Me: Christ it is hot.

Cari: I think I'm melting.

Me: Same. Argh!! This stinks. I really hope writing takes my mind off the heat. Alrighty, i feel the need to clear something up. Jake and Rosie are NOT, I repeat, NOT A COUPLE!!! Rosie is still into Jack, and Jake is just teaming up with Rosie for the hell of it. I hope that's settled, so on with the show!


Caleb stood still, his expression not betraying the inner turmoil going on in his mind.

'Oh my God, Chloe is gonna be pissed. She's not just gonna stand there and let me speak for her. And what's this guy gonna do. Yeah, I am way stronger than him, but fighting is strictly prohibited unless its for training purposes. Ahh, I am in some serious hot water.' Caleb fretted internally, but outwardly, he was cool, calm and collected. But to both his and Chloe's surprise, the guy barely reacted at all.

"Ok. Cool." And with that, the guy walked away, Chloe and Caleb staring open-mouthed after him. During this time, Rosie had managed to slip away unnoticed by the two of them, and now she and Jacob were peeking around the corner, praying that they wouldn't be noticed by them.

Chloe and Caleb turned slowly to face each other, their faces heating up simultaneously.

"So, um..." Caleb began awkwardly.

"Why?" Chloe asked softly.

"Pardon?" Caleb asked.

"Why did you do that? You didn't have to. I was gonna reject him." she continued.

"Well, I-I..." Caleb stammered. He stopped, then took a deep breath to steady himself.

'Alright Caleb. It's now or never.' he said silently.

"I didn't want him to ask you because I want to take you to the Ball." Caleb said valiantly. Shockingly, Chloe gave him a relieved smile.

"I'd be honored to go with you." she beamed, nearly stopping his heart. She leaned in a gave him a peck on the cheek before walking off, throwing one last smile at him over her shoulder. When Caleb was absolutely sure that Chloe was out of earshot, he let the extent of his happiness show.

"YES!" Caleb punched the air victoriously. Meanwhile, Jacob and Rosie gave each other a high-five for a job well done.


After a month of planning and working, it was finally the night of the Masquerade Ball. Kimiko, Lilia, Emeline, Chloe, Rosie, and Katrina had taken it upon themselves to be the planning committee, determined to make the first annual Ball one no one would ever forget.

Kimiko was staring at herself in the full length mirror that hung in her's and Lilia's room, making sure her outfit was perfect. She was wearing a strapless sapphire blue silk gown, laced with black streaks forming intricate designs all over the dress. She glanced at the mask in her hands. The mask was a glittery blue that matched her dress, black and blue feathers adorning the left side of the mask. She put on the mask and studied herself in the mirror once more. One corner of her rosy red lips rose, as the next thought in her head made her smirk.

Kimiko Tohomiko was looking hot tonight, and she damn well knew it.

"Staring at yourself in the mirror for long periods of time is a sign of vainty, you know." Lilia commented, as she stepped out of the bathroom. Kimiko shrugged.

"No one ever said I wasn't vain." Kimiko gave her a lopsided grin before admiring the dress Lilia had on. Lilia was decked out in an ivy green off the shoulder dress, her hands encased in white gloves. Her mask was the same green as her dress, large red feathers bordering the top of the mask. Her luminous red hair was currently twisted in a French braid, while Kimiko's jet-black hair hung loosely over her shoulders.

"You like?" Lilia twirled around to give Kimiko a better view. Suddenly, Emeline burst into the room, her pale blue dress fluttering around her long legs.

"You really need to see Rosie and Jake. You will die laughing." Emeline stated, unable to keep the wide grin off her face. Kimiko and Lilia gave each other a glance before following Emeline out of their room and out of their dorms. Outside, the boys were waiting for their respective dates, and as Kimiko caught Rai's eye, she saw his eyes widen and his jaw drop.

'I could get used to this.' she thought as she walked over to Rai. Kimiko looked Rai in the eyes and suddenly it was like everyone else had disappeared, and it was just him and her.

"You look stunningly amazing." he said, lifting her hand and brushing his lips against her hand.

"Thanks." she said, her breathing speeding up. Regretfully, she let her gaze wander from his eyes to Rosie and Jacob, and she let out a startled laugh. Rai followed her gaze and grinned.

"These two might just take away my title as King of Pranks." Rai said proudly. Rosie and Jacob were wearing matching outfits, Rosie dressed in a dark pink punk corset, with a pink and black tutu that was ripped in places. She also wore black spike heels, her legs encased in fishnet leggings. Jacob wore a black leather vest, the sleeves ripped off, with a dark pink tie hanging loosely from his neck. He also wore black jeans with a spiked belt and boots that also matched Rosie's heels. But what really sold the outfits were their masks.

They had the masks that covered all of their faces, instead of the ones that only covered the eyes, like the ones that the rest of the group were wearing. They were the drama masks, the happy and sad faces which were the universal signs for drama. But instead of being white, the masks were black, with red streaks going down the faces, resembling tears. Rosie had the happy face, while Jacob had the sad face.

"While I do respect the fact that you two will cause a ton of trouble for the rest of the students, I really hope that you don't actually ruin this night, because if you do, I'll be forced to kill you." Kimiko said sweetly.

"Relax Kim. During the night, we'll just do a number of small pranks, at least until our grand finale." Jacob grinned wickedly.

"You are definetly gonna want to stick around for that." Rosie winked as they put on their masks.

"Let's get this show on the road." Jacob and Rosie used their strength to jump onto the dorm rooftop and disappear.

"Things will most likely get very interesting from here on out." Alex chuckled. Katrina, who was wearing a red wine colored dress with a large black bow tied in the back, latched her arm through his.

"Shall we go?" she tilted her head.

"We shall." he winked at her and together they headed to the large garden where the Ball would take place.

As the group walked into the garden, the girls smiled in satisfaction as they saw the looks on the other students faces as they got their first looks of the Ball.

"You girls really outdid yourselves." Caleb said, impressed. While the garden in the daytime looked absolutley gorgeous by itself, add a few club lights, some decorations, and the usually peaceful and quiet garden transformed into an outdoor nightclub.

"Alright guys and gals. It's time to party."


Me: Finally finished, yes its short, im sorry, but i haven't had time to make it longer. Review!