A/N: Hello peeps! Gohan3000 here. Since Halloween is almost here, I've
decided to do a special anime Halloween special! Can you say, Dragonball Z
and Yu Yu Hakusho? ^_^ I know it's not Halloween yet, but I'm posting it
now because there will be more than one chapter to it. I'll try to have it
done by Halloween night, but I might be a little off. Anyways, let's get
things started!
A DBZ/YYH Halloween: Of Sugar-High Saiyans and Pissed-Off Youkais
Chapter 1: What's Halloween?
The setting is Earth. It was just another peaceful day at Capsule Corporation. Well, not just any old day...Halloween was just two days away, and one certain Saiyan was just finding out about it...
"Hey Trunks, what's that?"
Outside, Goten and Trunks were play fighting in the front yard. Goten had just pointed at a small, round, orange thing on the porch of Trunks' home. Trunks snickered. "That's a pumpkin, you dummy."
"I know that, but why does it look angry?" Goten asked with confusion.
"No duh, Mom carved a face into it to make it scary. Jeez, Goten, it's only a tradition for Halloween, of course."
Goten's eyes perked up and he cocked his head to the side in question. "What's Halloween?" Trunks looked at Goten like he was insane. "Y-you're joking...right?" Goten gave Trunks one of his usual Son-grins. "Nope, I honestly don't know what you're talking about, Trunks!"
Trunks sighed and muttered to himself, "This boy SERIOUSLY needs to be sent to school..." Then Trunks tried to form a smile. "Um...Alright! How's about I tell you about it?"
"OOOO, YEAH! Story time!!" Goten excitedly sat on the ground, waiting for Trunks to begin. Trunks tried not to laugh. "Right...story time. Anyways, I'll tell you what Halloween is." Trunks paused for a second. He cleared his throat, and lifted a finger into the air, as if to begin to make a statement. Trunks just stood there, not moving a muscle, his face slowly turning bright red.
Goten expression lowered a bit. "Hello? Trunks? Story?..." Trunks gulped, and then cleared his throat again. "W-well...Halloween is..." Goten's eyes lit up in excitement. "Yes?" Trunks paused again.
"It's.....something that we should get Gohan to explain." Goten fell over anime-style. Trunks' face was getting red again. "Oh...so you don't know either.." Trunks' face got redder. "WELL, I'VE HEARD MY MOM SAY STUFF ABOUT IT AT LEAST!" Trunks quickly breathed in some air.
"Aah...sorry. The thing is, my mom has always said I'm not "old enough" to perform the activities on Halloween, so she never tells me what you do." Trunks said with annoyance. Goten didn't look convinced. "But you're 8 years old, Trunks. Isn't that old enough?" Trunks sighed. "Yeah, mom was gonna let me do whatever it was this year, but after I broke dad's GR last week, he "insisted" that I stay at home Halloween night."
Goten looked disappointed. "Awww...I wanna know what it is!" Trunks then smiled. "Well hey, let's go do what I suggested then! Ask Gohan!" Goten's face lit up again. "Oh, yeah! Oniichan knows everything! He'll know this for sure!!" Goten and Trunks powered up and took off into the skies.
"GOHAN!!! GET OUT HERE AND EAT YOUR BREAKFAST THIS INSTANT, MISTER!!"
Gohan mumbled in his sleep as he rolled around in his bed. "mmm...just 10 more minutes, mom..."
"GOKU, WAKE THAT BOY UP RIGHT NOW!!"
"But Chi-Chi, he's tired! Let the boy rest."
"ARE YOU THAT STUPID, GOKU?! IT'S 11:30!!! NO ONE SLEEPS FOR THAT LONG!!"
"Well I'm not gonna do it."
"FIIIIINNNEEE! I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF THEN!!"
Gohan rolled around in his sleep some more. A whizzing sound was suddenly heard approaching Gohan's room. Chi-Chi's frying pan spun into the room and whacked Gohan in the head. Gohan instantly woke up as he landed with a thud on the floor. "OUCH!!" Gohan rubbed his head with a grumble and went to get dressed. Downstairs, Goku was just staring at Chi-Chi. "How'd you do that?..."
Chi-Chi grinned evily. "It's all a matter of aero-dynamics, dear. Now please go and make sure that boy gets down here." Goku stood up from his chair. "Hai, he'll be comin' out." Goku walked off to the back of the house.
In Gohan's room, the demi-saiyan was groggily putting his shirt on. Goku stood by the doorway watching him with a smile. "You really should stop sleeping in so late, son." Gohan jumped when he heard his father's voice. He turned to face him. "Don't scare me like that, dad!"
"Sorry. So, have you guys gotten everything worked out yet?"
"Who? Worked what out?" Gohan wasn't sure what his father was talking about. Goku frowned. "You know, you and Videl. The Halloween party. Remember?" Gohan's eyes, which had been drooping the whole time, shot open. "OMG, THE HALLOWEEN PARTY!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT!!!" Gohan ran over to the calendar in his room. He found the current date, and saw that Halloween was just two days away. He had drawn one of Gotenks' Super Ghosts on the date of the party to remind him.
"Aw, man!! I promised Videl I'd help her get stuff for the party THIS MORNING!!" Gohan started jumping around insanely. "Now she's gonna KIIIIIILLLLL MMMMMEEEEEEE!!!" Goku couldn't help but laugh at how his son was acting. "Whoah there, calm down. It'll be fine. Videl's a nice girl, she'll understand." Gohan eyed his father like he was crazy. "Dad, do you even know what Videl's like when she's angry?! Let's just say she really lives up to her last name!"
