Yellow Fish, Blue Fish ~Clare~

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"Clare. The Neptune Girl." Jason said again. He had heard of her before, a lot of people had. Big three kids were just known at camp. Possibly because they had the possibility of having powers comparable to a nuclear blast. Jason had to give it to Cupid. This was one of the few girls he had not yet inflicting with his charismatic hotness. Still, he had to get ready for tonight. His suit was laid out on his bed. He ordered it off some magazine that he constantly gets mailed to him. It costs him around a thousand dollars. Expensive to some but not to a previous child star who still had three point two million dollars sitting in a bank account gathering interest. Jason stood over the bathroom sinking, finishing up shaving. Soon his face was smooth. He smiled at himself, making sure his teeth were still celebrity white. The new toothpaste he had been using was really adding a nice shine to his teeth. He walked over to his bed and stared at the suit. It had a white button shirt with a black vest, red tie, black jacket and slacks. He also had a nice pair of dress shoes to go along with it.

He put on his suit, which was still second nature to him after all the Oscar award shows he had to go to. He only managed to receive two in his short career. Two for best male leads. They were in a box somewhere. After the managers "tragedy", as the press liked to say, Jason received a notice saying all his and Ethans stuff was stored away in the listed below storage unit. Payments were still begin taken out of his account for the palce. It will be interesting to see what all was in there after he leaves the legion. Though, he'll probably wait an extra year to take Ethan along with him. As Jason finished up getting ready he looked at himself in the mirror. His hair was still a mess so he grabbed the closest comb and combed it down. His usually blonde hair was a darker color since it was still winter outside, soon his naturally bright blonde hair will return. With a final overview check of his appearance Jason left his barrack.

As he walked along the roads filled with market stalls he stopped. He should probably get Clare something. He remembered a few of his friends joking about how the Naptune kids loved their saltwater taffy. Jason got a bag full and also bought a red rose to give Clare. Even if he was a flirt he still had a mature side. Besides, it was Valentines day. A day where all the single women wish for a special gift from a special someone. He continued walking to the event. He waited outside for Clare, that way he could walk her in. They had two choices, dancing and eating for tonight. They could do both but Jason would let his date decide. If she was hungry they could eat first, if she wanted to let out some nervous energy they would dance first.

As Jason waited for Clare he ran through some of the medical files he had completed earlier that day. His mature side overtaking the fun loving side of Jason. To put it simply you had flirty Jason and mature Jason, both were fun though. Mature Jason was the one commonly found in the infirmary treating people. Flirty Jason was usually the one getting hit on the head for being an idiot. He didn't want to ruin this girls night so that was why he decided to be fun, yet mature Jason.

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notes: Clare!!

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It was a party! Yay! This was by far some of Clare’s more favored activities around here. Which probably wasn’t saying a whole lot considering the majority of activities here involved fighting people and working up a serious sweat doing other sorts of training. Not her cup of chamomile (or, chai, yum) tea whatsoever. But this was more like it. Fancy outfits, dancing, and what she at least imagined would be tasty food too. And everyone would be in high spirits. Either that or she would make it her personal mission to make sure they were. As she usually did pretty much every day of her existence. After all, there was more to life than fighting, and she wanted to make sure that everyone here knew that.

And so far she knew at least Maddi was in a pretty good mood. Considering she’d just finished bothering her for every sort of fashion help she could get. After all, she had to look nice, and who better to turn to than Maddison Petroski? And after all, Cupid seemed to have smiled down on her and matched her up with one of the well-known for being really cute guys here! So naturally, she wanted to look her best. So Maddi had helped her pick out really cute dress a few days ago in New Rome and just earlier helped with schooling her through the intricacies of makeup. Clare had made a few mental notes, as she had to admit, the look always looked good on Maddi, so maybe she could take a leaf out of her book more often than just fun little parties.

The only issue, she had to admit, was that there was no twirlability to this dress. In English, if she spun around in a circle, it didn’t do a whole lot. Which was probably just as well that she wasn’t tempted to, given the fact that she was in heels and twirling was generally considered more on the childish side. She still stuck with the fact that it was a lot of fun. Either or, plucked a little at the pink and red dress to make sure it was sitting right, then dug in her little Disney Princess jewelry box for just the right earrings. Ah, perfect. She used the little mirror in the jewelry box to put on the pearl earrings and then smiled at herself. Ohhh, this was going to be so much fun!

She straightened up and gave her bunk one more cursory look over as though that might be of some help. And also for help that only Clare could possibly understand, if even she did, she hopped a few times on the balls of her feet – not an easy task in heels! – before setting off out of the barracks to the event location. A fun little song started playing in her head, which was really quite normal, as she all but skipped along. Formal, she was supposed to be formal. Even though that really wasn’t going one hundred percent well. Ah well. She was Clare. Her reputation alone gave her reason to not have to act totally formal.

Oh, and there he was! The rumors about him were true. Though she’d seen him in training every once in again – he was really great with a bow! – but she’d never seen him in a suit. And he pulled it off quite well! She raised her hand a little too enthusiastically and quickly changed to a little more subtle a wave than flinging her arm about. “Hey, Jason! Wow, you look really good,” she said brightly as she walked up. “Really looking forward to this. Going to be such a fun night, don’t you think?” Her eyes grew wide when she noticed something though. “Oh my goooods, is that taffy?” and a really pretty rose too. Her ADHD kicked in yet again though. “So, shall we?” She gave him one of her usual bright smiles.

