Hi. My name is Annabeth Chase. Daughter of Athena. I am also proud to say that I am the lieutenant of Artemis. I have been for as long as I can remember. That is a long time by the way. I'm always by Lady Artemis's side. She is my sister. Everyone who is a part of the hunt is. No matter what we always will be. The hunters are a group of immortal girls who serve Artemis. We may live forever as long as we don't break our vows or die in combat. I always thought that if I ever did lose my immortalness or whatever, it would be because of dying in combat. Nope. I was so wrong. I was no longer immortal because of a boy. A really stupid boy. But I happened to love him. He changed my life. I always loved the hunters. And like I said, no matter what we always will be sisters, but I couldn't leave him. It would destroy me…
A FEW MONTHS EARLIER…
ANNABETH'S POV
The girls and I were practicing our target practice. The younger girls were in the back whispering. I was with some of the older ones who I have grown very close too. We were listening into the younger girl's conversation. We usually don't eavesdrop, but the sounded so upset.
"I'm telling you, it's true." Said Kristy. Her friend Kelly shook her head.
"No, Kris. It can't be. Lady Artemis wouldn't do that." Kelly said.
I looked at the girls in my group.
"We should go see what they are talking about." I said. Everyone nodded. I looked at everyone waiting for someone to volunteer. My best friend Thalia gave me a shove.
"You go. You're like second in command, Lieutenant." She said. I sighed. "Fine." I said.
I walked over to them.
"Aren't you girls supposed to be shooting?" I asked. Kelly looked at me apologetically.
"Sorry, Annabeth. We were just worried." She said.
"About what?" I asked. They all looked at each other.
"You didn't hear? Lady Artemis was thinking about having a boy join the group." She said. I stood there shocked.
"What? No." I said. Kristy nodded.
"Ya, that's what I heard." She said.
"Well where did you hear it from?" I asked.
"Well I was walking to my tent and overheard Lady Artemis saying that to someone. I thought I was you." She said. Is shook my head.
"No." We all just stood there. "Well I'm gunna go ask her about that. You guys start shooting. When I get back this thing will be cleared up." I said. Then I ran through the woods trying to find Lady Artemis. She was arguing with her brother, Apollo…..again. I walked up to them and stood by her side. Artemis sighed and glared at her brother.
"We'll discuss this later." She said. Apollo sighed.
"Fine, sis. Hey Annabeth." He said.
"Hey Apollo." I said and he disappeared.
Artemis turned to me. "Yes, Annabeth? You seem to be in a rush."
"My lady….the girls and I were shooting and I overheard a conversation the younger ones were having. They said that they overheard you talking about having a….a boy….join the group." I said. Artemis sighed.
"Yes…it's true." She said.
"But….why?" I asked. I was getting a little nervous. Artemis smiled slightly.
"Don't freak out, Annabeth. It's just a little test." She said.
"A test for what?" I asked.
"Well I wanted to make sure that you girl were still loyal to Me." she said. She looked a little nervous.
"Do you not….trust us?" I asked. Artemis smiled and put her hand on my cheek.
"You I trust. But some of the younger girls I'm worried about. Like if they hadn't given up the idea of boys completely." She said. I nodded. The test made sense.
"So do you know what boy is gunna be in the hunt?" I asked. Artemis nodded.
"I believe I do. That's what Apollo and I were discussing. I believe the boy is gunna be Percy Jackson." She said.
"That son of Poseidon, that saved Olympus?" I asked. Artemis nodded.
Well this is gunna be fun. First of all he is a boy. Boys and hunters don't mix. Second of all he is Poseidon's son. Our parents hate each other. We are gunna have an interesting relationship.
"Ok….Well you should probably go tell the other girls. They are going crazy with curiosity." I said.
She nodded. "Ok….Annabeth, I'm going to tell them by myself. Since you already know the information why don't you go hunting? You seem tense. Hunting will do you good." She said. I thought this was a little strange but I just nodded and bowed.
"Yes my Lady." And I went into the woods with my bow and arrows. I felt Artemis' eyes on me as I left.
ARTEMIS'S POV
I watched as my best lieutenant of mine ran into the wood. Gods, I'm going to miss her. I ran to my other hunters.
"Ladies, we need to speak." I said as I approached them.
"Where's Annabeth, my lady?" Thalia asked.
"Out hunting. Anyway I'm sure that you all heard about the little rumor about me letting a boy come in. Well I'm here to tell you all that it's true." They all started to complain.
"Wait, wait. I have my reasons. It is because of Annabeth." I said.
"What wrong with Annabeth?" Bianca asked. (A/N: I didn't want her to die in the first place. So she's in my story :D)
"I'm sure you guys have noticed that she is growing sadder. It's hard to come across. I've known her forever so I can spot it. Thalia and Bianca, I'm sure you've noticed too. Even though you just joined the hunt a few years ago, you're her best friends." I said. Thalia nodded.
