After my conversation with Aphrodite, I was beginning to feel frustrated. My hunters were probably in shock, and feeling betrayed. The entire camp would ridicule me, I knew that for sure. I would never hear the end of it from Apollo or Aphrodite.

And I had no idea what Perseus would feel.

I remembered his expression when he realized his cover was blown. His sea green eyes had widened in shock, then narrowed to slits, burning with anger. His hair was as messy as ever, and a jet black that Hades himself couldn't reach.

Hades.

He'd known all along. It had never occurred to me that he would actually keep the secret of a demigod. Especially a child of one of his brothers.

I grumbled to myself about unpredictable uncles and made my way around Olympus, not once pausing to admire the beauty of the construction of the architecture as I usually did.

"Lady Artemis." A nymph bowed and I nodded my head absentmindedly, pondering over Percy's reaction, the Hunt, and the Campers.

Thalia had known all along. She'd known I liked him from the beginning. Had she told him? Had he known as well?

I had so many questions, and my talk with Aphrodite had only answered a few. She had said it was love, and although I knew it was most likely true, I found it hard to believe that I had fallen in love so quickly.

But there was always that one part of me that was attracted to Perseus, while he was a demigod, and as Anagenniménos. Both times, he had been the only acceptable male, showing respect and loyalty, and not behaving like others of his gender.

Anagenniménos had been who I had fallen for though. He simply gave off an aura of strength and loyalty, along with kindness and comfort. He had treated me with respect, and my hunters. He had made the occasional joke, and was both hilarious and sarcastic.

I couldn't forget his eyes. They were ever changing, just like the sea, and held enormous power. Now that he had been revealed, I felt more drawn to him then ever, and it was quite queer.

He was unique, one of a kind.

He'd been betrayed, by his family, by his friends. He'd been killed by those people. He had been tortured for years, even though he was innocent.

Percy Jackson had been through so much, heartbreak, death, danger, war, prophecies, pranks, abuse, torture, everything you could think of. Yet he was still there, standing strong, although his eyes held the real truth.

Percy Jackson was broken.

His eyes, the ever changing sea green, showed all of his emotions. His eyes were an open book, and his emotions could not be contained.

And I loved him.

I groaned in frustration, having reached my place, and entered, flopping down on the sofa and cradling my head in my hands.

"What have I done?" I said miserably.

"It's what you haven't done, sis." I looked up, and to my left, where a certain blonde teenage was chilling on my couch.

"Apollo. What are you doing in here?" I said suspiciously. He grinned.

"Sister, I can predict the future, and you can too. You must have seen the signs, unless you were to dense to, which usually happens." He smirked. I growled.

"So you knew all along?" I asked quietly. He nodded.

"I approve of him, sis. Percy is a good guy, he's not like Orion. He won't hurt you. You just need to accept the fact that you like hi-" I stood up, my face burning.

"I have accepted it, Apollo!" I yelled. "It's him I'm worried about. He doesn't like me, and I don't even like him! I know now that I love him, and it isn't making this any easier!" I sat back down, feeling weak and pathetic.

Apollo pulled me into a hug. Usually I would've pushed him away, then beat the crap out of him, but this time was different. I needed comforting, and my twin was here to do that.

"It's just...what will Perseus think?" I said softly. Apollo smiled sadly.

"I don't know. That much is unclear, even to me. I think that you should talk to him. In fact, I really think you should." Apollo said, a grin slowly forming on his annoying face.

"Don't. You. Da-" I said, before white light engulfed me, and I was sitting on a beach.

"I will get you back for this, Apollo!" I shouted at the sun.

Looking around at my surroundings, I found that I didn't recognize the place. When I tried flashing out, I found that I couldn't.

Don't leave so soon, sister. Aphrodite and I are watching.

"I swear I will kill both of you." I muttered, and stood, brushing the sand from my hunting clothes.

Following my senses, I walked down the beach, and went beneath a looming cliff, and into a cave.

Inside of the cave was a large pool of water, and on the other side was a kneeling figure. It took me a second to realize that it was Percy, drawing something in the sand.

I silently walked towards him, and he suddenly tensed, as if sensing my presence. However that was impossible, as I was a goddess, a goddess who didn't want to be found.

Unfortunately those who had Chaos' blessing didn't follow normal rules.

"M'Lady." He greeted, and I bit my lip.

"Perseus." I said quietly. He groaned.

"Please, please, please don't call me that. It makes me feel old. Well, older." He said. I laughed.

"Well then, Percy. I, uh, came to talk to you, about what happened. At camp." I said nervously. His eyes narrowed at my behavior.

"What about it, Lady Artemis?" He said slowly. My heart felt like it was going to explode out of my chest, it was beating so fast.

"About w-what I did. You know..." I trailed off, stuttering slightly. His tensed posture relaxed.

"Oh. That, why do you want to talk about it?" He said, and I wanted to strangle him for being almost as dense as me.

"Ugh! You don't realize it, do you Percy?" I said frustratedly. He shook his head.

"I'm in love with you, Perseus Jackson. I liked you before, as a demigod, and fell for you as Anagenniménos." I said angrily. His eyes widened, and his mouth formed a perfect 'O'.

