Percy was conflicted as he shadow travelled to camp Halfblood. His mother had began to work with Hecate? What was Hecate's angle? Why did his mother even trust her? "Why don't you ask one of the goddesses, the one who abandoned you at that orphanage when you were a baby." The words ran through his head over and over again, Hecate said abandoned, but his mom told him she left him for his safety. "Well she did, ask her if you don't believe me." Percy had a difficult time believing Hecate, but the sureness in her voice...why would she lie about it? He was starting to doubt his mother, what if she actually left him because he was a handful? What if she left him because he was forbidden? But she came for him, surely she wouldn't of come if she hadn't cared. Hecate's visit had shaken him up, when she used her magic on him it was like she was ripping him up from the inside, did she even have that much power? He wondered as took off his cape and hid it under his arm, if she did posses such power then why hadn't she taken down Jupiter? Try to rule the world? She seemed like a goddess who craved power, maybe she was blackmailing his mom. He hoped that was it, does she really love you? He wondered and silently cursed Hecate, she had clouded his mind with uncertainty and doubt. Why did she even want him in the quest? Was she benefiting herself or someone else? He then felt sick, he had won such and honorable position by magic. He felt as though he betrayed the Romans, his fatal flaw was loyalty, maybe he could give up the position and win it fairly. It wasn't his fault...it was his moms. Why had she done this to him? He ran a hand through his hair and pushed down his sleeves that held his tattoos. He saw a nearby bush and tucked his cape in them so no suspicions would arise during his time here. He decide to push his negative thoughts aside and promised himself he would ask his mom if it was true.

"Percy!" He turned to see flying blonde hair, he was suddenly crushed into a hug by Annabeth. He remembered how he had disrespected Minerva who was kind of Annabeth's mom...no that's Athena. He reassured himself and hugged the blonde back, then he was pushed on top of her. They fell to the ground but Percy caught them with one arm on the ground and the other around Annabeth's waist so she wouldn't fall.

The Stoll brothers laughed loudly. Travis yelled loudly,"Hey everyone, Percy and Annabeth are making a scene!" Everyone looked at the two and Annabeth blushed heavily, Percy gently set Annabeth on the ground. He rounded on the Stolls who paled, they tried to run but he grabbed them both by the collar of their shirts.

He glared harshly at them,"Hello boys, lets try to be gentlemen about this. Please apologize to miss Chase." She was now on her feet glaring at the twins.

The Stolls grumbled in unison,"Sorry Annabeth." She gave them both hard smacks on the head making Percy laugh and the twins yelped. He let them go and Travis rubbed his sore head.

Connor grinned at Percy knowingly,"So Percy, where have you been lately? Meet any cute girls with cute friends?" Travis grinned just like Connor and wiggled his eyes suggestively.

Percy snorted,"If you must know I was with the hunters." The trio gasped at their friend in surprised.

"Dang Perce, your a real lady killer." Connor said impressed while Travis nodded in agreement. Annabeth just looked at him with wide eyes while Percy rolled his eyes at the Stolls.

He turned to Annabeth,"Remember that family I lived with in the woods, when we first met?" She nodded and he explained,"That is the hunt, their my family. Artemis is my sister and Apollo is my brother, my real father is Poseidon but Hades adopted me. My mother is Hestia, I'm made from the hearth." All of their jaws dropped, Annabeth's mind seemed to be racing while the Stolls looked dumbfounded. Percy was relieved to get that all out, he was also happy that he could be with the hunt as family not strangers.

He decided to tease Annabeth,"What's wrong owl eyes? Can't comprehend how an awesome guy like me got in the hunt?" She glared at him but he spoke again in a more serious tone,"When I was a baby my mom Hestia put me in an orphanage, I was tossed from home to home because I could set things on fire. Once I turned five I ran away, I met the hunters and then my mom claimed me. She pleaded that Artemis would take me in the hunt to hide me from Ju-Zeus, Artemis excepted and eventually saw me as her little brother. Apollo became my big brother, Zoe use to hate me. When I was five she almost took my head off with a arrow," He chuckled at the memory while his friends looked at him as though he was crazy,"but we became best friends and the hunters all became my sisters." Annabeth's calculating grey eyes stared at him suspiciously while the Stolls still looked at him in awe.

