The next day, Latula and Kankri went to school. Their classes went by as boring as usual. Latula played on her DSi that hid behind her textbooks, and Kankri took notes upon notes during every class. They didn't get to see each other often during the first part of the day, but that all changed after second block. They had the same lunch period and one class, physics, together.

During lunch, Latula went to the cafeteria and looked for her usual group of friends. In the back of the room, she saw her brother, wearing his trademark bright red sweater. He was talking to the three other girls at the table, one of them being Porrim.

She strolled over to the table, sitting beside Porrim and across from the two other girls and Kankri.

"Hey guys!" She said cheerfully. "What are we talking about?"

"Well," Kankri started, looking irritated, "I was seeing if our dear friends would be at the Halloween celebration at the park tonight, but Damara refuses to go."

Damara Megido was a busty Asian senior who was an exchange student back when Latula and Kankri was in 8th grade. She never went back to her home country, but no one seemed to mind. Though, she did have a habit to pretend to be horrible at speaking English.

Today, Damara was wearing a tight blood red button up shirt, with a short tight black mini skirt. Her jet black hair was pulled up in a messy bun, and her painted red lips were frowning for all to see. She turned her head to glare at Kankri. "He will be there. I know it. I stay at home."

The other girl sighed. "Damara, really, you can't hate Rufioh forever."

"I disagree, Aranea," Porrim piped in, "what Rufioh did to her was unforgivable. Death to men scum!"

Latula giggled and cheerfully tagged along. Kankri, however, was not amused.

"At least Aranea has more sense than the rest of you." He said, which made Aranea giggle.

Aranea Serket was a blonde haired, blue eyed junior. She was always competing with Kankri for the highest grade, but as of right now, Kankri was top in their class with Aranea being second. Many late nights were spent with Aranea and Kankri at the Vantas residence. There had been a few rumours floating around that Kankri was using both Porrim and Aranea since both of the girls hung around him so much. But Porrim made sure anyone who actually believed that knew the truth.

Aranea smiled and nodded in agreement with her friend, which made Porrim and Damara roll their eyes. Latula spoke up. "Well, if Damara does choose to go, come see me and Kankri tell a wicked scary story!"

Kankri nodded. "I've chosen the best tales to tell the children, it's a mix between horror and history."

"Oh, what are they about?" asked Aranea.

"Pfft, don't even try asking either of these brutes," Porrim said, folding her arms, "Latula and Kankri won't tell anyone, not even me!"

Latula laughed and shrugged. "Well then I guess if you really wanna know, then I'll see you tonight!"

Conversations were thrown through the five of them until the bell rang. After lunch was over, there was only one class left until school was out. This class happened to be physics, so Kankri and Latula walked together.

"Kanny, are you as pumped as I am for tonight?" She exclaimed. "It's gonna be rad as fuck!"

"First of all, watch your language. Second of all, I am looking forward to the upcoming events of the evening, but it seems that I am more able to hide away my emotions of excitement away." He smiled smugly. "Maybe you could learn a thing or two from me, actually."

"Yea right," she said as they turned onto their hallway, "I think you could learn a lesson from me! About being social and stuff like that."

"Please, Latula. I have need to learn anymore of frivelous things as socializing. I have you and my other female friends, who else do I need?"

Latula smiled at her brother. "Well, if that's your view on it, then I guess you're set!"

They went into their classroom, and finished their day learning about motors. Once school had ended, the two of them rushed towards the outside entrance. Latula was grabbing her skateboard that was fastcened to her backpack. Kankri already had his bike unchained from the bike rack. Then, the two headed off, going towards their home. The journey would take about 15 minutes, but that wasn't too bad.

When they got home, Latula hurried up to her room to get the clothes she needed for the event. Kankri changed sweaters so his lovely red one wouldn't get too worn out. He wore a knitted black sweater that Porrim made special for tonight. It would keep him warm, but it wasn't too heavy.

Their father was downstairs, cooking something for the two to eat before they left. When Kankri went down towards the kitchen, he saw his sister was already there, eating whatever their dad had made them.

"Hey son," Mr. Vantas said, "I made unsloppy joe's. Hurry and eat so you can get to the park."

Kankri and Latula's father was a kindhearted man. Their mother was never home since her job had her across the country all the time, so their dad had to step in as both mother and father for the kids. Latula and Kankri resented their mother never being home, and loved that their dad stuck around for them.

Kankri took two of the stuffed bisquits, and nodded towards the door that they had to get going. Latula gulped down another of the yummy treats and nodded, grabbing her bag that had her outfit in it. Then, the two hugged their dad goodbye before rushing out the door. The bash started at 6, and it was already a little past 5. Porrim would already be there, so they needed to hurry!

