Naruto had to say, this was the most fun he had in ages. They had pulled down the car's windows and the fresh air of the afternoon was a pure bliss. The car radio was blasting Mr Brightside by the killers, Percy's favorite band. A pleasant conversation was happening in the car, Sally was intently listening to the boys summary of their school year, laughing at some of the pranks they pulled and wincing when Naruto decided to sing one of the poems Mr Brunner had made them practice during "Poems time". At the thought of Mr Brunner, Percy's look turned sour. Naruto who was sitting behind him put a hand on his shoulder.

-"You know, when he said that it was going to get harder for you at Yancy he wasn't talking about your grades" he said with a reassuring smile.

Percy smiled too. Sally noticed the interaction but decided not to comment. They arrived at the cabin at around seven pm. They spent around fifteen minutes cleaning it thanks to a very energetic Naruto who seemed to be thrilled to be there with them. After that, Naruto and Percy went outside to run around the beach, while Sally stayed behind to get started on dinner.

- "Thanks for this you know" said Naruto when they sat down on rocks near the water to hear the wave crash against each others. "Its the first time someone invited over".

Percy looked at him, disbelief in his eyes.

- "No way dude" he said in a laugh, "Everyone at school wanted to be your friend, you're really cool so this can't be your first invitation stop messing with me"

Naruto smiled. Percy came to a stop. He knew this smile. His mother always wore it when things were difficult. It was the smile of someone who had been screwed over again and again, and had finally accepted his fate. Percy hated that smile, it made people look old, among other things.

- "I told you about Charlie Gomez right ?" Asked Naruto in a tired voice.

- "yeah the guy you beat up at your last school right ?" Asked Percy with worry. Naruto continued.

- "I had been at that school for three years you know, I didn't have any friends but people were kind toward me".

Percy swallowed and paid attention. Naruto was opening up to him. Naruto had never opened up like that before, never.

- "There was this kid, Charlie Gomez. He came to me one day and we played together. Soccer, we played soccer. It...it was great he was a few months older than me because I was born in october, but we became friends immediatly. It was all fine, until one day we had sneaked into the gymnase of the school, to climb the wall without any protections. Charlie had slipped... He... He was going to die..."

Percy took a long breath. Naruto wasn't crying, but his eyes were glowing with a very cold blue. He waited for him to continue.

- "Grace had told me never to show them to anyone, my powers. But I had to... I mean if you can do something then you have to do it right? So i did it. I saved him. You should have seen his face... The fear... The hate. It was like we were never friends. He ran out and told the whole school. There weren't any proof but the others believed him. They believed that I was a monster"

Naruto said the word with such venom that Percy shifted uncomfortably on his rock.

- "They started tormenting me, taunting me, calling me names, nothing, demon, even the teachers were weary of me. It was hell. And then one fateful day, Charlie Gomez went too far. It was a open doors day, and Grace had came to talk with the teachers about me. When they saw her... they started laughing. They called her a witch, the demon's mother". Naruto's voice became a shade darker. " Charlie, he...he made a joke about calling the police so that they could burn her at a stake and I just lost it. I... I realise now that maybe I was just looking for a reason to beat him up. So I did. They thought I was a monster so I was going to show them what I really was. And as I was punching his face, I felt... Good. It felt... right"

Percy shivered. The air was colder and the weather seemed really angry for some reason. As if the sea and the sky were in a all out brawl. Percy then turned to Naruto and Gasped. Naruto had a small smile on his face, a smirk. His eyes weren't blue anymore, they were red. A angry red with feline like slits for pupils.

- "what what's wrong ?" Asked Naruto in a curious voice, the heavy atmosphere lifting it self and the air growing a bit warmer.

- "he's not aware of it" thought Percy to himself. "Nothing" He added loudly when he saw Naruto's eyes go back to blue.

- "Dinner is ready" suddenly came the voice of Sally, interromping anything Naruto was about to say. They got up and got ready to leave when Percy grabbed Naruto by the shoulder

- "I'm your best friend" he said with a smile. "I will never turn on you, because I know what it feels like to be the freak of service, so if you ever need to talk, I'll be there to listen".

Naruto smiled and they made their way back up to Sally who was waiting for them with a smile on her face. They ate dinner on a table outside on the sand and they were careful not to leave anything because as Sally had very seriously said "the beach has to stay clean". After they were done cleaning up, they went back where Naruto and Percy had been sitting and they lit a small fire, Sally telling them stories about Percy's father.

