Day Event Date | Astrid

[Axel Laughlen]

It had been about a week since Axel had toured Astrid around camp, initiating her to the ways of Camp Jupiter. It had also been a week since they planned their first date. It all happened kind of fast, but the two just seemed to click instantly, so why not see where it went? They had agreed to begin their day long event with Axel teaching Astrid how to fight with his long daggers, a skill that Axel excelled in, as well as sword fighting. They tried both to see which Astrid preferred, and to give her some skill in both types of weapons. The more weapons you could fight with as a legionnaire, the better of you were.

They met in the Field of Mars, a more private place than the arena. Being the weekend, the other legionnaires we’re enjoying their day off elsewhere, as there was no one else around them throughout their training session. Exhausted and sweating hard, Axel threw both of his daggers into the ground then pulling his shirt over head head, throwing the drenched muscle tank down next to them. He ran his fingers through his hair, pushing back the stray strand so he could look up at Astrid. “Alright I’m calling it. That was good, you’re a natural fighter.” Smiling, he stretched his arm behind his head pulling on his elbow with his opposite hand, making sure to flex for the girl’s viewing pleasure.

As Axel continued stretching, he asked, “So which weapon did you like more?” The boy moved to the ground to stretch out his legs. It was all personal preference. What weight felt better in the hands of the user, the length of the blade, what distance was preferred to fight at. The sword was about a foot and a half longer than his daggers, which were only about a foot long. Axel could go either way, but he liked fighting with two blades at once, so if one was hit away, he could use a fist too. He really hoped Astrid had fun, Axel always enjoyed a good spar and teaching her how to defend herself was very rewarding. Hopefully in battle he wouldn’t have to worry about the younger demigod too much.

Astrid Hawke

[Astrid Hawke]

Astrid had been getting into the swing of things at Camp Jupiter, she was good at keeping on schedule and had been working on teaching herself Latin as well as the Roman gods, the latter being far easier than the former. It had now been a week, which meant today was the day she'd have her date with Axel. The notion that she was even going on a date was still odd to the blonde, seeing as she had never been on one before, but she hoped everything would go well. The teen got up rather early, dressing in her work out attire and her favorite Blackhawks hoodie so she could go through her usual routine of a jog around camp before making her way over to the Field of Mars to meet her date.


Hawke had to admit that Axel was a good teacher, he was insanely good with his daggers, and almost as good with swordsmanship, and by the end of their session the girl was exhausted. She grinned in response to Axel's compliment, "I guess playing hockey did have some benefits." she replied, starting her cool down stretches. The blonde mirrored the other demigod, starting her stretches with her arms, laughing at Axel's flexing.

Astrid dropped to the ground with the other demigod, her legs out in a sideways split, she stretched to touch her toes on her right side as she listened to his question, "Although I did enjoy the daggers, I think I'm better with the sword." she admitted before alternating legs, "I think part of it is because the sword is closer to a hockey stick, so I've already got experience with a similar weight." she reasoned, bringing her legs directly in front of her and touching her toes. "I don't know about you," she began, pulling her legs in so she could stretch her hamstrings, "but I'm starving after that session." she commented, standing up as she finished her stretching, "I'm supposed to make spaghetti for us, right?" she asked with a smile before grabbing her hoodie that she had discarded once they began training.

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Astrid's Outfit

[Axel Laughlen]

It was good Axel had decided to call their session to a close when he did, because Astrid looked just as beat as he did. Not in a gross way, though, he admired the girl for being able to keep up with the more experienced demigod. She was a hockey player though, and from what he could tell, it was not an easy sport, and one needed to be in good shape to be able to excel. He could especially tell from her body. Much like him, the girl had ditched most of her clothing once they started to sweat, and it was hard for Axel to keep focused on the fighting. Although, he probably didn’t let his guard down enough for Astrid to realize he was checking her out. At least he hoped so.

Axel caught Astrid’s laugh as he flexed his arms and abs. He looked down at his six and then back up at the girl with narrowed eyes and a sly smile. “Oh come on, you can’t tell me you’re not enjoying the view.” The boy had put in work to create his sculpted body, and he wasn’t about to hide it, especially when he was on an unconventional date with a beautiful girl that gave him a valid excuse to take his already revealing shirt off.

Axel nodded at Astrid’s reasoning. The sword was made of a metal rather than wood of a hockey stick, but the length and weight did seem similar. Now that she mentioned it, Axel recognized the other demigod’s more accurate and precise movements with the sword. “Well, now you can fight with both if needed. I’m glad you still liked the daggers though.” He paused from stretching and put pulled his black daggers out of the ground, whipped them off, and put them back in their holsters at his hips. At Astrid’s question about making them spaghetti, his jaw dropped. “You mean to tell me you forgot about the spaghetti?” His stomach audibly growled. He smiled, letting on that he was joking. Finishing his last stretch, he got himself up and picked is tank top up and hung it around his neck. Next, he held his hand down to help Astrid off the ground.

