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Lilly's POV

"Are you a demigod?" Toby asked, casually making conversation as we clambered through the bracken.

We had spent just under twenty-five minutes traversing a dense forest for the spot Artemis disappeared from. Samantha lead, bow in her hand. Toby was beside her, desperately trying to chat up the attractive young woman. Leon was there too, bravely strolling forward. Ah, my brave Leon! Lilleon is the best relationship ever! Tom was behind them, chatting to Summer. Veronica and I trooped behind them.

Samantha glared at Toby, who zipped up his chocolate brown leather jacket.

"I am."

"Who's your parent?"

"I'm..."

"Yeah?"

"None of your business!"

"Well, give me a clue!" I can see when relationships don't work, and Samantha would rather jump off a cliff than date Toby. Tommer is a much better relationship! Yes, I know about Tommer. Veronica's probably figured it out too, but I knew since I was ten that they would be cute together.

"Is it Apollo? No, not cheerful enough. Athena? Ares?"

"It's not Ares..."

"Your dad?"
"No, his name!"
"What?"

Samantha's back straightened. Her fingers tapped the sword on her belt in honour.

"My name is Samantha Bloodhide. Daughter of Mars."

"Chiron never told us..."
Greek demigods were hard enough to take in. But Roman ones too? So the Gods had, what, split personalities?

"Why are you in the Hunters then?" Veronica inquired, as we stopped for a break in the clearing.

"Huh?"

"Is there, like, a Roman version? Hunters of Diana, perhaps?"

"No. I figured the Greeks needed my leadership. There's nothing against it. I need to stop the Hunters from getting entirely Greek."
"Is Greek such a bad thing?"

"Yes, I don't think you have much strength, honour or valour."

"Well that's a lie!" Leon swung his sword and felled a lowly beech tree.

Samantha shrugged. "I like to intermingle. See what you Greeks are up to."

"Hmm..."

The conversation reached an all time low as we began to accept Samantha's descendants.

"Hey, Lilly."

Veronica, dressed in a royal blue knee-length dress with a charcoal trim, approached me.

"Hi Vea!"
"Can I have a word?" she leant in low as Toby dished out some food.

"Sure," I smiled up at her.

She signalled to behind a sturdy oak tree.

"Oh, in private. Yeah, sure!"

I followed her and she took a small leaflet out of her pocket.

Printed in curly silver font, the words 'JOIN THE HUNTERS OF ARTEMIS' were displayed across the top. I flicked through to see pictures of smiling teen girls, and articles like: 'Artemis' Top Ten Hunting Tips' and 'How to Breed the best Wolf Companion ever'.

"You're thinking of joining the Hunters?" I gasped.

Veronica shook her head.

"I found t

his in Summer's bag."

"Summer?" I scoffed. I glanced through the trees to see Summer. She was strumming a guitar as her crystal voice pealed through the woods. "But... she and Tom... I don't know if you know but..."
"Yeah, I know," Veronica grinned, "I doubt they do themselves, but..."

I saw Summer rest the guitar on a log as she skipped over to Samantha.

"Vea, she's talking to-"

Veronica gasped: she had already seen them.

"What can we do?" I started to panic.

"I don't know," she shrugged, "It's her choice, but they love each other, I can tell!"

Samantha took out another silvery flyer.

"Quick!" we turned and sped to the clearing.

Unknown Person's POV

I followed them.

They can't see me in these woods. They're my domain.

In that moment, Summer was distracted. Veronica and Lilly were terrified. Toby, Tom and Leon were deep in conversation.

I cracked my knuckles.

It was coming... the time to strike! Ha ha ha!

Who is it? They're there again!

Sam herself (whom Samantha is based on) begged me to let her be a Roman demigod, so Sam, here you go!

The plot thickens, mwah ha ha!

-Silverhand9028