The First Son of Artemis

Jay's POV (1st person)

A massive headache. That's all I felt once my eyes finally fluttered open. I finally awoke in a large bright brown tent, in a nice fluffy bed. I hadn't slept on a bed since I was back in cabin 8 at camp half-blood. I saw animal pelts plastered all over the tent, a small fountain was alive in the middle, along with a table and set of chairs. I was still in the forest I knew that much, I could smell it. Also thanks to my super hearing I could hear two voices bickering outside.

"We need to get him out of here soon my lady! The other hunters will recognize him eventually, they are already outraged that his friends are here!" One voice said.

"No! What would you have me do Zoe? Just toss him out into the woods? No, he will stay here until he is ready to travel that is final. Tell anyone if they give him, or his friends a hard time they will me to answer to." Another voice said sternly.

I carefully swung my legs to one side of the bed. I was wearing nothing but a pair of jeans. I had gauze tapped all over parts of my body, a Band-Aid wrapped all around my rib-cage and my head. My right arm where the hellhound hand practically almost bit it off was wrapped and in a sling.

"Well I guess I won't be shooting anytime soon." I mumbled to myself.

The two voices outside were still arguing as I approached the exit. I stopped to listen to what they were saying.

"My lady I understand you want him safe. However if the rest of the girls discover you've brought ANOTHER male into camp they'll be outraged. They're already mad enough that the son of Poseidon is here! I don't want to see the boy hurt either, but it may be more dangerous keeping him here! You know what the girls did the last time a male stumbled upon our camp!" The first voice said.

"Zoe my decision is final, Jay and his friends will stay. Once Jay is back in fighting shape, which thanks to the healing I gave him should be by the end of today." The voice said.

I almost laughed at the thought of myself being healed by tonight. While I did feel a little rejuvenated, I knew that I would be out of the fight for a while.

"But his quest milady! He needs to be in Los Angeles in two days! Also when do you plan on telling him you-."

Apparently I was trying to easdrop to hard, because I fell face first into the dirt right outside the tent. My face was in the dirt, but I could feel the two people staring at me.

"Owwwwwww." I complained as pain coursed through my arm.

"Jay! You're awake! Zoe grab a chair from my tent!" One of the voices said.

I was sat back up, and soon I was sitting in a chair with my vision a little fuzzy. After shaking my head and wiping my eyes, it turns out I was looking right into the eyes of Ana.

"Ana?" I asked in a quiet.

She nodded her head. "It's me yes, it's good to see you again Jay. I wish it were under better circumstances." She said with a smile on her face, she seemed elated that I was awake and well.

I looked next to her, and this time my heart really did stop. It was the girl who shot the hellhound off of me. The soft silky looking black hair, gorgeous, I mean absolutely gorgeous volcanic black eyes, which held a look of relief.

"Hi." I managed to croak out.

She smiled slightly. "It's nice to finally meet you Jay. My name is Zoe Nightshade." She said.

"Jay, yeah that's me." I said still pretty nervous.

Before Ana or Zoe could say something else I heard a collective yell. "JAY!" it said.

I rush of blonde hair slammed into me, I looked down and saw Annabeth attached to me. I looked and saw Percy and Grover behind her both had looks of relief on their face.

I heard Ana and Zoe laugh, I looked down at Annabeth and smiled. "A…Annabeth you…you're kinda crushing me." I croaked out.

She pulled back and laughed. She helped me stand and the four of us were back together. "So, two cyclops, medusa, and a hellhound. You've only known you were a half-blood for about a week. Not too shabby." Percy said trying to break the ice.

"Well you've had a minotaur, medusa, and a hellhound. You're not doing too bad yourself man.

Annabeth couldn't hold it in anymore, she started to laugh. Soon Grover joined in, and before you know it the four of us were in a hug and laughing with each other. I really was lucky to have such great friends. I've never really known what it's like to have good friends. Friends like Percy, Annabeth, and Grover, who would stand by me and fight hellhounds, furies, or a cyclops. Okay yes I'll admit, very few people have those problems that they need friends for, but I was lucky nonetheless.

