Pertemis: A Wolf’s Tale

Third person Point of view

Perseus and Artemis arrived home where Leto was already waiting at the table, a bored face resting on her hand.

They both walked in cautiously, closing the door quietly by Perseus. They knew they had screw up for arriving late. But the night on the island was the most extraordinary moment in the world. The Stars freely expressed their beauties and mights. Clearly Perseus had seen this all the time, but somehow with Artemis next to him, it felt much better. About Artemis, never in her life she had lost track of time because of a male. They kept on chatting, forgot their initial goal to reach home before dinner. Now, I had to pay for their mistakes.

"What did I say about home before dinner?" Leto asked, folding her arms.

"It's my fault mother" Perseus stepped up. "I took her a bit far away from the house and I got lost."

Leto gave him a suspicious look. Perseus, of course couldn't hold eye contact with her and revealed everything.

"You have been living under this roof for too long Percy" Leto sighed. "Do you think with that little effort in words could trick me?"

Artemis stood there, not knowing what to say. If she didn't get him mad, they could've gone back already. On this way, she kept persuading him to dart here and there. This had made their time to get home to be longer. Now Perseus was taking all the blame for her.

"It wasn't his fault mother" Artemis suddenly stepped up. She didn't know why was she so stupid like that. For a moment, she didn't have control over herself and that brain of her did it by itself. It's not like she didn't care for him anyway, but she wouldn't mind to set him as a shield. Though he had proven her that he wasn't that bad, but her expectations were still more for him to cross. Yet, she did that to help him.

"We-uh-kinda had a fight and I...well accidentally scratched him a bit?"

She didn't know if she was asking or answering. She couldn't tell lie or she would make it worse. But by telling the truth, it didn't help much either. She was trying to keep it as peaceful as possible with the incident earlier.

"Scratched him a bit?" Leto asked, rising her eyebrows, urging Artemis to say the true injuries she had caused.

"I'm fine mother" Perseus spoke up immediately. "Look! Healthy as a horse! Beside I provoked her to be anger at me. It was my fault!"

"Don't take a blame on yourself Perseus." Artemis said. "I was the one to cause the problem in the first place!"

Again Artemis couldn't control her own mouth. She kept repeating in her mind that to let him take all the punishment. It didn't matter to her as long as Leto not put that punishment on her. Yet, somehow part of her couldn't let that happen to him.

Leto stared at them, quite for a moment and suddenly, a strange smile spread on her lips. Artemis and Percy looked at her confusingly, still anxious of the meaning of that smile.

"It's good to see you guys defending each other's" Leto said. "Look like the trip was really worth it"

defend him, just I didn't want to be called

do it, they were totally happy and fine before stepping into the house. But she wouldn't let her mother to think that she was that soft and could allow herself to talk to

just gave an exhausted sigh and turned

in?" Leto asked. "The food already this

food like just came out from starvation and the dinner kept on

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that's my room!" Perseus groaned. "Why would I let her

please" Artemis sneered. "That room was officially claimed from the day I was born. Early

most of the time!" He argued. "Shouldn't it be mine when you

but I claimed it first and besides a

"But-"

and the house

to open their mouth or no one would be sleeping in the house the night.

in that room for tonight" Leto gave instruction and Artemis smirked. "You

were different!" Perseus tried to argue. "Artemis didn't know me back

do it right?" Artemis said. "And besides, what is it in that room

from speaking up. "That's the instruction and obey Percy."

there. He had to keep his secret back then, but now she already knew it. Why would he be sleeping in another room? Also why was she acting like a stubborn and arrogance girl again anyway.

racing game!" He suddenly turned back. Leto glared at him but he kept his gaze. "The prize is for me. Artemis, you shouldn't be a

Woa what!?" Artemis stepped up. "We hit the goal

grass with her on top of him, staring down at his mesmerising sea green eyes. Their breath dancing with each other and their fingers interlocked. It quickly slide into the kiss she had for him, the most embarrassing moment of her entire immortal life. Her cheek suddenly burned hot and she noticed that Perseus was looking at her weirdly and expectedly to say

to cut it off, more of to stop her blush. "I'm taking the

receive and stern look on

is wrong with him and the room anyway?" Artemis stated "and why did he even choose it? There are plenty

want to leave it no matter what. I did explain and moved him to another room. But at night, he would be sleep walking back there. Maybe some of your scents draw him in or something that could be linked to you. Or maybe

really that drawing to him? The thought made her happy a bit, like somehow her heart skipped a moment

room after all. He did take good care of it while she was away and he would eventually sleepwalking back here anyway. Maybe other time he had locked himself, but now, she didn't feel right about taking his room. She wouldn't like it if someone did that to her also. And she did hurt him back there, maybe she should be a bit

Artemis suddenly said. "He could live

wrong or you just allowed him to sleep in same room with

annoying sometimes. "You know what you heard mum. He's gonna sleepwalking back here anyway. I don't want to be weakened in the middle of the night with someone banging on the floor. At least letting