Hellooooooo! I'm really bored up here. Eh. Hope you like this chapter! ༺༻

Thalia's POV

Thalia was peacefully asleep. Or, at least she was. She heard a voice saying her name a few times.

"Thalia Grace... Thalia Grace... Just respond.. "

Thalia murmured in her sleep, "... Ugh... Yes...?"

Suddenly, Thalia felt herself being transported but... It didn't feel physical. More like... she was being dragged out of her body but not her bed. When she opened her eyes, she stood in a misty forest. She looked up to see the beautiful landscape of dusk during Novembers. She slowly spun in a circle as she noticed a flock of birds flying around her.

"Hello, Thalia Grace" a warm voice said.

Thalia turned to the voice of a young girl with auburn hair and metallic silver eyes.

Thalia smiled and slightly bowed, "M'Lady Artemis".

Artemis smiled at her endearingly, "Thalia Grace... You are probably wondering why I brought you here.. "

Oh yeah.

Thalia nodded.

Artemis looked up to the sky, "Just so you know, this world is inside your head... You are still sleeping but I entered your dream so I would be able to communicate with you freely".

"So this is part of my imagination?" said Thalia as she touched a nearby leaf.

She quickly retrieving her hand when she was able to feel the texture of the leaf.

Artemis nodded, "Technically yes. In your dreams, you see a world of peace. Where the sky is always showing... Where that animals can fly freely... Where it's nice and quiet... I quite enjoy this place too".

Thalia looked around. She did in fact see the sky, hear the birds, feel the calmness.. Wait, she was getting off track.

"M'Lady... Is there a specific reason you want to talk?"

Artemis looked over her shoulder to Thalia, "Not of a big importance. I just wanted to know more about the quest in honesty. I did tell Hecate about Orion though... Just in case any thoughts came to you and you couldn't hide them".

"Right", said Thalia. She felt like Artemis had more to say but she didn't want to push on too much.

"How is Orion, Lady Artemis?" Thalia asked gingerly.

Artemis smiled again, "He is doing fine Thalia Grace. Thank you for asking".

Then she started chuckling, "Yesterday, he would not stop ranting about a rare deer he had saw... It was quite funny actually. He was - " Then she had to cover her mouth to keep herself from laughing, "He was jumping up and down about the appearance of the deer and started impersonating the movements it had made".

Thalia smiled as she saw Artemis laughing at the memory. Thalia loved seeing Artemis laugh; Artemis was like a family member to her and seeing Artemis happy made Thalia happy.

"He sounds fun, M'Lady" said Thalia.

Artemis turned her full body towards Thalia. Artemis had silver dress on with a warm brown coat and shoes.

"He is... It is sort of like a new experience.. Seeing him makes my heart feel strange and my insides feel light and flutterly. Do you know what this feeling is...?" Artemis asked Thalia.

Being around Piper for more than ten minutes is enough for anyone to know what Artemis was feeling. Not that she knew.

"Uh.. Well, M'Lady.. I'm not very much an expert on this but maybe you like him...?" Thalia scrunched herself up.

Please don't kill me. Please don't kill me. Please don't kill me. Please don't kill me. Please don't ki-

"I enjoy his presence", Artemis said suddenly, "I enjoy the presence of heroes as well, yet, Orion makes me feel different".

Thalia didn't know what to do.. Artemis was not getting the hint!!

"I hope you don't mind me saying... But maybe you like him... romantically as one would put it, M'Lady" Thalia said.

Artemis didn't seem fazed. She sighed, "As I expected.. I just was not sure".

"About how you feel?"

Artemis nodded, "I am not entirely sure what would be the correct choice for me.. To stop seeing Orion and be more active with being a goddess.. Or see him often and feel like I am not just a goddess but also a person. But there are too many things that could go wrong... "

Thalia wasn't great at feelings. That's obvious. But she knew what she had to say to Artemis.

Hoping she wouldn't get turned into a gopher, Thalia said, "M'Lady... I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to emotions. After I lost my brother, I didn't really feel love until I met Luke Castellan and Annabeth Chase. They were my close family... But even though I was young, I knew being part god meant family would never last. And I continued to think that even after I first met the Hunters... until Zoë's death brought me to a realization. Although my first family broke, it doesn't mean every family was going to break. I joined you. And I've never felt more happy".

