A/N: A drabble. Thanks for all the reviews for past chapters; I'll try to get back to you all as soon as possible.

He was gone. And he wasn't coming back. (Thalia/Luke)


Gone


There was no avoiding it now. Luke was gone—completely, permanently gone- and he wasn't coming back.

"He betrayed us. He works for Kronos now."

The first time he left had been hard enough to bear. To hear that the boy you may have loved had gone bad—it was impossible. There was no way Luke could have done that. Why had he changed?

"It can be like old times. The three of us together. Fighting for a better world."

Then, she fought him, and she saw it. The darkness inside him. He was hurting, and she couldn't help. How badly she had wanted to reach out and comfort him. To hold his hand in hers.

"He sacrificed himself to save everyone. He died a hero's death."

But now he was gone. And he wasn't coming back.


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