I need you.

If there was one thing that Artemis had planned, it was that Percy would ask her father for godhood. It would be simple, Apollo had blatantly implied it when he said that plague couldn't effect Gods.

What she hadn't been expecting was for the love of her life to propose in front of the Olympian Gods as a prize for his actions in the war.

As if he hadn't asked her already.

…

"Hey Artemis?" The younger demigod asked her.

"Yes?" The Goddess looked at him, a lock of hair falling into her eyes as she turned her head towards him.

"When everything is over, maybe when i'm older, i think well… I kinda want us to be like this forever."

"Did you just imply that you want to remain by my side until the end of time?"

The young demigod blushed, but reached towards her and tucked the lock of fiery hair behind her ear.

"Yes."

…

The Goddess looked toward the young demigod and gave one of her signature smirks.

"I think that it would be fortuitous for us Gods to have the twice-savior of Olympus on our side forever, wouldn't you think?"

Some of the Gods gasped, key among them was Poseidon. He had not known that She would not instantly kill him for the suggestion.

"Did you just imply that you want to be with me till the end of time?" Percy Jackson responded, a happy smile on his face.

"Of course, you're my dork. I wouldn't miss this for the world."

…

"I think that you're the best thing that has ever happened to me." Artemis told the suddenly still boy in front of her.

"I uh- wha-?" The raven haired boy stuttered for a moment, clearly not expecting such a proclamation of affection.

"Without you, i think that i'd still be a misandrist. The other day, a boy stumbled in on the Huntresses camp and thanks to your influence, we let him go without so much as a scratch.

Emerald eyes met silver yellow and suddenly she was engulfed in a hug. It wasn't the first one, but Artemis was still getting used to the physical affection from a male.

"You've come such a long way, i'm so proud of you."

She blushed gold, thanks to the ichor in her veins, and it was her time to stammer.

"I couldn't have, it was thanks to you, you dork."

"That's your dork."

…

There was a small round of spattered applause as Artemis descended from her throne and enveloped the young demigod in a hug.

Most of the demigods gasps audibly still by the new events that were unfolding. First they get summoned here and Percy just, blatantly lies about doing Apollo a favor, which the god of truth says was an actual thing that happened.

Next, They offer him the gift of anything that he can think of. What demigod wouldn't want anything granted them by their all powerful parents?

And, above all things the demigod asks the most historic of the maiden Goddesses, the definition of staying away from males at all costs, the one who had created a safe haven for young girls who swore off the company of men for eternity in service to her as a Huntress.

She said yes?

Piper actually knew all along, because Percy was her friend and he had confided in her and she was a child of Aphrodite, but aside from Annabeth and her, none else had known about the romance.

They had expected him to ask for godhood, or even ask a favor from the gods, like he had after the first war, but nothing in their minds could have prepared them for the turn of events and surprise that came from the demigods son of Poseidon.

…

Tumultuous and always changing, that was the way of the ocean. Beholden to none, the swirls and mystique of the ocean controlled not even by the God of the seas.

Not even Oceanus, in his titanic glory, could have properly understood or had sway over the waves and tides.

'And such is Percy,' mused the goddess of the moon. "You really have none that tethers you to this world do you? Aside from your mom that is."

"I've got you, that's all that matters." Came the boy's simple reply as he reached out a hand to pull her into a hug.

Just like the ocean though, the young man in had been ensnared by the heart of the moon, and she would not let go so easily.

…

"You can't do THAT!" Zeus yelled from his throne, his eyes cracking with lightning as he stood up very quickly. The spattered applause broke, the audience clearly not wanting the wrath of the King of the Gods.

And icy tone settled over the hall as silence settled, the outburst breaking the happy mood that had filled the air.

His words brought with them power, and Artemis remembered her Hunt for a moment, and a small frown graced her lips. Percy stood beside her.

"If you follow through with this, i will personally carry out my promises. I don't care that you've had your Hunt for two millennia, i will strike each and every one of your Huntresses in retaliation to your direct disregard for your King."

Her hands began to tremble. All of your hard work. All of her dreams. To have a safe haven for those that needed it. To be a caretaker of women.

Percy reached out and took Artemis' hand in his, even through this storm, he knew that she needed to know that he would be by her side through it all.

The ice that had formed around the room melted as much as the maiden Goddess's heart did in that moment, and she knew that there would be no regret in love.

"No."

"What?" the King of Gods demanded, a threat issuing through the words. Artemis would not defy him.

"She said no, dumbass. In mortal terms, that means that you should back off."

Artemis gasped and turned, but saw confusion in her eyes when she saw Percy looking to the side of the hall.

Aphrodite had been on the edge of her seat the entire time, and had been delighted at the proceedings until that little upstart of a thunder rat had intervened.

"How dare y-"

The god began to yell, until Aphrodite said simple, her voice laden with magic, "Shut up."

The God literally could not open his mouth, and when he finally decided to stop trying, he raised his Master Bolt at the Goddess of Love.

"Put that thumb-tack down before you hurt yourself, sit down, and try to understand, you loveless cur."

And just like that, he was sitting and could not get up. The other gods looked at her in amazement, and she waved a hand.

"Being a Primordial Goddess, I have slightly more control over the happenings of romantic events than a third tier godling. Anyways, back to the hugging, have you two kissed yet? Can i marry you guys?"

Poseidon and a few other gods looked a little concerned at the clear display of power that Aphrodite had shown, but Artemis just laughed.

It was a clear, joyful sound. A sound of relief, of sorrow that had just met its match and lost the battle against hope.

The moon Goddess looked into the eyes of her betrothed.

"Do you want Aphrodite to marry us, love?"

"She is the one who just saved your Huntresses, so i'm going to say yes."

A smirk landed on his face and he pulled her in once more, not for the last time, and gave her a quick kiss before pulling away.

The twinkle in his eyes told her that she was in for quite the adventure, marrying Perseus Jackson, and she wouldn't have wanted it any other way.