Hey hey hey! So I should be updating my other stories but this one was dying to be written so here it is! :P this is my first Percy Jackson and Naruto crossover so be nice….or not, whatever. Annnyway, constructive criticism is welcomed blah blah blah. Oh, and this story is set when Naruto is 16. And bold with italics (like this) means a dream. Please review! *grins*

.::Chapter 1—The Pretender::.

.::Naruto's POV::.

I groaned as I felt someone shake my shoulder. I rolled over and pushed the hand away. A few seconds later and a fist connected with my head. My eyes shot open and sat up, rubbing my head. Sakura stood over me with her arms crossed over her chest.

"What was that for?" I mumbled, inwardly groaning at the time.

"Get dressed," Sakura replied, "Tsunade-sama wants to see us." What could Grandma Tsunade want at this hour? It's barely even light outside.

"What's she want this early?" I mumbled, standing and slipping a shirt over my head. Sakura shrugged and started towards the door to my apartment.

"Meet me and Sai at the Hokage Tower," She said as she opened the door and walked out, shutting it quietly behind her. I got finished getting dressed and tied my forehead protector on and my weapon pouch to my waist. I walked out of my apartment and down the three flights of stairs then started towards the Hokage Tower. The sky was grey and dark clouds gathered in the distance, signaling rain. Few people walked the streets, which is what I expected. It was way too early. But, hopefully we had a mission. I hadn't been on one in a few days and I was growing bored. Soon, I reached the Hokage Tower and weaved through the halls towards Grandma Tsunade's office. Sai, Sakura and Captain Yamato were already there. Kakashi must be on a different mission. Grandma Tsunade looked up from her desk as I entered and stood by Sai. He had his usual blank face and frown. Captain Yamato looked concerned, as did Sakura.

"So…why's everybody so worried?" I asked slowly, looking at Grandma Tsunade.

"The strange…occurrences on the border have grown more and more frequent," She replied, standing with her palms resting on the table. I should have figured. Lately there have been weird sightings on the border. The ANBU who patrolled the borders described them as holographic images of people and creatures. Some of the creatures were huge dog-like beasts and something with the body of a man and a head of a bull. What people they saw they didn't recognize. They said they carried swords among other strange weapons. Some of the people even had powers, like controlling water.

"The images have also grown more tangible," Tsunade continued, "A few ANBU claimed to have been attacked." I raised my eyebrows. Great.

"Is it some sort of genjutsu?" Captain Yamato asked, scrunching his face up. Grandma Tsunade shook her head.

"No, unfortunately."

"So, you would like us to check out the area?" Sakura asked, speaking for the first time. Grandma Tsunade nodded and rummaged around in a stack of papers on her desk. Once she found the papers she was looking for, she handed them to Captain Yamato.

"The main area of the sightings is circled," Tsunade said, "What information we have is listed." Yamato nodded and skimmed the papers.

"We'll leave immediately," He said, closing the file the papers were in. With that, Tsunade said good luck and we started out of the Hokage Tower. The mission seemed easy enough. I mean, all we're doing is going to some area and looking for weird images and possibly fighting them. How a holographic image could attack you I didn't know. The only reason I could think of, aside from genjutsu, would be a shadow-clone. But, it was obviously not that. I glanced over at Sai, trying to see if I could figure out what he was thinking. He noticed me watching and smiled that weird smile of his. I made a face and looked away.

"Something wrong?" He asked. I looked at him sidelong. He was probably asking in reference to one of his weird books. I don't see why he read those things.

"No…" I said and hurried to catch up to Sakura and Captain Yamato. Once out of the Tower, Yamato left, saying he needed to get some stuff. So, we waited around for him. By now, the sun had risen and people walked around the streets.

"I wonder if we'll find anything," I finally said, tired of the silence.

"I doubt there's much we could do," Sakura said, "Even if we do find anything." I looked over at her. She looked somewhat tired. Probably because she was staying up late working. I don't understand why she did that. It couldn't be good for her.

"The images have to be coming from somewhere," I said, "All we have to do is figure where that place is."

"But," Sai joined in, "The things people are seeing aren't from here. So, however they got here is probably by some means we aren't familiar with." Good point. Sakura sighed from where she stood by the wall.

"We'll figure it out," I said, smiling, "I promise." She looked at me and smiled faintly.

