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Chapter I: Prologue - Overcoming Fears
Even before Thalia bravely faced her worst fear, the demigod daughter of Zeus barely managed to control the stirring of an odd feeling she was experiencing as of the moment. It all started when she witnessed an unexpected scene; she was not only on the wrong place but on the wrong time too.
To sum it up, it's definitely not for her eyes.
Two months have passed after her best friend, at the same time cousin had made the right choice and was able to stop and defeated the rise of their evil grandfather, Kronos, the titan of time. Now that her patron, Artemis, the virgin goddess of the moon and hunt had decided that the hunters should take a break for the meantime after a lot of monster hunting and quests. There would be a meeting of the gods and they would try to decipher the second great prophecy's meaning.
Thalia was the lieutenant of the hunters of Artemis, a band of young maidens that are immortals unless they fall in battle, leave the hunt or have broken their oath; pledged to sway-off romantic love and the company of men for eternity but being a stubborn child of the Big Three, that doesn't stop her from being close friends with some.
Especially Percy Jackson, her favorite cousin, best friend and her savior nonetheless—the boy who brought her back to life by the power of the Golden Fleece when she was turned into a pine tree by her oh so powerful father. She couldn't help it but feel ecstatic seeing the only demigod child of Poseidon. Only he could given her the unexplainable feeling of both happiness and sadness that kept battling deep inside her after she was betrayed by someone she might have romantic feelings for.
Luke still lingered in her head and of course the pleasant memories of the son of Hermes resided in a special place in her heart when the two of them were fought side by side, running away from the misery of being a half-blood. One thing for sure, Thalia already had moved on. She was not the type of girl that you would found on a corner bawling her eyes out over her loss and she could thank her friends for that who never let her down.
After all, she was a proud girl and more sure of herself.
Outside Artemis' palace atop Mt. Olympus, the short spiky black-haired girl with electric blue eyes in a silver parka and camouflage pants emerged, followed by a dozen girls in similar clothes but Thalia's silver tiara distinguished her from the rest, signifying her rank as the lieutenant.
She turned and faced the hunters. "Girls, milady said that we should rest inside her palace and wait till the meeting of the gods is over. Phoebe, take charge and you already know the drill when stupid males try flirting with us. I'll be visiting some friend."
The hunters nodded and their mouths quirked into evil grins as they anticipated the number of victims that would dare to come near them. After all they missed shooting moving targets. Thalia dashed off and jogged slowly towards Annabeth's working office. She missed the blonde daughter of Athena, one of the two people she have willingly sacrificed her life to save them from an army of blood-thirsty monsters.
Thalia eyes wandered around and marveled at the great work of the official architect of Olympus. The place was adorned with newly built statues and walls after walls of fascinating Greek designs recounting the great quests the past and present heroes have done and that enough could make any famous architect jealous.
Just as Thalia passed the garden of the gods, she noticed a familiar looking teenage boy standing, examining a statue; tall, lean, muscular and a pretty face with a messy black hair just like the color of her's and the strange sea-green eyes that could drown anyone if you get caught of it in a bottomless sinkhole or the way his eyes bore right in to one's soul. The only pair of eyes that unsettled the badass daughter of the king of the gods but grown to be trusted and liked.
'Wait a minute,' Thalia mentally scolded herself. 'I just didn't think of that.'
But before Thalia can rethink of it, she instantly remembered how she first met those mesmerizing orbs. She was reliving the time she was failing in a hopeless battle against a horde of hellhounds and the three Kindly Ones atop Half-Blood hill but the last time she checked she was truly dying, slowly closing her eyes and everything went black. The next time she opened it, she was in the arms of a young boy; fear and utmost concern etched on his face. Blue meets green, a certain connection she cannot identify but by his look it silently asked a question; a best friend or the worst enemy?
Over the years, Thalia was glad that they turned into the best of friends but at the same time couldn't shake the feeling of insufficiency and that there was a piece missing.
