Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or any character in this story.
A/N: Hello and Thank you to all the people leaving reviews about the story! I very much appreciate the feedback! Also people answered the poll. I also want to thank you, it helps me quite a bit. So far it looks pretty positive to add Thalia and Annabeth to the harem, but I want your input if you got it.
LAST TIME:
"A young hero should not be judged by his origins but only by his deeds. While we have been searching for him for quite some time, I feel if I brought him into Olympus it would not be much of anything to the council. Maybe Zeus would keep him there and study to figure out his origins. That is not something I wish to put on a young child." With a slight pause and stare I nodded and motioned for her to continue.
"Plus I feel he should have a chance to grow and learn of his powers and origin, he could make for a great ally of Olympus in the future. Especially if you are the one teaching him, but I can only see good things coming from this decision." She said as I just continued to stare at her as I racked my first round.
"Plus... it's a favor for a certain sea god." She said with a light smile as I felt my eyes tear up a little.
"Thank you Artemis. Also I am sorry. " I said as I pulled the trigger, lighting up the darkened rainy sky with brilliant flashes.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
NOW: 1 MONTH LATER
TIME: November 1999 Percy is 6 years and 1 month old
SALLY POV:
Life has changed so fast that I didn't quite know what to do with myself. After the fateful night of meeting Artemis life had quieted down instantly. Though I do send the poor goddess my prayers each night for a swift recovery. Although, no more gods chased after us, well found us I should say. Only me and Percy to ourselves in the cabin that I bought, It actually turned out to be far more homey than I first thought.
It was a wonderful 2 story log cabin with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, a lovely and large kitchen, one of the best water heaters and hvac system money could buy, and most important electricity and WI-FI. I will admit when I bought the place it didn't have all of this. Lets just say some comforts I couldn't leave behind and with the money from Percy's birth mother was more than enough to cover a full upgrade.
I had them spice up the place with a few things but seeing it for the first time was wonderful. It even had a nice fireplace I hoped to use here soon with winter approaching. Even the chilly wind at night seemed completely shut off, keeping me and Percy warm and cozy in my bed. Percy basically hadn't left my side the entire month we had been staying here.
He would simply cling to me and stay silent the entire time, if I sat down to read he was there with his head on my lap. If I was cooking he would be sitting on the floor not too far away. Even when I used the restroom he would sit outside and wait for me. The entire time we were here he only had an expressionless face on, even worse he seemed to stop talking completely. Only responding with small nods or shakes of his head.
It seems to have only gotten worse though, as now he was terrified of water. Sure he would drink it no problem but when a shower or bath would be brought up he would fight against me to no ends. He would refuse adamantly and even start to cry and shut down completely. He would only allow me to give him a sponge bath and even then he shook each time I gently wiped him down.
I cried so much I felt like my tears would dry up, just what did that monster do to my son. What had he hid from me? I sobbed myself to sleep for the first 2 weeks we stayed here. Lately I had been putting on a smile for him as I tried everything I could to coax a reaction out of him. I made all the food blue just the way he liked it, I told him stories about my parents that had passed away. We even played all sorts of games and put together puzzles and some other things he liked.
Nothing seemed to work, 3 weeks and my poor baby was still frozen in time. All I could do was hope and pray for his recovery. As we stayed I sometimes ran to town for food and other things, leaving Percy to himself at the cabin. When I tried to bring him with me he only shook his head and refused to leave the cabin at all. It seemed like this was a safe place in his mind for him so all I could do was allow him to stay there alone.
"Hey! Sally, how goes it? You back to purchase all our blue food coloring again?" Asked the young store clerk as I rolled my eyes at her. She was a sweet thing, maybe only 16 years old with youth flowing from her face. Her name was Alice and Apparently her family ran this market.
"Maybe I am, also did you get what I ordered?" I asked, placing my groceries on the counter as she gave a big smile and nod.
"Yep! Just came in this morning." She said as she quickly walked to the room behind the counter. Soon she rounded the corner with a big bag as she plopped it on the counter.
"Here you go! One 50 pound bag of flour, you gonna do some baking?" She asked me as I gave a nod.
