Spooky Week 2018

Apples Are My Favorite Kind Of Kisses

Summary: Dan Howell isn't much one for parties but he finds himself very grateful for Louise his overbearing best friend for dragging him to a certain Halloween party. 

Rated: E

Dan fidgeted with his hair as he looked himself over in the mirror, his costume was pretty simple, a bear onesie and he had colored his nose in and drew dots on his cheeks. Dan had never been one for Halloween parties, hell he never went to normal parties either but his best friend Louise was dragging him to one this year.

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"But Dan you have to come. We hardly ever hang out anymore and I really want to go," Louise whined.

He rolled his eyes, electing not to mention the reason they hadn't been hanging out recently had been her newest boyfriend Evan. It wasn't Dan's fault he took up almost all her time.

"I don't know Lou, you know I'm never the best at parties. Besides I have an English assignment due the next day."

She huffed, "But Daaaan you can work on your assignment sometime this week and get it done then you can go." She looked at him with pleading eyes. She huffed as she tried one more time, "Come on; I'll even let you wear whatever you want. Even if it clashes with my fairy costume."

"Fiiiiine,but I'm not being the designated driver." he sighed. He knows better than to argue with Louise because she always ended up getting her way regardless.

"Yay!" she squealed pulling him into a hug. "Don't worry Emma has a maths test the next day she already said she'd drive all us home!"

Dan rolled his eyes "Of course she would already have it all planned out."

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"Dan, Louise is here," his mum yelled up the stairs.

"Be there in a minute," he hollered back down.

He took one last quick look in the mirror, almost opting to wipe the black makeup off his face worrying it made him look childish. Screw it, he decided, he was already going out of his comfort zone going to a party so why not go a little further.

Louise was wearing a crop top with a cute pink tutu and pink fairy wings. She also had her face all done up in bright pink sparkly makeup. She looked really good but when didn't she look good?

"You look great Lou," he said pulling her into a hug.

She laughed, "Thanks, hun. But is that really what your wearing."

He looked down at his costume, "What you don't like it?" he asked. "I mean you did say I could wear whatever I wanted," he reminded her.

"I know I know. I like it. It actually really suits you makes you look sweet."

He rolled his eyes, "Cute or sweet wasn't really what I was going for. Rawr!" He held his hands up in the air and attempted to look voracious and scary.

She just laughed and tugged at his hand. "Come on, let's get going!"

They rode to the party with a couple of Louise's other friends and luckily they had been able to find parking close to the party. He really didn't want to have to walk in the cold, drunk off his ass, to make back to the car at the end of the night.

The party was in full swing when they arrived and almost instantly they were swarmed with people offering them drinks. He took one of the cups offered and chugged it down. If he was going be forced to be here then he was going to at least get buzzed.

As the party went on he continued to down drinks. He had drunk enough to feel the effects of the alcohol but not enough to be considered drunk. Louise had abandoned him not long after they arrived. She ended up on the dance floor drunk and messily dancing with Evan. He knows she doesn't mean to ditch him, she was an extrovert and he was very much an introvert, it must be hard being friends with him sometimes. He sighed as he watched her dance, she really did look like she was having a good time.