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Reunited and Taken Away

3rd Person POV

Artemis stood there and blinked to make sure that he was actually there.

"Is it really you?" she asked him

"Yes Artemis, it's me." Percy responded.

"Why?" she whispered.

"Why what?"

"Why did you leave me-I mean us?" she asked correcting herself.

"I had to, it was my time to go."

"So you just decided to abandon me and the Hunt?!" she yelled at him, stepping closer.

"I didn't say that." He replied completely calm.

"Then why?! Why did you have to die!" she punched him and he winced, forgetting how hard she can hit.

"I did not intend to leave you and the Hunt like I did, but it was the only way I could." He told her.

"You could have told me you were going to leave. You didn't have to die!" she screamed at him.

"I couldn't have told you, if I had, you would've been in great danger." He explained.

"What do you mean? How would I have been in great danger? I'm a goddess, I could've handled it." she asks calming down and hugging him.

"Like how you handled Atlas?" Percy asked her, one eyebrow raised. Artemis punched him in the gut making him wince.

"I told you already, he took me by surprise. I could've beaten his ass if I had the chance." Artemis told him

"Sure, whatever helps you sleep at night Artemis." Percy said, teasing her, earning a jab to the stomach.

"Gods Artemis, are you going to punch me every time I make fun of you?" Percy complained/questioned her. Artemis just looked up at him smiling/smirking,

"What do you think Perseus?" Artemis asked him.

Just then, before Percy could reply, his senses went haywire meaning there was danger all around them. He extended his wings that were embedded into his back thanks to his commander, and enclosed them around the two of them just as spears, arrows, shuriken, and Greek fire were fired at them.

As this was happening, Artemis was holding onto Percy tightly because this was the first time in her immortal life that she was scared. Yes, the fearless Artemis was scared of what was happening all around her. She tightened her grip on Percy because she knew that she was always safe when he was around.

Percy was holding onto Artemis just as tight. Not because he was scared of what was happening all around them. He was scared for her. He wanted to keep her safe and sound. He couldn't bear thinking of what would happen if he wasn't there, protecting her. Sure he was disobeying orders being there, but he couldn't care less about the consequences to come. As long as Artemis was safe, he was content.

As the attack began to die down, Percy slowly retracted his wings, showing the penetration marks and burns that the attack caused. But already, the wounds were slowly healing. The wounds closing up and the burn marks fading away. Percy retracted his wings and brought out his twin hooks. Instead of the silver color they were before, they were now opposite of each other. One was pitch black that seemed to suck in all the light around it; and the other was pure white that shined so bright, that it literally illuminated a five foot radius around them.

Percy saw Artemis's reaction and kept a straight face on, but he was secretly laughing on the inside. He then realized how much danger he put her in now and mentally cursed himself.

"Artemis, you must go! They are nearly here!" he yelled to her. Artemis had a look of disbelief on and brought out her bow, ready to fire at a moment's notice.

"No! I lost you once, I won't lose you again!" she argued. Percy mentally sighed. Why did Artemis have to be so stubborn? Couldn't she tell he was trying to keep her safe.

"No Artemis, you have to go. You won't be able to fight these beings. The weakest one is as strong as Atlas." He reasoned with her. She paled a bit before composing herself and getting into a battle position.

"No! I'm not going to leave you to defend for yourself! I won't lose you again Percy!" Percy sighed and knew he couldn't reason with her, so he had to do something that will definitely make Artemis pissed at him. He turned and grabbed her shoulder turning her around.

"I love you Artemis." He said to her. He then collided his lips with hers. She was shocked at first thinking whether this was a dream or not, but realized it wasn't and she began kissing back. All too soon he cut the kiss short and looked at her with sorrowful eyes.

"I'm so sorry Artemis." He whispered to her. She understood what his words meant. Before she could react, Percy picked her up and gently tossed her out of the mist and back onto the amphitheater ground. Before she could return back into the mist, there was a white flash and the mist was gone.

Artemis just stood there looking at where the mist previously was. She then teleported to her temple bedroom and laid down on her bed thinking over what had just happened.

Her emotions were going wild. She was mad at him for tricking her and leaving her again. She was happy that he shared the same feelings he had for her like she had for him. But most of all she was heartbroken and miserable. She began to cry and weep for hours on end. It seemed as if the fates loved to mess with her life. For when she had finally found him after so long, she immediately lost him again.

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