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Word Count: 660
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Other: Look at her super-cute jewelry box!

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It was hard to miss someone who waved at you like a madman for a second. He couldn't deny it was a tad bit amusing, but yet cute. She tried to block the excited wave with a more subtle one. Jason smiled at the approaching blonde and, wow! She looked amazing. The red and pink dress looked very good on her. It helped accent the blonde hair which framed her face. Jason was stunned for a moment, not able to say a greeting right away. Luckily, Clare spoke first. Jason gave her one of his celebrity smiles, which had managed to raise his fan base a lot when he was younger. He still thought he had a great smile, but he might be biased with that thinking.

"Hi Clare. I look good? Look who is talking! You might even bring Venus to shame." Jason said teasingly. Of course, he should be more cautious about comparing humans to the gods. Plenty of myths had made that obvious. He silently prayed to Venus asking her to not change Clare into a puppy or anything. Jason didn't know how to answer her question. He suspected it would be a fun night. Why wouldn't it?Clare was known for being one of the more fun campers, which was a plus for Cupid in Jasons opinion. "Of course it will be a fun night. If not we will have to go and have a stern word with Cupid." Jason said with a hint of a laugh at the end. He was a tad nervous, but tried to keep a cool demeanor. Gods, if Ethan were to see him being a little nervous Jason would probably never hear the end of it. Instead of Jason picking on his brother it would be the other way around, how weird that would be.

Jasons train of thought was halted when Clare noticed her gifts from him. He smiled nervously. "Yeah, I heard you liked that kind of stuff. Plus, a beautiful rose for a beautiful woman." Jason stated charmingly as he handed her the taffy and rose. He hoped it wasn't a bad type of taffy. Did those even exist? Well, if it did suck he would make sure to dine her well. Jasons ADHD brought him to wonder about what kind of food Cupid had decided to serve for tonight, or if it would still be camp food. Gods, Jason was such a boy, only thinking of food.

Jason smiled and angled his arm for her to her own arm through. "We shall. First we will dine, then dance the night away like the wild teenagers we are. Tonight we aren't romans, we are two teenagers out to have a great night." Jason said with a smile aimed at Clare. True, he didn't know too much about her, they never hung out much before. Yet, what was the harm in making a new friend tonight. Friends could become more a tiny voice in Jasons head reminded him. Jason quickly blocked it out. He wasn't going to be his flirty personality tonight. He was going to be normal Jason. If Clare wanted to have more than a friendship Jason wasn't going to complain though. Jason led Clare to the event building entrance and then entered.

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This party was going to be so much fun! And she was fairly certain she had the best match Cupid had made of the lot. She didn’t know Jason at all, but that was just another new friend, right? And that was always a great thing! And considering he started it out with that big, bright smile that looked so great on him. And pair it with that sharp outfit and his scruffy sort of good looks and it was really quite a winning look. So she met it with her own big smile. Yup, this was going to be so, so, so much fun! Out of habit, her shoulders came up nearly to meet her ears and she smiled wide enough that it reached her eyes as well. “Aw, thank you! You’re so sweet!”

She beamed all the more as he joked about having a word with Cupid if things didn’t go so well, and she had to laugh. “I’m sure it’ll be lots of fun! But yeah, I guess we will!” It was a wonder that she wasn’t nervous really. Well, either that or all the energy that would be going towards nervousness was going towards excitedness Which she really hoped he didn’t mind. There were some people here who couldn’t deal with her bounciness and thought her more of a nuisance than anything. That was always so sad when that happened. She wanted to be friends with everyone, but that could be hard if they didn’t like her. Really, really hard. So there were times that she made an effort to calm down and be a little more normal. Speaking of which, she should probably try to do that tonight, since this was Jason’s first impression of her. But still, it wouldn’t be a true impression if she wasn’t herself. It was more people like Julia, who initially showed she likely couldn’t deal with the hyper daughter of Neptune that she had to watch herself around.

That was about when her utter lack of attention kicked in yet again. Trust her brain to be going ten different ways at once any given moment. He’d gotten her candy and a rose! How sweet! Without hesitation, she took the candy and rose and immediately threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly. “Thank you! You really are just so so sweet!” After a second, she let go and beamed at him, but not before giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. It didn’t even occur to her that it could be considered a bit much. “I’m glad we got paired together! Tonight is going to be a lot of fun! And we’ll have to hang out more after this too! I’m sorry I didn’t bring anything for you though. I wasn’t really sure what sort of thing to get… But I owe you one okay?” she said with a laugh.

Clare gladly hooked her arm in his when he offered it, still smiling away like a five year old on Christmas morning. “That sounds like a wonderful plan! I hope you don’t mind that I don’t know any fancy dancing, but I’ll try! But yay for no big training regimens to deal with for a night. They should do this sort of thing more often! I think it’s good to get a break from the madness of battle every once in a while. Oh, speaking of which,” she kept on going, “Do you like swimming? I sorted out a way to make it so that people can breathe underwater and the bottom of the lake is simply gorgeous when the sunlight is streaming through. I can take you sometime if you like!” Talking too much? Nah, not by her book. Then again, this was why she had a few not-friends. Which reminded her. “I’m sorry, I’m talking a lot. I hope you don’t mind. I can calm down though if you want?” Okay, so maybe she was a touch nervous too.

