Fandom: Shaman King Flowers
Characters: Hana, Seyram, Macchi, Redseb
Word Count: 865
Summary: Hana learns about the magic of Halloween
“Redseb-nii,” Hana glowers at the older boy, his pudgy hands on his hips, “That's not an oni, and it's not Setsubun.”
“It's a witch,” Redseb replies taking the green mask off. It's a woman's face covered in warts and a crooked nose.
“You didn't scare him,” Seyram snickers, behind her hand.
“That doesn't look like Macchi,” Hana replies, unimpressed.
“That's right,” Macchi agrees, appearing from around the corner, slinging and arm around Redseb so she can rub her fist mercilessly against the top of his head.
“Ow,” Redseb whines, but it goes unheard.
“Why do you want to look ugly, Redseb-nii?”
“I don't know, Hana, I think it's an improvement,” Macchi states, finally releasing him.
“Redseb's trying to be funny because it's Halloween soon,” Seyram explains.
“Redseb-nii's a weenie?”
Seyram and Macchi both burst out laughing while Redseb turns to him, “Listen, Squirt, it's a holiday about free candy.”
Hana's eye's light up.
“This isn't America, bird brain. You can't dress him up and go trick or treating door to door,” Macchi rolls her eyes.
“Where's my free candy, Redseb-nii?”
“Yeah, where's Hana's free candy?” Seyram gangs up on her brother.
“Here, Squirt,” Macchi states, picking him up, “I'll show you the cool things you can do with real witches. Don't you want to know how Jack got his head?”
“I can play with knives?” Hana asks.
“No, but if your extra cute I'll let you put the pumpkin guts on Redseb.”
Hana nods, a gleam in his eyes as he sticks his tongue out at Redseb.
Seyram gives her brother a knowing look.
“You know,” she teases, “Hana's always cute.”
“I'm locking him out of my room for the rest of his life,” Redseb growls.
“And you're never leaving? What if he does the bucket of pumpkin guts outside the door trick?”
“Traitor,” Redseb hisses.
“I'm your sister,” Seyram winks, “You'll always lose.”
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“Were'd you get this pumpkin from. It's HUGE,” Hana asks, studying the orange pumpkin that's easily half his size.
“Don't worry about it,” Macchi states, grabbing a marker, “first we have to decide what kind of face you want it to have.”
“That's easy,” Hana says, “The face Redseb-nii makes when Seyram-nee and I prank him really good.”
Hana demonstrates his best face, “Like this.”
“Alright,” Macchi chuckles, “Hold still.”
“Oh, you're making Redseb?” Seyram asks joining them outside.
“It's the face he'll make when I throw the pumpkin guts at him,” Hana agrees, excitedly.
“Time to cut the top off,” Macchi states, “You stay with Seyram.”
Hana nods sagely watching Macchi take the knife and start cutting around the top of the pumpkin to remove the top. When she's done she motions Hana forward.
“That's the inside of a pumpkin?” Hana asks, reaching in, “It's all sticky and slimy. Cool.”
“It has to all come out,” Macchi states, as Seyram slides a bucket over to him, “For Redseb” she winks.
Hana gets to work transferring the insides of the pumpkin from the pumpkin to the bucket watching all the seeds move and fall.
“If Redseb-nii ate a seed would it grown inside him like a watermelon?” Hana asks.
“Hana, you know that's not true,” Seyram points out gently.
“Nah, it's only not true because Redseb-nii's not brave enough to try. If he eats it and no watermelon, then I'll believe him. I wanna carve the pumpkin from Redseb-nii's tummy.”
“We'll get him with a watermelon seed next year,” Macchi states, trying to get Hana back on track, “Now watch the magic of your Redseb pumpkin.”
Hana sits at rapt attention as Macchi works on carving the pumpkin into the essence of Redseb. More and more parts come off to make the different facial features and Hana stares on perplexed.
“How do I tell Macchi this isn't very cool?” Hana whispers to Seyram.
“It's not done. Be patient,” Seryram tells him, rubbing some pumpkin on his cheek.
“Cool,” Hana whispers, grabbing more to squish between his fingers.
“Alright, non-believer,” Macchi states, and Hana comes running over, “Time for the finishing touches.”
She places an artificial candle inside and the face of the jack-o-lantern is painted in a yellow glow.
“It's just like Jack!” Hana points, “Redseb-nii into the pumpkin. Oversoul!”
“Just like that,” Macchi agrees.
“Do me! Do me! I want one next!” Hana calls excitedly, “With this face!”
Seyram grabs a pumpkin while chuckling, “Alright I'll make you next.”
“Halloweenie's the best!” Hana cheers, “I'm going to make Redseb-nii fill mine with candy!”
“He'll have to use a special spell to turn all the pumpkin guts you bring him into candy,” Seyram agrees.
“So if I don't put it on Redseb-nii then I get candy?”
“More candy than you could carry,” Seyram agrees.
“We're going to need more pumpkins, Macchi,” Hana states, seriously, turning to her.
“Of course. I can't wait to see his magic trick,” Macchi agrees, “More pumpkins coming up.”
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