Firstly ( I just realized I never made that clear); Percy and Annabeth were never a couple, but Annabeth is in love with him. Percy has had some girlfriends ( like Rachel), but not a lot. All right.. I present; chapter 21! Oh, don't own Percy Jackson & the Olympians. Enjoy!

Percy hold his breath, waiting for Artemis' response. He didn't know when he started to love her, but he did. He was in love with her.

And after he had heard the conversation between her and Athena, he had been hoping she did love him. He had wanted to say it earlier, but never found the right time to say it.

After all, when a monster is preparing to destroy the world, you have other things to think about. Like your friends, which lives are at stake.

But now seemed like the right time. The monster was gone. Maybe not dead, but for now, gone. No people at danger. And they just kissed.

They had kissed before, but Percy had thought at the time it was Aphrodite's doing. But now, he wasn't sure. It could be real. His feelings were real; he knew that.

Artemis still didn't say anything; she just stared at him. Percy decided to say something himself. " You know, if you want to you can think about it. I would like an answer now, you know if you love me, but-"

Percy was interrupted because Artemis kissed him. They kissed for a long time before she pulled back, smiling. "The answer is yes" she said, still smiling. " I'm not sure what the question is" Percy answered, confused.

Artemis smile grew wider. "If I love you. The answer is yes". Percy couldn't believe it; she loved him? Someone like Artemis loved him? "You do? Because I thought-" "Of course I do. I just said it, didn't I"? Artemis said, still smiling.

Percy nodded. "Yes, but maybe-" Artemis snickered. " But nothing. Why would I say it if it wasn't true? Besides, we have kissed already. Did you think I would kiss just some boy? That I would kiss you if I weren't in love with you? I haven't kissed anyone all these years. I only kiss you because I want to".

Percy shook his head, smiling. He started to believe her. " It could be that you did it because of Aphrodite's spell. I think that is more likely than because you actually like me. After all, you hate men, remember".

Artemis smiled at him. " Not all of them. I hate them because they are selfish, arrogant and just annoying. Oh and often stupid and chase girls to use them. But you are different Percy, you're kind, loyal, funny. But I get why you think that. I thought it at first, too". "So , are you saying all this because of the spell? Or do you really love me"?

Artemis rolled her eyes. "I'm getting the idea you just want me to repeat it, but all right. I love you Percy, I do. After thousands of years, I finally fell in love. With you. I want to be with you, do crazy stuff with you. I want to see you smile. I want everything".

Percy smiled and pulled her against him. " That's great. I want exactly the same. But I thought you were in love with Orion, all those years ago"?

Artemis raised her head. "No. That was friendship. I was really sad when he died, but it wasn't love. I'm in love with you Percy and I want to be with you".

Percy smiled. " That's great, because I'm going nowhere. I'm going to stay here until you get so annoyed you might actually turn me into a jackalope".

Artemis laughed. "I will never do that. I prefer you to be human". "Oh and why is that? Because then I can talk". "No, because you can kiss. I prefer you silent".

Percy laughed. "Well maybe I should be silent then and just kiss you". " Maybe you should" Artemis said, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling his mouth towards hers.

She kissed Percy, her mouth hungry and demanding. Percy kissed her back, enjoying the kiss. It was perfect. Percy couldn't believe Artemis had ( besides her kisses with him) never kissed before. Or maybe she had kissed before, that wasn't forbidden was it?

Percy didn't care anymore when the kiss became even more demanding. Their kiss seemed to last forever, sometimes they pulled back for a moment to breathe, but continued kissing after that.

Eventually, the kiss stopped. Artemis was sitting on his lap; her legs wrapped around his hips. Percy had his arms around her and stroked her hair. "You know, you are insanely good at kissing" he said softly.

Artemis looked up and smiled. Her cheeks were red and her eyes seemed to shine in the moonlight. "Thanks. You are a very good kisser yourself". "How do you know? It thought you hadn't kissed before" he teased.

Artemis blushed. "Well, I have ehm..". She looked away, not meeting his eyes. Percy smiled and lifted her head, forcing her to look at him. "You have.. ? Tell me, I'm curious".

Artemis sighed. "Promise me you won't laugh". "I promise I won't laugh. Now tell ! " Percy said. " All right. I have a cuddle named Apollo. I practise on him".

Percy looked at her; his mouth open. He closed his mouth. "You have a cuddle. Named Apollo" he said very slowly.

Artemis nodded. "Yes. Are you going to laugh now"? " No, I'm not. I think it's cute, actually. But why did you name him Apollo"?

Artemis shrugged. "He looks like him". "Ok, but isn't that weird? That your cuddle is named after your twin brother". "No, why"? "Because you use him to practise kissing"!

