Hey, everyone! Okay, first-off, I want to apologize (yet again) for not uploading yesterday. I had to go to my school early for enrolment to avoid the long lines, so I had no time to create a new chapter, and for this chapter being short.

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Chapter 13: Artemis or Annabeth?

Apollo's POV

I never thought that my life could get this boring without my little sister Artemis.

I just finished my morning duties, so I went to the garden and sat at the foot of an olive tree, scribbling some haikus in my little notebook to kill some time and to keep my mind off of the things that I saw the day before yesterday.

Normally, after I finish my morning duties, I go and play with Artemis. [Although she says that it isn't playing but annoying or disturbing] But just a few hours ago, she left for an important mission to defeat Lamia and a bunch of gorgons. I know that Artemis can take care of herself, and even though I annoy her, I can't help but get worried about her going on this mission; she is my sister after all.

"Someone's missing their sister," I looked up from my notebook and saw Hestia looking down at me. "May I join you?"

I nodded and she sat down in front of me. "Can I help you with anything?" I asked her.

"I think it is I that can help you." she replied smiling at me. "You don't have to worry about Artemis; you of all people should know that she can take care of herself."

"I know that, Hestia." I replied smirking. "I know she can, but as her brother, I can't help but be worried about her."

Hestia nodded to me understandingly, "I understand you. The two of you being siblings and all, it's natural for you to act this way. But that is not what I meant."

I looked at her quizzically. "I don't understand you. What exactly do you mean?" I asked.

She was looking at me straight in my eyes without falter, "I meant about your vision."

"H-how did you…?" I stuttered, with my eyes wide and mouth agape.

She looked away from me, "I'm sorry but I overheard you and Triton talking yesterday." She then licked her lips and turned her gaze back to me, "You have to learn to let her go. Don't be selfish, because no matter what happens she'll still be your sister. Stop being overprotective of her, this time, don't interfere. Remember what happened to her the last ti-"

"Hestia." I interrupted, "I know what I must do. And besides, I can't do anything about it. I wasn't the only one who saw it."

She nodded at me and then stood up. "I trust your word for it. I must be going now, I also have duties to attend to." And with that, she walked away.

When she was out of sight, I resumed my scribbling. However, since Hestia has already brought up the issue I was trying to keep my mind off, I kept thinking about it instead of words for my haiku. So I just closed my notebook, and brought out my iPod and turned the volume up.

I've only been listening for almost two minutes until someone yanked out the earphones on my right ear. "Argh!" I whined, and saw Aphrodite smirking at me, holding my earphone. "That hurt!" I complained. She smirked even more then handed me back my earphone. "Can I help you?"

"Yes, actually you can." She was looking at me with sparkle in her eyes as if she was about to tell a story about a recent couple or something.

I sighed heavily, "Why are you going to talk to me about love?" I asked her.

She looked like she was taken aback by this but she recovered quickly and smiled again, "Because this concerns Artemis." When she said "Artemis", my instincts suddenly felt active and ready. "I see I got your attention"

"What about Artemis?" I asked her.

She smirked, "You have the gift of the prophecy, so I think you already know what happened last night between Percy and Artemis."

I rolled my eyes at her then stood up. "I can't bear another lecture, so I'm gonna go now." I said, and before she could even responded, I teleported away to sword arena, where I saw him, "Percy,"

He turned around to see who called him, when he saw that it was me, his eyes suddenly grew big, "A-Apollo," he greeted, his voice shaking. I smirked at this, maybe he thought that I was going to interrogate him about what happened last night.

I went closer to him and hooked my arm around his neck, "From your sudden behavior upon seeing me, I reckon that you're hiding something that you don't want me to know." I said while smirking deviously at him.

"What? There's nothing for me to hide from you." he responded.

But hey, I am Apollo, so I wouldn't let this pass. I released my hand from his neck. "Anything out of the ordinary happened… um, I don't know… yesterday? This morning? Or perhaps last night?"

After I said the words "last night", I noticed that he suddenly tensed and he started licking his lips repeatedly. Gotcha!

"Percy, let me remind you that I have the gift of the prophecy, so I see things. But of course, I want to know why they happened. So tell me."

This is gonna be good…

Percy's POV

Oh, great! There's no escape with Apollo.

"Come on, Percy! I know that you kissed my beloved little sister. But the question here is why?" he asked looking straight into my eyes. I tried thinking of excuses, but I know that they wouldn't work. So I had no choice but to tell the truth, but I didn't want to so I just stayed silent.

Apollo was about to say something but then his phone started ringing. He scowled at it then turned to face me, "I guess we'll continue this later on. And by then, I'll make sure you'll answer my questions." He gave me a wink then teleported away.

I continued training until the clouds had started turning orange. I took a bottle of water and poured it on my head.

"Romantic," I heard someone say, I looked around and found Aphrodite, arms crossed leaning against a post. "What do you mean?" I asked her

"What you did to Artemis… last night?" she responded walking up to me.

"How'd you know?"

She giggled at me, "I am the goddess of love. I can see those things." She paused, "Do you really love Artemis?"

I looked at her, she sounded so serious which was not like her. "What do you mean? Of course, I love her!"

"Is it her that you love or are you just saying that to mend your broken heart?" I wanted to yell at her, I love Artemis. But now that I think about it, am I just saying it because I feel heartbroken. "Tell me, Percy. For once, I never encountered something like this before."

"Are you saying that I should get back with Annabeth?"

She shrugged, "A person's destiny is created by the person himself. But if I were you, I wouldn't take things to quickly. Lay back and think about it, who do you really love? Artemis or Annabeth? Annabeth or Artemis?"

I stayed silent, not knowing what to say. "I'll leave you now to your thoughts. Think about it, carefully." She then started walking out of the arena thinking about what she said.

Artemis or Annabeth? Do I love Artemis or is it because of being broken hearted?

I have to lay low for now. Think things through and hopefully make the right choice.

That's chapter 13! Again, I apologize for not updating sooner, and for the shortness of this chapter.

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So, who should Percy pick? Artemis or Annabeth?

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