Pertemis: A Wolf’s Tale

Third person Point of view

Artemis sat by the lake, her finger drew circles on its surface. She gave out a frustrated sigh.

Why does that idiot take things so serious anyway? She thought. She admitted it was part of her fault. But she did try to apology earlier, well almost...but still. There wasn't any apparent reason for him to be mad and run away. Now she stuck here without knowing what to do.

she couldn't return home with a new Perseus missing. Leto gonna be so mad and she would never ever try to anger her. But she just couldn't wait here either. What if that idiot wouldn't come up? And how could he hold his breath for so long? It's been nearly ten minutes and she hadn't seen any sign of him drowning or bubbles appear on the lake's surface.

She knew she had to do something. Something to get him out of there before she gets into more trouble.

"Perseus" Artemis called out to the water. "Perseus you can come out now. You've been down there long enough."

Again, no answer, no response, no sign of him had heard her. She growled under her throat.

This was the only male had irritated her most and she couldn't do anything about him. She shivered from the cold air in the cave, it was warm a moment ago. She had to get out of there quick.

"Hey Perseus answer me!" She yelled. "If you not coming up, I'm gonna jump down got that!?"

Percy sat at the bottom of the lake, his finger drawing the image of Artemis smiling on the sand by his finger. He didn't know why he was drawing her even when he was so mad at her. It was his mistake to bring her to this place. No, he shouldn't have to like her from the beginning. He had longed for someone to regard his presence, even just another person besides his mother. Yet now, when a second person added and that was the one he hoped most. She had disappointed him greatly.

voice came down perfectly to his ears, he didn't have the urge to

he heard motion on the surface and a blast of water as something was swimming

progress. She wasn't sure if she had that courage to say that two words. And besides, she had hurt him more than she could imagine. She couldn't just look at him and say 'hey Perseus, I'm sorry

She knew it was dangerous to leave her domain. In water, she was as weak as a demigod. If there

corner of her eyes, a shadow swam at her. She smirked thinking Perseus had come to his sense and came to

large as daggers. It nearly snapped Artemis in half if she didn't swim aside to dodge it.

missed her, turned around for another charge. Artemis breathed out heavily, her heart wanted to jump out from her chest. Death just passed between

hellhound with red eyes and grey fur. It surprised her because no hellhound could achieve this size. This monster was as big as a tank

for a charge and Artemis knew, the only option left was to run.

slowly with her leg kicking in the water, her hand raised to a sign

going off ok? Sorry for invading

monster growled again as with a bark, it lunged

out a scream and started to swim for her life. She dodged some of its strike every now and then, but the way to the surface was still far to reach. It didn't take this long

light at the top. She was saved. Passing through the water and in her domain, she could summon her weapon

kicked in. Perseus was still down there! Perhaps he might have been eaten by this monster, but what if he was hiding somewhere and waited for her to save him? She couldn't leave him behind, even if she hated

as reach, but her speed had decrease. The hellhound was lunging itself as full speed with its legs kicking off, sending the fishes away. It was a decision for her to make, either she swam up to the surface and kill this monster then save Perseus later. Or strike down to the bottom to save him with the tank of fur at her back. The first option seemed to have more potential, but what if it didn't follow her up. What if it left her and went back down to hunt Perseus. She couldn't fight it under the water either. That was when she made up her mind, she

away her chance of survival. She did compromise her mind that was it worth for her to sacrifice for a male. Maybe she would die down there in the process, but now, it seemed that she didn't have time to bargain it.