Hello! I really enjoy writing holiday inspired fanfictions, especially Christmas ones, but this is my first ever Halloween story. This is just the opening chapter so it's not intense or anything. It's just an intro to the plot, characters, etc…

Well, I won't keep you any longer! Happy reading.

BPOV

It was autumn.

The air was chilly, and Halloween was just around the corner. Leaves were falling, leaving the trees empty and bare, and every time I stepped outside, a breeze would blow past me, and I would run back in. Scarecrows and jack o'lanterns sat on the doorstep of every house. Crazy teenagers were throwing bonfires every Friday night, and we all wore hoodies and drank pumpkin lattes to keep warm.

When your nose turns red from the cold and you have to shove your hands into your pockets to stop your hands from freezing to death. Jumping into piles of leaves with your friends and going to corn mazes over the weekend. When you have to cuddle up with your heated blanket and sleep with socks on every night because it's so cold.

Autumn is beautiful time of the year; nostalgic even. It reminds me of forgotten memories, starting over and pushing through.

Halloween is an entirely different story. That holiday I didn't like. I hate horror movies, scary costumes, and anything that has to do with the word "spiders". I've never seen the point in it. I'd rather be inside reading a murder mystery than dressing up in some ridiculous costume and asking for candy from complete strangers.

"Anatomy was insane today." My best friend Alice said as we walked home from the library that Wednesday afternoon. "I mean, I get that Halloween is next week and all, but I really don't want to know how to properly bash someone's brains out."

I shuddered. "Ugh, please do not remind me about that or I am going to have nightmares."

"It's okay. You can always have Edward to keep you safe." She winked at me. I rolled my eyes, then turned my head to the side to hide the blush creeping along on my cheeks.

Edward Cullen is my best friend. We've known each other for as long as I can remember, and ever since I first met him, I've had the biggest crush on him. Alice is his sister so I get to see him all the time, and we hang out by ourselves a lot too. I've been with him through the good, the bad, and the ugly, and by this point, all I really want is to hear him say he loves me.

It's hard for me to come out and say this to him. I'm afraid of ruining the friendship that we have, so I've decided that I'm going to wait. If he likes me, then he'll let me know. If not… then I can deal with just being friends.

Maybe.

Alice is determined to see us together. Who knows? Maybe one day she will. But her constant embarrassment and obvious comments in front of us doesn't helping. It just makes everything awkward.

"Oh, come on, Bella. You guys would be so cute together."

"So you've told me." I mumbled and kicked a puddle of water.

"Only because it's so true. Can you not - "

A car honked and the two of us jumped. There was laughter, and I looked over to see Mike Newton and his friends inside of his fancy red sports car pull by. He wore sunglasses even though it wasn't sunny, and wore a black, leather jacket. He looked exactly what he was… a ladies man.

"Ladies." He said in a seductive voice, pushing his sunglasses up and winking at us.

Alice grabbed my arm. "Let's go."

"Wait, wait!" Mike called out.

She sighed and faced him. "What do you want, Newton?"

He pursed his lips. "I was just going to invite your beautiful selves to my Halloween party this year. You can bring all of your friends too. It's going to be epic." He grinned and leaned out of the window to hand us an invitation. "Remember, costumes are required. The skimpier the better."

Mike Newton was the popular boy at school. The jock, the player, the girl magnet… the jerk. It seemed like all he was ever interested in was football and girls in short dresses. He spends all of his time getting in trouble and getting away with it because he's Forks one and only star quarterback. He hits on every girl he sees, and will do practically anything to get in her pants.

He's a sad excuse of a man.

"Thanks…" I said, dragging out the syllables.

"… but no thanks." Alice handed them back.

Mike may be a jerk, but his parties are the parties to go to. Getting an invitation was next to impossible because he didn't just invite anyone. He only invited the people he thought were 'eligible' to go (these people mainly consisted of other jocks, cheerleaders, and any girl he found remotely attractive).

His annual Halloween party are supposedly the best ones he throws. Not that I would know, because I've never been invited, until now, but apparently it gets so scary that people end of leaving.

"I thought you two would be ecstatic that you finally got invited."

Alice grimaced. "Well, I'm not. In fact, I never even wanted to go to your stupid Halloween party anyway. I'm sure I could throw one a million times better."

He and his friends laughed. "Oh, really?"

"Yes!" She pushed.

"Alright then. How does a nice round of The Ultimate Show sound?"

I raised one eyebrow. "The Ultimate Show?"

"I'll explain later." She whispered to me then looked over at Mike. "We're in."

Mike smiled. "Alright. You know the rules. May the best party win. Oh, and you might want to keep this." He flung the invitation out of the window and it fell into a puddle of murky water. "Just in case you need some inspiration."

He winked at us again and drove away - the base from his car thumping as he disappeared down the rain covered street.

Alice groaned out loud and stomped down the street in a fit of rage. I fixed the strap on my backpack that hung around my neck and trailed shortly behind her. When we had finally reached the house, she slammed the door behind us and stormed into the living room.