She sighed and murmured silently. "Is this really what I want?"
Thalia pushed the thoughts out of her head as she found it not befitting for a lieutenant of the man-hating goddess. The problem was, she was miserably failing of doing so.
Who could she blame? What could she reason out?
Heck, Percy Jackson even earned the respect of her Lady Artemis and that was telling a lot. Whoever earned the trust of the goddess who despised men to the point of killing them or turning them into jackalopes was an achievement worth boasting for. But then again, he was Percy; the most humble demigod ever lived and would never took credit for his deeds.
Thalia was shaken out of her stupor when Percy started walking towards her girlfriend's office. She almost choked up at the thought. She was happy for them honestly since the two of them are both her best friend but still…
She decided to conceal herself and followed her unaware cousin carefully by using the hunter's way of tracking and hiding. Her plan was to surprise him out of nowhere and zapped him in the process. She also missed bickering with him, testing who was more powerful demigod out of the two of them although she already knew the answer to that grudgingly but still it's a good way to annoy him anyways.
Thalia found amusing how low his cousin's self-confidence was when in fact everyone and even the gods sees him as the greatest hero ever lived. Maybe it's the fact of being a Kelp Head rr just being too modest? After a while, she settled behind a huge Cypress tree near the architect's office. She was about to lunge at Percy and hopefully pinning him in the ground and shock the seawater out of him when the latter dropped something from the ground.
It was a necklace with an owl figure and a red coral pendant that shone brightly as it lay on the grass of the garden. Thalia suddenly felt an enormous build-up of raw power coming from his best friend. She frowned on why Percy suddenly tensed up, clenched his fist and the clouds darkened up above.
She peeked over the tree and then eyed the room that held the blueprints of redesigning Olympus. What made Percy furious now appeared before her very eyes. She also started to shake in anger; weak sparks started to fly off in her skin and the wind around her started to whirl violently.
The room's wall was made of see through glass and there in the working table was Annabeth, holding hands with a tall young man who looks very much like Luke. The guy was constantly pecking the blonde haired girl from time to time and she was smiling in return. Thalia gritted her teeth, forcing the tears back that are threatening to fall. She was seething in rage not because of the emotion she have anything to Luke but because of how it affected Percy. And being the caring best friend and cousin she was, Thalia would made it sure that this stupid daughter of Athena would taste one of her lightning bolt.
Thalia watched as the ground started to shake. 'Great another power discovered by my stupid cousin.' She thought momentarily forgetting the situation but she really couldn't blame herself, that was her fatal flaw. When it comes to power she had hard time resisting of craving to have it.
But one person managed to control her hunger for power in two occasions and now she would return the favor of helping him at this situation.
Annabeth and the mystery man must have felt the increasing strength of the tremor by every second as they surveyed the area and their eyes widened as it settled at the furious Hero of Olympus who now started to glow faintly; sea green in color like the silvery glow of Artemis' hunters.
The blonde gasped. "P..e..rcy," She stuttered. "This isn't supposedly—"
"Sssh," The young man beside her wrapped his arms around Annabeth's shoulders. "Were together now, I'll protect you from him." He said quietly but Thalia thought that he purposely said it loud enough for Percy to hear.
Percy's shoulder slouched and everything around him return to normal and he even manage a weak smile but his eyes were full of sadness and betrayal and his voice croaked. "I guess I wasn't good enough to keep you."
"Percy" She called, removing the hands of the boy around her. "Let me explain!"
The son of Poseidon looked at her straight in the eyes. Thalia was about to jump in and revealed her presence but eventually decided to restrained herself in order not to interrupt what his closest friend was about to say. "Were over now, don't push it further Annabeth as of now I'm holding back my anger just for… you."
As he said that he ran away but that was the last straw for Thalia's rage as she saw the tears falling from the man she had admired for a long time. It was a lot worse than losing his younger brother Jason and of the death of Luke. She felt broken just by seeing Percy, the boy she have trusted her worst fear and the man who brought her back to trust other people and the gods, especially her father.
