I'm a horrible person. I can't do anything right. I couldn't keep my girlfriend from almost getting raped by Eros. I suck. I felt Artemis shift and I whispered soothing nothings into her ear. She snuggled into me and I smiled. After about a half-hour, I sat up, pulling her into my lap, and a warm embrace. "Artemis," I said, "I'm sorry." Artemis asked for what I was sorry and I said, "Because I wasn't good enough," Artemis wrapped her arms around my neck and told me to shut up, because I tried, and that was what mattered most. I smiled and hugged her tighter. "Hey, Arty, are you alright?" I asked, "I mean, I know you're strong and independent and all, but, the stuff that happened is very traumatizing to some people."
Artemis rested her head on my chest and mumbled, "I'm fine, Kelp Head, but thanks for asking." I smiled and carried her to the couch. She flashed us into our normal clothes and pushed me down on the couch, cuddling into my chest. Apparently, I was comfy and warm. I wrapped her in my warm embrace, sitting up and pulling her into my lap while leaning on the armrest.
Athena flashed in a few minutes later. "What's the matter, Percy?" She asked after about 5 nanoseconds.
"Nothing, mom, we're fine," I said, not wanting to talk about the recent events.
"Percy," she said in a warning tone, "If you don't tell me the truth, I'm not making you any blue cookies for a century."
I gasped, "You wouldn't! Fine, there was an, ahh, incident, with Eros and Aphrodite." She told me to be more specific and l recounted what happened. Artemis and I shifted into our 6-year-old forms, while Athena changed into her 30-year-old form and scooped us up. I was still a bit bigger than Artemis in this form, so I could comfortably cuddle into my mother while hugging my girlfriend. Mom held us and rocked us until we fell asleep.
When I woke up, Arty and I were cuddled into Mom, who was sleeping in her 30-year-old form. Shortly after I had, Arty and mom woke up. Mom kissed us both on the forehead and flashed out. Arty and I shifted back into or 20-year-old forms. I smiled, and Artemis smiled back. Then she gave me the look, you know the one. The irresistible look that makes your heart melt and makes you want to do whatever the person wants. I sighed, Artemis hadn't even told me what she wanted and she had already won. And she knew it.
"Peeeerrrrrrrr-ccccyyyyyyy! " She stretched my name out really long, the way she does sometimes. "Can we have some blue cookies?" I rolled my eyes and some of the aforementioned cookies appeared. Artemis squealed and hugged me before snacking on them. I smiled and pulled her into my lap. A cookie partway in her mouth, she gave me a questioning look.
I gave her a smirk, biting off about half of her cookie and eating it. Arty pouted, and I gave her my baby seal eyes. My version of the look. Artemis sighed and I chuckled, grabbing another cookie. When we had had our fill of blue cookies, Arty kissed me and stood up, pulling me along with her.