A/N: This is the Halloween chapter and after that there may be a few fillers with Christmas prep before the actual Christmas chapter, which may come out on Christmas eve or Christmas. (Might even do a Christmas eve chapter too!)
Anyway, not much to say except:
Hope you guys enjoy!
D.L.D
Amy's P.O.V
Halloween: the day Samey died. I can't believe it finally came after one long year of waiting and waiting for time to tick by. I sighed as I sat beneath my usual oak tree writing a poem as I hummed a tune.
"I'd rather be free like the bird in the tree, than trapped behind bars like the bird that's a star," Scarlett read the last line of my poem, "Wise words."
"Gah!" I jumped back in shock, "Scarlett! What are you doing here?"
"Simply observing," She adjusted her glasses, "As always Val is nowhere to be seen, but I can see a slight change."
"She's not separate anymore," I say through grit teeth, "I've already told you."
"Halloween hasn't passed yet," Scarlett shrugged, "There's always the chance that Samey's death day will spark long forgotten fires."
"I doubt that," I say as I get up, "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some friends to help."
I walked away from the redhead, my head held high, but I couldn't help but question if what she said could be true. Sure, I found an acceptance within myself, but recently I've been having these dreams.
They started off as normal but towards the end I would see Val rising from a pile of burnt and ashen things before smirking as everything ended. I always woke up at around midnight and would see the moon shining through my window. It definitely gave me some strange feelings, but I didn't want to trouble anyone with it.
I sighed as I headed towards Dakota's dorm. Hopefully the rehearsal for her and Katie's fashion show tonight can help to clear my mind.
Dakota's P.O.V
"I need the lighting to be perfect!" I say as Cody adjusted them for me, "Please don't screw this up Cody!"
"I know what I'm doing Dakota," He brushed it to the side before falling off the ladder and into Sierra's arms.
"Codykins, you need to be more careful," Sierra sighed as she set him onto the ground, "I'll do the lighting, Dakota."
"Thanks," I smiled knowing Sierra would know how to set it up.
I sighed in relief, before hearing a scuffle behind me. Groaning I turned to find Justin trying to find his outfit on the rack. Rolling my eyes, I strutted up to the rack and got out his outfit. Since it was Halloween, Tom, Jen, Katie, Zoey and I had designed costumes for the fashion show tonight and I had to say they looked amazing.
"Here Justin," I sighed, "Now get changed so we can get this rehearsal going. Time's running out people!"
Bridgette soon emerged from her changing room dressed as Harley Quinn, with the twins, Ava and Arron, dressed as salt and pepper.
"Aww!" I fawned over the twins before snapping back into the right state of mind, "Where's Geoff?"
"He's busy planning a surprise," Bridgette pulled a face as one of the twins squirmed, "This is exhausting."
"I can look after one of them," I say, "I mean all I have to do is direct everyone."
"Really?" She blinked, "It'd really help. Having two doesn't really mean I have any free hands."
"Sure," I smiled, "But are you sure you wanna separate them?"
The blonde hesitated as she looked at them both, "Not really...I'll just wait for Geoff. But thanks for the offer Dakota."
"No problem!" I smiled before hearing the sound of a box fall, "Lindsay! I told you that your outfit's on the rack!"
"Oops, sorry," She spoke and I spotted her approach the rack, "What was I meant to be again?"
"You're meant to be an undead version of Alice from Alice in wonderland," I say before turning to Bridgette, "Sorry. I've gotta assist her."
"It's fine," She chuckled, "A girl's job is never done."
I nodded in agreement before heading to help Lindsay. Hopefully everything runs smoothly tonight.
Izzy's P.O.V
"So? Should we execute phase one tonight?" I looked around at the other members of the S.S.L.A.
"Yes, we should," Mary nodded, "Everyone should be distracted enough for us to be undetected."
"Plus, it's the day Samey was killed," Scarlett smirked, "It's the perfect execution date."
"So it's settled?" I raised a brow.
"Yes," All of the other women nodded.
"But there's still one issue," Ellody sighed, "Should we tell Dawn? I mean she is a member."
"Yes, but she's doesn't exactly...agree with our methods," Scarlett sighed as she ran a hand through her hair.
"She basically isn't crazy enough," I simplify, "She likes to play it safe like the other smart ladies i.e. Sky, Emma, Courtney. They aren't the crazy sciencey type like us."
"I guess you're right," Mary nodded, "However if we're busted, we tell her everything."
"Of course!" Scarlett and I smiled, knowing all too well that us redheads had another idea.
"Ok..." Ellody trailed off, "What do we do first?"
"We do some spying sillies!" I smirked, "You know who to check first!"
With that the meeting was ended and all of us dispersed from the room. Tonight, the first part of our plan will be in play...