- "He came into my life just as fast as he left", she said with a sad smile.

- "But he saw me as a baby, right?" Asked Percy with hope.

- "No, he left before he even knew you were coming along, and... I never saw him again after that".

- "He left you alone to deal with me ?" Muttered Percy in a disbelieving tone. "He abandonned you ?"

Naruto decided to stay silent, he had no rights to voice his opinion on this, he instead looked to Sally who seemed to be gathering the courage to answer.

- "I knew what I was getting myself into when I got together with your father". Said Sally in a firm voice. "I knew straight from the begining that he was special, and that our time together was going to be short, but it was the happiest i ever was and he left me the greatest gift ever Percy, you."

Percy smiled. He had seen the sincerity in her eyes. He didn't ruin her life, she was happy she had him. They kept on talking until around ten pm.

- "You better sleep right away", said Sally with a smile as the boys got into the bed they were going to share. "We're going surfing tomorrow and we have to get up early to catch the best waves".

Naruto beamed. He had never set foot on a surfboard in his life. He was pretty excited about it. When he closed his eyes after Sally left to sleep in the next room, he dreamed of him riding the waves like a pro with people cheering his name. That was until his dream turned into a nightmare. He was on a beach, and Percy was next to him, but it looked like Percy couldn't see him. Infront of them, the waves were crashing violently agaisnt the rocks and lightning was lighting up the sky. Then they appeared. An eagle, and a horse, who seemed to be fighting. The eagle was trying to pierce the horses eyes with its enormous claws, while the horse was trying to bash the eagles wings with it's powerful legs. Then a gut wrenching laugh resonated, it seemed to be coming from down below. Naruto then felt someone violently pulling his shoulder and he was jerked of his dream to look into the eyes of Sally Jackson who looked scared out of her mind.

- "Naruto wake up we have to go" she said in a fearful tone.

- "what? What the hell is going on here?" Asked Naruto. He got up and frowned. "What the heck is that loud noise?"

- "The weather is getting worse, you guys ditched me !" Answered a new voice.

- "Grover ?!" Half yelled Percy after his mom woke him up too. "What the hell are you doing here ?"

- "doesn't matter, Sally we have to go ?" Replied Grover who seemed be walking normally but with a certain "hop" in his step.

Percy got up from the bed and looked at Grover.

- "WOAH WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOUR LEGS ?" Screamed Percy after getting a look at Grover.

- "Language" Came the voice of Sally who was getting her purse from the other room.

Naruto looked over and saw that Grover from the waist down had the legs of a...mutton.

- "Dude you're half-sheep ?" Asked Naruto while putting on his T-shirt.

- "Goat !" Bleated Grover with anger. "More precisely a satyr, and I got to tell you most of us would trample you for what you just said".

Naruto shrugged. They made their way out of the cabin in the chaotic weather. They were aready abord the camaro when Naruto realised something

- "How do you guys know each other?" He asked to Grover and Sally.

- "we don't" answered Sally. "I knew someone was watching over Percy, but I didn't know who".

- "Sally would you please go faster" politely asked Grover with a worried tone. He turned around and his eyes widened in fear. "He's getting closer"

- "what-the-hell-is-that ?" Muttered Percy who was sitting next to Grover.

Naruto who was sitting next to Sally on the front turned around. Behind them, dissimulitated by the heavy fog of the storm like weather, two red eyes were coming in fast behind them, the eyes seemed to be suspended in the air at around 8 feet from the ground. Naruto focused his eyes and saw that it seemed to be a very tall and large man, with bull horns and other bull features from the waist down. Naruto knew he had seen this "thing" somewhere before.

- "Is that a..." Started Percy.

- "...Pasiphae's son percy don't pronounce its name" interrupted Sally.

- "we're not just driving around and hoping to lose it in a corner or something right...?" Inquired Naruto. "I mean it's catching up to us, and catching up fast".

- "don't worry we're going somewhere" answered Sally while turning suddenly the wheel, hoping on the road to long island. "Percy, we're going somewhere, somewhere you'll be safe. I've never wanted this day to come but it has, there, you'll learn everything you need to learn about all of this, you too Naruto".

- "what do you mean ?"

- "you're like Percy Naruto" said Grover with a small smile. "In more ways than you realise".

- "Oh this is about what you and Mr Bruner were talking about" realised Naruto.

suddenly, Sally took a hard right and they hoped of the road on a mountain trail, which seemed had a sign that said: strawberry farm ahead.

- "we're close, very close just a little more" pleaded Sally. But the minotaure was closer than ever.

