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Apollo POV

As I drive my bright, flaming chariot across the sky toward my sister's camp while singing "Here Comes the Sun" by the beatles, I feel a haiku coming on.

God of prophecies

Musician, Archer, poet

Apollo is hot

See what I did there? God of the sun, hot? Yeah, Artemis actually wrote that haiku. Okay, not really, but I like to pretend she did. Not that she doesn't agree that I am the hottest a awesomest (is that a word?) god of Olympus.

I can't wait to go see my little sister and her scary, mean, but beautiful hunters who never really seem to like me and always intimidate me along with her but are still so gorgeous and secretly all love me and what's that burning smell? OH MY GODS I JUST BURT DOWN A FOREST! Okay, calm down, this has happened before. It's not like cities haven't been burnt down by my chariot before... though all those incidents were because of demigods. Oh well, as Artemis would say, every incident happened because of my irresponsibility. Anyways, first things first. I need to get myself out of this before Zeus gets mad.

I pull out the list Artemis once gave me, she said it would come in handy the next time I mess up. She knows me so well.

What Apollo must do when he sets something on fire:

1. Stop concentrating on inventing haikus, you have more important things to deal with. But... I had a great one... and I'm sure it would help me...somehow... it helps me concentrate okay?

I have crashed the sun

There may be casualties

Someone please save me

2. Stop singing. But everyone wants to hear me! I am sure they would rather die hearing the sounds of beautiful singing than just people screaming.

3. Land the Chariot (not while it's on fire!) Like I'd forget to do that! Well, maybe the second part...

4. Beg Poseidon to put out the fire you started. W-wh-wh- WHAT? I am perfectly capable of putting out my own fire! Okay, maybe not.

Poseidon, sea god

I beg of you to help me

Please use your powers

(In case the totally awesome and on the spot haiku wasn't clear, please put out this fire!)

I continue down the list

5. Beg Zeus and other gods for forgiveness. Okay, that's just pushing it!

Boom! Thunderclouds roll overhead and I think I see lightning in the distance. Okay! Sorry Zeus! And all you other gods! Please forgive me!

6. Endure the punishments of the other gods. Well then. Someone's got confidence in step 5.

Thankfully, I am safe for now as the fire has died down (thanks to Poseidon for that, by the way. He was obviously convinced by my haiku). Luckily for me, I have landed exactly where I wanted to: Artemis's camp. Wow, the hunters seem pretty impressed by my entry, they're all running around screaming like girls always do. They are just so excited to see me. I wink at Phoebe when she comes to glare at me. I decide to try out my latest pick-up line on her, the poems haven't been working lately. "Hey. You know that oath you guys all swear about giving up guys? It doesn't really count for me, being you mistress's older brother and everything." I think the arrows come from more than one direction that time. So the other hunters were paying attention to me too? They so want me.

Amidst the screaming, I manage to eventually make out the familiar angry screaming of my dear little sister. "APOLLO! HOW DARE YOU? WHY ON EARTH WERE YOU EVER TRUSTED WITH THE DUTY OF DRIVING THE SUN?" Oh, Artemis. She always cheers me up with her angry rants. It's not like she ever manages to do anything to me, since I am so much better than her. Of course, she'll say that she always wins and it's just my ego that makes me believe otherwise, which makes no sense. I mean me, self-centered? As if. She soon appears out of the woods, her hunters at her sides, and she looks pretty angry. Actually, that's an understatement. She looks like Zeus right before he blasts you out of the sky and trust me, I know what that looks like. Though Artemis doesn't have a lighting bolt, she does have an army of superhuman girls, whereas all I have is a quiver full of arrows and my stunning good looks to defend myself with.

That's when I realize why Artemis always manages to beat me (okay, I admit, I'm usually the one that gets in trouble or punished or humiliated or whatnot), and also why she is better known that me. Because she has all these girls on her side. I mean, that's the only logical explanation, me being so much better than her. Well, If I ever want to regain (okay, more like gain) my rightful spot as the most powerful god, I'll need to think of something even better, something that will make her and her silly little hunters afraid of me...

A/N: So, what did you think? Please review, it encourages me to write more! Even if it's just "good", it will still show that you enjoyed my fic and want me to continue.

Lol, tell me what you think of my haikus. I thought I would suck at them, but this is actually pretty fun! I think the majority of the time I spent writing this fic was spent on the haikus.