Ch 10: Cid Highwind and Yuffie Kisuragi from FFVII

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"Hey Wills!"

Willow jogged over to Xander from where Buffy was pouting. The dress she'd wanted had been rented out already and now she was scrounging for ideas.

Her best friend was holding a white turban in his hands and a tube of skin darkener, as well as a green tunic and a black t-shirt. It took her a moment to cotton on, but when she did her face lit up.

"All parties satisfied, Buffy gets to be cool, you go as something non-Casper and I can still get away with an inexpensive costume, granted it is more than two dollars."

The owner of the shop nearly startled himself right off his chair when Willow let loose a happy squeal.

"Well don't you three look nice!"

Buffy had to admit, with a little adjusting (and gratuitous use of Willow's Resolve Face), she liked the costume. Fitted jeans, black t-shirt and a few gadgets and she was comfortably costumed. Willow looked great in the green tunic and leggings she'd bought, extensions in her hair and pulled back nicely. Xander, well he certainly looked different with that outfit, especially the turban and the darker skin.

"Who are you three going as anyway?"

"Superheroes in training, Mom."

"Like the Wizard of Oz at times."

"Do not mind the man behind the curtain, for to do so, you must first admit there is a curtain."

The two girls turned to stare at their friend.

"What, it sounded rather deep and mystical, didn't it?"

Mrs. Summers watched happily as the group of teens walked down the road towards the school laughing.

"At least they're having fun."

"Ok, what the heck happened? Did the mainframe blow a circuit again?"

"Dunno guys, but it's really hairy out there!"

"I do not know, but my friend…"

"Yeah?"

"At what point in time did you become a girl?"

"WHAT!"

"At least there was no sex change!"

"True, that'd be trauma for life."

"Right, I mean would you be gay or straight or some odd version of bi?"

Two friends looked to their third, more than slightly surprised.

"I would have pegged Xander for that line, Willow."

She just grinned at them, pushing her long red hair out of her face as they walked the cemetery.

"So, Buffy kept the smarts and the natural blonde…"

"Hey!"

"I kept the techno-know and the confidence…"

"You wear it very well."

"So what did you keep?"

There was a roar behind them as a fledgling took a running start towards them even as two others started in on Buffy and Willow.

"Sym sym sala bim."

The girls stood in shock as a branch on the ground shook, wiggled and then flew through the air to impale the surprised vampire directly through the heart.

"Well… that's really something Xan."

He grinned at his friends.

"I have merely admitted to the existence of the curtain."