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LAST TIME:
"Not the Styx." I said as I cut off Chiron as he gave me an interesting look. At the same time I looked around and sent out my aura as it encased us both in a private little bubble where nobody could hear what we were talking about.
"Then what do I swear on?" He asked me as he glanced at the bubble as I looked at him.
"I need you to swear on your essence that whatever I tell you stays between us unless I say you can tell others." I said as Chiron started into my eyes for a few seconds as if he was trying to look for something before nodding and making his oath. Once it was done a glow encased his body and then quickly disappeared.
"So tell me Percy what is so important that I needed to make such an oath?" Chiron questioned me as took a breath.
"My true mother is Chaos, creator of the universe."
NOW:
TIME: Few days after Chiron and Percy met
THIRD PERSON POV:
Ananke sat quietly in her room as she silently looked at the scene before her, her pale blue eyes seemingly lost in the image she was looking at. Even her hands seemed frozen as her spinning wheel had actually stopped for the first time in years. The image was simply too shocking to her as she couldn't seem to believe what she was looking at. Ever so slowly Ananke looked over the image for the 10th time yet still her mind seemed jumbled by the image.
*Knock, Knock, Knock*
Suddenly three knocks on her door to her room seemed to shake her out of her trance she blinked a few times as her hands quickly began to spin thread again as she shook her head a little and regained some of her composure, with that she faced the door and finally spoke.
"Come in Tartarus." She whispered as the door remained shut for a few seconds before opening ever so slowly. Yet all that was revealed was a hallway made of darkness, not a speck of light seemed to penetrate it as it simply remained at the entrance of the door. Then a foot covered in black metallic armor stepped through the darkness into the room.
Then a second joined it as a full figure walked into the room and revealed itself to Ananke as she looked at the primordial of the pit. His black metallic boots came up to his knees where it suddenly met a very nice burgundy suit with a tie that covered the rest of his tall and semi lanky form. His skin was like fresh printer paper giving him a creepy vibe, yet to top it off he had no face either. It was almost like looking at a mannequin from a store without any eyes, hair, mouth, nose, or ears. Though Ananke had seen her brother several billion times, his appearance always made her feel the tiniest bit awkward towards him.
"I apologize for the inconvenience, I know I should have called beforehand." Tartarus' old and calm voice echoed in the room as Ananke just gave him a smile.
"You always say that, even though you never do. So what brings you here today?" She said in a small teasing voice as Tartarus' flat mouth seemed to curve somehow into a tiny smile.
"You're right, it is a hard habit to break unfortunately. Regardless, I have come today because I heard a few whispers floating around the pit that I was hoping you could clarify." He said as Ananke nodded as she waved her hand as another chair was summoned for him as Tartarus looked at it.
"I really shouldn't… though if you insist." Tartarus seemed to speak to himself as Ananke slowly blinked at her brother, he was always like this. Almost seemingly making it seem like he was intruding on others accidently even though he would do it on purpose. She knew that if she didn't summon a chair he would probably complain about a stiff back or how his knees were acting up again. With that Tartarus took a seat in the chair and seemed to wiggle in it a bit as if testing its already infinite softness.
"So…" Ananke seemed to move the conversation along as Tartarus seemed to snap out of his wiggles as he crossed his legs and then cleared his throat even though he didn't appear to have one.
"Right right, like I said I have been hearing whispers over the past few weeks from a certain part of Tartarus. I am already sure you are well aware of Kronos rising but that is not the whispers I have heard, instead it is about a fight that took place on the surface not too long ago. One involving one of our young brothers' soulmates..." Tartarus said as he interlocked his hands together and seemed to somehow stare at Ananke. At the mention of such a rumor Ananke's eyes grew a bit of turmoil in them as Tartarus sensed this.
"It seems you know what I speak of?" He asked as Ananke nodded as Tartarus paused and then nodded as well.
"So the rumors… are they true? Has a queen been born?" He asked in a slightly excited voice as Ananke stared at Tartarus before waving her hand. As she did a screen appeared before them both as it revealed Zoe fighting Luke. The moment right before both of their devastating strikes landed on one another, Tatarus leaned in close and observed the photo rigorously as he landed on the transparent circlet floating around Zoe's head.
"It is still transparent… why?" He murmured to himself as Ananke shook her head and sighed as she also stared at the image.
"I don't know, I have thought it over several thousands times but I can't seem to think of why it did not fully form. She has all the qualifications but it still didn't fully manifest, I even tried to peer into the future yet I was only met with darkness. Not even the faintest hint was shown to me, perhaps you might have an idea? You always seem to think outside the box when it comes to things in general." Snake said as Tartarus only continued to stare at the scene as he slowly reached up and rubbed his chin a little.
"What about the others? Have they displayed anything?" Tartarus asked her as Ananke's eyes seemed to deepen a little as she seemed to think and go over information in her mind.
"Hestia has manifested her tattoo yet has yet to use it, Artemis manifested hers as well a millenia ago but ever used a tiny portion of its power. Hera is still in the process of possibly becoming a candidate but with the way things are moving I think Artemis will approach her here soon. There are others who have triggered a reaction as well yet there is not enough information to go by or to even gather with the way Percy's future is behaving." Ananke spoke to Tartarus as he leaned back into his chair and continued to think for a bit.
"What about Percy? Has he displayed anything?" He asked as Ananke shook her head as Tartarus nodded a few times before pausing for a second.
"Did you think of something?" Ananke asked him as Tartarus let out a breath and twisted his hand a little as if trying to say maybe.
