She left. Just like that. The moment I step out of the limelight she walks away. I should have expected it but it still hurt just so damned bad. The cherry on top? Her last words to me. "I never ever loved you Jackson. You just got me what I wanted." It's been three weeks since she left.I think. I haven't moved from the spot I'd collapsed. I sat in the corner of my apartment in the dark. I hadn't eaten, slept or drunk anything since she walked out.

I heard a knock on my door. I gave out a feral snarl. "Go away." I hissed. But whoever it was peeked their head in. "Perce?" It was my cousin. I stayed silent glaring a hole in the floor. I closed my eyes then I felt pain. I heard Thalia scream. "Lady Artemis! Come quick." I heard her storm up the stairs and her breath caught. What? Did I really look that bad? She began breathing hard. "APOLLO!" She screamed. I felt the blinding light. "Calm down Art he's alive...barely." I felt the warmth come closer. It felt a hand move towards my eyes and...close them. "Don't worry Perce...you'll get your sight back...I hope."

I heard a whimper "What if he dies Apollo?" I heard Artemis ask. Apollo tsked "Arty. This is Percy we're talking about." Suddenly I smelt the sea. "Uncle." Artemis spoke as I did. "Dad." The smell of the sea came closer. "Percy. Do you know how long it's been since any one has seen you?" I shook my head. "Nearly six months." I wanted to look at him but I couldn't.

Artemis POV

His face scrunched up disbelievingly. First she'd left him. Next he loses his sense of time then his eyesight. Poseidon put him to sleep then enveloped him in a sphere of water. I, acting on worry, reached out to touch it. I placed my palm on the water and smiled softly. "I can feel his heart beat." Apollo tilted his head to the side. "That makes you...happy?" I nodded. "He's too good to die."

*TIME SKIP: OLYMPUS*

"Poseidon!" My father jumped up. "Did you-" His smile fell as he noticed two naiads moving the water sphere in. "Thalia, found him. So close to death it was like Thanatos himself was keeping his soul connected to his body." At this point Percy's eyes fluttered open. I glanced at them. instead of the brilliant sea-green they were foggy and discolored. Zeus stepped back. "He's...blind." Poseidon could only nod. "He is."

Percy closed his eyes his expression sad. He fell back asleep I sat by his sphere and hummed a tune.

*TIME SKIP TWO MONTHS LATER*

Percy POV
By now everyone realized that my eyesight would never come back. I discovered that by using the water in the air I could tell where I was going and what was in my way, and by using scents I could tell who was near. Apollo decided that since I was so in tune to nature now that he'd lift his anti-bow curse from me so I could learn how to use one. Strangely it was Artemis who volunteered to teach me.

That was little over a month ago and now according to Artemis and the water in the air I was hitting the bullseye every time. During the school year I would go to school for my senior year. I went into homeschooling this year so that I could get used to being blind. It was only for the last two months. I was snapped out of my thoughts as I heard the light step of the Hunters and the smell of pine and lightning. "Lady Artemis, Thalia." I heard Thalia falter in a step. "Oh come on Thals. I'm blind not deaf." She laughed as did Artemis. "How's Athena's homework going Percy?" Thalia asked. "I'm done with it. On top of that I learned braille." Artemis leaned down and held out her hand. I took it and let her help me up. "If you're blind how can you do that?" I shrugged "Water. Ever see Avatar: The Last Airbender?" Thalia made a noise and nodded. "Yea." I gave a light smile. "It's my version of what Toph can do." Thalia made a sound again. "OOOOOHHHH!" I chuckled. "Yep." They walked with me to my rooms. Oh yes. I was moved to Olympus.

They and the hunters, with out killing me somehow, were taking me to camp. "You guys don't really need to take me. I'm sure Hermes or Apollo could do it without upsetting everyone. Artemis went to throw a punch at my shoulder but I moved at the last second. "I already have a bruise from Ares catching me after tripping me." She sighed softly. "Fine. But no you are being led into camp by us. Where's your sunglasses?" I grumbled but said. "Night stand, the one on the left." Thalia by the scent grabbed them. They were placed in my hand and I put them on grabbing my backpack and cane on the way out.

As we exited the elevator I snapped my cane open and tapped it around before Thalia and Artemis each grabbed an arm. "Here cousin." Thalia spoke. "Sorry for dragging you along." She said to keep up with the facade that we were just normal New Yorkers who went sight-seeing.

