Natalia took Leo's hand as she stepped into the crowded mall, her beautiful green eyes sparkling in the illuminating glow of the candle lit chandeliers as she pulled Leo through the crowd like a school girl running with her crush. She felt like a child at this point, knowing fully well she had no time to be a child so tonight was a dream come true. Her beautiful ebony, snow white, and blood red scaled dragon dress with realistic looking wings flew behind her with an elegant air, her ruby red lips breaking into a wide smile as she dragged Leo to the entrance to the 1st floor, her eyes shining as she eyed the spookily lit descent into the first part of the haunted house, the black hole where everything was lit with black lights so it made the ghosts appearance be even more frightening when they seemed to jump out from nowhere since the black lights weren't turned on to full compacity so it was still quite dark. She turned to Leo and smiled her sweetest smile, batting her eyelashes innocently as she looked into his sky blue eyes. "Leo.... Since we're already here and there's no point and going back to the bunker, can we please go into the haunted house? Please?" Natalia practically pleaded at that point as she wanted to spend time with Leo outside of her "underground labyrinth", plus the night was so young and she was determined to have a great Halloween for once in her life, even if it killed her. [hr] Artemis stepped into the mall and took a deep breath, having been nervous after she heard that Toby was planning to come to the ball because she herself would be there. She could feel quite a few pair of eyes on her, and she didn't blame them since the dress was so tight around her waist, bust, and bottom. She quickly looked around, but did a double take as she saw someone with the same exact costume as she herself had on, though the thing that was much different was that the other young woman's bust was clearly far superior to Artemis' in every way. The mall was huge though, so she doubted that any problem would occur within the mall tonight which was good considering what happened to her just a few short weeks ago. Five days she was in a comma, she still couldn't believe that fact for herself. But yet Persephone, the person she trusted most, had been by her side for five days straight without resting and looked like it too once Artemis had finally woken up. Artemis found out that ass hat Zaniel had been bringing Persephone coffee and food when she needed it along with keeping her company, and even though she didn't like Zaniel she couldn't help but know that her sister was happy to have him by her side in her emotional time of need. Artemis still didn't like him, especially since he was hurting Persephone by seeing Jasmina, but she knew her sister well enough to know that Persephone was madly in love with him even if the stupid son of a wench couldn't see that. Artemis also knew that Persephone wouldn't stop loving him even if she did find someone else. Zaniel was her first real crush, and no matter how Artemis spun it inside her head, she knew that it was the most important especially to her sister. She sighed softly, looking around for her sister who was supposedly meeting Kenny here in order to take her mind off Zaniel, knowing she had a crush on Kenny but a humongous portion of her heart belonged to Zaniel so Kenny wouldn't be able to steal her away that easily. Artemis walked over and got herself a crystal wine glass of lemon lime punch and sipped it on the sidelines, hoping to spot Toby soon so she wouldn't feel so awkward since she was all alone, her dragon wings gently flapping since she had ditched the fake ones and created them in real life sprouting from her back just between her shoulder blades. [hr] Persephone was grabbing a few drinks in order to calm her nerves before she went down to see Kenny, remembering what happened the other day with Emmett and Zaniel's suspicious behavior, though at least Emmett had the decency to explain himself to Persephone. [i]Persephone went over to the white picket fence where she had been called over by Emmett, surprised to have a visit from him since they never really talked much anymore due to their jobs being so different and never having time to since Persephone still had Bar duty ever since she stopped using her powers to speed up the growing process of the food. "What can I help you with Em?" Persephone asked cheerily, realizing that Zaniel had already gone off to find Jasmina for whatever they did for 3 whole hours each day. The corners of her smile twitched as she could only imagine what he was going to that well endowed woman for, hating on herself for not being able to fill out her clothes like Jasmina did. But even