The Stars

Hello people who are reading this story, my name is 21. I do not want to reveal anything too personal here since I am afraid of stalkers. This is my first story in . I am obviously an amateur in the writing world, so please review and tell me what you think!

Hope you enjoy this story!

He was there. He stood there with all the courage and confidence I had ever seen. I would have done it myself if he hadn't insisted. Orion, that crazy fool.

It wasn't that long when I first met him, I never knew if Aphrodite planned it all, but somehow I just went with it.

I was getting wood for my fire that night; the hunters were in camp half-blood. I was hunting for hade's raccoon of death that escaped from the underworld. Why raccoon? Beats me, I never did understand that guy. Anyway, back to picking wood. I had already gotten enough for the night, which was a lot, but I had a feeling that it wasn't enough. As I leaned to get another branch, everything I was holding fell. I sighed "curse the gods" (and myself). I was picking the fallen wood when something touched my shoulder. I grabbed my bow and arrow and aimed at the mysterious being.

"Who's there" I said, trying to see through the darkness.

"Hey, no one said 'knock, knock' yet!" it complained ("it" because it could be a magical creature or something).

I raised an eyebrow, "what are you talking about?" I said. He went out of the shadows and went under the moonlight, it was a man.

I held my aim. "Umm, can you put that down?" he asked nervously.

I lowered my aim. "Do you need any help?" he asked looking at the scattered wood beneath me.

"I am fine" I said stiffly. He knelt and took a piece of cloth out from his pocket and gently laid it under my feet.

"Well, come on, we wouldn't want your pretty dress to be ruined" he smirked.

I glare at him as I returned my bow and arrow. I knelt on the cloth and gathered the wood. He helped me bring the wood back to my campsite where he started the fire as the sun went down. I sat down beside the fire where he was.

"Thank you for your help, but I was perfectly fine before you came" I said.

"So, what's your name?" he said

"Some people call me Diana, but I prefer Artemis" I said resting my head on my knees

"Okay. Well since you told me your name I'll tell you mine. My name is Orion"

"Nice name"

"Thanks. So, Artemis, why are you out here?"

"I should ask you the same thing"

"Ladies first"

"I, uh, was hunting"

"Hunting? By yourself?"

"Yeah. Is there a problem with that?"

"No, not at all"

"Well, how about you? Why are you here?"

"I was looking for something"

"In the forest?"

"Yeah, well, I just wanted to be alone for a while" he said looking up to the moon. I just stared; I had never met someone who I felt was so attached to the moon. He caught me staring at him "well, it's been a long day; I think I should head to bed. Goodnight, Artemis" he said heading to the woods.

"Wait, Orion" I called "will I see you again?"

"Maybe" he said before going deeper into the woods.