Hey guys. I'm not really a Thalico fan, but I felt like it was my duty to do this. Shaylie-Daughter-of-Poseidon, this oneshot is for you!

Disclaimer: If I owned PJO, would I be doing Fanfiction? Don't answer that.

Choosing

I was torn. I loved him, I knew. But this was my life! I was supposed to hate them. I wasn't supposed to be in love.

I was Thalia Grace. And I was a Hunter of Artemis . . . who was in love with a certain son of Hades.

It was wrong, I knew. Especially since I was older than he was. Well, I used to be. After being in the Hunters of Artemis for years, Nico had grown older. More mature. More like the boy I loved.

But I liked it with the group. No, scratch that, I loved it. Sometimes I wished that I wasn't a demigod. But then I wouldn't have met him. Nico di Angelo, the love of my life. I smiled as I remembered the first time I had acknowledged my feelings for him.

Percy and Annabeth had just gotten engaged. We went to the celebration. Artemis couldn't stop me. Most of the gods attended. Athena was resigned for once, and didn't try to kill Percy, although she looked like she wanted to strangle him. Well, improvement, but it left a little something to desire. Dionysus even attended, and actually called them by their right names.

I know. It's unfair. He still calls me Tina Gaffs.

But whatever. We had a big party to celebrate them . . . and, well, we danced. All of us. And we were switching partners randomly. But when I got to Nico, it was . . . different. When he smiled at me, it felt like I was in Olympus. When he touched my hand, there was a tingle running down my spine. And when he gently kissed the top of my hand at the end, I was in bliss.

But at the same time, there was a part of me screaming, 'NO!'

I knew it was wrong. I couldn't fall for him. Hunters did not fall in love, especially if their name was Thalia Grace. But I did. So what did I do? I called up Piper Mclean.

Piper looked at me. "You're kidding." She said in disbelief. "You want advice about love? From me?"

I nodded mutely. Suddenly, the room smelled like perfume . . . a lot of it. I gagged. "Did I hear someone say love?" Aphrodite asked, twirling around. Her skirt flared up to her knees.

Piper looked embarrassed. "Um, mom, now is probably not the best time. Thalia wants to talk to me." Aphrodite nodded. "Alone."

"Oh." Aphrodite said, flustered. "In that case, I'll go visit Silena and Persephone." And with that she disappeared, the only sign she'd ever been there the ever-lingering smell of perfume.

Piper sat down on one of the bunks. We were in the Zeus cabin, of course. She took a deep breath. "Well, you'll have to be careful. If you think you really like him, then you'd have to quit the Hunters. But are you sure you're ready for that change?"

I bit my lip. "Well, I know that I like him—"

"You like somebody?" Piper and I looked up. Nico was standing in the doorway, his hair messed up and an astonished look on his face. Plus something else I couldn't describe. He flushed. "Um, I came to tell you that, um, Chiron called a counselor meeting and he wanted you to attend, Thalia."

Piper nodded and stood up. "Okay, thanks Nico." And with that, he turned heels and disappeared into the shadows.

She grinned at me. "He likes you!" she crowed triumphantly. "Did you see his face? I thought he was going to turn green from envy!"

I furrowed my brow. "Why would he be jealous? And how are you so sure?"

Piper sighed exasperatedly. "I can read their emotions. And he's jealous because he likes you, Thals. Now, come on, we're going to be late."

We started walking. All of a sudden, Piper smacked her forehead. "Hades!" she cursed. "I forgot something in my cabin!"

"I'll wait for you." I offered.

"No, go ahead. This should only take a moment." She took off running towards her cabin.

I watched her go, and turned around—to crash right into a certain black-haired son of Hades. "Oh, I'm so sorry, Nico!" I held out my hand, and tried to ignore the shock that went through when he grabbed it. He stood up and brushed his clothes off.

"Nah, it's okay. Actually, I wanted to speak to you about something. In private, before the meeting."

"Okay . . ." I was unsure as to where this was leading, but I followed him. We stopped behind the Apollo cabin.

Nico took a deep breath. "Thalia, I know this is wrong, considering that you're a Hunter of Artemis and all, but I like you. A lot. And more than I should like a friend. But I just needed to tell you that since this could possibly be the last time I'll ever see you and—"

I stopped his rambling. "Shhhh. Nico—"

"You're not mad? You don't hate me?"

I shook my head. "Quite the opposite, actually. Why would I be mad if the guy I had liked for a year told me he liked me? I'm ecstatic."

Nico grinned devilishly. "In that case, I'm sure you won't mind if I do this." He reached down and cupped my chin. And he kissed me. It wasn't my first kiss, but it was everything a first kiss should be. It was gentle, soft, sweet, and it was with Nico.

And then I knew. There would be no more agonizing over whether to choose him or the Hunters. It was always Nico. Always him.

I hope I did the characters justice. Like I said, I need prompts. Reviews are appreciated. The first one who Reviews for this one gets the next one dedicated to them!

Peace out. Da bookworm was here.