I'm baaack~ it's been almost a month already! How time flies when you're sick, right?
Disclaimer: I own LoK naught~
"I still don't comprehend the purpose of this, what did you call it? Hallowsweed?"
"It's Halloween, Eska~" I corrected, laughing. "It's an interesting story. It all started a few hundred years ago, when all the evil spirits would go out and cause mischief and mayhem and scare the humans, but they could only come out one night every year. And I bet you can guess what night that is, huh?"
"October thirty-first," Eska concluded, nodding.
"Very good!" I applauded, digging in my purse for my sketch book. I pulled it out, opening to page one.
"Why do you already have a picture book ready?" Eska asked, narrowing her eyes.
"I am always prepared for any situation," I replied. "Now, the humans began to pick up on this patter, something the evil spirits hoped would never happen (it's more fun to scare them when they don't expect it!). So-"
"These drawings are atrocious-"
"You're atrocious! As I was saying, the humans began to stay inside on every thirty-first of October until, decades later, they decided 'This is our world; why should we hide in fear of the spirits that don't even belong here!' So, on the first of October, the next year, every town gathered to make scaaary~ costumes, and they worked on them every day until October thirtieth, when the humans decided they were scary enough to do what they needed. The next day, when the clock stuck five-"
"I was under the impression that you said this occurred centuries ago?"
"Yeah, it did," I replied, slightly annoyed that she interrupted me.
"Well, they wouldn't have clocks since Varrick just invented them within the past year."
"Well, uh…you see…um…oh-S-shut up, Eska!" I snapped, pouting. "Like I was saying, when it turned five o'clock and the sun began to descend, a dozen, no, uh, a trillion evil spirits sulked into the human world, dreading another boring day of trying to scare people (Everyone always stayed inside, so they never had anyone to scare!)."
"But when the spirits split up (thirteen in a group), they were terrified to see millions of monsters had eaten all the humans! And the humans disguised as monsters chased them out of their town and all the way back to their evil~ spirit portal, and the evil spirits left! Every year they returned, and every year they were chased off until they concluded to block off the portal and never again return to return to bother the humans."
"Then why is it that we still dress up?" Eska asked, staring at me in confusion.
"Because it's fun to pretend to be someone you're not," I replied simply.
"Then, you're saying that entire tale was pointless?"
"Um…yeah~ I guess it was," I nodded, biting my lip. "Huh…oh well!"
"Those drawings were horrendous."
"Oh…" I muttered, bowing my head in shame, letting the book fall through my fingers.
"There, there, my wee ostrich-piglet," Eska soothed, patting my head. "Why don't we continue our search for costumes for you and Desna?"
I snapped my head up, my eyes sparkling. "And you and Bo-Bear!"
"Yes, us too."
… … … … … … …
After over an hour of looking around, going from costume shop to costume shop, we were ready to give up when-
"Stop!" I shouted, flinging my arm is Eska's way so that she'd stop.
"What?! What is it?!" she demanded, looking around, a piece of her pretzel hanging out of her mouth.
I laughed at her for a minute before she sent me a death glare that immediately shut me up. I cleared my throat. "I had an idea," I told her.
Well? What is it?"
"We should be the HTTYD gang," I offered, pointing to one of the costumes on the shelves.
"The…what?"
I blinked. "Well you know~ Varrick's new mover? The one that doesn't use real people? How to Train Your Dragon? Hiccup, Astrid, Fishlegs, Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut?" I stated, trying to illicit a response, but all I got in return was a blank stare.
I sighed heavily. "Raaahhh! Come with me!" I commanded, grabbing her sleeve and dragging he rout of the store.
"Where are we going? I thought we were supposed to 'bask in the frivolity of costume shopping'?"
"Stop using my words against me! Besides that was before!"
"Before what, Kalika?"
"Before I found out how meaningless and insignificant your life is!"
Eska shoot her head in shock. "I'm…offended."
"Shut up and let's go~" I laughed, pushing her towards my new Sato-Mobile. "Get in, get in!" starting the vehicle, I grabbed the car-phone, putting it to my ear as I dialed a number.
