Legacy of Asgard

Wooing with Sarcasm

Ch. 7

Well, any hopes for a warm welcoming into the fifth cohort were shot away as Perseus was introduced by Praetor Cassie and met with a combination of baffled and awestruck looks from the members of his cohort. After a few convivial introductions, Jason returned to lead the group back to their barracks before heading to the mess hall.

As they made their way, Perseus noticed a plump looking Asian kid sneaking fleeting looks at him as they walked.

"Take a picture Kung-Fu Panda, it'll last longer."

The legionnaire's eyes widened. He opened his mouth to reply but no words escapes his lips. Perseus grinned cockily, "Don't worry, that reaction is typical. People, they tend to be in awe when the look at me for the first time."

The demigod's face reddened in mortification as he continued to fail to find his voice.

Perseus gave him a somewhat gentle punch in the arm. "Jeez kid, relax. I was only joking. What's your name?"

The kid blinked a couple times and then cleared his throat, "Frank. My name is Frank Zhang."

Perseus grinned and held out his hand, "Jack Vidar, son of Venus, it's good to meet you Frank. Frank, huh? Frankly, I like the name, Frank." He muttered as he cursed himself for not picking Frank. Frank sounded like a good name, a more badass name than Jack… he could have had so many opportunities for puns. Oh, how he loves puns.

Frank looked at the demigod with a baffled expression at how abruptly he got diverted by the mention of a name before he shook his hand, "Yeah, that was, uh, quite a show you put on in the coliseum there."

Perseus chuckled. "That? That was nothing. Well, until Reyna. Damn, that girl can pack a punch." Frank laughed a bit, "Enjoy it while you can. She's going to kill you for kissing her."

Perseus smiled slyly, "Maybe, but it was worth it. I'd do it again in a heartbeat."

Frank shook his head at Jack's happy-go-lucky attitude. He had a feeling it would come back and bite him in the ass soon enough. The moment that thought crossed his mind, Frank looked up to see Reyna waiting at the entrance of the mess hall, her eyes already locked on 'Jack' as he heedlessly strolled alongside Frank.

Frank tried to give him a sly elbow to get his attention but his inept attempt missed as he stumbled gawkily into him drawing looks from a number of the surrounding legionnaires.

Frank leaned over to 'Jack' anyway, "You should try to make a quick exit. Reyna looks like she's out for blood."

Perseus looked up and, to Frank's horror; the smug bastard began to grin broadly.

"Just the beautiful Centurion I was hoping to see. I'll catch you inside, Frank." He said, giving the demigod a reassuring pat on the back as he stepped away from his cohort and stopped a couple yards in front of the narrow eyed demigoddess.

Reyna waited until the rest of the cohort made their way inside before she took a step towards Perseus. "How dare you kiss me in front of the entire legion and in the middle of the battle?" She hissed vehemently.

Percy raised an eyebrow, "What? I thought it was a good strategy. Besides, I mean we were only inches apart when I figured it was a good time to make my move."

Reyna's hand went to her dagger but she stopped and took a couple deep, calming breaths. "Who are you? You don't act like any child of Venus I've ever met. You don't even act like a Roman! That was a crucial test and you spent half of it making jokes and insulting your fellow legionnaires!" She said through clenched teeth to hold back her screams of fury.