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I OWN NOTHING!
Previously: "Nekozawa?" Everyone in the room questioned, their color coming back to them.
The Jack-O-Lantern dude lifted his hand's up and took the Jack-O-Lantern off of his head. Sure enough, Nekozawa, with his blonde hair shining in the low light and his blue eyes sparkling with amusement, came out from the Jack-O-Lantern.
"Let's not forget who helped," Nekozawa swept his arm to the side to let everyone see the three skeletons.
They lifted their hands and grabbed a hold of their head's, yanking up. Out came Shaundra, Sidney and Theresa with their long hair tumbling down their backs and large smirks on their faces.
Looking down at the faces below them, they cracked up.
"You should see your faces!" They laughed, grabbing their stomachs.
Date: November 1st: Location: Girls' apartment: Sidney P.O.V.
I sense there's something in the wind
That feels like tragedy's at hand
And though I'd like to stand by him
Can't shake this feeling that I have
The worst is just arou-!
Slapping my hand down on the off button on my iPod, I flip onto my stomach with a small grunt. Not that I don't like Amy Lee's version of Sally's song from The Nightmare Before Christmas; I really do like it, it's beautiful sung by the lead singer of Evanescence. But when you had a huge sugar high the night before, music can be annoying.
Groaning, I shift onto my back and focus my blind eyes onto the blurry numbers on my alarm clock. Squinting until my eyes were almost closed, I saw that my clock read six forty-five in the AM. Why did Halloween have to be on a school night?, I think, pinching the bridge of my nose, and a Thursday none the less.
Thinking of yesterday though, that brought a huge smirk to my face. Nekozawa and us girls had quite some fun last night at the ball. Laughing softly, I reminisce about everyone's reaction when they found out it was us playing a prank on them.
Flashback:
"You mean it was you guy's all along?" Honey cried, flapping his arms about.
"Yup," The girls and I said, grinning from ear to ear.
"We had a little help though," Theresa said, nodding somewhere down to the crowd.
Both the zombie with the top hat and the pale ghoul with bright red eyes and sharp teeth stepped forward. Turning to the crowd, they lifted their hands up to their heads and yanked up. Out came Renge from underneath the large top hat, smiling to the crowd with her large pink bow in her hair.
"RENGE?" Everyone shouted.
From underneath the pale skin of the ghoul, Kasanoda popped out, his intimidating honey brown eyes boring into the crowd.
"BASANOVA?" The Host's yelled.
"You two were in on it too?" Honey cried, flapping his arms around harder.
"I was bored," Renge said, examining her nails. "When they asked me if I was free for this I jumped at the chance." She looked up at the people on the pedestal. "That was the most fun I had in months!"
"They just pulled me in against my will," Kasanoda muttered.
"But it was fun wasn't it Kasanoda?" Shaundra said, grinning a grin that would make the twin's proud.
"Yeah, I guess." He muttered, running his hand through his mane of flame red hair.
Turning back to the audience, Shaundra said, pointing, "The orchestra was in on it too. Look."
Everyone turned and saw each member of the orchestra by their instruments. They were all dressed from head to toe in black leotards that went over their faces.
"You really thought that the instruments were playing by themselves?" I muttered, shaking my head. "You rich people are so gullible that it's ridiculous."
"I-I-I," Tamaki sputtered from his spot in front of the rest of the Host's.
"Yes Tamaki?" I said, placing my hands on my hips.
"I thought I told you girls that we weren't going to do this stuff!" He exploded, getting redder and redder by the minute as he pointed at our decorations all over the room.
"Well, you did say that." Shaundra said, tilting her head to the side.
"And you did it anyway!" He screeched, pointing an accusing finger at us.
"Ah, ah, ah," Theresa tsked, holding a finger up. "You didn't say anything about holograms,"
"Holo…grams?" Tamaki said, putting a finger to his chin, trying to decipher what she said.
"Nekozawa," I said, turning to our suit clad friend. "Could you turn the machines off?"
"Certainly," Nekozawa murmured, bringing a remote control out from a pocket inside his suit and pressing a large red button.
Immediately, everything in the room began to dissolve into nothingness. The monsters that surrounded the pedestal disappeared along with the shrunken heads, the blood on the walls, the jars of body parts on the snack table and the fog. Jack-O-Lanterns flickered back to life along with the candles on the chandelier. And the windows and the large double doors opened up, letting moonlight spill throughout the room.
"Again," I said, pushing my glasses further up my nose. "You rich people are so gullible."
The girls and I burst into hysterical laughter again at the looks on everybody's faces.
