Disclaimer: I do not own DGM or any of its characters. All characters and locations are owned by Hoshino Katsura. The only thing I own is this fanfiction and my OC.

I'm surprised at the amount of reviews I got on this fanfic. To put it plainly, I'm flattered. I have to give thanks towards my friend HibernatingBear – he helped me come up with some of the humor in the chapter... He's also my Beta, for reading this through and seeing whether things are okay, need fixing or…not good enough :P

Many thanks to WolfPup026 as well ^w^ She gave me the support to write.

Edit: This chapter has been revamped. Twice.


"…"

"There we go. All done."

"Che…"

"Quit being such a downer, Kanda! You don't look that bad."

"I think you look ravishing, Yu!"

"Don't call me Yu…"

"Stop complaining or you can wear a wheat sack to the ball!"

Lenalee took a few steps away from the swordsman to get a better view of his new costume. No one in the Black Order had ever seen Kanda dressed in such a smart outfit. Despite his terrifying glare, he looked quite... handsome.

"…I look" Kanda began; his fists clenching at his sides as he watched himself in the mirror. "Like a bloody pansy!"

"What the hell are you complaining about, I feel like a sunflower!" Lavi growled. Having gotten dressed moments before the swordsman; Lavi felt slightly envious that Kanda's attire looked better than his own. But then again, a navy blue pinstripe shirt with ruffles and a pair of puffy dark violet pants wasn't exactly something Lavi wanted to wear either.

"Please don't fight you two. Masquerade balls are supposed to be fun and colourful… Everyone around you will be wearing something much similar…" Krory trailed off as he pulled on his red-feathered mask.

The tall vampiric exorcist looked good in almost any masquerade costume. Deep crimson collar frills with thin golden lace trims harmonized with the red of his shirt. The sleeves held frills similar to that on the collar but scaled down to suit the rest of his attire. Lastly he wore long smooth black pants with shiny brown leather shoes.

"…well at least your costume suits you Krory…" The red-head mumbled. "I'm stuck wearin' this fancy thing."

"Aww stop whining, Lavi, you're turning into Kanda," Lenalee chided. Having crept up behind the enraged swordsman, Lenalee held up the costume's mask over Kanda's face. The full face mask held a ridiculously creepy smile across the pale clay surface. A fan of dark feathers sprouted from the left side of the mask, curling around to rest on the tasselled shoulder of the swordsman. The white clay was riddled with elaborate gold and blue paint markings that enhanced the freakish beauty of the mask.

"Che…"

"I'm not really sure what you all look like…but I probably look like the worst of us all…" Allen slowly stepped out from his changing room – his hands dusting off the black and white ruffles of his dress shirt. His pants were a contrast between white on one leg and black on the other. The long boots that came with his outfit matched his half coloured pants – each boot the opposite colour to the material on his legs. Similar to his boots; Allen's hands were covered by black and white gloves.

With a shaky grin the white-haired teen pulled up his masquerade mask; a simple checkered design with a white fur trim – the mask only covering the eyes.

"…I don't know what you're worried about, beansprout; you look better than Kanda and I put together!" Lavi commented. The red-head felt the glare from both of his friends and gave a nervous smile. "You and Krory look great."

"Why Allen, your costume looks charming!" The Chinese girl admired as she ran her fingers across the black and white frills of his shirt. Allen felt a blush creep across his face as Lenalee marvelled at his otherwise basic costume.

"Uuuh, t-thanks Lenalee…" The young exorcist's attention was soon dragged towards his more colourfully dressed friends. "Wow Kanda. You do look like a pansy! Especially with that creepy mask..." He mocked.

"Shut up beansprout," The long-haired swordsman glared, however this went unnoticed.

"Now what about you Lenalee, aren't you going to get into your costume?" Lavi questioned. The female exorcist turned to look at her friend – a thoughtful look across her sweet face.

"I haven't really thought about it," She confessed. "I've been so wrapped up with dressing my friends I didn't even consider my own masquerade costume."

"Gah, Lenalee it's already 4 'o' clock!" Allen exclaimed – having just checked the store's clock. "We've got to get you a costume right now!" He began pushing Lenalee outside of the shop – the women's formal wear sold in a separate building down the street.