"I think the river of Love itself is prohibiting the crown manifestations for now, with the way things are developing I think it is just waiting. Percy has only unlocked a third of only one domain and he still has plenty to go, he may have gotten his wings but his tattoo has yet to develop either. As cheesy as it sounds to me it sounds like the river of love is waiting for a king to be born so that the queen can be as well." Tartarus said as Ananke frowned a little from his explanation.
"That simply doesn't make sense, it is such a mortal concept to follow. Why not allow Zoe to be properly crowned and allow her to have the additional power from the river that she connects with most? It would not only aid them all drastically but also help Zoe and Percy with Abyss as well." She said as Tartarus shrugged his shoulders a little.
"What you said is logical and makes the most sense but you have to consider the rivers are mostly unknown even to us. What they do is beyond our comprehension sometimes and we must simply follow what they choose. If the river of love is postponing the crowning then we must simply wait for its decision, though if it is my theory then we are simply waiting on Percy. Let him grow and hopefully once he reaches a point or is crowned himself it shall all come to light." He said as Ananke once again looked at the photo and heaved a small sigh.
"We shall wait if we must." She said as Tartarus nodded.
"Also I believe he is ready for another inheritance. I suggest Hemera's, I feel like it would be good for Percy to understand his fire powers better and grow them." Tatarus said as Ananke frowned a little.
"His body can barely withstand the power of a third of a domain let alone another. It would not be good for him." She said as Tartarus scoffed a bit.
"You are thinking too much, obviously it would be too much if he used them at the same time. Though Hemera's is only split into two parts he should be able to withstand another domain as long as he doesn't use them together. Also I suggest talking to Percy about having Hestia and Artemis learn to use the tattoos, it would give them good training and it might also help Percy develop his tattoo sooner as well." Taratrus finished as Ananke nodded in agreement after a few seconds.
"I will contact him tomorrow and let him know. Should we let him know about the queen and king candidates?" She asked as Tartatrus nodded.
"Why not tonight?" Tartarus asked as Ananke showed a tiny smile on her face yet she didn't say a thing as Tartarus looked a bit confused.
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LOCATION: Hunters main camp in Yellowstone
The sound of women and children laughing as well as the sound of splashing water spread through the air as a scene unfolded inside the Hunters main camp. Due to the approaching winter the temperature in the area was growing colder, yet inside the camp it was around 80 degrees fahrenheit making it perfect for them to enjoy the lake in the camp. Currently several dozen hunters all were enjoying the lake, either running around, making sand castles, swimming, or simply relaxing.
"Zora, that isn't fair! No water powers!" Tracy yelled as her niece giggled mischievously, bursts of water then shot out of the lake splashing Tracy as the daughter of Apollo was soaked yet again. Zora then laughed before her silver shark tail flapped about happily in the water as she quickly swam away. Tracy wiped her face free of water and then roared before swimming as fast as she could after the small child.
Seeing the scene Hestia couldn't help but laugh as she turned to Ryder as he diligently built his sand castle that was already well over his height. A true monument made out of sand, branches, shells, and other items as Ryder looked at his creation with stars in his eyes. Hestia then handed him a few seashells she poofed up as he gratefully took them and continued to add to his masterpiece.
"Ryder, do you want to go play in the water?" Hestia asked as she handed him another shell as he paused for a second as he looked up at her cinder eyes and then the glistening water. His face scrunched up a little as he watched Zora zip through the water effortlessly as she even managed to build up the speed to jump out of it and do tricks.
"Can you help me swim like last time mommy?" He as Hestia as she gave him a brilliant smile as she held out her hand as he took it. With that the two were walking to the water as Ryder's face filled with nervousness, he was never a strong swimmer for some reason. Percy, Hestia, and Zoe didn't know why but that didn't change the fact they helped him out at every chance they got to teach him.
After a minute Ryder was in the water paddling his feet as Hestia held his hands helping him stay afloat as he seemed to struggle a bit. His face showing worry but Hestia continued to cheer him on, the minutes passed as Ryder was getting the hang of it as he seemed to steady his kicks. Just then a shadow seemed to come from out under the water as it shot right towards Hestia and Ryder, suddenly a pair of hands grabbed Ryder's side and lifted him into the air. Ryder and Hestia both let out a cry of surprise as the figure holding Ryder in the air now stood by the startled Hestia, she then realized who it was as she frowned a little.
"Geez Percy you nearly gave me a heart attack." Hestia said in exasperation as she watched Percy spin Ryder in the air as his cries of surprise turned into a happy laughter. After a few spins Percy lowered the laughing Ryder down as he turned to Hestia and gave her a wink. As he did he couldn't help but admire the goddess in front of him, her mousy brown hair was up in a ponytail revealing her scarcely seen shoulders and neck.
Her swimsuit of choice at the moment was a dark blue swim dress that had white and blue stripes on her bust. The dark blue against her dark olive skin color accented her stunning beauty even more and seemed to make her more youthful than usual. Though the one piece dress hid a good portion of her figure her chest and ass only seemed enhanced by the dress making the goddess stand out even more.
Percy couldn't help but stare at her as Hestia felt his gaze linder on her body a bit as she rolled her eyes. Yet a golden blush crossed her face a bit as she tugged at the edge of her swimsuit a little in embarrassment.
"You're staring too much." Hestia whispered at him as her cheeks continued to turn a bit more golden as Percy winked at her.
"I can't help it, you're just so beautiful, little flame." Percy said as he leaned in and gave Hestia a peck on the lips as she began to blush harder in embarrassment. Suddenly several whistles came from around the hunters who couldn't help themselves, seeing the grinning hunters Hestia's face flushed completely golden. Percy couldn't help but laugh as well and then give Ryder a kiss on his cheek as he continued to hold him.
