A/N: Thank you for the reviews! I really appreciate them!

"Come on out, guys!", Lilly insisted playfully as Joe stood next to her with a video camera in his hand. There was no way that this night was going to be forgotten.

They could hear Miley and Nick bickering over who was going to make their entrance first before Myles intervened. "I'll go!"

The little boy walked into the living room excitedly, eager to show off his cowboy costume. He waved at the video camera, while Lilly and Joe cheered. Belle made her entrance next. She wore a poofy yellow dress and a brown wig. Princess Belle. That certainly made sense.

"Now, where's the superhero?", Joe asked in a loud, teasing tone.

"Oh, stop being a baby", they could hear Miley utter as she practically pushed Nick into the room. Everyone burst into laughter. Nick definitely made a good Superman. Miley had even fixed his hair to show that one random curl that the superhero had.

"This is not even fair", Nick complained to his girlfriend. "You don't have to wear a ridiculous costume."

"Uh, you wanted to be a hot dog, babe", Miley reminded him. "Which is way more ridiculous than my idea."

"But my idea entailed us looking ridiculous together", he pointed out.

"I don't think you look ridiculous, Uncle Nick", Myles said, even as he tried to hide a smile. They heard the doorbell ring, and Lilly walked out of the room to answer it.

Joe looked enviously at all their costumes. "Man, I wish I could go with you guys. You're going to have so much fun."

"We'll be sure to take plenty of pictures for you", Nick smiled, pulling Myles into one arm and Belle into the other. "Won't we, guys?"

"Lots and lots of pictures!", Belle agreed, her voice ringing with excitement.

"Hi, everybody."

They all turned to see Macy standing at the doorway in a blue ballroom gown with a silver sparkling headband. Miley forced a smile as everybody greeted "Cinderella." She had really made an effort to befriend the other girl, but she was just so distant with her. And then, it was like she was a completely different person with Nick.

She had to believe that she was doing the right thing. Even if there was a chance of Macy trying to steal Nick away from her. Though she doubted that Nick was the most pressing issue on the other girl's mind right now. Remembering that would make the time he spent with Macy more bearable for her. At least, she hoped it would.

"You're a pretty princess too", Belle said sweetly, looking up at Macy.

"Oh, thank you, sweetie. And you must be Belle. My goodness, she's even more pretty in person, Nick", Macy smiled. Then, her gaze shifted to the other child. "And this cute little cowboy must be Myles. Am I right, buddy?"

After receiving a shy nod from the child, Macy turned to Nick. "You know, it was really nice of you to invite me, but are you sure? You guys didn't just want this to be a family thing?"

The question was directed at Nick, but she glanced at Miley more than once. Miley decided that she should be the one to answer.

"Yeah, it's totally fine. And actually, we should be thanking you. There are a lot of kids that will be very happy that they get to have their picture taken with Cinderella now."

Lilly cast a slightly concerned look on her best friend. She was proud of Miley for being so nice to Nick's ex, who clearly still had a thing for him. But she couldn't help but feel like Miley and Nick were both making a big mistake by trusting Macy. Something about the girl didn't sit quite right with her.

"And after we leave, we get to go trick-or-treating?", Myles asked excitedly, holding onto Nick's hand as they walked around the school. He wasn't needed at the time being, though Miley was still working one of the games.

"That's right", he smiled at his nephew. "And then you guys get to get loads and loads of candy that is probably not very good for you."

The little boy gave him a thoughtful look. "Is that why daddy eats so much of my candy every year?"

He chuckled. "Yeah, buddy. He's just looking out for you."

"Uncle Nick, look what I got!", Belle yelled proudly, running to show him a giant teddy bear that she had won. The thing was almost as big as she was. Macy was having a hard time keeping up with her, and finally caught up to them.

"Whoa, check out Princess Belle winning all these games", he grinned, lifting the child and her giant teddy bear into his arms. He looked at an exhausted Macy. "Sorry. Did she wear you out?"

"Oh no. I'm fine. We've been having fun, haven't we?", she remarked, smiling at the little girl.

Belle reluctantly nodded. This lady was pretty and nice. But she couldn't help but feel that something wasn't quite right about her.

"When can mommy come play games with us?", she wondered, looking at Nick.

"Just as soon as she gets done with her shift. You know how popular the cake walk is, kiddo."

"Uncle Nick, we haven't done the cake walk yet!", Myles exclaimed, shocked that they had forgotten something.

"Ah, well I guess we'll have to do that. Won't we, cowboy?", Nick replied, ruffling Myles' hair with his free hand.

"Yeah!"

Nick's gaze turned to Macy. "What do you say? You want to come play the cake walk with us, Cinderella?"

She reluctantly decided to decline. "That's okay. I think I'll just sit down for a minute while you guys are doing that. I'm kind of tired."

He nodded in an understanding manner. "Okay. Well, we'll be back in a few. Just as soon as we win us a cake. Right, kids?"

"Right!", they agreed in unison. She watched them walk down the hall, and headed for an empty bench. Before she felt a jerk on her arm, and she ended up in an empty, darker hallway.

She was confused for a moment, staring at a man that was wearing the exact same Superman costume as Nick. He looked familiar, but she couldn't place where she had seen him before. But she was too furious to try and figure it out.

"Um, who exactly do you think you are?", Macy demanded, jerking her arm out of his grasp.

"I think I'm the one who's keeping you off the street", he replied coolly. "So, I would suggest not getting an attitude with me."

She gasped in shock, realizing this was the same man that she had met in that parking lot. Except his hair was black now. No doubt a wig to go along with the costume. And she was certain that it was no coincidence that his costume was the same as Nick's.

"What are you doing here?", she asked, looking around to make sure there were no people nearby.