A few minutes later and Captain Yamato returned. We headed out of the village and into the surrounding land. We jumped through the trees, following Yamato's lead. After an uneventful and boring couple of hours, we reached the area where all the sightings had been. I stopped, surveying the area, as did everyone else. It was obvious something or things had been here. There were long and deep gashes in the trees, rocks and ground. Trees were knocked over and there were footprints. Some human, others not. I jumped down and wondered around. Blood was splattered here and there. The weird thing is that a gold color seemed to be mixed into it. What creature had gold and crimson blood?

"Captain Yamato, there's a gold color mixed in with the blood," Sakura called, obviously noticing it to. Yamato examined the blood, an unreadable expression on his face. He stood from his crouch and faced Sai, who was looking at one of the nonhuman imprints.

"Scout the air and see how far the damage extends. If you see anything out of the ordinary, contact us immediately." Sai nodded and took out a scroll then did a hand sign. A huge bird appeared and he hopped onto its back and flew off. I walked over to an imprint of what looked like a human mixed with a bull.

"What the hell did this?" I muttered more to myself. I clinched my fist. What did this; it sure as hell wasn't going to attack the village.

"Captain Yamato! Naruto! Come look at this!" I ran towards Sakura's voice, Yamato close behind. We burst through the trees into a clearing. It was obvious there was a fight. There wasn't any blood, but there were indentations where someone had been thrown or smashed onto the ground. Sakura stood off to the side, crouched over something. We strode over and peered over her shoulder. A pile of what looked like gold dust sat on the ground. The wind had scattered it somewhat.

"What is that?" I asked, sifting it between my fingers. Sakura shook her head, dumbstruck.

"It was most likely a result of the fight that took place," Yamato said, his eyes roaming the clearing. Sakura took out a small plastic bag out of her pouch and placed some of the gold dust inside.

"I'll take it back to the lab. Maybe it'll give us a lead on what was here." I nodded and stood. Static crackled on our headsets then Sai's voice came in.

"The damage extends for about a mile west. Also, I found something strange."

"What was it?" Captain Yamato asked. More static sounded briefly.

"A door," Sai replied.

"A door?" I asked. What was a door doing in the middle of nowhere?

"Yes. I will take you to it." The headset went silent. A few minutes later and Sai's bird flew down and landed in the clearing. Sai jumped down and the bird disappeared. He led us into the forest, going west. Along the way we saw more gashes and fallen trees. The only thing we didn't see was more of the gold dust. I could tell Sakura was appalled at the damage. I wouldn't blame her. I had known about the strange sightings, but I never thought it'd be like this. Something flashed to my left and I looked around. Someone ran by then disappeared behind a tree.

"Hey!" I yelled, turning to go after it. I heard Sakura and Captain Yamato call my name but ignored them. I went through the trees, looking for whoever I saw. I heard everyone else following some ways behind. I saw him and stopped, jumping down to land a few feet away.

"Who are you?" I demanded, "And what do you want?" They guys form flickered as he turned towards me. He looked to be maybe a little older than me and had black hair with sea green eyes. When he saw me, his eyes narrowed. He slipped one hand into his pocket then said something I only caught pieces of.

"…..Any harm. Where am I?"

"You're in Konoha," I told him, "And if you don't mean any harm explain all the damage you've done!" The guy made a confused face and took a step towards me.

"I don't know what you're talking about…." Whatever else he said was drowned out as his form flickered and he disappeared. I ran forward and tried to grab him but he was gone before I reached him. I cursed under my breath as Sakura jumped down next to me.

"You shouldn't be running off like that," She snapped, then noticed my face, "What's wrong?"

"I saw one of them," I told her.

"Did he say anything?"

"I couldn't hear all he said. He didn't know where he was or anything about the damage." Sakura nodded and put a hand on my shoulder then jumped back into the trees. I followed and we met up with Captain Yamato and Sai nearby. I told them about the guy and Yamato nodded.

"You'll have to tell Tsunade." I nodded, only halfway listening. We set off towards the door that Sai saw. Soon, we reached an open field. Sure enough, there was the door. It was arched and stood at least twelve feet tall. The frame was a gold color and the doors were crimson. On each door was a big gold loop, serving as door handles. It didn't lead anywhere. It was just a door in an open field. No matter how long we stood there nothing happened. Growing impatient, I strode up to it and touched the surface. As if pushed by an invisible wind, the doors swung open, revealing a black hole. I was yanked forward through the door and into the hole. I felt a branch of wood wrap around my ankle in a vain attempt to pull me back. My sight went black and I felt as if I were falling. I faintly heard Sakura scream my name then I went unconscious.

.::Kacia's POV::.