Goku grinned sheepishly. "Yeah, I guess so! Bummer!" Gohan suddenly grabbed his father's hand. "You'll help me out when she comes looking for me, won't you?" Goku's eyes got wide. "M-m-mee?!" Gohan nodded his head rapidly. "Yes, you!! I can't handle that woman when she has a temper tantrum by myself!"
Goku scratched the back of his head. He managed to get out of Gohan's grasp and he walked over to the window, opening it when he got there. "Well...I...I'd love to help, but, uh...I just remembered, I have to spar with Vegeta today, bye!!" With that, Goku flew out the window and was soon out of sight. "HEEEEEYY!! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME WITH THIS BURDEN ALONE!! DAAAAADD!" Gohan pouted and stared out into the horizon. Suddenly, a figure covered in energy was flying towards the house.
"Hmm? Is he coming back?" Gohan stared for a second. Then he realized something. "ACK! IT MUST BE VIDEL! OH MAN!!" The figure slowly got closer. Actually, it was two figures, but Gohan had closed his eyes and was cowering in fear. Finally, the two figures halted to a stop at Gohan's window. Gohan immediately began pleading for his life. "OH, I'M SO SORRY VIDEL!! I'M VERY VERY SORRY! I JUST OVERSLEPT, HONEST, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!" But instead of receiving a slap in the head or a scolding, Gohan heard two voices.
"Is he usually like this in the mornings?"
"I don't think so. What's up, oniichan? Did you do something wrong?"
Gohan slowly opened his eyes. To his surprise, Videl was not there, but rather, Goten and Trunks were. "Aaah!" Gohan lost his balance and fell over. Trunks and Goten floated into the room and landed beside Gohan. Trunks poked at his head. "Man, your brother's really weird." Suddenly, Gohan sprang up and glared at the two boys; flames were coming up behind him and he looked very pissed. "DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN! I THOUGHT I WAS A DEAD MAN!!"
Goten and Trunks backed up a little. "Gomen nasai, oniichan. We were just in a hurry." Trunks nodded. "Yeah, we need to ask you something." Just then, another frying pan came whizzing in the room and it whacked Gohan in the gut. "ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT! I'M COMING!!" Gohan clutched his gut in pain as he trudged out of his room. Goten and Trunks just watched in minor amusement. "Uh...hey wait!! We didn't get to ask you our question!!" the two boys yelled in unison as they ran after Gohan.
Downstairs, the three boys were now eating breakfast at the table. (Chi-Chi insisted that Trunks eat something too) Trunks and Goten were eating a cereal that said "Pickle-O's" on the box, and Gohan was eating something called "Neanderthal Crunch". (A/N: it's an inside joke, something I did in my Who's Line fic)
"So, you want to know what Halloween is, eh?" Gohan asked the boys suspiciously, wondering why no one had already told them about it. Goten and Trunks vigorously nodded their heads. "Yes yes!!" they said in unison. Gohan finished his cereal and cleared his throat.
"Well, Halloween is a holiday, and~" Gohan was suddenly cut off by Trunks. "We KNOW it's a holiday, but what kind of holiday is it?" Gohan smacked Trunks' mouth shut. "If you would kindly shut up, I'll tell you." Goten shushed Trunks and turned his attention to Gohan again.
"It's a holiday that involves...well...scary things. You know, like ghosts, monsters, werewolves, vampires, lotsa creatures like that." Goten suddenly looked scared. "Y-you mean t-that those things c-come out on Halloween?..." Gohan smiled at Goten. "No, not at all. It's just that, according to legend, October 31st was a night in which evil spirits roamed freely among the Earth." Goten suddenly shrieked. "So they really DO come out on Halloween??!!" Gohan spat out at Goten, "NO! It's not like that! Now let me finish!" Trunks snickered. "You're such a baby, Goten."
"That particular night was called "All Hallow's Eve", which we now call Halloween. They say that to drive out the evil spirits, people would wear masks and costumes that made themselves look like an evil spirit. This would scare the real spirits and they would leave this plain, back to the spirit realm."
Goten and Trunks just stared, looking dumbfounded. Gohan gritted his teeth. "Was that...too confusing for you?"
"I think I lost you at the "Hallow's Eve" part." Trunks managed to get out.
"Ugh...well the point is, people still do it today. But not to drive out evil spirits, but to get...a gift." Goten and Trunks perked up at the word "gift". "These days, people will wear costumes on Halloween night, not just costumes of monsters, mind you. You can dress up as television characters, space aliens, just about anything you want!!"
Trunks grinned. "Now this is the kind of stuff I wanted to hear." Gohan grinned. "You like that, do ya'? Well it gets better. Once you have your costume ready, you go out Halloween night around the neighborhood to "trick- or-treat"."
As expected, the two young demi-saiyans said in unison, "What's "trick-or- treat"?"
"Trick-or-treating is when you go up to a person's house on Halloween night...you ring their doorbell, and hopefully, they will come to answer. When they answer the door, you say..."Trick-or-treat!". Once you do that, you will get your gift..."
Goten and Trunks were getting excited. "What's the gift, onnichan?!" Goten exclaimed. "Is it toys?!" Trunks asked excitedly.
"Nope, better then toys. For trick-or-treating, you get...candy." Gohan said, starting to get a little nervous.
