Author's Note: This is just a cute idea I had since Halloween is in a few weeks, and I'm going as Chihiro Fujisaki! I hope I really captured the spirit and excitement of Halloween in this fic. This is just a one-shot, as are the other three chapters in this fic. So feel free to read whichever ones you want, out of order or in order! Each ship and holiday changes. I think it would be kinda interesting to explore how the other characters' lives are affected by Chihiro marrying a different female classmate each time.
Summary: Sayaka and Chihiro are eager to celebrate Halloween this year. How do they celebrate it? By throwing a party fit for a celebrity, of course! As expected, shenanigans, a few drunken, ensue. Poor Sayaka.
Ship: SayakaxChihiro
Rating: T; language and alcohol use
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The late evening sun shone through the golden-red leaves, spraying the streets with shimmering gold light that resembled rich jewels. Even the poorest person would feel like royalty if they were bathed in such colours. This time of day, the air had become pleasantly chilly, the sort of temperature where one wouldn't complain about having to bundle up.
Even the wealthier part of the city was filled with people who were outside enjoying the height of Autumn before the cold enviably turned for the worst. Especially with what was coming up in a few days.
Chihiro shivered lightly in his light green coat, one that nearly went down to his knees. Despite his sudden growth spurt, he found himself having trouble finding clothes that fit him. He disliked that, as it gave off the impression that he was some sloppy coder who cared more about their work than hygiene. And being unhygienic was a great way to lose business in his line of work.
He found his house, a bright pink monstrosity that resembled a Barbie Dream House come to life, and pushed open the door, surprised that he saw a lot of lights on inside. Was she still awake? How strange. She enjoyed her sleep, yet when he actually walked into the house, there she was, bent over some sewing, hard at work.
His beautiful wife. He blushed lightly when she finally noticed his presence and gave him a huge smile.
"Chihiro-kun! Good evening! How was your day at work?" Sayaka asked cheerfully, returning to her sewing. At her side was a very detailed fairy princess costume in a light pink; her current project was identical except in a shade of light blue.
"Same as usual. I did a lot of freelance work. I had to help someone make a conspiracy website," He laughed lightly. "Reminds me of someone," He pulled off his coat and hung it up, revealing a dark grey business suit on underneath. "Are the girls in bed already?"
"Yup! They were hard to settle down though. They're just so excited for Halloween!"
"Momoko and Umeko? Excited and unable to sleep?" He asked in slight doubt, going into the kitchen. He opened up the fridge and found some cold beef stew, pouting lightly. He was suddenly glad he had eaten at a take-out place before he left work earlier. "How was your day?" He asked nicely, pulling out a can of soda and popping it open loudly.
"Uneventful. I mostly just stayed at home and sewed the girls' costumes," Sayaka explained. "I was thinking about just buying them this year, but the store was all out of fairy princess costumes. Momoko was very adamant about her idea, while Umeko said she didn't care what she went as. So I promised the girls I would just make their outfits by hand," She held up the blue dress, showing off all of the little details she put into it. "This is Momoko's, obviously. I'm actually glad I decided to do it like this. I can make the outfits look however I want!"
Chihiro walked over to Sayaka and blushed even more. He didn't say anything as he stood there and watched her sew, taking a few sips of soda. He glanced up at the pictures that filled their living room walls; despite note being in any chronological order, it was pretty clear they told the story of their lives. Many were of when Sayaka and Chihiro attended Hope's Peak Academy together; Class of 2013. It was where they met, where they had their first kiss. The next picture was their wedding portrait. Then the next few were different scenes of them and their daughters; two identical twin girls. The most recent picture was of the girls celebrating their twelfth birthday over the summer.
"Is everything ready for the party tomorrow?" He finally asked awkwardly. "I'm going to be out Trick-or-Treating with the girls, so I won't be able to help you,"
"Of course! I sent out the last of the invitations a few days ago! So far, it seems everyone will be able to come," She cut a stray thread from the costume and looked it over again, nodding in approval. "It'll be so much fun! Like a high-school reunion, but all spooky!" She carefully stood up and gathered the two costumes in her arms, carrying them to her bedroom and hanging them up in the closet. "I want to keep them a secret...for now."
Chihiro yawned as he peeked into the closet and noticed his own costume hanging up beside the twins'. He was surprised she had finished his so quickly. Sayaka smiled and started getting ready for bed, pulling her hair up into a ponytail and slipping on her pajamas in one quick motion. She jumped right into the bed, bouncing slightly. "Come on, get in bed with me!"
He nodded, blushing heavily and stifling another yawn as he pulled on his own pajamas and crawled into bed next to her. She instantly snuggled closer to him, enjoying his warmth.
"No paparazzi broke the door down?" He asked shyly, keeping his voice low.
"Nope! But they might come tomorrow to shoot our party. But I don't mind that. At least it's something people wanna read about, right? As long as Momoko and Umeko aren't in very many of the shots, I'm okay with it," Sayaka pulled Chihiro closer to her, closing her eyes. "You're so warm and soft, bunny."
He blushed even more and gently placed a hand on her head, curling up closer into her touch. "Same with you, blueberry muffin,"
"Do you think we have time? Just for a quickie?"
"Uhhhh..."
"Please bunny?"
"...Alright..."
"Yay! Don't worry, I just took a pill this morning!"
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Chihiro woke up early the next morning, his hair a huge mess and drool coming out of his mouth. He quickly wiped his mouth off in disgust and glanced around, noticing Sayaka clinging tightly onto him, fast asleep. He smiled happily at her, appreciating how cute she looked like this.
How did he become so lucky? He would never know. Sayaka was easily the most desirable and sought-after girl in his class, and even some of the upperclassmen and a few underclassmen too all wanted to try and win her affections. And yet, he was the one who got her. Some weak computer geek who spent almost all of his high-school career hiding behind both a computer screen and a flouncy skirt. Somehow, she decided to approach him and improve their relationship. He knew a lot of his former classmates were openly jealous of his luck, especially when they walked around town together, but for once, Chihiro found himself not caring. He had married Sayaka and had a family with her, not them. So they could get over it.
He managed to slip out of her tight grip and smoothed his hair down slightly, going into the bathroom and taking a long shower. The girls would be waking up soon, and Sayaka would likely follow. Then she would probably make breakfast for everyone.