Gwen's P.O.V
I rolled my eyes as Leshawna applied some make-up to my face for the fashion show. I can't believe Dakota persuaded me into doing this.
I wore a white shirt, blue blazer, blue pleated skirt, blue knee high socks and black heels. My hair was dyed brown for the night and I was meant to be Veronica Sawyer from Heathers.
Courtney was Heather Duke, Dakota was Heather McNamara and Amy was Heather Chandler, since Heather refused to be part of the show. All of us had our hair in a certain way and were holding bloody croquet mallets.
"Perfection!" Dakota beamed as she spotted me, "We're the final trio to go on!"
"Kota, we're gonna need some help with the Wonderland crew," Jen sighed as she gestured to the five people, "They still need hair and make-up done."
"I'll be right there," Dakota sighed as she massaged her temples.
"You need any help with make-up?" I asked, noticing her strained smile, "I may not be girly, but I have my ways."
"It'd help Gwen," She genuinely smiled before heading towards where hair was getting done, "Feel free to experiment!"
I smirked at her comment before catering to the first model. Oh, I was definitely going to experiment.
Tom's P.O.V
Everything was going well. Hair, make-up, costumes: you name it we had it done. The first group (The classic themed group) went on first. Their costumes were composed of your typical Halloween costume go-tos, but with a twist. They were greeted by cheers and flashes of cameras from the crowd, every designers' dream.
"Get the second group prepped," Katie's voice sounded through the two way radio, "The classic theme was a huge success!"
"Yes!" I silently celebrated before using my radio, "Jen, second group is needed on the catwalk ASAP."
"On it!" I heard her say, "Beth get your ass ready! You're on in five!"
I chuckled at her rage fit. Whenever Jen was put under this pressure and someone was taking their time, she usually snapped.
The rest of the show ran smoothly until it was time for the Wonderland crew, our final group, to go on.
"We're missing two for the Wonderland crew," Jen radioed me, "This is not going to end well."
"Who's missing?" I raised a brow as I radioed back.
"The Cheshire Cat, white rabbit and March Hare," Jen sighed, "Are there any replacements?"
"Gwen would make a good cat," I say, "We just need to die her hair purple, Amy can be the white rabbit and...I've got no-one for March Hare."
"Katie can do it!" Jen replied quickly, "Just radio her. I'll deal with the rest."
"On it!" I say before radioing Katie. Hopefully this goes well...
Katie's P.O.V
The fashion show was a huge success! Even though we had that mishap with the final group, it all turned out ok. Plus a super famous designer asked who made the designs and even contracted us to make a whole line for him! I couldn't help but feel like super excited, but there was still an empty feeling inside me.
I was meant to be sharing this moment with Sadie, but now she was miles away going to college in California. That's what made me back away from celebrating and going to Geoff's Hallow's eve bash. Every year Sadie and I would go and we'd wear matching outfits and everything, but this year we couldn't.
I sighed as I stared at my phone's lock screen. It was the latest picture I had of me and Sadie together. I made sure to take it the day she left so that I could know how she'd changed each time I Skyped her. She did seem to be doing well in California, but each time she Skyped, she did seem a little distant. Like it hurt to talk to me. We haven't actually spoken in a while to be honest.
Unlocking my phone, I press on my contacts and select her number.
"Pleas pick up, please pick up, please pick up," I whisper as it kept on ringing.
"Hey, it's Sadie-"
"Sadie! It's Katie, how are you..." I was about to speak when I heard the rest of her message.
"I'm a little busy at the moment, probs hanging out with bestie Lacy," Her voice rang in my ears, "But I'll get back as soon as I can."
I dropped my phone, not caring if it smashed into a million pieces. I just sat there my eyes wide and mouth agape. I tried not to believe what I just heard, but I couldn't erase it. Sadie had replaced me? With some girl called Lacy? She was too busy to answer my call.
Anger bubbled and hissed in my veins as I let out a low growl.
'Two can play at that game,' A little devil version of me appeared on my shoulder, 'Why should Sadie get to betray you and you not do the same?'
'Don't do it Katie,' A angel version paralled the devil, 'Sadie would have a good reason for this...'
'Shut it goodie,' The devil hit her with a rolling pin, 'Now, let's have some fun!'
I agreed with the shoulder devil. If Sadie wanted to replace me then I would do the same, while getting enjoying myself at the same time.
Scarlett's P.O.V
I smiled as I saw Katie leave her dorm with a determined look on her face.
'Phase one seems to be working,' I thought as I watched her walk away, 'It won't be long until everyone's acting like their opposite.'
Getting out my phone, I messaged the rest of the S.S.L.A on our private group chat. Tomorrow was definitely going to be a roller coaster ride.
