Hey! Welcome to my first story In quite awhile! Enjoy. (this takes place after tlo, so no roman camp and stuff. )
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in downtown New York. Birds were chirping and children were playing on the sidewalks. It was an all around great day, but as usual, Percy was inside enjoying the nice cool AC. He never did like to spend his days off outside. He already had his fair share of sun during his days down by the tanks in the newly formed marine biology department in the long islands.
At the moment Percy was enjoying his favourite movie, Immortals.
He always had this deep fascination for Greek mythology, so much he almost studied to become a historian rather than a marine biologist. However, something deep down insisted he would be better off playing with sea creatures and not some old trinkets from an ancient religion.
Finishing his movie, Percy decided it was best to eat before his grandmother finds out, and only god knows if she found out her favourite grandson hasn't eaten there would be hell to pay.
As if on cue, an old feminine voice shouted from a closed bedroom door, "EAT!"
Rolling his eyes and sighing with a small smile, Percy shouted back, "JUST ABOUT TO!"
With that said, Percy made his way over to the fridge. Opening it up, he grabbed the first thing he laid his eyes on, the leftover hamburgers.
Looking at the burgers like they were the love of his life, Percy quickly popped them in the microwave as he took out all the essentials. Ketchup, mustard, mayo, and lettuce.
As soon as the microwave stopped, Percy quickly took out the steaming hot was quick to layer his hamburger with all his gathered ingredients.
Putting everything away, he took a seat at the kitchen table. Saying a silent prayer, Percy took a bit into the burger.
"MMMM!" Percy moaned, "Perfection!" He praised himself as he licked the ketchup off his fingers.
Upon finishing his meal, Percy heard a high pitch ringing coming from the front door.
"WHO IS IT?" Percy's grandmother shouted.
"GIVE ME A SEC!"
Quickly putting his dishes in the dishwasher, Percy rinsed his hands before making his way to the front door.
Drying his hands on his pajama pants, Percy slowly opened the door.
Upon opening, Percy was met with three teenage girls.
They all seemed to be around fourteen years old. The only significant difference in each other was their facial features as they all had a slim athletic type build.
What was strange to Percy was the fact that they all wore the same dress like silvery attire.
Confused, he asked, "um... May I help you ladies?"
Percy hoped they were not a part of some girl scouts asking him to order dozens of boxes of thin mint chocolates in hopes they'd win some prize.
Upon saying this, the one in the middle stepped up.
"My name is Selene," she said with a curtsy, "me and my sisters are wondering if you would like to participate in a survey we are doing for our school."
Letting out a soft smile, Percy was internally relieved they weren't there to sell him cookies. However, the mention of education gotten his full attention.
Helping the youth in their education was always something he would spare time for.
Nodding his head, Percy smiled, "you bet Selene!"
Smiling back, Selene took out a piece of folded up paper and a pen from her pocket. Unfolding the paper, she handed it along with the pen to Percy.
"Thank you," he said as he took the pen and paper.
Clicking the pen so the tip would appear, Percy began to read the sheet.
"Tell us About Yourself!"
It was a typical were you educated, what colour is your hair, can you wiggle your ear type of survey.
A bit curious, Percy looked up from the paper to face a smiling Selene.
"Selene?" Percy asked, "I was wondering, what is the initial purpose of this survey."
"It a school project we were tasked with making up, the final part is tallying thirty people and turning it into a chart with the information provided by those ten question," the girl to the right of Selene answered.
"It's for our human studies course," Selene added.
"Sounds very interesting," Percy said with a smile.
Not wanting to take too long, Percy went back to putting a check mark in every answer that applied to him. After about thirty seconds, Percy handed back the sheet and pen.
"There you go, all done."
Smiling, Selene said, "thank you for your time sir."
"Always happy to help," Percy chuckled.
Still wondering what is with the matching outfits, Percy asked, "um before you girls go I have a quick question"
Confused, Selene asked, "and that is?"
Noticing the girls seemed a bit tense and uncomfortable, Percy said, "it's nothing weird. I was just confused as to why you're wearing matching outfits that seem to be made of fleece on such a hot day."
Upon asking his question, the girls seemed to relax a bit.
"We just came out of school and haven't made it home yet."
Nodding his head, Percy still felt confused, but not wanting to take up anymore time he said, "we'll good luck with the project girls."
Smiling one last time, Percy backed into his house before slowly closing the door.
Scratching his forehead, Percy said to himself, "something seems off, but I don't know what."
Not wanting to ruin his day off, Percy just shrugged his shoulders. Making his way back upstairs he was met with his grandmother shouting, "WHO WAS IT?"
Sighing, Percy shouted back, "JUST SOME NEIGHBORHOOD GIRLS ASKING ME TO FILL OUT A SURVEY FOR SCHOOL!"