Once they got to the park, the went to their assigned station. What they saw made Kankri's eyebrows rise and Latula's smile widen.

"Aw sweet!" Said Latula, jumping off her skateboard and running to their destination. The plot that had been roped off yesterday now had a large, black sheet tented over it, giving the whole scene a more ominous look to it. There was also Halloween themed tiki torches set up, and a sign that said 'SINISTER TALES OF THE DEVIANT SOULS' posted in front of the tent.

"Porrim, who made our place look a lot cooler than before?" asked Kankri, going up and crawling into the tent to find pillows scattered on the floor and a wooden chair up in the front. There were four lanterns around the tent, bringing in a little light.

She smiled. "Rumour has it that Rufioh and Horuss have been here all day setting up the booths that didn't have anything yet. I take it that they styled up your spot?"

"Guess so! Oh god, I hope I can see them before the night's out." Latula exclaimed.

"Oh rest assured, Latula. They're bound to be at the volunteer party tonight."

Oh yea, Latula had forgotten about that! She knew Kankri wouldn't want to stick around the party for long, but hopefully she could persuae him to stay for at least an hour. She just wanted to make sure she'd seen all the cute boys the party would have to offer.

Latula then went to the bathroom to change into her outfit. Her costume was a dead peasant. It wasn't what she wanted to be in the first place, but it went along with the story Kankri planned on telling.

Before she could leave the bathroom, she saw a girl looking into the mirror. She had auburn red hair, and was wearing a Hello Kitty like costume. The mystery kitty girl's expression looked worried. Latula spoke up to her. "Hey, is everything ok?"

The girl looked over. "Oh! No.. It's just, my boyfriend and I volunteered here for face painting and he brought along his best friend and his best friend brought his twin brother and his twin brother brought his girlfriend! It's all too many people, but the twin, girlfriend, and best friend don't wanna leave our booth... Oh, I don't want to be the meanie and yell at them to leave, but I really wish they could take a hint!"

Latula put her hand on her hip. "How about you tell 'em to come look for my brother and my booth? I'll welcome them in, even if what we're doing is a little childish."

The girl's mood lightened immediatly. "Oh, that could work! What are you and your brother doing exactly?"

"Eh, reading scary stories to kids."

"Huh, that's funny! My friend told me he was doing that with his sister. Unless.."

"You know Kanny?" Latula interrupted.

She blinked. "Yes! We read lots of books together at the library sometimes!"

"What's your name? I've never heard him talk about you before!"

The girl jumped a little, slightly embarrassed that she forgot to introduce herself. "Sorry! But my name is Meulin Leijon!"

"Nice to meet ya, Hello Kitty," she teased, "I'm Latula Vantas, the older sister of Kankri!"

"I'm happy to finally meet you! He talks about you all the time. Can I go see him before getting back to my booth? I just finished 'The Giver' and I gotta know if he has too!"

"Well I don't see why not, let's go." Latula said. Meulin squealed and grabbed Latula's hand before the two girls ran towards Kankri.

Kankri was sitting in the tent, reading and rereading his story to make sure he wouldn't screw up when reading. Little did he expect the sudden pounce of his sister and his reading friend. Such actions made him shout in a startled manner. "M-Meulin? Both of you, get off me this instant!"

Meulin giggled and bounced off of him, landing on a purple pillow. "Hello furriend! Just came over to say hi!"

"You didn't tell me you were going to be here. But then again, I should've figured since you are the librarian's daughter." He sat up and looked at the two girls. "Meulin, are you participating at a booth?"

"Mhmm! Me and Kurloz are gonna do face painting! But...He invited Tuna and his twin, so there's no chance for alone time before everything starts!"

"That does seem like a perdicament, and you know how I am with new people.." Kankri started.

Meulin was going to give him a sob story, before Kankri continued. "But, I'm sure my older sister Latula and Porrim can help you get rid of 'unwanted' guests for a half hour. They're hundreds of times more sociable than I will ever be."

Meulin's person radiated happiness, as if Kankri was her saving grace. "Omigosh, thanks sosososo much, Kankri! I'll go get them right now!" She then left without saying goodbye.

Latula stared at her brother. "Kankri, are you sure that's a good idea? What if these people are weirdos?"

"Hmm, true. I've known Meulin for two years now, and her boyfriend is quite the character. So I can only assume that these three will be just as colorful. But I'm sure you and Porrim can handle it, you two are the brightest socialites I know. I'm sure you can befriend these three people very easily, because you're good at that kinds of things."

