A week had passed, and I had been very busy. I had no idea that the planning would be so hard. But, if the plan worked it would be worth it.

Annabeth had told me that Thal's was going to be discharged this morning, which meant I only had a few hours to put my plan into action. But that was okay, because it was only 6 o'clock in the morning, and I had already been up for what seemed like forever. I was nervous. I was ridiculously nervous, and I was all hyped up on caffeine. But that wasn't important. The day was not about my coffee addiction, it was about Thalia.

As soon as the clock changed to seven, I was sprinting across the lawn to the Aphrodite cabin. The girls had told me to be there at seven, so I wanted to make sure I was on time. I didn't even have to knock the door, as it was pulled open as I was climbing the steps outside. I was astounded to see that all of the girls were already in their makeup and clothes. They must have been ready for ages because most of them were sprawled on their beds reading gossip magazines.

They appeared to have already set up an area for my 'make-over'. I cringed, but knew I had to do this, for Thalia. So, as I was wrapped in a plastic cloak and sat down in front of a mirror, I was seriously gritting my teeth. Within minutes they had wheeled out a hairdressing sink, and were lathering the shampoo. The two hours following that were torture. I thought I was ready after twenty minutes, I didn't think I needed any more than a haircut. I was wrong. When they had finished with me, my hair was washed, dried, cut and straightened. My eyebrows were plucked, and my face was tingling from the face wash they had used. But, I kept my goal in sight and smiled and thanked them all as I left.

When I had finally left, I decided to grab something for breakfast/brunch. I wolfed down a bacon sandwich then returned to my cabin. I forced myself into a pair of black dress trousers and shoes, then I pulled on a white shirt. I couldn't be bothered to do up the top few bottoms, so I didn't. I also rolled up my sleeves, which made me feel so much more comfortable.

I checked the clock, and grabbed a tux jacket as I left.

I headed towards the Dining Pavilion, and waved as I saw Annabeth sitting on a bench. She had a clipboard in her hands and looked extremely flustered.

'Hey.' I smiled, as I reached her.

'hi Nico.' she nodded, her mind clearly elsewhere.

'Are you sure you don't mind planning this out?' I asked her, glancing around at her siblings going crazy with decorations and trying to follow Annabeth's orders.

'Of course not!' She protested, looking me in the eye. 'I'm honored!'

'If your sure.' I smiled. 'Can I offer you some help?'

'No, no I have everything under control.' she protested. 'Now take these flowers and go and woo Thals.'

'Yes Ma'am.' I saluted, taking the flowers and escaping the chaos.

Then, I finally headed over to the infirmary.

I thought it would take some convincing, but I guess Annabeth had spoken to Will because he let me in anyway.

I knocked the door to Thalia's room, my hand shaking as I did so.

'Come in.' She called, her voice sounding a little hoarse still.

Her face dropped when I walked into the room. I could tell she had been expecting Annabeth.

'What do you want?' She asked coldly.

'To apologize.' I replied solemly.

'For accidentally proposing?' She spat.

'No.' I shook my head. 'For not proposing properly to the girl who deserves a romantic moment.'

I could see she was trying to porcess what I had said, so I walked over to the side of the bed and got down on one knee.

I reached into my pocket and pulled out a black velvet ring box.

I opened the box and watched as Thalia stared at the dark blue stone set onto the ring.

'Thal's, I'm sorry.' I began. 'i'm sorry I made you leave the hunters, I'm sorry I kissed you, I'm sorry you nearly died because of me, and I'm so sorry that I broke your heart.' I said.
'but, if you will let me, I want to spend the rest of my life making it up to you. I want to be with you. To me, you are perfect. I don't care how sappy I sound. Because, I love you.'

I paused, and took a deep breath.

'So, Thalia, will you marry me?'

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