deercountry | ( CLOSED ) MY LONELINESS IS KILLING ME.

They will.

( he taps his feet a few times while he watches her put her heels on and then moves to stand up. he reaches for her hand and pulls her up with him. )

Are we ready to go or do you have something else you want to change?

You don't have another leather jacket, do you?

[ katherine takes her time in eyeballing him with an upward curve to her lips. and then she breaks out into a smile, scrunching up her face playfully. ]

I'm kidding.

I don't. And if you keep changing yourself and trying to change me, we're not going to make it to where we're trying to go.

( but it seems like she's finished with the primping and preparing and so, he offers her his arm. )

Come on, let's go trick or treating. Or whatever else is going to happen at this thing.

It's like you've never done Halloween before, Stef.

[ she loops her arm with his and gives herself one last look in the closest mirror. she looks pretty good if she says so herself. her hair's in her usual style of thick, curly and long, and she looks very much like katherine pierce dressed up in leather pants. ]

We need to bring a bag for our candy. I think there's one by the front door.

[ she knows there is because she planned it. ]

I've done Halloween stuff before. I've just never done Halloween stuff in this town before. I half expect the candy we get to be filled with blood.

( he hopes that's not the case. he really doesn't want to deal with blood anymore than he has to. )

I haven't had Sweet Tarts in awhile. I could go for those.

( as they get closer to the door, he spots the bag and picks it up. )

I want one of those apple things on the sticks.

[ she holds out her hand as if she's holding one in this very moment. tugging him out the door, she's mindful not to step on his toes. these shoes are a killer. ]

They've always looked fun.

Have you never had one?

( really, that surprises him and he doesn't keep it out of his voice. )

All these centuries of being around Halloween celebrations and you've never had a candy apple? Wow, we're definitely going to have one.

I've had one!

[ katherine puffs out her chest and shakes her head, brows furrowing tightly together. she's the picture-perfect representation of incredulity.

except… she's never had one before. not a single one. ]

I'm just saying… they look like fun here.

[ and just like sandy, she's bad at saving. ]

Okay, okay, it wasn't an accusation. I was just surprised. And greedy that I get to be there for something you've never done before.

( he's pretty sure she hasn't had one ever. he squeezes her hand. )

I think you'll like them but they're messy.

[ he makes such a big deal out of everything! katherine wants to tell him this isn't her first time and she has had a candy apple thingo before... but she knows it's useless. stefan has read between the lines accurately. he knows that she has never had one before.

she's grateful he isn't making a big deal about it.

she smiles up at him, ] It's a good thing I have you here to clean me up, then, isn't it?

Well, I've seen how messy an eater you are.

( she gets his blood all over the place when he let's her drink from him. he chuckles and then leans in closer to kiss her cheek. )

You'll probably need the extra help. One of my boyfriend duties?

[ tilting her head towards him, she smiles and nods. ]

One of many boyfriend duties.

[ one of them also involves opening the front door, too.

she turns around and looks back at the house. aleksander's followed them down the stairs, though he seems to have departed from their path. he sits against the wall and slowly drops to lie on his belly. ]

Do you think we should dress up Aleksander?

[ aleksander who is wearing a little headband with goggly eyes and a yellow and black striped shirt. ]

He's dressed up.

( he has a little headband with googly eyes and a yellow and black striped shirt. that's a costume. )

What else would we dress him up in? We don't have another costume.

[ aleksander the little bee, buzzing around until he's not buzzing at all. it had been cute at the time. ]

He could be Kenickie. You could've gotten him a leather jacket.

[ he'd have made a very cute kenickie. would've given stefan a run for his money as a t-bird. ]

Or a Pink Lady.

He looks fine right now. He's a bee. He's buzzing!

( and that's cute. besides, where would they find a dog sized leather jacket on such short notice? )

I think he's fine as he is. Do you want to bring him with us?

( if not, a bee should be fine. )

[ she purses her lips and regards her little buzzing bee. he looks a little sad as he preses his face into the floor and sighs heavily. ]

You don't think he'd be spooked?

[ if asked, she would claim that she has brought a dog to halloween before. ]

I think he'd be fine as long as we kept him near us.

( and if it looked like things were going to get weird, they'd go home. )

He might like it. People giving him attention and treats because he's so cute.

People always give him attention because he's cute.

[ take a giant fluff ball who has a sweet temperament and a need to be in everyone's business, and everyone will be charmed by him.

looking at their little bee, she gives him a small smile. ]

But maybe he can have a doggy treat bag.

[ that stefan can carry. ]

That I'll carry.

( stefan knows his role. he carries the bags while she buys things whether it be clothes or shoes or candy. )

So, are we decided? Is he coming along with us?

[ rather than give stefan an answer, katherine lowers down into a squat as best she can in her leather pants. she opens her arms wide and clicks her fingers. aleksander's ears twitch. ]

Do you want to come? Come on.

[ aleksander doesn't rise immediately, but once he notes she's not going to stand up immediately and slip out the door, he's up no his paws and trots over towards them to rub his white fur against their black pants.

she smiles at stefan. ] Looks like he's not too busy for us tonight.

Wow, lucky us. Blessed with Aleksander's presence.

( snickering, stefan goes to the door to retrieve aleksander's harness and leash before he hands it to katherine to put on him. )

Okay, so we're dressed and we've got Aleksander. Are we forgetting anything?

[ while aleksander the bee doesn't look entirely happy to be in his harness (as always), she easily slips it onto his big bulk and fur. he lies on his stomach, panting softly. ]

I don't think so.

[ ruffling aleksander's fur, she smiles and requests he stands up in bulgarian. ]

He's ready, Danny. I should've gotten him a T-Bird jacket.

Next time.

( he doubts aleksander really wants to wear a jacket. he looks good enough now. with an easy pull on his leash, he gets them going to the party. )

Hopefully he doesn't find a girl and runs out with her tonight.

Or a boy.

[ aleksander's a handsome and charismatic dog. she expects him to have many boyfriends and girlfriends by the time his fur begins to grey.

locking the door behind them, she slips the key beneath a pillow on the swing. (it won't go with her outfit.)

katherine steps into place beside stefan and gives his ass a little slap. ]

You wear Halloween well, you know.

We're barely out the door and you're already slapping my ass.

( stefan laughs because no, he's not surprised. he's just going to make an observation about it though. )

But thank you. It's never been my favorite holiday but it's fun sometimes. Candy's good.

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