Naruto was wrong. It could get much worse. Not long after they arrived at camp. Naruto had a bunch of swords pointed at him.
Had a bunch of questions fired at him and thrown in a cell. It was actually a room in the basement, but you get the jest of it.
He was currently watching the freaking paint dry bored out of his mind. Two weeks he had been stuck in this stupid room. Naruto was only allowed out to use the bathroom and shower.
Annabeth had taken it upon herself to bring him food and be a source of entertainment for him. When she wasn't busy pleading his case to the camp, they would just sit around and talk. Mostly about his life, the worlds he been to and what his mother and
the rest of the gods were like.
They would even play chess or whatever board game she brought in with her. While he did enjoy the time they spent together. It still didn't change the fact he was held prisoner.
The campleader, or co-leader Chiron has continuously question Naruto every time he entered the room. And every time the annoyed elf answered truthfully and honestly.
Yawning from slight tiredness, Naruto heard the door open. Standing there was Annabeth with her hands behind her back smiling. She was wearing a camp tee, blue shorts and some flops.
"Any good knews Beth?"
"What makes you think there's good news." Annabeth schools her features.
"You were smiling as you came in. So either you built something that got some high praise, or I'm free to go where I want." He summarized.
Annabeth rolls her eyes somewhat amused. "Yes you can leave, but not without an escort."
"You're to be my escort?" He said dryly.
"You gotta a problem with that?" She arches a brow.
"Not at all. Besides I enjoy your company." Naruto stands dusting himself off. He overheard her say something about boys but chose not to comment.
"So where are we headed then?"
She shrugged. "Figure I would take you by the Athena cabin. Some of my siblings want to meet you, and you wanted to know more about Greek history." Leading him out the basement and the big house.
It was midday out, the sun blinding him slightly from being inside for so long.
"Damn you Sol!" The elf cursed.
"Who?" Annabeth looks at him confused.
"Sol: Norse goddess of the sun."
"Oh!" She nods in understanding. "We have a sun god also. He's called Apollo, there's his cabin over there." She points.
Looking in that direction he saw a yellow cabin that appeared to be glowing in the sun.
"Flashy." He dully said.
Annabeth giggles a little only to stop at hearing the strange sound. "Erm. Everyone thinks that." Clearing throat.
Naruto knew better by now not to tease Annabeth about it. She didn't like to be considered girly or a stereotypical blonde girl.
He made the mistake of saying a blonde joke to her while she polished her knife. A mistaking he would never make again. Just the mere thought of what happened made him shiver.
"Anyway come on. You probably want your weapons back." Pulling him along.
"No one tried touching them did they?" He panicked. Those were his babies. The axe a gift from his aunt and the bow from his mother.
"No I kept them safe for you. You're lucky to by the way. Chiron wanted the Hephaestus cabin to take them apart for studying."
A cold sweat ran down his back at the prospect of losing his weapons. "Thanks Beth." He whispered softly.
"Don't mention it." She knew how much he's weapons meant to him.
When they made it to the Athena cabin, Annabeth opened the door for him. Walking inside he saw that it was completely empty of her siblings. Only the walls were shelves full of books and scrolls, tables completely covered with weapons and battle plans.
"Guess they're still doing their activities around camp. Anyway here is all you need to know about hour history." Annabeth said leading him over to the far shelve with old scrolls.
"My mother likes to keep records of everything that happened back then."
"Let me guess. So you can learn from past heroes about their achievements and flaws." Taking one of the scrolls he handed her only to cruse.
"What's wrong?"
"This scroll is in Greek. I can't read it." He frowns.
"Oops. My bad, I meant to teach it to you while you were still in the basement." She apologized. "Well we can start with basics now." She heads off, only to be stopped.
"Stand still." Naruto told her placing a cold hand to her head. He quickly mutters something in elvish again. A faint glow emanated from his hand before dying out.
"What did you just do?" She asked curiously.
"Transfer spell. Forbidden magic where I come from. I plucked from your brain everything you know about the Greek and Latin languages."
Annabeth stares at him surprised and a little jealous. Until she fully processed what he said.
"You went around in my head!" She spat glaring at him. Her grey eyes burning with cold fury.
