AN: That was a long wait but the show must go on, so without forth ado here is chapter 7 of the NPU. Yeah I just got ungrounded on December 5th, 2013. So sorry it took so long.
Previously on NPU reading
"Alright done finally, so who wants to read next" questioned Percy.
Suddenly there was a blinding flash of light and a voice said "I will."
Everyone looked for the source of the voice.
When the light died down it revealed Silena Beauregard.
The demigods all had smiles on their faces.
But was interrupted by drama queen a.k.a. Zeus.
"Introduce yourself or face the wrath of my bolt" boomed Zeus.
She looked around and said "Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite."
After Percy got over his shock,
"Which might be awhile" smirked Nico and Thalia.
He ran to Chiron's side along with Naruto, because hey, you can never trust a horse's backside,
"True" mutters rang throughout the throne room.
especially in Amish Country.
"Nice one" smiled Hermes and Apollo.
Anyway, they started the tour of the camp!
"Go Camp Half Blood" smiled Percy, Annabeth, Nico, and Thals.
The gods smiled and vowed to visit camp more.
They passed the volleyball pit. Several of the campers nudged each other. One pointed to the
"Naruto of course" said Apollo.
Artemis sighed and wondered why she got Apollo as a twin.
minotaur horn Percy was carrying and Naruto. Another said, "It's them."
"The Ninja bad asses" shouted Hermes and Apollo.
Artemis sighed again picked herself off her throne and went towards Apollo.
Then a fist hit Apollo face as quick as lightning and Artemis started to yell at him for being annoying and stupid. And so the beating of Apollo began by the annoyed Artemis. (The following scenes and or acts are blocked from fanfiction for violence.)
Anyways later we find the other gods cowering behind their thrones along with the demigods. But Kushina and the other goddesses who were smiling at Artemis or giving her the thumbs up. Hera on the other hand looked at Zeus and grinned brightly which Zeus shook even more.
Artemis finally finished so she sighed and went back to her throne with a satisfied smile on her face, The reason is that Apollo was a mess. For one he had golden blood flowing down his recently broken nose with a black eye on his once handsome face. Then his arms and legs were twisted in weird angles that would be possible for a mortal to imitate. Phoebe and Zoe were laughing at the sun god's misfortune that he suffered from his twin sister.
Meanwhile Apollo was groaning in pain and the other gods pitied him but was deeply afraid of an anger Artemis. Because let's face it any and all woman are scary creatures.
Finally Aphrodite had the voice to speak and said "read my daughter."
And so Silena began again.
Naruto chuckled as he heard them trying to figure out how his did the log thing as they put it. Percy gave Naruto a look and smirked. "You just had to show off, huh."
"Of course silly" wheezed a bloodied Apollo.
Artemis' eyes twitched in annoyance but stayed in her throne.
The hunters in the room waited impatiently for their mistress to dish out the pain.
"Naturally." Naruto smirked. As they walked that saw everyone doing activities and Satyrs joining them in their activities with orange camp half-blood shirts and nothing else.
"Ewww!" screamed out Aphrodite.
The other females in the room looked uncomfortable besides the demigods because they see it everyday at camp.
Percy was thinking about Grover and remembering the good times with him. But he snapped back into reality and looked at Annabeth and thought back to the good and bad times with her.
Silena coughed to get everyone's attention and started to read again.
"Hey." Percy said aloud, "What is up there?" He said pointing the fourth story of the Big House that they just left.
"My oracle" cheered Apollo. But he thought about it not changing bodies and thought 'why did it get cursed?'
Hades sat uncomfortable then sighed and thought back to Maria. Also his time spent time together and finally her death by his youngest brother's hand.
Silena continued on with the book.
Chiron looked to where Percy was pointing and his smile faded, making Naruto raise an eyebrow, "Just the attic."
"With the trophies of past demigod's triumphs" smiled Zeus, thinking about his children.
"Somebody lives there?"
"No," he said with finality. "Not a single living thing."
"Well he is technically right" said Athena.
"Hey that is an insult to any living sprit" said Apollo.
Artemis gasped and said "you said something that made sense."
The others in the throne room laughed at Artemis' comment.
Apollo pouted but then grinned and thinking 'my sister really loves me deep down.'
Artemis gave a small smile and thought 'I love him a lot but I will never admit it to anyone.'
(Before anyone thinks about it wrong way it is a brother and sister kind of love.)
Naruto looked at the window to the attic oddly and thought, Nothing living…..but what if something not entirely living…..
"And we have a winner" shouted out Hermes.
When he was intercepted by a flying shoe certious of a grinning Artemis.
Everyone in the throne room shook their head and tried to hide their laughter.
Silena began again once the throne room was calmed down.
nah! Naruto turned his head just as a curtain moved and Percy was the only one who saw it.
"Of course have water boy see it" snickered Thalia.
Percy blushed and shouted out "hey!"
Annabeth smiled and said "you know it's true seaweed brain."
Percy's blush deepened and Aphrodite squealed again.
Everyone had to cover their ears to protect their hearing.
Silena read quickly or we will be hearing another squeal of your mother.
"Come along boys," Chiron said, his lighthearted tone now a little forced. "Lots to see."
"Indeed" muttered the demigods missing their home. But smiled because they are reading about it. Annabeth leaned forward
They walked through the strawberry fields, where campers were picking bushels of berries
"Properly some of my kids" sighed Demeter.
The others in the room just nodded their heads in agreement.
Silena continued on.
while a satyr played a tune on a reed pipe. I wonder how hard it is to learn how to play one. Naruto idly thought, not listening to Chiron tell them that these Strawberries pay for the camps expenses.
"Naruto pay attention" said Hermes in an Athena's voice.
Athena's grey eyes hardened she hissed out "Hermes" and that made Hermes gulp then shut up.
Percy did look a little sad though and Naruto somehow knew that he was wondering if Grover was ok…he was getting chewed out by a God though, so who knows.
"Nothing like Zeus thou" laughed Poseidon.
The gods and goddesses laughed at Zeus' blushing face. While the demigods gave off little smiles of their own. But the Hunters of Artemis gave off snickers at the king of the gods.
"Silence" boomed Zeus with master bolt in his grip and the sky flashed angrily.
"Alright let's calm down and relax for a second" began Hestia with a warm smile on her face. Hades then began with a cold smile "Or Zeus will have a bird." That was too much for the gods and goddesses because the throne room was filled with laughter. No more loudly then Hera herself. Zeus's face on the other hand was bright red and could be mistaken for charismas light. His whole body was shaking and the skies suddenly became dark as night with lightning making false daylight.
"Grover won't get in too much trouble, will he?" Percy asked Chiron. "I mean ... he was a good protector. Really."
"No he was a useless satyr like always" cursed Zeus.
"Daddy he was not" sighed Thals.
'So Thals is a daddy's girl' thought Percy and Nico.
While Thalia was blushing and Annabeth was smirking at her friend's attention.
The others in the throne room gave off small smiles and the females thought 'awww how cute.'
Chiron sighed. He shed his tweed jacket and draped it over his horses back like a saddle.
"It's a pony" screamed Apollo and Hermes.
"Grover has big dreams, Percy.
"That he does" smiled Percy and Annabeth.
Perhaps bigger than are reasonable. To reach his goal, he must first demonstrate great courage by succeeding as a keeper,
"Which he failed the first time" gritted Zeus.
"Enough husband" demanded Hera and Zeus paled then became silent. Due to not wanting the fury of his wife directed at him.
finding a new camper and bringing him safely to Half-Blood Hill."
"But he did get two campers to camp and it was my decision" said Thals and Thalia. They both smiled at one another.
"But he did that!" Percy exclaimed.
"See kelp head agrees with me" smirked Thalia. Annabeth rolled her eyes at her childhood friend.
"Yeah, two campers none the less." Naruto grumbled. Now he was worried about their friend as well.
"Awww my grandson" cooed Aphrodite.
Everyone just sighed but tried to listen to Selena.
"I might agree with you," Chiron said.
"Of course" said the demigods.
The gods and goddesses just smiled at or thinking about their children at the camps.
"But it is not my place to judge. Dionysus and the Council of Cloven Elders must decide.
"Which most of them are stupid" muttered Percy.
Annabeth gave a look that said shut up seaweed brain we can talk about it later not now.
I'm afraid they might not see this assignment as a success.
Zeus was about to speak but was intercepted by Hera who shouted "Shut up Zeus!"
After all, Grover lost you two in New York.
"Which was Percy's fault" said Thals and she looked at Percy with her piercing blue eyes.
