Percy PoV
I groaned. Fighting a giant was painful, especially since I didn't have my demigod powers anymore. But no-one touches my Arty, so it was worth it. These were my thoughts as I fell unconscious, not even reaching my bed.Artemis PoV
Orion had me pinned against the wall, his dirty male hands touching me, everywhere. My eyes shot open. Okay, that was a dream. Percy faded Orion and took me to my room. Percy, oh gods, he had so many broken bones. I scrambled out of bed and ran over to his room. When I got there, I saw that he hadn't even made it to his bed. Apparently, he passed out from exhaustion before getting to his bed. I felt his pulse. Faint. He was alive, but barely. I dragged him over to the bathroom. After wiping him down with a cloth, I changed him into some clean clothes.
After dragging him back to his bed, I heated a large bowl of leftover Mac and Cheese from last night. I brought it back to his room and set it down on the table. I sat next to him, cradling Percy's head in my lap. "Oh, Percy," I said, "What am I going to do with you? You're kind, selfless, and everything that males should be. I'm even starting to get feelings for you! You keep getting hurt. and someday, you might not recover. What has my life come to, I'm talking to a sleeping man." What happened next nearly gave me a heart attack.
Percy's eyes shot open and he sat up with much effort. Percy stayed silent for a moment, and I thought he didn't share the same feelings. Then he pulled me into his lap and kissed me. It wasn't long and passionate, but it was still amazing. "Good morning, Arty. Let's see, you'll probably say I've got a head full of seaweed every time I do something stupid. I have the same feelings for you, so you don't have to worry about that. And, I always recover, or I learn to adjust." I smiled and hugged him.
Percy went to stand up, and I put my hand on his chest, pushing him back down.
"Percy, you broke almost every bone in your body. You need to rest." I commanded. He laid back down and I pulled his head into my lap. "You still need to eat, aqua boy." I took the bowl of Mac and Cheese, spooning it into his mouth, and eating some myself. When the bowl was empty, I took it back to the kitchen, then I changed into jeans and a shirt instead of my nightgown. As I was walking down the hall, familiar strong arms wrapped around me. "Percy, I told you that you needed to rest."
"But it's so boring!" He whined.
"Too bad, Percy, you need to rest, that way you can recover faster," I told him.
Childishly, he said, "Make me." I smirked and grabbed his hand, dragging him to his room. I pushed him on the bed and he sat back up. Then I pushed him down and straddled his waist. I smirked victoriously. Percy smirked right back and grabbed my hips, pulling me down next to him. I let out a small yelp, and Percy pulled me closer to him, so I was almost on top of him. I rested my head next to his, gazing into his eyes. "I think I can deal with being stuck in bed for now." He said, his breath tickling my face. I shifted my head and Percy cupped my cheek, kissing me softly. I pressed my body into his as hard as I could, wrapping my arms around his neck as he kissed me with passion. I felt him nibble on my lower lip and moaned. We broke apart for air, faces red. I smiled into his chest as Percy pulled me into his embrace.
He stood up, my arms and legs around his neck and waist, his arms on the backs of my thighs. He carried me to the couch, sitting down and wrapping his arms around my frame. Then I heard a voice, "Percy Jackson! What are you doing?! I can't believe you would cheat on my daughter! I even gave you my blessing!" I thought for a moment, Athena. Percy and Annabeth used to date, then Annabeth cheated.
Percy cleared his throat. "Excuse me, Lady Athena, but she cheated on me. As far as I'm concerned, that means Annabeth and I are over, meaning I am free to have another girlfriend." I turned red, Percy had just called me his girlfriend. Then I rolled off of Percy and cleared my throat.
"Um, sister, how are you able to contact us? We're in some demigod holiday cabin in Alaska. There's no way out, and godly powers don't work. If you could, ah, get us out of here, that would be nice." I said.
Athena huffed and cut the connection. I shivered. "Artemis," Percy said, "Your hypothermia is coming back." I nodded and Percy picked me up bridal style after wrapping me in about 50 blankets. My stupid brother chose this moment to flash in. "Apollo!" Percy exclaimed, "Flash us back to Olympus, or at least out of here, Artemis's got hypothermia again!" Apollo nodded curtly, flashing us to his temple. He waved his hand, whisking Percy back to Camp Half-Blood. Then he tapped my forehead, dispelling the hypothermia, and hugged me tightly.
"Artemis," He said, "I was so worried, never do anything like that ever again! Are you alright? Did anything happen? How-" I cut off his barrage of questions.
"That doesn't matter right now Apollo‚ I must check on my hunters and Percy, then I have to report to the council." I flashed to the master bedroom my palace, and Apollo followed.
"Artemis, don't avoid my question, you have that look. Something happened, tell me, please. Did Percy do anything to you?"
"Yes," I said, "He saved me. From drowning, hypothermia, Orion-"
"Wait," Apollo cut me off, "Orion?! Did he...?"
"Don't," I mumbled, "Don't say it, please. Yes, he tried to, twice. Percy made him fade." Apollo hugged me and left.