"You said Ju before you said Zeus, why?" She asked and Percy mentally cursed, he could of told the perceptive daughter of Athena that the world was ending but she would of pointed out something wrong he said before she actually started caring.

He relaxed and decided to play it off,"A slip of the tongue." She studied him a bit longer before she dropped it.

"Well, that explains why all the girls think your hot Perce! Your from the hearth! Are you still qualified as a demigod?" Travis teased and Percy glared at him, even though it was a joke he was sensitive about how he was born or created. He whipped out one of his knives and gave himself a cut, blood dripped from his arm and his eyes blazed as they were replaced by fire. The demigods flinched at his fiery eyes and the blood continued to drip slowly to the ground.

"You see this? It's blood, I'm a person so drop it Travis." He hissed and made his hand turn orange as he closed the wound with his own heat.

Travis looked at him guiltily,"I'm sorry Perce, I didn't mean it." Percy nodded and his eyes turned green again when he felt a hand on his shoulder, he turned to see Zoe smiling at him evilly. The hunt was right behind her and Diana had turned into her Artemis form. He paled and stepped away from them but Zoe followed his every move. Thalia gave Annabeth a small hug as the best friends conversed with each other. Annabeth eyed Percy, she knew there was something he wasn't telling her.

"Percy, Percy, Percy. When will you learn that calling us old is probably the most stupid thing you could ever say?" Zoe asked him while Artemis grinned wickedly and grabbed his throat. He gulped and froze as she slowly took out a hunting knife.

"You will pay little brother, you can't run or shadow travel anywhere with out taking me with you. Any last words?"

He smirked at her as his neck began to get hot. She pulled away and started cussing like a sailor as she shook her burning hand furiously. Zoe stifled a laugh as her twelve year old mistress jumped up and down shouting profanity that would put Eminem to shame. Phoebe and Thalia boomed with laughter, Percy ran to Grace and covered her ears as she stared at Artemis wide eyed. Annabeth was in shock at how well the hunters and Percy bonded, he had burned Artemis's hand and the hunt just laughed at his behavior as though it was common. Travis and Connor were rolling on the ground laughing while all the campers watched the scene in confusion, once Artemis finished her fit Percy casually slung his arms around Phoebe and Zoe's shoulders. Artemis clutched her burning hand and glared angrily at Percy, he tried to slip away but she tackled him and began choke him and throw punches. Percy began to retaliate as he and Artemis began wrestling, Chiron galloped to the scene to see Percy and Artemis fighting.

"Uh, Lady Artemis this is inappropriate. Surely whatever Perseus did can be resolved diplomatically."Artemis had Percy pinned down and was about to land another punch on him.

"I'll treat my little brother however I want Chiron. He burned my hand!" She snarled.

"Well you grabbed my neck, it was self defense!" He countered before they resumed fighting. The campers gasped in confusion and surprise at Percy and Artemis, the hunters laughed while Chiron looked at the demigod worriedly.

Annabeth spoke to Thalia,"Should we break them up?"

"Nah, they fight, it's no big deal." She shrugged nonchalantly. The blonde raised her eyebrows in surprise that they were used to such behavior. Phoebe finally decide to drag them apart and held the twelve year old by her waist who was still kicking and lashing out to get a now laughing Percy. He got up and had a small cut on his lip, once Artemis calmed she was let down.

"Percy if you ever do that again then I will kill you!" The moon goddess spat and Percy laughed before nodding.

He gave his sister a small hug,"Sorry sis, I'll be more thoughtful next time I think of escaping your wrath." She glared up at him but sighed and hugged him back.

A brunette spoke up,"Why are you back? Are you here to mourn with your loser brother? Get it through your thick head, she's dead, are you gonna cry again?" Jacob taunted, before Percy could kill him an arrow hit him where the sun don't shine. He screeched loudly like a girl and fell to the ground. Tears streamed down his face as he began shaking, despite his anger Percy winced. He turned to see Zoe innocently toying with an arrow and a bow.

"Whoops, must of slipped. My bad." She said feigning a apologetic smile, the hunters roared with laughter. Chiron looked at Jacob in horror along with every other guy. Apollo campers took him to the infirmary, Percy smiled at Zoe gratefully before crushing her into a hug. Annabeth narrowed her eyes at them and wondered if they liked each other, she calmed herself once she reminded herself that Zoe was a hunter.

