DISCLAIMER: I STILL DON'T OWN PJO OR HoO. I'm working on it not really. Alright! So, have you guys ever thought what it would be like if they went out for dinner? Awkwardness? Mhhm? I have the whole thing planned out and it's just so amusing in my head! Nico: STOP MAKING ME EMOTIONAL.
Me: I love you. ^-^
Zeus: A night away from Hera, but I must spend it with…
Poseidon: Ahh, I can't wait to see what I have in store.
Hades: …Hunh.
Leo: I don't see me anywhere.
Percy: Leo, leave.
Leo: RUDE. PEOPLE. Geez.
You can't exactly say the dinner turned out to be a disaster in the end. It was obvious enough it would be one from the very start. I mean, the Big Three out for dinner with their children? Have you all formed an idea how dangerous that would be? Not to mention incredibly amusing. No, there was no catch to this; Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades actually took their children out for a family dinner. If only the rest of the Olympians acted so civil with each other.
Anyway, Thalia was excused from whatever the Hunters were doing that day for the dinner. She had just informed Percy she was on her way. As for Nico, no one knew with the kid. Percy was sure he was going to shadow-travel in at the last minute.
"Honey, did you put on that shirt I ironed you? And did you try out that new cologne I bought you? Do not forget to fix your hair. Oh, and Brush your teeth too." Sally said with much anxiety.
"Mom, calm down. You're more nervous than I am. I've dealt with the gods enough times to know when they're in a I-can-bare-with-you-for-today mood and when they want to blast me to pieces." Percy said with a wide grin. Unfortunately, this only made Sally panic more than before.
"Well, that's the thing! If you mess up, what's to stop Zeus from zapping you with his lightning? Or Hades from doing…whatever?"
"Dad? And thanks for having faith in my clumsy self. Relax, Thalia and Nico are also going to be there. I'm pretty sure their dads want to put on a good act for them. Plus, if the weather gets really cloudy and the ground is about to split in half, I know that's my cue to run."
Sally grew even paler at the thought of this and Percy immediately felt bad. "Sorry, mom. Just trying to brighten up the mood."
"Honey, I ge-" and before Sally could even finish her sentence, Nico randomly popped up which, as usual, startled Sally. "Hey, guys." Nico said coolly.
"Sup, Nico. You excited about the dinner?" Percy asked.
"Sure. A day with three, powerful brothers who don't get along well. Sounds fun." Nico didn't want to admit it, but he was excited. It wasn't everyday his dad wanted to spend a night with him.
"Wonderful enthusiasm, honey. And Percy, brush your teeth. I need to go fix up dinner for Paul and me, so you two just tell me when you're leaving." Sally said.
"Okay, mom." Percy said.
"So, Percy, any predictions on how this will turn out?" Nico asked.
"Lovely, it's going to be lovely."
Just then, the doorbell rang and before Percy could get a chance at answering it, the door opened and Thalia let herself in. "Hey, Jackson. Nico." Thalia said as she greeted Percy with a smile and Nico with a ruffle of his hair. Nico wrinkled his nose at this and frowned at her, but kept quiet. Thalia was dressed in her usual clothing; black jeans, a shirt of her favorite band, Green Day, and a leather jacket.
"I would pray and hope for the best, but then dad would suspect something. So, let's get this show on the road!" Thalia said. Nico shrugged and took the lead while Percy went to tell his mom they were leaving. "This is going to be on hell of a night." Percy muttered to himself.
Zeus stared at his reflection in the mirror while Hera went on about the girl he chatted with the other day.
"Perhaps I can make good out of this dinner. A night without her constant pestering…it sounds pleasant." Zeus thought to himself. "On the other hand, there's that Jackson boy I'll have to see. Oh, and Hades. I suppose it's not half as bad as it sounds…"
"Zeus! Are you even listening to me? Honestly, I get so tired of this. The same conversation repeated over and over again." Hera nagged to him.
"Then how about you stop discussing it?" Zeus said and with a snap of his fingers, he was gone before Hera could even reply.
Poseidon was fixing himself for the big night as he sang along to The Little Mermaid. He made it a goal to show the wonderful adventures of Ariel, Flounder, and Sebastian to his son, Tyson. "Ah, a night with my boy. A chance like this is rare. And Zeus and Hades will be there. How very rare." Poseidon chuckled at the thought. "Zeus will be his little cranky self and Hades will be giving us his usual "I hate you, make me an actual Olympian" look while I amuse the kids by annoying the brothers even more. Sounds wonderful." And with that, he vanished into the currents of the sea making his way to the dinner.
"Cereal. You're going to the dinner like that? Do you know WHY you look like that? Lack. Of. Cereal. The same goes for that child of yours! Don't come running to me when you see your child is thin, pale, and lacking nutrients." Nagged Demeter.
"Mother, please." Persephone urged.
"Don't mother me! Look at him; he's let himself completely go and he's allowing the same to happen with the child."
Whatever Demeter had said after that was a complete blur to Hades. He was mostly worried about the good impression he would try to pull off for his son. For all these years he had been an unfaithful father. This was his chance to fix that.
"Uh, right, cereal. Sure." Hades said and slipped into the shadows before Demeter could eve react to his very obvious sarcasm.
"This is the place, right?" Thalia asked. The place was titled 'Le Peit Gourmet'. Percy looked down at the paper of directions and winced.
"I think so. I don't know how to pronounce the name, but it says the same thing on the paper." Percy said. Nico, Thalia, and Percy entered the restaurant at once and immediately spotted their fathers. It wasn't hard; they were the ones that were really out of place. Zeus was wearing his usual tuxedo, hair styled back with gel, and his beard looked like it had been brushed thoroughly. Poseidon looked like he had just gotten back from a fishing trip and I'm pretty sure you have an idea on how that looks like. Hades, on the other hand, had a very strange look to him. He was dressed in fine robes that were a deep shade of red. His hair was tied back in a ponytail and had sort of a smug look to him, as if he was too good to be around these people.
"-facepalm- Could they not have at least tried to dress, you know, more casually?" Nico asked looking quite embarrassed.
"You would think that after all these years in the mortal world they would be used to the fashion sense. At least my dad looks, uh, somewhat normal." Percy muttered.
"Alright, pipe down! It's like you guys are asking to get zapped." Thalia warned as she made her way to the table.
Percy, my boy!" Poseidon said with much excitement in his voice as he got up to hug Percy. The other four stood in front of one another speechless with no movement whatsoever; almost as if they were paralyzed.
"Geez, you can actually feel the awkwardness in the air…" Nico muttered under his breath which, to his surprise, Percy heard. Zeus, not accustomed to this in any way, nodded at Thalia while Hades gave Nico a pat on the head. Although Nico hated when people patted his head, he couldn't help but enjoy it a tiny bit when his father did it, even if he didn't show it.
Percy clapped his hands together and said "So, uh, how about we get started with this dinner?"