Pertemis: A Wolf’s Tale

Chapter 14 Tale of Incidents

Artemis Point of View

Today was the day, first of Perseus settlement here. Artemis set the flap of his tent aside as she stepped in. The moment she was in his area, the warm feeling caught her immediately. It was at the beginning of winter, outside was pretty cold in this period of time so there weren't many hunters wanted to go out. Normally there would be a heater in Artemis's tent, but somehow, Perseus radiated a warm atmosphere that would turn winter back to spring.

She sighed out when he was still laying as sleep on his bed. Artemis knew he had a bad habit of deep sleep. Whenever his head hit the pillow, Perseus would stay dead like that for many hours. She didn't understand why was he was in such deep commas when his animal instinct was supposed to be on guard all the time. Guess Perseus was special after all.

She furry towards him and started yelling.

"Hey, Perseus wake up! It's already nine!"

Again there wasn't any response coming out from him, considering the fact she nearly ripped her throat out from yelling.

"Wake up you sleepy head!" She gripped on his shoulder and shook him furiously. To his response, he smacked her hands off and turned on the other side, continued snoring his brain out.

Blood boiling up Artemis's veins. First he didn't obey her, now he even physically touched her and even harsh. She was insulted from his ignorance and her pride was stained, she'd never forgive that.

Artemis slapped him on his cheek, yelling and hit on his chest to wake him up. Only to receive a few words from him.

"I can't smell blue pancakes mum. Gimme five minutes"

She screamed out in range. How deep was he asleep? She knew he was tired from the event yesterday and the grief from separated from Leto. She knew on the island Leto was easy on Perseus and time was pretty open up for him, but in her camp, discipline was priority. Rules must be followed.

She climbed on the bed, hitting his chest, jumped up and down. The wooden bed creaked from the weights and the process she was trying to wake him.

Suddenly, Artemis lost her balance and fell on top of him. Her face hit on his chest, her entire body laid flat on him like they had combined to one. She looked up, her hands on his hard chest where she could feel every muscle through the fabric. His eyes were still closing, only Artemis's eyes widened as she stared at his face without responding to any nerves of hers. He was so adorable when he was asleep, she couldn't help but to brush her finger along his cheek.

Suddenly, reality flashed back to her as she leaned back, shocked from what she just did? For a moment she lost control of herself, and she had allowed the bad side of her took over. What the heck was I thinking!? She kicked herself.

Just then, Perseus work as he sat up, only to come face in face with Artemis, who was still sitting on his thighs. His eyes widened, Artemis lost her soul. Both their cheeks burnt and then, Percy gave out his highest pitch scream.

Artemis fell off the bed as she tried to sit up, rubbing her head while trying to process back what just happened.

"What the hell were you doing on my bed?" Percy asked.

"No, I should ask you did you take some sleeping spills or something?" Artemis flared back.

"Why should I take sleeping spills when I fall asleep the moment I hit the pillow?" Percy furrowed his eyebrows.

"Well because you were sleeping like a copse and whatever method I used. YOU DIDN'T WAKE UP!" She ranged at him and stood up.

"That's my regular sleep hours. I can't help that!" Perseus told her. "Beside, why did you come to my tent so early anyway?"

"Because Perseus" she poked his forehead. "We need to discuss about what are you going to do today! Also you need to change your 'regular sleep hours' because we wake at seven every morning. Now get off your bed sleepy head and prepare yourself. I'll be back in few more minutes and if I see you laying on your bed again"

Artemis pulled out her danger as it dimmed in the light. Perseus face turned white like a paper.

"Yeah, you better understand boy!"

With, Artemis left the tent and Perseus huffed the moment she was out of sign. If he didn't promise to mother he would listen to Artemis, they would've had another long argument already. Even when he liked her, he still found her annoying sometimes and that also came to a bit of hatred.

Thinking of some more arguments she gonna pull on him, Perseus climbed out of bed and went to the bathroom.

He was mistaken the moment he walked into the tent. Its interior was way bigger than the outside. A big wooden column in the middle of the tent to hold it up high. The moment you walk into the tent, the guests serving area will hit you with an old wooden table and four chairs. Percy reminded himself to clean it off one day cause they were cloaking in a layer of dirt. To the left of the tent, like another room, connected with a hall way that ran across the living room was his bed bed and a nightstand. To the leg corner just near the flap was his closet. Lucky he packed enough close to fill it up because the closet was full of cobwebs. At the right of the livings room, still connected to the living room was his bathroom to watch he hadn't checked since last night.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Percy opened the door, he was immediately blasted with the cold wind from the inside of it. He didn't know if the other bathroom in here was that cold, but his seemed abandoned. Much for the outcast area of camp he thought. There was a toilet just at the right corner and a sink near the door. A bathtub on the right of the door and ran vertically down the wall, leaving the toilet only half a meter before hitting it.

