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Title: We Carve 78/100 TtH Prompt: #33 Pumpkin Summary: Vala learns about a Halloween tradition. We Carve Vala crinkled up her nose. “When you told me about this, you only said it was fun. There was no mention about how disgusting it was.” “It will be fun, I promise,” Buffy said. She hid her smile as Vala pulled more seeds and gunk out of her pumpkin. “I haven’t done this since I was a kid,” Cameron said in excitement as he scraped the inside of his pumpkin’s wall. “You’re implying that you’re grown up now?” Daniel asked with a snort from his place on the other side of Buffy’s table. “Well, I am a bit taller now,” Cameron said with a laugh. “This is ruining my nails,” Vala said, sitting back with a pout. “They’ll clean,” Buffy assured her. “Besides, you’re almost done.” Fifteen minutes later, they had four gutted pumpkins sitting on the kitchen table. The bulk of the insides had been thrown away so they had more room. “Now what?” Vala asked. “We carve,” Cameron replied. “But what?” “Whatever you want. It’s yours,” Buffy said. “It can be scary, funny, or a picture,” Cameron said as he used a sharpie to layout his design. “And why do we do this again?” Vala asked. “Well, it started as a way…” Daniel began. “It’s tradition,” Buffy said, interrupting him before he had a chance to get on a roll. “Just mark out a design, then cut it out.” Vala chewed on her lower lip and moved to look over Daniel’s shoulder. Then she went and stood behind Buffy. She giggled slightly at the face the slayer had sketched out. Cameron quickly covered his pumpkin. “No peeking!” “Fine, fine,” Vala said, going back to her chair. “I’ve got an idea anyway.” Half-hour later, Vala finished her jack o’lantern and looked up to see that only Cameron was still working. He was still being highly secretive over his design. “Now what?” She asked, her eyes wide with interest. “Once the artist finishes, we’ll put them out on the porch with lit candles inside them,” Buffy said, walking around to look at Vala’s first jack o’lantern. The features were slightly crooked, but the toothy smile and large eyes worked. “Looks fabulous!” “Thanks,” Vala said, a pleased smile on her face. “Lemme see yours.” Buffy went back and spun hers around. The face had crossed eyes and a goofy grin. She had managed to make him some ears that stood out. Vala laughed and looked expectantly at Daniel. He grinned and showed her his mean faced pumpkin. “Done!” Cameron said. He spun his around to reveal three bats flying on his. “Show off,” Buffy said with a roll of her eyes. Previous Chapter Buffygate Menu Next Chapter |