"My son loves cookies and sweets so I decided to try a few new recipes." I said as she blinked for a second.
"You have a son? You never mentioned him before." She said as I caught my tongue for a second, but I didn't see any harm in letting her know.
"I guess I haven't, he is a sweet thing. Just turned 6 actually, he is just shy around people, or I would have brought him here." I said with a thoughtful look with a nod, but then she seemed to think about something.
"Must be tough, there aren't a lot of kids his age here for him to play with to get out of his shell." She said as I nodded in agreement, one of the things I thought I might do is try to get him around kids his age. Just to open him up and see if they could at least play with him, but like she said there were very few children that lived here.
"But… I heard rumors a year round camp is around here that has a bunch of young kids. however, from what I hear it is pretty exclusive though, none of us 'commoners' are allowed in." She said with a snicker as I rolled my eyes. I had also heard of the same rumor.
It wouldn't surprise me in the least if there was a place for the super rich to send their kids away for a while here. It was truly a beautiful place to live, one of the big reasons I decided to live here with Percy.
"Well thank you Alice, I appreciate the thoughtfulness. Hopefully I can find a friend for him soon." I said with a smile as I picked up the bag of flour and the rest of my groceries and easily slugged it over my shoulder. Alice's eyes went wide at my strength as I couldn't help but inwardly snicker, a smile later I was out the door.
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PERCY POV:
I sat quietly on the front porch of the cabin waiting for Mommy to get back home from shopping. I didn't know what else to do, nothing seems fun anymore. All my toys seemed bland and boring, even my favorite thing, puzzles seemed just repetitive. I didn't know what to do.
My dreams were filled with scenes of what happened a month ago. Mommy gasping for air, the crazed look on Gabe's face as he tried to kill her. Most of all Gabe's eyes as they stared lifeless at me as blood seeped out of them. I was so terrified to even close my eyes and sleep. Mommy promised me that it would only get better. She hugged me close each night and it helped a lot.
The boiling water though… I hate water now because of that. Just feeling it on my skin makes me itch, the year of memories filled with Gabe using my strange healing against me. All I could remember was the torture and pain, it just hurt so much. I wanted to cry each time she gave me a sponge bath.
Mommy was trying her best for me, her gentle words and all the actions she was taking. I had to try my hardest as well, but even then. My body didn't listen to me, I felt like I just wasn't in control of myself anymore.
'Why the hell is this so hard to get better!?' I mentally screamed at myself and gripped my hair in frustration, the pain seemed to bring some sense to me as I let go of it and put my head in my hands.
'Why can't I just be dumb and forget, why did each image have to stay in my head.' I teared up a bit as I internally begged for myself to forget. Then something strange happened.
"You are my fire, The one desire, Believe when I say, I want it that way, But we are, two worlds apart, Can't reach to your heart, When you say, That I want it that way." A very melodious voice of a girl suddenly began singing a song as I slowly looked up, the first real expression I've had in a month slowly crossed my face… pure confusion.
Walking… more like dancing in front of my new home was a girl. She wore a simple camo jacket and jeans and was maybe about my age. She had short blonde hair and a toothy smile on her face. On her head was a pair of headphones covering her ears attached to a cd player on her hip. She just happily sang the song she was listening to, not even opening her eyes as she danced happily in front of me.
'W-What?' I was astonished at the sight, the first person I met here was a weirdo… I mean… an enthusiastic person. Still she continued to sing and dance, stopping about 10 feet in front of me. Despite the strangeness of the situation I had to admit she had a very good singing voice.
"Whew! Nothing like the Backstreet Boys to start… in the morning." She froze, the second she finished singing and her blue eyes landed on me. Apparently she was not expecting anyone to be in the cabin. We just stared in silence as I just sat there in awe.
"Uh! I… I mean… ugh…" She tried to speak but a deep red blush rose on her cheeks in embarrassment. She suddenly turned her back to me and then slapped her cheeks a few times as I grew more confused by the second. Slowly she lowered down her headphones around her neck and then turned to me with a slightly red face.
