Chapter 6: Cat's Arrival & Emma's Masquerade Party :)

This is going to be a REALLY long chapter. Sorry I'm so late though. Homework is catching up to me and I have to catch up on this. So, here's the next chapter! :)

Cat's P.O.V

As I grabbed my two pink suitcases from the luggage area, I hit speed dial 2 which was Ariana, and called her. Instead of hearing her voice, her voicemail came out.

"Hey, this is Ariana, please leave me a message, and if you're one of those wannabes then get out of my life. Anyways, once you leave a message, I'll def. call you back. Baii!" the voice said. Normally, I would leave a message about one minute long but I snapped my phone shut. It was still 11:30 A.M. I still had time to look around. I opened my suitcase and slipped on my Prada yellow shoulder bag Ariana had bought for me.

"TAXI!" I screamed waving my hand in the air. A taxi stopped next to the curb. I threw my bags in and sat down.

"How may I assist you madam?" he asked me.

"Um, drop me off at the Coconut Grove and make sure my bags are delivered to the Palmwoods Ariana Kim and her mom Julia Kim." I said lifting my chin. He nodded and began driving. He dropped me off at the Coconut Grove and drove away as I reminded him about my bags. I began walking around looking at stores. I was just looking around until I saw a girl. It was pretty obvious that she was a Demigod to me. She was dark skinned, had braided hair, and green eyes. I thought she might be the daughter of Posideon at first, until I saw her pick pocket the fancy wannabe lady.

"Hermes," I said to myself thoughtfully. I recognized her soon as Kaiya Rhodes. She had dyslexia like Ariana and ADHD like me. She had a boyfriend named Jaylon Taylor. Jaylon was the son of Apollo. Quick-witted, and smart. Kaiya was wearing a shirt today that said,

"Dear Math,

I am not a therapist! Solve your own problems!" and black Converse high tops. If you ever messed with her, she would kick you're… I drifted on to that thought.

"Hi Kaiya!" I yelled as she slammed her phone shut and took a long drink out of her slush. She looked at me and grinned. She always scrunched her nose when she smiled and I felt as if I were back at Camp Half-Blood again. Kaiya walked away signaling me that she'd call me back later. I nodded and headed into a Banana Republic store.

Ariana's P.O.V

I tapped my fingers against the door to BTR's room. They hadn't opened in a minute.

"You totally are messing with me. I have 6 hours left, and I am LOSING MY PATIENCE!" I screamed and kicked open the door. Katie, Kendall's younger sister stared at me with her eyes open.

"Sorry!" I said shrugging my shoulders. Katie rolled her eyes.

"GUYS! SHE'S NOT STUPID! AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GONNA KICK YOUR BUTT!" Katie screamed and went into the kitchen.

I flopped down on the couch and took out my flute. I set my phone down on the table and began playing. I was in the middle of playing, until I heard a small footsteps coming closer. I pretended not to hear them but concentrated. There was a hand that reached for my phone until I changed my playing and slammed it against the hand.

"OW!" Kendall screamed grabbing his hand and falling to the ground. I stared at him and snatched my phone. I pressed some buttons and dialed.

"Who are you calling?" Kendall moaned. I glared at him and tapped my foot. The person finally picked up.

"Hello?" the voice said.

"Hello?" I said in an annoyed voice.

"Hi Ariana!" the voice laughed.

"Yes, yes, Emma. Do you mind if I bring a few guests over? Like 4?" I asked.

"Ehmagod, of course!" Emma laughed again. Then she stopped. "Not wannabes right? Or Greyson Chance fans?" she asked strictly.

"Of course not. Not wannabes. Just a wonderful, fun band. Maybe they can play for us!" I said a small smirk appearing on my face as Kendall crawled back up the swirly slide and whispers came.

"Good. I have to go pick up the sushi at Yuki's. See ya at 5:00! No wait; bring your guests and yourself at 4:45. You HAVE to come early!" Emma giggled and hooked up. As soon as I hung up also, I faced the swirly slide.

"WHO WAS THAT? AND WHAT BAND?" Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan yelled popping up. I sat back on the couch and looked at them with a neutral look on my face.

