Chapter 7

Thanks for the reviews and thanks for helping me fix my errors, this is chapter 7.

Percy's POV

Even though the pain in Percy's chest was acutely he felt numb to it as Artemis laid her head on his chest it filled him with warmth and strength. He felt his strength increasing making his heart pump faster and stronger, the blood returning to his extremities that were deprived of it as his heart started to fail. The color returning to his skin, the wound in his shoulder healing, the poison failing to kill him. Percy saw Artemis lying on his chest and smiled.

"My reason to live," Percy whispered "my Artemis." Apollo came in looking sadly at the ground, he looked up to see me smiling as he looked upon my face realizing that I had not died. I put a finger to my lips motioning him to stay soundless because Artemis was asleep. His grin turned into an angry frown as he saw that Artemis was lying on his chest. Percy moved from underneath her slowly making sure not wake her.

"Percy what are you doing?" Apollo asked in a whisper "that is my little sister you were hugging."

"She hugged me thinking that I would die," Percy whispered back "and she fell asleep, thank you for healing me, Apollo." Apollo's frown relaxed but was still not happy. Realization was drawn to his face as realized that he was healed once more. Apollo pulled away Percy's arm bandages to reveal a scar that was left, were the arrow hit it was an inch long and was bumpy as he passed his finger through it.

"I did not heal you," Apollo said "none of my remedies seem to work and there was a lot of poison in your body."

"If you did not heal me, who did?" Percy asked, Apollo shrugged and examined Percy.

"Well you are ok," Apollo said "that will cheer up all of Olympus, and we will talk about how you healed later." Apollo went outside to talk to the gods. Percy turned around to see Artemis stir, he approached and admired her beautiful face her pink soft lips, her soft skin. He softly inched forward and kissed her check. He whispered "thanks," knowing that her love towards him had save him. He stud up and turned around walking out side to find the gods waiting for him.

"Percy you are alive," they all cheered he could see all the gods there; he got attacked by the embracing arms of the gods. He got passed around, kissed and hugged by the gods, Percy was able to free himself ending in the same place he had started in front of the healing room, many of the goddesses were giving him longing looks and he realized that he was shirt less. He went inside the room to look for a shirt; he did not find the shirt. He could hear the gods cheering for him and Percy realized that Artemis was still asleep.

He stuck his head out from the door and motioned the gods to be quiet; he went back inside and woke Artemis shaking her slowly. She woke and summoned her bow and aimed at him even though she had no arrow, she looked alarmed but then recognized his face dropping the bow and hugged Percy crying into his chest. He pulled her arm's length to see her face, her silver eyes that had tears swelled up, her lips that were quivering and her cheeks that were streaked with fresh tears. She pulled him in close and kissed him, Percy was surprised at her kiss but then kissed back holding her waist pulling her closer. He was surprised when she pulled back and stared at him.

"You're alive," Artemis said pulling him in for another kiss.

"Don't sound so surprised," Percy said smiling. Artemis pulled him for a hug and stayed that way in each other's embrace until someone cleared their throat starling both and turning to see the intruder. Percy saw Aphrodite was staring at them intently making him blush.

"This is great," Aphrodite shrieked and bounced up and down "Artemis you managed to get the greatest mortal of all time." Aphrodite left the room leaving both of them blushing.

"We should go outside before the gods get the wrong idea," Percy said "specially your brother that found you sleeping on my chest." Artemis blushed at this comment and playfully shoved him. Percy walked outside to see the gods were now gone.

"Where is everyone?" Percy asked.

"They must be in the throne room on a meeting or something," Artemis said pulling Percy towards the throne room, when they entered the gods were in full discussion, but Percy could not understand most of the conversations because of all the different discussions.

"Silence," Percy yelled making them shut up and stare at him, the goddesses stared at him longingly as he was shirtless but Artemis snapped her fingers and a shirt appeared for him.

"What is going on? What are you all arguing about?" The gods stayed in silence staring at Percy, he felt awkward. He looked around to see the hearth was burning with blue fire along with the ring of fire that he had created around himself and Artemis that was still holding his hand.

"What is this blue fire?" Zeus asked with anger and fear in his voice.

"That would be me, sorry," Percy said releasing Artemis' hand and shutting off the ring of blue fire and turning the hearth into normal fire. Artemis took her a seat at her throne with a slightly disappointed look on her face.