Percy blushed and looked away from her glaze.
While Annabeth smirked at her seaweed brain of a friend.
Then there's the unfortunate ... ah ... fate of your mother. And the fact that Grover was unconscious when Naruto brought him over the property line.
'It's okay G man next time and thank you Naruto' thought Percy with a smile on his face.
The council might question whether this shows any courage on Grover's part."
"He has plenty of courage" shouted all the demigods. The gods and goddesses smiled at their children outburst in amusement.
"He helped get us here so I think that is good enough,
"Such a sweet boy" said Hestia.
Kushina smiled at the hearth goddess.
even he is a bit weak,
"Still that was very kind of you to say that to him" Hestia said warmly.
"You got that right, he is weak" grinned Ares.
The goddesses glared at the war god and the mighty war god slight flinched away from all the glares.
he is still a good guy." Naruto replied.
"Again my grandson is so thoughtful" gooshed Aphrodite.
"He'll get a second chance, won't he?" Percy asked.
"I am afraid that was his second chance" said Hestia looking sadly but turned her attention to the hearth.
Everyone looked at either Thalia and Thals who became unconformable with all this attention.
Chiron winced. "I'm afraid that was Grover's second chance, Percy. The council was not anxious to give him another,
"For good reason" began Zeus.
"Yes because they did not want to erupt Zeus' tantalums" laughed Poseidon.
After the sea god finished his sentence the other gods and goddesses laughed at Zeus. Who by the way had a red face that looked like a pepper with steam coming out of his ears. Everyone laughed harder at the comic scene in front of them.
either, after what happened the first time, five years ago. Olympus knows,
"Indeed we do" said everyone besides Zeus in the throne room. They then looked at Zeus who was whistling at them innocently.
I advised him to wait longer before trying again. He's still so small for his age..."
"You mean a weakling" sneered Ares.
Aphrodite scowled at Ares and currently wondered why she was with him again.
Five years? Oh, that must mean that he was with Thalia since she mentioned him.
"Observant a very good quality to have" remarked Athena.
Pondered Naruto.
"No run for your life he's pondering" screamed out Apollo.
Dionysus groaned and threw a diet coke can at the sun god.
"How old is he?"
"Old" said Percy.
"But not as old as the gods or even the older deities like the titans or primortals." said Annabeth.
"Enough, now read daughter of Aphrodite" boomed Zeus.
Silena quickly found where she left off and started again.
"Oh, twenty-eight."
"Now it is time for Seaweed brain to freak out" giggled Annabeth while Thalia and Nico were smiling in amusement at Percy's face.
"What! And he's in sixth grade?"
"See" concluded Annabeth.
Percy pouted and did the mature thing and crossed his arms then stuck out his tongue out at Annabeth.
"Well hey, I am thirteen and I was in sixth grade too!" Naruto said.
"Not as big as being twenty-eight years old" said Percy.
"Yeah but….twenty-eight!
"Geez Perce no need to repeat yourself" said Nico.
"Shut up dead boy" said Percy.
And besides, no one would think much of that Naruto!"
"They just might" giggled Aphrodite.
Kushina shook her head and thought 'I can't believe that is my mother right now.'
Percy panicked as he looked back to Chiron.
"Now there is no need to panicked here" smiled Hestia.
"Satyrs mature half as fast as humans,
"Everyone knows that" waved off Apollo.
"I didn't" muttered the demigods.
While Artemis shook her head and thought 'you didn't either until a week ago.'
Percy. Grover has been the equivalent of a middle school student for the past six years."
"That's horrible and the most torturest way to go with your life" said all the demigods besides Annabeth and some of the gods.
Athena glared at them all which shut them up quickly and moved to a different topic like what is for dinner tonight.
"That's horrible." Percy said while Naruto shivered.
"No need to repeat yourself kelp for brains" grinned Thalia.
"Quite," Chiron agreed.
"Wow even Chiron agrees with us" smiled Hermes.
Artemis had enough so she waved her hand and a brink suddenly formed from thin air. She then threatened anyone who speaks first will taste this brink.
Unfortunally or fortunally the way you look at it, Apollo was the first to speak.
He questioned "hey sis, is that real?"
The next thing people in the throne room knew was Apollo was hit with a brick when suddenly another brick landed in the sun god's open mouth.
The hunters were laughing at the painful groans Apollo.
"At any rate, Grover is a late bloomer,
"That he is" smiled Percy because he thought of one of his oldest friend.
Annabeth nodded her head in agreement.
even by satyr standards, and not yet very accomplished at woodland magic. Alas, he was anxious to pursue his dream.
"Which he succeed" smiled all of the demigods.
Zeus looked shocked for a minute but his mood turned anger. He started yelling at nothing in particular but you could always know why he was yelling because he always said his precious daughter every five minutes.
Hera eye twitched and threw her shoe at Zeus then telling him to get his ass into his throne or he will be sleeping at the coach for a month.
Zeus began to protest but shut his mouth and sat on his throne again.
Hera smiled and said to Selena to read quickly or Zeus will have a tantalum again.
So the daughter of Aphrodite started to read.
Perhaps now he will find some other career…"
"Nooooooo!" shouted all the demigods.
The gods looked at then in confusion but the demigods explained that he was the best tracker so the gods and goddesses nodded their heads in understanding.
"That's not fair," Percy said. "What happened the first time? Was it really so bad?"
"Yup" said all the gods and goddesses.
The demigods looked at their parents in confusion when suddenly Poseidon explained about mama boy's longest tantalum in the last sixty years for the lost of Thalia.
Thalia looked shocked at her father.
While Thals smiled at her daddy.
Zeus smiled at Thals with a blush on his face.
Selena picked up where she left off and started again.
Chiron looked away quickly. "Let's move along, shall we?" The boys were not convince but didn't want to anger the horse man.
"Wait wait wait read that again please" shouted out Annabeth and Selena did.
"Wow Seaweed brain/Kelp head/ doesn't want to anger something important" said Thalia and Annabeth.
"Feeling the love wise girl and Pinecone face" snorted Percy.
Nico laughed at the three bickering parties when all of them shouted out "Shut up death breathe."
"Chiron,"
"Go pony powers unite" screamed Apollo finally healed from his ordeal with his twin sister.
Artemis screamed out "Ahhh" and threw a boulder at Apollo that smacked him in the nose breaking it. Putting him into the world of unconsensus.
The everyone besides Kushina and Thals wanted to know where she got the boulder from. The males backed away from the irrated goddess while whispering between them that woman were scary.
Percy said. "If the gods and Olympus and all that are real ..."
"Finally he realizes" sighed Annabeth.
Percy shouted out "hey" but did the manly thing to do pouted and cross his arms. While muttering how mean wisegirl was to him.
The gods and goddesses chuckled at Percy antics.
"Yes, child?"
"Now Percy don't say anything stupid now" joked Nico and Thalia.
Percy smiled and said "feeling the love."
They smiled at him and their attention went back to the book.
"Does that mean the Underworld is real, too?"
"Yes Perce it is real because you have been there multiply times" said Nico.
Poseidon suddenly shouted out "what? Why?"
"Well that is a long story but we will let the books explain it but if not we will explain it."
Poseidon finally sat down with the help of his brothers persuading/forcing him into his throne again.
Chiron's expression darkened and he shot his eyes over to Naruto
"So he knows who his old man is" sneered Ares.
"Do you want to taste true pain" smiled Kushina.
Ares backed away quickly and everyone laughed saying "oh the mighty war god."
for a split second but Naruto caught it. "Yes, child." He paused, as if choosing his words carefully.
"To not let your hopes up" smiled Hestia.
The others nodded their heads in agreement.
"There is a place where spirits go after death. But for now ... until we know more . . . I would urge you to put that out of your mind."
"Bet he won't" said Thalia.
Thals and Nico said "I am not taking that fix bet."
But Percy being Percy bet that he would buy her two burgers and Thalia grinned because she would win an easy meal.
Artemis stared at Percy for a while because she wanted to know if Percy was trying to woo her hunter. Meanwhile Zoe and Phoebe glared at the boy in disgust thinking he was trying to go after one of their future sisters.
"What do you mean, 'until we know more'?"
"Noooo!" cried Percy.
Thalia laughed and said "I expect those two hamburgers after the first book is over with."
Percy pouted but nodded his head because he never goes back on his word.
"Come, Percy. Let's see the woods."
"The woods are so great" sighed Artemis.
"Only to you hon" smiled Aphrodite.
"Well at least I am not-" began Artemis.
But Zeus foresaw what might happen so he shouted out "silence, now Daughter of Aphrodite begin."
