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Enjoy, Chapter 2 of

UNDER THE HOOD

Shortly after they left the abandoned and rotten house. Billy and Lily, now accompanied by Naruto resumed their way to Camp Half-Blood. Soon, the trio arrived in the southeastern part of New York. By the time they did reach the and the southeastern part of New York, it was already evening, so the three decided to rest at a nearby forest. From what Billy told them, they would be nearing Camp Half-Blood.

Naruto yawned as stretched. Taking his brown leather jacket off, the blonde removed his red helmet and placed them aside on a tree stump. He glanced at the Satyr with them as he made a makeshift bed using leafs and sticks for Lily. Said Demigod rubbed her eyes tiredly and sat down near the bonfire in the middle, holding her hands out for warmth. They were all tired, having to travel without rest all day could do that to you. Lily soon stood up and walked towards her makeshift bed and lied down. "Naru?" The blonde turned to his head and looked at the sleepy girl.

"Hm?"

"Can you tell me a bedtime story?" Lily asked as she shifted in her makeshift bed. Her grey eyes staring at him. Naruto was caught in surprise. "Oh, uh, sure." He answered uneasily, fighting was one thing, but the blonde didn't knew jack on how to deal with these kind of situations. Stepping away from the tree trunk he was leaning against, he sat down next to the little girl. " So, once upon a time," The blonde started. "There were four adventurers. One girl with a shield and spear, one boy with a sword, another girl with a dagger, and lastly, one boy with a knife called a "Kunai"." Lily looked confused at the last word. "Ku.. nai?" She rolled the word around her tongue, trying to get used to the peculiar word. Naruto nodded, "Yeah, a Kunai." The blonde took said knife out of his pouch.

"Like yours?"

Naruto grinned a bit and nodded, "Yup!" He answered. Holstering the Kunai, the blonde continued. "Anyway, the girl with the spear was brave, strong, and caring. The boy with the sword was selfless, and heroic. The girl with the dagger was smart, caring, and loyal," As Naruto described the adventurers, a small nostalgic smile crept on his face. "And lastly, the boy with the Kunai was hot-headed, stubborn, but brave. He was also really cool too -Ttebayo!" The blonde grinned, to which Lily giggled at his antics. "The four adventurers went around the world, protecting and caring for each other in need. They were happy, and their bond was strong. They were like one happy family." There was a hint of something else in Naruto's tone as he told the story, though it went unnoticed by Lily.

"The four adventurers were in a quest, and they were trapped by monsters. They fought with all they got, but in the end they got underwhelmed. The girl with the spear sacrificed herself so that the three adventurers could live."

"What happened next?"

A small, sad smile replaced Naruto's nostalgic one. "After the girl's sacrifice, the three adventurers honor her name by watching each other's backs, and staying by each other's sides at all time." The blonde glanced at the little girl. Lily yawned cutely, and soon, sleep overtook her and she slept with a small smile on her face. Naruto smiled softly at the sight, grabbing his leather jacket, the blonde gently draped it over the little girl, acting as a form of blanket.

Scooting to the side, Naruto shoved a hand in a pocket in his navy blue jumpsuit. The blonde soon retracted his hand which now held three old, worn photos.

The photo depicted a sandy blonde boy wearing a ragged, makeshift leather armor over a t-shirt, sitting next to a black haired girl wearing punk-like clothing. Next to the girl was a small girl with blonde curls and grey eyes. Besides the grey eyed girl, was a younger Naruto wearing a black t-shirt and jeans. All looked happy and content, as if there were no problems in the world.

Naruto shifted his hand and looked at the next photo. The next one showed him holding a steaming bowl of Ramen with a mega-watt grin on his face. The last photo showed both him and the blonde haired girl with curls from the first photo. They were both sleeping a bit of drool escaping his lips, leaning against a wall while the girl's head was resting on the crook of his neck.