Latula gasped at Kankri lengthy but sweet message to her, and gave him the tightest squeeze possible. "God I'm so glad I have you for a brother!"

"Yes ok thank you Latula- Please let go!"

She giggled and bounced back. "Well, let me go tell Porrim that people are coming for us to meet!"

When she went to her friend's booth, Porrim was setting up decorations for her Halloween jewelry. She was dressed in a jetblack dress that had green lining. Her black tribal-like tattoos fit perfectly with the dress, and Latula could see that she had vampire fangs in.

"Yo, Por!" Latula said, jogging up towards the black haired beauty. "Got some news for you!"

"Hmm? What news, peasant?" She teased.

"Shut up, Por! It's serious!"

She smiled and placed a hand on her hip. "What is it, Latulip?"

"We're gonna meet some bros and a chick to help out a girl who's friends with Kanny. All we gotta do is talk to 'em for a bit, it won't be hard!"

"It's not like I can't say no now. Turn around."

Latula did as Porrim said, and saw Meulin leading two boys and a girl towards the two girls. One of the boys was wearing a gray beanie, a gray and yellow long sleeved shirt, and black jeans. His hair was a light brown and his bangs hung past his eyes and just touched the edge of his nose. The other boy was wearing a black tee-shirt, and dark blue jeans. It looked like the boy was wearing two different colored shoes, and he was even wearing 3D glasses. Like the long haired boy, he had light brown hair, but it was a lot shorter. And finally, the girl was the only one in costume. It reminded Latula of a female Indiana Jones. Her long dark brown hair was tied up in a red rag.

But, Latula couldn't get her eyes off the beanie-wearer. The closer the four got, the cuter he got. "Telling ya right now," Latula said, "Beanie boy is mine."

Meulin finally caught up to them, panting. "Hey! I got 'em... Here's the twins and twin #2's girlfriend.. Well, I gotta get back to my boyfurriend! See you all later!" She was gone as fast as she arrived, leaving the five confused and awkward.

"So...Classic Meulin is classic." started beanie twin. With Latula closer to him than before, she got to see that he had some facial hair, and even black snake bites. "Anyways, I'm Mituna, and here's my twin bro Sollux, along with his ever so beautiful girlfriend Aradia."

"Hi! I'm Aradia," she came up and shook Porrim and Latula's hands, "nice to meet you!"

"Yea I know the reason we were kicked out of the clown freak's tent of freakish face painting," said Sollux, looking down at his phone, "they wanted to have a quick fuck in before everything started. No offense to either of them, but they didn't have to dump us on you. Sorry about that."

"Oh no, it's not a problem at all!" chirped Latula. "I don't mind new people, and I'm totes sure you'd rather be with us than my boring brother."

Mituna nodded. "Gotta agree with the babe on that one. Contrary to popular belief at school, I'm into cuties like the one in front of me, even if she's dressed up like a hag."

"Oh, shit!" Latula said before she took off her wig and took off the wig cap, revealing her strawberry blonde locks. She giggled. "Sorry about that, name's Latula Vantas and this is my lovely friend Porrim!"

Porrim smirked at the two of them, and said, "Latula, I'm sure that this lovely little genderbent Indiana Jones would love to hear what Kanny has to say about history, what with your story plan."

Aradia's eyes lit up. "History? I'm all about that kinds of stuff! C'mon Sollux, we gotta hear about these stories! They might be spooooky!"

Sollux rolled his eyes and smiled a bit. "Fine, whatever makes you happy. Porrim, lead the way."

Porrim grinned slightly and nodded. "Oh, and Latula, Kanaya is at the playground as of right now. If she comes back before I get here, can you direct her towards me?"

"Of course, Porrim. I can do that." She smiled broadly at her friend.

"Thanks, dear." Porrim said before taking Sollux and Aradia to the tent.

Latula turned back to Mituna, who was smiling at her like an idiot. She decided to break the ice first. "So, how come I haven't seen someone like you around school?"

"Eh, I go to the high school across the river. Ever heard of Caldwell?"

"Oh, yea! We beat your team at Math Bowl!"

"And you know that how?"

She blushed. "O-oh, my brother is on it, along with Debate club, Key Club, DECA, and Senior Beta."

"Pfft, sounds like a nerd."

"Yea, he kinda is. Sometimes I wonder how we're siblings!"

Mituna smiled and dropped himself onto the ground, laying out and stretching his long limbs. "Sounds like my brother. He's such a dweeb, always on a computer. I wanna teach him to do something, like ride a skateboard or smoke a joint, but he's too lame for it, y'know?"

