Hello residents of Earth! Welcome back to the second chapter of this story.
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters except the OC. All the credit for the character goes to Rick Riordian and Greek Mythology. This takes place in the times of Ancient Greece, but everything that we have today, including traditions, music, technology, and fashion is around. Sort of complicated, but it's fanFICTION. Hunters are a little OOC in this, but it's whatever.
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The Betrayed Husband of Artemis
Ch 2: Hunters Jealousy
Previously:
Harlen glared at Zeus and said, "You can choose, because I don't want anything to do with this plan of yours."
Zeus glared at him for a moment, before looking back up to the rest of us, "Who wants to marry Harlen?"
Athena, Demeter, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Hermes raised their hands, while Zeus just looked at each of them, before saying, "Harlen, the person you will be marrying will be Artemis."
The only thing that went through my head at the moment was, At least he's hot.
Present Time - Harlen's POV:
When Zeus' words finalled seeped into my brain, I decided to voice my opinion, "If I do get married to Artemis, do I have to stay with her at all times," I didn't notice the hurt expression on Artemis' face, so I continued. "Since one of my domains is the Earth, I have to go all over the world to make sure that no major harm comes to it. I also have to do my job as the protector of children, which can be anytime, anywhere."
Zeus nodded and then replied, "You will be able to travel around to attend to your domains, but you will mainly be with Artemis since you will also become the guardian of the hunt. Your wedding will be in 5 days, and Aphrodite will be in charge of planning. Council dismissed!" He and Hera then flashed out in a strike of lightning.
I looked towards Aphrodite, and saw her looking at me with lust in her eyes. My eyes widened, before I changed into my 5 year old form, and ran to my mother at the hearth. She caught me in her arms, and held me in her lap.
She held me tighter as Aphrodite walked up to us. She looked at me and then at my mother before saying, "I'm going to need to borrow Harlen for a bit. We have to start planning for the wedding."
She laced her words with Charmspeak, hoping that it would be enough for me to go with her. My mom and I were both immune to magic that worked with the mind, because family is pure and consistent, so it can't be tampered with if your heart is pure too. (A/N: This probably doesn't make sense, but I already told you people that I'm not very smart.)
My mom just glared at her, and told her to take a hike. I hugged my mom and thanked her, before running over to Artemis' throne. I flashed onto the arm rest and asked, "So ,when are we gonna start planning for our wedding?"
She jumped in her throne, and then glared at me and asked, "Why are you in your 5 year old form?"
I sighed before replying, "I'm in this form so no one tries anything. I'm a virgin god, and I always will be until I fade off of this planet."
Artemis POV:
When he said that he would always be a virgin god, I was saddened, and then asked, "What about when we have to consummate the marriage?" My tone was hopeful, and I didn't even know what came into me when I asked the question.
Harlen just looked at me weirdly and said, "I thought that since we both to an oath to chastity, then we wouldn't need to do that. I mean, the kiss at the wedding ceremony is gonna be pushing it already."
I nodded and said bye before flashing out to my hunters location. I walked to the center of camp, and asked my Lieutenant, Rosé, to gather all the girls to the fire. She nodded before running off.
A few minutes later, all of my hunters were before me, waiting for me to speak. I sighed before saying, "When I went to Olympus, I reported a new god to the council, and my father said that he was to marry one of the Olympians, for he probably about as strong as one of the big three."
One of my hunters raised her hand and asked, "Who is the new god, and what does he have to do with you?"
I looked down before replying, "The new god is Harlen, the virgin god of the Earth, Family, and the protector of children," All of my hunters started to laugh about the virgin part, but I just held up my hand and continued. "He was born a century after my brother Apollo and I, and even swore on the Styx that he was a virgin. I'm telling you this because my father has declared that I would be married to him in five days."
The hunters were shocked for a few moments, before they started to voice their protests. I let it go on for a while, before saying, "QUIET! I also wanted you to meet him right now, so that you can introduce yourselves."
I flashed Harlen into my camp, and I realised that he was still in his 5 year old form. The hunters looked at me, confused, and then Harlen said, "I would really appreciate it if you people would stop doing that." He shifted into his 18 year old form, and some of my hunters blushed and looked away.
I looked at Harlen, and then said, "I think that my hunters would appreciate it if you took on a younger form."
He grumbled something unintelligible, and then shifted into his 12 year old form. The younger looking hunters stared at his body, while the older ones just looked down, not wanting to my either of our eyes.
He sat down on a tree stump, and asked, "So, what did you bring me here for, Artemis?"
I gestured towards the awkward looking hunters, and said, "I brought you here so that you can introduce yourself to the hunters, so you can get to know them before the wedding."
He sighed before saying, "Hello hunters of Artemis. It is a pleasure to meet you all."
He held out his hand, and the hunters stared at it, before finally realising that he wanted to shake hands. All of the hunters got in a line from oldest to newest members, and then I introduced all of them, "Rosé, my lieutenant, daughter of Poseidon, Penny and Sophia, twin daughters of Nike, Charlotte, daughter of Demeter, Ella, daughter of Ares, Lucy, daughter of Athena, Olivia, daughter of Aphrodite, and Ava, daughter of Hecate."
They all shook his hand, and then he said, "Sorry to cut this meeting short, but I have to take this girl named Rachel to Chiron for him to train, she's 12 year year old daughter of Zeus."
I don't know why, but I felt an ugly feeling in my chest when I hear this, but I didn't get to voice my concerns, because he walked into the woods, and then flashed away.
I looked back towards my hunters, and asked, "So what do you girls think?"
Rosé asked, "Honestly, milady," I nodded in response. "He was the hottest male I have ever seen."
