"This is moronic," the agitated fire demon repeated for the seventh time that night, staring down into his empty bag.
Yusuke slapped Hiei on the back with a guffaw. "Hiei, if you weren't able to kill me in a few seconds, I would tell you to shut up. But let's have fun with our time off! Free candy!" he screamed like a young boy in his Sun Wu'kung costume.
"I'd rather be anywhere else but here in the human world with my time off," Hiei commented dryly.
Kurama, dressed as his incarnation, chuckled at his smaller friend's distress. "Don't worry; I assure you that there are finer points to this evening."
Hiei scoffed and then glared at the fox demon. "Such as?"
"GUYS! WAIT FOR ME!" a voice shrieked. The three turned to see Kuwabara dressed as a Frankenstein-creation push past crowds of children to catch up with them.
"What took you so long, doofus?" Yusuke asked.
"Shut it, Urameshi! I was asking the pretty lady handing out candy to go on a date with me," Kuwabara declared.
"That explains the slap mark," Hiei said.
Kuwabara growled and held up his fist. "You wanna start something, shrimp!?"
Hiei smirked, already enjoying riling up the human. "Let's not cause a scene, Kuwabara, your face is scary enough."
"What did you say!?" yelled the redhead, appearing ready to summon his Spirit Sword in front of dozens of bewildered spectators.
Kurama quickly intervened and laughed nervously. "Gentlemen, can we just focus on the holiday? It's too early to begin bickering."
Both males turned and snorted in annoyance as Yusuke sighed. "Come on, you guys are ruining my Halloween! Let's just start trick or treating already! I won't be able to do this forever, you know."
"Hiei might, considering he'll always be so damn tiny," Kuwabara smirked at his insult.
Instead of looking insulted, Hiei had a bored expression on his face. "Trick or what...?"
Yusuke laughed aloud. "Hah! Kuwabara he didn't even get your insult!"
As Kuwabara simmered in anger, Kurama turned to Hiei. "You don't know anything about this holiday, Hiei?" he asked.
"Why on earth would I know anything about this damn world and its strange customs?" Hiei retorted.
Kurama hummed in thought and then smiled. "I see… then we're just going to have to teach you how to make the most of this night."
"Alright, Hiei, you walk up to that house and knock on the door. When someone answers, you hold out your bag and say 'Trick or Treat'," Kurama explained as he pointed to the nearest house.
"This is stupid," the short demon replied.
"Just go and then you get candy!" Yusuke ushered him.
Kuwabara ran up to them again as he gasped for breath. "Hey, guys, that lady over there was giving ice cream. Ice cream!" he exclaimed excitedly.
Kurama blinked before turning back to Hiei. "Alright Hiei just go up...Hiei?" he repeated, looking around for the fire-demon in confusion. The trio looked over the bush to see their short teammate already at the front door and knocking rather loudly.
The three watched in anticipation as the door opened to reveal an older woman with a bowl of sweets. She smiled at Hiei, admiring his unique 'costume' as he held up his bag.
"Trick and treat," Hiei demanded.
"No, Hiei! That's not what you say!" Kurama hissed from behind the bush as Yusuke and Kuwabara held their laughter in.
The lady smiled and bent down to his height. "Don't you mean trick or treat, sweetheart?" she asked before there was a blade pressed against her neck.
"I didn't come here to negotiate, woman. Hand over the sweet snow or suffer."
All three boys behind the bush paled greatly as the woman screamed and ran back into her house, slamming the door in Hiei's face.
Oh well, at least they'd have all night to get it right...