After we all calmed down, I looked over to Ana and Zoe who were still watching. "So what happened? The last thing I remember is Zoe shooting that hellhound, then I blacked out." I asked.

I noticed that a lot of girls, who also wore silver armor were beginning to gather around watching my group of four. Most of them had looks of absolute disgust on their faces, like I was some kind of rodent that had scurried into their camp.

Ana gestured for me to come with her. "Zoe, please take Annabeth, Perseus, and Grover to another tent. Tell the rest of the girls that if anyone gives them a hard time they'll have me to answer to." Ana said, she projected the last part louder so the rest of the girls could hear.

They all seemed annoyed but complied and went back to what they were doing. Ana led me into her tent and had me sit down across from her. Her eyes never left my face, not once. It was as if she had been waiting to get a good look at me. Those bright brown eyes never left my silver ones.

"How are you feeling?" She asked me.

I shrugged. "As good as you can feel in my situation." I said.

She laughed a little. "And what situation would that be?" She asked.

"Well I'm out of commission at least until tonight. My friends and I need to get to the underworld, retrieve the stolen master bolt, get out of the underworld, and get it back to Olympus. All before the summer solstice in two days. I can't let a war of the gods happen." I told her.

"Yes that's true, a war of the gods certainly would not be good." She said.

I shook my head. "You don't understand. If a war of the gods happens, that means my mom could be in danger! She's a goddess and I'm sure she could take care of herself, but with gods against her… I don't want her to take the chance of getting hurt in a war." I told her.

Her eyes softened. She seemed like she was close to breaking down. Something I said about my mom just made her upset. However I remembered something, I barely knew who she is. She had saved my life, and brought me to a camp full of girls who look like they want to string me up and hang me from the tree.

"Who… who are you?" I asked her.

She stiffened. "Well I'm Ana, I'm the lieutenant of the hunters of Artemis." She said slowly.

My whole body stopped. I tried to speak but I couldn't. The hunter of Artemis. My mother's band of immortal maiden hunters. I had heard stories of them from my dad. Man, the more I think about all the clues and hints I had growing up, the stupider I feel for not realizing who my mom was. However I wanted to see her, she was always with her hunters.

"Is she here!? Please, please, please Ana, I need to see her!" I pleaded.

I could see the tears almost fall from her eyes. "I… I'm really sorry Jay. She had to go to Olympus, another council meeting she said she'd be back in a few days."

My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach. "Oh… well I guess she's a goddess, I have to understand."

Artemis's POV (3rd person)

"Oh … well I guess she's a goddess, I have to understand." He said.

Words could not describe how absolutely terrible the goddess of the moon felt. Here in front of her sat the only son she would ever have in her entire life. And she was lying to him, keeping her identity a secret. She knew that if she revealed herself to him, her father would be upset and most likely take it out on Jay. He was already in a fowler mood then usual since his master bolt had been stolen. The slightest thing would set him off right now.

It took all the willpower in Artemis's godly body to not cry. "Well you probably want to know what happened." She asked.

Jay nodded his head. "Well last night when we were eating dinner, Lady Artemis told me she heard your prayers when you were about to fight medusa. After she watched your fight with medusa, she saw you run into the cyclops and the hellhound… she was going to help you herself. The call from Olympus came right as she was about to leave. So she sent Zoe and me to go help you, she said she's sorry but she loves you very, very much." She told her son trying to blink back tears.

The look of sadness on her sons face brought the same look to her face. She wanted so, so desperately to change her eyes back to silver and reveal herself. She couldn't however, it was for his own safety. She had until tonight until he was fully healed, she had that long to show him his powers. She needed to show him his powers over the moon, the forest, and the animals of the forest.

He sighed. "Well, I guess I'll see her one day. So what happened after I got here?" I asked.

Artemis fixed herself and cleared her throat. "Well I sent Zoe to collect your friends. I used what I could to heal you. Zoe and I brought you back to our camp. It took me a few hours to heal you completely. After I finally did we started to move again. We're near Denver now." Artemis explained to her son.

