Well! Here is my first PJO Fanfic.

So, first of all, english isn't my main language so if you find errors, be they grammatical or of continuity, kindly point them to me and I'll kindly correct it. Be a jerk and I leave it just to annoy you.

Second, I didn't read HoO so its not going to be included while some elements from PJO might be forgotten. Sorry about that.

Third, this is an Artemis/OC (son of Percy and Annabeth). Artemis will be OOC, but her change in personnality is explained. It will mainly be a Humoristic Romance with bits of action and maybe some drama.

For those that read Frozon Gold, sorry, I'll try updating soon!

Anyway, happy reading and Read and Review!

Chapter 1 : The win-win challenge

"Who's next?" I shouted with a big grin on my face.

On the ground was my last victim… I mean last training partner, clutching his bruised side. I was in the arena, surrounded by hurt people, not a single one being able to do more than breathe, which was already hard and painful.

I agree, I am just a liiiiittle bit overdoing it but hey! They get more training than I do in the end. Oh maybe I should present myself before I blind you with my awesomeness. My name is Jeffrey Jackson, or simply Jeff, or even J.J. if you feel like your diet is missing some celestial bronze. Anyway, you probably guessed, I am the son of Percy Jackson the great hero and bla bla bla… Oh he's still with Annabeth, my mother, but for some reason, people just mention my father when they refer to me even if she's just as much known as my father. Maybe it's because I do look like him a lot. I still got my mother's eyes though, but more like a dark silver than grey. I got to say, cold creepy piercing silver eyes are great, I got one of those death glares that could even make Ares flinch.

Well, if I look like my father, I got my mother's logical mind… or should I say my grandmother's? I didn't get much from my grandfather in term of ability except my total inaptitude with a bow. The thing is, my case is a bit special. You know, in biology, it is explained that your parents gives you one gene each for things like eye color, hair color, etc. Some colors gets priority over the other, like if you have a brown eye gene from your mother and a blue eye gene from your father, you will automatically get brown eyes, because for some reason, brown eyes genes are stronger. When it comes to demi-gods, most of these kinds of things are ignored. Still, some rules stay and I'm an anomaly because of it. Half bloods sort of got one gene of human and one gene of god. Normally, god don't transfer any genes so that's why there is no risk or any social issue about going at it with your cousins, but, as their name say, half-blood got half human and half god blood, so there still is something that replace the genes that are transferred to offspring. What is strange in my case? Well I don't smell human, at all. I ended up having the god gene from both my parents, which apparently never ever happened before because usually, the gods genes clash and one will overpower the other, forcing the human gene to come out. Well not in my case! I think that's where the silver in my eyes come from.

Which means that, technically, I am, for all intent and purpose, a god (sort of). Yes yes, bow before me and chant my glory for eternity in hope that my awesomeness will somehow help you. You should be aware though that my case is even more special, because I am a god (sort of), but I am the only god (sort of) who was ever born from half bloods, in the mortal world, with a fully human body. Which means I don't have all the perks gods have like being able to get twenty feet tall, burn people with my true form, immortality, shape shifting, teleportation, immunity against mortal metals, rule over my own domain with superpowers, Hades, I can't even control water even if I did get Poseidon's gene. My mother explained me that when gods have children together, the child doesn't get any powers from his or her parents, they simply get their own. But as I am in fact a god (sort of) in a human body, I don't get any of that.

So there you have it. I am Jeffrey Jackson, god (sort of) of nothing AND still awesome. You may now applause and worship the ground I walk on.

"Jeff, I think that's enough. Maybe you should… ehm… take a break?"

I turned around and saw my father in full battle armor walking in the arena. He was of course the one who told me to take a break. Might be nice to tell you that my dad is now the fighting instructor at the camp and Chiron's right arm. He's been living here with my mom ever since he finished school. She takes care of some management for the camp but she is often asked to design stuff for the gods now that she is Olympus official architect.

