Karin's POV
The party is supposed to start soon. I am almost finished with getting ready. My costume consists of a plain white dress with red paint sprayed all over it to imitate blood, black boots and a scissor-like necklace. Originally I was supposed to carry around a hatchet with my costume but that fell out of the plan along with trick or treating. Right now I am inspecting my reflexion in the mirror to see if something is missing. It is. I should apply some make-up, it is necessary for psycho killer. So I put on some black eyeliner and red lipstick. Good, now I am much more believable killer chick.
Yuzu storms into the room twirling around in her purple fairy costume with pink butterfly wings on it.
"How do I look, Karin?" She asks excitedly.
She looks like she saves kitties and creates rainbows with her magical powers so I guess dad was right when he said the fairy costume would suit her.
"Great!" I exclaim smiling. My sister squeals and hugs me. She is such a bundle of positive energy that she's even infecting me with it. Besides I am sort of excited about the party. Especially since Hitsugaya is coming and I don't pass up a chance to hang out with his abs. I am so glad goat face decided to go on a conference and leave the house to us to turn into a party palace.
"I better go downstairs and take care of the snacks." Says Yuzu as she leaves the room. I steal one last glance at the mirror before following her out the door in time to hear the doorbell downstairs ringing.
Rukia's POV
Well, at first I wasn't really into this, but let's face it, Halloween is the only time in the year when I get to dress in my awesome Chappy costume! Too bad there isn't a costume contest, I'm pretty sure I would win this thing… I mean, come on, who doesn't like fluffy cute rabbits?
I'm supposed to meet Orihime at the candy store which is only one cross-street away from Ichigo's place. As I walk down the street I see her coming out of the store with a plastic bag, full of candy, of course. I don't get it, aren't you supposed to knock on people's doors and ask for candy instead of buying some? I shouldn't be surprised; this is Inoue we're talking about here.
So I reach her, finally, and now I can see she's dressed like a nurse, more like a lewd nurse actually. The so-called costume is so tight, I'm afraid she'll blow up any second now. Well I take my chances and poke her on the shoulder.
"May I help you…Sir?" she says as she turns around to face me. And seriously what's with the mini nurse hat? It looks ridiculous even for Halloween.
"Really, Inoue, really? How many people you know, that would've dressed like Chappy?" I look at her as I raise an eyebrow, while I lift Chappy's ears off my face.
"Rukia-chan! How silly of me!" she chirps as excited as always. "You've picked a really… big costume, how aren't you getting lost in it? It's nice though." She adds still smiling.
Well, she has a little face on her make up, but who am I, with my enormous costume, to talk?
"Gee, thanks. You know, you don't have to be half naked to impress that jackass." I say as we head down to Kurosaki's.
"Well it's a bit sexier than I thought, but its Halloween. Besides I have to try my best to catch Ichigo's eye!" she giggles.
Seriously? What's wrong with her head?
"Whatever you say." I reply, in profound indifference. "Now give me some candy!" I say with enthusiasm as I reach for the colorful chocolates. I stuff my mouth with delicious sweetness, so I can barely talk.
And here we are, at the front door. Orihime is blushing like hell, so she looks like a porcelain doll with tomato red cheeks. She impatiently rings the bell as I chew my candy happily.
It is only a matter of seconds until the mandarin opens the door. His costume is a gangster I think. He has a bowler hat and he wears one of those 'gangsta' suits. It could've looked sort of classy if it wasn't on him.
"Welcome!" He smiles widely. "Nice costume, Inoue." He says as he winks at her. Consequently she melts. Then he looks at me. I can't understand why but he seems a little shocked.
"Am I that scary? Cause, you know, rabbits are pretty evil creatures." I break the silence, grinning.
"Not really. I've just been trying to figure out, what the hell is that thing you're wearing, but it's okay, on Halloween we should look scary and creepy." He grins and invites us in. "Weirdo." He whispers to himself as he's turning.
"I'm not deaf yet, just so you know." I say in reply whereupon he laughs.
Karin's POV
The party is definitely happening right now. Our house is crowded and Yuzu's concern that we're gonna run out of snacks is growing. Personally I don't think that people are going to be rattled by the lack of snacks as long as there's alcohol and let me tell you we have enough of that to swim in.
From my place on the couch, where I am peacefully sipping a drink after finally slipping away from that stupid basketball captain (HE JUST CAN'T TAKE A HINT), I can see a girl in a playboy bunny costume throwing up in the roses in the back yard. Dad would flip if he sees the flowers like that so someone should clean that up before he returns. I'm not dying to do it tough. I guess it's never too early in the evening to get so drunk you have to upchuck in some poor random bush.
