Here is chapter two! (I went back and fixed grammar issues in this chapter.)
Thank you to my readers for their support! First chapter was very fast paced I know, sorry... Now is gonna be more of Artemis and less jibber jabber from the love Goddess, I promise! Long chapter, I am trying to focus on writing my other story, and juggling two different pieces from different Fandom is hard... BTW I would appreciate SO MUCH if you checked it out! But this one could be good too, I'll let you guys give me your opinion in reviews. I have been on this site reading and reviewing for so long... So many Fandom, so many stories, so many favs/follows and reviews.
Now I am an author myself, and having so many authors talk to me and listen to my opinions over my time reading... I yearn to feel the appreciation and excitement from my readers, myself.There are so many amazing authors on this site, some PJO authors I can put in the spotlight are: MuffinMan6969, eessamaster1, SonOfTartarus, Darkgamer08 and from the grave we all need to bow before FanOfTheHunt, may he rest in peace. Not literally dead, but his account got yeeted... Oof. He was the god of Pertemis, many would agree, no?
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Time: about 5 minutes after Aph walked away (left the room.)
Percy walked through the camp, searching, he had not seen Artemis since that morning and she was still gone.
He saw Thalia sitting by a tree sharpening a knife and he asked her: "Thalia, have you see Artemis recently?" She looked up, looking thoughtful.
"No, I haven't actually... Not since this morning, but she told me that she was going to Olympus. Probably be back tonight." She said.
"Hmm, alright, thanks."
"Mhm, no problem, Percy."
He smiled and walked away, toward the lake, he liked to hang out there, for obvious reasons.
The hunters didn't prank him anymore, but they still didn't like him completely. About half the hunters acted as his friend, some his sisters, like others still sheathed inside that a male was in their camp, and in their patrons bed.
Artemis didn't tell him she was going to Olympus, and she didn't leave him in charge when she left, she did both to Thalia though... Like she didn't trust him, she also went ballistic if he left without telling her first, but she did always give him permission to leave when he asked. He loved her, he didn't even feel this way toward Annabeth when she was with him... The thought still made him sad.
He just wished that Artemis would love him back as much as he loved her, trust him as much as he trusts her... He knew that she was very knew to being with someone, in love. That she had trust issues toward men, he had always had feelings toward her, and they drastically increased when Annabeth cheated on him. Because that he knew Artemis was loyal, and that she'd never betray him, and that's why he accepted to go to the hunt, because he wanted her. He had trust issues toward woman too, they were alike in that regard, but he trusted her. He just wished that she would trust him, that she would give him all her love.
He wants her badly, wants to make her his, and he deeply wishes and prays that she will show him she loves him with everything she is... That she will break her oath, for him.
She drove him wild, but he'll never stray from her, she has his loyalty, and his love. They'll never waver, but he prays they'll be reciprocated one day in full.
sigh...
1st person, Artemis's POV. (Don't usually do this because it makes me feel weird... Writing like I'm a girl in love with a guy? Weird...)
I sat on the couch in Aphrodite's palace still, munching on blue cookies.
"Does he really think of me that way? Love, trust, and want me so much? Was Aphrodite exaggerating with that Pasta scenario? Or was she dead serious? She's the love goddess... She'd know right? Probably, it's her domain after all. Even if I give myself to Percy will he accept me? Trust that my intentions are pure? Or will he suspect that I am tricking him? It certainly seems like a possibility, he'd have every right to think it a trap. Gosh Aphrodite is right, I do owe it to him, twice over... And that debt will only get larger the more times he saves my life, or saves me. I owe him my life too, twice over, probably more. The thing is, he wouldn't want me to look at it that way, he wants my love not my payment. Aphrodite just put it that way because she sees me as selfish, typical love goddess... Anyways, Zoë accepted him, she saw the goodness in him, WWZD... What would Zoë do? Too bad I can't ask her, but I think she would want me would to do this, most anyone else I asked would say so too." I thought to myself then grabbed another cookie.
"I had no idea I was being so cruel to him, I thought that letting him in my bed and shedding my clothes would show him my love... Well it does, it just also shows him something he can't have, Duh Artemis." I sighed.
