Chapter 7
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Chapter 7
"Well, here we are!" said Percy as he and Artemis walked up to the Amazon building. "So how do you want to do this?" Percy asked Artemis as he turned his gaze towards her.
"Do you wanna just walk in?" said Artemis as she looked into his eyes. "They know you so there should be no problem, right?"
"I guess so" Percy said as he started to walk towards the entrance. "Let's go or do you want to stand here all day?" said Percy as he smiled, making Artemis blush slightly from embarrassment. "Yeah I'm coming" she replied as she caught up to him.
Percy's POV
As we entered the front lobby we walked up to the counter to speak with the attendant. Her nametag said Sophia, as we approached she looked up lazily from her magazine. "Can I help you?" she asked like she didn't care.
"Yeah we need to see queen Hylla as soon as possible." I said. "Yeah well I don't know what your talking about, so beat it loser" as she looked back at her magazine. I tried not to let my irritation show as I thought "great another one" as I remembered the security guard in the empire state building. "Alright look, I don't particularly care if you insult me but the pretty woman right next to me is a goddess, specifically Artemis, you know one of the goddess' you Amazons worship frequently". By now Sophia had an 'Oh Hades' look on her face when she realized our identities. Insulting the 'hero of Olympus' and goddess of the Hunt does that. For her part Artemis looked more amused than insulted.
"Sorry, Milady I didn't know who you were" said Sophia as she bowed. Artemis nodded "so can we speak to your queen?" Sophia nodded "Yes, come this way." As we followed her I looked around to see the nostalgic view of rows of stacked boxes. "Here we are" said Sophia as we stopped before an office room. I nodded "thank you." She nodded before bowing to Artemis and leaving. "Well lets get over this" I said as I knocked and opened the door.
Hylla sat on her throne, though the actual room looked different... or maybe I was just distracted by the weapons in my face last time. She was talking with someone who looked important,and didn't turn to us immediately. As I was observing the throne room I spotted a familiar face to the side. Kinzie stood at attention like a soldier likely on guard duty or something similar. She saw me looking and winked. I shivered memories of her "invitation" for a life in orange and chains flashing before I put them in the back of my mind. Oddly Artemis looked annoyed as we waited giving Kinzie a glare. I guess she doesn't like flirting in her presence, not that I can really blame her I let my thoughts focus as I noticed Hylla finish speaking.
Artemis POV
As me and Percy came in to the room Hylla was talking to someone and didn't notice us right away. I looked at the guard who was looking at Percy and winked at him which made me kind of mad. "Was that jealousy? No it can't be, but why are my feelings so unstable when something happens related to Percy? Could I have possibly fallen for Percy after all these years?" I returned back from my thoughts and gave the guard a glare.
The person thanked Hylla for whatever they were talking about and left. "So, what brings you here Percy and Lady Artemis?" she said as she bowed to me. "We came to ask for your assistance in the upcoming war?" said Percy. "What war?" she said as she looked at Percy and than at me. "Well, you see Chaos has declared war" I replied.
"Thats not good" she said as she sat down in her throne. Tell Zeus we will join you and will start preparing for the upcoming war." We nodded and thanked them before saying our goodbyes and leaving. "Well, that went really well unlike last time" said Percy. I laughed "probably because you had me with you." Percy smiled "probably."
"So, how are we leaving?" said Percy as we exited out of the building. "Well, I can teleport us or we can go back the same way we got here." Percy smiled "How about we go my way." I looked at him "what is that supposed to mean?" He smiled "you'll just have to find out."
Before I could say anything Percy grabbed me and extended his wings as he shot up into the air. "What are you doing?" I screamed as we rose higher. He laughed trust me I wont drop you. Then we broke through the clouds, it was beautiful. The clouds looked like hills of snow and the sun's ray gave the clouds a gentle glow. "It's beautiful" I said as I admired the view forgetting that Percy was holding me. "I know thats why I wanted to show you this" replied Percy.
"I can't believe you can see this anytime" I said as I looked at him. "You should see the ocean floor sometime, it's even more beautiful." I smiled "I will hold you up to that offer than." Percy smiled "whenever you want Arty, just ask." I gave him a glare. "I told you not to call me that" I said even tho I liked the nickname, but I would never tell him that.
