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For the most part Cam hadn't really thought his absence would have been noticed. Perhaps he should have. The Legion was a well oiled machine of efficiency after all and it was likely that leave time was documented somewhere. Of course that hadn't really seemed important at the time when Vega had been his number one concern but now that he was back it had definitely been lurking in the back of his mind.

Apparently it had been on Axel's mind as well because as soon as the greetings were done thoughts turned to his absence. Oh well. He supposed next time he was going to have to get the word out a little better. In any case Cam thought he could cross that bridge when he came to it. Right now he was supposed to be catching up with his friend.

Cam bumped fists with Axel and took his seat before joining in the conversation. "Yeah, yeah I hear you. I've just been playing catch up myself. It's no wonder why we ever leave this place you know what I mean?" He gave a chuckle and shot a wink Axel's way sure that his fellow centurion understood how things worked. "But yeah it was cool. Definitely worth it and needed and hey, I did what I went to do so I'm pretty content." The ghost of a smile wouldn't fade from his face but he said no mote on the matter. Instead he turned the question back on Axel. "You should try it sometime. Come out, catch a 49's game. It would be fun. We all need a break every once in a while and it looks like the Legion is capable of holding itself together without us every now and then."

Vega seemed to delight in torturing him. He had just opened up to her, admitted his true intentions and the seconds until she responded seemed to tick by with agonizing slowness. Thankfully though she didn’t keep him waiting forever and when she did speak up it was with words that he had wanted to hear.

Cam watched as she seemed to warm to the idea and then brightened with excitement. It was then that he realized the idea of getting away from camp with her today really was going to pay off. She liked him that much was certain, but more importantly she wanted to find out how much she liked him and that made him smile even more than how cute she looked right now. Vega wanted to see how things could go between him and if right now was indication Cam liked his chances so far.

“That’s good.” He said with a chuckle. “That’s real good. Though your mom may change her mind on me now that, well now that we’re going out. I might even lose out on free coffee privileges.” Cam wasn’t that worried. Vega’s mom was nice and he had a suspicion that she had secretly been hoping they would get together for a while now. He wouldn’t be confronting her on that any time soon but she did seem to like him. Hopefully that wouldn’t change.

The bell dinged for their stop though and that served as a good enough distraction from those thoughts. All of a sudden Vega was smiling at him and holding out her hand and there in was the prospect of getting to see her face when she saw all the animals for the first time. That was something he couldn’t pass up so taking her hand he returned her smile. “Well then what are we waiting for? We’ve got a zoo to explore.”

Hopping off the cable car with her Cam led the way over to the admission booth to purchase their tickets. This was turning in to a proper date so he might as well treat the girl to her first trip to the zoo. That said he was curious as to where they should start. “So what’s your favorite animal? Monkeys? Zebras?” He turned to her and handed her a ticket. “Or maybe you’re a penguin girl.”

Cam was interested in what activity Vega would pick for them to do. Up until this point they had hung out a few times and talked. They got along well enough but this was the first time they had really entertained the idea of being anything more than friends and well, Cam wanted to learn more about the girl. What did Vega like to do? What was she interested in? Cam knew her enough to know that he liked her but there was so much more to know especially if they wanted to get closer.

Her answer surprised him. The zoo huh? He could do that and he could only imagine how excited Vega was going to be if this was her first time. "Alright," he said with a chuckle. "The zoo it is. I didn't know you liked animals so much but if you do in betting this is going to blow your mind. Come on. We can catch another cable car and head over there." With that he held out his hand to her ready to lead her off on another adventure.

“I don’t think you’re weird at all.” He said in answer to her question. “Just don’t go trying all at once. I don’t want your head to explode from overload.” He grinned at her from behind his crab cake wondering if she really would try and see it all. It was a tall order but if anyone could do it his money would definitely be on Vega. He just hoped she would still keep things in perspective. Experiencing new things was all well and good but taking things slow wasn’t always a bad idea.

“More about me and football huh? Well you might regret that decision after we get done but I don’t think I’ve ever met a girl who has said that to me before. It would be a shame to turn you down.” Cam’s grin got a little wider. Vega was taking an interest in him and his hobbies and he was right. He definitely couldn’t turn down an opportunity like this. “You know that sounds like a pretty good idea for a second date...If that’s something you think you might be interested in.” He kept his tone light not wanting to scare her away but he would be lying if he said he wasn’t thinking it. He wanted to spend more time with her and what better way to keep things going than by going out, maybe even a little more officially this time.

