Three years after the attack on the World Trade Center, the city of New York had returned to its normal state. People were saddened by the end of the decade favorite TV show Friends and no new shows appeared to take its spot as the crowd favorite. As such, many people began to read books, from Stephen King to Using a Computer for Dummies.

Inside a book store named Borders, a man searched for a book that fit his desires. He wasn't a man with a very sophisticated taste, and so he searched all around the shop in search of the one that would catch his eye.

Watching him was a young blonde woman, whose appearance did not do justice to her wiseness. Her grey eyes analyzed the poor man in its full self, from his body to his aura. Being the smart woman that she was, she quickly deduced that the man was not a mortal. He seemed to have a strong aura for a god, but not strong enough for a titan or another stronger being. Not only that, but the man did not remind her of anybody she had met, which made her very curious about his identity.

Deciding that it was better if she found out by herself, the blonde woman approached the black haired man, who was looking at a children's book.

"Hi" she said kindly

The man turned to meet her eyes, being surprised by the sudden voice. "Hi"

"The very hungry caterpillar, is that a gift for someone?" The woman questioned

The man blushed and laughed awkwardly, "of course it's a gift. What kind of full grown man reads children's books for pleasure?"

"There's nothing wrong with reading those kinds of books, you know"

"Yeah I know. What are you buying?" The man asked

"The art of war and Reactions, Rearrangements and Reagents." The woman replied

"Wow, that sounds really..."

"Boring? Nerdy? Over-the-top?" The woman proposed

"I was going to say interesting, but yours work too" the woman laughed. "My name's Percy, Percy Jackson." Perseus said extending his hand.

"Athena" she said shaking Perseus hand.

The god of tides carefree demeanor changed completely, a scared facade taking its place. Perseus knee that this woman meant bad news. Once she found out about him, his whole life would be like an open book for her to analyze. It was bad enough that Aphrodite had him on the palm of her hand, but if Athena ever found out, his relax life would be over. Zeus would send him to his island-prison again and would no longer be able to be with Artemis.

"A-athena? As in-"

"Goddess of wisdom? Yeah, that's me. And from what I can tell you're no mortal either. Tell me, who are you Perseus?" Athena told the black haired god

"I'm a god who doesn't have demigods. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to pay for my- I mean this book" Perseus said quickly, trying to evade the goddess and pay the book. Athena followed him, taking the register right besides the god of tides.

"That may be true, but I sense that you're not telling me everything. How about we settle this over a cup of coffee?" Athena proposed

Perseus looked at the goddess weirdly, "if you're asking me on a date then it's a no. See this ring?" Perseus put his hand up, "it means that I have a wife, and as far as I'm concerned I won't be cheating on her any time soon"

The goddess stifled a laugh, "you do know I'm a maiden goddess, right? That means I have no intentions of making you cheat on your wife"

Perseus understood the excuse but didn't feel satisfied by it. After all, Artemis was known for being the biggest man-hater in existence and the goddess who most prized her status as a maiden. Yet, here he was married to her, and her being very much not a maiden.

"If you say no then I would have no other option than to tell the council about your existence" Athena threatened

Having no other choice, the god of tides accepted the coffee request, following the blonde goddess to a coffee shop. They entered a small coffee shop, not a Starbucks or anything of the sort, but more like a local and non-franchise type.

"Cappuccino for me, and for him..." Athena told the barista

"Hot chocolate" Perseus told. Athena looked at him weirdly, "what? I don't really like coffee"

Athena nodded, taking a seat in a nearby table. Perseus sat in front of her, waiting impatiently for his drink. In about four minutes, the waitress served each god its drink, leaving the two of them to talk.

"So, Percy, is that your real name? Or is it short for something,? Perhaps Percival, but that does not see very Greek" Athena broke the silence

"Perseus. My full name is Perseus." The god replied coldly. Athena sipped her cup of coffee quietly, studying the god in front of her with great detail. His physical features reminded her of her rival, Poseidon, yet his mannerisms didn't quite fit his description. The offspring of Poseidon always had a way to threaten authority, and while Perseus here did not sympathize much with her, he didn't pose as any kind of threat.

"What are your domains?" Athena questioned

"I'm the god of childhood, hospitality, tides, technology, feelings secrets, humor and sacrifice" Perseus decided not to tell the goddess of wisdom about his domain of time, as he was almost certain that she would've overreacted about it. She had her reasons though, he didn't have any ties with Olympus (that she knew of) and he had domains that affected everyone in their personal being. Having him as an enemy would be a great problem for Olympus. "Apollo please come help me. I'll owe you one"

"I see Athena trapped you into a date. I'll help you don't worry. And I also won't be telling about this to a certain moon goddess" Perseus heard Apollo tell him through his mind.