Slutty bunny stands up coming out of the bushes. She looks familiar but that could be because there are like three or four other playboy bunnies here tonight. Shocker, I know, it is, after all, such a creative look for a teenage girl on Halloween. There is a kind of original take of the rabbit disguise, a little while ago I saw this girl in a huge fluffy Chappy costume. She looked like a mascot for Easter but still better than the teenage whore attire.
Anyways, the barfing rabbit from the back yard is coming into the light of the living room lamp and I can finally see who she actually is. It's Hinamori, wiping her mouth with the curtain (cleaning up the house tomorrow won't be easy) she comes in through the sliding doors with mascara running down her face. The whole view is really disgusting. She notices me (bummer) and flops down on the couch next to me, sobbing uncontrollably. Great…I hope she's not expecting me to console her, whatever she's crying about. Wait, what is she crying about?
"Shirou dumped me." She cries leaning on my shoulder answering my unasked question.
"What?" I respond with apparent surprise. They've been dating for a year and I was beginning to think that they are never going to break up.
"This morning, he said he wasn't sure what he felt anymore and that he didn't like the person I have become." She explains while I pick up a tissue from the coffee table and hand it over to her. She blows her nose and informs me she wants to go home.
"Sure, Hinamori" I say getting her on her feet. „But you shouldn't leave alone"
I look around the room for some help and I spot Keigo with his ridiculous mummy costume which is actually just toilet paper that he wrapped around himself.
"Keigo!" I call him over. „Take Hinamori home, will you? She isn't feeling all too well." I say shoving her in his arms.
He looks startled for a second but then he catches Hinamori under her arm and leaves out the door smiling widely and explaining how he was the perfect gentleman. Meanwhile Hinamori continues to wipe her face with pieces of Keigo's costume.
Orihime's POV
I can't see my 'strawberry 'Al Capone' and I'm going to have a nervous breakdown! How did he get out of my sight? Maybe I let him slip when that weird Poseidon guy with the scanty robe and the trident showed up. I was complaining to Rukia about all the slutty girls around Kurosaki-kun, when that creeper, with his hairy legs, interrupted us and started to chatter about some abandoned house where he wanted to take us, "It'll be such a thrill!" he said. The only thrill I need Is here somewhere, probably fallen in the clutches of the lascivious bunnies!
Well, at his second sentence Rukia got bored and went for a refill, so now I'm alone in the mission to find my potential boyfriend. I've made such efforts for this look; it'll be a total waste if I don't get to him. Maybe I should've just baked him a pumpkin pie! Actually, that's a great idea! As they say "The way to man's heart is through his stomach"! So I head to the kitchen, noticing Keigo and a devastated Hinamori leaving. Wow, she looks hideous with no make-up.
Anyway I finally get to the kitchen, just to find Ishida, Harry Potter to be precise, who is ravaging the fridge, holding a giant jar.
"Ishida, what the hell are you eating?" I ask slightly annoyed and startle him, but he recovers quickly.
"Strawberry jam. Want some?" He says with the same poker face.
"I think I'll pass." I reply as I look around the room. It's a total mess and I'm starting to doubt if I will be able to cook anything. Then it downs on me!
"But I could really use your help!" I add and I give Ishida a big shiny smile.
"With what?" he looks at me surprised. He's wearing big round glasses, so his eyes look like they're gonna pop out any moment.
Then I explain everything and he agrees. We hollow out one big pumpkin which was part of the decoration earlier, while I'm thinking of extra ingredients. Some chilly will be good! I decide to rummage the fridge and the cupboards to see if I'll find something for my creation, which will make Ichigo's tongue jump happily in his mouth (and maybe mine).
After we're done with the mixture, I realize I need a baking dish. Ishida finds a round white one that might work. He looks at me suspiciously as I put the pie into the oven, but I think it'll be finger licking tasty! One day I'm going to be a well-known chef I'm sure.
"Now can we have a snack?" Ishida asks with his specific puppy dog face. I nod and we leave my precious pie to bake properly.
Ichigo's POV
The view that has unleashed before my eyes is pretty weird. Currently the giant rabbit Rukia (Chappy as she clarified for me) is patting the policeman Hitsugaya on the back sympathetically and offering him a bottle of vodka to make everything better. Rukia is very drunk by now. She started off pouring herself drinks and then went on to getting her own bottle witch I tried to pry out of her fluffy hands but failed. She slipped away from Orihime and me in the beginning of the night but since Orihime was starting to become a little clingy and rather too talkative for my liking I left as well and quickly stumbled on to Rukia.
