It's me again! Since it is almost All Hallows Eve, I thought I might create a new Halloween story!
Summary: Ever since they moved into the neighborhood, Yuna and Tidus have been wondering why every house had a scarecrow before and during Halloween. On All Hallows Eve, they reveal an age old curse...
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Chapter 1: Settling In
"Isn't it great to be in a nice neighborhood for a change?" Yuna asked Tidus. They had finally settled down into the quaint suburban town of Hydriel. The houses were all the same; each were white with a blue roof. The lawns were always cut, and everyone said hi to each other.
"It's the best," Tidus said, hugging Yuna. She giggled. "Stop it," she said playfully. "It's almost Halloween," she said to Tidus. "You ready for the trick-or-treaters?"
"Leave them to me!" he replied. "I'll hand out the candy."
Yuna smiled. "You do that." She heard a noise. She looked up, but nothing was there. "Tidus, look," she said, pointing at the houses. Tidus looked up. They stared in awe.
There was a scarecrow in every yard. Not real ones- decorative ones. Most were about three feet tall, decked with overalls and flannel shirts, with painted smiles flashing beneath their rumpled felt hats. Many were parts of displays that included a pumpkin and a harvest sheaf. Others stood alone. Some were simply doll-sized figures of dried silk twisted out of cornhusks and propped conspicuously in a window. But every house had one- except theirs.
Tidus sighed. "It makes no sense," he says. "Hmm?" Yuna replied, looking at Tidus. Tidus shrugged. "I mean, why would a town that doesn't have so much as a pasture or a field of corn be so obsessed with scarecrows? Don't people know that they are used to scare crows away? I mean, that's how they got their name, right?"
Yuna nodded. "It makes sense," she said.
Tidus continued. "What point is there to put up a stupid decoration in an upper-middle class neighborhood where the closest you can get to farming is the supermarket?"
Yuna nodded again. "That was very convincing."
Tidus grinned. "Thank you. Now, I'm hungry. Whip something up for us, would ya'?"
Yuna laughed. You're always hungry, aren't you? she thought. "Alright. How does apple pie sound?"
Tidus shrieked. "Apple pie! Bake it as fast as you can, woman!" he shouted. Then looked at Yuna. She was mad. "Uhh... sorry," he apologized.
"No problem," Yuna said. "Just wait." And she was off to the kitchen.
Tidus plopped down on the couch. Clearly, there was a lot that they had to get used to. Already, they felt like outsiders. When they were moving boxes into the home, he went shopping for a pumpkin. It had been tradition in Yuna's family to carve a jack-o-lantern and put it on their front porch. On Halloween night, the lit pumpkin would serve as a beacon for the kids. But the only pumpkins were found at the local supermarket and were part of scarecrow displays. He removed one from the case and brought it up to the cashier, but he was told that it wasn't sold as a solitary item.
"Why not?" he roared at the cashier.
"I'm sorry, sir, but the pumpkin and the scarecrow must be bought together," she said, getting ticked off by this guy's attitude.
"I don't want a scarecrow. I want a pumpkin. What is wrong with that!"
"I'm sorry, but you must pay for the scarecrow and the pumpkin."
Tidus sighed. "Fine. Charge me for the whole damn display. I'll do whatever I want with this stupid piece of crap later."
He felt good about his principles, even though it cost him fifty bucks.
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Will Tidus and Yuna ever get used to their neighborhood? Will Halloween be a bit different than they're used to? Will Tidus ever let go of the pumpkin/scarecrow grudge? Tune in next time!
