Hehe, I'm glad everyone seemed to enjoy last chapter! The truth why Kanata didn't finish his sentence ("I-!") is because he doesn't really know what he was going to say xP

Okay so this is like the "Halloween special"! Enjoy!

I do not own Aikatsu Stars!

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"It's almost Halloween, girls!" Yozora cheered, "All of us S4 members are going to be here that day. We are allowing you girls to wear any costume, too!"

"How exciting!" Koharu smiled, clapping her hands together.

Yume nodded, "Yea!" She turned to the others, "What are you guys going to dress up as?"

Laura raised an eyebrow, "Aren't we a little too old to dress up?"

Mahiru nodded, "I agree. I think we've grown out of that stage."

Yozora moaned, "Oh don't be like that! It's for work!"

Mahiru face became serious, and she nodded.

Laura sighed, "Well I guess if I have to…" a smirk appeared on her face, "I think I know what it'll be."

"Ooh! What?" Yume asked eagerly.

Laura turned away, "Not telling! It's a surprise!"

Koharu smiled, glancing at Ako, "What about you, Ako?"

Ako crossed her arms and smiled, "I dress up every year."

Laura gave her a deadpanned look, "You of all people?"

"I take my siblings trick-or-treating," Ako said, waving her hand matter-of-factly.

"Siblings?" Yume repeated.

Mahiru raised an eyebrow, "You have siblings?"

Ako nodded firmly, "I have three. An older brother and my little siblings are twins."

"Ah!" Yume cooed, "They sound cute!"

Ako grinned, "They are!" She pulled out her phone, "Let me show you their picture!"

The girls gathered around to see.

"That's Souta and that's Honoka," Ako pointed out, "and my big brother, Ritsu."

Laura giggled, "They look just like you."

"Well I am their role model," Ako stated proudly.

"So what are you going to be this year?" Yume asked.

Ako grinned mischievously, "It's a surprise, of course."

Koharu smiled as Yume deflated in spirit.

"Koharu! We gotta figure something out!" Yume shouted.

Koharu nodded, "Yes, we will."

"Come on girls," Yozora spoke, "off to work. "

"Yes ma'am!"

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Koharu was making her rounds through the kitchen, spotting Yume carrying a bag full of trash.

Yume smiled up at her, "There's a lot of people today!"

Koharu nodded, "Yea." She stepped forward, giving her a hand in carrying the bags.

"Thanks," Yume said, the two moving to the back door.

Koharu pushed the door open, but as they did, something flew past them, causing both girls to scream in surprise.

"What is it? Koharu shouted, guarding her head with her arms.

"I don't know!" Yume cried, "A bird?"

They screamed, startling the already crazed bird into more frantic flying. It was flapping it's wings, uselessly flying into the walls.

"What's going on?" Someone shouted running in. She immediately screamed, "How did that get in here?"

"Laura?" Yume gasped.

"What's all the yelling about?" Mahiru appeared around the corner. She yelped in surprise.

"It just flew in!" Yume cried.

Mahiru stiffened her posture then calmly walked down the hall, carefully passing the bird.

"Careful, Mahiru!" Koharu called out.

Mahiru nodded, silently heading over to the end of the hall to grab a broom. Flipping it over so the bristled side was in the air, she slowly moved it towards the bird.

"Don't hurt it!" Laura yelped from her position.

"What's going on?" A new voice appeared, "What the-!"

Yume looked, "Subaru? What are you doing he-ee!" She ducked down suddenly, feeling the bird come too close for comfort.

Mahiru ignored them, slowly directing the bird back towards the door with the broom, careful to not hit it.

Yume and Koharu scurried away from the door, giving the bird enough space to exit.

Mahiru twirled the broom upright and put her hand on her hip, "There, it's gone."

Laura raised an eyebrow, "How did it even get in?"

Koharu shook her head, "We just opened the door and it flew in."

"Maybe it just flew in by accident," Subaru commented.

