I sat alone in the pavilion barely eating with the buzz of Thalia quitting the Hunt thick in conversation. Everyone grew silent as Thalia barged in with her electric blue eyes captivated everyone's attention. I was now about her age. 16.

"What are you all staring at?"

She growled in a dangerous voice. Everyone then turned away as she stormed to the Zeus's table.

"Ah, Thalia Grace."

Chiron greeted with a smile.

"Yes, Chiron?"

Thalia asked with the respect gleaming in her eyes.

"I thought you would appreciate eating with Nico, alas, you would be alone at the

Zeus table. Percy will join you there."

Chiron explained. Percy greeted Thalia with a sly smile and a glint in his bright, green eyes.

"Hey Pinecone Face."

He chuckled.

"Hey, Kelp Head."

She smiled and gave him a one armed hug.

"Those hunters are real annoying. I never got to visit you guys anymore!"

Thalia searched among the sea of faces to find one.

"Annabeth!"

She smiled and hugged her tight.

"Thalia."

Annabeth grinned from ear to ear.

By the time everyone finished greeting her, I already finished my food and threw the best part of my ham sandwich into the burning fire as I made my way to the forest. As I trekked through with hands in my pockets, I spotted the great Thalia Grace sitting on a boulder with tears streaming down her face. Of course, as the stupid one I am I called out uncertainly.

"Thalia?"

I stammered. In a flash, I was pinned against to the tree, the electricity she summoned right through my chest shocked me until my clothes began to burn.

"If you tell anyone I was crying I will murder you."

She said with narrowed eyes. My dark, black ones met straight on to her electric blue ones.

I nodded weakly and finally, she let me go.

"But now I do know you were crying, why were you?"

I braced myself the shock, holding my hands up with eyes closed.

But, I never got shocked. All was heard was a tired sigh.

"Just remembering my childhood as she was a hell hole."

She said with hard eyes and pursed lips.

"I tried to find her but she's dead. From drinking and horrible stuff."

Thalia sat down on her boulder as if nothing happened.

"That… must have sucked."

I said, at a loss for words.

"Well duh!"

She punched me on the shoulder in a friendly way, but it still hurt.

I sat down on the boulder next to her and let her lean on shoulder. Cautiously, I wrapped

my arm around her shoulders but all she did was smile nervously and bite her bottom lip lightly, snuggling it into the crook of my neck. Wide eyed, I looked up at the full moon, with

cheeks reddening. I then looked into her beautiful, angelic like face. I then mumbled.

"Pretty night, right?"

I kept blabbing.

"Yeah, it is."

She said in a soft voice. I couldn't stop but kept blabbing and blabbing until Thalia crashed her lips on mine. Freezing, I stared into her smiling face and melted in her kisses. Her fingers knotted in my hair and when it got even more passionate, all I could think about was: This is the best way to shut someone up.