Silena nodded her head and began.
They wanted to know what he was talking about that when they reached the edge of the forest that thought left them. Once they saw it, they thought the forest was HUGE!
"Of course for capture the flag" said the gods smiling thinking about their children.
"That we always beat" snickered Artemis.
The other gods and goddesses that had children pouted.
Thals smiled thinking about the time they won against the hunters.
It took up at least a quarter of the valley,
"It would be better if only females lived there" sighed the hunters.
Apollo being the big brother he thinks he is said "but Artie would let me visit."
Artemis scowled and sarcastically said "of course brother you can."
Apollo grinned and shouted out "yeah see the ladies love me."
Artemis hit her head on the wall but said "I was kidding Apollo, you would be the last man on earth I would let in."
Apollo being the mature god he was pouted and said "That was mean."
Everyone in the throne room shook her head and sighed but had smile on their faces.
Zeus said "you may begin reading now."
with trees so tall and thick, you could imagine nobody had been in there since the Native Americans.
"Oh um it has been longer than that I am afraid" said Hestia.
"Oh wow those are really old trees" said Percy.
Naruto smiled a sad smile and said, "Feels like home."
"It is the closest thing to Konohagakure no Sato or the hidden leave village or Konoha for short" smiled Kushina.
Percy looked at him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Wow Perce you can be so considerate" teased Annabeth, Thalia and Nico.
Percy pouted and whined "I can be considerate."
"Right Seaweed brain" laughed Annabeth.
"Shut it Wisegirl" Percy gave off a small smile.
Zeus coughed and said "we should continue this or we won't finish this by midnight."
Poseidon coughed that sounded like "mama boy."
Which left a twitching Zeus in his throne.
Zeus shouted out "read daughter of Aphrodite."
Naruto had told him a lot of the world he used to live in.
"Awww he's homesick" cooed the Hera, Aphrodite, Persephone and Demeter.
He didn't believe it at first because it sounded weird but so were his experiences so he just took it in stride.
"Like any warrior would do" grinned Ares.
Chiron said interrupting them, "The woods are stocked, if you care to try your luck, but go armed."
"Yeah Chiron you tell them" chuckled Ares.
The others in the throne room just rolled their eyes at the irrated war god.
"Oh that sounds nice."
"See the punk even agrees with me" said Ares.
But was hit by a heel and a boulder compliments from Aphrodite and her daughter Kushina.
The others in the room tried and failed at trying to contain their laughter at the war gods grunts.
Hermes laughed and said "dude you just got served."
Hephaestus took out a camera and grinned evilly.
Zeus sensed something and commanded everyone to be silent then turned his attention to Silena.
He then said "read daughter of Aphrodite."
She nodded and began.
Naruto deadpanned. "Sounds just like the Forest of Death with the way you put it."
"Oh I remember the forest of death" sighed Kushina.
Everyone wanted to know what the forest of death was so Hades being the curious god spoke, He asked his wife "what is the forest of death Kushina?"
Kushina looked at Hades in confusion but realized that this wasn't her Hades so she began. "The Forest of Death is training ground forty four. A dangerous terrain that is occupied by large dangerous creatures like tigers and giant Leeches. "In other words it is a survival training ground" smiled Kushina.
Artemis looked impressed at her description and wanted to hunt because it sounded like fun. It also reminded her of the good old days that made her smile.
"Stocked with what?"
"Monsters" trailed Thals.
Percy asked, a little freaked out now. "Armed with what?"
"Your weapons like swords of course" smiled Thalia.
"You'll see. Capture the flag is Friday night. Do you have your own sword and shield?"
"Don't be foolish Chiron because he just got here" said Annabeth.
"My own—?"
"In other words no he does not" smiled Nico.
"No," Chiron said. "I don't suppose you do.
"There's the Chiron we know and love" laughed the demigods.
I think a size five will do.
"It won't only riptide will" smiled Percy thinking about his trusty sword.
Zoe scowled and thought 'just like Hercules.'
I'll visit the armory later." He then looked at Naruto's wrist band with the fox and dragon charms.
"Which are badass weapons" said Ares.
"We agree" said both Apollo, Hermes, and the all the male demigods.
He knew Naruto would be alright, but at the moment, he was more worried about Percy.
"A good thing too" joked Annabeth.
Percy stuck out his tongue at his best friend that happens to be a girl.
"Sword and spear fights?" Percy asked.
"Yeah fight fight" chanted Ares.
Aphrodite narrowed her eyes and wondered why did she like him again. Kushina grinned at a sudden idea came into her mind. She threw a shoe at her with perfect grace and accuracy hitting Ares' in the balls.
His scream could be heard throughout the world and all the man shuddered thinking about the sound of unimaginable pain. That could be one thing someone or something hit a man's balls. The men of the world shield balls and thought 'you poor sap.' The gods and demigods cringed slightly and thought 'never piss off Kushina ever.'
Aphrodite and the other goddesses grinned then produced a thumbs up. She blushed at getting all the attention but smiled and then bowed.
The other gods were whispering to Hades saying things like "your second wife is scary man." Or "Wow she can aim" and "that's going to hurt." "I love this woman" or "I wonder what else she can do" and finally "I pity you brother."
The only sounds that were in the throne room was the sounds of Ares' whimpers of pain and the giggles of the females in the room.
Zeus finally had enough courage to say "daughter of Aphrodite read before anyone important gets hurt."
She giggled but nodded her head and continued.
"Cabin challenges and all that," he explained. "Not lethal.
"Boo" shouted Ares.
The other gods and goddesses just glared at the war god in anger because they didn't want their children hurt ever.
Usually.
"Oh yeah my cabin" cheered Ares.
Aphrodite just shook her head and thought 'I think I am going to dump Ares after this chapter.'
Oh, yes, and there's the mess hall."
"Where we eat" sighed Nico, Percy, and the other males in the room.
Apollo drooled and groaned for food.
Suddenly Artemis punched Apollo so hard that he went unconscious.
But still groaning about little sis and food.
Artemis went to the wall and banged her head while muttering "stupid" over and over again.
The hunters looked worried at their mistress but decided that she would be alright.
The others in the main room shouted out "when do we eat we are hungry."
The girls in the room just rolled their eyes and thought 'men.'
Chiron pointed to an outdoor pavilion framed in white Grecian columns on a hill overlooking the sea.
"My domain and better then mama's boy over there" chuckled Poseidon.
Zeus opened his month but was intercepted by his wife's voice.
"Not this again" drawn out Hera.
Zeus began by saying "but dear-"
"No buts" shouted Hera.
Zeus looked down and said "yes dear."
The other gods laughed and said "whipped."
There were a dozen stone picnic tables. No roof. No walls.
""
"Not bad!" Naruto smirked as he observed it, really wanting to eat now.
"I agree wholeheartly" said both Nico and Percy.
"What do you do when it rains?"
"Giant meatballs" shouted Apollo came back to the world of consensus.
"Besides it only rains if Dionysus request it or that mama's boy over here is having a trantuams again" said Poseidon.
Everyone laughed besides Zeus who turned bright red with embarrassment and anger.
"Read" boomed an irrated Zeus who was making dark storm clouds form.
Silena quickly found her place and quickly started.
Percy asked with a confused face. Chiron looked at him as if he had gone a little weird. "We still have to eat, don't we?"
"Why yes we do" grinned Hermes.
"Hermes" hissed out an annoyed Artemis.
Hermes being the smart god he is gulped and then remained silent.
He then sighed and decided to drop the subject.
"Good choose" said Poseidon.
Finally, they reached the cabins that Naruto had seen earlier. The collection of twelve cabins was very odd to Percy but Naruto didn't seem as fazed.
"Because he already knows it unlike seaweed brain here" teased Annaberth.
Thals grinned at her cousin's misfortune with her adopted younger sister.
He guessed the blond and seen weirder things, which was very possible with all those stories Naruto had told him.
"I want to know some of them" shouted a grinning Athena. Because a learning Athena is a happy Athena.
Percy looked back at the building to get a better outlook at what was what. They were arranged in a U,
"For our throne order" shouted out Apollo, Hermes, and Ares.
Artemis sighed and mentally had a picture of Apollo running into the wall and she was shooting arrows at him. She sighed happily but went back listening to the story.
Apollo had a shutter go down his back and thought 'my little sis instants are tingling.'
with two at the base and five in a row on either side. Except for the fact that each had a large brass number above the door with odds on the left side,
"Good description" muttered the gods and goddesses.
evens on the right, they looked absolutely nothing alike. Number nine had smokestacks,
"Mine" smiled Hephaestus while he kept playing with a metal in his hands.
like a tiny factory. Number four had tomato vines on the walls and a roof made out of real grass.