"Now that all the members of the council are here let's begin this meeting," Athena said "Percy you can stay." Percy decided to sit at the feet of Poseidon, he did not pay much attention to the meeting but stared at Artemis' beautiful face he could have stayed there for all eternity staring at her but he was startled when Zeus asked him a question.

"Perseus is there anything you would like to share with us about the trap that you were set up into?"

"I was fighting to slow down the legion of monsters that was about to attack the huntresses camp," Percy said "but there were to many and they retreated when they had backed me up to the hunters camp, they retreated out of the clearing into the forest, I tried to shadow travel but there was an overpowering presence nearby that took away my power every time I tried it, so I waited until I fell asleep, then Artemis came to safe me and we saved a nine year old daughter of Athena that had been abused of." Percy could feel his anger rise but he controlled himself.

"And this daughter of mine where is she?" Athena asked.

"She has left the hunters at camp half-blood," Aphrodite said.

"And this power of yours Perseus, how have you come to obtain it?" Zeus asked.

"It was a gift from Lady Hestia," Percy said "and Lord Apollo thanks for your gift in archery that helped a lot."

"Artemis I would request that you and your hunt investigate central Park where Hyperion has been imprisoned because there has been much monster activity."

"Has there been any more information on Krios?" Percy asked.

"Not much and more monsters have escaped their prison in Tartarus," Hades said "the Minotaur, the Nemean lion, the Erymanthian Boar, and the Clazmonian Sow and many more monsters."

"We would also request that you check on Atlas," Zeus said "the romans could help keeping a watch on him; your influence will be useful Percy."

"What do you mean?" Percy asked.

"They have not chosen anyone as praetor since you left," Athena said "they still respect you."

"I think Reyna was never able to get over you," Apollo said smiling.

"Yeah ever since you got to camp Jupiter Reyna fell in love with you," Athena said "it could ensure a better future for new Rome if the praetors are a couple it makes a stronger government."

"Also that kiss both of you shared, while planning your attack on the Giants strong hold, that has something to say," Poseidon said nudging him with his foot. Percy looked at Artemis that looked pissed off.

"You did what?" Artemis asked mad

"And you got mad that my daughter cheated on you," Athena said also mad.

"Let me explain," Percy said getting nervous from the glances he was getting from Artemis "she kissed me and I did not tell Anabeth because I did not feel anything towards Reyna."

"Yeah I felt the love Percy had for Anabeth," Aphrodite said defending Percy "and he did not want to start any problems between the two camps."

"Ok, but you can still become praetor again and order some kind of system to watch over Atlas," Zeus said "and in the proses you can heal your broken heart by having someone that loves you close."

"Percy will not become praetor and fall in love with anyone he is mine," Artemis said starling everyone and making them stare at her "he has made an oath to serve as Guardian of the hunt." There was an awkward silence that filled the room.

"Any more to present to the council?" Zeus said but no one said anything "ok then meeting dismissed."

The gods disappeared to their respective places where they were needed; some stayed behind and congratulated him on surviving the poison, Percy decided to ask Apollo more about the poison.

"Apollo I would like to ask you, where did the poison in me come from?" Percy asked.

"It came from a river from Tartarus it surrounds it surrounds the prison of monsters," Apollo answered "it has the power to make a god, titan, and giant fade. It kills the essence of the soul, it should have killed you instantly but I wonder how you managed to survive." Percy knew that his love towards Artemis helped him heal.

"Has there been anybody that survived the poison like I did?" Percy asked.

"No never before, there are gods that fade instantly," Apollo said frowning "There was a minor god that got stabbed by a poisoned dagger, the god almost survived but the effort was too much and it took his life, consider yourself lucky that you survived."

"But as Nemesis once said 'luck is a sham, true success requires sacrifice," Percy said (I got that from the Mark of Athena which I don't own).

"Yes but what did you sacrifice?" Apollo asked.

"I do not know," Percy answered. Apollo left with a bright light leaving him alone in the throne room or at least he thought he was alone, until a pair of hands covered his eyes.

"Guess who?" Artemis said.

"Could it be Aphrodite," Percy asked "she has been really flirtatious lately." Percy felt the hands move from his eyes turning him around and wrapping themselves around his neck, revealing the face of Artemis.