The blonde's eyes slowly watered, and soon, a tear escaped his eye. The tear travelled down his cheek and hit the last photo, more teardrops appeared on the photos as Naruto stared at the photos.

"Am I crying?" The blonde blinked, and furiously wiped the tears away. Pocketing the photos, Naruto sighed and looked up at the sky. He watched as the clouds moved and twisted. "The stars are pretty tonight" He absentmindedly thought.

Gazing at the sky almost always seemed to calm him down.

He sighed once more, and rested his head against a fallen tree trunk. "I need to get some sleep." With that thought in mind, Naruto closed his eyes and tried to rest.

"Are you watching over us… Thalia?"

Naruto shot up from the tree trunk he was leaning against, his tan skin covered in sweat and he was breathing heavily. He wiped the sweat from his face and grunted. He stood up and made sure to check on Lily and Billy. He glanced to his side, Lily was sleeping soundly, her little body covered by his jacket, by her smile, she looked to sleep well. He tore his gaze from the girl and looked at the Satyr across from him. Billy snored away from his makeshift bed, often mumbling and tossing.

He rubbed his face with a gloved hand, something he would often do to calm his nerves.

His often had nightmares, one of the reasons he may or may not be an insomniac. Though this nightmare in particular unnerved him greatly, and that was saying something. After everything he had been through, things he had seen, he was immune to most things.

A scream rang out, and the blonde snapped his head to the side.

The hell?

Naruto rushed to Billy and shook him awake. The Satyr snorted and opened his eyes, "Naruto? What are yo-"

"No time, we have to get out of here!" The blonde interrupted the Satyr with a rushed voice. "Hurry up, I'll wake up Lily." Billy nodded as Naruto moved and shook Lily gently. The girl yawned and blinked several times. "Naru?" She said when she caught sight of the blonde. Naruto looked apologetic, taking his leather jacket and putting his red helmet on. "No time to explain, we need to move." He urgently replied.

The sound of something crashing was heard, quickly followed by a roar.

The trio immediately left their resting spot and headed towards the direction of the sound. As soon as they reached the origin of the sound, Naruto froze at the sight in front of him, Lily and Billy stopping when the blonde did.

A Minotaur.

The blonde crouched, forcing both of his companions to do the same, as to not to alert the monster. Billy paled once he saw the raging beast. Bleats and whimpers escaped his mouth as he shook. Naruto ignored the Satyr and squinted his eyes when he saw three figures getting out off a car that-what Naruto assumed-the Minotaur flipped.

One figure however, caught his eye and he almost shouted right then and there.

"Grover?!"

True to his eyes, before him, was Grover Underwood, a Satyr that tried to escort him to Camp Half-Blood years ago. Beside the Satyr was a black haired, green eyed boy who looked to be the same age as him. Both ran towards a pine tree in panic, as the Minotaur searched for something in the crashed car. Naruto's eyes widened when a woman that resembled the black haired boy, was forcefully grabbed by the Minotaur.

"Save her!"

The helmeted blonde ran from his hiding spot, ignoring Billy's cry. It was too late, Naruto watched, frozen, as the woman dissolved into golden dust. The blonde snarled and charged at the Minotaur.

"DAMN YOU!"

Taking out three shurikens, Naruto threw the three pointed star towards the Half-man Half-bull. The Minotaur brought its arm to block the projectiles, roaring as it did. The Man-bull in turn charged at the blonde, unknowingly dodging the black haired boy that attempted to charge at him.

The Minotaur growled and tried to impale the blonde using its horns, Naruto dodged to the left and grabbed its horn at the side. Using the horn, the blonde flipped and landed on the Minotaur's back, he quickly took out a Kunai and drove it between the Man-bull's shoulder blades. The Minotaur roared in pain, attempting to reach the blonde only for him to jump from his back.

