I'M BACK BITCHES!

Alright, but in all seriousness, I have returned to this story. I won't be doing it by national days anymore and I won't be trying to update daily, but I will be updating this story as I please (also, since I'm no longer going by prompts, I will take requests). I know most of you haven't seen me in a really long time (unless you've been keeping up with my GoT fanfics) but I'm back now. I'm hoping to at least double this chapter count before I give up again, if not reach my original goal of 73 chapters. Not likely with this pairing, but we can try.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy the first chapter in the return of DownPour. It's only me indulging myself, so sorry if you don't like it.

Percy hated being in school.

He'd been hoping now that he was eighteen (barely) he could get out of going to school, but no, his mother just had to send him off. Apparently having fought two wars wasn't enough to sway her. Neither was the fact that he was a demigod in a world that now knew that was an actual thing. Paul had been more forgiving, but against Sally, he didn't have much of a chance.

It was okay though. School was better than a lot of other places he could be. He'd much rather be at school and go home to his family each day than be overseas fighting a war. At least he didn't have to worry about whether he'd be dead or alive the next day. Or not as much, at least. There was still a possibility.

Percy didn't exactly do well in school. His grades were terrible and he also didn't get along with many. He had his little group of friends, sure, but everyone else either thought he was a target or blatantly ignored him. He knew he could just say 'hey, I'm a demigod' and fix the problem, but he didn't want the fame that came along with it. Demigods were worshipped as being the children of the gods. He didn't want the attention.

Sadly, that wasn't a decision that was up to him.

Over the years, Percy had become good friends with an unlikely goddess. Artemis, Goddess of Chastity, was someone who Percy could genuinely say was one of his closest friends. She, along with her twin brother Apollo and his partner-in-crime Hermes had all come to be quite friendly with him. Artemis was just the one he saw the most.

Percy lounging in the hallway between classes, holding a casual discussion with his friends, when he heard the familiar sound of a hunting horn. He felt himself frown. Why would the hunters be here? Didn't Artemis say they'd been assigned to hunt down a monster only a few days ago?

He felt a tug on his arm. "Dude, come on, we have to go see!" He followed his friends out the main doors along with a large portion of the students who'd been in the hallways with them. He could see teachers scolding the kids for leaving, but also some that seemed just as curious.

Percy pulled his friends over to the side, tucked away from the view of most. Just as he'd suspected, the hunters stood in the schoolyard before them. Artemis was at the lead of them, her head swiveling as she searched the students. Percy backed up a bit. If this was really happening, he wanted to see it go down.

Some of the administrative workers pushed to the front. One of the males stepped forward, and Percy winced. "This is school property, young lady. No place to be goofing off on."

Artemis pursed her lips. "No? That's a pity. Luckily, I wasn't goofing off."

His frown only deepened. "Then what are you doing here?"

Artemis cocked her head a bit. "You know, you should really be respectful of your superiors."

He spluttered. "Wha-my superiors?"

Artemis smirked, and with a snap of her fingers, he was a jackalope on the pavement.

A ripple of gasps went through the student body. "Holy shit, that's a goddess!" One of Percy's friends exclaimed. "A goddess!"

"She turned the vice-principal into a rabbit!" Another said.

"I've always hated him."

"Yeah, but come on!"

Artemis suddenly flashed bright silver, quieting all voices. "I have no wish to mingle with you mortals. I only come to collect one of your own. If you know what's best for you, you will not approach me or any of my huntresses."

Did Percy know what's best for him?

No, no he did not.

"Oh, come on, what's not to like about us?" Percy said, breaking the silence as he stepped out of the shadows. His friends grabbed for him, whispering frantically to come back. "I mean, look at this. A wonderful place."

"Perseus Jackson, get back!" A teacher scolded. "Did you not hear her?"

"I hear her loud and clear," Percy smirked. "I'm just ignoring it."

There was absolute silence as Artemis stared Percy down. Her eyes narrowed. "You're playing a dangerous game here."

"What are you going to do then? Turn me into a jackalope, Artemis?"

A strangled gasp came from the adults. "Our apologies, My Lady," they said, kneeling down. "We did not know it was you."

Artemis ignored them, focusing on Percy instead. "I just might, Perseus."

"You mean like that time she turned you into a squirrel?" Thalia shouted from behind her mistress.

Percy scowled. "I thought we agreed not to talk about that!"

"Did we? I don't remember!"

"Thalia, Perseus, quiet," Artemis commanded, shutting us both up, though with smirks on both our faces. "We have business to attend to."

"Yeeeaaah, why exactly am I being picked up from school by the goddess of the hunt and her huntresses?"

Artemis rolled her eyes. "I was going to invite you along on our little expedition, as we have many monsters to slay, but if you'd rather we can leave without you."

"No no no, I'll come. Please don't do that."

The students and teachers of Goode High watched on in astonished silence as the events unfolded before them. One of Percy's friends hesitantly stepped forward. "Percy, what's happening?"

He chuckled. "I just got invited to hunt with a goddess."

"Why? She's a man-hating goddess."

"Oh, we're friends. Right, Artemis?" He said, casually throwing an arm around her shoulders. She rolled her eyes and elbowed him in the stomach. He huffed, clutching his chest as Artemis slipped out from his grip. "That wasn't necessary!"

"No. It was fun, though."

"I hate you sometimes," he grumbled, straightening back up. "Can we just go now?"

"Impatient, are we?" Artemis grinned. "Yes, we can go."

"Finally." Artemis turned back into the trees, her hunters following after her. Percy turned to wave one last time before he sprinted after the huntresses, leaving an astonished group of high-school students behind him.

Sorry, I love AU's like this. None of them have Pertemis though. Sadly. So I decided to make one. Hope you enjoyed! Any requests for future one-shots are welcome!