a/n: mmkay, the update wasn't as quick as I hoped for, but at least it wasn't....idk, like 7 months again 😂 this is LESS THAN HALF words of the original planned chapter. buuutt I figured that over 14k words was *probably* too much 😂 especially for, DajanaHristovska probably, who kindly drew me another AMAZING photo for this chapter yeeee! So yeah, this isn't the last of the Halloween chapters so it is a lil boring cause it was basically the intro into the what is now going to be chapter 12. chp 12 will hopefully be out soon, just got to write a couple scenes, edit and let Dajana have time to draw ^u^. thanks for your patience♡

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"Hansel and Gretel dash out the front door; the witch - quite literally - hot on their tracks. The two look behind their shoulders, only to see the witch - who was up in flames - BURST through the very door they ran out of. Somehow, she had managed to escape the oven, and was using every last bit of her strength to pursue the escapees..."GET BACK HERE! GET BACK HEERREE!" her blood-curdling screams echo through the vast forest."

Nearing the end of Hansel and Gretel, Minnie no longer has need for the story book. She was having way too much fun coming up with her own remix of it, of which she was making up on spot. But, unbeknownst to her, she was the only one having fun with it, as she hasn't yet noticed her shaking audience; the children, of whom were holding onto each other and, some, even on the verge of tears.

"Oh no!! Those pesky ravens are eating our breadcrumb path! How are we to find our way home now?!" Minnie says with a worried look on her face, pretending to be Hansel. She overdramatically covers her eyes with her arm.

"M-Ms. Minnie...??" One of the little girl squeaks out. "I-I don't like this story..!"

"We're doooomed! Done for! Dead!" Minnie says, too busy in her imagination to hear the poor, frightened soul.

~

"Fiive... siix...seeven..." Taehyung counts every time he comes upon a piece of candy that Kyu had dropped during his tantrum. He leans down and picks up a lone, family-size butterfinger that was laying in the grass - his eyes sparkling brightly as he brings it up to his face to get a better look at it. "Whoooa...." He says as he stares at it in awe, looking over every inch of it.

"KYU, STOP!" Jungkook's voice is now barely that of a muffle as he chases after the little one. Worried he would lose them, Taehyung picks up his pace, but that doesn't stop him from leaning down and collecting every single piece of candy he comes across along the way. "Eight, nine, ten ..." He counts faster, but stops abruptly after 10.

He lifts his index finger up to his chin and stares down at the next piece of candy at his feet, not having a clue what number came next. "10..." He repeats, hoping it would come to him.

reminder: most words/sentences in italic represent thoughts running through the character's mind in this story. (unless it is in the middle of dialogue, of which italics are then used to emphasize a word) if you haven't seen "what is did? + explaining alters" part, i suggest you go look if you are not familiar with DID. & even if you are, it still might give you insight as to what is going on here.

Eleven...

"Oh yeah! Eleven!" He says and leans down to pick it up.

Twelve... "Twelve!"

Thirteen... "Thirteen!"

Very good, you're doing well! Taehyung smiles to himself.

Try the next one on your own. You can do it.

Taehyung falls silent once again, his hand hovering over the next piece of candy that he was leaning over to pick up. "Um...."

I'll give you a hint...four...

"Four..."

Think about the last number. Thirteen

"Four....fourteen..?"

Yes!

Taehyung excitedly picks up the piece of candy and plops it into his bag. "I'm so smart!" He says, feeling giddy and runs up to the next piece of candy.

~

"Um...Minnie, dear..?"

Minnie snaps out of her imaginative state and flips her head around towards Jia, who had placed her hand on her shoulder. "Oh- yes ma'am?" She says.

"I think that's probably enough stories for tonight, don't you think?" Jia forces a smile as she looks over at the petrified children, then back over to Minnie. "It is getting close to supper time."

"Oh! Already?!" Minnie looks down at her watch. "Wow. Time sure flies by fast when you're having fun, huh kids??" She says, but the kids do not reply, and only remain gripping onto each other.

"Thank you so much for taking the time to read them a - Jia clears her throat - bedtime story."

"It was my pleasure! I'd be happy to do it any time!"

"Yes, well...perhaps next time it can be a little less..." Jia stops after seeing the big smile on Minnie's face, and she chuckles softly and pats her shoulder. "Nevermind that. You get home and do what you wanna do now, dear."

