The Chosen Ones
Author's Note: I don't own anything except for my original characters. This is my first regular story and some of the facts I have maybe different from what Rick Roiran may have. But beside this, please enjoy the story and go easy on the comments.
Chapter 1- The Missing Arrows
It was a cloudy night a woman with median length, naturally curly hair, with beautiful blue eyes, walked out of the woods into the middle of a park. A fully grown white stag with golden antlers and hooves was walking right beside her. The woman's skin was a little paler than normal, and her body was that of a beauty model. She wore an orchid colored shirt with a blue jean jacket and regular blue jeans, with brown hiking boots that went up to her knees. She continued walking until she came upon a lake in the middle of the park. There another woman was waiting there for her. The other woman had long, beautiful blonde hair, with beautiful piercing blue eyes. She was staring at the lake, which was reflecting the lights of the city and the lampposts around the paths of the park. The blonde hair women wore a long strap-less dress and high heel shoes. Her body was that of an actress and beauty model put together if not that than even more beautiful and attractive.
The blonde haired woman then turned her head and stared at the browned haired woman and smiled. The brown haired woman paused for a moment and then gave the white stag a gesture to stay back. She then started walking again toward the blonde haired woman. The brown haired woman stopped when she was standing right beside the blonde haired woman. The two women turned and looked at each other. The beautiful reflection of lights of the city and lampposts in the lake then rippled, as if foretelling something powerful was there.
"It has been a long time since I last saw you, Aphrodite," the brown haired woman said.
"Yes, it has been a while. At least a week, since our last little quarrel," Aphrodite replied to the brown haired woman.
"You still had no right to make that couple do what they did. Both Hera and Hestia were displeased with you, and so am I," the woman told Aphrodite.
"Well we didn't come here to argue over something that happened a weeks ago now did we…Cupid's arrows have gone missing," Aphrodite told the woman.
"And what makes you think that I have them. Besides I'm no interest in you or your son's little love game. Plus we are forbidden to steal each other's symbol of power," replied the brown haired woman.
"That is true Artemis or would you rather be called Diana? Anyway we might be forbidden to steal each other's symbol of power…But our children aren't," Aphrodite replied.
Artemis turned her head to face Aphrodite, she glared at her.
"You dare accuse my daughter!? I haven't seen her or her father since she was born," Artemis told Aphrodite while raising her voice.
"Ah yes, your daughter and her father…He was to good looking for you any way," Aphrodite said mockingly.
"THE ONLY REASON WHY YOU HOOKED UP WITH HIM IS BECAUSE YOU KNEW IT WOULD ANGER ME, TO SEE YOU WITH HIM!" Artemis yelled angrily at Aphrodite while tears rolled down her cheeks.
But Aphrodite just remained unphased and smiled at Artemis, while she was still crying. Then Aphrodite's smile widened.
"That's not the only reason why you hate me. It's also because I got to see your daughter in person," Aphrodite replied still smiling a big beautiful evil smile.
"You know why I can't go see my daughter. It's because of Dad's (Zeus) dumb law on how gods and goddess aren't allowed to interact with their demigod kids!" exclaimed Artemis.
She wiped away the tears and tired her best to calm down.
"Don't forget Aphrodite that you had to leave him and your daughter too," Artemis said, now feeling quiet pleased that she had gotten back at Aphrodite.
Aphrodite's smile disappeared; she turned around and glared at Artemis.
"If your daughter doesn't return Cupid's arrows in two weeks there will be trouble," Aphrodite told Artemis, with cold anger in her voice.
Aphrodite then turned around, walked a short distance away from Artemis and then disappeared in a puff of rose petal pink smoke. Artemis just stood there thinking about what Aphrodite said and how she accused her only daughter. Then Artemis felt something nudge her arm, she turned around and saw that it was the white stag. She put her hand on the stag's head and started to pet it. She stopped petting the stag and Artemis gave the stag a reassuring nod.
Artemis then turned to face New York City. Artemis then turned around and started walking away from the beautiful lake scenery, and the city. She whistled, suddenly a silver chariot landed a few feet away in front of her. The chariot was made of pure silver. A carving of the crescent moon was on the front of the silver chariot.
The wheels were made of oak and the two animals that were pulling the chariot were two white stags with golden antlers and hooves. The stage beside her took its place in the front. A harness then appeared around the stag. They snorted, ready to go and take off into the night. Artemis walked over to the chariot and with her left hand picked up a brown belt with a container of silver arrows with white feathers on them. In the other hand she held a silver crescent shape bow.
She fastened on the belt and looked up into the cloudy night sky. Then with a wave of her hand made the clouds disappear, to reveal a beautiful crescent shape moon and stars in the sky. As the moonlight shined on her, Artemis's brown hair then turned to a glowing whitish-silver color, her chariot then started to shine a brightly silver color. Artemis just continued to stare at the crescent moon.
"14 days… That's when the next full moon appears," Artemis thought to herself.
She then chuckled to herself while staring at the crescent moon.
"One of the reasons why you hate me Aphrodite is because you can't out match mine nor my daughter's beauty while we're under the light of the moon," Artemis told herself, while staring at the moon.
She then got in the chariot and took hold of the stag's reins and flicked them. The three stags broke out into a run and took off into the night sky, Artemis turned the reins and they started flying toward New York City.
A/N: Ok. The story takes place after the Last Olympian of the Percy Jackson series, and just before the Heroes of Olympus series begins. Just thought I'd clear that up.