"God of childhood...that must mean you're even less constricted by ancient laws than Artemis herself. Did you already know this?"

Before Perseus could get a chance to finish his interrogation, a blonde man with a carefree attitude entered the coffee shop, immediately making eye contact with the scared god.

"Percy! Long time no see bro" The sun god said, pulling a chair towards the table. "I'm sorry, am I interrupting your date?"

"No bro, you came just in time. I was just telling Athena how awesome I am."

"Oh 'thena, Percy here is the bomb. He can make the most serious person in the world laugh, he's loyal to a fault, and he is the coolest person to hang out with. He will never say no to anything, like he has worked everywhere for the past like fifty years or so. You know that really cool hotel in Orlando? That's Percy's. Those cool 'Made in the USA' watches? Percy's designs. Like seriously, I get why you wanted to take him on a date. I mean, ignoring all the cool stuff he is, he's not hard on the eyes" Apollo said seductively, which made Perseus shiver at just the thought of him with his brother-in-law.

Athena looked between the two gods, trying to figure out what was wrong there. "Since when have you known Perseus?"

"If you mean the first time I actually met him, then around four years ago. If you mean when I first heard about him, then I think about six hundred years ago, give or take" Apollo told the complete truth, grinning at Athenas perplexed face.

"Who told you about him the first time?" Athena asked

"A relative" Apollo responded

"Apollo, all of us are relatives" Athena said madly

"I know" he grinned. Perseus tried not to laugh at the conversation, but failed miserably.

"What are you laughing at?" Athena asked angrily

"Sorry, it's just so funny to see Apollo outsmart the goddess of wisdom"

"If you two are done making fun of me, I have to tell the council of a rogue god" Athena said about to flash out

"If you do that, I'll tell father about Jean Batholdi" Apollo said quickly

"You wouldn't" she said angrily

"Oh I would. Now forget any of this happened. If a word ever does come out, you can bid your title as maiden goddess goodbye" Athena sneered at the god of light, and flashed away without looking at the god of tides. Perseus looked at the spot where Athena sat, her coffee still not finished.

"You owe me big time" Apollo told him

"Yeah, I know. Thanks a lot dude" Perseus put his hands on the table.

"That's what in-laws are for. By the way, how is Artemis?"

Perseus sighed "same as always. Kinda depressed since we had to abandon Carib on Camp Half-Blood, but I think she's a little bit happier since she got to talk to him"

Apollo nodded, "my sister has always been good at masking her feelings. She's hurting a lot, but having you by her side has helped her a lot"

Perseus nodded, unsure of what to say next. He knew that Artemis had been weird ever since leaving their child, but there was nothing else he could do. When she spent time with her hunt, her sad demeanor changed into a fully angry one. However, when she arrived at the palace or at his house, Artemis tried to mask her sadness whichever way possible. It hurt Perseus seeing his love hurting that much, but he knew that it would all be over in around five years.

"He looks a lot like you" Perseus looked at Apollo questionably, "Hector I mean. He looks a lot like you"

"Does he now? I always guessed he would look a lot like Artemis" Perseus joked

"Just because he has almost her color of hair does not mean he looks like her. He has a combination of both your eyes, and from what I've heard, he has great skill with the sword." Apollo put a hand on Perseus shoulder

"Yeah dude. Actually, lets see for ourselves" Apollo flashed the both of them to his palace. Then, he conjured a one-way Iris message, that way they could both see what was happening in camp-half blood.

The Iris message opened directly to the sword fighting arena, where an eleven year old boy stood fighting a blonde girl of about the same age. The boy was noticeably much better than the girl, yet he took this opportunity to practice his worst movements. Whenever the girl was about to win, the boy quickly moved and put her in a compromising position.

The gods stayed watching the combat for about five minutes, when the boy grew tired and decided to end the training. With a sword at her neck, the girl smiled widely.

"Do you yield?" The boy asked

"Yeah" The girl said. The boy helped her getting up, "How are you so good?"

"Training ever since I can remember is a good factor. Besides that, I guess I'm just naturally better than you brainiac" he shuffled her hair.

