Blind date: Percy Jackson *backdated to 11/20*

[lt_blade]

With Joe's disappearance, one of the last things Sonya felt like attending was a blind date. Even if he was still here, she was still not sure about the whole thing. The last time she'd dated was when she was fifteen, and that didn't end too well either. Hell, when she was with Lance they didn't so much as date but spend time together, at best it was casual dating. The only reason she even bothered was because it was pointless for her to mope, and because...well, maybe she was being too cynical about the whole thing. It wasn't like there was anything here-besides her own stubbornness and fear of vanishing-to prevent her from starting a relationship, so what could it hurt to try.

The note said to show up at the Winchester during the evening, and to wear something green. And so, Sonya was sitting at an outside table at the Winchester a little before the sun started to set, dressed in a black, knee length skirt and dark green blouse (she figured it was nice enough for a first date, but not exactly that fancy) with her hair held back with a black headband, and waited.

If this really did turn out to be a prank, heads were going to roll.

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[percy_jackson]

With Mrs' O'Leary comfortable at my hut, I made myself presentable and trudged over to the Winchester. I still couldn't believe that I'd let Cupid talk me into it. After all, who knew better than I did how tricky the gods could be.

But then again, he was a god, and he must have had a god's ability for superhuman feats of charisma, because how else would that explain why I was going on this blind date? And maybe it was me, trying to get Alianne and Belle out of my head. How sad was that?

Maybe something would come of this. I'd made a few good friends on the Island, but it was still rather lonely, here. If Cupid could set me up with someone my age, who knew what would happen? It might be good. Worth a try, anyway.

I was told to look for a young woman wearing a black headband. There weren't too many people here. There was a woman, wearing a black headband, there was a waiter, a woman with red hair carrying a rose as she stepped into the Winchester, and...

Wait a minute. Black headband. I found myself staring at the woman. And I felt my stomach dip. She was young. She was pretty. She was also well out of my league by about five to ten years.

"I am going to _kill_ Cupid," I muttered beneath my breath.

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Sonya studied the kid as he walked over, at first thinking nothing of it. Didn't teens usually stay out late on weekends-she figured he was waiting for someone.

But she also noticed that he kept staring at her, and that he seemed dressed up.

"You waiting for someone?" She asked. Sonya felt rather ill in that she thought she knew the answer, but wanted confirmation before coming to the conclusion.

[percy_jackson]

"Um, yeah," I said, feeling extremely awkward. I'd rather be facing down an Empousa than this woman just now. But I drew myself up. "I think Cupid set us up."

I didn't finish with "on a date" because the sentence implied so much more all on its own.

"I _will_ kill him," I added.

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She stared at him a moment when it sunk in, before fighting the urge to slap her hand against her forehead.

"Jesus Christ." So this was a practical joke on both of them. He couldn't have been old enough to attend the nightclub.

"You'll have to wait in line." She said, thinking 'god, I hate gods'.

[percy_jackson]

"I'm with you there," I said. "Well, except Poseidon." I frowned. I wondered how many gods she knew.

"Okay," I said, running my hands through my hair. "Just so we're clear, this 'date' is over, right?"

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"Son, as far as this is concerned, the date never began." It was less disturbing.

She ignored the part of him saying 'except Poseidon' as far as she was concerned, all gods were a nuisance. At least the Christian/judo god never saw to but into people's lives and then leave.

"You could sit down if you want, since you're here anyway."

[percy_jackson]

I frowned a little at the phrase 'son', but I had asked.

"Thanks," I said, taking a seat, and angling it away from the table. I had walked a fair way to get here. "I'm Percy, by the way," I said, since there might as well be introductions. Then I added, "And even though it's not my fault, I'm sorry for costing you an afternoon."

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"Sonya Blade," she rested an arm on the table. "And no, it's not your fault, but it wasn't as though I had a full schedule anyway." If she did, she would've had a legitimate excuse not to show up.

It also meant that maybe she was supposed to remain single. Ah well, she'd been so for three years, she could remain that way.

[percy_jackson]

"Hmm," I said, glaring at the ground. I could picture Cupid laughing at us. It had to be one of his jokes. Take the demigod who'd faced the monster hordes of Kronos, set him up with a blind date, and remind him very pointedly _that he's only fifteen_. Yeah, he was probably laughing his wings off.

Well, I could show him, maybe.

"Seems a shame to waste the afternoon," I found myself saying. "What were you planning to do... assuming I was, like, five years older."

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Five years would've still been too young, she thought-try seven years to get close.

"Share a meal, chat." She said offhandedly. "I haven't been on a date in so long, figured I improvise."

Kinda like what she was doing right now, only she never meant for it to be this awkward.

[percy_jackson]

"Well... we could still do that, maybe," I said, looking up. "Just not as a date. Bring some of our friends. See a movie, maybe?"

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Sonya thought a moment. That would certainly be doable.

"Sounds fair.." She paused. "What sort of movie?" She never got the chance to watch many movies.

[percy_jackson]

Oh, drat! There was a fatal flaw in my plan. "Well... what sort do you like?" I was pretty sure, since we were thinking about a _not_-date, that I wouldn't want some sappy romantic comedy, but it seemed impolite to rule that out. "Uh... some action movie, maybe?"

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"Action fantasy maybe," Who knew, it might be much easier to watch in a movie instead of real life. "my own job's action packed enough, don't need any 'realistic' movie to add to it."

Actually, her career was more along the lines of 'long periods of nothing followed by shots of SNAFU.'

[percy_jackson]

"Oh, I think we can work something out," I said. Star Wars? No, everybody had seen Star Wars. Lord of the Rings? Maybe too much fantasy. Clash of the Titans? No, no, a thousand times no! Who had put that thought in there?

"You ever heard of 'Sneakers'?" I asked.

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This wasn't going anywhere, Sonya thought.

"Never heard of it, but then I haven't really seen any movies that were made after 1982." Because military training did take up a lot of time-even more if you were aiming for the Special Forces. "And most fantasy movies at the time were cheesy B-rated ones."

[percy_jackson]

I got a definite sense that it was time to stop wasting time, so I said, "Okay, if we want to show up this Cupid guy, then let's set up a movie night. Say, a week from tomorrow, in the evening? You bring your friends, I'll bring mine, and I'll see what the bookshelf has to offer. You bring the popcorn. Sound good?"

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Sonya was loath to admit that a kid was better at planning than her, but in this case he did have a better idea.

"Sounds good to me." she answered, standing up. "I've a few friends I could invite." Harry would be okay with it...she wasn't sure about Jane, but she might show up to be polite...Web, she wasn't even sure about.

[percy_jackson]

"Good," I said. "Sounds like a date, then. Except not." I gave her a smile. "That'll show Cupid."