"No it's me," Artemis said pulling him for a kiss, then pulling away to hug him laying her head on his head. Percy held her taking in her sent of the forest pure and sweet, feeling her heart pounding hard feeling her body heat.

"Let's go before any of the gods catch us," Percy said looking own at Artemis "and we have to start looking at the titans imprisonments." Artemis teleported them to the Artemis cabin starling the hunters, as soon as they arrived the hunters were staring daggers at Percy that was still hugging Artemis.

"My Lady why are you hugging Perseus?" Phoebe asked.

"I was teleporting us here," Artemis said "where is Daisy?"

"Percy," Daisy yelled as she ran to embrace him, Percy grabbed Daisy and hugged her tight "you are alive, Apollo said you were going to die, I like that you are not dead."

"I'm glad I'm not dead either," Percy said "don't worry I will never leave you, I will always be there to protect you." Percy saw that many of the hunters were trying to proses what was happening.

"Wait Percy was going to die," Thalia said "what happened?"

Artemis told them the story from the beginning, they were good listeners they were hearing every word Percy stud behind Artemis as she spoke scared that the hunters will try to hurt him for putting Artemis in danger. Artemis left out the parts that included them kissing and Percy saw that Artemis put her hand over Daisy's mouth once she tried to make a comment about them kissing.

"And that's how Percy ended up poisoned," Artemis said "and that how he saved me and young Daisy here." The hunters looked at Percy in awe, Percy did not know what to do he felt like running, he saw a change in their faces from awe to excitement, then the weirdest thing happened he got charged by the hunters the tackled him in a group hug they thanked him for saving their goddess.

"Ok if we want Percy to stay as our guardian he will need to be alive," Artemis said "now Percy we need to get ready to leave that implies that we need to get changed and you are a male and we are female now get out of here."

"I know that you don't have to explain but I don't have my jacket that covers my face and the campers might recognize me," Percy said.

"Ok here," Artemis said snapping her fingers making the same jacket that Aphrodite had given him that would reappear as he turns from a wolf to a human. He put the jacket on making sure that his knifes were at his shoulders and that he had riptide in sword form was strapped to his hip. Percy then made sure he had his quiver strapped to his back and his bow was over his shoulder making easy to get in case of an emergency. Percy saw that the sun was rising he jumped into the shadows and shadow traveled to central park to check oh Hyperion the three was no longer there but there was sign of burned logs and big feet trails walking away towards the north and it was moving fast according to the way the foot prints were marked Percy followed the tracks but stopped when the tracks were no longer in the small park but getting out of the city. Percy turned into a wolf six feet tall dark fur but his eyes were still sea green, he ran into the shadows again and shadow traveled to camp half-blood, he arrived outside Artemis cabin as the hunters were coming out he spotted Daisy with huntress uniform and a small bow and a quiver on her back.

"Percy there you are," Thalia said noticing him first "I have some news for you." Percy tuned back into a human his clothes returning to him as well as his weapons.

"What sort of news," Percy said, looking over the shoulder of Thalia to see the hunters were approaching to hear the news Thalia knew about.

"Anabeth returned to camp once she realized that leaving you was a big mistake," Thalia said with a smile "but when she came back the campers almost kicked her back out and would have killed her if it were not for Chiron that intervened, even her siblings won't let her back at the Athena cabin, so she is sleeping in the big house." Many of the other hunters could not contain her laughter at how Anabeth was being treated, Percy had never liked seen some one go through pain but he could not help but laugh a little.

"Well I have some information regarding our mission," Percy said directing this towards Lady Artemis "Hyperion has escaped his prison and has escaped north probably leaving to Canada or some were where the gods can't find him." Artemis was silent for a while as were the hunters.

"I don't know about this the Titans are escaping their prisons and the monsters are stirring causing trouble," Artemis said silently "we must check on Atlas and make sure he is still in his prison and talk to the Roman camp to see if they will help keep watch over him."