"I guess I probably should before it gets much darker." She gives Jia a bow. "Thank you for the tea, ma'am."

"You're quite welcome, darling. Now please, make it home safe."

"Don't worry - no one is coming near me." She says and puts her balled up fist in the air. "I'm tough."

"Indeed you are." Jia gives Minnie a soft eye smile and walks with her to the exit after the younger bid her farewells to the children.

~

Jungkook's heartbeat starts to pick up rapidly after seeing how close Kyu was getting to the cars that were flying down the busy street, just several yards ahead. He knows he has to do something - and fast - or else this will surely end in disaster.

As Taehyung was coming up onto the other two boys, he stops midway as he was about to lean down. He looks up after hearing Jungkook call out once again, "KYU! PLEASE! I WON'T TAKE YOUR CANDY AWAY, I PROMISE!"

"LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU BIG MEANIE HEAD!" Kyu yells as he continues to run.

"BUT...BUT...!" Jungkook tries desperately to think of what to say to convince the younger to stop running. "WHAT ABOUT THE MONSTERS?! THEY'RE GOING TO EAT ME, KYU!"

As if a switch went off in his brain, Kyu gasps and he begins to slow down his pace, though, he doesn't stop completely. Still walking, Kyu lifts his hand up to touch his new charm with his free hand and peers behind his shoulder towards Jungkook, who, too, slows down his pace.

"You...you should have thought about that before being a meanie..!" Kyu calls out a little quieter this time, turning to look forwards.

"Please! You told me you wouldn't leave me. I need you..!" Jungkook replies. He crosses his fingers behind his back, hoping and praying that Kyu would stop. He doesn't want to make any sudden dashes towards the younger, in fear of scaring him off.

Kyu looks down at his charm and slows down his pace even more, until he comes to a complete halt, just a few inches short of the sidewalk. He sighs and reluctantly turns around to face Jungkook, who stops the moment he does. "The only way I am coming back is if you promise you won't be mean to me ever again..."

Jungkook feels a slight pain shoot through his heart upon hearing the word "mean" and his face visibly scrunches up, as if he has just gotten punched in chest. "...I promise, Kyu." He says with a scratchy voice. "I never meant to be mean to you, okay..? I'm sorry."

"But do you pinky promise..?"

Jungkook lifts his outstretched pinky finger up and offers it out to Kyu, nodding his head. Kyu looks down at his finger, debating on whether or not he should accept Jungkook's apology, but ultimately, he does. So, Kyu drops his charm and mopes his way over to the older.

Jungkook lets out an internal sigh of relief as Kyu makes his way over to him, lowering his pinky down so he could reach it. The younger reaches up and wraps his pinky finger around Jungkook's.

Before Kyu was able to pull his pinky finger away, Jungkook's tightens his grip around it, preventing him. "Now... pinky promise you won't ever run away from me like that again." Jungkook says. "It's only fair that we both have promises we have to keep."

".....I promise.." Kyu mutters.

After sealing the deal, the two lower their hands, and Jungkook leans down with his arms open wide. "Now....you wanna hug on it?"

A half smile creeps over Kyu's lips, and he nods his head- tossing his arms around Jungkook's torso. Jungkook lowers his face down and gives the top of Kyu's head a kiss. "I hope you know that I love you more than anything in this world." He says. "But I just want you to understand that you can't say things like that."

"I love you too, Kookie.." Kyu replies. "I'm sorry for running away.."

"It's okay, everything is fine now. As long as you'll never do it again, I will forgive you."

After sensing a sudden presence, Kyu unburies his face from Jungkook's chest and looks up - spotting Taehyung standing just a few feet behind; of whom was standing there, watching the two boys while they were having their sweet moment. "BLF!" Kyu says.

Taehyung stares down at the two boys with a piece of licorice hanging from his mouth, and he gives a little frown as he looks down at their arms wrapped around each other. "....do...you love me too..?" He asks, and Jungkook looks over his shoulder.

Jungkook chuckles and lets go of Kyu, lifting back up onto his feet. "Of course!" He says while patting the side of Taehyung's arm, earning a small smile from him. "Thanks for grabbing Kyu's candy." Jungkook says and leans in, covering the side of his mouth. "He would have flipped if we didn't grab it." He whispers and puts his hands out. "I'll take it from here, it's probably really heavy."