Demeter smiled at the book and wished that some of her demigod children would come soon.
Seven seemed to be made of solid gold, which gleamed so much in the sunlight it was almost impossible to look at.
"My cabin is the most awesome cabin ever" screamed out Apollo.
"No it is not" said a irrated Artemis.
But Apollo ignores his little sis and said "I feel a haiku coming."
Zoe, Thalia, and Phoebe just banged their heads while muttering "stupid or idiot."
But went unnoticed by the sun god.
He began but was silenced by a silver arrow coming close to his head and looked over to the culprit behind it. It was Aretmis and she looked mad then she started yelling at Apollo for wasting time.
They all faced a commons area about the size of a soccer field, dotted with Greek statues,
"It has me so the statues are awesome!" screamed Apollo.
Artemis threw her glare at her twin, which silent him.
Artemis sighed and said "you can read now daughter of Aphrodite."
fountains, flower beds, and a couple of basketball hoops, which Percy smirked at, now that was something he could do!
"Of course his ego has risen" joked Thalia.
Percy pouted and said "sparky."
Thalia screamed out "what did you call me fish boy!"
Percy smirked and repeated "sparky."
Thalia was shaking and growling at the son of the sea god.
Percy was sweating a little bit because he didn't want a repeat of capture the flag game again. Especially having his wise girl shaking him around for being more stupider than usually.
In the center of the field was a huge stone-lined fire pit. Even though it was a warm afternoon, the hearth smoldered.
"Is Hestia there" questioned the gods.
"Well you just have to find out" smiled Hestia.
A girl about nine years old was tending the flames,
"Go Aunt Hestia" cheered Apollo and Hermes.
Hestia blushed and smiled because her family is finally recongized her again.
poking the coals with a stick. Naruto found this odd but he did find that the girl extruded a lot of power.
"Well she is the first born of Kronos and Rhea" muttered Hades.
She was someone that you did NOT mess with, that was for sure.
"No you don't because she is the most level headed one of us around. But if you get her pissed watch because she is a dangerous enemy to have. She can properly still kick our butts if she wanted to" said Poseidon.
Hades agreed while Zeus just grunted not wanting to admit that his older sister can kick his butt.
The demigods had their eyes widen and amazed at what they found out today.
Percy looked to the huge mausoleum like cabins at the bend of the U and he instantly knew who they were for. "Zeus and Hera?"
"Well duh, mama boy is always trying to show off" said Poseidon.
"Poseidon how dare you I am the king of the gods" shouted Zeus.
"He is also tries to impress the ladies and in turn get his wife pissed" smirked Hades.
"I hate you, you know that" said Zeus but gulped when he looked at his wife.
Hera gritted her teeth together and glared at her unfaithful husband with unholy flames in her eyes that promised pain.
"Correct," Chiron said.
"Their cabins look empty."
"As it should be right dear" questioned Hera in a sweet voice.
Zeus gulped but looked everywhere else besides his wife.
The others in the room snickered silently.
Silena started to read again.
"Several of the cabins are. That's true, but no one ever stays in those two." Chiron explained.
"Actually in cabin two" smirked Thals.
Hera just glared at the girl who would always show of how unfaithful her husband is.
"Troublesome."
"Very" replied Kushina.
The demigods smiled because they were starting to liked Kushina.
Naruto muttered Shikamaru's famous saying.
"Of course a Nara" smirked Kushina.
"What is a Nara" questioned Hades.
Kushina smiled and said "it is a family with a bloodline that can control shadows, they are also really smart." "like Athena smart, but they are really lazy."
"Wow" breathed out Annabeth and Athena wanted to know about the Elemental Nations.
"Sounds like a real waste to me."
"It is" said the gods and goddesses.
"Well besides mine, because I have my hunters" smiled Artemis.
"Anyways lets continue reading, daughter of Aphrodite, if you will" said Zeus.
He then noticed that Percy was staring at a long, low, and solid cabin that seemed to be extruding power as well.
Everyone looked at Poseidon and he smiled back.
The outer walls were of rough gray stone studded with pieces of seashell and coral, as if the slabs had been hewn straight from the bottom of the ocean floor.
"My cabin" smiled Percy while Annabeth shook her head but smiled at him.
Curious, Percy tried to take a peek inside.
"Aww Percy is being drawled to his father" cooed Aphrodite.
Many just rolled their eyes at the love goddess.
She just huffed and then pouted.
Silena just chuckled at her mother but started to read.
Chiron said, "Oh, I wouldn't do that!"
"Poseidon is very territorial with his cabin" chuckled Zeus.
Poseidon stuck out his tongue and looked away from his brother.
But Percy had already looked in and was a little sad at how sad it looked inside.
"Awww Percy is trying to bond with his dad" cooed Aphrodite.
"Come on Percy." Chiron said as he lead them away from the cabin. I swear this guy knows something…
"He properly does" confirmed Athena.
what a drag, AGH!
"What!" exclaimed Kushina.
Hades gulped and said "Kushina it's a book so it will say eventually."
"Oh" blushed Kushina.
I am sounding more and more like Shikamaru!
" Better a Nara than a Haruno" hissed out Kushina.
Thals just chuckled while everyone else backed away slowly.
Zeus boomed "daughter of Aphrodite read."
Silena nodded her head and continued where she left off.
Ranted Naruto in his head.
Now, most of the other cabins, however, had a lot of kids for their cabins.
"Of course" said all the goddesses in the room.
Naruto held in a chuckle. Man…these gods but be real horny.
"Yeah they are" snarled Hera.
Zeus cowered and trying to hide from his wife's fury.
Number five was bright red,
"Wowooo my cabin" roared out Ares.
"Shut up Ares" snarled Aphrodite.
Ares paused but before he could say anything Zeus thundered that everyone will shut up and continue with the story.
which did not have that great of a paint job,
The gods and goddesses roared in laughter but Ares growled at them.
Ares hissed out it "It is a good paint job."
"More like a horrible job" joked Apollo.
"You want some sunshine" questioned an anger Ares.
Apollo was about to report but Zeus waved his hand and said "Enough of this non sense!"
it was as if the color had been splashed on with buckets and fists.
"Yeah war baby" cheered Ares.
Athena sighed and wondered why he had to be her half-brother.
The roof was lined with barbed wire. A stuffed wild boar's head hung over the doorway,
"Stupid pig is as smarter than Ares" whispered Percy.
Thalia smirked and Nico nodded in agreement. Annabeth looked disapproving while Thals and Kushina remained emotionless.
and its eyes seemed to follow all that looked at it.
"Whatever the pig see Ares sees" said the gods and goddesses.
Inside they could see a bunch of mean-looking kids, both girls and boys,
"Go my kids" screamed Ares.
arm wrestling and arguing with each other while rock music blared. The loudest was a girl maybe thirteen or fourteen.
"Clarisse" questioned Percy.
She wore a size XXXL CAMP HALF-BLOOD T-shirt under a camouflage jacket.
"Maybe" said Annabeth.
She zeroed in on me and gave me an evil sneer.
"Yup definably Clarisse" said Annabeth and Percy.
They looked at each other and blushed faintly. While Athena was looking at them with concern for her daughter but then glared at the son of Poseidon.
She reminded me of Nancy Bobofit,
"Hell no she is not one of my kids" shouted Ares.
"Ares language" said Hera.
Ares gulped before saying "yes mom."
Hephaestus smirked before muttering "wimp."
Aphrodite giggled and winked at her husband.
Hephaestus grinned and Hera smiled at them for the first time ever because they were reconciling their marriage.
Hera said "maybe we should continue the reading husband?"
Zeus nodded his head quickly because no sane man wants a pissed off woman on his ass.
though the camper girl was much bigger and tougher looking,
"You got that right punk" growled Ares.
and her hair was long and stringy, and brown instead of red.
"I can see the similarities" remarked Percy.
"Watch it punk" sneered Ares.
"Silence now, please continue reading daughter of Aphrodite" demanded Zeus.
Naruto smirked as he recognized her. Her cabin seemed really fun!
"Of course that is what he says" smiled Thals fondly.
"He is a million to one" smiled Kushina.
"Indeed" smiled Thals.
Percy then noticed something, "Hey, where are all the other Centaurs?"
"Go Party Ponies" screamed Apollo and Hermes.
Artemis' eyes were twitching in annoyance.
"No," said Chiron sadly. "My kinsmen are a wild and barbaric folk,
"No their fun" pouted Apollo and Hermes.