She let her temper took over her; she slowly walked towards the frightened couple. Lightning practically surged around, destroying everything caught in the off shoot. When she was visible to the deceitful couple, Annabeth's eyes where watery and sprinted towards her and tried to hugged her for comfort.
Tried.
Just before the daughter of Athena made contact with her, a random lightning struck Annabeth causing the blonde girl to fly backwards and was caught by Luke's look alike.
Thalia glared hard at her causing her to flinch, even the boy was affected. "Don't you dare Chase" She hissed.
"But…but Percy left me." Annabeth stuttered and the boy stood in between Thalia and Annabeth.
Thalia smirked. "I saw everything Chase, I was here the whole time trying to surprise both you and Percy but what I saw was beyond belief. You cheating bitch. How could you do that to Percy?!" She said venomously.
Annabeth was about to reply when the boy beside her drew his sword and a three foot long celestial bronze was in view pointed dangerously at the enraged daughter of Zeus. Electricity flowed through Thalia's body as it grew larger than it already had as it now rivaled his father's power when he was angry and then she tapped her silver bracelet, unleashing Aegis, her shield with the bronze head of Medusa terrifying anyone who dared to look at it. The boy cowered a few feet away.
Thalia laughed humorlessly. "Coward, you're nothing compared to Percy." She held her mace canister then it changed into a four foot long spear specifically used to skewer someone per say cheating people.
"You can't threaten me you bitch and don't you ever talk to Annabeth like that!" The boy screeched but fear was evident in his blue eyes. His hand with the sword was shaking a little but managed to straighten his composure and narrowed his eyes at Thalia.
Annabeth sobbed and was rubbing the tears falling with her wrist. "Please… Nate, don't do it…she is…going to kill…you."
"So that's the bastard's name," Thalia began by circling towards Nate, brandishing her spear. "I'll show you the true power of a child of Zeus!" She said menacingly.
Nate's eyes widened and then sneered at her. "So you're one of his mistakes, I see why you have befriended that son of Poseidon. You two are results of a MISTAKE!" He yelled emphasizing the last word. Although he seems quite slow not to notice the sparks around her.
By the time Thalia heard it, she completely lost control. She let a horrible screamed that a tremendous amount of white to blue streak of light humming and buzzing with force that promised death if it found its target was summoned in the clear sky and had the power equivalent of his father's master bolt. Annabeth tried her best to stop the two from this pointless fight and she kept on yelling.
As the smoke cleared, there stood eleven Olympians except Dionysius protecting the two demigods. Athena was glaring at Thalia while Zeus, Poseidon and Artemis have questioning looks.
"Daughter what happened here?" Zeus asked nervously. "We felt two very powerful energy signatures and apparently one of them is you."
Thalia took a few deep breaths. She then pointed to the two demigods cowering behind the gods with minor injuries. If the gods arrived late, Thalia was sure that the two would be burnt to crisps.
"That girl cheated on Percy with him and then called Percy and I mistakes of our fathers." Thalia said through gritted teeth. She was suppressing the depression inside her including the tears welling up her eyes. Thalia saw the shock on the Olympian faces especially the parents involved. And just to prove her statement she added. "I swear it on the Styx."
Thunder boomed from a distance.
Athena looked down in shame while Zeus and Poseidon glared at the two. Hermes spoke up sadly. "Nate, why did you do this? Percy honored your brother Luke in the end."
'So he was Luke's brother.' Thalia thought bitterly.
Everyone went silent. And all of the sudden Thalia gasped as she remembered that she needed to find Percy, who knew what that pessimistic Fish boy might do. She became uneasy as all heads turn to her. "I need to find Percy". She said quickly but in a powerful tone not wanting anyone to stop her.
