Ok, I think I'm finally over my writer's block, let's see how this goes. Ok, for the sake of the story, some of things have changed mostly because it's sort of in a different world, they're not demigods in this at all. I sort of thought this up while watching Netflix and wondering why I'm so antisocial. So basically the story is sort of fluffy at times but its also supposed to be kind of suspenseful, of course it's Thaluke...they're sort of my OTP, they might be slightly OOC but that happens sometimes. Let me know how you like it and I'll try to update this stuff, I know I've promised in the past, but I'll definitely try, and I'm thinking about continuing my His Muse fic. So please enjoy and review and I'll try to have another chapter up soon.~ Bolts and Trees
P.S. I am extremely sorry about being gone for so long! I'm still working through writers block.
Rain poured outside Thalia's small New York apartment, things were going great up until the moment her ex rang her doorbell wielding a gun rambling on about how they were coming for her. She had just taken off her rain soaked jacket and the Chinese she had ordered was smelling amazing after her long day at work as a waitress/bartender until she could find a job at an animal clinic. Just as she was about to sit down and enjoy her dinner when there was a frantic knock on her door.
"Thalia open up!" she recognized the voice as her ex-boyfriend's. They had split up just recently because his job as a...well he never exactly told her what he was, was a little too time consuming for a relationship. They had been together nearly two years but eventually things came to an end and Thalia had just found her new apartment after staying with her best friends for about a month.
She opened the door and found Luke standing there with a gun, he had cuts and scratches all over himself, his clothes were torn, and he looked like he had taken a roll down a hill.
"What the hell happened to you?!" she asked, her eyes widened at the sight of him.
He pushed past her into the apartment and closed the door, making sure to bolt every bolt, slide every chain, and turn every lock before walking over to the curtains that were opened to look out at the city, "It's a long story, but I might as well start by saying that I'm not really an accountant."
"Yeah, I can see that! I want the full story now!" Thalia demanded, crossing her arms over her chest as Luke pulled her away from the door. She wasn't budging, she deserved the entire story considering she had spent two years with him and now he's standing in the middle of her living room with a gun.
Luke smiled slightly, "Still the same old Thals, just stay away from the doors and windows will you?"
Thalia rolled her eyes but did as he asked her to do, he was peeking around the curtains as if he was looking for someone. Finally he moved away from the curtains and walked over to Thalia who was still standing with her arms crossed, glaring at him contemptuously, "The story, now."
"Well, I guess I can start off by saying I'm not an accountant, I've actually made a career change in the last couple weeks or two and well that didn't go over well with my old boss. He managed to get my personal information and well he got your name...and...well..." he trailed off.
"And, well, what?" Thalia asked. She didn't know if Luke was playing some stupid prank or what but if he said that his ex-boss was after her she was going to be a little pissed.
"Well...he's um...he's looking for you to get to me." Luke finally got to the point after a couple seconds of hesitation.
Thalia started cursing in Greek, which Luke found oddly cute, before turning to him, "You've got to be fucking kidding me! Why would he even come after me?!"
"Well, he's going for people who mean something to me and since he couldn't find my mother he went for the second best option." Luke chuckled nervously, Thalia's glare was beginning to make him squirm slightly. Sure his ex-boss was scary, but his ex-girlfriend's glare was even worse.
"You're ex-girlfriend?! He decides to go for your ex-girlfriend?!" Thalia was completely enraged now.
"Considering there aren't many other people in my life, you were the second best choice. Despite what you might think I still care about what happens to you." he replied.
"Does this ex-boss of yours know where I live?" Thalia asked.
"Not yet, but when he does he'll send someone out to kill you so your best bet is to come with me if you really want to live." Luke called as he started off down the hallway towards her room.
"How on Earth did you find me?" Thalia asked as she ran after him.
Luke chuckled, "I just asked your best friend Annabeth, she gave me the details."
Thalia sighed and stood in the doorway as she watched Luke throw some of her things into a suitcase, "Where do you plan on taking me?"
"That is for me to know and you to wonder." Luke smirked as he closed the suitcase, "Don't worry about all your things, I'll have someone collect them later and there's always stores to buy things."
