Happy Halloween!
Mia slept soundly and peacefully but woke up to the beautiful sound of one of her favorite songs.
~Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween!~
Mia started dancing and singing along to the music as she got dressed for school, she was dressed as Lock from Nightmare before Christmas with a red and black shirt, red jacket, maroon skinny jeans, red boots, blood red jewelry and a devil mask. The music was loud and full of life but she forgot she lives with other people who like to sleep, again...
"Mia, stop playing that damn song! ...Wait a minute… How are you playing music in the hallway?!"
Mia laughs after a week of sickness and bed rest, Mia's excited for her favorite holiday... Halloween! The one time of the year everyone dresses how they want and don't get judged. And she finally gets to wear the outfit she and Jenna have been making for weeks. Plus, just in case, she also got Caroline a little extra trinkets for the costumes she got for Bonnie and Sin. But for the fun of it. Mia grabbed a mic and yelled out.
"Happy Halloween!"
"MIA!"
Sin drove up to the Gilbert house and was about to call Mia but she came running down and laughing.
"Hurry! Hurry! Go! Go!" Mia said in a rush and jump though the car window like, she really did something horrendous. Sin did as she asked and hightailed the car out of the driveway.
"What did you do this time?" Sin asked but having the time of her life driving like there's no tomorrow.
"One of my gadgets came in yesterday and I set it up in like an hour last night, cause for some reason I had the energy to do so. And this morning was a sound check test which work wonderfully and I also put in a microphone as well." Mia full on laughs at the memory of being chased by Elena. Also Sin is wearing a white with black design corset, black skinny jeans, bejewelled heels, and her leather jacket. She looks like a fashionista version of Jack the Skeleton from Nightmare before Christmas. "Oh... I love the outfit."
"Wow, you have too much time on your hands. Thank you. And I'm glad you're not sick anymore but won't this get you even more in trouble with Jenna?"
"Nope because mom left early to go meet up with someone at a quiet place."
"Who's the poor soul now?" Sin almost ran a red light but made it on time.
"Easy She-Wolf." Mia, just like Sin, loves speed but doesn't like being behind bars, "They're mostly meeting on the internet. But I just happen to know he's coming to live here in Mystic Falls soon."
"Mm yeah nope. Oh look we're here." Sin cut in front and park the car and they walk into the school that was filled with Halloween decoration.
"So, how was your weekend with Mama Odie and Judgy?" Mia skipped besides her best friend.
"Surprising educationally, I learned a lot. Remember when I visited you Saturday?"
"Yeah, whatever you gave me work like a charm, I was bouncing off the walls the other day."
"Well grams made me swear to never tell anyone how it's made and she taught me how to make that tea just in case you, me, or Bonnie get sick."
"Awesome, oh that reminds me I need to go visit Mama Odie." Mia jumped on Matt's back once she spotted him, "Hi Duke. Have they found Vicki?" Matt wasn't ready for the surprising weight that came out of nowhere but he steady them and answered her question.
"Yeah she just called me. Now get off!" Matt tried to shake Mia off him but she held on like a monkey. Only her mask got moved to the side of her head.
"Well that's good right and nope your back is quite comfortable." Mia moved a little more and relaxed.
Matt sighed and let her be, "Sure, if you count the conversation we had like, 'I just need some time to figure things out. Just know that I'm okay, okay? Please don't worry about me.' and she hung up on me."
"Hey. Maybe she'll come around and go home." Mia got this look that says 'I have an idea', "You know what, let's make a bet."
"Mia..." Matt and Sin look at her wearily because her bets can be daring.
"It's not bad I promise, just hear me out." Mia got off his back to turn him around to look at her.
"Alight, fine." Matt gulped.
"I bet Vicki will come home tonight and make you go to the Halloween Haunted House Party we're having here at school." Mia chimed.
"And if she doesn't?" Matt mumbled, not liking the bet already.
"Oh no. You're still going just because Your Majesty doesn't feel like it." Sin smirked at the downfall boy who's being gang-up by two evil girls who happen to be younger than him.
"I can't win with you two can I? But if that doesn't happen; What do I win?" Matt whined.
"Nope; and whatever you want but if I win you have to come with Sin and I to a shopping trip." Mia giggled at the dramatic look he gave them.
"Well time for class, later Genius. Come on Your Majesty." Sin drags Matt to her locker and is ready to start the day.
"Bye She-Wolf, later Duke," Mia only walked two steps before she saw someone she knew, "Wait a minute? Anna?!"
"Hey, man. Silvio. I heard they're putting together a search party for Vicki." Tyler walked up to them and Sin was grabbing the right books for morning classes.