"Oh, that was Emma. She said I can bring 4 guests over. I'm bringing a band. You know, so I can raise their popularity and I don't know, have some fun with them." I grinned looking at them.

"Name of the band" Carlos asked.

"What are you a stalker?" I asked popping a gum in my mouth.

"Ugh, anyways, are you guys available from 4:30 P.M to later?" I asked before heading out the door.

"Duh, Gustavo is giving us a break." James said.

"Okay. See you lay-tah." I said flipping my hair over my shoulder and leaving for my stylist appointment.

Cat's P.O.V

"TAXI!" I screamed again waving my arms and bags in the air. A taxi stopped finally.\ "FINALLY! My wrists are gonna break. Deliver these to the Palmwoods ay-sap and to Ariana Kim and Julia Kim. Tell them it's from Cat and it's her's. I said throwing my bags in the seats.

"Your not coming?" the driver asked. I shook my head and handed him a 20-dollar bill and slammed the car door. I walked along the parks and to the Palmwoods. I stopped by at a park first.

"Corn dog please…" I said handing a 2-dollar bill and taking the corn dog. I bit into it and walked along. I checked my phone. I still had 30 minutes left. I saw a raven-haired guy. A demigod, Hermes would most likely be his dad as I scanned his face. It was pretty obvious he had no idea that he was a demigod. He's never been to Camp Half-Blood as it seemed.

"I want to have some fun too…" I said as I walked over to the guy who now was staring at the ground kicking the leaves and shoving his hands into his jacket.

Carlos's P.O.V

I began kicking the leaves thinking how unlucky I was. First, my father had abandoned me just like my mom said. Second, my girlfriend had dumped me a week ago 'cuz she thought I was weird. Third, there's another band that Ariana's taking to Emma Roberts's party.

"Ugh, I have to be this ridiculous." I muttered to myself.

"Hi!" a light voice said next to me. I looked up. It was a red-haired girl eating on a corn dog.

"Um, hi?" I said. I really had no idea to say. I mean this girl was hot. And I mean really hot. She had red hair that was tied up and resting on her shoulder and a purple dress.

"Uh, don't you have anything to say or something instead of hi?" she asked a light smile appearing over her face.

"Oh, uh, I actually never knew girls actually liked corn dogs." I said a light smile appearing over my face. I actually never knew girls like corn dogs after my experience with other girls James and Kendall had paired me up with

"Oh. I like corn dogs. They're yummy!" she said throwing her empty stick into a trash can. I nodded.

"Oh, I never got your name." I said looking at her. She had big brown eyes like a dog's.

"Oh! It's Cat!"She giggled looking at me.

"Oh. I'm Carlos. I'm in a band. Uh, Big Time Rush?" I said putting my hand out. She lightly shook it and put it back down.

"I've listened to Big Time Rush. I think you guys are actually pretty good. My friend Jade hates it. She wears all this black and has a boyfriend. Beck. They're in New York right now. Training." She said.

"Training?" I asked confused.

"Oh, um, they're training to be directors?" she said a hint of embarrassment and confusion in her voice. I nodded.

"So, uh, you wanna come to the Palmwoods? I actually live there with the other guys." I said.

"Oh! I am going to the Palmwoods! I'm staying there with a friend. What time is it?" she asked looking around her bag.

"Oh, its 11:45." I said looking at my grey Samsung Galaxy S. She nodded.

"I should go soon." She said looking around.

"Oh." I said a bit disappointed. "Can I take a picture of you first before you leave?" I asked.

"Sure!" she said cheerfully and smiled. I snapped a picture with my phone and looked at it as she walked away. I walked back to the Palmwoods still looking at the picture of Cat. She seemed like the only person that understood me.

"CARLOS!" Kendall yelled at me. I looked up.

"Oh. Hi." I said.

"Whatcha lookin' at?" he asked and peered at the picture. "When did you meet her?" he asked.

"Oh. At the park. She's staying here too with a friend." I said. Kendall nodded.

"So, I was thinking, we could you know, check Bitter's book and see who she's staying with?" I asked looking at him shoving my phone back into my pocket.

"Good plan. Move out." He grinned and left.

Kendall's P.O.V

"Found it!" I yelled as I pointed to Bitter's notebook.

