Join Micheal and Edward in this spine-chilling Halloween special! Pumpkin patches, black cats, ghost and ghouls oh my! There will be candy, tricks, costumes, and scary stories! Who has the best costume? Why is Carla smiling evilly? What's following...
Micheal sped down the street in a panic, pushing past people with nothing but a quick 'sorry' as he ran to the next store. He'd gone to see Edward earlier and help him bake pumpkin muffins, and Edward had talked happily about the Halloween party tomorrow night and about costumes, asking what Micheal would be dressed up as. Micheal had shrugged, saying he hadn't planned to wear a costume, and Edward had deflated a bit.
"Oh," He'd said, turning the mixer on. "That's ok!" Immediately Micheal knew what he had to do. Now here he was, going to every store he could think of in search of something to wear, but with Halloween only five days away, there weren't many costumes left. Most places were totally sold out, while others didn't have any costumes that would fit him (Well, there was that one sexy nurse costume, but Micheal was not wearing that.) He threw open the door to the store with a bang, startling the elderly man behind the counter. He grinned apologetically and poked around, hoping he could find something here. It was the last store he could think of that would have costumes. After twenty minutes he sighed, finding nothing. Again. He was about to leave when a white shirt caught his eye. Hmm... He looked around and found a plain cowboy hat, some large pink and blue feathers, and a red scarf. He could bring these home, maybe add on a few extra things... Perfect! He took everything to the register excitedly. Edward was gonna love this!
Edward was not gonna love this. Why was putting a costume together so hard? He'd rifled through his closet in search of a pair of boots and black pants, finding some pants but no boots that looked good and decided to just move on to the hat, cutting holes to stick the feathers into. But the feathers were now sitting lopsided and flopping over the side of the hat, not at all how he'd envisioned them to look. After struggling with a lot of tape he decided that he had no idea how to make it look better and sighed. When the feathers in your hat just won't sit right, who you gonna call? Carla, apparently.
"You want me to what?" Carla asked over the phone.
"I need you to come over and help me with my costume," Micheal repeated.
"I thought you weren't dressing up. You usually don't."
"I changed my mind."
"It's 'cause of Edward, isn't it?"
"N-no! I just felt like dressing up this time!" Carla laughed.
"He's really got you whipped. I'll be there in ten." She hung up before he could say anything more. He grumbled. Typical Carla. True to her word however his doorbell rang ten minutes later with Carla standing outside, her dark hair tied up in a bun, and her skin pale as usual. Micheal had said more than once how Carla looked like a vampire year-round and therefore didn't need to dress up for Halloween, but she seemed to take it as a compliment. She strutted in and he led her to the kitchen which was a mess of random parts of his would-be costume. She quirked a thin brow.
"So what exactly are you going for?" He rubbed his wrist.
"Uh, a pirate?"
"Is that a question?" He stared at her. She sighed.
"We've got a lot of work to do."
"Ow!" Micheal hissed as the pin poked him in the hip for the twentieth time.
"Well hold still bonehead," Carla said calmly as she continued to sew the scarf around the waist of Micheal's pants. When she'd finished she stepped back with a nod before turning to grab the hat, which no longer sported floppy feathers but rather ones that stood nice and straight. She sat it on his head and looked him up and down, a grin forming on her face.
"I think we're done. Take a look." Micheal went into the bathroom and gapped at his reflection. Carla had really outdone herself. He smiled widely.
"Carla, this looks amazing! Do you think Edward will like it? Does it look like a costume or just a goofy pair of clothes?" Carla looked at him slyly.
"Oh, you look like a pirate all right. I did my job well, you just need an eyepatch. I bet Edward won't be able to keep his hands off you." Micheal flushed as she chuckled.
"So you're wearing this to Pam's costume party tomorrow, I'm guessing?"
"Yeah, Edward had brought it up and I just thought it'd be fun to try dressing up for it. I've never been to a Halloween party or anything so... you know." He tugged his sleeves. She smiled knowingly.
"Mmm-hmm, sure. Well, speaking of the party, I'm meeting up with Pam to buy decorations. Go strut your stuff to your boyfriend." His face heated again. Ugh, Carla could be the best and the worst all at the same time.
"Ok, just one more." Edward reached over for another pumpkin muffin. Micheal laughed.
"Have as many as you want, you made them."
"We made them." Edward corrected with a grin. Micheal and Edward were relaxing that night, watching some cheesy Halloween movies, though these one's had such bad special effects even Micheal wasn't freaked out by them. Edward was eagerly awaiting the Halloween party, and now Micheal was too. He couldn't wait to see the look on Edward's face when he saw Micheal wearing a costume after all. Speaking of costumes, Edward hasn't told Micheal what he was dressing up as, which was kind of weird with how excited he was about it all.
"What are you dressing up as?" He asked finally, taking a bite of a muffin. Edward smirked.
"It's a surprise."
"Come on, not even a hint?"
"It's very Halloween-like."
"That's not a hint!"
"I never said I'd give you one." So that's how it was going to be. Micheal flopped back onto the couch. Edward laughed, poking his cheek. Jerk.
"Aw cheer up, you only have to wait until tomorrow. Speaking of which, I've been meaning to ask you something." Micheal picked his head up.
"What?"
"Well, my family is all meeting up at our family farm in a couple days for Halloween, and it's something I go to every year. It's like a Halloween party and family reunion in one. It's kind of a tradition." Micheal nodded.
"That sounds fun." Edward grinned.
"It is! There'll be a lot to do, and there's no costume required. I was wondering if you'd like to go with me?" Micheal's eyes widened.
"Really?"
"Yeah! My parents would love to meet you, and so would everyone else, I'm sure. And we can bob for apples and go on the hayride, and visit the pumpkin patch– If you want to, of course." Wow, that sounded... like a lot of fun. He nodded.
"That sounds great, I'd love to go." Edward smiled widely.
"I'll let them know we'll be coming then!" Micheal smiled as Edward ran off to message his parents. Sounded like he was in for a treat.