He grabbed her hand and pulled her through the apartment and then Thalia's puppy wandered out and Luke picked him up as well. She sighed in relief, she wasn't about to leave her puppy alone, he was by far too cute for that. He didn't let go of her hand until they got to his car, a sleek Ferrari that most accountants couldn't afford.
"Here, take Zeus." Luke handed her the puppy, opened her door for her and then she heard it; gunshots. Luke practically dove into the car and cursed like a sailor, "Hang on, it's going to be a little bit of a rough ride."
Thalia had to close her eyes to keep from getting sick, Zeus was whimpering, and Luke was swerving in and out of the New York rush hour traffic. In other words Thalia was terrified for her life, but Luke was surprisingly an extremely skilled driver and managed to keep from causing accidents and attracting attention from the police. She was still a little pissed off that he didn't exactly give her the entire story like she had asked for.
"Who exactly is your ex-boss?" Thalia asked curiously.
"Not right now hon, I'm concentrating." Luke mumbled as he weaved through lanes of traffic finally getting off at an exit that led towards Connecticut. Thalia didn't exactly like the fact that he called her hon, but she let it slide because she didn't want to end up in a car crash.
Eventually Luke slowed down to a normal speed when the roads became less populated with traffic and Thalia managed to get some sleep in the uncomfortable sports car that she definitely didn't remember him driving ever. Zeus was curled up on her lap, for a Rottweiler he was only about three months old, and he had been a present from Luke. He was no longer whimpering and scared out of his wits.
Finally around two in the morning Luke finally shook Thalia awake lightly, they were pulled up to a lovely home in a small clearing. Thalia could tell that it was an older home with charming features and she was in awe because it was simply amazingly beautiful.
"We're only staying for a week until I find something more suitable." Luke said as they walked up towards the porch.
"Where exactly are we?" Thalia asked curiously.
Luke didn't answer, instead he opened the front door and walked right in, he was carrying her suitcase and she still had Zeus, "Welcome to my childhood home, it's not the safest place but it'll take them awhile to find so we're safe for the time being."
She looked at Luke in awe, "You brought me to your house! Isn't that going to be the first place this psycho checks?!"
"You're safe, as long as you're with me you will be safe." Luke rolled his eyes, "Take your pick of the rooms, they're all redone."
"Where's your parents?" Thalia asked curiously.
"My mother's in assisted living and my father left when I was a kid." Luke replied, "Now go get some sleep, we have lots of things to do tomorrow."
"Like what?" Thalia asked curiously.
"Self defense classes." he replied not venturing into it much. Thalia walked up the stairs and settled for the first room on the left.
She could hear Luke walking in the hall so she stuck her head out to say goodnight, sure she was a little pissed off at him for getting her dragged into it but he was saving her life, "Hey, goodnight."
Luke turned and smiled at her, "You too, if you need anything I'm right down the hall."
"Thanks for protecting me." she smiled.
"Goodnight Thalia." he smiled before opening the door to his bedroom and disappearing into the dark. She sighed before retreating into her own room and closing the door. No matter what she tried she just couldn't get comfortable, Zeus had peacefully fallen asleep at the foot of the bed, he hadn't left her side since they arrived at the house.
What was she going to do about work, her friends, her life? She was now at Luke's disposition and had to follow what he said if she valued her life. Sure they had broken up but she honestly did trust him with her life, he had never given her any reason not to trust him, well despite the fact that he hadn't been truthful about his life at all. Her life depended on trusting Luke, and learning to live with the fact that she didn't know him as well as she thought he had.
She settled herself on her back and sighed, there was no way she was getting any sleep knowing that people were after her. Luke was right down the hall, only feet away, and yet she still didn't feel completely safe. Her life wasn't ever going to be the same, she knew at least that much, it was forever changed the moment Luke showed up at her door muttering about how they were coming for her.
