Thalia's POV

While contemplating what Phoebe said, I jogged down the trail to the arena when something—rather, someone—ran into me. Although I was falling on the ground I was able to think about what had just happened. Nico had shadow traveled on to me—again. I sighed and push him off me.

When I got up, I couldn't see the shadow he came out of, but then I saw a small bush, casting a shadow on the ground. "How big of a shadow do you need to THROW SOMEONE TO THE GROUND?!" I asked, emphasizing the last few words.

He groaned, and said, "I haven't quite figured that out yet,"

Annoyed, I pulled him up. "Well you're going to need a protective covering around your ego while I'm defeating you in the arena," I said smirking.

Nico looked at me competitively, "Oh, you may beat me at archery and close combat, but I'll beat you to the arena!" he said, speeding off to the arena.

"Hey! That's cheating!" I said while bolting (A/N: See what I did there? Pun intended-A99) toward the arena. After 10 steps I jumped as high as I could and controlled the winds to fly me about ten feet in the air the rest of the way. I landed next in front of the entrance to the arena 15 seconds before Nico got there.

"Beat ya to it," I said with a smug look on my face, before I turned and started to enter the arena.

"YO! Wait up! I ran here, unlike someone here, I tried to be nice, so I'm more tired," said Nico trying to catch up to me.

"Aww… poor baby, so that means you already surrendered," I said with a stab to hurt the guy's ego.

"Not a chance, get ready to fight and I won't go easy," he said.

We went to the middle of the arena and started to prepare to spar. I started to stretch and warm-up, while sneaking glimpses of my sparring partner. After about five minute we were ready to start.

"Okay, can we like start slow to beginning just to warm-up," Nico said while he began to transform his skull ring into a sword.

"Sure, we don't want to twist something and get hurt," I said while pulling out my lightning bolt ring that Tyson made me. I just have to twist the lightning bolt to the right to transform in to a silver sword with a light blue handle with an eagle impression on the hilt. Twisting the lightning bolt to the left turned it into a clutch purse that produces anything you ask for. How Tyson did that, I will never know.

"Ready?" he asked.

"Ready."

Nico's POV

I started with an easy combination of jabs and slices and she blocked each maneuver with skill. I ended my last slice and Thalia moved from defense to offense and sent a barrage of her own in my direction. I defended myself as best I could, but she'd managed to nick my forearm.

Dang! I thought. This girl's really good. No wonder she's Lieutenant.

The fight went on for about five minutes until I saw and opening and lunged and her with my sword. She parried the thrust and sent another combination toward me. I blocked her last jab, and spun in a circle to the left, with my sword aiming for her neck. When I got back around, Thalia had her sword up to stop the coming blade. Iron hit bronze, and a few sparks flew in the air. Thalia moved like lightning (A/N: I just now realized what I did there. Pun NOT intended-A99), as she went under my sword, drew her dagger as she rotated back toward me. I drew my dagger just as she brought the knife to my chest.

"Surrender?" she said breathing heavily.

"More like draw," I said poking her abdomen with my knife. We both laugh and relaxed on the ground.

"So, when's that last time you had a fight like that?" she inquired, her weapon changing from sword to ring.

I did the same said, "I think never is the correct answer. Are all of the Hunter this good?"

"Not really, I'm the only one that uses my sword just as much as my bow and arrows,"

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Artemis's POV

While I was walking to the throne room, I notice almost everybody staring at me, like I had antlers growing on the top of my head.

"Umm, hello Gods of Olympus, may I ask why that look is directed at me? Have done something, because I don't recall doing anything wrong," I said quite hastily.

"Dear Artemis I think it will be best if you sat down before we tell you, I don't even know all of this yet," said my father taking turns looking between me and my twin.

"Is it the Titans?" I said preparing for the worst as I sat down on to my throne

"No, but this information concerns you. Apollo can you please stand up and present this vision in which you have claimed to be valuable to your sister."