Jay's eyes widened in surprise. "What!? How are we near Denver? We were just in New Jersey when I got attacked." He asked.

She just smirked. "I have my ways Jay. Also there is one thing Lady Artemis wanted me to help you with. She wanted me to show you… how to use some of your powers. However some of your powers, I can't even show you. Lady Artemis said some of your powers, the stronger ones, you have to figure out for yourself." She explained to him.

Jay looked at Artemis, or 'Ana' with a look of confusion. "Umm thank you, I appreciate it but I don't get it. How do you know how to teach me how to use my powers?" He asked.

Artemis silently scolded herself. She was a goddess she should have thought about this. She decided to just make it up. "Um… well I've been serving under Lady Artemis for a LONG time." She said ironically

Jay's silver eyes gleamed as he seemed to be thinking. "So, you've been watching Lady Artemis and her powers for a long time? And that's how you can teach me?" He asked.

Artemis smiled and nodded. "Yes. Lady Artemis and I have watched you grow up since you were born. She wants you to know, you could be very, very, very powerful. Also after she saw you start the quest with Poseidon's son she said your power can almost be limitless." She told her son.

Jay's eyes widened. "What do you mean?" He asked.

"Jay, answer me this question. What is Percy's main element?" She asked.

"Water, the sea." He answered.

"And what is your mother's main element?" She asked.

Jay looked confused. "The moon why?"

Artemis smirked, she remembered how in previous wars she and Poseidon made a dangerous duo. "And one final question Jay. What is the connection between the moon and the sea?" She asked, smiling, knowing her son would figure it out.

"Well the moon… controls the tides. If Percy and I ever battle near water, I could use the power of the moon to raise the water! Then Percy could use the water to take out any enemy!" Jay said looking extremely pleased with himself.

Artemis smiled and nodded. "Yes very good. Now the forest are vast, and at night the moon is dominate. You could be very powerful. I'm gonna show you a little bit about your powers, we'll spend the day training. Tonight you will have to take your leave. We can point you in the right direction and if you find transportation you could be in LA within the next day." She explained.

"Okay that sounds fine. Um… Ana how long did my mom say she would be gone? Maybe I could wait for her?" He asked hopefully.

The little bit of joy Artemis was feeling vanished. Her son desperately wanted to meet her. She wanted to meet him officially just as bad. However she would do anything to keep him safe, and this is what she had to do in order for him to be safe.

"I'm sorry Jay. She'll be gone for a few days, the summer solstice would pass by the time she made it back." She told him sadly.

"Oh…" Is all he said before slumping back into his seat.

Artemis got up and put a hand on her sons shoulder. "She really is sorry Jay. You know she would spend hours on end the last 12 years watching you. She is proud of what you've become, you are the only male she will ever have any type of love for. You are the exact opposite of what she preaches to her hunters to avoid." She said sincerely

Jay's mood seemed to perk up after that. "Thanks… one day I'll meet her. So um where is my shirt? And my bracelet?" He asked.

"Over in the chest at the foot of the bed. I'll have Zoe show you around camp, then she'll bring you to me. After that we can start your training." Artemis said with a smile.

Zoe's POV (3rd person)

Zoe hated males. She hated them with a passion. They were dirty, perverted, rude, aggravating, annoying, and a bunch of other harsh adjectives. Not her ladies son however. He was different. When she had heard Artemis had fallen in love with a mortal man, she initially felt angry. However after watching her mistress's son, and hearing how she didn't break her vow she got over it.

Phoebe and some other hunters were already starting to be outraged we had two males in the camp. The son of Poseidon she was unsure of, however Jay, was unlike any man she'd met. She of course hadn't known him for long, but from watching him for the day after she was told about him, and his actions. He was different.

She saw Artemis exit her tent. She had a smile on her face, but she could see her blinking back tears. It was still odd to Zoe seeing her in her older form, she had become so accustomed to seeing her in her younger girl form. She quickly wiped her eyes at the sight of Zoe.