"Lockwood and she just called." Sin coldly said.
"She's okay." Matt said kind of sadly.
"Good. That's great. I figured you must've been going out of your mind." Tyler awkwardly stated.
"Little bit, yeah."
"I was just gonna offer, you know, if there's anything I could do."
"I appreciate it, now if only two can get along." Matt joked slightly.
Sin and Tyler looked at each other and said at the same time, "Not a chance in hell."
The first and second classes were done with and Mia only managed to anger one of her teachers by the locker trick again and no one said anything about the mask.
Sin spotted Bonnie and Caroline had three bags on her arms by Bonnie's locker. "Hello ladies." Sin said to them.
"Hi Sin, I have got your costume. It's all here." Caroline cheered as she handed Bonnie and Sin their costumes.
"Seriously?" Bonnie saw the witch costumes and didn't think that was funny at all.
"Wow, you even got it in leather." Sin was pleased by the leather outfit.
"Ahh, come on. Can someone please be excited that it's Halloween? I just wanna have fun. You know, just some silly, fluffy, Damon-free fun." Caroline begged.
"You should have seen Mia this morning, she got new sounds systems. Now everyone in the house has to listen to her music. Plus she's very excited for Halloween." Sin laughed.
"Yes I am." Mia popped out of nowhere again scaring the girls to death.
"Mia, we need to get you a bell. Seriously!" Bonnie said as her heart came back to life.
"Who's your friend?" Caroline asked when she saw the new girl with Mia.
"Hi, I'm Anna. My mom finally let me go to high school finally." Anna introduces herself.
"Homeschooled?" Sin asked and pulled out her outfit to look at it further. It was a black leather witch costume. A black corset top, leather black pants, a small clip witch hat, a sexy long coat with velvet designs and high heel wedges.
"Yep, nice outfit." Anna complemented.
"Thanks. Huh? Isn't this the necklace you got from Damon?" Sin pulled out the amber necklace Caroline had from her bag.
"Yep. Wear it, toss it. I don't care. I want it gone. Have you seen Elena? Do we know what she's wearing?" Caroline asked.
"I was with Grams all weekend and Sin was with me and Mia was sick. I haven't talked to her. Maybe she's with Stefan." Bonnie said, still looking a little upset about the costume.
"She left pretty early after I woke her up." Both Mia and Sin giggled, "But I bet she is. I left her a gypsy costume just in case and Queenie, here are the extra accessories for the costumes and whenever you want to wear them." Mia explained and handed all the girls a small bag that had two to three pieces of jewelry.
"Thank you and Elena must be happy riding to his castle on his white horse?" Caroline grumbled.
"Oh, don't be bitter." Bonnie smiled a bit and loved the emerald necklace that was in the bag.
"It provokes wrinkles." Anna said with a slight smirk as she watched the friends interact.
"Oh girl. You'll fit in just fine." Sin told the Asian girl who is already making a spot in their group.
Later that night Mia and Sin were getting ready for the Haunted House and Mia put costumes and accessories on Elena's and Jeremy's bed just in case.
Sin was doing Mia's makeup and paint when she got a call from Matt. "Hello?...Did I tell ya or did I tell you?...Oh did you get my package?...Yes you are...No ands, ifs or buts. I won, remember...Ok we'll see you guys there."
"Let me guess Matt called and he lost the bet." Sin said to her grinning friend.
"Yes on both." They giggle at the response and can't wait for the shopping trip. As they were putting on their costumes. Mia's outfit is KDA, Akali, League of Legends in neon art and color spray. They also hear Elena and Jeremy getting into another fight again. "What the hell are they fighting about now?"
"Probably about Vicki." Mia said as she put the finishing touches on their costumes.
"Have you noticed she's slowly turning into a..." Sin started to stay but doubted herself for a second.
"A...?" Mia places the hat on her head.
"You know what, it's my imagination." Sin put on the necklace Caroline gave her to wear.
"Whatever but hey if you feel it in your gut; go for it. Like you did for the Stripper, and for Judgy and Queenie." Mia said to Sin through the mirror.
"Yeah, wait... Stripper?" Sin giggled.
"What! I was sick but you're right it's funny but it's perfect." Mia and Sin laugh at the nickname.
"Only you, I swear but we should go." They both went downstairs and Elena and Jeremy were still fighting about letting go. Mia stopped for a second but shook her head to stop the flow of thoughts in her head.
The Haunted House Party was in full motion with kids screaming and music loud. Mia and Sin found Caroline and Bonnie by a witch pot that was full of candy.
