April ran around the living room in her costume, humming the theme song from Batman. It was a modified Batman costume, with yellow leggings and the symbol of the chest painted to match. Sitting on the side table beside the couch, Raph watched, dressed as batman, complete with cape and the Bat symbol painted on his shell (in non-toxic, easy to wash off paint, of course). Kirby was in the kitchen, fixing a quick dinner before they went out.
"Food's ready, sweetie. Come and eat before Miwa gets here." He called as he set a plate of hotdogs on the table. April twirled around, her cape fluttering behind her. Grabbing Raphael, she sat done at the table, taking off her mask. Kirby sat down across from her after he got his own plate. "You going to be okay going out with Miwa's parents?" He asked. April took a large bite of her hot dog, nodding.
"I'll be okay Daddy." She told his after swallowing. Kirby had to go into work early in the morning, and. Miwa's parents had suggested that they take April with them when they went trick-or-treating with their daughter, and watch some movies and have a sleepover afterwards since it was a Friday night. It allowed April some time with her friend, and some possible alone time with Alma, so Kirby readily agreed.
They had just finished dinner when the doorbell rang. April squealed as she ran to the door, pulling it open. Mr. Murakami smiled down at April.
"Are you ready to go?" He asked gently. Both he and his wife where dressed up, He as the joker and her as Harley Quinn. Miwa stood next to her mother in a robin costume.
"You look so cool!" April beamed at her friend. "Just let me put Raph in his carrier and I'll be right out!" She turned on her heel as Kirby came up to talk to Mr. Murakami. Grabbing her friend and her over-night bag, she placed him in the small dog carrier she had for him and, making sure he was tucked into the blanket, bounced back to the door.
"Alright April, I want you on your best behavior, okay?" Kirby lectured her. "That means no hitting people because they don't know who Carrie Kelley is, got that?" April gave her father an angelic look that Kirby knew all too well.
"I'll try Daddy." She answered truthfully. Kirby smiled and knelt down, kissing her on the forehead.
"That's all I ask for." He said, pulling her into a hug. "Now go have some fun, okay?" She nodded, returning the kiss.
"Bye Daddy, I'll see you tomorrow!" she called out, as Kirby shut the door. He smiled to himself. As hard as it was to see her go off with other people, he was glad she was finally enjoying herself.
The evening went off without too much of a problem. No one commented on Miwa's costume, but everyone stopped to ask where Batman was.
"Right here!" Miwa declared showing the person the pet carrier, where Raph was dozing. She pointed to her parents. "Joker and Harley turned him into a turtle!" The kids thought it was cool and the adults thought it was adorable.
Soon they were in Miwa's apartment, watching ET and eating popcorn, with a stern warning not to touch their candy.
"This movie's so cool." April said, as they watched ET stumble around after drinking the beer, both going into gales of laughter as he smacked into the cabinet and fell over. The movies continued, from ET to the Labyrinth, and as the credits ran Mrs. Murakami walked into her daughter's room to find the two girls passed out, with Raph dozing under a heat lamp in his travel tank. She smiled and she and her husband picked the girls up and placed them into bed.