After he took his shower, he put on a light yellow striped shirt with brown slacks and sneakers, running his fingers through his wet hair to try and tame it slightly. Luckily, he didn't have work that day, so he could spend the day with Sayaka preparing their house for their party later that night. He then headed into the large kitchen, smelling something delicious.
Sayaka gave him a large smile, still dressed in her light blue pajamas with cats patterned on them. Her lacy pink apron was tied firmly around her figure as she stared into the oven.
"Making anything good?" He asked cheerfully.
"Blueberry muffins! A household favourite!" Sayaka motioned to the oven.
"Papa!" Two girlish voices rung out happily, and Chihiro found himself being hugged tightly on both sides by two identical twin girls with waist-long blue hair and sparkling hazel eyes.
"Good morning. Do you sleep well?" Umeko asked nicely, instantly letting go of Chihiro. Her hair was pinned back with a light purple barrette and she was already dressed in her Sixth Black Root Middle School uniform.
"Of course. But how about you? Did you sleep well?" He teased, patting her head. He then gently unlatched Momoko from his waist.
"I wish school could be cancelled on Halloween. How am I supposed to get my work done when I'm so excited about all of the candy I'm going to get?" Momoko protested, a pink barrette in her hair. The barrettes were the only way to tell the girls apart.
"Alter-Ego, what's the weather going to be like for tonight?" Umeko asked, staring up at the ceiling. Momoko bounced off and picked up her briefcase.
"The weather today will be sunny with a warm temperature! Perfect for partying or Trick-or-Treating, Mistress!" Alter-Ego chimed happily, answering from its position near the front door. It had become a lot more advanced since Chihiro first created it back in high school. It now materialized as a shiny green hologram; still preferring the form of how its creator looked while attending school. It was a faithful servant to the Fujisaki family, being smitten with Chihiro's daughters. "Is there anything else you request of me?"
"What's your favourite type of candy?" Momoko pressed, leaning in front of the hologram.
"Chocolate bars, Mistress!"
"That's cheating! That's Papa's favourite too!"
"I have the same tastes as Master! Even if I cannot eat any of that myself, he assures me it all tastes very good!" Alter-Ego clasped its hands together happily.
"Breakfast!" Sayaka announced, placing a warm blueberry muffin, sliced oranges, and a glass of milk at each girls' place. Umeko quietly sat down and started to eat, while Momoko flipped her hair at Alter-Ego and sat down next to her sister.
"Why is Alter-Ego so identical to you, Papa?" She asked.
"It just is. I was pretty young when I made it and thought it would be funny, I guess," Chihiro laughed awkwardly, eating an orange slice. "If it is really that distracting though, I can easily change its appearance,"
"I'm already on it, Master!" Alter-Ego chimed in from the living room. There was a few seconds of silence before it started talking again. "Do you prefer this design, Master? I know you cannot see me currently, but surely you can recognize who I am by my speech patterns? That is correct, I am currently in the form of that girl you used to fancy when you first started attending Hope's Peak Academy. That world-famous gambler. Celestia Ludenberg. I do wonder what ever became of her,"
Umeko pulled out her tablet as she ate, sketching something on it with her stylus. Her current picture was of her father back when he attended St. Elbandia Academy; wearing a suspender skirt and green jacket. In the picture, he was crying with the character for 'male' written above his forehead. She then glanced up at her father and quickly switched to a new sheet of paper, suddenly afraid of him going through her tablet and finding something humiliating in there like that.
Sayaka finally joined her family at the dining table, pulling off her apron and sitting next to Chihiro, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Alter-Ego sure is excited this morning. And all you did was ask for the weather," She teased.
"It hasn't been used in a while. I say just let it run. It's still gathering information, after all," Chihiro shrugged. Instead of milk, he had a mug of tea, which he sipped quietly.
"I have found an article about her, Master! Would you like me to read it? It is fairly old, but I believe the information is correct. It details her marriage to famous biker Mondo Oowada. But after their marriage, they seemingly vanished off the face of the planet. Is that not strange, Master?" Alter-Ego's Celestia read carefully. "Mayhaps she will attend your party tonight. It might be the first time she has been spotted in public since her marriage,"
"I know I invited Mondo-kun...but I'm not sure about Celestia-chan," Sayaka said to herself. The twins chatted to themselves about what kinds of candy they hoped to get that night before Momoko looked at Sayaka.
"Mama, did you finish making our costumes?" She asked, smiling happily when Sayaka nodded. "Yay! I can't wait for everyone in town to see my costume! I bet they'll find me adorable!"
"There aren't very many children your age in our neighborhood," Chihiro gently reminded her, twirling his spoon around in his tea.
A car honked from outside the house, making the girls jump.
"That must be your bus! Better hurry!" Sayaka reminded them, and the girls nodded and scooped up the rest of their breakfast, hurrying out of the door. Alter-Ego's Celestia curtsied and murmured a polite greeting as they passed by. After they left, Sayaka leaned on Chihiro's shoulder, sipping her own tea silently. Their dining room had a large window right next to a large potted rosebush, and outside that window, she could easily see the yellow-gold trees gently swaying in the fall breeze.
After the two finished eating, Chihiro helped her put away the dishes and smiled at her, still feeling the blueberry muffin warm up his system.
"My blueberry muffin makes the best blueberry muffins!" He smiled, hugging her from behind. Sayaka giggled.
"It takes one to know one!" She gave him another kiss, this time on the lips, then went into the living room, which was all painted in a light shade of blue. "Alter-Ego, what else do we need for the party tonight?"
Alter-Ego blinked, then smiled and transformed itself into the bespectacled Touko, who wrung her hands nervously.
"I-I'm probably not the best source...s-so I dunno why the hell you would ever e-even ask me...b-but...all you have left are the actual preparations. Decorating this filthy house, making your gross food, putting on your dumb costumes..." Alter-Ego Touko trembled slightly, looking away from the couple.
"Oh, so not a lot, it seems! I already called a caterer, she said she'll be here tonight. So let's start decorating this place!" Sayaka grinned, heading upstairs into their attic for the decorations. Chihiro nervously waited at the bottom of the stairs, twirling his engagement ring on his finger. They both wore wedding rings, but only Chihiro wore the diamond ring. He was often teased for that as well, which he actually took issue with. It wasn't his fault he hadn't been the one to propose, and Sayaka decided that whoever proposed, wouldn't wear the ring.
