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(Percy's P.O.V)
"Okay everyone, let's be done for a bit and continue in a time I see fit." Zeus said.
"Okay," chorused everyone in the room minus mom. When I looked back frowning, there was a note in her place.
"Hey everyone," Now the attention was directed to me. "I found a note from the fates."
"Okay, Read it Kelp-for-Brains" Thalia said making me scowl; but I still complied.
Dear Monkeys…er…Gods and whatever we the Fates Took Sally Back to her own Time…we think you should, get back to reading, and Apollo, this white powder is Awesome!
From: The Almighty Fates.
Everyone's face was priceless till Nathan broke the silence. He looked at Apollo as if the god was insane, "You gave The Fates . . . Crack?" he asked in bewilderment and even a tint of…awe.
The son god gave that damn Apollo smile, as if that was the greatest idea ever, and shrugged, "I'm just that awesome…" He flipped his Ray-Bans back down to cover his eyes and lay back conjuring a foot rest; apparently falling asleep pretty contently under the stare of everyone.
"Anyway, we will have a 1 hour break I expect everyone to be here to continue reading in exactly…" Zeus said until I cut him off…
"Fifty-nine minutes, forty-seven seconds, and twenty-eight milliseconds." Every one stared in Shock, "What!?" I asked indignantly, "I'm the god of time what did you expect, a flying Rhino?"
"Damn…" Mumbled Hermes and the statement seemed to sum up this whole day.
"O-okay, I'll be out in the market" I said, " Nico, Thalia, You guys coming?' Said gods followed me out of the throne room.
"So…" I started before Nico cut me off.
"Since when do you have a time-machine?"
"Would you believe me if I said I got it at Target?" I asked hopefully.
"Yes, of course, because I always go to Target to buy my ten ton time machine!" The sarcasm made me quirk a smile.
"You really should go; they've got some great gear."
'He raised an eyebrow but decided not to pursue the matter. I just grinned at the scowl he showed.
Then I felt a new presence.
"Someone's following us," I remarked continuing walking as they stiffened somewhat.
They both raised an eyebrow and in seeming perfect unison got into a fighting stance.
"Where?" They asked in unison. Then both turned away blushing, okay what's up with that? I'll ask later. I concentrated until I felt my eagle-vision activate, all color melted away until just black, white, gold, and red appeared.
White for the innocent; gold for my target; and red for potential enemies. I spotted the Gold 20 yards back but it was tinted in silver. I loosened my hold on the sight and turned to Thalia and Nico. "I've got a plan, just keep walking I'm going to branch off at the next ally with a dead end and I know he or she will follow me."
"Dude, we can't let you go alone!" Nico said.
"It's Luna." I said.
"WHAT!" they exclaimed in unison this time they didn't blush.
"How do you know?" Thalia asked curiously.
"Gold tinted in silver." It was all the answer I gave. They seemed reluctant to let me go, "I'll be fine, be sure to get me a Steak Gyro." I asked, (If you've never had a Gyro you haven't lived.)
Before they could reply I took off running. It was like breathing to me; the wind through my hair; the felling of freedom; no restraint, just like the ocean. Its times like these I remember what my dad told me:
"The ocean does not like to be restrained." …or something like that's it's been awhile since he told me that.
Now I need to find and alley with a dead end. Alley, No Not a dead end, how about that one, er no, no and just no, ah ha! There we go; I smiled to myself, feeling very smug and soon I was running till there where only eleven yards till the dead end. Bending over and supporting myself on my knees I pretend to pant and act out shape but in reality I could have probably ran quite a few miles more.
Soon I heard light foot steps behind me and I pretended not to notice until she was right behind me then…BAM! I had my hidden blade at her throat. "What do you want Artemis?" I snarled not bothering to use her cover name.
"I want to talk…" She didn't exactly look surprised.
"Why?" I muttered, "So you can tell me that you're cheating on me with Phobos? Hate to break it to you honey…" I couldn't talk anymore because suddenly I was caught by surprise as Artemis kissed me.
For a minute I kissed back, feeling the same spark I did when we first kissed; but soon that spark felt like acid on my lips and the happy feeling was starting to be replaced with shock. Soon the shock disappeared and I was felling nothing but, rage! I broke the kiss and just stared at her with hate and disgust.
'Where was the woman I loved now?' I wondered for a second, 'Could this childish Aphrodite like copy really be who I fell for?" It was a fleeting thought. Artemis raised her hands to her mouth and almost gasped.
"Percy I am so-so-so, sorry, I don't know why I did that-"
"You weren't thinking," I muttered as I rubbed my mouth off with the sleeve of my shirt, "Just like you weren't thinking when you cheated one me with PHOBOS!" It was blow to my heart even now. And for a second I wondered, how did it come to this? How could the smart, loving, hopeful goddess I fell for turn into…into…this!
She opened her mouth to explain but I took off, running straight up a twelve foot wall, I chuckled to myself, 'gotta love parkour." I wanted badly to forget what had just happened not two minutes ago; but the mild felling of happiness left when my mind went back to the kiss and anger thereafter boiled in me. I took off running until I saw a big white temple overlooking Olympus.
I climbed till I reached the statue at the top, and stepped on top of it and spread my arms and heard the familiar cry of an eagle (assassins creed brother hood anyone?), now felling calm I rolled into a ball on top of the temple roof and tried keeping the tears away… I failed.
