Spooky Chapter 1: From Ninjas to Espadas

It was October first, the beginning of the month long Scary and Spooky Sand Festival. It was a month long celebration where the citizens of Suna dressed up in costumes throughout the month. It was basically a month long Halloween for the people.

For the festival, Izuka invited Naruto to stay with her and the Sand Siblings. He, in turn, invited Hinata. Temari invited Shikamaru for the festival, which he reluctantly agreed to.

Currently in the Sand Siblings' residence, the group, along with Matsuri, walked through the second floor hallway to Temari's room. Her room's walls were colored gray and gold. It looked like a regular teenager's room, except that the room was decorated in fans of different sizes.

Gaara and the girls all took seats on Temari's bed while the rest of the boys took seats on the floor.

"So how are we going to do this exactly?" asked Matsuri as she played around with a stuffed weasel that was decorating Temari's bed.

"You all took showers this morning right?" asked Temari.

"I did." said Matsuri.

"We didn't." chorused everyone else.

"Why?" asked Temari.

"You woke us up way early in the morning. All we did was eat breakfast and then sat in for the costume meeting." exclaimed Kankuro as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Oh yeah, right." said an embarrassed Temari as she scratched her cheek.

"Should we go in ABC order?" asked Gaara.

"We could do that after we shower. We meet back here in one hour." said Izuka as she got up from her spot on the bed.

Izuka walked towards the costume box, grabbed the clothes for her costume, and walked straight to her room.

Gaara and Kankuro grabbed their costumes and left the room to go to their respective showers. Since Shikamaru and Naruto shared one of the guest bedrooms, they snatched their costumes from the box and raced each other for first dibs on their bathroom. Hinata timidly grabbed her outfit and walked to her room for her shower. Temari grabbed her outfit and stepped into her bathroom. Matsuri was the only one left in the bedroom.

"Wait a sec. Where am I going to change." said Matsuri to no one in particular.


An hour and fifteen minutes later

The group was back in Temari's room all cleaned up and in their costumes. Everyone was happy with their costumes, well except one person.

Temari walked toward her bedroom door and called out into the hallway. "IZUKA, GET YOUR BUT IN HERE!"

"WHY THE HELL DID YOU GET ME THE SKIMPIER COSTUME!" yelled Izuka. All the boys except Naruto blushed, knowing which outfit Izuka was talking about.

"THE COSTUME SHOP WAS ALL OUT OF THE ESPADA NELLIEL'S COSTUME! THE GREEN OUTFIT WAS ALL THEY HAD LEFT!" was Temari's response.

Izuka didn't answer.

"C'MON IZZY, WE NEED YOU TO DO THE HAIR AND MAKEUP!" yelled Temari.

"FINE AND CAN YOU STOP CALLING ME IZZY!"

Temari let out a satisfied smirk and walked back to her bed. The group heard Izuka's approaching footsteps and looked towards the doorway, where all the boys blushed and the girls all gasped.

Izuka reclined in the doorway with her arms crossed. She was dressed just like Nelliel when she returned to her adult form when she battled Nnoitra.

"Huh, you looked good in a green, ripped up dress." said Kankuro breaking the silence.

"Thanks." snorted Izuka as she took a seat on Temari's bed.

All the other boys remained silent.

"Let's start with the wigs first, shall we?" said Temari as she took up a handful of skull caps. She passed them out to everyone.

"How do you wear these?" asked Naruto, eyeing the one in his hands.

"If you have long or medium hair, wrap your hair then put the cap on. If you have short hair, just put the cap on and stuff all the stray hair strands in the cap." said Izuka as she wrapped her braids.

Naruto nodded and placed the cap on his head. Kankuro and Gaara did the same while Shikamaru took the girls' lead and wrapped his hair before putting his cap on.

"Okay then. Time for the wigs." said Temari. She went into the costume box and took out the first wig, which was a short, messy, black wig. She handed it to Izuka, who looked at Gaara.

"Ready Ulquiorra?" she asked as she walked over to him.

"Yes Nel." said Gaara playing along to the ruse.

Izuka bent down so that she was at eye level with Gaara. She placed the wig on top of his head, straightened it up, and stood back up.

Gaara looked at himself in Temari's mirror. "I look good with black hair."

"You look more emo with black hair." chorused Kankuro and Naruto.

"Shut up!" Gaara yelled.

"Hinata, you're next." said Temari as she took out an olive green colored wig. She handed it to Hinata, who placed it right on top of her head without needing Izuka's help to position it correctly.

"Here's your wig, Izzy." said Temari as she handed Izuka the long green wig.

"Stop calling me that nickname." said a seething Izuka as she put on her wig.

"My wigs next." exclaimed Kankuro as he took the brown wig from Temari and placed it on his head.

"Matsuri, here's your black bob." said Temari, handing her the wig.

"This is so going to make me look edgier." said Matsuri as she placed it on her head.

"I have a spiky, light blue wig for the sexta Espada." said Temari as she threw Naruto his wig.

