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Written for 15minuteficlet LJ community's challenge #79, the word "haunted."
Haunted
by Zzilly14
"Xander, I'm scared!" whined a nine-year-old Willow as she clutched onto her friend. "I wanna go home!"
"It's okay," he cooed, petting her red hair. "Nothing's gonna happen to you. I promise."
Halloween was always a fun time for the Sunnydale kids, but this year Xander had finally convinced Willow to go to the haunted house at the high school. Xander donned a long black cape, but the plastic fangs he had worn to greet his long-time friend were in his pocket – it was too difficult to speak with them in his mouth. Willow decided to do the opposite, wearing a long purple velvet dress with a sequined crown on top of her head.
They passed by spooky mummies and insect-like monsters, with Willow screaming at the top of her lungs as Xander led her as quickly as he could to the end. The last room they approached was empty, but scary music was echoing off the walls.
"What's in here?" she stammered, squeezing the life out of Xander's hand.
"Nothing, Will. It's empty, see?"
"But the music!"
"Is meant to spook you. Look ahead, see that door? Behind that is loads of candy. You can do this, okay?"
"Don't let go of me!"
He smiled softly. "I'm here beside you, all the way."
They walked towards the door when someone jumped in front of them.
"Ahhh!" Willow screamed as she hid behind Xander.
Xander stared angrily at the man, who was also dressed as a vampire. "That's not very nice, mister."
The man just grinned devilishly, bearing realistic fangs. "It's a haunted house, kid. We're not supposed to be nice!"
"Can you let us pass? Please? My friend is really spooked out. And we're craving some delicious goodies behind that door."
"So am I," the man laughed. "I'm starving."
"That's nice. Are you done scaring us now?"
The man stepped out of the way, letting them pass. "Are you supposed to be a vampire, kid?"
"Uh... yeah. I must say, that's really cool makeup."
As the two kids exited the haunted house, the vampire chuckled, "Whoever said I was wearing makeup?"
Written for 15minuteficlet LJ community's challenge #79, the word "haunted."
by Zzilly14
"Xander, I'm scared!" whined a nine-year-old Willow as she clutched onto her friend. "I wanna go home!"
"It's okay," he cooed, petting her red hair. "Nothing's gonna happen to you. I promise."
Halloween was always a fun time for the Sunnydale kids, but this year Xander had finally convinced Willow to go to the haunted house at the high school. Xander donned a long black cape, but the plastic fangs he had worn to greet his long-time friend were in his pocket – it was too difficult to speak with them in his mouth. Willow decided to do the opposite, wearing a long purple velvet dress with a sequined crown on top of her head.
They passed by spooky mummies and insect-like monsters, with Willow screaming at the top of her lungs as Xander led her as quickly as he could to the end. The last room they approached was empty, but scary music was echoing off the walls.
"What's in here?" she stammered, squeezing the life out of Xander's hand.
"Nothing, Will. It's empty, see?"
"But the music!"
"Is meant to spook you. Look ahead, see that door? Behind that is loads of candy. You can do this, okay?"
"Don't let go of me!"
He smiled softly. "I'm here beside you, all the way."
They walked towards the door when someone jumped in front of them.
"Ahhh!" Willow screamed as she hid behind Xander.
Xander stared angrily at the man, who was also dressed as a vampire. "That's not very nice, mister."
The man just grinned devilishly, bearing realistic fangs. "It's a haunted house, kid. We're not supposed to be nice!"
"Can you let us pass? Please? My friend is really spooked out. And we're craving some delicious goodies behind that door."
"So am I," the man laughed. "I'm starving."
"That's nice. Are you done scaring us now?"
The man stepped out of the way, letting them pass. "Are you supposed to be a vampire, kid?"
"Uh... yeah. I must say, that's really cool makeup."
As the two kids exited the haunted house, the vampire chuckled, "Whoever said I was wearing makeup?"