"Are you alright milady?" Zoe asked quietly she didn't know if Jay could hear them.

She nodded. "Yes Zoe I'm alright. Please, show Jay around camp and then show him to lunch. After that bring him to me near the lake." She ordered.

Zoe nodded and Artemis walked off. She had no idea why some of the hunters had not questioned her change of appearance yet. The hunt had not yet been informed of Jay's identity as a son of Artemis. Artemis was afraid of how some would react. She trusted Zoe, and Zoe swore on the Styx that she wouldn't reveal the information.

Jay emerged from the tent in his now clean white t-shirt. It had taken Zoe hours to wash the blood off it. He wore jeans, a black and silver belt with two silver hunting knives at his waist. They were gifts from Artemis she remembered. Also he had a silver locket, and another silver charm bracelet. Combine all that with his gleaming silver eyes that dazzled in the sun… okay fine Zoe admitted to herself. He is very cute.

"I don't know if I said it yet, but thanks. If it weren't for you that hellhound would've killed me." He said smiling at her.

Zoe fought the urge to smile back and just nodded. "You're welcome, now please Ana asked me to show you around. Let's be off." She said ushering for him to follow.

She walked him through the camp, sneaking glances at him. They were so suddle that ever with his enhanced senses he couldn't notice. She had just walked him past the archery ranged when he asked his first question.

"So how long have you been in the hunt?" He asked.

Zoe tensed but answered. "About 3,000 years." She told him.

His eyes went wide. "Wow that long? You must know my mom better then anyo-." Zoe clamped her hand over his mouth and pulled him behind some trees before he could finish.

"What was that for?" He asked slightly scared now.

Zoe rolled her eyes. "Because you idiot, you shouldn't go around mentioning your mother. Do you really think it's smart to talk about being the son of Artemis, when you are with her group of eternal followers? They are protective of her. She only told me an Ana about how you were truly born. The other hunters think your just some random boy we saved in the forest. If they heard you say you are a son of Artemis, they'd string you up and let the wolves have you." She explained a little angrier then intended.

Jay's face fell. Zoe immediately felt bad and let go of the collar of his shirt. "I'm sorry. I should've known better. Thanks for you know saving me again pretty much." He said.

Zoe was taken aback. She would never expect a boy to apologize to her after she just manhandled him. Also he thanked her again. He really was different then the males she met. However she didn't want to admit it. She was to prideful for that.

She couldn't help but blush however at the sorrowful look in his silver eyes. "Y…You…You're welcome. Now come on its almost time for lunch. After that Ar-Ana told me to bring you to her." She said catching her mistake before she made it.

Luckily Jay didn't notice and just nodded, a slight blush appearing in his face as well. Zoe and he walked in silence, both seemed to sneak glances at each other. Zoe had one thought on her mind.

What was happening to her?

Jay's POV (1st person)

Zoe dropped me off in the dining area. She left without a single word. She sat next to Ana at the head table and didn't even send me a glance. It made me kind of sad inside. I wanted her to look at me. Smile at me, look into my silver eyes with her volcanic black ones.

What was I thinking? She was a member of a group of virgin hunters, what chance would I have? I pushed the idea from my mind as I sat down next to Percy, Annabeth, and Grover.

"So how has your day with the hunters gone?" I asked.

He shook his head. "Not very good. They've been looking at me like if I make one wrong move, I'll end up filled with arrows." He said.

I nodded in agreement. "Yeah it's been the same way for me."

He lowered his voice to a whisper. "Do they know that your Artemis's son?" He asked.

I shook my head. "No, only Ana and Zoe know. Ana is gonna show me how to use some of my powers before we leave tonight." I told him.

"What kind of powers do you think you have?" Percy asked.

"I'm not sure. However one thing Ana told me, is you and I could be really powerful when fighting together. Get it, because the moon controls the tides of the ocean?" I asked with a slight smirk.

He had a wicked grin on his face. "That would be a great combo. We're near Denver, I'm glad, we could be in LA in time. I hope the rest of the trip goes smoothly." He said.

