Mr.Who2123: HALLOWEEN!!! BOO!
Kratos: …You think that would scare me?
Mr.Who2123: (Raises Anna from dead and then kills her)
Kratos: (Faints)
Mr.Who2123: Now, THAT was scary…for Kratos at least.
Yuan: (Dressed as a vampire, and thoroughly NOT enjoying it) We have a special treat for you guys.
Mr.Who2123: Oh, and I own NOTHING!
Kratos: (Unconscious)
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The companions made it on the boat, and were in good spirits. It was sailing smoothly, breezing through the blue water. It also seemed the ship was moving ahead of schedule.
Anna sat in her room, preparing…for…something. She laughed, almost maniacally as she saw her progress.
"Everyone will love it!" she squealed to herself, quickening her pace.
Meanwhile, Kratos, Yuan, and Sanaro were on the front deck, leaning against the rails that set a perimeter around the whole ship. It was quite a large one as well, and Sanaro had already gotten lost in it.
"Hey, I've heard there's some sort of holiday today…" Kratos added, obviously in thought. Yuan's face suddenly brightened.
"Yeah…what's it called…um…Scream day?" he suggested. Sanaro also knew what they were talking about, and tried to remember it as well. They were 4,000 years old, and Halloween didn't even exist until after the war.
Suddenly, thick steps sounded behind the three, and didn't even bother to look behind. Those heavy steps were of…
"'Hoy mates! 'Ow are ye?" the captain of the ship asked in a thick accent, and patted the back of Kratos, who, in fact, was the one who found and paid the man…handsomely.
"We were just trying to remember the holiday that was today…it slipped our minds," Sanaro replied, smiling as if he'd just done something stupid. Which he did…who could forget…?
"Halloween! It's the best holiday of all!" the captain exclaimed cheerily, thrusting his hands in the air, thus adding more drama to the exclamation. Yuan snapped his fingers.
"That was it! Yeah, it's when you scare other people and talk about scary stuff," he said. Then, Sanaro nudged Yuan to get his attention.
"What would really be scary is to see Yggdrasil in a skirt. I think I'd faint if I saw that," Sanaro said, and the other Seraphim nodded. It was true.
""Ey, where's that beauty…Anna was 'er name?" the captain asked, ignoring the strange joke.
"Yeah, Kratos, where's Anna?" Yuan smiled knowingly, putting an arm around him. Kratos shrugged out of it in aggravation.
"I'm not sure, but if she wanted to be with us, she'd come here. I don't want to bother her with…whatever she does," Kratos replied curtly. The captain then lumbered off, leaving the men to talk among themselves.
"Bother her?" Sanaro sighed, completely struck at how dumb his companion was being.
"Are you serious right now?" the two Seraphim gaped at the remark. "She loves you, and she wouldn't be bothered of you if you talked to her nonstop for the rest of her life." Kratos turned away from his fellow companions, sighing.
"I know…"
"Then what are you waiting for?" Yuan asked/exclaimed. He went behind the assertive Seraph and pushed him towards the cabin. "Go see her."
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Anna had finished. She stood up from her uncomfortable spot on the carpet floor, folding her arms with happiness. She had finished…it was…a ton of scary Halloween decorations? She laughed as she looked around. She couldn't wait to scare everyone, especially Kratos.
And…speak of the devil!
"Anna, I'm coming in," she heard the deep voice of Kratos sound on the other side of the door. Quickly, she ran and put her weight against it…she had to finish setting up!
"Uh, Kratos, can you come back some other time? I'm…busy," she said. Kratos, stunned, pulled back his hand that was reaching for the handle.
"Alright, Anna," he said in an oddly sad tone, and walked off. Anna immediately felt like she just backstabbed him, and sighed. He'll feel better when he sees what I've done, she then thought, and went to work.
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"I bet I can beat you at arm wrestling," Sanaro suddenly said. They were both sitting down on chairs, with a table in between them. Yuan looked at Sanaro like he had burst into song, and quickly shook it off.
"I bet you can't,"
"Well, let's bet on it," Sanaro grinned, leaning back in his chair. He was one for competition. Yuan frowned as he fished through his pockets.
"How about 400 gald?" he said, finding the four coins, and placed them on the table. Sanaro kept the smile on his face as he threw down four coins as well.
"800 gald on the line," he said, and rested his elbow on the table. Yuan did the same, and the two clasped hands, staring each other down with now extremely competitive frowns on their faces.
