A MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR: I have received requests to continue this story so here we go!

I know people wanted this story to continue for a while but to be honest I had this story mapped out from the start and here is where it always ends. I do have a rough idea for a sequel though, if you guys want me to write it.

Enjoy!

Chapter 8: Sun Sets

POV: Percy

I was trotting through the woods with Jessica at my side, looking for something to eat.

"Smell that?" Jessica asked through a growl.

I niffed the air and caught a faint smell forward and to the left of us.

"What is that?" I asked her with a whine.

"Don't know." She answered with another growl. "But I'm going to find out."

She began to trot ahead, her white fur standing on end. I followed her as we spread out about ten to twenty feet apart to cover more ground. We were moving slow, as to not alert our prey to our presence, and were looking all around to see if whatever it was we were tracking had friends in the aria.

Eventually Jessica stopped and her ears shot back in a ready to attack way. I immediately started to slowly walk to my right, hoping to surround whatever it was we were tracking.

"Now!" Jessica barked.

I turned around to see her leap out of a bush and tackle the pray. In a flurry of limbs the two wrestled and I couldn't make out what it was.

After a second the prey threw Jessica off of it and I realized it was a girl. More than that though, it was Artemis!

She drew her bow and was about to shoot Jessica when my instincts kicked in. I had to protect Jessica!

I charged the goddess and tackled her from behind before she could shoot her arrow.

She screamed in shock as she hit the ground.

Normally I would have stopped there but something in me made me continue. She had tried to hurt my mate! I was about to start clawing at the Goddess's back when I felt a sharp pain in my left side and fell over to the right with a yelp.

My head whipped around from my position on the ground as I saw hunters burst from the tree line. I was about to scream for Jessica to run when a hunter placed a firm boot on her side and leveled a notched arrow with her head, daring her to move.

"Are you alright, Mi Lady?" Asked one of the hunters.

"Yes." Replied Artemis. "I am fine."

"What should we do with the wolves?" Asked the hunter that was standing on Jessica.

It was hear that I tried to move but the pan in my side was too great. I had to protect her! They were about to shoot her!

I tried to move again and made a week attempt at a growl.

"Percy." I heard Jessica say through a whimper. "Don't, you're hurt."

"They're going to shoot you." I told her through a whine as I tried to move again. "I'm not going to let them hurt you."

I glanced around at the hunters and knew there was no way out. My side hurt too much and they were about to shoot Jess. All I could think of was maybe tackling the hunter on Jessica and try to buy her some time to get away.

"Mi Lady?" Asked the hunter again. "What do you want us to do?"

Artemis glanced down at me as I continued to try and get to my feet to stop them from hurting Jess, then she glanced at Jessica as she pleaded with me through whimpers to stop trying to move.

"What's going on here?" Demanded a new voice to my left.

I looked over to find Thalia walking over, looking confused.

"These wolves attacked Lady Artemis." Responded a hunter. "We are waiting for the order to kill them."

"What?!" Thalia demanded. "Don't!"

Artemis and the rest of the hunters looked very confused.

"They attacked Lady Artemis." The hunter on Jess repeated.

"I'm sure it was just a miss understanding." Thalia said. "Did you even get their side of the story?"

All the hunters looked confused so Thalia continued.

"They're werewolves with the Pack that came to help with the camp." She said. The hunter on Jess looked down at her skeptically as Thalia continued. "I had accidently attacked one of their members out of misunderstanding but they heard me out so I suggest we show them the same respect."

Artemis eventually nodded before addressing me and Jess.

"Take a human form and tell my why it is you attacked me." She told us as the hunter pulled her boot off Jessica's side and she turned back.

I tried to change but I couldn't gather enough strength.

I wound up just whimpering in pain as my side burned from the arrow still imbedded in it.

Once she changed back Jess ran to my side, earning several notched arrows pointed at her.

"You're going to be ok." She said soothingly as she placed my head in her lap and gently petted my head.

"Hurts too much to change." I said through a whine.

She nodded and the sun caught her hair just right and made her look so beautiful.

"He needs help." She announced to the hunters. "Please."

The hunters started to glare with hatred.

"Not a chance!" One of them screamed. "A male has attacked Lady Artemis, surly this is enough to kill them!"

Jessica's pleading eyes then turned to Thalia.

"It's Percy." She told Thalia. "This is Percy. He told me he knew you. He was also the one to convince Chuck not to kill you when you attacked Hank." Jessica paused, starting to tear up. "Please help him."

I could feel my head becoming dizzy from blood loss as Jessica pleaded.