The girls nodded, but then Yume turned to him, "By the way, what are you doing here?"

Subaru deadpanned, "Are you kidding me? You girls scream so loud, I'm surprised the police haven't showed up yet."

Koharu and the others cheeks tinged pink.

"W-Well!" Yume stuttered, "That still doesn't explain why you had to come!"

Subaru opened his mouth to retort, but was interrupted by another voice speaking.

"What are you all doing back here? We have customers, you-" Ako froze, "S-Subaru!"

"Sorry Ako!" Yume smiled, "We're coming!"

She closed the door and started forward, Koharu following her.

Ako stared at the four girls as they filed out and went back to the cafe. She blinked in confusion.

Subaru shrugged and went back as well.

"What did I miss?" Ako muttered. She shook her head, returning back to work.

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Yume sighed as she stretched her arms out, "At least today's over."

"Are you tired?" Koharu asked.

Yume stopped, then shrugged, "Not really, I guess I just wanna go home and lay around."

Laura snickered, "That sounds like you."

"What does that mean?" Yume gasped.

Koharu giggled at their antics, pushing the door to the locker room open. She hesitated, though, when she saw the position of the one person occupying the room.

All was crouched down in the corner, staring into it with a smile and her hand reached out.

"-So I-" Yume bumped into Koharu from behind. She glanced at her, "Why'd you stop, Koharu?"

Ako turned their way in surprise, "You guys!" She gasped, then turned back to the corner, "No! I'm sorry!"

The three girls stared at the red head.

"What is she doing?" Yume whispered.

Laura blinked, leaning towards Yume to whisper back, "She's lost it."

Koharu sighed, carefully stepping towards Ako, "What are talking to?"

Ako smiled, not moving her gaze, "A cat got in here somehow."

"What?" Yume shouted, "A cat?"

"Shh!" Ako hissed at her, "She's scared. I'm trying to get her out of the corner so we can get her home."

Yume covered her mouth, "Oh, sorry!" Came her muffled response.

"How are you going to get it out?" Laura whisper asked.

Ako waved her hand, "I'm coaxing her out."

The three of them silently watched as Ako cooed at the cat until it finally stepped out of the shadows. It had a dark brown fur coat and a pale green collar.

Ako carefully pet it, "There you go," she checked the collar, "Minty," she called. The cat purred under Ako's touch.

"Aww," Koharu, Yume, and Laura cooed at the sight of the cat cuddling with Ako.

"Well how are you going to get it home?" Laura asked.

Ako rubbed the cat behind its ear, "There's an address on the collar. I'll take her there on my way home right now."

"Are you going to need any help?" Koharu offered.

Ako shook her head, standing up with the cat in her arms, "No, I should be fine. But I'll leave now." She walked past them, "See you girls later."

Yume nodded, "Yea, bye!"

Koharu frowned in thought, "I wonder how that cat even got in here…"

Laura nodded, placing a finger under her chin, "You're right… I don't see how it could have gotten in… unless everyone was distracted or something."

Yume gasped, "When the bird flew in!"

Koharu and Laura's eyes widened.

"It must have been then!" Yume cried.

Koharu nodded, "That makes sense."

Laura agreed, "Yea. Out of everyone, at least Ako was the one to find it."

Yume giggled, "That's true."

Koharu smiled, heading to her locker, "Let's get changed."

"Yea," Yume copied her actions to go to her own locker, "I'm tired."

Laura rolled her eyes, "You said you weren't tired."

Yume blushed and puffed out her cheeks, "W-Well now I am! All that excitement got to me!"

Laura burst out laughing, Koharu laughing along.

Yume pouted, "You guys…" She whined as they dressed out of their uniforms and went home.

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"Happy Halloween!" The girls shouted at each other.

They were all dressed up in their own costumes.

Laura looked at Koharu's fairy costume, "You look cute Koharu!"

Koharu blushed and smiled, "Thank you."

