The Son of Calypso

Summary: After an angry God washes up on Calypso's shores, he commits a horrible crime against her just before leaving the island. She asks Poseidon for help to hide her son from Zeus. What will happen when a young Artemis is introduced to the god? Will Zeus find out it's him? And how does the father relate to all of this?

Chapter 7

Previously

Leto nodded, "Good." Her face softened, tears glistening in her eyes. "We were so close to losing you." She whispered, "I don't know what I would do if-," Was all she said before she was interrupted by Percy "Don't worry about it. It's fine now."

He quickly gave her a hug before he took a step back and looked around the clearing. "Where's Artemis?" Percy asked them. Both of their shoulders sagged. "She doesn't come out of the forest much anymore." Apollo said, "She blames herself for what happened and I think the forests reminds her of you."

Percy cast a worried glance towards the forest and with one final glance at Apollo and his mother, he set off to find his sister.

Now

(READ AUTHOR'S NOTE AT BOTTOM, IMPORTANT INFO ON PAIRING, I REVEAL IT).

Percy walked through the forest, leaves crunching beneath his feet. He was heading to the lake that was a little farther in the woods. When he and Artemis wanted a break from hunting they would rest there for a bit. He guessed in his mind that the lake would be the first place Artemis went.

As he approached the lake he heard someone softly crying. He quickened his pace and he hid in a bush at the edge of the water.

Across the lake, Artemis sat on a small rock, her bow and quiver lay at her feet. Her knees were pulled up to her chest with her head resting on them. Her small body shook with the quiet sobs, obviously to distraught to listen for anything, after all, she is normally able to hear someone approaching from a mile away.

Percy's heart filled with grief as he watched his little sister cry. He quickly stood up and walked out of the bush. He stopped a little ways away from Artemis, still unnoticed.

"Artemis." Was all he said before her head shot up.

Artemis' eyes widened, she shot up to her feet grabbing her bow and quiver in the process. "Percy." She breathed, too stunned to say anything more.

Percy was about to say more when Artemis turned and took off, leaving a trail of dust in her wake. Percy coughed a bit from the dust before taking off after her. Granted, he couldn't run very fast due to the throbbing pain in his leg, but he wasn't going to let Artemis get away.

As he ran he threw a small piece of the Ambrosia that his mother had given him in his mouth, serving as a pain reliever, which allowed him to run slightly faster. He stumbled slightly on a tree root, sending a sharp wave of pain up his leg, but kept going.

He soon arrived at a small clearing, where he lost her trail. He looked around searching and found no sight of her. He cursed slightly to himself before sitting down on the ground, extending his leg to let it rest.

He laid back, resting his head on the soft grass and looked up at the sky. He sighed and watched as the birds flew by.

As he was counting how many birds he saw fly by he heard a slight rustle in the tree to his left. He turned his head to get a better look when he spotted a pair of wide silver eyes staring back at him.

He quickly sat up and narrowed his eyes to get a better look. She had chosen a good place to hide, for it was covered by the leaves in the tree and was pretty well hidden from anyone on the ground. He was barely able to make out Artemis' figure in the tree.

When she noticed him looking at her she attempted to drop down and run, but Percy got to the bottom of the tree before she was able to. He then shoved his shoulder against the tree, knocking the small girl out of it.

Artemis screamed as she fell, only to land in a pair of strong arms. Instead of the comfort she would usually get when wrapped in his arms, all she felt was fear and sadness. She quickly wriggled around trying to break out, but it was useless, her brother held her close and she was unable to break free.

Percy continued to hold Artemis tightly, unwilling to let his little sister get away again. He waited until her struggling calmed down, but once it did it had quickly turned to shaking. Percy held on as Artemis' body shook and tears slid down her face.

"Please, Percy. Just let me go." Artemis mumbled. Percy just shook his head in response. Her body slumped in his arms and her crying got worse.

