Sorry, I've been gone so long but I'm back! Not a lot of Frazel in this one, put there's a second part so don't worry:) I've got inspiration for the Brides chapter for Frazel, so don't panic either :) Thanks to: Elmlea Thank you! That means so much, especially coming from you. And you're correct! sonofthetrigod Thanks! Beulah's wit is slightly based on mine ;) Erik the Viking Thanks! But not anymore D: NeoExplosion Aw, thanks. That's so kind of you! koryandrs Thankies! SonOfNeptuneJr. Nope. Not at all :) Thanks! SeaBreezeDaughterOfPoseidon Totally :)
Song of Inspiration: House of Gold by Twenty One Pilots
Dedications: Elmlea, because you're... you :D And so sweet!
Beulah Al-Shami and the new girl, Eve Redmond, sat by Hazel on the hot metal bench, the hot southern sun beating on their hair.
"So…" Eve elbows Hazel in the ribs and wiggles her eyebrows. "I heard your boyfriend is picking you up this lovely afternoon."
"Uh, yeah." Hazel says awkwardly, her face turning dark red.
Beulah rolls her eyes at Eve, who shrugs. "What, you have a problem with romance?"
"No, not really. But I've never seen anyone flip out over someone else's boyfriend before." Beulah says flatly.
"Whatever. Is that the car?" Eve's hazel eyes widen as she spots an expensive Chrysler pull up into the parking lot.
"I'm not exactly sure exactly which of my friends is picking me up today." Hazel looked completely nonchalant on the outside, but on the inside she was bubbling over with excitement. How long has it been since she's seen Frank? Six months? Seven?
The daughter of Pluto stares at Aaron Satran dashes to her weekly college boyfriend.
"Wait, wasn't she dating Baalzebub a few weeks back?" Beulah asks, narrowing her eyes in patronizing suspicion.
"Thought so," Eve smirks and looks to Hazel. She wasn't the type to talk non-stop, but then again she wasn't the type to stay silent either.
"You okay?" The blonde bumps her shoulder to Hazel's and gives her a warm smile. In return she gets a half-hearted grin, and her amber eyes were flighty.
"Just… anxious. That's all." Hazel says.
Beulah and Eve exchange a look after seeing a 1960's Ford pull into the parking lot. "That's the car, isn't it?" Beulah whispers to the hazel-eyed girl who nods enthusiastically.
"Hazel, is that the car?" Beulah murmurs to Hazel, who looks up to inspect. Before any of them could come to any conclusion, Gloria Smith runs to Ford, bleached hair bouncing behind her in stiff curls.
"Nope. I guess not." Eve laments, and Hazel sighs.
Rapid sounds fill the air in front of Douglass High, and Hazel suddenly jumps up. "That's my ride."
Eve leaps up with Hazel, looking spastically for the long-talked about Frank Zhang when Hazel suddenly groans. Her shoulders shrink in defeat, but her smile sticks on her face. "Not Frank."
"What?" Eve whines and looks to Beulah, who offers no solace whatsoever.
"Then who's picking you up? Hitchhikers?" Eve cracks in anger, and her eyes are dark with her disappointment.
"My weird cousins and my siblings." Hazel grins again, and meanwhile three boys and two girls jump out of the unkempt mini-van.
The tallest boy is extremely muscular, with close-cropped blonde hair and shocking blue eyes. He shoves another boys, a lanky one with shaggy black hair and bright green eyes.
"How are the hawt boys?" Eve asks, practically drooling.
"Percy and Jason, my cousins." Hazel responds, smirking.
"And the younger one?" Eve asks. She's staring at the short guy with the milky pale skin and dark brown eyes.
"My brother Nico." Hazel says, and continues smirking.
Beulah stands up, mouth agape and eyes wide.
"Haven't you seen them before?" Eve looks at Beulah, who nods slowly but continues staring straight ahead.
Two girls practically fall out of the car. One has black hair, emo style, and the same eyes as the blonde. She has black lipstick and a Panic! At The Disco t-shirt that you could only get at Hot Topic. The other girl has wild brown curls and bright green eyes, vivid against white, slightly zitty, skin. She was wearing a TARDIS tee, and laughing hysterically, but the laugh sounded like more of a bark or a snort or a dying animal.
"Those are my cousin Thalia and sister, Grace." Hazel says, waving wide.
"Grace Gadhia? The girl who left in the middle of the school year?" Beulah says, still in shock.
"Precisely. Well, ladies. I'll call you guys sometime. See you next fall!" Hazel brushes off her skirt abruptly, gives them each a hug, and shoots off running to her families.
"What the heck was that?"
….
"Ready to fly to Camp?" Percy asks as Grace takes her arm.
"Always have been; always will be." Hazel responds happily. And to see Frank too, of course.
END OF PART ONE
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