Chapter Four

Bring home the boys and scrap scrap metal the tanks
Get hitched, make a career out of robbing banks
Because the world is just a teller and we are wearing black masks
"You broke our spirit," says the note we pass

" Castellan!" Clarisse roared at Luke who was still holding Thalia's wrist. " Castellan! Paws off her or I will screw you to damnation!"

Apparently, you already did. Since you first started to curse Luke's inner thief said to Clarisse mentally. Luke rolled his eyes. Likewise.

" I will skewer you to Hades!" Clarisse said. Been there, Got the experience.

Luke sprinted with Thalia on his heels. Apparently, he was still holding her wrist. Thalia fumbled with her cloak as she tries to cover her face with the hood, but no avail. Luke adjusted his and placed it where it should belong. The wind still bit Luke in the cheeks and he and Thalia ran pass by small shops and stands. The people were shouting at them curses. They never knew that they were also shouting at the princess, but they knew they were shouting at the common thief. Thalia and Luke jumped over clothing tables, dodged busy people, and held hands to prevent each other's loss. Clarisse and her crew shuffled past the same obstacles, only to find the pair out of sight.

Clarisse turned to her comrades " Find them. Be sure the Princess is safe, and make sure Castellan doesn't have anything stolen from her. Especially the crown." Her comrades murmured and nodded and began to split up, finding The Princess and the Thief.

~o~

Luke looked around the corner and back. Apparently, they were hiding in a dark alley. Thalia was breathing hard and so is Luke. After a couple of turns, they found the alley Luke was looking for.

" What do you want from me?" Thalia asked out of breathe.

She sank down to the ground, she hugged her legs and rested her head on her knees. Her cloak was halfway to her face. Her breathing was steady, but ragged. Luke realized that she was all tired from the running. He was also stupid to know this was her. He remember all the events when he actually bumped the Princess. The Princess of Olympus.

" Thalia Grace-Olympia" Luke said.

Thalia looked at him in shock and melancholy " What?"

" You're her"

" Yes, I am… me"

" You remember me?" Luke asked the Princess, who after the question, hung her head down.

" I…I… I remem-" She was cut-off by one of the Royal Corps orders.

" Over there!" Sherman ordered. Thalia's eyes widened in surprise. How did they found us?

Luke turned and saw the Royal Corps were coming in their direction. He ran to a brick wall and climbed over it. Before he was over, he lend a hand to Thalia who gladly took it. She stepped onto the small box and climbed over the wall. Before Sherman and his group reached them, they were already over the wall and running. Holding hands.

" Where are we going?" Thalia asked. Luke just grinned and ran faster.

" You'll see" he said.

They took a sharp turn and Thalia made a stop. They were at District. The houses were poorly made, she can hear babies crying, the old were moaning. The families were poor and have a poor status in life. She gritted her teeth. She & her father had settled an argument about this. She told him that at District, there were poor house settlements she can't bear to see, and the residence there were having a hard time living. They had settled that his father would do something about it. She didn't meant this, it was hardly a good settlement here. Luke stopped and looked at Thalia. There were tears in her eyes and her chin started to tremble. Luke wrapped an arm around her and he guided her to his home.

Thalia was already crying once Luke closed the door. He made her sat in the three chairs with a table. Luke went into his kitchen to make a drink for the Princess while she sat on the room looking hopeless as she is. Her father had turned up the retrospect. She felt so betrayed. Why haven't I did this myself? Or Why hadn't I just let Jason did this? He is prince.

" Are you okay?" Luke asked the Princess who was lost in thought, she could only nod.

" Nope. You aren't okay. Here, drink this." He handed her a warm mug. She chugged it down her throat and came out a contented sigh. It was warm milk. One of her favorite drinks.

" Thank you" She handed the mug back to Luke who placed the mug in the dishes. Thalia rubbed the tears out of her eyes. She doesn't want the criminal thief to look at her with pity nor sympathy. She doesn't need it, especially from him. He is a criminal, Thalia. Remember that.

Luke was still looking at her. Looking for the blue electric eyes. It was marvelously beautiful, like a diamond in the sky.( AN: It was a joke in class, suck it up) He shook himself out of his thoughts. Impossible. She is a Princess, Luke. It's never gonna work.

But, in each other's differences, they never knew it was working.


* closes door full of annoying people * Geez! Shut up!

anyways, thanks for reading the story, do you know the reason I hadn't update?

Well, I live in the Philippines, Zamboanga. If you heard, yes, there's war here. I hadn't update much cause of the huge disturbance and the in my family, I'm the whole communicator, so I had to update them what's happening in there and there. And, the only time I can update is here. Like now. I'm already making the next chapter of this so no worries!

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