Pertemis: A Wolf’s Tale

Artemis's POV

"We're here" he said.

In front of us was the entrance of a cave. It was opened at the side of a cliff. It was wide, with diameter of two meters and high about one. One either sides, crystalline rock had been shaved into Grecian columns. The arch was glittering with little diamonds or some kind of precious rocks. At the top, moss and some kind of seaweed plants dropped down like curtain. The aroma of sweet and fresh coming out from the cave really caught my attention as they assaulted my nostrils.

Next to the cave was the cliff, few meters below of white limestone. The sea clashed its wave on the rock, but instead of the roaring crashing sound, it sounded calm and pleasant like a sequence of piano.

The ocean sent a tinkling breeze of cool air and little of sea water to my skin. The sun was now starting to hit the horizon far far away. It mixed its orange and golden colour with the blue clear sky.

I turned to Perseus to see his annoying grin. "You coming?"

He set the natural seaweed curtain aside for me with a gesture of inviting.

I huffed "And why should I?"

"Well if you don't want to come" he said. "I'm going. There's something I want to show you."

He stepped inside, not thinking of what I was going to say next. I gave him a glared and looked away. There's no way I'm gonna enter that cave. Get along with him in one room. That would tear down my reputation. He has already slept with me on the same bed, I wouldn't want anything similar like that to happen again.

But the moment he's gone. The warmed sun turned dark by the clouds. The breeze from the sea turn to strong winds wielding in. I shivered from the contact.

Really? Do you really have to do that Fates? First my mother wants me to go with him, now you want that to happen to?

the cave. True the smell coming out from it was so drawing and fascinating. It wouldn't hurt if I paid a visit anyway. Besides, this cave could block Leto's vision. I

thought, I slowly

and sweet air. I looked around, my mouth formed an 'O' at the view of

with crystals—red, green, and blue. In the

with orange and purple berries that crept among

green moss. Enormous chasms with various flowers grew up from the soil bed below. Overhead, the ceiling was

water. It's source came from the line cracks between the wall, flowing and wriggling around the big boulders, making a stream. The sunlight outside came through the seaweed, reflected on the lake surface creating a green and purple screen of water

lips made him more of catching attention. That sea-green eyes of his always looked so innocent yet piercing that I never made eye contact with him for long. His eyebrows knitted together made him look even cuter than-wait what the Hades!? Why am I having those negative thoughts now? Twice I have thought about a male, twice my heart twisted and the weird feeling happened. So far I could control it, perhaps from thinking about my personality and conservative mind, also from the fact he was

smirked, his eyes sparkled that I took all my will not to smile

all" he said in a singing

my arms and huffed. "I don't know what spell you casted out there Perseus, but don't think that

brought you to this place despite the fact that I might be in danger staying alone with you. If you don't like it then fine, suit yourself and go outside, I bet some of mum's pets

to be so annoying? It's not like I wanted to hurt him or something, it just the way I treat males. He knew that was my nature. I couldn't hold myself from hurting them. Why can't you just be

to me as the cave got darker and darker. I guess the air in here somehow related to the mood of people. At that moment, I felt that I've overdid it. He was right in the first place. He could've just let me be outside instead of letting me in. He knew that I could easily attack him without the watch of Leto. Yet, with normal

by his action. Gosh how can he just slowly

hurt him, disappointed him to be exact. I guess an apology should be enough, but yet, I've never apologised to anyone. Maybe cheer him up would be better.

forward,

you think?" I said, glancing at him for reaction at the corner of my eye.

he muttered with out looking back. "Now

you made it?" I tried to compliment him. "I didn't

compliment. Ok Artemis, cheer him up not