Chapter 12
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Hey guys, sorry I haven't uploaded stuff for awhile. I have a lot of stuff going on in my life. Also, I've been having trouble coming up with ideas for the story.
Luke's POV:
I just stare at her. Her chest isn't rising up and down. If I didn't know any better I'd think she's dead. she isn't, well not in that way at least. Gods what has happened while I've been gone. I brush away some strands of hair that are in her face. She looks kinda peaceful. I feel my eyes start to sting and kneel next to her bed side and pull a stool to sit next to her. I take her hand in mine, which is very cold but it doesn't matter right now. I look over to the iv pole thing that's currently pumping blood into her system. I shudder a bit.
"Gods Thalia. What happened?" I lay my head down on the bed next to her. She can't hear me right now since I knocked her out, a little harder than I meant to. I still don't know my own strength, considering I used to be a ghost that didn't really have anything.
"Luke...?" I look up to see her blue eyes staring back at me.
"Thalia!" I hug her, taking in her scent. Smells like nature and a thunder storm. I sigh in relief, and she tightens her grip. I have so much to explain, to apologize for. I bury my head in her shoulder and I can feel the stinging in my eyes again. I let go and sit back down on the stool.
"Thalia, I'm so sorry. It was all my fault," I say. It's been years since I gave into Kronos, but that doesn't make it any better. I look down in shame. She's probably thinking I'm the same monster I was before. What kind of apology could I possibly make anyway. I betrayed her trust, everybodys' trust.
"Luke," she says, sitting up and rubbing her head.
"Hey, take it easy. You're still kinda...uhhh..." I don't know what to say. Recognition crosses her face. She looks back to me, shocked.
"Luke..."she whispers. I look at her. She's grown. She's amazing to stare at. I look at her blue eyes. I see pain, a lot of pain, and it's all my fault.
"Thalia...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..." I tell her. I feel a cool finger on my chin. I look up to her perfect face.
"It's ok. It wasn't you." I shake my head. "Listen to me Luke. When you sacrificed yourself, you showed who you really were. I'm so sorry." I lean in and kiss her. I haven't been able to do that for long long time. I can honestly say it's the best experience I've ever felt. I stand up and she stand up, getting out of bed, pulling out the needle from her arm.
She's only a little shorter than me now. I looks at me.
"We have a lot to catch up on...huh," I tell her. She laughs, but it's kind of dry. I scratch the back of my neck. "I should go, you need to rest and get some food in your system," I tell her, nodding towards the pole. She shakes her head.
"C'mon hotshot. I may be undead but right now we need to talk," she says, her normal badass attitude shining through once more. She rather forcefully drags me out of the infirmary into the sun. I quickly want to get her inside, cause all the vampire movies I've seen, they burn, but she's already out so I guess that's a myth?
"Hey...uhhh...quick question-"
"Why aren't I bursting into flame?" I nod my head. "Because of this," she says, holding up a medallion of some sorts. It look really strange, and the gem in the middle looks like it's glowing. It's rather sinister looking, and I don't like it. I can tell she notices and she quickly stuffs the thing back down her shirt.
We walk towards the forest, but I glance over to see that Annabeth and Percy are walking towards us. Annabeth looks tense, and Percy looks confused. He always was like that. I know I hated it then, but now it's just funny I guess. I hear Thalia let out a low growl beside me, and I can hear Annabeth do the same. I stare at them. What the heck?
"Annabeth, can we do this later?" asks Thalia, getting agitated.
"I think we need to talk about this," she says, though her tone says that it's not a request, more of a command.
"Guys, look, we can do this later. Luke needs to get reaquainted with...life..." says Percy, looking at me. For once I'm glad he spoke up. He was always a good guy, though I guess me being with Kronos and all, I didn't really get to notice.
"I think Percy's right on this one," I say, and Annabeth looks at me, well more like glares.
"Annabeth, let's talk about this at the cabin," interjects Percy. I quickly nod in agreement, and Thalia just looks pissed. Huh...I know I can't really do much about it. I betrayed everybody, and on top of that I pretty much lost the trust I had of my only family. I look back to the two girls who meant and still mean the world to me. I try to talk to Annabeth, but she turns around and runs away, so fast I didn't even know she ran, and so did Percy.
"huh...look Luke, I think Annabeth just needs some time. She'll come around. I just hope you know who's side your on this time," he says turning away from me and jogging to catch up to Annabeth who is currently standing by the cabin. I have no idea what to do, nobody trusts me, and just...Gods! What a way to come back to life.
"Luke, c'mon," says Thalia. I know she wanted to talk, and I think I know where she's taking me. I turn to her, and her eyes are their usual piercing blue, the same one's I pretty much fell for the first time, and things haven't changed much. I'm still captivated by them. She takes my hand, entwining her fingers. Her skin is cold, but only for a second, because the next, it's warm, and feels like normal. I look back to her to see that she's been staring too.
"We have a lot to talk about Thalia Grace," I say leading us to our destination.
Um...soooo...I kind of lost interest in this story, and didn't know where it should go. But somebody recently asked me to update, and I haven't had any time to write at all but I did over the weekend a little, and I finished it up today. Hoorah! So this is an update. I may or may not update regularly. Who knows. Um also, thanks to the person who wanted me to update, kinda made me get out of the funk I was in. So um review, comment, and what not. I haven't done this in so long. And um peace out! Btw no hate por favor? Thanks!