How are you supposed to feel when you learn your best friend has been lying to you?
The natural emotions are anger, betrayal, resentment. But when you've recently learned you're a demigod and now apart of the world of myths. It goes to a whole new level.
After Bobby and I left the neighborhood and made it to the station. I just sat there the whole ride to New York, while he explained how all along he knew what I was and how he's assignment was to protect me. Truth be told when he said I was his assignment
/hurt me a little. The two of have been friends for the past year and all he saw me as was an assignment?
Make matters worse he knew all along that monster were closing in on my scent, but still choose not to do anything. Wanting my father to tell me all this himself. My father. Just thinking about my dad left a hollow feeling in my gut. I prayed he was ok
/and survived the whole ordeal. Yet doubt kept creeping in dashing any hope I had. Another reason I was angry at Bobby. I asked if he stopped by my place to find me, in hopes he would know but he came straight for me instead.
"Come on man! At least say something." Bobby tries coaxing me again. To which I continued ignoring him.
"You're at acting like a child." He mumbles under his breath. Which I still heard and it only worsened my mood.
"I'm acting like a child!" I hissed turning form the window glaring at him. "I just learned that I'm the son of a living deity, and that every monster that parents make up to scare their children with actually exist. And to make matters worse my best
/friend knew what I was all along and never told me. So please forgive me goat boy if I'm not in the mood for talking." I huffed turning back to the flying scenery.
From the reflection of the window I saw Bobby looking at me sadly. "Naruto, I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner. If I had it my way you would be at camp a year ago."
"Then why not tell me?"
"Because of your dad." He answered making me wince. "Ultimately it's up to the mortal parents to decide what they want. I mean you should count yourself lucky Naruto. Not many demigods get to live in the mortal world as long as you. Some are hunted down
/when their six or seven. Frankly I'm still surprised. You give off a pretty strong scent."
I still didn't say anything back to him. Far as I was concerned my life was literally turned upside down.
"Look, I'll personally see to it if your dad is alright." Bobby said after awhile perking me up slightly.
"How will you do that?" I asked trying to keep the traces of hope out my voice.
"Chiron has a few contacts throughout the states. I'm sure he'll get some answers."
"Do.. do you think he's alive." My voice disappearing.
Feeling my friend place a comfortable hand on my shoulder I looked up. "You and I both know how much a badass your dad is. If any mortal can fight off a hellhound and live, it's him hands down." Bobby smiled.
I couldn't help but laugh at that. My dad is pretty cool.
A comfortable silence enveloped us for awhile. Bobby staring straight ahead, and me looking back out the window.
"So." I say breaking the silence. "Tell me about this camp you're taking me to. Are there any cute girls?"
"Naruto, my friend so many cute girls there you won't know that to do with yourself." Bobby laughed before explaining to me about the camp.
A couple of naps and a few hours later and we're in New York. Once there both Bobby and I decided we had enough of sitting and walked the rest of the way. By sun down was the time we made it to Long Island. Where Bobby led me through the woods until we
/came upon an archway that read Camp Half-Blood.
"Welcome Naruto, to Camp Half-Blood." Bobby does a full spin arm spread out wide. "It's good to be back home." He breaths sighing contently.
Looking around I saw multiple log cabins and people wearing orange shirts and armor running around. I even saw people selling, sharping or making weapons in a forge.
Seeing the look of bewilderment on my face Bobby chuckled. "This is like a market. Here you can buy what you need. Herbs, potions, weapons and armor. But personally I would have my stuff costume made. Stuff you see here is weapons collected during ancient
/times, and what is delivered by Lord Hermes' delivery company. This way." He leads further in with me rushing after him.
"Over there are the sables which is kept in good shape, thanks to our lovey Silena Beauregard." He points off to the right. "Here we have the lovey Starberry Fields, under protective watch by the children of Demeter. The archery range not far from it
/which is always hogged by..Well I'm sure you can guess. Over here is the amphitheater, but really the training arena." Looking down at the center I saw a bunch of people fighting each other in mock drills. Or I hoped it was because they were going
/at it like no tomorrow. I saw one person get sliced behind the knee making him fall.
"I haven't shown you everything but what do you think so far?" Bobby grins.
"I'm thinking you take this camp thing to seriously."
