Title: Thalia's Summer

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Summary: How was Thalia's summer like when she at Camp Half-Blood? Read on to find out. (This is her diary.) My sequel to "What Happened Afterwards."

Day 1

My first day here.

First of all, Annabeth gave me this diary. I'm not much of a diary person, but I thought that I might as well record everything going on here.

Yesterday night, I slept alone in the biggest cabin. I don't have any cabinmates. No fair! But then again, I saw Percy enter Cabin Three alone. Yeah, I shouldn't complain.

Annabeth and Percy showed me around everywhere. Except when we were heading toward the beach, Percy left, mumbling something about annoying hippocampi.

I also got on the bad side of some campers today. But they were annoying me! It was some campers from the Ares cabin.

Annabeth and I were looking out into the ocean. I was extremely careful not to go too close; Poseidon would just drag me in.

Then a big girl name Clarisse and some stooges came over and said something like, "So you're Zeus's kid?"

"Yeah." I answered. "What about it?"

"Let's see what you can do." All of them started approaching me menancingly.

Annabeth whispered something along the lines of, "That's Clarisse, daughter of Ares. Ignore her, she likes picking fights."

But I had to defend my reputation. And Father's, too. So I just told Annabeth to get out of the way.

But the girl pushed me down before I could make a move. She was physically strong, and she was Ares's daughter. But what I didn't expect was to be twisted into a pretzel on the ground beneath Clarisse in two seconds flat.

I would not be humiliated. While I was struggling, I accidentally sorta electrocuted her. Nothing major! Just a little shock. But before I knew, sparks had already shot out and reached all of the other Ares campers. And Annabeth. Oopsie.

"What's going on here!" I heard Percy say. He'd just come to check up on us.

"Curses." Clarisse mumbled. "We're by the ocean. Retreat!"

And all five of them got up and scrambled away. Kind of cowardly, but I later found out Percy was unbeatable near his home turf, the sea.

"Sorry." I mumbled lamely to Annabeth.

She grimaced. "No problem. When Percy first got here, he drowned me in toilet water."

Percy blushed. "I DID not. It was an accident Besides, Clarisse was getting to me. She tried to dunk my head in the toilet."

While they were having their lovebird argument, I squinted off into a distance and saw two shapes in the ocean. "Are those hippocampi?" I asked.

"Oh damn." Percy mumbled and ran in the other direction.

After a moment of silence, I said, "Your boyfriend is weird, Annabeth."

She blushed and said, "He's not my boyfriend."

Right, Annabeth. Right.

Day 2

Another thing that sucks is that I have to eat at my own table. The Zeus table. The Zeus cabin. The Zeus girl. I'm getting sick of it.

Eating alone gives me a chance to look at everyone, at least. There's Annabeth with a bunch of her gray-eyed brothers and sisters. They were talking about a chess tournament later in their cabin. The Aphrodite table are the giggliest, gossipiest boys and girl I've ever seen. Some of them stared at me, but when I stared right back, they looked away.

The Dinoysus table has two kids. I don't like Mr. D, so I don't like them. The Hephaestus table's kids seem okay. The Apollo kids are a bunch of blond archers who want to do haikus like their dad. That's okay, too, except for the haiku part. The Demeter kids looked nice and friendly and nature loving. Ares, ugh. Don't get me started there. I tried my best to avoid looking at the Hermes table. Some of the kids had an uncanny resemblance to Luke, the others looked downright miserable.

Percy was by himself, too, but he didn't seem to mind very much. Must ask him for tips later.

I hate Mr. D. Arrogant, bossy little…THERE IS NO WAY HE IS MY BROTHER! First, he was, "I don't care what happens to you." Now he's, "I hate you." Just because I was born.

Jeez, I'm sorry for existing. Thank you very much, Dad.

Day 3

Today I tried the climbing wall for the first time. I got singed slightly. Grover says you'll get used to it. I don't think so.

