I'm In The Zone.

It was about 7:30 in the morning, the pale sun casting thin spindly rays of light across the entire camp, the pale light slowly getting brighter as the time passed. There were very few clouds in the sky, with the few that there were lazily drifting in the gentle breeze that accompanied th chilly morning, frost decorating the area as it slowly melted. Zone, the son of Hecate, was currently leaning against the tree that has come to be known as 'Thalia's Pine', absentmindedly stroking Peleus's tail as he waited for Lucy to arrive. Zone was wearing a long black duster coat as opposed to his normal cloak, matching with the maroon pants and the white T-shirt. He was also wearing a pair of mid-shin combat boots, his ever-present gloves on his hands as he didn't even attempt to cover his face. There weren't enough people up to see him anyways.

Lucy, who had been up early getting ready, walked towards the tree briskly, wearing a pair of acid washed jeans that had a few rips in them, a white tank top with a light gray sweater with the words 'NEW YORK' written on the front, a beige scarf and tan Uggs. Her hair was in its natural state, which was slightly curly. As she neared Zone, her blue eyes sparkled while she smiled. "Goodmorning." she said softly.

Smiling slightly while blushing at Lucy's appearance, Zone said "Good Morning. Shall we go?" Zone asked, gesturing to the car near the bottom off to the left of the hill. The car was a dark grey Hennessey Venom GT with black titanium rims and several special features added by the Hephaestus Cabin, including several traps such as oil slicks and spikes, both Celestial Bronze and steel. It also included two swiveling mounted crossbows, several containers of greek fire, some Kneecappers, Stygian iron on the back and Steel on the front, a mounted harpoon (SI), and several other features, all of them hidden inside of the car. Zone then quickly opened the Passenger's side door for Lucy.

"Yes. Let's go." Lucy said, walking with him to the car. It was a beautiful car, but all Lucy could think about was how nervous she was. This was her first date after all. As he opened the passenger door, she thanked him and climbed in. As she waited for him to get in, she smooth her shirt out and and wipe the dust off her jeans. She fixed her hair a little and then put her seatbelt on.

Smiling, Zone walked around the front of the car, opening the door and climbing in before buckling his seatbelt. Putting the key into the ignition, Zone turned the key, starting the engine with a smooth rumble. Smiling, Zone said "This car was a gift from a friend." Well, not exactly a gift, more like a debt paid off, but she didn't need to know that. Slowly easing his foot onto the gas, the car smoothly took off, zooming despite the low pressure on the gas.

Lucy listened to the engine as he started the car. "Wow! It sounds amazing!" she said, excitement evident in her voice. "Pretty expensive gift." she said. She looked around the car, smiling before looking at Zone. "Its stunning." she said. She trailed her fingers across the dash and smiled more.

Grinning, Zone nodded before trying to recall the directions back to the city. "So, care to tell me a bit about yourself?" Zone asked as the forest scenery zoomed by, mere blurs.

"Well, my father's name is Henry Carmichael. Currently he's living somewhere in America. Um, my mother is Isis. I lived in Liverpool, England until I was nine then we moved to Paris, France. My favourite color is green and I've always wanted to jump into a body of water, fully clothed." she said with a smile.

Smiling, Zone nodded before saying "That sounds interesting. Okay, so my... father's name is Prieth Trek, I don't know where he is living right now, my mom is Hecate, I lived in California until an... incident with my father that led to me hopping a cargo train to get to NY. After about... let's see... I was 11 at the time, so after a year I was brought to camp. My favorite color is black, but I seem to be developing a liking for blue-gray, and I have always wanted to get a dog." Zone finished just as they exited the wide expanse of forest-lined roads, entering a large plain-like area where he could see the city up ahead.

"Why blue-gray?" Lucy asked as she looked out the window a little. She curled her hair behind her ear and watched the plain-like area fly by. She turned her attention to him and smiled, waiting for his response.

Smirking slightly, Zone simply stated "Your eyes." with a shrug before focusing on the road, noting the distinct lack of traffic as he smiled.

Lucy blushed and looked down. She couldn't keep the smile off her face as she played with the hem of her sweater. She had butterflies going on in her stomach like crazy and her heart was pounding so hard, she wondered if Zone could hear it.

OOC: Just going to do a brief timeskip to where they are at the coffee shop. SOund good? -Doesnt wait fr a response-

BIC: After parking his car, Zone quickly got out and walked to the passenger side, opening and holding the door open for Lucy as he smiled.

OOC: Hehe Poppy have YOU had coffee?

BIC: Lucy stepped out and smiled at Zone. She smoothed out her sweater and looked at the coffee shop. "Its so cute." she said softly.

OOC: I hate coffee. It makes me sleepy. Sleeping is for noobs.

BIC: Closing the door, Zone smiled sheepishly, scratching the back of his head before saying "It's the only one I know from when I was in NY. The owner used to give me free scones and such, and his daughter used to give me clothes." Zone finished, waiting for Lucy before walking into the coffee shop.

Lucy walked with Zone. "I almost feel as if I should be more dressed up." she said quietly. She walked a little behind Zone, not enough to make a gap, but enough to notice.

Chuckling slightly, Zone said "Why? it's a family owned business. The people here are really nice, and, actually, one of the waiters is a son of Hermes." Reaching behind him and gently grabbing Lucy's hand, Zone blushed slightly as he grinned at her.

Lucy blushed as Zone chuckled. "Really? Hermes?" she asked before blushing even more when he took her hand. She heart started pounding again as he grinned at her. She smiled back and looked down a little.

Nodding as he entered, gently pulling Lucy along, Zone frowned as he looked around. "Well, it seems like he doesn't work here anymore... Oh well." Zone sighed slightly as he walked further in, getting in line while holding Lucy's hand, blushing at the stares, whispers, and giggles from surrounding people at 'how cute they looked together'.

Lucy heard the giggles and whispers and blushed. She stepped closer to him, wrapping her other hand around his arm. "They're staring." she whispered to Zone.

His blush deepening, Zone shook his head to clear his thoughts and grinned at Lucy before saying "I'm with the most beautiful girl in the entire coffee shop, of course they're staring."

Heat rushed to Lucy's cheeks at Zone's words. "You really think that?" she asked, looking up at him, smiling a little. She couldn't believe that he had just said that... About HER.

Blushing slightly at Lucy's smile, Zone said "Yeah." before gesturing to his blushing face, saying "I seem to be doing this quite a bit around you." After saying this, he heard another giggle at his words from the person in front of him. Noticing that they were still a few people away from the front of the line.

Lucy heard the giggle. "Me too it seems." she said softly. She looked around and noticed a lot of people staring. They immediately looked away when they saw her looking at them.

OOC: 5 minute timeskip to when they get their foodstuffz sound gewd?