Masquerade
A Jarlos fanfic. It's based off a fan drawing I found on deviantart . com by xxPaperkut. And based off of Phantom of the Opera
'And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in a masquerade'
Masquerade, Hide your face, so the world will never find you...
"What's going on here?" Carlos pointed out a poster on the wall of the main banquet hall in L.A.
"Bal Masque: A night to never forget," Kendall read. "October 31st... Hosted by..."
"GUSTAVO ROCQUE?" The four boys gasped at the poster. They high tailed it to Rocque studios to confront Gustavo on the matter.
"Yes I am hosting a masquerade ball." He paused. "And no you can't come."
"Why not?" James pouted.
"Because it's not for four rowdy teenage dogs." He said sternly. "And that's final."
"Boys, just go have fun at the Palm Woods Annual Halloween party." Kelly said softly and ushered the four out.
The guys got to the Palm Woods and were greeted by Camille and Jo. Logan and Kendall parted with James and Carlos to hang by the pool with their girlfriends.
"Not gonna bask away in the sun?" Carlos asked James as they entered the elevator.
"No... I'm gonna go get a mask and a costume so I can get into that ball." He stated as they exited the elevator.
"But Gustavo said..." Carlos started. "Never mind..." He sighed as he saw James was in his own thoughts as they entered the apartment. James quickly grabbed all the money he owned from his room and ran out of the apartment, leaving Carlos to himself.
"Maybe I can sneak in there myself. And catch a dance with James." Carlos' mind wandered. His secret feelings for James had grown in the past few months, from a small spark to a growing flame. He ran to his room and grabbed his blue piggy bank he kept under his bed. He removed the rubber stopper and began to yank out multiple bills. After counting it all, he gathered the one hundred dollars and hurried out the door.
He walked through the lobby, passing both Kendall and Logan.
"Where ya headed?" Kendall asked.
"Uhm... just out. I'll be back later." Carlos said quickly. Kendall just shrugged and turned back to his girlfriend.
Carlos entered the costume store a few blocks from the apartment.
"Thanks for the help." Carlos heard the familiar voice as James, and ducked behind a costume rack. James left the store with a plastic garment bag.
"Need any help?" A man in his late thirties asked Carlos.
"Uhm yes, I need a costume for a Masquerade ball." Carlos said.
"Oh that seems to be the main topic of most purchases this past week." The man stated. Carlos followed the man to an area farther from the front. The part of the wall was lined with various ball gowns and outfits.
"I'll just look around." Carlos stated, and the man left. He glanced around and found a black button up shirt with white ruffles coming from each sleeve and the collar. He grabbed that and then found a blood red silk vest with tiny black buttons to fasten it together. He had dress pants and shoes at home so there was no need to buy those.
"Now all I need is a mask..." He said to himself as he was checking out.
"Oh there is a mask store that I have been sending people to." The cashier said. "It's just down the street here."
"Thanks." Carlos nodded and left the store with his own garment bag. As he entered the mask store he saw rows and rows of masks.
"May I help you?" A woman asked.
"Yes I need a mask that would match this vest the best." He showed the woman his vest and she showed him a various amounts of different red masks. "Thank you." He smiled kindly and looked over them until his eyes fell across a black velvet mask with gold beads bordering the mask, other gold embezzlements, and two red gems, one on the top center and the other in the top left. It had golden ribbon/material hanging from the top left and blood red feathers jutting from the same corner that matched his vest perfectly.
He grabbed it and took it up front.
"Find everything?" The same woman asked.
"Yes." He nodded as the woman rung up his mask. "Thanks so much." He grabbed his bag and hurried home.
As he ran through the lobby of the Palm Woods, he once again passed Kendall.
"What did ya buy?" He stopped Carlos.
"Uhm... just a halloween costume for the party." Carlos mumbled.
"Oh cool." Kendall said as Carlos left towards the elevators. He cautiously entered the apartment and saw that James had not returned yet and he hustled to his and James' shared room to place the items deep in his closet.
As he shut the closet door, James busted through the door carrying his own garment bag and other various bags.
"Went shopping did you?" Carlos asked plopping on his bed, and layed down, his legs still hanging off.
"Yeah..." James went to his own side of the room and hung the garment bag on his dresser, and sat next to Carlos. "I'm all exhausted." James yawned and layed his head on Carlos' chest.
"J...James..." Carlos blushed a deep red and layed a hand on James' arm. "James?" Carlos lifted his head and saw James asleep. He laughed and shifted the both of them to a more comfortable sleeping position. Placing the blanket over them both, Carlos snuggled down next to James and fell into a deep sleep.