"Well, it's getting late let's make camp" said Percy as he started descending. When we landed we were on a meadow which was right next to a lake and a forest. "I'll go scout the area to make sure the are no monster nearby. "Okay, I'll set up camp" said Percy as I summoned my bow and ran off into the forest.
When I returned I saw Percy's tent set up and Percy sitting next to the fire. "I didn't know you brought your tent" i said as I walked up to him. "It's small so I can bring it with me anywhere" he replied as I sat down next to him by the fire and handing him two rabbits. "You didn't have to catch food since I have my tent with an unlimited amount of food within the fridge" said Percy as he looked at the rabbits in his hands.
"Well, I didn't know so we got to eat these or they will go to waste" I said as I snapped my fingers and removed the fur and intestines from the rabbits. Percy got up and put them over the fire. We sat there in silence as we listened to the sound of burning wood. "I think the rabbits are almost ready, so I'm going to go get some plates" said Percy as he got up. I nodded as I watched him leave.
After we ate the rabbits, which were really good, we threw the bones into the fire and put the plates away. "Hey, wanna go for a walk by the lake?" said Percy as we were walking back to the fire after putting away the plates. "Sure" I replied and headed to the lake as Percy trailed behind me.
Percy POV
As we reached the lake I sat down on the sand and looked at the reflection of the moon. I felt Artemis sit down next to me. "It's beautiful" I heard Artemis say as I turned to look at her. She looked as beautiful as ever, the rays of the moon reflected off her skin giving her a silvery glow and her skin looked as smooth and was just the perfect color. "I can't believe I'm checking out the maiden goddess" I thought to myself. "Just admit it Percy you love her" said a tiny voice in my head. "Damn you Aphrodite, of all the people why is it her?" I thought to myself as I sat there. "Are you okay Percy?" I heard Artemis look at me with worry in her eyes. "Yeah I'm fine" I said. "Are you sure, because you have been staring at me for like two minutes." I blushed "yeah I'm fine" I said as I looked away.
"Hey Artemis?" I said as I looked into her eyes. "Yeah?" she said as she looked at me. "I have something to tell. I'll understand if you won't want to see me after this but I can't keep this to myself anymore." Artemis searched my eyes as she looked at me worryingly. "What is it Percy?" she said. "I-I love you Artemis."
Artemis POV
"I couldn't believe what I just heard" I thought to myself as a million thoughts raced through my mind. I looked at Percy who was still looking at me. "Tell him you love him" a voice said in the back of my head. "But you're a maiden goddess, you can't love" said another. "He's the most decent man in the world that will probably exist" said the other voice. I couldn't stand it anymore I leaned in and kissed him on the lips. I felt Percy kiss me back as the kiss became more intense and filled with more passion like we both waited for this moment for millennia. I felt his hands play with my hair as I wrapped my hands behind his neck. We eventually had to break apart for air. We sat there gasping for air as we looked into each others eyes.
"I love you to" I said as I gave him a gentle and soft kiss. He smiled "I'm glad, but how will the other react when they find out?" I looked at the lake "I don't know but we will have to tell them eventually." Percy stood up and reached out his hand to help me get up. "We'll tell them when we are ready and if anyone tries to separate us I'll take him down." I smiled "You're one overprotective boyfriend" I said teasingly. He smiled "It's because you're worth fighting for" he said which made me blush. "Let's go to sleep we still have quite some way to go before we get back." I nodded as we walked back to his tent. "You can take my room" said Percy as we entered the tent. "What about you?"
"I'll take the couch" he said as he walked to the the couch. "No, you're not sleeping on the couch in your own tent." He looked at me "then what do you suggest we do?" he asked. "You can sleep with me, your wings are really warm" I said as I blushed. He smiled "that's the last thing I expected you to say."
"Well, did you expect me to date you?" Percy laughed "no, not in a million years." I smiled "well, are you coming or not before I change my mind." He smiled "of course." As we went to his room and layed down he wrapped his wings around us. I put my head on his chest and got comfortable. "Goodnight Aquaboy" I said as I felt him kiss my forehead. "Goodnight Moonbeam" he said as I felt myself drift off into sleep with a smile on my face.
Percy POV
I woke up the next morning, it was to a warm bed and a nice weight on my chest. When I looked down I was met with auburn hair and and the smell of the forest. Memories of the night before trickled in before I could panic and a smile appeared on my face. I got up quietly not to wake up the beautiful goddess and went downstairs to prepare breakfast. As I was cooking some blue pancakes and bacon I heard Artemis walking down the stairs. "Morning" I said as she sat down at the table.