"Um. Well M'Lady, uh, thank you?" He said hesitantly. My heart was beginning to crumble. So he didn't feel the same way.

"No, no, no! Um, I didn't mean it like that!" Percy said quickly, seeing the tears beginning to form in my eyes. Embarrassed, I wiped them away.

"No, it's completely fine. It's my fault. I should've known, after all, you are a male." I stuttered, and sprinted towards the cave mouth, not seeing his hurt look.

I was a fool. Of course he didn't love me back. I was just his mistress.

"No! Wait! Artemis!" He shouted from behind me, but j ignored him, tears streaming down my cheeks. This was why I hated males. They never brought any good into your life.

A hand closed around my arm, and I shrieked. "Let me go!" I screamed, kicking and flailing around.

"No! Please, M'Lady." Percy said softly. I turned to look at him, and saw that his sea green eyes were swirling with pain and misery.

"What do you want, boy?" I spat. I was angry at him, angry at the world, angry at Apollo and Aphrodite, but mainly angry with myself. This was all my fault.

This time I saw his face fall, the hurt in his expression. A pang of guilt shot through me, but I pushed it away. But then his eyes narrowed and he scowled.

"Well, you obviously don't still think I'm so amazing or anything, so I won't waste my time. Besides, I'm just a stupid make, aren't I, Lady Artemis?" He snarled, but I could hear the pain in his voice.

"No, wait!" I called, and this time it was me chasing him. But Percy was by far more faster then me, and I soon was left in the dust.

Crying, I sat down in the sand, and buried my face in my hands. "I hope your happy, Apollo." I said bitterly. There was no response.

I stayed there, in that same position, for who knows how long. I had screwed up, a lot, and it wasn't going to be able to be fixed.

I wiped the tears from my face with my fingers, and stood, my knees weak. My whole body trembled and shivered, and I didn't have enough energy to flash out.

The sun was setting, and dusk was upon me, as I slowly trudged down the beach, whimpering and cursing. This was stupid.

I sat down, once again in the sand, and waited. Soon, the growls of monsters filled the air, and I waited patiently for death. It took very long for a god to reform in Tartarus, and by then, hopefully Percy would be gone, and I would be over him.

When the first hellhound appeared, I didn't bother to move, just staring at it. Soon, the other members of its pack joined it, and they began to circle me, growling loudly.

I didn't make a sound, and my patience was begin to waver. Why wouldn't they get on with it already?

As the first hound pounced, there was a flash of light, and it turned seemed to freeze, before turning to dust, along with the rest of its pack. Looking around wildly, I saw Perseus, breathing heavily.

"Percy-" I started weakly, but he cut me off.

"What were you thinking? Lady Artemis, I of all people know what it's like to experience heartbreak, but this? Seriously?" He said furiously.

"I don't know. Maybe I just wanted to be away from the man who broke my heart. At least you were dead and away from Annabeth." I seethed. He tensed.

"Don't talk about Annabeth. She's a bitch, and thinks that I'll forgive just like that. Especially when she's the one who ruined me. Twice." He said angrily. I growled.

"You know what? Just go away, Perseus. Forget everything. Leave your post. I don't want to ever see you again." I said harshly. Once again, hurt flashed across his face. "Besides, why did you even come back?"

His expression was one of great sadness. "I don't know. Maybe it's because I sensed that you were in danger. Maybe I just happened to stumble back. Maybe I realized that I just might have feelings for you also." He said quietly. My heart stopped.

"W-what?" I stuttered. My eyes bore into his, searching for anything that could give answers, but for once, they were still.

"You heard me right, Lady Artemis. I searched within myself, and found out why it hurt so much when you insulted me. When you called me a boy, a dumb male. Yes, I found the truth. The truth that I liked you. That I loved you too, even thought I'd never realized it. Because love works that way, because Aphrodite is a bitch." He said. I bit my lip.

"I'm sorry." I said softly. His head jerked towards me.

"I'm sorry too, M'Lady." He said, just as quietly, and extended his hand.

I grabbed it, and he pulled me up, helping me regain my balance as I stumbled. He looked so handsome in the darkness, and I shed a lone tear.

Then we both leaned in, and as our lips touched, I knew then, that this was true.

This was fate.

This was meant to be.

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Quick A/N here.

Long chapter to make up for the long update time. Sorry about that. Comment on what you think, I love to read your feedback!

Please also check out my new Percy Jackson Fanfiction. It's called The Next Step In Fate, and is a Percy Jackson betrayed story, but not like any other I've ever read, seen, or heard about. This plot is completely mine.

Here is the description:

5 days

That's how long it took to turn everyone against me.

5 months

That's how long it's been since Theo got here.

5 years

That's how long it's been since Annabeth and I left. To start anew. Away from Camp Half-Blood. Away from the gods and their children. Away from Theo.

They betrayed me, and when Annabeth refused to leave my side, they betrayed her too. So we left. We traveled the world, made many enemies, many friends.

And finally, we left Earth behind. 4 years ago, we traveled the Universe, and found the soupy remains of Death and Life. They gave us their power. And we became Chaos and Order.

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