So sorry for making you guys wait, I tend to procrastinate but it won't happen again! Pinky promise, Oh, and i really need a beta.

Disclaimer: Sadly, nope.

Artemis POV

As I stood up to chase after him, Hera grabbed my arm,

"Leave him be"

"This is Percy we're talking about!"

"So?"

"He'll probably do something stupid like blowing up Zeus' statue!"

"Percy is a smart young man and he will think things through"

"WHAT DO YOU KNOW?!"

"I may not be your mother but I am your Queen!"

"Says the person who threw her son off mount Olympus and blamed it on her King"

Her gripped slackened and I ripped my arm away from her and ran to look for Percy. After an hour of running blindly through the streets of Olympus I found him, slouched on a bench by a pond in Persephone's garden with his face in his hands. He was surrounded by a pulsing force field, tendrils of raw power lashing at anything and anyone who came too close. I inched closer until I was only about a foot or two away from Percy. His power enveloped me, it seemed to meld with mine, and it was almost comforting.

I sat down next to him and pulled his hand into my lap and gave it a reassuring squeeze,

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"I don't need your pity!"

He pulled his hand from mine and scowled; as he moved to walk away I pinched his ear and pulled him back. My face was a few inches from Percy's tear streaked one, my heart pounded and I stared into his those beautiful sea green swirling depths which were his eyes, time seemed to have stopped as we stared into each other's eyes unblinkingly.

I could feel his warm breath brush my cheeks. I don't know what happened but all of the sudden our lips were locked. When I pulled away I was blushing like mad, Percy just sat there slack jawed eyes blown wide in shock. My brain slowly started running again, I the maiden goddess Artemis, just kissed Percy f-ing Jackson hero of god damn Olympus. I let out an uncharacteristic squeak and made a mad dash to my temple; leaving Percy shocked and confused in the middle of Olympus.

Percy's POV

I'm not sure how long I just sat there and stared at the direction Artemis ran, but when I snapped out of it (which was when a fly flew into my mouth) my eyes were dry and my face frozen with that shocked expression that has been there for God knows how long, and then a wave of memories flooded my mind, Artemis, the MAIDEN goddess kissed me! I could remember her soft rose petal lips and her fiery hair that smelt like a meadow after a rain, her silver eyes which were like melted silver, they were a maze which you could get lost in forever. I blinked and realized what I was just thinking. I swear all of Olympus could hear my pounding chest. I could feel the steam coming out of my ears!

A million scenarios flashed through my brain, most of them involve me being fried by Zeus or getting stabbed or shot by the hunters. Why did she kiss me? Did she mean too? Was that even Artemis? Am I imagining things? WHY WERE WOMEN SO CONFUSING?! I let out a huge sigh and pulled my fringe over my eyes, what do I do now? Is there any chance she might like me? I felt hope rise in my chest and a lopsided grin appear on my face, she's so cute when she panics. A sudden chill ran down my spine, I whipped around so fast I'm suprised I didn't get whiplash. I scanned the garden but no one was around. I swear someone is trying to glare holes into the back of my head. Maybe my ADHD is trying to flood my imagination box. I involuntarily shuddered as I ran back to the safety of my father's temple. I almost forgot I was mad at him. Almost.

Too bad Percy didn't notice the lock of curly blond hair tangled in the rose bush.

General POV

Simultaneously, in a grimy, dark back ally in Manhattan, an obese man shook shards of stone out of clothes and off his skin, joints popping back in to place as he moved for the first time in years. Gabe Ugliano, soul somehow retrieved and body reanimated amidst the everyday chaos of New York and the unexpected chaos above, in Olympus. He remembers. The boy and his mother, a decapitated head and... the end. Fury and the determination to kill rushed through him as he recalled more of the details, wading through the piling garbage in the narrow ally his anger boiled over and he roared,

"PERCY JACKSON! I WILL KILL YOU!"

And he so he started making his way through the streets, looking for revenge, nevermind the looks of disgust and fear on the people he walked past.

The three fates frowned at a piece of dirty mould-green string, the string was reattaching itself to the ball of yarn, someone was messing with destiny; their wrinkled hands started working furiously at the yarn their wisdom filled eyes searched the planet called Earth for the sinner who dared play God.

I know this is mean but, REVIEW AND THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE IN ANNABETH'S POV! You'll find all of her master plans in that chapter. And by the way... I'll bet you didn't see that coming (referring to Gabe coming back to life) ok bye for now

I'LL BE BACK! I pinky promise i WILL update within a fortnight but i swear the teachers come together to plot against the students. History Jap English and pretty every other assignment minus agriculture ( they gave us 3 months for some reason) is due on April the 4th! I mean seriously?!