Zeus and Artemis nodded in affirmation. They really don't want to upset the temperamental girl of the family and they all knew how stubborn she was especially when it came to her friends. Thalia ran towards near the edge of Olympus feeling that Percy would be there with the saltwater fountain that was a gift by Poseidon to Zeus. There she found the goofy and carefree hero standing very near the edge of one of the overlooking windows that served as the entrance of wind spirits. Thalia paled as she realized that the city was just below there, considering they are in the 600th floor of the Empire State building.
She cringed at the thought of falling from Olympus.
Thalia examined Percy and the problem was, he was not the Percy she knew anymore. He was simply broken. His eyes were a dark shade of green as if a black hole appeared and drained every light his sea green eyes have. He didn't even feel or acknowledged her presence which made her mad.
She really hated being ignored.
To grab his attention, she cleared her throat. Percy shifted his head and looked at Thalia with a sad smile. "Hey Thals." He said silently that you could have mistaken it for a whisper.
"Hey." She replied as she walked closer to him trying not to startle him.
He eyed her warily. "The world doesn't need me anymore, even Annabeth doesn't need me."
"It isn't true you Kelp for Brains."
He shut his eyes tight trying not to see the sad and concerned face of his cousin. For Percy, he hated someone showing pity for him. His happiness; the one that kept him going, the one that urged him to fight and his tie to the mortal world was lost. He lost her. Needless to say, he allowed himself to free fall through the huge window down to his death below the city.
To say Thalia was shocked was an understatement. She was paralyzed for several seconds before she broke through it. Percy fell from the window. She rushed immediately and she can see that he is falling freely and he will be crushed once he crashed down below. Panic starts to overcome her, she never knew what to do. Stupid Kelp head. She kept on muttering to herself and she decided to do the thing she feared the most.
She too jumped from Olympus. She involuntary shook in fear and her body muscles started to lose its control. Her whole body had gone haywire! She knew that it'll be the end for her too. At least she was sure she would go to Elysium and maybe with Percy too.
And it stopped when she saw an object, err, she meant a person still falling. Her body began to relax as her vision tunneled at the faint outline of her cousin. She then sent a mental prayer to his father to lend her power to survive and hopefully able to save her unthinking friend.
'—and dad please don't blast him from the sky.' Thalia finished her prayer. She bit her lip and not bothering to look at the city. Just on Percy as the sight of him took away her fear but not her worries.
A man's voice responded on her mind. 'Fly my little Angel. Be a one with the lightning. And yeah I will not blast him just this once.' She swore she could hear an amused tone from his father's voice.
Thalia smiled a little and furrowed her eyebrows. 'I'm not little and thanks for the response dad'
She was practicing it but her acrophobia prevented her from learning. She was too scared to try. She then concentrated, imagining herself as a bolt of lightning so fast that she could go anywhere. At that moment, she felt herself became lighter; lighter than a feather, she dispersed her particles into several volts of electricity. The moment she opened her eyes, she was right beside Percy holding his hand but both of them still falling and they were coming so close to the ground.
Only in a life or death situation she finally learned how to lightning travel. Just great. She thought sarcastically.
Percy's mouth was agape. He was staring at Thalia in surprise and awe. Just how did she get here and why would she risk her life to save him? He was just a pathetic excuse for a hero who couldn't even kept her girl.
"Close your mouth Kelpy, you're not getting away from me anytime soon." She smirked. And there it was the unusual fluttering of her chest that made her want to melt upon contact with this Coral Brained demigod. She refused to call him Seaweed brain as it would possibly remind him of that treacherous daughter of Athena.
"Why?" Percy asked in exasperation.
Thalia didn't bother to answer. She hugged him tightly and teleported the two of them to the place where she first met him via her new found ability. Peleus, the guardian dragon of the Golden Fleece didn't even move as he smelled Percy, one of the few people appointed to feed him every day.
