Halloween!

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Duo's spirits were lit up this morning, his favorite football team; the Bears, had won the game against NY-Ravens and he mouthed a silent 'Yes' to the ceiling. He licked his fingers and turned the pages of the newspaper in search for jobs or any entertaining news, which in this case, celebrities' news, and it's amazing how many people get curious about their private lives.

'The Mystery of Bridget Simpson's missing panties'

*How stupid,* he snorted and didn't bother to read, *since when became not wearing underwear a crime?* Duo know he doesn't wear any and neither Heero does. In fact he never found any trail to underwear in the laundry basket, so that means no one in the house has any sign for underwear.

*Human and their moral constitution. Don't they know they have to get air every once in a while?* he shook his head and continued reading random advertisements. A 2x3" box had caught his attention:

'CHLARA'S BIGGEST PRICES CRASHING FOR THIS HALLOWEEN'S SEASON!! SCARE YOUR FRIENDS! 75% OFF ALL GOODS AND ITEMS! WE HAVE LIMITED AMOUNT SO HURRY OR IT'S TOO LATE! This offer ends up at 12 p.m. today.'

Duo checked the news's date and screamed. "Heero!!" "AHH!" Duo jumped when the yell came too close. "My ears, you son of a b***h!!"

Heero rubbed his poor ears then snapped his fingers together to hear them and make sure he hadn't become deaf. He looked at the boy next to him to glare and swear but found a newspaper facing him instead.

"Gomen koi, I got excited and totally forgot you've been in here,"

*Chicken* Heero couldn't think of anything else. He didn't want to waste his peaceful time on fighting with his lover; he wanted to finish round 6 of Kohan Immortal Sovereign on his gameboy. Where did he throw his precious toy when the idiot freaked him off? Oh it's over there. A small childish smile was drawn on the Japanese's face when he found his gameboy and he resumed playing.

From the corner of his eye, Heero glanced at his boyfriend and saw him relaxing. "What's the hell was wrong with you to make you shout like a dying cat!?" Heero asked, his eyes not leaving the game, "And didn't Quatre warn you not to touch his newspapers before him?"

"You know me; I don't care about Q's threats."

Heero gazed with his stinging blue eyes right into his indigo's, "I saw him blow off 4 colonies and a Trowa," his tune was warning him from a massive massacre.

Duo gulped. "Ok. Hey, do you know what day is it today?"

"Uh... Monday??" "No! I mean, yes it's Monday. But it's also Halloween's night!" Duo cheered. Unfortunately, Heero didn't join in. He was confused by the new word. "Hallo Ween?"

"Not Hallo Ween. Halloween, The evening before All Saints' Day."

Heero gave him more confused stares before turning his attention back to the game. "Sorry, I don't read the bible."

"It's not the bible!" the long haired boy whined, "It's the part of the year when you can do all pranks and disguise as someone else." Duo waited for seconds to let his words register in the Japanese head. "So?"

"So?!" Duo huffed, "We're not ready for it! We need to get prepared for this night!" It was then when his Japanese boyfriend finally looked at him.

"We?" *maybe this is just a mere dream... right?*

"Of course we! Now let's go tell the others!" Heero was yanked from bed by the striking force of the American's pull on his hand and both flew downstairs.

*~*~*~*

Trowa blinked with his one visible eye. "This place is huge..."

"And it's filled with people..." Wufei blinked agreeing with him.

"Why did you bring us here, Duo?" Quatre asked after he brushed his shoulder from getting bumped by the customers in a costumes store.

There was a light tap on his back and turned to face a green ogre with one eye dangling out of its place. His eyes widened and he screamed at the frightful scene and hid himself behind the pile of clothes.

Quatre heard the scary ogre laughing crazy, but it was a familiar laughter, and he took an assuring peek from under the colored clothes, "Duo?" his face reddened when he saw the long brownish braid behind the ogre's head, "How could you!!"

"You should've seen your face Q man," Duo, the ugly ogre masked boy laughed crazily even more, "That was so funny! HAHAHAHAHA!"

"Duo?"

"Yeah?!" Duo turned his head backward to see who's talking to him. "GAHH!!" Duo screamed at top of his lungs and jumped away from a black gorilla showing off its fangs at him. He stood behind Heero, "Heero, kill that monster!!"

"You are so cowered to be an ogre, Maxwell," the Chinese boy took his gorilla mask off and Duo's jaw hit the floor.

"WuFEI! Why, you son of a b***h!"

"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The five ex-gundam pilots jumped in the same time when the store was shaking by the little children who screamed when they heard the 'bad word' Duo used, some started to cry while others shut there ears tight.

