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Percy's P.o.V
I heard Artemis' breathing slow and become steady, knowing she was asleep I sighed a bit relived. Knowing she was sleeping on his chest made me feel much much better. A soft smile came to my face as I yawned soon to join her when I heard a knock on the tent. Raising an eyebrow I would sit up slightly as the hunter walked in, another sigh of relief it was just Thalia, Atleast she wouldn't try to kill me. "Oh hey pine cone face." I say softly as to not wake the sleeping Artemis. She must've known why I was talking softly as she responded in equally soft tone. "Kelp head, well I was coming to report everything to Artemis, but since she's asleep I don't really have anything else. But since you're still awake, how's it going?" She asks, and I would start to explain how everything was. Unlike before I explained the prophecy to everyone at camp, and since then I've been preparing them without fail. More and more demigods had been showing up. I suppose that could be that being the god of heroes applied to future heroes as well, so more people had been showing up. However since the second Titan war the camp had gotten more crowded in general. As the wish I made applied to even minor gods, so now we had over thirty cabins fifteen for the fifteen olympians, some of which like my own would never have anyone in them but was more of a tribute, yet of course my child very well could stay in my cabin, or even in Artemis' cabin as she would be the mother. It was complicated to say the least. Yet the other cabins belonged to minor gods, and all of them had children in them. I explained to Thalia that right now camp had close to two hundred campers, and three quarters of them were year rounders. Hell even the basic cabins ended up being expanded to make sure they had room for everyone. With all gods having to claim all of their children more and more bunks were filled, and the camp was filled with joy. I also explained that with the relationship I shared with Artemis in terms of the moon and tide our domains, that it was having positive effects on nature itself which how that worked I didn't understand. Grover and all nature spirits were more than excited about this.
"Jeez Sorry was rambling." I say stifling a laugh as I look at her, she just smiles and walked over hugging me. "Look kelp head, I'm happy and it sounds like you're happy as well. And I'd love to talk to you more but we both need rest, so I'll leave you be, and when you wake up tell Artemis what I said about the camp site, because I am going to sleep for a solid twenty hours." She says before leaving, as she does I wave and lay down. Once she was gone I would listen to the sound of Artemis breathing, and along with it I drifted into the realm of Morpheus.
Meanwhile on Olympus.*
Aphrodite's P.o.V
"Oh my, that's pure love. When I planted the seeds for Percy's relationship I never suspected this would happen. Not only would it happen but in such a pure way. I'd be lying if I wasn't envious of Artemis." I say to Ares who was standing behind me braiding my hair, a sigh escaping my lips as I would finish my nails. "But I suppose that their love is far to pure for me to ruin, no matter how much I want to bed Percy." I say as I feel Ares stop and grumble some. "Oh please I know you don't like him but he is an Olympian same and me and you, but if you're that jealous of him why not go fight him when he wakes? After all nothing is stopping you, the ancient laws don't prevent intergodly conflict." I say yet again before hearing him talk. "You know you're right...after all I owe that punk for beating me when he barley knew how to hold a blade. But this time i won't hold back on the punk." He says before flashing away. I laugh some before I lay down and look into my handheld mirror. "And Artemis you lucky lucky woman~ you better not let this one get away, and don't hurt his heart." I say to the magical reflection of the two lovers sleeping in one another's arms.
Artemis' P.o.V
It was late evening when I woke, looking up I would see Percy drooling in his sleep, a smile came to my face as I laugh slightly and would kiss his cheek. "Mmm I'm going to make some food for us while he sleeps..." I say to myself as I carefully move out of his arms and move to the small cooking area and start the fire putting a stew pot above the flames. As I start to cook I would make a stew from rabbit meat, that included carrots, diced potatoes, onion and of course the rabbit. Simple yet one of my favorite foods to eat while on the hunt. The smell must've woken Percy as he then sits up and groans. "Mmmm good evening..." he says groggily. "Sleep well Percy?" I ask as I walk over and kiss his cheek again. "Very...oh Thalia came by just after you fell asleep, camp is safe." I nod at this and go back to the fire. "Well that's good but it's time for us to eat. And I made one of my favorites, so let's eat." I say as I make two bowls and bring them to the bed, sitting next to Percy and handing him a bowl. "Thanks Arty...but hey I wanted to ask you something..." This peaked my interest, what could it be? Normally he just asks and doesn't say anything beforehand. "I'm listening.." I say before taking a bite of the food. "Well Arty...what exactly are we...? I know what we become eventually...but what are we now? I mean after all we share a bed, we've had one official kiss...and we've been on dates but does that mean we're officially a couple...?" He asks a blush rising to his cheeks. Well this was awkward because I had never even thought of it before. I figured it was something that just was implied and didn't need to be said.
