Love for the loveless

First, this is NOT a sequel to my first story.

Well, this is my second story, although I'm not sure what that has to do with this story, but hopefully you guys enjoy this one. A short summary for those who wish it.

After the war with the giants is ended, Percy thinks his life will finally be calm and he might get the happy ending he has always dreamed of. Instead, several of the gods that he helped saved, twice, betray him and tear apart his world. In order to protect his friends and those he cares about, he runs away from Camp Halfblood, hoping that by distancing himself, they can remain safe. After several months on his own, he has been training his powers and growing stronger along with his loneliness. He doesn't want to be found, but the hunt is pursing him to get answers. Eventually, he slips up and is found by Thalia who then takes him to Lady Artemis. Can the hunt provide a new home for Percy that is safe from those who wish him to suffer?

Yup, well, hopefully that is a good enough summary for you guys, if you want to know about this story, then read it.

Like I did with my last story, I will try to update as much as possible. At least once a week and probably more than that. If for some reason I won't be able to update for an extended period of time, I will tell you first so that you don't have to freak out.

This is not a Percabeth story, although hopefully I did a decent job of breaking that relationship without using the typical clichés that get annoying.

Also, if you think Athena is a wonderful goddess and all that, you might not like this story. I am not a fan of hers, and that will probably show before long.

Now, to the actual story that you want to read.

Disclaimer: I do not own PJO or any of the other books.

Athena POV

I was not in a good mood. I had warned the sea spawn multiple times to stay away from my daughter, but he never listened. Now, my daughter seemed to believe that she was in love with him as well. I couldn't stand the thought. It made me sick. The biggest problem was that since he was the savior of us gods, there really wasn't anything I could do about it. If he had been a normal demigod, I could have had an unfortunate accident happen that would kill him, but if I did that to him now, many of the gods would hate me, and a war might break out that wasn't in my favor. I needed a plan.

It was several months after the war with the giants when my plan finally came to me. If I could get the sea spawn away from my daughter long enough, I could get her to fall in love with a different guy, one that I approved of. I would need help with my plan, but I could see the pieces coming together in my mind. Yes, everything would work out the way I wanted it to.

Percy POV

It had been several months since the war against the giants and Gaia, and things had finally calmed down. It had taken a little time for Annabeth to get over the fact that I had been missing for eight months, but now that she had, our relationship was stronger than ever. Rachel had not produced another great prophecy, so I was hoping that with the troubles behind me, I could settle down and have a calmer life without the super powerful beings trying to kill my friends and me. The only thing that really bugged me was that I knew Athena still didn't approve of me because my father is Poseidon. It irritated me, but I figured if I continued to do my best to show respect for her and not anger her, eventually she would come around and accept me.

That night, as I was about to enter my cabin, I felt a presence appear behind me. I turned around and found myself face to face with Athena. I was surprised that she was here, but remembering that I wanted her to like me, I quickly bowed and showed her respect. I was going to ask her why she was here, but I decided that it might be rude if I spoke first, so I waited for her.

She smiled at me and said, "Perseus, as you know, I do not approve of your relationship with my daughter. However, I have decided I will give you a chance. If you are willing to prove yourself, that is."

She smiled at me again, but I could see the idea's spinning around her mind if I looked at her eyes. Now, I wanted to yell at her, and explain to her everything I have ever done for Annabeth, but I knew that would just make her angry and it wouldn't change anything. She was giving me a chance to do something that would get her to accept me; I had to take this opportunity. I smiled at her, "Lady Athena, I am willing to do whatever it takes to prove myself worthy of your daughter. Just tell me what you need me to do, and I will do it."

She grinned at me, "Okay Perseus, tomorrow night at 10:00, be at the top of Halfblood Hill by the pine tree. You will leave then to complete the tasks I require. You will probably be gone for several months."

I gaped at her. I mean several months? I didn't want to be gone that long, Annabeth hadn't done to well when I had been kidnapped for eight months, but I didn't have much of a choice. I would tell Annabeth why I was going to be gone and hope that she was okay with it. I needed to get Athena's approval, it would make things so much easier. "All right, Athena, I will be there."

"Good. For now though, sleep well Perseus, and be prepared come tomorrow evening, for the challenges won't be easy." After she said that, she teleported away, leaving me in front of my cabin wondering what exactly she had in store for me. I walked into my cabin, lay down on my bunk, and went to sleep.

In my dream I was in a forest. I had my sword drawn and I could see a large group of monsters just beyond the trees. Right before they attacked me though, I lowered my sword and didn't defend myself. I woke up as the hellhounds claws tore away my skin.

It was early morning and I tried to make sense of my dream. Why would I just give up? What was going on? That wasn't like me at all. I was perplexed by this dream, but I didn't want to tell anyone about it. The dream only involved me, it was my problem to deal with, no one else needed to know.

That morning, after breakfast, I puled Annabeth aside and told about my meeting with her mother the night before. She looked at me and I could see annoyance and slight anger on her face. I hoped the anger wasn't at me, but I wasn't sure. For several minutes she just glared at me.

Finally she let out a sigh, "My mother can be too stubborn for her own good. I really don't want you to leave again, but I do understand that our relationship would be a lot easier without my mother constantly getting in the way. You had better complete her trials as fast as you can though, and get back to me quickly. I wouldn't be able to take it if you were just, gone again."

I could see she was close to tears at the idea of me disappearing again, so I wrapped her in a hug and tried soothing her. "Don't worry Annabeth. I won't be gone long. Your mother said it would take several months, which makes me think I would be gone for eight months, but probably only three or four. I will get back as quickly as I can. I promise. I will do these tasks for Athena because I love you and want to be with you. Nothing will stop me from returning to you."

She smiled at me, "I know you will Seaweed Brain. I know. Since you are leaving tonight though, how about we skip our classes and just hang out together?"

I smiled down at her, "Of course. That sounds like a great plan, Wise Girl."

We spent the rest of the day hanging out at the beach and walking around camp. It was peaceful and relaxing, and I couldn't wait to get back from my quest and be able to be truly happy with Annabeth without her mother getting in the way. That night after campfire, as everyone went back to their cabins, I walked up Halfblood Hill and waited next to Peleus for Athena to show up and send me to my first challenge.

This is the first chapter. It is mostly an introduction to the story. The rest of the chapters will be longer than this one, probably closer to 4000 words as opposed to the 1500 words that this one is.

For now, if you want to tell me what you think of my story, good or bad, do so in a review or PM. I would prefer it if no one flames me, but if you do, I will get over it. I will say that polite criticism is more likely to get me to listen to you suggestion though. In the future, you can also tell me POV's that you want to see, but for the beginning of the story, I already have things mostly planned out.

At first, I had not planned on trying to write two stories simultaneously, but I think it should work out so that when I am not motivated to work on one of them, I will work on the other. You will probably see 2-4 updates of each story every week.

Anyways, thanks for reading my story and providing me with your feedback.