Trunks and Goten froze. They stared at Gohan. "...are you kidding? You mean we just have to say "trick-or-treat" and people will give us FREE candy?!" Trunks seemed skeptical at the thought of that.
"Um...yeah, that's how it goes." Gohan forced a smile. Goten and Trunks, both wide-eyed, turned to stare at each other. They both started to laugh. After a moment, they laughed harder and harder, soon turning into an evil- like cackle. "YAAAAHHHOOOOOOO!!!!!" the boys jumped into the air and started dancing around. "HOLY COW, TRUNKS! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!" "I KNOW! WE JUST HAVE TO WEAR A COSTUME AND SAY THREE WORDS AND WE GET CANDY THROWN AT US! SWEET!!!"
The two demi-saiyans started dancing a little jig in midair. Gohan put a hand to his forehead in embarrassment. *Now I think I know why no one ever told them about this...knowing the way those two go through candy...*
Goten suddenly landed on the ground and he ran outside, where Chi-Chi was hanging some wet clothes. "Mommy, mommy! Can I go trick-or-treating for Halloween this year??!!"
Chi-Chi just stared at Goten. "Wha?...how do you know abou....GOHAN!!"
Gohan sheepishly walked outside, with Trunks dancing around him. Chi-Chi gave Gohan one of her death glares. "Did you tell these two boys about Halloween?" Gohan lowered his head. "Y-yes, mom..." Chi-Chi sighed. "Gohan, you know these two can't be allowed to go out on Halloween! Knowing them, they'd be on the verge of insanity in no time!"
"I know mom, but they insisted that I tell them." Goten looked at his mother with big-puppy dog eyes. "Pleeeeeeaaaaassseeee, mom? I won't eat too much candy, I promise!!" Chi-Chi intensified her glare. "Absolutely not!!" Goten looked upset. "But, mom..." Chi-Chi folded her arms across her chest. "This matter is closed, Goten!" Chi-Chi walked off into the house.
Goten looked like he was about to cry. "Hey...it's alright Goten..." Gohan then noticed that Trunks was close to crying as well. "Why are you watering up? Our mom didn't say YOU couldn't go." Trunks sniffed. "Y-yeah...but now I know what Halloween is, but I won't be able to go because I broke d-dad's GR last week..." Before the boys could start crying, Gohan clamped their mouths shut. "Shh!" Gohan glanced around, making sure no one was watching, and he ran off into the forest.
After running a good distance, he stopped. He set the two boys down, who were still begin to shed tears. "Hey now, don't cry. You're still going trick-or-treating!" Goten and Trunks looked up at Gohan, surprised by his statement. "B-but, oniichan, our moms said we can't."
Gohan grinned cunningly, something rarely seen on the teenage saiyan's face. "Yeah, so?" Gohan bent down and put an arm around each of the boys. "C'mon boys, what's wrong with bending the rules a bit?" Trunks stared at Gohan, then a sly smile began to form on his face. "I see my tousan's starting to wear off on you, Gohan."
Gohan chuckled. "Maybe. But seriously, you two are GOING out there Halloween night." Goten suddenly found another problem. "But oniichan, the party at Videl's! Aren't me and Trunks supposed to go to that?" Gohan patted Goten on the head reassuringly. "Don't worry, I'll cover for you. You guys just need to secretly get some costumes within the next day and be ready on that night. Now, the only thing we need is someone to watch you..."
"Watch us? But I thought this was a secret," a confused Trunks asked. "Well, the deal is, you two are too young to be trick-or-treating by yourselves. You have to have a chaperone to watch you as you do it." Gohan said honestly. Goten was beginning to get worried. "But just about EVERYONE is going to that party! Who will watch us?!"
"Don't worry, I have some sources. There's a couple of guys I know at a school called Sarayashiki; it's real close to Orange Star. I'm sure they'd be happy to watch you." Gohan added silently to himself, "I just hope they don't kill me afterwards..."
Trunks frowned. "Aw man, we have to march around with a couple of strangers. That's no fun." Gohan grinned. "No no, these two are real nice!" Again to himself, "I wish..." Trunks thought for a second. "Well...alright, as long as we still get a butt-load of candy."
"Oh you will! You will!" Gohan got off his knees and stood up. "Now, let's go over to Capsule Corp. I wanna see for myself how much Bulma doesn't want you to go."
The three demi-saiyans prepared to take off, when a jolt of energy suddenly slammed in the middle of them. "WHOAH!!" they all yelled at once. A dazed Gohan shook his head. "What was that?" Slowly, the smoke around the spot cleared...revealing Videl underneath it.
When Gohan saw her, he shrieked so loud you could hear it from Otherworld. Videl glared at him. "And just where have you been all morning, Gohan?" Gohan was close to panicing. "Um....I w-was...sleeping...."
"Really?! You were?!" Videl stepped closer to Gohan, her eyes slanting more. Gohan began to cower in fear. "Is...t-that....a p-problem?..."
"Problem? Is that a problem?! IS THAT A PROBLEM??!!" Gohan began to shake violently, ecspecialy when Videl clasped her hand on Gohan's shoulder. Just then, she softened her grip and grinned. "No, no problem." The three demi- saiyans instantly fell over anime-style. Videl giggled as Gohan wiped dirt off his pants.
"Gosh Videl, I never knew you were an actor!" Videl smirked. "Sorry, Gohan, you're just too easy, I couldn't resist. I actually found a lot of stuff for the party fairly easily. Didn't even need help."
