Naruto sat on a hill near the area designated for the game of capture the flag that was currently in progress, listening out for the clashes of metal.

"You cannot possibly tell me you can grasp the situation just by listening." Chiron commented next to him. "Can you?"

"They say that when you lose one sense the others work overtime to compensate."

"Do they?"

"Metal clash." Chiron had to strain his ears to hear the low ding. "Low, quiet sound followed by a small thunk. I would guess spear hitting a shield." Chiron looked over to the forest.

"So is it somewhat like radar?"

"Hm?"

"Giving you a picture, of sorts."

"No, of course not. That only happens in comic books. I don't see anything, I just use sound to judge distance from objects."

"Like a bat?"

"Something like that. Oh, near miss from the Apollo Councilor. There was a low thwip but no wet shlick."

"Well color me impressed." Mr. D grunted, sipping on his diet Coke. "You doing sports next?"

"You are a surprisingly unlikeable person, Mr. D."

"Thank you."

"Wait." Chiron interjected. "How did you know it was the Apollo Councilor?"

"Lucky guess"

"Oh, it seems that Clarisse has confronted young Percy."

"Nice knowing him."

"Mr. D, I doubt Clarisse would do something so drastic. Right Naruto?"

"Ten bucks says she guts him."

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"Clarisse's angry." Naruto commented as he heard the daughter of Ares roar.

"So I can tell. Does she often roar like that?" Chiron raised an eyebrow.

"Well no. Only when she's angry. Or annoyed. Or irritated. Or bored. Or excited. Or hungry. Or-"

"So that's a yes, then?" Mr. D deadpanned.

"Yeah."

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"Clarisse has gotten a new tattoo." Chiron commented disapprovingly.

"Really? Where?"

"Upper back."

"What's this, her third one?"

"Fourth. I can't quite make it out, it's covered by her tank top. It looks like a bird. There are definitely some wings there."

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"Oh my, wherever did that mysterious tidal wave come from, knocking Clarisse down and instantly healing Percy?" Naruto deadpanned, turning his masked eyes to a mildly sweating Chiron.

"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about." The centaur would never admit it, but he was glad the blonde couldn't see him squirm.

"Of course you don't" Naruto turned back to the forest. "You can stop squirming now."

Gods dammit.

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"And now a hellhound?" Mr. D commented.

"We should go and help the students.

"Relax Chiron. The game is still on and we are forbidden from interfering." The god conjured another can in his hand. "Diet Coke?"

"I'll take one." Naruto grabbed the can Mr. D handed to him. "But don't you have regular."

"Shut up brat."

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"It'll be happening any moment." Naruto said.

"What makes you say that?"

"He's killing the hound as we speak, and for someone like his father… well, it will help with something, I guess. Ego boost, maybe?"

"That's the last thing he needs." Mr. D muttered lowly.

A silence fell upon the field after the hellhound dispersed into golden dust.

"It's happening right now, isn't it?"

"Yup. You were right."

"Poseidon." Chiron said simply. "Earthshaker. Father of Horses. All hail Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God." The silence was overwhelming.

"I'm noticing a distinct lack of hailing."

"They're just in shock." Chiron turned back to them. "How did you know, by the way?"

"It was pretty obvious. The signs were all there, but the eyes were especially telling."

"Didn't you tell me you didn't have radar vision? How did you know what color his eyes are?"

"I had Lacy describe him to me."

"Oh."

"Never underestimate Lacy. She may be ridiculously cute, but she's deadly."

"And how do you know she's cute."

"I had Clarisse describe her to me."

"So those were her words?"

"I'll never tell."

"You mean she'll kill you if you do."

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The gods always gathered to watch game. It was a great honor to the one whose children won, and to those whose cabins aided.

So you could hear a pin drop as the glowing trident appeared over Percy's head. Well, a pin accompanied by the sound of thunder in the background.

"POSEIDON!" Zeus's eyes sparked as he jumped up from his seat and glared at his brother. "What is the meaning of this?"

"And what does it look like, brother?"

"You broke the vow."

"Oh, and you're one to talk, brother dear. Or have you forgotten your daughter the pine tree?"

"Idiots, the both of you." Hades muttered from his seat. He was never sure why he came to these meetings when he didn't have children to watch compete.

"You shut up! We all know you have those two hidden away."

"They were born before the vow!"

The other gods had started to ignore the familiar argument. All except Ares, who was egging them on and hoping an actual fight would ensure, and Hera, who had started glaring at her husband when his infidelity was mentioned, like every time.

Athena rolled her eyes and turned to Artemis, who had a bored expressions on her face. Demetra was glaring at Hades for taking her daughter away, and Hephaestus was tinkering with something metallic and probably dangerous. Hermes was splitting his attention between his father and uncles, the game, and his magical phone.

"Have you found anything out, Apollo?"

"Until I know how he lost his sight I won't be able to figure out if I can fix it. Let alone how."

"I see." Aphrodite frowned. "Thank you for trying." She felt a small hand on hers and gave a small smile to Hestia, who was sitting next to her.

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I liked writing the little moments with the peanut gallery commenting on the game. It reminded me a little bit of some sports commentators crossed with Statler and Waldorf.

Yeah, definitely decided on a pairing for Aphrodite.