Love Story: Thalia and Luke

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He stood at the top of Half-Blood Hill next to the tree that started it all. Camp was peaceful now, there were no more wars, no more prophecies at the moment, and there was the feel of a normal summer camp. She probably still hated him and he still regretted not getting to say what he wanted to say to her the whole time.

He slowly began to make his way down the hill to the activity of camp. That's where he began to see everyone he knew...well now they were grown up and around the same age as him. He could see Clarisse teaching wrestling classes while Chris watched, Percy and Annabeth were down walking along the beach, there were a few faces he didn't recognize, but then he saw her. She was walking out of the Zeus cabin with her iPod in her hand and her spear in the other.

Luke smiled to himself this was the reason he had begged for another chance. Somehow they granted it for him and he was allowed to see her...well he was granted another chance at life to fix things that he clearly needed to fix. Luke followed Thalia and said hi to whoever was greeting him but he made sure that he made the daughter of Zeus his first priority.

She stood with her back turned to him and she began stretching she had stuffed her iPod into her pocket and set her spear on the ground beside her. He watched her for a moment and smiled to himself; she was still as beautiful as ever. She had finally aged; she looked to be just barely twenty. Just as Luke was about to go talk to her Nico diAngelo walked in.

"Are you ready to get you ass kicked again diAngelo?" Thalia asked.

"No I'm here to tell you that you have a visitor." Nico said pointing to Luke.

That's when Thalia turned around and saw him. Her expression became unreadable and stony, "Luke?"

Luke smiled at her, "Hey Thals."

"Luke!" she smiled and practically tackled him with a hug.

"Hey." He smiled.

"What are you doing here....I thought you were....dead?" she asked.

"They gave me another chance to fix some things." He whispered.

Thalia smiled at him, "I forgive you."

"Well I'm glad." He whispered.

Nico coughed awkwardly, "Ok lovebirds break up the love fest."

Thalia blushed and pulled herself away from Luke. Luke smiled and pulled her back. He placed his lips on her softly and she wrapped her arms around his neck. Finally the moment he had been waiting for...something that should've happened years ago...and the best part was she kissed him back.