Why did Half-Bloods always have to have these weird dreams? They were so annoying. I saw two young boys, one with blonde hair the other black, encircled with what looked to be mirrors. They had needles protruding from their bodies. The one with blonde hair collapsed, probably from exhaustion. A form appeared in one of the mirrors, a mask covering his face, and he threw some needles at the blonde boy. Before they could reach him though, the black haired boy stood in the way. He said something to the blonde haired one then collapsed. The blonde boy held him, a horrified and angered look on his face. He looked at the form in the mirror and said something then this orange stuff appeared around his body. With surprising speed, he attacked the form in the mirror.

The scene changed and the same blonde boy, only older, was in a forest. He was with a girl and two other guys. The girl, oddly, had pink hair, one boy had short black hair and wore a shirt that only went down to his mid-section. It was gross and made him look gay, anyway, the other man had light brown hair. He had this weird metal looking thing that covered his forehead and framed the side of his face. They traveled through the trees and soon reached an area that looked like it had been destroyed. There were a few fallen trees and deep, long gashes covered what trees weren't knocked down, along with the ground and rocks. Blood was splattered here and there. I realized that mixed into the blood was a gold color. Demigod blood.

My eyes shot open and I sat up. What the hell was that all about? Some dude wondering around a destroyed forest with demigod blood everywhere. I certainly didn't know him or his friends. So, why were they in my dreams? I stood and climbed out of bed. I changed into some ripped jeans and dark red T-shirt then pulled a black hoodie over my head. I shoved my converse onto my feet then grabbed my IPod and walked out of my room. I strode out of my apartment and locked the door then started down the two flights of stairs. Once outside, I put in my earphones and put my IPod on shuffle. I had a little while until school, so I wondered aimlessly. A certain song came on and I started singing to the music.

"Keep you in the dark, you know they all pretend. Keep you in the dark and so it all began. Send in your skeletons, sing as their bones come marching in…again. They need you buried deep; the secrets that you keep are at the ready. Are you ready? I'm finished making sense, done pleading ignorance. That whole, defense. Spinning infinity, boy, the wheel is spinning me. It's never ending, never ending, same old story. What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the Pretender! What if I say I will never surrender? In time, or so I'm told, I'm just another soul to sell. Oh well. The page is out of print—we are not permanent. We're temporary, temporary. Same old story..."

Practically my life story right there. You'll probably find out sooner or later, so I might as well tell you. I'm a Demi-Titan. My Father's Kronos, Lord of Time. My Mothers Ashley Thorne. But, she died trying to protect me. My Father grew fed up and attacked me. Can't you just feel the love? Yeah right. So, my mother protected me and she died. That was when I was four. I lived on the streets for a few months until someone found me and checked me into an orphanage. Since I'm a Demi-Titan, it's natural that I'd be hunted down by various monsters. So, I left all the orphanages so nobody would die because of me. I was in and out of orphanages for years. Then when I was ten, I grew sick of all the people feeding me lies, so I left for good. They always said that someone would take care of me. That someone out there loved me. I wish I knew then what I know now. So, after I left the orphanages, I ran and never stopped. Along the way I found Brianna and Max. I stayed with them for the longest time. They taught me all I knew now. I thought I had finally found a family. But I was naive and they betrayed me.

We were surrounded by Kronos' men. Half-bloods and monsters that my Father had deceived. We had defeated most of them. But, in the middle of the battle, when I was starting to grow tired. They turned on me. Max and Brianna—the two people I loved and trusted with my life—had tried to kill me. That was when I was thirteen, three years ago. Since then, I've never trusted a single person. Of course, I won't pretend I'm perfect. I've been the betrayer to. Not that I'm proud of it. All that to say, people are liars—they just pretend to be there for you when they really could care less. There is not one single honest person in this godforsaken world. That's enough of my sob story though. I paused by Starbucks and walked through the doors. A man in his forties sat at a table to my left, bent over his laptop, typing fiercely. A little ways from him was a woman, sitting by the window sipping her drink and watching the people outside. A half eaten muffin lied in front of her. I took one earphone out and strode up to the counter.

"I'll have a medium vanilla latte and a blue-burry scone," I told the lady. She pushed some buttons on register then told me the price. I dug into my pocket and laid the cash on the counter. She opened the tray and placed the cash inside then handed me some change. I took it and let the coins fall into my pocket.

"And your name?" she asked, holding a cup and sharpie in her hands.