I nodded in agreement. "Yeah, but don't worry. Anything that comes in our way we'll face it." I said confidently.

Percy and I may have only been demi-gods for about a week, but we were powerful. I know that for a fact. As soon as I learned how to use my powers, and Percy learnt his control over water we could take down anyone. I knew for a fact that Percy was more concerned with finding his mom in the underworld. I was more than happy to help. I was pretty much on the same mission. I needed to find the bolt to prevent a war of the gods so my mom would be safe.

After lunch my arm was quickly grabbed by Zoe. She dragged me away from my friends who just waved and laughed. She brought me out to a clearing. Ana was standing in front of the lake, her feet swinging innocently in the water.

"Here you are Jay, I… I hope to see you again before you leave tonight." She said with her arms crossed.

I smiled at her and nodded. "Yeah, it was really nice meeting you today Zoe." I told her.

The edges if her lips twitched into a smile, and she was gone. After she was out of sight, I turned and walked out to where Ana was sitting. I was finally able to take off the sling, and my body didn't have too many band aids now. I felt pretty good.

I walked up behind Ana and put a hand on her shoulder. In a single movement she jumped up surprised, and before I knew it, I was flipped over her shoulder and landed face first in the water. Man, Percy's ability to stay dry would be great right now. I looked up and Ana who was staring at me wide eyed. She looked so upset. So I did what every kid would do.

I started laughing.

It honestly was a pretty funny situation, I couldn't help myself. It must have worked because before I knew it she cracked a smile and started to laugh as well. She helped me up, out of the water and smiled at me, still laughing.

"Hahaha, well now that that's over with, let's get started. So what do you know about your powers already?" She asked.

My laughing died down and I focused. I wanted to learn how to use my powers so bad. I wanted to finally prove to people I was strong. I may not have shown it, but what Clarisse said at the camp fire really hurt. I didn't want people to think I was weak, I wanted to be strong. Like Percy, my mom, my dad. I wanted to show everyone I was brave, I wanted to show Clarisse, the camp… my mom. I have spent my whole life being made fun of by people in school because I had a smaller build, and was never really strong. I wanted to prove myself, these powers were a first step. Maybe I would be able to meet my mom sooner if I prove I'm braver.

"Well I know that I can use to moons rays to heal me, also being under the moon makes my movements and reflexes quicker. When I'm in the forest all my senses go up by a LOT. Also I just figured this out last night, I always seem to know where I'm going in the forest. When I'm in the forest at night, it's the best feeling in the world." I explained to her recounting all I've been through since I learnt I was a demi-god.

She nodded her head. "Well good they are your basic powers. You see you have an advantage. Since it isn't night time yet, we'll start with your forest powers. The forest as you obviously know has many plants, animals, and other things, you can control most of them." Ana explained.

"So and I kind of like a son of Demeter? Since I can control plants?" I asked.

"You share similarities to the Demeter children yes. However you can only control plants that are in a forest, while Demeter kids can control plants anywhere, and make them grow in an instant. So let's try something, you see that large tree over there? You can control the branches of that tree. If you wanted, you could even take down the tree itself!" She said excitedly

I focused on the tree. I used all my willpower, and tried with everything I had to command the branch to move up and down. After about a minute of staring, the branch started to slightly wobble. After that it slowly started to move up and down!

I stopped when I felt sweat pouring down my head. "Wow! I just moved the branch did you see!?" I asked excitedly.

Ana chuckled and nodded. "Yes, very good. As you keep practicing you will be able to have better control of it. Trees are harder to control then vines, bushes or smaller plants. However tree branches are powerful, Lady Artemis sometimes uses them. They are pretty effective in distracting opponents." Ana explained.

"Thanks a lot Ana. I kinda wanna go find a monster to fight now haha. I just wanna show everyone, my mom, my friends, and the camp. I wanna show them all I'm brave and strong!" I said excitedly.

Ana laughed and shook her head, she placed a hand on my shoulder. "You are brave Jay. You've fought two cyclops, a hellhound, and the furies. I've been watching you with your mom, and I guarantee you, she is proud of you and thinks you're very brave. However, you must know your limits. This is something your mother wants you to know."

