Falling for the Moon

Chapter 2

I barely registered anything what the God's said. I lay there, on the floor, screaming and yelling. This was like the curse of the Styx, except it was a 1000 times worse. Then, Ares punched my head and I became unconscious.

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I slowly opened my eyes. My whole body hurt. But the pain quickly subsided. I was in a chamber. It was warm and I was covered with a fur blanket. It was around midnight I guessed. But what day was it today? I tried to find a calender or a phone but the room was empty. Strangely I just wore a white toga,  which I found imensly uncomfortable. There were old Greek sandals at the foot of the bed, but I couldn't figure out how to wear them so I left the room barefoot.

The corridor was long and dark with wooden torches at every 15 feet. I took the right side and walked until I banged into someone. I yelped when I saw the person's face. It was Artemis.

"I'm sorry Lady Artemis!"I said, fearing she would use me for archery practise.
"Its all right. No need to apologise. But, why are you out of your room, barefoot and in a toga?"She asked, tiltingbher head to the side.

"I don't know about the toga, I woke wearing it, and I couldn't figure out how to wear  the sandals."I admitted. She looked at me weirdly.

"You have to just pull them on. What's to not figure out?" She said. I scratched the back of my neck, clearly embarrassed. She sent me a smile which shocked me. She never smiled at men.
"We'll don't just stand there, come on! I'll show you around Olympus." She said. I nodded and followed her lead.

We both sat on one of the high towers and gazed down on Olympus. I glanced at her. She actually looked very pretty when she wasn't trying to kill me. Her auburn hair was let down and her silvery eyes were lit up. I could now notice the small details of her face, her nose was small and her cheek bones were high. Her skin seemed to glow under the moonlight.

She didn't look like Aphrodite, who was all flashy and struck as the most beautiful, Artemis looked regal and carried such confidence that she seemed more beautiful than any other Goddess. She wasn't flashy, she didn't try to be the centre of attention. That's what I liked about her.

"Now what happens?"I ask.
"I think that Zues will introduce you to the Camp's."She said slowly. And then my heart clenched, I had forgotten about my friends.
"Is there a way we can go any earlier?"I pleaded. She looked almost sympathetic for me.

"Um......Ok fine," she said, after I have her my puppy dog eyes. I almost smiled. She snapped her fingers and we were standing in the Big House at Camp Half-Blood.

Chiron almost trampled us but we managed to stay secure. He stared at me till he made sure I was real .

"So it's true" he said." They made you a God" I nodded.
"Lets round up your friends, we'll have a meeting at the Poseidon Cabin." Artemis said. I nod, racing to the Zues cabin.

"Jason! Why is Piper here?! It's against camp rules!"I said, when I saw the two of them, cuddling in his bed. Jason got up so fast, he fell down from the bed. And Piper banged her head on the wall.

"Percy? You're alive?!"Jason exclaimed. Piper tackled me into a hug.
"You thick idiot. Don't ever leave us again." She said, half sobbing, Jason gave me a quick bro hug and went to call Nico as Piper went for Annabeth. They thought if  I'd  went, I would stir up a racket.

Few minutes later we were all seated in the Posieden cabin, with Annabeth, Piper and Hazel sobbing, Leo,Frank and Calypso looking confused and Jason and Nico horrified. Artemis stood quietly at the window, gazing out, not paying attention to our conversation.

"Percy, I'm going to kill all the God's, how could they do that to you?!"Annabeth said. She was still hugging me. I didn't mind though, we were still best friends.

"The weapons which touched you, disintegrated?"Nico asked, I nodded. I grabbed a small dagger from the side table and plunge it in my chest to demonstrate. Hazel screamed, but when it touched me it became ash. They stood staring at me in shock.

"That doesn't happen, even for the Gods"Frank said.

"It happens because Percy is stronger than all the God's. He was gifted by the Titans, Uranus, Gaia, Chaos and even End. He is to powerful. Even by the standards of Chaos." Artemis said. Leo stared at her, for once he didn't joke. His eyes were wide with terror, and fear, which made me feel like a monster.

I hung my head feeling like I lost my only solace in the world, my friends were now afraid of me, they hated me, I was a loner and I would be alone for all eternity.

"But who killed you?"Jason demanded. I shook my head.
"It was not a demigod. It was the God's wishes. It was planned." Artemis said, softly. And I lost it.

"What! You people planned to kill me?! What kind of sick bastards are all of you?!!"I shouted. Artemis looked merely troubled.

"It was not my plan. Apollo saw that in a dream. He told Zues and yeah, you know the rest." She stated. My blood felt like water from the Stxy. My head felt light and empty.

"If I wade through the Tiber river in New Rome, will I lose my invincibility?" I asked, rembering that I had lost my Achilles Heel when I carried Hera across it.

"No." She replied.

"I'm going to slowly and painfully kill your brother," I growled. Apollo created this mess for me. And he was going to pay.

"He will just regenerate"Artemis said, as though she had already tried. I groaned and tugged at my hair. Jason gave me a look. I shrugged.

"So, now what? You're the all powerful Percy? The God Percy. Do you get a cabin or....?" Leo started.

"Yes he is a God Leo. I think he should get a cabin though. I can design one for you" Annabeth said. I smiled at her gratefully.

"Can you make it ultra cool with pictures of me everywhere, and please depict my quests-" I stated before she cut me off.

"I'm going to make it look like Blackjack's horseshed if you don't shut up"she warned. I pouted. Yeah, I forgot I had to meet Blackjack. Give him a few doughnuts.

I looked out the window, the sun was almost about to rise. The horizon was red and orange with purple and blue fading away. The glowing orange orb began to float up, streaking the sky with orange and red with pink and gold.

"We should go Percy. Zues wont take it kindly if he knows we left." Artemis said. I simply nodded.

"I'll come back."I promised my friends. They smiled at me. I hugged each of them. Then Artemis snapped her fingers and we were standing in the throne room of Olympus.