"Yes, she hasn't been herself lately." She said.
"Yes. This boy will help her. Sometimes certain people need love. And not just sisterly love. Sometimes you need real love that only a man can give you. Annabeth is one of those people. I spook with Aphrodite and she said that she will fall in love with this boy and leave us." I said sadly. Thalia and Bianca who are Annabeth's closest friends looked sad.
"Do you want her to leave?" Bianca asked.
I shook my head. "No of course not. I just hate to see her this sad. Sometimes you have to think of others before you think of yourself." I said. Everyone nodded sadly. Annabeth was defiantly favored. She has been a part of this group the longest and has earned everyone's respect one way or another.
"Who is the guy?" Kristy asked.
"His name is Percy Jackson." I said. Thalia gasped.
"Percy? Annabeth is gunna fall in love with Percy?" She started to laugh. Kelly looked at Thalia weirdly.
"And how do you know this Percy Jackson?" she asked.
"Well we were like best friends before I joined the hunt. And have you not heard of him? He save Olympus for crying out loud." She said. I smiled slightly. If Annabeth was gunna fall in love I'm glad it is with him. I heard great things about him. I heard that he is very loyal and strong and funny and that is exactly just what she need.
"Okay. Now let's get things straight. I told Annabeth that Percy is coming to see if you guys were still loyal to me. She has no idea she is gunna fall in love. It needs to stay like that. If anyone tells then punishments are going to be severe. Do you understand?" I got a bunch on nods. "Also don't make her not fall in love. That would be evil." Everyone understood.
"Great. Percy comes tomorrow morning. Treat him as you would treat any male. But just a little nicer. Thalia you can treat him like a friend and so can you Bianca. I'm sure you would want to, anyway." Bianca looked a little confused.
"Why, my lady?" she asked.
"Percy has taken care of and saved many times you're little brother Nico." I said. Bianca smiled.
"Then I will treat him fairly." She said.
"Good, now not at word to Annabeth. Any of you. Go to sleep. Goodnight."
ANNABETH'S POV
I was on my way back to the camp site. I didn't find anything while I was hunting but that is actually a good thing. We hunt monsters instead of animals. Many of the hunters are demi-gods so it is a miracle that the monsters didn't catch any of our stenches. I am a daughter of Athena, Thalia is a daughter of Zeus, Bianca is a daughter of Hades, and little Kristy is a daughter of Demeter. And then Percy Jackson is gunna come along and he is a son of Poseidon. When he gets here were gunna have three kids of three different gods of the big three. We are gunna have a lot of monsters. I told Artemis that I was back and then went to my tent. I shared one with Bianca and Thalia.
"Hey." I said as I got back.
"Hey. Did you find anything?" Bianca asked. I shook my head.
"Nope. So how do you guys feel about this whole boy thing?" I asked. Thalia shrugged.
"I don't know. I mean I know that we are supposed to hate guys but I actually knew Percy before the hunters. We were best friends." She told me.
"Cool." I said. I looked at Bianca. "What about you?" I asked.
"Well Artemis told me that Percy watched over my little brother and made sure that he was okay so I can't be completely cold to him." She said. I nodded.
"She told me that she was worried about how the new hunter's would act when they saw him. You know, like if they would still not be all over him." I said. Thalia nodded.
"Ya, it makes sense." She said.
"Well I'm gunna go to bed." I said. Thalia nodded.
"Ya me too. I wanna see if Percy is the same Kelp head that he was back then." I laughed a little.
"Kelp head….nice. Good night guys."
"Night." They both said.
As soon as I hit the pillow I was out. I was fortunate enough to not have any dreams. When you're a demi-god, nightmares are always there to greet you. I just slept through the night dreading the moment when I had to wake up. That's when the boy would arrive.
I woke up with someone shaking me. I opened my eyes.
"What?" I asked.
"Come on Annabeth. Lady Artemis wants you out. Percy Jackson is about to arrive." She said. I groaned and rolled over.
"Okay…I'll be right there." I mumbled. As soon as she was out I got out of bed and got dressed. I slug my bow around my shoulder. Just in case this boy was trouble. I walked out and stood by Artemis.
"Good morning, my lady." I said with a bow.
"Good morning, Annabeth." She said.
"How is he going to get here?" I asked.
"Apollo is picking him up." She said. I nodded. A few minutes later a car came down. Inside were Apollo and another boy. He was Percy Jackson. I studied him. He was pretty good looking I guess, but I'm not going to say that he is absolutely hot! Because….hello? I'm a hunter. He had raven black hair and sea green eyes. He looked like Poseidon. Just a lot younger.