After a few rings, it picked up. "You have reached the almighty, the totally awesome and spectacular Bolin~ Speak and you shall be heard."
"Bo, your girlfriend has never seen HTTYD," I deadpanned.
There was a gasp, overdramatic and kind of funny. "What?" he squeaked in response.
"And I'm willing to bet that her brother hasn't either."
"What do you want me to do?" he asked, scared.
"Gather the Gang, meet at my house," I commanded. "And bring snacks."
"Got it. I'll see you in thirty."
… … … … … … …
The six of us sat on my couch, staring at the screen. Mako looked bored, his arms crossed over his chest. I wasn't surprised since Bo and I made him watch it at least twenty times in the past week. Bolin and I were staring at the end credits with tears in our eyes. "Wasn't that beautiful?!" I shouted, clasping my hands together.
"It was…decent," Eska replied. Her twin didn't respond. We all turned to him expectantly.
"Desna?" I prompted, scooting closer to him.
"I…I…" Desna's eyes darted around nervously. "It was the most spectacular mover I have yet to see! No…no offense, Bolin."
"No, no, I get it," Bolin replied, hands up.
""Yay! Dessy Bear loves it!" I cheered, clapping. I grabbed his wrist, dragging him out of the apartment. Bolin prompted Eska to come along, and they followed closely after us. Korra and Mako looked at each other, shrugging before following after us.
… … … Halloween Night … … …
I laughed evilly, holding up my two sacks of candy triumphantly. Turning to the twins, I stuck my tongue out at them. "I bet you two losers don't have a night where you can get candy that may or may not have been poisoned for free!" I laughed again, shoving a fun size Snickers in my mouth. "I don't get why they call it fun sized, there's nothing fun about smaller than average candy, but boy do I love it! Whoo!"
"Kika!" Bolin shouted, chucking an Almond Joy bar at me. I caught it, shoving it in my bag. After digging for a few minutes before I found a Twix bar for him.
"What's up?"
"I bet Varrick'll be giving out full-sized candy bars~" Bolin stated, waggling his eyebrows.
"Then what in Vaatu's name are we here for?!" I demanded. "Come, twins, Bo, Makyo~, Korralala!"
Bolin and I skipped ahead without waiting for the others.
"I…think she's had too much candy," Mako muttered to Korra quietly as he watched the two of us laughing hysterically. "Bolin too…"
"Yeah…" Korra sweatdropped, watching us chanting "Varrick's house! Varrick's house! Gotta Get full-sized candy bars!" over and over. "And we can't even call it a night because they're so excited for Varrick's candy bars…"
"Well, of course, we always could," Mako replied.
"That is so evil!" Korra laughed, punching Mako on the shoulder.
I turned around, seeing the two of them so far behind. "Hey, Stupid Eyebrows! Stop holding up Korra! We gotta go~" I called.
"My eyebrows aren't stupid!" he snapped back, clenching his fist in the air threateningly.
"Sorry, I couldn't hear you, your stupid eyebrows made my ears numb!"
"That doesn't even make any sense!"
"Just hurry up!"
… … … Varrick's House … … …
I stood behind Bolin, jumping up and down while he knocked on Varrick's grandiose door. It swung open quickly, Varrick jumping out with a large, goofy smile. "Hey! How are you guys?!" he exclaimed, spreading his arms. "Glad you could come! Well? What are you waiting for?! Come on in~!" he grabbed my and Bolin's collars, dragging us in his home while nodding to the others to follow. "Love the costumes, by the way."
"Thanks! I picked them out," I replied, grinning, straightening my lapel.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, but I agreed," Bolin interrupted.
"Like you would protest!"
… … … … … … …
"Ah, and here's someone I think you're familiar with," Varrick announced, leading me, Bolin and the twins over to a corner. "Shang, come over here!"
A boy, around our age, turned around, flashing an award winning smile our way. He was tall, at least six feet, with dark brown hair and golden brown eyes. I grinned. "Long time no see, hot stuff," I greet, punching him on the arm.
"Been a while, crocodile-goose," he replied, flicking my nose.
