the chaotic twins

IX

omega pov
the gods and campers celebrated those who returned and shot confused and curious glances towards me. tired of them trying to figure everything out with their tiny minds, i decided to walk along the beach. it was calm and peaceful, the occasional monsters growl, the birds, and the waves. upon finding a large enough rock i sat down and stared out at sea. it was even more prominant that my sister was drifting away and it bothered me. i didnt want us to turn out like father and order, i wouldnt be able to handle it. i stiffened slightly at the almost completely silent footsteps to my right. "omega." i smiled "artemis. what is it you need?" i asked looking at her. even though she was the moon goddess she looked absolutly beautiful in the dieing sunlight. i know i shouldnt think that way about her, i mean she is the maiden goddess. she smiled softly at me, "i wanted to thank you for bringing zoe back" i nodded smiling at her in return. "it was my pleasure. perseus spoke very highly of her, i agreed with my sister that she had potential." i said trying my hardest not to slip up. she stood there stareing at me, the way she loooked at me was as if she were analyzing a target. "percy" it was so quiet that if i werent a primordial i honestly would have missed it. i looked away from her back towards the sea. not the best move, but i saw the pain in her eyes at the thought of me being..... well me. i heard her move closer and felt my hood being pulled off, i looked at her and she stopped before my hood was fully off. when i didnt make a move to stop her she continued. my messy raven black hair with its purple and blue streaks shone brightly in the waking moonlight. i slowly let the colors fade before her eyes and watched as they widened. before she could reach for my mask i jumped up away from her, my head down in shame. "im sorry, i-i cant." i let the colors return before running away. i couldnt do it again, i couldnt let someone in. i dont know how long i ran for before i stopped and looked around. it was the cliff in northern maine. yeah i know very vague of me, but i had met artemis on this cliff back before i even...... before i even knew i cared for her. i had always respected artemis, it wasnt hard to either i saw the way men treated women. hell i had lived it with gabe, everyday seeing my sister and mother treated poorly. but i just couldnt let anouther in, not in the same way i had let annabeth.  its fine to call me a coward about it, but its true im afraid to love someone. "percy?" i wipped around quickly pulling out artemis' hunting dagger and pressed it against the intruders neck. instantly retracting it when i saw it was said goddess. "my apologiees i didnt realise it was you" i said trying to play it off. she walked closer to me "is it really you?" hearing the hope in her voice made me weak. i looked her in the eyes and saw the unshed tears that she was trying to hide. i reached out for her face softly brushing away her tears. "what have i done to hurt you" i whispered "you left me. you were the only male that i respected and that all my hunters liked, and you left me." she saidi let her remove my hood again this time she hesitated in removing my mask. i nodded giveing her permission to do so. i willed the colors to fade as if they were never part of who i am. my sea green eyes peering into her silver ones. it was calm for only a second when i was slapped so hard i stumbled back a few feet. i looked up at artemis holding my slightly stinging cheek to see the murderous gleam in her angry eyes. she pointed a finger at me and practically growled out "you stupid ignorant piece of seaweed! how dare you leave me to deal with those foolish brats. do you know what ive had to deal with without you here?" the tears started to flow down her cheeks which surpised me greatly. "the only male since orion that was decent and you left me miserable! now you act as if you hate us gods...... do you really? do you really hate me?" she said, the last part barely a whisper. "i could never hate you artemis, i looked up to you while i was a.... demigod. im sorry i hurt you i never meant to i swear on my father i never meant it." i said lowering my hand from my face, but i didnt reach for her. i clentched my fist and turned away from her. "percy look at me, please" i shook my head, backing away towards the cliff. "percy stop. what are you so afraid of?" i looked her dead in the eye at that causeing her to jump slightly. "love im afraid to fall in love." was all i said before i allowed myself to fall back into the open air. pulling out my wings i pulled out of my downward slope and launched myself into the air flying back to camp. i was about halfway there when i realised that 1)my hood was down 2) my hair color and eyes were still black and sea green and 3) i left my mask with artemis. cursing myself for my negligence, i quickly threw up my hood and changed the color back, before i made it back to camp. i was able to make it into the cabin before anyone realised i was there. which didnt really surprise me much since everyone was dead asleep at this point. when i walked into the cabin i noticed everyone talking in a rapid pace and shifting nervously. "uh guys what gives?" i asked watching them jump and sigh in releaf. "thank chaos your ok we thought you had been taken too." leo said. calypso proceded to slap him before looking back at me while he rubbed his head. confused i looked around at them all finally noticing my sister was gone. "where is she?" i asked trying not to panic. luke looked at octavion before speaking "perce we dont know, last any of us saw her she had left after we had revealed ourselves to the campers." i stiffened suddenly as i heard the quiet laughter ring through the cabin. i noticed everyone else stiffen as if they heard it too. "foolish children you cannot stop me i will win this time." the laughing voice whispered. "and i will finally have my revenge against my brother by using his own daughter against him" just as quickly as the voice came it was gone with one final laugh. everyone looked at me as i dropped to my knees and screamed. zoe, bianca, and sileana ran over to me and wrapped their arms around me as i sobbed. my sister was taken, if only we hadnt come here maybe then she'd be safe. the last thing i heard was "we need to talk to chaos like now." before i passed out.