Hello! This story is one of the many from my DeviantART account, if you're wondering. I hope you enjoy!
Also, while Thalia was in the Huntresses and didn't age, Nico did and is now the same age as Thalia.
Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson; all characters belong to Rick Riordan. Except for the gods…but yeah, you know what I mean.
Thalia
A colourful butterfly flew across the clearing. Birds chirped and sang, cattle grazed and chewed at the long grass. Then…
WHOOSH!
As quick as lightning, something fast and long caught a dragonfly by its wing, the arrow lodging itself in a branch of a tree with the dead dragonfly hanging. Leaves fell and the animals fled in shock.
Thalia and the other Huntresses walked into the clearing, sweating and panting from the target practice they had started at four in the morning. It was noon now.
"Alright." Thalia announced, sitting down. "Let's have a break."
The rest of them joined her and started their separate conversations in groups of two or three.
Artemis was up on Olympus and had left Thalia in charge while she was gone. The goddess had told them there was some 'important business' she had to handle up on Olympus and that she would return as soon as she could. Unable to protest, they had to go by her orders.
"What do you think Artemis is doing?" One of them asked Thalia, who shrugged.
"Probably having some meetings about the last war or something like that." She guessed.
They all agreed, nodding or just saying simple statements like, "Yeah."
While they kept on talking, Thalia got up and walked around in the woods.
She was making some tough decisions at the moment – part of her wanted to quit the Huntresses, and the other part didn't.
She wanted to go back to camp and hang out with her friends. She didn't want to still be 15 when they were fragile and old.
But she also loved being the Lieutenant of Artemis, being a Huntress and all the other friends she had here.
Camp, She thought in confusion, or the Huntresses?
Thalia thought for a while and finally decided. She went back to the clearing to tell the others, just to get it over with.
"Guys!" She got their attention. She closed her eyes and took off her bow and quiver, throwing it on the ground. They all gasped.
"I can't do this." She told them, "I'm sorry."
Thalia ran out of the clearing and made her way to camp.
But she didn't know there was a huge surprise coming at her.
Nico
Nico took a deep breath then let it out, followed by panting. Versing Percy in the sword arena isn't the most fun thing to do - especially when the Son of Poseidon feels the need to impress his girlfriend, Annabeth, who was watching them.
He wiped the sweat off his forehead and threw his leather jacket on the floor, which he was getting too hot in.
His black T-Shirt was flattened against his olive skin, revealing the toned muscles he had.
Percy laughed at Nico's frustrated face and swirled his sword.
"We can stop you know," Percy told him.
"No way." Nico growled.
He at least wanted to beat him just this once.
"Ok..." Percy smirked, and then Nico lunged.
The green-eyed demigod dodged and sliced at his head, but Nico ducked and managed to punch him in the arm. With a perfect roundhouse kick, Percy got Nico square in the chest. He staggered back and tripped over, coughing and trying to get his breath back.
Percy laughed and put his sword to his opponent's neck.
"Fine." Nico groaned. "You win."
He held up a hand. "Help me up?"
Percy took his sword away and grabbed Nico's hand. With utter surprise, Nico pulled him down beside him, grabbed Percy's sword from him (somehow) and jumped back up, now pointing his sword at Percy.
"Gotcha!" He laughed.
"Okay. Round two to Nico." Percy sighed, holding up his hand. "Pull me up?"
"No way." Nico snickered and walked away, hearing Annabeth and a different voice laugh at Percy.
He looked back and for a second, the girl standing next to the daughter of Athena looked nothing but familiar – blue eyes, spiky black hair. His eye's widened when he realised it was Thalia Grace. But she was supposed to be off with the Huntresses…unless something bad had happened. Nico vaguely remembered when they first met, how she helped him…
Nico shook his head and tried to get rid of the memory. Just like Bianca, she had left him alone without anyone to count on.
Thalia
Thalia was impressed at how Nico tricked Percy. He had changed a lot since before she joined the huntresses. He also showed the funniest thing she had seen in a long time.
She loved the Huntresses, but you can never get a laugh out of those serious girls.
Percy gaped at her. "Thalia?"
"In the flesh." The Zeus Child pronounced.
Percy hugged her then looked at her worriedly. "Are you alright?"
The daughter of Zeus nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine."
"Not to sound mean, and I'm glad you're here, but why…?" Annabeth trailed off.
Thalia sighed and turned away. "I quit the Huntresses."
"What?" Annabeth and Percy exclaimed in unison.
"You heard me." Thalia spun around with a hurt look on her face.
"Sorry..." Annabeth apologized. "But how come?"
"I-I just did, OK!" She stomped off to the Zeus cabin, where Chiron had told her she could stay.
What had Thalia helped Nico with? Hmm? :D
Hope you liked it! Feel free to give any tips!
Review! (:
~ Jellyfish Pride