Hanako x Yashiro *Something more?*

The Best Costume

- Hey, Aoi-chan!

I called her when we were heading off to the lockers, after school was over.

- Hi, Nene-chan. What's the problem?

Actually there was no problem, but maybe the way I suddenly told her in the middle of geography class, that I would ask her a favor when the day was over, had seemed like I was dig in trouble.

- It's about the Halloween Party. Do you know how you're going?

- You mean the costume?

When I shook my head in agreement, her smile went wide and I felt like she would start blabbing about how she had the best ideia of costume ever, and it would be so dazzling that all others would not stand a chance before hers.

That's exactly what she did, and it really seemed like a good ideia (she would create a costume that mixed a princess with a dragon). I got excited hearing about it, but I waited quietly, didn't said a thing until the moment she let out the trigger word I was waiting for: sew.

Aoi-chan was perfect in almost everything: grades, was popular, did gardening and a whole lot of others feminine things boys went crazy about (not to mention her beauty and not radish shape legs), such as the one that interested me the most in that week, sewing.

- Aoi-chan, is your costume of dragon princess ready?

- Yeah, I finished it last week.

- So would you please, please sew a costume for me??

I asked the kinder I could, and even performed a lost puppy face, eyebrows curled in sadness and a big bottom lip. For a moment her expression remained the same, but when she started understanding the situation, she got all excited and gave me a quick hug.

- Of course I can, I love creating new pieces of clothes! Even more if it is for my bestie.

- Thanks, you're the best!

- What is it gonna be?

I remained in silent, without the slightest ideia of a monster or spirit I could dress myself of. I had some simple ideas in mind, but I remembered about the contest for the best halloween costume they hosted every year in the party, and as always I really wanted to win it (All cute boys would look at me and have a intense desire for me if I were te center of attentions) so I couldn't just go as a regular demon or vampire.

Aoi-chan waited for my response, but since I didn't say a thing she decided to open her mouth first.

- Why don't you tell me tomorrow, this way you'll have more time to decide.

- Yeah, okay.

- Then I must get going, Akane-kun is probably waiting for me so we head home together.

I said my farewells to Aoi-chan and was going to start making my way to the old girl's toilet, but something floating right besides me made me change my mind. It was Hanako's hakujoudai, and less than a second after I saw it, he used it to teleport to it's location, action I presupposed that would happen.

- How was school today, Yashiro? - he asked me smiling.

- Why asking, you already know it, don't you?

- Hm truth, but it doesn't kill to hear it from the person herself.

For some reason Hanako-kun always insisted in letting his hakujoudai watching me the entire time I was on school and he couldn't be there with me, I don't know if it were either for protection or just because he was bored and had nothing else to do but to see my daily routine, probably both of them.

- Studying was a pain in the ass as always, but I talked with Aoi-chan about my perfect Halloween costume.

I told him full of pride, but he broke it within a second.

- So what is it?

- No idea...

I probably had a a depressed and hopeless look, cause Hanako-kun started patting me on the head and saying "yoshi yoshi", as if I was passing trough a difficult life obstacle. Well, if not finding my prince charming counts, I guess it was the case.

- Let's brainstorm!

Who said that was Kou-kun, who suddenly appeared from behind a locker, probably he heard the last topic of the conversation and tried to suggest anything possibly helpful. I shook my head a little more motivated, maybe the three of us could came up with something.

- A spooky skeleton! A giant lizard. No, i know it: a super cool exorcist!

Kou-kun was very enthusiastic and euphoric, but none of his options was what I was searching for, there was no beauty in dressing like a giant lizard, it was rather gross. But I couldn't deny he was creative, the exorcist ideia wasn't that bad too. Hanako-kun, otherwise...

- A radish! Big foot! A fish!

- Shut up baka!

I was about to slap him, but I stopped my hand in mid air when something that came out from his cursed mouth actually gave me a brilliant ideia. I smiled while imaging me in my stupendous and radiant costume, everyone staring at me. And the best thing was that it had all to do with me, or at least it was a little related.

I hugged Hanako-kun without thinking and then backed off, and just then I realized the confuse and curious expression stamped on the faces of both Hanako-kun and Kou-kun

- S-sorry, hehe. Hanako-kun just gave me the perfect ideia of what my costume is going to be: I'm gonna dress myself as a mermaid!

Kou-kun thought a little before answering to my suggestion.

- It's a really good ideia.

- Right? It's your first year going to the party Kou-kun, so you probably don't know, but there is a Costume Contest in which the person more voted wins a prize and stuff, there is a masculine and a feminine competition. I bet I'll win as a mermaid!

- Whoa, guess I'll put efforts in my costume too.

I turned to Hanako-kun to ask his opinion, but I got angry when realized he was laughing in a low voice. Obviously, laughing at me.

- So your ideia is dressing as a fish you tried so bad not to become? Hilarious.

- You meany! It's not a fish, it's a beautiful mermaid.

- I get it fits just perfect on you, exactly like a mermaid.

Me, naive as always, though he really meant it to give me a compliment, but then I remembered the time I turned into a fish and the mermaid, a horrendous giant fat fish, tried to claim me as her servant. Seeing Hanako-kun's distorted and mocking face, I had sure that was the mermaid he was referring to.

- Fine, you don't have to like it, I already have a handsome demon who will!

My voice sounded choked, I didn't have a handsome demon who would appreciate my costume, and it hurt me the way Hanako-kun seemed so careless about the things concerning my costume, even though he wanted so bad for me to go to the party.

I didn't even look at his face to see what expression he was making after what I said, I just picked up my backpack and walked as fast as I could towards school gate and exit, getting out before he could reach me.

Ps:
I guess this one is a bit longer, but hope you guys enjoyed it

I wish I could draw, then I could show u how Yashiro's costume looks in my imagination...

But I guess you'll have to stick with the poor description I'll add soon wwww

See ya