Nico

I didn't understand at twelve that Thalia Grace was the most beautiful person I'd ever seen.

Now, of course, I know better.

Thalia

I slammed the door of the car shut, looking up at the entrance. It'd been a few years since the war. This was my first time back in a long time. I walked up the hill, across the property line, laid a hand on the pine tree that used to be me, and took a deep breath in.

Then I grinned.

I straightened the silver circlet in my spiky black hair and kept walking. I passed a few young campers, probably around eleven or twelve, too young to know who I was, but they looked uneasy at the sight of a around sixteen looking girl who had a aura of importance about her. I grinned even wider. I passed the dining pavilion and walked past the cabins.

Looking around, I'd forgotten how many cabins had gone up after the war. All the minor gods had a place here now, and the Hermes cabin seemed much less cramped. The Hades cabin was huge. It was about as wide as a football field, and had three huge towers jutting out of the top. The whole thing was black, with dark shutters pulled over the windows.

I was almost to the Zeus cabin, to drop off my bags, when I got the wind knocked out of me, and a lot of blonde hair in my mouth.

"Thal!" Annabeth exclaimed, pulling away to look at me.

My grin broadened even more, and I gave her another hug.

"Hard to breath," she muttered, and winced.

"Opps." I laughed, "Forgot my own strength."

I saw a black headed figure walking away from shore, a towel in one hand.

"Percy!" I shouted, causing everyone within earshot to turn around.

He turned his head, and walked back, all slow like, trying to look cool. He finally came up, and gave me a one armed hug, smiling at me kindly. "It's been, what, three years?" he asked me.

"Yeah, I didn't realize it'd been so long, until Chiron contacted me."

"Why are you back?" Annabeth asked, "And where are the Hunters?"

"I'm going to be the head counselor of the Zeus cabin this summer."

Percy grinned, "Me and Annabeth are head counselors too." Not seeming to catch my point.

But it dawned on Annabeth, "But… wouldn't their have to be other children of Zeus for that?"

"Bingo." I half-smiled. "On their way right now. Twins, brother and sister."

"So you're back for good?" Annabeth asked me, hope shining in her eyes.

"Maybe, I'm still a Hunter, so I might just be here every few summers."

Annabeth threw her arms around me again, and squeezed tight.

I laughed, and hugged her back, glad to be back.

Nico

I stumbled out of the Hades cabin around eight-ish, running a hand through my shaggy black hair.

That's when I saw her, talking to Annabeth and Percy, who were of course, holding hands.

Thalia was back. It'd been three year since I'd seen her, all three of them pure torture. At twelve I'd been too young to see it, but at fourteen, Thalia looked different. She was confident, and strong. Funny, and beautiful. I'd never pegged myself as the mushy type, but when it came to her, I was.

For some reason, seeing her leading the Hunters, and killing monsters was the hottest thing, ever.

Thalia

I finally make it the Zeus cabin, and lay my bags on my bunk, looking at the empty two that were getting filled today by thirteen year old Aaron and Elena. My half-siblings.

I wasn't quite sure if I was happy about this. I'd always felt, y'know, special. And just thinking that made me feel selfish.

It also dawned at me that I was the oldest camper here, and it was my first real years as a camper. It felt pretty lame to have kids five years younger than you have about five years of experience at camp. I let out a sigh, and shoved that thought aside. I was going to enjoy this summer, and then go back to the Hunters.

Around eight that night, three half-bloods stumbled across the property line, wiping dirt and slime off themselves. I saw the twins right away, from where I was standing. They had black hair, like mine, and bright blue eyes, that crackled with electricity. The other one was blonde and lithe, with silver eyes that shone brightly like the moon. She was pale, and looked vaguely familiar.

The satyr that had led them safely to camp, slumped against the pine tree and fell fast asleep. The three demigods looked like they wanted to do about the same. No one else had really noticed them yet, since they were all in the dining pavilion.

A black haired boy who looked slightly older than me, was leaning against one of the marble columns, was looking at them too, he walked back into the dining pavilion, and emerged with Chiron a few seconds later, the whole camp followed. I stayed were I was, a little ways away, watching, like I did best.

Chiron approached them, and the four spoke for a while, the demigods eyes roaming, taking in all the campers and cabins. Chiron pointed out the Zeus cabin, and then me. I walked over, smiling slightly. Aaron and Elena looked apprehensive, but excited. The other girl, whose eyes shone brightly like the full moon above looked tougher than she had from far away, but shockingly beautiful for a girl as young as she.

Chiron looked wonderingly at the girl, whose name, I was later told, was Luna. "Hi." I greeted them. The head counselor of the Hermes cabin came foreword, "Undetermined?" he asked Chiron under his breath, and Chiron nodded tightly.

I felt my gaze turn pitying, and I glanced at the girl, Luna, who saw my look and flared up at once.

"What?" she snapped, obviously used to people giving her that look. "Feel sorry for me?"

I felt my temper flare, and took a step foreword, but Chiron laid a hand on my shoulder, "Thalia" he warned quietly.

The one unsettling thing was; I knew that voice. I'd heard that voice many a time, and seen those eyes shining like the moon. Almost that exact face looking at me.

After all, I was a Hunter.