~ Bookends ~
Halloween Edition
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Ghost Hunt
2. The Big Day (II)
Minutes later, Mai was back in the office pantry. She'd forgotten the milk jug after all. As she filled one of the tiny porcelain jugs, Madoka burst in, hat askew.
"Mai! Why are you still here? We need you to hand out the refreshments!" Without even waiting for a reply, she began pulling the younger woman out of the room.
"Madoka-san! I'm supposed to get Ayako her milk jug!" she protested. The librarian waved her free hand impatiently.
"I'll get it for her. Come on!" Struck by a thought, she froze suddenly.
"Oww! Don't just stop like that," Mai grumbled as she rubbed her arm.
"Mai-chan. Why are you still wearing that horrid coat over your costume?" The girl flushed. Madoka tutted.
"Don't tell me you're still shy? Didn't we agree that it looks great on you?"
"But…"
"Didn't you say you want to knock the socks off Naru?"
"That is, if he wears them," Mai muttered sourly.
"Of course he does," Madoka replied reasonably. "Come on Mai. You picked the costume yourself remember?"
"You agreed," Mai whined even as she began unbuttoning her jacket. "I am probably going to regret this."
Lin had just shown some of the visitors to the buffet table when he did a double take. There was a girl in a bunny costume weaving her way through the crowd with a tray of glasses. Mai?!
"You should pay attention to where you're going," Madoka said smugly when the tall man rammed into a bookshelf painfully.
"Where did she get that from?" he demanded, scandalized. Madoka grinned as she looped her arm around his elbow affectionately and towed him to the buffet table.
"We picked it out last week. Don't you think she looks cute? I bet Naru would be speechless and rooted to the ground."
Lin frowned at the way the men in the room were all more or less taking surreptitious peeks at Mai. "Are you sure that's a good idea?" Naru had shown himself to be pretty possessive about his unofficial girlfriend and lascivious gazes would hardly go down well with him.
Extra: How Lin and Yasuhara came by their costumes
The tall man shuddered inwardly.
"I'm the security. No one will take me seriously if you put me in a costume," he protested.
To his distress, Madoka seized him by the arm. "Not to worry! I've a spare from last year!" she announced as Ayako waved aside his objection.
"It's only for a few hours."
"I think we still have the Darth Vader robes from last year," Madoka grinned.
"Naru broke the light saber remember?" Lin said desperately.
"Oh. Well, we'll think of something, I'm sure," Madoka said uncertainly. It was already so late at night...
Yasuhara sidled over, an innocent smile plastered firmly on. "Not to worry Mori-san! There's a cosplay shop two blocks down. I'm sure Lin-san will be delighted to accompany me when I collect mine tomorrow."
Author notes: Aha! Bet you didn't see the bunny girl costume coming! And poor Lin walking into the door... As for his costume, there're plenty of butler characters out there, though for Lin I did envision Sebastian from Kuroshitsuji. As for Yasuhara's mongoose outfit, see my reply below.
Ariana Taniyama: Why mongoose indeed? XD I was just struck by how it'll just be like Yasuhara to wear something totally outrageous. Haha. But the idea of a mongoose comes specifically from Nodame Cantabile.
Thanks to Moons-chan, xxAngelicDreams, Somnium Mos (no problem! I perfectly understand!), Flamegirl5500, show. me. the. stars, Ariana Taniyama for the great reviews! I enjoyed reading all of them!