Chapter 1: Odd Behavior
Artemis' POV
It's getting to be too much. I should've done something years ago, but I didn't have the heart to do it. Thalia's been mildly depressed for years. Damn him. But I guess it's better late than never.
You see, Thalia is my best hunter, but she's also depressed because she misses Luke. One reason why she became a hunter was because she thought Luke was evil. But she seemed to miss him a lot more after she became a huntress. I tried to dismiss it as her just getting used to not being around many boys, but I knew she loved him. And after he died, it only got worse. Now, she snaps at huntresses over nothing on her moody days. I also found something out that should've made me take back her immortality, and her huntress position. When Thalia was on a quest for me to go to San Francisco for something, she ran into Luke, and she slept with him. If you consider all the facts, I can't say I blame her. But she broke her vow, and I didn't do anything about it. Now I'm going to give her a possibly helpful option.
I walked to Thalia's tent.
"Thalia, can I talk to you?" I called.
"Come in." She said unenthusiastically.
I walked in and closed the tent flap.
"I have something important to tell you." I said.
"Does it involve me getting Percy's help, because the other huntresses don't trust him?" She asked.
I giggled. "No." I said.
"What is it?" She asked.
"I know that you slept with Luke when I had you go to San Francisco." I said.
Thalia turned pale.
"I'm not mad. And I've known for a while. I just didn't want to say anything because you're my best Huntress." I said.
"So... What do you want me to do?" She asked.
"I want to give you my official permission to date. I've only offered it to one other Huntress, and she said no." I explained.
"Zoë?" Thalia asked.
"Yes." I answered.
"But... There's no one I want to date." Thalia said.
"If you can go to the Underworld, convince Luke's spirit to come with you, and succeed at bringing him back to life, I'll let you date him." I offered.
Thalia looked shocked.
"His spirit? He said he would try for rebirth." Thalia questioned.
"He didn't get rebirth, but he's in Elysium. He died a hero's death, but Minos wouldn't allow him to have rebirth, so he's in Elysium." I explained.
"But... How would I get him back?" Thalia asked.
"I've arranged it with Hades, he will choose a method of bringing Luke back." I said.
"Thank you Artemis." Thalia said as she hugged me tightly.
"Of course." I said.
Thalia started getting things ready, and I left to go to another one of those meetings about Annabeth and Percy's love lives.
Thalia's POV
I really hope I can get Luke back. I've barely survived without him. I miss him. Artemis doesn't know how much this means to me. Or maybe she does. She loved the original Perseus, but she hasn't been allowed to bring him back to life. Poor Artemis. Maybe I should help her out with that later.