"Mr Armstrong," Darcy said, wrinkling her nose up and raising her hand from her desk. She sat in the dark, as everyone did to watch the movie he put on for math class.

"Hmm?" he just muttered, not watching the movie, but grading papers, and oddly not looking bothered by the screaming going on in the flick, echoing around the room...

"Is it really okay to be watching something like this?" On tv, played Freddy Krueger's, Nightmare on Elm street.

He looked up, and blinked at her, before looking back down.

Manny giggled from beside her, causing Darcy to roll her eyes.

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"I just don't agree that just because it's Halloween, we should be watching gory movies." Darcy complained to her friends in the hallway after school.

Kids were screaming, running up and down the hall, excited for the events of tonight.

Emma gave Manny a knowing grin without Darcy catching it as she pushed her books into her locker. She closed the door, and they walked outside. Some guys ran buy, throwing fake cob web on them and Darcy shrieked.

Okay, so, truth be told, Darcy just hated Halloween and all the 'tricks'. Plus, her parents called October 30 and 31st, both, devils night. Catholics weren't into Halloween night.

"So are you coming over too for predrinks before the party?" Manny asked Darcy, following Emma down the school steps and sucking in the autumn air. The weather was perfect for today.

Emma caught glimpse of Sean, over by their meet up spot across the street. He was talking and laughing with Jay and Spinner by that old classic orange civic. Who knew what they talked about, those Delinquents. Emma shook her head smiling and paused for Manny to finish up with Darcy so they could walk home together.

"Can't." Darcy miserably scoffed, "I gotta bring my annoying sister out for halloween first." Darcy rolls her eyes, not seeing Claire behind her until the girl, in a school uniform (Not even theres), came up and punched the back of her arm, "Ow you little brat!" Darcy runs after her.

Manny giggles and turns to Emma, "Ready?"

Emma nodded and they waited to cross the street to meet up with Sean. "Did Joey suck you into bringing Angie too?" Manny asked and feared the answer.

Emma happily answered, "Nope. They are bringing Angie and Jack to their neighborhood this time, Joey and Caitlin are throwing some Halloween party and peoples kids were invited too. So, parents get to party too this year, and I'm home alone most the night." she shrugged with joy.

"Cool, maybe I'll sleepover?" Suggested Manny as they began to cross the street and Manny noticed Emma's eyes locked on Sean, her head tilted a bit.. which meant for Emma, she was in lala land. Manny tried not to giggle at how distracted Emma looked.

Manny loved that her best friend had a guy like Sean, Sean had really proved himself to be the guy for Emma. He never went for just the coolest girl in school, or 'hottest' (Whatever was 'hot' to people these days), but went for the girl with the heart, brain, and courage-erm, forgive Manny, she's been watching The Wizard of Oz on repeat. Anyways! What she was trying to say was she forever hoped nobody ever tried to come between them, and even if they did, she believed Sean and Emma could get through anything now, as long as it was together.

"Hm?" Emma snapped out of it, "Sleepover?" she heard that bit at least.

Manny taunted, "Unless, Sean is?"

Emma rolls her eyes, but went almost red. Manny laughed now, and shut up when the guys turned around to them when they heard the laughter.

Sean was wearing his famous black tuke hat still and a grey hoody was now thrown over his white wife beater and jeans. The air was getting chillier, the sky lit up brightly though for being 3pm, and shined down on them and the orange trees.

Emma's eyes glanced down Sean, and noticed even his sweater fit nicely around his arms. He had really been working out a lot. Emma jumped and snapped out of it.

Stop drooling over your own boyfriend! He is yours you know?

"Hey." he greeted, turning and noticing her too, grinning ear to ear and stepped between Jay and Spinner to get to her. She smiled back until something behind the guys caught her attention. A bunch of girls, some cheerleaders.

She tried not to notice so much, but the girls around Sean were whispering to another and glancing at him without him even noticing, or maybe he did but didn't tell her, knowing it would worry her as it did now. No, he probably just didn't notice. Sean never took his good looks for granted. Emma knew though, and was becoming a little threatened by girls openly drooling over Sean. They were girls who 'put out', you know? And they had their eyes on Sean a lot. He was, after all, one of the hottest guys in school. How she ever made him fall for little ol' her, she'd never know!

Now, Emma wasn't stupid, she knew they were getting older, and she knew it was only a matter of time Sean would want to talk about 'it'. Was she ready? She didn't know. What she did know, was it would be with Sean. She just didn't know when. . .

"Ready to go?" Sean asked Emma who nodded and turned with him and Manny. When they got passed one block, Manny had to turn the other way to get to her house.

