*I have a popular inside joke in this chapter , I wonder how many people will catch it ^_^*
It was Thursday afternoon , Danny , Jo , and Tyler made their way to the mall to find good costumes " I'm feeling very Disney …. do you think anybody will be dressed as Ariel ? " Jo asks Tyler " Oh my god look it's the Kiss The Girl outfit Tyler " Jo cheers " and they even have a Prince Eric costume " Danny picks up the package shaking it at Tyler " I'm just sayin man " " Oh you gonna turn on me too Danny ? " Tyler jokes " Please hun ? " Jo pouts " Who can resist that face though ? " Tyler pecks Jo on the lips " You win " " Come on man you didn't even stand a chance " Danny laughs and then suddenly he spots Lacey from across the floor embracing Archie any happiness he had has just been eliminated due to the sight of those two together. " Hey look it's Lacey and Archie " Danny says " Oh they had last minute costumes too " Jo responds " You would think the king and queen would have been prepared earlier .. guess not " Jo rests her head on Tyler's shoulder as Danny stares in disguist " Well atleast they look happy ….. we saw them pick up their costumes earlier and I must admit that Lacey is going to make a great Princess Jasmine " Danny looks to Jo staring at her ex best friend in in admiration , he wanted to mention the Disney Princess connection but he enjoyed Jo praising Lacey too much to ruin it , he felt he could use that little flame to light the firecracker " Yeah you may wanna keep that under wraps Jo " Danny grins with his hands in his pocket " From what I heard Lacey wanted her costume to be a surprise so keep it on the low " Jo looks to Danny raising her brow " Oh really ? well that won't be hard trust me … but it's weird that Archie is going as Dracula … but everybody can't pull off the couple thing like me and Tyler " she teases " So are you gonna get anything Danny ? " Jo asks " Nah... I will be homemade ….. hey it's the socio thing to do right ? add some flare to the party … although this White Power Ranger costume looks pretty wicked " he admires the package and then stares back at Lacey and Archie , he wonders why she appears to be so forgiving after he stood her up the other day .
Lacey and Archie hold hands as they ride down the mall escalator " I really wished you would have got that Aladdin costume Archie , we could have been so adorable " she smiles " Well I wish you would have been dracula's bride babe , oh well he can still take a bite out of princess Jasmine " Archie teases kissing her cheek " I suppose " she grins " It's going to be a fantastic night babe , just you wait and see " he puts his arm around her to bring her closer to him " I can't wait to see you in that costume " Lacey responds with a half smile , she felt a bit of discomfort one Archie opened his mouth and if she didn't know any better he had other plans for them once the party was over " So did Scott and Sarita pick out their costumes ? " Lacey quickly changed the subject " Don't know but there go Bonnie and Clyde sitting at the food court " Archie points to Sarita and Scott sitting at the table awaiting their friends " Hey guys , did you find anything ? " Lacey asks pulling up a chair " Indeed ! Scott why don't you show them your costume " Sarita elbows him in excitment " You guys will get a kick out of this one " Scott laughs sipping his drink before digging into his bag " One second " Scott reaches into his bag and pulls out his costume package " Check this out " he places it on the table " Fitting don't you think ? " He points to the photo inside of the plastic that displayed his Gaston from Beauty and The Beast costume " Well then , nobody knows how to pick out a good Halloween costume like Gaston …. I mean Scott " Lacey jokes " You know it " he nods " It's my turn " Sarita says in excitement as she reveals her Bon Temps waitress costume " Tada ! " Lacey was surprised at Sarita's costume selection , she was expecting something more prissy " Nice ! " Lacey smiles awkwardly " I decided to try something different this time " she smiles proudly while playing in her hair " Only thing that could ruin the mood tommorrow is if that socio shows up , which you know he will " Sarita rolls her eyes placing her costume back in her bag " Not looking forward to that at all " Archie makes eye contact with Lacey who did not feel like discussing Danny nor did she want to hear the horrible names they often called him " … Who really cares ? " Lacey asks " You guys entertain him way too much " Lacey leans back in her chair and crosses her arms " Babe do you really think it's okay for a murder to be at a school function ? " he asks " This could end up like one of those 80s horror flicks we often mock , he can't be trusted " Lacey just shakes her head " I don't think he would be that stupid to try and hurt somebody inside of the school , also why are you guys are looking at me as if it's my choice ? That is Mr. Tang's decision " Archie stares at Lacey in a bit of confusion " Why do you defend him so much ? " Sarita asks in suspicion , Lacey looks to Archie who appears to be developing a frown " Yeah Lacey , why don't you answer Sarita " Lacey just gulped with a bit of fear in her heart , Archie's jealousy sometimes frightened her " I'm not defending anybody … I just don't want my night ruined okay ? I put so much work into this event and I just want everything to be perfect okay ? " she takes a deep breath and turns back to Archie who does not appear to be convinced by her words " Archie …. please just ignore him … no fighting " she nods her head " Sure " Archie grins " You promise me ? " she takes his hand and pleades with her eyes " I promise babe " he places a kiss on her lips " Thanks " she nods.
It was nearing 6:30 and the sun was going out with a beautiful bang as Danny headed home . Danny held his belt buckles and his hair was free , he saw a couple of youngesters running around with nice sized pumpkins and it brought him joy and the memories of him with his two amigos Lacey and Jo , he smiled , shook his head and continued on his way. Danny turned the corner to make his destination when he saw very frustrated Karen speaking with Chief Kyle Masterson , he immediatley went over to them " Mother ? " he asked in deep concerned and then he looked to Chief Masterson " Sir I am sorry to interrupt but what is ….. " " It's fine Danny " Kyle responded nodding his head , and for some reason he appeared to be a bit sympathetic which blew Danny's mind until he looked up and saw something truly awful and disturbing " Wow …. " his eyes widened as he learned that the outside his home had been egged and filled with toilet paper " Danny it's fine , we will get to the bottom of this " Karen said shaking her head " Indeed we will , I'm so sorry about this but you can guarantee the culprits will be caught " Kyle places his hand on her shoulder " In the meantime get some rest , and Danny you should head inside as well " Danny turned to the chief and nodded his head " Will do sir , come on mother " he placed his arm around Karen and walked her the porch as Kyle went on his way.
Karen and Danny sat at the table and had a mother and son tea session to calm the nerves " Mother I am sorry this happened " he taps his mug " You know they could have atleast used Charmins paper instead of that .. other crap , it didn't even look spooky hanging from the trees " he jokes as Karen just looks to him and sucks her teeth " I'm glad you can joke about it " she sips her tea " I'm sorry … " he plays with his tea bag " This is unacceptable and I won't stand for this foolishness " she runs her hands through her hair " But we can't do much about it at the moment …. so Danny are you going to the school dance tommorrow ? " she asks " That's the plan " he leans back in his chair " Should be fun " Karen smiles " I'm glad honey , I just hope you picked out an appropriate costume " Danny grins and pushes his tea mug aside " I think you will like it mother and don't worry it's very pleasant " " Is that so ? " she says happily " I wonder if it fits your character " she teases " I guess you could say that " he shrugs " But I think you will find it adorable " he smiles back at his mother who is enjoying this fun moment with her son ,Karen could not recall a moment like this since Danny got out of juvenile hall.