This is really fun to write. I'm surprised I found a song that can work for the tragic Thuke pairing. Never stood a chance poor Thalia *shakes head*. Oh well, at least you'll know what's going on. This is my favorite verse of the song.

Song: "The last song I'm waisting on you" by Evanescence

"Sickened in the sun
You dare tell me you love me
But you held me down and screamed you wanted me to die
Honey you know, you know I'd never hurt you that way"

The morning came after that night and I awoke to my face being wet from tears I had not realized had fallen. I was supposed to be the strong one. I wasn't supposed to shed tears for the past, and I usually didn't. But, what do you do when your past and present collide? You can't stop the tears in fear that if you don't cry for yourself now no one will cry for you when you are gone.

I rose from my cot and grabbed a cloak. I wasn't done with my duties from yesterday. I had to find a safe bathing hole. It was apparent that the lake I had found yesterday was not safe. It would put all of the huntresses other then myself in danger of being capture and killed. I set out toward the south since the last time was in the North.

I found a lake quickly this time. I had traced it there with a small signal from some animals farther off. It was one of the few perks to being a huntress. You could almost hear the animals. But, it was more of a vibe than anything else. I pushed through the trees smiling as I found the empty clearing around the water. My hunting falcon swooped down from the sky and allowed me to tie a message to its foot. It took off into the air and headed back to camp.

I pulled off my shoes and let my toes sink into the sand beneath the surface of the water. I pulled off the silver cloak that hung around my shoulder providing some warmth during the colder months. Rolling up my pants I let the water come higher on my shins as I walked in. The warmth of the sun felt divine as I rolled up my sleeves. I hadn't been able to truly enjoy much since the war started to come and I wished that it would leave us be. I had joined the Huntresses to escape the war that would have started but it is following me and I can't seem to escape.

A rustling of the woods came from the side and I turned smiling ready to greet my fellow huntresses. I only wish that was who was there. I took three steps back automatically trying to get away from the hold he had put me under the previous night. I shook my head trying to see if it was just because I was tired. His figure remained, but it walked my way.

"Why are you here?" I demanded not letting my fear show in my voice.

He smiled at me and the world seemed to slow down for a millisecond as I blinked. When I the pace of time picked back up he was standing there in front of me. This wasn't the Luke I knew. His eyes had golden flecks in them as if something was slowly taking over him. He grabbed my jaw with one hand roughly and I froze.

"I came to get you out of here." He hissed low into my ear.

"I don't want to go." I pushed his hand away and took another step back. I wiped my chin with the back of my hand feeling the pain that was left by his grip. My chin felt sore and I moved it once or twice checking the motion. "You can't take me from here." I spat sure that my jaw wasn't broken.

"Please Thalia, just come with me. We can be together." Unfair, that's what this was. He obviously knew how I had felt for him in the past and was using it against me.

"Leave me alone…" I muttered not able to bring my voice to true strength.

"You don't want that." He had somehow gotten back to my side. One of his hands snaked around my backside pulling me closer to him as he whispered.

"Go away…" I nearly breathed. I could feel the steady beat of his heart as I put one hand onto his chest to try and push him away.

"Come with me Thalia. Break free from this; you know you never wanted this. You told me so." His voice was husky but soothing as he pulled me closer to him.

What he said wasn't a lie. At the time we had been traveling alone. It was just him and me. We had a slight run in with the Huntresses and I was offered a free ticket out of aging and to get away from the burden of traveling with a male. I turned it down immediately fleeing camp with Luke at my flanks.

I don't regret that day. Without me turning it down we wouldn't have found Annabeth a couple days later after taking refuge to the city. We found her in an ally way with a hammer. It was sad to say that it was one of the happiest days of my life because now I consider her my best friend.

"I can't come with you…" His breath made it hard to think as it moved the hair on my cheek. The sweet breathing made my head foggy though I wanted to run. I wanted to get away from him, not the huntresses.
"Why not? I know you don't really want this. I know you Thalia. I know you… I also know that I love you." That struck a chord. I stood there in his arms as stiff as a board. I couldn't enjoy the touch and I couldn't get away from it. I was frozen. I knew this was not true he couldn't love me. He… he wasn't allowed to do this! He isn't supposed to make me want him this much. He can't say three words and then drag me to Kronos. It wasn't going to work. I searched my mind trying to find some reason to say no to his beautiful face.

"Because Luke, you've tried to kill me." I pushed him away gaining the control I needed to win this fight.

He kept his hands at his sides and didn't say a word. He didn't plead non-guilty. He didn't reach out to touch me. He stared at me with those gold flecked eyes looking like a five year-old being left by their mother. I wanted to comfort him so much. I shouldn't feel that way, but I wanted to stop his pain like I used to. I wanted to give him one hug and make it all right.

"You poisoned my tree." I said allowed convincing myself further that I would not reach out a hand to help him. "I can't believe you would say that to me Luke. You can't love me because you don't know what love is. You left it behind when you gave yourself to Kronos." I felt the tears prick my eye and I held them off. "You won't ever get to me again because you hurt me Luke. Can't you see that?"

"Thalia I…" He started. There were a couple of murmurs of a group far away and Luke was gone just like that.

Why would he even start to do that? It was like leaving yet another splinter of hurt in my heart. Soon, I would be made out of hurt. These splinters he kept leaving every time he disappeared would take me over completely.

I wouldn't do that to him. Why would he do that to me? Why would he make me feel even worse for letting them live their lives and not myself? I knew I should've just run into camp. I should have gotten help, but I didn't.

Now, he tells me he loves me. This being after he had almost killed me. It didn't seem fair. And on top of that, I felt stupid for considering going with him. He had always been that way. He would make you feel like what he's doing is right and then you followed. Most of the time he was right, but not this time.

No, now he was causing pain.

"You're justso pretty in your pain"