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Note: Sorry she was a bit chatty. Owl City and fun thread combined... o.o

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Jason smiled. Okay, maybe he was going to try not to be all flirty with Clare but he couldn't deny how cute and appealing she was. She might have gotten the worst case of ADHD out of everyone at camp but something about her just make Jason smile more then usual. Was it her bubbly personality or was it just because of how she looked today? Jason had no idea. The hugging caught him off guard. He didn't expect her to be so direct, though he wasn't going to complain either. Then she did something else to him. A kiss. If it was ever possible to get the famous Jason Kyoto to blush Clare had been the one to do it. His face was probably as red as a ripened tomato.

Jason cleared his throat. "Uh, thanks, you're sweet too." Jason said, dumbly. His brain was still in a whirlwind after the kiss. Usually he didn't lose his self at moment like that. However, like he said before Clare seemed different. She didn't nervously go around her feelings or true self. Heck, some of the girls at camp only came up to him in hopes of dating the ex-Hollywood star. He was happy to have found someone like Clare. He mentally sent a thank you to Cupid. "You don't have to get me anything. Being with you is a present enough." Jason said with a smile as his thoughts recollected.

Jason listened at her ramble. It was a cute rambling though. Besides, it helped him to not say anything stupid in front of Clare also. It a nice hidden blessing. "That's okay. I'll lead in the dancing. I think I can remember a thing or two. I had to do one movie with a ballroom dance scene. I had to take professional classes for almost a year. It was gruesome. I hope it all pays off tonight though. I wouldn't know much on the fighting aspect as I mostly spend my times working in the infirmary." Jason said as he continued on. "Gods, I haven't swam in so long. That use to be one of my favorite hobbies. I'd love to do that with you." Jason said with emphasis on the word you. He meant it too. He wouldn't want to do that thing with anyone else. Besides the only one who was probably capable of that was Alistair and it would be really awkward for two teenaged men to spend the day at the bottom of the lake. "No, please don't. I like to see the rambling Clare." Jason stated as he admired her for a moment.

As he lead her inside they were walked to an open table. The whole inside was filled with reds and pinks and hearts. Lots of hearts littered the place. It was a bit of an overdoing if you asked Jason. Still he didn't care about how the inside looked. He was with probably one of the most gorgeous females in camp. As the reached their table Jason held open a chair for Clare to sit in before taking his own. As he glanced over the food choices he smiled. For once the legion was going to feed them well. "Well on a good note the food choices seem to be great." Jason said with a light laugh.

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Clare noticed him blush and immediately rushed to apologize, “Oh, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean… I mean… that is…” Her voice trailed off. “You okay?” He looked very out of sorts, which was just making her feel worse. But then again, his words made her feel a little less self-conscious. “Aw, thanks. That means a lot coming from you,” and she was off, babbling again. “I mean, everyone talks about you. People really respect you and all!” She thankfully fell silent again for long enough for him to actually speak. And it seemed he was wonderful with flattery. Another thing that shouldn’t have been surprising given his reputation, but Clare was never one for gossip so she didn’t pay a lot of attention to that sort of thing. Usually at least. She knew enough about him being famous and, as pretty much every girl here talked about, super handsome, but that about was the end of it. So getting placed with him for this event was still quite exciting! Even if it did earn her some angry looks from other girls.

But she wasn’t thinking about that. Clare was more focused on the present. Like smelling her pretty little rose. He was so sweet! “Ooh, really? Oh, what was it like? Was it fun? Oh, how neat. I bet it will help a lot now though!” She gave him her usual bright smile. “OH, that’s right, you do work at the infirmary! I’ve heard you’re really good! You must be really gifted.”

Though when she heard that he hadn’t swam in a long time, she was nearly beside herself. “Oh, then we definitely have to go sometime! You’ll love it! I go almost every day! Well, except Tuesdays because those are really busy days. But that’s okay. Six out of seven isn’t bad!” That was about when she realized that she was babbling on and on. It always happened at some point. That inevitable point where her brain caught up with her mouth and she came to the realization that she was talking an insane amount. Usually this only happened when she had something to be excited about, or a large amount of sugar or caffeine, that might possibly wear off. Or she did here and there have to stop to breathe, which made for lovely parts for her brain to say ‘hey, shut up will ya?’

So, like every other of these semi-regular instances, she found herself apologizing and holding back the desire to launch into discussion about yet something else. What was unusual, at least judging from the people she’d talked with before, was what he said in reply. It wasn’t a stuttering ‘it’s, um, alright, um….’ that held the standard ‘I really would like for you to listen to your brain’ tone to it. No, he actually asked her not to stop. She beamed. “I guess it’s better to ramble than to be sad or angry, huh? Don’t worry, I don’t get angry often. Or sad really. But what about you? I’ve been talking up a storm already and haven’t given you much time to talk!” It was only respectful, after all.

