Artemis PoV
I was shaken awake by my lover what felt like seconds later."Sleep well?" He asked.
I nodded.
"Good. Time to get off," he kissed my temple.
Percy produced a small square of fabric and dropped it in an open area.
He muttered something I didn't quite catch, and a tent popped up.
Apparently, all the buildings were stored like that.
I checked out the sniper tower and tested out some of the bows.
After bouncing around a bit, I slid down the rope and found Percy at the bottom.
"I was about to come to get you," he said. "You've been up there for nearly three hours!"
I laughed at his expression.
Percy showed me where the medical tent was, and we went back to our tent.
It was much bigger on the inside.
I showered and flopped down on the bed, rolling over and snuggling into my husband's chest when I felt his arms wrap around me.
"We should have a safety question, in case someone impersonates one of us," I murmured.
"Oh yeah?" Percy kissed the top of my head. "Well mine could be 'what was the first artwork you found me working on?'"
"The nasal facilities of a sturgeon," I responded. "Where do I like to be kissed?"
Percy nuzzled the spot behind my left ear. "You like to be kissed right here. The first time I kissed you there was the first night I slept in the same bed as you. I had made you a painting, and it made you sad because you couldn't see your hunters."
He kissed the spot behind my ear and held me tightly.
I pecked him on the lips and rested my head on his chest as I fell asleep.
I was awoken by a kiss on the forehead.
"Suit up, love. Our shift is up soon," Percy mumbled against my skin.
I showered and changed into the armour suit.
Percy pecked me on the lips and grabbed his pack, running out to meet his troops.
I climbed up the rope to the top of the sniper tower to find that instead of bows, there were actual guns for sniping.
I shrugged and grabbed the one with the longest range.
After messing around with it for a while, I saw a soldier with an Olympus uniform headed toward the camp.
I shot him straight in the chest, and he flew back out of sight.
They had some strange bullets. After a long day with not much action, I slid back down the rope and headed back to my tent.
I dropped my bag and walked into the bathroom.
I showered, wrapping myself in a towel before stepping out to the rest of the bathroom.
The sudden sensation of Percy's lips on my skin made me gasp.
"When did you get here?" I asked.
"While you were in the shower," he
answered.
"And you didn't join me?" I inquired in a teasing voice.
Percy smiled into my neck.
Goosebumps rose in my skin as he spoke. "Would you like me to make it up to you now? The tent is soundproof. Nobody will be interrupting us."
"I think I'll stick with a little less for now. Don't want to be getting pregnant on the battlefield," I murmured in his ear.
Percy sighed, kissing my forehead. "You spoil me too much, now look what I've become."
I smiled and changed into my pyjamas, sitting in my husband's lap on the bed.
I grabbed his face, kissing him hard on the lips.
The kiss transformed from a hungry one into one of love and passion.
Eventually, I pulled away, Percy pouting.
"Shouldn't you be strategizing, General?" I whispered.
"It'd be a lot easier if my incredible wife wasn't distracting me."
I smiled and laid down, resting my head in his lap.
Percy kissed my forehead and told me good night before working on a hologram.
I awoke to the sound of an alarm clock, and looked to see that it was a few minutes before I usually awoke. I slammed the off button and looked up to find Percy asleep, the hologram device still in his hand. His other was on my back.
I pecked him on the lips, and my lover's eyes fluttered open.
"Time to get up, Percy," I murmured. Percy grumbled and got out of bed. We suited up, my husband kissed my forehead, and we headed to our separate stations.
About halfway through another day of nothing happening, I was called down to tend to a soldier.
"Hello Dylan," I greeted. "What wound am I stitching up?"
He chuckled, rolling up his sleeve to reveal a deep cut.
I sat down next to him and I started him talking about how the war was going as I sanitized the gash.
When the soldier finished his report, I asked him about Thalia.
As he fumbled with his words, I finished stitching and bandaging the wound.
Shortly after, a bell indicating the arrival of enemy troops rang.
I scurried up to the top of my tower and began to fire my weapon.
Movement in the corner of my eye caught my attention.
Someone else was climbing up the rope. I grabbed a serrated knife and looked down to see a hooded figure was already most of the way up the rope.
I shot at him, but the bullets just bounced off the cloak.
I began to cut at the rope, but the figure grabbed my wrist.
He climbed up onto the platform and twisted my wrist until I dropped the knife.
It fell all the way down to the ground.
"Who are you?" I demanded.
The figure laughed, and I attempted to kick him in the crotch.
He caught my leg and threw it so I lost my balance, falling into the fence of the platform.
The figure snapped the remaining rope and let it fall to the ground.
"Now," he shrugged off his cloak. "Why don't we have some fun?"
He gagged me and tied my hands to the ceiling.
The Olympian Special Ops Soldier, more
commonly known as one of Zeus's hitmen, advanced toward me.
I kicked him in the chest, and he almost fell into the hole. Sadly, he did not.
The soldier growled and backhanded me across the face.
He removed my gag. "I wanna hear you scream when I steal your maidenhood."
"I don't have it," I spat at him.
The hitman hit me again. "Who took it from you?"
"The man standing behind you," I laughed. He spun around and fell, his leg having been grabbed by my husband, who's arm was sticking through the entrance hole.
The unconscious soldier was dragged through the hole, and Percy hoisted himself up to the platform.
My lover untied me and kissed my forehead. "Are you alright?"
I kissed his cheek. "Yeah. You got here before he was able to do anything, as you may have heard."
Percy brushed my lip, his thumb golden when he pulled away.
He tied another rope around the top and let it drop to the ground before grabbing my waist and sliding down.
We made our way back to the tent, and I spotted the hitman.
I walked over, and as he was in the midst of making a snide remark, I kicked him in the crotch. Percy smiled.
"Better?" He asked when we reached the tent.
I nodded.
Percy zipped up the flap and pulled me into his lap.
After he finished cleaning up my lip, he pecked my cheek.
I snuggled into his chest. "Thank you, Percy."
He wrapped me in a hug and wished me good night before I fell asleep.
