AN: Swampy basks in your praise and thanks those who reviewed. Canon PJO starts in 2008, three years from current timeline.

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o Welcome to the Velvet Room o Transition/or Flashback

"Naruko" Normal Speech

'Naruko' Normal Thought(s)

"Rasengan!" Jutsu Technique(s)/Anger

"Kurama" Biju/Monster/Demon Normal Speech

'Kurama' Biju/Monster/Demon Thought(s)

Chapter Infinity: The Universe Chapter Title

o Month Day ,Year – Scene o Current Scene and Time start of Chapter Only and Ending

- o Month Day, Year – Scene o - Change In Scene or Time after Chapter Start


Chapter 2: Your Head Is a Mess


o October Ninth 2005: Forest Clearing – Campsite o

'Naruko...'

Artemis smiles softly in her sleep.


o Within the Mind of An Immortal Being o

The minds of a god, goddess, and any other immortal being are very...complicated, so to speak.

While it is impossible to go within the minds of an immortal being, no matter how powerful one is, the owner of said mind however can "go" in their minds when they are in a state of relaxation, sleep, or are feeling quite depressed. Any of the three really.

The mind of Artemis-suffice to say-is quite beautiful.

It looks like the untouched areas from thousands of years ago that were free from pollution and mass deforestation.

Of course free from mortals as well.

The entire scenery is in the cover of night, a full moon shining as bright as it can be.

The night sky is a rich dark black, littered with so many stars that the normal eye couldn't possibly count all of them. There are the mountains that surround an entire forest in a circle and are high enough to look like they are piercing the sky.

Down to the forest, filled with many evergreen trees taller than normal lies a hidden lake within, the lake being surrounded by various wildlife. Owls, wolves, deer, rabbits and most of all a lot of foxes are seen either relaxing with one another or casually swimming in the cool water.

In the middle of the lake, is the breathtakingly beautiful goddess of the moon and hunt Artemis in a lovely long flowing silver sundress and appears to be...floating on top of the water?

With her head in her knees, her auburn hair let loose flows with the sudden winds of the night.

She looks likes she is trembling.

'Naruko...!'

Hmm? It was said that the landscape of one's mindscape should clearly reflect the feel-

The full moon becomes...bloody.

The midnight black sky becomes a dark red.

Everything that was being illuminated from the moonlight changed to a bloody dark red.

Ah yes.

All of the animals that were once friendly to each other are now attacking one another senseless. Deer attacking deer. Owls attacking rabbits. Wolves snarling and biting baby deers. It is just a brutal slaughter.

That serene calm just a moment ago, that was the state of Artemis' mind from when she was still with her wife...

The hundreds of foxes that were up an about began to glow a dark red, all of them combining with one another and forming something massive.

...eleven.

The dark red light emanating from the growing tower foxes stopped.

…long.

It is now one massive fox, towering higher than the mountains. Nine tails behind it swing wildly without a care in the world and decimates the mountains with one swipe of its tail, thinking the tall pieces of rock as if it was nothing more than a bug under one's shoe.

…years.

The beast begins opens its mouth and a small dark blue ball forms, spinning wildly in many different directions and grows bigger, and bigger, and bigger, and bigger.

...ago.

The fox aims the gigantic ball of swirling energy down to the lake.

Where Artemis sobs underneath the water.

And then...

...

...

...

She wakes up.

"BIJUDAMA!"


o Hunters of Artemis Campsite: Artemis' Tent o

"AAAAA-!" Artemis' scream was cut off, her mouth covered by her own hands. She hopes she didn't disturb her hunters from the much needed rest after the long trek back from the Rockies.

'This wouldn't be the first time...' She thought bitterly, shaking from her experience within her mindscape.

Artemis sighs shakily and runs a sweaty hand down her equally sweaty face. Her body actually sweating and silently relieved she decided to go commando and where nothing to bed.

While she isn't as endowed as or "sexy" as Aphrodite or even her sister Athena for that matter, Artemis still has an aura of "rugged beauty" around her.

Her body is built to perfection from all of those years of hunting, training, and also it helps to be a goddess. Her body isn't overly muscled, her smooth and hard stomach seems so pronounce even from afar has Artemis gathers her hair and ties it in a ponytail...

Artemis softly.

"Zoë, please come in."

Gah! She forgot she could do that!

Opening the tent flap, the lieutenant of Artemis Zoë Nightshade enters clad in a white shirt, silver jacket, silvery camo pants and black combat boots. Her appearance can best be described as a, Persian princess. Dark hair tied into a ponytail with a silver circlet and topped off with a silver tiara, she has tanned copper skin, and is tall. Her dark brown eyes are cold yet show love to her sister in arms and has a regal expression on her face that-

Is ruined by her blush?

"M-milady, must you be naked...?"

Artemis blinks.

Once.

Twice.

A full blown golden blush makes its way to her cheeks and she soon covers her chest and her womanhood.

"KYAH! Zoë! D-don't look!"

Zoë apologizes immediately (a red blush on her cheeks) and makes her way out of Artemis's tent hastily.


o With Zoë o

Zoë completely forgot that Artemis became a bit shyer after being wed to Naruko...

And with Artemis's wife's name being said, Zoë sighs softly, standing just outside her own tent.

She looks up to the sky, seeing Apollo doing his regularly chariot run in his "amazing car" of his.

'Naruko truly is lucky to deserve her love...'


o Back With Artemis o

Now fully dressed in the same outfit as her lieutenant was wearing, Artemis stretches her limbs earning her a few cracked bones. Grabbing her trusty trademarked bow, she makes her way out of her tent and stops just as she exits it.

!

'Wasn't today...?!'

