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Bianca was extremely excited for her first Halloween.
Not only because she was dressing up with Percy and Rachel. Not only because her birthday was only a week away. But because she got free candy! Free! candy! Barely anything was free when she grew up, much less candy .
Rachel was coming over early to help them prepare. The three of them had agreed to wear matching outfits (well, more like themed) but they both hadn't told Bianca yet, so she was a little nervous.
Usually she didn't care about her appearance, the most she would care about would be her hair, which was either tied in a bun or in a braid depending on the day, so the fact she cared so much about how she looked today was startling. It wasn't even prom or a first date or anything, just going out with a couple of friends and enjoying the night.
School had been great so far. Bianca was doing well in her classes (as well as a demigod could) and was in a rather happy place at the moment. Though the problem was that she knew something was going to happen. And it didn't feel like the war. It didn't feel like it was going to be next summer it felt like it was going to be even earlier than that. Bianca was not excited for what the fates were going to dish out to her next.
She saw Nico and Leo on the weekends so far, both of them would hug her tightly when she came around and try to spend the entire day with her. Lou Ellen would sometimes say hi, surprisingly with Will by her side (The two glared at each other, as Bianca was probably his worst patient and most bitter rival).
The doorbell rung. Bianca scattered herself off of the couch and opened it to see a smiling brightly Rachel on the other side.
Rachel was wearing plain clothing, not the kind one would wear to Halloween, but she was holding a box that seemed to be filled with a mixture of costumes, though when Bianca tried to look over her shoulder to see what was inside when Rachel snatched it away.
"Wait until later, It's still a surprise," Rachel said. Percy walked out of his room, noticed Rachel and brightened at the sight of her. As his minor crush was now growing. Bianca didn't really do anything, she didn't fan the flame or try to extinguish it. Just let it slowly diminish over time.
"You got it?" Percy asked. To which Rachel nodded. "Good, we're changing her first, right?"
"It wouldn't be a surprise if I didn't," Rachel emphasised the I, practically saying he wasn't going to be the one to change her. Which honestly Bianca was fine with Rachel implying. "Now let's go to your room, keep your eyes closed I won't look okay?"
"I can change by myself!"
"Then it won't be a surprise!" Rachel whined. Bianca sighed deeply but led the two of them into her room.
Bianca's room was rather normal for a Hades child, most people would have expected emo bands and occult books because of her signature skeleton hoodie (A hoodie that had bones where her actual bones were) but it wasn't like that. She had a bed that was messy and laced out, with a blue cover with small stars on it, a desk that had her homework sprawled out on top, a pride flag that hung on the wall, A Nightmare before Christmas poster that Bianca had been gifted by Piper (it was her favourite movie). A bookshelf was above the desk with some figurines (That had been crafted by Rachel) and A book on how to build a motorcycle Leo had gifted.
A lot of the things in her room had been gifts. She wasn't a very material person.
"Here, wear this," Rachel said as she pulled out one of the costumes and put it in Bianca's hands.
Bianca didn't look, she knew that Rachel would kill her if she did. All she did was shoo Rachel out of the room and begin to put on the outfit.
0-0-0
"Do I look okay?" Bianca found herself asking the others, shyly showing off what she was wearing. It was a Pirates crew outfit. Like a second in command or something.
"You look amazing," Rachel said while taking a photo, seeing as she was the only one who could without attracting a mass amount of monsters. Bianca knew already that she was sending it to Piper, which meant she either looked ridiculous or amazing.
"So you've probably guessed the theme by now,"
"I want to say the little mermaid,"
"No but dammit why didn't we think of that," Percy said. Bianca was honestly surprised he didn't. After all they could've had a prince, a mermaid and an Ursula. But this was honestly fine too.
"It's fine! So which one of you is the captain," While Percy was the most likely choice Rachel in a captains suit would be an amazing sight for her eyes.
"Percy," Her eyes would not be blessed today then. But she knew Nico's would if he had decided to agree to coming, instead of choosing to just stay with his friends and watch horror movies at camp.
"Alight you two, get changed, I'll go talk to Sally and try and convince her to let us stay out longer," Bianca said. Prompting Percy to get off the couch and stretch, letting Rachel get a quick glance at Percy's sweet, sweet abs. Rachel instantly blushed and ran into Bianca's room with her costume. Percy's movements were more sluggish, Bianca knew he would get more energetic by the time he moved out the door.
Bianca went to the kitchen. Where Sally was, breaking different packets of candy open and putting it into a bowl. Sally turned towards Bianca as soon as she saw her come into the kitchen. Sally brightened and smiled at her.
Sally was what Bianca aspired to be when she grew up.