"What are we doing seriously? Aren't we going to find out when she comes?" James yelled back sitting down on a couch.

"She's not coming 'till 12:00," Carlos said flipping through the pages.

"Yeah, and its 11:45 Carlos!" Logan yelled at him.

"Guys, we should at least do something if we're not doing anything for the rest of the day!" I yelled back.

"Do you guys ever thought why Ariana asked us if we're available from 4:30 to later?" James asked stuffing his mouth with a cupcake.

"She probably wanted to rub it in or something." Carlos said still flipping.

"James is right. What is she up to?" Logan asked.

"I don't know. Girls are weird." Carlos said scanning a page.

"Oh sure, when you're in L-O-V-E right now!" I said.

"L-o-v-e?" Carlos spelled out deciding what word it was.

"LOVE!" Logan said.

"FOUND IT!" Carlos screamed ignoring Logan's response.

"WHAT?" we all asked huddled around.

"What the…" Carlos faded off.

"She's staying with Ariana?" we all shrieked.

Ariana's P.O.V

"Thanks Jakkob!" I yelled as I swatted my hand in the air in thanks. He saluted in return, grinned, and went to his next customer. My hair was still reddish brown. Just a bit more brown. Jakkob had curled it and side banged my front hair and tied it into a low ponytail and placed it on top of my right shoulder. He had left some of the curly parts out on the left side.

I had switched to my black dress soon. I looked more like Jessica from SNSD in their new song The Boys instead of myself. But I adored Jessica and was proud to look like her. I entered the Palmwoods checking my phone. Emma had left me a text message.

"Don't 4get! 4:45, NOT 5:00!

~Emma" she had written. I bit down on my lip. Hard. Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan had no idea they were my guests. If I didn't tell them by 2:00, they would have NO time to practice, choose a song, and look hot.

"Ariana, you are telling them as soon as possible." I muttered to myself walking in.

Cat's P.O.V

I twirled a strand of my red hair walking into the Palmwoods.

"They really could have chosen a better hotel," I said putting my hands on my hips. "Whatever," I said to myself and tapping my fingers against the counter waiting for my key.

"No, it was Twitter." A blond haired boy argued to a blond-ish and brown-ish colored hair guy.

"Wasn't it MySpace?" a black haired boy asked to the blond haired.

"Nuh-uh! It was Facebook!" a raven haired boy argued back.

"Twitter!" blond hair argued.

"MySpace!" black hair argued back.

"Facebook!" raven hair scowled.

"Boys! We have important guests today! For example, we have Miss Katrina Valentine staying with us." The manager, Mr. Bitters interrupted.

"Please, just call me Cat. Everyone does!" I giggled twirling my hair again.

"Aren't you Cat?" raven hair asked me.

"Duh! I just said so!" I grinned.

"I saw you at the park today. Remember? Carlos?" he said putting his hands out.

"Oh yeah!" I laughed hugging him and letting go. "And you guys are Big Time Rush?" I asked the other boys. They nodded.

"Yeah… Is Ariana here yet by the way?" I asked looking around.

"No…" Logan faded off.

"Where is she anyway?" James asked.

"I don't know, but we'll be outside if you need us Cat." Carlos grinned as they left.

Ariana's P.O.V

"Hi! Sorry I'm late. Cat! Good to see you. I was just told your bags were sent up to my room. I should totally get you dressed. It starts at 5:00 but we have to get there by 4:45 so come on!" I urged her.

"Aren't they coming too?" she asked pointing to Big Time Rush.

"Um," I said biting on my lip.

"You didn't invite them?" Cat whined. She looked hurt.

"They are. They just don't know." I muttered.

"Cool! Like secret spies! Ooh! I have a secret spy costume when I was in costume designing class!" Cat jabbed on. She kept talking and talking while I waited for her to finish.

"Ohh! Cute dress! Ooh! Pretty hair too!" she giggled feeling my hair.

"Why don't we get upstairs?" I asked her.

"I wanna say bye first." Cat pouted.

"Fine." I said following her out.

"Come on!" she urged me grabbing my arm and dragging me out where they were.

"Cat!" I said but she ignored me. "Even Annabeth could handle this!" I muttered.