"I'm going to beat you soon, just you see" the girl said

"Annabeth, do you forget that I am the legendary Hector? The only boy who at seven years old went hand in hand with the lieutenant of the hunters of Artemis? And the only boy who has talked with Artemis without her threatening him about being turned into a wolf." Hector boasted

"And I'll still say, that hit on the head must've made you delusional. There's no way you talked to the man-hater without losing a limb or anything" Annabeth responded

"But I swear it happened" he whined

"I'm not calling you a liar Troy. I'm just saying that the hit may have affected your brain more than you must've realized"

Hector crossed his arms , "fine, don't believe me. But when we see the hunters again and Artemis doesn't kill me at first sight, we'll see who was delusional then"

"Whatever, lets just go to the archery range" the boy said, walking towards another end of camp, with the blonde girl following his steps.

Perseus stayed looking at the mist, many feelings crossing his mind.

"What did I tell you? Doesn't he look like you?" Apollo patted Perseus back

"That's my son"

"You're some eleven years too late to realize that. But yeah, that's Hector Carib Troy, or as I like to call him, little nephew." Apollo said smiling

Perseus smiled until he noticed the hour.

"Frick, I had to be early at Artemis palace today" Perseus said in a hurry. Simply waving goodbye, the god of tides flashed out of Apollo's palace into the palace right next to it.

"You're late" the moon goddess said, sitting on the sofa, eating a slice of pizza

"I'm so sorry Artemis. I was with Apollo" Perseus excused himself, before realizing the error of his words.

"Why were you with my brother?" Artemis narrowed her eyes

Percy paled "I was-um"

"Well?"

"I was watching Carib train through a one-way Iris Message. I swear I didn't go to a bar with him" Perseus said hurriedly

Artemis narrowed her eyes at her husband and slowly nodded. "I trust you. Now grab a slice of pizza and let's watch some tv"

"Good old fashion date night" Perseus said grabbing a slice of Hawaiian pizza. "How many times do I have to say that pineapple does not belong on a pizza?"

"And how many times will I say that it's delicious?" Artemis replied

"I only eat it cause you like it. It's the ultimate sacrifice" Perseus dramatically told.

The god of tides sat down on the couch, front facing the tv. Artemis, by his side, put on Hephaestus TV, just to see the latest gossip. As they turned it on, a photo of Aphrodite with a blurred picture by the side appeared. On the bottom there was a text that read 'Does Aphrodite have a new love?'

"Oh let's see what Aphrodite is up to now" Artemis said evilly, turning the volume up.

"Has the goddess Aphrodite found a new love? Aphrodite is known for having many consorts, but some people have begun to suspect that the love goddess has found a new love. According to our investigators, the goddess has been visiting a man with some frequency for at least a year now. Here are some photos of the couple" the reporter said.

Then, the worst possible photo appeared on the screen.

"The man who Aphrodite is hugging, according to our investigators, is called Percy Jackson. Not much is known about this individual, but nonetheless we wish him good luck with the goddess. Here are some other photos"

Many photos of both Aphrodite and Perseus appeared, the most intimate ones showing a hug, but most of them just laughing or being together.

Percy felt a slap across his cheek, and then an angry goddess yelling at him.

"What the fuck is this supposed to mean?!" Artemis yelled red-faced, her silver aura radiating dangerously close to self-destruction

"Artemis I swear it isn't what it looks like" Percy tried to defend himself

"Oh please, you know I'm not stupid Percy! You can clearly see your face in the photos, they said your name there, and now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense! This was the reason why you weren't spending much time with me! Because instead of being with your wife, you were laying around with the biggest whore in existence!" Artemis spat

"She's not a whore. She's just...free" Perseus rebunked

"Oh, so now you're defending her and making her better than me? Have a child with her then, cheat on me like all the other gods do with their spouses" Artemis cried

"No wait Artemis you have it all wrong" Percy touched Artemis shoulder as she scurried away from him. "Yes I've been spending time with Aphrodite, but nothing even remotely romantic or lustic, if that's even a word, happened between us. I meet with her so I can rescue her demigods and safely bring them to camp, which I can do because I'm not as bound by Ancient Laws as many of the gods. The only reason I started doing it was that she blackmailed me, but then I started to enjoy saving demigods. I swear on the Styx Artemis, the thought of cheating on you has never and will never cross my mind"

Artemis looked cautiously at her husband's eyes, looking away after some time.

"Let me just take a moment by myself"

"But Arty-"

"Please, Percy, just leave me alone for tonight. I need to think about some things"

Perseus grimly nodded and flashed out to his house in Orlando, sitting down on his sofa with a pint of ice cream straight from the carton. He ate as if there was no tomorrow, trying to understand why Artemis had reacted in such way. Yes, he had been caught red-handed about those stuff, but he didn't cheat on her. Never in their five-hundred years together had he seen Artemis so angry at him. It really made him wonder if it was the end of their relationship.