"H-Hello… neighbor. What nice w-weather we are having." She said with a timid wave of her hand as her embarrassed eyes didn't meet mine.
"..." I couldn't find it in myself to speak as I just slowly nodded and waved my hand as she nodded as well and gave a light cough. Most of her embarrassment disappeared as she finally decided to speak again.
"Y-You didn't happen to see all of that… Did you?" She asked with a light blush as I lied to her and shook my head as she gave a slight smile. Although she seemed awkward, for some reason I felt like she wasn't like other kids I was normally around. She felt older than she should be… mom said that a lot about me as well. Something about big words and social cues? Was I weird?
"Good, good… Anyways it's nice to meet you. Did you just move in?" She asked as nodded as she gave a light smile. She then slowly tilted her head as she looked at me with curiosity.
"Why don't you talk?" She asked, hitting a sensitive spot as I felt a wave of emotions flood my mind. I felt anger a bit stronger than others, I wanted to talk but i just couldn't.
"I didn't mean to be rude! I mean…" She said quickly and shook her head then just gave a small but sad smile as she reached up to her ear and rubbed it a little.
"I-It's just because I felt we were similar..." She said in a mumbled, I got confused but she seemed to get off the subject as she grew a cheerful smile as she stared at me.
"Hey! Do you wanna do something fun!?" She suddenly asked me but I couldn't move before she put her fingers in her mouth and let out a long whistle that seemed to bounce off the trees and echo for a bit. I just covered my ears as the whistle was far too loud and sharp for my enjoyment.
"You know what always makes me feel better when I'm sad? Mofu Mofu!" She said with a brilliant smile as she was all over the place suddenly. I guess she felt bad about what she said earlier, but what was mofu mofu? As the thought wandered in my mind suddenly the sound of something running and coming closer quickly entered my ears.
A few seconds my eyes went wide as a wave of fear spread over me, a dog… no… a wolf slowly trotted into view. It was bigger than any dog I had ever seen, even the one I accidentally turned into dust. Its back was even taller than the girl as she just smiled at the sight of the beast.
"..." I tried to say something but fear gripped my heart as the wolf slowly approached the girl. She just stayed still and spread out her arms as the wolf just walked closer and gave her a sniff. I expected the wolf to suddenly rip into the girl like a monster from the stories mommy told about. As I stood gripped by fear the wolf suddenly gave a long lick to the girl's face.
"Oh you!" The girls squealed in delight as she gave a big hug to the beast as it continued to lick her lively face. I was still completely stunned at the sight, but as the girl finished giving it a big hug she pulled back and put up both her hands like claws.
"Mofu Mofu!" She said as the wolf paused with its licks and just gave a simple look, it then quickly flopped onto the ground with its belly towards her as she gave a delighted laugh. She then turned to me with a smile so bright it seemed to hurt my eyes.
"Come on! Mofu Mofu!" She said and then without missing a beat she dove into the very furry belly of the wolf and began to rub her whole body and her hands into its fur. I just stared and blinked not knowing what was happening in front of me, it was so much at once my head hurt. Mommy had said before, when in Rome do as the Romans do. Plus… it looked really soft, maybe just one touch? The wolf seemed friendly at least.
Slowly I stood up and creeped forward as the girl constantly rubbed the wolf's belly and rested her head on it as well. The wolf sensing my approach gave me one glance and then huffed out a bit, then closed its eyes not seeming to care. I just slowly got in touching distance as I reached forward with a shaky hand and closed eyes. Then I felt an incredibly soft feeling in my hand, my tense expression melted as I slowly began to rub with one hand. The other wrapped around my legs as I sat with them against my chest.
"Soft isn't it? Valley is the softest wolf ever." The girl said proudly as the wolf seemed to give a huff of proudness. I just continued to slowly rub the wolf's fur enjoying the feeling. We both just simply enjoyed petting the wolf with the girl for a while until a very light whistle traveled to my ears as the girl stopped petting the wolf but kept her head planted in her fur.