He still remembered that sunny July afternoon, lazing around on a picnic blanket alongside Makoto and his fiancee at the time, Kyoko. Makoto had been anxiously awaiting the engagement of his two best friends, but Chihiro had been nervous for a different reason. He wasn't sure if he would ever be ready for marriage. Before he fully had a chance to think about it, Sayaka had gotten down on both knees and slid a velvet box out of her pocket, asking Chihiro to be her husband. Inside was an expensive yet sparkly ring.
Apparently, he had fainted right afterwards.
But the wedding went off without any problems, Chihiro had even worn a suit to it! They were one of the last of their classmates to officially tie the knot, and evidently most of their former classmates had never been seen in the public eye since their wedding. Chihiro always wondered what was up with that.
"Found the decorations!" Sayaka announced, climbing back down the stairs with several big boxes. "Come on! I promise there's nothing spooky in here," She teased, gently setting the boxes down on the floor. "You can get started with the decorations while I get showered and changed, alright?" She gave him a kiss on the cheek and hurried off before he had a chance to respond, making him blush.
He then shrugged it off and rolled up his sleeves, ripping the tape off the first box and finding a lot of wall ornaments and fixture hangings. He pulled those out of the box and started hanging them up around the living room and dining room; really the only two rooms the guests would be allowed to enter aside from the bathroom.
He had gotten almost all of the decorations hung up by the time Sayaka returned, dressed in black pants with an orange turtleneck. Her hair was tied into a ponytail with a bat-shaped ribbon pulling it back. "Oh, you're almost done! That's good!" She praised happily, pulling out the rest of the decorations. "Sure saves me some work!"
"I'm still expecting you to help though, blueberry muffin!" Chihiro pouted lightly. The blue-haired woman laughed.
"I know, bunny! Don't worry!"
Alter-Ego's Touko watched them decorate for a while until eventually realizing its battery was low, and then the hologram vanished into thin air, needing to recharge.
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That evening, the twins raced home from school and threw on their costumes; Momoko wearing the blue fairy princess costume while Umeko put on the pink one. They then realized the house was decorated and ran around, cooing over all of the decorations.
"I'm glad you like the work your papa and I did while you were at school!" Sayaka smiled, pushing Chihiro out of their bedroom, dressed in his costume.
"Do you two have your bags? We want to get an early start on Trick-or-Treating since our party starts fairly early too," Chihiro asked, wearing a black suit underneath a pristine white lab coat with oversized goggles on his head and oversized gloves on his hands. His hair stuck out crazily.
"I have mine, Papa," Umeko replied, showing off her light pink grocery bag. Momoko grabbed her own with a nod.
"Come on, let's get this show on the road!" She cheered.
"What are you going as, Papa?" Umeko asked politely, hanging back to walk next to her father.
"Frankenstein! Sayaka-chan thought it was a perfect match for me..." He laughed awkwardly.
"Have a good time Trick-or Treating!" Alter-Ego, now taking the form of Makoto, smiled, waving to Chihiro and the twins as they left the house.
The trio walked along in silence for a while before Momoko spotted their first house, pointing eagerly to it. "Their light is on!" She announced, taking off. Umeko followed after her sister, while Chihiro remained on the steps of the porch. The house's yard was decorated with all sorts of traditional Japanese objects, such as a rock garden. Momoko knocked loudly on the front door, and almost immediately it was opened to reveal a punkish woman decked out in a punkish kimono.
"What's up? Ya'll here for some candy? Ibuki bets you are!" The woman cheered, pulling a bowl of candy out from somewhere behind the door. "Take your pick!" She held the bowl out. In the front window was a tall and buxom blonde woman who was staring irritably at Ibuki. This woman was also dressed in a kimono, but her outfit was light pink and her hair was up in a ponytail.
"Thank you, Miss!" Umeko smiled happily after taking her fill.
"Happy Halloween!" Ibuki waved before shutting the door. The twins ran down the porches and over to the next house, which was smaller than the previous one.
This house was fully decked out for the holiday, having a large graveyard set up in their backyard. Fake spiderwebs hung from the outside windows. Umeko shivered slightly as she knocked on the door, but Chihiro smiled happily. He recognized the house.
"Hello?" A man with white hair asked softly, pulling open the door. "Ah, Trick-or-Treaters. That's nice. Are you fairy princesses?"
"Yup!" Momoko and Umeko replied at the same time. They held out their bags eagerly.
"How cute. I have some candy for you. I think I left the bowl in the kitchen. Let me go get it." The man left the door open as he left, and Chihiro peeked inside the house slightly to see a very neat and orderly living room. A muted horror movie was currently playing on the TV. Next to the door was a formal portrait of a stiffly posing Chiaki, dressed in a nice dress. Her two husbands were leaning on either side of her, also dressed in suits. Her six children were seated at their feet; it was fairly obvious which man fathered which child.
A loud crash distracted Chihiro, and the girls jumped. "Is everything alright in there?" He asked nervously, leaning inside the door slightly.
"Yes! I just...ah, dropped the candy bowl. What a stroke of bad luck for me. But the candy seems to be fine," The man soon returned with two bags of fruit candy, giving each girl one. He then handed one to Chihiro. "The mistress is looking forward to your party tonight,"
"Oh, right! We're looking forward to having her!" Chihiro smiled happily. "Where is she? And her other husband?"
"Out Trick-or-Treating with the kids. But they went to another neighborhood," With that, he shut the door on the family, making them blink in surprise.
The next few houses gave them candy without anything strange happening, and Chihiro started to loosen up slightly. The sun was starting to set, and he knew the colder weather was on its way. He hoped the girls' costumes were thick enough to be warm.
He winced when he recognized the next house on their stop. A few decorated pumpkins were on the house's porch, and a ridiculously fancy sports car was parked in the driveway. He bit his lip as the girls knocked.
"Yo! You lookin' for some candy?" Leon asked cheerfully, opening the door wide open. The girls nodded. "Kaede-chan! Go get the bowl out of the kitchen!" He yelled back into the house, then patted the girls' heads. "What adorable fairies you are! A metaphor for your mother?"
"Hm?"
"Huh?" The girls asked in confusion.
