SEDUCTION

Nico sat on his bed reading a book. Abruptly, Thalia came through the door of his cabin without knocking.

"Aaahhh!" Nico shouted. The book he was reading went flying as he jumped and fell off the bed. Thalia giggled as he picked himself up off the floor. Nico quickly tried to hide the book he had been reading, but Thalia was too fast.

"Nice book," she said, smirking. Nico's face turned tomato red as he picked up the book called "The Art of Seduction" off his bed and put it in his drawer on top of "The Natural: How to Effortlessly Attract the Women You Want". When he finished, he looked up and really looked at Thalia for the first time since she had walked in. He kept his jaw off the floor with difficulty. She looked more beautiful than usual and he was so glad that he had been reading those books.

Thalia smiled at the obvious look of awe on Nico's face and sat down on his bed. "So, who are you trying to seduce?"

"Uh...um...er...ah...uh..." Nico intelligently answered.

"You're not going to seduce anybody like that, Nico," Thalia smirked. "So, who are you going to try to seduce with your wonderful vocabulary?" Thalia asked again.

Nico took a deep breath. "The most beautiful girl in the world," Nico answered.

Thalia got up and walked around the foot of the bed toward Nico. Nico started to back up toward the wall.

"So who is the most beautiful girl in the world, Nico?" Thalia asked as she kept advancing as Nico backed up even farther.

"She's the only girl I've ever fallen in love with. She's...she's..." he faltered as he hit the wall. Thalia walked even closer. Nico started to sweat. Thalia slowly walked up to Nico and slid her hands underneath his shirt and ran her hands across his abs. His breath hitched.

"She's what?"

Nico looked down into Thalia's electric blue eyes.

"She's right in front of me," he whispered. She smiled as he leaned down and kissed her. Still kissing her, he picked her up and carried her to the bed. He laid her down and then took off his shirt and threw it to the floor. He crawled over on top of her.

"That's how you seduce someone," Thalia whispered as she pulled him closer and gave him a night he would never forget.