"I want him to trust me, and I want him to feel loved and safe with me, It's my duty now to make him feel loved and to show him life in the fullest, to want to live... Which I have been failing to do, and I didn't even realize it. Gosh what a foolish girl I am, and a selfish one... I always knew he was different, and that he was not a pig like all the others. I told him that he wouldn't get a sexual relationship being with me, he didn't seem to care, so Aphrodite was right... He doesn't want to be with me for what's between my legs, he wants and loves me for my morals and values. Dammit, that man truly is perfect. He'll love me no matter what, I know that, and I also know that he just wants to be loved and have the feelings reciprocated... I want him to be happy, after everything he has sacrificed for me and Olympus, for his friends that betrayed him... After that, if he doesn't deserve to be happy, then none of us do." I sighed again, knowing what I needed and wanted to do.
"But what about my hunters? They already know I'm letting him in my bed, and even though they behave when I am around I know they treat Percy bad because of it. They don't trust him, they still see him as a male pig... If I let him take my virginity, will I lose my hunters? I'll lose my domain, so will the hunt be disbanded? Will they no longer be obligated to stay chaste? Does it matter? No, the answer is it doesn't, Percy is the one that matters. He's never made real advances on me, never been aggressive or pushy towards me, he has always respected the boundary that I selfishly set... I know he wants me, his hands have wondered when he kissed me before, making sure to be respectful but also showing that he wants me. Most of all from what Aphrodite said, I know she was telling the truth, she also painted the picture very well, she swore to help me and I think she did." I finished, contemplating, I ate three more cookies and drank some wine washing it down, I probably should have been concerned about there being love potions or something in the food and drink... But somehow I knew that it was pure, and not tampered with.
"What was that Aphrodite said about something she had for me to do? Percy would like it too? Hmm, sounds suspicious but I suppose that I should trust her... Yes, I have made my decision, I am going to let him have me, finally. He more than deserves it, and I owe it to him in the least, he's not anything like the bad men in this world, nothing. Ever since he took the sky for me I've respected him, Zoë befriended him too, earning even more of my respect, and all of his selfless actions for Olympus, Hestia and Hades, Annabeth... All for nothing in return, because he is the least selfish person I know, he has every good quality you can think of. I love him, and I love him more than this oath, the more and more I think about it, the more I realize that the choice is obvious. Mhm, and who knows, maybe I'll enjoy this too, but I'm not doing it for myself, I'm doing it for Percy. For every reason, now... Where did that love goddess get off to?" I decided, finally crushing my selfish self-preservation and getting up to go find the love goddess. I finally felt excited, happy, content... Like a weight was lifted off my shoulders, a weight that I realized was heavier than the sky that he took off my shoulders.
Aphrodite lay chest-down on her bed, completely naked and in mind-numbing bliss as she clamped each of her sensitive tits inside a clit-vibrator, and had her ass in the air with an extremely powerful and new toy that vibrated her clit/ G-spot and ass all at the same time shaking her entire rear. She was in a post-orgasmic-trauma state, she did this to herself often... Far overstimulating herself for 20-30 minute or until she passed out from sensory abuse challenges. She watched the mortals do this, thought it was really hot, and tried it herself.
Until a knock at the door to her room snapped her to attention, she flashed away all her toys and flashed on clothes. She wobbled her way to the door, the perfect pussy between her legs clamped down so hard and so sensitive she could barely walk.
She opened the door and found Artemis standing there, looking confident.
"So?" Aphrodite said.
"I made my decision, I'm done being a virgin goddess." She said confidently.
Aphrodite smiled and walked out of her room, bidding Artemis to follow her. As they walked they talked.
(Hey, I can rhyme!)"I'm happy that you made the right decision, Artemis, truly. Glad I could help." Aphrodite said to her.
"I am too, thank you... And I was wrong about you, you're a lot better than I expected. I'm sorry."
"I don't hold it against you, we're opposites, but I guess opposites eventually attract?" She pondered.
"Yes... Yes they do." Artemis replied.
"Here we are, right in here." Aphrodite said, walking into her massive bathroom.
Vanity cabinets, mirrors, a huge shower with... exotic, shower curtains. That was Aphrodite's master bathroom.
"What am I supposed to do in here?" Artemis asked, as if it wasn't obvious.
Aphrodite walked over to the vanity and picked up five things, she walked back over to Artemis and handed them to her.
"What are these?" Artemis asked.
"You're clueless... There's shampoo, conditioner, special soap, bath beads, and clippers. Pretty obvious? No? Ugh..." Aphrodite said.
"So I take it you want me to bathe?" Artemis said, looking at the five objects.
"Basically, but listen, you are to take a bath. Scoop about a quarter of the beads into the water, soak your hair in the shampoo for over thirty seconds, then do the same with the conditioner. Clean yourself diligently with the soap, scrub everywhere, and thoroughly. Just wrap a towel around yourself and call for me once you've finished, I'll help you with the next part." She finished.