"Morning" she replied sleepily, looking cute in her slept-in clothes and her messed up hair. "Had a good night?" I asked with a grin on my face. She smiled "yeah, it was comfortable and warm." I smiled as I gave her pancakes and bacon. "Why are they blue?" she asked with a confused expression which made her look cute. "Oh, my mom used to make it like this and it sort of became a habit." She still looked at it like it was poisoned. I laughed "don't worry I didn't poison it or anything." she looked at me again before trying it. "It's good" she said with a big smile on her face. "Glad you like it" I said as I sat down to eat my breakfast.
After we finished breakfast and got ready we packed our stuff and got ready to leave. "Did you grab everything?" she asked me as she cleaned up the firewood from last night. "Yeah, are you ready to go?"
"Yeah, I just gotta go to Olympus now to report, I kind of forgot to do it yesterday" she said as she blushed from embarrassment. "Should I come with you?" I asked. "It's alright, plus I don't think my father will be happy to see you." I laughed "but that's the fun part of" I said as she punched me playfully. "Whatever, do as you wish."
I smiled "then I shall accompany you Milady" I said while bowing which made Artemis roll her eyes. "Let's go then, we don't have time to waste" she said as she teleported us to Olympus.
We appeared in front of the doors to the throne room. "Well let the show began" I said with a smirk on my face as I pushed the doors open.
As we entered the throne room I watched as Zeus's expression changed to one of pure rage. "What do you want?" he said with a voice filled with hatred. I smiled "oh just wanted to see how you were doing Zeusy" I replied sarcastically. Zeus eyes sparked with intense electricity from anger as I just stood there smiling. Zeus stood up raised his master bolt and pointed it at me as it crackled intensely. I smiled "I'm sure you don't want to do that Zeus, unless you want to pay the consequences." Zeus reluctantly sat back down as the master bolt returned to its normal form. "State your business before I obliterate you on the spot, and I won't care what Tartarus will do as long as you are dead."
"Now, don't be hasty Zeus, I just accompanied Artemis with her report about the news from the amazons." Zeus looked from me to Artemis who looked as stunning as ever as she stood up. "The amazons have agreed to join as in this war father and have started preparing for war" she said as she sat back down. Zeus nodded as he looked at me "I will get you one day demigod." I smiled "I'll happily wait for the encounter Zeus" I replied making Zeus even more pissed as he flashed away with the other Olympians except Artemis who got up and walked up to me.
"Shall we go?" she said as she wrapped her hands around my neck and looked into my eyes. "Yeah, lets go" I said as I leaned in and kissed her on the lips as we disappeared in a silver light.
We appeared in front of the border of camp half-blood. "So what will we do about our relationship?" I asked as I searched her eyes for a hint. "I really don't know Percy, we can't tell anyone, at least for now" she said as she looked at me with her dazzling eyes that made me melt. "How about we meet on the cliff you showed me in the evenings." She smiled "thats a great idea" she said as she gave me light kiss and started walking towards camp as I trailed behind her.
Line Break
3rd POV
As the days past chaos' activities increased and attacks on both of the camps were growing bigger and bigger with each attack. "We must combine the camps" said Percy as he and the representers of the cabins including Jason, Reyna and Hylla sat around the table in the Big House.
Thalia was representing for Zeus and Artemis cabins, Piper was representing Aphrodite cabin, Nico was representing the Hades cabin, Leo was representing Hephaestus cabin, Percy representing the Poseidon cabin, Malcolm representing the Athena cabin, Will representing the Apollo cabin, Connor and Travis representing the Hermes cabin, Clarisse representing the Ares cabin, and Katie representing the Demeter cabin, while Jason and Reyna represented camp Jupiter and Hylla the amazons.
"I agree with Percy, the attacks are slowly wearing us down. If we don't combine our camps we will be finished before Chaos even attacks." Everyone nodded "How will we do that tho? The camps are miles away and if one of us walks to the other camp we might get attacked" said Malcolm.
"True, we will have to ask the gods to transport us in groups" said Thalia. Everyone looked at her. "Do you really expect the gods to do that?" asked Percy in disbelief. Percy grinned "Zeus might disagree but it's a great plan and the other gods will most likely agree and Zeus won't be able to do much." Percy smiled "that's true, but which camp do we make our base?"
