Be Afraid of the Dark by pclark

Day Before Halloween!

Disclaimer:  I own only the plot of this fic. none of the characters.  They are the property of Rumiko Takahashi.

Authors Note:  I have made a treat for Halloween. I would like to dedicate this story to brandypandyxxx (FF.net) for all the wonderful stories she has written, Thank you.  Also it may be awhile before I update my other fics as I have caught bronchitis.

BTW:  The way I have Jakotsu portrayed is after a character called Hollywood from the 80's movie Mannequin.

(Beginning with one set of guys) (Day before Halloween)

"I know the perfect dare to pull this year and on who." Akitoki announced to his friends.

"What and who this year?"  asked Nobunaga.

"We are going to play our dare this year on our girls."  he said.

"Brilliant.  So what is it?"  Hiten said.

"Tomarrow night, in their costumes, they are to spend the entire night in the Mt. Fuji National Park."  Akitoki said.

"But that is Halloween.  They can't."  said Hojo.

"Don't worry they couldn't last anymore than half an hour before they come running out."  he said.

Hiten and Bankotsu were liking the dare very much.  They were demon and half-demon and Halloween was demon's day.  They were allowed to let their beast have control, not transform, just have control that day and night.  It was also the time of year that demons look for a mate and they were now old enough to find one.

They had beautiful girlfriends and if they caught them in the woods they would be mated to them in a heartbeat.  They didn't care if they were mortals; just to have a mate made it all good.

"This dare has merit.  I vote yes."  Hiten said.

"Yes."  Bankotsu agreed.

"So do I."  said Nobunaga.

"Me, too."  Akitoki said.

They all looked to Hojo.  He really didn't want something to happen but he gave in to the peer pressure.

"Yeah, sure, alright."  he said.

"Now lets start on the details." Akitoki said.

(Now to the girls)

All the girls sat and watched their friend, Shiori, in a trance.  Shiroi was a seer and could sense upcoming life changes, no matter how minor or major.

"Our lives are going to change tomarrow night, Halloween night."  she announced.

"Great!  Change in life on Demons' Night."  Ayame said.

"That really can't be good."  Kikyo muttered.

"Actually it is going to be for the better."  Shiori said.

"Oh good."  Sango said, sarcastically.

"I hate life altering changes.  Many aren't great."  Kagome sighed.

They all sighed.  For them change was usually for them painful.  Very occassionally did it ever end okay.  Kagome and Kikyo are twins and mikos.  Late one night; it had been a very calm night but the weather had called for some snow.  Their parents had went out to get some supplies when an ice storm hit and they were killed.

They had been seven years old and had to live with their great-aunt Kaede.  Sango also lived with Kaede, her parents had been with Kagome and Kikyos' during the ice storm and had been killed, too.  She was eight years old and their cousin.

Shiori was a different story.  She had gotten herself emancipated from her parents.  They were abusive and did drugs.  When she was fifteen she had went to the courts and did the deed.  She had been friends with them and Kaede moved her in. 

Kaede didn't mind, she had a large shrine with many bedrooms.  Moving in Shiori hadn't posed any sort of a problem for any of them.

Ayame on the other hand was a runaway.  She hated her home life.  Her mother was basically a prostitute and it disgusted her.  So she left at sixteen and brought a train ticket from Osaka to Tokyo.  Her mother really didn't care that she had left; it just meant that she didn't have to fight with her teenage daughter anymore about her lifestyle.

Ayame had taken enough money with her to get a couple of meals and a room for a couple of nights.  She enrolled in the highschool, determined to finish and not have her mothers' life.  One her first day she met the girls and told them what had happened and how she was going to be homeless.
 
They had become instant friends so they took her home like a stray puppy.  They had assured her that Kaede would welcome her and she did.

"Well atleast it will be a good change."  Sango said.

"Yeah maybe."  Kagome shrugged.

"I wonder what is going to change?"  mused Ayame.

"Maybe will be getting better boyfriends."  Kikyo joked.

They all laughed.  Their guys were great; they just didn't feel the same way as their guys did.  Their relationship may have been a boyfriend/girlfriend but when they kissed it was like kissing a relative.  Nothing special.  They wanted to date other people but they didn't want to hurt them.

"What do our ladies find funny?"  a voice asked.

"Hello boys."  Kikyo said.

They saw that it was their guys and they greeted them.  They talked about their day as they ordered and waited for their lunch.

"So how was your day?"  Sango asked Bankotsu.

"Same as always.  Nothing really happens at the firm."  he said.

"Nothing."  said Nobunaga, he worked with Bankotsu.

"Boring, huh."  Sango said.

"We are sorry we are late.  It is our fault."  Hojo said.

He and Akiktoki worked at the hospital as a MA and a Lab Tech.  It was their lunch break.