Artemis just looked at her.
"Well?" Aphrodite said to her, "Get to it, we wanna make him wait? This is important, moon goddess." She said then walked out the door, closing it before Artemis could say anything.
Arty just stood there for a few moments, thinking, reading the inscriptions on the bottles.
"Hydrating, revitalizing, and Extra smoothness? Ok... Volumizing and sexy, silky shampoo and conditioner? Ageless, sexy, and smooth skin bath pearls? Now I understand what she meant by Percy will like it too... I think. What's with the clippers? She didn't mention them, maybe when I call her in she'll explain. Ok, time to take a bath..." She thought to herself, walking to the already full and steaming bathtub, she scooped a little over a quarter of the pearls into the tub and let them soak in. Then she disrobed, and stepped in.
Thirty minutes later, after following Aphrodite's instructions to a T. She stood before the mirror, a towel wrapped around her wet and curvy body.
"APHRODITE!" She screamed.
She flashed in holding her head cursing.
"Dammit, so fucking loud..." She cursed at her..
"Uhm, sorry I forgot about that..." She apologized.
Aphrodite sighed and got serious.
"Ok, you followed my instructions?" She asked.
"To a T." She replied.
"Good, now for the next part, you look good by the way."
Artemis blushed and thanked her.
"Don't be embarrassed, he'll think himself the luckiest man alive." She told her.
"He's the most deserving," she corrected.
"Yeah, that's the way to put it, he's not very lucky now that you mention it..." She thought aloud, grimacing.
"No..."
"Anyway, now that you have bathed you need to shave." Aphrodite said.
"What?" Artemis asked.
"Shave! Your legs, your neck, your arms, and most importantly...wax between your legs." Aphrodite said meaningfully.
Artemis blushed.
Aphrodite sighed and said: "Artemis, men prefer their women to be smooth. They don't like to be poked anywhere near as much as we do." She explained.
Artemis blushed more and said: "S-so how do I shave then?"
"I was gonna have you use the clippers but these will work better," Aphrodite said, handing her a special razor.
"It'll flawlessly cut the hairs from your legs, and your arms, I'll help you with your neck so that you don't get cut... Then between your legs we'll do a different way, it'll hurt a bit." She explained.
"Ok, how do I start?" She asked, confused.
The other woman sighed and walked over to the chair in the room, she sat sat and flashed her clothes away leaving her lower half bare except for panties. She took the razor and ran it up her legs, showing her how to do it and how to thoroughly shave her legs, then her arms.
Ten minutes later Artemis had sexy smooth legs, that Aphrodite made some... Lewd comments about, that she hoped she's forget soon... She also had smooth arms and hairless arm-pits.
"Good, perfect." Aphrodite praised.
"Now come with me to the vanity, we'll shave your neck hairs."
"Mhm." Artemis replied.
Ten minutes later she had a perfectly elegant and sensual smooth neck.
"He'll love it!" Aphrodite squealed.
"Hope so, now..." She commented.
"Yes, come this way." She instructed, leading her to a special chair with two foot rests to each side.
"Sit down and spread your legs, rest your feet on the rests."
Artemis blushed golden.
"WHAT?!" She shouted.
"I'm trying to help you, do you want Percy to have the best time possible?" She asked her.
Artemis sighed and sat down, spreading her legs like a whore.
"My my, you are hairy, I'm glad you came to me, this is awful!" She exclaimed.
Artemis blushed and said: "Get on with it." She encouraged.
Aphrodite nodded and got out something that looked like a paint roller and covered it in some sticky stuff, she then brought it between Artemis's legs and rolled it over her snatch.
It was so embracing for Artemis, at least Aphrodite looked away while she was doing it... Made it a little easier.
She then got out a paper strip and stuck it on her, right over the sticky stuff.
"Wait... You're gonna tear it off?!" Artemis exclaimed.
"Well yes! You want to run the risk of cutting a whole in yourself? With snippers? This is much safer, but it hurts." She explained and ripped it away. No warning.
"AHHHHHHH!" She screamed in pain, it was excruciating... Like she had, well, ripped out her hair? Duh.
She clamped her legs closed tightly, and ground her teeth, it hurt...
( A/N I apologize to any females reading this story, and I sympathize for you... really :(
"I know it hurts Artemis, but now you're perfect, I'm sorry." Aphrodite said to her, empathy and sorrow in her voice.
"Fuck, that hurt..." She cursed.
