Makoto knocked on the door, still shaken up by the Halloween decoration that had jumped at him on the lawn. After a few seconds, the door swung open to reveal Sonia dressed as a witch.

"Makoto!" She exclaimed. "I am so happy you could make it!"

She moved over, allowing her classmate to walk inside. She was also happy to see Makoto had dressed up. He was wearing cat ears and an orange and black shirt.

As Makoto walked further into the house, he saw many of his classmates. Some of them waved while others (of the richer variety) paid no attention. There were a few people he didn't recognize though, such as a red haired girl fawning over a dark haired boy sitting on the couch. The boy didn't seem interested.

"Make yourself at home." Sonia said, walking over to him. Makoto smiled and blushed slightly.

"Thanks Sonia." He said. "It's kinda weird though. I've never been invited to a princess's house."

Truthfully, he had expected something much grander and formal, but this seemed to be just a normal home with normal Halloween decorations. Sonia shrugged.

"Do not think of me as a princess." She said. "Think of me as a fellow classmate with which you are celebrating." She smiled and gestured to the rest of the guests. "Now go and have fun!"

She gave him a slight push towards the others and after he had regained his balance, Makoto began looking for someone to talk to. The first person he saw was Teruteru standing near the punch. He was dressed as a vampire.

"Hey Teruteru." Makoto said with a smile. The cook waved as Makoto walked over, and once he was close enough, he gestured to a group of girls across the room.

"Do you see them?" He asked, once Makoto looked over. The group was Mikan, Sonia, Ibuki and Sayaka. They were all chatting happily.

"Yeah." Makoto said, not sure where this was going. Teruteru began to pout as he continued.

"I sent them all sexy costumes to wear, but none of them did." He complained. "It's absolutely horrible."

"It's not too bad." Makoto replied, not minding the fact that the girls were all wearing normal costumes. Teruteru raised an eyebrow.

"Are you sure?" he asked. "Sayaka was going to be wearing a sexy kitty costume, Mikan was obviously a sexy nurse, Sonia was going to be a sexy witch and-"

He was cut off by a load voice. Makoto jumped as he heard the speaker behind him. It was a voice he knew very well.

"So you are the mystery sender of those costumes!" Taka said. Makoto turned around to see the disciplinarian, still in his school uniform. He was staring at Teruteru disapprovingly.

"When I found those costumes left outside of the girl's rooms at the school, I confiscated them. Not only are they inappropriate, but I cannot ignore the obvious lack of comfort and weather protection."

Teruteru glared at Taka.

"What kind of man doesn't want to see a girl dressed as a sexy nurse!? He asked, before his eyes got wide. His lips curled into a smile as he moved over and started nudging the boy with his elbow. "Unless your door swings the other way."

"I do not understand how doors have anything to do with costumes." Taka replied. "And I can assure you that my door is up to code and swings properly."

Without replying, Teruteru simply sighed and walked away. Makoto almost felt sorry for him. He knew how difficult it was to deal with Taka at times.

"So you aren't dressing up tonight?" Makoto asked, Taka smiled.

"Of course I dressed up!" He said before showing Makoto the back of his palm. There was a small pumpkin stamp on it. "Holidays are a wonderful way to boost morale and have meaningful conversations. I enjoy participating in them!" He smiled again, proud of his "costume". Makoto nodded as the disciplinarian said goodbye and walked back to the party. Makoto couldn't help but smile too, he walked over to the group of girls, saying hello and joining the conversation.

He could tell it was going to be a fun night.