She gladly walked with him to their table and took the seat he offered her with a thanks – seriously, was there anyone more gentlemanly in this whole entire camp? She laughed at his comment and looked over the menu herself. True, there was fish on it, which she wasn’t fond of, but there were other options too that looked really yummy. “Oh, you’re right!” She waited until he was seated to launch into more chatter. Though at least this time she didn’t intent to keep up the chattering. “So, what about you? What sort of things do you like to do for fun? Or your favorite part about working in the infirmary. That sounds so hard, but I’m glad you can do it so well.”

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Notes: GAH! I love these two!

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Why was she apologizing? Did he say something wrong, or was his facial expression giving off something wrong. He didn't want to make Clare upset or worried. He smiled at her. "I'm fine. In fact, I'm prefect. Being with you is helping." Jason stated flirtatiously. Then he frowned. People respected him? He never really saw it. True, it was probably thanks to him being popular that he became a centurion but respect? No. Jason never saw respect, all he saw were desperate people trying to stake a claim on him. Once the list came out for the Valentines Day event Jason was met with sobbing girls begging him to beseech Cupid and change the list. It was annoying and it disgusted him. True, most days he flirt with the girls and so he was partially to blame for them to all act that way, but with the Valentines Day thing it became out of hand and made Jason want to rethink his entire personality as a flirter.

Jason thought. "Well it was tough. A lot of people yelling whenever I didn't do something right. However, once you figured it out you got so much praise that it made you forget about all the bad that had happened previously." He blushed at the mention of being told that he must be pretty good in the infirmary. Okay, so she was not the first person to say that but he wouldn't go around saying he was the best. He was still learning and had even made mistakes a few times. " Thats what people keep telling me. Though, I do still make mistakes. However, I believe that camp is happy to have me around. Not only do I help in the infirmary but I also let them use my own money to help revamp the infirmary to keep it in the best position ever." Jason said excitedly. He loved working at the infirmary. It was his baby.

He raised an eyebrow. "Why are Tuesdays so busy?" Jason asked confused. He figured that the bathhouse would basically always be free, well except after tough practices when everyone wanted to scrub the scent of sweat off their skin. Suddenly he started to think of how Clare would look in a swimsuit. He tried to shake the image away. He wanted to be a proper gentleman tonight. Stupid hormones.

He smiled. "Well thats okay. I like hearing you talk. You don't seem like the type of person who would be angry or sad often either. You are just so adorable, being cheerful and happy all the time. I tend to either be super serious or, um, a huge flirt. But I am trying to fix that one. After this list came out it disgusted me how angry some girls were. I figured it was time for a change." Jason said with a smile aimed at Clare.

Jason set the menu down and thought for a moment. "For fun. Well, I enjoy practicing with my bow. It's a recurve, not a compound. I like the older styles of bows, it makes you have to practice more then the more recent styling of bows. My favorite part about working in the infirmary is trying out new inventions to see how well they will work. Even though we have ambrosia and nectar ready to distribute if someone is injured I still like to create different medical advances. Right now I am working on nectar as a shot like substance. I am still trying to determine how much can be injected into the blood stream without us burning up on the inside." Jason caught himself rambling. Now it was his turn to apologize, plus he was probably being really boring. Talking about medicine and doctor related topics. He cleared his throat. "Sorry, didn't mean to start rambling there."

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Clare had to admit, not only was Jason good looking, but he was really sweet too. To the point where his comment brought a blush to her cheeks. “Aw, that’s sooo sweet! Thank you! Being around you makes it so easy to be happy too.” She stopped sort at the frown, though. Had she said something wrong? Was he getting second guesses. Oh no! She absently chewed on the inside of her cheek. In fact, for a second, the hints of expressions on his face were a little worrisome. She hoped her questions weren’t imposing or something. When he spoke up, she let out a breath she hadn’t realized she had been holding. “Wow, that does sound hard. I know I’m never good with people yelling at me like that, so I’d be a total failure!” she said with a laugh. “I wish I could have seen it though. Then again, I guess I will see at least the dancing part. Sorry I’m not like some professional like I bet you’re used to working with. I can’t wait though.”

She leaned into the table on her elbows and listened to him talk with her full attention. He really was interesting, and she loved being with him. “Oh, everyone makes mistakes, that’s okay. The trick is learning from them. That’s what my mom used to say. And oh, wow, you even help to pay for the upkeep? That’s so nice of you! Donating your money and your talents.” And that smile on his face and the excitement in his voice were just so inviting. It made her smile too to see him so happy. She was glad he had something he cared so much for. It was like her and her underwater friends. She did everything she could to keep their lake clean, and to help with this or that, or just have a friendly chat with the fish and nyads.

His question brought her back from her thoughts about underwater adventures and how much she adored them. “Oh, I just mean that my schedule on Tuesdays usually isn’t good to allow time to get to the lake. But you know, it’s okay. One day isn’t so bad.” She shrugged and smiled pleasantly. Until it dawned on her. Not everyone liked natural bodies of water. “Oh, I mean, unless you want to go to the baths. They’re not as vibrant, but you know, still good. I mean, like plant life and fish and that sort. That kind of vibrant. Nothing against the baths.”