"We know."  said Kikyo.

Kikyo and Kagome worked at the hospital with them.  They were Pediatric Nurses and having their miko powers helped alot.  It was also their lunch break.  They continued talk about their day when Akitoki brought up the dare.

"Hey you know how every Halloween, you girls dress up in your costumes and go see a scary movie then go home and eat candy and pizza until you are sick?"  he asked.

"Yeah."  Sango answered.

"You also know how we do a dare?"  he asked.

"Yeah so."  Ayame said.

"This year is my turn and I want to shake things up this year."  he said.

"How so?"  Kikyo asked.

"I want to dare you all.  Then we do a dare that you present."  he said.

"So you dare us and we dare you?"  Kagome asked.

"Is there a rating on the dare?"  Sango asked.

"Yes and no."  he answered both of their questions.

"What do you think girls?"  Ayame asked.

Before coming to an agreement the girls discussed the dare and then finally agreed.

"Ok  we'll do it."  Sango said.

"Excellent.  Now you cannot back out.  No matter what.  That goes for both of our parts."  Akitoki said.

"Alright, now what is your dare?" Shiori asked.

"All of you have to go to the Mt. Fuji National Park and stay all night, tomarrow, in your costumes."  he said.

"No way!  We could get killed!"  Kagome said.

"Are you crazy?!"  Ayame asked.

"What are you thinking?!"  Kikyo yelled.

"DEAL!"  Shiori said, loudly.

All shouting stopped and her friends stared at her like she lost her marbles.

"Have you lost your ever loving mind?"  Sango yelled.

"Calm down.  We will be fine.  Trust me."  Shiori said.

"Alright we'll do it."  Ayame said.

"Now for your dare."  Sango said and smiled.

"I have it!  It is so good."  Kagome said.

"What is it?"  Kikyo asked.

"You guys have to go to Gintas' Halloween party dressed as Play Boy Bunnies."  she said.

They grimaced.

"We can do it."  Hojo said.

"I am not done."  she said calmly.

Kagome then smiled very wickedly for what she was to add.

"Not only do you have to do that you also have to be collared and leashed.  Jakotsu gets to be the handler."  she said laughing.

Kagome paused there for effect.

"No!"

"Why?!"

"You are evil!"

"I am so not finished."  she said.

"You are so evil."  Akitoki said.

"On top of that you have to call him, in our presence to tell him.  He gets to pick out the playboy costumes and take pictures."  she said.

They blanched, but Hiten and Bankotsu.

"Sorry guys but we can't participate.  We won't be here tomarrow not even at work."  Hiten said.

"Mmhmm.  Sorry."  Bankotsu said.

"That is not fair." Hojo said.

"Why won't you be here?"  Nobunaga asked.

"That is for us to know and you to find out."  Hiten said.

While they talked Kagome had scrolled through her phone and found Jakotsus' number.  She pressed call and called him.  She knew they would never call him and do whatever to keep from calling him.

"Hello."  a femininely male voice answered.

"Hey Jak."  she said.

Everyone became quiet.

"Kagome?  I know that voice anywhere.  How are you darling?"  he said.

"I am great Jak.  How are you and the gals?"  she asked.

"We are fabulous my girl.  Now what do you need, honey?  I can hear the favor in your voice."  he said.

"Jak I called for a couple of reasons.  I am in need of your assistance for I have no clue what to wear tomarrow night."  she said.

"You come over to my shop after work.  I will fix you up."  he said.

"Jak you are a blessing."  she said.

"Don't I know it honey."  he said.

"I'll bring the girls."  said Kagome.

"Fine with me.  Now what else?"  he asked.

"I am going to put my phone on speaker.  There are a few people that need to speak to you."  she said.

"Go ahead sugar."  he said.

She put her phone on speaker and sat it on the table.

"Hey Jak!"  the girls squealed.

"Are those my girls?"  he asked.

"Yeah every one of us."  Shiori said.

"My honies how have you been?" he asked.

"Great and thanks for the help."  Ayame said.

"No thanks needed my girl.  It is not everyday I get to drape clothes over your fantabulous bodies." he said.

The girls blushed and the guys glared at the phone.  Even they hadn't seen their girlfriends naked.

"Stop Jak you're making us blush.  Hey you remembe Akitoki, Hojo, and Nobunaga, right?"  Kikyo asked.

"I sure do sweetie."  he said.

"Well they are sitting here with us and have something to ask you."  she said.

"Fire away pretty boys."  he said.

They shuddered, he always flirted with them.  Nobunaga found his voice first and launched onto what they needed.

"Of course Nobu-baby I will do it.  This is a dream come true .  I will keep the pictures to remember it all.  I am so very happy."  he squealed.

