Thalia was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in her armor with double swords, and her bow on her back. Her helmet lay just above her ear's, leaving a short edge of hair, a loose strand trickled down her face, she tried to push it back but with no success she gave up. I stared at her until Jason snapped me out of it.

"Nico.'' Jason asked "Nico, Snap out of it!" He yelled, but I didn't really hear him, just stared at Thalia. She was chatting with Annabeth and Piper a few feet away. "Nico!" he yelled again. That time he slapped me. I stared at him. '' Gods, earth to Nico?" Jason smiled. My face hurt, no doubt it was red. I slapped him back hard. He fell backwards and grabbed at his face.

"Nico!" Percy yelled as he helped Jason back up onto his feet. Jason stumbled around for a few seconds.

"I'm fine Bro, I deserved it, I slapped him first." Jason said after he had regained his balance.

"Fine, but Nico don't touch him ever again, You understand?"

"What are you going to do about it, Water Boy?" I teased

"Whatever" Percy mumbled, Then we all started laughing

"I didn't hit you to hard did I?" I asked Jason

"Nah, just enough to get some sense into me." He laughed. Just then the Capture the flag starting bell rang. The girls ran over and grabbed there partner. The boys we're still laughing. Thalia grabbed my hand and pulled me off.

"I missed capture the flag!" she yelled

We ran through the forest. A few scouring soldiers came by so I gave each of them a few skeleton soldiers to play with. Thalia launched us into the air. We floated just above the tree line. A perfect view. I saw a red soldier. I jumped off the wind cloud, Thalia screamed. I dropped to the ground and rolled. I saw Thalia searching through the tree's. I ran to the soldier, hit him in the head with the butt of my sword. He crumbled to the ground. I then shadow traveled back onto Thalia's cloud we're I found her with her knees to her crest and her head in her lap, letting out slow sob's. Quietly I sneaked over to her, she didn't even raise her head, she was putting herself into her sob's. I carefully kissed her on the head. Her head raised just enough to see her eye's. Her eye's lit up as they landed on me. She jumped to her feet and through her arms around me, throwing me to the ground from my crouching position.

"UGGGHHHH! I hate you so much! Don't ever do that again!" She yelled at me. I had to smile, her helmet was gone and her hair was laying perfectly across her face. I carefully brushed it back behind her ear and looked in her eye's "I thought you we're dead." She admitted.

"Well, I'm not. I'm right here, you're not getting rid of me that easily" I smile. I brought my lips to her's and slowly kissed her. I grabbed her hand and pulled her up. After looking around, I saw something red.

"No way! Thalia, look!" I pointed, there was the flag. I made a plan. '' Fly me over there and let me jump, I promise I wont die. Drop me right on the flag, let me grab it then i'll shadow travel back to the edge of the river. You fly back after you drop me and tell Jason i'm coming with the flag and to be ready, and help them fight anyone trying to get our flag and if you see Percy and Annabeth pick them up to please, and thank you." I kissed her slowly, like it might be our last kiss, but I knew it wouldn't, I had something to look forward to now, I wouldn't lose it. She pulled me close to the flag, I saw about thirteen red warriors guard's. I jumped into the middle, grabbed the flag, and shot into the shadow, I had to concentrate or I would end up god's no where. I shadow traveled right to the edge of the lake, there I saw Thalia, Jason, Piper, Percy, and Annabeth. They all waited for me, around them laid the unconscious bodies of the red team. I held the flag high and walked across the river to join my friends. Chiron rode up with the satyr Grover stood beside him.

"Good job, Big three and others children." he congratulated us. Grover ran over to Percy and high-fived him.

''Good job, man!" He smiled, but then his smile faded when he looked at me. "You let Death boy get the flag?" he asked. I fought back my anger, I could destroy him right now. Percy did it for me.

"What's wrong with Nico? huh? He found the flag, he brought it back, he risked himself to get the flag back here, he jumped from 9 foot in the air to get that flag, so you need to take that comment back, OK?" He growled at Grover. Grover surrendered.

"Sorry Nico, I just didn't think you ever participated in capture the flag.'' He said. I really didn't know what to say, but Thalia said it for me.

"Well, he's playing with me." She said with so much confidence it was scary. She slipped her hand in mine, there we stood in silence.

"Well done everyone! I'll see you at dinner and campfire, for now go on with your normal camp activities." Chiron mused as he walked off. Everyone went their separate ways except for Thalia and I. We stood there, avoiding each others gaze. I really need to take this girl on a date, but where? we can't really go outside of the camp without being killed, especially with us both being children of the big three. And not many girls want to go to the underworld on their first date. No idea, where else would we be able to go? The beach maybe? but it was Always full of Lovers, make-out sessions, and just weird demigod's looking for some fun. Also it was the spot of the stoll's prank's. The beach was pretty much out of the question. Maybe I could ask Percy to make us an air bubble under water, a little alone time. Maybe I should ask Thalia what she would like to do. I looked at Thalia, her eye's intent on seeing through what I was thinking.

"What are you thinking?" she asked me. I smiled, knowing she'd laugh if I told her, but I told her anyway's.

"I was thinking about where to take you on our first date" I said, plain and simple

"Where are you thinking?" She asked.

"I'm not sure, I'm really not sure." I admitted.

"Well, let me know when you think of it, Death boy.'' She teased.

"Don't call me that" I said trying to sound hurt

"OK, I'm sorry" She kissed my cheek and ran her fingers through my long shaggy hair " You need a haircut" She laughed

"I know, but I've kind of been wrapped up in you and saving the world" I laughed. She giggled at my saving the world comment. I laced my fingers through her's and this time I pulled her along. I sat at the Zeus table with her. didn't care if I got in trouble, I wanted to sit with her. I forgot, I didn't ever really ask her out. I would do that now. "Thalia, Will you go out with me?" She looked shocked.

"Your stupid, you should already know the answer to that, Yes, I would love to." She smiled and kissed me again. Never wanting to let go of this moment I let her kiss me, until the magic waiter came with our food.