DOUBLE CHAPTER DAY! Haha I decided to do another chapter today!
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Ok! Now the chapter!
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For the next few weeks, Nico and I were able to do the same thing as that first night. I would Iris message him, he would shadow travel to where ever I was, and we would spend the night together before he had to leave, and I went to sleep. We only did this every few days, so people wouldn't get suspicious.
Currently, we were sitting in the woods, looking at the stars. I had had a really busy day si I was super stressed and was glad Nico had come as a surprise to calm me down.
Of course he calmed me down.
I saw Zoe's constellation and smiled sadly. Nico looked over at me and smiled. He inched his hand closer and closer to mine until he interlaced our fingers.
I looked up at his face, which was showing a slight blush, basically covered by the darkness of the night, but was silhouetted by the moon. I tilted my head to the right and set it lightly on his left shoulder. (A/N- Flashback moment! Remember this? If not, go to chapter two!)
He turned his head, which caused mine to slightly fall from his shoulder. He tilted his head down and pecked my cheek. I smiled up at him and kissed his cheek, also.
We both sat there in silence, staring up at the moon and the stars, my head on his left shoulder, and his arm lightly around my waist.
Everything was silent.
Well, it WAS.
Up until someone cleared their throat behind us.
"What are you doing?"
Nico and I jumped away from each other so fast, it was like I had shocked him (which I have done, but that was a different time and for a different reason).
I stood quickly and slowly turned my body to face the breaker of the silence. There stood…
Phoebe.
"I ask again. What. Are. You. Doing?" She growled.
"I-I-I was- I was just-he…" I couldn't come up with an excuse.
I looked over at Nico for help but he just gave me a panicked look back.
I sighed and faced an irritated Hunter.
"Ok, look, Phoebe…I'm in love with Nico and were kinda…dating."
"..."
I waited for the yell, but oddly it never came. Instead she gave out an exasperated sigh.
"Well, DUH! I can see that! But why don't you just drop out of the Hunters?" She asked.
I explained to her about how I wanted to wait till my birthday in December. Nico came over about a minute into my explanation and grabbed my hand, knowing that it was safe to do so in front of Phoebe.
"So, I'm guessing you would like me to keep this a secret?"
"Yes. If anyone found out…" I left the explanation out into the open.
I looked at Nico and he had this weird look in his eyes. Guilt?… no.
Disappointment.
I quickly added, "Not that I would be ashamed to tell people that were together, but I just can't. There are so many things wanting to stop us and…" I sighed, a defiant look in my eyes and on my face, "I love him. That's that."
Nico's expression went back to normal which made me feel better.
Now it was Phoebe's turn to sigh. "Ok. Just because I can basically see the love between you too, I'll keep quiet."
I smiled and let go of Nico's hand to hug her. She was very surprised. I NEVER give hugs.
Well, Nico is an exception. The ONLY exception. (A/N- "You are the only exception, you are the only exception, you are the only exception, you are the only exception!" lol I luv that song)
"Thank you, Phebs!" I said, using her special nickname.
She smiled and said, "No problem, Tali!"
I looked back at Nico who had that look on his face that I dreaded every night he came.
Time to say goodbye.
Phoebe left to go to bed and I walked back over to Nico. I held both of his hands in mine. He played with my fingers, just like he did every night at this time.
I looked up into his eyes and he leaned in. I closed the gap and we kissed. I placed my hand on his left shoulder and the other on the back of his head and pulled him closer. His hands were in my hair, messing up my gelled spike.
Only he is allowed to do that.
Plus the circumstances were pretty okay too.
We pulled away and I gave him a big hug. He held me close and I never wanted him to let go.
Eventually, the time had come and Nico once again descended into the shadows. I stared at the tree he just ran into for a minute before registering that he had left.
I slowly made my way back to the tent I shared with Phoebe and, still, the twins. I lifted my sleeping bag over my body and tried to sleep.
It didn't work.
"You know, I could help."
I looked over at Phoebe confused that
1) she was still up, and
2) what she meant.
"Huh?" Was my intelligent answer.
"You know… with… oh what did the Aphrodite girls call it… Thalico! Yeah that."
"What arrre you talking about?" I dragged out the word are.
"Ugh! I can, ya know, distract Artemis so you can talk to him. Or whenever one of us Hunters has to go to camp with new demigods we find, I can convince her to send you! You know… help."
I smiled and turned to face her. "You'd really do that for me?"
"Yeah! Plus, when you leave I'll be Lieutenant. I have to suck up to Artemis. Might as well start early!"
We laughed until the laughs turned into yawns.
"Alright well, goodnight Thalia." Phoebe said, sleepily.
"Goodnight." I yawned.
Surprisingly, I was glad we were caught by Phoebe. Now I had someone to help me out with this secret.
I just hope we don't get caught by Artemis.
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