Gohan sighed. "Phew! I thought I was a dead man again!" Videl then grabbed Gohan's arm and started to float into the air. "Well, c'mon, let's go!" Gohan looked confused. "Go where?" Videl smiled sweetly. "To my house to decorate for the party, silly! Come on!" At that, Videl took off, with Gohan hanging from the rear. He called out to Goten and Trunks, "THE REST IS UP TO YOU NOW!!" Videl was prepared to ask what he ment by that, but she decided to ignore it. Goten and Trunks watched them leave.
Trunks muttered, "Girls are weird. Well then, we'd better get going too, Goten!"
"To where?"
"We'll go back to my place and get some cash, then we go buy some costumes!" Goten grinned. "Oh, yeah, of course!" The two boys powered up and took off. "We'd better hurry!" Trunks exclaimed. "Halloween is only TWO days!" The two boys laughed and sped off into the distance, towards Capsule Corp.
"RIIIIIINNNGGGGGGG"
"Ugh...I'm coming, I'm coming!"
"RIIIIINNNNGGGGGG"
In a certain house, a woman stumbled into her kitchen to answer her phone. She didn't look happy from being interrupted from whatever she was doing.
"RIIIINNNNN~"
"Hello? Urameshi residence. Atsuko speaking," she spoke with annoyance.
"Um, hi. Is, um...Yusuke there?" the voice was Gohan's.
"Yusuke? Yeah yeah, he's here. Hold on a sec." Atsuko set the phone down and called out, "YUSUKE! PICK UP THE PHONE!"
From upstairs, another voice called down. "Damn it, not now, mom! I'm playing video games!!"
"And you just lost! Ha, take that, Urameshi!"
"Shaddup, Kuwabara!"
"JUST PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE, YUSUKE!"
"Alright, alright!! Don't have a heart attack!! Sheesh!"
Upstairs, Yusuke dragged himself over to the phone in his room as Kuwabara celebrated his victory in the game they were playing. Yusuke grabbed the phone. "If this is Botan or Koenma, I'm hanging up," Yusuke said flatly.
"Actually...this is Gohan."
"Gohan? Oh, right...wait, Gohan?..." Yusuke tried to remember who Gohan was. Kuwabara took notice of the conversation. "Gohan? Isn't he that skinny dude with the black hair who goes to Orange Star?"
"Oh yah! The nerdy dude!"
"Hey, I heard that! I'm not a nerd!"
"I'm just kiddin' dude, calm down. So, what's up?" Yusuke was acting surprisingly friendlier than usual.
"Well, if you don't mind, could you and Kuwa-what's his name do a favor for me?"
"You're in luck! I actually have free time this week!" Yusuke lied back on his bed as he said this. "What do you need us to do?" Kuwabara eyed Yusuke suspiciously. "Hey, he ain't deliverin' a case from Koenma, is he?"
"Nah, he just wants us to do him a favor."
"Well, my little brother and his best friend were gonna go trick-or- treating for Halloween this year. But the thing is, they have no one to chaperone them."
Yusuke sighed when he heard this. "And let me guess. You want US to chaperone them, right?"
"Yeah...if you don't mind."
"Well...um....hold on, lemme check my "schedule"..."
Yusuke put the phone down. "Well, what's he want?" Kuwa asked. Yusuke grunted. "He wants us to look after some little kids while they trick-or- treat on Halloween." Kuwabara fell over at this. "Baby-sitting?! Uh uh, no way! I like kids, but looking after 'em when candy's involved is sheer torture!"
Yusuke thought on Kuwabara's last statement. "Sheer torture, eh?..." Yusuke snatched the phone back up. "Alright Gohan, there's good news and bad news. The bad news is, me and Kuwabara got plans Halloween night."
"Oh..." Gohan sounded disappointed.
Yusuke grinned evily. "But the good news is, there are a couple friends of ours who would LOVE to do it..." Kuwabara's eyes widened as he said this.
"Really? That's great!! But you sure they'll do it?"
"Oh yeah, they'll do it alright. They'll should be very willing to do it once I tell them about it..."
"That's just great! I guess I'll call you on the 31st to make sure everything works out. Wait...do I know these other two friends?"
"No, you shouldn't. They are "Kurama"...and "Hiei"..." Kuwabara shuddered each time Yusuke said one of their names.
"Alright then. Talk to ya' later! Bye!"
Gohan then hung up. Yusuke put the phone down, grinning maliciously. Kuwabara looked at Yusuke like he was seriously mental. "...you do know Hiei's gonna kick our butts for this."
Yusuke lied down on his bed again and closed his eyes. "Yeah, but it'll be worth it."
"But how will you get him to do it? I'm sure Kurama will, but Hiei..."
"Simple. I'll give him an offer he can't refuse." Yusuke grinned, then he began to doze off. Kuwabara just stared at Yusuke, then he remembered the video game. He screamed in Yusuke's ear. "URAMESHI! DID YOU FORGET OUR GAME?!!" Yusuke woke with a start.
"Oh, just for that, I'm gonna kick your ass real good, Kuwabara!"
"No way! I've got that adrenaline rush after that last win! I'm pumped!"
"In your dreams! You just won 'cause my mom distracted me!"
"WILL YOU BOYS SHUT UP??!!" Atsuko shouted up at the two teens.
