Halloween night. All the little children in town loved this day. It would be the day they would go around knocking on their neighbours' doors, hoping that they would get some treats in exchange for peace. It was the day children spent hours planning their costumes for, hoping to have the best costume in town to brag to their friends.
Madison Williams was no exception. This year she dressed up as a fairy-princess. Her silky blonde hair flowed down to her shoulders; a temporary perm giving her hair ends a curl. Resting on top of her head was a tiara her mother had made. The various violet gems glued to it glimmered in the light, attracting everyone's attention. She wore a white dress with sequins studded all over it. Her sleeves were puffed up. A pair of fairy wings was sewed on the back of her dress, dusted generously with sparkles.
She ran down the stairs, careful not the tumble over. A wide grin was gracing her face. Her lavender eyes that were framed by spectacles were sparkling with pure joy and excitement. In her hand she clutched a bag that had her name sewed on it with a lavender thread that was the same colour as her eyes.
Her mother heard her come down the stairs and walked out of the kitchen to greet her fairy princess. She had chin-length blonde like Madison, but her eyes were electric blue. A smile tugged her lips at the sight of Madison. She squatted in front of her shorter daughter and rubbed the latter's cheek with her thumb.
"My beautiful Princess Madison, where are you going to fly to today?" Mrs Williams asked.
"Off in search of candy!" young Madison chirped in her soft voice.
No sooner had she finished her sentence than a scream rang through the house. A loud audible thud was heard, followed by heavy footsteps storming towards the living room. Madison's smile faltered, not wanting to see the source of the din.
"THE HERO IS HERE! SURRENDER ALL YOUR CANDY NOW!" yelled a lean boy with sandy hair as he made his entrance. He was dressed as Superman, the trademark 'S' emblazoned on his skin-hugging long-sleeved shirt. A wide smile was etched on his chubby face and cerulean eyes were burning with excitement. He had a cowlick* poking out of his otherwise neat mop hair.
Madison yelped as he tackled her, and the boy responded with his— to Madison— obnoxious laugh. The Canadian girl rolled her eyes.
"Alfred, be nicer to your sister!" Mrs Williams chided gently. The boy, identified as Alfred, was Madison's adoptive brother. He was her elder brother by two years. He gave a pout and stifled an apology to Madison.
"Now for my Hero and my Princess, here is some candy to start off your adventure. Be back by 9 or I won't let you go trick-and-treating next year!" reminded Mrs Williams as she stuffed some sweets and chocolate wafers into her two children's bags. Madison thanked her softly while Alfred simply ran out of the door, his bold red cape billowing behind him.
Madison sighed and planted a loving kiss on her mother's cheek, biding her farewell before running off to join Alfred.
Mrs Williams watched as the two ran off along with a few other kids from town, smiling sweetly to herself. Halloween was always a fun occasion for her, just like it was for the kids. The peculiar costume ideas they came up with were always fun to materialise, letting her experiment with a needle and thread.
However, who was to know that this night was not going to be another ordinary Halloween Night?
A/N:
EDIT 20/12/12 — I AM SORRY TO ALL OF YOU. I ONLY JUST REALISED THAT I USED MADELINE IN THIS PROLOGUE. I AM SO SORRY. And now I don't remember what I originally wrote for the first version of this :D
Sorry for the length of this! I'm doing my best to ensure the other chapters exceed a thousand words.
...and now I need to remind everyone that the official name I am using is Madison. ^^
Thank you for reading/reviewing/following/favouriting this fanfiction! Flames shall warm the tea...? Nah flames can be extremely constructive so I appreciate the thought of people bothering to scrutinise for my mistakes and pointing them out. Feel free to do so! :D
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EDIT 31/12/12: Thank you to Buddy Jason for proofreading this and pointing out my mistake at the beginning!
