Replying to Scarecrow's comment:

There is actually one for Vigil x Nokk in the works and set to heir after Halloween. I know it seems like a bit of a ways away (kinda sorta) but trust me it'll be worth the wait.

Any other suggestions or comments leave them in the comments. Enjoy the start of the Halloween festivities!

-Maverick POV-

"48...49...50!" I finished counting, toping off my last pushup. Getting back up, I grabbed my water bottle and took a much needed swig. Since I started dating Sanaa, I've been much more active, on account of her. Currently, she was out with Eliza and Taina, by Six's permission, to grab some decor for Halloween. Every year, HQ has a Halloween party, and this year, Eliza wanted to go all out (what else is new) and recruited Sanaa and Taina to her cause. So while they were out, Shuhrat, Gus and I were working out.

"Erik! Toss me my water will ya?" Gus called over from the bench. Smiling, I picked up his water, and threw it at him. Sailing across the room, It hit him in the chest, causing him to grunt a bit. "I said TOSS it Erik!" Gus yelled.

"You're fine Gus. It was a disposable bottle, and it's half full. That couldn't possibly have hurt!" I shot back, earning a laugh from Shuhrat.

"He has a point, comrad!" he said to Gus. Gus growled slightly.

"So, do you want to make it up to me, or wait until the girls get back? I'm sure Taina would love to hear of this little incident." Gus smirked. I instantly paled. When it comes to defending Gus, Taina only takes his side. And trust me when I say, it's not fun being in her crosshairs, so to speak.

"Fine fine" I said, raising my hands. "Lunch on me" I offered. Gus nodded.

"Has to be Chick-fil-a though" he added. I nodded.

"Mind if I tag along?" Shuhrat asked, hopping off the erg. I nodded again.

"Welp, if we're done working out, let's grab some Chick-fil-a."

"But we just worked out though" Doc reasoned.

"Exactly" Shuhrat and I say in unison.

-half hour later-

"Eliza, you have officially gone overboard" I smirked.

"Is anyone surprised?" Taina commented. The six of us (me, Sanaa, Gus, Taina, Shuhrat, and Eliza) were in the common area of HQ, going through the decor that the girls came back with. Apparently, Eliza had gotten so much stuff that Taina and Sanaa had to share the shotgun seat.

"Hey hey hey. Be nice" Sanaa stepped in. I smiled, kissing her cheek as she sat cuddled into my lap.

"No offense, Eliza" I said. Eliza chuckled.

"None taken, don't worry. Besides, overboard was kinda the goal here" she mentioned, taking out yet another bag of supplies.

"I'm just concerned about how much you spent" Shuhrat says going through the third bad, pulling out a life-size plastic skeleton. I'll admit, the skeleton was very cool.

"Mostly dollar store stuff. With a few Target items thrown about" Eliza shrugged. "Came out to less than two hundred dollars"

"Color me impressed" I admitted, feeling Sanaa snuggle closer into me.

"Okay, everyone, the six of us are in charge of decorating." Eliza instructed. "Shuhrat and I will take the living area, Gus and Taina will take the training areas inside and outside, and Erik and Sanaa will take the mess hall and dorm halls. Unless anyone has any objections to those?" All of us seemed okay with out assignments. "Alright. Remember everyone: The more the better" With that, we broke into our groups and went to our designated areas.

-half hour later-

"Ghost Rider? Really?" Sanaa asked sarcastically, as I finished up the details on the model. In the corner of the mess hall, I decided to put a life-size model of Ghost Rider, bike included, which ended up looking pretty dope.

"What? It looks amazing" I said, complimenting my work. Basically, I dressed the life-size plastic skeleton in leather jeans and jacket, which I borrowed from Taina, and got one of the motorbikes from the garage, and bada bing bada boom, we have Ghost Rider.

"That's true" Sanaa smiled, planting a kiss on my cheek. "Looks very amazing." She looked around at the mess hall, which was otherwise pretty normal. She smirked, and rolled her eyes. "I take it that Ghost Rider was all you came up with?"

"No" I replied after a second. "I planned on putting a stack of the plastic Jack-O-Lanterns you got in the back corner, and put some cobwebs up, then see where to go from there".

"Well, you have quite some work to do. The dorm halls are still a work in progress as well." Sanaa said.

"Help me if I help you?" I asked.

"Deal" Sanaa nodded, picking a plastic pumpkin out of the Target bag, and planting a kiss on my lips.