"Bianca! You're all ready, and you look amazing!" Sally said, to which Bianca nodded and smiled. Noticing the scheming look on Bianca's face Sally's expression quickly changed. "My answer is still no,"
"Seriously?!" Bianca whined. "We promise to be careful, it's not like we're going to go out drinking or anything,"
"I still want you back by 10, no later," Sally said. Bianca would've tried her puppy dog eyes if not for knowing how ineffective those were on Bianca.
"Why though?"
"Because I said so,"
"That's not an actual reason,"
Sally sighed. Taking in the expression on Bianca's face she sighed again. "It's not as though I don't trust you or Percy. Bianca it's because I don't like... a young lady like yourself being out late at night,"
"You think I'm going to get assaulted?" Bianca asked. To which Sally reluctantly nodded. "Okay, but at the very least 10:30, please?"
Sally paused for a quick second. "Fine, but any later and you'll be in so much of trouble for worrying me,"
Bianca ran forward excited and hugged Sally tightly. "Thank you!"
Sally ruffled her hair. "You're welcome,"
0-0-0
The night was relatively normal. There wasn't even a monster at the party they went to, either that or Rachel made Percy and Bianca steer clear from any monsters. Bianca didn't really do much, just stuck around with her friends and actually ate a whole bowl of candy.
Bianca was currently in the bathroom of whatever house she was in, it was around 10 and the house wasn't to far away. So that meant they would have to walk home.
Rachel and Percy weren't drunk, but both of them were silly and impulsive enough to be, so that meant Bianca had to be the one to look after them, even though she was the youngest. Bianca was right next to Percy, not because she was trying to smooch off of him or something but because she really didn't feel safe.
"When can we shadow travel," Percy complained. "My feet hurt!"
"Once I feel your mums soul," Bianca reassured, she wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible too.
Bianca kept watching, glancing around and making sure nothing could go wrong. Bianca really didn't want to have to defend herself now.
Then a small pink flew off in her radar. The two souls she had been focusing on (the sea green and the bright green) now turned to three. With Sally's soul, one that was always warm and reassuring whenever Bianca needed it to be. Bianca felt safer just by being able to sense it.
"Time to hold hands people," Bianca ordered. Rachel groaned, she had liked being able to clutch close to Percy, but she knew better than to argue. Bianca felt two hands clutch onto hers and she took in a deep breathe. Bit right before she shadow travelled something happened.
A fourth soul plinked into her area, but this one was much more different than the last. While Sally's was still bursting with the feeling of being alive this one was dead. It was a ghost's soul but not like Minos, Minos was someone who Bianca knew was restless. This soul was complacent but pleading at the same time. She couldn't tell it's colour yet, she'd only felt it's aura. But there was something else that horrified her about that soul.
It radiated a sort of aura that Bianca had only ever seen on two people. Herself and Nico. It was one that only Hades children could sustain, and since she was pretty sure her father hadn't had any courtships yet and Bianca felt very much alive, that could only mean...
As soon as Bianca and her crew found itself inside Percy's apartment, they had expected them to be leaving on a happy note, instead they found a panicked look on Bianca's face as she said "I need a drachma, now,"
0-0-0
Turned out, it wasn't Nico, and Bianca wasn't allowed to call Nico in the middle of a horror movie night ever again. She'd popped up right in front of the screen right as a jump scare was happening, so practically everyone in the room had screamed (Nico had embarrassed himself in front of Percy with his baby like scream).
Bianca went to bed that night with a bittersweet feeling in her mouth, after all it was nice to know Nico wasn't dead. But then what implications did that bring. Or was she visited by her father?
Quickly as it came though, Bianca dismissed the idea, the soul was too kind, and certainly not Godly. It almost felt like a child's... it could've been a child's. Bianca took a breath and buried her head in her pillow. She couldn't fall to sleep though, not yet. The idea and mystery of who that person was left a nagging in her mind.
Bianca really wished she had the ability to just go to sleep on command, that would be helpful. Bianca focused on the room around her. It was the closest thing she had to home, after all camp didn't even have her father cabin. Yet.
One day it would, after the titan war was over she'd get a cabin were Bianca and Nico could sleep together in the same room. Bianca would make sure she designed it with Annabeth's help (Nico was not a interior designer at heart). Bianca could already imagine it, staying up late, both talking about their respective boyfriend and girlfriend (maybe a certain someone starting with P) while watching a different movie that they missed throughout the 72 year's they were away. Bianca hoped Piper could be cuddled next to her.
Piper was with her father at the moment, with Piper determined to get a good relationship with him. She was currently on the prowl on firing Jane too, and she called on every second day, as long as Bianca knew her location. Piper was smiling, well, she always had been, but every time the two locked eyes they'd smile at each other. Bianca swore if the world ended they both wouldn't have noticed.
Finally, sleep let itself overtake her at 1:34 am.
That was when the first dream happened.