AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm thinking about time jumping in every other chapter now. I'm trying to keep Belle updated about the war going on back home but seeing as the Weasley's are under surveillance, she hasn't been told about the Golden Trio infiltrating the Ministry. And jumping to the Christmas Holidays, where I plan on Belle getting into contact with the Twins again, is too much of a time jump so I'm going to get there in a few chapters.

But before Belle gets any bad news, I want her to actually have some fun without Elena, Bonnie, or Damon bothering her.

So, just for the hell of it, here's a Halloween chapter!

Halloween was just less than twenty-four hours away and Caroline had Belle in a tizzy. Ever since Belle had become a temporary guest in the Mikaelson home, Caroline was there more often getting to know her more and getting along better with Rebekah. Surprisingly, now that Caroline wasn't working with the others to get rid of the remaining Originals, Rebekah had let herself befriend the baby vampire and actually called her a friend.

When talk of Halloween came up, Caroline was more than shocked to find out that Belle had never dressed up for the day. Sure, Hermione and Harry had told her of the muggle tradition of dressing up in costume and collecting candy, but she was never allowed outside of the Wizarding World to take part in the muggle tradition. Now though, since Caroline was in her life, Caroline had made it her duty to dress Belle up and walk around town enjoying the night as kids ran about trick-or-treating for candy.

So while Caroline searched, and searched, and searched for the perfect outfit for Belle, she completely forgot about her own.

"Will you stop the pacing, Caroline?" Rebekah sighed from her spot sitting against the headboard of her bed. "It's just a silly costume for crying out loud."

"A silly costume? A silly costume?!" Caroline shrieked. "It's Halloween, Rebekah. You have to know how important having a costume is."

Rebekah shrugged as Belle hid her amusement. "I really don't." She admitted. "I've never dressed up either and all the time I did dress up for some event, I ended up not being able to go." She narrowed her eyes at Caroline.

"And I've apologized for my friend's actions in the past." Caroline grumbled. "Can you please stop bringing it up?"

"Mhm. Well-" Rebekah trailed off. "If I must dress up, I've still got my flapper dress from the twenties. I guess I can wear that."

"Ugh. That's going to be so cute." Caroline whined. "Why didn't I think of wearing one of my school dance dresses?!"

Caroline continued to pace as Belle grinned at her. "You can always wear my costume."

"No!" Caroline shouted. "Besides, Laura Croft has dark hair and you have dark hair so it works for you. And-" She waved Belle off. "She has the gun holsters that are attached to her thighs and I figured you can have your wand in plain view without other people questioning it."

"True." Belle sighed. "Well, what about a witch?" Her lips twitched in amusement.

"Done it." Caroline shook her head.

"I'm sure you have." Belle smiled knowingly. "But you haven't been my type of witch before." At Caroline's look of confusion, she explained further. "School girl witch? I have my uniform shirts, vests, skirts, ties, and robes put away in my room." Caroline's eyes lit up. "I even have the pointy hat and a real broom that flies."

"No way!"

"Yes." Belle laughed. "And I can readjust the size and length of the uniform to your liking."

"Done. I'll be your kind of witch." Caroline jumped happily in place as she smiled at her friend.

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The night of Halloween quickly fell upon the town of Mystic Falls and as the sun started to fall, parents took the opportunity to help their children finish up their last minute trick-or-treating. Though the animal attacks had fallen greatly in number, the parents of Mystic Falls didn't want to risk it so they went out when the sun was still lingering in the sky.

Since Belle was going to adjust Caroline's outfit at the last minute, Caroline had opted to get ready at the Mikaelson home though neither Klaus or Stefan knew what they were doing when the girls locked and warded themselves in Rebekah's room.

Rebekah was the first one dressed, she having known exactly how to do her hair and makeup that matched that of her white, silver beaded flapper dress from the 20s. The dress fell down to her knees but with a quick wave from Belle's wand, the hem line of the dress now stopped mid-thigh. A silver beaded headband was placed around Rebekah's head, a pure white feather sticking up in the back.

"You look gorgeous!" Belle beamed at her vampire friend. "I bet the 20s were fun."

Rebekah grinned over at the witch from her seat in front of her vanity mirror. "It had it's moments."