"Ugh…" She groaned in protest but slowly sat up, her hair wild and full of static as she showed an expression of discontent. Then the whistle that had a small tune to it sounded louder as she gave another groan.
She then gave a different tone of whistle, much softer than the one she used to call the wolf. I just stared in curiosity as my hand didn't at the sight, however my hand seemed to have a mind of its own as it kept petting away. She just waited for a moment until another whistle was heard.
"But I don't wanna!" She groaned in protest, throwing her face and hands back into the wolf and let out a loud groan.
"Tracy, go back to camp. You're supposed to be grounded," Suddenly a voice made the wolf, the girl named Tracy, and myself jump a bit. I just quickly turned to the sound to find a person standing not even 5 feet from us. They were so quiet I didn't even hear them approach us. I was scared once again.
There stood a girl much older than me. Maybe 17 or 18 in a camo jacket and black pants with hiking boots on, very similar to what Tracy had on. Around her head was a silver circlet that was braided into her hair that went just below her shoulders. Her current slightly angry appearance made her look proud, but her eyes were pretty… really pretty, they were like seas of honey.
"Z-Zoë, I was going! I was! I promise!" Tracy quickly sputtered out as she quickly dusted off herself as the older girl name Zoë just raised an eyebrow.
"Another week of grounding because you snuck out." She said as Tracy's expression just dropped and she hung her head in defeat. The girl then named Zoë glanced my way as I just stood quietly to the side as I tried to scott slowly to the house.
"Tracy… *sigh* with a mortal nonetheless." She mumbled to herself holding her head in frustration as Tracy looked up and shook her head.
"But he isn't, just look!" She said quickly as Zoë slowly looked up and then looked at me more than just a glance and gave me a full up and down look.
"I mean… hmm." She seemed to think as I stood frozen under those eyes of her. My body was not listening to me as she then tilted her head to the left and then right. A cute expression on her face as she did. Wait cute? Mommy said I should be careful with such words.
"I guess he is. Still back to camp with you, you're still getting that extension on your grounding." She said, pointing a finger in a general direction as Tracy bowed her head in defeat. Slowly she climbed onto the wolf we had been petting not but a couple minutes ago.
The two began to walk away as I just watched, questions flooding my mind. I tried to talk to get their attention but my mouth just flopped up and down. I had so many questions. Would I ever see them again? Who were they? How could they command animals? What was I if I wasn't mortal? What was Mofu Mofu? So many questions burned inside me as I gripped at my chest in pain, I just gritted my teeth as I suddenly found one foot in front of the other as I ran after them.
But they were too far away at this point as I saw their backs facing me and I was far too slow. I tried to call out to them but nothing came from my mouth. I just kept running after then but they seemed to just keep getting farther as I gasped for air as I leaned up against a tree gasping for air. I couldn't see their backs anymore at this point. I just gritted my teeth in anger and closed my eyes and then something seemed to break in me.
"I… I'm Pe… I'M PERCY JACKSONNN!" I screamed with all my might in their direction as the birds in the trees grew startled and flapped away. I just slowly fell to my knees gasping for breath looking ahead, however time passed and nothing came back. Tears began to fall from my eyes as I wiped them away sas I slowly stood up and slowly began to walk back towards my home.
"I'M TRACY HELLING-G-G!" Suddenly an echo of a scream filled the forest as I felt my tears keep falling but a smile spread on my face.
"I HOPE WE MEET AGAIN-N-N!" A second echo filled the air as my smile grew more and more.
"AFTER SHE IS UNGROUNDED-D-D!" A third echo filled the air, this time it was Zoë who yelled as I found my lips trembling and then laughs began to pour out of me. I just kept laughing and laughing but soon my laughs grew into sobs, happy sobs. I could finally talk and… I made a friend.
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THIRD PERSON POV:
"You actually want to come with me baby?" Sally asked in a skeptical voice to Percy who stood with a resolute face on him and he gave a nod. She just gave a small smile and patted his head as she nodded. Over the past week Percy seemed to change a lot, his expressions slowly came back and he started to talk more and more. He even started to act his age a bit more around her, though she knew that was only around her.