"Oh good, I need my hair. I don't look sexy without it." said Naruto as he put on his blue hair.

"Here's a brown wig for Shikamaru and finally, a bright blonde wig for me." cried Temari

Shikamaru and Temari placed their wigs on their head.

"Time for makeup!" cried an excited Temari and Matsuri.

All the boys groaned in frustration.

Temari took out a large makeup case from the costume box. "Hey, we gotta look the part, through and through. Which means we have to have the appropriate look; hollow holes, espada tattoos, everything."

"We'll do it, just get it over with quickly." said Gaara in his monotone.

"Izuka, do the boys makeup first." said Temari as she handed the case to Izuka.

Izuka opened the case and the first thing she took out of it was pale white foundation. She turned to Gaara.

"Don't worry. I'm only going to do your face, hands, and the part of your chest where your hollow hole is."

Gaara nodded and sat perfectly still as Izuka started to apply makeup to his face and upper body. After a few minutes of foundation, Izuka grabbed black washable paint and painted a perfect circle on his sternum and a gothic four on the left side of his chest. She painted on some realistic eyebrows and painted his whole upper lip black. She grabbed some teal paint and painted lines from his eyes down through his cheeks. She grabbed some green contacts with slits and placed it over his jade eyes. She grabbed the broken helmet Hollow fragment from the box and placed it on his head. When she was done, she stepped away from him.

"What do you guys think of my work?" asked Izuka.

Gaara looked at himself in the mirror. He was stunned into disbelief.

Temari took a photo of Gaara with her camera. "He looks amazing."

"Really?" asked Izuka.

"Hell yeah." answered Naruto. "He looks just like the real Ulquiorra Cifer. The only difference is the insomnia rings."

"If it weren't for us being ninja, you would probably have had a great career as a makeup artist." said Shikamaru as he took a photo with his cell phone.

Izuka turned to Kankuro, Hinata, and Matsuri, who nodded their heads in approval. She finally turned to Gaara.

"What do you think Gaara?" asked Izuka as shyness suddenly took over her body.

"You did an amazing job, Nelliel-sama." said Gaara in an emotionless monotone while frowning.

"You're getting into character aren't ya?" asked Izuka.

"Indeed, Nelliel-sama" said Gaara, still frowning.

"This is great!" said Kankuro in amazement. "And the thing is we have a council meeting today. I can't wait to see the council members faces when they see Ulquiorra at the head of the meeting."

Everyone laughed imagining the same thing.

"Speaking of heads, it's your turn for makeup, Aizen." said Izuka.

"What are you going to do with me?' asked Kankuro.

Izuka placed a strand of brown hair over Kankuro's face and slicked back the rest. She went for the case and took out a pair of brown contacts for Kankuro. She put them in his eyes for him.

"You are officially finished." said Izuka with finality.

Temari took a photo of him.

"How do I look?" asked Kankuro.

"You look normal, Aizen-sama." said Gaara/Ulquiorra with a slight bow.

"What about the rest of you?" Kankuro asked the others.

"You look cute." said Matsuri.

"Average." chorused everyone else.

"Well then, no tea for all of you!" exclaimed Kankuro with a smirk.

"Oh no, no tea? Bite me!" growled Naruto, who started getting into character.

"Calm down, Grimmjow. You're not done yet. It's time for your makeup." said Izuka as she gestured.

Naruto grimaced but walked over to his sister. Izuka picked up the green paint from the makeup case and painted marks under Naruto's eyes. She took up some foundation and painted Naruto's cheeks with it, hiding his usual whiskers. She took up the right jawbone Hollow fragment and placed it on Naruto's right cheek. She took up the same black paint that she used for Gaara and painted his Hollow hole on his abdomen and the number six on his back. She took up some darker paint and painted a large scar across Naruto's torso.

"Finished." said Izuka as she put down the paint.

"You look amazing Naruto." said Hinata in stunned surprise.

"Well thank you woman." said Naruto with a maniacal smile.

"Shikamaru, get your lazy ass over here." said Izuka, imitating Lilynette.

"Hey, you're supposed to be Nel, not my sidekick Lilynette." said a tired Shikamaru.

"Shut up and don't sleep." said Izuka, completely ignoring what Shika just said.

Shikamaru whined for a while before he stopped talking. Izuka applied blue-gray contacts to his eyes before painting a realistic goatee on his chin. She painted his Hollow hole on his sternum and the number one on the back of his left hand. She took the bottom jaw Hollow fragment from the box and placed it on his neck. Izuka stepped back to admire her work.

"Can I go to sleep now?" asked Shikamaru. He didn't wait for an answer. He walked to Temari's bed and fell straight on it. Temari took a photo of him.

"Sleep, take me away." said Shikamaru in a dreamy tone of voice.

Naruto/Grimmjow cackled with laughter. Aizen/Kankuro smirked. Gaara/Ulquiorra continued to frown. The girls held back their laughter.

"Okay, all the boys are done. It's the girls turn now." said Izuka. She motioned for Matsuri to step forward.