"They are if you are at a party" said Artemis.
"Awww little sis agrees with us" laughed Apollo.
Artemis' face turned into a scowl and she screamed out "APOLLO WE ARE TWINS, BESIDES I AM OLDER THEN YOU BECAUSE I HELPED MOTHER CONCIEVE YOU!"
I'm afraid.
"Don't be Chiron go with the flow" smiled Hermes.
You might encounter them in the wilderness,
Artemis sighed dreamily looking out and thinking about the woods and hunting.
or at major sporting events. But you won't see any here."
"Aww I remember a time when the party ponies were at camp" began Apollo.
"Apollo don't say another word" screamed Artemis.
"But little sis" pleaded Apollo.
"No buts" hissed Artemis.
Apollo sighed but said "Fine."
Naruto gave the man a smirk. "Oh, so they are the guys who love to party, eh?
"You got that right" grinned Apollo.
Now they are some people I want to meet!"
"Yeah Party Ponies" screamed Hermes.
Chiron put a smirk and said, "I am not sure about that Naruto. They take it to the extreme and they do that every day."
"That's why I love them" said Apollo, Hermes, and Ares.
The males in the room nodded their heads and the females scowled at them.
"So what you are saying is that they are the ones who invented Tail Gate Parties and Frat Parties?"
"Hell yeah" grinned Ares.
"Ares language and listen to the book" glared Hera.
Ares gulped and nodded his head.
Silena began where she was left off.
Naruto deadpanned and Chiron just nodded. "Oh boy."
"You said your name was Chiron." Percy interrupted, "Are you really ..."
"A trainer of heroes, yes he is" said the gods and goddesses.
While the demigods smiled at their second father figure.
He smiled down at the boy. "The Chiron from the stories? Trainer of Hercules
Artemis, Thals, Hera, Thalia, Percy, Kushina and Annabeth scowled at the mention of his name.
and all that? Yes, Percy, I am."
"Now here comes the question about his immortality" smiled Thals
Percy looked confused but realized he did the same thing.
"But, shouldn't you be dead?"
"I know my boyfriend so well" giggled Thals.
Thalia looked at her alterative self and questioned why she loved Naruto so much.
Aphrodite cooed at the cute couple but pouted because Naruto isn't in this world. So she couldn't mess with his love life.
Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow.
Chiron paused, as if the question intrigued him.
"Chiron can be intrigued by the simplest things" smiled Apollo.
The demigods nodded in agreement.
Silena waited for everyone to stop talking before she began again.
"I honestly don't know about should be. The truth is, I can't be dead.
"Because he is immortal" said Ares.
You see, eons ago the gods granted my wish. I could continue the work I loved. I could be a teacher of heroes as long as humanity needed me.
"Which means forever" thought the gods and goddesses.
I gained much from that wish ... and I gave up much.
'That's the price of immortality' thought the demigods and gods alike.
But I'm still here, so I can only assume I'm still needed."
'Well yeah because humanity always needs help' thought the gods.
"Being a teacher for all time….man that sounds boring!" Naruto said.
"You said it" laughed Apollo.
Percy nodded his heads while Annabeth glared at him. Percy smiled nervously with a faint blush on his face.
Athena glared at the 'sea spawn in her option.'
"No, no," Chiron said. "Horribly depressing, at times, but never boring."
"Indeed" said
"Why depressing?" Percy asked.
"Duh seaweed brain he gets to see his students die while he is forever stuck on earth" said Annabeth.
"Oh" came the reply of a blushing face of Percy Jackson.
"I can only imagine why." Naruto said, being immortal mean you see all those that you have learned to love die….
'just like the hunters' thought sadly Thalia for a second before brushing it off.
Annabeth smiled at Thalia for a little while because she knew what one of her oldest friend was thinking about.
I am not sure if I could do that.
Everyone looked at Thals to see if he did it
Thals just remained silent but had a small smile on her face.
Kushina was grinning and looked off into the distance.
"Oh, look," he said. "Annabeth is waiting for us." Chiron suddenly said, as if not hearing the question.
"Good old Chiron but his pre-talk or trying to move onto another topic sucks" said Hermes.
The gods and goddesses nodded their head in agreement to the god of thieves.
When they reached the blond girl, it was at cabin 11.
"My cabin" smiled fondly Hermes.
The girl was reading a book that was not even in English.
"Well its ancient Greek" smiled Annabeth.
Percy rubbed the back of his head and thought 'Naruto is a lot like me' before smiling.
The thing was in Greek and it seemed to be about Greek Architecture. Fuuuun.
"See Naruto agrees with me" smiled Annabeth.
Zoe huffed and thought 'men.'
Artemis smiled at her closest friend and hunter.
Thals smiled at Zoe and thought 'just you wait.'
"Annabeth," Chiron said, "I have masters' archery class at noon. Would you take these two from here?"
"Oh no not the books" said Percy.
"Oh shut up seaweed brain" shuttered a blushing Annabeth.
"Yes, sir."
"Teacher's pet" whispered Nico.
Annabeth blushed but then glared fiercely at Nico.
Which Nico being Nico jumped a little and moved away from the anger blonde.
The gods and goddesses laughed at the site of a scared Nico.
Nico blushed at looked at Thalia who was chuckling at him, he did the mature thing and pouted.
"Cabin eleven," Chiron told them, gesturing toward the doorway. "Make yourself at home."
"My cabin needs to be bigger" said Hermes.
The demigods nodded their heads in agreement to the god of messengers.
Zeus sighed and boomed "alright alright we will do a vote to see if Hermes can enlarge and upgrade his cabin."
Hermes smiled at his father who smiled back at him. Zeus said "all in favor of the idea." The hands of Artemis, Zeus, Demeter, Poseidon, Hermes, Apollo, Athena, Hephaestus, and Aphrodite. Zeus sighed and said "all oppose to the idea." Dionysus was too drunk to vote while Ares didn't care at all. Hera despites demigods but was beginning to like Naruto so she didn't vote at all. Zeus slammed his master bolt to the floor of the throne room and yelled to the heavens "Hermes can upgrade and enlarge his cabin after this chapter."
Hermes smiled at his father and bowed then saying "thank you father."
Zeus nodded his head and relaxed in his throne.
Out of all the cabins, eleven looked the most like a regular old summer camp cabin, with the emphasis on old.
"Not after this chapter" smiled Hermes.
The demigods smiled at the god of thieves.
The threshold was worn down, the brown paint peeling.
Hermes was glad that he could upgrade his cabin after this chapter.
Over the doorway was one of those doctor's symbols, a winged pole with two snakes wrapped around it.
The name is called "C"
Percy blushed and muttered "I know that now."
Annabeth smiled and hit him teasingly.
Percy smiled and at his secret crush before a blush was on his face.
Aphrodite smiled at the young couple and thought 'aww they are so cute together.'
Looking inside, Naruto sweat dropped at what he saw. It was packed with people, both boys and girls, way more than the number of bunk beds.
"It won't be for long" said Hermes.
Sleeping bags were spread all over on the floor.
"Like a war zone" cheered Ares.
Aphrodite scrunched up her noise in disgust and wondered what she saw in Ares before.
Hephaestus chuckled and wrapped his arm around his wife.
The goddess of love smiled at her husband and thought he is so much better than Ares she why was I cheating on him again.
The goddesses smiled warmly at the couple before focusing on the book reading again.
Oh….crap, this is worse than the orphanage back home…
"Well that's bad" muttered Kushina.
or not.
Kushina sighed and smiled while thinking 'that's a relief.'
He thought as he looked at them all. They were all in good spirits.
'yup much better than the orphanage back there' smiled Kushina.
He did notice that when they saw Chiron, they stood and bowed to the man. Yet another sign that they guy was important.
"well he does train the kids" said Hermes.
First was the Immortality and not the show of respect.
"Well yeah someone who can kick your butt six ways to sunday, I would honestly try to get him on your good side" said Hermes.
The demigods nodded their head
"He is also in charge of punishment so he is pretty high position in my book" said Hermes.
The gods sighed and thought 'same old Hermes.'
"Well, then," Chiron said. "Good luck, Percy. I'll see you at dinner."
"Food" moaned Apollo.
"Shut up Apollo" hissed out Artemis.
"Awww little sis you are no fun" pouted Apollo.
"Don't call me little sis because I am older then you" said Artemis.
"Enough you two, you can settle this later" shouted Zeus
All he heard was "yes father" and he nodded his head then commanded Silena to start reading.
He then galloped away toward the archery range.