"What the f-" Duo's mouth was shut too before he complete his curse by Quatre's hand. "Have you LOST your mind!?"

Duo glared at the blonde boy, then shoved his glare to the angry parents who were disturbed by his language but he decided to cool it off.

They need to find fitting outfits for the stupid night, Heero thought. "Ok, let's split up and find what ever we need, then meet in the dressing room in 40 minutes," he flinched when the parents gasped in disapproval. "I mean AT the dressing room!" Heero fixed his words and glared back at the glarers.

"Welcome to my world," Duo cheered him and pat him on the back. Heero pushed his hand off. "Go fetch your costume, baka,"

Duo grinned, nod, then kissed him on the cheek and ran for his life, laughing out loud like he just lost his mind.

"He did lose his mind," Heero muttered as he walked nervously away from the decorous people.

*~*~*~*

It is 3 o'clock. Trowa is sitting near the artificial waterfall in the mall, facing Heero in a game of stare-glare with Wufei the umpire. The trio were concentrating on the game for long time they actually didn't seem to notice the large crowd that gathered around them.

"Where is that idiot?" Quatre rubbed his sore temple and sighed.

They were supposed to meet up with Duo at the mini waterfall centering the mall after they had finished shopping, lunch and scared people for no reason and now
Quatre is stuck with the three weirdoes amigos.

He had befriended the most strangest people he'd ever get to know.
Two girls took a picture of the silly sight and giggled, Quatre was sure if Heero's conscious was presented at this moment he'd be throttling them for taking evidence.

His cheeks turned red when one of the girls placed her chocolate wrapper with her number written on its back side in his hand and slapped his buttock, then swayed off her super-short skirt to view him a nice view.

*Why am I gay?* Quatre thought to himself and sighed again.

Finally, after what seemed to be like years, the long braided boy came into vision, running with dozens of shopping bags in his hands.

"Hey Winner," Duo said and tried to catch his breath, "sorry for leaving you waiting, man,"

"You should be." Quatre pouted at him and glared, "You left me here with THEM!!"
Duo faced a hard moment suppressing his amuse by the blonde's act.

He had a kitten face.

"So, how long they have been in this shape?" he quickly glanced at the audience interested in the game his friends were playing.

Quatre sighed. "About 2 hours and a half,"

"What! You must be kidding me, right?"

"I'm afraid not. They won't listen to me no matter how many times I would tell them to stop,"

Duo thought about Quatre's words then gasped, "What if they were dead?!" Quatre rolled his eyes.

"Look, I'll show you," Quatre said then went to the trio's side. "Guys let's go, it's time to leave," Quatre lightly poked Trowa and Wufei in the shoulder, but he did not get anything from them.

Duo decided it was time to use his old trick that worked twice like a charm on the trio, but after he tied their shoelaces together. "Allow me," he pushed Quatre aside, "FBI IS HERE! FREEZE!" Duo said aloud and the three boys jumped in one time, to fall down and kiss the hard marbled floor in the same second.

Duo and Quatre laughed at the hilarious seen, but when the curses and killing threats began, it was clearly their call to run off and save their lives.

"Race you home, losers!" Duo grabbed his friend in crime's hand and ran away before his angry boyfriend manages to untie the knots.

*~*~*~*

Duo walked into the kitchen to greet his friends, wearing the costume he bought which were resembling a pirate's clothing. From dirty old shirt and pirates hat, tight black pants and rugged boots, to the big Latin earrings, eyeliner in his eyes, light mustache and beard and he didn't forget of course: the head wrap. "Ahoy mates!" he grinned and waved his sword. His hair was out of its regular braid and really was a mass.

Wufei raised one eyebrow at the fishy looking pirate, "Evening, Capitan Jack Spiro," he smoothed his unbuttoned white shirt. He looked cool in those black pants and vest, with matching boots. He smiled to show off his fangs.

But the pirate didn't care if he was imitating Lord Dracula because he was insulted and his mouth was wide open. "Jack Spiro?! I am Capitan Hook, you silly!"

"Then where is your hook, Capitan Hook?" said a white haired boy with black veil covering his face and only showing one eye.

"I, eh,.. I'm not showing it to you, you will be scared." Duo tried not to look like a fool then focused on the white haired boy, wearing black tights and army vest with sharp dangerous weapons appearing from its many pocket and a metallic head band on his forehead, "Hey, you are Trowa?" Duo grinned, "That outfit really resembles you."

Trowa grinned from behind the veil too.

"So, you are…??"

"I am a ninja."

