Son of Jashin (Naruto/Percy Jackson)

Chapter 9: To The Lonely Mountain

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Zoë woke up at exactly 6:30 in the morning. Why so early? Because she had an internal clock that had been running for centuries set to activate the body at this time. However, that did not mean that every morning she woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, sometimes she was quite tired and groggy...like today.

It was because of this grogginess that the Huntress was deeply confused when she registered two small bodies clinging to her, with a small amount of pressure being applied to the top of her breasts. Uh, what exactly had happened last night? Zoë was 100% sure she hadn't slept with any of the other Hunters last night, and she had never in her immortal life slept with two Hunters at the same time, and even when she did scratch that hormonally-driven itch, she never allowed her temporary partner to use her breast as a pillow.

So what the Hades?

Zoё cracked her eyes open, registered the manes of silken raven and fiery hair, and then the cells containing the memories of last night's bonding session activated. With new energy in her veins, the Huntress opened her eyes fully...this was a really cute picture.

Clair and Percy were clinging to Zoё's right and left sides, respectively. Their hair was splayed out in all directions, and their heads were resting on top the Huntress' natural pillows. Furthering the Cute Crusade, was the fact that the two girls had their free hands clasped tightly over Zoё's stomach, and their mouths were open, quietly snoring. Each girl had a single canine poking out from their upper lip, ever so slightly.

While Zoё was much too hard-core to gush and coo at the children clinging to her, she couldn't help but smile at how peaceful Percy and Clair looked. Still, the Huntress had the morbid thought of 'how many people are they going to kill today?' If she could help it...hopefully none. But her hopes were not high.

Percy stirred. Zoё increased her grip so as to not allow the daughter of Jashin to fall onto the floorboard of the Lexus. Percy raised up with a soft yawn, that one canine still showing. Her back cracked as she raised her left arm and bent her right in order to grip the elbow. Purple eyes blearily opened, greeting Zoё with a half-lidded gaze. Percy gave a drunken smile.

"When I kill all the people, I'll kill you last."

She promptly collapsed again, flopping down on Zoё's left boob, making her wince. Although, the Huntress supposed that was as close as Percy could come to saying either good morning, or I love you. Meh, she would take what she could get, but now that she was wide-awake, it was time for the rest of the quest to get up so they could get to Mount Othrys.

Zoё gently shook the girls awake, both of them groaning at their rest being interrupted. Clair was the first one to gain full-consciousness. Those strange red eyes of hers looked around before locking onto the waking Percy, and the softly smiling Zoё.

"Good morning, Clair. Sleep good?"

"Did last night...really happen?" the daughter of Amaterasu asked. She sounded unsure, as if she thought it was all a dream. Zoё nodded.

"Yes."

"Oh." A blush spread across Clair's face. She looked angrily off to the side. "I'll go get dressed."

Before Zoё could say anything, the redhead climbed out of the car and speed-walked back to the car she had first occupied. The Huntress felt equal parts hurt, confused, and worried. Wasn't a bit of love...what Clair wanted? She was the one that asked if being held by Zoё was what having a mother felt like...that was what she wanted, right?

"Don't worry about her," Percy said. The last vestiges of sleep had yet to leave her voice, but she sounded like she knew what she was saying. "She's just prideful, and she let her emotional barrier down last night, and she's cursing herself for what she presumes to be her weakness, so she's all mad at herself...or she shat herself."