You thought you and Thalia couldn't be separated ever again. She returned to life thanks to golden fleece power, and it seemed that no matter how bad the world would get, you'd be together in everything. Oh how wrong you were.

It was Thalia's 16th birthday, 22nd December. It also happened to be the day every camper from Camp Half-Blood visited Olympus. And you saw it. How Artemis offered her to become a huntress, how she would never age so she wouldn't become a part of the great prophercy. And you saw it, how she made her vows, how she vowed off any love... you thought you have something special going on. That she sees you the same way you see her. That thoughts about you bring smile to her face just like thinking about her does to you. That all those nicknames had some flirting undertone. Apparently, you were mistaken.

You were back at Camp Half-Blood after the whole trip to Olympus thing. Thalia came too to pick up her things from Zeus cabin. But before she left, she wanted to speak with you to say goodbye, most probably. But she didn't expect to see such bitterness in your eyes when you looked at her. "Hey... what's up, cupcheeks?"