Light Series Extras

All Hail the Eve (Halloween bonus Into the Spotlight)

"Kayden have you seen my mascara? I can't remember where I put it." Willow asked as she poked her head into his bedroom.

She was dressed in her mermaid costume. She thought it would be funny if she picked something siren-esque as her All Hail's Eve costume. All that was missing was her skirt of golden disks and her makeup.

Kayden held up the mascara in question as he set down his guitar. "You said you wanted me to play makeup artist."

Willow squealed and clapped her hands, her wavy red hair bouncing up and down with her. Kayden quickly held her still.

"Don't ruin the braids! Erica will be furious if her hard work is ruined before we even leave the house."

Erica had spent hours painstakingly braiding pearls into Willow's hair. She had just about cried when it was done, calling Willow a "masterpiece."

Kayden was far less enthusiastic. He just wanted a quiet evening at home to finish the lyrics for his latest song. He was so close! They were on the tip of his tongue and the edge of his mind, waiting for him to fall into them.

He wouldn't be able to find them if he followed Willow to the haunted mansion party Arianna had set up.

"This way, Princess. What better way to look like a siren than have one paint it on you?"

***

Liam set down his pen and gave the final note to Samson, who eyed it cautiously.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?"

Liam shrugged, "I will only answer that if you promise no judgement."

"So you know it's a bad idea." The commander grumbled, shaking his head.

"It's not a bad idea!" Liam leaned back in his chair, mildly offended. "The whole point of Halloween is for there to be tricks and mischief and to resolve any conflicts with treats. This covers both of those things."

"Halloween is also about dead people. And I do not want you to be one of them." The commander sighed, but he pocketed the note anyway, "After all, writing 'Death by Boyfriend' on a tombstone isn't very catchy."

Liam smacked his head on the back of his chair in shock.

"Did you just tell a joke?!"

Commander Samson rolled his eyes. "I'm capable of humor."

"Could've fooled me." Liam mumbled, his eyes still wide.

"That's it, I'm leaving."

Samson turned on his heel and stalked out of the room, leaving Liam to call after him.

"Ok fine! Just don't forget what I told you!"

He got a slammed door in response.

Liam looked down at the desk in front of him, pulling on the silver ribbon atop the box with a grin.

Tonight is going to be so much fun. And NOT deadly. I would like to think I know my own boyfriend better than Samson. He's not going to kill me.

At least, not if I talk fast enough.

***

Kayden hummed quietly to himself amid the household buzz caused by Erica, Yvonne, and Willow.

Surprisingly, they were waiting on Uriel. Kayden normally would have been worried, but at the moment he was too deep within his songwriting bubble to notice anything.

Until a silky wing started to suffocate him and he was forced to claw it away.

"Yvonne, be more mindful of those damn wings!"