Knowing that he was treading on some very thin ice, Naruto raised his hands in surrender.
"I promise you, I only went for the information and languages. I swear." He begged.
Her glad didn't lessen in the slightest. "Prove. It!" She growled.
At first he thought about swearing by Odin's beard, but realized that wouldn't help here.
"I swear on the Styx that I didn't take anything else." Thunder boomed in the distance sealing the oath.
When nothing happened to him. Annabeth still glaring at him sat down across from him. "Don't ever do that again."
Mirroring her action, Naruto nodded, but couldn't help but feel that he just made a huge leap backwards with her. Something that deeply saddened him. Annabeth was the first true friend he had in a long time.
Trying to ignore the awkward tense silence that had befallen them. The son of Freya cleared his throat and went to reading.
For the next passing hours the two children of war sat there, while Naruto went through scroll after scroll. Learning more about the heroes of old, and the so called protectors of humanity.
When he was finished with the last scroll he felt only one thing. Disgust. The gods of Olympus weren't protectors but basically immortal dictators, who were easily offended and toke their angry out on mortals.
Gods were supposed to be wise and benevolent to their subjects. Not act like children and throw curses or turn people into animals. Sure he's gods weren't prefect either, but at least they were humbled enough to know when they're wrong.
Hera, the so called goddess of family and marriage. Caused Hercules to be driven mad and slaughter his wife and daughters. Responsible for the death of Dionysus mother. No so called god who lords over such domains should case damage to them.
Zeus the god of honor and justice. Where's the honor and justice in having his way with women against their will? Like Kallisto, a followe of Artemis his so called favorite daughter. Yet that didn't stop him from having her.
Artemis was no better. She claims to be the protector of women, yet she still unleashed her anger on the undeserving party turning her into a bear. She was even a hypocrite allowing a man to join her hunters afterward.
Annabeth's mother Athena. While she was wise, she still attacked like a child at times. Cursed a flute because she couldn't handle being made fun of. Which in turn got an innocent man killed by Apollo. And Arachne. Yes Athena gave the prideful woman a
chance in redemption. That still didn't give her the right to beat her within a inch of life in front of people.
Aphrodite. A goddess of who shares the same domains as his mother. Naruto was truly disappointed in her most of all. Now was his mother a faithful wife? Of course she wasn't, but she was still loving towards her husband and always went back to him.(even
if he was currently missing)
Aphrodite however wasn't any of that. To him it seemed she couldn't wait to spread her legs for a man that wasn't her husband. Having an affair with Ares literally the next day. She too had a easily wounded pride. Cursing women who offended her, or were
said to be more beautiful. Like Psyche and Smyrna.
The list went on and on. These weren't gods but grown children.
He told Annabeth as such when she asked his opinion. They were the only ones in cabin since it was dinner time.
Annabeth glances nervously around them. As if expecting a god to show out of nowhere.
"You really need to be careful with what you say about the gods Naruto. They don't like it when they're disrespected." She warned still looking around.
"That's what I'm talking about!" Throwing his hands up. "Getting trashed talked and disrespected is apart of life. My gods know that they're are people in the nine-worlds that don't respect them, but you don't see them going around cursing or killing."
Annabeth still looked troubled though. Prompting him to sigh.
"Look Annabeth. What's the point of life if you can't say what's on your mind, because you're living in fear of what the gods will do? Don't you feel the slightest bit angry at them? Sure they've done something to you that made you question them."
Annabeth didn't say anything. She didn't have to say anything to him. He's been around her long enough to notice a few things. Like how her eyes quickly darted towards the tree on the hill.
"Come now Beth." He couraged. "You're the daughter of wisdom. Wisdom sometimes comes from expressing ones opinion. I'm sure your mother expresses hers all the time."
Subtlety she nodded as if afraid of being caught doing something she shouldn't.
"See! That wasn't so hard was it.?" He expressed smiling.
"Tell me what they did that made you angry. Tell me one and I'll do the same. It'll be a back and forth thing." He suggested.
His friend nods after some thought. They spent the rest of dinner discussing about what the gods did that angered them.
All the while Naruto wondered if he should tell her his true reason for being on Midgard.