"My best friend! Chihiro-kun! Come here!" Leon grabbed Chihiro by the arm and playfully rubbed his head, giving him a nookie. "How have you been? You haven't been by in like...forever,"
"I've been busy," Chihiro smiled awkwardly. Even now, Leon's huge amount of self-confidence was far too overwhelming. "Are you coming to our party?"
"Hell yeah I'm comin'! If only to get a look at your gorgeous wife. Seriously, how were you able to snag that? I'm jealous, bro. So jealous," He glared slightly at the twins.
"I got the candy!" His wife, a barely-out-of-high-school blonde named Kaede, smiled, a pumpkin-shaped bowl in her hands. She walked over to the door, revealing she was dressed in an extremely-revealing nurse costume. She bent down, her breasts looking ready to slip out of her top.
"Thank you," The twins smiled, each taking a piece of candy. Kaede smiled back, her violet eyes sparkling.
"I'm really excited to be invited to your party, Chihiro-kun!" She addressed him, gasping in surprise when Leon gave her butt a smack. "Oh!"
"See you there, bro!" Leon added, slamming the door shut. Chihiro laughed awkwardly, slowly backing away from the door.
"That guy was strange," Momoko decided once they had left the property.
"You were friends with strange people in high school, Papa," Umeko added.
"He's not that strange," Chihiro reassured them. "He's just way too over-confident for his own good,"
The sun had finally set fully, and he randomly shivered, feeling the temperature drop suddenly. He glanced down at the girls, but for the moment, they seemed to be perfectly fine.
The next few houses they got candy from had nothing out-of-the-ordinary about them, and they were owned by celebrities that had long been forgotten, shoved aside by their younger counterparts. A few commented on how adorable the twins were. Chihiro adjusted the goggles on his head, finding out they were lopsided.
After they had gone down several streets, Chihiro pulled out his phone and showed it to the girls, showing it was nearing eight thirty.
"We have to head home now. But it looks like you girls got a really large haul anyway!" He smiled, and the girls grinned back.
"It's seriously that late though? I feel like we've only been out here for a few minutes!" Momoko asked in disbelief.
"Because we were having fun!" Umeko replied, already heading back to their house. Momoko tried to run off, only to get Chihiro snapping his fingers at her to keep her close by.
They soon arrived back at their house, the living room having been completely transformed into party central. Almost all of the furniture had been moved away to make space for a large dancefloor; a massive DJ booth had been set out. All of the decorations were still hung up, and a makeshift stage had been set up on the other side of the room.
"Whoa, she did all of this...?" Chihiro whispered to himself, in awe. The twins found a couch tucked into a corner and sat on it, already in the process of swapping their candy. Sayaka was nowhere to be seen, so Chihiro assumed she was upstairs changing into her costume. He swallowed nervously, realizing he would have to greet the guests himself.
There was a knock at the door, making Alter-Ego materialize. This time, the program took on the appearance of Chihirio wearing a sexy witch costume. Chihiro opened the door and the program waved happily, greeting the guests.
"Y-You're early! Very early..." Chihiro gasped in surprise, finding the stiff and formal figure of Ishimaru standing in the doorway.
"What about it? It's better to be extremely early than late at all!" His wife, Touko, snapped back suddenly. That edge she still had in high school hadn't worn off.
"You could just show up on time..." Chihiro laughed awkwardly.
The family walked inside the house. It was near-impossible to tell what Ishimaru was dressed as; it seemed as if he just threw a leather jacket on over his regular clothes. Touko was dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, her hair braided neatly and a strong smell of watermelon coming from her. Their daughter, Fumiko, was dressed in an extremely-elaborate kimono; Chihiro later learned she was dressed as one of the main characters from one of her mother's novels. Her dark purple, nearly-black hair was tied up in a fanciful bun, and her red eyes went nicely with her lipstick.
The next pair of guests to arrive were Hajime and Chiaki; dressed as Link and Princess Peach.
"No children?" Chihiro asked in confusion.
"They're too young to be here! So we left them at home with Nagito," Chiaki explained happily.
"Are you sure that was such a good idea...?" He asked nervously.
The caterer showed up, and Chihiro quickly greeted her and led her to the kitchen, giving her the list of food she had to prepare. Why was she so late anyway? He looked around awkwardly when he realized the DJ hadn't shown up either, and the guests were just conversing awkwardly with each other. Where was Sayaka? He really needed her.
The next set of guests to arrive were Makoto and Kyoko with their children, making Chihiro smile. Komaru was there as well, dressed in a light blue ballerina outfit.
"Hey there! We're not too late, are we?" Makoto asked nervously, only to smile when he saw there weren't very many people there yet. "Oh, we seem to be early!" He was dressed as a cowboy, while Kyoko was dressed as a boyish cowgirl. Their daughter was a pirate princess and their son was a knight.
"You're very early. Sayaka-chan isn't even here yet, and this is her party!" Chihiro tried to joke, leading them inside the house.
Asahina arrived shortly afterwards, dressed as Princess Ariel in her pink dress. She waved happily at Chihiro before going over to talk with Makoto and Kyoko. The DJ finally arrived at that point too; Yasuhiro, their old classmate who had somehow acquired a DJing degree at some point in his life. Nonetheless, Sayaka was impressed with his skills and hired him for their party pretty much on the spot. After giving Chihiro a nod, he walked over to the DJ booth and started hooking everything up. He didn't seem to have any costume on, or at least, not one Chihiro could tell.
A few more guests showed up; Ibuki and her wife, Hiyoko, and Leon with his wife, Kaede. Junko and her twin, Mukuro, showed up as well, as well as a few other people Chihiro didn't really recognize. He figured he would have to talk to some of them to keep them entertained while Sayaka continued to remain missing, so he nervously bit his lip and walked over to Ibuki and Hiyoko.
"E-Enjoying the party?" He asked shyly.
"The party just started, dipstick! How can I enjoy something I just arrived to?!" Hiyoko immediately berated. Her kimono was a very soft, silken light pink and cherry blossom branches were in her hair.
"Ibuki is just happy all of her old friends from school are here, like Hajime-chan! She hopes more show up! Sayaka-chan seems to have invited this whole neighborhood, and then some!" The punk-rocker grinned. She was dressed in very dark red and black lace, her Victorian-style skirt ripped up one leg to reveal black combat boots. A black lacy fan was in one of her hands, and a blood-red rose was on the side of her head.
