AN: Thank you to all who reviewed I appreciate it as always. Someone reviewed saying I misspelled Perseus wrong I'm sorry my computer kept autocorrecting it and I didn't notice. Sorry, please keep reviewing.
Thalia's POV
I'm walking up the hill of Camp Half Blood thinking about Sophie one of the younger hunters who had told me not to kiss any boys while I was gone. I had to laugh; it would be more likely to KILL a boy than kiss one especially a son of Hades.
"Thalia!" I look up and see Annabeth running at me. I smile and prepare myself for her to tackle me. She does.
"Hey Annabeth, everything ok? Percy sent me an IM yesterday saying you were in the infirmary together a few days ago?" I ask dragging my silver duffle bag with a lightning bolt embroidered on it up the hill.
"Well yeah, I guess. I passed out and hit my head while I was in the forest with err a certain person, and Percy well we had a small fight here and he overworked himself and couldn't walk so Chiron put him in the infirmary with me and Malcolm." She says looking everywhere except me. Does she know?
"Why was Malcolm in the infirmary? Is he ok?" I ask looking around camp. I've missed this place so much even though it has only been a few weeks.
"Oh yeah he's ok now. He was attacked during the small fight and cut open his chest. One word; gross." I smile and then am tackled by an abnormally strong teenage boy.
"Percy…..can't breathe." I say trying to shove him off me. Geez with him being invincible he has gotten a lot heavier and stronger. He hops off me and pulls me to my feet.
"Sorry Thals, I missed seeing my cousin." I roll my eyes and pick up my bag I dropped. Ever since I came back from being a tree Percy and I call each other cousins. Technically Annabeth and him are cousins too but I'd never mention that; they're too cute together.
"It's ok cousin." He grins and intertwines his fingers with Annabeth's. I smile and walk next to them listening to them ramble on about nothing of importance. I wasn't really paying attention until I heard something that came as a shock.
"Nico still hasn't came out since that night Annabeth," I hear Percy say quietly. That night, Meaning the night I left or?
"Annabeth will you come with me to my cabin and help me unpack? Percy I would invite you but I'm not too comfortable with you seeing my bras." His eyes go wide. He kisses Annabeth's cheek and runs off. I look at Annabeth who is cracking up.
"Thals…. I… missed…. you…. so…. much." She finally gets out in between laughs. I smile and try and stop laughing but I can't. I walk into the Zeus cabin and am glad that it is the same way it was when I left it.
"Alright Annabeth I didn't ask you here to unpack I need to talk to you but I didn't want Percy here to know yet." She looks at me questioningly but just shuts the door and locks it. I sigh and plop on my bed with my silver comforter with my name on it.
"Thal spill. You look so sad and I cant figure it out. I have never seen you like this, not even when I told you about Luke." She says sitting down on the bed next to mine. Since I'm the only child of Zeus (that we know about) the other beds are plain with just a plain blue comforter with a lightning bolt on it.
"Annabeth, that night when you IM'd me did you talk to um err….. Nico?" I say his name in spite. She looks up and frowns, then nods. I sigh, I should be furious with her but I cant be.
"Yeah I did, Thal please don't be mad! He um told me about the night before you left." She says staring at the window in the corner with a picture of Annabeth, Percy, Nico and me the day after Percy defeated Kronos. I smile in that picture Annabeth and Percy are holding hands and her hand on his shoulder. Nico and I are standing back to back looking over our shoulders at each other laughing.
"I'm not mad at you. I told you to ask him, I guess I didn't think you really would. So now you know." I say trying to hold back my tears. Gods I hate Nico for making me feel so weak. Whenever I think about him I either cry or want to kiss him.
"Thals," Annabeth exclaims jumping off the bed and giving me a hug. I sink into my best friends arms and let the tears fall.
"I was going to quit the hunters for him and he didn't even care he just left me to go be with an Aphrodite kid." I sob. She pulls away and looks at me for a moment.
"Thalia, he likes you. When you told him you were in love with someone he didn't realize you meant him." I feel my eyes go wide. He didn't know, he didn't know! I let more tears fall. There was a sudden knock on the door and I'm so glad Annabeth locked the door once I hear the voice.