"Oh! Annabeth said hi," Cat said to me still dragging me.

"Hi guys!" Cat said cheerfully. "We're going upstairs to our room so we can get ready." She said.

"Ok, anyway," James had finally looking up from his magazine. "Whoa." He said looking at me.

"Hi." I said breathlessly scanning through my mind. First, I had to explain that they were invited. Easy. Second, I had to somehow explain that they were demigods. Complicated.

"You look um, nice." Kendall said looking up also.

"Ya, um, nice." Logan echoed.

"You guys could just say that I could look better or something." I scowled.

"No, you really do look nice." Logan said quickly. I hesitated for a moment.

"Thanks." I said tonelessly. He nodded in a response.

"We'll see you guys later then." I said dragging Cat this time.

"No fair." She pouted.

"Don't you like the pretty dress I got you?" I asked her once we reached the room showing her the dress. She clapped her hands in delight and nodded.

"K, change and then we have to get ready." I grinned showing her clothes at her.

2 Hours Later…

Ariana's P.O.V

"Cat! It's 4:30!" I yelled.

"Coming!" she said as she came back from the bathroom.
"K, we have to get Big Time Rush out, and get to the party in 15 minutes." I ordered. She nodded eagerly.

"Then we leave now." I grinned opening the door as she stepped out.

"Oh my gosh, this is so fun!" Cat squealed.

"Shhh," I whispered a finger on my lips she nodded. I silently opened the door to the crib. They were on the couch playing on a video game. Cat and I hurried in and put on our coats to hide our dresses and put our masks in our bags.

"Shoes?" Cat questioned pointing to her golden ballet flats and my grey ones.

"Doesn't matter," I rushed. We snuck behind the couch and took out fake spiders from our bags.

"One, two, three!" I whisper-yelled to Cat dumping the spiders on their head.

"Uh, Kendall? What's on your head?" James asked pointing at his head where the fake spider laid motionless.

"What do you mean? What's on your head?" he asked James. Carlos and Logan tapped their heads. They all touched their heads feeling the spiders. They screamed and ran to the bathroom shaking their heads. Cat and I sat on the couch and waited. It was pretty obvious Kendall was about to say something bad but stopped once he saw me and Cat on the couch.

"Why are you guys here?" he asked.

"You guys really wanna know?" I asked sparkling my eyes and leaning forward. They nodded eagerly and leaned forward also. I stood up and motioned Cat to stand too. The boys just stared waiting for an answer.

"Cat, you grab Carlos and Kendall, I'll grab James and Logan." I murmured soft enough for only her to hear. She gave a light nod of her head.

"Well, if you want to know," I said looking thoughtfully up. "Then you have to come with us!" I grinned grabbing James and Logan's hands as Cat did the same to Carlos and Kendall as we dragged them out of the crib, the palm woods, and into the car.

Cat's P.O.V

"Why, are, we, here?" Carlos panted.

"'Cuz we're taking you somewhere." Ariana answered coolly.

"Over the rainbow!" I giggled.

"You can't take a car over the rainbow." Ariana glared at me.

"Yes you can! Then you see unicorns!" Cat yelled at me.

"See! Someone ELSE believes in unicorns!" Carlos yelled at everyone else. Ariana closed her eyes and sighed.

"So why are we here? And why's it so dark?"James asked.

"1, It's none of your business. 2, you're gonna find out where we're taking you now." Ariana grinned kicking open the door and leading Carlos, Logan, James, Kendall, and me out.

"Isn't this Emma Robert's mansion?" Logan asked. Ariana nodded proudly.

"What about us?" James asked.

"SURPRISE!" I squealed. "You guys were the band and you're all de-" I continued but was cut off as Ariana slapped her palm against my mouth.

"Not yet," she murmured. I nodded.

"We're all early so we can all have fun and stuff so just hang around!" I grinned.

"Whatever you say!" Kendall grinned walking into the mansion.

"How do we say they're demigods now?" I asked Ariana as they all left.

"We'll figure out." She said quietly walking in.

I'm sorry if this was too long. I really got carried away. But don't worry, there's a part 2 to the party. Just wait and you'll get a really big surprise! XD