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April decided to dress down for her arrival. She didn't want to frighten the Gil family with her elaborate style of dressing, especially since they were nice enough to let her live with them for the year. She wasn't wearing a petticoat, but still a pretty navy dress with pleats and a white, long-sleeved jacket trimmed in lace. On her head was a small tiara with a large feather pluming off of it.
That was simple, right?

The house looked pretty small, in fact it was probably a duplex from the appearance of it. Would there be enough room for her? She shook her head and decided not to think too much about it. She picked up two of her suitcases and walked up to the door, before giving a firm knock.

A man with long legs and a wide smile opened the door. He looked over April a few times before laughing, "Woah, lady! It isn't Halloween, and we haven't even bought the candy yet!" April felt her cheeks redden, and she wasn't quite sure how to reply. She had gotten a few Halloween comments before, but those were from complete strangers... not people who she'd have to live with for the next year!

To interrupt her silence, a boy with (if it was possible) even longer legs pushed the greeter out of the way.

"Hey! You're the roomie, right?" he said with a cute grin, "Boy, I never thought someone with such fashion sense would live with us! Maybe you'll teach Eva a thing or two!"

"Teach me what?!" the second boy fell forward when a blonde girl tackled him, leaving both of them splayed out on the doorstep in front of April.

"I have plenty of fashion sense! I just prefer to wear what's practical!" She locked her brother's head in one of her arms and gave him a rough noogie.

April's delicate senses were being shot by a semi-automatic with the name "GIL" engraved on it. She had to live with these three for the next year?

Even the sun seemed to be laughing at her plight.

"Hey!" the blonde girl reached up from her self-induced dogpile and grabbed April's hand, "Don't worry, you'll fit right in! I'm sure of it! Name's Eva, Eva Gil."

April wasn't so sure about Eva's remark, but she gingerly shook the girl's hand anyway.

"... April."

As Eva shook her new roommate's hand, something strange happened. An instant before, there had been a shy girl in a weird get-up shaking her hand. Now, she was shaking a pistol at the empty air.

"EEEYAUGH!" the shorter (but not short) brother squealed, "I didn't know that the Denton girl was a weapon! Stop shaking her around like that!" Eva stared at the gun in her hand for a few minutes before pulling it back to herself and staring at it.

"April? You okay like that?"

"I'm so sorry," the gun whispered, "Now you see why I was so eager to come to this place ahead of my family. I will be going to Shibusen tomorrow. Will you take me?"

The two brothers looked at one another, and then looked at Eva.

"If I took you, April, that would mean--"

"I stay in this form for a very long time, I can't help it. Please, for now at least, will you be my partner? Just until I can get on my own feet and find someone on my own."

Eva's eyes narrowed and she muttered: "Listen. I don't like being a 'placeholder' for someone else. If you want me to be your partner, you're going to have to tough it out with me for awhile, okay Don't go looking for excuses to find someone else! You're stuck with me, or you can hitchhike for someone to carry you to the school tomorrow."

The gun was silent.
The gun was silent for a very long time.

"... All right. Partner."

It is nearing Halloween, and you hear whispers of a great party held annually in Death City for SHIBUSEN students. Nothing official, and nobody can confirm the truth of the matter, but the murmurs are insistent. It's okay to be a bit skeptical - it's just rumors, right? - but then, you receive an invitation:




You dial the number to RSVP, and a voice floats out from the other end of the line. "Why, hello there." The voice purrs into your ear, softly seductive, and in the background you can hear sounds of music, leading you to believe the other is possibly in Club NEVAEH. "Thank you for calling! We can't wait to see you at the party! Oh, and... don't forget to dress up!" The voice fades away, and you hear a faint click that signifies the woman has already hung up.

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