Taehyung looks down at the bag of candy, then back up to Jungkook who was standing in front of him. He turns his body - and the bag - away from him. "Wait, but...but...i found it first.." He says, tightening his arms around the bag.

Kyu gets onto his tippy toes and he reaches his arms up, attempting to grab ahold of his treats. "BLF...that's mine..!"

"No it isn't..." Taehyung shakes his head no, lifting the bag up over his head where Kyu cannot reach it.

With worried eyes, Kyu looks over at Jungkook and tugs at the bottom of his costume. "Kookie.....why won't he give me my candy back!?"

Jungkook pats Kyu's head reassuringly. "Taehyung is just messing around, aren't you Taehyung?" He says, though Taehyung doesn't respond; instead staring intently down at the ground with a furrowed brow.

"........Taehyung..?" Jungkook chuckles nervously.

"Give it back!!" Kyu says impatiently, his eyes starting to tear up once again.

Jungkook leans in closer to Taehyung yet again and whispers into his ear; "...Hey um...jokes over, ok? I don't want Kyu to go running off towards the street again." He says, reaching out for the candy.

"But it isn't fair..!" Taehyung snaps. "He didn't find it - I did!"

Jungkook slowly lowers his arms down and he cocks his head slightly to the side; taken aback by the seriousness in Taehyung's voice. Kyu's whines begin to fade out of existence now as he stares at the one in front of him, lost in his thoughts. It isn't immediately obvious to him whether Taehyung is intending to be goofy, or if there is something seriously wrong here. But, between his gentle and softer souding voice, the lack of stutter, and the genuine look of distress in his eyes - Jungkook knew something had to be off.

But then again...maybe I'm just overthinking it. He thinks.

Whether all of these odd encounters with Taehyung were actually something to be alarmed of or not, Jungkook didn't know. But what he did know, was that he wasn't in the position to make judgements, so as every other time thus far, he chooses to ignore the questions that were flooding his mind. He didn't want to be like Minnie, who had a habit of thinking the worst of people that she wasn't the most familiar with.

Everyone has their quirks. He passes it off entirely.

Taehyung gasps as his arm finally starts to extend out towards Jungkook with the bag of candy in his hand. "No..!" He squeaks out and tries pulling it back with his opposite hand.

It's gonna be okay. He will share the candy with us, I promise - runs through the distressed one's mind.

Jungkook blinks, breaking out of his thoughts and he reaches out for the bag that Taehyung was, seemingly, offering out. "Um, th-Thank you, Taehyung.." He says.

Taehyung's saddened eyes watch as his other arm gets loose of his hold and gives the bag of candy back to Jungkook. "B-But.." His bottom lip starts to tremble.

"Yay!!" Kyu perks right back up and, as Jungkook lowers the bag of candy down for him, he snatches it in his arms - giving it a big hug.

Taehyung brings his right arm over his chest, as if to cross it, but instead of the left arm following suit, it begins to caress the crossed arm, almost... consolingly.

Hmph... Taehyung mumbles and stares angrily towards the ground. "This is not fair..!" He whisper-yells to himself.

A bit concerned - but trying not to show it - Jungkook leans closer to Taehyung, and cups his hand around the side of his mouth. "Taehyung...you know I can get you some candy when Kyu falls asleep, right? He won't even know....okay?" He whispers.

Taehyung looks up from the ground, his eyebrows still scrunched together in anger, but it softens upon feeling Jungkook's hand on the side of his arm. "...really..?" He says and Jungkook nods.

"......thank you, sir.."

Sir..? Jungkook thinks.

"You two! With the green and blue dresses!"

Jungkook and Taehyung both turn their heads at the same time, spotting a police officer with a flashlight heading their way.

"Um...yes officer..? D-do you need something?" Jungkook asks, and he glances over his shoulder for a quick second after feeling Taehyung huddle closely behind him.

"Does that child belong to you?" The officer asks, pointing over at Kyu who was too busy looking through his bag of candy to care about anything surrounding him.

"Yes. That's my little brother." He gulps. "Is something wrong here?"

"I was in my car writing a report and I couldn't help but hear all the commotion going on over here..." He looks back and fourth from the three boys. "What's going on?"

"Nothing is going on. Everything is fine, sir. There was just a misunderstanding and well... my brother threw a little tantrum. But as you can see, things have calmed down. I'm really sorry about causing a ruckus like that."

