A/N: Hello! Just to be clear, this is a REMAKE of Nightshade521's Silver Linings. I talked to him, and agreed to send me the original files for Silver linings so I could remake and continue the story. There are some changes, but if you don't want spoilers, don't read nightshade's version yet. So I hope you enjoy my first story, inspired by my favorite fanfic!

I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING THAT CAN BE EASILY FOUND WITH A GOOGLE SEARCH. THIS INCLUDES PJO, NEW YORK, AND THE HIDDEN BLADE.

Chapter 1

Chance Encounter

Jayden POV

Jayden stood up, tired and worn from evading demigod search parties. Ever since he left, he had to avoid the campers. They were relentless. It didn't help that the Camp Jupiter campers were assisting the search. They fanned out over the woods and searched all over, making Jayden's life feel more difficult than it already was. But he was fairly confident now that he was a safe distance away from Camp Half-Blood. This last go he finally decided it would be best to gain some distance, and had made it out of the state of New York and all the way to Virginia. There were plenty of woods there, and that's where he wanted to be. He wasn't likely to run into anyone here; he was isolated enough.

Satisfied with his current location, Jayden took off the backpack he had on and started setting up camp. Thankfully, it was enchanted, so it had much more space inside that it appeared to. He pulled out a pop-up two person tent and set it up. A few minutes later, he was done and sat down inside. He thought about how he got to this point, and found himself lost in thought. About ten minutes had passed when he suddenly heard a snap. Jayden sprung up and pointed his arm towards the sound. A blade shot out from the vambrace on his forearm, piercing through the tent wall and flying outside. He stood there, listening for a solid minute before lowering his arm. Must've been a badger or something. Suddenly, an arrow flew through the tent with a whistle and went through the opposite wall, just inches from his face. Jayden raised his arm and shot another blade in the direction the arrow came from. Silence. Finally, a girl's voice called out.

"Enough, come out."

Jayden almost laughed. "Why? Need a clearer shot?" A number of groans sounded.

"We won't hurt you, boy."

Jayden willed the hidden blades on both his arms to extend, and then cautiously stepped outside. There were about 16 girls surrounding his camp, each with silver shirts, camouflage pants and combat boots. They seemed to range in age from 9 to 16, but they all had bows drawn and aimed at him. One girl stepped forward, seeming to be the leader. She seemed to be about 17, one year younger than him. She had brown hair and a strikingly beautiful face. Her eyes were silver, and had a cold, resentful look in them. Acting upon his assumption, Jayden pointed at this girl.

"You," he said, "are not a badger."

She was momentarily taken back by this observation, but quickly regained herself. "What are you doing out here, boy?" She asked firmly.

Jayden could tell that she was not very friendly towards him, but he had expected no less. "I'm running away from people, how bout you?"

She ignored his question. "What is your name, boy?"

Jayden's jaw clenched. He might be mildly sarcastic, but he wasn't stupid. Names have power. And his name was well known in the mythological world at the moment. "You're not going to introduce yourself?"

The girl straightened, "I am Artemis, goddess of the Hunt."

Jayden knew what the Hunt was about. And he wanted no part of the godly world around him right now. He retracted his blades. "Nice to meet you. Now unless you have some other business here, besides trying to kill me, then please leave."

Artemis sighed. "I'm afraid I can't do that."

Jayden raised an eyebrow, "Why not?"

Artemis began to walk forward. "You are a demigod, I can sense it very clearly now. You need to come with us to-"

"A place where you will be safe from monster who will try to harm you, yada yada. I'm not going to Camp."

Artemis stopped. "You know about it?"

Jayden snorted. "Yes, I do. And I'm not going back. So thank you for your business, and have a nice day."

Artemis cocked her head. Jayden couldn't help but notice how she looked up slightly when she did. "Why not?"

Jayden groaned internally, and glanced around. His eyes fell on a familiar face.

"Why don't you ask her," he said, pointing at a girl with spikes black hair, "I'm sure she knows."

Artemis turned to her. "Thalia?"

"Why would I know?"

Jayden was almost hurt. "You don't recognize me Thalia?"

She squinted her eyes. "You do look familiar…"

Jayden figured that at this point it didn't matter if they knew his name or not, so he decided to just tell them.

"My name is Jayden, if that helps."

Thalia eyes grew in realization. "What are you doing out here?"

Jayden smiled, "That was fast."