Second up was Caroline who Belle had stripped down to her undergarments and slipped on the pieces of uniform that Caroline wanted. With a plain white short sleeve button down shirt and a plain black skirt on, Belle got to work on readjusting the lengths since the sizes were perfect. The bottom half of the shirt was left unbuttoned so Caroline pulled together the ends and tied it in a knot at midriff. The pale skin of Caroline's stomach was on view seeing as the skirt sat just below her navel. And instead of the skirt falling to her knees, Caroline had Belle shorten it to a little above mid-thigh.

"Is it a rule that all girls must dress as provocative as they can on Halloween night?" Rebekah mused as she took in Caroline's outfit.

"Shutup." Caroline's lips twitched in amusement. "Halloween in the one night of the year that you can show as much skin as you want without others judging you." She turned from side to side to make sure the length was okay as she checked herself out in the mirror. "What else can I add in?"

Rebekah shrugged as Belle reached into her trunk, pulling out black stockings, a green and silver Slytherin tie, and her black and green Slytherin robe that tied at the neck and billowed behind her when she walked.

"I don't have any shoes you'd like but I'm sure Rebekah has something in a heel you can borrow." Belle smiled at her as she started to tie the tie around Caroline's neck. "How are you doing your hair?"

"Pigtails." Caroline immediately answered. "It has to be in pigtails to complete the school girl witchy vibe."

Belle chuckled. "Alright. The hat and robe is on the bed for when you're finished with your hair."

Caroline nodded as she got to work on her hair, Rebekah sneaking up behind Belle with a shopping bag in hand. "And here's your costume. Get dressed."

As Rebekah moved to readjust Caroline's pigtails so that they were even, Belle stripped and slipped into her costume. She was dressing up as someone that Caroline called Lara Croft and didn't have any complaints seeing as her costume was pretty much regular clothing. She wore the smallest black shorts she'd ever worn in her life, a plain black belly tee that fitted to her every curve, and a surprisingly heavy belt and gun holster around her waist. Fake guns were glued to her outer thighs in their designated holsters, her wand attached to her inner forearm in another holster seeing as it could be pulled off as part of her costume if anyone paid attention to it. When Belle was slipping on the feminine combat boots that came up to mid-calf, Rebekah and Caroline looked at her in awe.

Belle could really pull off the costume.

"Just one more thing." Caroline smirked as she got to work on putting Belle's hair into a braid, a few bangs left untouched so they fell in her face. "And now we're done."

The girls stood in a circle, taking in each other's appearances as they smiled widely at one another. "The boy's are going to think we're mad." Rebekah chuckled. "Come on, let's go show them."

"Wait, wait, wait!" Belle scrambled over to her truck, her arm completely disappearing into the bottom and pulled out an antique looking camera. "We're going to need pictures before we set out." She said.

"Yes and that's what our phones are for." Rebekah eyed the camera with distaste.

Belle shrugged as she looked at the camera in her hands. "Trust me, you're going to want a copy of the picture I take."

"If you say so." Caroline sing-songed. "Now come on, we got boys to surprise.

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"What do you think they're up to?" Stefan mumbled. He and Klaus were sitting in the study, each holding a glass of their preferred drink as they waited for the girls to come back downstairs.

"I have no idea." Klaus grumbled. Since he had been left alone with Stefan, the atmosphere was slightly tense with neither his sister, Belle, or Caroline to defuse any situation they might get themselves into.

Luckily, they hadn't gotten themselves into any arguments and wouldn't be getting into any seeing as they could finally hear the girls making their way downstairs. They could hear the girls snickering and Caroline whispering but they couldn't exactly make out what she was saying. As their footsteps got closer, Klaus and Stefan turned towards the door to see their entrance.

Rebekah was the first to enter, her grin widening into a full blown smile when her brother and Stefan quirked an eyebrow in curiosity almost simultaneously. Caroline entered second, Stefan's gaze immediately roaming over her and taking in every detail of her outfit, and then finally in came Belle. She tried to keep her face void of any emotion but the second she made eye contact with Stefan, she laughed at his look of shock and completely missed Klaus' gaze lingering on her form longer than normal.

"Tomb Raider, really?" He asked her.