"It's quite alright, but I do have to say...you should have a better hold on such a young child like that from now on - he could have easily gotten hit by an oncoming car. There are not many street lamps on this block, after all. They would have never seen him coming."

"I understand, sir. I will make sure to take better care next time. Believe me, he's not going to leave my side for even a second." Jungkook says, yanking Kyu by the arm closer to him.

The officer nods his head and then redirects his eyes onto Taehyung, who was peeking around Jungkook's head. He raises his eyebrows. "You - state your name." The officer says, shining the flashlight at his face.

Refusing to speak, Taehyung hides his face in the back of Jungkook's neck, causing him to clear his throat. "Um...that's Kim Taehyung. He's my friend." Jungkook says, using his arm to protect his eyes from the flashlight's beam.

"Well....'Taehyung' is looking a bit suspicious now, isn't he?" The officer starts to step around Jungkook, looking Taehyung over cautiously.

"He's just...very quiet, is all."

"Hmm....alright.." The officer lowers his flashlight, as well as his eyebrow and he adjusts his belt. "Well...before I leave you be, I am in the midst of a little... investigation right now...either of you wouldn't have happened to see a supicious man walking around the block tonight, have you?"

"Supicious man..? That's sort of vague...it is Halloween, after all. There are a lot of people walking around tonight."

"That is true, but there has been reports of a trench-coat wearing man walking up to individuals asking them information about someone by the name of Jungkook."

The moment Jungkook hears his name, every ounce of color in his cheeks completely drains - giving him a ghostly appearence. "D-did you say.. "Jungkook"?" He gulps.

"Yes. Oh! And that reminds me - I never caught your full name." The officer brings out a small notepad from his back pocket.

"My name is Jungkook...Jeon Jungkook."

The officer looks up from his notepad, his eyes wide. "Wait...you're Jeon Jungkook?" He says and Jungkook nods slowly.

"May I see your I.D to confirm? Sorry, it's protocol."

Jungkook nods and reaches into his pocket for his wallet. He hands the officer his i.d, and the elder looks it over to confirm, then hands it back to him.

"Well....this is quite the coincidence, is it not?" The officer rubs his chin, and then presses the pen back to the notebook. "Do you have any clue who might be looking around for you, Jungkook? Perhaps it is a friend, a family member?"

"No...none of my friends or family would be wearing a trench coat, I would imagine.." Jungkook brings his arms up and crosses them. "...was the man wearing a hat..?" He asks.

"As a matter of fact, he was. A black fedora, I believe. Witnesses say they couldn't see his face, though, some have mentioned that he has a distinct deep voice."

Jungkook starts to peek over his shoulder at Taehyung - the only person he knows fitting that description - but stops and redirects his focus back onto the police officer. No, no. It couldn't
have been him. He was in the building already.. and he has been with me all night..

"....so....are you positive that no one you know could be looking for you?" The officer asks.

Jungkook remains silent for a few moments, thinking back on the time he had first encountered that strange man who had followed him down the street, the night he was walking to his first couseling session. He would be lying if he said he hadn't been feeling wary for the past couple days; as he had been looking over his shoulder far more than usual lately. Needless to say, this news was his worst nightmare...well, if this person was, indeed, the one who he was imagining, anyways.

"Well...there was this strange man that was following me the other day, but I didn't get a good look at his face..."

"Do you think the man who was following you, and the person in question, are the same people?"

"I'm not positive...it was dark and I couldn't tell exactly what he was wearing, but I know he was wearing a hat, for sure.."

"Hm...alright. Well, I'm going to go and circle the block to see if I can find anyone walking around that fits the man's description. But, before I do that, I'm gonna need a little more information about you first." He says and Jungkook complies.

. . . . . . . .

"Annnd a good contact number in case we get any leads." The officer says and writes down Jungkook's phone number after he gives it to him. "Thank you very much." He clicks the pen and shoves it and the notepad back into his pocket. "You'll be contacted if we find anything out. In the mean time, I would reccommend that you go somewhere safe tonight and lay low for awhile."

"Yes, in fact, we were just about to start heading back." Jungkook says and then pats Kyu's head when he starts to object, warning him to stay quiet.

"Very well. So do you have a vehicle, or will you be taking off on foot?"

"We'll be walking back."

