Halloween was two weeks away. Children and teens were getting together their costumes. Spirita Arima, a nine year old girl, was browsing the many costumes at Party City. Her 10th birthday would be coming up soon. October 31st, also known as Halloween. After browsing for about a half hour and trying on various costumes, she finally settled on one. It was a 'Graveyard Bride' costume. It fit her perfectly and she felt that it was scary enough for Halloween. Spirita's younger sister, Grace, got a costume as well. She decided on a butterfly costume and her birthday was on Halloween also, but she would be turning 7. Their father bought the costumes and they headed home.

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There was a strange store on the corner, and 11 year old Achan Egesa asked his mother if she would bring him there. Without even looking she knew which store he was talking about. It's the store that only seems to be there during the school year and is gone during the summer. By gone it doesn't mean closed, it means gone, like nonexistent. An empty lot. Nothing to be found. Achan had asked many times for his mother to bring him there, but she hadn't let him. For some reason, today she did. She told him to walk over there, for it was directly diagonal from their house, and a car was rarely seen on the road. It was a rather quiet street for being right near New York City. They lived right outside of it.

Achan walked over to the store. His mother had given him $30 and said he could pick out a costume. Now, how often does a mother hand her child money and tell him to walk into a strange shop by himself? One wouldn't think that would happen very often. Though there was something strange about his mother. Ever since Achan's father left, his mother has been sad, yes, but she was much more willing to let her only son do whatever he felt safe doing. She never had seemed to fear anything since she met Achan's father.

When Achan walked through the door of the shop, he was greeted by a girl who looked to be about 15 years old and 5'4" tall. She had blue-green eyes and had brown hair that as you got more towards the bottom, became a blonde color. She spoke to Achan in a soft, sweet-talking kind of voice.

"Are you looking for a costume, hon? I know the perfect one for you." She said. She held up a ninja costume. It had no price tag on it though. The sword that came with had a tag on it that said, "Made with real Celestial Bronze." The sword also had a tag on it that said "Store Exclusive."

"How much is it?" Achan asked the girl who's name tag said 'Darcy' on it. The name tag also had the name of the store on it, which Achan had never known, mostly because he didn't bother to really pay attention to it. 'Demi-Days - Holiday Shop'.

"Oh let's see. For you, hon? How about five Drach- Dollars. Dollars. Not Drachmas. Dollars." Darcy responded, correcting herself.

"Alright, how good is the quality?" Achan asked.

"Well, the sword is made of Celestial Bronze, which is perfect for fighting monsters.

"Haha, you're funny. There aren't any real monsters. Not even on Halloween." Achan laughed in response.

"Well, if that's what you think. Though I will say, be safe on Halloween and stay close to your friends and family." Darcy warned.

"Of course I will!" Achan said. He handed Darcy the $5, she handed him the costume, which he didn't even bother to try on, and handed him the sword. He exited the shop.

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Darcy Aura was in the shop alone after the young boy, Achan left. After about a half an hour, Darcy's manager entered the shop. The manager was a tall, muscular boy that stood at about 5'9" and was stunningly handsome. His name was Flexitani.

"He's not just handsome, he's drop dead gorgeous!" Darcy had thought when she first met him. There was another thing about him. He was a Roman Demi-god, from California. The Roman Demi-gods are children of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Greek Demi-gods are the children of the Greek Gods and Goddesses (Deities). Darcy was a daughter of Aphrodite and Flexitani was a son of Vulcan.