Author note: this is a bit late for the Halloween feel to it but where I got the idea, I didn't go till two days away from Halloween but I thought this would be a cute idea.
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The cool October wind blew through the half barren trees signaling that it was indeed the fall season. Matthew stood outside waiting for his lovely Ukrainian date, Katyusha. He held to one bright orange wrist band while the other was on his own, the both read Reindeer Manor Abusement Park. It was a haunted house. They both agreed on it since they heard from numerous friends that it wasn't all that scary.
He bundled up more into his jacket counting to wait for her. He had to lie to Alfred where he was going, because knowing him he would try to come saying he was the hero he can with stand everything…yeaa right. Thinking back on his lie he really wondered if Alfred really believed him.
One Hour Earlier
"HEEEEEEY BROOOOO, where ya going."
Matthew stopped in his tracks as he tried to sneak out the back door. Slowly looking back over at his brother giving a nervous smile, usually Alfred didn't notice Matthew leaving any other time but lately he has noticed. Could it be…probably not? "Oh I'm going out," "Where?" Matthew had to think of something quickly anything; anything would work that was believable at this point.
"Um, well their having this Hockey Festival and I was-"
"Oh whatever, have fun," and with that he walked away. Was it really that simple…apparently so?
Back to the Present
So here he was again waiting, he glanced down at his watch checking the time. Looking up from his watch he felt to arms wrap around him in a hugging from behind. He glanced over his shoulder smiling down at the blonde figure hugging him. "Hello Katyusha," he turned slightly so he can hug her in return, she smiled up at him greeting him back but her smile drop in a worried expression.
Starring at her expression confusedly, he was about to ask what was wrong, when a two dark shadows fell over him. Slowly looking behind him he came face to face with Ivan and Natalia. Oh how he was confused but understood why she was worried. "Um, Hello Ivan, Natalia," he put on a worried smile trying to figure how this was going to work out.
"Oh, Matthew I'm so sorry this is my entire fault," Katyusha explained going into detail why her two siblings were there with them.
One Hours and 30 minutes Earlier
After finding a reasonable a coat that fitted her, Katyusha quickly made her way to the front door, opening the door to only bump into Ivan and Natalia clinging to his waist. Freezing in her step as her brother greeted her with a smile; it was Natalia who pointed out that she was wearing her coat to leave, and Ivan who questioned. "Sister, where are you going?"
Looking away quickly trying to think of a reasonable lie to tell him, so he and Natalia wouldn't follow her. "Um, I'm going out to-," looking back over at his face as he kept smiling at her, she couldn't lie to that face it reminded her too much when he was younger, "I'm going to a haunted house with Matthew for a date." After that was said she knew what his response would be.
"Oh, I see…is this your third date with him."
"Um, yes."
"We will be going with you then, da."
Back to the Present
"….That makes since, heh don't worry about it alright Katya" the Canadian said sighing quietly. It wasn't that bad so maybe this wont be a complete disaster.
After Ivan and Natalia had gotten their wristbands, they climbed into the trailer and began their hay ride to the manor. Matthew held Katyusha close to him, the ride was bumpy and he didn't want her falling over, Natalia noticed this and starred up at Ivan expectantly, but her older brother just starred forward smiling. The ride was very quick and already over with, as they departed from the trailer they were met with sounds of terror, chainsaws buzzing, and the sound of fire being blasted into the air. Matthew started to have doubts on this idea.
Matthew glanced over the ground seeing three haunted house, The Dungeon of Doom, 13th Street Morgue, and the main house Reindeer Manor. People were waiting in lines; others were running from exits having a frightened look upon their faces, Katyusha was about to ask him which line do they go to first when a woman dressed that was Victorian style that had some rips in it, and very dark make up on spoke out towards the crown of people.
"Welcome to Reindeer Manor, The Dungeon of Doom is opened till 1:30, the 13th Street Morgue is opened till 1:00, and the Manor is opened till the last scream is heard, also a reminder the monster are allowed to touch you but you must not touched them back, have a lovely visit."
"Wait…allowed to…touch…," Matthew thought to himself, feeling his eyes widen, he didn't read on the website that they could touch them, or maybe he didn't see it. The Ukrainian woman to his right grabbed his hand lightly tugging on it bring his attention back to her. "Which one do you want to go in first Matthew?" Which one indeed?
"Um, maybe, how about…the Morgue, eh?"
As they made their way through the line of the Morgue, getting to the front Matthew, Katyusha, Ivan, and Nataila were sent in. Katyusha gripped onto Matthew's hand jumping at anything that lighted up and moved on its own, he was going to hug her closer to him, when a hand ran down his spine causing him to jump and move quicker dragging Katyusha with him.
"This isn't t-t-too bad right Matthew," he turned to smile at her, just as she let out a scream jumping clinging to him. Stumbling back a few inches surprised at how she acted, "Something grabbed my leg Matthew," she exclaimed almost having tears in eyes. He gently rubbed her back calming her down the best he could as they continued through the Morgue.
They went through a graveyard walking up to an old lady next to a empty coffin who sent the group in front of them up stairs. She glanced over at them and smiled sadly, "Have you to pay your respects?"
They nodded.
"Did you know the man?"
They shook their head.
"Now babies, you shouldn't be going to people's funerals you don't even know, people are going to start thinking your strange."
Matthew opened his mouth to respond but Katyusha's whimper and leaning towards him made him stopped looking towards her. A tall man with a creepy beard and holding a shovel was sniffing at her; Katyusha kept leaning away from him as much as she could.