- "Mom..."

But Percy didn't get to finish his sentence because the car was suddenly bashed away by a single hit from the charging Minotaur. The car did three barrel rolls before stopping upside down close to a hill that had an enormous pine tree on top of it.

- "you guys ok ?" Yelled Naruto as he pulled a coughing Sally out of the car. He himself was bleeding from a cut on his forhead, and had a slight dizziness, other than that, he was pretty lucid.

Percy groaned and pulled Grover out the car. He seemed unconscious, but kept muttering about food. Percy let out a breath he didn't know he held and nodded to Naruto.

- "Percy follow your mother, she said we have to get across the hill, behind the pine tree". Said Naruto as he lifted a surprisingly light Grover. "Go, we're right behind you".

They moved away from the car as quickly as they could, and started the climb of the hill, all under the angry stare of the minotaur who bent forward, and ran toward them in a powerful charge, just to hit the car again and send it tumbling elsewere.

- "He relies heavily on smell said Sally" in a tired voice. "He must think we're still in the car because of the smell of blood inside, but it won't last long".

Just as she finished her sentence, the Camaro blew up like a firework during the fourth of july. The Minotaur then sniffed the air and turned in their direction.

- " we have to move faster". Said Sally as she picked up the pace. " You guys have to get across the tree"

- "what about you ?" Asked percy with a frown. "You're coming with us right?"

- "I can't Percy" answered Sally. "I'm not like you, I can't get across"

- "No we're going" stubbornly said Percy while grabbing her hand.

- "Percy..."

- "I said we're all going" interrupted Percy with force.

- "GET DOWN !" Yelled the voice of Naruto.

They didn't think twice and threw themselves to the ground, the Minotaur flew above them at high speed and crashed into the giant pine tree who whistood the assault like it was nothing. The Minotaur turned toward them, his bull face snarling and his enormous nostrills seemed to be overflowing with air, trying to find their scent.

- "We have to get it to move from here" said Naruto as he switched from carrying Grover on his shoulder to carrying him bridal style.

- " we get it to charge and we jump out of the way. It can't turn when it's charging". Said Sally as she got in position.

Naruto was impressed at how well she was handling the situation. He didn't to show it but he himself had no idea what to do. The Minotaur let out a roar and got ready to charge.

- "hold..." Said Sally as the Minotaur came running toward them. "Hold... Hold... NOW !"

They jumped out of the way and the Minotaur went tumbling down the hill back to where the Camaro was burning

- "Gabe is going to kill me" said Percy when he saw the state the car was in.

- "Don't think about him now" yelled Sally. "Go now, get to the other side of the tree"

Naruto and Percy made a break for it and got to the other side of the tree. On the other side of the woods, they saw lights, of what seemed to be a camp or something. Suddenly, a loud roar came from behind them and they turned around to see that the Minotaur had managed to come back up, and was seething with fury. Naruto made sure to leave Grover on the other side of the tree and tried to go rescue Sally, Percy in tow.

- "No, stay there" yelled Sally with an air of finality. "He's after you, if he can't get to you he'll leave".

But the Minotaur as if to prove her wrong turned toward her and charged. Sally jumped out of the way again, but this time, the Minotaur extended an arm and managed to bash her away.

- "MOM/MRS JACKSON" simultaneously yelled Percy and Naruto.

They looked helplessly as the Minotaur grabbed her by the throat and started strangling her.

- "let yourself go"

Naruto blinked.

- "stay behind the tree" screamed Sally.

The Minotaur squeezed her throat one last time before she disapeared in a pile of golden dust.

Percy screamed with rage and charged the Minotaur, Naruto running after him. The minotaur was ready for him and tried to flatten him with a heavy punch but Percy jumped over him in a show of gymnastics that Naruto didn't knew him capable of. He landed on the Minotaur's back who started jerking around, which led to Percy grabbing his horns to hang on.

A loud ripping noise resounded and Percy went flying from the back of the Minotaur, his left horn in hand. Percy hit the tree really hard and fell on the ground, semi-conscious.

- "Percy, are you ok?" Asked Naruto with worry. Percy gave no response.

The Minotaur seemed to be getting angrier by the minute. The beast was growing taller and bigger as if his anger was giving him new powers.

- "we're done for" said Naruto with a defeated look. The only way to win was for him to get himself and Percy behind the tree. But with Minotaur new power-ups it was impossible. Unless...