A/N: What did you all think?! I for one loved it! ^_^ I wish I could make this story good for everyone by having no swearing, but it's almost required for the YYH gang to curse. ~_O The DBZ crew won't be swearing...except for Vegeta, of course. :p I'll try to have the next part up as soon as possible! You'd better get clickin' now, Halloween is just a little more than a week away! ^_^
A DBZ/YYH Halloween: Of Sugar-High Saiyans and Pissed-Off Youkais
Chapter 1: What's Halloween?
The setting is Earth. It was just another peaceful day at Capsule Corporation. Well, not just any old day...Halloween was just two days away, and one certain Saiyan was just finding out about it...
"Hey Trunks, what's that?"
Outside, Goten and Trunks were play fighting in the front yard. Goten had just pointed at a small, round, orange thing on the porch of Trunks' home. Trunks snickered. "That's a pumpkin, you dummy."
"I know that, but why does it look angry?" Goten asked with confusion.
"No duh, Mom carved a face into it to make it scary. Jeez, Goten, it's only a tradition for Halloween, of course."
Goten's eyes perked up and he cocked his head to the side in question. "What's Halloween?" Trunks looked at Goten like he was insane. "Y-you're joking...right?" Goten gave Trunks one of his usual Son-grins. "Nope, I honestly don't know what you're talking about, Trunks!"
Trunks sighed and muttered to himself, "This boy SERIOUSLY needs to be sent to school..." Then Trunks tried to form a smile. "Um...Alright! How's about I tell you about it?"
"OOOO, YEAH! Story time!!" Goten excitedly sat on the ground, waiting for Trunks to begin. Trunks tried not to laugh. "Right...story time. Anyways, I'll tell you what Halloween is." Trunks paused for a second. He cleared his throat, and lifted a finger into the air, as if to begin to make a statement. Trunks just stood there, not moving a muscle, his face slowly turning bright red.
Goten expression lowered a bit. "Hello? Trunks? Story?..." Trunks gulped, and then cleared his throat again. "W-well...Halloween is..." Goten's eyes lit up in excitement. "Yes?" Trunks paused again.
"It's.....something that we should get Gohan to explain." Goten fell over anime-style. Trunks' face was getting red again. "Oh...so you don't know either.." Trunks' face got redder. "WELL, I'VE HEARD MY MOM SAY STUFF ABOUT IT AT LEAST!" Trunks quickly breathed in some air.
"Aah...sorry. The thing is, my mom has always said I'm not "old enough" to perform the activities on Halloween, so she never tells me what you do." Trunks said with annoyance. Goten didn't look convinced. "But you're 8 years old, Trunks. Isn't that old enough?" Trunks sighed. "Yeah, mom was gonna let me do whatever it was this year, but after I broke dad's GR last week, he "insisted" that I stay at home Halloween night."
Goten looked disappointed. "Awww...I wanna know what it is!" Trunks then smiled. "Well hey, let's go do what I suggested then! Ask Gohan!" Goten's face lit up again. "Oh, yeah! Oniichan knows everything! He'll know this for sure!!" Goten and Trunks powered up and took off into the skies.
"GOHAN!!! GET OUT HERE AND EAT YOUR BREAKFAST THIS INSTANT, MISTER!!"
Gohan mumbled in his sleep as he rolled around in his bed. "mmm...just 10 more minutes, mom..."
"GOKU, WAKE THAT BOY UP RIGHT NOW!!"
"But Chi-Chi, he's tired! Let the boy rest."
"ARE YOU THAT STUPID, GOKU?! IT'S 11:30!!! NO ONE SLEEPS FOR THAT LONG!!"
"Well I'm not gonna do it."
"FIIIIINNNEEE! I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF THEN!!"
Gohan rolled around in his sleep some more. A whizzing sound was suddenly heard approaching Gohan's room. Chi-Chi's frying pan spun into the room and whacked Gohan in the head. Gohan instantly woke up as he landed with a thud on the floor. "OUCH!!" Gohan rubbed his head with a grumble and went to get dressed. Downstairs, Goku was just staring at Chi-Chi. "How'd you do that?..."
Chi-Chi grinned evily. "It's all a matter of aero-dynamics, dear. Now please go and make sure that boy gets down here." Goku stood up from his chair. "Hai, he'll be comin' out." Goku walked off to the back of the house.
In Gohan's room, the demi-saiyan was groggily putting his shirt on. Goku stood by the doorway watching him with a smile. "You really should stop sleeping in so late, son." Gohan jumped when he heard his father's voice. He turned to face him. "Don't scare me like that, dad!"
"Sorry. So, have you guys gotten everything worked out yet?"
"Who? Worked what out?" Gohan wasn't sure what his father was talking about. Goku frowned. "You know, you and Videl. The Halloween party. Remember?" Gohan's eyes, which had been drooping the whole time, shot open. "OMG, THE HALLOWEEN PARTY!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT!!!" Gohan ran over to the calendar in his room. He found the current date, and saw that Halloween was just two days away. He had drawn one of Gotenks' Super Ghosts on the date of the party to remind him.
"Aw, man!! I promised Videl I'd help her get stuff for the party THIS MORNING!!" Gohan started jumping around insanely. "Now she's gonna KIIIIIILLLLL MMMMMEEEEEEE!!!" Goku couldn't help but laugh at how his son was acting. "Whoah there, calm down. It'll be fine. Videl's a nice girl, she'll understand." Gohan eyed his father like he was crazy. "Dad, do you even know what Videl's like when she's angry?! Let's just say she really lives up to her last name!"