Artemis had already explained the river of love situation that Percy, Zoe, and Hestia were in. The hunters took the news surprisingly well after hearing the full explanation of the river and how it works. It didn't hurt that Percy was raised alongside the hunt by Sally, who acted like a mother to more than half the girls, so they had a good understanding of who Percy was.
Some hunters even had a bit of a sparkle in their eyes wondering who their true soulmate was. While others simply didn't care about the river at all, but just like Artemis all of them promised to hurt Percy if he ever did something to their lieutenant. Thus as time passed and multiple trips to the hunt with Hestia and Zoe the hunters were more or less used to them being all lovey dovey. They even treated Zora and Ryder like their own brother and sister.
"Daddy! Mommy!"Zora yelled as Hestia and Percy turned to see her swimming right towards them at super fast speeds. Yet before Zora could get to them she was suddenly yanked out of the water by something invisible as she gave a cry of surprise. Just then the figure of Tracy came into existence as her power of light and illusions faded. Seeing who it was Zora's face showed a nervous smile as Tracy just grinned at her.
"Finally got you! You little sneaky silver shark!" Tracy roared in victory as she began to tickle Zora as the girl began to cry out in laughter as Percy, Hestia, and Ryder all watched Zora be brought to tears as Tracy tickled her.
"HAHAHAHA D-Daddy! HHAHAHAH *gasp* h-help!!" Zora cried out as Tracy relentlessly tickled her as she flailed about in Tracy's arms, even Zora's shark tail slapped into Tracy yet it did nothing.
"Hmmm… what do you think Ryder?" Percy asked him as Ryder looked at him and then back at Zora. He then raised up his hand and made a downwards thumb as Percy and Hestia gasped at his action.
"Down with the shark queen!" Ryder yelled as Percy and Hestia couldn't help but crack up at his words.
"T-Traitor!" Zora yelled through her laughter as everyone around began laughing for at least a minute. Finally Tracy stopped tickling her niece as she carried over the exhausted Zora, the small shark girl taking deep breaths as she tried to get her breath back. Ryder simply grinned at the sorry sight of his sister as she gave him the stink eye.
"The shark queen has been vanquished." Tracy said with a snicker as she handed over the tired Zora to Hestia as the goddess simply chuckled. Ryder also laughed a bit as Zora's tail suddenly moved and slapped her brother as he gave a cry of surprise. The two shared a quick glare as Percy and Hestia both gave a sigh seeing the twins start to go at it.
"Okay enough you two, Zora how about you go get some rest?" Hestia asked as she quickly took Zora to shore without another word. Percy watched as Zora then eyed him and Ryder over Hestia's shoulder and stuck out her tongue. Ryder then did the same as Percy reached up and flick Ryder's forehead as the boy gave a yelp of pain and rubbed his head.
"Be good, I will go tell Zora the same, but if you two continue getting mad after a little horseplay then I'm going to get Zoe involved." Percy said as Ryder's body seemed to shake a bit as he quickly nodded as Percy inwardly scoffed. Though he didn't blame him, Zoe was quite scary when she was mad.
"So do you wanna keep practicing swimming?" Percy asked as Ryder paused for a second and nodded.
"Can I teach him?" Tracy asked as her blue eyes sparkled in anticipation. Percy could only stare at his sister a bit as she seemed to be pleading with Ryder and himself.
"Are you up for it?" Percy asked Ryder as he pursed his lips a little as he looked at the eager Tracy.
"I will help if you want." Suddenly a new voice joined as the three all turned to see the 6 foot 2 Phoebe walking towards them. The viking-like woman was wearing a simple outfit, it was just swim shorts with a top that looked like a black sports bra to hold everything in place. Given her huge stature and big muscles it actually suited her quite well, internally Percy complimented her yet knew better than to say anything out loud.
"Thank you, I appreciate it. What do you think Tracy?" Percy asked, turning to his sister to find her currently frozen in place. Her blue eyes scanning over Phoebe as her cheeks turned red, then as if on queue Phoebe looked at Tracy and gave her a tiny wink. It wasn't hard to see that Tracy was admiring her girlfriend a lot at the moment as Percy stared at them.
'Can't these two get a room? Gosh! Tracy looks like she is going to jump Phoebe at this rate!' Percy thought to himself.
'Sounds like the Kettle is calling the pot black.' Barbatos said in Percy's head as Percy simply ignored him and washed away his thoughts.
"Okay!" Ryder said with a nod as Phoebe gave a smile and Tracy seemed to snap out of her thoughts a little. She then reached for Ryder as he easily escaped Percy's hug and went into her arms as Percy stared at the three for a moment.
"What do you want to learn first?" Tracy asked Ryder as he seemed to think as Percy gave the two a smile and then walked back to shore.
"So, any word of Artemis or Zoe yet?" Percy asked as he approached Hestia who sat in a sun chair as Zora walked around Ryder's massive sand castle and admired each detail he put into it. Upon hearing Percy's questions Hestia looked over at him as she shook her head.
"Nothing yet, but they should be back soon." Hestia said with a soft sigh as she wondered what those two were up to, Zoe had told her she was bringing Artemis along to surprise the two of them. It had almost been an hour since then leaving Hestia and Percy alone, though she wasn't complaining.
At the same time her eyes drifted over to Percy as he took up his own seat right beside her, his body no longer in the 13 year old form like a few weeks ago. He was once again back into his 18 year old form that made Hestia hot in the cheeks, his body was like that of a seasoned warrior neither lanky nor extremely bulky. Each muscle on his body was perfectly proportioned and seemed to be sculpted from the highest quality marble, his body was like a god yet somehow it was even beyond it.
