"You two are just so cute!"

Ashley pouted as Kina fawned over two of the newcomers for this year's Halloween party. The two were young girls, a few years older than Ashley, and were taking Kina's attention. The young witch didn't want to share.

"A-Ah! Th-Thank you, ma'am!" squeaked one of the girls, a blush on her face. She had pink hair and was dressed in what looked like priestess clothes. What really stood out were the large pink cat ears atop of her head and the two cats tails she had tied with bells.

"Yeah! This is going to be fun!" squeaked the other girl. This one had long green hair under a large witch's hat and wore purple witch's robes that surprisingly showed off a lot of skin, although the sleeves were a bit too long for her.

As Kina doted on the children, Link was off to the side with Mario talking with the other two newcomers.

"Please tell me Jack wasn't the one who gave you all these costumes," said Link with a sigh.

"Nope! That would be me!" exclaimed the white-haired man with a grin, showing off his fangs. "I'm Henry and I'm a dark mage, so I used my magic to give us all a Halloween look!"

"Much to my chagrin," replied the other man, who looked like a stitch work monster. "I should be home taking care of Master Corrin, not here babysitting a Hoshidian princess."

Link and Mario glanced at each other before looking at Henry for an explanation.

"Jakob's just a sourpuss. The only reason he's here is because his master asked him to watch over Sakura and Jakob will do anything his master asks!" explained Henry. "Personally, I think he'd have the hots for Corrin if Corrin were a woman."

"Silence!" exclaimed Jakob as he glared at the grinning vampire. It wasn't very effective due to the bright red blush on his face though.

"…So what about the-a other little-a one?" asked Mario, referring to the green-haired girl.

"That's Nowi! My brother Robin asked me to watch over her here since we both wanted to join in on the Halloween fun!" stated Henry.

"So Robin's her father?" questioned Link.

"…Something like that," replied the dark mage with a frown. "I'm still confused as to how though."

Before Link or Mario could ask any more questions, the one who started all of this had returned.

"We have the candy!" exclaimed Jack, entering the room with bags full of candy for the party. Following the pumpkin were Isabelle, Nikki, and Pikachu, each carrying their own bags full of candy.

"Yay! Candy!" exclaimed Nowi as she ran over.

"You sure you have enough?" questioned Link, noticing how much they brought.

"One can never had enough candy when it comes to Halloween," replied the Czar, his smile widening a bit.

"He is right, Link," said Kina as she walked up to her Hero. Sakura and Ashley were right behind her. "Since every year more and more people come to our Halloween party, we need as much candy as possible."

Link let out a sigh, knowing that he couldn't argue with his Kina. It was possibly the only battle he would never win.

"Looks like someone is whipped," stated Henry, ruining the mood.

The Hylian glared at the grinning dark mage while Kina could only giggle.

"So what exactly are we supposed to do here?" questioned Jakob. The butler didn't look all that impressed with the Lumpy Pumpkin as he looked around.

Kina didn't seem to notice. "Well, we still need to put up the decorations for the party. That usually comprises of putting up streamers and carving pumpkins."

"And don't forget making the candy apples!" squeaked Isabelle, her tail wagging happily.

"And there's also the various Halloween games, like bobbing-for-apples!" added Nikki with a smile.

Jakob could only frown at what he was told. This all sounded like such a waste of time, time he could be using to look after Master Corrin! He glanced over towards his temporary ward to see Sakura's eyes lit up with excitement at the prospect of what Halloween had to offer. Holding back a sigh, he resigned to his fate.

"Then I suppose we should get started?"

-:-

"I do not like that man."

In the kitchen, Kina was busy making the candy apples with Ashley's help when the little witch spoke up.

"Who are you talking about, Ashley?" asked Kina, looking over to the child.

"That butler. He acts like everyone is beneath him."

"…Jakob isn't that bad," said Sakura. She and Nowi had asked Kina if they could help make snacks. Kina didn't mind at all and happily agreed. Ashley preferred if it was just her and Kina though.

"Yeah! Plus it's really funny when Henry gets him all riled up!" added Nowi with a laugh.

Kina looked back towards the main room where Link, Mario, Pikachu, and Henry were busy hanging up the decorations with Jack's supervision. Nikki and Isabelle were carving up the pumpkins. Jakob on the other hand just stood there, looking as if he'd rather be somewhere else. Some of the other Pokémon that were there (Litwick, Drifloon, Joltik, and Pumpkaboo) were trying to get him to help, but he kept shooing them away.

'Looks like Ashley might have a point,' thought Kina with a grimace. She wondered if he'd act like this if that Corrin person he worked for were here. Letting out a sigh, she returned to her own task. "Just…Just leave him be for now. Maybe once the party starts he'll lighten up."

Ashley frowned, not believing that for a second.

"I hope so," said Sakura. "Corrin-niisan says Jakob shouldn't be so serious all the time and needs to have more fun."