POV Change.

POV: Jessica

I was kneeling on the ground with Percy's head in my lap as he blead out in front of me. The large pool of blood around him growing by the second, the gray and white fur on his side and belly had turned dark red.

I was trying desperately to get one of the girls in front of me to help him.

"That's Percy?" Asked Thalia.

I nodded as I looked down just in time to see Percy pass out, his breathing heavily labored.

"Why would he attack Artemis?" A hunter demanded. "She's lying!"

"We didn't know it was her." I cut in. "We were tracking a sent we had never smelt before and thought it might have been a monster or food. Percy went to surround it as I moved in for the kill. It didn't even register I was attacking a person until I was already attacking. Then she pulled a bow and was about to kill me when Percy tackled her to save me." I paused, looking down at my unconscious mate as he continued to blead. "We never meant to attack her, it was an accident. You made a similar mistake recently and we let you live."

Thalia shifted uncomfortably in her shoes as she turned to Artemis.

"Mi Lady, we should heal Percy." She told the Goddess.

Artemis looked into my eyes for a moment before nodding.

"Normally I would kill him on the spot for touching me but he once saved me from Atlas's curse so I am still in his debt." Artemis stated as she bent down and removed the arrow.

Then she placed her hand over the wound and her hand glowed silver. When she removed her hand there was no trace of a wound but he was still unconscious.

"Let's not have too many of these misunderstandings." Artemis told me as she turned to leave.

Once she left the other hunters began to leave one by one until it was Thalia and I left in the woods.

"That's really Percy?" She asked me.

I nodded.

"We need to get him back to camp." I told her. "If I change into my wolf will you help put him onto my back so I can carry him back?"

She nodded.

Time Break!

POV Change!

POV: Percy

When I finally came to I was lying on in a soft, green, field. I could feel my head was lying on something soft and was happy to see it was Jessica's side. Her white fur glowing in the sun.

"Hay." I said through a huff, groggily.

"Her head whipped around and her eyes lit up with surprise.

"You're awake!" She barked happily. "How do you feel?"

"Tired." I answered through another huff. "How long was I out?"

"Two days." She said through a whimper. "I was worried you weren't going to wake up."

She leaned back and licked my cheek, affectionately.

"I thought you were going to die, Percy." She said through a whine after a minute. "There was so much blood and then you passed out. I thought I was going to lose you."

I nudged her neck, affectionately.

"I'm not going anywhere." I promised her through a huff.

And so Jessica filled me in on what I missed while I was out.

"The Rouge didn't attack again until this afternoon." She told me through a bark. "And he attacked during the camper's shift so he easily got through the lines and went right for Athena cabin."

I raised a confused eyebrow.

"Chuck think's Jack wants revenge on Annabeth for leaving him out West during the quest." She continued.

I nodded in agreement.

"Did I miss anything ells?" I asked by barking softly.

"George, Angela, and Hank are teaching some of the campers how to fight off a werewolf properly, in case the Rouge comes during their shift." She said through a huff.

I nodded.

"Did anyone get hurt?" I yipped.

She shook her head.

So we sat there a few more minutes before my stomach growled and we both decided to head to the dinning pavilion to get some food.

So we changed out of our wolf forms and walked towards the pavilion.

"Percy!" I heard the familiar voice of Thalia call from in back of me.

I turned to see her running towards me.

"You're awake!" She called.

"Yup." I agreed, with a slightly sarcastic tone.

"When Jessica told me it was you that got hurt…" She trailed off. "I mean I had heard rumors that you were with the Pack but I didn't think it was you that had tackled me in the woods."

"You were about to kill Hank." I said. "What would you do if you saw me about to kill one of your hunters?"

She nodded in agreement.

"Probably the same thing." She said. "So where are you two off to?"

"To get some food." I replied.

She nodded.

"Well I'll see ya later then." She said as she turned and left.

And so we went to the pavilion.

"This will be the first time I ate since the breakfast before I got shot." I noted as I sat down at the Poseidon table.

Jess nodded next to me.

"Make sure it's something good then." She said with a smirk on her face.

I chuckled at her expression.

"Yah," I began. "Any suggestions?"

"How about getting off your asses and helping out!" Called out the angry voice of Chuck.

We turned around to see him and Dan running for Half-Blood Hill.

"What's up?" I called after them as they started to morph.

"Rouge attack by the boarder!" Chuck growled. "Come on!"

Jessica and I eyed each other before taking off after Chuck and Dan, morphing as we ran.