"...What are you dressed as?" He asked, looking it over.
"A punk-style flamenco dancer! Cool, right?"
He nervously willed for Sayaka to hurry up and come back downstairs. There was no way he could deal with all of these people himself.
Mukuro was hanging back from the rest of the crowd, leaning against the wall. She was dressed in an old-fashioned knight outfit. Junko was nowhere to be found. Kaede was conversing with Touko, still in her naughty nurse outfit. Leon was trying to hit on Chiaki, dressed in a baseball outfit.
Celestia arrived almost dead-last, wearing an extremely elaborate ballgown with a lacy parasol. At her side was her husband and servant, Mondo. She hung back from the rest of the party, but Mondo spotted Chihiro and walked over to him, grinning.
"How ya doin', kid? It's been a while huh?" He asked eagerly, giving Chihiro a nookie as well.
"Yeah, it has," Chihiro smiled nicely.
"My wife keeps me locked up in a palace most of the time. Sounds stupid, huh? I don't even know why she wanted to come here, but hey, I ain't complainin',"
"Leon-kun is here too, if you two want to catch up,"
Everyone seemed to be shocked into silence, their attention focused on the top of the stairs. Chihiro looked as well and blushed deeply, his heart in his throat.
At the top of the stairs stood Sayaka, utterly transformed. Her hair was in a bun tied with a huge crown made of silken white feathers, and she had diamond jewelry on. The most breathtaking part of her outfit, however, was the large ballgown she wore, pure white and looked as if it were made from feathers. She walked down the stairs, looking as if she were floating down them instead. She glided over to the DJ booth and picked up a microphone, turning it on and then tapping it.
"Thank you, everyone, for coming to my Halloween party! I really appreciate it, especially with how busy I know you guys are. Snacks are in the dining room. The bathroom is two doors down the hall on your right, and at ten PM, we will have a costume contest with a prize for the winner! So cast your votes now for the best costume!" She smiled happily. "Ballots are also in the dining room. Other than that, have fun, and Happy Halloween!" She playfully stuck out her tongue, turning the microphone off and letting the remainder of the party continue.
She then glided over to Chihiro, smiling happily at him. He could feel a lot of jealous eyes on him, belonging to former jealous classmates. For once, he didn't blame them one bit. Sayaka looked ethereal tonight, as if she wasn't from this world.
"Sorry it took so long for me to get dressed. So you like it?" She asked eagerly, twirling around slightly.
"Y-Yeah...you look...so beautiful, blueberry muffin," He answered, numb. She laughed. "What are you?"
"I'm a crane bride! I thought it was obvious! When Makoto-kun saved that crane from the pond, all those years ago. I wanted to be his bride. I wanted to be his crane bride and sew him outfits. But...life doesn't always work out the way you think it should, huh? Instead, I fell in love with you and married you...so now I'm your crane bride," She hugged him tightly. "So don't ever let me go, okay bunny?"
"I won't," Chihiro promised, giving her a kiss. The girls cooed happily at the sight, finding it romantic. Yasuhiro got the message and quickly switched the song to a much-slower one, perfect for slow-dancing. The wives instantly took to the dancefloor, taking their spouses with them, eager for some slow-dancing. Sayaka pulled Chihiro closer to the center of the floor, and he nervously wrapped his hands around her, dancing with her slowly.
It gave him memories of his prom at Hope's Peak; he initially went by himself in a too-tight gown, hanging in the back of the room with all the other losers. Sayaka eventually came up to him-in the same dress as him, nonetheless!-and held her hand out to him, asking him to dance with her. At first he was convinced it was just a trick, but after two other fellow nerds, Souda and Miu, coaxed him, he eventually took her hand and was led onto the dancefloor. Sayaka was the one who had to lead him, but somehow, he knew she was alright with that. She chatted happily to him as they danced, telling him about her friends and her school life in general.
When the dance finished, she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and bounced off to go hang out with Makoto and Kyoko some more. He rubbed his cheek, convinced that whole night was a dream. That was when he had officially fallen for the blue-haired idol.
Now, all of those years later, he felt the same awkward giddiness on this dancefloor as he had on that one, dancing in a similar fashion to the woman who was now his lovely wife.
How did he, of all people, ever get so lucky?
After the slow dance, Sayaka kissed him tenderly, running her hand down his face. He blushed heavily and returned the kiss, then they pulled away as the faster music started back up again.
"I'm going to go greet our guests," She told, and he nodded slowly. Then she was gone, and Chihiro was left to wander around, not feeling like dancing anymore.
"Hey, it's the little crossdresser!" Junko said happily, pulling Chihiro into a tight hug. He gasped slightly, feeling suffocated by how big her breasts were. Once she finally let go, he took a deep breath. "Not crossdressing tonight, huh?"
"I-I don't do that anymore..." He blushed. For some odd reason, she was dressed as an angel; a sexy angel, but an angel nonetheless. He recalled seeing one of the girls from Kaede's class dressed as a sexy demon earlier, so maybe they were made to match? He had no idea.
"Awwww, that's a shame. You looked cute like that!" She winked, then walked away. Mondo and Leon quickly took her place though, congratulating Chihiro on how beautiful Sayaka looked in her costume.
"You're pretty lucky, kid. I wish my wife was dressed up." Mondo stated.
"Lucky doesn't even begin to describe it! Bro, did you not see how she kissed him as they danced? I bet there was tongue involved!" Leon crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"There wasn't," Chihiro blushed heavily. Despite his growth spurt, the two still towered over him easily, which wasn't making the conversation any better.
"And you guys call each other nicknames too! So jealous,"
"How did you come up with those nicknames?" Mondo asked, curious.
"She calls me 'bunny' because...I'm soft and small like a little bunny. Plus I love bunnies," Chihiro blushed even more. "And I call her 'blueberry muffin' because she makes amazing blueberry muffins. And...she's got blue hair and is really...thick, like a blueberry muffin,"
"And you get to bang that every single night," Leon finished for him.
"I do not!" Chihiro gasped, really embarrassed. "So...t-tell me about your wives. Especially yours, Leon-kun. She started school when our class were already in our last year of high school,"
"Kaede-chan? Aw, man, she's amazing. She's totally hot for musicians, which is great. Must be the fact she's a pianist or something. Anyway, she's super hot too, and a great listener." Leon explained eagerly.
