Reading About The Child Of Artemis

Introductions and a Solstice Meeting

It was the summer solstice of the year 2000 and right now, Artemis of the Greek Gods and Goddesses was ignoring her twin brother, Apollo, and his attempts to annoy her. She was far too worried about her faithful and beloved hunter, Zoe Nightshade, and their secret. It had been only two days since-

'There's 'No Artemis! Blank your mind! You can't risk anyone, finding out! There's no telling what they would do.' Artemis thought Suddenly as she broke off her line of thought and narrowed her eyes slightly when Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite pouted at being shut out of her thoughts, although Aphrodite quickly regained a grin when she realized how Artemis had thought of Zoe.

"So Artemis.Is there any particular reason why I heard fondness and love in your thoughts about one of your Hunters?" Aphrodite asked, pretending to be casual and causing Artemis's heart to skip a beat at the question since it quieted down the arguments between Zeus and Hera, and well as the one between Poseidon and Athena.

"Oh? has my baby fallen in love with someone?" Apollo teased with his usual annoying grin while his protective brother instincts were swelling up underneath his skin.He quickly lost his grin when an arrow a centimeter away from his manhood.

"I'M OLDER THAN YOU!" Artemis yelled at her brother who pouted like a child again.

"You aren't allowed to fall in love with Artemis, it goes against your maiden vows!" Her father, Zeus, mentioned ignoring the arrow Artemis shot at her twin.

"My life is my own so back off and my vows stop me from falling in love with a man, not a woman!" Artemis seethed at her father who's jaw dropped to the ground, as had most gods and goddesses while Apollo and Hermes were blown back with nosebleeds.They were quickly brought back to a bright flashing light that ended with crying baby.

"Shh Ariadne its okay mamas got you" The familiar voice belonging to none other than Zoe Nightshade, her voice uncharacteristically soft and soothing as the gods and goddesses blinked dots from there eyes only to see a bunch of teenage demigods,

Artemis's Hunters, a Satyr, and Zoe holding a crying pink bundle of Blankets. One of the hunters took one look at Zoe cradling the pink bundle to her chest and fired an arrow without a second thought.

"WHAT THE TARTARUS ARE YOU DOING!?" Artemis screeched at her hunter, her voice far higher than anything Aphrodite had ever managed as the glass in the building shattered while she had all but flew from her throne to slice the arrow in half before it hit Zoe or the bundle. The baby in the bundles started screaming louder causing Zoe to glare at Artemis who continued to scream at the now terrified hunter.

"Artemis, stop it, you're scaring Ariadne!" Zoe snapped causing Artemis to close her mouth but practically flash to her side.

"Shh it's okay baby mama and dada are here everything is going to be okay," Zoe said trying to soothe the screaming child in her arms that started to calm down when Artemis touched her forehead to check to check over her injuries.

"That's right Ariadne everything going to be alright as soon as I dismember one very stupid girl,"Artemis said smiling at the baby before turning and glaring at the Hunter that was cowering behind the others as Artemis as she reached for her blades.

"You're not helping" Zoe exclaimed as Ariadne cried harder at Artemis removing her fingers.

"What's going on?" Poseidon asked turning to look at his rival in confusion as they merely stared at Artemis who looked torn between ripping one of her hunter a new hole or three to breathe out comforting the hunter that was holding a screaming baby girl of all things. All the Wisdom Goddess could do was shrug her shoulders as she had no idea at all.

"You sit!" Zoe said finally snapping as she grabbed Artemis's arm and shoved her into her throne, causing gasps from many as Artemis did as she was told.There were even more gasps and even a few giggles from the braver ones as Zoe sat on Artemis with a baby in her arms. The gasps got even louder when Artemis wrapped her arms around the two and the baby began to quiet down.