Artemis snickered. "Just don't tell my brother. He will be even more annoying when he finds out".

Percy smiled. "I promise. I won't tell anyone. It will be our secret. Besides, I should thank Apollo. The cuddle, not your brother". "Why"? "Because, thanks to him, you're such a good kisser".

Artemis laughed and punched him. "Serious? And why do you think it's cute? I thought, you didn't like cute". Percy rolled his eyes. "I do. I don't like being called cute. But I think you are cute".

Artemis frowned. "Is that good or bad"? Percy laughed. "Good. Besides, you're not only cute. You're also smart, funny, pretty, strong, sly.. You're a lot. You're simply perfect".

Artemis laid her head on his chest. " Thankyou. But nobody is perfect". Percy smiled and placed a soft kiss on her head. "You are. No one comes even close to you".

He heard Artemis laugh. She lifted her head, her eyes sparkling. "Not even Aphrodite? Miss perfect herself"?

Percy shook his head. He kissed her. "Not even close" he whispered in her ear. She smiled back and kissed him.

Percy kissed her back. Percy thought her kisses couldn't feel better, but this one did. It was perfect. Appearently, practising helps with everything. Even with kissing and when you used an cuddle.

When the kiss ended, Artemis sighed. "What's wrong, candy"? Artemis smiled at 'her' nickname. "Nothing. It's just.. perfect. This moment, us. It feels.. it feels, I don't know how to describe it. And I thought you wouldn't call me candy anymore"?

She raised an eyebrow at him. Percy shrugged. "Like I already said, you remind me of it. You can give me a nickname too, if you want. Just try to find a good one".

Artemis sighed. " I already told you, I'm not good at those things". Percy smiled at her. " You can think about it. You will find one, I just know". " All right. I will think about it. Just don't get your hopes up".

Percy snickered. "I won't". He looked at her. "Shall I give you another massage? It might help you think". Artemis' face lit up. "Yes, I would love too. You are really great at that".

Percy laughed and, after she got up, got up. He gave her another kiss. "Just wait. I will get some massage oil. Lay down, will you".

Artemis nodded. Percy turned and got the massage oil from his bag. When he returned, Artemis already lay on the ground.

He rubbed the massage oil in his hands. "Why do you even have that with you"? Percy shrugged. "Present of my mom. Always have it with me, it reminds me of her. Now remove you shirt".

Artemis lifted her head and shot him a look. "Why"? Percy rolled his eyes. "Not because I want you to wear less clothes, not that I don't like that, but because that will make it easier to massage your back".

Artemis hesitated, but removed her shirt. "Okay, just don't do anything funny all right"? Percy smiled. "Calm down, I won't". He was actually really happy she trusted him enough to remove her shirt.

He sat down next to her, with the bottle of massage oil. "Ok, my hands might be a little cold". Artemis nodded.

Percy brought his hands down and started the massage. He started with her neck and shoulders, kneeding them. Then, he focused on her back. He made circles on her back and kneeded.

Artemis moaned softly. "Hm. That feels good. Don't stop, please". Percy smiled. "I won't. Do you want me to massage only your back or your legs and feet too"? "Hm, would you want to do my feet and legs too"? "Of course, no problem".

Percy kept kneeding and rubbing her back and legs, sometimes putting massage oil on his hands. He felt Artemis relax. She had her eyes closed. "Do you like this"? he asked while squeezing her muscles.

Artemis moaned again. "Yes.. It feels awesome". Percy ended with her feet, first rubbing it. After that, he used his fist to massage the arch of her foot. He ended with her toes, gently pulling on them. And rubbing them.

When he was done, Artemis opened her eyes. She sat on the ground, looking very relaxed and a little bit sleepy. Percy smiled at her. "Liked it"?

Artemis nodded. "A lot. Walk towards me, will you". Percy laughed and walked towards her. Artemis pulled him down and kissed him. "Thankyou. I enjoyed it very much".

Percy gave her a fast hug. " No thanks. I liked to do it". Artemis sat down on his lap again.

They talked for a few more hours before they decided to go to bed. Percy felt really tired. He walked towards his sleeping bag and closed his eyes.

Immediately, he fell asleep. He dreamt about Artemis and him, together in Paris. When he opened his eyes, he was smiling.

He walked towards a stream and washed himself, whistling while he did so. When he was done washing, he decided to hike and go to town. He left a note for Artemis, saying he was in town for an hour or so.

When he came back, with bread, butter, marmelade and some other things, he found Artemis was still sleeping. He looked at her. She looked really peaceful.