"Hey Queenie, Judgy you ladies look fabulous." Mia beamed at the two girls dressed as witches.
"Well if it isn't the rest of the Hocus Pocus sisters." Sin said while making magical moves with her hands.
"You know we should totally watch that tomorrow." Caroline excitedly said.
"It's a bet." Mia said and Tyler came in a Spartan outfit holding cups. "Cider for the ladies? It's a Lockwood special." Tyler whispered the last part.
"Oh, no way. Last year, I was hung-over until Thanksgiving." Bonnie denied and Caroline scruffed and took one of the cups. "Lightweight. I am going to drink until someone is hot enough to make out with."
"Well if you only wanted someone to make out with, I know someone could probably fit the bill. How do you feel about accents?" Sin said, Sin took Caroline's drink and took a slip of it and made a face.
"Sounds like a plan." Tyler saluted his cup to them and walked away.
"Well, that was fun. I'm going to find Pretty Girl. See you witches later." Mia danced away from them towards the Haunted House.
"Bye Mia!" The three witches sang back to Mia and talked about their day. And the girls wanted to know more about Sin's accent friend.
Mia found Anna by the entrance of the haunted house. "Hey you made it! Love the costume!" Mia hugged the girl dressed as laid-back Spider-Gwen. With a hoodie, tights and blue ballet slippers.
"You're the one who recommended it!" Anna joked with the neon girl.
"Yep and you look good. Hey you want to meet my cousins?" Mia asked.
"Sure." Anna nodded and they walked arm in arm to the three kids wearing the costumes Mia left them.
"Peaches, Duke, Java. I want you guys to meet Pretty Girl, also known as Anna," Mia introduced, "Pretty Girl, this is Elena, Matt and Jeremy, my annoying family."
"Hey now Duchess." Matt mock glared at the girl.
Anna's eyes got a little wide when she saw Elena but a blush spread on her face when she saw Jeremy.
"Hi." Anna shyly waved. Jeremy waves back softly and looks at her up and down. "Spider-Gwen... Cool."
"Let me guess Mia gave you guys your outfits? A modern day assassin, a gypsy, and a prince?" Anna guessed.
"Well technically a Duke but yeah." Matt said.
"It's better than a zombie doctor and a bloody nurse." Mia rolled her eyes.
"And you also lost a bet with Mia and had to wear the costume she got you too." Anna laughed, Jeremy smiled when he heard her laugh.
"I didn't know I was coming till an hour ago but Mia thank you for the outfit." Elena said and thanked.
"You're welcome, just make the most of it. Got it?" Mia said.
"We got it. So Jeremy..." Matt agreed and tried to say to Jeremy but he walked a little bit away. Mia saw Anna looking at him and nodded her head. Anna shook her but Mia pushed her and Anna followed him into the Haunted House.
"He's not talking to me right now. We got into a fight." Elena said to Matt and Mia made an escape as well. Mia wanted to find the sound system and give them cooler/creeper music to play.
"Hey Jeremy. Are you looking for someone?" Anna caught up to the depressed teen.
"Yeah but listen I have a girlfriend I want to find and -" Jeremy didn't want to be rude but before he could, Anna cut him off. "Hey I get it, it's just you are in a few classes of mine and I recognize your name and I can help you find your girlfriend if you want. What does she look like?"
"Thanks and this is what she looks like." Jeremy held up his phone that had a picture of Vicki.
"Pretty and I think I heard Matt was it?" Jeremy nodded, "Say that she was dressed as a vampire."
"Cool let's go." Jeremy said and Anna grabbed his hand and dragged him into the haunted house. But any chance that she would get she would try to scare the kids and Jeremy laugh and join her and wonder why this girl he only met just a few minutes ago, made his heart beat so fast and loud and also made him feel...Alive. They looked at every female who was dressed like a vampire but couldn't find Vicki.
"What if we don't find her?" Jeremy asked.
"Hey, this place is big and I bet she's just around the corner." Anna confidently said.
"Yep, you're definitely Mia's friend." Jeremy stated. Anna laughed and giggled back, "Please, I got stuck in one of her bets and I'm still paying for it."
Jeremy smiled and saw another female dress like a vampire.
"Hey I'll be back." Jeremy distractedly said, Anna looked in the direction he was looking at and saw the girl on his phone. Anna looked back at him and said, "Well what are you waiting for an invitation? Go get her." Jeremy smiled and ran to Vicki, who pulled him into a dark corner.
Anna saw them run outside but the thing that was bugging her is that Vicki's a vampire. A very new vampire.