"Fine, fine, but you need to walk there on your own. I will only hold your hand. You're a big boy after all." She said as Percy gave a nod. Then Sally still helped him into his puffy jack and snow boots with a smile. It had snowed in the past week due to the cold weather and with the holidays right around the corner Sally had been baking her beautiful butt off and had made a few goodies for her new neighbors.
"Alright, off we go!" Sally said sticking out her gloved hand and Percy took it quickly and off they went. They only had 1 close neighbor at the moment, everyone else lived in town which was a good 30 minutes drive away, but this neighbor was only about a 7 minute walk even in the snow.
Apparently both cabins had been owned by this person before which is why a nice trail existed between the two making it much easier. Soon after singing a few songs together around the holidays they finally made it to the cabin.
"Oh my, how adorable." Sally commented at the sight of the A frame cabin. It was smaller than theirs but had that touch of life and home living that hers just didn't quite have yet. Seeing the smoke coming from a chimney on the house she could tell someone was indeed home. Still looking at the cute cabin Sally smiled as she walked up to the door and gave a few knocks.
"One second!" A middle aged woman's voice came from deep in the house as Sally waited with her gift in her hands.
"Sorry my hands are full, just a bit longer!" She said again but soon another voice joined it.
"Aunt I will get it, just keep doing your thing." A young woman's voice said as the door soon opened.
"Hello! I just…" Sally seemed to freeze up and her sentence ended quickly after a few words, as if a cat caught her tongue.
"We brought pie!" Percy yelled happily as he seemed to be showing off his mothers cooking. Meanwhile, Sally just kept her eyes trained on the women in front of them as the two shared a look of surprise and awe.
There was an 18 year old Artemis in all her glory. Auburn hair up in a lazy ponytail, a t-shirt that said I love New York, slightly stained sweatpants, and jackalope slippers. Currently her left arm was wrapped up in a cast and in a sling. A small doddle was even present on the cast, it was of a sun god in a chibi form doing a victory pose. The goddess seemed more stunned than Sally even as she seemed to be trying to say words but was left without them.
"Arty honey, who is it?" A voice came from another part of the house as a woman who appeared to be in her late 20's drying her hands off with a towel rounded the corner. She had a kiss the cook apron on and seemed to also be sporting a comfy shirt and pajama pants. Her mousy brown hair was let down but held a handkerchief in it to keep it pinned back. Her eyes were like that of glowing embers, but her expression was that of softness and happiness as she smiled at the guests.
"Oh come in out of the cold you two." She said with a motherly tone but the two women staring at each other didn't seem phased by her appearance.
"I swear on my name, I had no idea." Artemis suddenly said as she saw Sally on edge, ready to dash at any second.
"Come on, it's cold out here!" Percy said as he pushed Sally inside against her better judgment. Artemis just made way for them, still stunned at what was happening right now. Then her gaze slowly went to her aunt. Hestia just had a smile on her face but a small glint appeared in her eyes as she looked at Artemis.
'It seems the oldest Olympian loves to scheme and is as crafty as Zeus himself. How did she find out about Sally though? Poseidon should have only told me.' Artemis couldn't help but wonder how her Aunt figured it out.
'You will find most gods are loose lipped when they believe they are alone in throne rooms.' Suddenly Hestia spoke to her through her mind as Artemis held the urge into the facepalm. The hearth but of course.
"It is good to finally meet you, I have heard a lot about you. You are Sally, correct?" Hestia asked as Sally gave a nod but kept an eye on Percy as he politely took off his jacket and hung it up on the coat rack. Making himself right at home.
"I-I am." Sally said as Hestia gave a smile that seemed to understand the worry Sally held inside at the moment.
"I think we should talk over some pie, how about that?" Hestia gave a smile as Artemis and Sally shared a glance but nodded. Hestia seemingly controlled the two of them in the palms of her hand with ease.
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"Aunt Hestia, you have a challenger for your throne. I'm 100% being real with you right now." Artemis said with a face of total seriousness, but the fork holding a piece of blue blueberry pie said otherwise.
