Note: I'm really sorry that I haven't updated in a while. I've been busy...and sleepy. Haha. Also, my computer has been having problems. Anyway, I'm gonna make it up to you with a LONG chapter. A lot of events happen in this one so, READ IT! Hehe. Also, for those who are wondering, NO, Kuki will NOT get pregnant. But I just wanna remind the readers that when I said that this fic is an alternative ending and continuation, the alternative ending is just the first chapter. So far, anything can still happen.

Trick or Treat, Angel's Tears

It's been about a month since that night I had been with Kuki and I've shown nothing but anger towards her. For the past few weeks all I've given her the cold shoulder and stated harsh comments for her to hear. Meanwhile she tried to act as typical as possible and she ignored my vile attitude. Although neither of us told anyone of our little conflict with each other, everyone in the gang knew about it but none of them bothered to get involved.

One day, the whole gang was hanging out at the clubhouse again and everyone was there. Just the five of us and no extras like Chad or Lizzie or Mushi. While I kept myself busy watching TV, everyone else talked about an upcoming costume party.

"What's your costume gonna be?" I overheard Nigel ask Kuki.

"I don't really know" She replied, "I haven't thought about it yet"

"Why don't you dress up as a slut?" I said coldly without turning my head, "It would really fit you"

Apparently everyone in the room in the room heard what I said but I didn't care. All that mattered to me was that I felt Kuki's intimidation all the way from where I was, and it made me smile cruelly.

"Could you for once not be a jerk, Wally?" She said heatedly.

I continued to watch TV while everyone waited for me to react. But there was only one word that I could whisper, "…Hypocrite…"

"Oh god!" Abby exclaimed out of annoyance, "Would you two stop it with all this arguing!"

"ABBY!" Hoagie nudged her.

"Oh shut it, Hoagie!" She went on, "I am so tired of watching the two of you fight like this! So would you two just do it with each other already and just get this thing over with!"

Abby's tantrum didn't scare me at all. Instead it made me laugh quietly. How ironic…she's telling us to do it when we already did…

"Look," Abby continued, "Both of you know that you wanna be with each other so why don't you just hook up already"

"Why don't you explain that to her?" I referred to Kuki, "Just make sure you elaborate clearly. She's a dimwit"

Abby growled in extreme aggravation and left the room. After she slammed the door there was an awkward silence and I could feel Nigel and Hoagie looking at Kuki and me. Next thing I knew I heard her storm out of the room. "You made her cry, Wally" Nigel said. Normally I would've gone out to apologize to Kuki but I didn't. Why would I? I hated her. "What do you want me to do about it?" I muttered. I didn't turn my head to look. Instead, I listened to their reactions and all I heard was the silence of their shock.

Two nights after Abby's tantrum and Kuki's walk out was Holloween night. It was also the night of the costume party that we were going to. I was with Joey at that time and I just finished accompanying him on his trick or treating.

"Wally, look at all the candy I got!" Joey raised his trick or treating bag to show me. I smiled at him as we passed through the side of Nigel's house, on our way to the clubhouse. When I opened the door, I greeted everybody.

"Wally, what are you doing?" Nigel said as he approached me. I almost didn't recognize him because of his cyborg costume, "You can't take Joey to the party"

"I know but I had to take him trick or treating. We could just drop him at my house on the way to the party"

"What party?" Joey tugged on my shirt as we sat on the couch.

"It's nothing" I told him.

"Can I come?"

"You're too young"

"Not fair!"

"Be quiet, Joey" I laughed as I pinned him.

"You look good in that pirate costume, Wally" Abby said while she fixed her hat, designed to make her head look like her brain was sticking out of it "I bet all the girls at the party are gonna drool over you" She smiled at me. Apparently, she was no longer pissed as she was two days ago.

"Hey, where's Mushi?" Hoagie, in his zombie costume, asked me. "Aren't you taking her to the party?"

"Yeah. She's probably on her way here with Kuki"

"Kuki's coming?" Joey jumped up excitedly.

"Yeah" I replied flatly.

"Yay! I bet she'll let me go to the party"

"No she won't. She's evil"

"NO SHE'S NOT!"

"What's up with you lately?" Nigel asked me, "Why have you been completely cruel to Kuki?"

"She did something"

"Is this about the whole thing with her and Chad again? I thought you were over her?"

"She did something worse"

"What did she do?"

"I don't wanna talk about it" I continued to play with Joey as I attempted to forget about what happened with Kuki and me. But all of a sudden the door opened and she appeared with Mushi and Chad. Normally I would have taken my attention to make fun of Chad's Cowboy costume, but I was too busy looking at Kuki. Despite the anger that I felt for her, I was amazed at how she looked. She was wearing an angel costume and she looked more beautiful than ever.

"Kuki!" Joey ran to her.