"You guys got kids yet?" Mondo asked, but Leon shook his head.
"No. For some reason, she doesn't really want 'em. But that doesn't matter, because the sex with her is amazing,"
Chihiro smiled awkwardly.
"My wife don't want kids neither. And she doesn't really seem interested in that...sort of thing. But that's fine. Most of the time, I wait on her hand and foot anyway," Mondo said.
"Sayaka-chan does almost all of the housework around here," Chihiro said. "She wants more kids, but I'm not sure...our daughters are already a bit of a handful. Umeko is a really good artist though. She draws on a virtual tablet. And Momoko really loves music. We have bets that when they attend Hope's Peak Academy, they'll be the Ultimate Digital Artist and Ultimate Electronic Music Maker!"
"What is he doing here?!" Touko screeched from somewhere near the front door, and Chihiro winced.
"Dear, please calm yourself. You're causing a ruckus," Ishimaru tried to console her, but Touko shook him off. She pointed in anger at a party guest who was currently leaning against the wall, a bored expression on his face. Sayaka walked over to dispel the chaos, only to notice who the person was.
"Byakuya-kun?" She asked in surprise. "Why are you here?"
Byakuya briefly glanced at her, then went back to looking at the front door.
"H-He's here to bother everyone else. I thought I could have a good night...but then he showed up!" Touko continued to carry on.
Junko laughed from somewhere in the crowd.
"Touko-chan? Please calm down," Chiaki asked softly, walking over to her.
"He is just here to crash the party. Which I admire. If I was not invited, I think I would have done the same," Celestia chuckled. "Still, it makes little sense to lose your head over it,"
"Hey, are you guys ready to rock?" Momoko perked up, running behind Yasuhiro's DJ booth. "I got something I think everyone will love!" She twirled a record around on her finger, then slid it down onto the player and put the scratcher on it. A remix of a classic Halloween song started to play. She flipped her hair with a smirk. "Do you guys like it?"
"Yeah! Come on, Hiyoko-chan! Ibuki wants to dance again!" Ibuki dragged her blonde wife onto the dancefloor, ignoring her complaints. Still, it seemed she didn't care very much, as she started to dance just as energetically as Ibuki was.
"And you can come up on-stage and tell everyone what you are dressed as! The costume contest will be starting soon," Sayaka quickly added over the noise.
Chiaki happily grabbed Hajime's hand and pulled him onto the stage, nervously adjusting the microphone.
"I am Chiaki Hinata-Komaeda, and I am dressed as Princess Peach!" She announced happily.
"I'm Hajime Hinata, and I'm dressed as Link," Hajime added quickly, then the two walked off the stage. Soon, a large crowd of people had formed a line near the stage, seemingly all excited to show off their costumes to everyone.
"I'm Aoi Asahina, and I'm dressed as Princess Ariel!" Asahina curtsied lightly.
"I'm Junko Enoshima, and I'm dressed as a sexy angel!" Junko winked at the crowd.
"My name is Komaru Naegi. I'm just a ballerina," She twirled around on her tiptoes.
"I'm T-Touko Fukawa, and I'm Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. Obviously," Touko blinked, then simply walked off the stage without another word.
"I am Hiyoko Saionji! I am dressed as the princess of cherry blossoms and volcanoes!" Hiyoko cheered, covering her mouth with her long kimono sleeve.
"I'm Makoto Naegi. I'm dressed as a cowboy," Makoto laughed awkwardly, pretending to shoot a gun at Kyoko. She stood there without much expression on her face, blinking.
"My name is Kiyotaka Ishimaru! This year, I tried to dress as the scariest thing I could think of...an old classmate of mine who was a huge rebel! See the leather jacket?" He posed, but everyone remained either silent or confused. Chihiro face-palmed.
"I'm Miu Iruma, and I'm dressed as an extremely hot and sexy devil!" Miu posed sexily. Ah, so there was the devil girl.
"Kaede Akamatsu here! I'm dressed as the nurse from the movie Kill Bill!"
"I'm Fumiko Ishimaru, and I am dressed as Aiko from a novel Mother wrote. That novel is called Whispers by the Moonlight." Fumiko explained, walking off the stage.
"I'm Tanya Tanaka, and I'm dressed in my mother's traditional clothes!" A black-haired girl curtsied politely, dressed in traditionally embroidered clothes. Chihiro blinked. He didn't recall that girl or her parents coming in at all.
"I-I'm Chihiro Fujisaki...I'm dressed as Doctor Frankenstein," He explained, being the last one to go up on-stage. He then bowed nervously and walked off.
At that point, a freckled redhead dressed in short-shorts and a sweater vest arrived, taking photos of the party for the tabloids.
"All of your costumes are great! I can't wait to see who wins the costume contest!" Sayaka smiled.
Umeko hadn't moved from the couch for the entire party. She had taken out her pink tablet and was drawing on it with her stylus, briefly looking up. She was drawing profiles of the party guests in their costumes. She had to keep erasing or crossing out a lot of her work because of how fast the guests moved.
Chihiro went into the dining room, getting a can of soda and pulling the top of it open. He drank from it heavily, downing it in just a few seconds. He shuddered from the carbonation and burped just as Chiaki walked into the room. She picked up a small hotdog and started to eat it slowly.
"Hi Chihiro-kun!" She greeted nicely, and he smiled back eagerly at her. "Who do you think will win the costume contest?"
"I don't know...probably Sayaka-chan. She's definitely the most beautiful girl here," He blushed.
"You're just saying that because she's your wife!" She laughed. "I think Komaru-san should win. I don't know why, but I like her outfit. Everyone else looks good, but their costumes are overly complex. I think a simpler one should win," She polished off her hot dog and got a beer out of the fridge, taking a small sip.
Byakuya walked into the dining room at that moment, noticing the two in the room. His face turned up and he started to leave, only to be stopped by Chihiro.
"Wait! Byakuya-san...why are you here?" He asked nervously.
Even now, Byakuya still intimidated him. They spent their time in school avoiding the other, and Chihiro was all-too-happy about it. To him, the guy seemed to be hiding some sort of aggression below the surface, one that he would gladly act upon if given the chance. He seemed like the kind of person to walk into a crime scene and mess it up just for his own amusement.