The only blemishes on his body were the three scars on his stomach from his fight with Poseidon and a scar that circled around his left shoulder that came from the time he was tormented by Gabe. Each scar only added to his presence as a warrior even though they both carried such tragic stories. Finally was his face, he was so handsome that every expression he made seemed like he was posing. Hestia honestly felt that it was almost unfair, especially when those smiles and grins were directed at her.
"See something you like?" Percy suddenly asked with a grin that snapped Hestia out of her stare as the goddess blushed profusely. His galaxy-like eyes staring into her cinder ones as the goddess bit the inside of her cheek a little, it was just so unfair! Why was he so freaking hot, cute, and handsome all at the same time! Her heart couldn't handle this!
"M-Maybe." She muttered a little as Hestia turned away and seemed to try and focus on Zora who had started to add to the sand castle.
"How about a closer look?" Percy asked in a calm and cool voice as Hestia's head literally began to emit steam as she remained turned away from Percy. Percy continued staring at her for a bit before internally sighing a little and closing his eyes as he leaned back. As he laid there for a bit and planned out an apology in his head for later he was suddenly startled as Hestia's words folate into his ear.
"Scoot over." Hestia spoke as Percy opened his eyes to see a still mildly blushing Hestia standing beside his chair. Without a single hint of hesitation Percy moved to the side of the large lounge chair as Hestia quickly sat beside him without a word. The two then leaned back side by side and enjoyed the warm sun. Hestia's ever so velvet like skin rubbing up against Percy's tone muscles as the two remained silent and enjoyed the others company.
"Arm please." Hestia said Percy blinked in surprise, the goddess he knew was never this forward in public even if it was the hunters private location. Yet before he could say anything Hestia grabbed his arm and slung it over her shoulders, using his arm like a pillow Hestia then interlocked his hand with hers as it rested on her body. Percy was internally shocked yet did not say a single word as Hestia snuggled up closer to him and enjoyed his warmth and the feeling of his muscles.
"V-Vesta is that you?" Percy suddenly asked as the goddess jerked a little and peeked at Percy, her cinder eyes no longer calm like usual, instead they had a fierceness to them that Percy was able to instantly recognize. Seeing Percy figured it out Vesta simply ignored his stare as her cheeks continued to remain golden in embarrassment.
"Hestia needed a bit of a shove, besides maybe I wanted to snuggle a little. So just shush for now let me and Hestia enjoy this." Vesta spoke in a light matter of fact tone as Percy just gave a soft smile, with that he pulled the goddess a bit closer to him and then closed his eyes. The two then simply rested and enjoyed the sounds around them, slowly time began to trickle away and before too long Percy and Hestia were both asleep.
"I can't believe these two, taking a nap while snuggling… without me." Zoe said with slightly puffed up cheeks as she stared at her two lovers. Hestia/Vesta clearly enjoyed the moment as her whole body had somehow turned and now hugged Percy's side. Her head now resting on his chest as Percy lightly snored as his arm hugged the goddess closer to him. The two were fully asleep and were not even awakened by Zoe as she stood a few feet from them.
"Doesn't it look nice?" Zoe asked with a soft sigh as she turned to the goddess standing by her side. The goddess being a lightly blushing Artemis who was gripping at the light blue swim coverup that she currently wore. Artemis couldn't help but stare at the scene before her as she felt a tinge of jealousy, yet she pushed the thoughts out of her mind as she turned to Zoe and blushed a bit more as she held the cover up a bit tighter.
"Since they are asleep, can I please go and change? This outfit you picked out is so embarrassing." Artemis pleaded with cute silver eyes as Zoe shook her head as Artemis continued to give her a pleading look with her silver eyes.
"No way! You look way too cute! We will just wait for them to wake up, it took me over an hour to get you into that and I will not waste this opportunity. Have some confidence in your amazing figure, Arty." Zoe said with a wink towards her goddess as Artemis clenched her coverup slightly less.
"C-Cute? Amazing figure?" Artemis asked as her cheeks flushed a bit as Zoe gave her a wonderful smile.
"Of course! But I am sure you would look super hot in anything though." Zoe whispered the last part as Artemis's body trembled a bit as her face flushed even harder.
"Y-You and Percy need to settle down with those words! I-I haven't even kissed any of you yet and you just throw around words like hot, cute, and amazing figure like they are nothing! My poor heart can't take all this, besides what would the hunters think of seeing me in such an outfit?" Artemis said in an adorable voice as Zoe gave her a sweet smile as she glanced at all her fellow sisters enjoying the lake.
"We can't help it Artemis, you are simply so cute. Also I am sure they wouldn't mind a single bit, besides the outfit isn't even scandalous." Zoe said as Artemis just stared at her as her hands began to fidget a little. Zoe's loving honey colored eyes bore into her silver ones as Artemis felt her will begin to crumble ever so slowly.
"Geez." She seemed to curse out the word a little as Artemis looked around before ever so slowly let go over her cover up as it soon revealed the front of her body as Artemis blushed profusely.
Beneath the coverup she wore a simple white strapless top that had some ruffles that hugged her chest nicely and a matching bottom that seemed a bit too tight on the goddess. Artemis even ran a finger between the fabric and her butt pulling it down as far as she could while Zoe starred with blushing cheeks. The slim but powerful figure of the 21 year old goddess was a sight to behold and honestly stunning as Zoe found herself admiring her.
