A/N: DOUBLE HALLOW'S EVE SPECIAL BECAUSE SCREW MY TIRED MIND AND BODY DEMANDING SLEEP FROM ME! I GOT DIS! WOOOOOOOOOOO! *Falls asleep at the keyboard*
The Great Hallowing's Eve Festival (Beacon Past)
Cinder looked at Nemo, who looked at her from his hip. It was a couple seconds before Cinder screamed.
"WHAT IN THE OUM'S NAME!?"
Nemo smiled, from his hip, and tried to come her down, still on his hip. Cinder continued to freak out. Her headless partner was too busy being headless and Cinder was enjoying a mental breakdown of epic proportions while also trying to figure out how to get her partner back for this at a later date. Because once you go Nemo, you don't get a bloody break.
Cinder glared at his neck, where his head was supposed to be. She even examined the stump, and found it too realistic. She even took her Partner's head from him and juggled it around, much to his amusement.
Cinder then smiled at the head, who smiled back, and then proceeded to smash the head into the ground.
"OW! What the heck!?"
Cinder continued to smile as she kicked the head around the room like one of those sport balls that involved balls, and kicking… and balls… and overdramatic acting? Something like that. All the while the headless body pursued Cinder around the room. Cinder enjoyed herself from her partner's pain. It was the only thing that helped keep her sane when dealing with this guy.
Cinder readied her leg for one final kick before Nemo's headless body tackled her to one of the beds. She glared at the stump only to find out that… Nemo's body was much larger than usual… Then she realized…
"Oh no! Did I ruin your costume?" Because I better. Fucking asshole giving me a fucking scare like that I swear to Oum if that was his real head though…
"Kinda? Maybe I should put a helmet on this thing." replied a slightly muffled Nemo voice from inside his chest.
Zzzzzzzzzziiiiiiippppppppppppp
Nemo smiled at Cinder from inside his chest. Cinder poked him in the eyes.
"AGHHHHHH! EYES! PAIN! OW!"
Oh yes… If Cinder wasn't enjoying this right now...Wait… She was enjoying this. Revenge does taste good! Well, if done in some forms rather than others. Cinder stopped her revenge to look her partner in the eye and asked,
(20 Minutes Later of Nemo rolling around in Pain)
"What are you supposed to be anyway?" Cinder said coldly as she stared at her recovering partner.
A cacophony of sounds entered the room as Nemo's closet doors opened up to reveal a suit of armor.
"A Dullahan obviously."
Cinder guffawed at her Partner… Of course, he of all people would think of dressing up as a mythological spirit and be able to pull it off. She contented to watch her headless partner put a helmet on his disembodied head and put on the rest of the armor. He even added a choker to his headless stump of a neck.
Then he pulled out a goddamn scythe. One of those big ass ones that look like they were more suited for reaping human and faunus lives than the food that they all required. He even added fake blood to it to make it more "realistic".
Cinder decided to be a fire priestess because why not. It was simple and she already had the costume from last year's Great Hallowing's Eve, though she never used it. It was a tight fit but Cinder got in alright. She didn't notice Nemo had gotten her a candy bag until she reached out for one.
Oh yeah… She changed in front of her partner. Eh. They were close enough so that it didn't get awkward. I-it wasn't like she liked the idiot or anything! Though she kinda wished that he acted embarrassed or something like in those animated cartoons she watched.
IT'S NOT CARTOONS! IT IS ART! she shouted back at her condescending conscious.
(30 Minutes after Cinder decided to Dress-up)
The Dullahan and the Flame Priestess walked down Beacon's halls. Gathering many eyes on them as the pair passed. Many males, and some females, watched the duo pass and wished to say something but couldn't. Because who would want to stop the giant armored woman with a very sharp looking scythe?
The armored harbinger of death carried her head on her hip, as if somehow making it more obvious that she was a Dullahan. Not to mention the kinda real facial reactions the head made when talking to people, some swore that they saw blood drip from the neck. If not for the missing head many people would've assumed that Nemo just dressed up as a giant knight, to protect the priestess she stood next to.
Cinder was in a very cute costume. It was very reminiscent of clothing that the Shrine Priestesses wear, that live all over Remnant but mostly in Mistral and Menagerie. It's combination of bright reds, dark reds, and black created a flame pattern on the top and at the bottom of the pants. Its sash also had a similar flame pattern. Not only that she also got to wear flame boots to boot! It was a simple if not effective costume to wear.