Goku grinned sheepishly. "Yeah, I guess so! Bummer!" Gohan suddenly grabbed his father's hand. "You'll help me out when she comes looking for me, won't you?" Goku's eyes got wide. "M-m-mee?!" Gohan nodded his head rapidly. "Yes, you!! I can't handle that woman when she has a temper tantrum by myself!"
Goku scratched the back of his head. He managed to get out of Gohan's grasp and he walked over to the window, opening it when he got there. "Well...I...I'd love to help, but, uh...I just remembered, I have to spar with Vegeta today, bye!!" With that, Goku flew out the window and was soon out of sight. "HEEEEEYY!! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME WITH THIS BURDEN ALONE!! DAAAAADD!" Gohan pouted and stared out into the horizon. Suddenly, a figure covered in energy was flying towards the house.
"Hmm? Is he coming back?" Gohan stared for a second. Then he realized something. "ACK! IT MUST BE VIDEL! OH MAN!!" The figure slowly got closer. Actually, it was two figures, but Gohan had closed his eyes and was cowering in fear. Finally, the two figures halted to a stop at Gohan's window. Gohan immediately began pleading for his life. "OH, I'M SO SORRY VIDEL!! I'M VERY VERY SORRY! I JUST OVERSLEPT, HONEST, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!" But instead of receiving a slap in the head or a scolding, Gohan heard two voices.
"Is he usually like this in the mornings?"
"I don't think so. What's up, oniichan? Did you do something wrong?"
Gohan slowly opened his eyes. To his surprise, Videl was not there, but rather, Goten and Trunks were. "Aaah!" Gohan lost his balance and fell over. Trunks and Goten floated into the room and landed beside Gohan. Trunks poked at his head. "Man, your brother's really weird." Suddenly, Gohan sprang up and glared at the two boys; flames were coming up behind him and he looked very pissed. "DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN! I THOUGHT I WAS A DEAD MAN!!"
Goten and Trunks backed up a little. "Gomen nasai, oniichan. We were just in a hurry." Trunks nodded. "Yeah, we need to ask you something." Just then, another frying pan came whizzing in the room and it whacked Gohan in the gut. "ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT! I'M COMING!!" Gohan clutched his gut in pain as he trudged out of his room. Goten and Trunks just watched in minor amusement. "Uh...hey wait!! We didn't get to ask you our question!!" the two boys yelled in unison as they ran after Gohan.
Downstairs, the three boys were now eating breakfast at the table. (Chi-Chi insisted that Trunks eat something too) Trunks and Goten were eating a cereal that said "Pickle-O's" on the box, and Gohan was eating something called "Neanderthal Crunch". (A/N: it's an inside joke, something I did in my Who's Line fic)
"So, you want to know what Halloween is, eh?" Gohan asked the boys suspiciously, wondering why no one had already told them about it. Goten and Trunks vigorously nodded their heads. "Yes yes!!" they said in unison. Gohan finished his cereal and cleared his throat.
"Well, Halloween is a holiday, and~" Gohan was suddenly cut off by Trunks. "We KNOW it's a holiday, but what kind of holiday is it?" Gohan smacked Trunks' mouth shut. "If you would kindly shut up, I'll tell you." Goten shushed Trunks and turned his attention to Gohan again.
"It's a holiday that involves...well...scary things. You know, like ghosts, monsters, werewolves, vampires, lotsa creatures like that." Goten suddenly looked scared. "Y-you mean t-that those things c-come out on Halloween?..." Gohan smiled at Goten. "No, not at all. It's just that, according to legend, October 31st was a night in which evil spirits roamed freely among the Earth." Goten suddenly shrieked. "So they really DO come out on Halloween??!!" Gohan spat out at Goten, "NO! It's not like that! Now let me finish!" Trunks snickered. "You're such a baby, Goten."
"That particular night was called "All Hallow's Eve", which we now call Halloween. They say that to drive out the evil spirits, people would wear masks and costumes that made themselves look like an evil spirit. This would scare the real spirits and they would leave this plain, back to the spirit realm."
Goten and Trunks just stared, looking dumbfounded. Gohan gritted his teeth. "Was that...too confusing for you?"
"I think I lost you at the "Hallow's Eve" part." Trunks managed to get out.
"Ugh...well the point is, people still do it today. But not to drive out evil spirits, but to get...a gift." Goten and Trunks perked up at the word "gift". "These days, people will wear costumes on Halloween night, not just costumes of monsters, mind you. You can dress up as television characters, space aliens, just about anything you want!!"
Trunks grinned. "Now this is the kind of stuff I wanted to hear." Gohan grinned. "You like that, do ya'? Well it gets better. Once you have your costume ready, you go out Halloween night around the neighborhood to "trick- or-treat"."
As expected, the two young demi-saiyans said in unison, "What's "trick-or- treat"?"
"Trick-or-treating is when you go up to a person's house on Halloween night...you ring their doorbell, and hopefully, they will come to answer. When they answer the door, you say..."Trick-or-treat!". Once you do that, you will get your gift..."
Goten and Trunks were getting excited. "What's the gift, onnichan?!" Goten exclaimed. "Is it toys?!" Trunks asked excitedly.
"Nope, better then toys. For trick-or-treating, you get...candy." Gohan said, starting to get a little nervous.
Trunks and Goten froze. They stared at Gohan. "...are you kidding? You mean we just have to say "trick-or-treat" and people will give us FREE candy?!" Trunks seemed skeptical at the thought of that.