"Let's go but let me get something from my cabin ok," Percy said running to the Poseidon cabin. It looked just as he had left it he looked under the bed to fin the bottles of liquor he had drunk to forget about Anabeth. He saw the wall next to his bunk that was filled with pictures of his time here he saw one where he and Anabeth had fallen asleep on the beach the picture was taken by Grover, Percy grabbed it and set it on fire letting it burn in a hot blue flame. He saw another picture where Thalia, Nico, and he were sitting by the lake, Percy decided to take that picture with him, also the picture of his mom and his step dad on the beach, he took that picture as well, he put the pictures that did not have Anabeth in them and kept them, then Percy grabbed all the pictures that had Anabeth in them and put them in a pile on his bed so when someone came in they would see them, he grabbed his minotaur horn and the bottles that still had the liquor in them and used the shadow on the back of the room to shadow travel back to the hunters.

"That was quick," Artemis said "what is that in your hands?" Percy looked to see the bottles of liquor.

"These are nothing but can I put them on your cabin along with the Minotaur horn" Percy asked and received a nod he went inside and hid his items in a coffin that had his name printed in silver writing. He went outside to meet the hunters.

"How are we getting to San Francisco?" Percy asked.

"Well teleport there of course," Artemis said with a smile she graved his hand and teleported, they arrived at the maintenance tunnel under that was been guarded by two soldiers both had full battle armor with spears. As Percy, Artemis, and hunters approached they raised their spears.

"Who are you," said one of the guards "what do you want."

"We are ambassadors of the gods and witch to speak to your praetor," Percy said "and our identities are none of your concern."

"Lead them inside Reyna will deal with them," said the same guard. Now that the guard that was escorting them had dark brown skin probably African American. When they came out of the tunnel Percy could tell that there were not as many campers that what there used to be when he was praetor, also the satyrs that once stud in the entrance begging for money were gone. When Percy saw the timber he decided that he should have some fun so he parted the river giving them a dry access across the river. Reyna stud her eyes were puffy from crying and her hair was tangled and her purple robe was falling from one side revealing her shoulder not seductively but careless, and her medals nowhere to be seen her metal hounds were lying on the ground as if their own metal was weighing them down.

"Follow me," Reyna said turning around going to the Principal "I will be inside ready to discuss whatever bothers the gods."

"Thalia, Artemis, and I will go inside to the meeting," Percy said "so Phoebe stay here and try not to cause much trouble." The Principal was a mess it was littered with maps from all the states and other countries, the maps had crossed areas or marked spots like if they were searching for something.

"Reveal your faces," Reyna commands "because otherwise you will be recognized as an enemy." Artemis and Thalia did as was ordered but I didn't obey her command, he saw her eyes flare in anger as her order was been ignored.

"I said," Reyna tried but was cut off by Percy.

"You know my face enough," Percy said "and I like the way you look when you're mad." Little did Percy know that his comment had made Artemis really mad.

"Who are you," Reyna asked more curious standing up, she got really close and smelled him, she looked up tears in her eyes "Percy," as soon as Percy nodded Reyna engaged him in a hug. Percy traced circles in her back. She then did something that he did not expect she pushed him against the wall and kissed him fiercely, Percy was caught off guard by her actions and could not fight her of, Reyna's tongue explored Percy's mouth. Percy turned to see a grin in Thalia's face, and then turned to Artemis before she put her hood on, Percy could see her glossy eyes filled with tears. Percy pushed Reyna of off him an glared at her, as he started to follow Artemis he saw a surprised Thalia.

"Percy please I love you," Reyna yelled at him.

"You don't know what love is," Percy answered harshly. He put on his hood and ran after Artemis he knew that she was at the temple of Aphrodite. He turned into a wolf knowing it would be faster, when he approached the temples of the gods he turned normal stumbling a bit. As Percy closed in to the temple of Aphrodite he could hear sobs coming out of it heartbroken sobs.

"But," sobs Artemis "I loved him," sobs "he was the first man," sob "I ever loved," then she kept sobbing he entered the temple silently so she would not hear him. She was sitting on the ground, her knees up to her chest, and her head was resting on her knees facing Aphrodite's statue. Percy grabbed Artemis from behind his arms crossing over her stomach and he lifted her up as she trashed and kicked but Percy held on to her until all she could do was to stand on her own two feet. He turned her around to see blood shot eyes, that no longer shined with beauty but with hate, her lips were quivering. Percy then pulled her into an intense and passionate kiss, his tongue wandered inside her mouth but she did not do anything, then her tongue fought for control and they intensified the kiss. Percy's hands grabbed Artemis' thighs and pulled them up to his hips and she tangled them on his back as well as her hands were tangled on his neck, his arms were wrapped around her waist. Percy pulled back for air and he stared at Artemis as she opened her eyes he saw that there was something in them that was different they were filled with lust. Percy resumed the kiss, kissing with more passion, he kissed and sucked at her jawline making Artemis release a low moan of pleasure, he traveled down to her neck kissing and sucking it making her moan lauder, he returned to her lips leaving five hickeys on her neck.

