#even in Elysium zoe cannot find peace

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Ok, I wrote this in a hashtag but I think this thought deserves more attention because it's something I hadn't thought about before reading the 'is your heart still beating for me?' fic (by @ commander_lexa in Ao3) but the thing is that Artemis is not the only one mourning. Zoë arrives at Elysium, and then what? She still has all her memories, she meets old friends and she is happy for a while, but there are no stars in Elysium, no twilight and no moon.

And Zoë can't help but think of home, the hunters, are they ok? Are they happy? Do they miss her? Is [hunter] practicing her aim? Did [hunter] finally learn that recipe she was so excited about? What new types of arrows has [hunter] come up with? Are there new recruits? Are they settling well? How has Thalia been doing? Is the position putting too much pressure on her? Is she ok? Does she feel welcomed?

And Zoë can't help but miss them, smell hot chocolate coming out from one of the houses in Elysium... [Hunter] makes it just like that, with a hint of cinnamon. This was [hunter]'s favourite thing to cook.

And of course, for her there is no home without Artemis. Artemis' tent was warmer... Artemis would like the open space of these fields... They would have explored them all, together... Artemis preferred her chocolate this way... Artemis would have been just as bored as me without anything to hunt... Artemis would have liked seeing our old friends...

How is she? Is she taking care of herself? Does she miss her? Is she updating the reports or is she putting it off again? Has she found someone else? Is she happy?

There are no stars in Elysium, there is no moon, but everywhere she looks, she's there. In the fields, in the gentle breeze, in the laughter of the girls and the vastness of it all.

Her life was devoted to her, her every breath and every heartbeat, and now so is her afterlife, her every thought, her soul still burning.

I think she'd go for reincarnation, maybe in hopes to see her again, and, whether that actually happens or not (and, of course Artemis would immediately recognise her), every time she looks at the night sky there is something she simply cannot explain, she might not remember her name, but she remembers her love and devotion. In every life she feels her, restless, loving her even without knowing, she always finds her way back to her.

"Only you, you're the only thing I'll see forever

In my eyes, in my words, and in everything I do

Nothing else but you ever

And there's nothing for me but

Maria

Every sight that I see is

Maria

Tony, Tony

Always you, every thought I'll ever know

Everywhere I go, you'll be

All the world is only

You and me!"

—Stephen Sondheim

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Sometimes when Zoë got hurt or had close calls Artemis panicked as she was hit with the reality of Zoë being a mortal. She couldn't imagine a world without her. Once Artemis considered that maybe Zoë would be happier with a mortal as a companion, someone who could really be with her, even in the after life

And Zoë would reassure her