The thinker and his books...(open)

Odysseus chuckled. "Well, I guess this makes us a couple. Unless, you don't want to date me."

He grinned sheepishly, but he was wondering if she would want to date him. He liked her, a lot, but he wasn't sure about his feelings. He was a son of Athena, a strategist and a scholar. He wanted to learn, though, with her.

"I don't want to pressure you into anything. If you don't want to, I want to know. I like you, a lot, and I want you to be happy."

He looked down, and he grinned sheepishly. He wasn't sure what else he should say. He was nervous.

The kiss was as amazing as the first one. This was the best night in his life. He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. "Somebody's looking better. It looks like the Ambrosia did the trick," he said with a grin. Now that the fear of rejection was leaving, he was feeling more confident.

He wrapped his arms around Thalia, and looked up at the stars and listened to the sound of the creek. Things were really shaping up to be the best year of his life. He smiled at her.

"Well, this shaping to be quite a wonderful night, don't you think, Thalia? You are so beautiful. I am such a lucky guy."

He smiled, and looked back up at the stars. He let her go, and grabbed his bag. He leaned it against a tree, and pulled out a light jacket as it was getting kind of chilly out. He went over and wrapped it around Thalia.

"Hey, so you never told me why you choose to stay out here instead of in a cabin. You know they have a cabin for unclaimed demigods, don't you. You could meet more people."

He wrapped his arms around her, and smiled. He was having a wonderful night.

"No, you wouldn't be intruding. There's pleanty of room, I promise. Besides, the real nightmare would be me knowing you were in this dangerous place. I want to know that you ate safe, and I will if you stay in Herra's cabin; because you would be close to me."

He smiled, and looked down at her. "Maybe it's a bit selfish of me to want you closer to me, but I couldn't forgive myself if you got seriously injured." Or worse, dead, he thought to himself because he couldn't bear to say it out loud. He shuddered at the thought. He automatically pushed the thought out of his mind. He couldn't, and wouldn't, think about such things.

"Atleast consider it, Thalia. I just want you to be safe. If something were to happen to you, I'm not sure life would be worth living, anymore."

He paused, and decided to change the subject. "So, you know, there's a camp barbecue at the lake tomorrow. You planning on going?"

"Well, I can go with you, but I have my own cabin. However, it's just across the way. So I will be very close, and we will get to spend every day together. You want to take a moonlight walk with me, before we pack your stuff up?"

He smiled at her, and hugged her tighly. He believed he was the happiest guy alive. She was all his.

Odysseus dropped what he was doing, and took her hand in his. As they walked, he said,"So, tell me a little bit about your past, Thalia, that is if you want to."

Her eyes were so golden. He couldn't stop staring at them, they were so mesmerizing. "Your, eyes," he said softly,"They're so beautiful."

He sighed. This was definitely, without a doubt, the best night of his life.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Look, I'm sorry if I upset you, please forgive me." He watched her eyes turn to deep blue, and felt rain start to fall. He sighed, and looked down. He really hadn't meant to upset her, but he had.

Putting his arm around her, as they walked, Odysseus said,"Look, I'm sorry about your mother, but no one blames you. Sometimes the worst things happen to the best people."

He really didn't know what to say about something like this, but he loved her, though he wasn't ready to tell her, yet.

He winked at her and kissed her on the cheek, she was so beautiful, yet he couldn't help but feeling sad.

"Hey, hey," he replied, comfortingly,"Why don't you explain to me what happened. Perhaps, there's a logical explanation. Look, I promise you I will still be right here, no matter what happens, okay. I am certain it was not your fault."

He kissed her, and held her hand tightly. He wanted her to know he was there for her. He loved her, and he wasn't going anywhere. However, they needed to discover why to prevent this from happening in the future.

"Look, Thalia, I need to know. We need to figure out what happened, so we can prevent it from happening in the future."

"It seems to me that you haven't learned to fully control you powers yet, so it wasn't your fault. That happens from time to time. That is something I can help you with, if you'd like me to. We can practice in the Arena. Do you have a weapon?"

He grinned, and pulled out a small book. "Here, take this, it'll explain everything better than I can."

Odysseus grinned, and winked. "How are you going to get any better if you don't train with someone? Besides, I am a son of Athena. I am quite capable of defending my self. I wouldn't let you hurt me. I'm pretty sure you would miss me while I was gone."

He smiled, and added,"There is only one way to learn to get hold of your powers and that is too train. Besides, I would only face off against you once I was certain you had some level of control."

He looked at her with mock consernation, and said,"Me, go easy on you? Oh, no, where else would I be allowed to hit a girl without getting put in the doghouse." He grinned and winked.

"Very well, then, meet me tomorrow at the Arena, and make sure you have some defensive gear. We will begin with honing in on your basic battle skills. We'll practice with the dummies until I believe you are in control enough for some live sparring."

I smiled on the outside but on the inside I was screaming. I hadn't used my sword since I arrived. "Well, then i guess this is good night." I smiled and turned to walk to the cabins.

Odysseus followed, and made sure she made it safely to the Hermes Cabin, since she want claimed. As she was about to go inside, Odysseus grabbed her, spun her around, and kissed her goodnight. "Goodnight, Thalia, and sleep well. I will take care of packing up your gear in the morning."

He watched her go inside, and then said, mostly to himself,"Indeed, it was a wonderful night."

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