Before he could say anything he's interrupted by a voice behind him. "Who's this with you Bobby?" Turning around Naruto cane face to face with a girl probably a year younger than him. She was a few inches shorter than him, with princess curls blond hair
/tied in a ponytail, Stormy grey eyes that seemed to be studying him along with thinking of a thousand different things at once, and had a slight narrowish face.
"Ah, it's just you Annabeth. Naruto I would like you to meet Annabeth, daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom and battle strategy. Annabeth meet my friend Naruto."
"Hi it's nice to meet you." Holding out my hand to shake. Instead of shaking it she just looked back at Bobby.
"Determined or undetermined?"
"Which do you think." Was the reply getting her to sigh as if it was a bother.
"I take it he hasn't seen Chiron yet?"
"Nope not yet. I'm just about to take him now."
Looking back at me she smirked before saying. "Try not to die newbie." Before running off.
"You forgot to add rudeness to that list." I gritted.
After my meeting with the queen of all rudeness. Bobby took me to the Big House, where sitting in a wheelchair reading a book was a middle aged man, with brown hair and eyes a trimmed beard, wearing a reddish business jacket.
It wasn't until we where walking up the steps did he take notice of us. "Bobby glad to you that your back." The man greeted with a kind smile. "Who is this young man with you?"
"Chiron this is Naruto, the demigod I wrote to you about. Naruto this is Chiron the living legend himself. Think of every famous Greek hero in history and they've all been trianed by him." Bobby praised getting a chuckle from the man.
"I appreciate the kind words Bobby, but all I really did is just help set them on their path. Now how was your travel getting here? No trouble I hope." Chiron speaks directly to me. Making me stumble over my words. I still couldn't believe I was in Chiron's
/percence.
"Oh. I-i ..Um had some trouble along the way." I admitted.
"He was attacked by hellhounds Chiron." Hobby explained.
Chiron nods humming to himself as if in deep thought. "Anything else happen I should know about?"
I looked to Bobby my eyes conveying what I wanted to say. Seeing him nod in confirmation I went ahead and told Chiron what was on my mind.
"Chiron sir." I begin to say only for him to hold up a hand stopping me.
"Please Naruto, just call me Chiron. Being called sir makes me feel older than I am." He smiled.
"Oh I'm sorry." I apologized getting a humorous chuckle from both Chiron and Bobby. "Anyway, Bobby told me that you had contacts throughout the states. I was hoping if you'd be willing to use them to find out what happened to my dad. You see he's the
/reason I'm here today. He bought me time to escape by fighting off the hellhounds."
Chiron immediately gained a serious expression from the kind fatherly one a few seconds ago. "My boy you have my word I'll do e everything in my power to find out. I swear on the Styx." Thunder boomed in the distance sealing the promise.
Relief flooded through me at his words. Hopefully soon I would know that fate of my dad. "Thank you Chiron." Who nods.
"Now I assume that Bobby here has showed you our camp?"
"Yes si- I mean yea he showed me around a little."
"And has he explained to you about clsiming?"
"No he didn't. What's a claiming." Looking between the two.
"Well Naruto, a claiming is when your godly parent does exactly what it means. They acknowledge their child that way we know what cabin to put them in."
"Does everyone get claimed." I said rather curious. However judging by the sad expressions on both their faces answerey question.
"Sadly no. The gods have so many children themselves that they can't remember them all, those we do find end up staying in Hermes cabin. As the god or travelers he welcomes all demigods in his cabin. Then there are those out in the human world who don't
/get claimed. In a way they're lucky." Chiron said.
"How are they lucky?"
This time it was Bobby who answered me. "Naruto even before getting claimed demigods posses a strong scent. Getting claimed by your parents only increases that scent."
"Have you ever had demigods here claimed right away?"
"Yes we have. Both Athena and Aphrodite claim their children as soon as they make it to camp." Chiron answered.
That was good at least. Means that there were gods that cared about their children, even if it was only two of them.
"What does a claiming look like." Before either one of them could answer a bright yellow glow appears over me. Above my head was a shining yellow sun that last about another minute before disappearing.
"That is a claiming." Chiron said. Then officially welcomed me with a smile. "Welcome to Camp Half-Blood Naruto, son of Apollo, godof the sun, archery, music and prophecy."