She was beyond glad he didn’t mind babbling, because she kept getting a little nervous and making, she was sure, a total idiot of herself. But his compliment helped. He liked hearing her talk! That was rare, and great. So maybe she wasn’t as bid an idiot now as she feared. And his summation of her attitude was flattering! “Aw, thank you so much! I try to be cheerful as much as I can. It makes life more fun.” She had to laugh at the flirt comment though. Yes, she had heard of that. But his following comment made her smile vanish. “Wait, what? Girls got angry at you? Just because of some list? That’s terrible! It’s not your fault. And I thought it was a pretty good list too. I mean, all of it, in general. It’s nice that Cupid is going to such lengths to give everyone a fun night. And I like his picks. It’s been so much fun being around you so far! But, yes, that is just sad. And good reason for change, I think.”

And on to the next topic! She watched him with interest as he thought about her question, and for a second found herself just looking at him. He had such nice eyes, and he really was handsome. It was the first time she’d actually paid much attention to anyone’s appearance. When he started talking, though, she focused back on that. Wow, he had some interesting hobbies! He seemed to take the normal for kids of Apollo and take it one step further. “Wow, really? Can you teach me archery sometime maybe? I’m not all that good at that one. And a recurve sounds so much more fun than those other technical ones. Beauty in simplicity,” she said with a smile. “And ooh, is there anything I can do to help? You make it sound really interesting! I’ll even be a test dummy if you want.”

When he apologized, she had to laugh. “Oh, don’t apologize! It’s fun to learn more about you! And it’s interesting, really. I think it’s great that you are so dedicated to helping Camp Jupiter. I think I speak on everyone’s behalf when I say thanks for that. And, like you said before, I don’t mind your rambling either. You have a nice voice.” An odd comment to be sure, but it was true. She vaguely wondered if he’d ever sang before, and had to admit he would likely be fantastic at it.

She looked up when a waiter came over, a dryad actually, and asked what they wanted in her airy voice. “Oh, um…” she paused and looked at the menu that she had been basically ignoring before. “Caesar salad and water. No lemon, please. Thank you!” She set her menu down and looked to Jason, silently hoping he didn’t order fish or she might have to excuse herself for the bathroom.

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Jason didn't want to worry her, that was on the top of the "Don't Mess Tonight Up" list. Dang it, maybe he should just quit thinking then. He couldn't help it, being a demigod with the common ADHD caused his mind to wander at times. Was this dilemma really going to ruin his time tonight? "You're going to get worry lines ya know." Jason said calmly. Her facial expressions were obviously one of worry. "Professional dancers are way too full of themselves. I prefer to dance with people I actually want to though. Not some paid ones." Jason said with his charming smile aimed directly at Clare. He wished she wouldn't worry about him, it was his job to worry about her. He didn't want anything bad to ever happen to her. Even if it cost him his life he would protect her.

She had mentioned her mom. He wondered what other demigods mortal parents were like. Sometimes they either loved them too much or completely disowned them. It was sad. "Your mother sounds like a great woman." Jason said. He really hoped that Clare and her mom had a good relationship otherwise he was really just asking to be called an idiot. However, the topic of parents was really new to him, seeing as how he was abandoned by his mother. He doesn't even know what she looked like, she left him when he was still a baby. He wasn't even left with her name, no, he had to pick out his own last name.

Jason laughed when she tried to correct herself upon talking about going swimming. "It's okay, any place that you love to swim in I am sure I would love it too." Jason said as he looked at Clare. His eyes shifted to her eyes. They were really beautiful and he felt like he would lose himself in them. There was probably a blush forming on his cheeks. He wanted to lean forward and kiss Clare upon her lips. He shifted his gaze away. He didn't want to scare her away by being to forward.

The smile vanishing from Clares face made Jason worry. Did he say something wrong? Nope, once she started talking he was able to understand. Like him, she didn't understand why people were getting so up in arms about this list. Though, when she said he liked Cupids picks he couldn't help but smile. "Well that's good. That means you don't regret being paired with me."

"You want me to teach you archery? Of course I will! I can already tell you'll be my favorite pupil." Jason said flirtatiously. Then she offered to be a test dummy and he immediatly changed his face from one full of care to one full of worry. "Please, don't ever say you will be a test dummy. I could never forgive myself if something were to happen to you. You can hang out but please, do not ever offer to be a test dummy. One, you are not a dummy, so dont ever think yourself as one. Two, I care about you too much to ever let you do that." Jason finished. He cleared his throat. "Sorry, it's just...I don't want you to ever be in that position." Jason said with his gaze averted.

When the waiter came it was a little bit of a relief. Of course the waiter was actually a dryad. Jason smirked at Clares order, though he hoped she wasn't one of those girls who only ate salads because they were self conscious of their weight. When it was his turn he glanced at the menu, which he had to reread the choices despite having read them earlier. His stomach growled softly as he read through the choices. All seemed really good. He wasn't going to be an idiot and order fish in front of a child of Neptune. Besides, fish was never his favorite type of meat anyway. "Uh...I'll take the grilled chicken with a baked potato, and to drink I'll take some sparkling water please." Jason said as he grabbed Clares and his menu and handed it to the dryad. "I passed the test right? No fish. Don't worry, I'm not a big fan of it." Jason said with a smile aimed at his date.

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Clare blinked at his comment. She hadn’t even realized she’d been so obvious about what she was thinking about. She turned her expression to one of a smile. “Sorry! Oh, someone told me once that you can get lines from laughing too much. Is that bad? Or true? Because I like to laugh, none of that somber stuff.” Though then she noticed something and frowned a little in confusion. “But you had professional lessons and all that, and you’re not full of yourself. You’re one of the nicest people I’ve met. I would think all those people you worked with would have to see that and want to be more like you.” Okay, so she was babbling now. It happened, and pretty frequently too, with her. But enough of that. She beamed brightly at his comment, and at his gorgeous smile. He wanted to dance with her!