"But dad, I don't need a break, I've only been fighting for an hour, I'm hardly even feeling any strain yet!"

Oh yeah, with my parents living at the camp, it of course means that I lived my entire life here, training and all… Now that I'm 18 years old, I do have a lot of training behind me so yeah that might explain how I got so… dare I say it? Awesome! I did go to school, but a public one. I was held back a year because I had trouble with my dyslexia in my early years but I learned to work around it and now it doesn't bother me so much. School is in Manhattan so I came back at camp every day. Blackjack is much faster and fun than a school bus.

"Not a reason to put our trainees in such a bad shape, you should help them train instead of simply beating them up." My dad didn't seem happy.

"I am training them! You'll see, they will be the toughest and most enduring batch you'll ever have trained!" Lousy try, I know, but if I keep beating… training them that way, they will toughen up a lot!

"Jeffrey" Oh I don't like it when he use my full name. "You will go clean the stables and make sure everything is in order around the cabins and the dining pavillon. We have visitors coming tonight and I want you to behave for once."

At first, my shoulder slumped every time he added a word, like I was suddenly given part of Atlas burden little by little with every words, but the mention of visitors was pretty welcome for me. We don't get visitors often, but Artemis and her Hunters come more and more often to camp. I love it when they come. They were pretty unfriendly at first but they kept warming up to us more and more, especially Thalia who was anyway already friend with my parents, even if she is Artemis's lieutenant.

Thinking about it made me smile widely; I couldn't wait to see her. Oh I soooo love teasing that girl. She is very pretty when she blush, but it's so hard to do that it only happened two or three times top in the last four years where I actively and blatantly started flirting with her. Mostly for fun at first but now... Anyway my parents keep telling me to be wary of her, that it was a very dangerous attitude but it's just so much fun I can't help myself. Besides, she already tried a few times to turn me into some animal and have me eaten by her doggies (she hates it when I call them that way), but it never works. Oh you thought I was talking about Thalia? Yeah, I might see where the confusion came, but no, I'm talking about Artemis here. Hey I'm a god (sort of), I can consider myself close to an equal and be more familiar around her. In fact, that's even how I resist her turning me into animals.

That might be the only advantage I get from being a god (sort of), I'm immune to regular divine punishments like curses or shape shifting. I can still be shocked to death by a lightning bolt from Zeus or pierced by an arrow. I don't know if I'm going to reform like the monsters if I die but I don't really want to try. I understand why my parents worry a bit, she did shot me a few times… ok often, but I only got mortally wounded once and she herself got her brother to heal me after trying to make me swear to leave her alone or she won't call her brother the next time. I was still fourteen at the time, now she shoot me much less often and I can feel she's not putting her heart in it. Beside, now I'm good enough to avoid getting hit in vital areas.

So yeah, my parents still warn me and some time they punish me in front of her when I go too far. I don't really mind, I love seeing her smile when my father scream at me because I know that after four years, she got used to it and is also having fun during our banter. I think she respect me now that I pulled a victory for the camp in capture the flag against them, while SHE was playing. Of course she didn't use any godly powers and was busy holding up half our forces by herself, but I still managed to get the flag and cross the river before Thalia. Good thing too because I was the one that convinced Chiron to have Artemis play.

Oh yeah, by now I'm halfway done cleaning the stable, forgot to keep you updated about what I'm doing but thinking of Artemis does make my mind go blank. It started happening since a year at least. Oh yeah I've got it hard for her… no pun intended. I've always been interested in her, like every straight boy, but I'm still a good guy. I know how to differentiate lust from love and I can restrain myself from acting on lust only. Also, I might be the Awesome Incarnate, but even I knew I didn't stand a chance. Yeah, past tense, voluntary. She won't tell me or anybody but I know that it's because of me that she started to come to camp almost every week or at least every time their Hunt gets them near enough. Hell, she even came alone twice! Both times she told Apollo had asked her to check on the Oracle for him but I know it's a lie, or she wouldn't stay to eat and endure me for even a second. It doesn't help her that Rachel keeps looking at me with that knowing smile on her face right after Artemis leave. I know she can't predict the future of gods, and yeah that include my god-(sort of)-self, only the Titaness Themis can do that, but she act like she DO know something.

