Disclaimer: Everyone knows by now that I don't own Oz and its characters, I promise to put them back where I found them.

Aurthor's notes: I didn't expect it would go on this long now I'm just puting in whatever pops in my head. Happy all hallow's eve! P.S. I almost forgot about Toto! Please forgive

me if he's not in the story that much.

The next morning Scarecrow felt as if he was on a roller coaster. He knew that he had to tell her his feelings, or else if she goes back to Kansas, he'll have to live like this for all eternity.But even if she stayed, how can it work out? He knew her little secret that she let the wizard trick them, so they can have the convidence. Now when he looks back, it's almost funny how they wanted something they already had. But what of Dorothy? Where exactly is her home? She always told hin home is a place where you're surrounded by people who love you, and she has that here, in Oz too. He also had to deal with the Maskerade Ball tonight. They were going to have one inDorothy's honor, but it was Halloween and Doroth'ys visit was a little unexpected. "Why not kill to birds with one stone, by having heras the guest of honor ?" Crow finally decided on that. He jumped out of his thoughts as he heard barking. Dorothy was up.

"Good morning, Sc..er, Crow." She said not being used to nicknames.

"Good morning, you startled me, I heard Toto bark and thought you were just getting up, You could make sneaking up to people when they still think you're sleeping a career. You're already a professional. What was Toto barking at anyways?" He tried not to cary on but for some reason he was nervous.

"Only at the fact he's here all the sudden, he was just getting back to normal at the farm."

"I'm sure you're just waiting to see the city, let me go and...."

"To be honest, I don't really want to go outside at the moment, I'm still a little tired."

"But will you be able to go to Ball tonight? I can try to postpone it."

"Don't worry, I can't resist the glamorous parties Oz has. Is today an Oz holiday or something?"

"I thought you had Halloween in your Kansas?"

"Today is Halloween?" Crow nodded."Wow, I guess I lost track of time, crying all the time at home, I didn't even check the calender."

"Wait a second." Crow started thinking about what she had just said."She was crying? She just might stay afterall!

" Why were you crying?" He already knew what she was going to say but he had to make sure.

"I missed you, silly." With that he felt his heart skip na beat, that is if he had a heart."And the guys"

"Anyway, after you rest up, would you feel up to finding a costume for tonight."

" Of course, but after breakfast."

They went to shop and shop to find the perfect dress. Dorothy kept saying all she probally was going to get was something simple, and hated the tought of spending too much money, And over and over he had to reinsure that money was no object in Oz.

"Are you sure ya don't mind?"

"Positive, if you want to get any old dress you might as well get the best." Just then she saw it, it was breathtaking.

"Well if Oz doesn't care about money than wait here."

"Why?"

"Because I want my costume to be a surprise, and it would ruin the fun if you knew what I was going to look like before anyone else." He waited outside as he was told until she came out holding a bag. He tried to look in it every time she looked away but got caught every time.

"Well it's not fair, I took you down here to see what you're going to be in the first place" He argued.

"Why do you care so much of what I'm going as?" She laughed. She had a point, why did he care, he didn't really think about what the other's are going to be.

"I just want to make sure you didn't buy the same costume I bought." He lied. She burst out laughing with his reply.

" I can't even imagine you in this, although it would be amusing."

That night at the ball, it was indeed a glamorous site. Crow dressed up as the phantom of the emerald city, a popular ghost story in Oz, Nick Chopper just came with a mask, and no one was sure what the lion was supposed to be, wearing fin and a sign around his neck saying 'beware of shark' " I'm the king of the forest, and the shark is king of the ocean, I'm sure the shark is dressed as me down there." he explained to everyone that asked. Then the moment finally came to introduce the guest of honor. And she was right, Crow would've looked crazy in the red silk gown, with a slit up almost to the thigh. She had let her wavy hair down making it more redish looking that brunette. She also wore a gold mask with red feathers on it, like the ones you'd see in New Orleans.

" Is she trying to kill me?" Crow wandered. He didn't know how to face her, she looked so different, not at all like the girl that pulled him off the pole. He needed advice, and could think of only one person to turn to.

"Uh, Tin, could I tell you something if you promise to tell no one?"

"You know you can trust me, but please tell me if this why you look so distant?"

"Yes it is, and with a heart like your's I know you can help me. It's about Dorothy."

"Are you afraid she'll go back to Kansas?" He asked a little confused why such a look on Crow's face can have anything to do with Dorothy.

"Yes..no..I mean tell me what it's like how you felt when you found that munchkin girl you loved?"

" Surely not, my friend, are you trying to tell me you have taken a fall for Dina?" Nick teased.

"Nick, I'm not in the mood for games."

"So what you're really trying to say is, you might be in love with Dorothy?"He said being more serious. The words were as Crow thought, hard to admit but true as day.

"Yes, and I don't know how to tell her, especially with this big decision that's she's trying to make."

"What a happy day this is turning out to be, my two best friends falling in love." He said with a smile.

"That's one of the problems, what if she doesn't feel the same , and my confession drives her home. And even if she does, how could it work? I'm a scarecrow, she's of flesh."

"Even though I'm tin, Dina still loves me" Tinman pointed out.

"True enough, what shall I do? What am I supposed to say 'Nobody will ever love you more than a scarecrow?'" He sarcastically replied.

" You must tell Dorothy, if she goes back you'll never see here again, besides if you're betraying her trust by not telling her, you two never kept things from each other."

"Why are you not so shocked for my feelings for her?"

"I don't know, when we first met, to be honest, I thought you two were a couple, but was surprised to find you and her just met.I should've known that my instincts were right. It was bound to happen."

"You're not making much sense."

"That doesn't matter, go and tell her, besides, the people in this land would love her as a queen. I'd hate to think of you being pushed out of your thrown when you could just share." Nick laughed, but Crow never even stopped to think of marriage. He was even more nervous than when he went to Nick for help in the first place.

"Nick, now you're being idiotic."

So he went to look for Dorothy, now knowing that his feelings were what they were. She was talking to Ozma when a slow song started.

'Good, this is my chance.' thinking to himself.

"Dorothy, would you..."

"Care to dance with me, Scarecrow?" She held out her hand.

"It would be my honor. Uh, I need to ask you something."

"Ok"

"Ok, what do you think should happen, if someone loved someone who probally doesn't share the same feeling?" She turned red.

"She told you didn't she?" Dorothy looked slightly betrayed.

"Who told me, what? Am I expecting a person to tell me something?"

"Great, now I have to, Crow, I like you, but differently than before."

"So you feel the same way about me as I for you?" he said with joy in his voice and now feeling at ease.

"I think so, but what are we to do?"

A.N: I've got a little writer's block, if you can't tell. in a commercial like voice What will become of Crow and Dorothy?! Will Dorothy go home?

And is a shark somewhere dresed like the lion, stay tuned for next time if there is a next time , reviewers, be nice don't flame me too bad, and I might write another ch.