A young brunette child stumbles slightly as he is ushered into the spacious kitchen by none other than his rather bubbly babysitter. The currently chocolate-curled female finds herself grinning helplessly as she finally unveils the "big surprise" she'd been planning for the last month.
"Tadaaa~!"
"…" The precocious young brunette merely stares at the many… many… items littering the countertops and half of the table.
"Don't you like it, Neji?!"
"… What is it?" The child rubs absently at his forehead, as if the recently placed curse mark were itchy.
"We're going to make masks for Halloween!" The honey-eyed girl exclaims with a rather wide grin, filled with excitement.
"… I do not understand, Reina-chan." The child's face still doesn't give any hint of joy or excitement like she thought it would.
"We're going to color and glue and glitter our own masks to go trick-or-treating in, Neji!" She smiles and gestures to the chair. "And we'll do it whether you like it or not… or I'll muss your hair!"
Neji stares at her then sighs, slowly climbing into the chair and looking at the strengthened cardboard sheets before him. "What must I do?"
Reina smiles before gauging where his eye and mouth holes should go with a tape measure. "There, now you draw your mask around the holes. Then I'll help you cut it out, and you can decorate it!"
"What am I supposed to make?"
"Anything you want!"
"But who am I supposed to be?"
Reina smiles and places her hand on his head. "AnyONE you want!"
"Any…" Neji's pupil-less eyes widen slightly, and he quickly gets busy, drawing the outline within only a few moments. Reina finds it a bit odd that the usually stoic child is nearly squirming with anticipation but makes sure to cut it out quickly. Upon returning the blank mask, Neji looks up. "What do I do now?"
"You decorate it!" Reina beams at him. "I've brought paints, markers, crayons, glitter, ribbons, stickers, puff balls, sequins, plastic jewels… make it just how you want, Neji-kun!"
Neji's eyes widen and he rushes forward to look through the things she has brought, frowning a little before looking up. "Can… I bring something of mine to glue on?"
"Sure, if you want." Reina smiles in curiosity, watching the child run off outside. She forces herself to remain in her seat and begins to decorate her own mask with glitter and jewels. She looks up as Neji comes running in with something clasped in his arms.
"Reina-chan, can I use these?" The girl examines what he lays out on the table before smiling.
"Hai, Neji! I'll help you stick those on, just how you want!"
Neji's face holds a grin behind his special mask as he trick-or-treats. With Reina's help, he had managed to layer feathers he had been collecting to look like a bird's mask.
Tonight… I am free.