The coverup somehow added to the sexiness of the goddess, yet her exposed midriff with the vertical line on it and her long smooth legs took the show. Complete with her hair up in a neat ponytail and breathtaking wild and adventurous beauty, Artemis looked like a complete knockout. Zoe felt her heart jump up and down as in excitement seeing Artemis revealing the outfit she picked out of her.
"Beautiful as always milady…"
"Stop s-staring geez…" Artemis whispered at Zoe as Zoe blinked a few times as she just gave Artemis a grin before hugging her as Artemis was buried in Zoe's chest. Artemis felt her heart skip as Zoe acted and continued to hug her as she rapidly commented how cute she was. After a few moments of feeling the large bosom on her face Artemis felt a small frustration build in herself as she compared Zoe's almost D cups to her own set of B cups.
"Okay e-enough." Artemis finally protested in slight anger as she pushed the giddy Zoe off of her as she glanced at Zoe.
Zoe herself was wearing a very nice blue bikini top that hugged her chest perfectly and a pair of denim shorts that were cut so short they barely covered her curvaceous ass. The demititan was clearly much more open nowadays about her figure, at least in front of the people she knew. Still the persian princess look alike was drop dead gorgeous now that she had aged to 22. Artemis felt something catch in her throat as she looked at Zoe's curvy and fit figure, the goddess not wanting to look away as the image of Zoe was captured in her mind. That was until her eyes once again landed on Zoe's large chest, frustration and a small burst of jealousy came instantly as she stared at them.
"Tsk." Artemis clicked her tongue in response after seeing them as Zoe gave her a slightly confused look.
"You say something Artemis?"
"... It's nothing. Come on, let's wake them up, we have a few guests coming anyway." Artemis said as she dodged the questions as Zoe gave her a curious look. Artemis then began to approach the sleeping love birds, as tried to push away the growing blush on her face.
"Guests? You never mentioned anything about guests, who's coming?" Zoe asked as she walked forward with Artemis as the two arrived in front of the snoozing Hestia and Percy. The two paused for a second as they stared at them, both of them having different thoughts as they stared. Zoe honestly found the peaceful image of the two pleasing to her eyes and wanted to join in as well, Artemis on the other hand actually felt a bit of embarrassment from the sight as well as couldn't help but imagine herself taking such a nap.
"I invited Hera, there are a few things we need to talk about with her about. It involves all of us." Artemis said, glancing at Zoe to see a heavy amount of curiosity and a smidge of confusion run around in her beautiful honey colored eyes.
"It sounds pretty important… is everything alright?" Zoe couldn't help but ask in a voice of worry as Artemis paused for a few seconds as she felt her worry and anxiety grow rapidly.
Her heart began to race as her worries grew, yet she took a deep breath and found the same resolve she had when she planned this get together. Artemis then timidly reached out for Zoe's hand as Zoe just gave a small smile and took Artemis' hand in hers. She then felt Artemis' racing heart through her palm, as Artemis seemed to lightly squeeze her hand a little and find a bit more courage.
"Everything is fine I promise, I just don't want to hide anything from any of you. I will explain everything when everyone is here." Artemis said in a timid voice as she looked up at Zoe expecting the worst, yet Zoe just gave her a look that made her heart quiver in love as her hand squeezed a bit more.
"I trust you Artemis." Zoe said as her look of confidence grew a bit as Artemis felt a bit of tears welling up in her eyes. Artemis felt like she had betrayed Hera, Zoe, Hestia, and Percy by hiding this information. Her guilt had been her own worst enemy for a few weeks now and that is why she wanted to get everyone together and discuss.
"Thank you." Artemis whispered in a tender voice as Zoe's lips quivered a bit before she suddenly leaned down and kissed Artemis forehead as the goddess jolted a little. Her eyes widening as her cheeks flushed pure gold, not giving the goddess a chance to recover Zoe just smiled at her and spoke to her.
"Also you said there are going to be guests as in multiple, who are the others?" Zoe asked as Artemis began to recover from a forehead kiss as her heart pounded in her chest. Upon hearing her question Artemis regained her composure back as she blinked a few times and calmed her heart. Every single day it was like this, she swore her heart would fail at this rate… still she didn't mind it that much… Okay, maybe she enjoyed it a little.
"There is only one other person coming… if my guess is correct that is." Artemis said as Zoe gave her a funny look with a tilted head as she followed her with her eyes.
"What do you mean guess?" She asked but Artemis seemed to push aside her question for the moment as she let go of her hand and walked forward to the sleeping duo. She then stood in front of them for a second before waving her hand and summoning two long feathers. She then turned to Zoe with a twinkle of mischief in her eyes as she offered her one of the feathers.
"It's more of a hunch honestly. So… Hestia or Percy?"
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HERA POV:
I looked at the clock in front as I began to count down the minutes until my departure as the times passed. I then checked my bag full of swimming supplies for the 5th time before glancing back at the clock finding only 30 seconds had passed. I still had 15 minutes before the time Artemis requested I come to her camp, after hearing from her directly for the first time in months my heart felt like it was going to explode.
She told me she wanted to talk about everything that had happened between us and also wanted to inform me of a few things that happened to her. She simply told me a place and time to meet and told me to bring some swimwear. Right before she left though she said she did not regret the night we had with the cutest of blushes. With a wonderful silver flash she was gone and in a single hour my calendar for that day was booked out completely.
My feelings soared and my anxiety that had been building up disappeared in an instant. I felt like I could fly in that single moment, all I could think about was our meeting for days on end. Soon the anxiety came back though, I couldn't take my mind off of what she wanted to talk about. Thankfully there was no big meeting or anything that needed my direct attention for the past few weeks so I was able to stay at my temple as I prepared for my outing with Artemis.