She looked at Artemis who looked at her too.

Thalia turned back and continued, "When you first told me about Orion... I didn't know what to think personally. You are a maiden goddess after all. But when you talked about him, I could see and sense the joy he brought you. He can be your family as well. Family can be through relatives, or it can be through friends, or even lovers. Whoever makes you feel happy is your true family. So if Orion makes you feel happy... than I feel like maybe it will be fine if you pursue him, M'Lady".

Artemis blinked. Then she grinned at Thalia, "That is very... deep, of you to say. I've never felt this way before so I do not know what to do... But I do not want to ask Aphrodite for multiple reasons. Or Eros. Maybe, Hecate... Well, she is not very good at that either.. "

Artemis turned towards the sky that was now fading into purple color. She was muttering to herself about which god or goddess to ask.

Artemis sighed and sat on a rock, "Maybe my twin brother..?"

"I don't think that's such a good idea, M'Lady.. " said Thalia. She knew how Apollo was sometimes and she did NOT want to see Artemis like that.

"Yes, you are correct, Thalia Grace.. " Artemis said. She sighed again and got up, "Enough about me, I will sort this out later.. Are you allowed to tell me any specifics of the quest?"

"Well", said Thalia, "Hecate never said we couldn't tell another god. Or maybe she did... I don't remember. But I can tell you anyways. We're at Hogwarts obviously.. It's a, uh, school for... er -well you see- "

"It's a school for magic. I know" said Artemis.

"Oh okay," said Thalia, "Well they hold a tournament that used to happen often but stopped due to death tolls. But this year, they are trying it again. We demigods are competing as a school called 'Olympus'. Then it's Beauxbatons and Durmstrang that are also competing alongside Hogwarts. They compete in the tournament as champions.. "

Thalia and Artemis talked about what was going on, about the task, about the people Thalia has met..

"So he invited you all to see Hogsmeade?" Artemis asked.

"Yes, he said he could show us around. I think it is because we are the only school that doesn't isolate themselves from others. We usually hang out with the Gryffindors, Ravenclaws, Hufflepuffs, and some of the nicer Slytherins. Beauxbatons and Durmstrang usually keep to themselves even after they finish their own lessons" Thalia said.

"How do lessons work?" asked Artemis.

"Well, for us, we usually go through secret passages that Hecate made for us. Then we would meet up with a teacher and Chiron. Meanwhile, the other schools teach in an empty classroom or their living quarters".

Artemis nodded. They both looked out to the sky that was now a dark blue.

"You should get going now, Thalia Grace", Artemis concluded.

Thalia nodded, "Yes, M'Lady... One question. How do I do that?"

Artemis turned towards her, "I do that. I was just telling you. Have a peaceful night, Thalia Grace".

With that, Thalia could feel herself being moved again. She felt herself get heavier until she woke up. She got up from her bed, walked down the five steps, and sat on a couch. She picked up a book that Annabeth had left behind.

"The Ages of Wizardy. That's.. Interesting", she murmured to herself. She ended up reading a small section of it. All of their books were made to help their dyslexia. She felt her eyelids become heavier and heavier until she just closed her eyes.

She remember what has happened with Artemis. Artemis looked so... At peace. Like nothing would ever happen. She was even laughing! Thalia thought about Cedric for a moment. She didn't know him too well but she did enjoy talking to him. Just talking. Thalia felt like if she ever loved someone, something would happen. She loved her brother.. He was taken and grew up without his family.

At least I found him again..

She loved Annabeth.. She went on many life threatening quests and had to go through Tartarus.

At least she's fine now..

And.. That was pretty much it. Thalia didn't really love many people but she did like some. Like her Olympian family (not the gods, well, maybe Artemis). She liked Percy, she liked Nico, she liked the others...

So why did she feel kinda weird around Cedric? She likes him but not like her likeness for Percy. She didn't love him. So what was that feeling..?

...

Okay, so this is future me. For some reason, my brother decided it would be okay to climb a very thin tree. He fell off and broke his leg of course. My older sister goes to a big college so she's never home and my aunt works a lot so guess who has to take care if my idiot brother. So sorry this is a day late. Uh, but I'll be posting a new chapter on 1/21/20 (the day after my sister's birthday XD)

-E.V