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Also, I am extremely sorry for not updating sooner, I've been caught up with my grades, the EOC and some other personal things.
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"And you accuse me of not being able to do anything on my own? You need a pack of huntresses to do your dirty work for you!"
He saw Thalia raise her hands, ready to strike him with no-doubt a high voltage lightning bolt, but he had shadow traveled one minute before she could get him.
Before he had completely disappeared into the shadows, he could see a tear roll down Thalia's cheek.
Nico's POV:
Nico was now sitting on jagged rock at the edge of the River Lithe, thinking about the argument he had had with Thalia a couple days ago.
Now that his anger had fully and completely cooled down, he had started to realize all the hurtful things he had said to Thalia. He didn't mean them and he knew full well that they weren't true. Thalia didn't join the hunt to escape her life, she joined it to escape the Great Prophecy. And she didn't join because she wanted more power, she was actually afraid of what would happen if she was tempted again. And she could definitely handle her own life. She was brave, confident and knew what she was doing...She had pretty much all the characteristics that Nico loved.
Thinking back on it more, Nico started to really regret everything he had said. He didn't mean it of course, he had only said it out of anger. And Thalia basically implied that he couldn't handle anything on his own, that had really gotten to him. It struck a nerve. It reminded him of how alone he was. Sure, he had Hazel, but now that Percy has arrived at Camp Jupiter, Nico can't really go there for a visit. And Bianca isn't around to give him guidance anymore.
Gods he felt so alone and stupid right now! He felt like jumping into the River Lithe to forget all this had ever happened. If only he could go back in time to stop himself from being so ignorant. He had really liked Thalia and with everything he said a couple days ago, he knew she would never forgive him.
Forget ever even having a chance with her- he knew that was never going to happen, she's a huntress and sworn off men. And even if she wasn't a huntress, she'd still be years older than him. All he cared about right now was whether or not she'd forgive him (that and the threat of the Giants looming over everyone's head, but this is a crisis here!). He just wanted things to go back to normal where they would occasionally bump into each other and he'd get a chance to see her without having to talk to her.
He messed up big time and he knew it, he thought to himself as he got up from the rock to continue what he was doing before he bumped into Thalia- finding the doors of death.
Thalia's POV:
Thalia wasn't the kind of girl to ever cry over something someone had ever said to her- nor did she ever even care. But for some odd reason, she could feel tears slowly flowing down her face. The words Nico had said had really hurt her.
Did he really think she was power hungry and used others to do her work for her? He obviously did and for some reason, she just couldn't get that thought out of her mind. It bothered her that even though she usually didn't care what others thought of her, she did now. And the weirdest thing? This was the first time in years since she even started caring and that was only when Nico had started to call her power-hungry and-
She shook her head, why did she even care? Why is she even obsessing over this? It's not like she cared that much... Right?
No, of course she didn't care. Thalia wasn't used to caring about the little things that people called her, it wasn't important enough and she had other things to worry about.
She needed to forget what he said and move on. Percy needs to be found and whatever that's going on right now needs to be put to a stop.
A/N: I am so sorry for not updating sooner and for the short chapter! I can promise you the next chapter will be longer.
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