"Thalia open up, I just heard from an Apollo kid that a quote 'hot looking Goth girl heading in the Zeus cabin' end quote." I smile and then realize that Annabeth is walking towards the door. I jump up and run into my bathroom and lock the door. I'm never coming out, I never want to see Nico Di Angelo's face again.
Nico's POV
I step out of my cabin for the first time since the night of the fight, and I instantly regret it. As soon as I step out I see about ten Aphrodite girls turn and see me and check me out. They are clueless bimbos who only care about makeup and clothes. I hear thunder and realize I kind of insulted Aphrodite, sorry? I'm walking past the archery range when I hear one of the new Apollo campers talking to Will about some new girl. I decide to listen in so I know which cabin to avoid now.
"Will I'm not kidding I saw this hot looking Goth girl heading to the Zeus cabin!" I freeze. Hot Goth girl heading to the Zeus cabin? Thalia's back. Thalia is here in the same place as me, I'm screwed. I decide to get this meeting over with as soon as possible so I head to the Zeus cabin. When I get to the porch I hear Annabeth's voice and someone crying? I knock on the door and get no response.
"Thalia open up, I just heard from an Apollo kid that a quote 'hot looking Goth girl was heading towards the Zeus cabin'." I say hopping she'll let me in. I hear another door slam and then the cabin door swing open wide revealing Annabeth.
"Go ahead, she locked herself in the bathroom I'm going to go find Percy and see if he wants to go swimming. If you need me check the beach." She says pushing past me and towards her cabin. I take a deep breath and step in. The first thing that hits me is its so… Thalia. I mean she has pictures up of Annabeth, Percy, Luke, and me; also some posters of bands that we love. I smile and look at one picture in particular. The picture is of Percy, Annabeth, Thalia and me. It was taken the day after we had won the war; everything was so simple and carefree, we looked happy.
"We look happy don't we?" I spin around and see her standing next to the bathroom door looking at the picture. I smile and laugh.
"Yeah, I love this picture. Thalia I missed you." I say taking a step towards her, but she takes a step back. I sigh and sit down on the beanbag chair in her cabin.
"Nico, why are you in my cabin?" I flinch away from her. I can feel her hatred towards me right now and am scared I will be blasted with lightning.
"I came to see you." She rolls her eyes and walks over to her bed and sits down.
"Nico, I really don't want to see you."
"Ok Thalia, when you're ready to talk I'll be here." I stand up and walk over to her. She looks down. I sigh and give her a quick hug and walk out the door. Damn, I needed to tell her that I like her too, but no I have to be a chicken and leave her there like last time. I stop and run back to Thalia's cabin; I had forgotten to close the door and I look in and see her looking at the picture I was staring at earlier. I knock quietly and she looks up. This is the first time she has directly looked at me since she left; she piercing blue eyes are as beautiful as ever. She sees me and I can automatically see the hurt in her eyes; I now regret ever coming back to her cabin at all.
"Nico, why are you here again?" She says putting the picture back onto the window.
"I had to come back to tell you something," I say looking at my feet.
"I don't have all day go on with it," I smile and look up at her.
"Thalia I'm sorry I left you there last time; I'm not sure why but I didn't realize you meant me so I was hurt. I'm so sorry Thals. I really like you Pinecone face." I say looking at her, but when I say I like her and she looks away I decide to leave. I'm back at my cabin and I know it's almost time for dinner but I don't want to see Thalia again, she probably hates me now. I hear the dinner bell go off and I don't move; I'm never leaving this room again. Just then there's a knock on my door; I get up to see who it is.
"Death Breath open the door, it's time for dinner!" Only one person calls me Death Breath; Thalia Grace. I open the door and there she stands looking impatient.
"Ready? I'm hungry lets go." I nod and shut the door following her to dinner. When we arrive I see Annabeth raise her eyebrow at us and then whisper something to Percy. I roll my eyes and head to go get some food. I get up and scrape some of my food for my dad, Hades but also some for Zeus for Thalia. I sit down at my lonely Hades table and look over at Thalia who is in deep conversation with Chiron and Mr.D. Then Mr.D stands up,
"Ok brats by a request of Talia tonight you may sit wherever you want for dinner." He sits down and says something to Chiron who just laughs. I'm thinking about moving to go sit with Percy when I see Annabeth move over and sit next to him, and I mean right next to him. I sigh and decide to sit by myself anyways.