Everything was amazing to Vega which made Cam’s job pretty easy. Even if he was just a glorified tour guide he didn’t mind so much so long as he got to spend the time with the girl which was a little odd for him. Usually when he needed some time away from camp he went alone but there was something about spending the time with Vega that was enjoyable in itself. Maybe it was that infectious energy that she put off or maybe it was just really cute how excited she got every time she saw something new but whatever it was Cam liked it.

The ride didn’t seem to take them that long even though they must have covered half the city on their little sightseeing trip. Time flew when you were having fun but just because they had reached their current destination didn’t mean it had to stop being fun. In fact, Cam thought getting to see the crowds and shops of Pier 39 might make Vega’s day and of course they could have some very non Roman food too which was precisely the point.

“Nope. No Roman food in sight here though they do have some of the best sea food.” Mental note. The fastest way to this girl’s heart was to just do things that had absolutely nothing to do with Rome. Easy enough and perfect too since he needed a break from the responsibility every once in a while. “Have you ever had crab cakes? If not I’m about to show you what you’ve been missing.” He led them over to a food stand on the pier and ordered for them. He could get her something else if she wanted but he wanted her first taste of food outside of New Rome to be something San Francisco was known for and crab cakes with a side of sourdough bread was the best place to start.

Stepping to the side with her as their food was prepared Cam took a deep breath of the air off the bay. He wasn’t some Neptune kid to get all excited over a little water but he had to admit it was definitely a good place to be on a day like today. Something that he thought Vega would appreciate. “So is it fair to say you like the outside world? Is it everything you thought it would be?”

No sooner had he finished talking than Vega was rocketing up into the air as light as a leaf caught on the wind. Cam shook his head but he didn't have much time to waste before having to play catch up. He called on his father's power to lift him off the ground and then he was soaring after Vega in her wake. He could tell she was already enjoying herself and that was good. She looked like she needed this as much as he did and hopefully they could have a little fun together before having to be back in Rome.

Flying was always liberating but flying with Vega was something else. Cam knew that his father's element was the sky but he thought that Vega acted much more like how the wind was supposed to be. Fast, carefree, fun. She was definitely not meant to be contained and flying beside her it was easy to see that. Cam couldn't help himself from taking a few glances at her every now and then to just watch the expression of pure joy on her face and that made the flight speed by. Pretty soon she was gesturing to a spot for them to land and he had to follow the motion of her hand before nodding and following her down.

The excitement of the flight carried over past the landing and when she turned to him Cam could tell this really was a treat for her. "I thought you might like it." He said with a chuckle as she took his hand and let her tug him along probably a little more slowly than she wanted. "This really is your first time out huh?" Cam couldn't really imagine being cooped up in New Rome and it was still kind of odd to him how the legion was so strict on that. Sure New Rome was safer but safer was not always better. People needed to have some control over their own life, a freedom to expand their horizons. That was Cam's thought anyways and it definitely seemed to be needed in this case as Vega asked him to show her what 'normal' life was like. It was that simple request that made him decide that he needed to make sure they didn't waste any of their time today. He was going to show Vega what it was like outside Rome and they were going to have fun doing it. "Come on. I'll show you the sights and I think I know just the way too do it." He nodded towards the street where one of San Francisco's staple cable cars was passing by and with that started leading her towards the station

In all his talks with Vega he had gotten a pretty strong impression that she wanted more for herself than what was waiting for her here in New Rome. Cam could understand that or at least he thought he could and maybe that had played into his decision making tonight If there was anyone he knew that really would have enjoyed a night just away from everything well it would be her and judging by her excited reaction he thought that he had made the right decision in inviting her. He watched her bounce up and down and scream excitedly about the idea all the while smiling and enjoying the sight. Yeah, this was definitely going to be worth it.

"I think it's good to get out and away every once in a while." He said confirming her statement. "Gods know I don't do it enough." Maybe that could change though. He was starting to think that he wouldn't mind making these breaks a more frequent thing so long as Vega was involved. "How's you're flying today? No reason to walk if we can get there faster in the air."