When the Moon Got Amnesia

The Blizzard and Khione

Percy PoV

A blizzard hit hard as Artemis and I were preparing to start moving. I turned to Artemis. "Hey, Arty, I'm going to secure the tent better, okay?"

"Alright, just be careful." I stepped outside, setting to work. As I finished the last peg, Khione appeared behind him.

"L-lady K-Khione, wh-what brings y-you hh-here?"

"Oh, well, you see, you've just entered my sacred lands in Alaska, and I thought I'd pay the sexiest man alive a visit. Y'know, without permission, I can punish you. Luckily, I'm feeling rather, ah, generous, so maybe if you came back to my personal chambers....."

"U-um, h-hi. I've got a girlfriend."

"Fool! You dare defy a goddess?"

"Yes?" Though, it came out as more of a squeaky question.

"Hmmph, fine then, I'll leave you with a parting gift. I hope you're okay with frostbite, saviour of Olympus!"

With that, she exploded into a zillion snowflakes. I stumbled back inside, my vision and thoughts fuzzing. The last thing I heard before passing out was Artemis calling my name.

I woke up wrapped in a fuzzy blanket, and a warm pressure on my chest that I recognized as Artemis' head. I groaned, waking Artemis. "Percy! You're awake!"

"Um, yeah. How long was I out?"

"4 days."

"4 DAYS?! Ah, jeez. Sorry, Arty."

She buried her face in my neck, mumbling, "Thank the gods you're still alive. If you'd've died, I would've forced Hades to resurrect you just so I could kill you again. Another thing, you've got some serious frostbite, Percy. What happened?"

"Khione happened."

Her facial expression turned to one I
couldn't read. "Elaborate." Not even a question, just a command.

"Um, well, when I was finished securing the last peg, Khione decided to pay a visit. She wanted something, I refused, and she gave me frostbite."

"What did she want, Perseus?" I figured by that time that she was pissed.

"U-uh, s-she wanted s-sex."

Artemis sighed. "Well, you're you, so I guess I'll have to get used to that. You're mine though, so I don't really have to worry about anything."

"That's right, Arty. I'm yours, and | always will be. I swear on the Styx."

Artemis gasped, then kissed me. "Hey, Percy, when you were unconscious, I got all my memories back. Just thought you should know." I grinned, I was wrong, and she still loved me. "I love you, Arty."

"I love you too, Percy. Now, let's see if I can do anything about that frostbite." Artemis grabbed a bunch of seemingly random stuff from the kitchen, grinding it into a paste. "Alright, I need you to close your eyes so I don't get any paste in your eyes."

I laid back down on the bed, closing my eyes. I felt Artemis crawl over me, her hand on my chest to steady herself while her other spread the concoction across my face. A couple of times, her breasts brushed my chest, and my pulse quickened. When she finished, I opened my eyes to see Artemis washing the stuff off her hands. We moved over to the couch, and I was rambling while playing with her hair as she read a book, her head resting in my lap. After about a half-hour, Artemis set the book down, pulling me over to the kitchen.

"The paste has dried, so I'm gonna clean it off now, and you need to close your eyes." I nodded, sitting down in a chair and closing my eyes. Artemis sat in my lap and started wiping the gunk off with a wet cloth. When she had finished, she kissed me. I started nibbling on her lower lip, and after a rather heated make-out session, Artemis stood up, getting off of me.

I opened my eyes, staring into her beautiful silver ones. I stood up, and our noses were brushing. "Hey, Arty."

"Hey yourself, Kelp Head."

I looked into a reflective surface and saw that my frostbite was gone. I kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks, Arty."

"No problem, Kelp Head."

"So, since you just did all that, I'm making dinner." I kissed her on the cheek again and set to work on making steak.

When I was finished, I set the plates on the counter/table thing in the kitchen, one in front of Artemis, and one next to her. Artemis had already set the table, so we went right to eating. After we had finished, she grabbed a napkin, wiping what was apparently a dribble of sauce from my chin. She kissed me on the cheek, saying, "You had a little smudge there, Kelp Head." I smiled, wrapping her in a bear hug.

"Alright, you set the table, so I'm cleaning up. You go take a shower or whatever." Artemis pecked me on the lips and headed toward the bedroom. I stacked the plates, carrying them toward the sink. I let the water flow over the plates and utensils, then grabbing a soap soaked sponge to get off the dry stuff. When I finished, I set everything to dry, washed my hands, and headed to the bedroom.

I knocked on the door, opening it when I heard a 'come in'. I turned bright red when I saw Artemis in only a towel, well, two if you count the one in her hair. Artemis laughed softly when she saw my expression. "Percy, you're probably the only guy on the planet who would knock before walking into a room that could have a naked girl in it." I grabbed a set of clean clothes, bolting off to the bathroom before I did something stupid.

When I finished, I slipped on a pair of basketball shorts and a t-shirt. Knocking on the door again, instead of hearing a 'come in', Artemis opened the door. I hugged her, closing the door behind me as I picked Artemis up, carrying her to the bed. "Hi, Arty."

She twisted in my arms so she could kiss me. "Hey, Kelp Head."

I could tell she was nervous. "Is something bugging you, Arty?"

"Yeah. Well, what're we gonna tell my hunters?"

"Eh, I've never been the best at plans. We'll find out when the time comes."

I slipped under the covers, Artemis still in my arms, and I whispered, "I love you, Artemis," as we fell asleep.