"Why does she have to yell all the time," Percy grumbled.
Not wanting to waste anymore of his evening, Percy went back to the living room.
Turning on the television to the history channel, Percy hoped the Greek and roman mythology show was on.
"...Artemis is the Greek god of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. She is the protector of nature and the hunt, and is usually prayed upon when one wishes to have a successful hunt."
"Wonder if they will have information about Poseidon," Percy said enthusiastically.
Cracking open a bottle of water, Percy quickly drank from it before focusing back onto his show.
"..and next on our list of the ancients, Poseido..."
"FUCK YES!"
"LANGUAGE PERSEUS!"
"SORRY GRANDMA," Percy snickered.
Percy put his focus on every second of the show until it ended an hour later.
Satisfied, Percy looked at his watch,"6:00pm," it read.
Letting out a huge yawn, Percy scratched his back before getting up off the couch.
"Time to do a bit of youtube to finish off the day I think," Percy said as he rubbed his hands together.
Just as he was about to go to his bedroom, a loud ringing came from the front door once more.
"Twice in one day? Sheesh"
Upon reaching the door, Percy was met with cold hands around his mouth right before he could reach the door nob.
As his blood turned cold, Percy slowly tilted his head back.
He was met with grandma's stone cold face.
"Don't say a word," she ordered in a cold like tone.
Nodding his head, Percy was placed behind his grandmother before she opened the door a third of the way. Just so she could stand in between, while Percy wasn't able to be seen.
Not being able to see outside, Percy did however recognize the voice of the girl he had met later that day, Selene.
"I'm sorry, but no one by the name of Percy lives in this house hold, it's just me and sometimes my son," his grandmother responded with a friendly tone.
As soon as Percy's grandmother finished her sentence, she slowly took a weird bronze looking dagger from her back pocket.
Selene mumbled some more words before Percy's grandmother became more firm and unfriendly.
"As I said before child their is NO person name Percy living in this house. Now if you wil..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Selene had sent a silver tipped arrow straight between her eyes.
Party in shocked, Percy's so called grandmother stumbled back before dropping dead to the floor, the bronze dagger made a clanging noise as it hit the solid wooden floor.
Rushing to her body, Percy was shocked to watch as it turn to dust.
"What the?" He said confused, "she..she just turned to dust."
"She was a monster. A very nasty one it seems as well. I don't know what she was doing with you, but I am glad we found it before it had gotten away," Selene explained.
Still shocked, Percy could only mustered a, "uh,oh, ah," before another girl walked in through the door. The way Percy described is that she was probably one of the most stunningly beautiful female he has ever been lucky to see. Her auburn brown hair went beautifully with the curves of her face. Her silvery eyes made Percy's heart stop. She seemed to be around twenties as she was quite taller then the others. Her physic was slim and athletic, like the children who had shown up to his front door hours ago. She however was wearing a more detailed version of the clothes the girls had on.
Percy's mind went from dead grandma to who's this.
The three girls were quick to kneel before saying, "Lady Artemis, the monster has been dealt with, but there is still the issue with him."
Shaking his head as he had just exited some sort of trance, Percy said, "Artemis? As in the Greek goddess?"
"yes indeed boy," Selene said with a sneer, "and you better be respectful."
Now confused as ever, Percy rubbed his face with his hand.
"What have you gotten yourself into Percy," he said to himself.
Looking over at Percy for the first time, Artemis' gaze went from serious to surprised.
"Perseus?" she said, astonished in the fact Perseus is right in front if her.
Now completely confused, especially after a Greek goddess seemed to know his name, He said, "Um...yes that is my name Lady Artemis. Might I ask how you know my name?"
"Girls leave us please," Artemis ordered with a flick of her wrist.
Nodding their heads, the three girls left the house.
Percy got up off his knees as Artemis focused her gaze back on him.
"It's really you," She said with and astounded tone of voice.
Raising his left eye brow, Percy said, "How is it a powerful Greek goddess knows me , while I have no memory of ever meeting?"
Biting her bottom left lip, Artemis quickly said, "I'll explain this later at my camp, but for now we must go."
Grabbing Percy's hand, Artemis said, "close your eyes and don't open until I say so."
"But I can't jus..."
Before Percy could finish his sentence, Artemis flashed out of the old apartment, leaving behind a pile of dead grandmother ashes, and a single bronze like dagger with the letter c carved into the blade.
(And that's chapter one, hope it wasn't crap..it's been awhile since I have written, and I was always bad at beginnings.. anyways, it would be great if you could let me know who you want to see Percy paired with later on in the story, if I find a relationship would be a great touch. Ooh and later chapters should be longer. )