots.” I turn to Joe pull on my leather jacket and cut off gloves. Grab my suitcases and run to the car. Joe climbs in beside me his hair soaking wet from the rain he turns toward me and shakes his hair slinging water all over me. Winks at me than buckles up like he never shooked his hair at me I roll my eyes and buckled up.












































ICYC


The long ride to ICYC was spent by me sleeping and Joe poking my with a stick he found before
we got into the car. At one time I wanted to poke his purple eyes out. Yes they`re contacts. Then we saw the sign. You couldn’t help but look out your window to see what ICYC looked like. I saw the softball field, golf field, and volleyball court. We pulled up into a place that said parking. Which to me look like a place filled with rocks but who cares? Then there was a long line of people and their kids. I felt my nose twitch I don’t like people. After a long line of waiting and a few times explaining Joe isn’t my brother we got to the desk. “I need your name and age.” She was plump and had ruby red lipstick. My mom looked at me like well say it to her. I looked back at the woman and stared at her. Of course she can stare back. My mom clears her throat “Minerva Bailey, 13.” The woman goes through some files and plucks out my file on the table. “Sassafras is your cabins name. Don’t steal anything.” I laughed so hard I cried don`t steal anything yeah that’s freaking hilarious. My mom smile and looks back at the woman “Joe Stardaway, 13.” She goes through some files and pulls out Joe`s. “Twin oaks is your cabin and-” Joe smiles “yeah yeah don’t steal anything.” My mom slapped him on the back of the head but she was trying to hide a smile. The lady huffed and yelled “NEXT!”

We go to the boy cabins first to set Joe up since they were closer. Every boy stared at me as I walked in with Joe and my mom. Only the counselor smiled at Joe and me. “Hi and your names our” pretty simple sentence I chewed my check and stared at him. He looked at my shirt and backed up a step. Oh shirt how I love you so. “Joe Stardaway this is my friend Minerva.” I felt every eye on me. “I`ll be outside” I said and slipped through the door of the cabin. Hot air hit me I forgot I had on my leather jacket still and it stopped raining. I took of the jacket and tied it around my waist. I heard a shout and a laugh following it. I looked up there was some boys throwing water balloons at each other. I went back to my own little thoughts somewhere anywhere nowhere. Tell one of those dumb balloons landed next to me. “IF ANY OF THAT WATER GETS ON ME I`LL MAKE SURE YOUR UNDER WATER NEXT!” That got them they sat all the water balloons on their cabin porch and went inside. Finally peace and quiet then it’s gone it always leaves when mom is around. Mom came out of the cabin so did Joe. “Let’s go set up your cabin Minerva” my mom was voice was loud very loud. I could tell she heard me. Oh well so much for being Misses goody two shoes now. I follow her up a hill and around to a cabin door. I walked in and felt immediately lonely but I used to lonely. Every girl is doing her hair or talking about what celebrity is cuter or who has better abs. I rolled my eyes threw my suite case on a bottom bunk and started making the top. My little sheet with skulls all over it that have bows on them then my black cover with a wolf howling at the moon on it then a black pillow with a wolf on it with a tiny pillow that looks like a moon. Since I barley do stuff animals I don’t have stuffed wolf. A girl came up to me and stared at me and Joe for a long time. “Do y`all date” a question no one ever asked Joe and me. “No of course not” I said but Joe paused. I shot him a dirty look and looked at the exact clone of Barbie. She smiles and whispers in my ear “to bad I thought you were cool and all but looks like you’re like all the other punk losers.” I smiled the sweetest smile I could muster “why don’t you and your friends go jump off a bridge Barbie.” But unlike her I don’t whisper my compliment. Everyone stares at me in shock “It`s impolite to stare.” I said then I go back to unpacking my clothes and putting them in the drawers I brought. I turned around and looked at Joe he was smiling at Barbie like ha what you get. I looked around everyone was staring at me but one girl she was smiling like a dream come true. I walk up to her after Joe and mom left. “What`s shaken” I asked her. She giggled a bit under her breath and looked up from her book. “Hmm let me think on that for a while.” I couldn’t help but laugh at her. She had blue eyes and blond hair but unlike the other blonde she seemed smart, nice, and extremely clever. “What is your name” she asked me. I pause and looked down my embarrassing name. Too bad I couldn’t get Bianca are something “Minerva, My name is Minerva.” She looked at me as I looked at her waiting for her to laugh she didn’t, waiting for her to tease me she didn’t, waiting for her to walk off not wanting to ever talk to me again she didn’t. “My name is Hannah” She said. “Lucky you get the normal name” I muttered. She laughed “I`m sure you do.” I stared at Hannah wondering where in the world did she come from. Maybe she`s a alien I thought silently Maybe mars that would be like so freaking cool. “I like the new name you gave Tasha.” I looked at her “that’s her name?” Hannah nodded “She is the worst brags about how she is a cheerleader how she is the squads captain. BLAH BLAH BLAH! Always making in fun of nerds or dorks or whatever she wants to call them. I prefer Barbie over Tasha. Plus telling her to jump off a bridge was the best part.” I looked at her yep mars. She kept going on about every little detail in her life and it turns out I actually liked the chick. She asked me do I read I told her yeah but I love listening to music. She asked me about Joe. What is going on there I told her nothing. She went on about a book named Percy Jackson. How I acted like some chick from the books and stuff.



