The Black of Night

"Hey there Fuji~" Howl purred deeply as he crept up behind Fujimoto, totally dressed in a batman outfit.

"Oh gods! You almost gave me a heart attack Howl!" Fujimoto's hair stuck up on end as he tried to catch his breath. The red head was still in his normal clothes, much to Howl's disappointment, as Fujimoto was hanging up some paper bats and brooms he and Brun-Ponyo made the day before.

Once the red haired caught his breath, he went back to work on the decorations as he muttered about humans and their festivities.

Howl frowned as he wrapped his arms around the red head, nuzzling his nose in the nape of his lover's neck, "Why aren't you dressed in the outfit I picked for you?"

Fujimoto glanced back at the raven haired, "That cat costume?"

"It's the Cheshire...and you don't like it?" Howl pouted as he gave the older man puppy-dog eyes.

Fujimoto flinched as he muttered, "...I...but those ears..."

"Here, why don't I finish this up and you go put on your costume!" The wizard beamed as he took the decorations out of the red head's arms.

Fujimoto sputtered, "WHAATT?"

"Just go!" Howl giggled as he gently pushed the red head in the direction of his lover's quarters with his hip.

Fujimoto grumbled as he trudged away, "Fine." He slammed his iron door shut as he glared at the colorful material laying on his bed. He distastefully disrobed and put the article of clothing on, cursing Howl for all he's worth.

Once Fuji came back in this pink and purple stripped Cheshire cat costume, the red head's mouth dropped as he saw a table full of food with lots of candles surrounding the table. His heart swelled when he saw more bats and the Halloween pictures Ponyo drew for him taped on the walls. He felt his face heat when he saw Howl pull out a chair for him.

"...How did you do this...? This is...marvelous...!" Fujimoto breathed as he looked at the hot foods in front of him.

Howl poured some sparkling apple cider into two wine glasses then took a seat on the other side of the table, "To a wonderful night and to the beautiful man sitting across from me. Happy Halloween, Chesire~" Blue eyes sparkled as he gave his lover a warm, but cheeky, smile.

"Happy Halloween, Batman." Fujimoto giggled as a thought crossed his mind, "Say, let's play 'Trick-or-Treat after our meal?"

Howl raised a brow, "Ooh~ I have lots of treats to give you tonight~" He gave his lover a passionate kiss, tasting the sweet apple cider on those red lips.

"And tricks~" Fujimoto suggested in the middle of a kiss. Howl laughed as they began to dig into their meal.

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In the town of Porthaven, Sophie laughed as Markl, dressed in his "old man" cape, Sousuke, in a skeleton costume, and Ponyo as her mother, which Sophie thought was utterly adorable, yelled, "TRICK-OR-TREAT!" at one of their neighbor's door. The silver haired bit her lip in wonder while she carried a monkey-dressed Morgan in her arms, wondering when Howl was coming home because the children's bags were already full to the rim. She knew he was probably at Fuji's, which still unsettled her. She giggled a little though, when she remembered Howl telling her that afternoon that he was going to "save the day!" in his batman outfit. Morgan and Markl laughed as the brunette played sword fight with her husband, faking his death when Markl "hit" him.

Sophie shook her head as she looked up at the dark purple sky, "Alright kids! Time to go home and count your candy!"

"Yay!" Markl, Sousuke, and Ponyo cheered as the apprentice raced the other two back to the house. Sophie hid her smile behind a hand as she hurried after the children.

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A/N: I know it's so early, but you can't be too early. XDD Well Happy -early- HALLOWEEN! Sorry it's a bit short. XP Been lazy since college...and in college. Shhh. XDD Well hope you like it! XDD