"Thanks." He murmured into her hair. He was happy she defended him, she truly was his best friend, and the best girl friend ever. Artemis glared at Chiron angrily and he paled.

"Be sure to punish him or I will." She hissed and he nodded vigorously.

"Of course, he will get no dessert for a month." He said proudly as though it was the best punishment ever. The moon goddess face palmed and groaned loudly.

"No you stupid horse! I will do it!" She growled in frustration before turning on Percy and Zoe who were hugging.

"Percy, why did you even come here?" She asked and he pulled away from Zoe. He paled and sweat appeared on his forehead, he dragged her away from everyone who stared after them gob smacked.

Once they were out of everyone's hearing range he began to talk,"Hecate told me I needed to be here, I have a quest to do." He told her the whole story making her jaw drop in surprise.

"Percy...this is serious! Why haven't you informed me of this earlier?" She asked a bit angrily.

He rolled his eyes,"Gee I dunno, maybe it's because you were trying to kill me for calling you old and when I burned your hand." He replied sarcastically and Artemis glared at him before she started pacing.

"But why would she want you to do this quest so badly?" She muttered deep in thought.

Percy shrugged,"I don't know, apparently mom has something to do with it." He clenched his jaw at the thought and anger made his eyes burst into flames.

"Vesta would never do it willingly, maybe she was forced to..." Artemis trailed off, her voice laced with doubt.

"Maybe you should consult the oracle. You are here for a quest." She suggested and he nodded slowly before they returned to Chiron and the hunt.

"Annabeth, will you take me to the oracle?" He asked and the blonde nodded before grabbing his hand and leading the way. His eyes widened and he sneaked a peek at Zoe who was luckily talking with Thalia while Phoebe smirked at him and mouthed,"Your dead." He glared at her but knew she was right, he let go of her hand and ran his hand through his hair.

"So...hows life been?" He asked trying to break the silence.

She shrugged,"Fine, you?" She tried to play off the fact that Percy let go of her hand.

He frowned a bit,"Very confusing." She was about to question him but they arrived at the attic. He went in first and instantly felt a chill in the dark room, an ancient looking mummy sat in a chair and Percy was extremely creeped out. It sat there unmoving with smelly gauze decorating the body. Annabeth was standing by Percy and looked at the thing in disgust.

"So uh...why isn't she moving?" He asked her and she rolled her eyes at his impatience.

"Percy, we have to wait a little bit." She chided and he rolled his eyes as well. The oracle jumped up and got in Annabeth's face,

"You shall delve in darkness of the endless maze,

The dead, the traitor, the lost one raise,

You shall take two hunters and two campers as well,

And find a traitor who's escaped hell,

Destroy with a hero's final breath,

And lose a love to worse then death." The mummy fell to the ground lifelessly and Annabeth looked stunned along with Percy who didn't like the sound of the last line. The whole quest sounded like it was gonna be awful, it couldn't possibly worse then the last quest. He thought sadly as he remembered how painful it was, to lose Bianca, get decked by Artemis, and hold the sky.

"Endless maze, that's the labyrinth." Annabeth said in awe and Percy nodded in agreement.

"Well quest leader, who are you going to take on the quest?" He hinted that he wanted to go, Annabeth was planning on taking him anyway. He was the perfect choice to be going on this quest and she needed a strong and fearless warrior like him.

"Percy, will you do me the honor of coming on this dangerous quest that could kill us all with me?" She asked teasingly.

Percy nodded politely,"I would love to, I am a hunter after all. I also suggest we take Zoe as our next hunter, she is probably the most skilled out of the rest of the hunters." He suggested and Annabeth nodded grudgingly which made him raise and eyebrow, he decided not to ask about it because he felt she would come up with this complicated excuse for not liking Zoe.

"We should tell Chiron." Annabeth said and Percy nodded in agreement. They walked out of the creepy attic and didn't bother to touch the smelly oracle or put her back on her chair. They approached Chiron who was arguing with Artemis on how Jacob should be punished, Thalia and Phoebe were boasting about what monsters they've killed, Grace was complaining about Artemis saying naughty words to Atalanta, Georgia was laughing at how Jacob would never have kids.

