Halloween

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto... moo... brains... random zombie cow moment, sorry.

Author's Note(s): Like always, it helps to read GreenEyed Monster prior to this story. Also, Shino is in the outfit he wore pre-timeskip. Today is November 1, but I feel like I need to make a Halloween story. Last night I couldn't really write because I was too busy losing whatever little bit of sanity I had left. Don't ya just LOVE Halloween?! Here we go, my pretties... (I was a pimp for Halloween!)

Shino's POV:

Halloween. Tonight, the kids ran wild with sugar pumping through their veins, and parents yelled and curse at their offspring's disobedience. this was probably the only night when its okay to take candy from strangers, and become whatever wanted to be, if only for a night.

One child was dragging a huge bag of candy behind him, smiling smuggly. Only a year ago, I had been like that. Now, at 14, I was too old for trick-or-treating. Damn, do I miss it...

These thoughts came to me as I lounged against a streetlight pole. Even though I couldn't go door-to-door asking for candy anymore, didn't mean that I still couldn't dress up. Last year I had been a girl. You see, I had been tricked into it by the promise of the largest bag of sugary-goodness of my entire life if I dressed as one. I got that bag of candy, and the shame melted away easily.

This year, though, I was dressed all in black. The outfit was in the style of a European count's attire, including a dark cape, vest, and a black frilly shirt (Frilly shirts are quite manly, actually, so shut up.) My hair had been smoothed down, showing how long it really was. It could put that traitor Sasuke's to shame. My sunglasses were the only thing that I had kept of my old appearence. My aunt thought she was funny, and suggested "Shino, you should paint your face white- oh, wait, nevermind. Ray O'Sunshine here is paler than milk." Oh hilarity. My kidneys ache in pure mirth...

My kikai fluttered and buzzed, alerting me of Kiba's prescence. The dog-boy ran at me full-force. Not to be outdone, Akamaru yipped and raced him. Kiba was dressed in an ANBU uniform, and his pup was put into a matching dog-sized outfit. Hinata trailed behind. I nearly dropped dead out of shock. She wore a bright red she-devil costume. It wasn't as revealing as some I had seen tonight, but anything skirt/dress-like on Hinata shocked me. We were only missing one person now...

"Hey, where's Loki," Kiba asked, panting. He slipped his mask up to help him catch his breath.

"I w-went to her h-h-house today. I-I-Iruka Sensei said that she was still p-p-preparing..." Hinata stuttered. She adjusted her horns nervously. "T-t-that was two h-h-hours ago..."

I said nothing. This was to be expected. Not my silence (although that is pretty predictable) but my girlfriend taking a whilet to get ready. In the Land of Wolves, Halloween is more than just a holiday. It lasts a week, and includes festivals, feasts, trick-or-treating, and a large masquerade held in the current Alpha's home. Loki had only gotten back from the large party yesterday. Lupins take this holiday very seriously.

As if she had heard my thoughts, Tobias Loki leapt out of no where, landing on the Earth beside me, not making a single sound whatsoever. Akamaru, Kiba, and Hinata yelped in suprise. Like usual with Loki, she wore all black. A tattered black skirt showed smooth, milky curves. Her top was the remains of a tank top, with only a small bit still in tact, used to cover her chest. Raven's wings were on her back. They seemed to be real. The feathers shimmered and waved in the wind. They moved and pulled closer around her body. A withered flower was behind her ear. Loki had no need for makeup. Like Naruto and Gaara, the demon inside of her left its mark. Naruto had fox's whiskers, Gaara has raccoon's facial marks, and Loki has a wolf's eyes. She has regular eyeballs, but the lining of them was dark black and thick, similar to that of Orichimaru's. Animal eyes. Wolf's eyes.

"W-w-wow, Loki-chan! Those w-w-wings look real," Hinata said. She carefully stepped towards the shadow-angel, her hand reaching out to touch the ebony feathers. The wings spread slowly, and Hinata jerked back. Loki smiled.

'Its okay, Kitten. You can touch them. I used a transformation jutsu. They work nicley. I can't flow, but I can glide," my kitsune said. She jumped into the air, and using her claws, climbed the vertical wall to the top. She stood on the edge, far off the ground. I summoned a group of insects to catch her just in case. Loki looked down at me and winked, green eyes twinkling with mischeif as she leapt from the side, a dark angel repeating her death all over again. With a grace paralell to none, she soared down, and landed beside me, folding her wings beside her.

If you had the hottest girl in the entire universe scantily clad beside you, you probably would have done the same thing. Kika blasted from my sleeves and created a veil before my teammates' eyes. Kiba yelled in protest, as did Akamaru. Hinata giggled, knowing what I was planning. Loki tucked a stray strand of her electric blue forehair behind her ear, a gesture that I found very innocent, and very hot.

Abandoning all worries and embarassment, I hooked my arms around her, and pulled her against me. I waited to see if she protested. She held my face in her hands, a beautiful smile on her face. The female werewolf shoved her tongue down my throat. Naturally, I returned the favor, and we were like that for a while. Loki broke the kiss to catch her breath.

"Hey! We've got work to do! Quit sucking face and let's GO!!!" Dammit, Kiba. You ruin everything.

"... fine."

About half an hour later, the five of us (Akamaru counts, because he's smarter than Kiba) stood on seperate corners of buildings, waiting in silence. Of course, Kiba was with Akamaru. The plan was to get revenge upon Ten-Ten, Neji, and Lee. Even though they were a whole year older than us, they were still trick-or-treating. They had used a transformation jutsu to make them look like their five year-old selves. Which meant that they were adorable, and got all the candy. Tonight, we were bag-snatching.

It would be a hard mission. The trio were more expierenced ninja then Team 8, but we had an advantage: Loki was jounin, and the head of the Tobias clan. Its hard to believe that the leader of an entire clan and future ruler the equivalent of a kage was waiting to jack the candy from a bunch 5 year-olds. She licked her lips in hunger.

Then, Hinata spotted them using her Byakugan. Walking down the street, faces lit with evil happiness, were the cheaters. A young Neji was a little cow-boy. I witheld my bladder. No need to wet myself in front of my girlfriend. The female Hyuuga jerked her thumb at herself, claiming him as her victim. Ten-Ten came next, dressed as, you guessed it, Princess Lei. She was Kiba's, because a few years back, she whooped his ass for letting Akamaru attack her hair, thinking they were tennisballs. Last was Lee, in a green Kermit outfit. He was my target, seeing how Loki made no move to claim him as her own. Then, to the shock of us all, came a pint-sized Gai dressed as a teenage mutant ninja turtle. Oh, how youthful. I glanced at Loki. She nodded. The Tobias had trained under many senseis, and Gai had helped her improve her taijutsu skills. Now, he was trick-or-treating like a little kid. Time to show him how good she had gotten. Oh, and to whoop his ass for not promising to share his candy.

The group rounded a corner, and we followed, hidden in the shadows. Each of our targets split up to go after seperate houses. My team nodded in unison, and headed off after their unsuspecting prey. The hunt is on.

Final Notes: A halloween story that is not a oneshot!!! OMG!! Actually, this is a 2-part story. The next chapter will be in each individual's POV, as they stalk their prey.