though her smile wavered Persephone never let on to how she was feeling, and Emmett's smile helped to take her mind off of Zaniel, at least for now. "Persephone, I have a favor to ask.... And it may seem a bit strange." Emmett said as he scratched the back of his head as a few beads of sweat ran down from his forehead down to his cheek, Persephone knowing that he was nervous just by looking at him. "I'm listening Em, lay it on me!" Persephone said in a carefree tone, easing Emmett's nerves a bit as he slowly looked into her eyes. "I need a special flower Persephone, only one that you can create. I know its a lot to ask, but I need a dissolvable flower that makes the user tell the giver the truth about anything the ask, even about their deepest desires. I wouldn't ask you for such a thing, but I'm kinda running out of options." Emmett said, Persephone just looking at him in utter disbelief. Why would Emmett of all people ask her for something like that? "Who would you use it for?" She asked after a while of thought, Emmett looking away with a slight blush on his face. "J-Jasmina.... I keep getting mixed messages and I just can't ask her directly or else I may screw everything up." Persephone was even more shocked by hearing that, unsure if she should tell him about Zaniel and Jasmina. "A-Alright Emmett, I'll do it, but Zaniel has been leaving to see Jasmina and I don't know why.... I think they could be an item." Persephone said sadly, Emmett chuckling made her grow angry. "What's so funny?!" She growled, Emmett just smiling at her before he felt like he could answer her without laughing. "Persephone, Zaniel is going to Jasmina because-" Emmett stopped dead in his tracks as Zaniel came up behind Persephone and glared at Emmett, Emmett nervously laughing which told Persephone to turn around. "Zaniel? Aren't you going to see Jasmina?" Persephone asked curiously, Zaniel still glaring at Emmett who swallowed nervously. "She had something to do, and so do we Emmett, so please excuse us." Zaniel said calmly, Emmett nodding and looking at Persephone. "I'll be back tomorrow about 6 hours before the ball, so see you then!" Emmett said before rushing off, Zaniel looking about ready to kill Emmett which made her wonder what exactly Zaniel was keeping secret from her.[/i] Persephone had given the flower to Emmett earlier before she and Artemis had helped each other get ready for the ball, wondering what Zaniel would think of her fairy of harvest/spring costume she had gotten along with the mask. She downed yet another glass of red wine and grimaced, hating the taste personally but she needed to get at least partially drunk before she could face either Kenny or Zaniel, especially Zaniel. She glanced around quickly, hoping to see neither of the two around so she had time for a few more drinks, which would ultimately do the trick since she was somewhat of a light weight even though she didn't like to admit it. [hr] Jasmina appeared in her Jasmine from Aladin cosplay which looked absolutely amazing since it was quite authentic and the mask accented her brown eyes perfectly. She glanced around to see if Emmett was around, hoping he wasn't as she didn't want to feel her heart beating as fast as it had the day where he caught her when she fell at the mall, remembering the heat that flooded her cheeks and dreading feeling that way again. She had no intention of admitting her true feelings to anyone anytime soon, even if it was only to herself. She sighed and spotted Artemis grabbing a glass of punch, smiling and heading over to her before grabbing a glass of punch herself. "So, who're you looking for? If I'm taking a guess I'd say Toby." Jasmina said, making Artemis blush before she nodded silently. Jasmina chuckled as she knew how fiery Artemis could get, and right now this embarrassment was a sight to behold. This was definitely going into her memory vault, as she wasn't sure if she'd ever be able to see this again. She wondered if she was in too much of plain sight where she was, having a feeling she could be easily spotted by Emmett wherever be was at the moment. She decided to let come what may and let him take the wrath if he pissed her off, hoping that nothing would go wrong tonight and she could relax in peace and not have her heart explode if Emmett came around and saved her again from whatever it was she needed saving from tonight, if there was even anything that is, though she knew fully well she could take care of herself if need be. She couldn't rely on Emmett for everything, nobody could do that, so she'd always relied on herself to get her out of a tough spot so that's one reason she was how she was today. She was a free spirit, and nobody was going to hold her down, ever!