Everyone was lounging around. Emmett was sitting on the couch, while his girlfriend, Rosalie sat on the floor with her head leaned up against his legs. Jasper, Alice's boyfriend and Rosalie's brother, sat on the floor in front of the television, while Edward sat on the recliner by himself.

"Guys." Alice stated. They ignored her. She sighed and grabbed the remote from the couch and switched it off. They all shot her a death glare.

"Alice! What the hell was that for?"

"That was the good part!"

"You can't turn off Friday the 13th at this part!"

"GUYS!" Alice yelled.

They all stopped to look at her.

She cleared her throat continued on. "So, Bella and I were walking home from the library and Mike Newton came up and invited us to his Halloween party. All of us."

There was a sudden rage of excitement that sparked throughout the room. Everyone looked at each and smiled, then immediately started discussing what they were going to dress up as - with the exception of Edward, who scowled. He had never liked Mike either.

I can see why everyone was excited about being invited to the party. It was supposed to be a considered a "great honor". That's how legendary the party is.

"… but I told him we're not going."

"What?!" Rosalie shrieked. "Alice!"

Edward let out a sigh of relief.

"I told him that we could throw an even better party. So, we're playing a game of The Ultimate Show."

Everyone groaned loudly, but not me. I was still confused. Alice hadn't explained what The Ultimate Show was yet, but judging by the reactions that everyone shared, it couldn't have been good.

While Alice argued with Emmett, I snuck over to the couch where Edward was and plopped down next to him. I sat on the armrest of the chair and formed a bridge with my legs over his legs and smiled.

"Well, hey there." He grinned.

"Hey to you too."

Edward rolled his eyes and put his hands on my feet. I tried not to laugh because my feet are extremely ticklish. "What exactly is The Ultimate Show?"

He stared at me. "You don't know what it is?"

"Was I supposed to?"

Edward let out a deep breath and explained. He said that The Ultimate Show is a creative way to score parties. There was a list, and on the list were stupid little ways to earn points. Two points for every person dressed up, five for people dressed up together. One point for every decoration, and one for every kind of food and drink. Five for every game, and one for every song on a Playlist. You add up your points during the party, and at the end, each host has to plan some kind of "show" to surprise the guests with… it's filmed and one random guest from each party picks which one they would have liked/did like better. The winning show earns fifteen points. Then both of the contestants meet up and double check the point list. The party with the most points wins.

Oh. That's why everyone was so irritated.

Not only would we not be able to enjoy the party because we'd be so busy earning points, but we were also competing against the most anticipated party of the entire year. So in other words, we didn't stand a chance.

"It's pretty dumb." Edward said in a soft voice while his sister started discussing her extravagant ideas for the party.

I shrugged. "I don't know, it sounds kind of fun. Except for the big show at the end. I'm kind of nervous for that."

"Oh, come on. What's the worst that can happen?" He grinned

Alice clapped her hands together and Edward turned to look at her. I stared at him for a moment longer before I looked over too.

"So, here's the game plan." She announced loudly. "Rosalie and I are working with decorations and music. Emmett and Jasper, you guys will be working on the show at the end…" She stopped herself. "Please make it scary. No stupid things."

Emmett rolled his eyes and looked over at Jasper.

"What about us?" I asked.

"Oh, Edward and Bella!" She smiled in a way that I new she had done this purposely. "You two will be getting as many people as you can to come to the party."

I honestly would rather have been working with the music and decorations because I'm not outgoing enough to go up to people I hardly know and asking them to come to a party. I'll probably end up falling flat on my face and humiliating myself in front of everyone.

But I do was doing it with Edward and that made it a little better.

"We're also going to be dressing up… all of us as couples." I liked how she said couples even though Edward and I weren't together. "Rose and Emmett as Bonnie and Clyde; Edward and Bella as Greek God and Goddess; and Jasper and myself as a prince and a princess."

"Can we not pick out our own costume?" Edward pleaded.

She put her hands on her hips. "No."

We both looked at each other and shook our heads. I tried to imagine Edward dressed up as some heroic Greek God like Hercules. Even though I don't usually think it's attractive when guys wear togas, I think he would wear one very nicely.

Then myself in a flowing, one shoulder matching toga. Thinking about him in his costume was a much better thought.

I was kind of nervous as to what Alice had planned for this party. And better yet, what tricks Newton had up his sleeve. It was a burning curiosity that I was eager to find out. Chances are, he would probably win, but I was determined to beat him.

I thought back to the people who had left Mike's party in tears just last year and gulped. Hopefully what he was doing this year wouldn't amount to that.

I tried not to think about. It would be nothing. It was just another Halloween party.

After all, just like Edward said - what's the worst that could happen?

Just a boring intro. I have many ideas for this story! It won't be too long. Maybe seven chapters max. I hope you enjoyed and do not forget to review!

Xoxo,

Halley