Hey guys! So i'm so glad you guys liked the first chapter. I read over it a couple of times and kind of felt not wasn't that good ... but I'm trying so hard not to scrap the story. I hope you enjoy the next chapter :) Please review with your honest opinion whether iI should keep writing or start a different story. Thanks 3

Nico POV

After giving Annabeth her spoon, I swiftly left the tables to find Thalia. Luckily she hadn't gotten very far. I found her sitting in front of the Artemis cabin, absent mindedly picking at her callused hands.

"Thalia?" She looked up and smiled. "Hey, look I'm sorry for kind of hitting on you. I know you are a hunt and can't hang with guys…."

"It's fine," Thalia said, standing up. She was about four inches shorter than me but her glare could scare off anything.

"Soo…." I said, trailing off. "Happy to be back?"

"Here? Not really, but I missed Annabeth and Percy a lot," Thalia said.

"You and Percy act like you hate each other," I pointed out.

"Yeah I know…" Thalia said. "He is incredibly stupid and drives me insane- but he's a really good guy."

"If only Annabeth knew that," I said, muttering.

"Huh?" Thalia asked.

"It's just that, they are always flirting when I try to hang out with them. When I point it out, they blush and don't act like themselves," I normally don't really talk to girls but Thalia seemed so… easy going.

"I get it, Annabeth said right in front of Percy that she was really into a guy and he was to oblivious to notice it was him she was talking about!" Thalia said. I chuckled.

"Sounds like something worthy of Percy," I said.

"We have to get them together," Thalia said.

"What?"

"You heard me, we have to get them together. By the time I leave- they must be dating!"

"How are you going to do that?"

"I don't know…." Thalia started to pace in front of the cabin door mumbling things under her breath. She looked up suddenly, wide eyed, "I know! A dance!"

I groaned, "No! Please not a dance!"

"Why not?"

"Because, then I have to wear something nice and spend the night with an annoying girl while fake dancing to crappy music."

Thalia chuckled.

"What?"

"Its just that, you remind me a lot of, well… myself," Thalia laughed. "I hate dances. I hate annoying boys. I hate people's music choices these days." I laughed.

"So, you up for it?" Thalia asked.

"Sure," I said.

"First plan, invite Percy and Annabeth over for a game of truth or dare!"

Thalia POV

"Annabeth!" I banged on the Athena cabin door. It was dinner and I wanted to talk to her about truth or dare on the way to the mess hall (a/n: Is it called the mess hall, dining hall, or dining area?)

"What is that noise?" I heard a voice say inside the cabin.

"Just Thalia," Annabeth opened the door. "Hey Thals!"

"Hey Annie! Walk with me," I grabbed Annabeth's wrist and pulled her out the door.

"Don't be late for dinner Malcom!" Annabeth called as I dragged her away. "What is so urgent?"

"Annabeth, me and a couple of peole are playing truth or dare tonight. Wanna come?"

"Truth or dare….?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" I asked.

"Is Percy gonna be there?" Annabeth asked, trying to sound casual.

"Well it depends," I said. "Do you want him there?"

"Well…. I…. well…. Yes," Annabeth blushed and looked down at her feet.

"I have to go talk to Percy then!" I said, turning around and running back towards the Poseidon cabin. "I'll meet you at dinner!"

"Truth or Dare?" Percy asked, as I told him the party Nico and I were planning tonight. "And why would I want to come?"

"Because Annabeth is going," I said.

"She agreed to that?" Percy asked.

"Well…" I said. "I sort of tweaked the story. I told her you were going and she said she'd come."

"So?" Percy asked, looking confused.

"Don't be such an idiot!" I hit Percy in the arm. "Honestly!"

"What was that for?!" Percy asked, rubbing his arm.

"For the gods sakes Percy! Annabeth likes you, you kelp head!" I practically screamed.

Percy froze and stopped rubbing his arm. He looked at me.

"No she doesn't," he said. "Stop messing around Thalia, it isn't funny."

"I'm not joking!" I said, exasperatedly. "Remember, during lunch today? Annabeth talked about a guy she like and how he couldn't take hints and stuff. That meat loaf headed guy was you! Com'mon Percy get your head out of the ocean. She likes you. YOU like her. Ask her out before she's taking and before she realizes how weird you are!"

Percy looked at me, stunned. He was blushing, glaring at me and had a dazed looked on his face all at the same time.

"Well… anyway. It's at eight o'clock! Don't be late," I said, getting up. I ruffled his hair towards the way out, "Ask her out when you see her at dinner."

I happily jogged up the steps towards the Mess Hall. The plan worked. Sooner or later Annabeth and Percy would be an item and the dance thing might not even have to happen! I saw Nico at the other end of the room. I carefully walked over to his table and snuck over behind him.

"The plan worked!" I said in his ear.

Nico jumped and slapped me in the face. When he turned around the surprised look on his face turned into pure terror.

"Oh my gods! Thalia I'm so sorry!" He said. I rubbed my cheek and glared at him. It didn't hurt to bad but nonetheless, I knew that a bruise was forming already. "It's a reflex."

"And hurting you will become a reflex if you slap me again," I snarled. Nico backed away. I couldn't help but grin. "Move over dead boy, I have to tell you something before the hunters realize I'm not at the table." Nico moved over and I slid onto the bench.

"I convinced Annabeth to come to the truth or dare party, and I convinced Percy to ask her out and come to the truth or dare party!"

"How in the name of Tartarus did you manage that?"

"I'm just clever."

"Don't doubt that."

"I thought you said you weren't gonna flirt with me."

"Complimenting you on your smarts isn't flirting."

I blushed and looked away. Boy this kid wasn't scared of talking back to me. I felt for him because one day that mouth was gonna get his butt kicked.

"Well, we are playing truth or dare in your cabin," I said, getting up from the bench.

"Why my cabin?" Nico asked.

"Well, can't play it in Artemis's cabin, can't play it in Zeus's cabin- he might blast Percy out of it-, can't play it in Annabeth's cabin because she has siblings and I just don't want to play it in Percy's."

"Fine," Nico grumbled. "But, give me a couple of minutes to clean up."

"Okay," I smiled and walked away. I had noticed Jenna glaring at me from the Artemis table. Oopps.