A few feet away from the base of the pine tree, lays two demigods sitting. One boy sat frozen solid, thinking on how fast the things had happen. He expected to die but he never expected to be saved by someone who clearly was scared of heights and no less a hunter. The other one was a girl who clung to the boy for dear life as if we would be gone the moment she released him. She expected to save him but she never expected that by saving him she would be experiencing that feeling again and no less to a boy who have his heartbreak recently.
He shook his head a little after snapping out of his trance, Percy said his voice clearly amused. "Hello Pinecone Face."
SLAPPED! The sound of a very strong yet slender hand swatted his cheek that is now very red. Percy gently rubbed his inflamed cheek but wisely didn't comment or protest. A furious Thalia was quite scary actually plus she was a hunter. His face suddenly darkened at the thought of her being a hunter.
Thalia zapped him a little that made him jumped a few feet in the air. She chuckled at his face as his emotionless expression turned into a pout. "Don't ever do that again Kelp Head, you still have your friends, your mom, your dad and…me." She said the last word seriously but in a whisper but she knew he heard it.
Percy raised an eyebrow at her but he kept on being silent. He knew that the thunderstorm wasn't over just yet.
"You may not know it since your head if full of kelp but we need you," Thalia continued, a light tint of pink appeared on her cheeks. "And I need you" She murmured that part.
He looked at her and he noticed that her cheeks are starting to turn red. Her black eyeliner was ruined, signifying that she had cried. Percy on the other hand felt guilty for doing such stupid and rash actions. He really was a Seaweed Bri—No he was not. He was a Kelp head now. He carefully wiped some tears Thalia had shed after rambling about him doing this and doing that without thinking about others feelings.
"Sorry," he squeaked. "I didn't mean to worry you, I mean anyone. I guess it's my fatal flaw working. Now I know why Athena told me it was fatal."
Thalia just stared at him for a while. She smiled as she noticed the beautiful light reappearing at Percy's eyes. The eyes of the one person who brought her back to life right on this place.
As she let go of him, she felt a sudden loss of the contact and then she sat right beside him. "You know Percy, I still remember the day when I was dying. When I open my eyes again, everyone was gawking at me like doofuses. Only you have the guts to approach and checked on me."
Percy chuckled at the memory. "You're scary what do you expect on them? Flock on you?"
She elbowed him on the ribs and he winced in pain. "Then why aren't you scared of me?"
"Because I don't find you scary and you need help at that time."
"Maybe" Thalia said looking at the strawberry fields.
Percy kept on pondering why Thalia saved him. He wasn't so sure why but his anger and sadness started to dissipate and he was feeling a warm thing at his chest. He turned at Thalia and he studied her. Yeah, there was her spiky hair that almost reached her shoulders. She wore no makeup except the black eyeliner in around her eyes and not even covering few freckles that ran across her nose, it wasn't that visible unless if you looked at her critically like he was doing now. Sure, Thalia was a pretty girl though he can't explain why but her style conceals her true beauty instead of showing it.
All in all he got no problem on Thalia's tomboyish side. Heck he even liked how she dressed and wore those punk clothes. He knew that he was staring at her for long time and he said. "Thals, why did you save me? I know you're scared of heights right? I can still remember your funny face the first time I've discovered your fear."
She eyed him suspiciously but she sighed. "I don't want to lose the only person who really understands me and have my complete trust."
"Oh"
Thalia laughed at his response. Same old Kelp Head. She thought.
"What's so funny?"
"It's just that I can't even believe myself I overcome my fear."
Percy thought for a little while and he remembered something. "So you're not afraid anymore? And how did you do that teleporting and stuff?"
"I guess" She replied and then a smirk appeared on her face. "Jealous are we?"
"Me jealous? NO WAY!" He exclaimed.
Thalia was still thinking about her feelings but decided not to tell him since she don't want to appear to be taking advantage of his broken state. It may be good to see him smiled a genuine smile but it wasn't justifiable to ask him about that and the fact she was a hunter.