Naruto landed on the ground softly and charged at the bull once again, only for the black haired boy from before beat him to it, and ran at the Minotaur. The Man-bull roared and backhanded the boy, the black haired boy ducked and attempted to punch the monster. The Minotaur blocked the boy's attack and kicked him, sending the boy crashing next to the blonde.

The green eyed boy groaned, standing up the boy started to charge again, only to be stopped by an outstretched hand. "Here." The owner of the appendage offered. The black haired boy looked at the helmet wearing stranger, then looked at his hand. On the stranger's hand was a sleek and black knife. "You're gonna need it." The boy looked at it, before shaking his head, confusing the blonde.

The black haired boy took out a pen from his pocket and uncapped it, unleashing a bronze, leaf shaped sword. The green eyed boy soon charged at the Minotaur once again. The red helmeted blonde shrugged before joining the black haired boy. He swung at the Minotaur only to be blocked, the Man-bull snarled and attempted to grab the boy. The green eyed boy quickly rolled away and thrusted his sword, albeit sloppily, the Minotaur easily dodged the attack and successfully grabbed the boy. Using its superhuman strength, the Minotaur roared and threw the boy like a ragdoll with ease.

Grover let out a cry of "Percy!" and came to the boy's side, checking the boy over.

Naruto glanced at the Satyr and now unconscious Percy before turning back at the Minotaur. It snarled, air escaping its nostrils and charged at him. Naruto smirked from behind his mask and outstretched both of his arms, like he was holding a cape. "Ole!" The blonde taunted, angering the monster more.

Just as the Minotaur came in contact, Naruto grabbed its head and jumped over it, kicking the monster while he did. Grabbing another handful of shurikens, he launched them at the Minotaur. The metallic throwing stars whizzed and hit their target. The beast roared again and rounded on the blonde (who was still in mid-air) and charged.

Grabbing the blonde's leg the Minotaur slammed the helmet wearing blonde on the ground repeatedly, then throwing the blonde at a tree. Naruto groaned as he slid down the trunk. He saw the Minotaur coming once again and stood up, albeit, shakily. Holding his Kunai in a reverse grip, the blonde waited with baited breath as the beast neared again. The blonde ducked when the Man-bull tried to grab him again and uppercutted it. The Minotaur backed away, startled, Naruto quickly took the advantage and drove his Kunai in the beast's exposed throat.

Naruto gritted his teeth and forced the knife some more, twisting it for good measure. Removing the Kunai from its throat, the Minotaur staggered back, holding its throat. Wasting no time, Naruto stabbed the monster on the chest, retracting his small blade, and stabbing it again. After a few more stabs, the Minotaur roared and dissolved into dust, a horn in its place acting as a reward.

Naruto panted and walked towards the Satyr tending to the black haired boy. Grover looked up when the sounds of footsteps hit his ears, gently setting the unconscious Percy down he thanked him profusely. "Thank you! I can't express how we would have been dead if you hadn't…" Whatever Grover was saying, Naruto didn't hear as he faded in and out of consciousness. Soon the blonde promptly passed out and fell on Grover who caught him. "Woah! You alright?"

Footsteps were heard again and the Satyr looked to the side and saw another Satyr holding a little girl with grey eyes running towards him.

"Naruto!" The Satyr shouted worriedly.

"Wait… Naruto!?" Grover snapped his head to the knocked out male. Setting him down next to Percy, the Satyr took a hold of the red helmet and gently removed it.

A familiar mop of blonde, spikey hair and whiskered marks met the Satyr.

"Naruto!" Grover cried out happily as he held onto the blonde, "It really is you!"

The Satyr from before reached Grover and sent him a curious look. "You know him?" He asked.

Grover quickly hoisted Naruto up and looked at his fellow Satyr. "Yeah, I'll explain later. Grab Percy over there and let's get back to Camp." The Satyr jerked his head towards the black haired boy.

Billy nodded, removing his hand from Lily, he also took the unconscious boy and lifted him. "C'mon Lily." The little girl nodded eagerly and followed the two Satyrs to Camp.

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