Banished

10

Percy PoV

Dinner was great. I paid the bill and looked back over at Artemis. "Would you like to go on a walk?"

She smiled softly and nodded. I took her hand as she stood and we exited to the street.

"So, why didn't you want to stay on the east coast?" I asked.

"I didn't want anyone spying on us," the woman replied. "Zeus banned the other Olympians from watching over me. Since I mostly keep to myself in the forest, it's obvious if they're watching. If I'm in a crowded area, they could be watching over any number of people."

"That's weird," I decided after a moment.

She nodded in agreement and I noticed her shivering slightly.

I shrugged off my jacket and put it around her shoulders.

"Is this a date?" Artemis asked.

"Do you want it to be a date?" I inquired.

"Kind of," she replied before slipping her arms through the jacket's sleeves and taking my hand.

I bought her a hot chocolate and she had a liquid moustache after the first sip.

With a slight chuckle, I kissed her cheek, which she seemed to be pleasantly surprised by.

Once she had finished her hot chocolate and tossed away the cup, she looked back up at me. "Could you take me home now?"

We appeared in her tent.

"I enjoyed tonight," the woman declared. "Thank you."

"I enjoyed it too," I reciprocated. She was standing very close to me and her eyes kept drifting down from my eyes to my lips.

"May I kiss you?" I asked, mimicking her eye movement.

Artemis nodded and her cheeks flushed.

I held her waist and pressed my lips to hers. Her arms rested on my shoulders as I kissed her.

When I pulled my lips away, she was blushing deeply.

I leaned back in to get another taste of her soft, sweet lips when she held her nimble finger up.

I stopped and she went over to the tent flap, pulling the zipper down and latching it on some sort of hook.

The beautiful woman took off the jacket she was wearing and placed it on the small table by her bed before returning to me.

She took my face into her small, soft hands and stood up on her toes to kiss me.

Her eyes were closed and she gasped when I picked her up.

I carried her to her bed and sat down with her in my lap.

She relaxed and continued to kiss me. Artemis dominated the kiss. Her tongue penetrated my lips and she was eager to explore my mouth.

I held her waist and her hands slid down to mine.

To my surprise, instead of her moving them away, she brought them up under her shirt.

"Artemis," I mumbled as she kissed me. I mentally kicked myself for the self cock block I was about to perform. "I don't think this is a good idea."

She pressed her lips to my ear. "Why not?"

I swallowed hard. "I don't want whatever relationship may come from this to be based on sex and fall apart. Aside from that, if I get you pregnant, you're mortal for another nine months even if you're granted immortality before then."

The beautiful woman kissed my cheek. "It's sweet of you to think of something other than just sex, but I've found that controlling my urges is much more difficult now that I'm mortal. As for the pregnancy, there are other things we can do."

With the important topics covered, I allowed myself to be seduced by the gorgeous woman in my arms.