"Artemis." Percy said, "Artemis, look at me." Artemis just sadly shook her head and looked the other way. Percy gave her body a little shake and watched as her tear-filled eyes slowly looked into his.

"Why did you run?" Percy asked softly. Artemis mumbled something, but Percy wasn't able to understand. "What was that?"

"I thought you would be angry with me." She whispered, just loud enough for Percy to hear. "I thought you would never want to speak to me again. That you would h-hate me." Her voice got shaky at the end, her eyes filling with tears.

Percy stood there completely baffled, not believing what he just heard. "W-What?" He stuttered, "Why would you ever think that?" Artemis stiffened in his arms.

"Because it was my fault you got hurt!" She screamed, "It was my fault that you almost died!" Artemis went quiet after her outburst, her eyes glaring at the ground.

Percy thought about what she said. Suddenly, he started chuckling, which soon turned into full-blown laughter. He fell down to the ground, bringing Artemis down with him. He laid there on the ground, with Artemis now squirming in his arms uncomfortably.

"Why did you do that?" She complained, her grief forgotten momentarily. At this Percy finally let Artemis go, who in turn stood up and took a couple of steps away from him. After composing himself, he sat up and met Artemis' gaze with his own.

"Arty" He started, putting emphasis on the nickname, "What happened is not your fault." Artemis' eyes widened at the nickname, a tiny smile appeared on her face before being replaced with the frown once again.

"But it is." She muttered, "If I hadn't jumped on you, you would have never been caught by Python. You would've been fine." She folded her hands in front of her and stared down at them, nervously biting the inside of her cheek.

Percy shook his head at his sister. He sat on the ground with his legs sprawled out in front of him and his arms behind him for support. "No, if Python hadn't attacked me then, it would've attacked later on, when we were more unprepared."

Percy patted the earth next to him, asking her to sit next to him. She slowly made her way over and sat down, making sure to keep some distance in between them. Percy rolled his eyes at his sister before reaching an arm out and pulling her to his chest.

Artemis' eyes widened as she was pulled towards her brother. At first she tried to fight it, but it soon became obvious she would not win. She sighed and gave in, resting her head on her brother's chest, listening to his heartbeat.

"Artemis, just know that I will never stop talking or caring about you." She heard her brother say, tears already starting to reform in her eyes. "No matter what you think, I will never stop." He took a deep breath, "Also, I just wanted to congratulate you."

Artemis titled her head to look at her brother, asking a silent question. He chuckled quietly, "On your victory. You did win the race after all."

Artemis felt a true smile appear on her face for the first time since the attack. She suddenly rolled over and wrapped her arms tightly around Percy's neck, startling the boy. It didn't last long though, for he quickly wrapped his arms around her and hugged her just as tight.

"I love you, Artemis. I will never hate you, don't ever forget that." Tears started to slide down Artemis' cheeks once again, but this time out of happiness. "You promise?" She whispered. She felt her brother nod against the side of her head.

"I promise." He whispered back. Artemis buried her face in the crook of Percy's neck relieved that her brother had forgiven her.

Percy stared up at the sky, his younger sister lying in his arms. They lay there, becoming closer than ever without even trying. After a while he felt her breath even out and slow down. Knowing that she had fallen asleep he slowly got up, still holding her in his arms and set out. He slowly made his way back home, happy that his family was whole once again.


WHEW. There ya guys go. Man did I love writing this chapter.

What do you guys think of their relationship? SIBLINGS OF COURSE. Let me know in a review!

ALSO! AS FOR THE PAIRING! HERE WE GO! CUE DRUM ROLL!

Percy/Piper ;) One of my top ever pairings and it is barely ever written about.

Also! Do not forget about the father… He is still a big threat. He will play a big role later on.

Anyways, next chapter will have another chapter, and then the chapter after that has an even bigger time skip. It progresses the story faster and gets to the main plot.

Thanks again for reading, and please leave a review and let me know what you think, they all make my day :)