Belle shrugged. "Don't ask me. Caroline picked it out."

"And you?" Klaus turned to Caroline. "What exactly are you?"

"A student of.. Hogwarts." She beamed proudly at having remembered the name of Belle's school. "I'm a Slytherin student."

"Slutty school girl." Rebekah coughed behind her hand though she meant no real insult by the way she winked at Caroline.

"Belle let me borrow her uniform." Caroline explained. "And we just adjusted the lengths and voila. I'm a witchy school girl."

"And 'bekah is dressed from the 20s." Klaus mused. "While this is all amusing and appealing to the eyes, why are you dressed like this?"

"Halloween, duh?" Caroline scoffed. "We're going to walk around town for a bit to see everyone trick-or-treating."

Klaus' eyes widened a bit as he looked at all the girls. "Dressed like that? Are you all mad?!"

"Told you." Rebekah snorted.

"No! We're not." Belle huffed. "Caroline said it's tradition so we're going out."

"Yeah." Caroline jumped in. "And plus, Belle needs a bit of a cheer up since she hasn't heard any updates from back home so for one night, we're just going to have fun." Her hands were now rested on her hips as she glared at Klaus and Stefan. "So, are you going to come with us or not?"

Stefan made a face at Klaus before shrugging. "I've got nothing else to do tonight so sure." He stood up and made his way to stand with the girls.

They all turned to look expectantly at Klaus, Belle sticking out her lower lip at him hoping he'd fall for the pout which he did. With a roll of his eyes, he stood. "Fine. Lead the way."

"Yes!" Belle fist-pumped. "But if you two are going with us, you need to look the part."

"I'm not dressing up." Stefan said at the same time Klaus said, "You're crossing the line, love."

"Relax." Belle smirked at them. "From what Caroline tells me, Halloween is about dressing up. You can pick whatever costume you like and no-one questions it."

"Your point being?" Klaus tried to hurry her up.

"My point.." Belle glared at Klaus for a split second to which he smirked at her. "-is that you're a hybrid and you're a vampire." She flicked her gaze back and forth between Klaus and Stefan. "Let your true faces show. If anyone questions it, we can just say you're wearing contacts, a bit of makeup, and clip on fangs."

Caroline beamed, not having thought of that herself, and turned to Stefan practically pleading with her eyes for him to do it. "Well, it could work." He stated slowly as he tore his gaze away from Caroline to look at Klaus who was already sporting his fangs.

"What?" Klaus shrugged with a fangy smile. "It was actually a clever idea."

Stefan rolled his eyes before letting his vampire visage come to the surface and Belle smiled happily at everyone, seeing as this was her first Halloween in the muggle world. "Hold it!" Rebekah called out. "If we really are doing this, we need to take pictures before we mess up our costumes and makeup."

"You're pushing it, Rebekah."

"No, she's not, Nik." Belle teased him. "I actually wanted a picture of this too." The boys had finally seen the camera in her hands though they didn't make a comment about it.

"Hurry up." Klaus sighed as Rebekah shoved her phone into his hands.

"I need one of me and the girls." She told him. "And then with Stefan."

"Me too!" Caroline tossed Stefan her phone.

They all took turns taking pictures, the first being an all girl photo followed by Stefan and Caroline, then Stefan and Rebekah. Caroline then pulled Belle into a photo of just them two and then shoved her towards Stefan and snapped a photo of them as well.

Seeing Klaus standing all alone in the corner and watching them, Belle beckoned him over with her finger and a grin. "No." He flat out refused.

"Come on, Nik. I need one of you, me, and Rebekah!" She pouted.

"No."

"Don't be a spoil sport."

"No."

"Rebekah!" Belle groaned. "Tell your git of a brother to come take a picture with us."

Klaus smirked at her whining. "Just take the picture, Nik." His sister glared at him. "Don't spoil Belle's first Halloween with us and have fun for once."

Klaus pushed himself off the wall, making his way towards them with a pout of his own as Rebekah happily gave Stefan her phone so he could snap the picture as Caroline got her own phone ready to snap the picture. Belle then stood between the siblings, wrapping her arms around each of their waists and leaning her head on Rebekah's shoulder. Rebekah smiled at her, wrapping her own arm around Belle's waist while Klaus settled for draping his arm over Belle's shoulders.

