"I want you to check something out for me," the scathing voice inside his head purred.

"Haven't I proven myself yet?" the boy said in an wavering reply. His icy blue eyes wide in what might have been fear. The things response was only a laugh as deep and hollow and dark as the pit in which the evil resided in.

"What makes you think you have gained my trust?" Leaving that thought to echo around the boy's head, the thing continued, "There is a spot blind from my sight. I wish for you to check it out, little thief."

"How far do I have to go?" Luke was getting rather annoyed at going across the country and back with little to no sleep.(he was no longer used to taking 1'o clock shifts)

"Oh no little human it is quite local. what you puny mortals call

Oakland in fact."

"Oakland. What's there?"

"That is what I want you to find out. Now go. I expect a full report in two days time."

With a sigh the young man turned out of the half built looming temple and into the cold January air. Luke surveyed the mountain top with a small shudder at what had transpired only a few weeks prior. The moonlight shown down making his heart clench.

"Let me out! You need me!" a gruff voice shouted filling the silence of the night. "You've taken this weight before, but that was just to trick that little blonde girl wasn't it? To hurt her?"

The man had seen Luke for that comment was obviously thrown at him.

"Just to get your pride handed to you by that daughter of Zeus. Heard she joined the Hunters of Artemis. No men for all eternity. But it's not as though you ever had something, is it?"

"Shut up," the young man murmured quietly. He didn't need to think of how he hurt her. She was crying for Gods' sake. And she had killed him. Oh, Gods Thalia. Why?

The blonde drew himself out of his memories without another word and again began the hike down the mountain.

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The young man continued walking until he reached a street that held many parked cars. A silver Honda accord caught his attention. Careful not to set off the burglar alarm Luke swiftly picked the cars lock. Not being able to believe his luck he found the keys on the dashboard. Thanking his master that he didn't have to hot-wire the car, Luke put the keys in admission and drove off.

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The traffic was bad but that was to be expected from the San Francisco-Oakland area. He got into Oakland and continued driving having no idea where he was going. Getting into a lane marked Caldecott tunnel, Luke felt a strange feeling he was on the right path...

A.N This has been an idea developing in my mind for awhile and I barely ever work on it or my hundreds of others. I mostly putting this out to gage audience response( not that I've gotten much from my others fics). Eventually, independent of any reviews, favorites, or follows I get, I will post more. That could be adding on to the first chapter or adding a new chapter altogether. This was meant to be a oneshot. Though I may not post for months at a time because of laziness this does not mean I'm abandoning this or any other projects.

Thank you to anyone who review, flames are welcome.

-S/H