I was just finishing picking up the last of the coke can piece some Satyr dropped on the ground near the camp fire. You would think that being so uptight about the wild they would be more careful about not littering but noooo, they know I'll pass behind them as a punishment for X or Y reason so they became careless. I'm sure my dad and Grover are behind it somehow… Well it's not like that's important, I finished and that's it, I'm not going to dwell on it any longer or I might risk finally learning the lesson I worked so hard to ignore.

The sun was setting and soon the moon will shine bright, signaling the arrival of the Hunters. The tables were already starting to get filled and people had finished their offerings. From time to time I would make offerings to Artemis saying some stupid things. I know that she knows that I know that she knows it when I do it (or the whole thing would be pretty pointless if the gods didn't know about the offerings) and I know that she smiles every time (Thalia told me she smiled for no reason from time to time during meal time). Tonight I did. I told her "Hurry up with your shiny pointies, you're getting late!" I'm mentally preparing myself for some retribution for that one. Oh, here it comes.

As I was going to take my first bite from my desert, a nice, warm, chunky brownie, five arrows came out of nowhere and pinned my arm on the table by the shirt. A sixth arrow planted itself in my brownie with a message attached to it. On it I could read in ancient Greek "Here, I hope I missed and that my "shiny pointies" actually hit your arm." I could only laugh at my dad's face in front of me at the head table (I sit there with my family and the various instructors, privilege of living here though I can sit at bothe Poseidon and Athena's table.). He face palmed and grumbled something about reckless children, divine retribution and the cost of silverware replacement. My mom was just badly holding her laughter, so was my sister beside me (Chloe, 16 years old and half blood with my dad's power). Both of them had come to the point where they would simply warn me for the principle, but they enjoy observing Artemis and I rocky friendship.

I couldn't move my right arm and she had somehow managed to prevent me from switching my fork to my left hand. Not long after that, Artemis sat on my left (she's a god so she can sit where she want's) and gave me a death glare that I returned in kind. I could easily see the corner of her mouth twitch from refraining herself to smile. I was smiling openly with my death glare (people say it's even more creepy).

"Hello Artemis." I said with a smile.

With my left hand, I took the arrow in my brownie and held it in my hand. I glanced at my right hand, then at the goddess. Without a word, I reached in her quiver and took another arrow. She simply raised an eyebrow and waited to see what I was going to do. Anybody else would already be a pincushion by now. I joined both arrows together in my left hand and with very unnecessary flourish, making one turn around my thumb and the other around my pinkie just like in an old animated movie, I simply used them as chop sticks (Yay for ambidexterity!). Anyone else would have been in deep, deep… well deep. On my part, I know I can get away with something small like that. Even more, she actually smiled at that, but was good enough to hide it from the others.

My father was somewhat pale while mom and sis were smirking openly. Even Chiron had a small smile. The rest of the meal went calmly; mom talked to Artemis about the latest palace constructed and took the goddess opinion. I continued eating with my right arm pinned to the table and using the arrows as chop sticks. I refrained myself from further teasing while Artemis took a full meal. Dad looked pleased that the chop arrows episode was ignored by Artemis and that I didn't push it. Maybe he though I learned my lesson. Meh, sorry dad.

"So Artemis. Why are you in your twelve year old form? Certainly I don't have to repeat my argument from two years ago." I said with a bit of sugar in my voice, no link with the brownie I just ate. That time was the first time I managed to make her blush and convinced her to take her older form almost in permanence. I had already seen her taking an older form a few times before that, so I knew very well how she looked. She told me she switched according to her mood, I simply explained her in many, many pretty words that she was gorgeous when she was closer to my age. I don't remember that much what I told her, its still two years ago, but that is when I learned she wasn't immune to flattery.

