Author's Note: Greetings! This is my first ever Fanfiction of The Percy Jackson/ The Heroes of Olympus Series. Hope it is good enough! Anyways here are some things you must take note of before reading...

1.) Disclaimer: I don't own The PJO and The Heroes of Olympus Series.

2.) I only own the following characters: Eve Masahiro, Hideki Masahiro, Rook the Rapping Satyr, Rip Gracey, and Carl the Minotaur. Other characters shown are owned by Rick Riordan, my friends, or they existed from Greek Mythology.

3.) The fanfiction is clearly fictional. Certain places and characters are the pigment of my own imagination and may not be involved with reality. Certain events, characters, and places that may match current or past events, are extremely coincidental.

That is all. Enjoy!

-eggsandmarshmallows

APPLE OF EVE

"We may eat of the fruit from the trees of the orchard; but concerning the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the orchard God said, 'You must not eat from it, and you must no touch it, or else you will die.' " - Eve, Genesis 3:2-3 (NET version)

PROLOGUE

1995, Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts

It was a beautiful autumn's afternoon at Harvard University. The cool breeze explored the campus, and dry multi-coloured leaves danced along the wind. The sun was about to rest, and the colour of the youthful sky turned to hues of pink and purple. It was a lovely afternoon; the perfect moment to tell the man you love that he was a father, and you had to leave the child with him.

Hideki Masahiro, a Harvard Professor of the Archaeology Department, was in this very predicament. He happens to be single, mind you.

As you can see, he came to Harvard to educate future leaders. It has been his greatest dream to influence the most intelligent student who has ever walked the Earth. Yes, education was his passion.

But then, he fell in love.

Things got quite messy, and his lover suddenly disappeared when things were just starting to become too good to be true. This scarred him for months, of course. But after that period of great depression, the bundle of joy arrived, alone. He assumed the mother could not take care of her, so he decided to take the child in for a while, and find an adoption agency later. Little did he know that the Furies attacked him and tried to take the baby. That's when his lover came to the rescue. Obviously, this was all strange to him. Sure, there were times when he can see those creatures from afar, but he had no idea they could actually attack (Yes, he could actually see them. Actually, he's seen a lot of creatures that were all supposed to exist in the world of Greek mythology)!

Well, his lover somehow defeated them all- single-handedly. Then there she stood, tall and proud, but her face was filled with hesitation and uncertainty. Suddenly, she tells him that he was the father of that very child, which leads us back to this awkward scenario under the autumn trees.

The professor could not help but stare at the healthy infant. She was female, and what a lovely girl she was! She had almost all of his features. Her hair was as black as charcoal, and her skin was milky white. The most distinctive feature she ever had were those lovely pair of deep grey eyes. She got this from her mother, obviously.

The mother is now telling him that she is leaving this baby to him. Of course, Hideki had to react violently and shove the child away. His dark-haired lover had no choice but to tell the complicated truth about her life. When she did, it left him tongue-tied. In fact, it left him completely breathless.

What was the inconvenient truth, you say? My, you are not going to believe it either. His lover is actually Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Crazy, right?

Hideki didn't know what to say, or how to react. He was not sure if he should be angry or be upset. But for some reason, he believed her. Wherever he went, he saw strange creatures that were like pegasi, Furies, or hellhounds; even before he met Athena. He just thought his love for Greek mythology just overwhelmed him too much!

Now, he has a child, who was a demigod and she was not just any demigod. She was the daughter of the goddess of wisdom! This peaceful infant may bring a great impact to this world! That's what Athena believed, too. Without question, he agrees to take in the child. He knew he was out of his mind, but he started to wonder what this girl would become.

"Very well, Hideki. But this favour is absolutely conditional." the goddess warned.

"And what would those conditions be?" questioned he.

"You must leave Harvard. Our child is not safe here. Actually, she is not safe in this country, at all."

"Athena... you're telling me to just throw my career- my life away."

"... It is the only way for the child to be safe."

"...I can't believe I'm actually doing this."

"Please! I don't want anything to happen to you, or our daughter. It's more... logical if you two go far away from here." Athena pleaded, but Hideki was unsure. Where could he go? What sort of job would help in raising a child?

Athena then handed him over a white envelope. Without hesitation, Hideki took it and looked at it intently. "What is this?" he asked as he started opening it. When it was unlocked, it was revealed that the envelope contained two plane tickets. The tickets said there would be a flight going to Japan, seven hours from now. It seemed very clear: Athena wanted him to go home.

"It's the only perfect place where you can be safe." Athena managed to say. This afternoon definitely made Hideki speechless. First, he found out that he's a father; and then he learns that his first love was a goddess; and finally, she arranged a flight for him without his consent, and told him that it was for the best.

"please, Hideki" Athena begged once more. "... Yo-"

"Say no more, Athena. I'll go." The Asian professor interrupted her, with a stern tone.

The goddess' stormy grey eyes glistened. "Really?"

"She's my daughter, too. If you don't want to take care of her, fine. I'm doing all of this just for the sake of my daughter. That is my ONLY reason."

"Hideki, please... it's not that I want to care for her. I'm an Olympian god. I-"

"I get it." He interrupted once more, closing his jet black eyes. " You have a reputation to protect."

"Please, don't take it the wrong way, I'm only doing this to protect you. I love you, Hideki."

"Only to protect me, huh? What about her?"

The goddess' gaze fell on the sleeping child. Hideki could not tell whether or not she even cared for the child. Her face looked unreadable and neutral, as always. "Well, I believe she would be a great individual." Was all she said.

Disappointed with her response, Hideki sighed and stood up from the bench, cradling the baby in his arms. "Right, sure. Anyway, I got to pack since I have a flight tonight." And he walked away.

"Wait!" Athena said out loud.

Hideki turned and gave his lover an exasperated look. He didn't understand her at the moment, and he intended not to. Why can't you take care of her? Will you even bother playing the role of a mother in her life, Even though you're an Olympian goddess? Did you even claim her as your own? Hideki wished he could ask those questions to Athena, but he assumed that they won't matter at all. So he decided to ask,"What?"

"Well, you see... I haven't actually named her yet. I was wondering if you could." Hideki looked away in disbelief. You must be joking. Do you even love your own daughter?

"Actually, I thought of the perfect name." he said.

"What is it then?"

"...Eve."