She runs so fast that she is merely a blur to the other hunters-who are getting on their daily duties as they wake up one by one.

However, something small was in Artemis's way and unable to see it due to her speed and state of mind, she knocked it down.

"Owwie!"

Thud

That it was actually her newest hunter. An eight year old demi-goddess of Aphrodite she rescued just a few days ago, Lyra.

Looking down, she sees the very adorable hunter rubbing her butt, her blonde hair in a signature "bed-head" that she and the other hunters noticed she had every time she woke up. Artemis looked on and could see that her ocean blue eyes were glimmering in unshed tears, no doubt from the fall she took.

Artemis feels guilt creeping into her heart.

Lyra has been through so much.

Quickly bending down she gets the attention of the little hunter. "Are you okay, Lyra?"

Lyra's eyes widen and she immediately gets up and then bows.

"I-I'm sorry, m-milady! I-I didn't see where I was going. Please forgive me!"

Artemis's guilt weighs heavily in her heart now.

'I hope uncle made that poor excuse of a human being pay.'

"Lyra, it's okay. It was my fault. You're not hurt are you?" Artemis says, her concerned silver colored eyes shining with worry making her hunter blush in embarrassment.

'She always acts like how mama did.'

"I-I'm okay now, thank you m-milady."

Artemis smiles lovingly at her, helps her up and sends her on her way with another hunter who passed by to help her get ready for the day of training she has with her mistress.

Her smile fades and she continues on her way to Zoë's tent and calls for her.

"Zoë, do you know what day it is?"

Some shuffling is heard within the tent and after a few more seconds, Zoe's response makes Artemis's blood run cold.

"It is Sunday Milady, the ninth of October."

...

...

...

Artemis struggles to stay on her feet.

"Milady?"

'Tomorrow is...'

"Milady are you okay?"

Artemis wasn't able to hear the worry in Zoë's voice.

She didn't she see her come out and nor did she see the rest of her hunters surrounding her, looking on with worry, especially Phoebe and Lyra.

'The day we met...'

Artemis sways to and fro.

'Her birthday...'

Zoë turns speechless.

'The day we got married...'

Tears fall freely down her cheeks and to the ground.

'The day Naruko told me she was pregnant...'

Artemis's eyes roll in the back of her head, and slowly but surely she falls backwards, her lieutenant trying to catch her but failed.

'Tomorrow is the day I was forced to leave her eleven years ago...'

Artemis's world then turned black.


o Flashback: October 10, 1988 – Long Island High School o

Artemis couldn't believe it.

She was still attending this school, all because she lost a stupid bet against her brother...

'Arty, you really got to live a little, loosen up!' Were Apollo's last words to his sister and then he promptly high tailed the hell on out of there.

Though sitting alone in her first class of the day-Algebra Two- she sighs softly and is bored out of her mind.

She hasn't made a single 'friend' yet.

Despite the school having just started, Artemis has been the loner of the school. And while everyone knows her because of her natural beauty, she is most known as the "man-hating beauty" in which a group of senior guys trying to "get to know her better" (trying to get in her pants so-to-speak) during the first week of school, she promptly slapped the first guy closest to her, and when he fell to the ground, she stomped on his privates.

Hard.

That was the day where no male would even come near her and she is thankful for that.

Though she didn't really mind that one guy who was openly gay and they occasionally talk to one another but that is beside the point.

She feels-for a lack of a better word-lonely.

Usually she never feels this as she is mostly with her hunters the whole time but she was forced to leave them at Camp Half-Blood until Apollo says this stupid bet is over and she can return to her regular duties.

She hasn't even made a single girl friend.

'Am I really that unapproachable?'

...

Artemis mentally face palms herself, 'I won't even answer that...'

The chiming of the bell is heard and soon a swarm of other students (Including her somewhat of an acquaintance friend guy Michael, the openly gay man) enter and the teacher-she forgot her name!-waits for everybody to enter and take their seats.

After the second bell chimes, her teacher gets up-Artemis notices that she is quite young, and addresses the class.

"Good morning class."

She was responded with various good mornings, and Artemis heard them say her name, Ms. Kippling.

Ms. Kippling walks in front of her desk and continues speaking, "I know that you are all...eager, to get on with today's lesson," some of the students snicker at her sarcasm, "but there is a new student here at LIHS, and I want you to give her a warm welcome."

The class soon erupts in murmurs making Artemis and the teacher roll their eyes.

"Please come in, Ms. Uzumaki."

The door opens and everyone is speechless at the new girl.

Despite being at a short five feet two inches, the new girl came in with an aura of confidence that even took back Artemis. She idly notices her long tomato red hair, her odd violet pupil less eyes (Artemis's current mortal form has her with black hair and dark brown eyes), and especially her very weird three whisker like marks on each of her cheeks.

Her outfit is the strangest though, as she looks like a housewife with her high-collared, sleeveless blouse under a long, loose-fitting green dress.

She actually looks quite beautiful...

'Where'd did that come from?!'

The new girl stands to the chalkboard and writes her name down in what Artemis believes is in Japanese.

She turns around and faces the class, smiling brightly at the rest of the students, that very smile making Artemis feel...weird.

"Nice to meet'cha! My name's Naruko Uzumaki. Please take care of be dattebane!"

And that is the day Artemis, the goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment, met Naruko Uzumaki.

The Kyuubi Brat.

The Prankster of Konoha.

The Student of Jiraiya the Toad Sage.

The Second-Coming of the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero.

The Saviour of the Elemental Nations.

That same Uzumaki that she will marry in just four years.

That same Uzumaki that she will gladly fade for.


o Chapter End o


AN: Swampy was exhausted making this chapter.

Swampy wishes for those reading this to take care in their daily or nightly activities.