Candy
Iruka couldnât stifle his laugh when he turned into the aisle where Kakashi had their grocery cart. There had to be a dozen boxes of candy in there!
âI donât think weâre going to need that much,â he jested. âUnless youâve recently developed a sweet tooth?â
He watched a flush steal its way up Kakashiâs earsâtoo adorable!
âI only need one of these boxes,â he pointed to the 50 bar box, âfor my class. And weâll have way more than enough with two of these,â now he pointed to the 100 bar boxes, âfor every trick-or-treater who comes by.â
Candle
Despite his white-knuckle grip on the steering wheel, Iruka couldnât stop shaking. His ears felt stuffed with cotton as he stared straight ahead into the darkness.
After an eternity he began to feel a touch of warmth permeate his hand. He blinked and looked down. Kakashi had covered it with his own.
âItâs ok, Ru. We didnât hit anything. Iâm not injured. Look at me.â
Iruka slowly turned his head toward Kakashi. Kakashi sagged in relief when Iruka finally acknowledged him.
âIâm going to light a candle to warm us up. Weâre not leaving for a little while, I think.â
Prompt 9: Spirit
Curse AU
âSo you pissed off a spirit? Big deal, so did I.â
Kakashi resists the urge to snap at him and say he doesnât understand, canât understand, because itâs not his best friendâs life at stake because he had once unearthed a shrine that was meant to remain undisturbed.
But then he looks around the tiny shack, and remembers the meticulous way that Iruka had covered up even the cracks in the walls with sheets and moved furniture to make the inside completely sunless. And he wonders if Iruka truly does understand what itâs like to have angered a great spirit.
Spirit (continues from Scare)
Thump
Iruka jumped again.
âIâve changed my mind: thereâs no such thing as spirits and this house is not haunted.â
There. That should stop his silly body from jumping at every sound.
He only needed to find and grab one thing to prove heâd come in, then heâd be eating ramen every day next month on Ibikiâs dime!
He opened his eyesâwhen did they close?â, looked around, and winced. This room was completely bare. Damn. He would have to explore further inâŚ
Iruka took a deep breath as silently as possible, slowly let it out, and took one step forward.
Costume (continues from Spirit)
One step, then another, and soon Irukaâd crossed the room. He paused at the doorway and glanced all around: empty kitchen or stairs. He was going to take the stairs.
He stepped through the door and onto the first step.
âHello.â
Iruka froze. That wasnât his voice.
âWhat are you doing in my house?â
Iruka slowly looked up. There was a bit of darkness in a vaguely human shape. The shape came closer. He could feel his eyes turn into saucers. That had to be a costume, rightâŚ? No person had ears like that on the top of their headâŚ
I did a 5 part story that I may or may not continue with the other prompts
Spook
Iruka swallowed nervously as he walked into the deep, dark abyss. The night was still, and only the crunching of his feet on the dry forest floor could be heard, yet he couldnât help but feel like he was being watched. Why did he have to declare that he was the bravest of his friends, and why did he have to prove it? He wished he had just kept his mouth shut â this was so creepy!
But regardless of how spooked he was, he had to keep going. If he failed now, his friends would never let him forget itâŚ
Ritual
The deeper Iruka went into the forest, the colder it became; and his thoughts drifted back to when he, Anko, Kotetsu, and Izumo had broken into the abandoned house at the edge of the forest just hours before.
It was rumoured to be haunted, and theyâd wanted to talk to a ghost, so theyâd set up a Ouija board, candles, and everything, to communicate with one.
The triangular disk had moved on its own at one point, but Iruka had thought it was a prank. With this change in atmosphere, though, he was beginning to wonder if thatâd been realâŚ
Scream
As Iruka approached the end of the path, he was more scared than heâd ever been before. He still thought he was being watched, it was cold, and dark; and now he was hearing rustling every now and again! Was something following him? Was it the ghost?!
Iruka took a deep breath to calm himself, and tried to ignore everything around him. There was not a ghost here. He was going to be okay.
But just as he was starting to calm down, a hand touched his shoulder; and he let out the loudest bloodcurdling scream. It was the ghost!
Scare
âWhat the hell, you guys?!â Iruka yelled. âYou scared the hell out of me!â
âYou should have seen your face!â Anko cackled.
âIt was too easy!â Kotetsu grinned.
âShut upâŚâ
Suddenly something flickered in the bushes.
âG-Guys, what was that?â
âHaha, nice one, Ru. But thatâs not going to work.â
âNo, seriously, I saw a shadow move!â
âYeah, right.â
Suddenly, Anko felt a hand on her shoulder.
âNot working, Ru. Get your hand off me.â
âU-Uh, no oneâs touching youâŚâ
Everyone turned to Anko; and their hearts stopped when they saw a giant figure with a glowing red eye.
âAHHHHH!â
Ghoul
Iruka, Anko, Kotetsu, and Izumo were running for their lives. There was a strange creature in the forest with them, hunting them.
It wasnât transparent, but didnât seem human, either, and they were sure it was a ghoul. Theyâd upset it when theyâd tried to talk to ghosts, and it wanted revenge.
They ran, and ran until they were safe; and studied the treeline, waiting for it to appear.
But only a boy with silver hair showed, strolling back to the village; and Iruka burst out laughing.
There was no such thing as ghouls!
It had been Kakashi all along!
Part 6, and probably the final part:
Pumpkin
âYou really scared us out there â and we never get scared!â Izumo grinned, as he bit into his pumpkin pie.
âMaa, you made it easy.â Kakashi chuckled.
âSo whatâs next?â Anko asked as she downed her slice of pie. âWanna spend the night in the haunted house like we planned?â
âItâs getting late, and the forest is dangerous at night." Sakumo said, wandering in with hot chocolate for everyone. "Why donât you stay over, and watch movies, instead?â
âYouâll be safe from the ghouls.â He winked.
Everyone laughed.
âAlright, weâll stay.â Iruka grinned.
Heâd had enough horror for one day.