#65: Spooky Season #4 (Tricks and Treats)


Prompt: wizard, ghoulish, candy

Lilynette and Starrk are children going trick or treating and encountering child versions of Grimmjow and a few other espada on the way.


"What're you supposed to be, Dumbass?" A boy with bright blue hair puts his hands on his hips and glowers up at a figure at least a head taller who is completely obscured by a long white sheet. There are two irregular holes cut around eye-level, but they're slipping to the side so it's doubtful that they're serving their purpose.

"I'm a ghost." This voice is deeper and completely lackluster, missing all of the emotion the first boy exudes just by standing tense and glaring. The sheet shifts like the occupant is moving a hand, but his voice is completely monotone. "Woooo…"

Grimmjow scoffs and tosses his head, smacking a long length of bright blue faux-fur tail away from his hip and back behind him where it's tucked into the waistband of his pants…also blue, along with the threadbare tshirt, painted nails, and set of fluffy ears perched on his head. "That's stupid, Starrk."

The taller boy sighs and shrugs, making his 'costume' shift in the cold late-October breeze. The effect is unintentional, but it looks creepily like the sheet is moving on its own, like a real supernatural creature. "What are you supposed to be, Grimmjow?"

"I'm a blue panther!" The younger boy throws his head back with clear pride.

"You look like a pussycat!" A new voice intrudes, a loud little girl, and both boys jump and look down to find Starrk's little sister, Lilynette, standing there with her hands on her hips, matching Grimmjow's stance but smaller.

"What'd you say to me, pipsqueak?!" He snarls, curling one hand into a fist.

Starrk pointedly slides between them and Grimmjow instantly averts his eyes but Lilynette keeps going, missing the undercurrent of tension.

"I said you look like a kitty!" She yells, loud enough to turn the heads of other trick or treaters. Nnoitra is closest, a ridiculously tall and gangly youth who's dressed in a plastic xenomorph mask and completely black clothes. Szayel is close behind, dressed like a 'scientist' in a lab coat, huge plastic glasses frames, and carrying a fake microscope in one hand, but he doesn't notice Lilynette's shouting; he's too busy doing shouting of his own at his brother Yylfordt, who's dressed in a detailed bull costume and following a step behind Szayel, constantly treading on the hem of his lab coat and making him trip and flail. Whether it's on purpose or on accident is anyone's guess.

"Well, I'm not." Grimmjow snaps. He'd pop anyone else in the nose for daring to make the comment, but he won't pick a fight with Starrk – the other boy is older, bigger, smarter, and has a daunting reputation. Besides, Lilynette is tiny, and fighting with a little kid isn't really impressive. It's kind of stupid. Grimmjow curls his lip at her and snarls as best he can. "Anyway, what're you supposed to be?"

"I'm a wizard!"

"A wizard?" He looks over her blanket-cape (almost black, but fading to grey in places), sparkly black witch's hat, and plastic stick-wand. She's wearing black pants, a bright pink shirt with a pumpkin on the front, and beaten up old sneakers. Her parents probably hadn't had a hand in the cape or shirt…knowing her, they probably had no idea she wasn't wearing whatever they actually got her. "Don't you mean a witch?"

"No! Witches are stupid! I'm a wizard!" She sticks her tongue out at Grimmjow and takes off down the road, screaming over her shoulder. "C'mon, Starrk! Candy!"

"Coming, Lily." Starrk replies, much quieter, and offers Grimmjow an apologetic shrug. He doesn't really care about the candy, but he won't leave his sister out here alone. "See you at school tomorrow, Grimmjow."

"See ya, Mr. 'Ghost'." Grimmjow sneers and watches the two of them wander down the street until they're lost to the darkness. Then he makes sure no one is looking at him and takes a sharp turn away from the houses – trick or treating is for little kids, he knows where to find some real fun.


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