"Ready Appache?" asked Izuka.

"What do you take me for, a deer in the headlights?" Matsuri countered with a question of her own.

"I'll take that as a yes." was all that Izuka said.

Izuka grabbed an ice blue contact and an amber contact and placed it in Matsuri's eyes. She took up some red paint and painted around her left eye. She placed the horn Hollow fragment on top of her head.

"Good I'm done." said Matsuri as she looked at herself in the mirror.

Temari took a photo.

"I guess it's my turn." said Hinata as she walked up to Izuka.

Izuka placed the hairclip-like Hollow fragment on the side of Hinata's head. She took up some pink paint and painted Sun Sung's three pink dots under her right eye.

"It's done, Hinata." said Izuka

"Pleas, for the day, call me Sun Sung." replied the olive haired girl.

"Hey, Sun Sung! Where's Mila Rose?" asked Matsuri/Apacche.

"Not here?" replied a calm Hinata/Sun Sung.

"Good! I didn't want to see her at all today." was Matsuri's reply.

"I'm ready." replied Temari as she took a photo of Hinata.

"Then let's go then, Harribel." replied Izuka.

All Izuka did for Temari was apply the jaw like Hollow fragment over Temari's mouth. Since the Hollow hole and Espada number rank of Tier were located in unmentionable places, Izuka didn't do them.

Temari crossed her arms and looked over at Hinata and Matsuri. "You too better behave yourselves at this festival."

"Yes Lady Harribel." responded Matsuri and Hinata as they bowed their heads.

"All that's left is you, Nelliel-sama." said Gaara as she walked up to his green haired friend.

"I know, Ulqui." responded Izuka as she brought the makeup case over with her to the mirror.

Izuka put on her hazel contacts and placed her skull Hollow fragment on her head. She took up some crimson paint and painted a line across her face. She took up the dark paint she used for Naruto's scar and painted a scar downward on her forehead.

"How are you going to paint on your number?" asked Naruto.

"Simple." said Izuka. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

She did some hand signs and summoned a clone of herself. The clone took up the black paint and painted the gothic three across Izuka's entire back, much to the chagrin of Kankuro and Gaara. When the clone was done, she disappeared.

"I'm done, now where is Itsygo." said Izuka as she got into character.

"Not here, my dear. He's probably out fighting Hollows somewhere." answered Kankuro as he drank some invisible tea.

"Is that everything?" asked Naruto in a tired tone.

"Not quite, Grimmjow." said Temari. She walked over to her closet and took out a bunch of fake swords in sheaths. "We're forgetting our Zanpakuto."

"How could we forget about those. We need those for our Resurreccions." said Shikamaru as he woke up from his small nap.

"Let's see. We have Mucielago for Ulquiorra (Gaara), Gamuza for Nelliel (Izuka), Kyoka Suigetsu for Aizen (Kankuro), Tiburon for me (Temari), Pantera for Grimmjow (Naruto), Cierva for Apacche (Matsuri), and Anaconda for Sun-Sung (Hinata).

"What about me?" asked Shikamaru.

"Here's your sword, but since you seal your powers in another person, you're going to have to walk around with this Lilynette doll." said Temari as she handed Shikamaru the doll and sword.

"Well, at least this doll is a lot less annoying than the real Lilynette."said Shikamaru as he placed the doll under his arm.

"C'mon guys. It's time we hit up this festival." said Naruto as he walked out the door. "Besides, the festival can't officially start until the Kazekage officially opens it." he called behind his shoulder.

Gaara's frown deepened as he remembered that he was supposed to make a speech in the main square to open up the festival.

Izuka placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, you'll do great. If you were able to make a speech in front of thousands of shinobi back during the war, then a speech in front of your citizens shouldn't be that complicated."

"Thank you, Nelliel-sama." said Gaara as he frowned at her, remembering to stay in character.

Izuka gave him a wide smile. "You're welcome, Ulqui." she followed everyone else out the bedroom, leaving Gaara with his thoughts.

Gaara looked out the bedroom window.

"Ulquiorra, aren't you coming, my faithful servant." called Kankuro from downstairs.

"I'll be right there." replied Kankuro.

"Sunagakure's citizens, I hope you're ready for one batty festival." said Gaara to himself.

He walked out of the bedroom to join his siblings and his friends downstairs.

"Scary and Spooky Sand Festival, here we come!" said Naruto as he opened the door and leapt out the house. Everyone else followed suit, ready to enjoy the first day of the month long festival.

End of spooky chapter 1

A/N: I was inspired by Parody 10 of my second story "A Sage, Some Siblings, and a Whole Lot of Song Parodies" so much that I have decided to write a whole new story based off of the Scary and Spooky Sand Festival I created. Throughout this story you will find the Sand Siblings, the Uzumaki twins, Matsuri, Hinata, and Shikamaru go through each day in costumes of different themes, from animals, to people, to books, to movies. Any suggestions are welcomed for costumes for the group.

All Bleach characters and references belong to the creator of Bleach, Tite Kubo.

I own nothing.