Hay everyone, how are my favourite readers doing? Got a new chapter for ya here! I'll try to mention everyone here, but it'll be hard!

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The Big Night

Oh gods, oh gods, oh gods...

"Maria!" Hannah snapped, "Sit still"

I was sitting in the heavily-perfumed Aphrodite cabin, with my eyes closed. They refused to let me look until they were done. So frustrating!

"I you neery dun?" I mumbled, trying to keep my mouth shut while they put, dare I say it? Lipstick on me. *Shudder*

"Yes, yes, yes. I aspect so.. Have a look then!" Hannah squealed, barely containing herself.

Standing up with the help of an unknown child of Aphrodite, a positioned myself.

"Ready?" Hannah chuckled, "Set... OPEN YOUR EYES!"

I almost gave myself a heart attack. Instead of pony-tail wearing, slogan t-shirt owning Maria, standing in front of me was a complete stranger.

There was blonde streaks winding their way through her waist-length brunette locks, and her heavy side fringe was straightened and went straight across her forehead. She was wearing a cream coloured, knee-length toga with a gold belt and brown gladiator shoes.

I raised my eyebrows, so did she. My god! They plucked them! I touched my face, so did she.

"Well? What do you think?" Hannah asked.

"I think you are a miracle worker, Hannah. But who am I meant to be?"

"Calypso silly! Let's go then!" The girls pulled me out of the cabin doors and through to the Amphitheatre.

I gotta say, it did look amazing. There were loads of multi-coloured streamers across the walls, and golden balloons with separate symbols for each god.

"Can I go now?" I said to Hannah. I was anxious to go to my friends and say hi to Shelby and Daliah, thanks to the Aphroditettes, I had missed their arrival.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Hannah waved me off as she eyed Vladimir Jhonson, one of the 'popular' kids here in camp. Poor girl, I thought, she's got no chance.

Over by the food table, I saw Noah (dressed as Hermes, based on the sandals with plastic wings he was wearing.), Wendy as Athena, Allison (I had no idea, but let's just say she had the brightest coloured clothing ever), Shelby and Daliah.

I crept up behind them and then tapped Noah on the shoulder.

"Wha-" He said, turning round.

"BOO!" I shouted, jumping at him.

All the girls screamed but Noah just looked at me as if I'd grown another head.

"You look awesome!" Wendy exclaimed.

"Gorgeous!" Squishy said, smiling.

"MARIA!" Daliah and Shelby shouted, hugging me.

"I missed you!" Came my muffled reply.

"Ok, we'd better get off now. We're ruining your make-up!" Shelby chuckled, prising Daliah off my left shoulder.

"Fine!" Laughed Daliah.

"Wow Maria...you look..." Noah trailed off, shuffling his feet, his face going a nice shade of pink.

"Ooooh, Noah! Think Maria looks 'wow' do you?" teased Wendy.

"Shut up, Wendy" mumbled Noah.

"Thanks Noah." I beamed, "Ignore Wendy, she's just annoying!" Noah chuckled a little and seemed to have recovered.

"Hey!" Wendy frowned.

"Aww, I'm sowwy!" I cooed. From then on, from a girl who doesn't normally like 'dances', it went pretty good.

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Things Are Looking UP

JACOB WILLIAMS P.O.V

I hate dances. HATE them. The dancing, the music, the food...everything. They always end up as a disaster. But this one just might be looking up, since I got the courage to ask my crush, Willa Hawk, to go out with me last year, so she'd be my date. She's a year younger than me, but she's amazing, to be fair. He dad's Pan, and she's really random, and I do mean that.

"Hey Jay!" Willa laughed, linking her arm through mine. "Where's your mates?"

"Oh, I have no idea. Probably with their dates." I chuckled. Dustin Beech, Matt Hanagan and Michael Angelo were my best mates. We've all been in camp for as long as we can remember. Michael is the newest part of our 'group', 2 years ago he arrived at camp and we took him under our wing.

"So, how's camp been without me?" Willa asked, she had gone to a special girl's boarding school that year and she had hated it.

"Oh, amazing! I had the most fun ever, I didn't miss you at all!"

"Hey!" Willa elbowed me in the stomach, "I'll have you know, I missed you loads, so there."

"I know, I was kidding!" I bent down and kissed her on the nose. She giggled a little and I pulled her in for a hug.

"Am I interrupting something?" I heard the 'oh so' familiar voice of Dustin Beech.

"Nope," I said, "Just some catching up."

"Yeah, 'cause it so looked like that!" Dustin said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes.

"C'mon boys, I wanna see my mates too ya' know!" Willa ran into the crowd of party-goers and disappeared.

"Well, you are smitten, aren't you?" Matt said, appearing from behind a bunch of balloons.

"No one says 'smitten' any more, Matt!" Dustin laughed. I didn't say anything. Firstly 'cause it was a dumb question. Mainly 'cause it was true.

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Hi everyone! Long time no see, eh? Well, I know that it's only a short chapter, but it's just to let you know, I'M BAAAACCCKKK!

Sorry I've been so long! Been working on some new stuff, so been quite busy!

So, I honestly hadn't prepared many couples straight away for this story but I have to say, Willa and Jacob make a cute couple, don't they! But, is it just me or is there some chemistry between Noah and Maria? I had written it so it would look like Noah was a little shy when it came to telling a girl that they looked nice, but it really looked like Noah like-liked Maria so I've put a poll on my page saying:

Do you think Noah and Maria would make a good couple? YOUR Camp Half-Blood

Yes

No

What Are You Going On About?

So, VOTE! I need some votes or I can't continue their 'relationship' in anyway, *sniff*

And review people! I can be a one letter review or a honking great essay on how good/bad it is! I will also mention you, ya know, saying 'thanks' and all that.

P.S! Keep an eye out for another PJO fanfic coming soon to a computer near you! So keep me on author alert!

P.P.S! Thank you to Shaylis The Multi for ACTUALLY reading my profile! CHEESY RED FLYING MONKEYS! XP

Ok! Gotta go now!

~LapdogDaVinci =P