Trick or Treat
"Oh! Welcome back Mr. Hibari!" A woman dressed as a witch says as the school prefect and his assistant approach the information desk of the Namimori hospital. She smiles. "We are almost done setting up. If you want to go ahead and go to the third floor one of the nurses will direct you to your station." The teen nods before turning to walk to the elevator, his faithful companion only one pace behind.
As the doors close, Hibari removes his jacket and allows Kusakabe to replace it with a black cape. He holds the jacket out for his right-hand-man to take, which he does promptly. In its place a pair of fake vampire teeth rest momentarily on his hand before he positions them in his mouth. The doors open just as the teeth are in place and his jacket is folded and placed under the pompadour's leather-clad arm. He immediately walks to the nurse's station.
"Well hello! Long time no see! How have you been? Anything exciting happen this year?" Hibari pauses to consider the events over the past year before deciding to appease the nurse with a small amount of news.
"I got a pet." He lifts the cloak around his shoulders to reveal a hiding Hibird. The bird chirps happily and lands on the counter. The small fluff of yellow flaps its wings to display two small fake black bat wings that are attached to its wings. The nurse immediately coos and reaches to pet the small bird.
"It's so adorable!" She pauses to look around before giving him mischievous look, "Normally we don't allow pets, but I think the kids will get a kick out of this little guy so I'll let him stay. Here follow me." When the middle aged woman stands Hibird takes it upon itself to land on her shoulder. She laughs as she moves around the counter and leads the prefect to a small room where a bowl of candy sits. "You know the drill. The kids will be walking down the corridor asking all of the volunteers for candy. If you have any questions just give me a shout." She gives the bird an affectionate pat on the head before the 'bat' flies back to perch on Hibari's shoulder.
Hibari sits in the chair and picks up the bowl just as the first stream of children come down the hallway. The first child who approaches him is a small boy holding a nurses hand. His face is painted to make him look like a lion and it seems as though he wants to ask for the candy that the other is holding, but he bashfully hides his face in the nurse's legs. She laughs and tries to pull him away, but he refuses.
"You'll never get any candy that way," she jokes.
"Carnivore," Hibari calls to the child "you don't need to be afraid." He extends the bowl further. The boy pokes his head around to look at the teen offering him candy with a look of confusion.
"Why did you call me that?" He asks as he reaches to take a piece and place it in his pumpkin pail.
"Lions are carnivores," he says simply. "And, carnivores are strong." The boy looks away and shakes his head.
"But, I'm not strong. The doctors say that I'm really weak." Hibari shakes his head dismissively as he leans down further from his chair to be closer to the boy's level.
"They're wrong. You're strong and you'll do well." The boys eyes light up and he lets go of the nurse to hug the somewhat stiff teen.
"Thank you mister!" He says with a smile as the nurse guides him to the next station. Hibari watches as he goes a look of remembrance passing over his features before he turns to look down to give his next patron his attention and a piece of candy.
Kusakabe covertly places a hand on his shoulder as a sign of support. The raven-haired teen doesn't spare his subordinate a glance, but he doesn't need to for his second-in-command to understand his appreciation for the gesture.