OK… I rewrited this first chapter and fix many of my mistakes their probably still more of them but I will look into them later when I review it again. Sorry it took so long Im been busy, but finally I got a time to do it hope you like it. Also don't foget to review.

A/N… Okay this my first venture into fic writing. Well loved to read them, so why not try to make one. Well here goes nothing…….OH! Yeah almost forgot this part. I don't own Percy Jackson or any of its characters, or nothing associated with it. Everything belongs to Rick Riordan, well the gods belong to the ancient Greek they come up with them first so….Yeah. I think that good so let's begin.

Chapter 1: A weird intruder

It was a winter's night; a full moon hovered in the night sky, its light illuminating the earth beneath. Artemis, the goddess of the hunt was in a very jovial mood this night; she and her hunters celebrated the end to a very successful hunt. Now they were going to take a short, but well deserved rest for a few days. The winter solstices was ending which meant that Artemis would have to leave her hunters for a little bit to go to the annual gods council in Olympus.

Artemis was deep in thought, trying to decided what would be their next prey. She wanted to have that figure out before she left to the council, that way her hunter's could prepared themselves for it and be ready to depart a soonest she return from Olympus.

"My lady" a girl voice took the goddess away from her thoughts.

"Yes, Zoe" the goddess response with a smile, looking at her faith full Lieutenant.

"Should we begin" the girl said her silver circlet glowing dimmely on her head.

"Yes…" the goddess respond "you may" looking straight forward to the rest of her companions, a group of little more than a dozen girls were looking back at her. Her beloved hunters. They were all sitting in a circle around a campfire in the center. "Sister's" said Zoe, as she stood up, every girl following her lead. "To Lady Artemis" Zoe concluded, as she throw a part of her supper into the fire.

"To Lady Artemis" the group of amass hunters repeated in unison a second after. Each discarding a portion of their food into the fire as well, one after the other.

Artemis close her eyes as she felt herself been reenergized by her hunter offerings. Some mortal thought that it was silly that a god would need food to exist, but they were wrong. It wasn't the food they needed, it was the prayers. Prayers feed the gods immortality keeps them from fading. That was the main reason for the existence of the demigods.

In the past there were actually very few gods that had children with mortals, her father Zeus and Uncle Poseidon been the ones with most. Their was no need for the other gods to have them, they had an entire civilization, the supply all of the praying, and sacrifices they need it to exist. But when that civilization begin to forget them many find them self's fading away. Many of the minor gods were the first ones to go. So the era of the demigods begin as a way for their divine parents to receive the prayers they need to remain. Eventually having children with mortals became a natural thing for all gods to have.

Well almost all of them.

There were a few exceptions, she being one of them. Artemis didn't need any children she had her devoted hunters, they were fewer in numbers compare to the demigods, but they were all she needed. Artemis open her eyes to find her hunters looking at her, she smile and nodded head to them to continue. They all took their seats and begin eating and talking among themselves. It was a very enjoyable moment.

Artemis was midway into a conversation with Zoe discussing the details of their next hunt, when an abrupt feeling crossed her mind, vanishing the nice feelings she had up to that moment. The mood in her camp died instantly, and silence fell upon her hunters. Artemis narrow her eyes at the new comer, who was responsible for disrupting the peace of her camp.

Immediately the foolish boy who had stumble upon them had been pin to the ground by two of her hunters, who had slashed out at him on sight. The boys put little struggle against the two girls as they proceed to take his weapon away, a hunting rifle.

Artemis walk slowly up to him, the rest of her companion's walking behind her glaring at the boy with distaste. Artemis stood over him; she was contemplating what would be the best form to give him. Maybe a jackalopes, she liked does or maybe she would turn him into a deer and let her wolves hunt him. No mortal was allowed to witness her hunt or enter her camp without her permission. She would show this mortal, this boy, the consequences of such transgression.

She signal her hunter to pick up the boy, she wanted to see his face before she transform him. Her hunter pull the boy up, but keep him on his knees, one of the girls grabbing a fist of his hair and yanking his head back so that he would face their mistress. Artemis make a quick assessment of the boy.

He was probably 16, 17, black hair not to tall, but not to short either, he was dress in hunting clothes. He probably had come to camp in this wood with a group of mortal hunters. This area was a good hunting spot their were many mortals who come here for that purpose in groups. Artemis was aware of this fact so she had chosen a spot for her and her hunters, far away from them, but obviously not far enough.

Artemis finish her assessment of the boy and decided: a jackalope it is. She raised her hand to inflict the punishment, when she notices something that make her hesitated for a moment. His eyes… she had found herself staring into the boys' eyes and it was what she saw in them that make her stop. Resignation! The boy knew what was going too happened to him.

These realizations puzzled the small goddess for a moment, and then she asks "Do you know who I am?" The boy simply nodded his head in response. It was only when her brow furrowed that he realized she was actually expecting him to answer.

"A…Artemis" the boy said in a low voice. "Goddess of the Hunt. I suppose?"

She regards him with a surprised look. Her eyes wavered back and forth between his. He was purely mortal not a demigod, so how did he knew about her? Most mortals now thought that the Olympian gods were nothing more than myths and legends, so naturally they don't come to that conclusion at first sight.

