"I think it's fine too," said Raquel with a nod as she looked at herself in a mirror. She turned back to Adrianna. "Besides, we still need to get masks together! Come on, let's work on those."

"Yeah," said Derek with a nod. "Especially since i have no idea what to wear." He figured he'd just wear something nice and a mask to match. He didn't want to get too complex.

Ooc: Hehee!! I have a mask too... you'll see!!

Adrianna nodded. "Sounds like a great plan to me..." she looked over at the other girls. "When you're done, you have to show us your dresses!" she said with a grin. "Why don't we take these off first and then we can get to work on our masks without ruining these!" Adri advised, stroking her dress fondly. "I'm so excited for tonight!" she said with a grin.

Rocio nodded. "Sounds like a plan," she said. She then retreated back behind the curtains and changed into her normal clothes. She took her dress and hung up nicely. "Well, onto the masks!"

ooc: I don't yet.

Gabe sighed and stopped walking looking at the guys. "Yea...well I part ways here. Good luck with your costumes. I'll see you guys later on."

Ooc: You can do it!! Can't wait to see what you pick...

Adrianna smiled and also disappeared behind the curtains. She took off the dress slightly reluctantly and changed back into her robes. Emerging from the curtains, she hung her dress up and brought the rack close to their work table. "This way, we can see our dresses without straining our necks!" Adrianna joked, grinning. "On to the Masks!" she said, a if they were off on a quest. "This might be a little more difficult..." she said, looking down at her materials.

"Oh, it'll be fine," said Raquel. "I'm sure it can't be that hard. They're just masks." She started looking over some of the material and began picking things up that she liked.

"See you," said Derek with a nod and a wave. "Good luck getting stuff together," he added in a last effort to be social and polite.

Adrianna nodded. "I hope so... maybe the room will provide some books- ah!" she walked over to a shelf where there were many different books. Flipping through, she found a spell to help make masks. Grinning, she placed the book on the table and read through it a couple times before she finally performed the spell. The fabric formed a perfect base for her mask. "I love magic," she said with a laugh. "You want to try?" she asked, offering the book.

"Oh, sure," said Rocio taking the book from Adrianna and reading over the spell. "Let's see if I can get it right the first time." She took out her wand and muttered the spell. Nothing happened. She looked at Adrianna. "Help?" she asked.

"We are going to need all the luck we can get." Gabe said chuckling and turned walking off towards the kitchens. After finally making it to his dorm room, he sat down on the edge of his bed to think. He had his costume....but the mask was going to be difficult.

"Flick your wand a little harder," she offered, watching as her friend tried it. "Don't worry, that's why I practiced the first couple times!" she said with a kind smile. She studied her mask, then looked at her dress. Suddenly, her stomach grumbled. "Ro... we're late for lunch!" she said, surprised. "Do you want to come back after lunch to finish this?" she asked,placing the mask down on the table.

"Yeah, sounds good," said Rocio with a nod. "I'll keep trying after lunch too. Maybe that's why I can't get it." She put her want away and then left the things for her mask where they were. "Let's go."

Derek headed back inside and straight to the Great Hall so that he could get a bite to eat. He could work on his costume and mas later.

After a while Gabe's stomach growled rather loudly. Looking at the time he saw that it was past his usual lunchtime. Time flies when you're having fun, or so the saying goes. He wasn't exactly accomplishing anything just sitting, and maybe aftersatisfying his appetite he would be able tothink more clearly. Standing up, he crossed his room and made his way past the kitchens, which only made him, and to the Great Hall. He walked in and found Derek. "So I'm back, I didn't realize it was past time. Can't think on an empty stomach."

Aston followed them into the Great Hall and sat down looking around for his cousin at least.

Paisley followed the girls and made sure her hair wasnt blonde like it was going to be that night and headed into the Great Hall for lunch. She smiled at Aston and sat with her friends. "Costumes going well?"

Adrianna smiled. "That's probably it... don't worry about it too much! I know you'll get it," she assured her friend. Soon, they were down in the Great Hall and she saw their friends all gathering. Quickly, she grabbed a seat and sat, grinning at the group. "Its good to see you guys aren't still in the lake... or left Gabe here to keep wandering," she said with a grin.

Gabe glanced over at her and rolled his eyes chuckling. "Yea...Derek was kind enough to let me know that you ladies had left for who knows what reason." He shook his head loking dejected. "And you didn't even say good-bye..."

"Well, that was the point," she said, smiling- she had taken a seat right across from him. "If we had told you we were leaving, we wouldn't have gotten the fun of watching you wander around in the lake looking for people who weren't there... plus, we needed to work on our outfits for tonight," she added with a smile. "Would you like me to say goodbye now, for then?" she asked him, noting how depressed he looked.

"yea...it's ok. I'll forgive you this time." Gabe said smiling at her. "If you would like you can say good-bye to me now." He looked at her and smirked lightly before looking down at his plate.

Adrianna grinned. "Aww, thanks," she said with a smile. "Well, if you really want me to..." she stood up and walked around the table. Soon, she was behind Gabe. "Good-bye Gabe," she said and quickly pecked him on the cheek. Then, she went back to her seat, trying to keep her face from blushing. "Happy now?" she asked him, grinning.

Gabe watched her curiously as she walked around the table. What was she doing? He smiled hearing her say bye then he felt her lips on his cheek for a brief moment. It felt like all the blood immediately rushed to his face and he watched her as she returned to her seat. "I...uh...y-y-yes." He cleared his throat and ran his hand through his hair. She just kissed him....on the cheek, but a kiss nonetheless.

"Good," she said, not looking at him as she piled food on her plate. Her mind was going around in dizzying circles, and her stomach was in knots. What had she done? And why had she done it? She pushed these thoughts away as she began to eat the food now on her plate. "So, have you begun to work on your costume yet?" she asked the boys, trying her best not to look at Gabe for fear of her face flushing again.

Gabe sat there completely surprised. He certainly hadn't expected her to do tht at all. Looking across the table, he noticed that she wasn't looking at him at all. He chuckled lightly and looked back down at his plate. "I know what my costume will be, I just need to figure out the mask...," He spoke softly not really knowing why he was doing it, but he had suddenly felt much more humble.

"I found a spell that forms a mask shape out of fabric if you want me to teach you," Adri offered, finally looking up at him. She saw that he was looking down at his plate and smiled slightly. "Well, I guess you weren't wandering around the lake too long then, if you had time to put your outfit together," she said, deciding that joking would take away their awkwardness.

Ooc: I love our drama!!

ooc: it's cute drama though!

"well, I dont exactly have it put together. I mean I know what I want to dress as. I actually think that I have the things I need to make it. That mask spell would help though." Gabe looked up from his plate and smiled at her. "yea we actually weren't even really playing Marco Polo. We were having a conversation and I was just following him talking. Then I gave up."

"Aww, we missed it," she said, grinning at him. "Oh well, I'm sure we'll get other chances to fool around with you," she said with a laugh. "Usually, I would ask you what you were going as, or what it looked like, but that would violate the rules," she said with a sigh. "Oh well, I guess I'll find out at midnight tonight," she said with a grin.

Ooc: So sad, I have to get off for awhile, be on later!!

"I guess we will." Gabe said winking feeling his face starting to flush again. What was going on with him? Sure, he liked her, but should he really be reacting to her like that? He grinned looking at her. She was probably going to look so beautiful. He was confident that he would be able to know which girl was her.

ooc: okey dokey!