Thalia lowered her bow. "Why did you leave Camp? Why aren't you there with-"

"Don't…say her name," Jayden snapped. Thalia jumped at his sudden anger. "I thought you already knew. She didn't tell you?" Thalia shook her head. Jayden quickly realized the situation. The Hunt didn't know that he was a runaway yet. "I'm sure you'll find out soon enough. As a matter of fact, why don't you go ask her?" Jayden turned and walked back into his tent, but stopped just outside the door. "By the way Artemis, it was a pleasure to meet you," he said looking back at her. She opened her mouth to give a retort, but Jayden stopped her. "And I really do mean that, it was an honor." Then he walked inside.


Artemis POV

Artemis watched enter, then turned to Thalia. "Go talk to Annabeth," she told her. Thalia nodded and walked off. Then she turned to the other girls. "Stay here, and watch that tent. If he comes out, tell him to stay within the camp until I return. You have permission to kill if needed. I'm going to see Chiron." Then she walked away and flashed to Camp.

A moment later she was at Camp Half-Blood's border. A lookout noticed her and ran over. Artemis allowed the camper to approach, and spoke to her as she grew near. "Do not worry,"she said. "I am the goddess Artemis." The girl instantly recognized her and kneeled. Artemis smiled. "Notify Chiron that I am here, I will see him in the Big House." The girl nodded and ran off. A few minutes later Chiron and Artemis walked inside the house.

"It's an honor to have you here," he told her. "What brings you to our Camp?"

Artemis closed the door. "Do you have any missing campers?" She asked him.

He paced uneasily. "He's not a jackalope, I hope?"

Artemis laughed. "No no, but I found him today in Virginia."

Chiron seemed surprised. "Virginia? How did he get that far so fast? He only left three days ago."

Artemis raised her eyebrows. "Three days? Perhaps his godly parent assisted his travel?"

Chiron gave her a serious look. "Am I correct to assume that Zeus has not informed you about him?" Artemis let that sink in. Chiron continued. "He has been in Camp for almost a year, and has not been claimed. He says he has no idea who his parent is. The gods told us to do everything we can to find him. I would recommend that you talk to your father about what to do with him." Artemis nodded, and walked out the door. She sent out her thoughts to Zeus.

"Father?" A moment later she heard his voice.

"Hello Artemis, what can I do for you?" Artemis could tell he was in a good mood at the moment, so she decided to be direct.

"I found the missing demigod you were looking for." She could feel his astonishment.

"Really? Where is he now?"

Artemis could feel the undertone. "He is in the woods, with my Hunters." Zeus was silent for a minute. Artemis suddenly got the feeling that he wasn't alone.

"Does he trust you?"

"To a certain extent. He, at the very least, seems to have some respect for me."

Zeus' tone turned more serious. "Then I have a job for you. I want you to keep him with you, and watch him. Try to find out who his parent is, and why it was kept secret. Don't tell him about this. Gain his trust. Gain his friendship. And make sure you and your Hunters don't harm him. Understand?"

Artemis understood perfectly. "Yes father."

"Tell me if you learn anything interesting."

Artemis went back inside the Big House. She found Chiron, and spoke with him. "Chiron, I need you to keep quiet about Jayden's discovery. No one is to know about it." Chiron nodded in understanding. Satisfied, Artemis said her goodbyes and left Camp.

When she got back to her Hunters, she found Jayden sitting just outside his tent. He was sitting a large rock that had not been there before she left. Pushing the thought aside, Artemis walked up to Thalia, who was staring off into the distance. "Thalia?"

She snapped of her daze. "Lady Artemis, I didn't notice you."

"Did you learn anything from Annabeth?"

Thalia nodded, "I guess she and Jayden had a…speed bump in their relationship. He was gone for a long period of time without anyone knowing where he went. She started to become suspicious, and admitted to becoming jealous and started seeing other guys out of spite. When he came back and heard this, Jayden packed up and left Camp."

Artemis remembered Zeus' words. "Does she know that we found him?"

Thalia shook her head. "No, I decided not to tell her."

"Good. Do not tell her. I have received…an assignment from Zeus. We need to keep Jayden with us, and learn as much as we can about him. That means he'll be traveling with us." Artemis could Thalia wasn't too happy about the idea, but she decided not to argue.

