PJO/HOO One Shots

Coney Island

A/N: This is a PJO/HOO and The Folk of the Air crossover hopefully it's not too confusing! I tried to not put a lot of spoilers in there because you guys should really check out the series! All the background you really need to know is the characters Jude and Cardan are married and they are the king and queen of their lands so they have some nature-y powers.
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Jude first notices them while she and Cardan are playing some game called Water Racer. It's a silly thing, really; you're essentially shooting water into a hole for no other reason than to waste water, but Cardan insists on getting the "full experience," whatever that means. That's not what really bothers her though.

What bothers her is the couple sitting to Cardan's right. There's a lean boy, probably about their age, who looks like he could be Cardan's tan, green-eyed twin with straight hair. He has the same impish smirk that screams Danger! and the same regal face and sharp jawline that commands authority. The girl sitting next to him is no different; she carries herself protectively, like she's always looking out for something, her cloudy gray eyes scanning the area every three seconds. She's wearing denim cutoffs and white t-shirt, nothing out of the ordinary, and she has her blonde curls tossed into a ponytail, although they brush her high cheekbones ever so often. They're attractive, she'll admit, and they seem normal. But still, what concerns her is the fact that the guy keeps shooting Cardan a wide-eyed glance. Jude would be fine with it if he was looking at his face; she knows her husband is handsome, especially amongst all these mortals. But he's not looking at Cardan's face. He's looking slightly behind him. At Cardan's tail.

Jude takes a problem with this, because she made sure Cardan had glamoured his tail and his pointy ears before they left Vivi's apartment. She took all precautions, securing them actual mortal money, dressing him in mortal clothes (i.e. a red and black plaid flannel and dark jeans), even making sure they dismounted their ragwort ponies a safe distance away. She can't even see Cardan's tail, so she isn't sure what the guy is looking at.

Jude takes a deep breath. She and Cardan came here to relax, to get away from their royal duties to Elfhame, not to obsess over anyone who looks over her husband strangely. Maybe the couple just wants to invite Cardan into a threesome, who knows. She growls lightly as she loses the game to the guy ogling her husband, to which Cardan just laughs and kisses her temple lightly.

"Ever the sore loser, my queen," he chuckles, earning a sharp jab to his ribs.

Jude makes to reply, but is cut off when she overhears the blonde girl scoff, "You totally cheated Seaweed Brain." Her boyfriend winks at her, then shrugs, replying, "What they don't know can't hurt them. Besides, I really wanted that stuffed penguin!"

"Are you okay?"

Jude stops eavesdropping on the strange couple to meet Cardan's gaze, which is filled with concern. "No," she answers, smiling tightly. "I'm fine. Just... bummed that I lost."

Cardan looks at her strangely, but hums and flashes her that trouble maker grin. "Come dearest, I want to explore more of this Isle of Cones."

Jude rolls her eyes at his antics. "It's Cone-y Island, Cardan."
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The next time Jude notices them, she and Cardan are playing ring toss. Honestly, she only notices them because the girlfriend is playing as well. She's good. Really good. She manages to land every ring, meanwhile Jude struggles to land every other one. It must be rigged.

Cardan laughs at her concentration, then subsequent frustration when the rings bounce off the bottle.

"Would you like to try, oh High King?" Jude purses her lips, trying to hide her embarrassment. All her time training under Madoc and working with the Court of Shadows, and she's bested by some mortal game.