At his comment on her mom, she had to ponder. “I don’t remember her a whole lot, since I was so young. Just that she seemed so smart and pretty and she smiled a lot. And she liked to take me to the aquarium, which was fun.” She leaned in on her elbows and smiled, enjoying just being with him. Unfortunately, she had no clue on his more unpleasant past and delved right in. “What about your mom? I bet she was super nice since you are too."

Though the whole swimming in the lake versus the pool made her feel bad. She shouldn’t have assumed like that! She knew, even if she didn’t understand, how a lot of people were weirded out by the fact that they were swimming in the same water that lots of creatures lived in, from fish and plants to nyads. To her, that was the best part! Mostly because they were all friends of hers. “Well, it’s up to you, okay? I’m fine with any sort of water really.” And she didn’t want to ruin it or anything. Being with him was so… refreshing. Well, except the butterflies starting to take to their gossamer wings in her stomach. Nothing too bad, thankfully, at least not yet. She smiled a little when she noticed that there was a light hind of pink to his cheeks. Maybe she wasn’t the only one then. Then he looked away and the worry was back. “Are you okay?”

The topic switched again to the foolish girls who had been so rude to him about this dance. Really, if they wanted to hang out with him, they should have just asked him. She was lucky, though, that she hadn’t even needed to ask. Cupid took care of all that. “What? Of course not! You’re really nice and sweet, and handsome too. I like spending time with you. Makes me feel like I just drank hot cocoa, all warm and cozy and happy.” She really hoped that wasn’t a little too weird to say.

She beamed when he said he’d teach her archery, and even said she’d be his favorite student! “Thank you! I know you’ll be my favorite teacher for sure!” Though the moment she offered to help with his medical work, she regretted it based on that look on his face. She wasn’t sure if he was mad, or sad, or what, but it didn’t look pleasant. She automatically reached across the table and took his hands, listening carefully. “Nothing is going to happen to me. But I promise, no test dummy-ing. I… I’m sorry I said anything. But if you do need help with anything, you know I’m here.” She offered him a smile and squeezed his hands in hers.

Hands she so could have held all night and would have been perfectly happy to do so. Strong, and gentle at the same time, warm and inviting. She found herself looking into his eyes, half lost to the world already when the waiter-dryad came over and she immediately let go, hoping she hadn’t looked too desperate or something. She placed her own order – she hoped it wasn’t too bad, but a bag of gummy bears earlier was sticking with her more than she had thought it would – and looked back to him. After the dryad left, she gave him a big, if slightly inquisitive smile. “What’s sparkling water? I’m guessing that doesn’t mean like in the sunshine kind of sparkling,” she added with a laugh. “and you bet you did!” she said with a smile before going a touch more serious. “I really do appreciate that, by the way. That’s the only big deal sort of thing with me, I guess, since I know a lot of fish as friends.” Brushing that thought aside, she beamed at him once more. “Oh, tonight is turning out to be so much fun already! I can hardly wait until we get to dance as well. Though even if it was just hanging out and watching a movie or something, it’d still be fun.”

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Word Count: 830
Notes: I ship them so much

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Jason couldn't help but smile as Clare talked about her mom. Even though it wasn't quite a lot of description Jason liked to think that Clare seemed more like her mom. Then again, he had never met Neptune so for all he knew Clare could be exactly like the God of the Sea. Though, Clare was smart, and pretty, and she probably enjoyed going to the aquarium. He was about to ask her more about her family until she asked that question. Immediately the smile vanished from his face. What was his mom like? It had been awhile since he thought about it. He had been too busy with his movie star life to pander about it, then when he got to camp he tried to make himself as busy as possible. Though, when all the campers received mail from their mom and dad he felt the familiar twinge of jealously. He didn't get any letters. Some asked if he received fan mail but in truth that was all sorted out with the company he had worked with. He would always make himself double busy around mail time. Of course, he wasn't the only Roman who went without mail. A good number of people did. Jason closed his eyes and sighed deeply, trying to collect his thoughts and not appear too sad. He opened his eyes and looked at the female across from him. "I never knew my mom." Jason said as he ran his hand throught his hair, making it stick up near the front. "I grew up in an Orphanage in Hollywood. The adults said I was abandoned there. It looked as though I had recently been born. They don't even know my real birth date. Its a guess." Jason said, trying not to sound too sad. These were the times when his acting skills came in handy, though right now they seemed to be lacking.

There he went, making her worried again. He gave her a smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just hungry." Wow. What a lame excuse. Though, with the slight growl of his stomach it wasn't really an excuse. His cheeks blushed a soft red with her compliment on hanging out with him. Though, comparing it with hot cocoa was different, but since it was Clare it just made him even more happy inside. When her hands touched his he could feel his heart rate double. He hoped his palms weren't sweaty. Jason never had a problem with nerves. What was this? Acting, he had no nerves. Previous dates, he had no nerves. What was this sorcery? Or, could it be that he saw Clare differently. Maybe they were meant to be, that had to be the answer since this was the first time Jason had ever met Clare.