"Yea, kinda sounds like my brother." She said as she sat down beside him, "but you are quite different than him, from the little bit I've seen!"

He laughed, "I hope that's a good thing."

"It is! I promise."

"Sounds reassuring. So what does the great Latula do for fun? I feel like I know your brother way better than I do you."

"Well, I like to hang around the skate park here, and I also love playing video games. I'm a Nintendo girl at heart, but I'm pretty good at shooting games, even if I do say so myself."

"Damn, I wish there were more girls like you at my school. All the girls I gotta choose from care about which filter they should put on their Instagram photos than about the serious things like Comicon."

She looked down at him and smiled. "I'm here now, even if I don't go to your school."

"True. I'll need to start coming here more often. Since I know you're a skater, I gotta see your moves."

Latula was about to say something, until someone stopped them. "Hey doll, chief. I know this is sudden, but I was wondering if I could get some help looking for someone."

The two looked up to see a tall, strong looking male wearing a leather jacket and tight black pants. A small boy was by his side, holding the man's pointer finger quite tightly. He was wearing a blue wizard cloak and a cone shaped wizard hat. He had a wand in his hand, and he looked as excited as he could be.

"Yea, I'm sure I could help." Latula said, smiling. "What do you need help with?"

"I told the squirt here that I had heard from a friend that there would be story telling, and now he's got his heart set on hearing 'em. You wouldn't happen to know where said story telling is, would you?"

"Yes! I'm actually apart of that booth, along with my brother. It's right there in that black tent," she pointed to her left. "But, the bash hasn't started yet, so Kanny and I aren't expecting anyone yet."

The man looked at her, his left eyebrow rising. "Oh, you're Kankri's sister? I met him yesterday at the library. Glad to know he wasn't shitting about the story telling. I guess I'll take squirt around until it starts. In fact, when will that be?"

"Oh, uh, in about 10 minutes."

"Thanks, you've been a doll." He winked and took the child along.

"Well. That was a little strange." Mituna said, laying back down.

"Yea.. Kankri has some explaining to do later!"

Just then, Kankri came out of the tent. "Latula! Put your wig back on, peasants don't have beautiful hair! After doing that, get in the tent! They're starting earlier because so many people are already here!"

Latula jumped up, putting her hair back in the head cap. "Sorry, Kanny! Just had to take it off for..reasons!"

"I don't want to hear your excuses for being out of dress code, I just want you back in it!" He disappeared back into the tent.

Latula sighed, he can be sweet, but he can lay off with the constant nagging. "Uh, Mituna? Can you help me with the wig?"

"Sure, Tulip," He stood up and helped her make sure there was nothing hanging out underneath the hideous wig. "Ok, I think I did it."

She turned around, smiling up at him, which won her a grin in return. "Thanks, hey! Are you gonna be at the volunteer party afterwards?"

"Mhmm, that's the main reason I even came, actually. And now, I have a very good reason to hang around the entire time."

His words made Latula's heart flutter. "O-ok then! I'll see you after the kid part's over!" She ran into the tent just as Meulin, Sollux, Aradia, and Porrim were exiting. Meulin caught her eyes and gave her a playful smile. "I'll need to talk to you later, Latula~! Don't you forget! 'Kay?"

Latula smiled, and nodded happily. She went into the tent, making sure her outfit fit the part before sitting down, grabbing a pillow, and screaming into it.

"Is he that perfect?" Kankri said, smirking at his sister's actions.

"He's so great, Kankri! You gotta meet him! Oh yea, and some guy came up to us, telling us that he knew you."

Kankri cocked an eyebrow. "A guy? Knowing me? Sounds ridiculous."

"Yea, he said he met you at the library. I thought it was that Cronus guy you had told me about, but he had a little guy with him. And I for sure did not remember you telling me he had a kid at the library."

"Hmm. The only person I met recently was Cronus, but I didn't see a kid with him. It does make sense of why he was in the kid's section of the library. Maybe it's a younger brother?"

"Maybe," she said, shrugging, "but ya never know."

"I suppose that's correct." Kankri sighed and got into his chair, sheets of paper in hand. "Get in positions, Latula. Kids are coming."

Well here's part one of the Halloween bash! Next time, they'll have scary stories, encounters with cuties, and a big party! Encounters pretty much means that Mituna and Latula are gonna be sweeties together, and Cronus will try to get somewhere with Kankri, although that proves to be very hard to do. I'm pretty excited to get down and start writing it uwu

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