Like right now. She didn't blush, but I could see she was a bit uneasy and avoided my eyes. "I told you, I change age according to my mood. But if it'll make you shut up, I'll comply."

She really thinks I'll stop teasing her if she changed? No way, she's perfectly aware that I won't stop, she's the one trying to make me feel uneasy… no, the situation can only make her uneasy, she wouldn't put herself in this situation without a reason.

I watched her with a raised eyebrow, waiting. I know she wouldn't transform and didn't sound at all surprised when she smiled mischievously.

"Or…" Here it comes. "Let's make a bet."

"Oh? A challenge from the huntress goddess?"

"Yes. If I win, you won't ever try to convince me to take a specific form; I will be the only one to decide. If you win, I'll always match your age to the day or take any form you ask when I'm in your presence." She didn't seem serious. I'm sure the challenge will be so ridiculously in her favor that she'll be certain I'll refuse. She likes our banters too much to force them to end. My turn to have a mischievous smile and I saw Artemis falter at it.

"And what is that challenge?"

"Simple. We put a beast in the forest. Then, it's a hunting match. The first one to best the beast wins." Her smile was back on. I could only think about that smile of her on her older body. God I loved that smile.

"A hunting match? Against the goddess of the hunt?" Now I could see it was exactly the answer she was waiting for. She started to roll her eyes as if she had heard the same think three thousand times in a week. But I knew how to surprise her. "That's not enough then."

"What?" She asked, surprised, but not as surprised as my parents.

"Well, if I have the chance to challenge de goddess of the hunt in her domain, even more, a challenge issued by her, the stakes aren't high enough for such an event." I explained, finally starting to free my hand from the table and putting the arrows back in her quiver one by one.

"And what, for you, is a high enough stake?" I could hear a very subtle touch of anxiety in her voice that nobody else seemed to note, but I am certain it's only because I know her more than anyone.

"A kiss maybe?" I asked, knowing she would refuse, strongly.

At first I saw some anger building but it quickly receded, changing to an unreadable expression. She seemed to ponder something when … "Why not something even bigger… my virginity." Now I was seriously surprised.

"Woah!" I could see her mouth twitch, almost smiling. She was proud of herself for surprising me and I had to hand it to her, I was totally baffled. "Now, are you sure that is what you are proposing me? You are a Maiden goddess, that would be… Wait, what if I lose?"

"You become my servant for eternity, unless I release you." There it is, that smile again. She knows she will win, I never had any tracking skill, I'm only good at… Oooh! I can play with that too. My parents were currently not too much happy with the situation.

"By servant, you mean I would follow you in the hunt, help you even, protect your camp, your hunters and of course yourself, brush your hair and sing us a song, you're the piano man?" I asked, signing the part where it's actually a song (I do play piano).

"Sort of. You would be the guardian of the hunt. We will hunt, you would protect us."

"So I win regardless." I said. My parents seemed to have relaxed at hearing the condition, but only slightly, I would still stop living at the camp. They knew I would leave someday but they never thought it would have been because of a challenge. Still, they certainly knew me enough that a life with Artemis was probably what I wanted, seeing how I hang with her constantly when she's at camp. Still, they must be worried that she'll actually kill me in the end.

"You would appreciate being my servant?" Artemis asked, now highly interested. Good thing it was all happening at the head table, if the Hunters heard…

"My Lady, would you really…" Crap… That was Thalia, standing right behind me.

"Calm, Lieutenant. I ask him for an eternity of servitude if he loses against me in my own domain, I am simply giving an equivalent consequence if he manages to somehow win."

"Ok I'm in."

That took Artemis by surprise. Probably she thought I would refuse. But I accepted. I had a plan, and my plans are awesome!