He was looking into her eyes again. How, entrancing. He couldn't look away now. Even with his accelerated heart rate. He wouldn't. When she pulled away he felt abandoned, until he saw the waiter appear. Once the orders had been placed he looked at Clare and let out a slight laugh at her comment. "It's carbonated water. It has CO2 in it. I helps to make water more interesting to drink in my opinion. Though, it still has all the benefits. Europeans drink it a lot and people with high social background. I got use to it in my acting days." Jason explained. Though, the first time he ever had the sparkling water he almost regretted. You really do need to drink it a few times to acquire the taste. He grinned at her when she said fish were her friends. "Fish are friends, not food." Jason said with a chuckle. "Since you brought up movies. Have you ever seen Finding Nemo?' Jason asked. He saw it once and it was one of the best movies he had ever seen. Though, it made him wonder if he ever went missing if his dad would ever look for him.

She did make a point though. As long as the two of them were hanging out it could be fun. "How about instead of the dance we just hang out then. We can take a midnight swim or something." Jason said, trying to be romantic. He wanted to grab her hands again, but his nerves were coming out again. His palms had to be a little sweaty. He shoved them on his pant legs and dried them off as best as he could. If the fangirls could see him now they would think that the famous Jason Kyoto had gone way too soft.

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Clare tried not to babble. She really did. Sometimes it just happened though. Actually, scratch that. It happened a lot. Thankfully, Jason didn’t seem to mind too much. Which was good for him seeing as he was stuck with her for the night and she did sincerely hope he didn’t decide that was a bad thing. Then again, making idiot blunders like this, it would not be surprising. Her face fell when he explained not knowing his mom and being raised in an orphanage. She knew a lot of people here didn’t remember their parents, but she really had never thought that some may not have even met them. The idea was just terrible. She clasped her hands over her mouth. “Oh my gods, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to… I’m so sorry.” Growing up without his mom just sounded so bad. And all those movies that made orphanages look like such scary places too. She was a bit curious to know more about it, but it was far overridden with her desire not to make him sad. He hid it well, but there was just this hint in his tone that betrayed how much the topic hurt him. “I tell you what. I’m trying to figure out my mom’s address so I can write to her, but when I do, maybe she can act like your mom too and that way you can have one now at least.” It was a strange idea really, but then again, this was Clare.

While she wasn’t entirely sure she believed that being hungry could make one look so down, she went with it. Besides, that smile of his seemed to make things okay. It was one of those sorts of smiles that just warmed you from the heart out. Oh, she really hoped that this wouldn’t be the last time that she would get to hang out with Jason. So she hoped it wasn’t too forward as well when she took his hands, but it seemed to just be on impulse. He seemed so welcoming and bright, she couldn’t help but want to be around him. It was like a warm summer day after a week of rain. Which, she supposed, was actually fitting in retrospect considering his dad. But that aside, she just felt so much more… home around him than she did around anyone else. She could feel her heart skipping a beat. With anyone else, she usually just tried to make friends right off the bat, but Jason was different. With Jason, she managed to somehow forget the rather noisy dining area they were seated in. Letting go of his hands was really a let-down, but she hoped it would be the last opportunity.

She took a moment to consider the idea of carbonating plain old water. It seemed like an odd idea and she couldn’t help but wonder who on earth had come up with it to begin with. But if he thought it was good, then it must be. And besides, it was water, so how could it be bad. Well, except for like typhoons and floods. In those cases, water could be bad. But this was not a natural disaster they were talking about here, just a drink. “Hmm, sounds interesting.” When he quoted a Disney movie, though, her face lit up, answering his question hardly before it had left his lips. “Oh, I love that movie! That’s one of my favorites! ‘Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.’ So funny! I love Disney and Pixar, they’re so fun. So you like those kinds of movies too? Or just that one?” Okay, so maybe she might have likely come across as overly enthusiastic there, but it was habit really. And part of her personality.

At the idea of just hanging out and even going swimming after dinner, she smiled brightly. But fun, and romantic. Win, win. “That sounds great. I’d love to.” Now she was looking more and more forward to the dinner finishing, not that this wasn’t fun too. Luckily, hardly a minute later, the waiter came over with their food. “Oh, that was fast!” Then, looking between their plates, it struck her how odd she probably looked here. “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean for this to look like I’m like a health nut or anything. I promise I do eat. I just had a bag of gummy bears before coming without even thinking about it, so I sort of part filled up before I got here even,” she said with a laugh.

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Word Count: 758
Notes: so cute! And also, I want to watch Finding Nemo now lol

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Jason gave her a reassuring smile. "Hey its okay." Jason shrugged. "Even if I didn't have a mother or father there to raise me I enjoyed my time in the orphanage. Plus, that was where I had met Ethan." He stopped. Jason never really asked Ethan if it was okay to tell people that he was in an orphanage too. Jason made a mental note to ask him that. Jasons smile grew, it was so sweet for Clare to offer that, though, it was a bit of an awkward situation for Jason. "Thanks. Though, I'm not sure how to act or say to a mom so it might be a bit too awkward for me." Jason said with a light nervous laugh.

