A/N: Hey peoples!!!!! I know I'm sorta late on the Halloween chapter, but I'm going to do it anyways.  Hope you enjoy!

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~Bronwyn's POV~

"Oh I can't wait for tonight!" Claire squealed as I helped her with her costume. She was being Rapunzel from that movie, oh bugger what was it called....about the princess. Olive was a vampiress. They both looked adorable in their costumes.

"Why can't you come with us Wynnie?" Olive asked for the millionth time.

"Well...you see Olive, Jake has asked me, Fiona, Hugh, Millard, Emma, and myself to accompany him to a friend's house in Southern Florida. Emma wants us to go for his birthday and I agreed and can't get out of it. I'm sorry little magpies, but hey you will both still have fun with Horace."

At this the girls whined even more.

"But he's no fun!!!!"

"He gets scared of everything!!!"

"Enoch would be more fun than him!!! He's not afraid of trees!!"

"Please cannnnn we come with you, Wynnie? We'll be good!!!!"

I moaned into Olive's bed. The girls noticed my distress and shut up.

"Okay, we'll go with Horace."

"Even though he's no fun!"

"I am mortally offended."Horace said walking into the girls room."I make your costumes, offer to take you trick-or-treating, and this is how you repay me? Well, just know I will never accept any tea party invitation again!"

The girls started giggling at his overdramatic speech and ran up to hug him.

"We love you Horace!"

"We're sorry!!!"

"You're more fun than Enoch will ever be!" At this Horace hugs them back.

"Finally! You say something truthful! Let's go get in the car, Jake's probably waiting for us." They then left, leaving me to my room to pack. Millard wanted us to pack as little as possible during the trip, and quite frankly I agree with him. Oh, I can't wait to be back in the loop! Modern time is okay, but I've missed the ymbrynes, the protection, and the routine. Not to mention, the food. True junk food is delicious, but ymbrynes are master chefs. I can't wait for this event called Thanksgiving, where it's a whole day of food and some parade. The day after is some shopping day that Emma wants to participate in. I honestly don't know, the stores will probably be full...

Right, packing. I decided on my toothbrush, an extra change of clothes, and hair brush would be enough and quickly stuffed them in my backpack. I then hurried downstairs when I heard Mrs.Portman scream,

"JACOB MAGELLAN PORTMAN!!!! THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL I AM LETTING YOU SKIP SCHOOL TO GO TO MIAMI! YOUR FRIENDS EITHER!" Fiona, Hugh, Emma, and Millard than joined me in the hallway. We crept to the stairs and peaked in to the living room where Jake and his parents were fighting.

"Mom, it's my 18th birthday! We're just going down to the loop to see Miss P and the other ymbrynes. We'll be back by Sunday I promise." Jake pleaded.

"NO JACOB! YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL! IF I HERE YOU DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL, I WILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO JAPAN!!!! NOW GO! THAT MEANS YOU TOO, EMMA, MILLARD, BRONWYN, HUGH, FIONA!!! GO NOW!!!!" She screamed, looking at our hiding place. We came down, picked up our backpacks, shoes, and jackets, and went to the car.

"I thought you guys were skipping?" Enoch asked once Millard, Emma, Jake, and I entered the car.

"Mom wouldn't let us. Are Hugh and Fiona backed out yet?"

"Yeah." I muttered. Jake then backed us out as we sulked.

"This is just great! Now, we're going to be behind schedule and I don't have my stuff! This day can't get any worse!" Millard pouted in the seat beside me. Enoch rolled his eyes and turned up his music louder. I could here the chorus of 'I'm Not Okay' from a small distance. 

We dropped Claire and Olive off after a few good-byes and the promise to bring them back new toys and left for the Middle/High School. Once arriving we saw the people we were going on this damn trip for, dressed in the grungy outfits.

"Hey guys!" Natalie said as she waved. She had on a mini skirt, mock turtle neck and boots."What do you think?"

"I LOVE it!" Horace shouted. "It's so...'90's...which I'm a little sad I missed.

"I know right! You're the only one who seems to, the others seem to hate me for it!" She said.

"We don't hate it, Tallie, we just don't think it's your best..." Emily started.