'You make it sound like it's a date.' Juno commented at me in a simple tone as I pursed my lips a little.
"I-I don't know what you are talking about… okay yes I do! That doesn't matter though, you are just as happy as I am JUNO!"
'I-I might be… did you pack the nice scented sunscreen? The lavender one?'
"Of course I did, I just checked a second ago."
'Are you sure?'
"... Give me a second… it is in here!"
'What about the sunglasses?'
"They are literally on my face."
'Right right sorry… are you sure the swimsuit is good enough? Or is it too much maybe?' Juno asked in a worried voice as I felt her worries flood into me and mix with my own. Quickly glancing at myself in a nearby mirror I examined myself, I wore a Rotita Drawstring Purple Ruffle Striped Bikini Set that hugged my curvy body in all the right places. It revealed all my curves while retaining some modesty in a way, just in case I also had on a partially see through purple chiffon that had a design of a peacock's feathers on the back.
My outfit was completed with a large straw hat and a pair of stylish sunglasses that both rested on my head. I nervously scanned myself and my rarely exposed midriff, most of the time I wore a chiton on Olympus and pant suits in the mortal world. The only time I ever had so much skin exposed was when I bathed or was getting dressed into something. I nervously ran a hand over my stomach feeling the small belly button as I shivered a bit.
"M-Maybe you're right, it's so much skin. W-What if she thinks badly of me?" Nervousness laced my tone as I began to fluster myself.
'I-It should be fine, she has seen… more' Juno tried to speak but seemed to fluster herself as my cheeks went pure gold.
"Don't remind me! A-At least not right now, I need to calm down-."
*Ding!*
A sudden ding from a timer on the counter made me nearly jump out of my skin as my heart went crazy in my chest. I knew the timer was meant for me to know when to leave, couldn't it have given me time to calm down though?! Staring at the timer in a slight anger I bit my lip in frustration and embarrassment as I reached for my bag and took several deep breaths. I barely managed to push my emotions down a bit as I put on a normal face the best I could.
"Any last thoughts?"
'Remember to smile.'
"Right right."
*Teleport sound*
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"..." I stared in wonder at the scenes before as I didn't know what to think as my brain seemed to short circuit. One scene was Zoe who was currently laying on her stomach and being sat on by Hestia as the goddess evilly tickled one of her feet. She was laughing so hard that tears fell down her face as her arms tried to stop the goddess with no success. Hestia even seemed to enjoy tormenting the demititan as Zoe begged for forgiveness.
The other scene was even more strange as for whatever reason Percy seemed to have cornered Artemis between himself and several large tentacles of water coming out of the lake. The goddess appeared a bit ragged and covered in sand, all she could do at the moment was slowly back up as tried to catch her breath. Yet a happy smile/grin spread on her face as Percy held a feather in his hand and moved it in a threatening motion as Artemis seemed to eye the item like it was a deadly weapon.
"C-Come on Percy you already tickled me back." Artemis said in a slight panic as Percy inched closer to her with the feather in hand.
"For like 15 seconds! You and Zoe tormented us for a full minute! So just stay still and accept your fate my goddess." He said with an evil grin as Artemis seemed to ready herself until her gaze seemed to find me as she froze.
"H-Hera!" Artemis shouted in surprise as Percy froze in place as did Hestia as Zoe was finally given time to breath as she lay limp under Hestia. In a few seconds 3 sets of eyes found me as I suddenly felt self conscious as they all looked at me, in a single moment the scene changed as Percy put the feather behind his back and the water tentacles quickly receded into the lake. He even started to kick at the sand and whistle as if nothing was happening.
"Really? Just gonna pretend nothing happened?" Artemis asked him as Percy coughed into his hand a bit.
"I don't know what you're talking about." He did exactly as she said as Artemis rolled her eyes a bit and straightened herself out as I couldn't help but let my eyes linger for a moment. By the gods she was in such a CUTE swimsuit! Focus Hera! Ignoring my inner thoughts I turned to see Hestia helping Zoe up as the demititan finally seemed to catch her breath. Hestia gave a victorious look towards the young women until she looked at me with a bit of surprise in her face.
"Sister! I didn't know you were coming, I would have prepared some of your favorite snacks." Hestia said quickly as I just gave an awkward smile, I simply didn't know what was going on at this moment. I thought it was simply going to be me and Artemis talking, nervousness began to build inside me as even doubt and worry joined its side.
"A-Artemis I thought…" I tried to speak to her as Artemis met my eyes through my sunglasses as she gave me an apologetic face. Seeing that face made my tongue catch in my throat as my mouth suddenly felt dry. At the same time the others gathered around as the air grew a bit awkward.
"It's good seeing you again, it's been a minute hasn't it?" Percy said with a smile as his eyes seemed to be filled with curiosity. I met his gaze with my own as I gave him a light smile as I couldn't help but stare at him, I couldn't help but compare his body to that of a young Zeus in my mind. Though I had seen him several dozen times this was only the second time in a casual setting and the first time without a shirt… wait both times he was without a shirt.
'Hera focus.' Juno snapped me out of my thoughts as I quickly spoke.
"It hasn't been that long has it? Not even a year has passed." I spoke as Percy eyebrow shot up a bit before having a realization of a sort.
"Well hopefully this time you will go easy on me and not try to crush me with your aura HAHA!" Percy tried to joke but failed miserably as 3 sets of eyes rolled in sync as I suddenly felt my cheeks burn a bit by his comment. Remembering the embarrassing moment I tried to rebury the memory, thankfully his laugh seemed to help my shame a tiny amount.