"None of your business," Byakuya replied sharply, glaring at Chihiro. Chihiro nearly whimpered, but bit his lip. He stood up straighter.
"Why did you crash my party? You know Sayaka-chan would've invited you if you wanted to come. She invited Celestia-chan, of all people!"
Byakuya remained silent, staring down at the floor.
"Are you...lonely? Is that why you came? You wanted to see all of us again," Chihiro finally realized, putting a hand on his heart. "You're just lonely,"
"As if. I'm not lonely in the slightest. I just wanted to see how the two fashion disasters were getting along. Quite well, it seems. Good for you. Now I'm leaving," Byakuya scoffed, finally leaving the dining room. Chihiro hurried after him, watching the man shove several party-goers out of his way as he headed for the front door. He shut it with a loud slam.
"J-Jackass..." Touko muttered, trembling. "I can't believe I ever saw anything in him when we were younger..."
"Byakuya-san..." Chihiro blinked, somehow feeling sorry for the man. He turned back around and went into the kitchen, finding Chiaki and Hajime conversing with each other as they both sipped beers.
"Come on, bro, have some! It's a party!" Leon wrapped his arm around Chihiro from behind, holding out a beer for him. Chihiro glanced back at Mondo, who was standing in the doorway. He shook his head at him. Chihiro then glanced back at Leon, who was still grinning. Chihiro grabbed the beer from the redhead and downed it in just one drink, burping really loudly. "Now you're talking! Have another!"
The brunete smiled lightly and started to drink any can of beer that came his way, at first not wanting to be rude but then gradually getting into it. After his eighth, he was absolutely wasted, giggling drunkenly.
"I misshed hanging out with you guysh shoooo much! Ohgmigosh! We're such best bros! Wanna take a Selfie? A drunken Selfie?" He slurred in a high-pitched voice, pulling out his green dell-phone. Leon dragged Mondo into the picture and the three posed with huge grins on their faces. Chihiro flashed a peace-sign as he took the picture. It wasn't out of focus, amazingly. "We look sho good! I'm gonna go find my wife," He left the dining room, having to lean against the couch to catch his breath.
Everything seemed like it was spinning! And the music was so loud! But that just made it even more fun, in his opinion!
"Sayaka-chan! Ohmigosh, where are you? Sayaka-chan!" He yelled over the music, not about to move from his spot. Umeko leaned away from her dad, looking nervous.
"Papa, you reek of beer," She commented. "Mama will punish you when she finds out,"
"I'm not schared of her! I'm a man! I can handle it!" Chihiro rolled his eyes, walking off. His goggles had become lopsided again, but he hadn't even noticed.
"Alright everyone, time to announce the winners of the costume contest!" Sayaka announced happily, standing next to the DJ booth. She pulled out three different slips of paper. "The winner for the males is...Hajime Hianata! Please get up onstage!"
Everyone applauded for the muscular brunete, who anxiously walked up on stage. He then stood there with a determined expression on his face, genuinely surprised he won.
"And the winner of the childrens' contest is...Fumiko Ishimaru!"
Everyone applauded again for the sullen girl, who nodded politely and walked up on stage. She folded her hands in front of herself politely.
"And the winner of the female contest is...oh! It's me!" Sayaka read in surprise, blushing lightly. "Well, thank you everyone!" She gave the microphone back to Yasuhiro and hurried up on the stage herself, waving to everyone.
"Ah, I think she deserved to win," Chiaki explained happily to Ibuki and Hiyoko, cheeks blushed pink from the alcohol. "Her costume is definitely the prettiest. And Hajime won too!"
Sayaka soon stepped off the stage. There was only an hour left in the party and it showed no signs of winding down anytime soon. She found her daughters and helped them gather up their candy bags.
"Bedtime for you two," She scolded lightly.
"Awww, but tomorrow's Saturday! Can't we please stay awake?" Momoko asked nicely.
"We won't be able to sleep with all of this noise anyway," Umeko looked up briefly from her tablet.
"I won't have you two ruining your schedules. Off to bed. I can move Alter-Ego into your rooms to read you a bedtime story," Sayaka stated, grabbing the laptop from next to the door and walking down the hallway into the girls' room.
The two shared a bedroom, and one side was all in purple and the other in pink. She placed the laptop in the middle of the room, making Alter-Ego materialize in there.
"That tickled. Mistress! Your fingers are really delicate!" It giggled.
After Sayaka closed their bedroom door, she went back into the party, finding Leon trying to drunkingly hit on Mukuro while Kaede looked on in horror and Junko laughed manically about it. Most of the guests were still dancing on the dancefloor, while the redheaded photographer snapped shots of everything she found interesting or buzzworthy.
"Hiiiii Sayaka-chan!" Chihiro hugged Sayaka from behind happily, smiling. Sayaka winced at how much he reeked of beer.
"You're drunk, bunny," she scolded, gently pulling him off of her.
"Just a lil' tiny bit, blueberry muffin! Wanna have shome 'fun'? On the dancefloor? I want everyone to be shoooo shuper jealoush of my hot wife!"
Sayaka pulled Chihiro into the dining room and sat him down at the table, turning on the coffee machine and starting to make some coffee.
"Get away from me!" Asahina yelled in annoyance, shoving Leon off of her. He slammed into the TV, knocking one of the decorations off it and making it shatter on the floor. "I don't wanna get with you!"
"Fuckin' bitch," Leon grumbled, standing up. He picked up another decoration and tried to throw it at her, but she darted off too quickly. Instead, he threw the decoration at Mukuro, who dodged it and threw a knife at him in response. The knife lodged itself into the TV.
"Come on, guys, let's not get into a huge fight over this. This isn't our house, first of all," Makoto instantly stepped in, helping Leon to his feet.
"My, my," Celestia tittered, having the time of her life.
"It's not my fault she's such a lesbian. Who doesn't wanna get with all of this?" Leon mumbled.
"You've had way too much to drink, Leon-kun. Why don't you just find your wife and go home," Mondo suggested.
"So now you're trying to take control of my life? I don't need that, you biker weirdo,"
"He's right. Let's just go home," Kaede suggested, looking nervous. Her purple eyes shimmered.
"Fine. But I wanna tell my best friend goodbye before we go,"
"Send it to him in an email," She grabbed Leon's hand a bit rough, grabbing the party favour with her name on it by the door and darting off.
