A/N: Okay guys, before i post this chapter i want to say something. I am totally happy for your support so far and hope it continues. But i want to say from the beginning that I will not involve the Heroes Of Olympus series here, for two reasons. One because my lack of info about it and second is because of my dislike for that series. I feel like Rick ruined everything with it. But anyway, that's all i wanted to say. Hope you guys still continue to support this story because i promise it won't be any less awesome without that series. In actually it will be better because i won't have to improvise the info and write to my full potential. But whatever, it's up to you guys. Keep reading and leaving reviews, they are welcomed and appreciated. Thank you. And btw, my amazing beta is dorylover. Check out her story guys.

Chapter 5

It's been a week since Thalia had left the hunt. She walked the streets of Manhattan in a daze. In that week she hadn't had a decent meal, so she was starving. She wasn't able to clean herself properly so she smelled a little funky. And she wasn't able to get proper sleep in that week and that was her reason for the daze she was in. She wobbled through the streets, making sure she at least didn't bump into people. Her search for the lost son of the sea wasn't going so well. In that week, she hadn't found a trace of Percy Jackson. And that only fouled her mood even more. She was walking down lower Manhattan on an abandoned block. Most of the stores were closed since it was Sunday. She trudged her way slowly, when suddenly as she was passing an alleyway a hand reached out and pulled her in.

"Daughter of Zeus; how nice of you to show up." The voice said from under a dark cloak that covered the mystery person's body from head to toe.

That statement woke her up from her daze. Her instincts took over as she pulled away from the figures grip and pulled out her weapons. She activated her shield and put it in between the figure and her. But the figure didn't seem to be fazed by the face of the gorgon, Medusa . The cloaked figure took one step towards her, and in return she took two back. Too late she had realized that she was going deeper into the alleyway and at the end was a dead end.

"Look. I don't know who or what you are but I am in a bad mood right now and I suggest you not anger me." She asserted as she stood her ground. If she wanted to escape, which she needed to do because she didn't have the energy to fight right now, she would need to get past the figure.

She covered herself with her shield and pointed her spear at the figure. She furrowed her brows when she heard the figure chuckle.

"What's so funny?" She inquired getting irritated. She was hungry and sleepy so she couldn't deal with this crap right now.

"You were always act first and ask questions later." The figure replied as it slowly removed the hood of the cloak.

It fell upon the man's shoulder to reveal a tan face adorned by sea green eyes and short black hair. Thalia stared at the male with short hair, which used to be longer. There were two loud clangs as Thalia dropped her weapons and tackled the man.

"You bastard! Stupid kelp head! Where have you been?" She yelled as she buried her face in his shoulder.

Tears rolled down her face as she tightened her grip around his neck. The man smiled sadly and welcomed the hug.

"I'm sorry Thals. I left you a note but I guess I should have explained more. And by the looks of things, my behavior brought you trouble as well." Perseus Jackson said as a frown fell upon his face.

Thalia pulled away and wiped her face. She stared at her long lost cousin's figure and examined it. There was something different about him but she couldn't pinpoint what it was. She decided she would ask about it later.

"It's okay; I don't blame you for my decisions. It's entirely my father's fault. But how did you know about what happened to me?" She asked raising a brow.

"A friend told me. But let's get out of here, than I will explain everything."

Percy let Thalia store her weapons, than grabbed her hand and flashed away. A few moments later the pair reappeared in front of a house. Thalia looked around and knew right away that they were in Queens. The hunters had chased some monsters here couple of times. To be precise they were in Richmond Hill, Queens. Percy let go of her hands and walked up the stairs of the house. It was a regular one family house that resembled all the other houses on the block.

"You live here?" Thalia asked examining the brick constructed house.

"Gotta live somewhere." Percy replied as he opened the front door and walked in.

As soon as she walked in, she was hit with warm air that made her want to lay down right there and fall asleep.

"Bathroom is down the hallway. There are some girl clothing in the room at the end of the hall. Pick out whatever you like. And while you take a shower, I'll order us some food. Pizza sound good?" Percy said as he dropped his keys on the table. He then proceeded to drop his cloak on the couch and headed for the phone.

"I love you Percy." Thalia said as she ran up to him and grabbed him in a hug. Then pulled away, pecked him on the cheek and ran off to the bathroom.

"Take your time" he called after her.

Thalia filled the tub with hot water and took a bath. She relished the warm water as she cleaned herself of a weeks worth of filth. While Thalia was in the bathroom Percy called up his usual pizza store and order two pies, one with chicken and one regular. He also proceeded to order two orders of large fries, two orders of mozzarella sticks, two orders of onion rings and ten pieces of chicken. He thought Thalia would like to eat up for the meals she missed in that one week. He hung up the phone when the clerk said his order will be there in about thirty to forty-five minutes.

He dropped the phone on the couch and contemplated the situation again, as he had for the last week. How could Artemis do what she did? How could she make Thalia leave the hunt? How could Artemis make Thalia leave her family, the family she so longed for. This action only added to his resentment for the Olympians.

He sat there thinking of ways to make the situation make sense. Thirty minutes later, Thalia walked out of the shower feeling fresh as ever. She then walked to the room at the end of the hall. She entered the room and turned on the lights. She opened the closet and picked out a plain black t-shirt and black sweatpants. She then dried her once short hair. She decided to grow it out because the boy in living room suggested it. The once short spiky hair fell down her back in a smooth and silky manner. After she was done she headed to the living room.

When she walked in she saw that Percy decided to open a buffet on the small table. He was sitting there in deep thought as he stared off into space. When he felt her presence, he looked at her and smiled.

"Wow you clean up good Thals. And see, long hair does make you look more beautiful." He stated as he stood up.

A small blush crept up her cheeks at that comment, but she hid it.

"I mean it's okay but it's a real hassle. And what is this? Did you decide to order the whole restaurant?" She said as she sat down on the couch.

Percy laughed as he slowly followed her example.

"Well I thought you'd be hungry after not eating for one week."

"You got that right. But now that we are alone, I want to know everything." Thalia asserted, straightening up in her seat.

"Easy Thals. There is time for that later. Let's eat now before the food gets cold." He said popping a fry in his mouth.

"Fine, but you better tell me after we eat." She grumbled as she took up a slice of chicken covered pizza.

They ate while making small conversation. To her surprise, Thalia had almost eaten half of the food present. She hadn't realized that she was this hungry. But what surprised her even more was the fact that Percy ate the rest.

"When did your stomach become an abyss Percy?" She asked leaning back on the couch.

"Well you get hungry when you live the life of a god. It's tiring work." he said snapping his fingers, making the trash vanish.

"I see. Well anyway now that that's out of the way. Tell me everything. What happened in that one month and what are you planning now." Thalia said getting comfortable.

"Well to start off, I found an old friend of ours that we thought was dead." Percy said slightly frowning.