"Percy enough, just ignore him Hera. Also you should visit more often, Zora and Ryder have been curious about you ever since you visited." Hestia quickly chastised Percy and gave her a simple shrug as he turned his eyes back to me, yet this time they seemed to dig into me and figure me out as I tried to ignore his stare.
"That sounds like fun, I wouldn't mind saying hello again if you allow it." I responded as Zoe and Hestia nodded as I gave them a smile, it was then the silence began again as the awkwardness began to set in.
"So… what brings you here anyways?" Zoe couldn't help but ask as her eyes drifted over to Artemis as the goddess caught her breath and decided to speak.
"I invited her, but I did so because I need to talk about something that involves all of us." Artemis said with confident yellowy silver eyes yet you could still see a small tremble through her small frame as I felt my worry begin to brew once again inside me. What was there for her to explain that involved all of us? Was she going to tell them all what happened between us? That simply didn't make any sense though.
"Artemis, what are you talking about?" Percy couldn't help but ask in a soft tone filled with a hint of worry as she looked at him with slightly nervous eyes. The instant I saw their looks at one another I suddenly felt a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. W-Why was Perseus exchanging those kinds of looks with Artemis?
"Like I said I will explain, now I will send the hunters away to the other side of the lake. Hestia can you please set something to hide us all away from prying eyes?" Artemis asked as Hestia gave Artemis a similar look that Percy had given her as more sourness and a sense of betrayal started to fester in my gut. I knew this feeling all too well, each and every time Zeus cheated on me with another woman or man I always felt this.
Ever since… that night, I had stopped caring about who or what he put his dick into and the feeling went away with time whenever I found out if he actually did do anything. Yet this time it was fresh and painful, I could only purse my lips together to keep them from trembling as part of me even started to feel anger towards Hestia and Percy. I didn't need to be a goddess to see something had happened between them, I wasn't dumb I knew what these looks were.
"It will be alright." Suddenly a voice snapped me out of my inner turmoil as I turned to see Zoe standing before me. Somehow the other three were already gone as it left me and Zoe alone. I could only stare at her as I saw something in those honey colored eyes of hers, something that made it seem she had already seen through my thoughts as I felt naked under her gaze.
"Will it?" I couldn't help but ask as Zoe stared at me for a bit longer before glancing in the direction Artemis went.
"Of course, Artemis put a lot of thought into this, if it was not important to her she wouldn't be going through so much. Besides… I trust her." She said as I couldn't help but scoff at her a bit as Zoe looked back at me.
"Must be nice to place your trust in someone and not worry." I said as my voice cracked towards the end as I felt my emotions begin to swell up. It was stupid of me to come here, I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up at all. I should just leave, before my heart breaks anymore.
"I don't even know why I'm talking with you about this, I'm leaving." I said as tears threatened to fall from my eyes, I began to turn before a hand reached out and grabbed my wrist as its surprising strength kept me in place.
"Are you really going to give up on the person you love so easily?" Zoe asked as I froze in place as her words seemed to set off a chain of lightning inside my body. W-Was I really giving up this easily? Her words only echoed in my head as I couldn't find the words to say as I turned back to see those two honey-like eyes yet again. Suddenly I realized why it seemed like they had seen right through me, it is because they did exactly that.
"N-No…" I whispered in the tiniest voice I could muster as Zoe gave me a smile and let go of my wrist as I kept still. My eyes lingering on Zoe as she just kept softly smiling at me.
"W-Why are you helping me? How did you even know?" I couldn't help but ask as Zoe pursed her lips a little and seemed to think for a bit.
"I see myself in you Hera, an unrequited love that you could only hide for millenia. Each day it only builds and builds as it weighs down on your soul until you either let it go or let it crush you. Also I found out that night you visited for the first time and we all got drunk, it wasn't hard to see back then." Zoe said as I blinked a few times as amazement passed through me. I had been hiding my love for Artemis from everyone for more than a millenia, yet all it took was one single night for this huntress to figure me out. Yet it seemed like she didn't actually know what happened later that night…
"Also Artemis tells me she has a hunch that a surprise guest is coming, I'm guessing they will help straighten out this whole thing as well. My best advice… expect the unexpected tonight." Zoe finished with a smile that seemed to radiate mischief. I could only stare at her as my resolve to stay began to build rapidly and my tense emotions were pushed aside for the moment.
"Very well, let us go and find out." I said as I began to walk towards Hestia's location.
THIRD PERSON POV:
Everyone now sat around a firepit as the sun began to descend over the horizon and the moon began to ascend. Zoe, Percy, and Hestia all gathered on a couch provided by Artemis who sat in a chair alone between them and Hera. The air had grown awkward as they continued to wait and wait for this so-called surprise guest, while everyone seemed lost in thought Zoe glanced at Artemis who's silver eyes seemed lost in the sky.
"Artemis… are sure we can't start this conversation without them?" Zoe asked her as Artemis looked at Zoe and shook her head.
"Things won't work out properly if they aren't here." She said as everyone's curiosity only grew as Hera felt her anxiety grow. She couldn't help but wonder what Artemis meant by 'work out', she could only fall back on the one line Artemis said about not regretting their night together. Yet even then there was still not enough information to know for certain what was going on.
"So… Hera, how has Olympus been? Any new worthwhile marriages? Any divorces full of that good drama?" Percy suddenly broke the silence as all eyes turned to him as he simply shrugged. Hera suddenly found herself wanting to laugh at the questions as her soft brown eyes twinkled a little bit. She didn't know what it was but this boy's silliness never seemed to grow tiring.