"Um...yeah, that's how it goes." Gohan forced a smile. Goten and Trunks, both wide-eyed, turned to stare at each other. They both started to laugh. After a moment, they laughed harder and harder, soon turning into an evil- like cackle. "YAAAAHHHOOOOOOO!!!!!" the boys jumped into the air and started dancing around. "HOLY COW, TRUNKS! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!" "I KNOW! WE JUST HAVE TO WEAR A COSTUME AND SAY THREE WORDS AND WE GET CANDY THROWN AT US! SWEET!!!"
The two demi-saiyans started dancing a little jig in midair. Gohan put a hand to his forehead in embarrassment. *Now I think I know why no one ever told them about this...knowing the way those two go through candy...*
Goten suddenly landed on the ground and he ran outside, where Chi-Chi was hanging some wet clothes. "Mommy, mommy! Can I go trick-or-treating for Halloween this year??!!"
Chi-Chi just stared at Goten. "Wha?...how do you know abou....GOHAN!!"
Gohan sheepishly walked outside, with Trunks dancing around him. Chi-Chi gave Gohan one of her death glares. "Did you tell these two boys about Halloween?" Gohan lowered his head. "Y-yes, mom..." Chi-Chi sighed. "Gohan, you know these two can't be allowed to go out on Halloween! Knowing them, they'd be on the verge of insanity in no time!"
"I know mom, but they insisted that I tell them." Goten looked at his mother with big-puppy dog eyes. "Pleeeeeeaaaaassseeee, mom? I won't eat too much candy, I promise!!" Chi-Chi intensified her glare. "Absolutely not!!" Goten looked upset. "But, mom..." Chi-Chi folded her arms across her chest. "This matter is closed, Goten!" Chi-Chi walked off into the house.
Goten looked like he was about to cry. "Hey...it's alright Goten..." Gohan then noticed that Trunks was close to crying as well. "Why are you watering up? Our mom didn't say YOU couldn't go." Trunks sniffed. "Y-yeah...but now I know what Halloween is, but I won't be able to go because I broke d-dad's GR last week..." Before the boys could start crying, Gohan clamped their mouths shut. "Shh!" Gohan glanced around, making sure no one was watching, and he ran off into the forest.
After running a good distance, he stopped. He set the two boys down, who were still begin to shed tears. "Hey now, don't cry. You're still going trick-or-treating!" Goten and Trunks looked up at Gohan, surprised by his statement. "B-but, oniichan, our moms said we can't."
Gohan grinned cunningly, something rarely seen on the teenage saiyan's face. "Yeah, so?" Gohan bent down and put an arm around each of the boys. "C'mon boys, what's wrong with bending the rules a bit?" Trunks stared at Gohan, then a sly smile began to form on his face. "I see my tousan's starting to wear off on you, Gohan."
Gohan chuckled. "Maybe. But seriously, you two are GOING out there Halloween night." Goten suddenly found another problem. "But oniichan, the party at Videl's! Aren't me and Trunks supposed to go to that?" Gohan patted Goten on the head reassuringly. "Don't worry, I'll cover for you. You guys just need to secretly get some costumes within the next day and be ready on that night. Now, the only thing we need is someone to watch you..."
"Watch us? But I thought this was a secret," a confused Trunks asked. "Well, the deal is, you two are too young to be trick-or-treating by yourselves. You have to have a chaperone to watch you as you do it." Gohan said honestly. Goten was beginning to get worried. "But just about EVERYONE is going to that party! Who will watch us?!"
"Don't worry, I have some sources. There's a couple of guys I know at a school called Sarayashiki; it's real close to Orange Star. I'm sure they'd be happy to watch you." Gohan added silently to himself, "I just hope they don't kill me afterwards..."
Trunks frowned. "Aw man, we have to march around with a couple of strangers. That's no fun." Gohan grinned. "No no, these two are real nice!" Again to himself, "I wish..." Trunks thought for a second. "Well...alright, as long as we still get a butt-load of candy."
"Oh you will! You will!" Gohan got off his knees and stood up. "Now, let's go over to Capsule Corp. I wanna see for myself how much Bulma doesn't want you to go."
The three demi-saiyans prepared to take off, when a jolt of energy suddenly slammed in the middle of them. "WHOAH!!" they all yelled at once. A dazed Gohan shook his head. "What was that?" Slowly, the smoke around the spot cleared...revealing Videl underneath it.
When Gohan saw her, he shrieked so loud you could hear it from Otherworld. Videl glared at him. "And just where have you been all morning, Gohan?" Gohan was close to panicing. "Um....I w-was...sleeping...."
"Really?! You were?!" Videl stepped closer to Gohan, her eyes slanting more. Gohan began to cower in fear. "Is...t-that....a p-problem?..."
"Problem? Is that a problem?! IS THAT A PROBLEM??!!" Gohan began to shake violently, ecspecialy when Videl clasped her hand on Gohan's shoulder. Just then, she softened her grip and grinned. "No, no problem." The three demi- saiyans instantly fell over anime-style. Videl giggled as Gohan wiped dirt off his pants.
"Gosh Videl, I never knew you were an actor!" Videl smirked. "Sorry, Gohan, you're just too easy, I couldn't resist. I actually found a lot of stuff for the party fairly easily. Didn't even need help."