I was stunned by my lieutenant's response, and when the others said that they felt that way too, I was severely shocked. I mean, we're the hunters that have sworn off the company of men, and here comes Harlen making everyone forget their vows.
I narrowed my eyes at them and said, "You can think he's hot, but once one of you starts trying to pursue a relationship with him, then I will have to let you go. Also, remember that I am going to be marrying him."
They all nervously laughed and then ran off to do their activities and chores. I looked around, before flashing to Harlen's location.
I ended up at a grass field. My brother was finally finishing his cycle for the day, and I saw two people sitting on the ground next to each other. One was a girl, and the other was a boy, it was Harlen and the girl he went to get. Harlen was holding her in his arms, still in his 12 year old form, and that ugly feeling was back in my chest.
I walked closer to the duo, and saw that the girl was crying into Harlen's chest. He was whispering comforting words in her ear, and then his eyes met mine. I'll talk to you later, this will probably take a couple hours, he said in my head. I nodded, and then flashed onto my moon chariot, and started my trek across the sky.
~~~~Time Skip~~~~
I was going to be meeting Harlen on Olympus to start planning our wedding. Since we were gods, we only need a couple days to plan for the wedding, since we can just flash in everything we need. I saw Harlen sitting on a bench in one of the gardens on Olympus, so I walked over to him.
"Hello Harlen." I said, as I sat down next to him.
"Hi Artemis. It's a lovely day outside, isn't it?" He replied.
I nodded and then said, "You ready to go to Aphrodite's palace to start planning the wedding?"
He nodded and got up from the bench. He waited for me to get up before falling in step with me. "I've been recently thinking about what this marriage entails, and I figured that since I will have to swear on the River Styx to never leave the hunt and always protect everyone inside it, we could be best friends."
"Since none of us will probably ever love each other romantically, because of our vows, so we should make a pact to never cheat on one another, and to always be best friends," He turned to me with his pinky out. "Deal?"
I laughed and said, "Deal," We connected pinkies. "I swear on the River Styx to never cheat on Harlen, and to always be his best friend."
He replied with a smile, "I swear on the River Styx to never cheat on Artemis, and to always be her best friend."
We both laughed, and then we found ourselves at Aphrodite's palace doors. Harlen stepped forward and knocked on the white door with her heart shaped door-knocker. A few seconds later Aphrodite opened the door, dressed in skimpy clothing.
I grit my teeth in annoyance, and Harlen seemed to be annoyed too, because he flashed new clothes that actually fit right onto Aphrodite. She looked shocked for a moment, before glaring at him, "If you didn't want to see me like that you could have just said."
He rolled his eyes and then said, "Can we go down to Earth to do the planning? I have to feed my pet lynx, but we need to get this planning done."
Aphrodite and I nodded, and then he grabbed both of our hands before flashing both of us to a small 2 story house on a hill. It was made up of white wood, with a white trim. There were few windows on the front of the house, and they were all tinted. The roof was made up of dark grey shingles, and also had a white trim.
He led us to the door, where he opened it for us, before leading us to the kitchen. He poured us some tea, and then went outside to, what I presumed to do at least, fead his pet lynx. When he walked out of the door, Aphrodite turned to me and said, "I just want to say that I'm sorry."
I looked at her weirdly and asked, "Why would you be sorry?"
She looked at me sadly and then said, "Harlen will never love you the way you would want him to," My face fell at this. "But you have to promise me something."
"What is it?" I asked.
"No matter how mad you get at him for not loving you the way you want him to, you can't hurt him in any way, such as cheating on him, or try to hurt him physically." She replied.
"I would never do any of those things, but I promise you that I won't ever think of doing them." I replied.
She nodded, satisfied with my answer, and then Harlen came back from outside, holding an adorable baby lynx. (A/N: To those of you who don't know what a lynx is, they are basically big cats with beards and weird ears, but they're so cute, and they look so fluffy!) I got up from my place at the table, and walked over to him and the lynx. I asked, "Can I hold him?" He nodded, and then placed the lynx in my arms.
He flashed in a milk bottle and then said, "Her name is Jasmine, and I healed her when I found her in the woods where I was with Rachel. She was laid out on the ground, bleeding, probably from a larger animal biting into its stomach."
He handed me the bottle, and then shifted into his 12 year old form, "She said that she wasn't ready to start training yet, so I said that she could stay here for a while."
That ugly feeling in my chest came back again, and before I could reply to his statement, the girl, Rachel came from the hallway. She had long chocolate brown hair, and had dark blue eyes. She stopped next to Harlen, and asked, "Why is Lady Artemis and Lady Aphrodite here?"
He laughed, and then said, "We are going to start planning for Artemis' and I's wedding. Remember when I told you that?"
She laughed, and then replied, "Oh, I remember. I came here to ask if you had any towels and extra clothes that I could use, because I was going to use the shower."
He smiled before flashing in a white towel and a pair of high waisted jeans, a dark blue shirt, and undergarments. She thanked him with a kiss on the cheek before running back through the hallway to take a shower. He turned back towards me, but was met with my harsh glare.
"You seem pretty friendly with her." I said with an accusing tone.
And there's the second chapter of the story. I know what you people are thinking, "How come all of a sudden he starts updating twice a week?" Well, I figured that updates once a month wasn't a good schedule, and I will become more irrelevant than I already am if I continue, so I am changing my ways of updating. Updates at least once a week, unless I'm not physically able to update. Speaking of that, I probably won't be able to update for the next two weeks, since I will be moving houses in 2 days. Sorry about it, but I can't change it. I will try to write a new chapter, but no guarantees.
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