Yume nodded, "She does!" She grinned at Laura, "What about me?"

Laura tossed a glance at her in her witch costume, "Eh.. you look normal."

Yume fell over in shock.

Koharu patted Yume on the shoulder, "I think you like cute, Yume."

Yume whined, gazing at Koharu innocently, "Thank you, Koharu."

Laura laughed, "You're too easy, Yume!"

Yume stuck her tongue out at her, "And what are you?"

Laura smirked, "Only the tastiest treat around! Sour dried sea kelp!"

Yume recoiled, "That's the tastiest treat?"

"Of course!" Laura cheered.

"I didn't know you liked that," A new voice called out.

The three of them turned to find Mahiru and Ako.

"Hey you two!" Yume waved.

Laura grinned at Mahiru, "I love sour sea kelp!"

Mahiru was dressed as a sexy devil, while Ako was a colorful cat girl.

"You two look good," Koharu complimented.

Ako flipped her pigtail back, "I know."

They rolled their eyes at Ako.

"Everybody ready?" Tsubasa peeked through the door.

Yume nodded, "Yup!"

"Great," she said, "Then let's open up."

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Throughout the day, S4 was giving special photo opportunities with them in their dark witch matching costumes.

They were also giving away some fun treats and toys to the kids who came. Koharu was carrying a box with more toys for the bin in the front of the store. She eyes them, spotting a pair of goofy glasses that had a large fake nose and a mustache.

When she reached the bin, she took the glasses out of the box, before pouring the contents in. She was thinking that the glasses would be a funny trick to play on Yume. A grin spread on her face at the thought.

She took the now empty box to the back, and when she returned, found the cafe much darker than when she left it.

S4 was gathered together at the front of the cafe, starting to give a performance of sort.

Koharu would've stood around to watch, but she noticed several orders ready at the kitchen. She took a slow step back, hesitantly leaving the floor. However, she bumped into something from behind before she turned. She gasped, turning to the figure who was behind her.

"I'm sorry!" Koharu whispered frantically.

The figure smiled, "No worries. Sorry for sneaking by you."

Koharu noted the familiar tone, but couldn't tell who it was in the dark.

A sudden crash in the cafe startled her, causing her to jump forward, into the space of the stranger. She yelped in surprise, twisting her head back to see S4 acting dramatically, using the thunderous sound as an effect. "Oh," Koharu sighed, "that startled me…"

Koharu didn't notice the person had their hands on her shoulders until they used them to turn her, leading her forward.

"Let's go to the kitchen, where the lights are on," He said.

Koharu nodded, "Right, I was just heading there."

As they entered the kitchen, wincing as their eyes adjusted to the light, Koharu glanced up at her companion with surprise, "Asahi?"

Asahi turned to her, "What's up, Koharu?"

Koharu blinked, "You knew it was me?"

Asahi nodded with a smile, a blush forming on his cheeks, "Yea, I mean, I couldn't forget your voice."

Koharu blushed at his words, "O-Oh! I didn't know it was you... "

Asahi's smile fell sad, "Oh."

Koharu twisted her fingers, noticing his expression, "I'm sorry… I just don't know you too well."

Asahi nodded, "Don't worry, I get it." He didn't sound too happy, but then, his eyes lit up, "I know!"

Koharu paused, "What?"

Asahi turned to face her directly, grabbing her hands and holding them up, "Koharu! Will you go out with me?"

Koharu's eyes widened, her face blooming into a bright red blush, "W-what? Why?"

Asahi's cheeks turned equally red, "U-Um, because I want to get to know you! And I like you, Koharu!"

Koharu stared into his bright eyes, thinking about it. She didn't know what to say. She never was asked out… she wanted to talk to Yume about it. She turned away, "C-Can I think about it?"

Asahi froze, then slowly let go of his grip on his hands. He kept a steady smile on his face, "Sure you can. But, let me give you my number."

Koharu nodded, "Okay, hold on, my phone is in the locker room."