Gohan sighed. "Phew! I thought I was a dead man again!" Videl then grabbed Gohan's arm and started to float into the air. "Well, c'mon, let's go!" Gohan looked confused. "Go where?" Videl smiled sweetly. "To my house to decorate for the party, silly! Come on!" At that, Videl took off, with Gohan hanging from the rear. He called out to Goten and Trunks, "THE REST IS UP TO YOU NOW!!" Videl was prepared to ask what he ment by that, but she decided to ignore it. Goten and Trunks watched them leave.
Trunks muttered, "Girls are weird. Well then, we'd better get going too, Goten!"
"To where?"
"We'll go back to my place and get some cash, then we go buy some costumes!" Goten grinned. "Oh, yeah, of course!" The two boys powered up and took off. "We'd better hurry!" Trunks exclaimed. "Halloween is only TWO days!" The two boys laughed and sped off into the distance, towards Capsule Corp.
"RIIIIIINNNGGGGGGG"
"Ugh...I'm coming, I'm coming!"
"RIIIIINNNNGGGGGG"
In a certain house, a woman stumbled into her kitchen to answer her phone. She didn't look happy from being interrupted from whatever she was doing.
"RIIIINNNNN~"
"Hello? Urameshi residence. Atsuko speaking," she spoke with annoyance.
"Um, hi. Is, um...Yusuke there?" the voice was Gohan's.
"Yusuke? Yeah yeah, he's here. Hold on a sec." Atsuko set the phone down and called out, "YUSUKE! PICK UP THE PHONE!"
From upstairs, another voice called down. "Damn it, not now, mom! I'm playing video games!!"
"And you just lost! Ha, take that, Urameshi!"
"Shaddup, Kuwabara!"
"JUST PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE, YUSUKE!"
"Alright, alright!! Don't have a heart attack!! Sheesh!"
Upstairs, Yusuke dragged himself over to the phone in his room as Kuwabara celebrated his victory in the game they were playing. Yusuke grabbed the phone. "If this is Botan or Koenma, I'm hanging up," Yusuke said flatly.
"Actually...this is Gohan."
"Gohan? Oh, right...wait, Gohan?..." Yusuke tried to remember who Gohan was. Kuwabara took notice of the conversation. "Gohan? Isn't he that skinny dude with the black hair who goes to Orange Star?"
"Oh yah! The nerdy dude!"
"Hey, I heard that! I'm not a nerd!"
"I'm just kiddin' dude, calm down. So, what's up?" Yusuke was acting surprisingly friendlier than usual.
"Well, if you don't mind, could you and Kuwa-what's his name do a favor for me?"
"You're in luck! I actually have free time this week!" Yusuke lied back on his bed as he said this. "What do you need us to do?" Kuwabara eyed Yusuke suspiciously. "Hey, he ain't deliverin' a case from Koenma, is he?"
"Nah, he just wants us to do him a favor."
"Well, my little brother and his best friend were gonna go trick-or- treating for Halloween this year. But the thing is, they have no one to chaperone them."
Yusuke sighed when he heard this. "And let me guess. You want US to chaperone them, right?"
"Yeah...if you don't mind."
"Well...um....hold on, lemme check my "schedule"..."
Yusuke put the phone down. "Well, what's he want?" Kuwa asked. Yusuke grunted. "He wants us to look after some little kids while they trick-or- treat on Halloween." Kuwabara fell over at this. "Baby-sitting?! Uh uh, no way! I like kids, but looking after 'em when candy's involved is sheer torture!"
Yusuke thought on Kuwabara's last statement. "Sheer torture, eh?..." Yusuke snatched the phone back up. "Alright Gohan, there's good news and bad news. The bad news is, me and Kuwabara got plans Halloween night."
"Oh..." Gohan sounded disappointed.
Yusuke grinned evily. "But the good news is, there are a couple friends of ours who would LOVE to do it..." Kuwabara's eyes widened as he said this.
"Really? That's great!! But you sure they'll do it?"
"Oh yeah, they'll do it alright. They'll should be very willing to do it once I tell them about it..."
"That's just great! I guess I'll call you on the 31st to make sure everything works out. Wait...do I know these other two friends?"
"No, you shouldn't. They are "Kurama"...and "Hiei"..." Kuwabara shuddered each time Yusuke said one of their names.
"Alright then. Talk to ya' later! Bye!"
Gohan then hung up. Yusuke put the phone down, grinning maliciously. Kuwabara looked at Yusuke like he was seriously mental. "...you do know Hiei's gonna kick our butts for this."
Yusuke lied down on his bed again and closed his eyes. "Yeah, but it'll be worth it."
"But how will you get him to do it? I'm sure Kurama will, but Hiei..."
"Simple. I'll give him an offer he can't refuse." Yusuke grinned, then he began to doze off. Kuwabara just stared at Yusuke, then he remembered the video game. He screamed in Yusuke's ear. "URAMESHI! DID YOU FORGET OUR GAME?!!" Yusuke woke with a start.
"Oh, just for that, I'm gonna kick your ass real good, Kuwabara!"
"No way! I've got that adrenaline rush after that last win! I'm pumped!"
"In your dreams! You just won 'cause my mom distracted me!"
"WILL YOU BOYS SHUT UP??!!" Atsuko shouted up at the two teens.
A/N: What did you all think?! I for one loved it! ^_^ I wish I could make this story good for everyone by having no swearing, but it's almost required for the YYH gang to curse. ~_O The DBZ crew won't be swearing...except for Vegeta, of course. :p I'll try to have the next part up as soon as possible! You'd better get clickin' now, Halloween is just a little more than a week away! ^_^