"On your mark…," Sanaro started.
"Get set…," Yuan continued. They're hands gripped the other much harder, and if they were dealing with a normal person, would've crushed the bone by now.
"GO!" the two Seraphim both shouted, and the contest of strength began. Their hands shook with strain as both of their incredible power tried to overcome the other. Suddenly, Sanaro slightly faltered, and Yuan had gained the upper arm. It became easier for Yuan and harder for Sanaro as the newest companion struggled to fight his way back to the middle.
Then, Yuan saw Kratos walk out, and quite sad, and forgot about the whole contest for a moment. Soon, his arm was slammed against the table.
"Hey, that's not fair!" he shouted. Yuan reached for the money, but Sanaro stopped him.
"I won fair and square, the money is mine!"
"You cheated,"
"You just zoned,"
"Well, look, there's Kratos! He made me stop thinking about the game!" Sanaro looked towards Kratos, noticing the slumped figure. Silently, the two companions walked towards the third one, wondering what could make him so gloomy, and also forgetting completely about the stranded 800 gald…which ended up being stolen.
"What's wrong Kratos?" Yuan asked, leaning on the rails as his depressed friend did. Sanaro did the same, silently, and waited for him to answer.
"Anna told me to leave her alone," he replied quietly. With his head bent, the bangs in front of Kratos' face drooped over his eyes, hiding them. Sanaro and Yuan were dumbstruck. Anna? The cute and lovable woman who loves Kratos more than anything?
Yuan and Sanaro turned around to talk amongst themselves.
"I can't believe she'd do that," Sanaro noted. Yuan looked back at Kratos.
"I can't believe Kratos loves someone that much though, he's totally depressed!" Yuan whispered back. "Let's go see Anna."
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Anna had finished placing every single contraption into place. The sad words of her love, however, made her worry constantly about what he's doing now. I hope he's okay… was all she wondered. As the knock came upon the door of the room, Anna smiled.
"Come in!" she called back in a singsong voice. Immediately, two Seraphim, who were not Kratos came through.
"Anna, I'd like to-," Yuan began, but something scared the wits out of him. A grotesque excuse for a skeleton fell on his head, nearly making him scream. Sanaro laughed when the look of horror sprung onto his companion's face. Suddenly, a huge spider fell on top of the laughing Seraph's head, and both laughed at each other.
Anna laughed as well, and then looked at them. They were laughing, but it was strained, at least for Yuan, and she knew they were not here to play around.
As if suddenly remembering there reason for being in here, Yuan got serious and threw off the skeleton. Then, as he stepped forward, orange and black string practically attacked him as it flew at him from both sides. Yuan did scream this time, as it seemed like an attack on both sides. Sanaro laughed even more as he was covered in string, glaring at the joyful Seraph.
"Anna, what is the meaning of this?" Yuan demanded, shaking it off like a wet dog.
"It's Halloween, silly, and I was going to scare Kratos…but it seems it works well on you too," she explained. Yuan acted as if a lightbulb turned on in his head.
She didn't want him to see her preparing the trick! He thought. Sanaro had figured it out as well, and turned for the door.
"We'll let you set it up again. Those were good pranks," Sanaro complimented. Anna smiled, nodding, and went to picking up the thin strings of paper. Just as Yuan was about to leave, he looked back at the room.
It could use some more work from me… he thought.
"Hey, Anna, maybe you could add something else," Yuan said, moving away once again from the door. Anna rose an eyebrow at him.
"What do you have in mind?" she asked back, and an automatic smile came to her mouth.
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It had been at least an hour since Yuan and Sanaro left Kratos, and the assertive Seraph finally noticed how quiet it was. The only sound that came was the crashing of the ocean waves in harmony with the seagulls' songs. It was oddly beautiful, with the sun shining bright upon the boat, and giving color.
Does Anna think I am…annoying? The question rang in his mind over and over. But…why was he so stressed over a small, simple act? What if she was just doing something personal, and didn't want someone to surprise her? What if she likes another person? What if she-?
Relax… he forced himself to follow the one word thought in his head, and the Seraph sighed. I should confront her. Why shouldn't I?
Slwoly, Kratos walked towards the cabin door, which led to the hallway that could curve left to the food, to the right for the captain's room, or straight, for all the guestrooms…which there were only three.