Tamaki fell to his knees with his head in his hands, muttering as he looked up at us with huge eyes, "Canadian's on Halloween…are the devil."
Present time:
Laughing softly, I toss the sheets off of me, turn my iPod on to one of my favorite songs, set my feet on the cold hardwood floor and pad over to my closet while humming Jack's Lament underneath my breath.
There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best
For my talents are renowned far and wide
Picking out a long sleeved purple shirt that said on the front 'I cry because people are stupid; that makes me sad' and a black and white checkered vest, I set them on my bed.
When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night
I excel without ever even trying
With the slightest little effort of my ghostlike charms
I have seen grown men give out a shriek
Going over to my dresser, I pick out a pair of black cargo pants with pockets upon pockets and set them aside with my shirt and vest and sing my favorite part of the song.
With the wave of my hand, and a well-placed moan
I have swept the very bravest off their feet
Grabbing my iPod off my bedside table, I stride out of my bedroom towards the kitchen.
Yet year after year, it's the same routine
And I grow so weary of the sound of screams
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King
Have grown so tired of the same old thing
Lying on the couch in the living room was a sleeping Shaundra with candy wrappers surrounding her and a sucker stuck to her cheek. Her leg twitched slightly and she muttered sleepily, "No, you can't have my candy Megatron." Before she snored and flipped onto her side with her back facing me.
Shrugging, I grab a stray piece of candy still in its wrapper and pop it into my mouth, still singing.
Oh, somewhere deep inside of these bones
An emptiness began to grow
I walk into the kitchen and see Theresa sticking her head in the fridge. Looking up as I entered, she smiled and sang along.
There's something out there, far from my home
A longing that I've never known
Going up to the cupboards, I grab a bowl and a box of cereal, shaking the box to the rhythm of the song.
I'm a master of fright, and a demon of light
And I'll scare you right out of your pants
To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mister Unlucky
And I'm known throughout England and France
And since I am dead, I can take off my head
To recite Shakespearean quotations
No animal nor man can scream like I can
With the fury of my recitations
Yawning to herself, Shaundra stepped into the kitchen, still unaware of the sucker attached to her cheek. Grabbing two pieces of bread, she popped them in the toaster. Drumming her fingers along the counter as she waited for her toast to pop up, she sang.
But who here would ever understand
That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin
Would tire of his crown, if they only understood
He'd give it all up if he only could
At that second her toast popped up.
Shuffling over to the table with our breakfasts in hand, we sang the last of the song.
Oh, there's an empty place in my bones
That calls out for something unknown
The fame and praise come year after year
Does nothing for these empty tears
With that, I take a bite of my cereal, Shaundra munches on her toast and Theresa licks at her yogurt.
Theresa P.O.V.
Ever since Sidney walked into the kitchen singing Jack's Lament, she seemed happier than she had been for the past few weeks, I thought as I stood from the table and went to get some coffee.
Peering out from the corner of my eye, I saw that Sidney was smiling a smile that I haven't seen in weeks. She was even laughing at one of Shaundra bad jokes.
Smiling as I got my cup of coffee, I remember last night and the reason why Sid was so happy.
Flashback:
Music blared from loud speakers beside the staircase as I was dancing with Mori. Listening to the lyrics, I could tell that it was Bump in the Night by the Allstars.
Without the Host clubs permission, the girls and I had grabbed my DJ table and two giant speakers. We brought them down here and plugged everything up and eventually we had some good party music going.
Sometime the girls and I would have to bring the Host's out to a real party, I thought, looking over to the side. I saw Nekozawa surrounded by a group of girls dressed up as she-devils. He was blushing and rubbing his neck nervously.
Straining my ears slightly, I could hear some parts of their conversation.
"What is your costume supposed to be Nekozawa?" One girl asked.
"I'm supposed to be Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King from The Nightmare Before Christmas. The Canadian's picked it out actually." He looked over to me and waved.
I waved back and smiled at him before turning my attention back to dancing as Disturbia by Rihana came on. Just as I was getting into the song, I felt a tap on my shoulder. Turning around, I bumped into a smiling Muso. His tousled black hair with the one red streak in his bangs was even more tousled than usual and his breathing was slightly ragged. It looked like he had run a few miles without stopping.
"Mind if I cut in Mori-senpai?" He said, looking up at my dance partner.
Mori looked down at me with a quirked eyebrow. He was silently asking me if I wanted to go. Shrugging my shoulders, I turned to Muso and nodded.
He held his hand out, waiting for me to take it. Looking back at Mori one last time, I took Muso's outstretched hand.