Party

When Chrome and Mukuro had received the invitation, he had insisted that she had to go to party. Initially, she had assumed that he would be going as well. It wasn't until after her witch's costume was purchased that he had informed her that he didn't want anything to do with the party himself. Once the rest of the group had heard the news, no one else had showed any interest in going with her which had made her feel disappointed. She had considered not going as well, but a message from Haru the night before insisting that she come had changed her mind.

The walk to Tsuna's house feels lonely and cold. It reminds her of the time she had spent with her parents. Chrome tries her best to keep bad memories at bay, but they flash before her mind in rapid succession as she makes her way through the streets.

"Mama?" A young Nagi asks she points to a small princess costume. "Can I dress up this year?" Her mother takes one look at the costume and turns up her nose and doesn't say a word as she forcibly pulls her daughter away from the display.

"Our family will never participate in such a commoner's holiday"

"You are such a disgrace, Nagi. Of course you can't go trick or treating! What would the other families say if they saw our daughter mingling with those lower than us?"

"Put that costume down this instant."

"Chrome, dear, are you alright?" The warm and semi-familiar voice pulls her out of her memories to find Nana standing outside of gate placing a jack-o-lantern outside of her gate. Without realizing it, her feet had carried her to the Sawada household while she had been lost in her memories. A small hand reaches up to her face to find a few tears collecting on her face.

"Y-yes," she says softly avoiding warm brown eyes in embarrassment. Nana is about to say something more when a loud familiar shriek of excitement down the street interrupts their conversation.

"Chrome!" Haru calls from behind the purple-haired girl. "Your costume looks so cute!" The compliment elicits a blush from the girl. Turning she finds the brunette, dressed as an odd cross between an manatee and a mermaid, making her way quickly to the pair standing outside. As soon as she is within range the overly-excited girl pulls her more timid counterpart into a tight hug.

"T-Thanks," Chrome murmurs once Haru lets go. She self-consciously pulls at the short black dress. Her witch's hat tilted from Haru's zealous hug. Nana laughs warmly as she opens the gate.

"Everyone is already inside. Why don't the two of you come on in?"

"Okay!" Haru links her arm through Chrome's and gently leads her through the gate and towards the front door that looks very warm and inviting. "Are you ready to have lots of fun tonight?" Chrome nods and smiles as they walk into the warm house together.

A/N: And that's the end of them! Even though they were difficult to write, I really had fun writing these. They were out of my comfort zone since I usually prefer to write longer pieces, but I still like how I was able to connect all of them with so few words. For right now this piece is finished, but, in the future, I may come back and edit them to make them longer and more fleshed out. I may also pull out a few and continue them. Not really sure, but I always want to leave that as an option!

Thank you so much for reading! If you have any comments/criticisms please let me know! I'm always wanting to improve my writing and, especially wen it comes to things that I'm newer at, such as drabbles, any sort of help is appreciated.

Happy Halloween!