Percy smiled and sat down. He waited until she opened her eyes. When she saw him, she got up and smiled. "He. What are you doing here"? she said, rubbing her eyes.

Percy walked towards her and kissed her. "Waiting until you are awake. Get up. I have some plans, all right"? Artemis smiled and nodded. "What do I have to wear? Something comfortable"? Percy grinned. " A bikini and normal clothes".

Before she could protest, Percy walked away. Fifteen minutes later, she walked towards him. He was roasting bread. He turned. "Hey, there you are. You look beautiful".

Artemis rolled her eyes. " Sure. Why do I have to wear a bikini"? Percy grinned. " We are going to swim. We will leave in a few minutes, but I first have to finish some things". " What things". Percy smiled devishly. "You will see".

Artemis sighed, but didn't say anything. After another ten minutes, Percy was done and they left. They walked toward the place he had chosen for their ' date'. He had realized yesterday, they hadn't had one yet. So he had planned to have one today.

They talked while they walked towards 'their' spot. Artemis was talking about one of Apollo's pranks. "So Athena started screaming when she saw the enormous spider, of course. She tried to get it of her, but she didn't succeed. When she finally got it of her, it ran towards her room. So she callled me to search for it. I was searching all night and when-"

Artemis stopped talking. They were at the place Percy had chosen. He had bought tullips and placed them everywhere. The stream was near by and the water was really bright. The sun was shining, it was a warm day. They could hear birds sing.

It was a really beautiful spot, and peaceful and quit. The only sounds came from birds and other animals.

Artemis smiled at him. " Oh Percy, it's beautiful. Thankyou so much". She ran towards him and jumped into his arms.

Percy laughed. "This isn't all. There is more". Artemis looked at him, suprised. "There is? Oh, it's great Percy. I never expected you to be romantic". Percy laughed. "I'm raised by my mother, remember? She taught me some things".

Artemis smiled. "Then I should thank her". Percy laughed again. "Yes, you should". He bowed to her. "Now, my lady. Would you be so kind to follow me"? Artemis laughed. "Where did you get that from"?

Percy shrugged. "I'm full of suprises. Now, will you"? "Of course I will". Percy walked towards the middle. He had a basket with food and a picnic cloth with him. He laid the picnic cloth down and placed the basket on it.

" Please sit down" he said to Artemis. She smiled and sat down, looking around her. they were surrounded by tullips, and positioned under trees. The sun was shining.

Artemis sighed. "It's so beautiful". Percy nodded and sat down as well. "It is. Well, let's start our picnic shall we"?

He took out two glasses. He looked at Artemis. "What do you like to drink? I have coca cola, dr pepper, nectar and smoothies". Artemis smiled. "What flavor are the smoothies"? "Strawberry and banana" Percy said.

Artemis smiled. "I will take the banana smoothie. Maybe later, I will drink something else" Percy smiled. "I will take the strawberry, and put the glasses back. We won't need them". He gave Artemis her smoothie. "Ok, I also have food of course. What do you like? I have bread with ham, cheese and ham, marmelade, chocolate spread, sandwiches and hamburgers.

Artemis laughed. "How did you even get all that in that basket? It isn't that big". Percy shrugged. " It's a present. It's magical. You can get a lot of stuff into my basket. What do you want"?

Artemis laughed. "I will have a sandwich. Do you have egg"? Percy nodded. "One or two"? "One, please". Percy chose an hamburger himself. They enjoyed the place, food and each other's company. They talked and laughed a lot.

Artemis took, apart from her sandwich and smoothie, two pieces of bread with marmelade and a glass nectar. When Percy finished his smoothie and hamburger, he took two sandwiches and two pieces of bread.

Artemis laughed when she saw all the food he ate. "Are you really hungry"? Percy nodded. "I am. And I need my strength, I have to make this a good day. And make sure you have fun". "I already am having fun. A lot, actually". "Good, but the day isn't over. It has just started." Percy said.

When they were both finished, Percy took something out the basket. It was a bouquet tullips and a rose. He handed it to her. "The tullips because you told me they were for everlasting love. The rose because it't beautiful, but dangerous. Like you".

Artemis smiled. She brought the flowers to her nose and sniffed. "Thankyou. They are beautiful". Percy smiled. "Good. I'm glad you like them. Do you want an dessert? I have icecream and pie".

Artemis laughed. "No thankyou. I have had enough". Percy nodded. They just said down for a while, talking. They talked about their hobbies and friends.

When Percy asked her if she swam a lot, Artemis had to say no. "I don't actually. But I can swim and I like it".

Percy got up and smiled. "Well, let's swim. That's why I asked you to wear a bikini. You are wearing one, right"? Artemis nodded, but looked uncomfortable. "I don't know Percy. I mean, swimming with you. Wearing only a bikini". She bit her lip.

