Hey everyone. So I'm really sorry about not updating. I have no excuses. Enjoy this additional one shot before I go to Germany for two weeks! I promise I'll try to update more. Oh, yeah, if you have any story ideas, PM me.
The first time I met Thalia was a completely different story. Percy and I were sitting on the couch, watching the Yankees play, when lightning struck just outside. Percy jumped.
"Mom," he called, "we're going to have company!"
Sally appeared in the living room, gathering all of the breakables into her arms and shoving them into a cabinet. Percy got up as well, and had just started to help her, when a loud, authoritative voice called, "Honey, I'm HOOOOOOMME!"
'Who's that?', I asked myself, as Percy yelled back, "I'm not your honey, and this is not your house!"
"Oh, I know that, Kelp Head," the mysterious voice replied. "I'm just trying to annoy you. Besides, in a way, this is my house too."
"You're always welcome, Thalia, sweetheart," Sally said. "It's so lovely to see you." Thalia? Wasn't she a daughter of Zeus who got turned into a tree? If so, what was she doing here now?
"Pinecone Face, you interrupted the game. The Yankees are winning!" Percy sounded highly annoyed. If it were I, I would not be irritating him like this. And then the mystery person came into view. She looked about fifteen, though I got the feeling she was much older. She was tall, about 5'6", with short black hair and electric blue eyes. She had a punk look about her, with black makeup and spiky hair, though the look was ruined by her silver jacket and tiara. She had this glow about her, a healthy silver aura. I wasn't sure what that was about, but she looked nice enough.
"Oh, I didn't realize you had company," she stated, stretching out her hand for me to shake. "I'm Thalia, Percy's cousin."
"We don't, Pinecone Face," Percy quickly cut in, "this is my step-father, Paul Blofis. Paul, this is Thalia, daughter of Zeus, lieutenant of Artemis."
"Well, then. Guess I haven't been around much. Nice to meet you, Paul Blowfish. I just came over to pick Percy up. Perce, Chiron wants you at camp." With that, she jumped on the couch, landing on top of all of the china and glass pieces Sally had put there. Smash! 'There went at least a thousand bucks,' I told myself. Sally winced, and ran over to help Thalia up and collect the broken pieces.
"I'm sorry, Ms. J. I'll help clean up." And that was my first time talking to Thalia Grace.