Chapter 15 Tale of Duty


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    Percy Point of View


    Percy stood outside Artemis''s tent, waiting for her toe out and talk to him, or just simply wait for


    her toe back from wherever she shed to. He hit his palm, purse and yelled at himself for being


    stupid. What would she do to me? Kill or castrate me from the hunt? then where would I go? Percy


    thought. Perhaps find a way to return to Leto. Then another question struck him hard, what would Leto


    ask if he returned? He couldn''t say he idently kissed Artemis and got kicked out.


    Then his mind swayed back to the kiss. It was a slight and short kiss, but he still felt that sweetness of


    hers. He never thought would be close to Artemis, talk about kissing her. Even though when his life


    was on a bnce, part of him still satisfied. He knew many people would think that was wrong, even


    Leto would be angry if he told her his thought of Artemis. For thest nine hundred years, Percy never


    once had a brotherly feeling to Artemis, perhaps because she didn''t know he existed. He had to admit


    himself that he had a crush on her, and he always wanted to talk to her, or just to make friend with


    Artemis.


    Now when Artemis had known about him and they even lived together, all those feelings he had stored


    for almost nine hundred years just exploded from spending time with her. It extended rapidly that his


    feeling drawn to her closer day by day. First, he just thought of now he had a chance to be a friend with


    Artemis, but he was no able to control his heart and its desire. He wanted more than a friend.


    Even though Artemis just thought of him as a brother, it disappointed him true enough, but he was


    happy that she was at least cared for him. But now, that might never happen again because of that


    unfortunate ident.


    He looked up as some hunters passed by and each gave him a re. He never liked them much, or


    neither did they. The only person at camp that he actually liked to talk with was Annabeth, she was a


    nice girl, and he didn''t understand how she ended up in this ce.


    "Hey Perseus" a voice came made him startled.


    he turned to see Annabeth smiling at him, his saddened eyes lit up.


    "Hey Annabeth" he greeted her.


    Annabeth set down her bow, sweeping the sweats of her forehead from the archery training, He liked


    the smell of her hair, strawberry mixing with a few roses.


    "I see you are waiting for your work," she said. " Where''s Lady Artemis? I saw her came to your tent a


    few minutes ago, did something happen?"


    "Uh-nothing happened actualy" he sturttered, sweats started to form at the top of his forehead from her


    sharp brain. "She just left the moment I woke."


    "She''s been stressedtely," Annabeth said. "I barely see her smile, perhaps from everything is


    happening. She''s worried about something I''m sure of it, but she wouldn''t share with us. I think


    something has happened on Olympus, could be a legendary monster has appeared."


    She whispered thest part to him. Percy was feeling more nervous, it was like Annabeth knew about


    his secret and was toying with him. So far, she had got most of the situation correct, now only a


    confirmation and Percy''s identity would be viewed by her.


    "what''s wrong?" He realised he was staring at her and Annabeth was now looking at him with her


    intelligent grey eyes, with one of her eyebrow rising.


    Just then, he heard a yell from distance and Annabeth turned a back. The hunters were waiting for her


    far away, folding their arms with not really pleasant faces. Annabeth turned to him and chuckled.


    "They don''t really like me talking to you. Been whisperingst night, anyway, gotta go or Thalia gonna


    give me a lecture about itter. See you Perseus!"


    "You can call me Percy, I don''t prefer my original name, though."


    Annabeth just smiled and picked up her bow, then sprinted up to the training ground where her friends


    were waiting. Percy sighed and turned back to look at Artemis''s tent, heree the boredom.


    Suddenly, the p pulled aside and Artemis stood there with a frustrated face when she saw him.


    "Hey Artemis" Perseus put on a smile, thinking it would lighten up the moment.


    Artemis on the other hand still hadn''t got over the incident earlier. The least person she wanted to see


    right now. She knew he was waiting outside the entire time, but didn''t bother toe out to face him.


    Then suddenly, after his light conversation with Annabeth, her heart urged her to move. She didn''t


    know why she did that, but she felt a bit ufortable with Annabeth being too close to him. Perhaps


    she was afraid that Annabeth would fall in love with him and break her rule, then again, she was also


    afraid that Perseus would have a feeling for Annabeth. It suddenly saddened her. She never imagined


    Perseus hands in hands with another female, maybe because he had never since many female before


    and he was considered as uncontaminated. Also, they had been closetely, and every time they met,


    she felt a stronger connection with him like they were made to meet. Now seeing Perseus with


    someone else made her feel lonely, she always thought of them together, she even dreamed about him


    the other night. Now because of that, she suddenly felt angry at him for being too close to Annabeth.


    "You, inside." she demanded and closed the p of her tent.


    She could never stay mad at him for long, whenever she saw his smile, all of it was for her to hold no to


    smile back. But now she had to put up with it to scare him.


    Percy walked in and Artemis gave him a scroll, made out of leather.


    "This is your duty every day," she said, "I have promised my hunters for you to do the chores in order


    for you to stay here, so I rmend you should aplish it."


    He opened up to scroll and read it, his eyebrow furrowed together. His features intrigued her, she


    always wanted to rub on his cheek and smile at him whenever he confused. To which he always was.


    Stupid but adorable. She noticed she was staring and cleared her throat.


    "So...is that enough for you?" she asked.


    "wait why do I have to do the cooking?" he asked, "I can''t cook!"


    "and neither everyone in this camp" she replied.


    "You serious right?" Perseus''s mouth dropped, shocked from her words "Aren''t you a god? Can''t you


    just summon something to eat"


    "That is not my domain Perseus!" she told him "I can summon things for hunting like arrows and traps,


    but food is not my ability"


    He was about to argue but she cut him off


    "You better follow the schedule," she told him, "It''s only good for you. Now go and finish your chores for


    today. Aren''t you have to cook next"


    "Oh for gods sake just great for the time" he groaned.


    Artemis smirked as he scoffed and walked away. She suddenly remembered the kiss again, she had


    wanted to set that aside, but each time she saw him, it just came flooding back. She didn''t know what


    she was thinking, but she did hope Perseus would turn back and talk about that kiss. She even


    surprised how he could forget that moment so quickly, he just set his back and walked away from her,


    much to her disappointment.


    "Wait" he heard him said with a frown, she looked up with delight.


    "Full moon will be in two more days," he said, and her heart shrank to the bottomless. "Where do I stay


    at that time"


    She put on a confident and a bit annoyed face. She had made a nice ce for him, in turn, he


    transformed into the werewolf, but considering he turned her down, she thought of a ce for revenge.


    Artemis snapped her finger and a wolf'' cage appeared. It was made of silver and the six time six cage


    was considered a bit squeezy for Percy''s wolf form, but she wanted some punishment for him.


    "No way I''m going to be in that cage" he leant backwards.


    "Yes, you are going to!" Artemis said firmly.


    "But you think that cage can hold my werewolf form?" he yelled "Especially in the full moon"


    "That''s why I''m gonna put you in a vault too"


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    "Bu-"


    "That''s the only way Perseus," she said, smiling inside for bossing him. "I don''t want you to run around


    killing people and Zeus gonna force me to hunt you down."


    He looked down in disappointment, and for a moment, Artemis wanted to pull back her punishment But


    then, she thought about him ignoring her, sometimes a little punishment wouldn''t be too harsh.


    "Now go do your chores and we will discuss what''s nextter" shemanded and with that, Percy left


    the tent after taking onest look at the cage.


    Percy Point of View