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Leo's POV: earlier that day (still Halloween)
Oh my Gods she was so pretty.
But she'll never go out with a loser like me. She probably likes Percy, almost all of my past crushes had. Some of my high school girlfriends actually dated me just so they could get closer to Percy. And even if she doesn't like him she's still completely out of my league . . .
"No!" I decided to give myself a pep talk since it usually helped when Jason did it. "You are in the highest league there is. You are a totally smoking bad boy and you invented scrawny! What more could she want?"
I started toward her, her light brown hair shining in the sun. I quickened my step as I saw she was staring to walk away.
"Hey!" I shouted, waving my hands. She turned around to see who was talking, and her gaze went on me and she gave a small smile.
"Hey Leo" She greeted, walking toward me. "what's up?"
"Oh nothing much" I said going to lean causally against a tree. But I missed and fell on the ground right beside the tree, landing with a loud oomph.
I heard her laugh as her face appeared above me.
"Hey sunshine" I said, trying to act cool. Or as cool as I could while being splayed on the ground.
"Want to go to the Stoll's Halloween party with me?" I asked while picking myself off the ground.
"The Stoll's?" She asked excitedly. I nodded.
"Of course Leo!" She said looking elated. "I'll see you there" she said waving at me while running toward her dorm.
"Score" I whispered, pumping my fist into the air.
Annabeth P.O.V
Even minutes after I dropped Charlie off I was still a little worried. Sure I trusted Millie a lot but it didn't make it better. Was I a bad parent? Going off to party and just leaving him! I must be the least responsible mother ever!
"Annabeth," Piper singsonged, "we're here!"
I looked out the window of Piper's car as we rolled up to a large house with music pouring out if it and colored lights seeping through the windows.
I slowly opened the passenger door, emerging into the cool fall air. Tugging at my costume nervously, I followed Piper up the walkway to the front porch where we met Leo, who seemed to be fidgeting nearly as much as me. He was also wearing a ridiculous knight costume made out of spray painted cardboard. That isn't even what made it ridiculous, it was the fact that it was obviously made in around 5 minuets.
"What's up with the costume?" Piper asked after hugging him, squishing his costume a little.
"I'm just waiting for someone."
"Oooooooh! Spill right now! Who is it? Is he cute?" Piper gushed, totally ignoring his funny-looking costume.
"Haha very funny. It's a she" He looked around some more.
Then he smiled, I guess he found her. I turned to see a brunette in a woodland fairy-esk type costume, walking towards us. Leo jumped excitedly.
"Over here!" He yelled waving his arms.
Piper and I shared a look. Leo defiantly liked this girl.
"Hey Leo" she greeted looking around, not really making eye contact with him. "Have you seen the Stoll's yet?"
Leo nodded, "yeah they are inside, want to get a drink?" He offered her his arm.
"But you haven't introduced us yet" Piper interjected, holding her hand out to Leo's friend, "My named Piper, and this is Annabeth" she pointed at me and I waved.
"I'm Katie" Katie says. Then she pulls Leo along into the house. And when I say pull, I mean drags, and that isn't even an exaggeration.
"Head over heels, every single girl" Piper tisks. "Well we should get going" And she pulls me as Hazel walks beside us.
"I wonder if nico is coming" Hazel thinks aloud, "I hope so"
"Hazel, have you even met Nico, of course he isn't coming"
Nico P.O.V
I can't believe I'm going to this stupid party, damn you Solace. If he hadn't begged then I wouldn't have to go to it. I mean I didn't have to go but he was just too frickin persuasive. Anyway Hazel wanted me to go, yeah I'm doing this for Hazel.
But what the hell was I going to wear. I hadn't thought I was going to a Halloween party. I could be...uh ghost. No. That would be lame, but what should I wear. Why even dress up, yup I'll just stroll in wearing a hoodie and yeah.
I warily approached the house, bursting with sound and light. Maybe I'll just go, yeah.
I turned around, only to bump into the one and only, Will Solace.
"Where are you going death boy" I could just make out his smiling features in the semi-dark. "Party's that way" He grasped my shoulders and spun me around toward the house. Great.
"Exactly " I replied, still walking with him though.
Once we got closer to the house I could make out what Will was wearing and a blush took over my face. He was clad in a tight plaid shirt that showed off his abs, and through the shirt! He also had on a brown leather vest and those little things that hold guns on your belt. And of course a cowboy hat.
