EXTRA: Halloween special

The room was bathed in a radiant glow as the morning sun spilled its golden rays through the wide-open windows. The bright and warm beams delicately caressed the fair complexion of the boy who lay peacefully on the white sheeted mattress. His tousled, golden hair sprawled across the pillow beneath his head, giving him an air of disarray in his blissful slumber. Despite his awareness that it was already morning, Kai found himself reluctant to wake up from his comfortable haven. Today, he wished to savour and enjoy this precious time with the person who shared his heart.

With closed eyes, Kai shifted slightly, reaching out to the empty space beside him, hoping to feel the comforting presence of his other half but to his dismay, the spot remained vacant, Aiden wasn't there.

Kai's eyes flung open and he immediately sat up, concern etched across his soft features as he stared at the unoccupied space on the bed. Times like this made him feel worried and he didn't like it. He gingerly stood up and slid his small feet into the flip flops that were by the bedside and made his way out of the room to search for the young master.

The darkness that shrouded the house sent a sudden chill through Kai's body, causing his steps to falter as he descended the stairs. It was morning so why was the interior so dark? When he reached the bottom of the staircase, his breath caught in his throat, and his complexion paled at the unsettling sight before him.

The living room that was usually adorned with warmth and light, now draped in an eerie darkness. The windows were concealed behind closed blinds, effectively shutting out any trace of daylight and the sole source of light came from a ghastly jack-o'-lantern that glared menacingly at Kai from the centre table and its flickering candle light casting it's eerie shadow on the walls.

Cobwebs hung from the chandelier, and in the corners lurked bloodied mannequins, their lifeless forms frozen in gruesome poses, and grim reapers who stood stoically, clutching their scythes as if guarding the realm of the dead.

The dark and eerie decor ignited fear within the merman but he summoned the courage to proceed forward

"Aiden?" He called out in a small voice as if any louder and he would wake the reapers in the corner. The air itself seemed heavy and menacing, intensifying the sense of unease that gripped him and he felt like the main character in a horror movie looking for his companion.

"Aiden." He called again as he stepped into the kitchen. If he was an old man, Kai would have died from a heart attack by now.

On the counter top was a severed head of a man, its expression twisted in a display of terror. The gaping mouth and wide-open eyes seemed frozen in a scream as a testimony of the violence that befell the man.

The sheer view sent a wave of nausea through Kai's senses and he felt like throwing up even though there was nothing in his system. His head spun and he instinctively clutched his stomach and covered his mouth, trying to contain the nauseating sensation.

"Kai? Are you okay?"

Aiden came from behind and slowly slid his hand on Kai's shoulder worrying that the merman wasn't feeling well.

With Kai's disoriented state and already jumbled feeling of fear, the sudden touch on his shoulder startled him and he screamed and did the first thing that came to him,

SLAP!

Aiden eyes widened in shock at the sudden reaction. Why was he just smacked across the face just now?

"Aiden?" Kai called as if to make sure that the person In front of him was truly the young master. When he felt sure of who it was, he then flung his arms around his neck and pulled him into his embrace,

"I'm glad you're okay!" He muttered and Aiden rose a brow,

"Yah, I'm not okay, you just slapped me on the face." He whined but Kai didn't pay attention to what he had just said.

Kai suddenly withdrew from the embrace and urgently grabbed Aidens arm, tugging at it insistently and imploring him to come along,

"Quick, let's go... the house is haunted. We need to call the police and there's a dead mans head on the kitchen counter," Kai pleaded, his voice quivering with fright. Aiden was shocked for a moment wondering what had gotten into the merman before he finally understood,

"Pfft..." he puffed and busted into laughter causing Kai to stare at him in disbelief. Was he really laughing at a time like this? When there was a high chance of them going to jail because the dead man was in their home?!

"How cute." Aiden grinned and playfully ruffled Kai's hair. "Don't worry, their just props. Today's Halloween."

He knew that Kai wouldn't know what Halloween was but the reaction he got was completely different from what he had expected. He was even slapped across the face because he was scared of the decorations.

Kai's tilted his head as confusion settled in. Why would anyone want to make their home look like a haunted house? Was it some kind of ritual humans do?

"Oh," Kai stammered, releasing his grip on Aiden's arm and nervously scratching the back of his neck feeling embarrassed by his earlier display. "Um, what's Halloween?"

Aiden couldn't help but chuckle. He strode to the kitchen counter and picked up the decapitated head in his hand and toyed with it trying to show the merman that it was nothing to worry about.

"It's just people dressing up in costumes, roaming around and asking for candy." He shrugged. Well... that was one way to describe the celebration.