"Well I bloody hate it!" TJ started. "Why dress us like the bloody 'Friends' cast?!?! No one will get it, and I look like my dad after his mullet. It's so stoopid!" His accent grew thicker with every word and Natalie turned around, smacked him, and yelled in thick Spanish. She then marched off, leaving TJ to stare in 

"What did she say?" Percy muttered to Luke.

"I don't think I can say it in English without getting in trouble." He said back.

 "You may want to apologize..." Emily said to TJ. He grew even angrier. 

"I'm sorry, I just don't like be dressed up in this stupid outfit, and carrying around this stupid dinosaur figurine all damn day. Why'd none of you get Ross?" He huffed and stormed off.

"Stressful morning?" Millard asked Emily. She smiled.

"You have no idea. I thought that you guy weren't going to be here today?"

"Yeah, well change in plans." Jake shrugged. We leave tonight.

"What are you guys anyways?" I asked, still confused.

"We're the friends cast." Emily sighed. "Tallie tried, but I think she was a little lazy this year. I'm Monica." Emily nodded to the cleaning bottle in her hand.

"I'm Gunther." Charlie sighed, holding up a coffee cup.

"I'm Phoebe." Victoria said, showing off her hippy wear.

"I'm Chandler." Percy said.

"Joey." Max said. 

"And Mike, since Natalie ran out of costume ideas and stuck me in the first thing she could find. But we're all in '90s apparel so that's what counts." Luke said.

"And Natalie and TJ are Ross and Rachel." Emily laughed.

"Aww." Victoria laughed. "They don't even realize what they did."

The bell then rang and students began going in.

"We'll see you guys later." Emily said as they walked off to class.

"See ya" Horace yelled as he and Enoch raced off to the middle school.

"So, what the plan now, Mill?" Hugh asked.

"Well, seeing that we were supposed to be on the road at this moment, I say at lunch we tell Horace and Enoch to pick up Claire and Olive, as we leave the second school let's out." He paused to rub his hands. "Lets put our things in the car so we can leave asap. The second your final class let's out run for here. Once everyone is in the car, we'll speed to Miami, park at a local motel, and run to the loop. Then we'll be home to the bird." He finished.

Hugh grinned. "Who are you, and what the hell have you done with Millard Nullings?"

Millard smiled. "I'm still Millard Nullings, I'm just taking a risk. It's this Halloween spirit." 

We all smirked and ran inside to class.

~~~~Time Skip to Lunch (A/N: Okay after this chapter, no more time skips to Lunch! I swear!)~~~~

~Millard's POV~

I sat down at the table with the other Peculiar children and my friends as I have for almost two weeks. I admit it's nice to sit with them. They're charming people. They all have funny traits about them, such as Natalie's habit of singing for no reason, Percy's sarcastic remarks, and Emily's cute giggle. When she giggles her nose scrunches up a bit and she has the cutest look on her face. Her face is beautiful on its own, with a slight mole on her left cheek, Sun-kissed skin, long golden brown hair, and large hazel eyes, she's gorgeous. No wonder so many men like her.

What am I thinking? She's not that pretty. She's just...okay. I'm not attracted to her. She could be a possible threat! What was I thinking?

"Um, Millard?" I looked up to see her myself. Emily Williams. Her hair flowed everywhere, her skin glowed, and her lovely eyes sparkled.

"Oh, sorry." I said moving over. She gracefully sat down next to me.

"So, when are you leaving for Kentucky?" She asked.

"Oh after school. The doctor says she's doing a bit better, but not much. We really need to go see her." I said.

She nodded. "I understand. I wish I could send flowers, but I don't know the hospital." 

"It's fine, no need to worry." I smiled at her. I made her blush slightly and nod.

"Hey what's that?" Horace said. He was in the middle of a conversation with Natalie, until he noticed a heart shaped tattoo on her wrist.

"Oh, this?" She said pointing to it. "It's a tattoo of all the people I loved who have passed. Edward Maresco is my gramps, Julio Maresco, my dad," she started to tear up, "my mom's dad Jack Sprawling, and..." she stopped on the last name in the heart. It read 'Trey Barker'. She began to cry even more as Victoria tried to pull her into a hug, but she pushed away, got up, and left to the parking lot.

Luke put his hands in his face and groaned. "I'm not going to have any cigarettes left, am I?" He said.

"Doubtful." Max replied.

"What was that all about?" Emma asked.

"Trey Barker, her boyfriend since she was 13." Emily said. "He died back in May, because of a,erm, car wreck. It broke her heart." She said. 

"I always liked him." Victoria said, sadly.

"He was alright..." Luke said.

"Even your mom liked him" Max said.

"Should we go talk to her?" Percy asked.

"Let's give her a few minutes to herself. She's probably in Luke's car, smoking and listening to sad songs." Emily said.

"I think I remember him!" Jake said abruptly. "Brown hair, green eyes, marching band." 

"That's him." Emily said.

"He was pretty cool. I didn't know he died." Jake said.

"It was during your mel-" Max began before Victoria shoved a hand over his mouth.

"He means it was during your time in Europe. Is that where you guys met?" Victoria asked.

"Yes," Jake started. "We met in England, their foster mom decided to move them here after awhile. She was visiting her, um, sister in Kentucky when she had a heart attack. That's why we're leaving." We all nodded, not wanting to arise any suspicions. 

Emily was about to say something when the lunch bell rang.

"We better go check on Tallie." Victoria said. They all arose and left in the direction of the parking lot. 

"He was about to say meltdown, wasn't he?" Jake said. We all looked at him uncomfortably until he shrugged his shoulders. 

"Let them believe what they want. Let's go." We then left for our remaining classes.