"Hey party pooper, your not wearing a costume" Will fake pouted at me.
"I'm a collage student" I said, suddenly wishing that I had quickly made a costume for myself.
Will just raised his eyebrows, shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "If you say so"
By this time we were a few feet away from the house and surprisingly I wasn't deaf yet.
I didn't really want to go in,, but I just followed Will in.
The house, unsurprisingly was half trashed, there were lamps on the floor, along with multiple puddles of strange colored liquids.
There were girls in sluty costumes, along with guys without shirts on. And luckily for me a few people weren't even wearing costumes.
"Hey Will" shouted a Stoll, in the weird lighting of the house I couldn't make out with one it was, "glad you could make it bro"
"Of course, wouldn't miss a Stoll party" Will laughed, I wish I could record that laugh and just listen to it over and over. Wait what the hades Nico was that, snap out of it.
"Nico!" An exited voice near me yelled, I turned to see Hazel "I'm surprised you even came" She beamed at me.
"Me too" I mumbled.
"What was that I couldn't hear you over the music" Hazel said loudly, I could never understand her, the music wasn't even that loud, she always acts like an old lady.
"I said I like your Cleopatra costume" I said close to her ear so she would here me, I didn't want her to question why K came here, for I myself didn't know.
"Thanks Neeks" She giggled, then she looked disapprovingly at my own 'costume' "you didn't dress up" She frowned.
"Haven't since I was twelve" I said proudly. Hazel seemed to think a bit and replied with a little "oh". Then I remembered why I had stopped, it was the year B had died. Hazel grasped my arms and looked into my eyes, "We are here to have fun" She said sternly. I nodded.
"No, repeat it after me"
"Haaaaaz were in public, I'm not doing that"
"Nico"
"Hazel"
"Nico"
"Hazel"
"Nico"
"Ugh fine" Ireplied "We are here to have fun"
"There we go," She grinned. "Now let's go find Annabeth, I kinda ditched her when I went to talk to you."
Together we pushed through packs of people, obviously drunk, swaying awkwardly off-beat to the music. It was only then I realized that I had left Will but if I said anything then Hazel would tease me, and say that I like him, me liking Solace, ridiculous.
I caught a glimpse of Annabeth's blonde hair through the mass of people, and Hazel and I headed for it.
"Wow Nico" Annabeth said, surprised " you came!"
"Yeah I know" I grumbled, half wishing that I had stayed home.
Then I noticed Percy's costume and nearly doubled over laughing, scratch that, I did doubled over laughing. Percy was dressed up a Nemo. And a ridiculous costume of him.
"Oh my Gods Percy, really!?" I wheezed.
"What" Percy said, pretending to be offended " do you not like Nemo"
"It's not that" I shrugged trying to keep a straight face, "its that I actually thought you were older than five!" With that even Percy had to crack a smile, as well as Annabeth, Hazel and Frank.
"See dude" Frank said "I told you" Frank looked a little less ridiculous in his ninja suit. Actually some could say it suited him.
"Uhh I think that Nemo is a lot cooler than a ninja" Percy tried to make a comeback.
"Said no one ever" Replied Annabeth.
"Uh burn" Frank 'coughed'.
"Ha ha ha very funny let's all laugh at Percy" Percy pouted.
"Where's Piper?" Asked Hazel.
"With her hubby" Percy made a kissy face.
"Well I want to talk to her, so let's go" Hazel prompted, leaving me the perfect opportunity to find Solace. a Without anyone noticing I slipped into the crowd.
Annabeth P.O.V
Every tin I looked at Percy I couldn't help but laugh.
Finally,after like a half an hour being the oblivious guy he is, he noticed "Whatcha laughing bout wise girl"
"You" I stated.
Percy drew in a breath and tried to look offended. "Me?! But why?"
All I did was look at his costume and didn't with hold my sniggers.
"Oh so your going to be that way huh?"
All I did was nod.
"Fine I'm just going to get some punch"
I grabbed his arm, "I wouldn't do that it's probably spiked."
"Oh stop being such a mother Annabeth it will be fine" And with that I was left standing there over that one word, the word that has hunted me since last year. The word that looms over my head, that I'll never be rid of.
Mother
