After The War-PJO/HoO fanfic

~Chapter 5: Masquerade Ball

A/N: I made a few changes on the powers and the date of school. So now, Bea can fly, produce fire(like Flaming Valdez), and shape-shift(like Frank) and they're going to school at Aug. 20 and moving in at 19.. Please don't be confuzzled (hehe) about the shifting POV's c:

Dedicated to @daughterofposeidon1 aka my wattpad sister!

Bea's POV

Yay! The Masquerade Party is going to be exciting! Chiron has already approved of this and it is going to be held at the amphitheater. The one's who I have only told were Cheska, Brix, Paolo, and Percy. Or that's what I think. I was planning to tell everyone else dinner that night. Oh and my friends, namingly Cheska, Brix, and Paolo, were also invited to high school! They said yes and I am pretty hyper and happy right now.

Nico's POV

I was at the Hades Cabin, on my bed, thinking. My brain was collided with questions. There were so many of them, it gave me a slight headache. But I was thinking mostly about Bea. Sure, by the looks of it, she hated my guts, but I secretly liked her. Like, like LIKE her. This may seem crazy coming from the Ghost King.

I heard the conch, signalling us dinner. Part of me felt grumpy about getting up but part of me felt happy because I could see her face again.

It took me quite a while standing up, I really didn't want to. At last! I was out of my bed and he walked out of my cabin. I saw Hazel was already on the Hades table. I scanned around. I heard murmurs from Hermes table, particularly from Travis and Connor.

"I can't believe they're sending us to high school!" Connor (or was that Travis?) said.

"Don't worry, bro. Look at the bright side. We've got a whole new world of people to prank." Travis/Connor (I really can't determine!)

I shooked my head disapprovingly while laughing. I wore my usual aviators jacket with a gray shirt, black pants, and black shoes. Suddenly, a familiar voice, a voice I wanted to hear, talked.

"What's so funny, di Angelo?" Bea asked.

"None of your beeswax, Silverstein. Besides, what are you doing here?" I replied.

He kind of felt bad sas-talking her, but hey! It's not like she liked me back. I don't know why but I miraculously grew in that jar so now I was 5'4, I stood an inch taller than her.

"Fine" she muttered "Percy told me, forced more likely, that I should tell you about the upcoming masquerade ball on my birthday."

The nerve of that sneaky boy! I looked over him and saw that he was smirking at our direction. He and Piper(her being my closest daughter of Aphrodite friend, knew all by herself) were the only ones who knew my feelings for her, well... that's what I think. Percy probably wanted me to ask Bea to the dance.

"Uhmm, okay.." I trailed off.

"Okay, so this is getting awkward so, BYE!" She said as she walked towards the Poseidon table.

I walked over the Hades table and sat beside Hazel. A piece of steak with mash potatoes and a pile of vegetables appeared on my plate, as I asked it. I had Coke on my cup. I offered a quarter of my stake and some of my mashed potatoes and veggies for my dad and surprisingly, Bea's dad, for no apparent reason.

I went back to my table and sat.

"So, anything between you and Bea?" Hazel asked, smirking, while I ate my mashed potatoes.

I nearly choked it out, "W-what a-are *cough* y-you t-t-talking *cough* a-a-a-about?" I stammered.

"Oh please, Nico. Don't play dumb with me. It's so obvious! Even someone as dense as Frank noticed it." She whispered the last part, afraid her boyfriend would hear her.