Percy could feel his shirt rising as Artemis rubbed her hand on his rock hard abs; her hand was soft and warm. His shirt kept rising until he realized that Artemis was trying to take his shirt off, Percy took it off. Percy's hand made its way under her shirt, brushing his finger against her stomach making her shiver, but his hands kept traveling north until they encountered her magnificent breast that were under a sports bra, he teased her by stroking softly her erect nipples making her break the kiss moaning and breathing hard. He took this as an opportunity to take her shirt of revealing her pail and soft skin; he resumed the kiss as his hands traveled to the front of Artemis' pants fumbling to undo the button. Once the button was no longer on the way he pulled her pants down revealing her black panties and her athletic legs. Artemis struggled with Percy's belt and button but she managed to pull his pants down revealing black boxers that did not disguise his erection, Artemis blushed but her eye were still filled with lust. They kept kissing with Percy occasionally traveling down to kiss her exposed skin, leaving many trails of hickeys all over her chest and neck, he was about to take Artemis' panties of but a sight of pleasure startled them both. They turned around to see Aphrodite standing with there with lust in her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Artemis asked obviously angry that she had interrupted them.

"This is my temple so when love is near it draws me here," Aphrodite said "I guess you are the lucky one Artemis, enjoy him well," with that Aphrodite disappeared with a cloud of strong perfume making them both gag. Percy could not do anything else but stare at Artemis' half naked body it was perfect, she blushed and put on her pants concealing her athletic and sexy legs. Percy's erection was still hard and he struggled to put his pants on, they both put on their cloths back on and kissed one last time.

"The moment is gone," Artemis said "maybe when we are alone."

"You are beautiful," Percy said graving her hand pulling her close to him to be face to face "I love you, I will not love anybody, my heart belongs to you, and you are someone worth dying for, and my reason to my every breath."

"I love you to," Artemis said "I am willing to break my oath to you and only you."

"Let's return to finish our business here," Percy said "and you might want to cover your neck, it's full of hickeys, people might get suspicious." Percy saw Artemis touch her neck feeling his saliva; she quickly pulled her cloak to cover her neck and face. Percy grabbed Artemis' hand and pulled her to the shadows to shadow travel to the principal. When they arrived they startled Reyna and Thalia.

"I guess we must continue the meeting," Percy said, noticing that Artemis did not remove her hood to hide the hickeys on her neck "we need that camp Jupiter sends squads to patrol on the titan Atlas weekly to make sure he does not escape."

"It will be done," Reyna said "anymore request from the gods?"

"None but we will go check on him today," Percy said "and Reyna do not announce that you saw me in particular suspend the searching party's and tell the legion that the Greek gods have found me ok, that I will come later on an show that I am ok."

"It will be done," Reyna said without hesitation "we will leave at once." As they left the hunters followed them.

"How was the meeting?" Phoebe asked "and why did my Lady Artemis and Percy leave the meeting and never came back walking?"

"It's none of your concern we will discuss it latter now we must get to mount Tam, and report to the gods of the titans imprisonment." Artemis said teleporting to the mountain. When they arrived they were at the garden of the Hesperides and they appeared out from behind the golden apple tree where the roar of Ladon the multi headed dragon.

"Lady Artemis what a pleasure to see you again," Erytheia one of the Hesperides said "and you come with a male."

"A male what a pleasant surprise," Aegle said stepping forward "and who might you be?"

"Artemis with a male," Hesperia said "how might we help you."

"The male want an apple," Arethusa said "he will have to fight Landon though."

"We have not come here to take and apple from the tree," Percy said "we are here t-". He got cut short by one of the Hesperides.

"You came here to take me with you," Aegle said touching his shoulder and turning around him sliding her finger across his chest and his back "you are the perfect male but father won't approve."

"Reveal you identity," Hesperia ordered "your sent is familiar." All four of the Hesperides were getting closer circling around Percy checking him out.

