Happy Birthday to me.

I do not own Percy Jackson

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Its been a few months since Thalia joined the hunters. At first Luke was the only thing on her mind. As the days went on he slowly faded into a distant memory that occasionally swept through her mind before she went to bed.

One night Artemis let the hunters take a break in a clearing somewhere in San Jose, California. They arrived around nine thirty and set up camp. The tents flew up and one of the girls- Joslin- made the fire in the middle. Everyone else either sat in their tents or got out some food.

Thalia, on the other hand, asked Artemis if she could go out for a walk. After a couple minutes of, "It's just for a little while!" and "I can fend for myself," she was allowed to go for an hour, because then the goddess would send a hunter or just hunt her down herself.

Thalia grabbed her knife (for protection) from her tent and made her way out of the camp. She had no idea where she was going, just walking, thinking about her place in the universe. She sat down by another clearing and leaned on a tree. Thalia heard some rustling ahead. Her head snapped up towards the noise and she readied her weapon. Then, a boy stumbled out of the bushes.

"Who're yo-" she stopped. Her eyes widened and her hand gripped the handle of her knife tighter.

"Long time no see, Thalia."

She growled, "Luke, what do you want? How are you still alive?"

He placed a hand over his heart, mocking hurt. "You wound me Thalia. I just wanted to ask you something."

She hesitated. "What?"

Luke looked at the ground, then back at her. "Come with me. Please."

"Are you mental?! There's no way I'm joining the-"

"Who said anything about the titans, Thalia?" He interrupted.

Confused, she lowered her knife. "What do you mean?"

He took a step forward, but still in the shadows. "Thalia, I want you to run away with me again. Please. Like old times!" He held out his hand again.

"You are mental." She decided. "There's no way I'm going. I don't care about you anymore."

"So why do you still carry around that knife huh?" He yelled. "That should always remind you of me!"

She looked down to see the bronze knife in her hand. It was the one she tried to kill herself with when she was ten. She didn't notice she still had it.

"Look, I don't want to fight. It could be like when we were little, after the incident." Luke had a pleading look on his face. She couldn't help but want to go. When he said old times the first thing she thought was when they were running away together as kids. She shook her head. That Luke is gone. She glared at him. "Not a chance Luke."

He looked exasperated. "Please Thalia! I need to escape this! I can't go alone. Please. I already asked Annabeth but she said no!"

"Oh so now I'm your second choice?"

"No! She was right there and I couldn't find you! Please believe me! I never wanted to hurt you Thals! You were my first almost-girlfriend!"

The demigoddess laughed. "So if I made it across the boarder I would've been your girlfriend?"

"Well I thought so," he scratched the back up his head like he was embarrassed. "since you kissed me before we could get to camp."

Thalia's eyes widened. She honestly thought he forgot that. She covered her shock by crossing her arms. "Who said I would've gone out with you if I did make it? It could have been, like, the thrill of the moment."

The son of Hermes laughed. "No. I could tell it wasn't Thals. You meant it. You loved me." He smirked.

I still do, she thought. Thalia sighed. "So what. Why does it matter now? Not like you even care about me anymore. Much less love me back." She mumbled that last part.

"I do!"

"THEN WHY'D YOU DO IT, HUH?!" She screamed. "YOU POISONED ME! I COULD HAVE DIED, LUKE! YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME! IF YOU LOVED ME THAN WHY!?" Her voice cracked.

He looked taken back and guilty. She was sorry for hurting him but he deserved it right now. He took a deep breath. "I didn't want to. He... He promised you wouldn't die. He said if I poisoned the pine the demigods would go in a quest, and once we didn't need it anymore they could have it to save you."

"Why would I want to be brought back if the world was ending?" The daughter of Zeus sounded hurt and on the verge to tears. "What would I live for if everything was destroyed?"

He stepped forwards again, still away from the moonlight. "You could be with me, Thals. I still..."

She waved her hand in front of her in a go on matter.

"I still..." He coughed. "I still love you Thalia. I, Luke Castellan, love you Thalia Grace!"

The girl looked taken back. She was absolutely, not expecting him to love her back. She looked down as tears escaped her eyes. Funny, she thought. Every time I cried since I was brought back, it was because of Luke.

She snapped her head up and glared at him. "Thats bullshit! You could never love me back! You tried to kill me twice! You are helping the titan Kronos rise! If you love me then walk over here instead of being a coward and standing across the whole damn clearing!"

He grimaced at her words. "Thalia you know I can't. Once i touch the moonlight Artemis will be able to find me! She probably hasn't given you much time to be alone!"

He was right. He was still someone the gods (minus Hermes) wanted to kill. Plus, she only had about ten minutes until she had to get back. Time flies when you're arguing.

"Please," he begged. "Run away with me again. I can't do this anymore."

Thalia shut her eyes and shook her head. She felt her feet move across the clearing to the other side where Luke was.

He kept his head down like he was ashamed. She then did something that surprised herself. She put her finger under his chin and tilted it up. She gave him a sad smile and stood on her tippy toes and kissed him, like the last day they were together. She broke the kiss and smiled again. "I can't go Luke. Just remember I love you, kay?"

He smiled and wrapped his arms around her waste and hugged her tightly. "I love you, I love you, I love you sooooo much Thals!"

He kissed her one last time and took a step back. "I'm sorry for the pain I caused Thalia. I will make it up to you somehow. I'll wait for you in the Elysium, alright?"

Thalia nodded. "Goodbye Luke. I love you too." She then took a step back into the moonlight, and Luke disappeared into the bushes.

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Hello! I just got back from school (started today). This is the end. Thank you Micosized Half-Pint and the Guest who reviewed and gave me criticism (first chapter) that helped everything else be better and helped with my enthusiasm for the story! 3

All finished! I may make another Percy Jackson fanfiction (probably with Thalia, i love her) i just dont know when.

Bye! Thank you all! 3 3