An Arrow to the Heart

A Percy Jackson Fan Fiction

( ( ( This takes place a little bit after the Blood of Olympus? I dunno. Anyways, same characters from Argo II, etc. The main villain: Eros/Cupid. I'm also sorta making it up as I go along, so bare with me. I will take ideas sometimes for the next chapters. ) ) )

Chapter One: Love is Insane!

They outwitted the main gods, destroyed the Titans, and even beat Gaea- but Annabeth, Percy, and Leo can't have a rational conversation with the god of love. Let's back it up a little bit...

Eros, the god of love, went absolutely INSANE after Gaea was killed. His aim slacked off, and he would make groups of 3-4 people fall in love at once! And gods, is that even possible? Anyways, Annabeth, Percy, and Leo set off on a quest to steal Eros's bow and bring it to Zeus. It's not going too well though…

Tell me, daughter of Athena, whom do you care for? Eros beamed at the question he approached everyone with. Admit it!

"Um, Eros there's no admitting-" Annabeth started, cut off by Leo.

"Oh, we're playing THIS game now? Count me in, I love gossip! Did you hear about me and Caly-" Leo started.

"Leo, shut up." Annabeth finished, a smirk growing across her face. The same smirk that grew when she had a brilliant idea.

"Well, Eros, I just so happen to care for… myself." She said. Eros (even though invisible) frowned.

Excuse me? Are you implying…? Eros took out his bow. Well, I guess I'll just have to shoot you again...

He released the arrow, but Annabeth leapt out of the way before it could meet her heart.

Percy ran defensively in front of her, but Annabeth got up, pushing him aside. "The bow!" She whispered, too quiet for Eros to hear. Percy nodded; though they couldn't see Eros, they could judge his moves.

Eros shot another arrow, but Annabeth dodged it again. While Eros was distracted with Annabeth, he forgot to keep an eye out on Percy and Leo. The two boys were following Eros's voice as he taunted Annabeth.

Daughter of Athena, my my, the goddess of wisdom… Eros was cornering her invisibly, so Percy quickly grabbed thin air. A lucky grab it was, for as soon as her touched it, the bow and arrow took on color and form. He turned to the boys invisibly.

You fools! Annabeth ran out of the corner, following as Percy and Leo ran, laughing to themselves. The trio made it back to the Argo II, and began sailing away. Only then did Annabeth realize- She had in fact been shot.

"Percy!" She touched her own chest, realizing there only remained one arrow in Percy's bag. "I've been shot! You can't let the other arrow touch anyone!" She warned. Percy looked at her.

"Oh gods, Annabeth, how did that even happen? We kept an eye on you the whole time! That-" He was cut off by Annabeth

"The arrows are invisible, of course you couldn't see when I was shot!" She paced the deck of the ship, fear burning in her eyes.

"Hey, it's okay." Percy rubbed her back, calming her a bit. "If Eros had hit someone else, it would have already began affecting you." He grabbed the top of the last arrow in his hand. "I won't let this get out of my sight; nobody will fall in love with you."

Annabeth glared at him; Percy's face turned red when he'd realized what he said. "Oh, er, sorry. I didn't mean it like that-"

"I know what you meant, Seaweed Brain." She pulled him closer. Annabeth planted a quick kiss on his cheek, then Leo interrupted.

"You two done? I'm hungry! I heard Piper made lunch today!" And so the three ate lunch- possibly the last peaceful lunch they would have for a while.