Apollo came out. "Hello ladies." Apollo said like he was the coolest guy on the earth. He always acts like that when the other girls are around but whenever it's just me he acts like himself. Which he still thinks that he was the coolest guys on the earth but I wasn't that bad. The other girls groaned and I chuckled.
Artemis was laughing with me.
"Hello Apollo. And you must be Percy." She said.
Apollo nodded. "Yep. That is Percy Jackson." When he said that he looked in my direction. I don't know why but as soon as he looked he looked away.
Artemis walked up to him and told me to follow. She shook his and stared at me until I did too. I sighed and took out my hand. He grabbed it and caught my eye. My hand seemed to fit perfectly into his. He was still looking at my eyes. I was looking at his too. Grey to green. Soon I pulled my hand away and saw Apollo chuckle. I glared in his direction. He smiled apologetically.
"Percy this is Annabeth, my lieutenant. You will get to meet everyone else soon." Artemis said. Percy nodded nervously. Poor guy. I kind of felt bad for him. He probably knew myths. How the hunters hate men. I mean I thought about how I would feel if I went to a camp that was all guys and the treated girls like a piece of crap. I realized that Apollo was talking about visiting Japan and learning about haiku's.
"Oh please don't start." I said. Every time Apollo learned about a new poem he was always saying them until he found a new one. Apollo smiled.
"Well someone is grumpy. Fine. I won't. Just because I don't want to see you any madder." He said. I nodded.
"Ya. You're right." I said. Apollo laughed.
"Well I'm going to go. Don't kill him, girls." We all smirked and poor Percy looked freaked out.
When Apollo left Artemis turned to him.
"Okay I'm going to explain why you are here, but first I'll let you get to know the girls." And with that she left. I walked over to Thalia and Bianca. Thalia was smiling at her old best friend.
"Hey Percy." She called. Percy Jackson turned around and gave a huge smile to her.
"Thalia! Oh my gosh, I completely forgot that you joined the hunters!" He said as he hugged her. They were getting some looks from the other hunters.
"Did you think that I dropped off the face of the earth, kelp head?" She asked.
"Well I mean there were other things to worry about at the time, pinecone face." He said while laughing.
"Pinecone face?" I asked. Percy laughed.
"Oh ya. Guess I should explain that. Before Thalia joined the hunters we were both campers at camp half-blood. She was like obsessed with this one pinecone tree." He said. I laughed.
"Only Thalia." I said. Percy laughed.
"I know right." He said. I smiled at him, then realized: 1) he was a boy and I was a hunter. 2) He was the son of Poseidon and I was the daughter of Athena. All in all, together we just don't make a good combination. I frowned and looked away. Percy looked confused.
"It's nothing personal, Perce. Remember…were hunters. And you're a boy...right?" she asked jokingly. He punched her arm lightly. "Shut up Thals." He said. I smiled at their relationship. Bianca walked up to Percy.
"Hey, Percy. I'm Bianca. My little brother is Nico Di Angelo. You took care of him?" she asked. Percy nodded. "Ya. Nico is awesome. He's like my little brother." He said.
"Wow, a son of Poseidon and a son of hades. Who would've guessed?" Thalia said.
"Next time you see him just tells him that I still love him okay?" Asked Bianca. Percy nodded.
"Sure, Bianca. He's not mad at you anymore for joining by the way. He told me. He totally understands." Bianca looked relived. "Good." Percy looked at me.
"So…I've talked to everyone over here but you. Are you shy or something?" he asked. Thalia and Bianca scoffed. "Shy? Annabeth shy? HA! As if!" Thalia screamed. Percy looked at me.
"Then what's up, sweetheart?" He asked. Thalia and Bianca shook looks at each other. I would've paid more attention but this guy that I just meet called me sweetheart and I was kind of mad. I grabbed his arm, hard. "Don't call me sweetheart, sweetheart." I said harshly. And then I stalked off to my tent. I could feel everyone's stares. About five minutes later Thalia came in. "What was that?" she asked.
"Sorry. It just made me really mad when he called me sweetheart."
"Get used to it, honey. That's Percy for you. Now he thinks that you seriously hate him." She told me.
"Well it's not like I like him." I said. Thalia was quiet for a while.
"Listen…you two are gunna be good friends. Really good friends. I can tell. Just give him a chance. You will be best friends by the time he leaves. I promise you. You are a lot alike." She said.
I sighed. "Fine. I won't be so harsh to him. As long as he doesn't act like a player. I'm a freaking hunter for crying out loud." Thalia laughed.
"Sure thing. But he's with Artemis right now. So I'll tell him later. You work on your nice skills." She said as she left the tent.