Percy smiled. "It's just swimming, but if you don't feel comfortable, I won't look until you say I can".

Artemis gave him one grateful smile. "Thanks. I appreciate that". Percy turned around. He heard her undress and walk into the water. " All right! You can look!" she said after a while.

Percy smiled and took of his shirt and pants. He ran into the water, wearing swimming trunks. He swam towards Artemis. "Hi. Do you like the water"?

Artemis nodded. Percy smiled misschiviously. "Good. Hope you like this too". He suddenly grabbed her and dragged her under water. He created an air bubble, so they could both breathe and look around.

This stream had some fishes. They swam around, admiring the different animals and plants. The water was clear and there was a lot to see. The fish came really close, curious what the bubble was.

When Artemis made clear she wanted to go up, Percy took them the surface. "Beautiful! There are so many things to see" she said,smiling at him. "Yes, there are. It's one of the reasons I love to be in the water. There is so much to see. Too bad a lot of rivers are polluted". " Yes, that's horrible. I'm glad this one isn't. Thankyou for showing me".

Percy shrugged. " I like doing those things with you" Artemis swam towards him and hugged him. "I like it too". Percy smiled and wanted to kiss her, but she swam away from him.

He frowned. "But you will have to pay for grabbing me and suddenly dragging me under water" she said, smiling. She suddenly splashed water on him.

They started a water fight, trying to defeat the other. Percy was in his element, but Artemis was really fast. She just dived or swam away when he tried to get to her. In the end, she won.

She smiled at him. "I have won, mister water-is-my-element". Percy laughed. "Yes, you have. You can get a victory kiss". Artemis laughed. "I would love too. It's a good prize for defeating you". "Yes, and that way, I win too". Artemis swam towards him and let him kiss her.

The following hours, they stayed in the water. They held water fights, dived and played games. When they finally came out, Artemis was hungry.

"Is there still some food left". Percy laughed. "Of course there is. I had a lot with me". He sat down on the picnic cloth and handed her a towel. "Thanks. I needed that. Although I could just use my godly powers".

Percy laughed. "Your welcome. This day, I handle everything. I don't want you to use your godly powers, all right"? Artemis nodded. She tried to eat, but kept staring at his naked upper body. He was really muscular. And still wet. Percy saw her staring. Good he thought. At least I'm not the only one distracted. He couldn't keep his eyes off her; she looked great in her small, silver bikini.

They ate in silence. When they were done, they were both dry.

Percy got up and changed his clothes. Artemis did so, too. Too bad we have to change our clothes Percy thought. She looks great in her bikini.

When they were both changed, Percy collected all their stuff and started walking. "Where are we going"? Artemis asked. Percy looked back and smiled. "You will see". He heard Artemis sigh. She probably didn't like not knowing his plans.

After they had brought the basket to their camp, they went to the city and picked up an car Percy had rented. He had a lot planned for this day. He wanted Artemis to relax and enjoy. To be a teenager for a day, not a goddess.

Late in the evening, they came back to their camp. Percy and Artemis had gone to the movies ( he had let her pick), a wildpark ( just built) and the beach. They had watched at the sunset together and walked, holding hands.

Now, the day was over. They were back at their camp. " Oh , my gods! This was the best day ever! I had so much fun" Artemis said.

Percy smiled at her enthusiasm."Glad to hear". Artemis continued talking. " The movie was so beautiful, and I liked the wildpark. Great that the animals could just walk around. They had so much space. I liked that cougar, it-"

"ARTEMIS! PERCY JACKSON!" Percy and Artemis turned, startled by the sound. Percy immediately drew riptide and prepared to fight.

Artemis walked towards him. "Don't" she whispered. "But-" Percy started. "It's my father" Artemis whispered. Percy's eyes widened; that wasn't good news. At all.

Artemis straightened her back. " Father? What do you want from us? We-" "SILENCE! I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. BOTH OF YOU".

Percy looked at Artemis; she seemed worried. "Why do you want to talk to us, father? We-" Before she could finish her sentence, Percy felt a force pull at them.

They were transported to Olympus. When Percy could see again, he saw he was in the throne room. Before an angry Zeus. Definitely not good Percy thought.

Note; The place Artemis and Percy are, really exists. But I have never been there, so i don't know what the landscape is and everything. Most of this is not real, I just made it up. Hope you enjoyed and thankyou for the reviews! Erebos; haha, I get that in the holiday, too. Thanks for the review, glad you like my story. Great name! Thanks for all the reviews, hope you keep reading my story. And reviewing:)