It was the end of October the next time Raven came to visit. billie had informed her of a Halloween party at Columbia that ap was invited to. So naturally, Raven insisted on tagging along. ap was already skeptical about going, since she wasn't too big on parties, but when Anya got wind of it, she insisted on going as well. So ap really didn't have much of a choice and billie was thrilled. She was even more excited when ap finally agreed to dress up and let billie choose the costumes. It took a lot of convincing, but in the end, everyone pretty much knew ap would cave. She was far too whipped to say no.
"Does this make me look too slutty?" Raven turned to ask billie.
billie, who was putting the finishing touches on her costume looked her friend up and down. She was wearing a tight blue mini skirt and a white halter top revealing quite a bit of her stomach. The outfit was completed by long black knee-high boots.
"Yes. Yes it does."
Raven smiled. "Perfect."
"What are you even supposed to be?"
"Duh." Raven grabbed a blonde wig and put it on. "Julia Roberts? Pretty Woman? You know...when she's still a whore. Before she gets all cleaned up."
billie smiled and nodded. "Nice. Well, you pull it off pretty well. You make an excellent whore."
"Pshhh. I know." She looked at billie, who was fixing her hair. "And what are you supposed to be? Did you come up with some cheesy couple's costume for you and ap?"
"Maybe." She turned to face Raven and revealed her completed costume. "What do you think?"
billie was wearing skin-tight red leather pants and a black sleeveless shirt with a leather jacket over it.
Raven nodded in approval. "You look hot. But who are you supposed to be?"
"Oh! Wait! I almost forgot Mr. Pointy!" billie dug through a plastic bag and pulled out a wooden stake and posed. "I'm the thing monsters have nightmares about."
Raven jumped and clapped excitedly. "Buffy the Motherfucking Vampire Slayer! Genius! I love it!"
"I'm quite proud of it," boasted billie.
"Wait, so does that mean ap's Spike?"
"Nope."
"Angel?"
"Angel is lame. His hair sticks straight up and he's bloody stupid."
Raven rolled her eyes. "Okay, are you gonna quote the show all damn night?"
billie grinned. "Your mouth is open, sound is coming from it. This is never good."
"Whatever. We should go. Are we meeting ap and Anya at the party or at her dorm?"
"The party. Don't worry. You'll see your girlfriend soon."
"She's not my girlfriend," Raven insisted.
Suddenly, the door flew open and Luna came storming in. "Thank God it's the weekend. I'm exhausted. Whoa!" She stopped the moment she saw Raven in her mini-skirt. "Uh...I don't believe I ordered a hooker, but I'm not opposed to it."
Raven tried to hide her smirk. "You can't afford me."
"billie, can I borrow a thousand dollars?"
"Sorry Luna. I only have a partial scholarship and it doesn't cover paying for sexual pleasure."
Raven immediately tensed at billie's choice of words. There was a silent tension between the three of them and billie started to wonder if maybe she shouldn't have said that.
