Percy's POV

Well, all I can say is that Artemis and I still aren't getting along well. You'd think that she'd atleast act a little differently with me since I'm practically the only man that knows her well. Then again, I don't really think I know her at all. Artemis isn't really open with anyone, not even her own dad.

Since I couldn't try to weasel my way out of this whole deal, I was being escorted by Hermes to Artemis's camp. Even right before I left, I tried to convince Zeus that I'm not meant for this job but that didn't go so well. Actually, it went worse than last time since he was in a bad mood.

"Lord Zeus, must I really do this? I mean let's face it, those girls won't exactly like me and neither does Artemis."

"Do you have anything against Artemis personally?"

"Uh, no it's nothing like that. I just don't feel that it's in our best interests to get to know eachother." Zeus obviously wasn't in the mood for this. Today must be one of his rotten days.

"Are you saying that you don't wish to protect my daughter? I know very well that she can take care of herself, but this assures me that she's safe and this can benefit you too."

"How? I'm not sure if you've noticed, but she'd rather eat her own foot off rather than letting a man into The Hunt, especially for protection purposes." Zeus shook his head.

"I know that she holds her head high with pride of not needing a male by her side, but this isn't about that. This is more for you than it is for her. Now quit trying to avoid what's been decided and go!"

After that I was pretty sure that it was impossible to get out of this. Surprisingly, even Artemis didn't argue about it as much as I thought she would. Actually, she stopped fighting the decision after the meeting. I guess she knew that once Zeus makes up his mind, nothing can change it.

Hermes was guiding me through the woods of California where The Hunt was currently residing. It amazes me how they can travel everywhere without paying for anything, or maybe they have their own means of transportation.

"It won't be that bad Percy. I know Artemis can be more… frightening than other gods and goddesses, but she'll treat you nice enough." Hermes said in another attempt to comfort me.

"Of course she's going to treat me nicely. Like how she'd treat a dog. Just watch, they're going to use me as a slave or something!"

"Well there's a strong possibility of that, but atleast they won't be as cruel as the Amazons." I shivered as I remembered the beautiful, dangerous tribe of women warriors, daughters of Ares. They would deform the right arm of their men slave, disabling them from battle.

"Gee, thanks for the pep talk, although I'm more worried about the huntresses than Artemis herself. Last time I met them, we didn't get along so well."

"Don't worry about them. I bet Artemis already told them not to shoot you. But just stay on guard, they can get pretty dangerous."I sighed and ruffled my hair.

"Let's just see what happens. If you hear me screaming then call for help, better yet, tell everyone I'm not coming back alive." Hermes chuckled.

"Take it like a god, Percy. Now if you just walk straight forward, through those trees, you'll meet your death." I rolled my eyes and nodded him a goodbye. Guess it really was time to face my death.

Artemis's POV

"Girls, I know you aren't very fond of the decision the council meeting has come to, but I assure you that the God of Waves is better than a large majority of men, who knows, we might even like him." I tried to soothe the Huntresses but they still weren't happy about the set-up. It was a mutual feeling.

"As far as I know, Percy's the God of Waves, so I guess it won't be so bad. It'll be fun to see how much he's changed." Thalia commented. At that, the Huntresses stopped whining their objections.

"Percy… is he the one that risked his life for Bianca and Zoe and saved Lady Artemis?" Christy, one of my huntresses, asked. Thalia nodded her head.

"Now can we all just give him a break? I can promise that Percy's the best man you'll ever find. Besides, he might even make a good servant." Thalia and I smiled at eachother knowingly. We had both agreed to tease him a little and make him into our little maid.

Just then I heard a rustling in the trees. Looks like the topic of our conversation had just arrived. I nodded at the huntresses to notify that he was here and rushed my way through the trees to his position. Percy peeked out from the thick growth of leaves and bushes. He looked wary, and on-guard, probably thinking that we were going to have an ambush planned for him.

I jumped down from the branches of the tree I was standing, landing directly in front of him. He jumped back and looked ready to draw out his sword, or pen, as some would say. I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms over my chest.

"Calm down. I'm not going to attack you, unless you don't follow some ground rules."

"And what are these ground rules?" He asked with a grim expression.

"For starters, you do whatever I say whenever I say it. Treat the huntresses with respect, don't talk back, listen to me when I'm speaking, do work when instructed, and stay in your limits."

"You're making it sound like you hired me as a butler."

"Not exactly, slave is more like it." I had a devious smirk on my face which he responded to with a scowl.

"I knew it! You certainly aren't going to make this easy for me. I'm starting to think that this is going to be my own personal underworld." I forced back a laugh. "Besides, I thought I was supposed to be your guardian or whatever, not a busboy."

"Let's just say you're technically guarding me by doing all the work I need to be done. If the Huntresses start appreciating you, which I doubt, I can consider having you as a warrior. Just in case, I'll get a huntress uniform in your size."

"Are you kidding? Under no circumstances am I wearing a skirt, especially not a girl's one. I'm not very comfortable with breezy outfits." I couldn't help but smile at his comment.

"Very well then, let's just see how this arrangement turns out." I led him through the large trees and back to the camping site. The Huntresses had evil little smiles on their faces, looks like I taught them well. This was going to be interesting.

A/N: REALLY sorry I didn't update in a while! I forgot to pay the internet bill, my bad. My Athena/Percy story will be out real soon! Again, sorry for the inconvenience.