Artemis left and walked over to Jayden before she could change her mind. Jayden looked up. He seemed too have been deep in thought. "Hello again, Artemis." She was surprised. Despite having his camp surrounded, he was still being respectful towards her.

"Jayden, where will you go now?"

He looked at her with a hint of suspicion, but answered her anyways."I don't know. To be honest, you kind of complicated my plans. I was originally going to stay around here, but I can't now. No offense, but I am trying to avoid the gods. Apparently, you're all searching for me."

Artemis had to conceal her surprise. He kept doing that. There was far more to him than she couldn't help but wonder how he knew that he was wanted."You seem calm then, considering I'm right in front of you," Artemis noted.

Jayden shrugged. "I'm not too concerned about you, I don't think you initially knew that they were searching for me, and I get the feeling that if you wanted to catch me you would have done it by now."

Artemis saw her opportunity, and took it. "I pity you. I heard what happened, and-"

"Don't. You don't need to do that. Don't pretend to feel for me."

Artemis could tell he wouldn't be as easy to convince as she thought. He seemed to lack the trust and…weakness for women that most men had. He had to have some other soft spot, something that could through to him. "The other gods don't know where you are yet, and Thalia didn't tell…her that we found you. They won't bother checking here as long as I'm around."

Jayden looked at her. "You say that as if you're trying to help me."

"I am."

Jayden's brow furrowed. "Why?"

"Because I know what you've done, and I believe that you are one of the few good males in the world." Jayden looked at her with a little less coldness than before. "What do you mean?"

Artemis sighed. She knew this could take awhile. There was a little extra room on the rock he was sitting on, but…No, if this is going to work, I'm going to have to play the part. Besides, he really is one of the few good men out there.

She went to sit down next to him, and watched him the entire time. He seemed surprised, but didn't say anything. She sat down on the empty spot by him and had just enough room to sit without sliding off. She didn't like it much though. She had to lean against him to keep from falling off. He must've sensed her discomfort, however, because he moved over to give her a little more room. Actually, a lot more. He moved a good six inches away. Artemis looked past him. The rock seemed much bigger than it had a moment ago.

As she was pondering this, Jayden spoke up. "Now that I have your Hunters' attention, what did you mean before?" But there wasn't as much sarcasm in his voice as before. That gave her a little hope.

"Some of my Hunters know you personally, they used to go to Camp with you. They told me how you helped them with certain…issues regarding some of the boys there. Apparently you were something of a counselor to many of the girls there. They came to you with their problems, and you helped them as best you could. A few of them even developed…feelings for you." She put a hint of a warning in that word. "Despite all you did for them, it was you who pointed them in my direction, and some of them listened. But a couple retained their attraction towards you."

He looked at her."You say that like I'm going to be spending time with your Hunters."

Artemis took a breath. "Actually, you might. Taking everything you've done for me and my Hunters into consideration, I would like to offer you a place with the Hunt. You may travel with us as long as you'd like." Artemis watched his reaction.

"'With?' Or do you mean 'for? Is this going to end up being like one of those stories where the guy joins the Hunt and then realizes he's just there to act as a servant for all of the Hunters, then he miraculously starts to bond with them and then *gasp!* Artemis starts to get all mushy with the guy and she-"

"What are you talking about?!"

Jayden had a small smile. "Some of the Campers once talked about stories they read online. They debated over which ones about the mythological world were the most stereotypical. The whole 'Guardian of the Hunt' thing made the top five."

Artemis sneered at that. "That will not be happening."

Jayden grinned. "Good, cuz the guy usually ends up dead apparently. I'd hate for that to happen to me."

Artemis perked up. "So you'll be joining us?" She hated the hopeful tone in her voice.

"Yep," Jayden said as he stood up. "I'll go pack up, I guess."

Artemis stood up. Her eyes wandered, and fell on the rock they were sitting on. With a jump, she watched it rumble and sink into the ground, as if it was never there. She looked at Jayden, who gave her a grin. "How did you-"

He laughed. "Look forward to traveling with you, Artemis."

There it is guys! So I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. I promise there will be fight scenes within the next couple chapters. And, as Artemis explained, relationships here will not be built suddenly. And if you read the original story, tell me: did I stay close to the Jayden's character? I wanted to keep his personality. Anyway thanks, and shoot me some reviews if you enjoyed!

From,

A0818

P.S.

Sorry it's taken this long to do anything. I wanted to at least get an update in. Next chapter is in the works.