Rating: T+ (so far, apparently)

Warnings: OOCness, OCs, inconsistent updates, death, pain, some yaoi elements courtesy of sassy gay Shion (I watch too many No. 6 crack videos, you guys), grammatical errors and no beta.

Disclaimer: Whims of Anime does not own No. 6 or the Vocaloids Kagamine Rin and Len or the song Trick and Treat, only the plot and the OCs. They belong to their rightful owners. Please support the official release.

Dedication: To spooky-time. Because October is perfect for horror stuff. And to whoever waited a whole year for me to update this horror story. Thank you.

Anime: Trick and Treat's final chapter (also the shortest)! Enough said.

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5: When the Final Day Comes

"Is everything set, Nezumi?" His mother called out to him. Nezumi yelled out a "yes" as he closed his laptop, the names of four children written in his notebook. He smiled softly at the names as he picked up his bags. This was his last day in West Town.

Shortly after escaping the twins and being found by the father, Nezumi had been taken to his house. His mother had cried in joy, embracing him while thanking the heavens that he was alive. Inukashi and Eve were sobbing, crying out to their brother that had disappeared. Even his father was holding him in a tight embrace and crying.

After all the tears were exchanged, Nezumi had learned that he had been missing for eight months and yet he had not aged. It was odd but time seemed to slow down in the forest the twins lived in.

Nezumi walked down the stairs of the the home that had once been seen as perfect to his parents. After the incident with his kidnapping, his parents had decided to move away and forget the stressful times. He agreed, wanting to be far away from the horrors that sometimes kept him awake at night.

He had lost sleep these days and had resorted to using sleeping pills that didn't allow him to dream. Even after two weeks of using them, they still tasted awful. It was a small price to pay to forget about his night in that demon forest.

"All done? Said goodbye to Megumi and Safu?" Eve asked as she placed her suitcase in the trunk of their car. Nezumi nodded, unsure of what to say. He had decided to say his goodbyes to the only two people he cared about in this place yesterday. Megumi had cried but Safu had said it was for the best.

"This way, the twins won't try to get you."

Safu had been really nice after he reappeared and had even told him about her conversation with Shion. With that, Nezumi was certain of two things. The first thing was that the light he had seen that had guided him out of the forest had been Safu. The second thing was that Shion really hadn't tried to kill him and had aided in his survival.

I'm in the debt of a demon, Nezumi thought with a small smile as he sat down in the car, opening the notebook to read the names of the four children who were forever stuck in the forest.

Rin Mizushima had been ten years old when, four years ago, he entered the forest and never appeared. Not even a lock of his hair was recovered. Dylan Garwin had been seven years old around eleven years ago like eight year old Elizabeth Montreal while nine year old Aria Michaelis had been missing for five years. Those children, forced to wander in shadows, had to be remembered, even if it was just Megumi, Nezumi and Safu that remembered them and knew of their tragic fate.

Nezumi clutched his cell phone where Megumi and Safu's contact information was saved. He wouldn't lose complete contact with this place, no matter what. They had to be the ones to remember all that had happened and protect the world from the twins that wished to escape.

No matter what, the twins had to be kept in that wretched forest and not be allowed to achieve their one-hundredth kill that would allow them to escape. If they were ever to escape, there would be no survival for the human race. Until that day came, they just had to be ready.

"Shall we go to our new home?"

Nezumi smiled, "Yeah. It'll be fun."

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Six years later

Rika Hyakuya - a little girl with brown hair and brilliant blue eyes - was an adventurer if anyone asked. Everyone that knew her could describe her with those simple words and she was proud of that. Moving to a new town from her old city where her friends had been hadn't daunted her. In fact, she was excited. Her new city was said to have a beautiful forest, after all! Not only that, she could make new friends!

Rika, as such, was sad to discover that she wasn't allowed to explore the beautiful forest and all the people around her were so glum. She wanted to have fun, after all. She was seven years old.

At night, her parents would tuck her in and remind her that the next day would be better. She'd have more fun, they would say. Tonight, though, Mother was sick and bedridden while Father was still working. It was her bedtime and no one had shown up yet. She felt miserable.

"Princess, princess, don't shed any tears.

Even if today was a bore.

Princess, princess, tomorrow is too far.

Wouldn't you like to have some fun

In a party that never stops?"

She sat up in bed, clutching her teddy bear close to her chest. She got out of bed slowly and looked out her window. She could see light coming from the forest, where the voices were calling to her. She smiled widely, in awe at the beautiful lights.

"Eventually, the end will come but until that final day-."

