How much longer are we going to be out here?

Blake kept repeating that thought in her head, as the she struggled to keep up with Ruby.

The process repeated itself over and over, the two would go to a house, ring the doorbell, say the same phrase –trick or treat- and be rewarded with candy. Or apples, oddly enough.

There didn't seem to be an end in sight as Ruby led Blake to what must have been the four hundredth house. It was getting to the point where Blake was concerned about the integrity of her bag. It's not a cheap plastic bag, but it's getting quite heavy and the material doesn't feel that sturdy, it'd be bad if it broke…

"Hey Ruby," The speed-demon-witch turned around, the broom-scythe balanced on her shoulder with a bag of candy tied to its end. "How much longer are we going to be out, tonight?" There were almost no trick-or-treaters still outside as the moon started to rise in the night sky. "Isn't it getting a bit late?"

The unrelenting advance to the next house finally stopped as Ruby looked around. "I… I guess so." The younger teen pouted. "Aww, I thought we had just started, we haven't even gotten t-", Ruby's eyes widened. "We haven't gotten to the best house yet!"

Before Blake could even respond, a cloud of rose petals were all that was left where her team leader had been. Did she just leave me here? I guess I should call- Ruby reappeared as fast as she had left, a horrified look on her face. "I'm sorry!" Still not giving Blake a moment to speak, Ruby sped off again, this time leading Blake by the hand.

If Ruby's pace had been considered fast before, now it was just downright insane, Blake thought as she more or less flew down the streets. If it wasn't for the fact that she'd spent the last semester around Ruby, Blake would have fallen on her face almost immediately. Instead, she let herself get pulled along.

"Where… where are we going?!" Blake had to yell to be heard over the sound of the rushing wind.

"We haven't gone to the best place yet!" Ruby was giddy with excitement, more so than she had been for the last three hours, her silver eyes gleaming despite of the inky black of night.

"King-sized candy bars!"

When the rose petals finally stopped following them, they found themselves in a deserted part of Patch.

"A-are you sure we're in the right place?" This section of the island didn't even look inhabited, in-fact decrepit would be a good way to describe it.

"Yup!" Ruby nodded her head vigorously before point towards a cul-de-sac. "He lives right over there!"

While the dark proved no obstacle to Blake due to her Faunus heritage, it didn't change the fact that it was still quite… creepy to be alone in an unfamiliar place at night. Not quite alone; I have Ruby. Blake glanced at the girl before going back to scanning the area. But there isn't anyone out…

What made it creepier was Blake couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched, that someone or something was following them as they made their way towards a particular dwelling. From Blake's experience, that 6th sense of being followed was usually right, yet even with her night vision, she couldn't see a single other living creature in the neighbourhood.

Ruby on the other hand, seemed to be right at home amongst the decaying buildings, an extra skip in her step as she led Blake up to a door. A door that led to a complex that had no lights on.

I don't think we should be here.

Before Blake could voice her thoughts, Ruby knocked on the door. Instead of the door being unlocked and a person coming out, or something normal, the door creakily opened from the small force of the knock, revealing an unlit entryway.

"Trick or treat!"

When no response was forthcoming, Ruby shrugged dejectedly, "I guess he isn't home…" her excited smile wilting as she turned around, slowly trudging back to the street with Blake in tow. As much as Blake didn't want the teen to be sad, she was very, very happy that they were going to be leaving this place soon, the sooner the better! "Maybe he went to our h-"

"Boo."

Blake Belladonna considered herself to be a well-read individual with a large vocabulary. While she wasn't always the best at communicating, Blake liked to think she was quite dignified in how she spoke and always choose a rather educated word choice.

Blake was anything but dignified as the gravelly voice startled the Faunus, causing her to scream in terror and latch onto the closest thing to her: Ruby. Ruby, on the other hand, twirled around, opening her arms towards the source of the sound, only for Blake to all but jump into her arms, in an attempt to find safety.

The effect was comical as the larger girl half-hid, half-held onto the smaller girl as if her life depended on it.

"Blakeeee what are you doing!?" Ruby started to wobble under the extra weight. "I'm going to fall!"

Blake couldn't reply, as she stared in terror as the speaker staggered towards them, some kind of tool in his hand for devious purpos-

Ruby collapsed under the weight of her, depositing the girls painfully on the ground.

We are going to die. The candyman is going to kill us. We are going to d-

Surprised was an understatement, as Blake felt a hand roughly pulling her up and on to her feet. The unkempt man then helped Ruby up before the small teen gave him a hug.

"I was wondering when you were going to get here." The man finally spoke, his gravelly voice carrying a gentle tone as he hugged Ruby. "Yang came by a few hours ago," His red eyes focused on Blake. "Said you were bringing a friend along." He cracked a wry smile. "I didn't expect her to be scared so easily, you okay?"

Blake numbly nodded her head as the man reached into his pocket, pulling out two king-sized candy bars, dropping the first in Ruby's bag before tossing the second into Blake's. With that, the man meandered his way to the open door, before closing it.

"What… who…" Blake looked at the door, then Ruby, then back to the door. "W-who was that?"

"That's my uncle Qrow!"

AU: My aunt used to give out king-sized candy bars. When she moved out of my neighbourhood, she didn't realize that the new one didn't celebrate Halloween… so much chocolate that year…

If you are curious, the reason Uncle Qrow wasn't there, was because Ruby and her friend hadn't showed up yet, so he was worried that something happened. So when he spotted them walking around, he decided to see if he could scare Ruby's friend (Yang may have asked really nicely to do that too. Or not. Whatever you want to believe). Its why Blake thought they were being followed. She was not wrong.

I may have tried to be intentionally vague about Qrow so canon can screw me over less in the coming weeks. Lets see if it will work. I'm doubtful.

SO HOLY CRAP, WHY IS THIS STORY NEARLY AT 500 FOLLOWS?! WHAT?! WHAT MADNESS IS THIS?!

OKAY, THIS IS FINALLY DONE! Two down, one to go! Acceptance shall post in an hour! :D