Athena's POV

"Ugh! I can't believe the nerve of Aphrodite! No wonder I was secretly complimenting Percy in my mind from time-to-time! I shall shoot a thousand arrows through her head!" Artemis yelled in anger.

I had informed her about all that Aphrodite had been doing to get Percy and me together. Although Artemis only showed a reaction to the part when Aphrodite confessed that she had the most committed maiden see Percy as 'attractive'.

"Calm down Artemis, it's not like she's making you fall for a son of Poseidon, like she's doing to me."

"Oh please Athena, she's not making you fall for him, that part you're doing all your own."

"Artemis, I know for a fact that I'd never fall for any man that even slightly resembles that selfish sea god. Not even Percy. No matter how good-natured, brave, and intelligent he may be." I scoffed. "As the Goddess of Wisdom, I can't let myself fall for him or even trust him."

"Believe what you want, but let me ask you this, if you caught Percy with another woman, how would you react?"

"Probably wouldn't give it a thought." I lied. To be honest, I had no idea how I would react. I would probably want to stab Percy and that cursed woman, but that's just a guess.

"Fine, let's just see what happens." She got up from the couch and started heading towards the door. "You'll realize it soon enough, Goddess of Wisdom." She said with a small smile as she left my palace. It had sort of become our conversation area where no one else could disturb us.

I combed my long, slender fingers through my hair in thought. How would I react to another woman in Percy's life? But then again, would that even happen? I really didn't need this type of drama or romance in my eternal life. I decided to visit the arena and clear my mind with a few small battles.

Percy's POV

A calm yet unusual silence crept over Olympus. It was normally a bustling and loud place full of parties. Most gods and goddesses were out to 'make' new demigods. The idea disgusted me. But at least they grow attached to their loves and newest children.

Since there was nothing interesting to do, I was practicing in the arena with some training dummies. Here on Olympus, the training dummies actually moved like a real opponent would.

It brought back memories of Camp Half-Blood, the constant training, the sound of metal against metal, the adrenaline of a life-or-death situation, the thrill of getting lost in the battle. I missed all of it, but Olympus was good enough. Everyone was pretty much my family now, well they always had been, but now we're more closer.

"Nice to see you here, and what a great surprise, you're shirtless." That angelic voice I could recognize anywhere. I laughed and turned to my left to see Aphrodite.

"It's easier to fight without that armor holding you back." I responded. All I was wearing was a pair of faded blue shorts and the newest black Nikes. All gods dressed modern now instead of their classical togas.

"In my opinion, I prefer you this way." She wrapped her arms around my waist from behind. I felt myself heat up. If I had the will, I would've avoided this and politely pushed her away, but come on, it's Aphrodite! No man, not even a god, can resist her. But I honestly have no emotions for her, I just admire her beauty. I turned around to face her while she kept her arms firmly around me.

"And what exactly do you think you're doing? You of all people should know that I'm not really open for a relationship right now."

"Aw, are you rejecting me for that maiden goddess Athena? You do know that she won't ever be as much fun as me." She said with a wink. I laughed nervously.

"Well I'm not sure if I exactly 'love' her, but I know there's something and sorry if I'm rejecting you but Athena's more of my type." She gave me a cute pouty look.

I noticed that she glanced near the entrance for a second, but before I could see what she was looking at, she attacked me with a kiss. I didn't kiss back, wrap my hands around her, or respond to her in any way. Instead I stared wide-eyed in shock at what was happening. Not that I didn't like the kiss, it was soft, smooth, and just plain perfect, but I didn't really want to kiss her. Any other man would probably think I'm crazy for not wanting to kiss the Goddess of Love, but what can you do when you have a certain taste in girls?

That's when I heard a small gasp from the entrance of the arena. I moved my eyes and spotted the woman from my dreams, but at the moment she looked like something from a nightmare. Athena.

Instead of having her hair let loose and being in a smart, extravagant gown, she wore her hair in a neat bun and was suited up in armor with a helmet in her left arm. When I first laid my eyes on her, she was gaping, but now she had a glare that could kill on contact and an anger that radiated off of her like the heat from the sun.

Aphrodite pulled back from the kiss that seemed to have lasted an eternity. She blushed and looked at Athena, who stared back with hatred. "Look there's nothing going on; it was just a mere kiss. I mean seriously, look at him! How can I not want that?" She giggled and tried to look as innocent as possible.

"Athena, look it's not what it looks li-!" I didn't get to finish because I had to dodge a small, golden dagger aimed straight for my face at the last second. Geez, talk about anger management, she took the case, but not that I blame her.

"Spare me the lies!" She replied while walking swiftly out of the arena.

"Athena, wait!" I called to her, releasing Aphrodite's grip and running after her. As I left, I heard Aphrodite laugh victoriously.

"Looks like my work here is done…" She said to herself with her arms crossed over her chest. Oh gods, what was that troublemaker planning now?

(A/N: Thanks to Justlooseit00 for giving me the idea. Very nice, it even added some humor into the intense situation. If you guys have any suggestions on what you'd like to see happen, just leave a review and I'll be sure to see if it can work. By the way, thanks for all the people who love/like my story, really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. Recommend the story to other people who you think will like it.) –P.S I don't own anything (that's so I don't get copyrighted)