"Like a little pony" sneered Ares.
"Ares I didn't know you loved little ponies" laughed Kushina.
Everyone in the throne room started to laugh at the misfortune of the war go.
"Shut up red head" glared Ares.
As everyone calmed down Silena started to read once more.
Turning back to the group behind them, they notice that all the kids where sizing up the two of them.
"Just like any other school" smiled Percy.
"They would also be judging you up to see if you would be their friends or enemies" said Annabeth.
"Your right wisegirl like always" blushed Percy.
Annabeth blushed but looked the other way.
Athena glared at the sea spawn for making her daughter blush.
While Aphrodite squealed at the cute couple.
Great, now they needed to make a good impression.
"With Percy there yeah right" joked Nico and Thalia.
Percy did the mature thing to do and stick his tongue out and pouted.
So naturally Percy tripped coming in the door and made a total fool of himself.
"Just like always" laughed Thalia, Nico, and Annabeth.
Percy pouted while smiling at his cousins and Annabeth.
There were some snickers from the campers, but none of them said anything.
"Percy making a fool of himself is always funny to watch" laughed Thalia.
"I know right" remarked Thals.
Kushina smiled at the girls and thought 'they never change.'
Naruto just walked in nonchalantly, which seemed to calm Percy down a bit.
"Wait can you read that again please" shouted out Annabeth.
Everyone laughed while Percy blushed and then glared mocking at Annabeth.
Annabeth announced, "Percy Jackson, Naruto Uzumaki, meet cabin eleven.
"Hi cabin eleven" waved Apollo.
The other gods looked at Apollo with raised eyebrows before sighing.
Artemis wanted to bang her head against something hard or even better Apollo's head to relief herself of Apollo's stupid antics.
"Regular or undetermined?" somebody asked.
"Undetermined because he is my son" smiled Poseidon.
"Uh….guessing as how we just got here….I would say undetermined."
"At least someone is smarter than kelp head over here" smiled Thalia.
"Now Thalia, you know even a fish is smarter than seaweed brain" said Annabeth.
"Hey that was a secret and that fish was a genius" pouted Percy while a faint dusting on pick appeared on his cheeks.
Everyone laughed at a blushing Percy.
Athena smiled at her daughter, proud at the embrazzement of the sea spawn.
Naruto deadpanned and there was a groan of annoyance from everyone in the cabin.
"Err maybe we should claim all our kids so Hermes has less occupancies in his cabin" said Apollo.
Artemis's eyes widened and shuttered out "Apollo that sentence was intelligence and I can't believe it came out of your mouth of all people."
"Aww little sis that is the sweetest thing you have said to me today" grinned Apollo.
Artemis hissed out "don't get used to it Apollo."
A guy who was a little older than the rest came forward.
'Luke' thought Annabeth and Thalia.
Percy frowned but said nothing and Nico had an emotionless face on.
Thals just bowed her head and Kushina smiled.
"Now, now, campers. That's what we're here for. Welcome, Percy, Naruto.
'Yeah and then backstab me in the back later that year' thought Percy.
You can have that spot on the floor, right over there. It is pretty big so the two of you will fit for now."
"I wonder if Naruto can just sleep in the trees or something because he is a ninja badass" said Apollo.
Artemis grinded her teeth together said "Apollo so help me-"
"To be as awesome as me, I know and touched sis" grinned Apollo.
"No you idiot" screamed Artemis.
The guy was about nineteen, and he looked pretty cool.
"He is not cool at all" said Percy.
Annabeth looked down in sadness thinking about her brother figure.
He was tall and muscular, with short cropped hair and a friendly smile.
'That was all just a trick' thought Thals thinking about the time when Percy got hurt.
He wore an orange tank top, cutoffs, sandals, and a leather necklace with five different-colored clay beads.
Percy smiled and rubbed his beads together.
Annabeth smiled and looked down at her beads but more importantly the green trident.
Thalia had a knowing grin splashed on her face and Nico smirked.
The only thing unsettling about his appearance was a thick white scar that ran from just beneath his right eye to his jaw,
"Foreboding" thought the occupants in the room.
like an old knife slash. Oh ho, now this guy seems like fighter!
'He was' thought Annabeth and Thalia.
Naruto smirked at the thought. This place was awesome.
"Yes camp is awesome" thought all the demigods in the throne room with smiles on their faces.
"This is Luke," Annabeth said, and her voice sounded different somehow.
Percy frowned but said nothing while Annabeth blushed.
Thalia looked at her little sister figure and sighed.
They looked at her and it looked like she just got out of a blush.
Aphrodite smiled and thought 'aww a love triangle but Percy is going to have Annabeth in the end.'
Athena looked suspicious at Aphrodite and made a silent vow that if she hurts Annabeth she would have made an enemy out of her.
Naruto raised an eyebrow. It seemed that she was in to old guys.
"Awww I am so proud of my grandson" squealed Aphrodite.
Everyone in the room covered their ears and thought 'why us.'
After Apollo healed everyone's hearing Zeus commanded Silena to start reading once more.
He smirked, he could tease her later.
Aphrodite sniffed and wiped her eyes because she was so proud of her grandson.
He expression hardened when she them looking, but for Naruto…he already had some pranking material.
"Yes a fellow prankster" Hermes cried with joy.
"He's your counselor for now."
"For a couple of days at least" began Percy.
Nico grinned while Thalia nodded her head.
"For now?" Percy asked.
"Yes for now sea spawn" growled Athena.
"Athena" growled out Poseidon
"You're undetermined,"
"That means you father or mother has not claimed-" began Apollo.
Percy and the other demigods shouted out "we know that!"
"Oh" grinned Apollo.
Artemis sighed and muttered "idiot."
All the females in the room nodded their heads in agreement.
Apollo pouted and then grinned and began "hey little sis-"
Artemis hissed out "DON'T. CALL. ME. THAT. Apollo."
"Ahh come on sis" complained Apollo.
Luke explained patiently. "They don't know what cabin to put you in, so you're here. Cabin eleven takes all newcomers, all visitors.
"Most became traitors" muttered Percy and Annabeth.
Naturally, we would. Hermes, our patron, is the god of travelers."
"Also of thieves" cheered Apollo and Hermes.
"Heh, the God of Thieves…now that is a guy that sounds fun." Naruto said,
"See Naruto agrees with us" smiled Apollo.
Thals muttered "well yeah because he is a shinobi."
Kushina smiled and said "are you trying to corrupt my son, Hermes, Apollo."
"Errr no" exclaimed the two sweating gods.
Artemis smiled at Kushina and wished she was a hunter.
getting a a few chuckles from the other campers.
"He is so popular I am going to have fun with his love life" smiled Aphrodite.
Kushina sighed at the antics of her mother before focusing back to the book.
Silena started again.
He decided to give back Luke's wallet. "Here you go man."
"Shinobi skills" roared Hermes with stars in his eyes.
The gods smiled at the messenger god's reaction.
"Wha..?" Luke said a little surprised. "How and when?"
"Just a moment ago most likely" smiled Thals.
"Oh, just now and I am a ninja, I am do that easily." Naruto said, getting a few shocked looks.
"Just like when we first got introduced to this book" said the gods and demigods in the room.
"Anyway…." Percy interrupted, already use to Naruto's antics. "How long are we going to be here?"
"Who knows" smiled Hermes just dreaming about if he and Naruto teamed up.
Everyone suddenly got a shivered in fear and got a hand over their money or wallet.
"Good question," Luke said. "Until you're determined."
"Makes sense" said Demeter but then she added "but it would make more sense if they had cereal."
Hades eyes twitched and shouted out "woman will you stop with the cereal."
Demeter looked at her precious daughter for support but Persephone nodded her head agreeing with her husband.
Demeter scowled and hissed out "so you have turned my daughter on me Hades-."
Persephone butted in and said "no mother your rants about cereal can be annoying."
Demeter was about to yell at Hades for have a bad influence on her daughter.
When Zeus slammed his master bolt on the throne room floor to signal for everyone to shut up.
The room became silent and Zeus said "silence" he turned his head to Silena. Then said "to start reading now."
She nodded her head and began by.
"How long will that take?"
"Typical male response" hissed out Zoë
Artemis smiled at her old friend/ lieutenant of the hunters of Artemis.
The campers all laughed.
'Typical' thought the hunters and Artemis.
"I am getting the feeling that take a loooong time." Naruto sweat dropped. What do we got to do, prove ourselves?
"Pretty much" said the demigods in the room.
"Come on," Annabeth told me. "I'll show you the volleyball court."