Now for the Hitsugaya part of the scenery-he showed up late to the party and joined me and Rukia at a drinking game. In the process of the game he announced he had dumped Hinamori this morning. At least that explained why he was so grumpy. Though if you ask me it was about time he dumped her, she had become kind of a bitch and I don't understand how he didn't get bored earlier with a relationship that long. He should try my life philosophy of not sticking with a girl for more than two weeks which is working perfectly. However Rukia took it upon herself to act as his personal therapist.
So that's why she's shoving the bottle of vodka in his face. He takes it and drinks as Rukia cheers then he passes the bottle to me. Eh, what the hell, I can hold my liqueur unlike some other people. But I have to admit that Rukia is so much fun when she's drunk not to mention she's pretty cute. Then again I think she's always cute.
"I think I need some air" Hitsugaya sighs and heads for the door to the backyard.
"How about you" I turn to Rukia smiling. "Done with the drinking? I don't want you passing out."
"You're probably right." She nods her head in agreement and smiles back at me which I don't think she would do if she was sober. „I am getting really sleepy." She leans her head on the kitchen counter.
I look at her falling asleep on the table peacefully and try to enjoy the time I have before she starts snorting at me again and throwing evil glares. She does that a lot as it came to my attention this past few days. Some random person stumbles uncoordinatedly past us, trips and spills some wine on Rukia's head, leaving a stain on one of her bunny ears. She sits up abruptly and groans. I glare at the uncoordinated idiot as he tries to apologize, but noticing my expression he quickly leaves.
"He ruined my costume!" Rukia says pouting angrily. „Not to mention I was just about to fall asleep."
She looks terribly sleepy.
"Come on. You can sleep in my room; it'll be more quite there." I tell her as I help her out of her chair and lead her to the stairs.
"So you're just inviting me to sleep in your room." She eyes me cautiously.
I can't help but chuckle as I open the door to my room.
"You're such a perv." Rukia mumbles as she crashes on my bed. „I'm really tired tough."
I throw a blanket over her and I leave the room, turning the lights off on my way out.
Hitsugaya's POV
As I go out in the back yard, the chilly night air hits my face refreshingly which is just what I need considering the severe thumping in my head caused by Rukia and her vodka therapy. The sad part is I'm not even feeling that drunk; I'm just sporting a major headache. I didn't even need the therapy since I only feel relieved that I'm not with Hinamori anymore. It was right for us to split up.
I take a few steps towards the bench near the cherry tree and I notice that someone is already sitting there. It turns out to be Karin so I just collapse next to her.
"You do realize that if that is someone's blood on your dress, I'm gonna have to arrest you?" I say jokingly and she chuckles. Then we fall into silence until she breaks it:
"I heard you and Hinamori broke up. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." I sigh quietly. „Things weren't going well between us. I feel … relieved."
I tell Karin what I'm really thinking because she's just the best person to tell something like that to. She's always honest and tells me exactly what I need to hear. I guess I value her opinion a lot.
"If that's how you feel then you did the right thing." She says nodding her head once to affirm her response.
"Your words of wisdom are helpful as always." I tell her while laughing a little.
"Of course they are!" Karin exclaims confidently and turns her head to smile at me.
I stare at her smile and I just have to smile back. A mosquito flies by and she wrinkles her nose in the cutest way and waves her hands in front of her face to scare away the insect. And then I get this urge again, the urge to kiss her. It's not the first time. Recently that's happened a couple of times. I think that's one of the reasons why I and Hinamori didn't work out. But now I am not with Hinamori anymore. I can kiss Karin if I want to. But then I again Ichigo would slaughter me if he finds out.
"Do I have something on my face?" Karin asks curiously, noticing that I'm staring at her.
Oh, fuck it! I'm just gonna do it. So I lean in, her eyes widen in shock and I touch her lips for a split second before…
BOOM!
We hear something exploding and we both jump away from each other.
Ichigo's POV
I descend the stairs and I notice that somebody has knocked over the umbrella holder next to the door. I go over to put it back in its place but at that moment the front door swings open only to reveal my idiot father who yells out:
"I'M BACK BABBIES!"
However I have no time to focus on the fact that goat face has appeared earlier than expected because I hear a loud BOOM followed by some smoke coming from the kitchen.
Great… As if dad wasn't a disaster enough.