"Kacia," I said with the slightest hesitation. Did I mention that people were looking for me? I was a runaway according to the cops and I didn't have the cleanest record. Thankfully, the lady didn't seem to recognize the name or my face for that matter. She just wrote my name on the cup then handed it to the guy in back, who started making my latte. I took a couple steps back and stood waiting for my stuff. I noticed an older woman in the shadows watching me. I hadn't noticed her before, which is a little weird for me. They had taught me to always be observant. Guess that dream had shaken me up more than I thought. The older woman had long, snow white hair that fell to her waist in a braid. She was wearing white, loosely fit pants and a grey T-shirt peeking out of a black trench coat. It was barley fall and she was wearing a trench coat? Some old people are so weird, but I made a mental note anyway. She wore dark sunglasses, which I could see my reflection in even where I stood. She watched me and I narrowed my eyes, feeling my muscles tense. The guy behind the counter called my name and I walked over and took my latte and scone. I walked out the door and started towards my school, a couple of blocks away.

Once at my school, Xavier High-School, I tossed my finished latte into the trash then grabbed my books from my locker. I went to my first class, History. As I strode into the classroom, all eyes turned to me. The teacher, Ms. Talbot, smiled not-so-warmly at me.

"Ah, Ms. Thorne," She said, "I'm glad you decided to join us. Please, take a seat." I rolled my eyes. I'd be surprised if Ms. Talbot was glad to see anyone. But, I walked to the back of the class and sat at my desk, dumping my books onto it. The rest of the day went pretty much as usual. After History, I swapped my books for the ones I would need for English. After that, I went to Algebra 2, then Chemistry. After that was lunch, then PE. In PE I got into a fight with Josh Taylor. What? The boy wouldn't leave me alone. And he insulted my Mother. So, I got detention for the next period. Once that was over it was study hall. In which I just listened to my IPod and took a nap. The next class was just a technology class that I took just to fill in that period of time. So, I stuffed all my books into my messenger mag. I slung the bag over one shoulder then started towards the front doors. I pushed through the doors and walked down the steps then felt someone watching me. I stopped and looked around. A Fury swooped down from the roof of the school, its talons extended towards me. I dropped to the ground and pressed a jewel on my bracelet and two twin blades connected to each other with a long, black chain appeared in my hands. The blade was gold, like most blades for Demi-Titans or Demigods, but mine had an obsidian streak going down the middle of each blade. I rose and turned to face it as it hovered in the air.

"Where's the boy?" It hissed. I narrowed my eyes at it. The boy? What the hell?

"I don't know what you're talking about," I said, slowly circling it. The Fury growled and lunged at me. I swung my blade in an upward arc as it flew above me. I gashed its underside as its talons raked my shoulder. I gritted my teeth against the pain. It twisted and came back around.

"Where is he?" It screeched again. I jumped to the side as it dived at me. I hit the ground on my uninjured shoulder and glared up at it. I really hated these things. But, who was this boy that it wanted? Could it be the one in my dream? Which, would be extremely creepy. But, not unusual. Oh, the life of a Demi-Titan. We kill annoying monsters, risk our lives to save the world and dream about boys. I stood and slashed my blades at the Fury, evading its talons. We exchanged blows for a few minutes then I was buffeted to the ground by its wings. I fell on my back with a thud. I struggled as it pinned my arms to the ground with its feet.

"Don't play dumb with me, girl," it hissed, starring at me with its coal black eyes, "I know you have the boy. Now, where is he?"

"For the last time, I don't have him!" I yelled and kicked its chest, making it stagger backwards. I leapt to my feet and lunged forward, slashing its head off with my blades. Its body turned to gold dust and sat in a pile on the ground.

"Rot in Hades," I muttered then strode over to my bag and picked it up. I noticed a few people starring, awestruck looks on their faces. I glared at them.

"Get lost!" They quickly dispersed and I started back towards my apartment. Once back to my apartment, I got an odd feeling. Like something shifted in the atmosphere. I know, I know, that's really weird. But, that's what it felt like. I shook my head and unlocked my apartment then walked in, tossing my bag onto the couch. I went to my fridge and scooped out some ice cream then plopped down onto the couch and switched on the TV. After a while though, I grew bored. So, I took a nap. Unfortunately, I had dreams of them. But, that boy was in them to. The same one from my dream earlier. What was so special about this guy? Why were the Furies looking for him? I wished he'd just go away. Of course, I wish for a lot of things.

A/N: So there ya go! Please review! I want to know what you guys think so far. Oh, and I underlined one part of the chapter because those are song lyrics. That way you guys can tell them apart…..even though you probably could in the first place….Whatever, I think it makes it easier.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Anime Naruto or the song by Foo Fighters.