"Can't a guy just go to a Halloween carnival without his motives being questioned?"

"Look, you don't need to check up on me. I've got this all under control. I just need a little time..."

"I'm not here to check up on you", he said, cutting her off. "I have full confidence that you'll keep up your end of the bargain. I'm here to keep mine."

Macy let out a deep sigh. "What are you talking about?"

He smirked. "You'll see soon enough. But you'll do well to remember...if I go down, so do you. Don't interfere."

With those ominous words, he walked away.

"Number 15!", Miley announced, reading the slip of paper in her hands. "Who's number 15?"

No one answered, and Nick chuckled. Lord, this kid didn't even realize what number he was standing on. "Hey, buddy", he said, nudging Myles. "Look down."

The little boy's eyes lit up when he realized that was his number. "It's me, Aunt Miley! It's me!", he yelled excitedly.

She grinned, and motioned to the table of desserts. "Well, pick you one out."

After Myles finally selected a chocolate cake, Miley took a short break to chat with them. "So, are you guys having fun so far?", she wondered, her gaze switching between the two kids.

They both nodded, and Nick smiled. "So, when are you going to be able to join us? Mine and Macy's shifts ended a long time ago."

Miley sighed. "Good question. Mrs. Watts is supposed to pick up my shift, and she's running a few minutes late. Hopefully, it won't be that much longer though."

"Uncle Nick, can we get balloon animals?", Myles asked, pointing across the hall.

Nick gave his girlfriend an exhausted smile. "I guess I'll see you in a few minutes", he said, kissing her on the cheek.

"Mommy, will you keep my teddy bear with you?", Belle wondered, holding the giant purple teddy bear out to her.

"Yeah, I guess so", she agreed, smiling as she watched them leave. But not thirty seconds after they left, she heard a distinctly familiar voice.

"Miley?"

A wide grin spread across her face, and she stood up to hug him. "Oliver!"

She couldn't have been happier to see her old friend. She hugged him so tightly, she was kind of scared that it might suffocate him. "I can't believe you're here!"

"I can't believe you're here! I haven't seen you in years! You look great!", he exclaimed.

"So do you!", Miley smiled. She took note of the little boy standing beside him that was a total Oliver mini-me. She bent down to his level. "And you must be Anthony. I hear you're pretty close to my daughter, Belle."

The little boy blushed, and Oliver's eyes widened. "So, you're Belle's mom, huh? Wow, that's crazy. So, how have you been? You and Jake still..."

"No", she replied quickly, cutting him off. "I'm actually staying with Lilly now. You should come by sometime. She would love to see you too. She would've came tonight, but she just wasn't up for it. She's going to have a baby in a few months, so she's tired a lot."

Oliver laughed. "I just can't see Lilly pregnant. But yeah, I'll have to come by sometime. I've really missed you guys."

Miley hugged him again. "I missed you too, Oliver."

Nick stood outside the room where the kids were standing in line, waiting to have balloon animals made. And it was quite a line. The whole town had to be at this darn Halloween carnival. He surveyed the steady stream of people going in all directions. Somewhere in the midst of that, he noticed Macy standing against the wall. She must have been by herself this entire time. He felt guilty for leaving her alone so long, considering she didn't know anyone here.

After sneaking a quick peek at the kids, who were still in line, he approached her. "Hey, sorry we took so long. Myles finally won a cake for us."

She gave him a faint smile. "That's good. I'm glad the kids are having fun. Halloween is supposed to be a fun holiday."

"You're not having fun?", he asked, though her demeanor obviously indicated that she wasn't.

"I don't know", Macy sighed. "It's just seeing all these happy families. It kind of makes me feel even more alone. It's crazy, I know. I guess I just wish that I had a family like all these other people. People that needed me and loved me."

"Well, you'll have one someday", Nick pointed out.

She shrugged. "Maybe. Or maybe I'm just meant to be alone forever."

"Hey, don't think that way", he said, trying to lift up her spirits. "You're going to find your soulmate someday. You just have to believe that. And he will be a very lucky guy."

She smiled, and wrapped her arms around him. "And Miley's a lucky girl. You're amazing, Nick."

After the older woman finally arrived to take her shift, Miley made her way out into the hallway to see Macy's arms wrapped around her boyfriend, who looked like he was trying to pull away. Instances like these were really not helping the friendship that she was attempting to build with this girl.

"My shift's over", she announced, plastering a smile on her face as she approached them. Clearly surprised by her presence, Macy backed off of Nick.

"That's good", he remarked as Myles approached them with a balloon animal in his hand.

"Look what I got!", the little boy said, displaying it for them to see.

"Cool, dude", Nick smiled. "Where's Belle?"

Myles shrugged. "She was in line ahead of me. I got out of line to talk to Anthony, and they made me go to the back. But Belle was too nervous cause she likes Anthony. So, she stayed there."

Miley's expression reflected her concern. Nick's face mirrored hers. "No, I told you and Belle both to come back out here when you got your balloon animals", he reminded the little boy.

His nephew gave him a confused look. "But you were in there too. After Belle got her balloon animal, I saw you with her."

Now, he was beginning to get scared. "I haven't seen Belle since she got in that line", he murmured, walking a few feet away from them. He looked in every direction. He didn't see her anywhere.

"Nick...", Miley uttered, her voice strained with worry. "How could Myles have seen you with her if you weren't with her?"

He shook his head in confusion, and turned to his nephew. "Buddy, did you see Belle with someone who looked like me?"

Myles shrugged. "It was Superman. I thought it was you."

As both Miley and Nick began to search desperately for the little girl, they didn't notice the look of horror on Macy's face. She was beginning to realize exactly what was going on.

Uh oh. So now Belle is missing. Another part of the plan? Let me know what you think.