Her partner was in a suit of pure black metal, wrapped in a tattered cloak of purple and gold. His scythe was also of the same material as her armor, even the wooden pole that it was attached to was made of a dark wood material. Overall, nothing screamed "I AM DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS." Than the massive warrior next to Cinder.
(Beacon Campus Grounds)
The Festival was in full tilt as hundreds of students in various costumes enjoyed the wide array of free food and drink handed out by the Campus Staff and Organized Clubs.
Cinder was busy wandering the grounds while Nemo followed, often the girl had to drag her partner by his hand in order to get the massive- but still headless- warrior around. Many people thought the pair were cute, and many men were saddened by the fact that one of their goddesses may in fact like the same gender as herself.
"Look at all the stuff Nemo! Isn't it wonderful!?" She said with glee, a bright smile adorned Cinder's face as she felt childish glee fill her up.
"Bright…" Was all her Partner said, even his fake head seemed to have the expression of being overwhelmed by all that was happening around him. Cinder heard this and looked at her partner with a worried expression.
"What's wrong Nemo?"
Nemo, and his fake head, looked back at Cinder gave a shy smile.
"It's… new… To me… Where people can be happy. No… Things to fight… But… Could this be… Peace?" Nemo said in wonder. His fake face emulated this new found sense with a small smile. Cinder felt her heart beat a little faster but ignored that feeling.
"What do you mean by 'Could this be peace'?" She asked but Nemo ignored her and gestured for Cinder to continue walking onward, causing Cinder to puff out her cheeks and decided to show Nemo best part of the Great Hallowing's Eve Festival.
Going and collecting all the sugary sweet things. At this point everyone was at a so-called "truce" with each other but the minute they all touched something that wasn't on Beacon. It became an all-out war against each other for the number one spot of having the most candy. Luckily, Cinder already knew about this tradition though who didn't after all Beacon was internationally famous for its crazy yet enjoyable traditions.
Cinder dragged her partner with her to the air docks in which the duo managed to grab seats before the rest of the school crammed themselves into the shuttle.
Touchdown, The War Begins
It took one second, and in that one second did all hell break loose. Beacon Students from all years began to fight each other, including the entire Staff bar the Headmaster and Headmistress, as they raced across the city of Vale.
Cinder ran as fast as her legs could carry her, grabbing as much candy she could from one place to another. Her partner was carrying a very large sack already and another in his hands that was slowly filling up with candy. His eyebrow raised in question as to why people would do such a thing in the first place.
The pavement began to explode around the duo as a group of Beacon Students spotted them and attempted to steal the large sacks of candy. Nemo looked at Cinder who nodded as if conveying a message to go and kick their asses. Nemo's fake head grinned and was thrown at the leading person in the group. Knocking the student down and tangling their limbs up with their teammates. Not before the Group screamed in terror as the Headless Knight descended upon them wielding his scythe like Death Himself had descended upon them.
Nemo left a group of foaming-at-the-mouth students as he picked up his fake head and walked back to Cinder. If he had a tail it would be wagging so hard right now. Because Cinder just patted fake head Nemo on the head.
This went on for several more times as everytime Cinder was able to fill another bag up, another bunch of saps would try to take away her horde. So she would sick her Guardian to make them scream like the little girls they were. Which he often did as a Headless Knight running at you or descending towards you wielding a scythe after he had thrown his head at them was very scary.
It also didn't help when he kept chanting "Watashi wa okotte iru nda to iwa rete kimashita. Mir wurde gesagt, ich sei verrückt. Sed non potes dicere, cum corpus mortuum?" He was a goddamn fucking walking gibberish machine. A one that could kick ass and take names. And there was plenty of ass and a ton of names.
She swore that she crushed the Hopes and Dreams of dozens of her fellow students, she wasn't destined to Save The World but she sure as hell make sure that no-one else could take top spot at Beacon.
(Three Hours and about Two Hundred Kicked asses Later)
Cinder and Nemo sat in their room. They had a horde of candy so large it would've given a dragon more than just one cavity. Cinder sat upon a throne made of candy, her partner was trying to find his bed and struggling quite hard.
Cinder enjoyed watching him struggle.
Life was good for the two.
A/N: YAY! I DID ITS! WOOTS!
*The thing that Nemo chants is a mix of Japanese/German/Latin of "I've been told I'm angry. I've been told I'm mad. But can you can you say it, when your body is dead?" It's a mantra I tell myself everytime I play a Berserker-type character. Yeah… I also say this out loud when I play games or game with friends or spar…
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