The son of the gods.

Chapter 6

Percy's POV

I've been with the hunt for a week now  and every single one of them despise me. I didn't even do anything, but I guess that's just the way they are. Teenage, hormonal, man-hating females( girls actually).

I stay out of their way and say little bit less than nothing to them, yet at every chance they get they prank me. And not even funny pranks. In this week I've had 3 broken bones and many bruises and cuts. Some deep and short, some long and shallow. Luckily being the son of Apollo means I heal quite quickly and can also further heal myself with my abilities.

I'm still depressed. Why you ask. In less than a year all my family has been taken away from me. Yes I know I have my fathers but I dont actually know them and don't really consider them my family. But i still grieve for my mothers and foster father and brother. I know that when you look close enough in my eyes you can see that they are broken. But why would anyone look better yet, why would anyone care. My heart ache when I think of them, my family all gone. Leaving me alone in a place thats hostile towards me evn though I'm supposed to be an ally.

Artemis I rarely see. Only at 5 am when I am to give my report of the nights activity, at lunch and dinner and then at 6 pm for my daily report on whats happened throughout the day and if my chores are done ( wich they always are).

I don't complain to Artemis about the cruel pranks. She wouldn't believe me anyway. Why would she believe a filthy male * note sarcasm * above her perfect hunters. Even though technically most are either sisters or cousins or related to me in some way. But alas they either don't realise it or just don't care.

The hunters also make my chores alot harder. Using extra unnecessary arrows for me to sharpen, deliberately making their clothes dirty since I have to wash them { and like all the good percy and the hunt fanfic }. I refused to do their undergarments and I think I might have even earned a little respect from Milady even if it is very very litlle. But still progress.

I get to sleep and do my own thing from 5 to 7 am, 12 to 1 and 6 to 9 pm where afterwards I do my nightly watch and perimeter scan.

Stray arrows appear at random. Luckily I've learned to never let my guard down with them so after the first one impaling itself in my shoulder I either catch burn or break those coming my way. Bear traps are also avoided after stepping on one. TWICE. And the list goes on and on and on.

LINE BREAK.................

It's been two months now and the hunters have made absolutely zero progress on accepting me. It seems like the only thing that their accepting is the challenge to drive me out of camp or kill me.

The only person that's really started warming up to me is Thalia. And that's only a little, but it's still more than the rest. It's probably the fact that I'm her half brother and that she doesn't despise men like the rest just don't like them in general.

We have been attacked by monsters more than a few times and everytime I risk my life and do my best to protect everyone. Not one hunter has died since I came but they still hate me and even when I'm injured the just walk back to their tents. Thalia hesitates momentarily before joining her sisters.

Once I defeated this huge drakon on my own but got clawed on my chest. Three deep gashes over my heart, also cuts and bruises from the monsters with weapons. When the battle was over everyone left, while I was lying there, half dead and busy dying from bloodloss. My own blood pooling around me mixing with the dirt and monster dust  The pain was unbearable.

I got lucky, we were fighting next to a river. I dragged myself to the water and pulled myself in. And started to try and heal myself * keyword: try *. But I wasn't strong enough and couldn't focus through the pain, when these two water nymphs saw me and came to my aid emmediately. After they healed me I thanked them and went back to my own tent (at least a half a mile away from the hunters) and wich only I can enter, not even Lady Artemis can come in without my go ahead.

I also have to hunt for my own food. They don't know I excel at archery yet and I plan on keeping it that way.

It looks like Phoebe hates me more than the others but the one hunter that goes out of her way to make my life a living Tartarus is Zoe. She's even more cruel and sadistic than the rest.

So here I am at the present.

Hanging upside down. Again why you ask. Because I fell for one of their traps. My feet is tied together by the ankles and my hands tied behind my back.

All the hunters are standing in a circle around/under me. Except Lady Artemis. There is 12 in total the youngest being 11 years of age. All of them has n bat in their hands, and is ready to swing. Just before the bats make contact with my body I dissapear in a flash of flames burnig the rope away along with catching the nearest bats on fire.

I reappear by my tent and I can hear them groan and scream in frustration from here. I just give a small smile and turn towards the riverbank wher I clean the clothes. A castle of dirty laundry awaiting me.

Artemis' POV

In the two months the male has been here everything has been moving smoothly. The hunters gets more practice since all the chores is being taken care of.

I am currently watching him wash the clothes by the river bank and talking to the nyads in the water that seems to like his company. I've been doing this alot since after his first week. No. I'm not interested in him only intrigued. He hasn't noticed me so far.

Also I didn't trust him one bit and kept a constant eye on him to make shure he wasn't in violation of his oath to me and try something inappropriate like that sumbag Orion. I shudder even thinking about that vile being.

I return my attension back to the man in front of me. He works hard and fast and does everything effeciently. I truly am impressed he hasn't gone runnig yet, most would put up with the chores and minor pranking for only a few days.

I decided I am going to test him.

I walk up to him.

" Perseus, I have a task for you"

He turns around and bows to me.

" Milady what is it you require of me?" he asks in a respective manner.

Athena has asked me to retrieve one of her daughters that is in, hah questionable care. She is not far from here and you will go retrieve her tomorrow. You leave before dawn."

I hand him a slip of paper with the address on it.

" Of course Milady"

I turn around to make as if to leave only to hide again and watch him work.

Percy's POV

FINALLY I'm getting out of this hellhole. Even if it is only for a day. I can't wait for tomorrow. And since my mother was a descendant from a daughter from Athena, I have a special kind of care for them.