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Please note that this is just my interpretation of Zinnia; her eye color and race will always be the same with your MC and please feel free to keep picturing these characters like you’ve always had, if you want to.

• Zinnia Oleander

• Triana Mendozo

• Matthew Anderson

• Murry Fawn

• Bess Fawn (née Müller)

Trick or Treat Short Story

Summary: This Halloween MC has a treat for Aunt Zinnia but first they have to pull a little trick that involves a costume.

Notes: Happy Halloween and Enjoy this cute little story about little MC. MC will be called Marley Charter in this short story.

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“I wanna be a mouse for Halloween,” Marley Charter said, coloring a picture of Cinderella in her pumpkin carriage on the dining table.

Zinnia popped her head up from where she's making a bowl of ice cream for herself and Marley Charter. Triana was coming over for the night, and another fight with Francisco seemed to put a bitter taste in Triana's mouth. It made Zinnia's heart beat faster that Triana would rather spend the night on Zinnia's couch than make peace with her partner. Though, those feelings were quickly followed with guilt. It’s was nearing Marley's bedtime, but they gave Zinnia the doe eyes around seven o'clock, requesting they have just one more hour to see Triana.

“You mean you want to be Gus Gus?” Zinnia asked, leaning forward and looking at the picture Marley Charter was coloring. Cinderella had been Marley's hyperfixation for the past week, not for the princess herself but for her round-ear sidekicks, especially Gus Gus.

"Yeah, and you can be Cinderella,” Marley Charter declared.

They flipped through their coloring pages, pulling out a picture of Cinderella wearing a big dress with sparkles around her body and an old woman in the background with a wand. Marley waved them in her face. “You will look so pretty!" Their tone was filled with excitement.

Zinnia eyed the coloring page and tried not to cringe at the picture of the princesses smiling, literally mocking Zinnia. The blue ball gown looked like torture, and Zinnia would have rather been dead than to ever be in the same room with that blue monster with the sparks and the bows.

"Are you sure you don’t want me to go as the prince?" Zinnia asked. 

“Nah. We already have a prince,” Marley Charter said, taking the bowl of ice cream.

Zinnia groaned while Marley ate their ice cream. Zinnia just looked down at the picture in her hands.

The things I do for you, Suger Cube

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Triana didn't make it to Zinnia's house till much later, much to Marley's dismay, as they were sent to bed at eight o'clock, which almost sent the seven-year-old into a fit, but Zinnia promised that she would make them their favorite breakfast in the morning. The promise of good food settled the kid down.

Triana came into the bakery while Zinnia was cleaning up and preparing for tomorrow. Zinnia tried not to stare, but it was hard. Triana had an overnight bag over her shoulder, her fist clenched, probably to stop her claws from coming out.

"You want to talk about it?" Zinnia asked; she knew it was a waste of time. Triana never wanted to talk about the fights she had with her husband, and Zinnia was okay with that because she felt if she knew everything, it would take all her will not to punch Fransico in the face.

Triana looked at Zinnia and started to make herself some tea. "Not tonight." 

Zinnia sat down in the dining room, looking at Triana's curves while her back was turned.

Triana smiled and, with a hot cup of tea, sat next to her friend. 

“Marley Charter picked their Halloween costume tonight,” Zinnia said as Triana took a sip of tea.

“Oh yeah, what dynamic duo will they be this year?”

Triana said, smiling. Since Camila's and Marley's first Halloween, they have matched—maybe not the same character, but they have always picked from the same series or fandom, whatever they were into. The two kids often roped their Zinnia and Triana into matching with them. Zinnia and Triana often saw them planning their costumes months in advance; however, this year, it seemed to be kept on the down low until tonight.

“Cinderella,” Zinnia said with a sigh.

“As in?” Triana asked with a sly smile that Zinnia narrowed her eyes at.

"Gus Gus,” Zinnia said, pointing up to where Marley was sleeping upstairs. “Cinderella,” she said, gesturing to herself. 

“I am guessing that the Oleander gene passed on, and Marley Charter is too stubborn to pick another character for you?” Triana asked with a teasing tone that Zinnia huffed at.

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Halloween Night.....

Zinnia furrowed her brows in the mirror, and her hair was pulled back in a headband to give everyone a clear view of her eyes, which unsettled her and were usually hidden by her black hair.