Know my limits? What did she mean by that? "What do you mean by, know my limits?" I asked her.

"Have you ever heard of fatal flaws Jay?" She asked.

I shook my head no and she continued "Well every single demi-god and god, has what is called a fatal flaw. A fatal flaw, is one thing that is dangerous. Your fatal flaw has potential to have every hero killed." Ana explained to me very carefully.

"Well what is my fatal flaw?" I asked. If a fatal flaw was something that could get me killed, I needed to know what it was. That way I could watch out for it.

Ana sighed. "Jay, your fatal flaw is the same as your mothers. Your fatal flaw, is your thirst to prove yourself. You want more than anything to prove yourself to people, to show them you're brave, strong, and a good hero. That is the same flaw as your mother." She told me.

My heart dropped a little bit. It is true, I did want more than anything to prove to people that I am brave, strong, and a great hero. I had spent so long in my life being ridiculed and teased by people in schools. From all that, my urge to prove myself was born. I wanted people to think I was strong, I wanted to be looked up to. Now that I learned my mom had the same flaw I did, I didn't feel as bad.

I sighed and Ana looked at me worriedly. "Well I gotta learn to watch it then. Can we get on with the training? I wanna learn what else I can do." I said trying to sound as excited I could. I mean who could be genuinely excited when they were just told they have a flaw that could kill them?

Artemis's POV (3rd person)

Artemis spent the next few hours showing Jay how to control various parts of the forest. The random plants and such. She even helped him hone his forest sense even more. He was hesitant at first, but she blindfolded him. She shot blunt arrows at him from random positions to see if he could use his hearing to dodge them. To her surprise he did, he mastered his forest sense very quickly, and dodge every arrow the goddess of archery shot. It was hard trying to teach him however, Artemis was having a very hard time teaching him without showing him herself. She couldn't reveal herself, if she did her father would be angry with her. It was against the ancient laws what she and Zoe did, going to rescue him.

The last thing Artemis wanted to show him before the moon came out. She took off his blindfold and allowed him to catch his breath.

"So are you ready for your last forest power? With the moon coming out soon, we will start with your moon powers then." She asked her tired son.

Jay was breathing heavy but nodded excitedly. "Yeah let's do it." He said.

Artemis laughed and moved him into a deep part of the forest. "Now since you're a son of the moon and forest, all animals in the forest can be under your control. You saw we have the wolf pen at camp. Sometime Lady Artemis calls upon magical Stags, wolves, or falcons to help us in battle. You have the ability to summon them as well." She explained to him.

Jay looked like he was about to burst from excitement. He may be mature, but he is still a twelve almost thirteen year old boy. The concept of controlling animals must be exciting to him.

"So how do I do it!?" He asked excitedly.

"Now all you need to do is prey to the animals in your mind. Your mother has arranged this for you as well. You have one guardian animal assigned to you by your mother. You can call smaller and normal animals simply by whistling or finding them and talking to them through your mind. However your mother has assigned one great creature to be your guardian. She will help you when you pray to her, however you can only call on them in true times of need." She explained, remembering raising this animal.

She had raised this animal since Jay was born, with the intention of making her his guardian. She truly did everything she could to prepare her son for the conflicts ahead. "Go ahead her name is Agatha. Pray hard in your mind, let her know you are Artemis's son. She will come to you." She told her son.

Jay's POV (1st person)

I closed my eyes and used all the willpower I had left. I wondered what animal my mother had chosen to be a guardian for me.

"Um Agatha? My name is Jason Nicholson, I am the first son of Artemis. Please answer this call! I would like very much to meet you." I prayed.

"Ahhh yes, Jason. I have waited a long time for you to learn of your heritage." A deep female voice said.