Luke sighed and sat at the edge of his bed. How the hell did Kronos get Thalia's name? He was absolutely positive he had been extremely careful about releasing her name. Sure he had lied to her about what his life actually was like but he didn't want to put her in danger, in fact none of his friends knew the truth about his actual life. Thalia honestly meant a lot to him, and he knew he wouldn't be able to stand it if something happened to him. He didn't want to break things off with her but it had to be done, he had to do it for her safety.
There was a knock on his door and Thalia poked her head in, Zeus was tucked into her arms, she wore a pair of shorts and a tank top, "Did I wake you?"
Luke shook his head as she walked into the room and closed the door behind her, "Let me guess, you couldn't sleep could you?"
She shook her head before setting Zeus on a window seat, "I've always wanted one of these."
"One of what?" Luke asked curiously. He didn't know much about Thalia's past, she never really talked about it.
"A window seat." she smiled before sitting on the seat herself.
Luke nodded, "You never had one?"
"No, not in the shitty apartment my mother had." Thalia shook her head, she brought her knees up to her chest and leaned against the wall before looking out the window. J
Luke joined her, sitting opposite to her, "What happened to your dad?"
"What dad? My mother fell in love with a married man, had two kids out of wedlock, and he only came around once in awhile so his wife wouldn't suspect things." Thalia laughed bitterly.
Luke nodded, "My father walked out on us, it drove my mom mad. Now she's in assisted living."
"I'm sorry." Thalia whispered, her jaw was taut and she was wearing her infamous I-really-don'-want-to-talk-about-this-right-now expression.
Luke shrugged, "It is what it is, things happen. Where's your mom now?"
"Dead, she died when I was sixteen in a car accident. I went into foster care and got separated from my brother Jason." Thalia replied.
Luke didn't know Thalia even had a brother, "Did you ever find him again?"
Thalia nodded, "Yeah eventually we were adopted by the same man, his name was Mr. Brunner and he was an ex-professor at some college."
"Is that where you learned Greek from?" Luke asked. He had always wanted to know where she had learned it, but never really asked. He thought it was sort of cute how she'd randomly start cursing in Greek if she was frustrated, he also didn't let her know that he understood every word she was saying.
She nodded, "Yeah, he was a professor of mythology or something but he was good to Jason and I. He made sure both of us got through college."
Luke smiled, "Well at least there was a bit of a silver lining."
She smiled slightly, "I guess you could say that, what about you?"
"Well, my dad walked out on us shortly after I was born, claimed he was a rolling stone. He visited a couple times a year but it literally drove my mother insane and by the time I was eighteen I had to put her in assisted living. I went to college, got a job, and I visit her as often as I can. I haven't heard from my father since I was sixteen and sometimes I figure that's a good thing because I'm pretty sure I'd knock him flat on his ass if I ever saw him again." Luke told her his story. Though they had spent two years together, they had never really talked about their pasts. Luke knew Thalia had never had a good relationship with her parents but he didn't know all that she had told him.
"You had it pretty rough." Thalia whispered as she stroked Zeus's head.
Luke shrugged, "You can't control family, not everything can be perfect in life."
"I guess you're right." she muttered. Luke studied her in the faint moonlight that was coming in through the window. He could see the tears in her eyes, but her face was a solid mask. That was one thing that bothered him about Thalia, she always masked her emotions trying not to let any of them show.
Luke sighed and pulled her into his arms, "Everything's going to be alright Thals, I promise I'll make sure you're safe."
She buried her face into his chest and sighed, "I know."
He gently forced her to look up at him, "I will do everything in my power to protect you, don't worry about things."
The fear, worry, and tears in her eyes was just breaking his heart. She closed her eyes and he caught the tears that fell from her lashes, "Can I sleep in here?"
Luke nodded, "Of course."
He held her until she fell asleep and carried her to the bed, "Goodnight Thalia."
He grabbed the quilt folded at the foot of his bed and went over to the window seat after moving Zeus to the foot of his bed. The window seat was by far more comfortable than the floor but he was almost tempted to sleep next to Thalia but decided against it. She had gone through a lot in the last few hours, he didn't need to confuse her more just because he wasn't over his feelings for her. Somehow Luke managed to fall asleep the moment his face hit the pillow despite all the thoughts swirling through his brain, he had managed to sleep.