Hey guys! I'm back! I am so very sorry about the long wait. Life adds up, as I'm sure you all know. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as you did the last one.

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I've gotten so many suggestions for whom to do next, that I could barely choose. Anyway, after much consideration, I've chosen to dedicate this one to THE MIGHTY RULER OF GUMMY BEARS who suggested Thalia.

Okay, enough of my rambling. On to the story.

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Thalia

Three days after the Second Titan War, Thalia found herself back in Manhattan. She strolled down West 57th street towards the hotel known as Le Parker Meridien. There she would meet two of her best friends. They had agreed to meet here while in the middle of the Battle of Manhattan, that is, if they lived long enough to fulfill the promise. And survive they had, and here they were, less than a week after it all went down.

It was surprising how utterly normal everything looked. New Yorker's truly were amazingly resilient. If you looked around the busy street you couldn't even tell that this was a battlefield. Of course, there were the gods to help with that. Gods forbid the mortals actually learned the truth.

Though Thalia herself had proposed that they meet, she was surprised that her friends, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase, were so anxious to get it over with. She thought that they'd want to wait awhile, allow everything to settle down again at camp before they risked an outing. But apparently, they needed to "tell her something". How they'd got permission to leave camp so soon after the war, Thalia had no idea. She'd had enough trouble convincing Artemis to let her go, and she led them on hunts to kill dangerous monsters! Eventually, Artemis had let her go, on the conditions that she "didn't die or fall in love with a useless male." Truthfully, she didn't have to worry about either. Thalia was well trained and there was no way she'd ever, ever, leave the hunt.

By now, Thalia had reached the front door of the hotel she'd been looking for. She looked up at the sign, hoping to make sure she was at the right place, only to sigh when the words turned into a jumbled mess. She turned to the doorman who was standing, well, next to the door.

"Excuse me," she said. "Is this Le Parker Meridien?"

The man raised an eyebrow, as if asking why she couldn't read the sign, (it's not her fault that her brain was hard wired for Ancient Greek) before nodding.

Thalia walked into the sleek, stylish lobby. She'd stayed here once as a kid, with her mom. She didn't choose this place for the memories, it was simply the only hotel she really knew in Manhattan.

Scanning the crowd, Thalia made her way across the lobby. After coming to the conclusion that her friends weren't there yet. She asked the host at the restaurant for a table for three.

"Can I get you something to drink?" asked the waitress.

"I guess I'll just have three waters for now." Thalia replied. The waitress nodded her head and walked off.

Thalia began fiddling with the place mat, picking at her nails, anything to keep her busy. Soon, the waitress returned with the drinks. About five minutes later, she spotted a blonde girl and a boy with black hair at the entrance to the restaurant. After confirming that it was Percy and Annabeth, she waved them over to her table.

"Thalia!" Annabeth said strolling over to her table. "It's so good to see you!"

"Good to see you, too, Annabeth" She pulled her into a hug. Percy, who stood behind her, gave her a smile and a wave. Thalia laughed.

"You, know just 'cause I'm a hunter, doesn't mean I can't hug my little cousin," she said, releasing Annabeth. "Come here." She pulled him into a hug. He awkwardly patted her back. It was Annabeth's turn to laugh. I could feel Percy stick his tongue out at her over my shoulder.

"Technically, I'm older than you, Miss Forever Fifteen," he teased.

"Well I was born two years before you were, so I'm older, even if I can't age," I replied releasing him and sitting back down. They remained standing. "Well. Don't just stand there!"

They both jumped and moved to the side of the table opposite me. Percy pulled out Annabeth's chair for her. She stared at it and then at him with her trademark calculating glare. "Since when were you such a gentleman, Percy?" she questioned.

"Since forever," he replied.

She snorted. "Oh, really? In what universe?" she teased, a barely suppressed grin forming on her face.

"Oh, just sit down!" he exclaimed. Annabeth raised an eyebrow. "Please?"

"Resorted to begging now, hmm?"

"Yes, yes, I have."

She rolled her eyes. "Begging isn't a good thing, Seaweed Brain!"

"Whatever, Wise Girl," he sighed.

Annabeth opened her mouth to speak but Thalia cut her off by screeching, "For the love of Zues, sit down!"

They both dropped into their seats like obedient puppies, faces bright red. Both of them took a sip from their cup, looking anywhere but each other. Thalia looked back and forth between them. Finally, it clicked. They said they had to tell her something, huh? Her face broke into a gigantic grin.

"So, when'd you two start dating?"

Though Thalia didn't really enjoy being spat on, the expression on their faces were worth it.

I really hope you liked it! Looking forward to you feedmack!

-Taryn (AKA Goddessofbooks2435)