Chapter One: Preparation
Hello my creatures of the night! It is October and Halloween is drifting in the air! The bats are screeching, the ghouls crawl out of hiding and the corpses rise again!
To celebrate tricks and treats I'm writing this TMM Halloween special!
Grab some candy and enjoy!
Ichigo zipped through her kitchen, grabbing various jars and bottles. "Must... Create... Halloween... Tricks and... Treats!" she hissed as she poured drops of a golden liquid into a boiling cauldron hanging over one of the various fireplaces in her kitchen.
Momomiya Ichigo was a young witch living on Spider Web Hill in her five story mansion. Her home rested on the pinnacle of Hallow's Eve, a town made entirely of creatures, frights and sights. Every citizen was a creature of the night, with a special ability that gives Halloween a special quality... Ichigo herself was the most important of these creatures... Her powers were more precious to the holiday over anyone else's...
Ichigo, as a witch, had amazing abilities that made her stand out. From her crisp black hat and curly shoes to her deep brown eyes and ruby red hair. But currently the little witch was a mess...
Her red hair was matted from all the flying about. Her hat was crooked at well as limping. Her black dress was dusty and dirty despite the little orange and black spider-knit apron she had around her waist. Her socks were bunched up in places and stained with paint. Ichigo ignored the thumping in her head and flew towards a cauldron full of red and black swirling liquid. The liquid bubbled and gurgled over the fire as Ichigo placed her long spoon into stir. She was in the middle o preparing elements of Halloween as well as creating a feast for her annual Halloween Spookfest Party. Every year her friends would come over and they'd all celebrate until November 1st. It had been a tradition since Ichigo inherited her mansion...
The redheaded witch loved her home and the kitchen was one of her favorite places... It was fairly large due to an expansion spell she had cast in order to cook and prepare the tricks and treats. The floors were black and white tile with dark pink, black and white walls. The cabinets were painted black with white stripes, all hanging on the wash or resting under white marble counters... The cabinets each had a label reading what types of spices or foods of equipment could be found. The fridge was tall and white with bat magnets and spider webs draperies. Inside had the largest amounts of treats and goodies that were widely popular around Hallow's Eve. There were windows above the sink with black and silver spider web designs bordering the panes. Outside sat the many lights of the town.
Ichigo ran a hand through her hair as she grabbed a can labeled "Bat Crisp". Opening it, small black crisps of substance plopped into the pot of red and black. A delightfully sweet smell rose from the pot.
Meanwhile, by the pantry door, Masha awoke from his nap. Masha was Ichigo's familiar. A ghostly black cat with big pink eyes and a bell collar. He lifted his head from his cushy coffin pillow and sniffed. His mouth watered at the scent of multiple Halloween goodies being baked and cooked in the kitchen.
Getting up slowly and stretching, he floated over to his master and rubbed against her leg.
"No Masha. No treats for you, you'll cough up more scare-balls." she scolded, stirring the next pot of orange stew. Masha dropped his ears and floated off, pouting.
Just then, the door to the kitchen opened and in walked Shirogane Ryou, a man similar to Frankenstein. His blue eyes sparked as he smelled the lovely concoctions the little witch was brewing. "A little Halloween brewing, my little ditz?" he cooed.
Ichigo growled, "Don't call me that!"
Shirogane Ryou was Ichigo's self-proclaimed roommate, his parents were friends with her parents and they had become friends. But Ryou's parents had disappeared to work in another place and he had nowhere to go... Being the obnoxious boy that he is, he invited himself to stay...
Ryou was dashing and quite good-looking for a monster. He had pale green-tinted skin with black stitches strewn around. The most prominant stitches were resting on his cheeks, forhead, collar and wrists. On each side if his neck sat a shining metal bolt. Ryou had a mop of messy blonde hair and sea-blue eyes. He wore a torn gray long sleeve shirt under a black vest with a white stitch theme. He wore dark pants with a similar pattern. He wore simple brown loafers on his feet. In his hands were buckets filled with golden leaves.
"Where do you want the leaves?" he asked, holding up the buckets.
"Place them on the table and grab some spooky sheets. In a minute I'll need your help with baking them and crispying them." the little witch instructed. Ryou nodded and did as he was told, Masha floating over to him.
Ichigo placed a cover over the pot she was stirring and waved her hand. It glowed light green and the fire died down to small flames.
Ichigo then zipped over to Ryou who had placed all the leaves on the spooky sheets as if they were balls of cookie dough. Standing beside him, she looked to him. "Now, we need some lightening. Can you spark up for me?"
Ryou brought his hands to his bolts, a dull blue glow erupted into his hands. Pulling them from his neck, strips of thin and wiry blue lightening followed. Like thread, he tugged them free from the metal and through out his hands. The lightening spread from his fingers and bolted onto the spooky sheets. The entire kitchen glowed brightly as the leaves shook on the sheets.
Ichigo smiled happily as the lightening died and the smell of crisp leaves filled the kitchen. The leaves were lightly steaming and golden orange and yellow. Ichigo waved her hands again and the sheets lifted off the table. "
"Grab the blender would ya?" she asked, it was t log before a chrome and black blender was placed in front of her. Ryou opened it and Ichigo shuffled the leaves into the blender. Placing the sheets aside, she held out her hand and her fingers sparked with pink energy. A purple vile with a cork in the top appeared. The cork popped out and the vial was emptied of its content, a grayish violet liquid.
Eeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhh!
Ichigo and Ryou jumped at the sound of their doorbell. Guests were arriving!
Ichigo glanced at the clock on the wall with a swinging bat under it. The party was to start at 8 o'clock and it was 7:50! Ichigo cried out as she looked at her messy appearance. Looking over at Ryou, "Could you finish the food? I have to decorate the living room!"
Ichigo didn't hear his reply as she flew into the den. Chanting slowly, she waved her hands which glowed bright pink. Beams of energy erupted from her fingers and little sparks of light zoomed about the room. The furniture was rearranged and streamers of orange and black were strung along the walls. Spider web drapes were hung and the center coffin table was lit with candles.
The screech of the door bell echoed again and Ichigo remembered her appearance. With a fast chant, a flick of the wrists and snapping of fingers, a flare of light traveled around Ichigo's body. The dress and apron she wore was changed to a black sleeveless dress with a flared skirt and a halter top. Her lower arms were covered with black fabric that connected to a silver on Ichigo's middle fingers. Her legs now had long socks and curly black witch shoes. Ichigo's red hair was freshly cleaned and her hat was crisp and freshly cleaned.
Remembering the guests, she brushed out her skirt and grabbed the jack-o-lantern-faced doorknob.
Ta da!
Happy October my friends! What did you think of the first chapter?
Did you guys catch my Halloween puns?
Spooky Sheets=Cookie Sheets
Scareball= Hairball
Coffin Table= Coffee Table
Ha ha! Anyway another chapter will come later!
Review and tell me what you think and I'll see you all soon!