"Allen is right, Miss Lenalee, it'd be awfully selfish of us to not help you with your attire for the ball," Krory agreed with the younger white-haired exorcist.

"H-hey Allen! You can't leave with your costume still on! You haven't paid yet!" Lavi shouted in near panic. The younger boy let out a shocked yelp before running back into the building to get out of his costume. Lenalee gave a giggle at her friends' concern over her need to buy formal wear before shutting time. Walking back inside she gave the bill address to the vendor who stood at the counter.

Kanda was the first one dressed back into his uniform and as expected, he left without bothering to wait for the others. Allen, Krory and Lavi soon emerged with their new outfits folded in their hands. The shopkeeper neatly packed their clothes into rectangular boxes for the exorcists to carry. With a wave the gang left; eagerly moving the Chinese girl along the street to the women's clothing store.

Allowing Lenalee to walk ahead of them Allen soon realized there was a slight problem and froze mid-step. Noticing her friend's sudden uneasiness she turned around as did Krory (who was beside Allen).

"What's the matter Allen?" The white-haired teen said nothing but motioned his head towards the junior Bookman standing to his right. There was an instant acknowledgement between the three that required no spoken words to understand.

The combination of Lavi in a woman's clothing store could only result in one thing. In the blink of an eye the ecstatic red-head bolted off having caught sight of a maiden further in the building.

"Too late…" Allen, Krory and Lenalee groaned in unison. Lavi had already made his way over to an older blonde haired woman who was – no surprise – standing by the lingerie section towards the change-rooms.

"Oh dear…" Lenalee held her head in utter embarrassment.

Before Lavi could continue his childish flirting Krory and Allen proceeded to drag off their love-sick comrade. Allen gestured to Lenalee to go ahead and look for her dress while he and Krory distracted Lavi. With a faint smile she gave a little wave to her friend and moved through the store.


"Gee, Allen, why'd you have to spoil my fun?" Lavi mumbled; resting his head on his hands. "She was such a beautiful woman too…" The white-haired exorcist shot Lavi a mild frown.

"You shouldn't act so rash in public," Allen lectured.

"You're an embarrassment; especially in front of Miss Lenalee," Krory added. The red-head gave a cheeky grin as he looked towards the taller male.

"Who are ya' my grand-dad?" He teased.

The three exorcists were seated at a café, only a few doors away from the shop Lenalee was in. Figuring it was rude to watch her pick out and change into her masquerade costumes, Allen had decided to wait out by the café until Lenalee had done her shopping. Having already consumed a cup of tea or two along with a few biscuits; the boys were growing somewhat impatient.

"Women sure take a while to buy their clothes," The red-head sighed leaning back into his chair.

"Says the exorcist who took an hour to choose something…before Lenalee forced you to wear-" Allen was cut off mid-sentence by another voice behind him.

"I'm done," Lenalee chirped. The boys gave out a smile and a sigh of relief as their comrade stood with her new outfit in her hands. Of course it was wrapped up in a box similar to their own; but nonetheless it meant they didn't have to wait anymore.


Author's Note: This turned out a lot shorter than expected…sigh oh well. This chapter was a difficult one to write, well before I researched Masquerade Balls and found out that everyone had to wear a costume of some sort. Then inspiration struck me like a Boeing 747 at take off…Hehehe I bet Kanda is going to kill me with his Mugen now.

I'm a bit disappointed in myself for using a lot of words repeatedly. I've gotta stop writing at 2AM in the morning…

I purposely left out Lavi and Lenalee's costume descriptions. I'm saving them for later.

Next chapter should be a bit slow to write…considering I'm not a person for writing about travel…even though I have travelled heaps.

Please enjoy this chapter and review.

Oh and another word of lovely thanks to HibernatingBear and Wolfpup026 – you guys are both my saviors~! *cuddles*

Oh…*cuddles* everyone can have a cuddle. I'm feeling good right now.

Hope this made you laugh…a bit…if not – gave the fangirls funny thoughts about their exorcists in Masquerade costumes.

Will update when I can loveys~!

Kaytlyn Hue*~