How I joined the Hunt – by Thalia Grace

Characters: Thalia Grace, Artemis, Hector Brone

Summary: A small one – shot about what motivated Thalia to join the Hunters

Artemis walked into my tent the day after I joined the Hunt. She stopped me from bowing and sat on the floor in front of my sleeping bag. "Thals, why did you join the Hunt? I asked you yesterday but you never answered" I sighed, I knew this was coming. Sooner or later I'd have to answer. "Mostly because of the vow against guys. You see…"

/flashback\

It had been a couple of months after I returned to a human. I walked into the mess hall when a guy stopped me. "Hey" he said in a soft and soothing voice. "You must be Thalia Grace" I simply nodded as I looked up to see black bangs over violet eyes surrounded by white skin. "I'm Hector Brone. A fan. Still unclaimed though. Mind sitting with me?" I only nodded again and followed him to the empty Hermes table. Since it wasn't dinner or lunch, we were able to sit together. "I know a lot about you. You are indeed…enchanting." I looked up questiongly and blushed as he smiled at me. What the hell was wrong with me?

2 months later…

Hector and I have been friends since that day. A week later he asked to be my boyfriend. So now I was in a relationship. We weren't seeing each other too much because he was busy in the mortal world. He was already gone for a week and returning today, so I decided to surprise him. I was walking towards the Hermes cabin but stopped dead in my tracks as a loud moan was heard. His moan. I tiptoed towards the window and saw him, shirtless, making out with some green haired girl. I wanted to rip him apart so badly but I just walked away, deciding to keep my hurt feelings to myself.

1 month later…

Since that day, I kept following him and watching from the shadows, gathering evidence to confront him. After a month I had gathered a big folder of photos, recorded conversations and videos, along with other stuff that proved him guilty. I knew this story had changed me and this was nothing like me, but I had to do this. I had invited him to my cabin, to 'talk'. He walked in a few minutes after I had arrived with a smirk on his face. "Hey babe. What's up?" I stood up and handed him a couple of photos of him with other girls. "THIS is up! What the hell, Hector? I thought you said you liked me!" I shouted at him but it only made him laugh. "That was a good one, Thals. Of course I like you! But this beauty shouldn't be forbidden from the world! I'm always available when pretty girls need handsomeness" He seemed so calm and at ease about this, it made me all the more angrier. I let out a low growl and, before I knew him, he was blasted with a lightning bolt enough to kill a rhino. I smirked at that, it was about time I returned to my old self. "I'm not someone you should mess with" I spat over his dead body before I turned to leave. As I neared the door, a purple light filled the room and I turned in time to see the small claiming mark of Hecate, the goddess of magic, shining above his head. "Guess you got what you wanted after all" I laughed sarcastically and left the room.

/end of flashback\

"I don't want that to happen to me again. And jerks like Hector are all over the world. You got your answer" The goddess stood up and smiled sympathetically at me as she patted my shoulder. "Welcome to the Hunt, kiddo" she said and exited the tent, leaving me all alone with my thoughts