Perseus Jackson: Titan of The Hunt

CH26: I Make A Confession

(Percy)

Thankfully after the chaotic day before the night generally passed without incident... with the single exception of Nemea deciding to personally notify me of Artemis's return. To say I was unprepared for the point-blank roar she released with her head poking through the entrance to my tent would be understatement.

I ended up jumping out the bed and drawing Maelstrom in one motion expecting to be under attack and running outside only to find the pair looking at me humorously, or as amused as an overgrown wild feline can look with the goddess beside rubbing her ear as the lioness lay on the floor.

"Artemis... I take it this was your idea?" I asked whilst transforming the sword back into a watch.

"You were supposed to make a report in twenty minutes. I thought you should be up already or if you were not, I would provide an alarm." She said with an increasingly bright red face which confused me until I looked down. And realized that in my haste I had not bothered to put all my clothes on and was now completely topless even my wings were on display. This was going well less than seventy-two hours into this assignment, and she had already seen me unclothed twice.

"Exactly in twenty minutes, I don't know if you know but time is kind of my thing now, like I always know exactly what time it is. This watch is only for show I don't actually need it. Jeez I thought we were under attack for a second, what if the hunters had seen me?" I growled out quickly covering my body with my wings to preserve modesty and to provide protection against the cool morning winds.

"Do not worry they are still fast asleep, even Thalia only gets up five minutes before she reports to me, so calm down Percy. Or is the poor Titan Lord of Time worried about some lost rest?" She joked, although I could have sworn, I saw her make a slight sigh after I covered myself up.

"I am starting to think you want me to get caught Milady." I joked calming down somewhat.

"No, why would I want that Perseus?" She said feigning confusion blinking repeatedly as she pulled a finger to her lip.

'Goddamn why is she cute when she does that!' I thought to myself, I mean Diana being older was simply beautiful in every way to me. But Artemis now that she was seemingly slightly older than before was now in that middle ground of adorable to look at and 'oh right she kills people that look at her funny'.

"Because maybe you actually want to see Thalia start throwing lightning bolts at me?" I deadpanned not hinting at my real thoughts.

'I can wait honestly; besides it is your decision not mine to do so. Although come to think of it, I can probably sell tickets to Ares and several others when she does find out." She said happily and I begrudgingly had to agree, I certainly had my share of antagonized enemies that would love to see me getting attacked by a lightning throwing teenage girl.

"As long as I get a cut of the profits." I said with a sigh.

"We will see I suppose I could work something out. Anyway, meet me at my tent in ten minutes and get dressed this time. As amusing as it is to see you fresh out of bed, go get changed and meet me outside my tent."

"I am starting to think you just like seeing me half naked Milady." I joked turning back to my tent.

"I think you would look cute as a small animal Perseus." I heard her say deadpanned behind me.

"Been there done that, Phoebe Artemis." I chanted before disappearing back inside the tent and only barely hearing her wail of annoyance at that name.

(Artemis)

Soon enough my Lieutenant and annoying guardian arrived at my tent for the usual morning briefing. Of course, with what was going on in my head preventing me from sleeping for the most part. I had actually been watching from above for most of the night, even so I listened as Percy explained the few details of what happened during the night before. He simply did his intermittent patrols and other than his far too often tripping over tree roots that he claimed seemed to move whenever he approached them little else of consequence occurred.