Ok, some people said in reviews, which were much appreciated by the way, that they wanted a sequel. IM NOT DONE YET! That was just the end of the 3 part chapter. There are still many more chapters to come :)

Also, if you would have read the notes like this you would have known that. Haha. Just kidding.

Ok anyways, here's the next chapter. Sorry if it's bad, it's being written at 7 am.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: PJATO is NOT mine


A few days after we left camp, we headed to the city of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Artemis told us that there was a school there that held a few demigods, most of them girls. She wanted us to recruit them and get the boys to a satyr A.S.A.P.

So after we arrived, we get all of the demigods out of school, fought off a few monsters, you know, the normal Hunter stuff.

Amazingly enough, only two of the girls wanted to be Hunters, out of the five. The other 3 were all aged from 13-16 and were in relationships, ironically with the three boys. How 8 demigods could go unnoticed all in a close age range was weird, but I didn't question it.

Artemis asked me to speak to the three before we left to get a satyr. Like that would do much good, I was going to quit as soon as possible.

I approached the three of them and said, "Ok, well I do not want to do this but its protocol for the lieutenant Hunter, a.k.a. me. So, are you absolutely positive you wish to stay mortal, well half mortal?"

They all responded with yeses of the variety. The girl, who was almost 15, I think, decided to be bold and speak up.

"I would never become a Hunter; I could never break my James' heart. I may be young, but I do love him. I don't know how you do it, Miss Thalia. You have never fallen in love?"

Love… I wanted to shout at her that I was in love and at that moment too, but that would have been wrong.

I was seriously missing Nico. Yes, it had only been few days or so, but when you spent a long time with someone, every day, then it makes you miss them more. Plus, he stole my heart.

I'd have to Iris message him later.

"Well? Have you?" The girl asked again.

"You have all, in my opinion, made the wise decision. I made a mistake, and now I must wait to fix it. Goodbye you three, we will send a satyr to take you and your b-boyfriends to Camp Half-Blood. Oh, and if you happen to see a boy all in black with the darkest eyes that match his dark brown hair, tell him Thalia misses him very much, and that I promise it. He will know what I mean."

I ran off back to the rest of the Hunters before the girl could answer.

But, I didn't neglect to hear her mumble, "Not in love, my butt!"

Ahhh, another spunky one. We could be friends, you know, once I get back to camp.

After calling for a satyr to pick up the teens, we found a forest not far from the school and set up camp there. As the silver tents went up, a fire was started. We all sat around it and warmed ourselves up.

I remembered my promise to myself that I would Iris message Nico, as I trudged back to my tent after dinner. I shared the tent with Phoebe and the two new girls, so they would be more comfortable. Abby, she was 11, was busy getting her braids fixed by Mary, her twin. Did I forget to mention they were twin sisters? Oh… well, now you know!

I told them that I was going out for a walk before bed. The twins said ok, but Phoebe was suspicious.

"A walk, Thalia? Really?" She asked.

"Yes, a walk. The cold night air helps me get to sleep." It reminds me of his cold skin, I wanted to add.

Phoebe grumbled something about being stuck with kids and waved me out of the tent. I smiled inside my head.

I took to the woods and looked for any sign of water. Luckily, I had a flashlight, so no sunlight was needed. It was getting dark, so I had to do this fast. I grabbed a canteen of water and flicked on the flashlight. I threw the water into the air after taking off the cap of the bottle, and made a small rainbow. I threw in a dramacha real quick before it disappeared, and, thankfully, it worked.

"Oh goddess, accept my offering. Nico di Angelo, Hades cabin at Camp Half-Blood."

The mist shimmered and formed a screen. It showed Nico, sitting on the edge of his bed, staring off into space.

"Nico!" I shouted.

His head snapped up and he looked around for the voice. When he spotted me, a huge grin spread across his face.

"Thalia! How are you, babe?" He asked. I smiled as he advanced towards the message.

"I'm okay. Were in Pittsburgh, PA right now, recruited a pair of twins, the other three girls stayed because of their boyfriends. Oh Nico, I miss you so freaking much!"

"I miss you too Thals, more than ever. I want these months to go faster, I want to be able to see you again, and call you mine."

"You don't know how much I want for you to have that," I laughed, "but it's going to have to wait. I'm sorry for putting you through all of this."

"No, I'm not." I looked up at him, confusion and surprise written on my face.

He continued, "Love is a rollercoaster, you just gotta enjoy the ride."

"Wow, Nic. That was…deep! Who knew that you'd be a romantic."

He began to laugh, but then he got that 'Idea!' look on his face. "Wait, where exactly in Pittsburgh are you?"

"Um, in the woods by Netherblock Middle/High School. Why?"

"Because. Hold on, I gotta get something. I'll be right back."

He disappeared from view and I just stood there staring in to his room.

Suddenly, a pair of hands covered my eyes. The person whispered in my ear, "Guess who?"

The biggest smile appeared on my face as I spun around and saw Nico.

I pulled the collar of his shirt towards me and pushed my lips on his. He responded back immediately and wrapped his arms around my waist. I detached mine from his shirt and set them on the back of his neck and played with his hair.

We broke apart after a long while, gasping for oxygen.

"Wow." I gasped out.

"I love you so much Thalia."

"I love you a lot more, Nico."

"I highly doubt that."

"You wanna bet?"

"Nope."

"Why not."

"Cause then we'd be talking."

"And what's wrong with that?"

"We would be saying useless things instead of this."

And he pulled me into a kiss once again. This one was briefer, but still beautiful, just like all of the rest.

After Nico and I had said our goodbyes and he left, there was only one thing that I was thinking about as I crawled into my sleeping bag that night.

I love shadow travel.


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