"Yeah.." Duo did the 'weirdo' sign in his mind.

He saw a strange look on both faces and he recognized he would need to turn around since he has no eyes in his back and see what made them speechless.
It made him speechless.

He stood right in front of him. A man wearing long garment, a veil on his head and he had a beard and a mustache.

"Holy Jesus!" Duo shouted. The kohled eyes widened in mix of confutation, shock and awe. He bowed in front of the annoyed Arabian, "Isn't it too early to show up, dear god? I still have plans to accomplish,"

Quatre gaped, "Duo stop it!"

Duo looked up at him, "but god-"

"I'm not god, you idiot!" Quatre tried to correct his thoughts, "I'm wearing a traditional Arab men clothing you a*****e!"

"It's so hard to believe god curses like that, Holy Jesus,"

"I AM NOT JESUS!"

"Ok ok, my you sure are one mean god-"

"DUO!"

Seeing the red face meant danger, so he decided to stop. "Fine, I will stop."

"Can we go now?" Heero asked from his place on the stairs.

"Sure bab-" Duo froze when his eyes fell on his beloved blue eyed boyfriend in blue dress and a tiara on his head.

"Heero? Heero is that you?" Duo swallowed hard.

Heero crossed his arms on his chest and glared down at his shocked lover. "Of course it's me, baka."

Wufei whispered next to him. "I think you should start calling him Heerella," he got a glare from the pirate for his idea. But he couldn't help not to show his amuse, and he called the other two to join him the fun. "Barton, Winner, come meet princess Heerella." He chuckled.

Duo the pirate didn't like the nickname his lover got, especially the 'princess' part, and slapped the back of Wufei's head, "Shut up!" he hissed darkly then walked awkwardly up to Heero.

*Don't push too hard, he might have a gun somewhere,* Duo thought while he approached the Japanese boy in dress. "Heero, love, what the hell are you wearing?"

"I'm Cinderella." Heero smiled. *Oh my god, this is going to be hell!* Duo thought and tried again. "Hee-chan, you can't go out looking like this,"

Heero pouted, "Why?"

Quatre joined Duo for some help, "Heero, you can't go out wearing a dress, especially not in public,"

The Japanese princess gave him an annoyed look. "And who died and made you god suddenly?"

"AHH!!!" Quatre ran off screaming.

Heero blinked, *what is it with him?* he looked back to his lover.

"I want to go like this." He said and he will never back off.

"No, you won't."

Eyebrows knotted together. "Why?!"

"Because it's a girl's wear!"

"I don't care."

"What?!!!"

"I wanna be Cinderella!"

"But you CAN'T be Cinderella!"

"WHY!?"

"Because you're a BOY!"

"I don't care!!"

Duo tried to cool down the steams in his head, *ok, need to relax now,* he will try this again, "Heero, listen to me," the boy gave him a 'go to hell' look, "If you won't go now and change what you are wearing, there will be no trick or treats tonight."

"Fine." Heero sat down.

Duo's eyes widened. "Fine!" he left him and went to meet the rest of the gang.

*~*~*~*

The neighborhood felt anxious and were very wary of the five teens wondering down the streets and asking for tricks or treats with kids who shouldn't see people like them. The children had noticed the special treat the older boys were getting and decided to go with them.

"Open the door woman, we won't hurt you." Capitan Duo was plastering his face to an outside window, "I can see you hiding with that stupid headband behind the couch," he grinned at the dark inside.

Dracula banged harder on the wooden door. "Unless you are considering a house make-over, you better do as we say!" "Way to go, Fei!" the two disguised boys laughed demonical laughter it immediately made the house's owner open the door and fill their bags with sweets.

"Come on," Duo gave her a strange look, he know the kohl he's wearing should scare her off, "It's only once in a year."

She filled all five bags to the top.

Duo showed off his fake dirty teeth as a smile and pulled Quatre to say "Thank you!"

The five ex-pilots then walked away from the scared woman and rounded the street to find another victim they didn't fall upon.

"How many left?" Duo asked while trying to sneak his hand into Cinderella's bag. "Ouch!" he kissed his poor smacked hand.

Trowa crossed off the last number of the house they have been at off the list and found one more number that wasn't scratched out, he looked around then pointed at a direction. "That one."

They walked to the last house on their hunting list and Duo stood at the door.
"Ok boys, prepare yourselves to fight." Duo rang the house's bell and strangely, it opened without outer force.

Now where is the fun in that…
They saw a happy cheerful blonde grandmother greeting them with an XL-bag of chocolate bars,
"Hi!"

"HI!" they greeted her back, and the chocolate too.

