Did somebody say "Halloween omake"? Was that person me, asking if someone had said "Halloween omake"? Who knows? Halloween omake!
Sayaka taps her feet, glancing at her phone while Madoka giggles nervously.
"Where are they?" says Sayaka, plastic armor clinking "They were supposed to be here ten minutes ago!"
"Maybe they lost track of time?" suggests Madoka, adjusting her cloak.
"With Homura around? And for that matter, they could just timestop over here if they felt like it."
"Hey Sayaka!" shouts Sabrina, somehow right behind her. "What's up?"
Sayaka lets out a blood-curdling scream, jumping back and staring at the group of four that suddenly appeared. "Sabrina! You- ha, you had Homura bring you behind me… ha ha ha…"
Sabrina, Mami, and the Kures all share a look. "Err, we didn't meet up with Homura," says Sabrina, planting her broomstick on the ground. "Actually, that's her right there!"
Sayaka spins around, but sees nothing. Shaking her head, she turns back around. "Sabrina, what are you talking about-" Standing right behind Sabrina is Homura herself, in her magical girl attire and thoroughly unnoticed.
Well well well, Sayaka thinks to herself. It seems that Homura wants to mess with Sabrina a bit more than she wants to mess with me.
"Oh, haha, you got me!" says Sayaka. "Well, I guess that's it."
Sabrina laughs in triumph, hands planted firmly on her hips. "Heheh. Sabrina strikes again! Say, where is Homura?"
Mami stops re-wrapping one of her bandages and stares at Homura. She tugs on Sabrina's sleeve. "S-Sabrina-"
"She's right behind me, isn't she?"
Mami nods.
"Well, crap-"
"Hello, Sabrina."
Sabrina spins around, intent on trapping her friend in a hug, but Homura's already beside Madoka. Sabrina strides forward, mission still a go, but she freezes when Homura slips her hand in Madoka's.
Homura stares at Sabrina, silently challenging Sabrina to hug her and break physical contact. Internally, Sabrina is equal parts proud and frustrated. If she goes in for the hug, Madoka and Homura will be broken apart, and stop holding hands. Leave it to Homura to make a dead-man's switch for being hugged.
Sabrina stops, lowering her arms and admitting defeat. The corners of Homura's mouth lift a few millimeters, an expression of total bliss by her standards. Meanwhile, Madoka's cheeks are turning the same color as her hair as she stares at her hand.
Sabrina shrugs, and points to a figure coming around the corner. "Hey, there's Kyoko!" Sabrina waves at the approaching redhead and the fluffy object at her feet. "Hey guys!" she shouts.
"Hello!" shouts the lump of fluff. As they get closer, Sayaka and the others can identify it as Yuma Chitose, dressed in an incredibly fluffy lion costume.
"Hi, you two," says Sabrina. "Nice costume, Yuma!"
A small hand rises out of fluff, giving a thumbs up.
"Alright, what's everyone dressed as?" says Madoka, blushing up a storm but still gripping Homura's hand. "I, for example, am a vampire."
"You look quite elegant," says Homura nodding. Madoka smiles at her, and Sayaka rolls her eyes.
"Well, since I'm obviously dressed as a knight, I'm going to guess that Kirika's a…" Sayaka leans forward, squinting.
"I'm a pirate!" shouts Kirika. "Arrgh, moitey!"
"Kirika, dear, those are not pirate sounds."
"If you're a pirate and you make a sound, then it's a pirate sound!"
Dear, you aren't actually a pirate. You know this, right?"
Kirika stares at the ground, expressionless. Sabrina laughs nervously, patting her on the back and gesturing towards Oriko. "And Oriko, you're, uhh, a zombie, right!"
Oriko nods. "I thought it would be appropriate."
Homura nods. "Finally, something we can agree on."
Madoka makes a gesture that's probably supposed to be a kick directed at Homura's ankle, and while it's far too light to do anything Homura stops her banter.
"Now, Yuma's obviously a lion," says Sabrina. "Because lions are big and scary, right?"
Kyoko smirks. "And we can do this." She skips her hands under Yuma's armpits, hoisting the smaller girl above her head. "Aaaaaaaaa, Sevenyaaaaaa, amati chiwawa!"
"Sithi uhm ingonyama!" finishes Sabrina, earning some stares from her companions.
"You… actually know the lyrics?" says Kyoko, still holding Yuma above her head. "I'm not sure if that lame or amazing."
"Oh, Sabrina…" Mami shakes her head. "And Sabrina is, of course, a witch."
"Sabrina the teenage witch!" says Sabrina. "Witch-Girl! I had to!"
"No, Sabrina," says Homura. "You really didn't."
"Come on, Homura. Say, what are you dressed as?"
Homura sighs, and un-transforms back into her costume. Well, she's supposed to, but she instead stands in her regular clothes.
"What kind of costume is that?" says Sayaka.
"I'm dressed as a regular human," says Homura. "To represent how pointless life is, and how nothing matters in an uncaring world."
Sayaka blinks, taken aback.
"We have an entire holiday dedicated to dressing up as something else, borne of a desire to be meaningful," continues Homura. "Nothing matters."
"You-you dressed as nihilism?"
Homura nods.
Kyoko puts her arms behind her head. "I decided to go as a smoking hot, totally badass magical girl," she says.
"K-Kyoko…" says Sayaka. "You're just transformed. You're wearing your magical girl outfit…"
"Sayaka, are you saying you think I'm a smoking hot badass? I'm flattered!"
Sayaka sputters, face turning red, and Yuma fist-bumps Kyoko. "Actually, Big Sis spent too long working on my costume and didn't have time to find her own."
"C'mon, Sayaka, you walked right into that one," says Sabrina. She puts an arm around Sayaka's shoulders, leaning in and whispering "Sayaka, do you want some advice?"
Sayak nods. "I need to get back at Kyoko, match her tit for tat!"
"If you really want to mess her up, then there's only one thing to do; ask her out."
Sayaka narrows her eyes. "You don't want to help me get back at her, do you? You want to hook us up!"
"No, no, I'm being serious. Once the night's over and we're all going home, ask her out; the look on her face will be amazing, and you'll have an entire day to banter with her!"
Sayaka nods, slowly. "Yeah… that might work… and if she thinks I'm just messing with her, then I'll give her the best date ever! But if she thinks I'm serious...well, it would be way too cruel to mess with her, so I'll have to give her an amazing date then as well!"
Sabrina smiles. "I'm sure she'll say yes, and she'll probably be more nervous than you, so you'll be able to beat her in your verbal sparring!"
But you won't win, Sabrina thinks. You'll get nervous as well! And then, when Kyoko manages to keep her cool, you'll have to try again! And slowly, you'll realize that you like these dates not because you want to beat Kyoko in some dumb verbal sparring, but because you like Kyoko!
Skipping back, Sabrina smiles. "Now there's only one last person."
"I'm here!" Nagisa shouts, running around the corner. Her costume is simple; she is dressed as a block of cheese.
"Hiya, Nagisa!" says Sabrina. "Now, if everyone's here- let's go trick-or-treating!"
"For candy!" shout Kyoko and Yuma. "For candy!" the others echo.
Mitakihara didn't know what hit it.
