Halloween Party

This was the first Halloween party thrown by Tokyo-Zion Academy. They had to go big for this. However, there was a problem of the budget. That wasn’t going to stop Noiz.

“We can make it work,” she said. The staff didn’t dare to argue with her. She was going to do this one way or another.

“Do we have to wear costumes?” Jun-Jun asked.

“Yes!” Noiz said. “We have to!” She had a huge grin on her face. Jun shivered as she flinched away.

“Okay, okay,” she said. “You’re creeping me out. Stop that.” She looked over at Bemmer. He put up his hands in a shrug. He knew how his old friend was when it came to Halloween. Sure, he liked it too but she was going overboard with the plans. He was going to have to talk to her later. Jun rolled her eyes.

“Whatever,” she murmured to herself. The woman walked out of the gym. No one else said a word. Noiz grinned to herself. She was going to do it up big.

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First came the decorations. Noiz already decided to do the best that she could. This was a group effort. The more artistic ones took charge of directing everyone to where to put things up.

“No, it has to go that way,” one girl said as she looked at a black and orange banner. Noiz watched with pride. It was all slowly coming together. This plan took days to make happen. The kitty headmistress knew that she wanted to do something for Halloween. She was going to bring it to life no matter what.

This year, Halloween was on a Thursday. Noiz was a kitsune witch that year. (She just threw on a kimono and turned herself looking for foxlike.) She walked up to the gym doors. Bemmer was waiting for her in jeans and a black hoodie. Noiz frowned as she looked him up and down.

“You aren’t dressing up?” she asked.

“No,” he said. She shouldn’t have been surprised.

“Waiting long for me?” Noiz asked. “I’m surprised that you were waiting at all.” Bemmer shrugged.

“Not really,” he said. The intern turned and opened the door. Noiz followed him inside. It looked like Halloween had exploded in the gym. Witches on broomsticks, skeletons, and crescent moons hung from the ceiling. Orange, red, and black were all over the walls and floor. There were only a small number of students and staff here tonight. That didn’t get Noiz down. She was getting what she wanted with this party after all. The kitty headmistress couldn’t wait to dig into those treats on the table. Rockwell and Michael Jackson played in the room. Noiz hummed along to the music as she bobbed her head.

“Noiz!” the kitty headmistress heard. She turned to see Iris running toward her dressed like a magical girl. Sailor Mars, to be exact. Noiz looked slightly stunned.

“I never expected you to go for that choice in costume,” she said. Iris nervously laughed as she rubbed the back of her head.

“This was the best thing that I could get my hands on,” she said. A sweat drop ran down the side of her head. Noiz waved her off.

“It’s fine!” she said. “We’re all here, aren’t we?” She held out her arms as she said this.

“Uh… yeah,” Iris said. The music blared over them as they talked. Bemmer already wandered off to do something else. Noiz had her eyes on the treats table.

“Can you hold on for a moment?” she asked. “I’ll be right back.” Noiz didn’t even wait to hear from Iris as she walked by. The younger girl cocked her head to the side. Noiz walked over to the table and looked at the goods. Mostly finger foods and sweets. They all had Halloween themes. Some of them had anime themes to them. A handful was a mix of both. Noiz’s eyes darted around from treat to treat as she had to swallow back her drool. The black cat cupcakes were calling her name. Don’t mind if she did. Noiz picked one up and licked the frosting.

“Is that buttercream?” she asked. The kitty headmistress took another lick. A huge smile came across her face. She took another lick as she walked to the end of the table and picked up a black plate. Not like anyone was going to care how much she got. This was a party after all. Maybe she could dance it all off. They were going to be here all night tonight.

Noiz gathered up what she wanted to eat onto her plate and took a seat near the exit. She put a dumpling into her mouth and started chewing. The kitty headmistress smiled to herself as she picked this new school tradition with more students next year. It was going to be bigger and better. Noiz shoved a piece of chocolate into her mouth as she started planning the next party.

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