Halloween was near at hand and so was the end of the cycle;
The editors were working hard for their mangas' Halloween specials.
"Hey, Rii-chan, what do you plan to wear to the Halloween Costume Party next week?" asked Kisa, looking curiously at Ritsu.
"I'm not sure yet.." Ritsu answered, along with mumbling something that sounded like "I'm not even sure if I want to go..", though Kisa didn't hear it.
"What do you plan to wear, Takano-san?"
"You'll see at the party, now, get back to work!" Takano yelled, Kisa quickly obeying.
'I wonder what he'll wear..He wasn't really social when we were in high school, so we never went to any costume parties...' Thought Ritsu to himself before continuing his edits.
1 Week Later; Party Hall.
The day of the party came up on Ritsu rather too quickly. Looking around he saw People were dressed as ghosts, devils, angels, vampires, animals and some were even cosplaying anime characters.
Ritsu was wandering around the grand hall, he was wearing a long white gown and a set of pure white wings attached to the back. Hooked to the gown was a wire that ran up to a halo to make it look as if it where floating in the air. He was also holding a miniature harp to complete his angel costume.
Most women he passed by squealed at him, some even wanting to take a picture.
He wasn't proud of his outfit, Kisa forced him into it
His wandering stopped when he heard a big commotion over at the entrance. He pushed through the crowd, wanting to see what most people were making a fuss about.
He was shocked when he did see, though.
Kisa was wearing devil horns as a headband on his head, a devil tail attached to his back, wearing long leather boots and dressed in an outfit that was exposing too much of his skin.
As for Takano, Ritsu was stunned at the figure in front of him;
Takano was wearing old-style gothic clothes, along with a long black cape and even blood-red contact lenses and fake sharp teeth!
He looked like a vampire, though, that was probably the point.
Ritsu couldn't believe that Takano was this handsome and yet, he was.
When the older man noticed his employee's look, he smirked, making Ritsu blush and look away.
'Ritsu's costume isn't bad, it's very cute, actually'Thought Takano, examining Ritsu's entire figure, as if 'savoring every bite'.
His train of thoughts was stopped when a hand grabbed his shoulder.
It was Yokozawa.
"So, what do you think about the party so far? That's a nice costume, by the way." He said bluntly, taking a sip of his wine.
He was dressed casually, insisting that he was dressed as a 'business man' when anybody asked why wasn't he wearing his costume.
That answer obviously didn't satisfy most of the female authors, but Yokozawa was never the costume party type, and Takano knew this.
"It's alright, I guess..It was worth it, though." Said Takano, glancing at Onodera, who was being attacked by a mob of fan-girl authors.
Yokozawa, noticing this, frowned at the sight.
"I'm gonna go get some wine. See you." Takano waved at Yokozawa before going to get a glass of red wine. He picked one up for Ritsu as well.
"Oh, come onnn! Won't you take a picture with me? You look soooooo cute!" An author squealed at Onodera, who was being crushed by a mob of fan-girls.