I still can't get over how much Annabeth has changed and that Luke is a traitor. There something that Percy wants to tell me, but Annabeth, Grover, Mr. D, or Chiron keep on interrupting.

Slept alone in Zeus Cabin. Ate alone in Zeus Cabin. Percy says you kinda get used to it, but it still is a little depressing.

Day 4

While we were doing a little sparring today, Clarisse interrupted and started duking it out with Percy. Annabeth and Grover left because they got bored, but I stayed to see what Poseidon's son could do.

He was good with his sword called Riptide, just as good as Luke. Thrashed Clarisse. I seriously think she would've died if she hadn't had her shield. But she gained the upper hand once I heard a small cracking noise.

Percy broke his arm.

Then he did the most unexpected thing. He dived into the nearby lake. I jumped up and ran to check on him, but Clarisse groaned in disappointment. She yelled something like, "Don't bother, Lightning Queen!"

He came back from the lake, dry. Yes, he was dry. And his arm had healed.

Lucky. Wish I could do that.

Clarisse hastily forfeited and ran away, muttering something about revenge.

Percy gestured to me to come. He looked around nervously, and said, "Meet me behind my cabin after lights out on Friday." Then he ran away.

Annabeth has a weird boyfriend.

Day 5

Capture the flag rules.

Percy and I were on the side of Team Athena. On our side was the Hermes and Demeter. On the Ares side, there were Apollo, Dionysus, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus. But Percy and me with our special abilities was worth an entire cabin.

It was an epic battle. I was on offense. Percy had manned the creek. Annabeth was in charge of defense.

First, the first distraction, five people, team went. They all got captured, according to plan. Then they would leak false information which would throw them off their trail. Then the second distraction team would get in and attack their defense hard. Finally, the last team, us, went in and took the flag.

Annabeth and her crew didn't need to hold off many intruders. That's because Percy was in the creek and was able to "sense" the people in the water.

We won. A great victory!!!

Oops. Forgot about Percy. It'll be light out soon.

Day 6

Sparred with Silena Beuragard from Aphrodite Cabin. Won. She has no chance against my lightning. Also did some archery. I'm actually fairly good at it, though not as good as Apollo's kids.

Hey, I've realized something. I'm the Ares Cabin members' aunt. Ha!

Ate alone. Slept alone. Hung out with Annabeth and Grover. Percy was gone, some hippocampi had found him and he was stuck doing some chores for them.

I can't get what Percy said out of my mind. It's driving me crazy.

This is what happened.

After lights out, I snuck out of my cabin to Cabin 3. It smelled like the sea there, not too unexpected. And there was an impatient Percy.

I still can't get over his eyes. Green, a hint of rebellion, yet a deep, oceanic kind of look. No wonder Annabeth likes him. It's for the eyes.

"I'm here." I told him. "What do you want? It better be good, I don't want to get in trouble for sneaking out-"

"There's a prophecy made back when we were born." Percy blurted out. "It's about the next child of the Big Three to turn sixteen."

"Wait. What?"

"The next child of the Big Three to turn sixteen will decide the fate of Olympus, whether it will destroyed or saved." Percy finished. He gave me a long, hard look. "One of us."

I won't elaborate on my stuttering, but he explained to me everything he knew about the prophecy. Then we had a discussion on who was older, me or him. I don't want to the prophecy kid. Neither does he.

We left about an hour later.

Thanks, Dad. Thanks a lot.

Day 7

I felt bummed out because of the prophecy.

Ate alone. Slept alone.

Annabeth asked me, "What's gotten into you today, Thalia?"

My life is a lie. That's what's gotten into me.

I want to talk to Percy about it a little more, but I rarely saw him today. I think he wandered off into the ocean. Oceantoo dangerous for me. Chiron got all freaked out when Percy didn't show for any lessons. But he relaxed when he returned for dinner.

If Percy or I disappeared, I know why it would cause a lot of concern.

I've just noticed. I've spent one week (officially) at Camp Half-Blood.

Yeah, Thalia's summer in diary form. Like? Hate?