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At Ethan's Shop just after Sunset:

The door bursts open and vampiric minions pour into the store with automatic rifles trained on the owner. They fan out and make a path for their masters. Xander and Willow stroll into the store with a flair as their dark leather suits is outlined in dark red. Xander's clothing accents his black hair and matches his biker jacket nicely. Willow's red hair brings out the red in her dress strongly. Her hair falls over one eye and her cleavage is very visible from the low red leather corset she wears. Spike and Drusilla follow them in a tuxedo and a low cut red dress that is hiked up to show off her leg. Ethan stands behind the counter with his hands up. He watches them with a panicked expression, but his eyes are cold and calculating.

"Old bugger, we want costumes. What would you recommend?" Spike asks with a hint of politeness."

Drusilla groans, "I wanna play with the little man."

Spike wraps his arm around her and smiles, "You can play with him after we take our toys. Okay, kitten?" She nods and leans against his shoulder with a contented smile.

Ethan gestures at the costumes, and when Xander nods, he moves to look at them. He holds up a dark red trench coat that is complete with odd goggles and a wide-brimmed red hat. "This one would look splendid on you, sir." He holds it out to Spike. The vampire holds it up and glances at the costume's name.

"What do you think, Dru?" he asks while holding it for her to see. She giggles with excitement and nods slowly. She pulls him down to her level by the shirt.

She moans lustfully, "Spike makes me so happy." She kisses him deeply.

After a brief make-out session, he pulls away and states, "I'll take it."

"That will be—" Ethan begins.

Spike snaps, "Perhaps you misheard me, bloke. I said I'll take it. I'm not buying it."

"Of course," Ethan says with visible disappointment. His eyes dance with delight if anyone other than Willow were watching them. She smiles inquisitively while she watches him silently. Xander flips through the costumes until he finds one that he likes. He holds up the sleeveless t-shirt and dark pants. The dark goggles and thumb knives connected to them make him grin. He folds them under his arm and continues to wander the store.

Drusilla begins to hum and dance in slow circles around the store. Spike whispers to Ethan, "Isn't she a beauty? She's mine forever." Ethan does not answer, afraid of provoking them accidentally. She stops at the display of a long beautiful ball gown. She stares at it in awe and runs her fingers over the soft fabric slowly. The look in her eyes suddenly changes and she recoils from the costume as if burned. She growls and snarls at the dress as if it were the devil himself. Spike picks Ethan up by the shirt and says, "What was that?"

"It's just a dress," Ethan whispers quietly, staring down at the Vampire Lord. Dru moves to the next costume and sighs dreamily. She picks it up and holds it up to her chest. The strange skeletal costume has yellow contacts that are hanging in a small bag around its neck. She puts on the short white wig, not bothering to put her black hair up. Dru giggles and holds it close to her, making her way back to her lover's arms.

Spike drops the store owner and says menacingly, "Dru just spared your life for now." Ethan straightens his shirt and lets out a deep breath. 'That was close,' he thinks.

The minions stand in a line with their weapons still trained on the British owner. Willow walks by, pushing their nozzles down one by one. "He's mine," she states with finality. They immediately lower all of their weapons and stand at attention. "Good pets," she says with a dangerous undertone to her voice. She eyes all of the costumes and walks to the opposite side of the room where the props are stored. The red-head seems completely oblivious to the colorful costumes surrounding her as she picks up a black notebook. The words: Death Note" are scrawled in white letters across its cover. She opens it and notices that it is blank. She stares for a moment and says, "Bored now." She walks over to Xander without having let go of it. She acts as if she is completely unaware of the book still in her hand.

Xander smiles evilly, "Our business is done here. We will repay your 'generosity' after Halloween. It's the least we can do after these slobs, "he gestures to the minions, "made a mess of the place. Let's go, Spike."

Spike states, "Dru said she wanted to play with the little man first."

Xander glances to Willow for support. She walks up to Dru from behind and slowly wraps her arms around her. "Wait for after Halloween and we can play with the little man all day and night. If we get him now, we only have a few hours." Dru's eyes widen and she nods quickly.

"Long play means not dull day," she says in a sage-like tone. Willow laughs at her and nips at her neck playfully before pulling away. Drusilla follows her as if she is in a trance. Willow licks her lips clean of Dru's blood and waltzes out of the store into the street. The two vampiresses waltz around the street, followed slowly by their men.

Xander rolls his eyes, "Women."

"But they're worth it," Spike replies evenly. Xander shrugs and follows without another word. The minions walk around the two couples in a wide box formation just in case the Whitehats make a surprise appearance.

Back at the Store:

Ethan sighs deeply and sits down on a chair. He picks up a notebook and begins jotting down the costumes that they took, especially the notebook that Willow stole. "This has to work," he whispers. "Things have to get better after Halloween!"

Giles stalks from the back room with a broadsword in his hand. "It had better." Ethan wipes a drop of sweat from his forehead and continues writing.


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