Disclaimer- Just a little Thuke (ish) story, probably just 2 or 3 chapters. Something to get my mind off of my other story, because I have MAJOR writer's block.

After TLO. Thalia is still a Hunter… though not for long (oops! Spoiler!)

Thalia's POV

"Thalia!"

I whirled around to face the whisperer. Had they discovered my secret? What were they going to do to me?

"Thalia!" The voice murmured again, more urgently. I spied a face in the blackness of the night, my hand unconsciously creeping towards the knife strapped to my thigh. I slowly turned, then pivoted with lightning speed, twisting my knife just so.

Something caught my arm. "Thalia. It's me!"

"Nick?"

"Finally!"

I smiled as I caught sight of his face. His bright blue eyes shone in the moonlight. I cupped his face in my hands, and pressed my lips to his, slowly, gently. This brought back so many memories…

"I've missed you, Thals."

"You saw me yesterday. That was twenty-four hours ago."

"And it was twenty-four hours too long."

"You're a hopeless romantic. There is something wrong with you," I joked.

"You're the one that took an oath to stay away from guys all your life."

"Touché."

I kissed him again, this time longer, my breath getting ragged. I felt Nick's fingers running through my hair. Again, so many memories…

"Thalia. Annabeth's asleep."

I looked up from my wounded leg, up to Luke's face. The streetlamps cast some parts of his face into shadow. Strangely, that made him look even more handsome than he usually did. He sat down next to me.

"Thalia, I have something to say."

I looked at him questioningly.

"Ah… this has been on my mind for a while. And I just wanted to you to know that I, ah… I really like you, Thalia. Really. And after all the adventures we've had, I think that I really might love you."

My heart skipped a beat.

You know, Luke," I said quietly. I was surprised that I could think, let alone talk. "I actually think that I might love you too."

He leaned, and I could feel his breath on my cheeks.

I moved closer, and kissed him.

I felt sparks fly, an angelic choir in my ears.

Welcome to heaven.

"Thalia? Thalia!"

"What?"

"You've been very unresponsive lately. Is everything alright?"

I looked at Nick's blue eyes, his blonde hair, his lean build. He reminded me so much of Luke… I could tell Luke everything. Why couldn't I do that with Nick?

"Everything's okay when you're around." I lied.

He smiled. "Awesome. Now, Miss Thalia, please kiss me."

I touched my lips to his, and giggled quietly against his mouth.

I don't know how long we continued like that, but I saw the first rays of the dawn, turning the world pink and purple. "Nick. I have to go. The other Hunters are going to be waking up soon."

He looked sad, angry almost. "Stay with me."

"You know I can't."

"If you loved, you'd stay with me."

"I can't. The Hunters mean so much to me, and you know that."

"If I didn't know better, I'd say that you didn't want to spend the day with me."

"But you know better."

Nick sniffed. "Well run along to your precious little Hunters, and leave me here, 'kay?"

"I'll see you later." I gave him a little kiss on the lips.

"THALIA?"

I whirled around. There was someone behind me.

Shit.

My second-in-command, a girl named Alison, walked out from behind a tree trunk. I felt my knees grow weak, and my neck turn red. "A-A-Alison… what are you d-doing here?" I stuttered.

She smiled evilly. "What do you think I'm doing? I'm turning you in." She fled into the woods, in the direction of the Hunters' base.

Shit.

Alison and I had been friends, until one day last month. We'd been hunting, and I shot a manticore that had been inches away from killing her. She claimed that she could have managed, and that I just wanted to steal her thunder, so she'd been out for blood ever since.

Oh shit.

I twisted to face Nick. He was looking at me with disgust. "Go. I'll meet you tonight." He turned, and sauntered away.

I ran after Alison.

A/N- Not the best story, I know. Just something to waste time with. Ah, whatever. Really, the plot is that Thalia hooks up with this Nick dude, because he looks like Luke, who she's still pining for, but he's not the best to her.

Yeah, sorry. It's short. Like, incredibly. 716 words.