Aphrodite raised an eyebrow but didn't comment...
"Ok, now take another bath and redo the instructions from earlier, make sure to really clean between your legs good... It'll sting less, and you wanna clean any wax that didn't get ripped away. And your pain isn't done yet..." She said, sounding genuinely empathetic.
Artemis groaned and frowned. She got up and got ready to take another bath, she bit Aphrodite to leave and she did.
"Never would have thought that I'd been doing all this for a male... Can't let myself think that though, Percy is worth it." She thought to herself, dedicated.
(A/N To the beautiful women out there, we appreciate you! Thank you!)
She added the beads, and stepped into the bath again, after she had re-drawn it... Shampooing and conditioning her perfect auburn hair, scrubbing herself with soap thoroughly, and making herself perfect, feminine perfection.
When she got out she dried herself off good and called for Aphrodite again, quieter this time.
She appeared and said:
"Ok good, I've honestly no idea if Percy likes perfume or not, as I said he's extremely loyal and he wouldn't even notice it on anyone but you... Could always ask Annabeth, but you shouldn't give that bitch anymore attention than Tartarus... I think it's better if you smell like you, he'll like that better, I think. Now we just need to brush your hair out nicely and dress you properly." She explained.
"Properly?" She asked, hesitant.
"Now I know what you are thinking, and I'm not putting lingerie on you, no, no, no... That would look sexy, but not quite right. But first let's brush your hair." She instructed.
Instead of groaning like you might expect, Artemis smiled and they got to brushing her hair... It was plenty straight already so they didn't need to straighten it. Once they were done with that, Aphrodite showed her to the wardrobe and picked for her.
Since it's Artemis, Aphrodite made her put on matching blue sports/comfort bra and panties. Blue because it's Percy, and sportswear because lingerie on Artemis was out of place. Then she put her normal clothes on and Aphrodite inspected her.
"Geez... You're wearing your standard hunting garb, and still you look gorgeous! Stunning! When he gets on top of you he'll go ballistic! If not before." Aphrodite said to her.
She blushed and shuffled anxiously.
She did look gorgeous, her beautiful face was perfectly clean and her sexy auburn hair was cascading down her shoulders and perfectly down her back. She looked a true goddess, and underneath she was perfectly smooth.
A few moments passed between then and then Aphrodite broke it (big surprise.)
"Do you want me to teach you? You know... How to be a woman?" Aphrodite asked her.
Artemis blushed crimson and shook her head: "Percy doesn't care if I know how to... be a slut, or not." Artemis stated, no emphasis was needed to express who she was talking about when she said: "Like a slut.."
"Pfft, gee, thanks a lot... But you're right, I doubt he does." She said.
"Sorry... And thank you, thank you for this, truly. I really needed help making this decision, and it seems I needed help even after I made it. Thank you." She said, thoughtful and sincere.
"Don't thank me yet, the main event is yet to start! I just did my best to get you ready, it's up to you to decide how well my preparation pays off." Aphrodite said.
"What do you mean?" She asked, slightly hesitant.
"Well I mean that you need to not be shy, I fully understand that may be hard for you, just trust him. He'll never show it, but Percy is probably pretty fucking fed up by now, of boundaries and being told "no." So don't, he'll ask you if you're 'sure about this,' many times... Because he won't put an ounce of pressure on you to do anything, you tell him to stop and he'll stop, instantly... So at least do him the favor of not holding him back. But of course it's up to you, that's just my opinion." Aphrodite said.
Artemis thought for a few moments, then said: "You're right, but will he really be like that."
"Artemis, you know him better than I do... Do you really think I'm lying? You'd know!" She said, exasperated.
Artemis looked thoughtful, thinking back to all the times she's seen Percy's incredible self-restraint, and respect toward her and all women.
"Yes... That's exactly how he would be." She conceded.
"Exactly. Artemis... Show him a good time, he hasn't had any fun of any kind in years. Unless you call acting as the hunts punching bag, fun." She mocked.
"Ok, I get it! I know that I didn't do a very good job in ensuring he didn't get mistreated, I'm trying harder now, though!" Artemis shouted.
"Good, now get the Hades out of here." She said, pointing to the door with a smile on her face.
"Yes... It is about time isn't it? Wish me luck Aphrodite, and thank you, again."
"Yeah, yeah... I'm the best." She said, giddy.
And Artemis flashed away.
A/N- Next chapter is obviously gonna be the big night. :) OH THE SUSPENSE! Thank you for all the support! Next chapter will also be shoutouts!
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