I cleared my throat, "Father, I would like to start a group for partially immortal maidens that will learn to survive in the wilderness and complete tasks you assign. I will call them the Hunters of Artemis."

Father stroked his beard in thought, then he said, "Alright, daughter, I shall allow you to create this group of yours. I don't see how it could do Olympus any harm." I smiled and thanked him, flashing out with Percy.

When we arrived in his palace, I did something that surprised even myself, I hugged Percy, and he hugged back. Percy was a little taller than I was, so my head fit comfortably in the crook of his neck. His arms were around my waist and mine around his neck. Percy cleared his throat and said, "Umm, I'm not complaining, but, why are you hugging me?"

I blushed crimson and stuttered, "l-l-Uh-"

Percy chuckled, "I'm just messing with ya Arty." I blushed even more if possible. Then he did something that surprised me even more. He picked me up and carried me to my bedroom (What? I'm his best friend, of course, I have a bedroom in his palace!). I curled into his chest further and almost fell asleep. Then Percy tripped and fell onto the bed, me on top of him. I shifted so I was

curled into his side and fell asleep.

The next morning, I woke up to see sea-green eyes staring back at my own. "Arty," Percy said, "I think it's time for you to get up.

I groaned, "Good pillows don't talk, seaweed brain."

Percy thought for a moment, then picked me up and spun around really fast before unceremoniously dropping me back on my bed. I groaned and got up, "Fine, you win." Percy smirked and left so I could change. I changed into a loose silver and blue t-shirt, baggy jeans that changed into blue skinny jeans (damn you, Aphrodite), and silver sneakers.

I walked out and Percy groaned, whining, "Aaarrrrtttyyyyyy!!!! Why've you gotta make my life so hard?!" Now, it might not sound like it, but that was a compliment. As my best friend, Percy took it upon himself to protect me from vile males that wanted to break my maiden oath.

I smirked, "Do I really look that good, kelp head?" I could've sworn I saw Percy blush for a split second.

Percy recovered his posture and said, "So, um, wanna go to the beach today?" I nodded and Percy snapped his fingers.

When we arrived, we were in a secluded spot of the beach, and Percy was wearing his favourite blue swim trunks. I snapped my fingers, changing into a silver one piece. Percy yelled, "Last one there is a rotten egg!" I smirked and jumped on his back. Before he reached the water, I jumped in front of him. He pouted and I shot him with water balloon-tipped arrows. He smirked and shot a playful blast of water at me, which I deflected with the shield he got me for my 8th birthday.

Athena, Percy's mom, or as I call, Mom, because Leto never really was a good mother, flashed in.

She smiled when she saw that we were playing around, and said, "Percy, your question of the day is, which came first, the chicken or the egg? Explain."

Percy almost immediately answered, "The egg, because the chicken starts as an egg, and the egg can contain DNA from more than one type of species, thereby creating a hybrid of sorts."

Mom nodded, saying, "Good boy, I've taught you well. You make me proud, my baby boy."

Percy flushed red and whined, "Moooooooom! You're embarrassing me!"

I laughed and said, "Percy, you do enough of that by yourself, I don't think you can do it much more." Percy huffed and mom laughed before flashing away. While Percy was distracted, I blasted him with silver energy that tickles.

Percy started laughing uncontrollably, "Sst, hahahaha, Ar-Arty!, ahahahahaha, st-stop!" I smirked and just tickled him harder. I was paying attention to his face, so I didn't realize until it was too late that he was grabbing for my wrist. He wrapped his strong, muscular, arms around me and pointed the moonlight at myself.

I shut it off and Percy whispered huskily, "Bad Arty, I'm gonna have to punish you." He flashed us back to his bedroom and we were back in our normal clothes. Percy tied me to the bed and started tickling me, really, really, hard. I laughed, and laughed, and laughed, and I couldn't stop.

"Peeerrrrccyyyyyyy!" I managed to get out, "S-s-stop it!" I gave him my puppy dog eyes and he pouted, untying me. I tackled him off the bed and he landed with an 'oooff' as I fell on top of him. We got up and went for a walk around Olympus. About 57 male minor gods jumped us and most started attacking Percy, while the others stared at me lustfully, coming closer. I heard a yell, and the gods all flew back. Unfortunately, the gods were all holding weapons, some of which broke my arms and legs.

Percy's face was that of shock when he reached me, "Arty, I'm so, so, so, so, so, sorry."

I smiled, "S'alright aqua boy, not your fault." Percy nodded and picked me up, carrying me to my twin brother, Apollo.

When he saw me, he exclaimed, "Dude! What happened to my baby sister?!"

I glared at him, "Apollo, I'm older than you. A few dozen minor gods jumped Percy and l." Apollo nodded, seeing that all my limbs were broken, and Percy hadn't a single scratch (Being the got of combat and swordsmanship, he was near impossible to beat). Apollo healed me and said that I needed to rest. Percy placed a hand on my shoulder and flashed us to his palace, setting me on the couch. "I'm hungry," I complained.

Percy said, "Alright, how does steak with mashed potatoes and gravy sound?"

"That sounds really yummy, kelp head." I went to stand up, but Percy scooped me up bridal style. "Hey!" I complained, "My legs are healed, I can walk!" Percy raised an eyebrow and set me on my feet. I almost immediately fell down, Percy catching me. He smirked and I glared at him. He set me back down on the couch and went to make lunch. He set the plates on the coffee table and handed me a pen. I dropped it and sighed, while Percy smirked, knowing this allowed him to do a lot. He pulled my head into his lap and started feeding me. When we were finished with lunch, Percy whisked the plates away and a giant bowl of popcorn appeared. He propped me up and flicked on a movie called Earth to Echo. He pulled the bowl closer to himself, feeding me some popcorn. Eventually, I fell asleep.