"Oh, then don't worry about it," Asahi said, pulling out his phone, "Just put your number in and I'll text you."

Koharu took the phone and entered her number, "Here you go."

Asahi typed into his phone, then nodded to her, "There, I sent you a text." He turned, walking off, "I'll see you later, Koharu!"

"Okay, bye," Koharu waved.

She turned towards the kitchen, letting out a deep breath. Wow, she didn't know why her heart felt like it was racing so much.

Shaking her head clear, she grabbed a tray and carefully headed back into the cafe.

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"What's up, Koharu?" Yume asked as Koharu approached her in the locker room.

"Well," Koharu began, "in the middle of S4's performance, Asahi ran into me."

Yume blinked, "Okay?"

Koharu nodded, "Yea, and then, he went to the kitchen with me and then…"

"Then?" Yume urged, leaning forward curiously.

"He asked me out," Koharu finished.

The two girls jumped when they heard a locker door slam. Looking up, they saw Mahiru staring at Koharu, and Laura and Ako observing as well.

"My brother did what?" Mahiru yelled. She cried out, pulling tiles out of her locker and smashing through them with her hand. She breathed heavily, "How dare he hit on my friend!"

Laura rolled her eyes, "Calm down, what's the problem? He likes her." She shrugged.

Mahiru faced Laura in shock, "You don't get it! It's… weird!"

Ako nodded, piping up, "I would be weirded out if my brother went out with any of my friends, too."

Mahiru smiled softly at Ako, "Thank you."

Laura turned a frown to Ako, "Your brother is like, two."

Ako raised an eyebrow, "First of all, he's six. And second of all, not him. I have an older brother, too."

"You do?" Yume questioned.

Ako nodded, "Yes, his name is Ritsu. He's in university, though."

"Oh, then he's older," Laura nodded. "I don't think any of us would, actually."

Ako shrugged, "It was just the idea."

Mahiru sighed, "Back to my brother… how dare he?" She screamed.

Yume glanced at Koharu again, "So when is it?"

Koharu shook her head, "I said I needed some time to think about it."

Mahiru perked up, "Great! Tell him no!"

Laura scoffed, "What's the problem, Mahiru? It's just one date. If Koharu doesn't like him, she'll dump him. Right, Koharu?"

Koharu fidgeted, "Uh, yea, I guess…"

Laura smiled, then stepped up to her and patted Koharu on the shoulder, "I say you give it a try." She went to the exit, "Bye guys!"

"Bye Laura!" Yume called back.

Ako went towards the door too, "I should get going, too. I'm meeting up with my siblings." She glanced at Koharu, "I think you should go, you did say you liked Asahi, didn't you?" With that, she exited the room.

Yume and Mahiru shouted in surprise.

"You like my brother?"

"When did that happen! Why didn't you tell me?"

Koharu backed up frantically, "No! I said I liked him the best of M4!"

Mahiru crossed her arms, "Well I don't think you should agree."

Koharu looked at Yume, "What about you, Yume?"

Yume was silent under Mahiru's serious gaze and Koharu's curious one. "I think… that you should do what you want."

Mahiru frowned but looked at Koharu, "What are you going to do then?"

Koharu pressed her lips together, her hand reaching to her phone and she clutched it, "I'm gonna think about it some more."

Mahiru looked down at her hands and sighed. She looked back up to Koharu, "Koharu, if you really want to, I won't get mad."

Koharu smiled at Mahiru, "I know."

Mahiru put her hand on Koharu's shoulder, "Okay. I'll see you guys later."

"Bye!" Yume called, standing up herself, "Come on Koharu, let's get home."

Koharu nodded, "Yea."

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Guess who's out of chapters? Sorry guys... it's real life again DX I'm sorry but I don't think I'll be able to update next Friday. I'll try to keep writing, but I wanna focus on keeping my grades up! Thanks all for your support, hope to hear from you again! Remember to leave a review! :)