Annabeth told the prophesy to Chiron who looked worried, Percy enthused that Zoe was coming with them because they were both hunters. Artemis was glad that Percy considered himself a hunter, the first and only male hunter. Travis and Connor volunteered to go on the quest but Annabeth quickly told them that only two campers could come.

Travis but in,"Well Connor and I will go because children of Hermes are way cooler then children of Athena!" This sparked an argument between the trio about who's parent was cooler.

Chiron stomped his foot on the ground loudly. "Excuse me!" He yelled and everyone turned their attention on him."It says two hunters and two campers to go to the labyrinth, Annabeth which camper will you be taking?" He centaur asked. The Stolls raised their hands but Annabeth pointed ignored them as she thought of who to take. She decided to think strategically, her brother Malcolm, Malcolm was one of the smartest children of Athena and brains will help if your going into a labyrinth. She thought and nodded agreeing with herself.

"I will take Malcolm." She declared and Chiron nodded,"And which hunters shall you take?" He questioned.

Annabeth pointed to the two hunters she wanted,"I'll take Percy and Zoe."

"What about me! Common Annie I'm your best friend!" Thalia complained and Annabeth shot her an apologetic look but didn't answer her. Thalia huffed but began to worry about the quest members. The maze had been known to make people go mad, she had no doubt that Annabeth could lead them but there were other dangers besides insanity.

"We don't even know where the entrance is." Chiron realized. As if on cue Nico walked around the corner grinning like a fool. Percy had the suspicion that Nico had been spying on them but realized he would of sensed him.

"I know where it is, us sons of Hades tend to know where tunnels are." Percy grinned at his little brother and threw an arm around his shoulder.

"Hades for the win!" They chanted in unison making Phoebe shiver as she began to get creeped out. Artemis eyed her in confusion but decided to ask her about it later.

"Excellent, quest members, you will all be led by Nico to the tunnel tomorrow morning." Chiron decided and the group dispersed, Percy gave Nico a hug before he grabbed Zoe's hand and shadow travelled them away. They reappeared on the beach and Percy sat on the sand, Zoe sat beside him and looked at him expectantly.

He glanced at her,"Sorry, I kinda just wanted to spend time with you." She smiled at him and leaned against his shoulder.

She spoke up,"I can't really say I mind, I felt like we haven't been with each other as a couple for a while." She liked saying that, she and Percy were a couple. He nodded in agreement and felt at ease as the waves lapped the shore, being with Zoe always made him feel better. He played withe her fingers as they stared out at the ocean in a comfortable silence, he thought of telling her about Hecate but he didn't want to ruin their time together.

"So what do you want to do?" He asked as he rested his chin on her hair. The sun had started to set and he silently thanked his brother for making it look nice. The sky turned orange and pink, sea gulls cawed loudly while a crab scuttled on to the beach.

"My lord, you've got to kiss de girl." He said in a Jamaican accent, Percy's eyes widened and he wondered if it was Sebastian from the little mermaid. He gave the crab a nod and before Zoe could answer he kissed her. She was surprised but didn't hesitate to kiss him back, she grabbed a handful of his hair and pulled him closer. He cupped her face with his hands and felt as though his heart would explode. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him harder. She had missed being with Percy this way, she didn't like how they had to pretend they hated each other, or how they had to pretend there was no romance between them. She loved Percy and would fight any girl who tried to steal him away.

"WOO HOO! Percy you sly dog!" Someone yelled and they pulled away blushing. Apollo was riding by in his son chariot and cheering his little brother on.

He threw his fist into the air,"Way to kill the ladies bro!" He shouted as he passed the love birds. Zoe face palmed while Percy rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.

"Nice job my lord, she be in love wit you already." The crab raised a claw and Percy laughed before giving him a low five. Zoe raised an eyebrow at Percy.

"A friend of yours?" She asked while pointing at the crab. He chuckled and nodded.

"I like spending time with you Zoe, especially before a quest that could kill us all." He teased and Zoe rolled her eyes, she put her head on his lap. He combed through her hair while grinning, with all recent events forgotten the couple stayed on the beach and just enjoyed each others company.

And what do you think? I put the little spat with Percy and Artemis because their siblings. Not to mention he hasn't hung out with the hunt in a while. Tomorrow I will not be updating this story...I will be making a sequel to the boy who grew up. Ya to all you fans of that I'm finally making the sequel! Sorry for the delay but this story had me on a role. So comment