"Well...of course we are...Atleast I think so. You have to remember Percy between the two of us you're far more experienced in their aspect of dating than I." I explain as I would look at him and flash a smile to him. "Yeah I get it I do, but I'd like to make it something official..." he says as he took a bite of the stew. "Well what's holding you back?" I say as I set my bowl down on a table I made appear next to the bed, he doing the same. "Because I wasn't sure if you'd want that." I hear him say, once he does he would smile and I lean in, slowly as I would place a soft kiss upon his lips. "Of course that's what I want Percy...it's been about three and a half years since the prophecy was given...and while it's hard to say and harder to admit to anyone especially myself after millennia of hating men...I've fallen in love with one, perhaps the only decent man to live." I say cupping his cheek, preparing to give him another kiss when I hear a god flashing into my camp. One that I knew all too well, Ares was present in my camp. "Damnit what's that ass doing here." I grumble standing up and flashing into my hunters garb, Percy standing and flashing into his camp wear.
"Perseus Jackson! I've come to challenge you!" The war god bellows as we step out of the tent.
Percy's P.o.V
"Why? I kicked your ass once already why should i have to again? And that was before I won a war, and when I was twelve." I say looking at him calmly as I yawn some, his affects no longer bothered me, both of us being gods his aura had no effect on me.
"Because last time if I killed you than I would've offended Poseidon, but now I have nothing to be worried about, and I can unleash my full power on you." He states before looking at me.
"Right, well sure why not. But swear on Styx if I beat you, you'll drop the subject entirely. Oh and you have to announce to all of the Greek world I kicked your ass twice. Once when I was a Demi god, and once when I was a god." I say as I knew he'd accept, the god had a massive ego, and I knew just how to poke it.
"Deal I swear on Styx to abide your terms." He says before drawing his blade, yet before he could finish I had the water from the creek slam into him, sending him flying into a tree. Once done riptide appears in my hand and I dash forwards. I aim my blade for his gut, only to fake it sending another torrent of water to the side of his head. However he must've anticipated this as his shield raised and caught the water his blade meeting mine a clash of metal on metal. The sound jarring the woods around.
"Not bad punk but you'll have to do better than that." He spits as he glares into my eyes, his eyes of fire burning intently as he pushed me backwards, my foot cracking the earth as I braced myself. "You know ares while k might be the god of tides, my father is the earth shaker and I was a demigod long before I was a god." I say with a smirk, a look of realization dawning on him as the earth below the two of us would start to shake, throwing Ares off balance. Once this happened I swept my leg towards his ankles, riptide aimed towards his inner thighs, cutting his thighs as he stared to fall down. Once he hit the ground my blade would be at his throat.
"You're good Ares, but you're moves are the same, you act the same and you haven't changed. I've been through more battles in these past eight years than you, and one of those was against Kronos himself. The Titan lord was a far superior opponent than you." I say as I pick him up as he flashes away. Afterwards I turn and see every hunter watching me before clapping. Artemis even chimed in. "It's been hundreds of years since I've seen Ares get just ass kicked so quickly." She says before smiling and kissing my cheek. A blush rising to my face. "Thanks Arty, but Atleast now he won't dare try anything on my family since he knows how fast I can kick his ass. Anyways I'll see you later, I've got a feeling camp needs me." I say before walking away and flashing to camp half blood.