"Oh, you look so cute in those clothes," She smiled, "You are a zombie, and you are a ninja,"

Wufei felt bothered by the way he was addressed but didn't care to say and just hissed into Trowa's ear, "How did she know?"

Trowa shrugged, "Maybe she watches anime.."

"And you are a pirate," Duo nod proudly, "and oh, what a lovely princess we have!" the woman beamed at Heero, and he smiled shyly.

Then she looked at Quatre and smiled. "It's too early for Christmas, young boy,"

"I AM NOT JESUS!"

"And I am not the Queen." She chuckled and then gave them the whole bag of chocolate bars, "Happy Halloween,"

Their eyes bugled out.

"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" they cheered and took off with the bag in their hands.

"This is great," Wufei left his 3 feet high duffel bag over his shoulder, "I never thought I will ever say it, but this American tradition of yours doesn't suck at all, Maxwell!"

"Told ya so, Wu-man," Duo poked Quatre's butt with his rubber but sharply pointed sword and made him shriek. He turned to his lover and kissed his cheek. "Happy in the drag, hon?" he asked Heero who was busy glaring at perverts and finger pointers all the time.

"I don't know why people are groping you all the time.." Quatre said to no one.

"Jealous?" Duo smiled slyly, and Quatre gaped at him.

Later that night, Wufei sensed they were being watched and turned around to see that more then 50 kids has surrounded them and it made him scream like a girl. "What the ********?!!"
What Wufei didn't expect from these little lurkers was the screaming and crying because he CURSED.

Heero slapped Duo's head because he was screaming too.
Each one of the ex-gundam pilots faced his back to his friend's and they are now centered by crying kids.

"s**t, Wufei you can't curse around children, don't you know that?" Quatre whispered to the Chinese vampire. Wufei felt persecuted and glared at the weeping boys and girls. "They freaked the heck out of me!"

It was dark and late, and the Halloween theme began to do its job.

Duo felt very scared. Not from the street decorated with old torn sheets and lightened pumpkins or monsters, but from himself. He was too close to Heero, and the fact of Heero in dress didn't take off the stress. But he will never stand up to his fear and inappropriately touch his beloved in front of those innocent angels.

At that moment, a brilliant idea hit him.

"Yo whines! Stop crying like bunch of babies and grow up a little, would you?"

The children stopped and blinked innocently at the pirate.

"Tonight is Halloween, the night of all scary monsters and bogymen, the night where ghosts flies around us free. There will be no crying babies, no little angels, and no goodness at all!"

The youngsters roared like lions, and Duo's friends clutched together.

Duo raised his sword, "And till the sun is up, there will be no peace! Go get your candy!!"
Three seconds and the supposedly innocent angels ran like crazy zombies and had showed off
their other side to the neighborhood. Chaos were every where.

Thanks to Capitan Duo.

"My god.."

"Nataku.. "

Trowa only blinked at the horrifying disaster.

"How the hell did you do that?" Heero asked him.

Duo winked, "It's called 'Magic of Words', Cinderella," he chuckled when he got a dirty look from the boy in drag. "You need to learn grammar, Mr. Magician." Heero pointed out.

"Aren't these enough already?" Trowa asked while trying to steady his two heavy bags. "I want to go back now."

"Cool!! I have lots of scary stories to tel-Heero no!" Duo smacked Heero's sneaking-into-the-bag-of-sweets hand. "You shouldn't touch your bags until we get home."

Heero winced and glared murderously at his boyfriend, the glare didn't match the outfit however.

"Heero stop glaring, you are scary.." the Arabian boy sat in the driver's seat and waited for the rest. He saw Heero sticking out his tongue at him in the mirror and ignored it. His one-eyed-ninja lover sat next to him and that was what he want.

"Listen to what Maxell says, Cinderella. You will eventually eat them when he starts his 'Scary Stories' and get bored to death." Wufei smirked evilly and walked to the car.

Duo glared at the Chinese boy, "Shut up, Dead Man!"

"Better than you, Stealer!"

Duo waved his middle finger at him, "I'm proud of our saying: 'Finders, Keepers'!"

Wufei's eyes widened and he become angry. "Why you!" he was about to punch his face when he was grabbed by the shoulder, and it was a tight grip.

"Yuy, let me handle him this time!" The Chinese vampire tried to escape the grip of death, but Heero tossed him to the car's back seat. He did the same with Duo, then climbed on him and sat between the two bakas to reduce an unnecessary war.

"Drive." He said to Quatre's reflection in the driver's mirror and soon they were on the highway.

No one had paid attention to the car that was following them.

THE END