Rebekah and Caroline seemed content with their pictures but before anyone could disperse, Belle held them back. "One more picture, a group picture, and then we can leave!"

The boys groaned while the girls happily dragged them to stand in a line with their backs against the bookcase. Belle set up her magical camera on the desk in front of them, not bothering to tell them that the picture taking started five seconds before the flash and ended five seconds after. She wanted to see their reactions when she made them all copies and they watched themselves moving in the picture.

Putting the self-timer on to give her a few seconds to get settled in with the group, Belle hurriedly skipped over to them, choosing to stand on the end next to Klaus. "Boys, make sure your faces are on display for this picture." She looked up at Klaus in time to see him roll his eyes but let his fangs fall and eyes glow without complaint. Looking over at Stefan, the black veins slithered to the surface and his fangs dropped as well. "Get ready!" She warned them though she knew that camera had already started to commit their forms to the film.

"Say trick-or-treat!" Caroline beamed and Belle was the only one to actually say it.

After the flash, Belle smiled widely before looking at Klaus only to find him grinning down at her. Her breath caught in her throat before she slowly smirked at him and looked away.

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Once they were standing in the driveway outside, they each looked around the cars and tried to figure out who was going with who.

"Why don't we just run to Town Square?" Caroline suggested. "We're going to be walking around anyway."

Rebekah and Stefan shared a look before looking over to Caroline and Klaus, their gazes finally landing on Belle. "Wh-.." She was cut off by being lifted by Klaus and watched as the scenery around them suddenly blurred together. She fought against shutting her eyes and managed to keep them open long enough to see the second they stopped in a darkened alley. "Warn me next time you do that!" She lightly elbowed Klaus in the sides.

"Why, did I frighten you, Arabelle?" He teased her, his arm still wrapped tightly around her. The way her name rolled off his tongue made her gulp.

"No, Niklaus, you didn't." If he was going to use her full name, she'd use his. "I fly on a broom so speed doesn't bother me."

"Speaking of brooms." Caroline broke them apart with a knowing grin. "You, Belle, are going to show me that you really can fly one of these days."

"Yeah, yeah. I know." She inched away from Klaus to stand next to Rebekah and Caroline. "Now shush and show me why you like Halloween so much." She linked arms with the girls and dragged them out of the alley.

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They spent hours walking around town, taking in the variety of costumes that some children, teenagers, and even adults were wearing. Belle had caught sight of a set of parents who were dressed as cows and made a remark of how that would've been the perfect costume for Elena. Stefan had snorted in amusement, Klaus hiding his amused smile at how feisty Belle was being. She really didn't like the doppleganger.

Belle suggested they stop by The Grill for a quick drop in when she saw Matt working the bar and dragged Rebekah with her. When Matt had spotted them, he complimented them on their costumes and gave them free drinks for being dressed up. When Klaus and Stefan came forward, he shook his head at them seeing at how careless they were being with their faces transformed.

Once the drinks were finished and Rebekah assured Matt that her brother and Stefan were in costume and not on the lookout for food, the group left to walk some more. As they passed the shops, some of the owners were outside passing out candy to the kids but some owners were kind enough to offer them candy as well.

After a good couple of hours of eating candy, walking around, and snapping more photos, Klaus had finally had enough. They were making their way back to the darkened alley so no-one would see them suddenly disappear when they ran back to Klaus' home but when Klaus put his arm around Belle to carry her again, she stopped him.

"Wait!" She looped her arm through his before he could wrap it around her. "Since we used your way of transportation here, we're going to use mine to get back."

"And what exactly is your way of transportation?"

Belle merely grinned as she flicked her free wrist and gripped her wand in her hand. Looking over at Rebekah, she winked. "We'll see you at home." And before Klaus could ask her what she was doing, they were suddenly gone with a pop.

Once his feet met solid ground, Klaus stumbled a couple of steps backwards. "What.. was.. that?" He held back his sudden urge to vomit for once since he was turned into a vampire."

"Apparition." Belle held back a laugh. "My means of travel."

Klaus clenched his teeth, glaring at her. "We are never, ever traveling by your means again!"