My eyes widened as I heard the flapping of wings overhead. I looked up above the canopy of trees and my eyes widened. Ana stood there smiling with her arms crossed as the creature, my new guardian descended. It was a falcon, but not just any ordinary falcon. This one, had a body as large as a Pegasus, and wings just as long. It had a silver body, which I had no clue how it got like that. I had never seen a silver falcon. Its wings were long and they were a mixture of a beautiful white and silver color. Her eyes were a beautiful golden color, which went surprisingly well with her white head with silver streaks.

She truly was the most beautiful creature, I had ever set eyes on. She spoke to me again in my mind.

"Greetings Jason, it is nice to finally meet you. Your mother my mistress has assigned me to protect you. I am now your eternal guardian." She told me.

"Wow, you're amazing! You're saying your mom raised you specifically to protect me?" I asked.

She nodded her head. "Yes. I am your guardian, I was born a few days after you were. Since that day your mother has raised me to be your guardian. You may call on me whenever you need aid. However I do to have things I do in spare time. When you are in times like now, where you are simply resting and such I would ask you not call on me." She explained to me with a hint of laughter.

I laughed as well as I petted her head. "Thank you Agatha, I promise I will never call you unless I need aid. We are on an important quest now my friends and I, I might need help in the near future." I told her.

She nodded. "I will be by your side if you need it. When the time comes, pray for me and I will come." She told me.

"Good, thank you. You can go now, I will be seeing you soon." I said to her.

My guardian nodded her head and leapt into the sky and soared off. I watched in astonishment as she flew away. I turned to Ana and I did the only thing I could think of. I hugged her, she just laughed and crushed my bones in a return hug.

After we pulled away she looked at me with her brown eyes, smiling. "Your mother is so proud of you Jay, you have no idea. She loves you, just as much as she loves her hunt. I… I'm really sorry she's not here. You have no idea how sorry I am." She said blinking back tears.

Seeing her so sad confused me. "What are you so sorry for Ana? It's not your fault she had a meeting on Olympus, and it's not her fault either. Don't cry, you had nothing to do with me not seeing her." I told her flashing a smile.

A horn blew in the distance and she started leading me out of the forest. "That's the horn for dinner, I'm sorry we couldn't do your moon powers. You'll be able to find them out I'm sure of it. Come on let's get back, you and your friends need to be on your way soon." She said quickly

We walked back in silence to the camp. I wondered what her problem was, she looked about to cry whenever I talked to her about my mother.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I spent dinner, eating and telling Percy, Annabeth, and Grover all about the powers I learned to use. We were confident now that we could get the bolt back from the underworld. Percy and I would be a really powerful duo once we both mastered our powers. The more I heard Percy tell me of his mother the more I wanted to help him get her back. Artemis is my mother, and despite still having not met her I loved her. However I did miss having a real mother figure growing up.

I kept sneaking glances up at the head table. Ana was fixated on her food and seemed to be deep in thought. Zoe looked the same, however I did notice her send a glance in my direction a time or two. She really was beautiful. Then I looked at my other friends. Annabeth had listened intently when I told her about my powers. Grover was busy trying to resist the urge to eat his silverware. I wondered back to one line of the prophecy. "You will be betrayed by one who calls you friend." Who could that friend be? They would betray Percy and me?

Zoe and Ana I knew would never, not with my mother being their mistress. Annabeth, she had been through too much with Percy and me to betray us. Grover, he couldn't hurt a fly. Who else was there? I pushed the though from my head as dinner ended.

"Well back on the road." Annabeth said gathering her things, her knife strapped to her waist.

"Yeah, we gotta get to Denver and find transportation to LA." Percy said he made sure riptide was in his pocket and gathered his things.

The hunters had given us some basic provisions. Not surprisingly to me, Percy and I's packs were packed severely less then Annabeth's. She promised to spread out the absolute mass of food and supplies the hunters gave her once we were away from their camp.

After a few minutes we were ready to be on our way. We were making our way out of camp, but I stopped in front of Ana's tent. "You guys go ahead, I wanna say goodbye to Ana." I told them.

"We'll wait for you right by the entrance." Percy said before the three of them walked away.

I opened the flap to Ana's tent and found her sitting at her table fiddling with a hunting knife. "Ana?" I asked.