"My identity is for me to know and for you to find out," Percy said "let us pass we will leave as soon as our job here is done."

"This Mysterious male has been here before haven't you," Arethusa said staring him in the eye her black eyes drawing him in her smell of roses making him want to reveal himself, a spell he thought. The hunters were looking at the Hesperides with hatred nut were swaying in circles they have cast a spell on them as well they are probably going to make them dance until death or something. Percy tried to concentrate on why they were here, but the hum of the Hesperides was filling his head his mind making him want to stay here with them. Percy's head was been filled with the spell of the Hesperides making thinking hard he thought of Artemis her auburn hair loosely around her, her silver eyes like two moons, and with that the spell was shattered.

"You will leave us alone," Percy said turning to see the hunters were already dancing "we do not come here to steal and apple but we want to go to the top of the mountain, you will let the hunters go, from your spell and you will let us continue on our quest."

"This one is strong," Erytheia said taking a look at me; she pulled my hood back revealing my face. They stumbled back at the look of me, the hunters stopped dancing, and they vowed at me.

"The mighty Perseus Jackson has come back," all four of them said "we have been awaiting your return here, we will not interfere, the son of Poseidon has the right to come and go as he pleases." The hunters were released from the spell, and the Hesperides retreated behind the tree.

"What was that all about?" Artemis asked "why did they say the son of Poseidon may go and come as he pleases?"

"There is a legend that Oceanus tried to sink this garden, and sent the oceans strength but Poseidon and his son Triton stopped him making the Hesperides feel attracted and helpful to the sons of Poseidon." Percy explained "so stay close to me so they won't try anything against you."

"What about Ladon?" Phoebe asked followed by many murmurs of worry.

"Don't worry I will distract them so you can go up ok," Percy said as he finished talking he approached the dragon calling out his name to distract him. Ladon approached Percy while the hunters passed unseen, Percy started moving towards the path that lead uphill to Atlas imprisonment, Ladon stopped following him because he was getting too far away from the tree.

"Great plan now draw your bows and arrows we don't know what is up here," Percy said turning into a wolf and advancing slowly like he was about to attack the prey. He could hear talking one voice was hard and demanding, the other one was low and soft like the wind. As they approached the top the colder it got, he could see snowflakes falling down; even though the cold does not affect him he could hear teeth chattering behind him, the winds were increasing and the snow was falling faster and harder the hunters decided to move in closer to Percy due to his warmth.

"Prometheus I thank you again for taking my burden I will come by and visit you," Atlas said.

"I think we should get going the hunters are on our tail," a soft voice said "we would not like to be caught by them, oh speaking of the devil." When they arrived at the top they could see three people Khione, Atlas, and Prometheus who was under the burden of the sky. Percy turned into a human standing up straight holding his palm out and summoning blue flames to melt the falling snow and to increase the temperature.

"Who are you?" Khione asked "I don't recall seeing you in my vision."

"Atlas return to your prison or I will force you back in there," Percy yelled confident.

"Ha like that's going to happen," Atlas said "honey would you like to decrease the temperature here and freeze them here." Khione extended her arms and the snow started to fall like a blizzard, snow was now falling hard but Percy and the hunters did not feel it, due to Percy's powers with fire.

"I guess you can't freeze us," Percy said with a smirk on his face "now Atlas attend to your burden and Khione surrender under the Olympians and you might not die painfully, and I could make you fade." Their faces reflected fear and but then they were turned into snow and disappeared as they were blown away, and as soon as they were gone the rest of the snow melted and the heat started to get to normal.

"Percy this is not good, there are three titans on the loose and a crazy goddess of snow, and the monsters that are escaping Tartarus," Artemis said "this is starting to scare me what if there are any of the giants left and they fight alongside the titans that would make the battle really hard."

"Yes this is bad," Percy sad still thinking what Khione had said about her vision "Artemis what did Khione mean when she said that she had not seen me on her vision?"

"Percy some of the wind gods can see small events into the future and I guess that's what she was talking about," Artemis said bringing her eye brows together thinking "but why could she not see you? That is interesting."

And that is that I hope you like it, I will be changing the rating to M for the explicit content and I am really sorry it took me this long to update, it's just that I started school and I am tired most of the time after school so I try to sleep as much as possible. I will keep updating but please review I encourage constructive criticism.