Halloween was coming up soon and Wendy was very excited. True she may have been too old for trick or treating but she still wanted to do something to celebrate the holiday. Lucky for her, her school was having a party. One where there would be dancing, costumes, and plenty of treats.
"I can't wait." Wendy told her friends.
"We can't wait either." Lucy told her.
"You guys celebrate Halloween?"
"Sure we do. It's one of our favorite holidays because it's the one day of the year where all ghosts and ghouls can be seen among the living."
"And since everyone is in costume on this day no one freaks out when they do see us." Natsu said.
"It's so nice to be acknowledge by people and not have them run away in fear." Juvia said. "We don't do much. We just go out, walk around, try to meet people-"
"Scare the locals." Gray added. "And believe me no one is better at scaring than me and Natsu."
"And this is the one day of the year when the girls don't get mad at us for scaring people." Natsu said. "Right ladies?"
"Yes because it's a part of the holiday but please don't go too far." Lucy said.
"Yes please remember the lot of them are children." Juvia said.
"You broads are no fun."
"Listen after school today my dad's taking me to pick out my costume. Do you guys wanna come?" Wendy asked. "We're going to an annual Halloween store that opens every year. They have the best costumes and decorations."
"Why not? It might be interesting to see how living society views us." Gray said.
"We'll follow your father when he leaves to pick you up." Juvia said.
"Great."
Wendy then grabbed her backpack and went to meet her father outside.
"It really stinks that we only get one day to be visible to everybody." Natsu said.
"True but maybe it's for the best." Lucy said. "If too many people knew about us it would probably lead to trouble."
"Let's just be happy that we at least get this day." Gray said.
"I wonder what Wendy will be doing for the occasion." Juvia said. "Probably something very fun."
"I wish we could've celebrated halloween the way people do it nowadays." Lucy said.
"How do you know none of us did?"
"Because we all died a hundred years ago and around the time we were children Halloween was considered a day to be feared not celebrated. We all probably all spent our Halloweens locked in our houses."
"Probably." Gray said.
...
After Wendy got in her father's car he drove her to school and dropped her off. She was running a little late so she rushed over to class. In her haste to get there she accidentally bumped into a boy who was around her age which led to her dropping all her stuff.
"Oh sorry." She said scrambling to pick up her things. "I'm such an idiot! I really should look where I'm going!"
"No it's okay. Accidents happen." The boy said. "Here let me help."
He bent down to pick up her books.
"Thank you but you don't have to. It's my fault." Wendy protested.
"I know but I want to." He handed her back her books once he got them all.
"Again thank you. Thank you so much."
"No problem." He said. "Listen you're name is Wendy right?"
"Yes."
"I'm Romeo. We're both in Miss Strauss's class."
"Oh really? I'm sorry, I haven't seen you."
"I sit in the back of the class. Not a lot of people know I even exist." He joked.
"Speaking of which I think I'm late."
"Don't worry about it. She doesn't get mad at you if you're late one time."
"You sure?"
"Yeah but me on the other hand she'll probably be upset with. I'm late a lot of times. Listen do you want me to walk you to class?"
"Sure."
When they arrived at class Miss Strauss wasn't at all upset with Wendy because this was her first time and she was still new. The same however couldn't be said for Romeo.
"This is the 5th time you've been late to this class young man." She said to him."Your father will be receiving a call about this."
"Yes ma'am." Romeo said.
"Miss Strauss it's kind of my fault he's late." Wendy said."I bumped into him on my way here and he helped me pick up my stuff."
"Is that true?" She asked Romeo.
"Yes ma'am." He answered.
"Alright. I'll let you off with a warning since you have a legitimate reason for being late but the next time it'll be a call to your father."
"Yes ma'am."
When lunch time came around Romeo asked if he could sit with her,she agreed, and they spent all of lunch talking.
"So you live at the old house on Whitefern Hill?" Romeo asked.
"Yeah. I know freaky right?"
"No way that's so cool."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"You know some people say it's haunted."
"I know that's what makes it so cool."
"Do you...Do you believe in ghosts?"
"Yeah. I do. Some people might think I'm nuts for doing so but who cares what they think? They're just in denial of the truth. I don't believe that we just die and that's the end of it."
"It's so much more complex than that."
"Exactly! I wonder why people can't be more open to that."
"Maybe they're just afraid. Afraid of what they can't understand."
"I guess I can understand that but I wish people who didn't believe in ghosts wouldn't try to make me not believe or mock me for believing."
"Well you'll be happy to know that I believe you."
"Thanks."
Wendy was glad to finally meet someone who didn't think she was weird and creepy. She was even more glad that she had made a friend. A living friend that is.
"I always wanted to see what that house looked like." Romeo told her as they were waiting for their parents to pick them up. "Do you think I could come over and see it sometime?"
"I'll have to ask my parents but if they yes then sure."
"Great. Let me know what they say."
"I will."
Her father's car pulled up. She said goodbye and went to get into the car where her father and other friends were waiting.
"How was school sweetie?" Jellal asked.
"I made a new friend."
"That's great. What's her name?"
"Romeo."
"Romeo?" He said flinching. "But that's a boy's name?"
"That's because he is a boy Dad."
"Your friend is a boy?!"
"Uh-oh. Enter the overprotective father." Lucy whispered to the ghouls.
"Yes and he's really nice and we both like the same kind of stuff." Wendy said. "He thinks our house is very interesting and he wants to see it. Can he Dad?"
"No. No boys at the house."
"Why not?"
"Because I said so."
"Mom would probably let him come over."
"That's because she doesn't know how shifty boys came be."
"Shifty? What are you talking about?"
"Nevermind. Let's just get to the store before it's overrun with customers."
"You can be so weird sometimes Dad."