"Hi Joey" She said sweetly and she lifted him up.

"You look pretty"

"Aw, thank you! Your superhero costume looks great!"

"Thank you" Joey said lovably as he hugged her.

I turned away from them and sat quietly. I didn't want anyone to see that I was gazing at Kuki, mesmerized by her beauty and charmed by her kindness to my little brother. Joey was right. She isn't evil. I may hate her for now but I can never prove that she's evil, never.

"Hey gorgeous" Mushi sat beside me, "Like my dress?"
I turned to her and observed her Princess costume for merely a second, "Yeah, you look great"

I folded my arms and stared straight ahead again when she punched my shoulder playfully. "You could at least say it like you mean it!"

"I do mean it…!" I said to her.

She smiled at me and leaned forward to kiss me but for some reason, I backed off on impulse. She gave me a curious look, wondering why I did that. As for me, I gave her no response for I didn't know the reason either. "Are you alright?" She asked me.

"Yeah. I'm fine"

"Are you sure? How come you haven't shaved in days"

"It's part of the costume, Mushi" I said blankly about my short and hardly-noticeable beard.

She continued to stare at me, noting that she didn't believe me. But then she just switched back to happy mood all of a sudden. "Okay! Looks nice, you look so rugged grungy and hot" She kissed me on the cheek. This time I accepted her kiss freely, and I didn't dodge…because I forced myself not to.

Half an hour later after dropping Joey at my house, I stood by the snack table at the costume party while Mushi was close by, chatting with her friends.

"Mushi, you're boyfriend looks hot in that pirate costume!"

"Yeah, I could just eat him up!"

"Hey, he's my boyfriend!"

"Dammit Mushi, you're so lucky!"

"Yeah!"

"Don't be so envious, he can get a bit moody. Plus he's a real sexist most of the time. He thinks girls can't do anything right"

"We don't care, he's gorgeous"

"Super gorgeous"

I rolled my eyes at what I heard. Were these pre-teens stupid enough to think that I wouldn't hear them? They're four feet away from me and I could see them in the corner of my eye!

Hey stupid, you're girlfriend is one of those pre-teens…The little voice in my head whispered. I sighed in despair. Ever since I dodged Mushi's kiss not long ago, I've been really bothered by thoughts about how I've been acting with her. A month ago we could barely get our hands off each other but now, we were acting like we weren't a couple at all. No…not we…just me. I wouldn't kiss her, I showed no interest in hugging her and I didn't even know I was doing it! As if all those thoughts weren't enough, I ended up realizing that I started acting that way ever since that night with Kuki. I didn't want to admit it but it seemed to me that my focus on Mushi was coming back to Kuki. And I feared that despite my anger, I've started to love her again.

I can't! I hate Kuki! I'm supposed to like Mushi, dammit!

I tried to force the thought of Mushi into my mind but nothing was happening. It was as if I was incapable of liking her in the way that I did when we were camping. As I tried to put my focus back from Kuki to Mushi, I suddenly encountered another challenge that only proved my regained feelings for Kuki. When I looked straight ahead, I saw her and I started to gaze at her beauty. Although I still hated her, I couldn't help but gawk at her. And when I saw that she was dancing with Chad, the jealousy that rose up within me intensified my love, at the same time my hate, for her.

"Hey" Mushi snapped me out of my trance.

"Huh…?"

"You alright?"

I stared at her a bit while reality came crashing back into me, "Yeah…"

"You wanna dance?"

"No…I don't dance" I was lying. I've danced before and I'm really good. I just didn't wanna dance with her.

"Okay" She said, "Hey listen, if you don't mind, my friends and I are just gonna goof around"

"Go ahead"

"It's alright with you?"

"Yeah"

"Okay, I'll be back in a few minutes"

Those minutes turned into hours. I haven't seen Mushi in a while and I was left to sit around either eating or watching the people on the dance floor. It's not that I wanted to be with Mushi, it's just that not having her around made me realize that the party was such a bore for me.

"Hey Walls" Hoagie sat beside me.

"Hey"

"Where's Mushi?"

"Somewhere around here with her friends"

"Oh. She abandoned you?"

"No, not really. I knew she was gonna goof around, I just didn't expect her to be gone this long"

"How long?"

"Two hours"

"Ouch!"

I laughed a bit as I continued to scan through the place.

"Okay Wally, you're not gonna like what I'm about to tell you…"

"What is it…?"

"…I just saw Mushi flirting with some guy three minutes ago…"

"Oh" I said absent-mindedly.

"Oh? That's it? That's all you're gonna say?"

"Yep"

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Dude, you're girlfriend is somewhere in this room goofing with some guy!"

"So…?"

"Do I have to remind you that she's your girlfriend?"

I finally turned to Hoagie and sighed. "Alright, I guess you need to know the truth by now…"

"What truth?"