"Hmm...I wouldn't feel right allowing you three to walk back, considering the circumstances. I can escort you all home, if you would like."

"Oh no, that's not necessary. I don't want to take your time away from anyone who may actually be in need."

"Please. It's my duty." He held his hand out to his police car. "I wouldn't feel right allowing you to leave unattended this late at night...with a creep on the loose, at that."

"Well...okay. To be honest, I would feel safer driving back with you."

"WE GET TO RIDE IN A POLICE CAR, KOOKIE?!" Kyu says excitedly, earning a chuckle from Jungkook.

"Yes, Kyu."

"YAYY!!" Kyu looks up at the policer officer, his eyes full of joy. "Can you turn the lights on?!"

"Haha, well I can't drive with them on, but I can certainly show you." The officer responds.

"COME ON, KOOKIE! Lets hurry!!" Kyu says. He reaches up for Jungkook's hand and begins pulling him towards the car; Taehyung following not far behind.

. . . . . . . . . . . .

"I truly appreciate you doing this for us." Jungkook says and gives the officer a bow in thanks.

"No need to thank me. All I ask is that you keep yourselves safe tonight."

"Thank you, officer. You as well."

The officer nods his head and returns a wave after Jungkook had bid him farewell. After he drives off into the night, Jungkook turns to face to Taehyung, who was looking around, a bit confused.

"Oh..! You're probably wondering where we are right now. I forgot to tell you - this is Minnie's house. You know...the girl you met earlier today."

"Oh..ok-kay. W-why are we h-here?"

"Wellll...she wants us to go to our school's Halloween party." Jungkook sighs. "I really don't want to go, but apparently she made something for me...so I can't just say no."

"Oh...ok-kay." Taehyung says.

"Well, let's go inside. I'm hoping we can get going soon. The faster we go, the faster we will get back." He looks down at his watch and begins making his way over to the door.

Jungkook's knuckles were mere inches away from the door when, suddenly, it was yanked open. His hand hovers there in midair for a moment, and he smiles upon seeing Minnie's joyous face looking back at him. "Eep!!! You made it!" She says.

"MINNIE!!" Kyu squeals and throws his arms around her.

"Hi, cutie!" She says and leans down to give the little one a big hug.

Jungkook drops his hand to his side and he gives her a small bow. "Hi, Minnie. Of course I made it....you kind of gave me no other choice." He chuckles.

Minnie looks up from Kyu, up to Jungkook and she stands straight up; her hand laying atop of Kyu's head. "Ohhh...haha, sorry about those messages. It's just...I was worried you were going to back out and, welllll, I wasn't going to let that happen."

"It's fine. 50 messages in less than 10 minutes is a new record for you." He rubs the back of his neck.

"Ahem....it was 60. But close enough." She says, then leans to the side - spotting Taehyung standing behind. "Oh wow, hey. You found him!"

"Actually, he found me." Jungkook chuckles. "Again.." He mumbles the last part.

"Oh really?"

"Yeah, but it's a long story." Jungkook sighs. "I'm just happy he is here." He says, causing the older behind him to smile ever so slightly.

"Well, now that the gang is all here - come in, come in!" Minnie says, motioning them to come inside, to which they did.

The moment the three walk inside, their nostrils are greeted with a sweet, yet spicy aroma of cinnamon. Kyu inhales the scent deeply. "Are you making cookies??" He asks excitedly.

"Sure am!" She stops. "Well, actually, my fathers are."

"Can I have one? Pleaaase?!"

"Kyu, don't you think you have enough sweets there?" Jungkook asks.

"No!!! I want a cookie, Kookie!!"

"A cookie won't hurt him." Minnie says with a wink.

"......alright." Jungkook says hesitantly.

"Come on, cutie. Lets get you one." She says, and takes Kyu's hand in hers. She starts leading him into the kitchen, along with Taehyung and Jungkook who were following behind.

The moment he steps foot into the kitchen, Taehyung gasps and he hides behind Jungkook after seeing her two fathers. Jungkook notices and looks over his shoulder. "It's okay, Taehyung. They're not going to bite." He whispers.

"Well, there they are - my oh-so-lovely dads." Minnie says.

Minnie outstretches her hand towards her two fathers who were both sitting at the dining table, frosting a batch of Halloween cookies that had just come out of the oven.