"But he has already seen those" said Apollo and Hermes.
"I've already seen it." Percy replied.
"Annabeth wants you to come with her so you won't embarrass yourself further" Said Aphrodite.
Everyone looked at the love goddess with gaping mouths because she actually said something intelligent.
"Come on." She grabbed his wrist and dragged him outside. Percy could hear the kids of cabin
"Laughing most likely if I know my children right" said Hermes.
eleven laughing behind him.
"I knew it" grinned Hermes.
"No one doubted you" said Athena.
Naruto shook his head. This girl was odd but she seemed fun to him. He them chuckled to himself. Could Percy already have a girlfriend and already be whipped?
"See my grandson can see the love between them" grinned Aphrodite.
Nah…he just got here after all.
"True love doesn't matter" sighed Aphrodite.
When we were a few feet away, Annabeth said, "Jackson, you have to do better than that."
"Oh Annabeth it is Jackson then what happened to sea weed brain" joked Thalia and Nico.
Annabeth blushed but said nothing.
"What?"
Zoë scowled and said "all men are clueless"
All the females nodded their heads agreeing with the hunteress.
She rolled her eyes and mumbled under her breath, "I can't believe I thought you were the one."
"Oh the one Annie/ Annabeth" teased Thalia and Nico.
"Shut up you two" shuttered a blushing Annabeth.
"What's your problem?" Naruto grimaced as he heard the anger in his friend's voice. "All I know is, I kill some bull guy and that was with the help of Naruto.
"Of course" whispered Thals.
We just kill some odd bull freak!"
"Percy nice name" smirked Thals.
"Don't talk like that!" Annabeth told him. "You know how many kids at this camp wish they'd had your chance?"
"A lot" muttered the gods and goddesses.
"To get killed?" Percy asked with a confused look.
"To get respect and knowledge of your existence to your godly parent" said Athena.
"Wow Owl Head that was deep" laughed Poseidon.
"Shut up Kelp face" said Athena.
"To fight the Minotaur! What do you think we train for?" The girl yelled.
"Annabeth to get my attention you don't have to put your life at danger" said Athena.
"I know mother" muttered Annabeth.
"Then you guy must train your asses off here. The Minotaur from those old stories was a pain in the ass to kill! I had to weaken with a Rasengan!" Naruto complained.
"Bet Annabeth will ask a question" said Nico.
"I am not taking that fixed bet" said Thals and Thalia.
"A what?" Annabeth asked. Naruto just sighed as he created a of swirling energy that disappeared after a few second, but those watching them had seen it and wondered what it could do.
"Magic" said Apollo.
Artemis banged her head on her throne and screamed out "idiot" over and over again.
"Wait, Theseus killed him in the labyrinth. So ..." Percy trailed off.
"In other words it was killed but not gone" smiled Annabeth looking at Percy.
Percy blushed and shuttered out "I know that now wise girl."
Aphrodite sighed and thought 'ah young love.'
"Monsters don't die, Percy. They can be killed. But they don't die."
"Annie why are you repeating yourself" joked Thalia.
"Shut up Thalia" said Annabeth.
"Oh, thanks. That clears it up."
"It does" said Apollo.
"They don't have souls, like you and me. You can dispel them for a while, maybe even for a whole lifetime if you're lucky. But they are primal forces. Chiron calls them archetypes. Eventually, they re-form."
"That's the bad thing about monsters" said all the demigods.
"Oh that's nice." Naruto said as he smacked his head.
"It is isn't it" questioned Apollo.
"Shut up Apollo" hissed out Artemis.
"You mean if we killed one, accidentally, with a sword—"
"Yup" said Nico and Thalia.
"The Fur ... I mean, your math teacher. That's right. She's still out there. You just made her very, very mad." Annabeth informed him.
"She is still mad at you for that" informed Nico.
"Thanks for the update Nico" said Percy.
"How did you know about Mrs. Dodds?"
"I wonder how" questioned Annabeth with a smile on her face.
"You talk in your sleep."
Everyone laughed at Percy who had a blushing on his face.
"You almost called her something. A Fury? They're Hades' torturers, right?" Naruto asked while Percy nodded.
"Names have power" said Annabeth.
"We know wisegirl" said Percy.
Annabeth glanced nervously at the ground, as if she expected it to open up and swallow her.
Everyone looked at Hades and he shrugged his shoulders then said "it was one time."
"You shouldn't call them by name, even here. We call them the Kindly Ones, if we have to speak of them at all."
"True" muttered the demigods.
"Man, you guys take fear to the extreme, sure she was creepy but, come on. They can't be that bad." Naruto replied. Annabeth just gave him a look.
Like everyone in the throne room looked at the book fun.
"Look, is there anything we can say without it thundering?" Percy whined. That even sounded sad to him.
"Wow you actually admits it" teased Nico, Thalia, and Annabeth.
"Why do I have to stay in cabin eleven, anyway? Why is everybody so crowded together? There are plenty of empty bunks right over there." He said, pointing to a few other cabins.
"Some gods and or goddesses are territory" said Poseidon.
"You don't just choose a cabin, Percy. It depends on who your parents are. Or ... your parent." Annabeth informed him. He seemed to get it….maybe.
"In other words no" said Annabeth.
"Hey" pouted Percy.
"My mom is Sally Jackson," He said. "She works at the candy store in Grand Central Station.
"Best mom ever" shouted Percy.
Nico and Thalia nodded their heads in agreement.
At least, she used to."
'Sally' thought Poseidon.
"Uh Percy, I think she means your dad." Naruto commented.
"Good job Naruto" fake cheered Thals and Kushina just laughed.
"But he's dead. I never knew him." Percy said.
"Actually he never dies to begin with so impossible" said Percy.
"Wow Kelp Head big words" teased Thalia.
Annabeth sighed. Clearly, she'd had this conversation before with other kids. "Your father's not dead, Percy."
"See Wise Girl agrees with me" said Percy.
"Oh no it is the end of the world if Annabeth agrees with him" said Thalia in a mocked horror filled voice.
"I am getting the feeling that he is a god, right?" Naruto deadpanned.
"Naruto is right" smiled Thals.
"What?" Percy said surprised.
"Typical Sea Weed Brain answer" teased Annabeth.
"How else would you be allowed here?" Naruto shrugged.
"Naruto has a good point must have gotten it from his mother side" said Artemis.
"What about you?" Percy pointed to Naruto.
"Child of Athena" smiled Percy.
"Oh, I am not sure, but whoever my dad was, he said to just wait until the right time. Besides, you know that I am an orphan, so I am used to waiting around like this."
"My poor baby, Hades" sniffed Kushina.
"Oh…right." Percy said a little embarrassed. "But, how do I know I am a demi god as they are called?"
"Here comes Annabeth with the answers" teased Thalia.
Usually demi gods are diagnosed with dyslexia and probably ADHD, too." Annabeth said.
"Common but not always" said Athena.
"Uh…dyslexia is where you mix up word and stuff right? " Percy asked.
"Very smart Perce" joked Nico.
"Heh, you think you got it bad….what about me? I know three languages now!" Naruto said. "English, Japanese, and now this Greek stuff!"
"Wow he is talented" said Annabeth with her eyes shining.
Everyone just rolled their eyes at the daughter of Athena.
"So, you could read at the museum as well?"
"Well of course he can because he is a demigod after all" said Hades.
"Yep!" Naruto said.
"Always the positive one around" smiled Thals.
"Ok….so how does ADHD help?"
"Battle reflexes" cheered Ares.
"Simple…they are your battle reflexes." Annabeth stated. It is a good thing you had that because if you didn't, you would not have survived the Minotaur, much less eaten the Ambrosia and nectar."
"Food and drink of the gods" drooled Apollo.
Artemis and her hunters scowled and hissed out "men."
"Huh?"
"Another typical response of Percy Jackson" teased Annabeth, Nico, and Thalia.
"Percy, that stuff you drank that made you feel better."
"That's one way of describing it" said Hermes.
Naruto said. "For me, that stuff tasted like Ichiraku's ramen!"
Kushina blushed and had a dreamy look in her eyes then moaned "hmmm."
He had anime tears in his eyes, making Percy chuckle to himself. His friend had the weirdest tastes.
"Hey his tastes aren't weird" screeched Kushina with a anger look on her face.
"My mom's cookies." Percy said sadly.
"That does sound good" said Nico while Percy just nodded his head.
"Well…those are the signs, you two are defiantly demi gods."
"Not really there have been one mortal cases where they had no godly blood at all" said Athena.
"I didn't know that" said Annabeth while everyone in the room nodded their heads in agreement.