Marley Charter wanted to dye her hair blonde, but Zinnia was able to shut down that train before it even left the station.

But dying her hair blonde couldn't have been worse than trading her all black clothing for the blush-pink soft chiffon, with puffed sleeves and a ruffled neckline.

"This is for Marley." Zinnia repeated herself for the hundredth time, but her existential thoughts came to a halt when she heard a little voice. 

"Wow, you look beautiful!" A squeal came from behind Zinnia to see Marley Charter in their most adorable mouse costume that Zinnia had ever seen.

"Well, aren't you the cutest mouse I have ever seen?" Zinnia pulled Marley in for a hug and a small nuggy, which made the seven-year-old squeal in excitement.

"Thank you," Marley said between giggles.

The sound of the doorbell rang, and Marley's head popped up.

"Camila is here!" Marley jumped off the bed in a flash and ran down the stairs to meet their friend.

Zinnia sat on the bed for only a second before cracking her neck. "Come on, Orlender, you have fought actual monsters; you can walk in heels for a few hours." She said to herself, staggering on one foot down the stairs.

Zinnia looked up from her feet. "Don't you dare laugh if I fall down-." Zinnia stopped in her tracks, and her breath caught.

Zinnia had never seen Triana dress up; it was one of the things that she admired about the other woman—the natural beauty radiating off her made Zinnia's knees already feel like jelly.

Triana wore a cream royal jacket and red pants with a gold stripe, which went well with her hair up in a bun. The brown-haired woman's face had light makeup, and Zinnia wondered how the red sparkles on her eyelids stayed on.

Triana always looked beautiful, but Zinnia had to admit that tonight she looked like a goddess. But that wasn't what stunned her; Triana was prince charming while she was Cinderella; they kissed in the movie. THE CHARACTERS KISSED.  They were a couple in the movie. This had to count as a couple of costumes, right? Of course, it wasn't, but Zinnia had to admit that just thinking of her and Triana together like that made her heart swell.

"Hey, Zinnia, are you ready to go?" Triana's black-gloved hands went on the stroller that was by her side. The sight of a rosy-cheeked baby caught her eye as Luis slept, probably not even bothered that he was dressed up as a pumpkin.

Zinnia's mouth felt dry as she spoke. "I thought Camila was being Prince Charming."

Zinnia looked over to Marley, who ran around with Camila, who was dressed in a blue robe and wand.

Triana smiled. "Oh well, I think Marley gave Camila the idea to be a fairy godmother instead, while I was Prince Charming." Triana paused while Zinnia zoned out, processing the information.

"It doesn't bother you, right? That I am a prince charming? I know it can give people the idea that we are-" Triana started. 

"No!" Zinnia yelled, which made Triana jump a little in surprise, and Zinnia gave her an apologetic look before continuing.

"No." Zinnia said, softer this time. "It doesn't bother me." Zinnia didn't mean it to sound as out of breath as it did, but there were no takebacks.

NTriana licked her lips, and Zinnia realized how close they were. This was wrong. Triana was married. Triana was her best friend.

Zinnia pulled back, and Triana seemed to come out of some sort of trance.

"Should...uh...we get going?" Zinnia said, her eyes still on Triana's lips.

Triana nodded, a look of confusion written on her face. "Are we going to Cedar Street?" She asked, pushing the stroller out the door, which gave Camila and Marley the hint that it was time to go as they ran out the door onto the sidewalk.

"Cedar Street?! In these heels, you must be joking." Zinnia put her arm around Triana, the tension disappearing in an instant as they followed the hyper kids down the street.

It really was a happy Halloween.

Omg! Auntie and Camila's mom (forget her name..sorry) is so cute! Please tell me we can get them together ❤️!!!

Yes! You can, and your MC can even have a journey about how to let your aunt Zinnia go if MC has some unhealthy emotional attachment to your aunt, or you can play hardcore matchmaker! The choice is yours!

Thank you so much for the ask! To answer your question. Yes, Camila and Luis are siblings and both have the same parents; however, Luis really got his father's looks, and his hair is actually brown like his sister's and mother's, but he dyed it black, which is why his hair is not brown in the portrait of him. To answer your other question, their mother, Triana , is Puerto Rican, while their father, who will come up in the next update, is from Portugal.

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