Caroline and Bonnie left to go get some more supplies for their little witch pot full of candy area and left Sin alone. The only thing that Sin wanted to do was scare the kids and not talk to Tyler and definitely not talk to the creep that was walking up towards her. "Well, well, well. If it isn't my favorite kicker. So where'd Caroline and Bonnie run off to?"
Sin glares at him, "Do yourself a favor and don't ask me about Bonnie and most definitely don't talk to me about Caroline."
"Oh, Sinny. So loyal. So strong." Damon mocks her.
"I don't remember asking for your opinion. Just stay the hell away from her." Sin hissed at Damon wanting to slap him again. But Damon looked at her leather witch outfit and saw the necklace she's wearing. "Where'd you get that?" Damon demanded.
Sin touches the necklace and smirks, "From a friend."
"Caroline. You know that's mine, don't you?" Damon said.
"Not anymore." Sin said and put her hand on the broom just in case.
"Funny. I'd like it back." Damon sneered at the blonde.
"I'm not giving it to you Creep. I'll give it to Caroline. She can give it to you. But I doubt it." Sin sneered back and tightly held on the broom.
"Or I could just take it right now." Damon tried to take the necklace off Sin's neck but Sin was ready for him and hit Damon in the stomach, head and groin with the broom. And just like before he fell back in pain. Sin ran as fast as she could away from the creep, Sin almost slammed into Bonnie. "Whoa! Where's the fire?"
"Damon."
"What about him?" Bonnie suspiciously asked.
"He tried to take this damn necklace, listen. He's right behind me but can you please take it and go to Grams. I think it belongs to her." Sin quickly said and took off the necklace.
"I-I don't know..." Bonnie stumbled on her words.
"Bonnie please!" Sin pushed the necklace into her hand and it glowed yellow. They both look at the necklace with shock and surprise that made Bonnie make a decision, "Fine but we're talking about this later tomorrow." Bonnie ran off to her car and drove off to Sheila's house. Sin saw Damon ran into a different direction away from Bonnie and sighed with relief. Sin texted Mia, she was going home to go help her mom with handing out candy to trick or treaters.
Bonnie got to Sheila's house and practically fell on the door and took off her blonde wig. "What happened to you?"
Bonnie looked at her grandmother and said, "I did something or rather Sin and I did something. I don't know. It came from my necklace. We touched each other and it glowed yellow."
Bonnie shows the necklace to her grandmother. Sheila's eyes got big when she saw the crystal.
"Where'd you get that?" Sheila asked.
"Sin. It's part of her costume. Some time ago she said it looks familiar but it's just a piece of junk."
Sheila walked quickly to her shelf full of books and picked one out that was one of the tops shelves. An old photo book. Sheila looks for the right photo and shows it to Bonnie.
"That piece of junk belonged to one of the most powerful witches of our family. Let me show you. There she is. Emily Bennett. Your great-great-great-great-grandmother. And there's your necklace. But call Sin and tell her to come here tomorrow." Sheila said with the right amount of pride and worried for both girls.
Mia stepped away from the sound system that now played even scarier music that scared the kids and adults. Mia made a few changes to the Haunted House and hiding in the perfect spot, Mia saw Damon looking around and stepped on an invisible wire that spattered him with neon pink paint. Everyone looked at him and said 'Trick or Treat' and laughed as they continued the haunted house. Damon tried to find the one who set up the trap but couldn't find anyone. And marched off to where Stefan was at. Once he was far away Mia started laughing her head off. The only person who saw her was Anna, who was also laughing at her fellow vampire's misfortune.
"Nicely done. Does it wash off?" Anna controlled her laugh into a giggle and asked.
"Not for a while. I hope that wasn't his favorite jacket." Mia laughed again.
"He seems like a bully, it's nice to know that someone like you is around to put him in his place." Anna proudly stated.
"Thank you, thank you. I do what I can." Mia shrugged with a devil-may-care attitude.
After a few pranks later they saw Stefan carrying out Jeremy, well more like dragging him, and Jeremy's screaming and crying for someone. Anna wanted to go to him but knew Stefan could recognize her and fell into the crowd. But Mia wanted to know what was going on. "Stefan, wha-what happened?" Mia asked. Stefan looked at her innocent hazel eyes that were filled with questions. Stefan can only shake his head and move towards the parked vehicles.
Mia slipped into the back first and Stefan carefully placed Jeremy in next. The only thing Mia could do was hold his hand. Once they got home Jeremy dragged Mia into his room and had to ask, "How do you let someone go?"