I laughed, turning to the others. "Guys, I have to introduce you to Shang!" I declared, gripping said boy's arm. "His grandfather had an affair with my grandma on Ember Island!"
"That's a little over exaggerated," Shang laughed. "They only kissed, and then your grandma started talking about world domination and stuff."
"Yeah, from what I hear, she was pretty clingy~"
"So where have you been? What have you been up to?" he asked.
"Oh, wow, that's a story! After I moved to Republic City, I met the avatar and…"
*Bolin's POV*
I turned to Desna, who was giving off a seriously depressing aura. Like, seriously, it was depressing. "Are you okay, buddy?" I asked, laying a hand on his back.
He shrugged me off. "Of course I'm fine," he replied stiffly.
"Brother, it doesn't do you well to lie to yourself," Eska stated, stepping closer. "Tell us the truth."
"I'm not fine," Desna said, bowing his head.
"What's wrong, buddy?" I asked, concerned for my (as Kika says) "future brother-in-law."
"Well, how would you feel when your romantic partner suddenly meets a past lover?" he demanded angrily.
"Oh…yeah…that's…that's horrible, man," I shook my head. "Boy, I feel for you. Just awful."
"Desna, where are you going?" Eska demanded as her brother sulked off in a different direction.
… … … … … … …
*Kika's POV*
"No, really!" I exclaimed, shaking my hands frantically. "The spirits came out of the engine!"
"That's crazy!" Shang snorted, his face bright red from laughing so hard. "But seriously, Desna?"
"Oh, don't say it like that," I pouted. "He may seem aloof, but once you get to know him, he's so sweet!"
"Well, I'm just glad you're so happy," he said, laying a hand on my shoulder. "You've really grown in the past few years."
"Aw, Shang~" I grinned, blushing. All of the sudden, Shang flew backwards. My eyes widened, and I turned to the perpetrator. "Desna? What the spirits, man?!" I demanded. "That's just the opposite of what mingling looks like-" I was cut off by Desna grabbing my face in his hands and pressing his mouth on my own. "Mmm?" I asked, shocked since Desna wasn't one for public displays of affection.
When he pulled away, he smirked, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. "You're mine," he said.
I giggled. "Obviously," I replied, rolling my eyes before flicking him on the forehead. "What would tell you otherwise?"
"I simply did not want you to return to your former lover," he stated.
I blinked, confused. "My former…? Oh! You mean-" I snorted a laugh. "You mean Shang? Hahaha! No way!" I turned around, waving for him to come over. "Shang-haha! Shang, Desna, he, haha, he thinks that we…hahaha…thinks that we're dating! Buahaha!"
Shang let out a bark of laughter, burying his face in his hands. "You and me?" he asked. I nodded. "That's-haha-that's disgusting!"
"Talk about gross," I replied, wiping the tears from my eyes. "Hehe…oh, Desna, you are a card!" I cleared my throat, taking the twin's hand in mine. "Dessy Bear, Shang is my second cousin, thrice removed."
"Dessy Bear?" Shang questioned, trying to hide his smirk.
"What? It's cute!" I defended, planting a kiss on my man's cheek.
*Somewhere Across the Room*
Bolin leaned over to his brother and Korra, whispering, "You know, I never much shipped Astrid and Tuffnut, but I think I could get used to it."
"Definitely," Korra nodded. "Nor did I ever think Hiccup and Snotlout would get together," she said, leaning up to peck Mako on the cheek.
"Bolin!" Eska called from across the room. "Come join me in this dance!"
"Coming, dear!" Bolin called, excusing himself before rushing over to his lady.
Mako turned to Korra before looking back at both couples now dancing on the floor. "No one saw Tuffstrid or Hiclout coming, but I've always known Fishlegs and Ruffnut would get together."
I was gonna make Hiccup and Snotlout's couple name be Snotcup! Hahaha!
Well, there you have it! The Halloween special! Did you like it!?
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Don't forget to watch your back, you never know what creepy creature may be lurking out there in the dark~
Loves and hugs, minions!
Yours psychotically,
Vee