Prompt: Halloween
Dick - 39
Roy - 38
Jason - 37
Lian - 16
Kaden - 14
"C'mon Jason, please?" Dick asked following Jason through the apartment and even using his best puppy eyes on him. But alas, Jason wouldn't budge.
"No, Dick. I am not wearing that! Not for Halloween, or anything else!" Jason replied, shaking his head as he retreated to the bedroom to hide from the man. "You can't get me in that costume for all the money in the world!" he replied, closing the door behind him. Dick frowned a bit; Kaden had been easy to convince, so he was certain Jason wouldn't be too hard. Unfortunately, his usual charms were not working.
"Jaybird, please? They're really nice costumes and Alfred and I worked really hard on them. Do it for me? Please?" Dick asked again softly through the door. He even upped the game a bit, gave a little cry, shed a fake tear. That act always worked.
"It's not working, Dick! That trick doesn't work on me!" Jason called back. Dick huffed to himself and dried his fake tears away. Then an idea came to mind and he grinned like the Cheshire Cat. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and sifted through his pictures until he found the perfect one. He'd taken this one a few weeks ago; a picture of Jason and Roy snuggled together on the couch. Dick chuckled to himself and then knelt down in front of the door, sliding his phone underneath. He stood back up and folded his arms behind his back, waiting patiently.
"Fine," Jason said with a defeated sigh, opening the door and handing the phone back to Dick. "You know I could've deleted that, right?" he asked. Dick chuckled and pressed a kiss to Jason's jaw.
"You know I probably made copies, right?"
._._._._.
Dick, Jason and Kaden made their way to the manor for Bruce's annual Halloween Costume Ball. They missed it last year because Dick had to go to work in Bludhaven last year; crime spiked that night from the gangs. But this year, they made sure to make it. It was a cold night though, so the three of them brought their coats along with them. When they arrived the three of them headed for the door and rang the bell. Dozens of cars were already parked and guests were still arriving, so they assumed they were on time for once.
Alfred opened the door and to their surprise, he'd even dressed up this year; as one of Dick's favorite Disney characters no less, Cogsworth.
"Alfred, hey! Costume looks great!" Dick complimented, looking over the, frankly, very well tailored costume. Alfred flashed a small smile and invited the three of them in.
"Cogsworth, right Alfred?" Kaden asked, hugging the old man before making his way inside. Alfred gave a nod and took their coats from them.
"Indeed, Master Kaden. And you three are?" Alfred asked. Shedding their coats, they revealed their costumes, costumes Dick made himself. The costumes on question were white with red swirl patterns, face masks included. The three of them each had a red sash around their waists and red wrist bands. Kaden's costume was a full body unitard with a face mask. Dick and Jason wore white and red tights with white and red sleeveless, open vests with face masks.
"We're circus Aerialists. Like Cirque Du Soleil, you remember?" Kaden asked with a smile on his face. The whole family had gone to see Cirque Du Soleil for Kaden's ninth birthday. He'd been so amazed and excited about the show, it only made him want to be an acrobat more than ever. So when Dick proposed the idea for this year's Halloween costume, Kaden had only been too happy to oblige.
"Ah yes, of course I remember. I still remember the little boy who was captivated by the show as well," Alfred said with a small chuckle, ruffling Kaden's hair a bit. He gestured toward the ballroom where the guests were gathered and the three of them joined them. They spotted Lian who waved them over; she was dressed as Padme Amidala.
"Uncle Jay! Uncle D! Good to see you guys!" Lian said cheerily, hugging her uncles, and then Kaden. The teen blushed a little and was then very thankful for the face mask. "And you too Kaden! Your costumes look great!"
"Hey baby girl," Jason said smoothly, looking around for Roy.
"Where's Roy?" Dick asked, voicing Jason's thoughts. Lian looked around and waved him over. Roy came over to them dressed in a white tunic with a brown robe over it. He had a blue lightsaber in one hand, and a fake beard on his face.
"Hey guys, nice costumes!" Roy aid with a smirk.
"Obi Wan Kenobi?" Jason asked, quirking an eyebrow. Roy grinned and looked himself over.
"You like it?"
"I think you look awesome!" Kaden said cheerily, hugging the man. Roy chuckled in amusement and returned the favor, then glanced over toward Bruce.
"You should see Bruce. He definitely lacks for originality," Roy joked, snickering in amusement as he looked toward the man. Bruce was chatting with Clark, Connor and Tim on the other side of the room. Bruce was dressed as Dracula.
"Hmph. That took a lot of thought," Jason whispered to Dick with a smirk on his face. Dick snickered to himself and playfully jabbed Jason in the side with his elbow. Clark and Connor were both dressed as zombies; raggedy clothes, fake blood and make up, the whole nine yards. Tim's costume was the most interesting of the four of them, dressed as The Mad Hatter from the movie 'Alice in Wonderland'.
"Bruce, hey!" Dick called with a smile, Kaden practically bouncing beside him, with Jason trailing behind them, as the three of them made their way over. Bruce, Clark, Connor and Tim all turned to see the trio heading their way.
"Hey guys, nice costumes!" Clark complimented.
"Yeah, not bad. You look good," Connor added.
"How'd you get Jason in that thing?" Tim asked with a sly smirk. Dick opened his mouth to answer, but Jason clamped his hand over his mouth to silence him.
"Blackmail."
"Sounds about right," Bruce put in with a slight smirk.
"Sorry I'm late father. I had to find my dignity after donning this...costume," came Damian's voice from behind them. The three of them turned and Jason started laughing when he saw Damian's costume. Damian stopped before them, glaring at Jason. He was dressed in a pair of black pants, a black long sleeve shirt, black dress shoes, and a white collar. He had a white and gold trimmed stole around his neck with a gold cross on either end of it.
"Oh my god, this is just too much," Jason snorted, followed by another laugh. Damian's glaring intensified, and it was only to Bruce's intervention that Damian didn't attempt to kill him.
"Alright, that's enough Jason. Your costume looks fine, Damian," Bruce said evenly. Damian snorted and tugged at the collar but Dick swatted his hand away.
"That's one of the most important parts of the costume! You look good Dames, don't ruin it!," Dick said with a chuckle of amusement.
"Tt, whatever," the younger man shot back with a sigh.
The party went on for a good hour or two, now almost eight o'clock when Kaden pulled his parents aside.
"C'mon dad, Papa, we need to get going before it gets too late!" Kaden said cheerily. Dick and Jason exchanged a look before glancing back to their fourteen-year-old son curiously.
"Too late for what?" Jason asked. Kaden huffed and rolled his eyes, a smirk tugging at his lips.
"For tick-or-treating of course," Kaden replied, matter-of-factly. Dick laughed and Jason rolled his eyes, wrapping his arm around the teen's shoulders and leading them out of the manor.
"Aren't you a little old for trick-or-treating, Kades?" he asked. Kaden snorted in response as he grabbed their jackets.
"Are you kidding?! Trick-or-treating is my favorite part of Halloween!"