[Astrid Hawke]

Astrid had realized at some point during their training session that she probably could have worn something less...revealing, though to be fair it was what she usually wore, and she was sure that Axel was enjoying his view as they went along. She had caught the other demigod getting distracted by well...her and used that to her advantage as they trained. She used this knowledge by not only striking while he was distracted, but also making an effort to give him more to look at, so to speak, so she could use his distraction more often as they trained.

Hawke rolled her eyes, "You don't have to flex for me to enjoy it, you dork." she replied with a smirk, even she had to admit that Axel was well toned, but flexing wasn't necessary. "Besides, if you keep flexing like that your muscle might burst, and we can't have that, can we?" she quipped as they continued to stretch. The blonde debated purposely not looking at the other demigod to tease him, but figured it'd hurt his ego and instead made a point of checking him out to make him feel better, if not to make him laugh.

The teen flashed the taller demigod a grin from her spot on the ground, "You are a pretty good teacher," she noted, "I can confidently say I'd be able to use them in a life or death situation." she added with a smirk, "Maybe next training session we should work on hand to hand sparring, I'd like to think I have the advantage there." she suggested as she continued to stretch. At Axel's accusation Hawke put her hand to her chest in mock offense, "I would never forget the most important part of this date." she retorted with mock indignation. The blonde took the other demigods hand and stood up, stretching outward one last time. "We do still have to get ingredients though if I'll be making it." she commented, "If I recall, you know somewhere in New Rome we could get them from?" she reminded with a smile.

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[Axel Laughlen]

Axel revealed a wide grin. “Ah, so you are enjoying it.” Of course she was, anyone who had eyes would, in his opinion. He thought it was quite cute how she called him a dork. As if he knew he didn’t have to flex to look good. It was his turn to roll his eyes at Astrid’s remark. He dismissed her comment with a flip of his hand. Axel wouldn’t go that hard, anyway. He caught Astrid really looking at him too, but with her personality, he wasn’t sure if she was just doing that for his unbearably large ego. Oh well, a check out was a check out.

The boy watched the other demigod with a serious smile as she commended his teaching skills. “Thank you, I’ve been doing this long enough I’d hope to be able to pass what I’ve learned to others.” Axel had trained many demigods in his years being a legionnaire, and he wasn’t about to stop here. It gave him peace that he could teach others how to protect those who led a dangerous life of a demigod. It especially pleased him that Astrid was an excellent fighter. He couldn’t be worrying about her anymore than he already would just because, well, now he cared about her just a little bit more than most of the other campers. Axel nodded to her suggestion. “Yeah, I’ve had enough training with my brother for that one…” He smirked, knowing that was one of their favorite activities to do: spar.

Axel laughed, pulling Astrid up. Although when she stood, the two were quite close, their noses almost touching. Not wanting to take the more… romantic route yet, Axel turned what could have been a very awkward moment into a silly one by playfully blowing a raspberry in her face. He let go of her hand as she stretched, and thought about where they could get ingredients for a moment. “Yeah, there should be a little market in town that you can get what you need.” Axel then remembered that they were disheveled and covered in sweat. Definitely in no condition to go out in public. “We should probably clean up first, though. I don’t know about you, but I feel gross.” He smirked, feeling the sweat drip down his body. Shivering in disgust, he motioned to the barracks. “Come on, lets go.”

(Apparently some people don't know what 'blowing a raspberry' means so here. It sounded better than "making a farting noise in her face" XD )

[Astrid Hawke]

Astrid scrunched her nose in response, "Maybe a little," she responded, "its not as though there's anything else to look at here." she quipped with a smirk. She could have easily found a blade of grass to keep her focus on, or really anything, but the blonde instead found herself genuinely admiring the other demigod's body. She had never really explored dating, so she wasn't quite sure what her own threshold or qualifier for an emotional bond was before developing romantic feelings, but at this point it almost felt as though she had known Axel her entire life instead of just a week.

Hawke raised an eyebrow, "Does everyone take the time to train everyone else, or is that just a Centurion thing?" she inquired, "Or do you take every pretty girl you find to train?" she added with a smirk, knowing full well that it was she who had suggested the training session, but to be fair he had been eager to help her out, which she wasn't exactly upset about. At the mention of the other demigod having sparring practice with his brother the teen smiled, "You've never sparred with a hockey player though, most fights on the ice end bloody. she replied.

Astrid was suddenly very aware of the close proximity she and Axel were in as he pulled her up and she stared into the other demigod's eyes, blue eyes meeting brown, until the taller demigod blew a raspberry in her face and she nearly fell back while laughing. Composing herself, the blonde listened, "That should be perfect, I'm just hoping they have it all. she replied. Hawke raised a brow as the other demigod suggested they clean up, "You mean you don't want the entire camp to know we just finished an intense training session? she retorted, grabbing her discarded leggings from when she took them off earlier and adding them to her pile with her hoodie before joining Axel at the exit to the field, "After you." she replied, turning to smile at the other demigod.

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