*TIME SKIP: CAMP*

We arrived at Camp somehow with no fighting. Even Phoebe had no problems with being around me. I walked first to my cabin to put my things down. I heard Chiron's hoofsteps and before he could knock I went to the door. "Percy. How have you been?" I shrugged "Fine I guess." He nodded. I heard an arrow whistling through the air. I reached out and caught it by the haft. "Not funny Phoebe!" I heard her burst into giggles. "I'm sorry I had to prove my point to Thalia Percy!" I grumbled and shot it back at her aiming it at her feet. She shot into the air as I smirked "Dammit boy!" I stuck my tongue out and spread my arms in a come at me bro way. "You are so lucky we see you as a brother!" Thalia pounced from the side and I let her tackle me. "Dang it! You saw that." I smirked slightly."Nope felt it." She growled. "Not fair." I took off my sunglasses "You're the one picking on the blind."

NOBODY'S POV

As usual when Thalia saw Percy's eyes she became angry and sad at the same time. She put a smile into her voice for him. "Yeah well you're like DareDevil now so nya!" She stuck her tongue out and danced back to the Hunters.

Percy stood and put his sunglasses back on. Chiron had left after Phoebe shot her arrow at Percy. He didn't even see Percy shoot it back. One of the younger Hunters ran over to Percy and grabbed his hand. "Come on brother. Eat lunch with us." He nodded then Phoebe snatched his sunglasses off and wound her arm through his walking with him. "This way nobody really asks questions." Phoebe explained to him. Percy rolled his eyes "Yea yea okay." They led him to the dining pavillion while he guessed at their thoughts just to annoy them. "So, Mr. Nature Spirit of the Tides so I have to listen to both my father and the moon, How are you going to explain this?" Thalia asked. "And just to whom do I have to explain it to?" Phoebe dipped her head "Annabeth. she's heading this way." I sighed as we sat "Alana kindly return my pen." She made an exasperated sound and placed it in my hand. I stuck it in my pocket and let the girls handle Annabeth's approach.

"I thought you don't associate with men Hunters." She sneered. "He's Lady Artemis's nature spirit." Annabeth scoffed "And just who is he." I laughed icily making both Alana and Phoebe shudder. "That hurts Wise Girl. Considering you and I used to be real close." She hissed and recoiled. "What happened to your eyes?" I gave them a sarcastic roll. "Oh like you care. Demi-goddess." The Hunters chuckled and Phoebe scooted away. "Don't you dare go wolf on me Perseus." I smiled and chuckled "I won't my lady. While the bite hurt I'm glad it was Lupa not Lycon who gave me that ability." I heard her chuckle and slide her arms around my neck in a hug. The Hunter were used to this by now. It was because of her pull on me which in turn created a pull on her. We were trapped in a cycle but while for everyone in the hunt we were just close friends and were equals, to everyone who had not been there during my recovery and discovery of what the gods did to help me heal, we seemed like much more.

I heard Annabeth give an indignant shriek I decided not to care. "What makes him so special?!" Diana, Artemis's Roman aspect laughed "He is the Tides I am the Moon. While I pull on him he in return pulls on me. It is not something that you can change in nature. That is what makes him special to me." I smiled a bit closing my eyes. Thalia snickered at Annabeth's scoff. "Come on Perseus. You promised you'd go hunting with me." I chuckled "Alright, alright let me up and we'll go." She unwrapped her arms from around my neck and let me stand only to jump on my back wrapping her legs around my waist. I walked towards the forest. She placed her lips on my ear and whispered "You also were promised one night with me." I gripped her thighs gently. "I take it we are not going hunting?" She grinned against my neck. "Maybe in the morning." She flashed us into her palace.

*TIME SKIP*

Artemis POV

I don't know why she would ever give him up. Dear gods, I appreciated her for it though. The Hunters had told me that they were fully behind my choice of Perseus. Ha! Take that girl! I get to call him by his first name without him getting mad. I placed my lips on his neck before rising up to look at him. He had my mark tattooed on his chest with my names written in Greek over his heart. His blacker than night hair was beyond messed up. Under those closed eyelids were murky sea green eyes. I felt a small flutter in my stomach. I gasped and placed my hands again my stomach. Yes...that was a heartbeat. Perseus's eyes opened looking at my stomach. He let his hardly ever there smile grace his face. "Hello Luna." He spoke kissing my stomach. Luna...yes it was a girl. Even I could tell that. Sometimes I swore that my lover could see the future. "And good morning Moonlight." I smiled at the loving nickname "Tides." I kissed him lightly.

"I take it that you won't let me go hunting for a while huh?" He grinned "It will only make me worry." I laughed and kissed the juncture of his neck and his shoulder. "Father will want to know." He nodded his face scrunching up. "He likes us being together. He thinks you're good for me." He shook his head "Not what I'm worried about. She twisted my wolf genes around. She made herself a vampire." I rubbed my belly. "Then we'll put an binding on her. She'll only be able to feed from one person and one person only. And that person will be with her the rest of her life."

He nodded and kissed me lightly pulling me close. "She'll be strong."