"Mushi and I had a deal months ago"

"What deal?"

"A deal for our relationship to be fake"

"Fake?"

"As in, we can make out and do stuff but we can never fall in love"

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah"

I went back to looking around while Hoagie sat in quiet bewilderment. "So it's kinda like an open marriage or something?"

"I wouldn't say that. An open marriage involves love. We're just completely fooling around"

"…You didn't sleep with her did you?"

His question made me look at him peculiarly. "No…why?"

"Just curious. I mean think what would've happened if you were eighteen and she was fifteen. You could've been arrested for doing it with a minor"

"Right…"

"I mean, that's why Chad doesn't do it with Kuki"

"So what? She's not a virgin anyway"

A brief silence passed by before I slapped my hand against my mouth and Hoagie stared at me with wide-eyed shock. "What does that mean?" He questioned me.

"Nothing"

"No, it's not nothing…! I can tell that you know something!"

"It's nothing!"

"Wally!"

"FINE!" I looked around to see if anyone was close by. After making sure that no one was near us, I told him everything. "I slept with Kuki"

He looked at me more shocked than before. "When!"

"A month ago"

"A month ago? But that would mean she cheated on Chad! And you cheated on Mushi!"

"I know that, moron"

"Does anyone else know about that?"

"No, so don't tell anybody"

"Oh…so how'd you two end up in bed together?"

"It's personal"

"Okay. Are you two still doing it up to now?"

"No. That stupid bitch dumped me again after we did it…"

"Seriously…?"

"Yeah"

"That doesn't sound like Kuki"

I took a minute to think about what he said and it only led to me sighing and bowing my head. No…it doesn't sound like Kuki at all…

"She didn't mean it…" I said in a low voice.

"Huh…?"

"She didn't mean to sleep with me, she just got caught up in the moment. She still loves Chad"

"I guess that's why you've been bashing on her, huh?"

I nodded my head slowly. "I guess I'm starting to get punished for it"

"What do you mean?"

"I cheated on my own girlfriend and now she's cheating on me"

"Well, I wouldn't jump right to conclu-"

"Hi guys" As if she appeared out of nowhere, Mushi arrived in front of us with a big smile on her face. Her smile didn't trick me. I could see the gentle pinkish glow that made her giggly and sweet. If Hoagie hadn't told me about the guy she was with, I still would've known buy judging her actions and expressions.

"Sweetie, let's go to the balcony" She pulled my arm. Without thinking twice, I lifted myself up like a zombie and allowed her to drag me along as she walked. In no time, we were alone together in a deserted balcony on that scary but romantic night.

"Isn't this nice?" She snuggled close to me and I responded but embracing her although I didn't want to.

"Yeah" I said, leaning on the marble railings.

"The party's kinda boring"

"I know"

"It's a good thing I was with my friends, they know how to turn a boring night into a great night" She laughed.

"Is that why you were flirting with some guy just now?" I said flatly, "You were bored?"

I was looking out into the scenery from the balcony instead of looking at her. But I knew that she was staring at me. "What are you talking about…?"

"Hoagie said he saw you flirting with someone earlier"

She released herself uneasily from my hug and breathed heavily while she panicked. Meanwhile, I calmly continued to enjoy the scenery.

"Who were you flirting with…?" I asked her without looking at her.

"Sandy" She said nervously, unable to lie.

"Who's he?"

"Um, some guy who was like my boyfriend when I was ten" She continued to pant, "The one who used to have a crush on Kuki"

What she said made me laugh a bit. "Do you always date the guys who have a crush on your sister?"

"Look Wally, I'm really sorry" She said sadly. She continued to babble about how guilty she was and why she flirted with other guys but I merely listened to her. When I thought that she had enough pressure on her, I gently hugged her.

"Don't apologize to me" I said to her quietly, "I don't deserve your apology. You deserve mine"

"What?" She asked when I let go of her.

"You're gonna hate me for this but…I cheated on you"

Her eyes widened a bit as if she didn't know what to feel.

"It was a month ago," I continued, "And I slept with someone else"

For a minute she stayed motionless, staring at me as if she was a statue. I didn't know what to expect. I didn't know if she was going to hate me or she would do something else, better or worse. "Wow…" She sighed, "That's weird…who'd you sleep with?"

"…It's not important…"

She frowned a bit in a way that made her look seven years old to me again and suddenly I felt myself feeling sorry for her.

"Do you hate me?" I tilted my head and asked her as if I was talking to a child.

"No…" She said in a girly childlike manner, "I mean we had a deal. It was just our mistake because we never expected to cheat on each other" She giggled awkwardly.

"Well what do wanna do now?"

"I don't know"

"Do you like this Sandy guy?"

