Julie And The Phantoms Collection

Halloween

When Reggie was a child dressing up as a ghost was the only costume he ever wore, the first few years he loved it but the older he got he realised that the worn bedsheet was all his family could afford. Whatever he collected on Halloween his parents would keep as they couldn't afford to buy him new candies to have as a reward everyday, his parents could be lovely but of course if they quit such habits then maybe they'd have money for once to get their only son something he wanted but old habits die hard and new ones were born. Gambling, drinking, smoking and sometimes cocaine-drugs was a rare due to the price but alcohol was forever present, even their habits had a money limit.

Halloween was always cold and Reggie's house was always loud, not due to tricker-or-treaters but due to the loud music his drunk dad would play, he would go out and tricker-or-treat by himself and when he befriended Alex and Luke he'd head out with them and their parents. He was always asked where his parents were to which he'd answer "they don't like the cold" the lines were so casual as if he hadn't rehearsed them and soon people stopped asking. "Ghost again this year?"

"Yeah!" Reggie would excitedly cheer every year; as the boys goy older the parents wouldn't tag along, Alex's parents were busy ignoring him due to his gayness, Luke's parents were too busy trying to sign him up for anything but music so his life would have 'some meaning' where Reggie's parents... Well they were always disappointed when he'd return home and ask why he was back so early, even if he reappeared the next day! This year would be different though because Reggie had no bedsheet with holes in it, because this year Reggie's parents wouldn't kick him out to go find Luke at 1:00PM, because Reggie was dead. Reggie was a ghost for real this time and so he didn't need a stupid bedsheet and a plastic bag to collect his candies, this year he could go as himself.

"I'm bored" Reggie whined and tossed his head back, he was dressed in a black tank top and his black ripped jeans, his red flannel wrapped around his waist, his legs on the couch as his body stretched out. Alex was stood in the doorway looking at his friend, green eyes narrowed "Julie will be upset if you stain her couch-"

"I won't! I'm a ghost" Reggie stuck his tongue out at Alex who rolled his eyes but a smile tugged at his lips, loud laughter was heard from the street from kids who were already in costume and giggling "remember when we were like that?" It was like Luke had appeared out of nowhere, the brunette was stood in the kitchen doorway with a dreamy look in his eyes as if he wished he could be that age doing that all over again. "Reggie would come and bother me at 1 or 2, you always wore that bedsheet" Luke mused "oh, the days..."

"Luke you were always a pirate" Alex cut in, a smirk on his lips now as he too stared out the window behind the couch where Reggie was sprawled "you two were always the same thing where I had style" he continued, his smirk growing. "I was vampire, a werewolf-"

"That weird creepy woman that other year!" Reggie butt in "the mask for that was so realistic, it was so gross" Reggie pouted and pulled a disgusted face, shrinking in his seat as the memory resurfaced, while Luke nodded and chuckled "yeah it was ugly ugly" he chuckled as Alex pouted

"I was a banshee! You know, the screaming woman, Irish folklore?" Reggie and Luke blinked, looking at Alex like he had 3heads "you're not from Ireland" Reggie scoffed
"you just won't admit you looked ugly" Luke grinned as he leaned forward and rested his hands in front of him, now leaning on the back of the couch and staring at Alex. He was literally and figuratively siding with Reggie. Alex flushed and rolled his eyes again, throwing his arms up, his denim jacket opening to reveal his pastel pink shirt "I looked scary! That's the whole point of Halloween!" He whined and huffed, crossing his arms "you two are insufferable"

"You love us-oh jinx! Jinx again!" Reggie and Luke yelled in unison, Julie strolled into the room and looked at Alex's point "woah, who pissed off the drummer" she teased "are you two ganging up on him again?"

"Nooooo...."

"It's not technically bullying" Luke pointed out "its tough love" he smiled teasingly, his eyes flickering to Julie "what are you doing for Halloween?" He asked, all attention turned to his lover. Everyone else was forgotten causing Reggie to pout and Alex to sit beside him with a few playful shoves as he had to fight for a space on the couch causing Reggie to sit up with a defeated sigh. "Me? Probably stay inside with my ghosts" she hummed "I don't need to see any fakes" she joked "but we can all watch movies or something?"

Luke hummed in thought causing Reggie to put his hand on his chin and hum too, Alex quickly nudged him "cut it out" he hissed quietly and Reggie huffed
"party pooper" he muttered before he just crossed his arms to look at Julie and Luke who were giggling at his antics. "Yeah I could go for a movie" Luke smiled and leaned forward to kiss Julie but she stepped forward suddenly to address Reggie and Alex causing Luke to stumble and catch himself on the doorway "Julie!" He whined but was ignored

"Reg, would you be willing to watch anything other than Star Wars?"
"Yes!" The brunette cheered and sat up properly on the couch " we missed out on so many horror movies in our death with Alex crying for 25years, I want to see what we missed!" Alex rolled his eyes and sighed "it would be nice" he smiled and Julie smirked to which Luke gave her a knowing look. She had a plan, she was happy and practically glowing, a mischievous smile to match, Reggie gulped "I think she has a plan...."

Julie giggled "its Halloween! You three are ghosts so I should dress up as something!" She pointed out "I'll go get ready and then we can all choose a horror movie" she smiled "I'll have all three of you scared" she promised with a smirk before she raced off to her room. Luke scoffed and shook his head, looking at his friends on the couch "watch, I'll have her cuddling up to me" he smirked.

That did not at all go to plan, Luke ended up hidden behind Julie as boiling hot oil spilled onto a mans face and it began to bubble and boil-they were watching Final Destination 5 which was the prequel to the franchise. "You can hide behind me" Alex whispered to Reggie who was trying his best to be brave, tense and staring with wide eyes at the screen, he had put his flannel on now and used it to hide the lower half of his face "y-yeah"
"I'll be hiding behind Luke!" Suddenly Alex dived and hid his face in Luke's shoulder, Luke shrieked like a girl and kicked out his feet "I'M GONNA DIE AGAIN!" He yelled in terror and Reggie too jumped up "ah!" He hid in Alex's shoulder drawing a startled shriek from him, Julie snickered "we can turn it off" she drawled out, entertained by the three shrieking ghosts. Luke cleared his throat and sat up straight but his death grip on Julie's shoulder didn't loosen at all "nah" he told her coolly. Then a loud crash was heard and Luke shrieked again making Julie laugh out loud.

Here she was on Halloween night with the boys, white skeleton face paint on and three real ghosts beside her who were all screaming over a gory movie about the one thing they had somewhat beat-death. How hilarious.