Kratos followed the hallway forward, and walked to the door that led to his and Anna's room. Yuan and Sanaro had another, while the third was for the merchants that decided to come along as well. Slowly, Kratos knocked, and there was a joyful welcoming by Anna. Kratos smiled.
See, nothing to worry about.
Kratos opened the door, and came face to face with a skeleton that hung from the ceiling. The actual surprise of seeing the empty sockets and fake blood made Kratos jump back and almost pull his word out of its sheath. However, as realization dawned on him, he let go of the scabbard, and sighed.
"Funny, Anna. Very funny," he muttered to himself, and gently pushed the skelton aside. When he took no more than two steps into the room, a spider fell on his head and over his eyesight. Kratos made a shout and threw down the spider, once again ready to decapitate the device.
Now that he was actually inside the room, Kratos saw Anna laying on the bed, asleep. He smiled at the look of her so peaceful, and began walking over to her, until inevitably…
String now completely covered Kratos as his rage slowly built on the annoying tricks. If she's going to make them, she needs to make them actually scary… he thought, shaking himself out of the string. Kratos continued through the room, his brown eyes darting around, looking for anything to pop out at him as he came closer and cloaser to Anna.
Amazingly, without more obstacles, Kratos was basically at Anna's side.
He always lets his guard down at the perfect moment,Yuan thought, snickering as his latest trick was about to be initialized. Sanaro had thin, rubber strips on his arms, legs, and neck…needed for the trick to work. The two were behind the closet, and silent as possible. With four thousand years of practice, Sanaro secretly walked behind Kratos, and waited for the puppet to be brought down…
"Hey, Anna-," Kratos began, his hand about to touch her limp one. Suddenly, something jumped onto Kratos' back, and cackled. Kratos shouted, freaked out, and grabbed the arm of the puppet, chucking it against the wall. Kratos was panting just from the scare, and noticed Sanaro, laughing.
"Man, I didn't think it was going to work!" he exclaimed. Kratos turned to Anna, who was awake, and watched the whole thing.
"Great job guys!" she exclaimed, laughing as well. Kratos himself didn't even know why they were laughing…until he looked down. The puppet had actually unbuckled the belts that were around his waist, and his pants were down, showing his underwear, which were actually compression shorts, but they made Kratos madly embarrassed all the same.
Yuan came from behind the closet, pounding his fists on the floor from the laughter.
"Genius!" he kept saying through gasping breaths. Kratos immediately pulled them up, fitting his belts through the loops and glaring at the three pranksters.
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Mr.Who2123: I have a Halloween surprise…THERE'S MORE!!! MY TREAT!!! D
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It was night now on the boat, and the moonlight reflected off of the water, moving with the constantly rolling waves. Yuan, Sanaro, and Anna were leaning on the rails, enjoying the night breeze before they head to bed. Kratos wanted some time alone, and the three could understand, being as his pants fell down in front of everyone, especially Anna.
"How'd you do that trick, Yuan?" Anna asked. She had forgotten to before the prank was played, and was interested at how the uppet moved just as Sanaro did.
"Well, since electricity can jump the nerves of anyone, I connected the nerves of Sanaro to the puppet. Well, the fake nerves of the puppet can, for a short time of course, do exactly what the puppet master does. All you have to make sure of is that there are rubber strips on the spots that are connected, or they'll get a constant shock until the connection ends," he explained.
"Sounds like you could do a lot with that skill," she said. Yuan nodded.
"I'm a little worried about Kratos, guys…do you think we hurt his feelings?" Sanaro asked. Silence followed, however it was shortlived. Suddenly, a familiar gross skeleton popped in front of all three, making Anna scream, Yuan shout, and Sanaro jump back at least a foot.
Kratos was laughing as he held the skeleton suspended by a string, and was flying high above all of them. His azure wings glowed brightly against the black backround, but they disappeared when he landed.
"Now that, my friends, was a good joke," he commented. The winded companions merely moaned at him.
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Mr.Who2123: So…how'd you like it as a Halloween chapter?
Kratos: Couldn't care less…
Yuan: (Snickering at picture of Kratos without his pants, embarrassed.)
Kratos: (flustered) G, Give me that!
Mr.Who2123: Sounds like you do care. (Laughs)
Yuan: (Holding picture above Kratos as he jumps for it.) Come on, just a little bit closer!! (In teasing voice.)
Mr.Who2123: Please Review!!!
Kratos: Give me that!!
Mr.Who2123: (I wonder why he doesn't use his wings…)