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.

he didn't have the urge to resurface. He didn't want to see her right now. Why can't she just go

and a blast of water

preparation, not actually on 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

be this deep. Suddenly, her instinct told her to swim up because she would be in danger down here. She knew it was dangerous to leave her domain. In water, she was as weak as a demigod. If there was any monsters down here. She didn't

to his sense and came to see her. But that smile soon faded when the closer the shadow approached, the bigger it

large as daggers. It nearly snapped Artemis in half if

charge. Artemis breathed out heavily, her heart wanted to jump out from her chest. Death just

hellhound could achieve this size. This monster was as

bared his fangs, leaned back for a charge and Artemis knew, the only option left was to run.

moved back slowly with her leg kicking in the water, her hand

going off ok? Sorry for invading your

monster growled again as with a bark, it lunged at

of its strike every now and then, but the way to the surface was still

her domain,

but what if he was hiding somewhere and waited for 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,

casted 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