The Miss
A/N: Hey, there! It's been a really long time since I posted Thalico fic! Phew! ;P
I'm reading Son of Neptune (barely reaching a quarter of it yet!), and I was really, really, REALLY, surprised with Nico's participation there! RICK RIORDAN'S THE BEST! xD
ANyway, before I go spoiling, what I wanted to say was that S-O-N got me to writing this story. :]
Actually, this prologue started out as a drabble, so is Chapter 1, but I figured I could come up with a good story out of it if I want to. haha!
SO...please do continue reading! And p l e a s e... review! alright? tell me what you think! :D
Here it is!
PROLOGUE
Thalia
My muscles throbbed from stalking and running for hours. I could feel my sweat running down my face, and I blinked some off from my eyes as I gripped my bow tighter. There was a slight breeze, and leaves ruffled overhead. I waited, patiently feeling the ground beneath me. I could feel my sisters well hidden, ready and well-tuned on me as well as on the target.
I loaded my bow and aimed, but as though used to the routine just as we were, it trotted off and ran away. I cursed under my breath and ran after it, my sisters trailed behind me.
We ducked a few branches, easily maneuvering despite the thick vegetation. Well, if you've been a Hunter for like, a long time, forests like this would seem like a toddler's jigsaw puzzle. We reached a small clearing, old roots knotted around the perimeter, and I immediately felt the end of this test. I glanced at Phoebe, the Hunt's second lieutenant, and she fired right below its golden hooves, making it stop for a moment.
That was my cue.
I stopped, aimed, and felt the surge of power flow in me like it always did since I've become a Hunter. I've done this a thousand times, and 'confident' seemed an understatement. We weren't going to kill Lady Artemis' golden deer; we wouldn't have been able to anyway. All I had to do was to aim, and make a clear shot, and Lady Artemis would know it was over.
And so that's what I did. I fired...and missed.
I had no idea what happened. I was frozen to my bones, my arms felt limp on my sides as I watched the Golden deer scratch the ground once and stare at me before disappearing in a bright golden light. I was confused, shocked, embarrassed, and most of all…well, embarrassed, because a good archer doesn't miss a shot! A Hunter of Artemis never misses a shot; and the most painful fact of all, the First Lieutenant, daughter of Zeus and second-in-command of the goddess Artemis, never, ever, misses the target—especially if it's an easy shot.
But then I did.
My sisters watched me with concern and suspicion; and I couldn't blame them, this thing—this blatant miss—doesn't just happen to any member of the Hunt, let alone its finest lieutenant. And as if things could get any better, the goddess appeared right on the spot where the deer had just been; and by the way she stared at me in the eyes, I knew right away that this was just the beginning.
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A/N: I know, I know, it's pretty short...no, it's really short! But like I said, it's a drabble, and I used this as the firewood of the whole plot. This would start the plot rolling, which I had pretty much figured out. NO, didnt' write it yet, 'cause I'm debating whether I should use the character's POV or a third-person for narration...sigh. THough this one's on Thalia's POV, the next chapter won't be, and I think I would never have fixed narration-strategy. ANy ideas?
Please, please, please, REVIEW! Reviews on first chapters or prologues are really important for an author, because it either makes them want to continue or not... haha!
alright? Please let me know what you think! :D
Ja!