"People get candy for dressing up?" Kai beamed and Aiden smirked and nodded. He had completely forgotten that the merman had a sweet tooth.

"Then why aren't you dressed up," Kai questioned and Aiden glanced down at the bathrobe he still had on since earlier. Decorating the house was a different case but Aiden was well past the age of dressing up in costumes for Halloween, what was he ten years old?

"I don't want to." Aiden shrugged nonchalantly. But then an idea flickered in his mind and he looked at Kai with a mischievous smile on his face,

"You know what? Scratch that. Let's do something even better. Instead of dressing up as silly monsters, Let's cosplay."

"Cosplay?" Kai questioned, with a raised brow. Judging from the sudden change of mind and how excited Aiden looked, he felt like he wasn't going to like this idea as much as he did.

Aiden nodded enthusiastically,

"Yeah. You just go upstairs and take a shower while I order our clothes."

Kai hesitated for a moment, still contemplating the idea.

"I don't think I want to though,"

"No need to think about it so much," Aiden held the merman's shoulder and pushed him out of the kitchen towards the stairs.

"Go on." Aiden smiled and Kai reluctantly went up the stairs.

Aiden called Michael and requested for the specific clothing set. Since the distance from the store to his house wasn't that far, the clothes arrived quicker than expected.

Michael was quite shocked to hear Aiden request for a whip and collar along with the outfit but who was he to comment on it?

"I put the clothes on the bed, come out when you're ready." Aiden said and placed the folded attire on the bed. He stared at the bathroom door and wondered why the merman was taking more time to shower than usual but then he quickly shrugged it off and went on to get ready.

Kai heard the door close shut from inside the bathroom and heaved a sigh. He stepped out of the bathroom and saw the clothes that Aiden had placed on the bed, it was what he recalled to be a maids uniform. It looked pretty, and Kai was a sucker for pretty clothes so he had no problem putting it on. If he got to wear something pretty, maybe the cosplay idea wasn't going to be a bad thing after all.

He wore the black dress with a white trim that barely reached his mid thigh. The white laced apron was sewn onto the dress so he didn't have to go through the trouble of tying it. When he was done, he slipped on his gloves and the thigh high stockings and set it in place with a black garter.

He was about to put on the cat eared headpiece when the door to the room creaked open.

On the other side leaning against the door frame was Aiden in a grey blue suit and black tie with his deep back hair gelled perfectly with a side part. He had a black mask on and a leather whip in his hand that gave him a sort of domineering aura.

Kai was short of words when he saw this,

"Who are you supposed to be?"

Aiden let out a sly smile and walked into the room.

"BJ MD." He sat down on the foot of the bed where Kai stood

"Who's that?"

"Just a character from a book,"

"Then why do I have to wear a dress?" Kai pouted and Aiden chuckled,

"Because I know you like it." Aiden's voice carried a seductive undertone, causing Kai to redden. His cheeks burned and he couldn't help but wonder why he was suddenly embarrassed f his present state. Wearing dresses had never affected him like this before so what made this situation so different?

"I have a present for you."

With an air of intr, ue, Aiden reached out and retrieved a small red box from beneath the pillow, and extended his hand towards Kai. "Come," he murmured with that knee weakening voice,

Kai gulped, his gaze fixed on the box. He hesitated before he carefully placed his slender hands in Aiden's outstretched palm.

Carefully drawing Kai closer, Aiden guided him to sit on his thigh,

"Come on, close your eyes."

Kai shut his lids tightly and awaited the present Aiden had for him. All his senses were heightened when h felt a cold foreign object around his neck. He tried his best to stay still but when he heard the click, he immediately flung his eyes open,

"Don't you look pretty," Aiden said with a beaming smile. Kais face burned even more when he saw Aiden holding onto the leash of the black collar around his neck,

"I'm not a dog, get this off me!" He yelled, fumbling with the collar to get it off. Aiden suddenly lifted him up and pressed him down on the matrass, pinning his hands above his head to keep him in place.

"I'll take it off when the day is over," he replied huskily, and before Kai could reply, Aiden seized his lips and slid his tongue into Kai's parted lips, ready to devour him whole. It was only when Kai was out of breath that he broke their kiss.

He buried his head in the crook of Kai's neck and planted soft kisses on his trail. Kai shuddered each time his hot breath caressed his skin, and he let out a small moan,

"I like you. So much..."

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Vladimir suddenly felt goosebumps rise on his skin, and a chill ran down his spin,

"What is it?" Vance asked, still seated on the couch with his eyes focused on the phone in his hand,

"My brother senses are tingling" Vlad furrowed his brows.