Last chapter… One thought went through everyone's mind. "Oh SNAP! It's Akito!!!"

And now we continue…

The black cat arched its back hissing loudly at the figure in the doorway.

"Akito-san?" Tohru breathed looking a bit bewildered.

"Yuki I think you have a lock on the scariest costume award." Haru said flashing a smug smile at his cousin.

Everyone else let out a sigh of relief as they each slowly realized that it was indeed Yuki dressed as Akito in the doorway.

"This coming from the refugee from Brokeback Mountain." Kyou quipped.

"Hey, I am a cowboy, you got a problem with that?" Haru answered starting to turn black.

"Haru lets not let him spoil the party ok?" Yuki suggested.

"You are right Yuku, " Haru agreed. "I will go see if I can find Rin.

"Is she the one dressed as the ghost, or is that Ritchan-san?" Tohru asked as everyone nearby shrugged their shoulders in answer.

Kagura walked into the room dressed as a vampire in what had to be some of Rin's clothes. "Where are the extra sodas?" She asked "Shigure sent me to get them."

"I'll help you find them." Tohru volunteered and they both left chatting to each other about whether they should grab some extra potato chips from shigure's secret stash of junk food or not.

Kyou settled in to the couch as everyone else drifted back toward the dining room, the black cat curling up beside him purring contentedly. He was scratching its ears and starting to relax when he noticed he had an itch. 'Great! Now I have fleas' he thought to himself getting up to escape the infested cat.

Ayame came breezing into the livingroom just as Hatori entered from another door. Look here "Tori he called snapping a picture as his victim turned toward him, startled

"Ayame don't do that." Hatori said emphatically then turned and hurried from the room as he heard Shigure asking as to his whereabouts. 'I'll get a picture of them together yet before the night is over' Ayame thought to himself, unwrapping a candy he picked up off of the coffee table. Making a face he put it back down on top of its wrapper and left the room in search of other photo opportunities.

"Let's go break the piñata!" Momiji suggested, and everyone followed him to take turns whacking at the pumpkin until it went splat and showered those nearby with chunks of pumpkin shell and sweet, sweet candy.

Kuroneko-sama sat on the coffee table enjoying the salmon flavored sucker that had been left there. A good time was had by all. Happy (late) Halloween.

AN: oops didn't make it by Halloween, but not too far off, hope you enjoyed it.