Banished

21

Percy PoV

I was in my apartment, getting ready for my date with Artemis when the doorbell rang.

Foolishly, I opened it without checking to see who it was and found myself face to face with Aphrodite.

She pushed into my apartment and closed the door behind her. "Well, now that your girlfriend isn't here, we're free to have a little fun."

"You mean like playing a board game?" I asked, trying to distract the incredibly powerful goddess.

"No, Percy," she replied, stepping close to me. "You know what kind of fun I mean."

I was frozen in place as she leaned into me and prayed to Artemis with the hope that she would get over to my apartment soon. "You know, um, I'd actually rather not have the kind of fun you're talking about with you."

Aphrodite laughed and put her hands on my chest, pushing me backwards toward my couch. "Look at me, Percy. Of course, you want to have sex with me."

She made eye contact with me and I felt myself being mesmerized. Intoxicated, even.

Artemis PoV

I appeared outside of Percy's apartment and found the door was unlocked, which was very unlike him.

I stepped inside and found Aphrodite wearing her magical sash, trying to seduce him.

Percy, being the loyal boyfriend that he was, tried to resist her advances.

I pulled Aphrodite off of him and slapped her across the face. "What the Hades, Aphrodite!"

"Oh, come on," she whined, rubbing her cheek. "It's just sex. It's not like I want to date him or anything."

"Don't try to sleep with my boyfriend," I scolded. "You had to use your sash to stop him from running away, so he clearly didn't want to sleep with you."

The love goddess left and I went to lock the door.

When I returned to the couch, Percy was sitting back up and pinching the bridge of his nose. "What just happened?"

"Aphrodite tried to seduce you," I explained, sitting down next to him.

I massaged his temples and kissed his forehead. "You tried resisting her advances even with the magic."

"Is that a good thing?" He asked.

I smiled and kissed his cheek. "Yes. It's a very good thing. Are you still okay for the date?"

He shook his head. "Not right now. I feel hungover."

I summoned a glass of nectar for him and rested my head against your shoulder. "Drink that and wait a few minutes. If you still aren't okay for the date, we can stay here and cuddle."

Percy took a sip of nectar and kissed the top of my head. "You're really good to me."

"So are you," I rebutted, snuggling into his arms.

He downed the rest of the glass and pulled me close. "When do you think I'll end up meeting your hunters?"

"Probably in the next couple of months," I replied. "I think they're actually looking forward to meeting you."

My boyfriend snorted. "Yeah, I'm sure they just can't wait to unleash whatever beast they've taken captive for the sole purpose of murdering me."

I laughed. "I promise I will make sure Phoebe behaves."

"I didn't even do anything to provoke her," he complained. "She shot me for no reason!"

"Phoebe has a way with people," I agreed. "Typically it's the 'if they have balls I will pierce one or more of their vital organs with the weapon I was given to defend and provide for myself' way."

"I think I'm good to take you on that date now," he decided. "You should put on a jacket."

I summoned the jacket he had given me while still mortal and slipped it on.

Percy zipped it up to my chin and kissed my forehead. "I'm never getting that jacket back, am I?"