Percy turn on the water, only to see the icy liquid flooding out. He jumped. Great now he was in the beginning of winter and he had to bath in cold water. Just in desperate thought, he remembered the flame his mother gave him before they departed.

He dug into his personal stuff, pulling out a small fancy red box. It contained the eternal flame that could heat forever, the fact where did she get it was still a mystery to him.

In the delight of the novelty in his discovery, he rushed to the bath and start digging through the flag just under the bathtub with his super powerful wolf hands to with could control after a thousand year. He set the box in the hole, just under the bathtub and clicked on the ruby at the centre of the box. Immediately, an orange flame surged up on from the box and the water in the bathtub started steaming.

He was astonished by the magic. He didn't know how hot it was but it heated up the icy water in just a second. He turned up the flame immediately or he would turn into a sausage Percy the moment he stepped into it.

Percy slowly settled himself into the warm bath in the cold morning. Now this is what people call life. Nothing better to enjoy something like this. He knew Artemis would be jealous considering mother didn't give her the magic flame. The thought made him smirking, so far, he always tried to do something better than her. The fact that she was always angry at him didn't bother him much. He had learnt from his mother where Artemis would turn people into jackalope. That hair ridiculous, she would never turn him......right? He sat up, so far he had made enough antagonism with her. On the island

because of mother's presence that she didn't lay her hand on him. But now he was all alone, even when she had promised mother not to kill him, she could still change him into something else.

Just then, he heard a voice and his heart raced million miles.

"Perseus are you done in there?"

Crap it was Artemis. Why did she have to check on him every few minutes, she wasn't on any babysitting. Percy scrambled out of the bath and dried himself.

"Perseus what are you doing in there? Why am I hearing water slashed? YOU BETTER NOT MAKING ANY MESS IN THERE!" She yelled from outside. Why did she cared much anyway? Percy frowned in annoy. It was his tent so he had the right to cause some changes. Besides, she hardly ever came to this place anyway.

"Just a minute!" He fumbled, putting his pants on hastily.

"that's it I'm coming in."

"wait wait wait don't!" too late. The moment she walked in she just stood there wide-eyed. Lucky for Percy he had his pants on already. But he was still half naked. He immediately covered his chest and grabbed his shirt.

"W-what....huh?" Artemis stood there, staring at him with her mouth opened in an O. Her cheek was filling up heat and she was suffering shortage of breath.

Percy fumble, he nearly put on his shirt when he had time to dash an arrow.

"You disgusting male!"

"Wait Artemis" but she already left the tent, leaving Perseus struggle to put on his shirt properly while running after her.

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Artemis ran out of Perseus's tent as she leaned on the side of his silver tent. She was still trying to control her breath and compressing her mind. Did I just see Percy half naked?

What the heck!? Why hasn't he turned into a jackalope yet!? Why am I being so soft with him!? Her minds started fighting over.

Her cheeks were still fluttering red from the experience. But on the other hand, his features intrigued her. That leaned body and muscle of his made her skin tinkling, along with that abs could've been the reason why her minds were still trying to get control over. She had seen boys half naked in the ancient time, perhaps now in this modern time was rare and even if she did, she would've killed them off. But

with Perseus, she let him go just by purposely shot an arrow close to his head but would certainly miss him.

She never wanted to hurt him, perhaps because of the promise she had made. But also her heart couldn't let her. She was comfortable of setting agony to Apollo, but with Perseus, few scowls and rants were what she thought would settle, even if she knew he wouldn't listen to all. Now he had made that situation worsen between them, even she had to back away just because she couldn't hurt him. That thought boiled her blood.

She couldn't hide from him forever, perhaps maybe she should face him to show her confidence that a male wouldn't make her run away. With that, Artemis out on a confident face, held her chin high and walk back into the tent.

But before she could open the flap, it was already set aside and she was clashed with a sweet and tingle feeling. Electricity shocked through out her body when her and Perseus's lips clashed onto each other.

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His eyes widened as was Artemis. Her blood travelled up her cheek again and Perseus fell backwards, leaving Artemis stumbled in words.

For the second time, the second time of her life that her lips be touched by a male again. Her legs felt like Jell O, her heart stopped beating and the air seemed to be sucked out from her lungs.

Percy on the other hand was experiencing the horrible moment of his life. He felt on his butt and his jaw just hang open. No male had ever made a step near Artemis without leaving alive, now he had just physical kissed her. It was just a slight and accidentally kiss, but it was. She had kept herself for more than three thousand years, that every part of her was considered fresh, new and precious. Yet, he had took her first kiss without her permission. Or little did Percy know Artemis had given her first kiss to him

few days ago, trying to save his life. What would she do to him Percy didn't dare to think. Perhaps setting him for hunters' shooting target or skin him alive.

"Please, don't kill me Artemis. It was an accident" Percy practically begged her.

Yet, Artemis's mind was still in a mess so she only gave him few stuttered words. "Just...keep...it...between us. I...will deal with you...later" with that, she flashed away without a second thought.

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