Slowly Selene twirled around on Halloween, in the white dress she'd picked to go with her costume, smiling and picking up the silver halo and silverish blue wings that went with it and put it all in her closet so she had time to go out for dinner. Several hours later, Selene was found sitting in front of a mirror, carefully dipping a paint brush into a glass on her dresser, lightly painting scarlet lines around her mouth and under her eyes when a light tap came from the door.

"Mmm it's open," she muttered.

Slowly her mother pushed the door open and wandered in, sitting on the edge of the woman's bed. "Hey baby."

Smiling, the older vampiress looked at her mother using her mirror, "Bonjour."

"Need any help getting ready?" The teen asked smiling softly.

"Just when I go to zip my dress," Selene smiled a little.

"Are you nearly ready for that or need a bit more time?" her mother asked settling down.

"I'm almost ready. I just have to get the dress on," the old one said turning to face her mother, her skin ghost pale, blood painted under her eyes and mouth.

At the sight of her daughter, Mana titled her head slightly. "I thought you were going as an angel, baby?"

"I am," Selene giggled dementedly, "A vampiric angel! A last minute change of ideas since Ang left some of his Slurry in here when he went to get changed."

"Ah," the teen smirked, laughed and shook her head some, "That's going to start to smell after awhile. Did I tell you what I was going as?"

At this the former rock star shook her head, "Nope."

"I finally decided on Snow White. I figured I had the hair and the pale skin no?" She said with a soft smile which Selene returned.

"Sounds nice and if it smells one of you three can lick it off my face." Selene gave a cold, evil laugh.

"I don't know," her mother started, "Once it starts to spoil it's pretty nasty."

"It's nasty as is," Selene shot back.

Mana sighed some, "Well people tend to be missed much easier now than they used to baby. Sometimes you have to change with the times."

At this Selene sighed, "Great now he has you doing it too."

Slowly she reached into the back of her closet, coming out with the white dress and slipping into it, kneeling down for her mother to zip her up. The teen carefully drew the tab up, mindful not to catch her skin or hair in the zipper, "There."

Smiling, Selene dropped her hair down the middle of the wings, "How do I look?"

Mana stood slowly, circling around her daughter and smirked finally declaring, "Hot."

Smirking and shaking her head, the older vampiress cocked her head, "Is that really something you should say to your daughter?"

The teen laughed gently, "Baby, we've said and done much worse with each other have we not?"

"Hmmm good point," the pregnant immortal smirked before attempting to struggle back to her feet, only to be pulled up by the elbow and helped to her feet by her mother. Smiling softly she offered a soft merci before asking, "What time's the party start?"

"Around eight I believe," Mana glanced down at her wrist and sighed, "It's six now. I'll be back I have to shower and set my hair, my curls are a little flat."

Nodding, Selene glanced around the room before gently kissing her mother's lips, "I should get some supper too so I'm not tempted."

"Mm I'm sure it wouldn't be the best idea to start feasting on the guests, Lorne might actually cry. This party is like his baby," the teen laughed again. "Don't spill on your dress," she lightly touched her daughter's cheek.

Laughing Selene headed towards the elevator hoping to make a quick escape without being seen in her costume, only to pausing halfway down the hall and let out a tiny whine.

Meanwhile Mana scurried down the hall and made quick work of her shower. An hour later she was found sitting at her vanity, curlers in her hair, darkening around her eyes with a charcoal pencil.