A/N: Thanks for all who reviewed! Cookies for you! *gives cookies* I hope you like chocolate chip. I really am happy that you all like this story.

Hannah's POV:

~~~one week later since the IM from Thalia~~~

It's been a week since Thalia last IMed us. She might just be busy with the Hunt, but she always tells us when she's going to stop IMing for a while. I'm going to give another few days before I IM her and see if everything is okay. Hunter is getting very knowledgeable about us. She's asked what kind of stuff was in the Greek camp, who Thalia is, why she never visits, and also who Artemis is. I'm starting to think she knows how to sneak around better than we thought she did. She might have even snuck in on one of our IMs with Thalia. We're trying our best to hide everything we can, but it's getting harder, especially since the monsters have been tracking us. We've had about seven close calls and two fights.

Right now, Nico and I are taking Hunter out for ice cream. Really, I'm taking Nico and Hunter for ice cream. They literally got down on their knees and begged. What makes it worse is that we were in the middle of a mall, and a very crowded one at that. I gave in quickly, because I want ice cream too.

~~~Two scoops of ice cream later~~~

"Nico, are you done yet?" I asked impatiently.

"Just a second, Hannah-bear, I have about two more bites," Nico said back to me, digging his spoon around the cup.

Suddenly I heard a low growl, and apparently Nico heard it too. He stiffened, and slowly got up to see what it was. Hunter looked at Nico like he was crazy, but kept quiet I was hoping she wouldn't see through the Mist. I turned around and saw, you guessed it, the Minotaur.

A/N: Sorry for ending it there, but I like cliffies and we haven't had a REALLY DRAMATIC one this WHOLE STORY! Review!