Kriss's POV
Oh my god. I am so freaking stupid. I should've known that the damn bodies were a distraction. I was so shocked at the prophecy. Everyone looked worried and afraid. However, thank god Abigail's boyfriend (I honestly don't care what his name is) suggested that they should finish the party and then worry about it tomorrow. I didn't have a date, so I sat down at one of the tables and started thinking about what Annabeth said about the seven new heroes. I couldn't interpret what any of it meant. I mean, what is "The brood of an artist?" What the heck was that supposed to mean? By the end of the song, I hadn't learned anything.
I stood up to leave, deciding that too much had happened in one night, when a huge wall of fire burst up, trapping everyone in the school. I immediately turned to look at Abigail and her group of friends. Her friends were staring at scrawny kid holding hands with a beautiful girl with hair similar to mine and were wearing a white sleeveless dress. "What?!" He said, holding up one of his hands, defending himself. "I know all the ladies love Leo, but I'm not doing any of that." He looked at a burly Asian guy standing next to a girl with shoulder-length curly, cinnamon, brown hair and gold eyes. "Hey, Zhang. Your firewood still okay?" The Asian guy, who I'm assuming is Zhang, started stuttering. "Um. It's still in that pouch you gave me, but- I mean it's not here- well- it's in my locker-and-" The scrawny guy rolled his eyes. "Never mind. Let me try to defuse the fire, just gimme a second." He raised his hands toward the fire. It barely did anything. The fire only went down a few inches before jumping up at least three feet. The scrawny guy gaped. "Um. Percy? Operation Water Balloon."
I noticed a guy with black hair and sea-green eyes next to a blonde haired girl with grey eyes. He nodded and looked pointedly at Abigail and her boyfriend. They turned towards the fire and started summoning water to diminish the fire. The other students were staring at the fire. I was starting to feel bad that they had this added to their plate of stress when I heard Katelyn say, "What the heck is this? This is a lame firework display." I turned around and said, "Wait, what?" She crossed her arms. "You heard me, this is one of the lamest firework displays I have ever seen." There were murmurs of agreement, but I was so confused. Firework display?! Are they crazy?! I walked as fast as I could toward Abigail.
"Abigail!" I said, when I reached her side. "What the heck, everyone's saying that it's a lame firework display." She gritted her teeth. "Of course they think that." She waved her right arm and a huge wave of water splashed across the fire. "The Mist covers up anything unusual, so they see something really weird." Abigail continued. She summoned another wave and it fell on the fire. The fire was slowly diminishing, but at this rate, we were going to be here for hours until we could leave.
Abigail cursed under her breath. "Hey Amanda!" she called across the room. "What do you want?!" a girl with blonde hair that had purple tips replied. "Well, since you and Jay are children of Hecate-" Abigail retorted, but was interrupted by Abigail's boyfriend yelling, "You guys can use your magic to help us out, or at this rate, we're not going to be out of here for hours!" A guy with light brown hair stood up. "Jeez, Kace! We got it! We got it!" He yelled back. He shot purple light at the fire, and so did Amanda (who I assume is the girl with the purple tips). The scrawny boy, Leo I think, was doing his best to defuse the fire.
The fire was slowly diminishing when it suddenly died down instantly. Amanda and that other boy looked tired, but not as exhausted as Leo, Percy, Abigail, and Kace (I think that was his name). Everyone started applauding, probably thankful for the end of the "fireworks." Kace winced at the applause and grumbled, "Can someone get them to shut up?" Abigail could barely roll her eyes. "I'd love to, but honestly-" She stumbled into Kace, knocking them both to the ground. Abigail groaned. "Sorry, Kace. One question, is it just me or is-" "-everything pink and spinning. Nope, not just you" Kace said, trying to stand up. Percy was doing his best to not collapse and Amanda was leaning against a table trying to stand up straight.
All the other students were stil standing there. I decided to do us all a favor and whispered into all the students brains, forcing them to go home early. Amanda and Abigail's friends looked shocked and looked at Abigail pointedly. She glared at them. "You really think it was me? I have no strength right now to control THAT many people." she said. "Then who was it?" said that light brown hair guy. Abigail's eyes, as did another boy with dark black hair, flickered in my direction. But the next second, they averted their eyes. However, it didn't go unnoticed. Amanda frowned and put out her hands. "Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Are you telling me that its that girl-" Her finger pointing at me. "-who's doing all that whisper thingie that you do as well?!"