The immortal Child of Artemis
By: FunahoMisaki
(A/N: I own nothing and what if 'Percy' Jackson wasn't related to Poseidon at all? He is the child of Artemis and her loyal Huntress Zoe thanks to goddess powers. This is a Read the Story kinda fic…although I have yet to WRITE the Story. Alive! Zoë and major OOC and AU.)
It was the summer solstice meeting of the year 2000 and right now Artemis of the Greek Gods and Goddesses was ignoring her twin brother, Apollo, and his attempts at annoying her during the meeting. She was far too worried about her faithful and beloved Hunter, Zoe Nightshade, and their secret. It had only been two days since-
'No Artemis! Blank your mind! You can't take the risk of someone else finding out about that! There's no telling what they'd do.' Artemis thought suddenly as she broke off her line of thought and narrowed slightly when Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite pouted at being shut out of her mind, although Aphrodite quickly regained a grin when she realized how Artemis had thought about Zoe.
"So Artemis. Is there any particular reason why I heard fondness and love in your thoughts about one of your Hunters?" Aphrodite asked pretending to be casual and causing Artemis's heart to skip a beat at the question since it quieted down the argument between Zeus and Hera, as well as the one between Athena and Poseidon.
"Oh? Has my baby sister fallen in love with someone?" Apollo teased with his usual annoying grin while his protective brotherly instincts were swelling up underneath his skin. He quickly lost his grin when an arrow landed less than an inch away from his manhood.
"I'm OLDER THAN YOU!" Artemis yelled at her brother who pouted like a child again.
"You are not allowed to fall in love Artemis. It goes against your maiden vows!" Her father, Zeus, said mentioning nothing of the arrow Artemis had shot at her twin.
"My life is my own so back off and my vows stop me from falling in love with a man not a woman!" Artemis seethed at her father who's jaw hit the ground at this, as had most of the gods and goddesses while Hermes and Apollo were blown back with nose bleeds. They were quickly brought back around however by something falling on Zeus's head and a bright flash of light that ended with the cry of a baby.
"Shh it's okay Pleione. Mama's got you." The familiar voice belonging to none other than one Zoe Nightshade said, her voice uncharacteristically soft and soothing as the Gods and Goddesses blinked the dots from their eyes only to see a bunch of teenage demi-gods, Artemis's Hunters, a Satyr, and Zoe holding a crying pink bundle of blankets. One of the Hunters took one look at Zoe cradling the pink bundle to her chest and fired her arrow without a second thought.
"WHAT THE TARTARUS ARE YOU DOING!?" Artemis screeched at her Hunter, her voice far higher than anything Aphrodite had ever managed as the glass in the building shattered while she had all but flew from her throne to slice the arrow in half before it could hurt Zoe or the bundle. The baby in the blankets started screaming louder causing Zoe to glare at Artemis who continued to scream at the now terrified hunter.
"Artemis! Stop it. You're scaring Pleione!" Zoe snapped causing Artemis to close her mouth but practically flash to her side.
"Shh it's okay baby. Mama's here. Everything's going to be okay." Zoe said trying to sooth the screaming child in her arms that started to calm down a little bit when Artemis touched her forehead to check her over for injuries.
"That's right Pleione. Everything's going to be okay…as soon as I dismember one very stupid girl." Artemis said smiling at the baby before turning and glaring at the Hunter that was cowering behind the others as Artemis reached for her blades.
"You're not helping!" Zoe exclaimed when Pleione cried harder at Artemis removing her finger.
"What's going on?" Poseidon asked turning to look at his rival in confusion as they merely stared at Artemis who looked torn between ripping one of her Hunters a new hole or three to breathe out of…and comforting the Hunter that was holding a screaming baby girl of all things. All the Goddess of Wisdom could do was shrug her shoulders as she had no idea at all.
"You sit!" Zoe said finally snapping as she grabbed Artemis's arm and shoved her into her throne, causing gasps to arise from many while Artemis did as she was told. There were even more gasps and even a few giggles from the braver ones when Zoe sat on Artemis's lap with the baby girl still in her arms. The gasps got even louder when Artemis wrapped her arms around the two and the baby slowly began to quiet down.
"There was that so hard?" Zoe asked sighing in relief as the baby tired itself out from crying so much and dozed off in her arms.
"I have been up for the last eight hours straight so soon after giving birth, thee will watch her until she's hungry while I try to regain a little bit of sleep. Don't do anything that has even a remote possibility of hurting her." Zoe said turning in Artemis's lap and giving the goddess a stern glare as the auburn haired girl took the small black haired baby from her.
"Yes dear." Artemis said taking the baby with a small smile and a slight wince at Zoe's glare as she cradled the baby softly while Zoe got comfortable and dozed off nearly instantaneously on Artemis's shoulder.
"Why does one of your Hunters look so exhausted…and is sleeping on your shoulder with her daughter in your arms?" Athena asked tilting her head at her half-sister in confusion and causing the auburn haired woman to roll her eyes slightly.
"Keep your voice down so she doesn't wake up…either of them preferably. Zoe needs the sleep especially, she gave birth just two days ago and is already trying to walk around and stay up for more hours than she should be despite the fact it was naturally harder on her than it would be on others." Artemis said gazing worriedly at the slumbering half-titan on her shoulder.
"Which means what exactly, sis?" Apollo asked curiously and causing Artemis to smile slightly at him, which nearly put everyone into shock.
"Well Apollo say hello to your sister-in-law and niece."