well, i know it is a bit early, but i decided to go ahead and get this up and posted ^^ Halloween is one of my favorite holidays~

Etro's Eve is a holiday i made up for Cocoon's version of Halloween. around twilight, people celebrate and children dress up and are given free candy, and some eidolons will appear and put on a show along with fireworks. by night when all is asleep, the eidolon named Leviathan comes and wisk away all the living spirits and takes them to Valhalla, there, all family and friends that were deceased will meet with the loved ones that are still living. the rest of the night will be spent as a reunion in Valhalla. by morning, all the living spirits have faded back onto Cocoon and the rest of the day is spent as rest, recollection, thankfulness, and the prayer to Etro for a long and satisfying life.

this holiday is also appearing in The Black Knight (zackxlightning), and it might also appear in Forgetting Reality (noctisxlighting)

and this has a little implied cidxlightning chapter and a guest character, that is another brooder ;) and denzel and lightning have no blood relations, takes place after Survivor (which took place after FF13)

enjoy!

Etro's Eve Part 1

The evening was filled with flashing lights and eager giggles as the Farron residence prepared to ship off into the ghoul filled night.

Lightning though, was finding that this particular preparation was becoming a bit of a chore.

"They look fine Serah," the eldest Farron stressed, rolling her eyes at her younger sister.

Serah merely hummed, crouched before the two boys, tugging and adjusting their costumes. Even they looked like they were turning grim.

"Come on Serah, we're going to miss all the candy," Denzel encouraged, backing up his guardian.

"I think we look fine too," Dajh backed.

Chobi the chocobo chick chirped in agreement, titling her head at the youngest Farron, eyeing everyone from her perch on the boy's shoulder.

Serah stepped back, inspecting her work with the two. One hand curled around her chin, while her arm rested on her crossed arm, loosely hugging her side as she debated. "I don't know," she admitted.

"Serah!" the boys whined.

"They look fine," Lightnign stressed.

"Sis, you never cared about how you looked ever, I learned a long time ago not to trust your judgement on this," Serah insisted, lightly scowling at all three of them. In return, all three of them rolled their eyes.

Honestly, Lightning thought the boys looked fine. Denzel's costume was based off his favorite Eidolon, coincidentally, that was Odin, Lightning's past comrade. Looking at Denzel dressed up as the Eidolon brought mixed feelings to her, truthfully. There was sadness of the separation, during her time as a l'Cie, Odin supported her emotionally, reminded her of their goals, and always backed her up in fights.

There was a chance that she might see him tonight; Valhalla and living world became one in the night during Etro's Eve, the departed and Eidolons will appear to mingle with the living. She hoped to see Odin there along with her own parents.

And despite what Serah said, Lightning did care, especially since this was her faithful companion. But it looked like Denzel had managed to get enough "charity" money from some in the GC and among their friends to get what he needed for his costume.

He wore an ivory helmet with a pair of golden horns, white "armor" with green and gold designs, he had a large shield on one arm, and a s shaped sword in the other. The pants he wore were black, though he did have white boots on.

For a costume, Lightning really did find that Denzel did a good job.

Still, probably best to pay back everyone for that "charity". Fang had made it very clear that her adopted son pestered them till they gave him some money. Cid Raines, Rygdea, Snow, and Amodar were Denzel's biggest donators as well.

She had to lecture them all later for spoiling Denzel, especially Snow. If her son turned into a brat, she was going after the "favorite" uncle, especially with the contest he held against Rygdea. Denzel both called them uncles, and being the competitive men they were, did what they could to spoil the boy.

She'd probably evil eye Rygdea for a day, he was intimidated by her evil eyes.

Amodar and Raines were probably going to get a warning; Amodar practically turned into Denzel's grandfather, she doubted there was much she could do to slow that man down.

Now for Cid...

She didn't quite know what she would do with him, she wasn't sure if she knew anymore. After Cocoon's Fall, Cid was in the same hospital as Denzel, with mental problems. Dysley had purposely messed with the poor general's head, there were even implications that he had been brainwashed and tortured by that fal'Cie.

She had found his room when she was going to see Denzel, and she had been shocked still to see him as such a broken mess. Cid had been there for in her first year at the Academy, and graduated the next. She had thought that was the last she'd see him, then they were allies fighting against fal'Cie.

Like with Denzel, she had visited Cid a lot as well, helping him along with his recovery till he was back on his own two feet. Afterwards, when they both were back in the GC for good, he started appearing more in her life than before.

Lightning got used to it, but she didn't know what their relationship was anymore.

"Light, can we go now?" Dajh's whine snapped her out, she perked up, glancing down at Dajh, dressed in black with an eye patch over one eye and a chocobo chick on his shoulder; he and Denzel were staring at her with pleading eyes, a looming Serah behind them.

Flashing them a grin, she reached down, ruffling both their hair. "Yeah," she said, ignoring Serah's huff, "lets go."

costumes and the inspirations:

Denzel's costume is Odin pretty much, his favorite Eidolon.

Dajh is based off Fury from Avengers, i cracked up laughing when i thought of fury with an afro and a chocobo chick on his shoulder.