Percy Jackson, Angel of Chaos

Chapter 14: Acceptance by the man haters

Percy's P.O.V

I woke up in a lake.

Granted, it wasn't the strangest thing that had happened to me in my many years of existence, but it was definitely in the top 200.

I groggily sat up, peering through the murky waters, ignoring the seaweed that was slapping my face.

I yelped in surprise when a fish swam into my wings. I mean seriously, how hard is it to go around the large, feathery things stuck to my back?

The fish turned angrily at me.

What the fu- oh, I'm so sorry mi'lord, I did not realise it was you!

I waved my hand dismissively. "No worries. Even I forget I have wings sometimes."

I shuddered as I remembered the time I got my wings stuck in an elephant. Don't ask me how, to this day I still can't work out what happened.

The fish, which was a trout, bowed to me before swimming off, which was pretty weird since he was a fish, meaning that he had to lean his whole body forward. Not much of a bow, more of a tilt.

I kicked off the lake bed, and propelled myself to the top of the lake, happy to breath fresh air.

Don't get me wrong, I loved breathing underwater. Just, not in filthy, potentially polluted ones such as the one I was currently floating in.

I walked out of the lake, perfectly dry as always, gagging as I picked the algae out of my hair.

"Oh yuck." I grimaced as I plucked the slime from my head. "Mega-yuck"

A squeal broke me from my reverie, but I was engulfed by a mass of beautiful, suspiciously familiar auburn hair.

As quick as the embrace happened, it ended, and to my shock, the goddess of the moon stepped away.

She lightly blushed as she brushed down her clothes, attempting to regain her composure. My face felt hot, and a tingling feeling shot through my body, which I wasn't sure was good.

All around us, the hunters leapt down from the trees, surrounding me. I closed my eyes, bracing myself for the onslaught of arrows from the huntresses, who were probably furious with me for even looking at their mistress.

The sound of snickering made me slightly open my eye, just a sliver. Yeah, that's right, I live on the edge.

The hunters didn't have their weapons aimed at me, instead the were struggling to hold in their laughter. I opened my eyes and furrowed my eyebrows, and all hades broke loose.

"Oh gods...K-kelp he-he-head! Your face! Oh gods..." she heaved between laughs, desperately trying to catch her breath. Most of the other hunters were on the floor, dying of funniness. Guess what, that's a real word. Don't learn that shit in school, do ya?

I scowled, crossing my arms, which didn't help the situation, as it simply sent the noble huntresses into another fit of giggles.

I rolled my eyes at their childishness, before turning to Artemis who had a sparkle in her beautiful silver eyes.

Her silky, lustrous auburn hair swayed in the light breeze, contrasting against her pale, yet creamy skin. Her cherry red lips were gracefully curved in a light, yet endearing smile.

A shot of panic rippled through me as I had these thoughts. I couldn't be falling for the maiden goddess, the most formidable man-hater, the least forgiving Olympian.

I quickly pushed away these thoughts and blushed as I realised that I had been staring at her for a tad too long.

I awkwardly cleared my throat, avoiding eye contact with just about everyone and everything.