"See you soon!" Emma called over her shoulder to Manny,

"I'll get my costume and be right over!" came Manny's shout from down the street.

"don't forget to bring Halloweentown!"

Sean cringed, "One year, please, for one year can we not watch that?" him and Emma began walking to her house, and she laughed as they went down the sidewalk, feet crunching on top of fallen leaves.

"Sean," she now complained herself, "Did you really have to put that idea in Jay's head at lunch? About the Sanderson sisters old place? ... We're not really going, right?"

He melted by her puppy dog eyes and slight pout. He resisted though. "Come on, Em. It'll be fun." he said with a grin over to her.

Emma shrugged, not so sure. "I don't know.." she drifted, showing she was a little uneasy about it.

"You scared?" he teased, deepening his voice and whispering in her ear with a playful growl as he pulled her back into his arms.

"Sean!" she shouted but laughed, and they were just across her street. He growled into her neck and she bit her lip when he snuck a kiss against it in between, and his strong arms tightened more around her slim waist.

"Hey you two!" they heard, and turned to Snake standing at the front of the house. Emma instantly pulled away from Sean. Gross! Step Dad seeing a little PDA? No thank you!

Sean sighed, itching the back of his head but waved to Snake who waved at them from raking up leaves. Seemed every time him and Emma were getting a little round up, somebody came by to ruin it.

"Come on." Emma said, pulling his hand along. She jumped down the curb and crossed the street, leading Sean over. Her heels clicked one by one, each step she took, her skirt flowing in the wind gracefully but staying PG rated because she was careful like that. She was such a tease without knowing it. The age difference between them sometimes sucked , though only a year, but boys could be pretty horny at only 15, and now, at 16, Sean was desperate to have the 'talk' soon but didn't know if it would scare her or not. It was the last thing he wanted to do,. he'd never pressure her, but.. he was getting a little exhausted from all the times she got him hot and bothered without knowing it.. which didn't take a lot, sadly, cause that's how deprived he was. And uh, well, lets just say her just walking in front of him set him off, or even bashing an eyelash at him, got him turned on. Hell! Just Emma turned him on. She acted so perfect all the time, and she was to him, but he knew her and all her dark secrets, and closed door talk. Last week, he even got to go up the shirt.

Jesus, listen to him! Jay would just about laugh his ass off if he were to find this out. Sean Cameron, still a virgin. Sometimes, Jay would be an asshole when he and Sean went to drink at the ravine and Jay would try to introduce other girls to Sean, but, Sean didn't want them. He knew other girls would jump at the chance to be with him, especially intimately, but he didn't want those girls, they weren't Emma ( The girl he's longed for since he laid eyes on her and her wierd hair at age 13.).

"Hows it look!?" Snake yelled over the squeals of Spike and Jack playing in the leaves he was trying to clean up. Sean even smiled as Emma giggled by his side.

Emma then looked up at what Snake meant. Their house was pretty decorated too, orange lights around the trees and garage, and pumpkins lined up by the door that Emma, Snake, Spike and Jack all did together last night.

"Cool." Sean insisted, nodding with an impressed look.

Snake proudly nodded back, then pointed at the pumpkins that were lit on the porch, "These have to be blown out before you go to bed tonight Em." Snake told her, "And make sure you save SOME candy from our candy bowl."

"Those are for the neighborhood kids, Archie!" laughed Spike in the background, pulling Jack onto her lap as she sat on the leaves.

"No answering the door past 10pm." Snake said, more seriously, pointing at Emma now.

Emma rolled her eyes, "I knowww," she sang, "That's when the wierdos come out."

"You staying here tonight?" Snake asked Sean, in a more manlier, scarier tone. We all knew what that meant.

Sean cleared his throat, "Uh- would..that be okay?" he glanced back at Emma for some help. Snake was giving him this look like he'd kill him if he found out any 'funny business' went on when they weren't home.

"Tonight? Yes.." Snake slowly spoke, not sure if he was even okay with his own answer but truth be told, they loved Sean. Not every parent would love their teenage daughter dating the schools bad boy but they've know Sean since he was young too and he was growing into quite the mature young man. Emma too, was blossoming into a young woman. Snake just hoped it wasn't going by too fast without him knowing. "Hands to yourself though-"

"Tell Joey I said hi!" Emma cut him off, blushing madly and pulling Sean's arm to follow her. She saw the small red shade on Sean's own face but didn't know if he was blushing too or just nervous around her parents like usual. You'd think by the 3rd year of dating, he wouldn't be so afraid of Snake, but Sean , she thought, was just nervous around parents in general. She knew deep down, Sean and Snake actually really liked another. She was sure if she dated some other guy (Which she never would!), that Snake would be all 'Sean this, Sean that'..