Artemis lowered her hand, "And how is it that you know about me" she ask genially curious.

He did not speak for a moment, only stare at her, obviously try to pick his words carefully. Smart boy…

"I have a friend…" he begin "he is what you would call a demigod. He told me about the gods of the Olympus and the monsters. He said you were all real."

Artemis narrow her eyes, demigods are no supposed to tell mortals about them. "And why would he do this. Tell you." Once again he took him a moment to respond "I can see the monsters. He find out about it, and decided to tell me the truth. About everything." He has a clear sight Artemis thought. There were actually a few mortals that could see right through the mist, how or why not even the gods could come up with an answer for that.

"I see, that explains it"

"So this demigod told you about me, right" she asks. The boy nodded his head.

"Did he also tell you what happens to the mortals that enter my territory?" He nodded once more. "So you understand your mistake then." Artemis said, as she raised her hand once more to him.

"Good we can get this over with" she said with a trace of power in her voice.

The boy just bowed his head respectfully and waited in silence for her to ended. After a moment he realized nothing had happen, then very slowly he raised his gaze, to find her still staring at him.

"You are not going to try to run" she asked, "You are not going to beg for your life"

"My Lady…" he said, looking straight into her eyes. "Ever since I found out the truth about the gods I had been captivated by the stories of you and your hunters. To have the honored to actually meet you, even by accident, has let me with a strange feeling of fulfillment deep inside of me. So if this is to be my end I can face it with no fear or regret specially if it is by your hand."

Artemis stood looking at the boy with a bit of a shock. She hadn't been expecting that type of answer from him. Her hunter's, who had remained silent for the whole time, also seem surprise. Artemis gaze into the boys eyes one more time. His eyes were a pure green color, but trough them she could see deep into his soul, and with surprise found that the boy was been honest.

The boy even at risk of losing his life was happy that he run into her. Boys are weird… and very stupid.

Artemis let out a long breath, and lower her hand again. "Lisa, Sophie" she said at the two hunters that still were holding on to the boy and keeping him down. "Let him go".

"Lady" one of the girls said, looking at her sister for confirmation certainly she had heard wrong. Both turn to the goddess, who was still staring at the boy, then her eyes turn to them. Their mistress didn't like to repeat herself. So they let go of the boy's arms and step back.

The boys remain on his knees looking at the 12 year old girl in front of him with a confused look on his face.

"GO" she commanded the boy.

After a moment the boy slowly began to rise, picking up his rifle as he got up, his eye never left the goddess. He bowed to her one more time then begin to take a few steps back, then he turn around and begin walking the path he had come from. As he was to leave the clearing, still feeling the eyes of the goddess upon him he turn his head one more time. He gave her one last look before turning back and proceeding to leave the woods.

Artemis watch him disappear through the woods, then she turn back to center of her camp and begin walking to her tent. Pulling back hair auburn hair from her face, as she walk, her dress shimmered in the moonlight. "Lady..." she heard Zoe behind her "why did you let him go" her hunter tentatively ask. Artemis stop in front of her tent, without looking back she said to her hunter.

"It's getting late."

"My lady" Zoe said.

"The council is about begin I must get ready to leave to the Olympus if I want to make it in time" Artemis respond. "Having to deal with that foolish boy would just have me be late more" with that she walk inside her tent. Truly Artemis wasn't sure herself why she let the boy go; she had never let any of them escape before without teaching them a lesson. But for some reason doing that to that boy felt wrong to her.

She emerges from her tent few moments later with her bow in her shoulder."Zoe" she said looking for her lieutenant. 'Yes, my Lady" she heard Zoe respond from her side. "I'll be living now. I should be back tomorrow night. You are to take care of your sisters until then."

"Yes, my lady" the tall black hair girl respond to her mistress.

"Will depart a soon as I'm back. Be ready". Zoe simply nodded.

Artemis raise her hand an a silver chariot descended from the sky pull by a beautiful white dear. The goddess got inside and took the reins looking back at her hunters she said "Stay safe my hunters" then she shook the reigns and departed.

As Artemis was leaving her camp behind she look to the forest beneath one more time and spoted a figure reaching the edge of the forest. "Uhm" she said "you better be grateful to me, boy". With that she gave another shake to her reigns and she was gone to Olympus.

To be continuing….

A/N…. Ok what did you guys think good, not; let me know in your reviews. I did try to correct all my grammar and spelling mistakes to the best of my abilities', but I know I probably miss a few……OK A LOT of them. But I'll fixed them later if you have any suggestion on how to improve my story like to hear them. OK now…. Few notes about my story: First this is NOT going to be one of those stories were Artemis falls in love with a man and losses her virginity. NOPE that's not going to happened she wouldn't be Artemis if she did. So no flames about ok.

Second: this part of my story takes place in the past before Percy that why Zoe is still I live. See my original first chapter was really long so I break it into several chapters. So think this first chapters as one long prologue. Once I get passed I introduce the plot of the story. Ok don't forget R/R.

Coming up: A conversation with a very smart goddess leaves Artemis wondering about certain things. Also a new follower makes an oath that surprises her.

Chapter 2: The Unexpected Oath