~~~Natalie's POV~~~

I was in the middle of my cigarette and 'Who Wants To Live Forever' by Queen, when the car doors opened and my friends filed in.

"You won't tell mom, will you?" I asked my brother once he sat down.

"As long as you don't tell her I have them." He smiled at me. I tried to smile back. Victoria noticed this and pulled me into a hug. I immediately broke down sobbing into her shoulder.

"Why am I like this?" I cried out.

"Maybe you were in love, honey. Maybe it's survivor's guilt. I'm not for sure." She said.

I cried even more. Trey was my everything. We spent every moment of our time in happiness and love back then. So what I was only 13 when we started dating, 15 when he died. I loved him. He was everything to me. He made me laugh with his corny jokes and hilarious presence, he made me feel loved when I was down by bear-hugging me, and making me...happy. 

I've tried to be happy for the last few months, I truly have, but I can't be. I watched him die. I watched that creature kill him! It's all my fault! I began to cry even harder at my own thoughts and someone began rubbing my back.

"Tallie, calm down, it's okay to cry." Emmy said. I felt myself move from Victoria to someone else's arm. I looked at an arm and saw the wisp tattoos. Max.

"It's okay Tallie Bear, it's okay." He said.

"No it's not" I said. "He's gone, he's gone. He'll never be back. It's all my fault. I could have saved him, but I didn't! He was eaten right in front of me! I'm the one who killed him I'm the monster!" That's when I felt myself being pulled from Max and over to face...TJ.

"Natalia Maresco if I ever hear you say that again, I'll scream. You're not the monster, you couldn't help it! Listen, I knew Trey before you, and he would have wanted you to live. He cared a lot about you, Tallie. A lot. Like we all do. And Tallie you're the most caring, generous person I know. The way you play with your siblings and Willie and Angela prove it. You also care about us, I can tell. You get us Christmas and Birthday presents every year! And you made these costumes for us! Listen, I know I was an arse earlier, but i really do appreciate this. You're not a monster, Tallie." He said. I then pulled him into a tight embrace and buried my face into the fabric I slaved over.  He hugged back almost as tight. 

"Should we go back?" Emily asked.

"They won't miss us. Let's go to the hideout." Max said. We all nodded and began buckling in. Some left for Charlie's car, but I stayed here, attached to TJ.

"Don't let go" I said.

"I never will" he replied.

~~~Jake's POV~~~

As school let out, I ran to my car, only to meet the rest there.

"Ready?" Millard asked as we climbed in.

"I guess" I said. Once everyone was in, I put the car in drive and set off.

Off to the loop we go.

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See ya next time~Beth