Percy's POV (Three weeks later)

I doubt anyone has ever done laundry for the huntresses, and it's not exactly the most fun. Neither is cooking for over twenty girls, fighting off eight hellhounds by yourself, and sharpening over a thousand arrows. Exciting right? Not. This was a living Hades for me, but on the bright side, I was keeping my cool.

I escaped far outside the camp area, just to get some alone time and think about how I got into such a horrible position. Maybe it wasn't too late to run back to dad's palace but he'd probably just send me back here. He said that I'd get training here, but what kind of training is this? I'm being forced to be a slave, next thing you know, they're going to start whipping me.

"Hey Seaweed brain, you didn't stop by to say hello?" I turned around to see Thalia sauntering over to me. She looked exactly the same as she did last time we met. She wore that same old punk jacket with the different band buttons, which didn't go well with the huntress uniform and lieutenant tiara.

She took a seat next to me on the grass and leaned against the tree behind us. This place had a great view of a large, peaceful lake that seemed to go on forever. It was probably around six o'clock by now, and I noticed how visible the stars were here compared to New York.

"Ha, haven't heard that name in a while. Nice to see you again Pinecone face, sorry I wasn't able to visit I was too busy being used for free labor.

"Same-old, sarcastic Percy, and if you call me that again I'm going to kick you so hard that you'll reach Olympus." Ouch, that sounded painful.

"Wow, you're becoming more like Artemis each day aren't you? That's just great, now I have to deal with two of you guys." Thalia smirked.

"Don't worry, eventually you'll get used to doing all of this and it'll be natural for you.

I just sighed. If this is how it's like to be a god, I would take it all back, even if it meant having no life and nothing to do. Thalia's smug smile wiped off her face and was replaced by a sympathetic look.

"Hey, I was just kidding. How about this, you still do some work, but I'll convince Artemis to go easier on you, try to get along with the Huntresses. It's possible for them to like you."

"Oh really? Then explain why all the arrows were aimed at me when their targets were all the way on the other side of the field." She stifled a laugh.

"Well, about that… we decided to joke around. It's not every day that we see a man here. Besides, they could've easily shot you if they wanted to so they were just having some fun."

"Geez, thanks for the nice welcoming party. What's next? Will I be forced to jump into the cold lake naked?"

"Sorry about that Percy. It was just a source of entertainment. We don't really have TVs or computers here. You're even better than cable." She got up and started to leave. "Oh and to be honest, you look pretty hot as a god, Annabeth doesn't know what she missed."

I've gotten the 'she doesn't know what she lost' talk many times before, but it felt good to hear it again. It's nice to know that I have such good friends.

I smiled at her. It didn't really hurt me anymore to hear Annabeth's name or even think about her. I guess she broke my heart so bad that I'm over her.

"Thanks for the compliment. Now go and try to convince Artemis to cut me some slack. If she says no, I'm making a run for it." She rolled her eyes, and left me sitting there gazing up at the stars. Let's just hope I'm not a servant tomorrow.

Well, the next day wasn't exactly simpler for me. Artemis did have me doing less work. Instead, the huntresses started playing "harmless" pranks. But if you ask me, commanding a herd of wild stags to stampede and chase me literally a mile away from camp, isn't really my idea of 'going easier on me.'

Eventually I lost them and headed back to camp were the demon girls had the most innocent faces on them but I caught them giving me evil smiles. How was I supposed to get along with them? They're as bad as Kronos's army.

I spotted Thalia sitting on a stump and shining her shield, Aegis. But just my luck, there happened to be a trap in her direction. I wasn't looking where I was going and stepped into a rope knotted in a circle that grabbed my ankle and held me upside down from a tree branch. Typical trick should've seen it coming.

I heard the girls giggling and Thalia was trying hard not to burst into laughter and tears. The blood felt weird rushing to my brain like that. I heard a beautiful yet taunting laugh which belonged to Artemis. She was walking towards me in twelve-year old form, but in my position she looked upside-down.

"My, my, someone isn't used to the outdoors huh? Even the simplest animal could've seen that trap, it surprises me that you didn't" I narrowed my eyes.

"I'm from New York; this nature lifestyle isn't something I'm used to so this caught me off guard." I said ushering to the rope holding me by one leg. It was strangely fun not seeing things right-side up.

"Interesting, well if that's the case I don't think you should be our slave anymore." The huntresses whined. "I'll have you do work every once in awhile, but other than that, you'll have to go through some wilderness training.

"Wow, that sounds nice and all, but I'm not looking forward to getting used as a human punching bag." Artemis had a devious smirk on her face, this didn't seem good.

"I'll go easy on you; don't worry about your pretty little face." She walked over to me with a spear, and I shut my eyes closed, thinking she'd stab me with it. Instead, she slashed through the rope causing me to fall on my head into the dirt.

"Wake up early tomorrow, you've got a lot to learn." With that she swiftly disappeared into the trees. Thalia came over to me with her lips tightly closed in a smile.

"Go ahead, laugh it up." Right as I told her it was ok to crack up at my misery, she held her sides and was in a fit of non-stop laughing.

"I can't believe you fell for that! Even a bunny could've seen it coming."

"Yeah, yeah I know 'a god fell for a trap made for animals, how hilarious'. By the way, I thought you said she'd be easier on me."

"She is going easier on you. Trust me, training is a lot nicer than the chores you're doing." I rubbed the back of my neck and stood up.

"Well what about the girls. It doesn't look like the hunters and I are going to get along anytime soon, let alone like eachother."

"Percy, you can be such an idiot. Just wait and they'll eventually like you. Who knows, maybe even Artemis will, it's hard not to admire you since you're not like other men." Oh my gods, if all women are this confusing, I'm staying single for the rest of eternity.

A/N: Hope you liked the chapter. Stay tuned to see how evil these huntresses and even Artemis can be. You guys are going to feel so sorry for him.