I'm dreaming of a white Halloween...
Wait, I don't need to dream, I can just look at the five inches of snow in my front yard! XD (Sorry, I just had to.)
But anyways, IT'S A HALLOWEEN OMAKE (without any snow)! I just had to make one, ya know? Break has to have his 'all-time-candy-high' of the year, right? So let's not deprive this weird clown of his candy. *mumbles* As if he didn't already have enough...
So here it is! :)
Disclaimer: Do I need a disclaimer on an omake? Eh, just in case: Pandora hearts © Jun Mochizuki
Omake #1 (yes, there will be more, so beware): Halloween
"What do you think?" Everyone was gathered in the usual tea room, when Sharon ran in. She was wearing a rediculos costume that sort of looked like a Madigras dress. Purple, green, and gold ribbons adorned a calf length dress, which was purple with a green lace trim. The skirt was rather plain (other than the ribbons), yet the top of the dress was adorned with various beads, glitter, ornaments, and more glitter. Other than the dress, she was wearing a feathered mask (still in the color scheme) with even more glitter. On her arms were pristine white gloves, and around her neck were various strings of beads. To top it off, her usual fan was replaced by a shiny purple one. "Isn't this costume perfect?" She twirled around, glitter falling to the floor with even the slightest movement.
"Umm..." I looked up from my Earl Gray tea. "Sharon, why are you wearing that? It looks amazing and all, but why?" Everyone else seemed to have the same question in mind, as they gave her identical puzzled looks. Even Alice took her gaze off her meat to stare questioningly.
"Don't you even know what day it is today?" Her face -or at least the part that could be seen under the mask- showed an expression of pure shock. "It's Halloween! How could you not have noticed?" Having our question answered, we all gave an understanding 'Oh', and went back to whatever we were doing beforehand. Even though our attention faltered, she kept going. "How could you not have known? Halloween is one of the most fun holidays of the year! Even you Master Oz, must have known!"
Oz looked up at her and started rubbing the back of his head with an apologetic look. "Sorry! I must have forgotten with everything going on right now..."
"What about you Miss Ashlyn? You have a little sister right? Didn't you go Trick-or-Treating with her every year?"
"Heh," I started rubbing my head just as Oz had, "You see, we couldn't really afford nice costumes and such. Plus, people always tried to scare us on Halloween, even to the extent it made Anna cry. So, I don't really celebrate it anymore..." With my words, Sharon turned from shocked to pitiful in two seconds flat.
"Oh! We must change that! Come everyone! We are going to have the greatest Halloween ever!"
As she was dragging us out of the room, I finally noticed a person missing from the group. Stupid clown...
"Why am I some Egyptian?" I looked down at the costume Sharon forced me into. It consisted of a long flowing icy-blue gown, bangles around my wrists and ankles, a few silver necklaces that weighed a ton each, and a silver headdress. My long brown hair flowed down my back, free of its usual braid.
"You are not just 'some Egyptian' but the great goddess Isis!" She tilted her head and smiled at me. "Now everyone! Let's review today's plans!"
"Perfect costume choice..." I mumbled as I looked around my companions for the first time. I almost burst out laughing when I saw their outfits. Oz was dressed up as a rabbit. He had long snow-white ears, and big fuzzy white paws. The outfit he wore was a white tailcoat with green trim. He was examining the ears with great curiosity, and letting out an absent-minded 'yeah', and a few 'these ears are kinda cool'.
Alice was completely different. With much work, Sharon had forced her into a billowy pink dress. She was covered in large purple ribbons from head to toe. Literally. She even had one on each dainty pink shoe. Her hair was pulled back into a hairstyle much like Sharon's, and a gold jewel encrusted tiara sat atop her head. I guess Sharon was going for a princess look there. I thought as I turned to the final person in the room.
Gilbert was standing in the corner, shamed of his attire. I couldn't blame him either. No longer was he dressed in black, but now as some kind of colorful strange bird. Sharon must have had leftover feathers from her outfit, because the color scheme was similar. Gil was wearing a large fake mask, much like a toucan's, and he had a long flowing cloak made entirely of feathers. On his back were a couple of giant colorful wings. They were so big, it made me wonder about how the even fit through the room's doorway.
"Now," Sharon continued, "On today's schedule we have pumpkin carving, decorating the manor, and lastly trick-or-treating. Any questions?"
Alice slowly raised her hand. "Oi, where's the clown?"
"Oh! Break is preparing for tonight! Halloween is his favorite holiday."
"Hmph, I wonder why that is..." I mumbled once more under my breath.