"Yeah…he's really cute and sweet"

"You know, if you want to break up it's fine with me"

"Really?"

"Yeah"

"Okay"

"So, I guess we're over?"

"Yeah, I guess so"

I gave her a gentle smile and hugged her. For the first time ever, I realized how I really felt about Mushi. I do care about her, just not in a way that a boyfriend would. I cared for her like she was my little sister. "Make sure this Sandy guy treats you right or I'll break his neck" I whispered in her ear. "Awww, you're so big brothery!" She giggled and hugged me tighter. So that was it. I was no longer her so-called boyfriend. I was her so-called big brother.

The rest of the party, although I was alone most of the time, was getting better. Now that Mushi and I were just friends, I felt a part of the heavy weight on my shoulder disappear.

"Wally!" Mushi ran up to me, dragging some thirteen-year-old guy along with her.

I stood up and greeted her with a smile.

"This is Sandy" She pulled the guy closer, "Sandy, this is my ex-boyfriend"

"H-hi…" Sandy said nervously as he shook my hand. I knew exactly who he was and why he was nervous. He was Sandy the dorky "sand castle king", whom I shoved towards the sand for hitting on Kuki once. I smiled at him and teased his fear of me by tightening my grip on his hand. He squealed a bit when he let go, making me laugh quietly.

"Don't worry" Mushi teased his fear too, "He's more like a big brother to me now. So all you have to do is be careful of what you do to me or he'll break your neck"

Sandy forced a laughed, but stopped when he saw that Mushi and I were just staring at him. "U-um…I-I'll go get you a…u-uh…um…drink"

Mushi giggled at me when he left. "Thank you so much for being a sport. That's so sweet of you"

"No problem"

"You know what? I'll make it up to you"

"Okay…?"

"Come on" Mushi grabbed my hand and dragged me all the way to the other side of the room, towards the snack table. When I saw where we were heading, I got a hint of what she meant to do and tried to stop her. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!" She said.

Finally, we stopped and Mushi spoke, "Hi Kuki!" She said.

"Hi Mu-" Kuki stopped when she turned and saw me with her sister.

"Wanna dance with Wally?" Mushi asked her.

There was a brief silence as Kuki tried to answer. But before she could even utter a word, I answered for her.

"Chad wouldn't like it" I said and Kuki desperately nodded along.

"Don't be silly!" Mushi said, "Hey Chad!"

Chad, who had just approached us, replied, "Yeah?"

"Would you mind if Wally and Kuki dance for a bit?"

"Not at all" He said simply, "Go ahead"

"Chad…!" Kuki muttered.

"What? It's fine, go ahead"

Having no choice, I ended up holding Kuki's hand as we entered the dance floor. Both of us knew that we didn't want to be with each other, yet we had no choice but to dance for at least half a minute. As if everything was meant to tease us the moment we got to the middle of the crowd, free from anyone's sight except for the busy dancers around us, a slow song suddenly played. Standing still, I sighed, looking away from her. We both knew that we didn't want to do this. We might as well abandon each other again. But to my surprise, she took my hand and placed her other hand on my shoulder. In return, I slothfully placed my hand on around her waist and placed the side of my head beside hers. And we started to dance. Despite my desperation for the moment to be over, I cannot say that I didn't like having her so close. It's been a while since I smelled the fresh scent of her hair or feel the smoothness of her skin. I was, indeed, dancing with an angel.

I started to actually enjoy the moment until she mumbled, "This is awkward…" That was when my anger domineered over me once again. I responded by giving out a sigh. Another moment passed before she spoke, "Wally, I know I hate me…and I'm really sorry but please just understand…"

"When have I not understood you, Kuki?"

"When you started molesting me without even thinking of how much pain I've been going through"

"You don't know the first thing about pain"

"Yes I do"

"No you don't. How could you say that when you've been the one causing it?"

"Wally…"

"You broke my heart once when you dated Chad. You broke my heart twice when you turned me down, when you just found out how I felt. And you broke my heart when you made me think that we could still have a chance but you suddenly abandoned me just like that…"

"…I love Chad, Wally. You know that"

I took a while to let the anger slowly roam inside me. And I continued to speak casually, "It's ironic that you're dressed as an angel. You're definitely not one"

"Wally, please stop this. You know why I can't just be with you…"

"Is that why you slept with me?"

I felt her tremble a bit. It was only then that I realized that what I said was less than a question and more of a threat. "Please don't tell him…" She begged quietly.

"It's pretty hard to keep your mouth shut especially when some slut uses you as her toy"

She didn't bother to wait for the song to end, she just let go of me and ran away in tears. Watching her disappear made me feel painful as well. I looked down and inwardly battled against the pain, sorrows, love and regret. When I found one of the feathers from her fake wings on the floor, I picked it up. It was then that I realized…I just made an angel cry.