Okay guys, this is just a little one-shot to commemorate for all those who died in the 9/11 attack. This is more of a friend/friend between Percy and Thalia.

A Good Friend

3rd Person POV

Percy was leaning on the rail of his balcony thinking of the event that had occurred over a decade ago. He looked over to where Ground Zero was and thought of all the innocent people, mortal and demigod, that had lost their lives in the attack. He was only 9 years old when the terrible cataclysmic event happened. The two sons of Perses bastards had hijacked the planes and decided it would be funny if hundreds of people died.

Percy came out of his thoughts when he saw a figure move right beside him. He immediately knew who it was and smiled a little.

"Hey Thalia." He said to the person right next to him with an umbrella up.

"Percy, you really should come back inside, it's pouring cats and dogs out here. Plus, you've been out here hours. You need to come inside." Thalia said urging him.

"I'm fine Thalia. Son of Poseidon, remember?" he reminds her. She looks at him skeptically before replying,

"Son of Poseidon or not, you can still get sick, or did you forget about that? Your Achilles curse doesn't protect you from getting sick, I hope you realize that."

Percy sighs and turns to look at her and Thalia can see the hurt and depression in his eyes.

"Yeah, Thalia, I know that. It's just that I can't stop thinking about all the people who had died from the event." He tells her, his eyes downcast and his voice quieting down to nearly a whisper. He then falls to his knees.

Thalia immediately lets go of the umbrella and embraced Percy into a friendly hug. Percy gladly accepted the hug and begins to cry in the crook of her neck, while Thalia rubs his back and tries to comfort him. She helps him up and leads him inside, both of then soaking wet. Sally immediately puts towels around both of them. Once both of them are dry, Sally leads Percy to his room and tucks him in to bed. She closes the door quietly.

"Thank you Thalia. You are a true friend to Percy." She says to the Huntress. She smiles and replies,

"No problem Sally. Percy's a good and loyal friend. He's also somewhat of an older brother to me." Thalia starts to leave, but Sally stops her, saying

"Thalia, if you ever need a place to stay in New York, our door is always open." Thalia smiles in gratitude

"Thank you Sally. Goodbye, I'm sure Artemis is wondering where I am right now." She tells Sally as she runs back into the storm. Sally slightly smiles and closes the door.

So was my first one-shot good?

Peace my peeps,

Hero of One