- "I'll distract him Percy" said Naruto as he started channeling his energy. "You get to the other side of the tree". Percy was trying really hard to get up but he's back was really hurting and felt wet.

Naruto looked at the Minotaur who had positioned himself infront of him. He let out a snarled and ran toward the beast who took a step back as if he was surprised by such a daring prey. Naruto jumped above him and did a flip. It worked in his favour because the Minotaur was exclusively paying attention to him, leaving Percy time to get behind the tree.

- "Yes, go now Percy get..."

Naruto was silenced by the heaviest punch he ever felt. He went flying accross at least fifteen meters before hitting a small tree. He was in pain. He could barely see and he felt blood dripping from his mouth, and his body trembling under the force of such a blow.

- "Yep I'm definetly going to die here" he muttered when he saw the Minotaur slowly walking toward him. Naruto closed his eyes. He hoped that Percy had heard him and had gotten to safety behind the tree. He thought about Sally Jackson, the nicest adult he had ever met apart from Grace and Mr Brunner. She was dead now. He thought about Grace, who he'll never see again, he thought about her face full of tears over his dead body, he thought of the sorrow that it would cause her. He opened his eyes, pain was replaced by anger. Resignation was replaced by determination. Cold blue eyes, were replaced by red fiery eyes.

- "Let yourself go" muttered the voice with a cruel tone.

Naruto woke up. He looked around. It was dime, as if the room where he was was lit by a fire. He felt water under him.

- "Sewer ?" He thought. No. He had visited the sewers on a school trip and they had a particular smell. You couldn't miss it.

- "you up pipsqueak" came a loud gruff voice.

Naruto shivered then turned around. He froze. He was looking at the biggest animal he had ever seen. It was a fox, with big red eyes and orange fur.

That thing was easily fifty meters tall. It's claws were as big as trees and his fangs seemed sharper that the sharpest sword. And it talked.

- "what the hell are you ?" Asked Naruto while taking several step back. That's when he finally noticed the cage between him and the fox. It had a seal plastered in the middle, with japanese written on it.

- "come on Naruto-kun" said the giant fox with the most feral of grins. "Is it how you welcome me ? You are after all my host, you should be kinder to me"

- "what do you mean host ?" Asked Naruto, this time taking a step forward. "Where am I ? Did you bring me here ? Let me go !

- " No I didn't bring you here" answered the fox with three raised claws, as if he was numbering the questions. " you're in the seal right now, and if you want to go, you just have to wake up".

- "wake up you say" repeated Naruto in a disbelieving tone. What was this fox talking about ? Seal ? As far as he new there wasn't a seal on him. But he could worry about that later, right now he had to go and help Percy.

- "Careful when you wake up tho" said the fox while putting his paws under his head to lie down more comfortably. "The "other" you as left quite a mess over there. Poor Minotaur"

- "what ?" Asked Naruto before he was jerked from the seal and came back to his sense.

He blined twice. He's shirt was torned and his knuckles were bloody. The forest around them looked devastated and the sun was starting to get up.

- "Naruto..." Muttered a weak voice behind him. He turned around and saw Percy on his knees behind him. He was panting heavily and the back of his T-shirt was covered in blood.

- "where's the Minotaur ?" Asked Naruto trying to turn to walk toward Percy. He yelped and fell on his knees. He's whole body was hurting, as if he had just gone through the most intense training routine ever conceived.

- "you don't remember ?" Inquired Percy with worry and a bit of fear in his eyes.

- "No" simply said Naruto. He managed to get to Percy and put his arms over his shoulder. Together they made their way back up the hill with all the strength that they had left and they collapsed just behind the big pine tree.

- "Naruto", said Percy as he started slipping into inconsciousness. "Thanks for saving me"

- "Anytime" answered Naruto with a frown, because he was unaware of what he had done.

Just as he himself was starting to lose consciousness again, he saw two blurry figures walking toward him. One seemed really tall and had the the legs of the horse on the way down.

- "please don't be bad guys" he muttered as he fainted.

The two figures hurried over them and looked at the two inconscious teens.

- "Chiron look" said one of the figures with the voice of a girl. She was pointing to the broken horn in Percy's hand. "They defeated it, a Minotaur"

- "they fought bravely" said the second figure known as Chiron. He bent down and picked up Naruto and Percy in each of his arms. "Let's get them some help, quick."

- "Is one of them the "one" ?"

- "shush Annabeth" answered Chiron. " Let's not tempt the dames of fate shall we ?"

Here is chapter number three, please enjoy and leave a review about what you think about it.

Lunkman.