"Dads! Meet the new addition!" Minnie says, and the moment the two men glance over and see Taehyung, they smile and sit their cookies down. They both greet the two boys with a wave, though, they didn't speak a word.

The two men are wearing costumes that look nearly identical; their faces are painted a pure white, their lips stained a bright cherry red; they each wear black and white striped shirts, with black trousers held up by a pair of red suspenders- a black beret sitting atop both of their heads. The only difference in their outfits being, Minwoo has a red scarf to match his suspenders and lips, whilst Heejoon has a simple black colored one.

"They aren't mutes, trust me. They just are taking their mime costumes way too seriously." Minnie giggles and rolls her eyes. "Buut...it does make it rather convincing, doesn't it?" She walks over and grabs a cookie for Kyu, then offers it down to him.

"Thank youuu!" Kyu says.

"Welcome, cutie." She says, then looks back up." So, I suppose I will do the introduction; Taehyung, meet Dad #1 -she puts her hand out towards Minwoo and then Heejoon- and Dad #2."

Without hesitation, Heejoon and Minwoo quickly back out from underneath the table in their chairs. They then stand up and, with big smiles plastered on their faces, head over towards Taehyung.

Taehyung felt himself tense up as he was watching the two men closing in and, for a split second, glances over at Jungkook for reassurance. He attempts to pull the younger - who had stepped to the side - back in front of him, but before he knows it, his hands are being grabbed and harshly shook; causing his entire arms to flail up and down. And, even more to his shock, the two men each lean in and give him a kiss on each side of his cheeks.

After the two let go of his hands, Taehyung stands there frozen with his eyes wide and hands still hovering in air; his cheeks slighty red with lipstick residue. Though the greeting was only but a few seconds, everything felt like it was going in slow motion for the teen...he wasn't used to this type of interaction.

"They're being really stubborn and haven't broke character all day long, so...I'll just speak for them," Minnie giggles before continuing. "They say it's nice to meet you and welcome to the family."

In a fog, Taehyung glances over at Minnie, then after a couple seconds, lowers his arms back down to his sides. "F-Family..?" He mumbles.

"Mhm." Minnie reaches over to grab a ghost-shaped cookie that was laying on a platter on top of the table, then takes a bite of it. "They consider every friend of mine apart of the family." She says while chewing.

Taehyung looks over at Minwoo, then to Heejoon who were both still smiling widely. And without saying any more, he shoves his hands into his pockets and then sheepishy glances over at Jungkook. He leans in closer to the younger's ear. "D-Do I have to be f-f-friends with her...?" He whispers.

Jungkook giggles and gave Taehyung's arm a gentle nudge with his elbow, along with a sweet smile. "Stop being silly." He says, oblivious to the fact that Taehyung was actually being as serious as ever with his question. "See? I told you they were nice." He whispers back into Taehyung's ear, then tilts his head in Minwoo's and Heejoon's direction. "Now, go on. Say something else."

Just as Jungkook said, Taehyung looks back over at the two, then takes in a deep breath before speaking. ".........th-thank you...it's n-nice t-t-to meet you too..." He manages to squeak out.

Minwoo grabs two orange, pumpkin-shaped cookies from the table and offers them out to both Jungkook and Taehyung; meanwhile, Heejoon was standing beside him, rubbing his tummy, as if to say "yum."

Jungkook gives Minwoo a bow in thanks and takes the cookie from his hand. "Thank you, sir." He says with a smile and gives a hug to the two who had opened their arms up wide for him. After pulling away, Jungkook takes a step backwards and returns to his previous spot beside Taehyung.

"Try the cookies you two!! They're to die for." Minnie says while shoving the rest of her cookie inside of her mouth.

"They sure smell good." Jungkook lifts the cookie up to his nose and gives it a sniff, his eyes going a little bit cross eyed from it's closeness as he does so. He pulls it back to get a better look at it. "Aw, and they're so cute too!" He says and then looks over at Taehyung's cookie. "What one did you get?" He asks.

"I th-think we g-got the s-s-same one..." Taehyung looks down at his cookie and then holds it up next to Jungkook's to compare.

The two cookies were covered in orange frosting and resembled that of a jack o' lantern with little black triangles for eyes and nose, and a little zig-zag mouth, though, the shapes weren't that of pumpkins. Oddly enough, they both were shaped into hearts.

