The Undetermined || pjo

09-We Never Go Out Of Style

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November 29th, 2006

She rolled over the floor, stood up and attacked on the chest.

"Fix your grip" she ordered and stepped closer to her opponent, making her back away.

"I'm gripping it right!" Thalia hissed and tried to attack Thea, but she bent over in time and kicked her to the floor.

"If you were," she replied while she threw Thalia's sword to the air and grabbed it "I wouldn't have told you to fix it"

Thalia gave her a stern look and stood up reluctantly. She fixed her black thermal shirt and Thea returned her sword.

"I offered to train you for your benefit, lots of monsters will come for you as you've learned. I offered you my help to avoid history repeating itself" she explained while they walked to a bench and Thalia drank water "But I can't help you if you don't listen to me!"

"I know! I'm sorry" Thalia admitted and looked regretful for a moment "I really appreciate this"

Thea crossed her arms and watched her drink her water. They've been training for a couple of weeks now, but weren't making as much progress as Thea wished.

Thalia was older than Percy for a year. In less than a month, on December 22, she will turn sixteen.

Thea knew what that meant.

Chiron and Dionysus had told her about the Great Prophecy when she was young. Before Thalia came back, Percy was the only child of the Big Three and the child of the prophecy. But now, Thalia was back and very close to her sixth-teen birthday, so she offered to train her like she did with Percy.

"Your pride is your fatal flaw, and it could be your doom" she advised her niece who looked to the ground embarrassed "You need to listen to others, Thalia"

"But what if they're wrong and I'm right?!"

"And what if they're right and you're wrong?" She retorted calmly.

Thalia stayed silent at that comment, and Thea decided it was time to end the training.

"What do you say you wash up and we play some cards games?"

"I'll meet you at the Big House after I'm done" she replied and started walking to the cabins.

Thea left the Arena through the other doors and walked to the Big House. She looked around the camp and saw some demigods.

Winter break was near, and some campers came to visit and meet with some friends, Annabeth herself was arriving in a few days. She was happy about that, but also a little overwhelmed since it reminded her that winter break was near. Meaning the Winter Solstice was near.

Thea only had 21 days to know how to use her powers, by herself.

After Dionysus told her siblings that only she could do it, they decided to end their 'training' and focus on the war to come. Of course, she still saw some of her siblings, who visited her at Vaoç.

She created a tradition with Hestia, Hades and Poseidon where they had dinner together every Tuesday night. She hadn't seen Hera and Zeus since they finished their training, but she didn't complain. And, two weeks ago, Demeter visited her to tell her of the latest gossip on Olympus.

Thea walked up the stairs to the Big House and went to the living room. Sitting on a brown leather couch was Dionysus, with a Diet Coke on his hand and his head leaned backward with his eyes closed.