"Come on Fish boy, we should get back it's already 3p.m." She said sadly as their time being together alone would came to an end. Just as she was about to move, she felt her legs weakened as if she couldn't carry herself. It refused to move.
Percy as fast as he could, caught Thalia before she landed on the ground. They stared at each others eyes again reliving a moment from the past. "Déjà vu eh?" he grinned at the cherry red Thalia in his arms.
"I think you lost a lot of energy doing that daughter of Zeus thing of yours eh?" He asked.
Thalia was fidgeting with her fingers trying to think of an excuse but weariness washed over her body. Huge lightning bolt and two long distance lightning travel? Definitely. "Maybe?"
And another thing she was scared about, a boy carrying her bridal style to camp. She was a FREAKING hunter. Percy this time smirked at her. "I guess I'll be carrying you to camp?"
"WHAT?!" She shrieked and glared at Percy who just shrugged it off. "I'm a hunter."
Percy smiled smugly at her. "Where should I carry you to? Artemis or Zeus cabin my saving Grace?"
"Saving what?" She looked at him like he had said the most stupid thing ever.
"My saving Grace," He repeated. "Why?"
"You're lucky this time Jackson that I don't have the energy to blast you with lightning."
He thought for a while and then started walking. "Zeus cabin then."
Just as Thalia expected it, every one's eyes were staring at them. She could feel her cheeks burned in embarrassment. How humiliating it was for a daughter of the king of the gods and the first lieutenant of the hunters of Artemis to be carried by a son of Poseidon. To the spectators, it looked like Percy was insane. Half-expecting the Hero of Olympus to be turned into an animal or be struck with lightning. To Thalia, she just sighed in content. She really couldn't help it. She was tired but she liked the feeling being in his arms even if it was for a while.
After this day that seemed to be both a happy and sad dream, she would return to the hunt and Percy would stay in camp and perhaps found another girl to love and offer his unswerving loyalty. She just wished him the best of luck to find the right one.
After Percy tucked her in bed, she smiled at him. She suddenly froze when Percy kissed her forehead that sent jolts of electricity at the sensation left by his lips on her skin. Damn you Percy for making me feel this way. She thought as she glared at him. Percy just grinned at her and whispered. "Thank you."
She was about to reply when Percy bolted out of Zeus' Cabin leaving a confused but blushing and smiling Thalia Grace.
Thalia walked out of the cabin as she heard the sound of the horn signaling dinner. Just how long did she sleep?
She made her way to the dining pavilion. She scanned the dining area and found out that the hunters are already there along with Artemis. She jogged to the hunters table and bowed a little to Artemis. Artemis smiled at her but she noticed something different about her, she looked sad.
Artemis stood up and motioned Thalia to follow her. They reached a spot away from the ears of anyone. "So Thalia, based on the smile on your face I'll be assuming you successfully achieved what you wanted to."
Thalia smiled nervously at her. "Yeah you could say that."
"If I were you, you need to go to the beach now and Perseus asked me to tell you."
Thalia raised an eyebrow at her. "Why?"
Artemis looked a little sad at her lieutenant. "Perseus has decided take a leave for a while."
"WHAT?! He decided to leave me—us after all." Thalia said angrily. Artemis put a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her. "Thalia, there is a reason why he wanted to see you, only the gods, Chiron and yourself knows that he will be gone for god's know how long."
"Still—"
"Be grateful that you are important enough for him to tell you." Artemis insisted although she knew for a fact that it's not likely for her to tell her hunters regarding boys but she saw Perseus Jackson as the only male tolerable in the world and she doesn't have a problem with that.
Thalia bowed and run towards the beach ready to confront the unpredictable son of the sea. There she found Percy who looked like waiting for someone. She sat beside him and looked at the horizon in the waters of Long Island.
"Finally you're here." Percy said with regret in his voice. He tried not to look at Thalia but failed. He wanted to memorize every detail of her face before he left.
Thalia looked at him and said in an emotionless tone. "Milady said you're going to take a leave for a while. Where and why?"
