Prompt: Halloween
Author: Erik
Summary: In which Kanda is not unhappy.
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Halloween
Kanda really didn't understand why he had to go to Hakkai's Halloween party. He had to be near people and sit through the polite bastard's creepy-ass smiles as he made small talk. Also, costumes were mandatory. He didn't have one yet. Gojyo was going as a castaway. He had ripped up a shirt and a pair of already sorry looking jeans. Kanda secretly hoped if he didn't think of a costume, he wouldn't have to go. However, that plan failed the day of the party rolled around and he found himself at Hakkai's door, with Gojyo, wrapped up in toilet paper as a makeshift mummy. Needless to say, he was miserable as they walked into the semi-crowded apartment.
Halloween themed music played a little too loud on stereo as they made their way over to Hakkai who was talking to some guests. Gojyo said his hellos to a few people as Kanda stood off to the side, trying his best not to watch the clock. As he was contemplating how long he would have to be here, Gojyo pushed some punch into his hand.
"Having fun yet?" He asked.
Kanda raised an eyebrow, "Nope."
"Come on, look," he said pointing, "Let's try the apple bobbing!" He pulled Kanda across the room before he even began to protest.
He stared down at the people sticking their heads in the bucket of water for the prize of an apple. "What's the point?"
"I dunno, fun I guess?" Gojyo shrugged.
Kanda couldn't help but think sticking one's face purposefully underwater for an apple was a smart thing to do.
Gojyo got down on his knees and chased an apple down, triumphantly coming up, his hair soaking yet. Now he really looked like a castaway.
"It's your turn," Gojyo said, taking a bite out of his prize.
"You've gotta be kidding me," Kanda mumbled as he got to his knees. He stuck his face in, and began trying to bite and apple. It was a lot harder than he had thought. Finally he got mad enough and attacked a poor apple and chasing it to the bottle of the bucket. When he came up, he and his costume were soggy. Gojyo laughed and continued to do so even as Kanda threw his apple at him. Maybe the night wasn't completely awful.
Next, Gojyo insisted on dancing. Although Kanda hated to admit it, the suggestion did pull a small smirk from him. He was good at dancing. He enjoyed it, especially dancing with Gojyo. By the time the party started to wind down, Kanda was actually sort of enjoying himself. As they left, Gojyo wrapped his arm around the shorter man and give him a kiss. "See, now that wasn't so bad, was it?"
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