"Let's keep partying, shall we?"

Rika snuck out of her room and stealthily left the house. She giggled excitedly as she rushed to the forest, wondering about the two beautiful voices she heard. She entered the forest, walking through the path and was joyful not to find that mean lady Miss Safu around.

She walked along the path for only three minutes before, suddenly, two princely-looking boys appeared before her. The two smiled at her warmly and bowed, "Welcome, princess."

"Wow!" She said excitedly, "You're the same!"

"Same yet different, different yet same," One of the white haired boys agreed and stood upright, swaying from side to side with a Cheshire-like grin.

"I'm Aster, dear princess." The boy bowing said, opening his eyes to reveal beautiful green eyes. He grabbed one of her hands and placed a chaste kiss on it. The little girl blushed at his manners.

"I'm Shion, my lady." The other boy said and gave a curt bow. His eyes were red, reminding Rika of the color of the heart she had drawn today. He kneeled down in front of her, "And, you are?"

"Rika!" She said and looked around, "How come you two live here? Mean Safu never lets me cross so why did she let you?"

Shion sighed as he stood up, "Mean Safu doesn't like us. She thinks our parties and tricks are boring. So, when she's asleep, we come here to play." He laughed, placing his hands behind his back.

"Tricks?" Her eyes glinted.

"Yup!" Aster said, completely upright. He picked up a fallen tree twig, "This is the perfect magic stick, don't you think?" At her enthusiastic nod, Aster pointed it up at the sky. Rika's eyes went wide when a burst of fireworks came out of stick.

As Aster played with his magic stick, Shion began to sing a very soft song. Around her, the tree leaves swirled and formed the shapes of bunnies, dogs, cats, dolphins and other creatures. Rika clapped her hands, "How pretty!"

"Do you like them, princess?" Aster asked. Rika nodded once more and Aster outstretched his hand, "Then let's start the party. We were waiting for the guest of honor."

Shion held out his own hand, "The games and magic will appear just for you, dear Rika. Will you come with us?"

"Yes!" Rika giggled, grabbing hold of the hands of the two white-haired boys. The two began to lead her into the forest, the foolish lamb caught in the trap of the cunning demons of the cursed forest. They swung their arms, Rika enjoying it.

"Deeper, deeper, you come into the forest, pulled by a voice so sweet." Aster sang, smiling down at Rika who was too far gone into the spell to hear the lyrics of his alluring song, "Come on, come on, you want to go deeper in to meet."

"Quickly, quickly," Shion said, the forest seemingly coming to life as the two boys sang the song that had lured so many others to their forsaken domain, "come as fast as your small legs can run in the dark."

Together, the two began to sing while Rika attempted to hum the song they had created, "Come on, come on, it'll be fun. Let's play a game, on your mark!"

"This cinnamon stick," Aster laughed, a beautiful melody to the hypnotized Rika, "is a wonderful magic stick."

"Imagine that you're drowning in the sweetest syrups," Shion said, twirling her slightly after Aster had let Rika's hand go. She laughed, enchanted by the twins, "Dreams relieve you of problems and sorrows that make you weep."

"Because they are heaven made, have one and fall asleep." They said in unison, crouching down next to her. She gasped, seeing her flimsy pajamas were a pretty pink dress. She felt a lot like a princess. Did that mean Shion and Aster were princes?

"But they are only good if you are surrounded by hallucinations," Shion said, his eyes turning orange. Rika didn't notice, Aster covering one of her eyes while Shion covered the other, "When you take the blindfold off, there's no more pleasant creations."

"You will see that your hands are tied and bound, dragging at my heels." Aster said, his orange eyes glinting as he and Shion finally made it to their home, the last place Rika would see before she fell.

"You've already given up, don't take it back. It's a deal."

Somewhere, Safu woke up screaming and the twins achieved their one-hundredth kill.

END

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Anime: And that's it for the final chapter of Trick and Treat! Hurray! I even got to include some of my favorite parts of the Trick and Treat song by the Kagamine twins. I almost didn't make the deadline but I had to finish T&T this year for my upcoming works in October 2018 with No. 6. It will be another horror(ish)-based fic and I'm happy to report that I already started it. If you enjoyed T&T, make sure to check out the Story of Evil No. 6 AU series I have, PROGRAM Nezumi and DRAMA Is Now In Session if you haven't. I will be working on them for November if possible with the upcoming Trick & Treat M-rated sequel.

Have a happy and safe Halloween~

Without further ado, this is Whims of Anime signing off~ \( ^0^)/