Mia looked a little lost at the question but placed her forehead on his and said, "You don't. At first… I… I lost my mama right in front of me." Jeremy look at her in surprise, "but before the accident, there was a friend who pass away and mama told me death was the next adventure and that we should hold on to hope that we'll see our loved ones again." Mia let out a shaky breath, "I was lost when mama die but had to let her go so she can truly be at peace" Mia felt tears building and place her head on Jeremy's shoulder, "I hold on to our memories and keep her alive in my heart and the reason why I'm not depressed anymore is because I have a promise to keep, to always look in the good, give second chances, and live my life the way how mama would have wanted me to." Mia looked Jeremy in the eye and told him, "To let the person I love the most, go... is to grow and become the person she always knew I could be. You'll be in pain and very sad but soon you'll want to start cherishing those memories all the good, the bad, and in between. And then pain will turn into memory and that's when you'll know, you truly let them go and have them live within your memories and in your heart." Mia pointed to his head and heart and Jeremy looked in her eyes, the hazel color but the golden color seemed so bright, and Jeremy let it all out.
"Thank you..." Jeremy cried and hugged Mia. By the doorway Elena was watching but not listening. She looked at her gypsy costume that had some blood, sighed and went outside to talk to the Salvatore Brothers.
"Are you okay? I wanted to help her. But instead, uh - How's he doing?" Stefan was regretful but had to ask.
"He's with Mia and she made him calm but I don't want him going through this again. He's just a kid. And so is Mia but she... She's different." Elena said, remembering the little girl who came out of nowhere but always stuck with Aunt Jenna three years ago and called Jenna, mom.
"Elena, what can I do? What can I do to help? I'll do anything." Stefan asked.
"Can you make them forget?" Elena questioned.
"Elena-"
"Stefan, please. I don't know how he'll ever get past this. And I don't know if Mia can help him. I want him to forget everything that happened." Elena practically begged Stefan.
"If I did it, there's no guarantee that it would work because of who I am, because of how I live. I don't have the ability to do it right." Stefan explains.
"I can do it. If this is what you want I'll do it." Damon showed up in his leather jacket that had neon pink paint.
"...It's what I want." Elena agreed.
While Elena was talking to the Salvatore Brothers, Mia gave Jeremy a gift after he calmed down a bit. Both still have tears in their eyes. Mia grabbed something from his pillows and handed it to him. "Here. I made this for you. I was going to give it to you during Christmas but I guess now is a better time."
"What is it?" Jeremy opened the small box and found the cuff bracelet with a small feather design, "You made this? This is incredible."
"Thank you Java. Listen, wear this everyday and know that today is a starting point to move on and to give yourself time to heal from whatever happened tonight and what happened in the past. And remember you'll miss the people that have left you but it's ok to move on and grow. Like Kahlil Gibran said, if you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they we're always yours. If they don't, they never were." Mia said while looking straight into his eyes.
Jeremy saw Mia's eyes still light up in the gold, he nodded and took everything she had to heart. "Thank you Mia you're the best cousin/little sister anyone can ask for."
"That's what I'm here for. Goodnight." Mia said sweetly and placed her forehead to his and smiled.
"Good night."
Mia went into the bathroom and showered once she changed, she saw Damon coming into her room. "What do you want, Stripper?"
Damon looked at her weirdly when she called him a stripper and compelled her, "I just want you to tell what you know about tonight."
Mia looked at him like he was crazy, "Why should I tell someone like you?" And for the second time Damon didn't understand how two annoying girls can resist him and not be compelled.
"I just want to help." Damon tried to say.
"Right... Was that before or after you hurt people and my friends? Just so you know, an apology is not going to fix every mistake you made. You know the way out. Goodbye." Mia slammed the door in front of Damon's face. And once again he has another side project to look at. Damon went back to his brother and Elena who were still at the front porch and listened to them talk about feeling. Damon opened the door and said, "It's done." Elena rush passed him going inside the house.
Mia was looking outside the window watching the Salvatore Brothers leave the front yard. Mia doesn't trust or like Damon and Stefan was standing in the middle zone of Mia's mind but Mia already figured out what Sin was trying to say about Elena. All Mia knows is something has changed and will continue to. And from that point there was a change in her eyes and in her heart. A flicker in the eyes that could possibly change everything.
Mia and Sin, are on the start a journey with their friends and with time, they will figure out just who they truly are and what they are capable of.
Hi everyone! Thank you for being patient and I hope to get reviews. Anyways I Don't Own VD! Only Mia and Sin.
Thanks again and happy reading!
Song: This is Halloween by Nightmare before Christmas