"If Robin and Tharja were here then there wouldn't be anything to worry about!" exclaimed Nowi with a laugh. "Tharja would just hex Jakob into having fun and Robin is really cool!"

"Hex?" asked Ashley upon hearing the word.

"Yup! Tharja is a dark mage and really likes to hex people. I sometimes help her make the hexes!" chirped the dragon child.

Ashley really wanted to meet this Tharja person. Maybe she could learn some new spells from her. Kina on the other hand was just glad that this Tharja person wasn't there if she was able to hex people to do things they didn't want to do.

-:-

The party once again went off without a hitch. Everyone was in their costumes and enjoying themselves. Sakura and Nowi had joined Ashley, Isabelle, and the children of Skyloft in playing the various games with Kina watching over them. Henry stuck with Link and Mario, as they were the only ones who didn't seem to mind his personality. Jakob stayed in a corner, not wanting to deal with all of these people. This of course didn't last long as Jack decided to use his own brand of magic to force him to mingle.

"Look how happy everyone is," said Nikki as she walked over to the group. Pikachu was sitting on her shoulder.

"Pika!"

"Not as-a happy as-a Kina though," added Mario.

The group looked over at the mummy girl, who was happily cheering on Nowi as the dragon child bobbed for apples.

"Halloween has really become her favorite day of the year," said Link, a slight smile on his face as he watched his girlfriend.

"I know that look," said Henry in a teasing tone. "That's the same look Robin had before he proposed to Tharja."

The werewolf swordsman tensed a bit at Henry's words. For what he knew about Henry in the short time he's known him, Link knew the dark mage was not a mind reader. It was just a lucky guess.

Not letting that deter him, the embodiment of courage made his way towards Kina. He could hear a gasp from Nikki and a laugh from Henry. Dastard mage.

As Link reached Kina, she noticed him and gave him a smile. "Come to join in on the fun, Link?"

Glancing back at the group he left, he saw Mario, Nikki, Pikachu, and Henry grinning and each giving him a thumbs-up for encouragement. "Trick or treat, Kina?"

The songstress blinked in confusion. She knew it was Halloween, but what was Link getting at?

"What?"

"Do you want a trick or a treat?"

Although still confused, Kina let out a giggle and played along and held out her hands. "Treat, of course."

Getting the answer he was hoping for, Link placed a small bag in Kina's hands. When she opened it her eyes went wide and she went stiff as a board, much to Link's amusement. For inside the bag was a small box and when she opened the box she found a ring embedded with jewels of orange and green, her favorite colors.

"…I figured what better time to ask you then on your favorite day of the year," stated Link, a slight blush on his face when he noticed that they had garnered everyone else's attention.

The next thing Link knew was almost falling to the floor when he felt something slam into him. Once he regained his balanced he looked down to see a very happy Kina.

"Yes! Of course I'll marry you!" exclaimed Kina as she held her Hero tightly.

Happiness swelled up in Link's chest as he returned the hug and kissed his new fiancée. Cheers and applause filled the room as everyone gave their congratulations to the newly engaged couple.

Link and Kina: S Rank Support Achieved!

-:-

Meanwhile, on the other side of Skyloft…

"I am Lord Ghirahim! Servant of Lord Demise! No one shall deny me entry!" exclaimed the demonic sword spirit as he continued to argue with the Jack-o-lantern. Oh how Ghirahim has come to loath the orange object. "I shall destroy everything and everyone on this miserable island! Starting with you, my arch nemesis!"

"Excuse me," spoke a voice that made Ghirahim stop in his tracks.

Looking over with a glare, Ghirahim spotted a young woman in red with long green hair tied in a high ponytail.

"You dare interrupt me?" questioned Ghirahim, ready to kill this woman. "Do you know who I am?!"

Surprisingly, the woman wasn't afraid but actually glared back. "I know that you are nothing but a mere demon and your rampage must be stopped. I have a child here and I will not let any harm come to her."

"And you think you can stop me?" questioned Ghirahim with a laugh.

"As the daughter of the Divine Dragon Naga, yes."

The next thing Ghirahim knew was that he was blasted off of Skyloft by the powerful dragon's flames.

"Curse you all!" screamed Ghirahim as he fell to the depths.

The woman let out a sigh of relief now that the demon was gone. She turned to look towards the Lumpy Pumpkin and smiled.

"Happy Halloween, my little Nowi."

FIN

-:-

I know that this is super late, but I didn't have time around Halloween to actually do this. Anyway, this year we've got Henry and Nowi from Awakening, as well as Sakura and Jakob from Fates joining the party. And just like he planned since last year, Link finally popped the question, in a way, to Kina. Yay!

Lastly, we have Ghirahim getting beat once more by a familiar face and learned to never threaten a mother's child.

Music to listen to while reading:

Fire Emblem Awakening

"Id (Darkness)"