Apollo stood up with a smirk on his face. I don't know why but he kept glancing at Aphrodite, but both of them carried a smirk on their faces, as they looked at me.

"I have gathered all of you today to discuss a vision which came to me when I was eating a stack of pancakes at an IHOP, and a nice cup of-"

"Oh! Can we please get on with it," shouted Dionysus. You could tell that he was losing his patience.

"Well what I saw was a hunter falling in love with some guy. But not just any hunter, it's the Lieutenant. And it's not just any guy, but the notorious son of Hades," Apollo said looking quite smug and happy to get that off his chest.

"WHAT! Thalia!? Fall in love with that villain's son?" I said furiously. "You can't be serious!"

Apollo rolled his eyes and said, "Of course I'm being serious! When am I ever not ser—Er, what actually I'm usually not that serious, but this time I'm dead serious.

I looked a Zeus pleadingly, "Father you can't possibly allow that, right?"

"Umm… Artemis that is not a question you should be asking me for love is not within my control," he said, looking slightly less furious than myself.

"Aphrodite, how the Hades is this happening," I said directly at the Goddess of Love herself.

"Well Artemis it's when a girl starts to have feel-" she started to say before I cut her off

"I know that! But why one of my Hunters, and why, above all, that devil's spawn?" I said putting on my death glare, that if gods could die and looks can kill, she wouldn't be here.

She responded as if she wasn't affected, "My dear sometimes there isn't always a why, they are meant to be together and you wouldn't be able to do anything for their bond will be strong. So if I were you I would let it be,"

I thought it over in my head and came to a conclusion, that whatever I did would take Thalia's happiness away from her, and I wouldn't bring myself to do it to her, especially after what she's done for me.

"Even though I don't like it, I swear on the River Styx to not get involve between the love of Thalia Grace and Nico di Angelo," I said cringing at the end.

Why on mother Gaia that it be Thalia? I mean why one of my hunters, especially my faithful Lieutenant? It's a pity to loose such a valuable warrior to those disgusting excuses for humans.

"Umm before I forget I would like to request for an event to take place a Camp Half-blood," said Aphrodite.

"What may that be," said Zeus looking slightly amused.

"Apollo and I would like to host a concert provided by one member from each of the cabin with the exception of Hera and Hestia to sing," she said excitedly

Zeus looked skeptically before answering, "We shall put it to a vote, all in favor?"

Most of the gods raised their hands including myself.

"Well if there is no more business, then this meeting is adjourned," said my father before shrinking down to human size and started to leave like everyone else.

I sat there contemplating about what had just happen for about five minutes before standing up to go to the entrance of the throne room.

Wow, what an exhausting day, hopefully I'll have a break before something like this will happen again, I said in my mind before leaving to go to my room here on Olympus.

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Belle's POV

The nightmare kept playing over and over in my mind almost every night when I sleep. The same images that have been haunting me for almost 4 years, still make me wake up pale and clammy. I kept tossing and turning on my bed trying to fall asleep again. Thank the gods that the person in charge has a separate room, or I would wake everyone up with the noise I make.

"Please father please let these dreams leave me," I said out loud hope that it will be true.

Every since I joined the hunters it's been there. In my dream I'm hanging off a cliff on a rope with a boy holding onto my hand for dear life. Tears begin to form on my eyes to remember that fearful day when he let go just to save me.

I was so deep in my thoughts that that I heard someone on a microphone calling all counselors for a meeting in the big house in 10 minutes. I started to get dressed and make myself presentable, and leaving no trace of the tears that had fallen. I told the hunters to go to breakfast and if I am not there then go to their activities. I put Phoebe in charge before I leave.

"Wonder what's so important that we have to have a meeting at freaking 7 o'clock in the morning, I pray to the gods that it doesn't involve monsters," I said to myself as I started to walk to the big house.

Little did I know that the meeting was far from my guess.

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