"Mind if I sit here?" I look up and see Thalia. I smile and shake my head; she smiles and sits down acrossed from me.
"So how'd you get them to allow them to let us sit anywhere we want?" I ask just trying to make conversation. She grins.
"Easy, I just said that I didn't want to sit alone and since I'm not here long that I think my dad wouldn't want be to be lonely." I choke on my piece of steak and Thalia stares at me oddly.
"What wrong Nico?" I guess my face showed my expressions.
"Um well I thought you were back for I dunno good?" I say nervously. When I look up I notice her face is red.
"Nico, I decided not to quit the hunters after that night we had our talk. I can't deal with the pain I had to again, so by me staying in the hunt I won't have to." I nod and try and hold back the tears. Yeah I know what you're thinking a son of Hades crying? This girl is special, I have never liked anyone more than I like her.
"I'm really sorry about that Thals; well I got to go so cya!" I yell running straight for my cabin. I hear her yell my name but tears are already streaming down my face so I refuse to go back. I throw open my cabin door and lock the door. I lay down on my bed thinking that I made the biggest mistake of my life my leaving her a few weeks ago and now I can't get her back.
Thalia POV
When Nico ran towards his cabin I immediately felt terrible; I just broke his heart like he broke mine. I put my head down on the table and try to get the image of his face right before he ran out of my head. His face was filled with hurt that it made me want to break down and cry.
"Thalia, come on." I lift my head up and see Percy standing there. I groan and put my head back down. I want Annabeth; correction I need her.
"Thals come on, Annabeth's in my cabin waiting on us lets go." I shake my head no and hear him chuckle. What is he going to do? Just then I'm thrown over his shoulder and being carried away from the dinning pavilion.
"Percy let me go!" I scream, hoping someone will hear me. Some do, they turn around and just chuckle to themselves. I cant blame them for not wanting to help, I mean what would you do go fight the savior of Olympus to save a girl? Hell no. We reach his cabin and he puts me down after he has already locked the door. I look over and see Annabeth on Percy's bed looking confused.
"Ok Thals what's going on? Earlier today you said you liked him, and now he admits he likes you and you blow him off?" She yells. I am too embarrassed to even look at Percy so I look at the walls and the ceiling.
"Thanks for telling Percy, Annabeth," I say a little too sourly. Ugh, if I kept this up I won't have any friends at all. I shouldn't have been so rude I mean Annabeth loves Percy and you can obviously see he loves her by how many pictures of them are hanging on his walls. I notice the same picture in his cabin that I have and I smile.
"Pinecone face I already knew, you were kind of obvious tonight at dinner or so I though," he says looking at me. I sigh and walk over to Percy's bed. I lay down next to Annabeth and see Percy sit on the end of the bed.
"Ok, sorry Percy I didn't mean to snap at you. So guys what should I do then about Nico? Percy guy advice would be very helpful as well." I say closing my eyes. I start thinking about Nico and how mad he made me last time and now I broke his heart.
"THALIA!" I open my eyes and see a huge thunderstorm above my head; I sigh and wave it away.
"Well now that were safe from lightning to you Thalia. As Nico's best friend I can promise you that he likes you a lot Thalia. You might have broken his heart but if you still want to go out with him; he'll take you back." Percy says looking towards the Hades cabin. Nico doesn't want any company it looks like, everything is pitch black and the windows are blacken out; which means no one enters at all.
"I doubt it Percy, he was so upset at dinner. I didn't want him to get his heart broken; I just wanted him to feel like I did when he broke mine." I say closing my eyes again.
"Hey Thal?" I open my eyes and realize we must have fallen asleep because its dark outside and Percy's sleeping on the floor with his comforter wrapped around us.
"Yeah?" I say standing up.
"Can I sleep in your cabin tonight?"
"Yep." She wakes up Percy and gets him to move onto the bed(which was pretty funny to watch). She kisses his cheek and points to the door I nod and follow her out into the night. We walk in silence back to my cabin, I unlock the door and walk inside.
"Annabeth you can sleep in the bed next to mine," She nods and collapses on it; asleep. I smile and climb into my bed. Before I go to sleep I look at the picture of Nico and me and let out a chocked sob. I will get him back even if that means quitting the hunters. I smile to myself and close my eyes. Tomorrow I will get Nico Di Angelo to be mine even if it's the last thing I do.