"Olympus is full of tension as usual. Hermes seems to be in utter shock about Luke, Aphrodite seems to be lost in thought a bit more than usual, Athena and Poseidon have formed a temporary truce for now, Apollo is glib as ever yet he seems just as lost in thought as Aphrodite, the rest are all the same. Also there are always people getting married and divorced so of course, yet that is their precious information to tell, not mine." Hera surprised herself by answering Percy's question as his face seemed to fall into thought, suddenly a small laugh escaped Hestia as Hera looked at her.
"You forgot that Hephaestus recently built a mechanical spider monkey to torment Ares whenever he is about." She mentioned as Hera blinked a few times and laughed.
"Of course, how could I forget? Though it probably won't last more than a few days." Hera said with a roll of her eyes as Hestia and even Artemis gave a nod. Percy and Zoe simply sat to the side and gave the three goddess' curious glances, it was then that Percy suddenly felt a tingle on the back of his neck as his lips quivered into a grin. Just then everyone else also sensed the tingle on their neck as they blinked in surprise as Artemis gave a wonderful smile.
"I knew my hunch was right." She said as her eyes landed on the full moon that now hung over their heads. It had been exactly 1 month since the last full moon and Artemis had a feeling that the little time traveler girl was not done visiting just yet.
"What is this?" Hera questioned as she rubbed the back of her neck and looked around as Zoe and Hestia gave the same expression. Yet the two of them had more of a surprised look as they glanced at the slightly grinning Percy and the happy Artemis.
"It is space and time shifting and moving." Percy said as Hera's eyes widened drastically, before she could even say another word, ripples on the surface of space itself began to appear above them. Everyone besides Artemis and Percy stared in wonder as Percy stood up and held open his arms.
"Come on, I will catch you." Percy called out as a small body tumbled from the ripple and fell right towards him. Percy just gave a wonderful smile as the small girl landed safely in his arms as her giggles of mischief started to fill the air. Hestia, Zoe, and Hera stared in shock at the sight though as they blinked a few times as if trying to comprehend what just happened. Even though Zoe and Hestia had been informed about this it was still a shock to them.
"I'm back, surprise!" Mayleen's joyful voice filled the air as her two tiny arms shot up and wrapped around Percy's neck as he proudly laughed as he hugged her back and lowered her to the ground.
"It's good to see you again my little princess… have you grown taller?" Percy asked, looking at the girl who now appeared to be about 6 ish instead of the 4 to 5 year old that appeared last time. Mayleen gave a proud look as she quickly nodded.
"Of course! I'm 6 now! I can control my powers much better now!" She said proudly as Percy gave her a smile as he leaned over and kissed her forehead as Mayleen gave a giggle of happiness. At that moment Artemis approached the young girl and kneeled before her as Mayleen turned to her and gave her a beaming smile.
"Where is my hug?" Artemis asked with a smile as the young girl pounced on her as Artemis swallowed her up in her arms. Artemis closed her eyes shut as familiar feelings skyrocketed inside her, her domains went crazy yet again as she enjoyed the feeling. At the same time the other three were still in shock but one of them managed to snap out of it as they spoke.
"W-What is going on, A-Artemis?" Hera's confused voice filled the air as her confusion seemed to fill her mind. Artemis then let go of the girl as she stood up and held out a hand as Mayleen quickly accepted it on her own. For the first time Hera got a full look of the girl and her mind blanked.
She was adorable and beautiful at the same time yet her features seemed… familiar to Hera, two gleaming eyes that looked like pools of the darkest sea with golden stars beneath the surface of them that stared at her. Her hair was like a sheet of pure gray that showed beautiful in the silver moon lighting giving her an ethereal feel. Yet the most unique part of her was two deer like horns that bent up and outward a bit that were almost 5 inches long.
The instant Hera locked eyes with the girl as she stood hand in hand with Artemis as the two painted a picture that tugged at her heart strings. Multiple feelings arose deep inside her, as her heart went crazy. Millions of emotions filled her mind at the same time as she felt something inside her connect with the girl. Her domain of family suddenly jolted as if it had missed something incredibly important, yet it didn't seem to know what as it filled her with even more anxiety. Seeing Hera's face begin to fill with confusion, Artemis gave her a soft smile as she brought Mayleen in front of her as her silvery yellow eyes met Hera's confused brown ones.
"This is Mayleen… Percy and I met her for the first time last month. The first time I met her I knew she was different. Even if she is Percy's child, that is not what I felt, I felt no… discovered something I did not recognize until I finally realized my Love for Percy, Zoe, Hestia… and you." Artemis said as a blush filled her face as Mayleen's mischievous smile turned into one of excitement and knowingness. While everyone else remained silent as new information filled their minds.
"Hera, I would like you to meet Mayleen, our daughter that was born from the union of you, me, and Percy."
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the wonderful and amazing drama brought to you by myself! Artemis finally made her decision and went with option C all of the above! What a greedy little goddess she is ;) also I know what yall thinking, that isn't how babies are made! It needs 2 not 3! Well guess what… when it finally comes to that part of the story I will explain it properly! So sit back and I hope you enjoy this emotional rollercoaster ride! Also please review, I love all the reviews hehe.
E/N: Hey hey hey! Got this one done quickly! Took me only a day or so from when Nuts finished writing it! I knew of Mayleen being Hera's Arty's and Percy's but the full reveal is still so dramatic and amazing! Even having the knowledge I do, reading it for myself just makes it feel like I am finding it out for the first time! I love how this man can do that! Anyway, please review and I will see you all around! - Sol