"Dad somehow managed to break the pumpkin-shaped cookie cutters, so they had to make due with the heart." Minnie says, and beside her, Minwoo shakes his head in dismay, and Heejoon gives him a sorrowful frown.

Minnie cocks her head to the side as she looks at the two's cookies that they were still holding side by side each other. "Aww. How cute! You guys look like a couple!"

Taehyung and Jungkook both peek over at each other at the same time, and a light pink creeps across their cheeks when their eyes meet. Shy from catching each other in the act, they swiftly pull their cookie away and then lift them up to their lips. While doing everything they could to avoid eye contact with each other, they take a bite.

"Adorable." Minnie lets out a satisfied sigh and then shoves another cookie into her mouth. "Alrighty now, lets get you two out of... - her eyes trail down to their costumes - whatever that is, and get you into something a little more fitting." She grabs onto their hands.

"Dads, can you watch Kyu for a-" Minnie goes to ask, but when she looks over her shoulder, her question was already answered; Kyu was sitting happily on a chair, messily frosting a cookie along with the other two.

"Well, they're going to be preoccupied for awhile. Lets go." Minnie says, and hurriedly pulls Taehyung and Jungkook out of the kitchen.

. . .

"Wowww...it looks even better than I imagined! Does it fit okay?" Minnie asks. "I don't want it to fall off and break."

"Hmm...I think so." Jungkook reaches around and adjusts a small spandex band that was wrapped around his head. "It feels snug."

"Great!!"

"Mhm. Soo....can I look now??"

"Yes, you impatient thing." Minnie giggles and flips around the body mirror that she was standing behind.

Jungkook gasps upon seeing himself in the reflection. "Minnie..!! This must have taken you ages to make!"

"It took me a few weeks, but it was worth it! I don't mean to toot my own horn buuut...it turned out great if I do say so myself. Now come on - get a closer look!!" Minnie says, motioning him over.

Jungkook lifts up from the edge of Minnie's bed and walks over to the mirror. Standing before it, he reaches his hands up and runs his fingers down the length of the two bunny ears that were shooting high atop of his head, his mouth slightly parts in awe. He wears a bunny-themed half mask that goes over his nose and stops just above his upper lip; it was accented with golden-colored paint that stands out on the otherwise pure white base. The designs on the mask were subtle, but impactful - breathtaking even; the entirety of the mask is outlined in a thin line of gold, with the gold around the eye cut-outs resembling that of a cat's eye; hundreds of tiny golden speckles were placed methodically on the masks' upper cheeks to give the illusion of shimmery highlights; and there is even a small, golden rabbit's nose painted on, adding a sense of cuteness to the overall elegant design.

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"It's beautiful!" Jungkook says, still gawking at his reflection. (lmao me at all of Dajana's art.)

"I know it is." Minnie winks and props the full body mirror back against the wall, putting her hands on her hips. "So, how about the clothes? Do they fit well?"

Jungkook finally takes his eyes off of the mask and looks down at himself. His outfit is fairly simple, as the mask is what's meant to stand out the most. A long, black cloak lays over his shoulders, and nearly reaches his ankles. He wears simple, straight-legged pants underneath, paired with a pair of all black high tops (of which are mostly hidden underneath the cloak.) "With the belt, they fit pretty well." He says, adjusting the waist of his pants a little.

Minnie claps her hands. "Eeep! I'm so excited! We're gonna look so cute!" She says and twirls around whilst holding onto the witch hat atop of her head- her black, shimmery dress shining in the light as she does so.

"But wait a second," Jungkook leans in a little closer to Minnie. "What about Taehyung? I don't want him to feel left out." He says, causing her to stop abruptly. The two glance over their shoulders towards Taehyung, who was sitting on the edge of Minnie's bed quietly, fiddling with his fingers.

"Oh yeah...he's so quiet, I almost forgot he was here. Hmm...I'll think of something." She turns around to face Taehyung. "Come on," She says. "I'm sure we can find something for you to wear."

"Oh n-n-no, I'm f-fi-" He goes to say, but Minnie cuts him off after walking over to him and grabbing onto his hand.

"I'm not gonna take no for an answer. Now, come on." She says and yanks him off of the bed.

. . . .

Jungkook grabs onto Taehyung's hand and pulls him out of the way after articles of clothing kept being - accidentally - thrown at him by Minnie, who was elbow deep into a storage trunk.

