Artemis' POV

I sighed. Things have just not been the same since the Second Titan War. Lately I've been thinking about a certain young hero and I do not know why. Currently, my hunters and I are in New York, Central Park to be exact, hunting a hellhound who had escaped from the underworld. It is about 3:00 in the morning and I can't sleep, so I am just sitting in my tent and thinking. Determined to take a walk, I left the camp and headed towards the middle of Central Park. I came upon the lake and decided to sit and just stare at the water for awhile. That was when I realized I was not alone. Someone was in the water. Someone I knew. Someone I did not want to see.

Percy's POV

I took a deep breath. For the first time in a while I feel peaceful. Right now, I'm at the bottom of the lake in Central Park, the closest body of water near my apartment. The moon is at its fullest and the moonlight reflecting off the lake looks beautiful. I'm back in New York to get ready for the new school year. Amazingly, I wasn't kicked out of Goode. The reason why I'm in Central Park, you ask? Well my life has been complicated lately so I'm trying to clear my head of all thoughts and just relax for once.

My eyes snapped open. Startled, I looked at my watch and saw that it was 3:00 am. I must have fallen asleep since I had come to the lake at around 10:00 pm. Then I looked around, wondering what had woken me from my sleep. Looking up, I was surprised to see a very beautiful woman sitting alone at the edge of the lake. She had long, auburn colored hair and bright, silver eyes. She looked to be around my age; 16, and what surprised me the most was that I recognized her. It was Artemis, goddess of the hunt and moon.

Artemis' POV

I groaned internally as Percy rose from where he had been at the bottom of the lake. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Percy. It's just that every time I see him, my heart tends to speed up a little, or a lot.

"Hello, Perseus," I said.

"Hey. You can call me Percy, Lady Artemis," he replied a little awkwardly.

"Alright then, Percy," I said, and he grinned. Gods his smile was breathtaking. No! Snap out of it! You are the virgin goddess and he is a boy.

"So what brings you here Lady Artemis?" he asked.

"I could ask the same of you. I'm just here… thinking about certain things," I frowned as I tried to sort out my feelings. I, Artemis, cannot be falling for a man, can I?

"Okay... I'm trying to sort out my feelings about Annabeth." he sighed unhappily at this and I felt my heart ache at hearing him so upset but I was also glad that he didn't ask about what the things are that I'm thinking about.

"I thought you two were in love?" I asked him.

"Well I thought so too, but she's been so busy with plans for Olympus that we don't talk anymore and have grown apart. I just don't know what to do." I frowned at this. This was not the same Percy I have possibly fallen in love with. Yes, I admit it. I have fallen for Perseus Jackson, son of Poseidon.

"Hello? Lady Artemis?"

I snapped out of my thoughts and realized I had completely missed whatever Percy had just said. "Sorry, what? I didn't catch that," I said.

He hesitated and then said, "Oh. Well I just asked why you aren't in your 12 year old form."

Stunned, I looked down at myself and sure enough I was in my 16 year old form. "I…"

"Well you look beautiful," he interjected, quickly looking away while turning tomato red. I blushed at this and was in too much shock to reply. He looked back over at me and my expression must not have been good because he whispered, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. Please don't turn me into a jackalope."

"No, I won't. It's just that I was shocked is all," I reassured him.

"Well then don't hate me for this, alright?" he asked.

"What do you mean, Percy?" I was very confused. Then all of a sudden his face was an inch away from mine and getting closer. Then his soft lips met mine. The strange thing was, I liked it and so I kissed him back. A few seconds later he pulled away.

"I- I'm sorry. Annabeth and I…" he muttered. With that, he got up and ran away. I watched him run. I watched him run away from me. Run away from us.