A/N: New story! I got this idea a while ago, and since I'm on vacation, you can expect regular updates :D

"Thalia." A voice said softly. "Thalia, wake up. Please wake up."

"Is she okay?" Another more concerned voice asked.

"She's breathing, so she's alive." Another one said.

After a minute, I regained consciousness to find Annabeth, Percy and Nico crowded around my bed in the infirmary at camp.

"What am I doing here?" I asked, because I wasn't at camp and definitely not hurting all over my body when I was awake.

"Well, I was just in the neighborhood, when I saw you passed out and tied up in the middle of a forest." Nico said. "What were you doing all alone in the forest?"

"Hunting Lycaon down." I explained as the whole thing was being played out in my mind. "Lady Artemis told me it was far too dangerous, but, I couldn't stand not doing anything. I tracked him down, but then, I guess he caught me off guard, and…" I furrowed my eyebrows trying to retain the events. "I don't remember."

"It's okay." Annabeth put her hand on my shoulder. "You're fine now, and have no major injuries or anything, and that's what matters."

"Yeah, I guess I'll return to Lady Artemis. She might be mad that I disobeyed her, so I have to go quickly." Then I realized, I was extremely hungry, I hadn't eaten anything for days. "Can I have some food?"

Percy laughed. "Hungry much?"

"Shut up, kelp head, or I'll zap you."

"I'm gonna need to eat too, I need to reenergize and head back to the Underworld." Nico said, before Percy could say anything else. "And there's the breakfast horn, let's go."

I sat alone in the Artemis table, and scraped a great chunk of my pepperoni pizza and prayed to my dad and Artemis. But after I ate a slice of pizza, I started feeling bad. So much so, I threw up. Gods, that's embarrassing. But thanks to Percy, he washed it off with a spurt of seawater, and hardly anyone noticed.

I mouthed a thank you to him, and after breakfast was over, I said bye to everyone and made my way back to Artemis' campsite.

"Daughter of Zeus," Artemis looked at me sadly, "I am so sorry."

Okay, I was confused. "Um, I was going to apologize for disobeying you, actually."

"Oh, I see, you were unconscious. At least you didn't feel the pain."

"What?"

"Listen Thalia, you have been an excellent lieutenant to me, but I cannot have you as a hunter anymore."

"What? Why?"

"All hunters are maidens, my dear."

Then I realized the brutal truth. But just to make sure, I asked Artemis. "Was I…raped?"

A tear fell down Artemis' cheek. "I am so sorry, my dear."

"No, no, please no!" This couldn't be happening. I couldn't quit the hunters. No way.

"Only maidens. There is nothing I can do, I am sorry."

"Where will I go?" I pleaded.

"To Camp Half-Blood. I'm sure everyone will be glad to have you back."

I couldn't believe this was actually happening. But I needed to face it. Because I was raped, I lost my virginity, which doesn't make me a maiden anymore, so I can't be a hunter.

I nodded. "Right. I'll go back to camp."

A/N: What'd you think? Review, please?