AN: As many of you are well aware, this is one of Fanofthehunt's books. I do not claim that I own it. Nor am I Uncle Rick, meaning that I do not own PJO/HOO.Since Fanofthehunt's account got deleted, I took the liberty, and the duty, of being the saviour of all the Pertemis fans. Which means that I carefully preserved, and will be republishing several, though not all, of her books.So, read on, and welcome to Let Them Think That, by Fanofthehunt, TheSonofTartarus77 republished edition. On with it!

Third PoV

If you were to ask anyone about the love story of the Maiden Goddess Artemis and the Prophetic Hero Perseus Jackson, they would say it was quite silly.

They would say that they hated one another. They would say that it was one of those cases where opposites attract.

But they don't know what really happened.

This is a story of what really happened.

Percy PoV

I loved Annabeth. I really did. Something just fizzled out.

That spark of love that burned so strongly during our time at Camp Half-Blood just died out.

Don't get me wrong, Annabeth is beautiful, intelligent, and generally amazing.

I didn't have the guts to say anything.

Annabeth was the one that broke it off.

"Seaweed Brain," she had said. "I loved you so much, but things are just different now. You can be so spontaneous and unpredictable, and that's just a factor I can't deal with right now."

She took a deep breath. "I'm sorry Percy, but I'm breaking up with you. I hope we can still be friends."

I had smiled and hugged her and nodded and said that she would always be my friend.

But it still hurt.

Fast forward a few years, and I've been immortalized at the age of twenty.

I have godly powers and some of the most predictable domains; loyalty, swordsmanship; and morality.

But there was one more that shocked everyone; heartbreak.

The rest of The Seven and several others had been there to receive godly domains, and Annabeth covered her mouth in shock. So it had hurt when the girl I basically grew up and fell in love with simultaneously decided she didn't want me anymore.

Sue me.

Anyway, onto my life now.

Yes, I'm still a virgin.

I dated a couple of minor goddesses until I realized they just wanted to sleep with me or soak in the glory of being the girlfriend of a prophetic hero.

I'm not a hero. I'm a coward. I should have died with the real heroes. Save some lives at the cost of my own.

So many of my friends would still be alive today if I had done that.

I sighed, thumping down on a log near a pond.

Nature was somehow soothing, so I was in the forest very often.

I tried to live off the forest, not use my powers. Sort of disappear.

There was a rustling in the bushes, and out popped the largest elk I'd ever seen.

This was a catch that would feed me for a week.

I unsheathed my dagger, quickly throwing it.

It was dead in seconds.

But there was also an arrow. Silver shaft, silver feathers, silver tip.

The Hunters of Artemis were here.

Oh, joy.

So that's how I ended up in an argument with the goddess Artemis.

It's probably why everyone thought we hated each other. A nymph popped out of the tree. "Would you two stop bickering? It was Percy's kill, I saw it."

Artemis scowled, tossing me the massive carcass. Dam Olympians and their super-strength. I sighed deeply and went to pick it up.

Then the nymph threw herself on me. "Percy, I w-"

I cut her off. "No." This was always happening.

I threw the carcass over my shoulder, looking for Artemis.

After hours of searching, I found myself face to face with the woman I was searching for.

"What now, Perseus? Come to flaunt your kill?" She sneered.

I bit my lip. "No, um, I'm completely fine with explaining myself, but I don't believe some of the concepts of my explanation are appropriate for your younger hunters."

Artemis sighed and led me to her tent, making sure she closed the flap so there were no successful eavesdroppers.

"What?" The goddess asked

"So, um, apparently the nymph just

wanted to sleep with me, so she lied about me actually killing the elk..." I trailed off.

Artemis rubbed the bridge of her nose. "I would love to yell at you about how that's an invalid excuse. Unfortunately, I deal with the same problem."

I was quiet for a moment until probably the most brilliant and idiotic idea in the history of ideas came to us both.

"It's not guaranteed to work," she said.

"But it's better than our current situation," I countered.

"I suppose no more harm could be done," Artemis reasoned.

I cleared my throat. "So, uh, if anyone starts bugging you about a date or whatever, just shoot me a mind message, I guess."

"Same here," Artemis replied, looking down at her feet.

I was chasing after a few cyclopses when I was summoned by Artemis.

I appeared next to her, giving the minor god a harsh glare.

He ran away, and Artemis closed the door. "Thank, Percy."

I nodded. "Any time." I noticed red rings around her eyes, as though she had been crying. "Is something wrong?"

Artemis shook her head. "I'm fine."

Disregarding that, I hugged her.

I don't know what came over me. I just did it.

The moon goddess, instead of castrating or jackalope-ifying me, hugged back.

"Did one of your hunters die?" I asked.

She nodded silently.

"If you ever need a hug or anything, you can talk to me," I told Artemis. "I understand how difficult it can be to trust others in your situation, and having a friend would help a lot."

The goddess nodded. "I'd like that."

I was in the ocean, swimming around in my father's domain and embracing the calm.

"Hey, handsome," the naiad greeted. "Um, hi," I responded.

"What would you be doing down here all by yourself?" She asked.

"Relaxing," I deadpanned in an attempt to turn her away.

"Well maybe I could help," the naiad said suggestively.

I swam up to the dock, hoping Artemis received my prayer.

Sure enough, the goddess was sitting at the edge of the said dock, her feet dangling above the water.

I pulled myself up so I sat next to her, and the naiad disappeared.

I sighed in relief.

Artemis chuckled. "Those naiads are rather flirtatious."

"Yeah," I responded. "It's kinda sucky. The ocean is beautiful this time of year, and it's so peaceful. Maybe I could show you if you're not too busy."

Artemis smiled, and we plunged into the depths of the water. "Where are we going?"

"To the seafloor," I explained. "It should only take a couple of minutes."

She let out a small yelp as we passed a rather large great white shark.

"Not a big fan of sharks?" I asked. Artemis shook her head.

I put an arm around her. "You're here with me. Nothing to worry about. No sea creature is stupid enough to mess with Poseidon's kid."

The goddess inched closer to me, clearly uncomfortable with the closeness of the predator.

We arrived at the seafloor, and Artemis was amazed by the beauty of everything.

There were so many variations of coral, fish swimming around in their little worlds.

I stretched out my arm and flattened my palm, turning it to face upward.

A small, blue and silver fish swam over and started doing laps on the little track that was my hand.

Artemis smiled at the interaction, observing the fish and enjoying the calm.

I hugged her.

The goddess smiled into my shoulder.

"Something's bothering you," she stated. "What is it?"

"Annabeth wanted to get back together with me," I answered.

"Oh," Artemis said softly. "Are you?"

"No. I loved her, but I don't anymore," I explained. "I don't know what happened. Something just fizzled out."

She nodded. "Would you happen to have a phone?"

I nodded and pulled it out after forming an air bubble. I'm not the smartest, but I've already lost multiple phones to the water.

We exchanged numbers. "It's a bit mortal for most gods, but it's useful. If Annabeth keeps bugging you, just text me."

Artemis hugged me. "I need to go check on my hunters. I'll see you later."