I watched as Sharon took four pumpkins from under the table. They weren't the largest pumpkins you will ever see, yet they weren't those mini ones. They were just the perfect size. Next, she took out a large box of carving utensils. "Here are your tools!" She happily stated as she set the box down. "Now, begin!"
Everyone grabbed for a pumpkin and as many different carving tools as they could hold. Once I was finally able to grab my supplies, I found that everyone has already started.
Now what to make... I pondered over my design. I could make a traditional one, or maybe I could have my own design..? Nah, I'll just go with a regular 'ol Jack 'o lantern. Leaving it at that, I began to carve.
It's been two hours now, and finally everyone finished. I, myself, am quite happy with the results. The teeth were jagged at just the right angles, the nose and eyes were perfect triangles, and everything was proportioned just right.
"Now let's see what we have all created!" Sharon announced with an all-too-cheery smile.
At the same time, everyone turned their pumpkins around, revealing the hidden designs. My pumpkin, compared to all of theirs, looked like -well, maybe I shouldn't say that, but you get the point.
Oz's was a perfect rendition of his pocket watch. To give depth, he even scraped the sides so it wasn't cut all the way through. The watch's chain was perfectly chizzled and all of the intricate designs on the cover were perfect. That kid is some natural artist...
Sharon's was another thing to gawk about. She made an amazing rose. Let's just say, it's awesomeness and features were too overwhelming to describe.
Gil's was a gravestone. Not as detailed as the other pumpkins, but it was still really freaking amazing. It sort of looked like a cross with a circle around it. A small pocket watch was precariously perched on top. Despite the sadness -it is a grave after all-. it was actually really beautiful.
Though everyone else had carved art into his/her own gourd, Alice kind of-
"It's meat!" She proclaimed as she held her work out for all to see. Now that she pointed it out, I could barely see the resemblance of a chicken leg. Though, it was slightly impressive as she used her B-Rabbit scythe for the job. Eh, a pumpkin is a pumpkin, no matter how strange. With a shurge of my shoulders, I gave my attention back to Sharon who had now stood from her seat.
"Now that we have our Jack 'o lanterns, let's light them and set them out for all to see!" And on Sharon led us with the next activity.
One pumpkin lighting and Halloween manor decorating later... (sorry, too lazy to write about these... I'll just get on with da candy!)
Sharon and I stood exasperated at the scene before us. Smashed fake gravestones littered the yard, scarecrows stood at odd angles, and orange and black streamers were strewn about. The whole yard was a complete mess, and the ones behind it were tangled in a large knot of streamers, still at each other's throats. The impressive thing is; They managed to do all of this in less than five minutes. It has to be some kind of world record!
"This is all your fault Seaweed Head!" Alice yelled as she threw a pumpkin at poor Gilbert.
He easily evaded. "Why is it my fault? You're the one who decided to use your scythe, you Stupid Rabbit!"
"Ok!" Fed up with all of the fighting, I easily went between the two and broke up the 'minor-ish' quarrel. "Sharon! What's next on the list? I wanna get candy!"
After getting over her shock at the sight of the yard, she replied. "After Break gets here, we can go trick-or-treating. But I haven't seen him all day." With a small sigh, she reviewed the damage of the yard once more.
"Then let's find him!" Letting go of Gil and Alice, I marched right up to the manor's front door. "Break! Get your butt out here! We need cand-" But I was cut off before I could finish my sentence as the door slammed right into my face.
"Hello everyone~" Break waved in his annoying manner. "Missed me?"
"OW!" After recovering from the possible head trauma, and discovering I now have a bloody nose, I gave him a menacing glare. "What the hell was that for? And what are you wearing?"
The outfit Break chose was definatly... Different... He wore a large baggy rainbow jumper that had blue and red frilly sleeves and collars. His hair was in the same style, yet a rainbow of streaks were dyed onto the long bangs that covered his left eye. On his head was a cone shaped hat with a pom pom on top. And on his feat were pointy shoes with bells on the toes. What was even more strange was the fact that his nose was painted cherry red. And too top it all off, Emily was dressed as -what?- a jester of some sort. He usual dress now green and purple and her normal hair bow was replaced by a small jester's hat.
"Can't you see? We're clowns!" Everyone gave him questioning looks as he continued. "I am always called a 'Stupid Clown', correct? Well, after pondering my newest Halloween costume, I figured why not?"
"Sure..." I hesitantly looked from person to person.
"Now, aren't we going trick-or-treating?" Slight nods came from everyone as we all made our way down the path that led to a next door town.
Best. Halloween. Ever.