“O” She shouted out “We need a death to Barbie shirt like Thalia.” I stared at her “who” I asked. “Thalia from the book I`ve been reading” she said well practically screamed in my ear. “She has a death to Barbie shirt. We need to make us one and have Tasha`s picture instead of Barbie`s but still have it say death to Barbie. Get it?” I looked at her and back at my hamburger. “You my friend are so random” I said to my hamburger but to her too. “I know I`m weird to I mean come on normal sounds boring.” I smiled and went back to my old debate defiantly mars now. “I agree” I said and looked down at my boots. I hear a tray slam down next to me and a pair of black Converse shoes beside my boots. I looked up and smiled at the now baby blue to match my swoop bangs hair I knew so well next to hairs of new. “Hey Miner, What is shaken?” Joe said in a black shirt with a gray cross with blue blood instead of red dripping from it. “Nothing cool to report except a little birdie told me we are on the same sports team they will announce tomorrow.” He smiled at that one he knew what I did I went into the director’s cabin and made sure we were on the same team. We weren’t but are now. Hannah stood there staring at me her mouth gapping -showing her chewed up hamburger- in surprise I smiled. “Yeah, Chicka I`m a bad mama a jama. By the way shut your mouth no one wants to see your food. ” Joe looks at her for a while looks at me and winks than digs into his hamburger. “You went into the director`s office.” I put my hand on her mouth “yeah now shut up before I get in trouble.” She stares at me and looks at Joe he just smiles and keeps on eating.


Next up after dinner is church. I like my church but whatever. The church is low and white with benches in rows fancy ones. In my youth group we have chairs not benches. In front is a projector which surprises me and to the sides pictures of Indians. There are these pews – I think is what they call them – for all the preachers to sit. Joe sits by me in church to and tries to sing in the deepest voice ever he can’t do it though and it takes all our strength for us not to crack up in the middle of church. Of course we laughed silently but we didn’t disturb anyone who is listening. “Please turn to the book of Genesis” Said the preacher and continued preaching on about how God did this and this. “I thought the bible was a book all in its self” Joe whispers to me. “Apparently not” I whispered back. I turn to Genesis thanking this is not like my church. We dance to worship God we sing to but we got drums and guitars and all that good stuff. My preacher Pastor Gary plays the drums I think. I like ICYC but mom was right it isn’t like our church.

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HEY! I`m getting 5 free copies of my book now. But they are probably going to be going on Amazon and everywhere else like that. So i can`t post anymore. At least Yall got a preview