sporksaredivine: Duo and Quatre telling each other scary stories

Halloween Drabble 28

"So then he takes her home and when he gets out to let her out of the car- there's a hook dangling from the door handle!"

Quatre sniffed. "C'mon Duo, that's not scary! It's Halloween! We need REALLY scary stories!" He tossed a handful of popcorn in his mouth. "Bad enough we're stuck in this safe house out in the middle of nowhere. We might as well try to enjoy the holiday."

Duo rolled his eyes. "Fine then. You tell one."

Quatre settled down in front of the hearth. They'd turned the lights off, so the room was lit only by the fire. It cast strange shadows on the walls- perfect on a night like this, Quatre thought as he searched his memories for something scary. "Okay, have you ever heard of the Penanggalan?"

"The what?" Duo's eyes widened as Quatre explained.

"Okay, that's just... vinegar? Really?"

"Keeps the body fresh."

"Ewww." Duo shuddered. "Okay. So speaking of things that like to get a little messy- ever hear of the Red Cap?"

"No-" And it was Quatre's turn to shudder as Duo spoke. "That's awful!"

Duo grinned. "I know!"

And so the stories went on: Elizabeth Bathory, the Bane sidhe, La Llorona... They were right in the middle of Kuchisake-onna when they heard footsteps on the patio outside.

"The sensors didn't go off." Duo whispered to Quatre.

"I know it." Quatre reached for his gun. "So it can't be OZ. And there aren't any neighbors."

"None of the others are supposed to be here for a few days."

They listened as the footsteps moved to the front door.... They heard the latch rattle...

Heero opened the door and then closed it again. He'd forgotten to get his duffle out of Wing. He was tired. Damn it. He'd have to go all the way back.

Duo and Quatre moved silently to the front hall. They'd heard the door open.

No one was there. They looked at each other in the dim light, eyes wide.

Heero was surprised when he came back 20 minutes later to find every light in the safe house on- and the other two gundam pilots sitting back to back by the fireplace, guns out.

OWARI

 

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