FANFICTION CHAPTER 1
A/N- Hey guys! This is my first time writing fanfic, so sorry if there's errors. Please review to help me get better at writing! This was originally going to be a oneshot based on the prompt below, but I might extend it a bit. Well, thanks for reading this, and I hope that you enjoy.
Based on prompt- "aren't you a little old to go trick-or-treating"
Cress looked at herself in the mirror and saw that she had unconsciously started to braid her long, blonde hair. She had never cut it before in her life, partly because her nanny Sybil would never let her. Cress hurriedly pushed away the thoughts of her traumatic childhood and took another glance at her costume. "I will not think about Sybil tonight," she whispered to herself. "I am a secret spy, and those memories have been brainwashed" and as if by magic, her mind became clearer.
"So, do you like the costume?"
Cress turned around so hard she almost fell. Cinder laughed in the doorway.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah…" Cress mumbled, steadying herself on the table behind her.
"Well, do you like it?" Cinder worked at Adri's Costume Shoppe and had picked out this costume especially for her. It was Halloween after all, but Cress had planned to just watch sappy Disney movies and eat popcorn. Her friends had encouraged her to go trick-or-treating, since she has never actually gone. Sybil would always lock her in her…
"Cress? Earth to Cress!" Cinder jokingly knocked on Cress' head, though it still hurt because of Cinders metal band. Cress turned her attention back on the mirror and studied herself. Cress had wanted to be a princess for Halloween, but Cinder wanted her to go out of her comfort zone, so she bought her a butterfly costume. Cress wore a short, orange tutu, a black tank top, an antenna and little butterfly wings. It was a little short for her comfort zone, but her friends had convinced her that she looked fine. She had spent one gruling hour combing out all the knots in her dirty blond hair, and had broken two brushes, but hey- at least her hair looked nice.
"I like it!" She exclaimed, surprised that the statement was actually true. She did a small twirl and Cinder laughed. At this the rest of her friends walked in.
"Hey guys!" Scarlet said. "Cress,I like your costume."
Cress blushed, and returned the compliment. She wasn't as close to Scarlet as she was with the rest of her friends, but she liked her fiery attitude. Being around Scarlet made her feel braver, and definatly more protected
Scarlet was dressed as a vampire and wore a red dress that hugged her curves, and green eyeshadow that complimented her curly, red hair. Iko walked in next, wearing a silver mini skirt, and a green crop top that said Chill. She had dyed her hair, yet again, this time a bright purple. She looked like a supermodel, as always. Normally, Cress would have felt her self-esteem plummet down after looking at Iko's near perfect features, but for once, she felt happy with the way she looked.
"What are you supposed to be?" Cinder asked.
"A futuristic mermaid, duh!" We all laughed at this, then Winter glided in. Winter was wearing a white nightgown, which shone against her cocoa-brown skin. She wore no makeup, a life-long ritual of hers- and her brown hair curled in ringlits around her doll-like face. Cress's eyes caught on the red scar that went from her ear to her chin, and her mind flashed back to the when she had figured out how she had gotten in. Winter suffered from schizophrenia, so she had frequiant hallucinations. Her old step-mother had hated her for it, so constantly made fun of her, until one day it went to far, and she stabbed Winter in the cheek with a kitchen knife. Cress still went sick to the stomach whenever she heard it. "Hello friends! Can you guess what I am?" When everyone shook their heads, Winter said "I am Ryu, my pet tiger!"
Nobody argued with her. We had gotten use to her condition, and now knew what do to when Winter had one of her episodes. Cress had a special connection to Winter- partially because she could relate to having an abusive parent.
Cinder checked her oil-stained watch and angrily said,
"You guys are fifteen minutes late! Where have you been?" She was dressed as a farmer and wore dirty overalls and a plaid shirt, with gloves that covered her prosthetic arm. Cress wished that she would stop being embarrassed about it, it was what made Cinder, well, Cinder.
"Sorry!" Iko chimed, "But I realized that my nail polish didn't match my hair!" She waved a hand at us while everyone groaned.
"Sorry for not staying with you Cress, but it's a couples only party and.."
"Yeah it's okay. Have fun!" Cress replied, secretly hiding her disappointment. All her friends had boyfriends, except her. Cinder had Kai, the polite scientist, Scarlet had her long term boyfriend Wolf, who she referred to as her (cue gagging) Alpha. He was a soldier in the army and Cress was kind of afraid of him, since he was like 6 feet. Iko had Kinney, the goofy security guard, and Winter was dating Jacin, her childhood friend. They had all been invited to a couples only party, so Cress had to trick-or-treat alone.
"Ok, byeeee!" Yelled Iko as they ran out the door, and into the limo that Kai had hired for everyone. Cress sighed and closed the door. She ate her dinner of KD, took one last look at herself, grabbed her bag and walked out the door before she changed her mind.
