Ch.3 Thalia Gives Us an Unexpected Visit

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Last week, I came back to camp for the summer. I'm really excited for this year.

A big, New York, yellow cab pulled up on Half-Blood Hill. A familiar person stepped out of the car. Then she stuck her head back in.

"You sure you want to get out now, shweet hoit. There's nothing here, dawling." The cab driver had a New York accent to go with her cab.

"Yeah."

"Okay, that'll be seventeen dawlas and sixty-five cents, alright, punkin?"

"Yeah." She handed the lady the money. "Thanks, ma'am."

"Ya welcome, shweetie pie." The cab rolled away, and the girl that was in the cab stepped over the hill and into the valley. It was Thalia. She looked the same as always, except a bit older(which I didn't understand), but she didn't look too happy. As soon as she saw me, she ran up to me.

"Hey, Seaweed Brain." she said. I was getting used to her calling me that.

"Hey, Thalia. Not that I'm not excited to see you, but, uh, why aren't you with Artemis and the rest of the Hunters?" I asked her.

"Oh, it's a long story."

"Well, let's hear it." I said.

"Okay, well you know my brother, Hercules, right?"

"Well, I don't know him, but I know who he is."

She rolled her eyes. "Yeah, well, you know how he was praised with immortality when he risked his life for a girl."

I nodded.

"Well, I got my immortality taken away just for flirting, just a little. I don't even flirt…that much."

"You got kicked out of the hunt?" I asked surprised.

"Yeah, I did. There was this really cute guy that…"

"Wait, Thalia, you just got kicked out of the Hunt. That could mean that you're the person in the prophecy and that the end of the world is in two weeks!"

"Chill, Seaweed Brain. This is what happened: We were traveling through the woods, and we passed this underground concert thing. There was this really cute rock star that kept winking at me. When he had a break and was offstage, he came and talked to me. I guess I flirted a little, but I couldn't tell. At that moment, I broke my oath. I suddenly felt weaker, and I realized what I'd done. I made an excuse to leave. I walked up to the other Hunters, they didn't look at me any different so I thought I was okay. The only one that regarded me differently was Artemis. She gave me a look, but said nothing. We continued through the woods. Over the weeks, I was slowly aging, physically and mentally. Soon enough, Artemis noticed that I had gotten taller and more developed, so to speak. She asked me a simple question, 'Do you have anything to tell me?' It seemed like she were trying to discharge me honorably, if that's possible. She asked me when we were behind everyone else, and no one could hear. I lied to her; I said, 'No.' She frowned at me in disappointment. 'Hunters,' she said. ' There is something about Thalia that you all should know. Unlike the rest of you, she has not followed her oath. She is going to be removed from the Hunt. She has been hiding her deception from all of us.' She emphasized on the word all. She continued to say, 'She has been aging, smitten with men. Thalia, you must leave the Hunt immediately.' Some of my closer friends cried. Others, looked at me like I was a disgusting pig. They made me feel awful." She looked down.

"Oh, man. That's bad." I said, trying to sound empathetic.

"It gets worse. Artemis made me leave the Hunt alone. We were in New Jersey, so I wasn't that far from camp. I traveled here by myself; in cabs, buses, on foot, et cetera. I left a week ago. And now, I'm here. Artemis said that I was a disgrace to my father's name. I don't care, though. This is were I belong. Besides, my birthday was a while ago. I'm not the stem of the prophecy. Don't worry."

"Oh, okay. That makes me feel a lot better," I said. "Let's go down to the Big House and see everyone. I know Annabeth will be syked to see you. Grover, too."

"Okay. Let's go." We walked down to the Big House. We were greeted at the door by Chiron.

"Hello, Percy." He looked at Thalia, then did a double-take. "Thalia? What are you doing here?"

"Long story, short. I got kicked out of the Hunt. I broke my oath."

He looked at me with the same disappointed look as Artemis, then said, "Oh, I see."

"I'm sorry, Chiron." Thalia said.

"Oh, you needn't apologize to me. I know, we shall throw a party to celebrate your homecoming."

"Uh, really?" She looked puzzled.

"Yes." He smiled.

Annabeth approached. She saw Thalia and ran up to her and gave her a huge hug. I looked at her expectantly; she hugged me, too. I smiled and kissed her cheek. She looked at me confused. I bet she was thinking, What is going on, here? and Why did you just kiss me, Percy? Obviously, she was too distracted by the fact that Thalia was back.

"What in the world are you doing here?" Annabeth asked.

Thalia explained to her that she was kicked out for breaking her oath.

"Oh, was the guy really that cute?"

"Oh, yeah," she said. Annabeth smiled.

"So, uh, when's the party?" I asked.

"How 'bout tonight?" Chiron said.

The party was awesome. It had all of Thalia's favorite things. There was a big banner with a lightning bolt on it. There was a Green Day CD playing on the stereo. Thalia was dancing with Annabeth and me. All in all, it was an awesome party. Chiron called Thalia up to the stage and welcomed her back. We danced some more. When the party was over, me and Annabeth walked to the cabins together while Thalia stayed behind to chat with Grover and Chiron.

"Hey, Percy." Annabeth said.

"Yeah?"

"Why'd you kiss me?" she asked. I was caught off guard.

ATTENTION: Next chapter is Percabeth to the extreme!! I already have it written and I'll post it when I get ten reviews on this chapter. So please Read & Review.