"I think we should make it at camp Jupiter, our camp is bigger than yours" said Reyna. "I think thats a good idea, anyone against it now is your chance to say anything before it's final" said Percy as everyone just sat there. "I guess it is decided, we will arrive as soon as possible, we'll also bring the Parthenos" said Percy as he looked at Jason and Reyna. "What about us?" asked Hylla. "You go to camp Jupiter as well since you will get attacked as well, not that I'm saying you can't defend yourselfs, but that it is just safer and wiser" said Jason as Hylla nodded in reply. "Very well we will be there in two days" she said as she got up said goodbye and left. Jason and Reyna stood up "contact us if anything happens" said Jason as he and Reyna left as well. After everyone went back to their cabins to tell the details Percy dissolved into mist leaving the Big House empty.
Percy POV
When I appeared on the cliff Artemis was already sitting there facing the ocean as the sun was setting beyond the horizon. She looked stunning as the last rays of the sun shone on her giving her a beautiful and warm glow. Her hair was being picked up by the wind. I decided to sneak up behind her and started to walk up behind her quietly. "Do you really think I don't know that you're there Percy?" she said as she turned around to look at me with a smirk on her face. "Since when did you know I was there?" I asked as I sat down next to her. "Since the moment you came, I felt the power radiating from you" she replied as she put her head on my shoulder and pushed me back so that we were laying on the ground and looking at the sky in which the first stars started to appear.
"Your power wasn't exactly normal, Tartarus's power was not the only one you got, am I right?" she said surprising me as I looked down at her meeting her eyes. "I guess I'll tell you since you'll find out eventually." So I told her the same thing I told Thalia. I watched as her facial expressions changed showing different sides of her that no one else saw. After I finished we layed there in silence for a while. "You never fail to surprise me Percy, to think that you would become a titan of time and destruction." I smiled as I layed there playing with her hair. "What fun would it be if I was ordinary, then I wouldn't be able to date the most beautiful goddess in creation" I said as I saw Artemis blush. "You're right about that, if you were like other man I wouldn't even look twice at you before turning you into a jackalope." I laughed at her reply as she smiled. "I'm surprised that you didn't say anything about me becoming a titan" I said. She looked at me "you don't desire power Percy, so I don't worry about that and I can still kick your ass with all the extra power you have" she said with a grin on her face. I laughed as I looked at the sky "Whatever you say Arty, whatever you say."
After a few hours later the moon was out and shone brightly in the sky. I smiled as I watched the moon knowing that Artemis was really happy since the moon never shined that brightly before. "We should get back soon" I said but found that Artemis had fallen asleep on my arm. I smiled as I extended my wings and wrapped the around her and sent a pulse of heat through the to keep her warm as I looked up at the starry night feeling myself falling asleep.
When I woke up I smiled as I saw Artemis sleeping peacefully on my chest. I looked at the sun which was already higher than the horizon. I layed there for a few minutes before I felt Artemis stir. "Good Morning, sleepy head" I said as she got up. "Don't call me that or I'll turn you into a jackalope even if you are one of the only decent man to ever live" she said as she gave me a glare that felt like her eyes were going to leave burnt marks on my skin. I laughed as I got up as I remembered what I wanted to ask her yesterday. "Hey can you ask the gods if they can transport us to camp Jupiter, we decided to merge our camps since it will be safer."
"Sure, I'll go tell them right now since I was heading to Olympus, I'll tell you their reply when I'm back." Artemis leaned in and kissed me as I felt like my brain was melting. "I really did love her, I never felt like this when I was with Annabeth. Artemis makes me whole." We parted and she flashed away to Olympus as I went back to camp.
When I got to camp it was already noon and the campers were all training or helping out with the preparations. As I was walking, Rachel walked up to me but I realized instantly it wasn't her since her eyes were green. Then she spoke.
The one of destruction that controls time and fate
Shall go on a journey to save his one mate
The truth shall be known to all
and the fall of the ruler will begin the fall
The hero shall vanish into nothing but air
leaving the world in total despair
I stood there shocked as the glow from Rachel's eyes vanished and she fainted as I caught her. I looked at her as one line kept repeating in my head "Shall go on a journey to save his one mate" over and over in my head. "Artemis I will find you no matter what" I said quietly so that Rachel wouldn't hear just in case she woke up somehow. I headed toward the Big House looking for Chiron as my mind was overcome by worry.
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