"Oh, now honey he's just making sure your not one of the dead people that has escaped their coffins darling."
Katyusha yelped hiding behind Matthew trying to stay away from the tall creepy man sniffing her. The old woman lightly hit him with her cane in a shooing manner; he glared at her then walked away dragging the shovel behind him. "He really is a nice boy, you
Know,"now anyways I'm going to tell you something now alright Huns." Leaning towards them, quickly looking around checking to make sure no one was around before looking back at them whispering.
"Now the mans wife, the widow, has gone a little crazy and such, oh the poor dear, now you go on up there and pay your respects, but don't say anything alright now, don't look her in the eye or say anything just pay your respects and get on outta there, now go on don't be shy and don't say anything and you'll be just find," the old woman gently nudge them towards the stairs.
Glancing up the stairs Katyusha squeezed Matthew's hand, and they began walking up the dark wooden stairs, not knowing what was exactly up there. They both knew it was dark barley any light upstairs, there was a pue and a coffin and a woman with crazy tangled hair stretched along the pue starring at them with a somewhat crazy look glaring. Matthew held Katyusha tighter as the passed a wall and man jumped out at them from the window. Katyusha had to bite her lip hard trying not to make a sound, as they passed the coffin to pay their respects, the widow right behind them breathing down their necks.
Lightly fidgeting they turned to leave when the skeleton sat up quickly screaming at them, Matthew quickly covered Katyusha's mouth knowing she wouldn't be able not to scream, and quickly pulled her out of the room, feeling the widow run her fingers down his arm…he walked quicker.
Matthew was holding a tearful Katyusha to his chest doing his best to calm her, but to no prevail. He quietly started humming to her as they passed by all the body bags, and cob webs as well as the occasional worker. They passed through what look like a room to hold the dead when they heard hissing from behind them. Either of them didn't have the courage to look behind them to see what it was.
After all the screams and jumping into Matthews arms, they finally made it out of the Morgue. Matthew let out a sigh looking down at Katyusha rubbing her back wiping away her tears sighing, "See it wasn't all that bad now, eh?" She shook her head giving him a small smile stepping down from his arms, looking over at her sibling "Did any of you get touched?"
"Nyet, I don't know why though," Ivan smiled again getting a thinking look before shrugging. In the back of Matthew's head he silently thought, yea the only reason for that is you're to scary to touch, but of course he wouldn't say that out loud….because that's just idiotic.
To calm Katyusha down a bit, they walked around the grounds eating funnel cake, or having their palms read by psychic. They were playing the free arcade games when Ivan announced they should go into the main haunted house so they could get it out of the way. Natalia of course agreed and so they were both dragged away to the Main house.
They had to walk through a maze through a graveyard getting to the beginning of the line calmly waiting for their turn. When the worker told them to go forward they began their journey inside. The room they had entered was closed off and then from the speaker of the announcer said was find the door to get out.
Easy enough right…wrong.
The ceiling began to fall gradually and Ivan had to automatically bend over, because he was just too tall. Matthew searched the walls for anything that resembled a door, or something as crawled around one his knees, slightly panicking. Katyusha began to panic crying banging on the walls. As Matthew searched more he banged on the one spot of the wall feeling it give a bit, and the walls started to go back up and the door sings open. Matthew quickly helped Katyusha up wiping away any tears that had fallen and comfortlessly lead her through the Manor.
The Manor was big and creepy and very dark, Katyusha clinging to Matthew's arm not wanting to let go in time soon. She didn't want another grave man sniffing at her to make sure she wasn't one of the dead or something on those lines.
They weaved through the house walking past this pond area which seemed to be all calm and quiet and eerie at the same time. Passing by the bridge, the lights in the bridge suddenly came on and fire lit up on the pond, which caused Matthew and Katyusha to jump from their skin. The passed by it, but not before a man popped up from the pond water, which was still on fire, screaming at them before he went back down. All of them were a bit confused, or surprised by that little scene.
"Well that was interesting."
They went to the next room and the next one and the next, until they had reached the exit. By that time Katyusha was clinging to Matthew and Matthew was doing the same but not was much as Katyusha. Ivan and Natalia walked out like it was a walk in the park for them. "That was fun wasn't it Mattie," Ivan had asked Matthew giving him a smile, Matthew let out a nervous smile and chuckle holding Katyusha's hand nodding and saying something on the lines of 'yea easy'.
Natalia pointed towards the third house they had to go in, but Katyusha stopped when she saw a man chase out a couple with a chainsaw. "Ummm, I don't think I could go into another one heh," she shivered slightly and Matthew wrapped an arm around her bringing her close. Matthew didn't want to go in either, he checked the time on his watch and saw that it was close to midnight and it was getting colder as it got later.
"We could end the date if you want Katya," he suggested rubbing her arms a bit more to keep her warm. She slowly nodded in agreement burying herself closer to him, Ivan gave a small chuckle and mumbling under his breath about the Canadian but too low for them to hear him.
They climbed upon the hay trailer to take them back to their cars smiling and laughing at each of the little rooms they had entered. But something was bothering Matthew and he just had to ask.
"Ivan why did you want to go on our date this time," Ivan glanced over at Matthew and gave him another smile replying.
"Well since it was the third date I didn't want my sister to have sex with you, you know the rule of third dates, da?"
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Matthew and Katyusha blushed bright red tomato color and Matthew face palmed. That wasn't even on their mind.
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