She jumped and turned to me. Her eyes were red and puffy, she had obviously been crying. "Are you okay? You seem like you've been crying?" I asked placing a hand on her shoulder.

She shook her head. "Nothing, it's nothing. So I see you and your friends are taking your leave?" She asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, if we start moving now we could reach Denver and check into a motel by midnight." I said remembering Annabeth's schedule.

She nodded sadly. "Well, I hope we see each other again in the near future." She said blinking rapidly.

I felt really sad for her, she was obviously torn about something. However I needed to do what I came in for. I slipped my father's silver locket, which hadn't come off my neck since Annabeth gave it to me.

"I know you've done a lot for me Ana, but could you do me one more favor?" I asked.

She nodded. "Of course Jay." She said.

I placed the locket in her hand and closed her fingers around it. "Please, give this to my mom when she returns. Also leave her a message." I asked.

She opened the locket and I saw one tear leak from her cheek. "W…wh…what do you want me to tell her." She asked her eyes not leaving the picture in the locket.

I sighed. "Tell her that I love her, and not to feel bad about not being able to see me because I'll see her one day. Also, tell her that my dad wanted me to tell her this in his last message." I said feeling the note in my pocket.

She nodded and I continued. "Tell her, my dad said he still loves her, and to the day he died… he had absolutely no regrets." I said.

The tears started coming down her face now. "I'll tell her." She said in a small voice.

She wrapped me in a bone crushing hug. I hugged her as I heard her sniffle and wipe the tears from her eyes. After the embrace I pulled back and smiled. She managed a weak smile back. "I'll see you again soon Ana." I said before walking out of the tent.

I heard sobs from the tent as I walked away, which made my heart drop. I wish I knew what was bothering her. I walked a few feet from her tent, when a familiar head of black hair stopped me. I turned and found myself face to face with Zoe Nightshade.

"So, you're leaving?" She asked in a stern voice.

I nodded. "Yes, we need to get to Denver. The underworld is calling." I said laughing a little.

She laughed some to. "Haha, well I must say I'll be sad to see you go." She admitted.

I laughed and nodded. "Wow, the man hating Zoe Nightshade is sad to see me, a MALE leave her camp?" I said joking with her.

She punched my shoulder which made me stumble backwards. "Don't get cocky. I have to admit Jay, you are the first tolerable male I've met in millennia." She told.

I chuckled, "Oh that's just because I'm-, well you know." I said.

She shook her head. "No, it's not just because of that. Oh will you just take the complement I'm sure your friends are waiting." She told me.

I laughed again and nodded, "Haha you're right, thanks Zoe. I hope I see you again soon." I said before turning heel and walking away.

As soon as I did that she grabbed my shoulder and turned me back around. She looked around scanning for any people nearby. It was getting late most hunters were in their tents. When she realized nobody was nearby, she grabbed the collar of my shirt, pulled and kissed me on the cheek.

It only lasted half a second, but in that half a second millions of firecrackers went off all over my body. I gently reached my hand to where she kissed me, I could only imagine how red my face was. I looked at her with some goofish grin on my face and she blushed and slowly back away.

"I hope to see you again to Jay." She said before practically running away.

Wow, that was the only word that came to my mind as I walked towards the exit of the camp.

(A/N: So here we are people chapter four! I hope you guys enjoyed this, I liked writing this chapter.

Pleaseeee leave a review if you enjoyed, even a small one that says "Good job" makes me wanna continue! Also I have decided that, this story will consist of "The lightning thief" and "The Sea od Monsters" storylines. Then another story will continue the series, until hopefully the end of heroes of Olympus.

I'm sorry I haven't had any Percy Pov's yet. I figured we've all read PJO, we all know what's going on in Percy's head. However I promise Percy will still be a huge part of the series.

So what do you think of Agatha, Jay's guardian? What about Jay and Zoe? Any ideas you have for powers Jay can use? Also what do you think of Artemis keeping identity hidden still!?

As usual thank you all for reading! Have a lovely day! Goodbyeeeee! : )