~Attractions~ (An Inanimate Insanity AU)

15: ~Halloween Special~ (Pt. 2)

Chat I finally finished this *cries in I DID IT*

Also ive been vibing to APT. by Rose and Bruno Mars help me...yeah

October 31st, Evening, Paintbrush's POV:

I was in my room, anxiously waiting for the clock to hit 7:00 PM so I could go trick or treating. Why was the time on my phone moving so slow? I felt so energetic, I thought of putting on my costume and sneaking out through the bedroom window. Me and my friends had all agreed 7:00 PM was the best time to start our candy haul, but it seemed like a long time before we could head out.

Suddenly, a small alarm blared from my phone. I picked it up, seeing "7:00 PM" on the top of my phone screen. Finally! I jumped out of bed, grabbing my costume from the coat hanger hanging on my bedroom door knob. I shoved it on, grabbing my candy bucket and thrusting the door open, flying down the stairs.

"Oh, well, you look excited, honey." My mom said, surprised.

"Mhm! Yeah, I am, see you later!" I said, waving goodbye and shutting the front door closed. I then continued to walk to the end of the street where I would meet my friends, my phone still in hand. I quickly shoved it in my pocket. Lightbulb was already there waiting for me, waving hello.

"Painty! You made it! You're early..." She chuckled.

"Says the one who arrived before me!" I laughed. "Hopefully Fan and Test Tube will get here soon. I want candy!"

"Yeah...by the way, Painty, what do you think of my costume?" Lightbulb said, twirling around in her crab costume. "I forgot to ask earlier."

"And I forgot to mention it earlier. Your costume rocks!"

"Thanks!"

We then stood there in silence. Lightbulb took out her phone because it started ringing. Fan was calling her. "Hey, Fan! Where are you?" A few moments of silence. "Uh...okay! Yeah, we can wait." Another pause. "Oh, no, it's okay! Bye!" She hung up. "Fan might be a little late. His little brother is taking too long to put on his costume. He's also going to pick up Test Tube from her house, since her mom doesn't want her walking alone."

"Jeez, a little overprotective, isn't it? We live in a small town!" I responded. "Also, wait, Fan's brother is joining us? Shoot, that means we can't go into the Horrific Haunted House event...he might not like that..."

Lightbulb raised her eyebrows. "Painty, didn't you know? Fan's little brother is twelve, he can handle a few spooks. In fact, I don't think we should even describe his brother as 'little...'"

I sighed in relief. Looks like we can go to the event after all.

After about ten minutes, Lightbulb exclaimed happily, "Ah, there they are!" waving to three figures in the distance. Fan, Test Tube, and Fan's younger brother, Hugo, waved back.

"Hey guys!" Fan greeted Lightbulb with a fist bump. "Say hi to Hugo! My parents insisted for him to come along with us, so please blame him if we get in trouble for something."

"Wh—hey! I'm not that much of a troublemaker!" Hugo yelled.

"Yeah, sure, whatever you say, man...let's start trick or treating!"

And then we were off, heading to our first house of the night. The house was decorated with black and white paint, with cobwebs showered all over the roof, and a few fake skeletons and inflatable pumpkins in the front lawn. It was...quite pathetic.

"Wow. This isn't scary at all. Fan, when are we getting to the scary houses?" Hugo whined.

"We'll get to them when we get to them, okay? But I will agree with you, these decorations are just...weird. The cobwebs look cool, though." Fan remarked, walking up to the front door while we followed behind him. His younger brother then shoved in front of him, knocking on the door, which made Fan tumble backwards into Test Tube's arms. They both blushed, immediately backing away from each other.