"I am nice!" I screamed as she left. I left the tent and went to Artemis's tent. I usually have to be by her side all the time since I am her lieutenant. I walked in and noticed that Percy was still there. I sat by Artemis.
"So we are gunna move again and it usually takes not that long until we make camp. So don't expect it to take forever. While the girls are practicing Archery you will be practicing too. What are your strengths?" she asked. Percy thought about it.
"Well I'm no good at Archery so please, please don't make me practice it with your girls. I'm pretty good at sword fighting." Artemis nodded.
"We will get you a dummy to practice on. Do you have any questions?" Percy nodded.
"Yes. Where do I sleep?" he asked.
"Um…well we don't have any extra tents so you will have to share one with the hunters. You seem to know Thalia pretty well. You can share it with her." She said. My eyes went wide.
"What? Um….no, no, no. No. Since when have you let boys share tents with us?" I asked. There will be occasionally some boys who pop up. Like brothers of the new hunters. They will sleep with us over night until Apollo finds them a new home in the morning. But they never shared tents with us.
"Since now." Artemis said. "He is a part of the hunt now so he will be treated like family." I closed my eyes tight. Gods I hate this. Artemis turned her attention back to Percy.
"Anyway you will be sharing a tent with Thalia, Bianca and Annabeth, here. If I hear anything about you flirting with them….well, just don't do it, okay?" Percy laughed.
"Lady Artemis. First of all, Thalia is like my best friend and a sister to me so flirting with her would be awkward. Bianca seems cool, but not my type. Plus her brother is one of my best friends. And Annabeth," He turned to me, but he was still talking to Artemis. "Well I think that she would kill me if I tried." He smirked. I nodded.
"You're right." I said. Artemis nodded.
"Well then it's good arrangement." She left the tent after words. It left me and Percy. Great.
"So, just asking. Why do you hate me so much?" he asked. I rolled my eyes.
"Listen. We're just not supposed to get along. I'm a hunter, and you're a boy. Your dad is Poseidon. My Mother is Athena." He looked shocked.
"Oh…Athena, huh? Well I don't care and you shouldn't either. This fight is between our parents. Not us." He said. I glared at him.
"Well then there is still the fact that you are a boy and I'm a hunter. There is no getting around that one, seaweed brain." I said. Percy looked like laughing.
"Seaweed brain, huh? Whatever, wise girl." He stood up and let the tent. I left too. I went to go talk to Bianca and Thalia. Percy was trying to talk to other girls. They were still being a little cold, but nicer than usual.
"Artemis told us that we are gunna move soon." Bianca told me.
"Where? Is there a monster that we are tracking?" I asked. Thalia shook her head.
"Nope. She thinks that we are drawing to much attention. She also senses some girls that need us. We are going to Washington." She said. I nodded.
Washington was a place that it rained all the time. There was never any sunlight. There was no way we would stay there long. Apollo wouldn't be able to find us if there was trouble. And when there is trouble he always needs to speak with us right away. When he can't find us, he goes into a panic mode. It takes a while for him to settle down. Apollo has been getting a lot of panics lately. There is so much going on everywhere. When he gets mad, things heat up. Mortals call it 'Global Warming.' We know better though.
After we packed everything we took it all and left the place where we're at. We needed to find these girls fast so we can train them. When Artemis senses that girls are in danger then usually monsters are involved. We needed to kill the monsters and save the girls. Percy walked back to us. I glared at him, causing Thalia and Bianca to share glances.
"What?" I asked them. Bianca was smiling very slightly.
"Nothing." She said.
"Ok…whatever." I said. And we walked along. I tried to ignore Percy but he was so obnoxious. Everything he saw he would talk about it for what seemed like hours until something else interested him.
"Can you shut up?" I asked. Percy smirked.
"Whatever, wise girl." He said. I rolled my eyes. He kept talking but, thank the gods, in a quieter voice.
Though it was still annoying to a point where I was about to take out my bow and shoot him. Then I remembered something horrible. He had the curse of Achilles. He just had to jump into the river Styx and turn all invincible. If I only knew where that little spot was. Then I would be satisfied. I looked at Thalia and Bianca and some other girls of the hunt to see if they looked the slightest of annoyed. They looked perfectly fine. How could this only be annoying to me? A few times Percy would look at me, just for a little second and then keep going on and on about who knows what. That little thing annoyed me out of my mind. I thought about what Thalia said.
'You're gunna be best friends by the time he leaves.' I almost felt like laughing. As if. I couldn't even picture us getting along. There was no way that we could ever be best friends.
Hope you guys liked it! Do you ever think that Annabeth will fall for Percy? Do you think Percy already likes Annabeth? I know, i know. CORNY! but, hey. I love to write corny things. XD