"I'm not that good a cook." Sally said but Artemis just shook her head at her and pointed the fork that no longer had any pie on it at her.
"You, you have a gift." Artemis said with a full mouth of pie as Hestia just sighed.
"Artemis manners." Said but then also ate another bite of the pie on her plate, from her 3rd slice of the night. She took a very content sigh as she chewed, but as she gave a swallow with a content sigh shen nodded.
"Honestly, I've never had a blueberry pie this good before. Also the whole blue crust is adorable and just makes it even better. That is besides the point though. About what's happening. Like I mentioned before this is not a trap of any kind, Artemis did not have any play in this. I am simply working in my own best interest." Hestia said as Sally nodded, she more or less trusted the goddess at this point. She had shown them no ill will. Heck even Artemis took blows to allow her to escape.
"Yes I am the one who sold you the cabin, though I admit I didn't throw it in your face or use any magic. The fact you found it and purchased it is destiny itself, I also never expected you to actually use it and move here. I simply wanted to provide you a way out, a home you can retreat to in case you ever needed it. I just never expected you to use it so soon." Hestia admitted as she took another bit of the pie and then started talking again.
"But at the same time I wanted to not only give you a safe home but Perseus a chance to grow, no demigod deserves death unless they have evil intentions. I am sure you can see now that Destiny is fickle and will never let us sit for long. I believe you see it now but Perseus will need training now more than ever." She said as Sally slowly nodded.
"I… I can train him." Sally said as both women raised an eyebrow at her.
"You know how to fight?" Hestia asked as Artemis felt her arm throb a bit as Sally just nodded.
"Admittedly I have a past that I am not too fond of, I try to keep it a secret but I guess I can't anymore. I used to work for the United States in the special forces, a navy seal to be precise." She said as Artemis just stared for a second.
"That explains a lot more than I thought it would." Artemis said as Sally just gave a sad smile.
"I did try to miss any bones but I guess I accidentally hit one. I am at least a decade out of practice. I apologize." Sally said as Artemis just nodded.
"Apollo is still giving her grief for it." Hestia said with a smile as Artemis scoffed at them and turned her head away.
"While I can see that filling in the basics guns don't work well in demigod hands, only the cold weapons of old can be used by them with great ability. Also what about Percy's magical powers?" Hestia asked as Sally fell short with an answer, she honestly didn't know at the moment.
"..." Artemis said something but both of the ladies didn't hear her.
"What was that?" Hestia asked as Artemis slowly turned her head that was supported by one arm to them both and them. Looking between the two then out the window where Percy was making a terrible snowman she sighed a little.
"I can help." She said as both women that seemed to have the temper of Rhea herself looked surprised.
"Quit giving me that look." She said waving her good hand at them as Hestia laughed.
"I apologize for that, her younger forms acquire the emotions of that age. It makes her quite fun to be around sometimes." Hestia smiled as Artemis frowned at her aunt and gave her the stink eye.
"Like I said I can help Percy, at least a little. I've already helped you escape from prying eyes so a bit more wouldn't hurt. I have permanent hunters camp close by. It's mainly where girls who are too young to do anything in the hunt go and grow up or any injured hunters. Even some that just need a break from hunting for a bit. You can think of it as my own personal camp half blood if you will." Artemis said with a slight smile as Sally looked stunned.
"I've never even heard of it before." Sally said as Artemis nodded.
"The only gods who know of it are Hestia, Iris, and Myself. Also any hunters that wish to leave will have their memories of this place altered in their mind. It works pretty well and it helps all the hunters relax, since I have so many girls in the hunt it works as a good hub of sorts. If you would allow it, I could introduce Percy to a few of my older hunters who can help him with his powers. At least get a foot in the right direction." She said as Sally seemed to sit and think for a bit.
"Aren't… men frowned upon by your hunters?" Sally asked with a skeptical voice as Artemis just nodded.
"Some of them absolutely, but a young boy such as Percy? He would be guided and helped by them. Think of it like this, he is not yet grown. He does not have certain morals or is set in his ways yet. I mean of course boys will have their 'girls are weird' phase but with time he will grow and learn. I assure you they will not radicalize him, they understand their limits." She said as Sally let out a sigh of relief.
