Perry's PoV
After school, Perry and Yuri hung out at the former's mansion. Currently, the purple-haired inkling was browsing SplatCloud, when he noticed the replay count on his rap regarding Pearl, fittingly titled, 'I Love Pearl'.
"Yuri, do ya see this?!" he exclaimed, surprised.
"See what?" he asked, getting up from Perry's bed and putting his phone away to look at the computer. His eyes widened after a few seconds. "A thousand views?!"
"I know! It's my most listened-to song now!" the pale-skinned inkling enthused. "We should make another one!" he suddenly suggested, hopping out of the chair he was sitting in. "One about Halloween. Since, y'know, it's tomorrow."
"It's Octavia's birthday, too," the dark-skinned inkling reminded his friend. "You did send that package to her house, right?"
"Of course I did! How would I forget?" As a birthday present, Perry squeezed out enough money to buy her the limited-edition milky Eminence set, something so costly that few people even own it.
Yuri simply nodded in approval. "So, whatcha gonna do now?"
"I'll go make that new rap," the purple-haired inkling deduced. "Getting a thousand views on 'I Love Pearl' is somethin' we should celebrate!" He pulled out a piece of paper and a pencil, titling it, 'Halloween Song'. Now, he had to figure out the lyrics, including making them rhyme.
"Do you need help?" the dark-skinned inkling asked.
He shook his head. "No, I'm fine. I'll call you when I'm done."
"Alright."
The next day, after school, Perry promptly called his friend to tell him the good news—he was done writing the lyrics of his new song.
"You're gonna let me mix it again, right?" the yellow-haired inkling eagerly asked.
A smile spread across Perry's face. "Of course!"
Roughly a half hour later, someone rang the doorbell, and soon, footsteps rushed up the stairs of the mansion. A knock came to Perry's bedroom door, and he let the newcomer, Yuri, inside. He had already pulled out the sound mixer for the spiky-haired boy to use, hooked up to his computer and everything.
Yuri sat in Perry's normal chair and asked, "Ready?"
Holding up a microphone and the paper with the lyrics on them, the pale-skinned inkling said, "Ready."
Pressing a button, the dark-skinned inkling soon gave a thumbs-up as trap music began to play. "This is a Halloween, / Also known as a Splatoween: / The day where you trick, / And eat 'til you're sick. / Treat yourself to some candy, / It's sure to make you feel dandy. / Or you can wear a mask, / Or other stuff to complete the task."
The beat started to pick up as he moved on to the bridge. "Feelin' queasy? / Take it easy. / If you're ready to go, / Go put on a show. / It's the night, / That gives you a fright!"
He paused, waiting for the beat to drop. Once it came, he continued singing. "Halloween! It's the most haunting day! / Splatoween! Celebrating in a festive way! / Halloween! For kids and adults alike! / Splatoween! When the ghouls like to strike! / You don't need to be scared, / I'm sure you'll be spared, / But just in case… / Keep up your pace!"
Now, it was time for the second verse. "What's wrong with werewolves? / They roam the woods, / And the cities and the towns, / Except the sacred grounds. / A vampire looks like us, / Why would you find them in the brush? / I know they won, / But werewolves are still the one."
The purple-haired inkling sang the bridge and chorus once again, where his words were followed by an instrumental. He saw Yuri mess around with the mixer, creating a more frightening sound to the music. Perry gave a thumbs up to his friend to show his approval.
When the music calmed down, he started singing the third and final verse. "When midnight draws near, / The kids will shed a tear, / But parties go through the night, / When the monsters take flight. / No matter who you are, / Prepare to face the bizarre. / It's Halloween, what did you expect? / It's Splatoween, go have fun. / If you object, / Consider yourself done."
Perry finished off the song by shouting, "Happy Halloween!", and then the music cut off abruptly. Yuri stopped recording, and the pale-skinned inkling dropped the microphone. He walked over to the computer.
"Good job!" the dark-skinned inkling complimented. "It's one of your best songs yet!"
"Thanks." He smiled and pressed a button to playback the recording. While the song played, he started humming along to it. Yuri's right; this turned out great!
After the recording finished once more, he said to his friend, "I'll take over from here."
"Glad you are," the yellow-haired boy commented. "I have to take my brother and sisters out trick-or-treating tonight."
"I wish I could trick-or-treat," Perry muttered. He walked over to his closet and pulled out a dusty gas mask. "Last year, I barely got any candy, just because I was only wearing a mask! Besides, I have to put the finishing touches on this and upload it."
"Aw…" He frowned. "Maybe we could go together next year? Just like when we were kids. We could buy costumes and run around the neighborhood getting as much candy as we can!"
"…Maybe. We'll see what happens."
"Well, I have to go now. Bye, Perry!"
"Bye, Yuri."
The dark-skinned inkling left the room, leaving Perry to work on his song, all by himself.
A/N: A very short chapter, but we gotta have an update on Perry's rap career, right? ;) Hope you like it, and Branchwing, out!