Sayaka finished making the coffee and handed the mug to Chihiro, heading back into the living room. She gasped when she saw the knife in the TV.
"What happened? Who did this?" She demanded.
"Oh, what lovely despair you just missed out on!" Junko chuckled, hugging herself. "My sister threw that knife at your expensive television set because a drunk Leon-san tried to throw something at her!"
Asahina was walking out the door as well, and Chiaki had fainted on the floor, her skirt riding up. Hajime scooped her up and carried her princess-style in his arms, picking up their favours.
"Hopefully our house hasn't burned down," He mumbled to himself as he left.
Sayaka went back into the dining room and found Chihiro halfway done with the coffee. The blush on his cheeks had diminished somewhat. He wiggled and squirmed around, making her sigh.
"I'm ending the party early and sending all of these people home. Leon-san almost got in a huge drunken fight," She explained, knowing he likely wouldn't even process what she said. He was pretty far gone himself.
"Can I phlease use the toilet? I feel like I'm drowning!" He asked, and she nodded.
"Come right back here when you're done though, bunny," After he raced off, she went back into the living room and turned the microphone on.
"Thank you all for coming out to my Halloween party! We all had fun, didn't we? Anyway, I'm ending the party early. Have a good rest of your night, and don't forget to grab your party favour by the door," She smiled happily.
The photographer positioned herself by the door, ready and eager to take pictures of the people leaving.
"Good on you for ending it before anything really bad happened," Ishimaru praised her, pulling Touko close to him. The bookworm grimaced slightly, looking at her daughter.
"I got our favours, Mother," Fumiko said, handing her parents their bags. "I think it has candy and jewelry inside,"
"This party was soooo funny! All those drunken people? Crazy!" Hiyoko laughed, taking her own bag. "If only a fight really did break out!"
Mondo and Celestia left without a word.
"Thank you so much for inviting us," Makoto smiled happily at Sayaka, who smiled back. "Kyoko-chan enjoyed it, Komaru enjoyed it, our kids enjoyed it, and of course I had fun,"
"I'm glad! I'm going to do this next year too!"
"No alcohol this time," Kyoko stated, making Sayaka laugh awkwardly.
That family left, and Yasuhiro finished packing up his equipment. He gave a grin to Sayaka, saying he'd send her the bill in the morning, then left. Junko and Mukuro left as well, leaving only a few of the students that Sayaka figured were invited by other people, as she didn't recognize them.
Chihiro then walked into the room, stumbling over to her. He accidentally dropped the mug on the floor, gasping when it shattered.
"Oh no, I broke your mug. You hate me," He pouted childishly. Sayaka had to hold back a chuckle.
"I'm not upset. Just go to bed. The party is over, the girls are in bed, you're drunk...and my dress is too tight," She stared at the photographer, who was busy taking pictures of the trashed house.
"Sayaka-chan..." He slurred, hugging her tightly. "I love you. You are the besht thing to ever happen to me. I'm glad you find crossdressers shexy,"
"Now's not the time for this, bunny. Go to bed," She smiled nervously, trying to peel him off of her.
"Sayaka-chan...I-I..." His face turned a light green, making Sayaka move away from him in a panic.
"Wait, Chihiro-kun-!"
The vomit hit her gown.
The camera went off.
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Sayaka stepped out of her limo, pulling off her sunglasses. She was dressed for the colder weather in a fancy white trenchcoat and light pink pants and black boots. She didn't even need the sunglasses, they were just a force of habit from her younger idol days. Back then, she was paranoid of being found out in public. Now, she could care less if her fans saw her. "I hope we can actually get some shopping done today. That caterer used up almost all of our food," She explained, helping the twins out of the limo.
Momoko was dressed in a striped purple sweater with a purple jumper dress on over it, white tights, and purple boots. Her hair was up in a ponytail. Umeko was dressed the same, except in pink. Chihiro came out of the car last, dressed in a dark blue business suit. He nervously hid his face from some of the paparazzi that had gathered, clamoring to see if Sayaka looked hung-over at all.
"Can we get some snacks too, Mama?" Momoko instantly asked.
"But you just got all of that candy last night!" Sayaka teased, gently rubbing the girl's head. The family continued to walk, ignoring the pictures being taken of them.
"Look!" Umeko pointed out, running over to a newsstand. She pulled the newest magazine off the rack, holding it up in front of her face. "It's about the party you threw last night!"
"'Spooky Party Turns into a Disaster'," Sayaka read out-loud, laughing. "It's not the catchiest headline,"
"Ugh, I'm on the cover," Chihiro winced, covering up his face in embarrassment. "It probably details how drunk I was,"
"You always seem to end up on the covers of magazines, Papa," Momoko pointed out, shrugging. "Both for good and bad reasons,"
Chihiro continued to hide his face. "I-I want to borrow your sunglasses,"
Sayaka handed them to him and he slipped them on. She put the magazine back in the rack.
"I probably look hung-over too, so at least these hide my gross-looking eyes," He blinked. "I haven't drunken that much since our graduation party..."
The redheaded photographer walked past the couple, grinning.
"Men will be men," She said simply, noticing Sayaka still staring at the cover. "But your party looked like fun. I put almost my entire roll in this month's issue. I just couldn't decide which picture I liked best!"
"It was rather fun, I have to admit," Sayaka smiled.
"Next year, you think I can be invited? I'll take more flattering pics," The photographer promised. She pulled out her camera. "How about I take another one, just for the road?"
"Sure!" Sayaka pulled Chihiro into a tight hug, while he pulled the sunglasses up onto his forehead. The two twins posed; Momoko with her hands on her hips and Umeko with her hands folded in front of her. The photographer snapped the picture.
"Thanks guys!" She smiled. "See you next Halloween!" With that, she walked off, and the Fujisaki family walked into the store, determined to continue with their daily errands.
Sayaka's party was easily the talk of the town for many months. She smiled when it was finally the next year and Halloween was in a few more days.
"Do you think we can beat last year's party, bunny?" She eagerly asked Chihiro. "I won't be able to dance as much this year," She motioned to her large belly, a baby bump.
"Ugh, the guys will be even more jealous of me!" Chihiro pouted, closing his laptop.
Sayaka chuckled. "No alcohol this year!"
"No alcohol, blueberry muffin," Chihiro agreed, running after her to help her prepare for the party.