Thalia POV

I wanted to run after Annabeth, to help her, to comfort her, but Percy stopped me.

"Let go you big-headed freak!" I screamed in rage. I didn't want him to touch me anymore. In fact, I didn't even want to see his fucking face around me anymore.

Percy had made me hurt Annabeth. Annabeth was and still hopefully is (though, after today, I don't think she will be so willing to be my friend ever again... maybe not) my best friend in the whole world. Well, my best girl friend. As in a girl is my friend, not like were dating or anything! No, I don't roll that way.

But anyways. I hurt her... and it was all because of that low life, pathetic jerk who'd kissed me just as Annabeth was coming by with what I hoped was food for Percy! What an imbecile. Annabeth had liked this jerk since I don't know hell when, but for a very long time!

"You-" He started but I interrupted him before her could finish.

"No, you fucked everything up! If ya hadn't made out with me in the middle of camp (sort of) then none of this would have happened."

He grinned. "So we should have made-out in the closet." He said.

I slapped him, and I mean I slapped him haaard. "Shut the fuck up! You should have never ever made the fuck out with me! Don't you see? You've hurt Annabeth, and you've hurt her bad." I growled. "Also, I'm a hunter." I added almost as a side note. "You don't kiss hunters in the middle of camp."

Percy's face softened. "I didn't mean to hurt her. Annabeth's my best friend... but I just don't feel that way towards her. It's just something about you that makes me was to touch you, to see your smile to watch your face turn the way it does when your frustrated or when your worried or when your in the middle of a fight. I'm sorry Thalia, but I'm not in love with Annabeth, I never was and I don't think I can be 'cause... I'm in love with you." He smiled sweetly.

Something inside me really really wanted to punch him in the gut or kick him where it hurt real bad... but then another part just screamed at me yelling 'Noooooo!' and then yet another part just wanted me to take him into my arms and tell him that it was okay, because he looked like a dejected puppy at the moment.

I shook my head. There was only one thing that could have caused this. For me to feel this way towards a boy... to a Percy. I shivered. And that one person was... Aphrodite, the damn goddess of love. Man am I going to have a talk with her on the Summer Solstice!

"Percy, boy, you know I bet this is all really Aphrodite's fault. The way we feel for each other right now." I closed my eyes and shrugged. "I mean I'm a hunter. Sworn off men. Even though your sometimes a good friend Percy, no matter what I can never really be with you." I opened my eyes to see his face torn up.

"But I know this cant be Aphrodite's fault... it cant be. I just..." He smacked his forehead with his hand. "I guess you might be right with this one Thalia. Sorry." He said and walked off.

"Stupid men." I mumbled and made my way to the Artemis cabin to talk to Artemis about this. If there was anyone I could talk to about this... it would be Artemis.

When I got to the cabin I searched everywhere for Lady Artemis, even asked around... but no one knew where she went. All they said is that she went out to have a chat with her brother and would be back soon. Well... that wasn't helpful! Not at all!

. . .

It was dinner time and Artemis still wasn't here with us, I was beginning to worry about her. She's never been out this long. No one was in a cheerful mood at dinner because our Lady wasn't here. We were all worried.

Percy kept shooting glances at me and I tried to ignore him, I mean, it was all Aphrodite's doing, this shouldn't really mean a thing actually.

We all went to bed an hoped Artemis would show in the morning...

... which she did, but she didn't seem at all happy.

"Lady Artemis," I started when I got a chance to speak to her (meaning after all the other hunters bugged her to death about where she was and how worried they were about her... they didn't seem to notice the sad look in her eyes... but I did). "What is wrong?" I asked.

She gave me a dazzling white smile (as white as her brother's but whiter, and as bright as the full moon). "Nothing is wrong Thalia. I just asked my brother about the near future is all."

I nodded my head. Lady Artemis did that often... but what did she see to make her have such a sad face, I wonder. "What did he tell you? Was is something bad?" I asked.

She didn't answer me for a few minutes but then said. "No, nothing too horrible."

I was about to leave her alone but then I thought maybe now was the time to tell her about the whole Percy and Annabeth incident. "Um Artemis?" I asked.

"Yes sister?" She questioned.

"Do you mind if I speak to you about anything?"

"Why Thalia, there is no need to ask such a question..." She hesitated for a second but then continued, "You can tell me anything. I am your eternal sister." She smiled yet another dazzling white bright smile. "I wont tell a soul on what you wish to tell me."

I nodded my head. "Yes... alright." I smiled weakly at her and then explained what had happened yesterday. I didn't leave out a single detail... except for my extreme lust for Percy but hey! She didn't need to know that part of it.

Artemis nodded her head after I was done speaking then shook it while closing her eyes. "Thalia, I'm afraid to say that Percy's love and affection for you is not Aphrodite's doing. Sure she might have a little to do with it, but the goddess of love can not just grow love out of nothing... there has to at least be a tiny seed for there to have anything grow with it. Do you understand what I'm saying?" She asked.

I wanted to say not, but I kind of understood a little of what Lady Artemis was talking about.

Artemis looked at me with her moon filled eyes. "Thalia... it's... it's okay if your in love with Percy too... I'll understand if you are..." She said in a very sad, serious tone of voice.

I shook my head. "No way would I ever like that punk." I growled and clenched my first at the painful memory of Annabeth's face. "He hurt Annabeth... we hurt Annabeth, I could never do something like that to her ever again. I give you my word, I will stay by your side for as long as I can fight." I said but after I did so a feeling of regret welled inside of me, the little voice saying, 'Awez! No moar Percy?' the little voice seemed small and sad. I quickly flicked it out of my head and removed the feeling of regret that had washed upon me.

Artemis sighed. "If you say so sister... if you say so..."

A/N: Okay, I've got a plot figured out for this... not sure how long this story may be... I'm going to have to write the plot down on paper and see where it takes off from there. (it's all in my head I tell you! -calling out like a madman-)

Hm... so what do you think will happen? I would love to hear your opinion on that! What did Apollo tell Artemis? -devilish grin- we shall find out soon enough... or maybe not!

Next chapter will be in Percy POV.

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