"Do the gods just hate me getting food?" I asked through a bark. "Our hunt goes to hell and now Jack attacks right when I try to eat for the first time in two days!"

"There'll be time for food later." Chuck barked. "The rest of the Pack is waiting for us!"

I nodded and continued to run.

By this time we had reached the top of the hill and could see the rest of the Pack surrounding the Rouge.

In back of the Pack was a bunch of campers spreading out, in obviously practiced formations, to try and cover the few gaps that the Pack couldn't cover on their own.

"Watch your left Angela!" George warned through a growl, noticing the Rouge eyeing the gap between her and Hank.

"Bill, Sift right so Percy and I can take our spots." Chuck ordered through a bark. "Jessica, move to back up Liz and Mark! Dan, help Hank!"

"On it!" Jess barked back as she turned her head to me. "You better be in one piece when I get back!"

I nodded as we both moved to join or places in the circle.

"Stay close." Chuck told me through a low growl. "When I see an opening we move together. You take right and shallow, I'll go deep left and force him back to you."

I nodded as the Pack continued to growl warnings to the rest of the Pack.

"He's shifting your way Mark!"

"Watch it Hank!"

"Tighten that gap up Bill!"

The whole time The Rouge's head was snapping this way and that, trying to find a gap in our defenses.

Then the large wolf suddenly froze, rage in its eyes.

I followed its gaze to find Annabeth mixed in with one of the formations.

I was distracted by this and almost missed Chucks signal.

"Now!" He barked as he took off.

I quickly moved forward and to the right.

"Tighten up the formation!" I barked back to Bill. "If this fails, I don't want this bastard getting away!"

I then took up my position just as Chuck pounced at the Rouge. As expected the rouge jumped out of the way and turned to run but instead he got clawed in the face.

He yelped in surprise and staggered back as I swiped at him with my other paw.

Again it made contact with his face and the force of the blows mad him collapse. I then pounced and took a swipe at the back of his neck, only to stop midair as he lunged up and chomped down on my stomach.

I yelped in pain as he sunk his teeth deeper into my stomach and rammed me, back first, into the ground.

My head snapped back and I saw stars as my head hit the ground.

Then in an instant the teeth were ripped from my stomach as the Rouge yelped in pain.

I opened my eyes to find Jessica had its neck in her mouth as Chuck clawed at its side.

I could see the pure rage in Jessica's eyes and the fear in the Rouge's.

"That's my mat!" Jessica growled as her jaw tightened around Jack's neck. "You're not taking him from me you RUNT!"

In that moment I could see the pure fear in Jack's eyes. He knew she was going to kill him. He tried to fight her off but was being held down by Chuck, who was still clawing his side.

Then Jessica's jaw tightened and there was a loud crunch as she snapped the Rouge's spine.

Right as this happened the Rouge changed and turned into Jack. He laid there on his side as he bled from the side and the throat, his face marred by my claw marks.

"Jack?!" I could hear Annabeth screaming from the circle. "You bastards!"

Jack continued to take ragged breaths as Annabeth sprinted into view to Jack's side.

My attention however was on Jessica. She trotted over to me as I laid on my side in pain.

"I thought you promised me you would come back in one piece." She said through a whine, panic evident in her voice.

"I never promised." I responded through a huff as she gently nudged my chin with her nose.

I then felt a pair of hands start to mess with my stomach.

I looked down to see Will Solace was tending to my stomach.

I then looked over to where Annabeth knelt, holding the lifeless corps of Jack. She was glareing at me with hatred in her eyes.

"You're going to be alright." He said when he noticed me watching him work.

Time Break!

It's been three weeks since Jack's death and my life had returned to an almost normal.

The camp moved on from the Rouge attacks and the Pack returned to its territory without any hitches. The camp still keeps in contact with us to make sure that we can remain on each other's good sides though.

I had contacted my mom and let her know I was still alive the other day. She freaked out and tried to ground me for making her think I was dead for two years. I had told her about my time with the Pack and abut Jessica. She made me promise to visit her so I told her I would visit her tomorrow.

Now I am lying down by the creek near the Pack's house and relaxing after a successful hunt, Jessica's head resting on my side. The sun was setting, turning the sky all shades of orange, red, yellow, and even pink. It was the most beautiful sunset I could remember, made even better by the way it made Jessica's fur glow.

I leaned over and licked her cheek affectionately, knowing for the first time in a long time that everything was going to be alright.

A MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR: Like it? Then post a review so others will read it! If you want a sequel then just ask. It's not as planed out as this one was but that just leaves more room for more story, rather than right to the point like this one was.

Until Next time,

ricojohn