Authors note: Hello again everyone. Welcome to the next chapter of Son of the Moon. This story is on fire is all I can say for now. This has left any other story I will probably write in the dust in a little over a day. This is also really weird because I am typing some of this on my iPod. Well I am sure you are all here for the story not my rambling about a bunch of crap. So here it is!

Chapter 2: Percy's first years.

Artemis POV

On Olympus it was the normal Olympian Council meetings. Zeus and Poseidon were fighting over who is stronger. Demeter was talking about cereal. Hermes and Apollo were planning pranks. Athena was reading some books as Dionysus read a wine magazine. Hephaestus was making blue prints for new weapons and telling Ares how he wants them to be tested. I glared at Ares for a moment before moving on. Aphrodite was trying new makeup and perfume making me gag. As for me I had my eyes elsewhere. What I saw was Sally putting Percy to sleep in his crib as he was asleep.

I smiled at the scene Sally was going to make a great care taker for Percy. She already seemed to love him and will probably die for him as of right now. I talked to Sally a few days ago about Percy's birthday, Christmas, and all of those other holidays and she said I could send Percy something. Being my first and no offense to Percy only child I will spoil him. Athena and Hestia were also present and I could see that they were going to do the same.

"What are you so happy about little sis?" Apollo asked me.

"I am not your little sis you moron. I was having a good day until I was called here and would love to be able to leave." I told him and summoned my bow to show I will shoot him between the eyes if he calls me little sis again.

"Um, ok. What were you doing?" He asked being a little to nosey.

"None of your business, Apollo. Go back to planning pranks with Hermes." I said to him summoning an arrow to the bow string.

"Alright, alright, alright!" He said walking away with his hands up and muttering something about girls being really annoying at times.

Ha. Apollo you and your gender are far more annoying. I thought to myself shaking my head.

"Father is there a reason why we are here?" I asked Zeus turning to Zeus who was still fighting with Poseidon.

"Um… we are having a meeting." He suggested as Poseidon chuckled at his response.

"What are we doing here in this 'meeting' because all we are doing is nothing of use? I suggest we just go back to doing whatever we were doing before or need to do now because nothing is getting done here." I said to him with a slight tone of irritation in my voice.

"Fine whatever. Go do whatever is so important." He grumbled as all of the gods flashed out.

I flashed myself to my palace to think. I lay down on my bed and started to think about something I was going to do. Slowly my thoughts wondered to my hunters. Ah that was what I was going to do! I was going to go talk to Lady Styx. I thought and flashed myself to where Styx was.

"Styx!" I called to her as she was walking away not noticing me.

Styx turned around and smiled. "Ah Artemis how are you this fine evening." She asked with a smile.

"Quite fine thanks for asking. We need to talk about some things that have happened lately." I said shyly still not liking talking about what happened to me.

Her face was confused until her face turned into one of realization. "Oh you getting assaulted by_" She was about to continue until I shot her a warning glare not to say the name. "That one god." She tried a little weary from the glare I gave her.

"Yes that one. I was wondering if that affected my oath at all. I was hoping it didn't because that would make me feel even worse about what happened." I told her as she thought.

"No it doesn't, but I must warn you that you can't let it happen again. If you let that happen again there will be consequences though." She warned me then waved her hand. "Now onto not so dark and dreary things. How is the child?"

"Oh so you know about that too." I said and looked at her face that said you almost broke your oath so of course I would know. "Well his name is Perseus or Percy for short. I gave him to a clear sighted mortal named Sally Jackson who seems to love him a lot. Hestia and Athena are the only other ones who know about this because of Hestia's titles she would find out. We decided that we will not tell Percy who he is or that I am his mother until he finds out himself. This is really hard for me to do, but the safest option for him."

"Oh that is nice." She said to me smiling. "Even if the beginning of this was dark are you happy of the outcome?" She asked me.

I thought on this for a moment. "Yes I am. I love Percy too much and if I had a choice not have any of this happen or leave it how it is now I would choose now."

"Well that is nice, but I suggest that you at least tell one hunter of yours. My suggestion would be your lieutenant because then she can help cover for you in reasons why you were gone or something else." Styx told me.

"Ok I will, so I guess I have got to get going. Bye Styx, see you later." I said and flashed to my tent in my hunters' camp. I walked out and saw that it was getting to be late and all of my hunters should be in their tents. I walked over to Zoe's tent and walked in.

When I walked in I saw Zoe reading a book then quickly draw her knife and was ready to fight until she saw it was me. "Oh sorry milady I did not know it was you." She told me sheathing her knife and sitting down on her bed.

"It is alright Zoe. Also we need to talk in private." I whispered to her.

"Alright where should we go?" She asked me.

In response I grabbed her arm and flashed us by a cliff overlooking the sea with a perfect view of the moon. "What I want to talk to you about is the real reason why I was gone for a while." I told her.

"I thought you just had some things to do on Olympus and were ordered to go to Olympus." She said looking at me confused as we sat down on the side of the cliff with our feet dangling off of the side.

"No that was a lie. I know I usually never tell lies unless it is a good reason. Yes I was on Olympus and yes I had some things to take care of, but I could have easily stayed with the hunt the whole time." I confessed.

"Then why didn't you milady? Why did you choose to stay on Olympus?" Zoe asked even more confused.

"It started about six weeks ago…" I started, but was cut off by Zoe.

"Isn't that how long goddess pregnancies last? I hope that is just a coincidence." She told me and looked at me for confirmation that it was.

All I did was look down and shake my head no that it was not. "No it is not a coincidence." I confessed as a tear rolled down my cheek in fear that Zoe will hate me for what happened.

"How is it not a coincidence unless another goddess was pregnant or you…" She ended it there not needing to finish the thought.

All I could do was nod my head slowly even more tears falling from my eyes. I took a shaky breath and said, "Six weeks ago on the way back to my palace I was poisoned by a god. I will not say his name in fear he will kill everyone I hold close to me. The poison made it so I could not move, talk, or do pretty much anything except lay there. The god raped me, Zoe. It was the worst feeling I have ever had mostly emotionally. The oath I made, what I taught you, what I stand for was all close to be taken away from me. Thankfully it was not, but there was something that happened because of this.

When I was in my room after this I felt something. I used my godly powers and found out I was pregnant. From there I knew I would have to find someone to take care of the child seeing as it would be and immortal because of two Olympian parents. I found a woman who currently has my child who is named Perseus or Percy. He was born yesterday. That is why I had to be gone Zoe." I started to cry.

"Oh my gods, milady I am so sorry that this happened to you, but are you going to do anything with the child." She asked me completely shocked.

"Yes I will. He is my first son and even though he is only a day old I love him to death. I don't know why, but my guess is because that is what mothers do." I told her.

"Well milady I am actually happy for you, but sad at the same time." She told me standing up. "Sometimes I wish I could have kids, but I love the hunt too much to let it go."

"Ok well that is all I have to say." I said to her, "Now let's go hunt."

Author's Note: Sorry for the short chapter, but I wanted to end the beginning of Percy's life and move onto the older and more exciting part. I know I could have done that this chapter, but I thought this would be the perfect place to stop it. Remember leave ten reviews on this story and I will have the next chapter up ASAP.

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