Annabeth said but before she could say anything else, she was interrupted by someone very familiar to her and Naruto.
"Oh my gosh a new person" squealed Aphrodite.
"Well! A newbie!"
"Clarisse" said Percy and Annabeth who both blushed but said nothing.
a husky voice said. Percy looked over to the big girl he saw in the Ares cabin, come sauntering toward them.
"Yup defiantly Clarisse" said Percy.
She had three other girls behind her,
"Go kids go" roared Ares who was fist pumping the air.
all big and ugly and mean looking like her, all wearing camo jackets.
"Of course that is the only stylish thing to go" screamed Ares.
He noticed that she was talking to him, but also that she was stealing glances at his blond haired friend.
"Oh my gods a love triangle" screeched out Aphrodite.
Everyone had to duck and over their ears just to not be deaf.
Oh no...why does he attract all the tough girls! First it was Nancy Bobofit and now this girl!
"I feel sorry for him" muttered Percy while Annabeth just nodded her head.
"Clarisse," Annabeth sighed also noticing the looks. "Why don't you go polish your spear or something?"
"Nice come back" yawned Kushina who didn't even look interested.
"Sure, Miss Princess," the big girl said. "So I can run you through with it Friday night."
"Finally some action" cheered Ares while Aphrodite threw a shoe at him and shouted out "shut up you pig."
Hephaestus smiled and finally looked happy for once.
''Erre es korakas!" Annabeth said, which was Greek for 'Go to the crows!'
"Annabeth language" said Athena.
though the boys had a feeling it was a worse curse than it sounded. "You don't stand a chance."
"Pretty much" said Apollo and Athena who looked a little nervous.
"We'll pulverize you," Clarisse said, he then looked at Naruto and had a slight pink tint to her cheeks.
"I love myself because I am making my grandson popular" sighed Aphrodite with a smile on her face.
"Hey Naruto, who is the runt with you?"
"Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon" said Nico.
"Oh! This is my friend Percy Jackson!"
"Percy Jackson meet Clarisse" smiled Annabeth.
"Nooo" yelled out Percy.
"Yes, and I am sure Naruto already knows this but this is Clarisse, daughter of Ares, God of War." Annabeth mumbled, finding it odd that Clarisse could be in love.
"But now if you think about it love goes with war" said Annabeth.
"Not anymore" said Percy.
"Right not anymore" smiled Annabeth.
"THE War God?" Percy said with both eyebrows raised.
"No the god of peace of course" laughed Athena.
Clarisse sneered and held up Percy by the collar. "You got a problem with that?"
"Here comes Percy's famous special remarks that get him into trouble" said Annabeth, Nico, and Thalia.
"No," Percy said, recovering his wits. "It explains the bad smell."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY PUNK" bellowed out Ares.
Aphrodite hissed out "shut up Ares."
Naruto smacked his head and mumbled something about his friend getting a spine at the worst times.
"It's a gift" smiled Percy.
"No its being dumb" said Annabeth.
"Hey" cried out Percy while Annabeth just smiled.
Clarisse growled. "We got an initiation ceremony for newbies, Prissy."
"Head in the toilet" sang Percy.
"Percy."
"That's my name" grinned Percy.
"Whatever. Come on, I'll show you." Clarisse said as he dragged the boy to the bathrooms.
"Here comes the flood, here comes the flood" sang Percy with a smile on his face.
"Clarisse—" Annabeth tried to say.
"Aww Annabeth cares" sighed Aphrodite.
"Stay out of it, wise girl."
"Perseus Jackson you stole your nickname from Clarisse" shouted all the demigods.
Clarisse growled as she and the others walked away.
"It is Percy's fight so he must fight it" said Thals.
"Naruto!" Annabeth rounded on her fellow blond. "You have to help him!"
"No he doesn't" said Thals.
"I guess your right" blushed Annabeth.
Sighing Naruto replied, "I know I should but I can't be the one to fight all his battles."
"That's right punk" nodded Ares.
He then grabbed the horn Percy dropped. They walked to the door while saying this and he was sure Percy heard him. "Let's see if you can regain some of that strength.
"So he is being observant" said Athena.
Annabeth and Naruto watched at the door as Clarisse and her friends mocked Percy.
"Bad move" grinned Nico and Thalia.
As they began to push Percy's head toward the toilet, Naruto felt that power if felt back at the museum. "Oh, this is going to be messy for them."
Everyone besides Ares knew what was going to happen laughed.
Ares just looked confused for a bit until realization crashed onto him like a train.
"Huh?" Annabeth asked.
Then, one of the toilets shot out water at Clarisse,
"Nooo" screamed out Ares.
and as her friends tried to help her, the other toilets exploded,
Poseidon bellowed in laugher and Percy just grinned.
blasting water all over the place and on Annabeth and Naruto.
"Ewww gross how can you have that water in your hair" screeched Aphrodite.
Annabeth just recoiled and said "with great self-control but your right it was gross"
"Didn't expect that." He said, spitting out water.
"Go Naruto use your super awesome like myself powers to dry off" roared Apollo.
Artemis just sighed and shook her head.
Percy walked over to them with a shocked expression,
"Of course" grinned Percy.
Annabeth just glared at Percy and made him back away.
but he was laughing in the inside at how funny the two looked.
"Perseus Jackson come here" screamed an enraged Annabeth.
Annabeth said, "How did you ..."
"With the sea's power" grinned Poseidon.
"I don't know." Percy shrugged.
"Another typical answer of our famous Percy Jackson" faked cheered Nico while Thalia just laughed.
"Well Percy, you just gave the name Water Boy a whole new meaning." Naruto said which actually got a laugh from Annabeth.
"He is as popular with the ladies as me" grinned Apollo.
Artemis just groaned and said "than hopeful he won't be."
They walked to the door. Outside, Clarisse and her friends were sprawled in the mud, and a bunch of other campers had gathered around to gawk.
'Good times' thought Percy with a smile on his face.
Clarisse's hair was flattened across her face. Her camouflage jacket was sopping and she smelled like sewage.
Annabeth laughed thinking about what happened to her and Clarisse.
She gave me a look of absolute hatred.
"Yup just like old times" said Percy.
"You are dead, new boy. You are totally dead."
"Nooooo Perce you can't be dead because then I would have to explain to your father and mother about your death, they would kill me" complained Nico.
While Thalia just nodded her head.
However, it was quickly gone because Naruto had decided to help out, but not in the way anyone expected. He created a shadow clone to help them out.
"I want to learn how to make these shadow clones of his" said Athena and Annabeth. They both smiled at one another and everyone else thought 'like mother like daughter.'
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
'Wow another element' thought the gods and goddesses.
All the water and mud that was on them was blown away and into the nearby forest.
"Ninja badass" shouted out Hermes and Apollo.
The clone then disappeared.
"As we were saying ninja badass" shouted the two male gods.
Artemis stood up from her throne and made her way to where Apollo was. She then hit up and shouted "SHUT UP APOLLO!"
Though, the damage had been already done. Everyone was gawking at Naruto now.
"What's new" said Thals.
He walked over to Clarisse and help her up.
"Aww such a gentleman" squealed Aphrodite.
Kushina and Thals smiled at her son and wondered when he would get here or if he would get here.
"Don't be too hard on him next time." He smirked and then winked.
"Oh my god he is a natural born ladies' man" grinned Hades.
He then shunshined back to Percy and Annabeth, leaving more shocked people to look at him.
"Just like the reactions of either mortals find out we are gods or find out that we can teleport" said the gods and goddesses.
He never saw the full blown blush on her face.
"Of course because that would be to easy" grinned Aphrodite.
"Show off." Percy smirked.
"Of course he is but at least he isn't a drama queen" said Poseidon and Hades.
Zeus just looked enraged but said nothing.
"Oh, I do over to it but I could not help it."
"Just like a cheating husband I know, that can't help keeping it in his pants" hissed out Hera.
Zeus looked anywhere else besides Hera.
But if you looked closely you could see Hera had a hurt expression on her cold exterior.
Naruto shrugged. He then noticed Annabeth looking from Percy to Naruto. "What? What are you thinking?"
"I wants you on my team for capture the flag" said Annabeth.
"I'm thinking," she said, "that I want the two of you on my team for capture the flag."
Silena finally sighed and shouted out "finally I am done with the chapter."
Zeus rose from his throne and boomed out "we will have end for the time being."
AN: I am so it took longer than it was suppose too. Anyways I will properly update a chapter every 2 to 1 month. because of school and class work. Oh and I am a senior this year so go seniors!