Jason smiled as Clare imitated Dory. How much more perfect could this girl get? He thought for a quick second. "Well I prefer animated films because then I wont feel the need to criticize the acting of other actors." Jason said shyly. It wasn't like he didn't watch movies with live actors, but he always felt the need to point out even the slightest mistake. It could make him the least favorite movie going companion of people. "Besides, who doesn't like Disney movies? They are one of those gems of childhood. My favorite growing up was Aladdin. I once got so addicted to that movie that I started calling Ethan Abu." Jason said with a laugh. Wow, he was such a strange child. Also, now that he thought about it, he often picked on Ethan. It was all in brotherly jest though so no problem.

As the food arrived Jason could feel his mouth water. It looked delicious! He glanced at Clares plate and listened to her apology. "No, it's okay. Besides, I like health nuts, I am a doctor after all." Jason said flirtatiously with wink. He laughed lightly. "But in all serious I don't mind. Gummy bears can be awfully filling." Jason said as he grabbed his knife and fork and began to cut the grilled chicken and taking a few bites of it. He closed his eyes and savored the taste. As he swallowed his bite he opened his eyes and smiled at Clare. "They really out did themselves tonight. Best meal I have had in a while. I might go quiet as I continue eating." Jason said with a laugh and took another few bites of his chicken before starting on the baked potato. He hoped it didn't look like he was pig digging into his food. He was using proper table manners and was eating cleanly, he was just inhaling his food because it tasted so good, plus he had been hungry.

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Clare smiled when he said it was okay that he’d grown up as he had. Well, as long as he was okay with it. The part about Ethan, she didn’t know though. “Ooh, really? Well, I’m glad that you made such a good friend there! Kind of ironic you both ended up here then! Did you travel together?” After all, she had seen Jason and Ethan together before and in all honesty, the way they acted around each other, anyone would wonder that they weren’t actually related. So it made sense that they’d grown up together. She nodded slightly as he declined her offer. He did have a point. She hadn’t even thought about what it would be like to not even be used to having a mom.

When he smiled at her, albeit weak, Dory impersonation, she knew they were going to get along, well, swimmingly. Possible pun intended. “That’s perfect though! Animated movies are so much fun! And yeah, I guess you might run into that problem given your background. You probably know more than half the people in any movie!” After all, she did know that he’d been in movies. Come to think of it… “What sort of movies did you work in? Did you have a favorite one?” The reference to Disney brought another smile on though. He was right, who didn’t like Disney? “Ooh, Aladdin was fantastic! I liked the Little Mermaid and Lion King, well, except the part where his dad dies. That was too sad. But that’s funny that you called Ethan Abu.” Also, she didn’t feel it would be so well to her credit to give away that she’d always hid during that part and had only actually seen it once. Once was enough. That was also the reason she didn’t like Bambi. There was something about parents dying that just made her too sad.

He liked health nuts. She made a mental note not to eat so much junk food then. For reasons beyond what she could describe, even just meeting him this once, she felt the need to impress him. Already his opinion was starting to mean a lot. Right, so cut back on the sugary things. Which was going to be a lot harder since he got her a bag of salt water taffy. Make it last, Clare. “I’m sorry though…” She said a bit self-consciously. She felt a little bad for admitting that she’d eaten a bunch of gummy bears. She took her cue from him and started eating as well. And it was fantastic. She added an enthusiastic nod at him comment. “Oh, don’t worry, me as well. We can talk more after I’m sure!” So she set to eating her own food, realizing that maybe gummy bears weren’t as filling as she’d thought they would be.

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Word Count: 471
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Jason laughed, he never thought of how ironic it was. Perhaps the Apollo and Mercury saw how lonely their descendants were and decided to play around with fate. No one would ever know. It was ironic, now that Jason thought about it. "No, we didn't travel together. Actually, there was a time when I thought he was dead." Jason said sadly then he smiled up at Clare. "But, let's not talk of depressing things. I would hate to ruin the happy atmosphere of this place." Jason said with a bit of a laugh. Personally, he figured it was a story best saved for another time, preferably not the first date. Was this a real date though? They weren't dating, though Jason really wanted to. Perhaps soon he will ask Clare out.

Jason smiled. More than half? I don't know, I'm good, but some of them are distantly related to Apollo. Not many, but still, I don't want to a fame seeker." Jason said with a cheesy smile. Sure, he was a child star but he didn't go it willingly, most of the time. Jason let himself slouch a little and relax in the chair. "I was never in a specific genre. The movies were live action though, they loved getting my little kid face on the camera. The most common films were romance or adventure." Jason thought for a moment, trying to remember the one movie he was in that caused a big deal in the younger generation, one that Clare might know. "Um, did you ever see the movie, Getting Smarter? It's a spy movie about two young kids, one boy, one girl, who go against some adult villain. I was the male lead, though, they dyed my hair black for it to fit the character. Maxwell Ace, was the name." Jason said as he remembered the box office hit which won him a grammy for best male lead. Jason did not give it credit in his explanation. It was his favorite movie that he performed in, hence why he did so well. He liked the character and the story line. It was a kids dream to be a spy and Jason got to literally act like one.

Jason looked at her and shook his head. "There's no reason to be sour Clare, honest." Jason said as he continued to eat his meal. As he finished he sat up straighter and took a sigh. "Best meal I have had in awhile, usually I just have a sack lunch in the infirmary." Jason said with a laugh as he waited for Clare to finish.

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