"But many are much older than yourself Sally, would they not enjoy seeing a young demigod grow into someone inspiring?" She asked as Sally couldn't help but agree. People like Gabe needed to be gotten rid of from this world and this might be a small small step into doing that.
"But…" Sally just slowly looked at Percy outside, he was currently trying to get the second layer of the snowman on the base but was struggling a little.
"It is okay to worry Sally, everyone gets hurt in their life, be it emotional or physical. You know this very well with your past and present. Sadly, we all must overcome it to keep moving forward." Hestia said, reaching forward and grabbing Sally's hands and gave her a small smile. She just gave a small nod and smile back as she turned to Artemis with a question that was bugging her.
"Well what if he ends up… liking one of your girls? Or one of your girls ends up like him? I admit Percy will no doubt be a looker in the future, many girls will fawn over him no doubt. I've heard from Poseidon you are very overprotective of them." Sally said as Artemis gave a small nod but didn't outburst or do anything rash like Sally thought she would.
"If it is a game of emotions and infatuation with false promises and nothing more I will end it. If it is a quest for carnal pleasure of course I will stop it. Though, if their feelings are true and are reciprocated then there is nothing I will do. Of course all boys or men need to get my stamp of approval before anything starts." Artemis said in a firm tone. Sally suddenly saw the moon goddess in a new light now.
"Good luck finding that stamp, even if he is adorable." Hestia coughed as Artemis shot her a cold glance.
"Regardless, I think that hunters will like Percy. I learned from my lieutenant that one of my hunters actually ran into him last week. She was planning on visiting him again after she became ungrounded." Artemis said as Sally looked very surprised to hear about that.
"He didn't mention anything to me, maybe that's why…" Sally seemed to be speaking to herself at the end as she stewed in her own thoughts as she stared at Percy finally putting a crooked head of the snowman on the top of his beautiful creation. Hestia and Artemis just stared at her waiting for an answer, Sally finally looked at them and nodded.
"Okay, I will allow it. The hunters can train him in his magical powers but I wish for him to start light training physically and sword play, also I wish to help with any physical training. I don't mind him being taught theories on powers or showing how powers can work or benefit you. Nothing to push his limits. He is only barely 6 years old. His body needs to grow before he can do anything. Besides I need to figure out a way to hide his power signature as Artemis called it." She finished as both goddess nodded.
"Absolutely, that sounds like an excellent training plan. Though I suggest wooden weapons to begin with." Hestia said as Sally and Artemis nodded.
"Do you know who you will train him?" Sally asked Artemis as she rubbed her chin for a second.
"I have a few hunters I can think of that can help. It will depend heavily on if they will be with a hunt or not. Well thanksgiving is coming up here soon so all the hunters will be gathered in one place, I can go over it with them and see if they are willing to help. Let me tell you Hestia loves to cook us all a big family meal, so you should join us." Artemis said with a small smile as Sally got a nervous face.
"But wouldn't they dislike me after I… shot you?" Sally asked as Artemis laughed.
"Are you kidding me? Those girls would love to know the mortal warrior woman who was a navy seal who managed to land 5 consecutive shots on me with a pump action shotgun in less than 6 seconds. Two of which hit inches apart from one another, Though a few might be feisty I will work with them. Also this will heal in one more week so don't worry." Artemis said, waving her off as Sally suddenly started to reconsider this whole plan.
Just then a running sound was heard as everyone turned to see a snow covered Percy burst through the door. His face was filled with worry and wonder as he ran up to Sally.
"Mommy! There is a lady in my head who called me a stud muffin!"
A/N: Anyone get that last part? If not, I feel sad for you. Regardless, I thank you all for reading and so far I've gotten quite a few yesses for adding Thalia and Annabeth to the harem. Also I think Percy has a crush on Zoë guys or did I misread that?
E/N: Misread or miswrite? You are the writer man you should know these things! Jeez.. Anyway, I am on a roll with getting these chapters done it seems. I hope you all enjoy it! - Dex
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