"About that, I'll be going with dad to Atlantis," He shifted his gaze toward the calm waters. "Possibly training and to help myself in clearing my mind and emotions."
"Can't you just stay?"
"Why? You're not being here anyways so what is the point of staying at camp?"
Thalia blushed but quickly regained her composure and said. "Well duh Kelp Head, I can always visit here and besides how about Nico? Grover? And the others?"
Percy rolled his eyes and Thalia punched his shoulder playfully. "Well Pinecone Face, I'm planning to comeback and I wanted to start anew."
"Start anew?" She raised an eyebrow at him alongside her quizzical look.
"Yeah" His voiced lowered. "Time for me to go Thalia"
Thalia's face fell. "Bye Percy, I hope you'll come back."
Percy pulled Thalia in a tight hug causing the punk girl to blush furiously. She was just surprised that Percy had given her a time to bid her goodbye. "I promise I'll come back for… you… my saving Grace." He said softly.
Percy was definitely taller than Thalia. Percy at sixteen is at least 6" feet tall while Thalia having a 15 year old physical body is lot shorter, she was only stood at 5" 6'. Her heartbeat instantly went wild that her heart wanted to leapt out of her chest and soared high into the heavens as she saw Percy leaning closer to her. Again, there was the badass daughter of Zeus, paralyzed and not even daring to move. She closed her eyes on instinct and began to feel his warm breath against her skin.
Will she be having her first kiss? She began to be afraid again, fearing her oath to be broken, romantic love was big NO, NO, NO for her but Percy well, he was Percy. That was the only word she could think of when she felt Percy's lips on her…
Forehead. Again.
She mentally groaned but she couldn't deny that she liked it, no. Love it. The spark whenever he touched her, Thalia was mentally slapping herself on why did she became a hunter. Two reasons actually. First when Luke betrayed her, she was broken at that time too for losing her comrade in arms. Second when she thought Percy well, chose to be with Annabeth than her but she couldn't blame him. When she came back to life, Percy already had a thing for that blondie.
This night, she made a total fool of herself for not doing anything. Percy grinned at her for having an unusual shade of red in her face. She glared at him but couldn't help but smile remembering the promise. 'for..you..my saving Grace.'
She waved her hands at the retreating figure of Percy as Poseidon appeared and put a hand on his shoulder. The God of the Seas raised an eyebrow at the two of them. Thalia then realized that Percy also have a crimson red face that mirrored hers. Poseidon gave her an appreciative nod and the two of them disappeared in a flash of sea green light.
Thalia was still staring at the last spot Percy was standing when she felt a hand on her left shoulder. The silver eyed goddess of the moon said. "She is quite the gentleman and do respect women."
"uhm"
Artemis chuckled. "Don't worry sister, it just proves that Percy is a good man. He never took an advantage on you even if you already given yourself to him."
Thalia shifted uncomfortably not meeting the gaze of her half-sister. She actually felt guilty.
"A man like Perseus almost takes eternity to come," She added. "And he needs someone that can take care of him right."
Thalia looked at Artemis warily before sighing. "I really can't help it. He is…He is—"
"Again, I'll be assuming you had just decided?" She was smiling like she knew something Thalia didn't.
Thalia gave the goddess a confused look. The goddess sighed.
"I'll not be mad or forced you to stay, I know what you truly feel about Perseus and he is the only real man that has my complete trust and respect. I'm here not as your mistress but as your sister." Artemis smiled and Thalia stared at the goddess wide eyed before nodding. She hugged her half-sister and said.
"Thank you Artemis, I hope I can still help the hunters even if I'm not a hunter anymore."
The two daughters of Zeus walked arm in arm back to the dining pavilion earning some unusual looks from Dionysius, Chiron, the campers and the hunters.
Notes:
Set after TLO and of course the curse of Achilles will be explained on the next chapter.
Any suggestions or clarifications? You know what to do R & R :D