"Thanks Jak."  Shiori said, smiling brightly

"No thanks needed.  Listen I have to go and I will see you all later.  Good-by my girls and good-bye my boys."  he said.

"Bye Jak, kisses." was choursed from the girls.

He hung up and Kagome turned of her phone.

"What?" she asked innocently while lookung at the disgruntled boys.

"Don't play innocent." Hojo said.

She smiled sweetly at Hojo.

"Beep, Beep, Beep."

Kagomes' pager went off.

"Come on Kikyo. It's I.C.U." Kagome stated.

"Let's go, bye guys." Kikyo  said on her way out the door.

It was around 6:00 p.m. when their shifts ended and they went straight to "Hollywood" Jak's store.  Kikyo and Kagome got out of the car and strode over to their friends that were already there waiting for them with dinner.

"Thank God, you brought dinner. What is it?" Kagome asked.

"Triple cheeseburgers from Dairy Queen."smiled Shiori.

"Extra large curly fries and cherry turnovers from Arby's" said Sango.

"Extra large Dr.Pepper's." said Ayame.

"We're in heaven."said Kikyo and Kagome at the same time, most twins do this. "Let's go see Jak."

They went in and called Jak.  He was in the back of the store and when he came out they could distinctly tell that he had been crying.

"What happened Jak?"  Kikyo asked.

"Hakkaku broke up with me."  He sniffled.

"Why?"  Sango asked.

"He said I had fat thighs.  He said he couldn't be in a relationship with someone that is like me."  he wailed.

"He did not!"  Kikyo gasped.

"That bastard."  Shiori said.

"So who did he leave you for?"  Ayame asked.

"Ginta."  he said sadly.

They blinked in shock and Sango was the first to find her voice.

"Ginta is gay?  Who'd have thought?  Cool."  she said aloud.

"It's all of those oreos.  They just call to me, Jak, Jak.  Come eat us Jak!"  he imitated.

They laughed at his impression of the oreos.

"We didn't bring oreos but we brought dinner."  Shiori said.

"You girls are my best friends.  You know me so well."  he said.

"You are one of us."  Kagome said.

"That I am."  he said.

They sat down at his counter and ate and discussed what costumes they wanted for tomarrow night.

"Now what are we looking for exactly?  Cute, goth, what?"  he asked.

"Umm..."  Sango began.

"Sexy."  Shiori interrupted.

"What?"  Ayame said.

"I had another feeling and that was associated with it."  she said, matter-of-factly.

Jak eye them suspiciously.  They were up to something.

"You girls are up to something.  I won't ask what, I want details when it is over."  he said.

"Sure Jak, we'll do that."  Shiori said.

When they had finished dinner he went in search of costumes.  The first he brought back was a Sexy Bo Peep outfit.  It was a super short, poofy, blue, and white lace up corset dress with flat knee high boots.

"Ayame my girl this is yours."  he announced.

Ayame stared at the tiny outfit and hesitantly took it into a changing stall.  Then he found a Dirty Santa Baby costume for Shiori.

"Shiori, you are a librarian so here is a little naughtiness."  he said.

Her eyes bugged out at the little outfit that was more like lingerie than a Halloween costume.  She went to the other stall.

He then went to find the right outfit for Sango.  It took him awhile to find the perfect outfit to be the opposite of her personality.

"Sango you are a fiery woman, but sometimes you need to chill.  May I present a new peice, The Ice Mistress."  he said.

Sango was speechless.  The outfit was arctic blue leather.  It was a skintight, one peice, short shorts, with a dangerously plunging neckline.  Sango shook her head.

"Absolutely not."  she said.

"Oh yes.  You are wearing it or nothing at all."  Kikyo threatened.

"You wouldn't dare."  Sango glared.

"Yes we would.  We will tie you up and put you in the trunk."  Kagome said.

"Ok, ok.  I will wear it."  Sango said and took the outfit to the third stall.

"Now my twins these are for you."  he said.

They were matching designs.  One was white and the other was red.  It was the Naughty Angel and the Sinful Devil costumes.  He handed the angel to Kikyo and the devil to Kagome.  Then they went and tried them on.

When they reluctantly emerged Jak had some last minute customers.  It was just their luck they were guys.  The moment they were seen, the male customers cat called.  Jak hurriedly rang up their order and shooed them away.

Before the girls left they helped Jak pick out the guys costumes and his for Gintas' Halloween party.  They told Jak to take as many pictures as he could of their faces when he showed them the outfits.  He of course agreed and then remembered that he had a bunch of accessories to give them and matching masks.

He grabbed them and brought the bag to them but one of Ayames' he couldn't put in the bag.  It was a shepherdess staff so she had to carry hers'.  They thanked him and kissed him on the cheek and headed for home.