The cackles of the mischievous imps could be heard in the main hall. This was something that was only permitted once a year. And at one particular time of the year.
The time of the year when all the children become excited, and grumpy old men become more miserly than before. No it's not Christmas. It's better.
It's Hallowe'en.
This was the first Hallowe'en that the MFMM had together...but for some reason only a few people were excited about it.
"CLOOOUD!" Cloud wailed as he ran throught the spacious corridors of the main floor of the castle.
"Cloud...please don't...Cloud....Cloud....DON'T TOUCH THAT!!" Amy had to follow Cloud around to protect the decorations that she had spent the last few nights
putting up, improving, and eventually perfecting. She was also excited, of course. She loved Hallowe'en more than she loved her own birthday. It was the one day of the year that she
could pretend that life wasn't the way it was, and that she was something else, somewhere else...Cloud just liked it for the candy, of course.
Raya was scouting the halls, barely managing to contain her giddyness. She, too, loved Hallowe'en, though her reasons remain unknown even to this day. At this moment she was collecting candy, checking on everyone, and making sure that everything was all set for the hapless victims of the night.
Bakura, being British, was utterly confused by all the fuss. They didn't have Hallowe'en in Britain when he lived there...at least he didn't know about it. The Irish did though....but the British were satisfied with Guy Fawkes day....
Cid was asleep...nuff said.
Mikko was jumping up and down in her bedroom. At the MFMM they didn't seem to care about money...they let her buy all the fabric necessary to make the perfect costume. But what was she gonna be?
The night had come. The sun had finally gone down and the stars were peeking out. Amy was making sure all the decorations were in order, as she hummed to herself in her swordswoman costume. Why was she a swordswoman? Only the yoshis know.
Raya situated herself by the door and straightened out her Black Mage costume. There seemed to be a theme going on.... Cloud was in a Black Belt costume (how he had the competence to make it I don't know) and her sister was a swordswoman... So she might as well be a Black Mage...
Bakura didn't really want to be part of the strange activities..so he decided to go out for a walk. Isn't he smart everyone?
Yes! Mikko thought...Perfect...this is a perfect costume! She grinned at herself in the mirror when she saw how great her costume was. She grinned even harder when she thought about how much her precious bishies would love her after they saw her work of art. SCORE!!
Cid was sleeping.
"CLOOOOWD!! CLOWDYCLOWDCACLOWD!!"
"No cloud...it doesn't make you look fat..." Amy said as she sat on a bench...."I kinda feel like something's missing..."
"Clowd?"
"You did remember the belt Cloud...that's not what I mean...I didn't forget any decorations did I....geez..."
The doorbell made a horrible imitation of the theme from the Nightmare Before Christmas, and Raya almost forgot to open the door in her excitement.
"TWICK O TWEAT!!" there were three little children grinning at her with smiles which were missing teeth.
"Hi there! Aw.....you're a witch...and a cat....and a ....uh...a donkey.." Raya smiled at them with her eyes bright. She loved children.
"JUS GIVE US THE CANDEE ALREADY YOU WH*RE LADY!!"
"ok ok..." Raya distributed the treats..still trying to keep on a smile.
Mikko trotted down the stairs as happy as can be.
"HEY EVERYONE!!! Like my costume?"
"Cloud? clooooowd..."
"Sweet! A starfish right?" Raya said as she placed the bowl of candy on the bottom stair.
"Or is it the shining star of love and justice?" Amy smirked..."Aw man what's missing...."
"It's not a starfish...and not what Amy said either...I'm...CLACK!!" She flashed a brilliant smile to everyone hoping that it would find the eyes of a bishounen. Only....the only men in the room were Cloud and Cid...and Cloud was getting himself trapped under the bowl of candy.
"Hey where are all the bishounen?"
"Well...Bakura ran off somewhere and....hey...where's Vincent?" Raya looked for answers on the faces of her comrades.
"Um....I don't know...but I guess that's why I felt like something's missing" Amy said as she stared at the floor.
"What's that supposed to mean??" Cid asked when he abruptly awoke from his slumber.
"I don't think Vinny-kun like Hallowe'en..." Mikko explained. "He said it's just an excuse for little children to get candy.."
The friends looked at eachother...and then at Cloud who wasn't saying anything...he was stuck under a lot of candy.
"SEE? THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T USE A BOTTOMLESS CANDY BOWL!!" Amy exclaimed as she desperately tried to tidy the hall up.
Oh dear...Bakura though....that was the 8th time tonight someone complimented me on a costume...I'm not wearing a costume...I'm so confused....
The doorbell sang again. This time Amy was the one to answer the door.
"Treats or..*ahem* ~treats~?" Yoji said as he smirked at Amy.
"AAAAAAAAAAAH SCARY!!!!" Amy closed the door in his face.
"What are you doing? What if that was someone only dressed up as Yoji?" Raya reprimanded Amy.
"Who besides Yoji could say treats or treats like that sis? NO ONE!!!"
"Good point...."
Bakura was running as fast as he could from some strange girl with black hair and a tight chinese-style dress. Who the hell is Eikre anyway?
The night was growing old...and the fun of the night was being replaced by weariness and boredom. So many people had come now...and only very few had half-decent costumes. Most of them were just teenagers in their normal wear trying to get some cheap food. Just as the party was about to hit the sack...the doorbell rang one last time.....Amy opened wide the door with everyone else peering over her shoulder (which wasn't very hard...considering Amy's height).......
Bakura ran. Ran as fast as his British legs would carry him. He was almost in the door when he crashed into someone who apparently was trying to get in one last bunch of treats before the night ended.
"......trick or *hic*....treat...."
"VINCENT???"
My comments on this fic:
-I wrote this cause I wanted to, but then I didn't have any ideas so....
-The girl in the chinese dress's name is Diane. Diane and Eikre are characters from a webcomic called RPG world (http://www.rpgworldcomic.com).
-The ending? Don't ask. Like I said..lack of inspiration.
-Style of fiction: I don't like to use direct speech the way most authors do, but I try to incorporate regular actions in with them. Also...I prefer this novel-style type of ficcing than the script-style which my sis uses.
-Excuse: I forgot all of my English lessons when I wrote this. Forgive me...
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