K here! I know it's been awhile since I've posted, just been caught up with school and stuff. I just want you guys to know that I made another Percy Jackson fanfic, which takes place after the Giant War. It's about Nico DiAngelo and his choice on whether to go to Camp Jupiter, Halfblood, or just traveling by himself. R&R!

"Furies," Bianca hissed, pulling out a sword Amara didn't know she had. "Get low."

"Why? They can already see us," Amara pointed out.

"True."

Amara drew her knife. "What do you want with us?" She demanded in a slightly shaky voice.

The Fury in the front laughed again. "Only your lives," she said. "Master Hades had been slightly restless."

"Return back to the Underworld," Bianca demanded.

"You do not rule us anymore, daughter of Ares," one of the others spat.

"Crap," muttered Bianca.

All of a sudden, about a hundred little girls dressed in black and silver ran up.

"Draw your arrows, girls," the girl in the front said. "Time for a battle."

Thaluke

Thalia sighed. "Do you want some help?" She asked finally.

"Nope," said Luke, continuing to try to get the scales of the fish with and arrow.

She laughed. "Men." She sat next to him and took the badly bleeding fish and rinsed it in the river. Then she took her knife and scaled the fish. Before Luke could say, 'Thalia, stop!' the fish was gutted and headless as well.

Luke ran his fingers through his hair. "Where'd you learn that?" He asked.

Thalia gave him and exasperated look. "Where do you think, Castellan?" She asked.

"Sorry. Blonde moment."

Thalia laughed and began cooking the fish over the fire.

Luke scooted closer to her. "What's happed while I was... out?" He asked.

Thalia closed her eyes. "I found Jason," she said quietly.

"What?! Thal, that's great! Um... how, exactly, did you find him?"

She opened her eyes and handed a piece of cooked fish to him. "We sort of collided near the bridge to the Wind Palace a couple days ago. He was traveling with a son of Hephaestus, Leo Valdez, and a daughter of Aprodite, Piper McLean."

Luke groaned. "Aphrodite? Please tell me she isn't another Drew."

Thalia grinned. "Quite the oppisite actually."

"Thank the Gods!"

She laughed and bit into her fish. It was flavorless, but she was used to it from living with the Hunters. Luke wasn't, and he made a face, but ate it anyway.

Bi&Am

"Well, if it isn't the baby girls," sneered one of the Furies.

And arrow flew, followed by ten more. The Fury who made the outburst was instantly powederized, and the other two followed suit.

The copper-haired girl in the front smirked and folded her arms. "That'll show them," she said.

"Lady Artemis!" Amara said with a grin.

"Bianca," Artemis said softly. "Welcome back to life."

Bianca smiled. "Thank you, Goddess."

"Lady Artemis, where is Thalia? And Luke for that matter?" Amara asked, frowning slightly.

"Alas, they are completing the Trials," Artemis answered.

Bianca sucked in a breath. "But they're way too dangerous!" She exclaimed. "Is Thalia out of her mind?!"

"Apparantly so," Phoebe said, stepping up. "She always was a little insane."

"I can see that," muttered Amara to herself.

"But what if she fails?" Bianca demanded. "You won't really hunt her down will you?"

The goddess shook her head. "Thalia knew the risks. And the rules. She decided to participate in the Trials anyway, so she must pay the price if she fails. Come on, girls." She and the Hunters turn and ran away.

Amara walked over to a bench and sat down, her dagger on the ground in front of her. "I... I don't want Thalia to die," she whispered.

Bianca sat down next to her. "I know," she said softly. "I like her too. But if there's one thing I learned in the week or two that I knew her, Thalia is strong. In fact, she's one of the strongest girls I know. She won't let herself fail. For Luke, and for everyone else she knows and loves."

Amara looked up at the daughter of Hades/Ares, tears streaking her face.

Bianca held the young girl close. "Be strong," she murmured through her own tears. "For Thalia."

Thaluke

Night fell shortly after that, and the two demigods lay next to each other on the grass. "It's cold," Luke whispered.

Thalia laughed. "I know, but you'll get used to it."

"Don't you Hunters have tents or something?"

"The Hunters do. I don't."

"Crap."

She laughed again. Then she sighed. "Look at the stars," she said in a quiet voice.

"Mm-hmm. They're shiny."

"Look closer, idiot," Thalia said through a giggle. "They make constellations."

"I know."

"Most of the constellations come from Greek myths, you know," Thalia went on. "Like, see there, that's Ares. And Hercules."

"How did the Big Dipper fit into greed mythology?" Luke asked, rolling on the ground to face her.

Thalia did the same. "I dunno. Maybe Zeus was eating soup and he dropped his spoon."

"The Little Dipper?"

"The same thing but with Hera."

Luke laughed lightly. "Goodnight, Thal."

Thalia closed her eyes.

Luke sighed.

Then, very quietly, he heard:

"Goodnight, Luke Castellan."

Okay, okay, not the longest chapter, or good-est chapter, but I had to get it up here. You guys have waited long enough. ;P R&R, just not too harsh, k?

-KLoveMe