Summary: When Sally's spirit departed from the world she left her son in the most capable hands. But she also left him with someone whom would never be suspected to take care of her precious little bundle, and that is just how Sally wanted it.

Rating: T for odd moments and battle gore, foul language will never appear or at least what I consider foul language

Pairings: you tell me…

Warning/Spoiler: over used topic, I know. But I hope you like my take on it seeing as I have only found one other story where person is raised by this goddess.

Disclaimer: guess I haven't said/written this enough; I don't own Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and I really don't own the plot either just having some fun with it while I try to get over writers block on my other story "Forgotten in the Cosmos"

Sally ran, ran as fast as her tired bruised and bloodied legs would allow her and then some. Clutched in her arms was a boy of no older than seven his green eyes as big and round as dinner plates and full of fear.

"Mama, I'm scared." The boy quivered in anxiety as he clutched onto his mother's ragged old t-shirt. Sally gave out a heaving gasp for breath. She knew she was on death's door step, she could practically see the death god Thanatos guarding her waiting to safely take her to the realm of the dead. Though a small art in the VERY way back of her mind as glad it was Thanatos, she was the god of NON-violent death, which means she would cross over in peace.

OH NO! I'm not going just yet! Sally growled as she pushed her baby boy closer, she would not die until she knew her little boy was safe, sound, and loved. And she knew just where she could get all three, it was eccentric to think someone such as HER would give that to Percy but right now Sally was desperate a willing to take chances so long as her baby boy had a smile on his face. That was her prayer for the boy and was why he named him Perseus for she wanted him to have a happy ended, something every hero deserved.

She gave Percy a kiss on the forehead.

"Hush now Perseus it is time for you to sleep." Sally whispered before she began to sing a song her mother had sung to her only three days before she had died. She now understood the words, it was a blessing but also a farewell, but most of all it reminded him to never forget of what they had done together and to hold those few years close to his heart like friendship.

"Goodnight my angel.
Time to close your eyes.
I promised I would never leave you.
And you should always know, I never will be far away.
Goodnight my angel, now it's time to sleep.
And still so many things I want to say.
Remember all the songs you sang for me.
When we went sailing on an emerald bay."

Percy fell asleep, but not without the feeling that there was a deeper meaning to the soft and beautiful murmur of song that his mother lulled him to sleep with. As he closed his eyes he couldn't help but whimpered as his chest felt pain as though a piece of his heart had just been wrenched out.

Sally ran faster she knew that the one she had looked for heard her song of comfort and warning her son Perseus, and no soon did Sally collapse again a large oak tree in Central Park then the very person she had want to see come forth from the foliage.

"I heard your prayers to me granddaughter of Athena, I usually pay no head to the call of married women, but yours was urgent and your heart is pure what is it you seek of me?" a woman of twenty who just reach five and a half feet asked calmly. Sally looked down at her son, then back at the goddess she had called forth.

"Please milady! Take care for my son, I do not trust him to mortals and you are the only goddess whom would raise him with true respect and morals. I am begging you!" Sally gasped out her breaths shallow, it did not help that she was crying for oxygen barely had time to enter Sally's lungs before it was expelled out again rendered completely useless. "My son had yet to wrong you, take him under our wing! I am upon Death's very doorstep and his step-father wound soon murder my son!" Sally was becoming frantic as the goddess made no move to help nor a move to deny and Sally was running out of time she had but a few minutes before Thanatos came for her soul, the goddess had to, she just had to allow her son to join her.

Though the goddess looked calm inside she was in complete and utter turmoil, she had sworn off the company of men and even if she were to take him in it would go against the ancient laws, then again if he were to join the hunt this BOY would be under her jurisdiction and her father would have to keep his mouth shut or face the wrath of his daughter Athena once she found out she had a grandson.

When she looked down at the boy her heart melted. He was small and cute though his eyes were closed she hand a hunch they would be breath takingly beautiful, his black hair was unruly and seemed to like sticking up all over the place.

The goddess froze out of horror, which soon turned to pure rage; marring this handsome boy's body were scars and bruises. The goddess had only to take one look to know this had been the doing of the supposed "step-father." She knew Hades would hear of this and the furies would soon have another torturer, they would be VERY happy about that.

"Sally Phoebus Jackson, I swear upon the river of Styx and the moon above that I shall take your son Perseus Hercules Jackson in as my son and I shall raise him according to your wishing for I, Artemis goddess of the hunt, do not break what have promised." Artemis kneeled before the dying Sally.

Thunder rolled dangerously and the moon above monetarily outshone the sun before dimming back to its silvery, shadowy, and mysterious self.

Sally smiled, but it soon gave way to a strangled breath that barely made it past the woman's pale lips.

"T-tell, him... I. l-love… him." And with that the last pitiful breath escaped Sally's mouth and Thanatos came from the shadows calling forth the woman's soul.

"She shall be honored Lady Artemis, upon your consent." The godling bowed before the Olympian, she just nodded to him and picked up the sleeping boy with a smile, she was now a mother.

Oh the irony…

The huntresses would be waiting for her, it was time they met their little brother.

Now known as Perseus Arimanius Jackson, son of Artemis male of the hunt and great-grandson of Athena.

AN- Aren't I cruel! I started a new story! I'm so sorry I just couldn't resist, yeah and this is going to be the one to replace "Walk With Me" which I considered a boatload of crap anyway.

Does anyone else feel that Sally would be a descendent to someone who was a child of Athena? She just seems so smart!

Also I have seen stories where Percy's middle name is Hercules, is that true?

Well I changed it to Arimanius which is Greek for; god of the darkest light; evil; worst spirit. Okay now chuck the second two meanings and you have what I want to get at "darkest light" Artemis is the goddess of the moon and light, the moon is out a night [hence the "dark" part] put she is also in charge of light just like her brother [that's where I got the "light"]

By the way Pheobus and Pheobe both mean light/radiant light they are alternative names for Apollo and Artemis, respectively.

I will most likely have the next chapter up by the end of the day tomorrow/today, hope you like it and please leave a review with at least ONE word. Not much right?

Next chapter Percy will meet the huntresses, Apollo, and Athena. Will he mess it up? Well we are talking about Percy here.

Okay enough with my ranting it is 12.15 am now and I need to get to bed before my mom and dad find out I'm up and decide how to kill me.

God Bless,

Wolfie