Artemis has a brother in all but blood. He was her guardian. She was his family, the only one to love him in the time of need. Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson or any of the character yada yada yada I'm sure you guys know it.
Artemis POV.
I sat atop a hill looking at the constellations. Not Orion as most would think. In fact the only reason he was up there was as a warning to all vile men. Not all men are vile,I had to remind myself, and he wasn't. He was the constellation she was looking at, hidden in the many stars. Only those looking for it would know that it even existed. It was the only star she looked at, for all the other stars paled in comparison to it. And yet she could not help the tears that glimmered in her eyes as the pain that was brought about with what the stars represented left her shaky and weak. At this point of time, only she knew about that star. Not even her most trusted; Zoe had spotted it before.
She looked up at the smiling face of her brother in all but blood and cursed the fates for taking his life from him. She refused to believe that it was his time, and how could it be? He had so much of his life left to live. She believed that the fates were truly cruel beings, existing only to cause her pain. In taking him away from her, they had unknowingly cut out a piece of her soul forever. Her happiness lay in his hands, and he was gone. That vital piece of her, the part of her that formed what she was no longer existed, making her double over as she felt nothing. It was like she had an abyss surrounding her heart, that sucked all the feelings of contentment in and only let the sheer loss she felt be trapped within her. Bitter tears welled up as she thought of her past and the cruelty of life, with only him as her solace that took it all away.
This was the day he died. The day that she had lost him…forever. She was mourning and forever would be. His name was carved in the shattered pieces of what was left of my heart and she cherished it. But it was like a well-kept secret, forever there in her mind, where she would never forget it, but would never let it be said aloud. Her eyes filled with pain as she thought of the times where he had playfully annoyed her and she had teased back, calling him nicknames and swatting him on the arm, bell-like laughter wafting in the air. These were memories that everyone had, simple memories that were forgotten like old books in a library, covered in dust and grime, unable to bring people the happiness they once did. She could never forget.
Flashback
They were in a clearing in Colorado, surrounded fully by trees and grass, with nature at its finest. The trees, though beautiful, were not what made this memory special. It was the voice that was currently calling out to her, "artyyyyy" "artyyy" his whining pulled her out of her thoughts and to looking at her brother in all but blood with something akin to amusement. "You're not going to spend your birthday staring into space! We have plenty of time for that later on, now come on!" he said before tagging her on the arm and jumping off the tall tree, landing as gracefully as a cat before breaking into a full blown sprint and disappearing into the depths of the forests. She grinned wildly before following him, yelling out his name "Perce you're gonna regret it when I catch you!"
End flashback
Alas, it was a long time since I had laughed as freely as that, and would be a lot longer before I ever would. She had felt it as her eyes, once filled with mirth, turned cold with loss and stopped showing anything at all. He had once said that her eyes were the window to her soul. Perhaps it still was.
My mind was once more flooded with memories at his stubbornness and loyalty, at the beauty that Perseus was made up of. The very same qualities that had ultimately caused his death.
Flashback
"Arty run! It's you they're after! I'll hold them off! Go hide! Go!" He pushed her away before charging forward and taking on Perses, Hyperion and hoards of monsters alone. She would have followed him, but realised that it would have only made things worse, what with all the monsters focussed on her. She would have been fine with that, but Perseus would have been too concerned for her to fight as well, which would have caused his death even faster. As it was, she fled.
She had found him later covered in monster dust, having slain them all. But everything needed a sacrifice, a fact she realised far too late as she stared at her brother laying in a pool of his own blood. "I. Love. You. Arty" he choked out before sinking back, eyes shutting, as the last light of life left him.
End flashback
I cried, unable to stop the tears from flowing as I stared at the constellation that had once been alive. I would be forever mourning the loss of my best friend, brother and guardian.
Most people think I'm heartless, a soulless monster. What they don't know is that they are right. My heart went to Elysium with my brother. Hopefully that isn't the case and I'm not soulless, but it matters not for my heart will never be whole. I lost the love I once held deep in my heart.
All of them hate me, only hiding it when they expect something of me. He was the only one who didn't, the only one who loved me for me, because I was Artemis and not for any other reason. Certainly not because I was a goddess or family or any other misguided reason that the rest of them have.
They say that time heals all wounds but they will never know. If they knew they would tell me to move on but they would never understand. They think it's easy to let go, to give up. They will never see the truth. The gaping wound in my heart can never heal till I'm with him once again, and the piece of my soul will stay in the stars with my loved one. Forever.
Sad and dark and angsty…..it's a one-shot don't worry. This is the loss of Artemis. How she lost her guardian over 10000 years ago. But you see she can never forget what she had once for this bond between them was unbreakable and he was stolen by the fates. He was in a world she would never be in...Death