Ok...I know I've completely disappeared for months, but I'm back and I'm getting through a terrible writer's block, plus I've been extremely busy doing things for graduation. Sorry about the disappearance. So this is an idea I had similar to my Jasper ABC, but of course it's with my OTP. Please let me know what you think...no flames, I'm literally not in the mood for them. I hope you guys like this I'll try to throw another chapter up before I go camping! Enjoy!~ Bolts and Trees

A is for Aquarium...

Luke and Thalia had managed to get some time in Chicago to find some demigods. One that they had found had a class trip to Shedd Aquarium which Luke figured was killing two birds with one stone; a perfect date with Thalia and some demigod locating all at once. Plus he couldn't wait to get to the Amazon exhibit because he'd heard that there was a huge anaconda. He had opted to not tell Thalia because she was terrified of snakes. Thalia who had taken on countless monsters, stared death in the face, and kicked his ass on a daily basis was terrified of only four things; heights, sharks, snakes, and cyclopes.

Finally they made their way towards the Amazon exhibit where the monstrous snake was rumored to inhabit. Thalia crinkled her nose as they passed the smaller green anaconda that had curled itself up around a branch in it's tank.

"Luke, you didn't tell me there would be snakes." she hissed. Something about them gave her the creeps, Luke had wondered if something similar to her reason for her fear of sharks had happened to give her a fear of snakes.

"What's your deal with snakes anyway?" Luke asked her as he stopped in front of the exhibit he had been looking for. The giant snake raised its head when it sensed Luke's presence. His father's animal was the snake, so he'd always had the Harry Potter ability to communicate with snakes.

"Just because your dad's tight with snakes doesn't mean they like other children of the gods." Thalia replied.

Before Luke knew it Thalia was basically hiding behind him and the anaconda was staring him in the face, flicking its tongue.

"Tell it to go away." Thalia hissed. It was starting to attract attention from some of the other visitors in the wing of the museum.

"She's very pretty and looks tasty." the snake said.

"Why? I think it likes you." Luke smirked. The snake was literally saying Thalia was pretty and she looked tasty but Luke figured he wouldn't tell her about the second part.

"What makes you say that?" Thalia asked as she peered out around Luke's side.

"Please tell her she's very pretty. I don't like it when my food hides."

"He wants me to tell you that you're pretty." Luke chuckled as he relayed the snake's message. The snake had a Brazilian accent that made Luke chuckle because it was a pretty suave accent that Thalia would have been falling all over had the snake been a human being.

"Are you screwing with me?" she asked. Her voice was trembling, ever since Thalia had quit the Hunt she'd had major issues with snakes.

"No, he's truthfully saying you're extremely pretty and that you shouldn't hide because he'd like to see your face." Luke chuckled. Thalia peered at the snake from behind Luke and the snake pressed itself against the glass as if trying to get closer to Thalia.

"I'd like to hug this one...she looks particularly cuddly." the snake whispered.

"He wants to hug you." Luke whispered to Thalia.

"Yuck!" Thalia freaked out and went back to hiding behind Luke. Finally Luke decided that Thalia had gone through enough torture with the snake so he decided to tell the snake goodbye.

"If you ever get sick of this one, send her my way."

Luke swore he caught the snake wink, Thalia was already halfway down the exhibit. He caught up with her leaving the snake to coil itself back up in the corner of its tank.

"Can we stay away from snakes now?" Thalia shuddered.

"For now, let's go see the sharks." Luke grinned as he dragged Thalia towards the elevator that led to the sharks.

"What did you say to snake?" Thalia asked curiously.

"Nothing, he wanted me to send you his way if we ever broke up." Luke chuckled.

"Gross." Thalia shuddered. She looked genuinely grossed out at the report Luke had given her.

"Don't worry, I told him that won't be any time soon." Luke laughed as he wrapped his arm around Thalia's waist.

"I'm sure you did." she muttered and rested against Luke's side. Too bad Percy wasn't with them, he could have told Luke what the sharks were saying. However Luke couldn't stop laughing about the fact that the snake had a crush on Thalia, that was something he'd never let her live down.

"You know that snake really liked you." Luke smirked.

"Yeah he liked me as his dinner." Thalia rolled her eyes.

The sharks were swimming around menacingly a couple lonely fish swam around with them. Luke wondered what kind of sick game the aquarium staff was playing, there was no way those sharks completely ignored those poor fish. Thalia's grip on his hand tightened as a curious shark swam up to the glass and just stared at her.

"I'm calling Percy." Luke chuckled. He pulled out his phone and explained the situation to Thalia. The son of Poseidon found it extremely amusing and agreed because he could hear the shark loud and clear.

"Thalia, he wants to tell you that his name is Terrance and he thinks you should hop on into the water." Percy laughed.

"Gross, stop it." Thalia groaned.

"He wants to know why you haven't joined him yet." Percy relayed the conversation.

Luke listened to the conversation of pick up lines coming from a shark to his girlfriend and couldn't help but laugh. Thalia looked extremely uncomfortable as Percy repeated what the shark was saying because some of what he said was a little vulgar, plus Percy was giving the snake a hood accent that Luke found utterly amusing. Luke had to admit that he felt a little guilty about putting Thalia through it but it was too amusing to not listen to.

Later that day Luke would buy Thalia a stuffed anaconda just to be a smartass because that's how Luke rolled. Luke wrapped the stuffed snake around Thalia's neck as they walked out of the aquarium.

"I hoped you had some fun." Luke whispered.

She nodded, "I did when you weren't being a snake's wingman or calling Percy to translate the sharks."

The sharks were almost as bad as the snake, they really liked Thalia. He and Percy had found it rather comical as they were being translated by the son of Poseidon.

Luke laughed and kissed her softly, "You know I'd never let them have you right?"

"Sure Luke." Thalia rolled her eyes playfully.

"Tomorrow we're going to the zoo." Luke smirked.

"Fine just as long as you carry me through the Reptile House." Thalia laughed.

"Deal." Luke grinned.