Severus was looking through his recipe book 'Pump your cookin' with Miss Bumpkin' with full concentration, his sleeves were rolled up to his elbow, his hair were tied into ponytail and a maroon apron tie around his waist.

Behind him, at the kitchen table, his son Orion dressed in a wolf cub costume and across him the twins Lucas and Claus also dressed matched with him courtesy to Remus who gave them the costumes. The three children were busy drawing on their respective pumpkin to be carved out later.

This is what the scene Sirius walked into when he went to the kitchen to search for his spouse.

"Uncle Siri!" "Father!" The children greeted him.

"Hey there… cubs." He beamed at them. "The pumpkins look menacing." The three giggled and resume their drawing of scary faces on the pumpkins.

Sirius walked towards Severus who did not even notice him entering the kitchen earlier. "Severus?"

"Hmm?" Severus turned to him distractedly.

"What are you looking for?" asked Sirius.

"A recipe to turn all these pumpkin mash into a meal obviously" He pointed towards the whole mountain of pumpkin mash that have been removed from the pumpkin for the children.

"Mine finish!" Orion piped up from the table. "Ours too!" The twins said in unison.

Severus sighed and waved his hand so that the pumpkins were carved following the drawing on it, the children squealed happily seeing their finished pumpkin.

"Look! Uncle Siri, mine look the same like Uncle Sev when he's angwy." Lucas said innocently. Severus's eyes twitched dangerously.

Sirius sweat dropped, "Yeah kinda, why don't we go and light up our pumpkin outside then we can go find the treats I have hidden all over the manor."

"Yay!" Orion and the twins jumped off their chair with their pumpkins in hand and ran out the kitchen. Their wolf tails wagging happily.

"Why again do we agree to look after the twins?"

Sirius chuckled, "Well, Harry and Tom is visiting James and Lily with Nathaniel."

Since it was All Hallows Eve where the Dead can visit the Living, Harry decided to visit his parents with his eldest son and left the twins with the couple. Orion is very much delighted much to Severus' chagrin but since he did not want to see his only son upset, he just follow it through. Fenrir and Remus are busy with their pack since their power as werewolves also heightened during All Hallows Eve.

"Go and watch over them, make sure they didn't go to our room or to the basement," Severus warned his husband. Sirius nodded and kissed his spouse on the forehead obtaining a blush from Severus before he went to search for the children. Finally decided on making some traditional pumpkin pie, Severus set to work.

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"I found one!" Claus exclaimed as he held out a chocolate frog he found in some vase around the manor. So far the three of them found a bunch of sweets hidden by Sirius while Sirius watching over them. "Good, there's a lot more."

Orion and Lucas burst from a room in their hands and little cauldron full of sweets. And they apparently ate some already judging from the mess around their mouths.

Severus walked out of the kitchen, "Sirius, bring the children. Dinner is ready. "

"Yes sir! " Sirius answered playfully and ushered the children to wash their hands before seated around the table.

Sirius sniffed the delicious aroma, "Hmmm… pumpkin pie." Severus diligently cut the pie into pieces and served them to the three children plus one adult.

"How's your treats hunt?" Severus asked when he sat down and sip on his drink.

"It was fun! We got lots of sweets!" Claus said and Lucas nodded in agreement.

"Yeah but father sometimes put weally high pwaces!" Orion pouted.

Sirius snickered, "So that you boys can grow taller faster."

"Me and Lucas went upstairs to find some sweet, and I found this pretty pink pants, weally soft!"

Sirius choked on his pie and grabbed for his water immediately, Severus's expression was indifference but Sirius knows better.

"Do you like pink, Uncle Sev?" asked Lucas curiously.

Sirius coughed, "Boys I think it's enough for tonight, why don't you three go and watch Scooby Doo."

The children perked up in interest and left the pair alone in the kitchen. Sirius could feel the brewing storm coming from his spouse.

"Yummy pie, I'll be looking forward to eat it again," Sirius said trying to avoid the conversation that will arise.

"I thought I warn you for them not to go into our room?" asked Severus in quiet icy voice.

Sirius laughed nervously, "I did… I locked it but you know accidental magic?"

Severus's eyes this time narrowed dangerously, "And why would they find pink underwear in our room?!"

Sirius averted his eyes from looking straight into his spouse's eyes, "I was looking... *gulp* forward to see you wearing it…"

Orion looked away from the TV when his mother walked into the TV room where the only muggle appliances worked in the manor. "Where's father?"

"Your father decided to guard your pumpkin lantern outside until tomorrow so no one can steal it."

"Uncle Siri is so kind!"

Severus smiled, "So what's the case Scooby solved this time?"

Happy Halloween