HAHA! Somewhat earlier than yesterday~ Wrote a 5 page paper for a class that I hate more than anything else in the world so I was fried for a little while :D

Anyway~ no real warnings for this chapter, except it's in the same universe as Day 7: Oktoberfest :)

So please enjoy~~

"Yo! Ace! You wanna go costume shopping with us after classes?! The Halloween party is coming and we gotta look AWESOME!" the student who yelled was one of Ace's old friends from high school, one of the ones that only hung around when it benefitted them. Ace didn't even know his name.

And the young scarred blond sitting next to Ace in the courtyard took offense to the suggestion. In part because he knew the guy just wanted an in with the frat, but mostly because the sheer idea of Ace wearing a store-bought costume, pissed him off to the extreme.

Marco had to stand from his lounging underneath the large tree so he could place a calming hand on the younger blond's shoulder.

Ace continued to look at the student with confused eyes, not noticing Sabo's growing ire as the unknown approached them.

"Come on, man, it'll be like old times!" The guy reached out a hand to no doubt to pat the freckled man's shoulder, but it never got there because Sabo grabbed it.

"First of all, guy, you only hung out with Ace when it was rewarding for YOU. Secondly, you must be high if you think I'll ever let Ace wear a store-bought costume!"

The guy jerked his hand back, brows furrowing as he opened his mouth to retort. He didn't get to as Marco raised the hand not on Sabo's shoulder and shook his head.

"Just go away, yoi."

Ace was still looking around in confusion; not exactly sure of what was going on.

Sabo shrugged and plopped down on the grass next to his boyfriend, flopping his head onto the muscular lap and pouting.

The bright red flush on those freckled cheeks was totally worth the awkward position.

Marco's laugh also made Sabo's pout turn into a smile as their siblings restarted their conversations. The older blond sat on Ace's other side and started carding his fingers through curly blond hair, questioning the younger blond.

"What do you have planned for us, doll?"

Sabo was the one to flush at the endearment this time, still not used to Marco just throwing them out there.

Ace looked down at Sabo with wide eyes, red cheeks, and a sparkle that read quite clearly to the younger blond.

"That would ruin the surprise though!" Sabo pouted, not wanting to tell his boyfriends anything. He liked seeing their surprise and awe when he showed them what he'd been working on for them.

"Come on, Sabo, a clue or something?" Ace whined, showing wide eyes to the blond in his lap, smoothing his hand down his chest idly.

Sabo made a few strange faces as he thought about what he could actually tell them without ruining everything.

"I'm sticking to the normal themes." His smile was bright as he came up with the perfect way to phrase his "hint".

"So phoenix, dragon, human, yoi?"

"Just wait for Halloween Marco, Ace…"

"But it's so far awaaaayyyy…"

"Deal with it!"

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UNTIL TOMORROW!