"Hmm...there has got to be something in here that you could wear......AHA!" Minnie says, popping up. She turns around with a top hat in one hand, and a black cane in the other.

"All he needs is a monocle and a handkercheif now and he would make a great gentleman." Jungkook says.

"Noo...not a gentleman!" Minnie says, taking the cane in both hands and snapping it in half over her knee. "If I just paint this little end white-" she lifts the cane upright. "-it would make a great wand! Then voila - a magician," she points the cane towards Jungkook, "and his bunny!" She walks over and places the hat atop of Taehyung's head, then hands him the cane. "I just need to find you a bow tie and, hopefully, a tuxedo of some sort that will fit you.....gimme one moment!"

. . .

Jungkook and Taehyung were sitting patiently on another big storage trunk until Minnie finally turns around from the closet she was searching through. "Ta-da!!" She says, holding up a black blazer and a pair of black trousers. She tosses it to Taehyung, then grabs a well-worn white button down shirt from the closet before shutting the door. "These were my dad's, but I'm sure he won't mind." She walks over to the two and hands Taehyung the white shirt as well. "I'm sure there are some bow ties in that trunk." She says, pointing down at the trunk they were sitting on. "Try and find him a gold one to match your mask, Jungkookie." She says, and he nods.

. . .

"Perfect!" Minnie and Jungkook say simultaneously.

"Yay! Everything fits!" Minnie says.

All dressed up, Taehyung looks down at himself, then up to the two who were standing in front of him with big smiles on their faces. "Um...th-th-thank you.." He says.

"Now we look somewhat cohesive! I'm not embarrassed to take you two with me now." Minnie giggles.

"So, uh...we're going to the school party, right..?" Jungkook asks.

"Correct. Dad gave me some money for admission, so I should have enough for all of us."

"Are Yoongi and the others coming as well? I haven't really heard from any of them since this morning."

"Yeah no one is answering my messages either. But, last time I talked to Yoongi, yeah, we were supposed to meet up by the juice bar."

Jungkook looks over at Taehyung who was standing next to him. "Well, it looks like you're going to be meeting our friends tonight."

"Don't worry, they're pretty cool. For the most part." Minnie says.

Taehyung rubs his arm, not super ecstatic to find out that more people would be joining them...in fact, he is quite the opposite. He would have much preferred to spend a quiet night with Jungkook, one on one. But, he knows he cannot object, and he agrees anyways. "Oh...um...o-k-kay.."

Minnie looks down at her phone to check the time. "Well, we should probably get going now. Hopefully the gym isn't too packed yet." She says and starts heading over towards the attic's ladder.

As he, too, starts walking over to the ladder, Jungkook looks down at his wrist watch. Seeing how fast the time was approaching for his uncle to be returning home from work, he feels a sick feeling form in the pit of his stomach. He can already hear the lectures now.

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1. you can call me Lin, helloo! ^u^

2. Top 3 favorite game franchises are The Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing.

3. I started writing when I was like...10? or 12? and it was CRINGEY. cringier that what I write now, believe it or not.

4. I have a crush on Claude from Fire Emblem three houses and that makes me have a crush on his voice actor for some reason...even tho he is married and has kids LOL (curious, do you guys have any crushes on fictional characters? 😂)

5. I'm currently eating a eggs, potatoes cheese and sausage bowl.

6. Top 3 favorite cartoons are Scooby Doo (the 1969 ver.) The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Ed Edd n Eddy

7. Top 3 favorite movies are Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and Edward Scissorhands.

8. Top 3 favorite youtube channels are Dashiegames, elvisthealien and ZeRo

9. Top 3 *current* fav songs; Edge of Dawn (from fire emblem three houses, but God Shattering Star is great too), Midnight City by M83, Out of My League by Fitz and Tantrums

10. I am terrified of human interaction. i'd rather just stay home with my two cats.

11. I like water and pink lemonade

12. I have never traveled bc i hate the thought of airplanes....or any vehicle in general.

13. I had a lucid dream once when i was 8 or 9. freddy krueger was chasing me, and i realized i was dreaming so i had him chase my friend Ashley instead. and then i made up a candy land for myself

extra fact: i'm an ass 😂

I didnt want to give a name for this chapter cause I'm not creative.

idk 15 ppl so I'm just gonna do a few random peeps. sorry for bothering you aha

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