Danika seems a little thrilled. She is excited about the Halloween party that Bee has asked her to, which is today. She invited Octavia and Loona to prepare with her grimoire book, which she is currently doing. Loona has a gothic look with a touch of Halloween, while Octavia is done up really nicely for her role as a witch. Even Danika is decked up like Christine from Phantom of the Opera before turning into her owl form.

"You guys ready?" Danika asked.

"Yep." Loona said.

"So ready." Octavia nodded.

She smiled, opened a gateway, and watched as flashing lights of various colors emerged. Before the portal shuts, the three of them enter. The scene in front of Danika, Octavia, and Loona left them stunned.

"Yooo! Bitches, welcome to Bat Mitzvah!!" Bee's voice echoed the area.

Everyone is already here all dressed up and having fun. Danika could see details of this Halloween themed party like Medieval candle chandeliers, cobwebs, skull face details (from the chair covers to the dance floor), hanging skeletons, jack-o-lanterns galore, smoke (via a smoke machine) and spooky lighting, it really was hard to tell the difference!

"Whoa! She really brought it out!" Danika gasped.

"This is so cool!" Octavia grinned.

"Yeah... It is..." Loona voiced.

"Why, thank you!"

They turned to see Bee all orange, black, and dark purple.

"Thank you for coming, you guys! Especially you, Danika! Have some candies, ya'll!!" she said, throwing out candies in the air.

Danika catches them in her trick or treating bag along with Octavia while Loona just let the candies fall on her, not caring about it.

"Let's party!"

Before they knew it, they were on the dance floor, the music being played to the beat by Vortex, the DJ. Octavia, Loona, and Danika are having a great time. Andrew, who earlier flirted with Loona during Bee's house party, is dancing with her. While dancing together, Octavia trust falls on Danika, who then catches her. However, Octavia then vanishes, and uses her hat to drag Danika farther into the crowd. Danika knocks into someone and turns to look astonished as soon as Octavia lets go of her.

"Striker?"

Striker leans into her face, grinning at her look of disbelief.

"Well, well, we meet again." he greeted back.

"You're partying too?" Danika asked, glancing away shyly.

"Can't a guy have some fun as well?" he teased.

"True." she said.

Danika notices Octavia has moved on to dance with someone else when she looks around. She had no idea that Octavia had deliberately pushed her in the direction of Striker after spotting a person costumed as the Phantom of the Opera.

"Good choice in that costume, Phantom." Danika smiled teasingly.

"Same goes for you, Christine." Striker said, playing along.

The music abruptly stopped, revealing Bee on stage in front of DJ Vortex under a bright light.

"Hey, hey, bitches! Who's ready for a dance off?!" Bee shouted through the mic, getting everyone's attention.

They all cheered in response.

"You all know how this works! This spotlight that's hitting on me, when it hits you and your partner, you guys start dancing and Vortex will play the song you required. When the song ends, everyone takes a turn! Then I will decide who's the winner of the Halloween king and queen! Ya'll ready?!"

"YEAHHHH!!!" everyone shouted.

"LET'S GET IT STARTED!!!" Bee cheered.

As soon as the spotlight begins to move around the crowd to decide who will go first, everyone instantly chooses their partner. To their astonishment, Danika and Striker are suddenly under the spotlight.

"Ohh! Looks like we found a perfect couple!" Bee teased.

"You okay with this?" Danika asked him, slightly blushing.

"Sure. Don't mind." Striker shrugged before facing Bee. "Phantom of the Opera song, please."

"Good choice!" Bee grinned.

DJ Vortex gave Danika a nod and a thumbs up before starting the song.

https://youtu.be/FKHMRGMkQHU

(Stop at the end of Christine's last vocal 3:30 when Striker and Danika ends the dance.)

Danika is extended a hand by Striker. He tentatively holds Danika's hand and draws her close to him. Then, as they stand across from one another, she draws away from him and retreats just a few inches. With a wave of his black cape, Striker turns to face her. Danika rotates her hips toward him, pauses slightly in front of him, and raises her arms slowly into a v-shape. She then gently lowers her arms and spreads them over her sides of her hips before letting go. She retreats as Striker smirks, covers his mouth and nose with his cloak, and advances on her.

Octavia, Loona, and Bee in particular were astounded by how skillfully the two danced while locking eyes. Despite Loona's insistence that she recognized that Striker person.

Striker turns away, his back to her, as Danika waves her arms and then kicks out her leg. Walking ahead in unison, the two walk forward until Striker turns to take her hand and wrap his arm around her waist as Danika puts her free hand around his shoulder. Danika puts her hand out to the crowd and they begin to tango as he turns her around and grabs her hand. When she turns to face Striker again, he drops her down and raises her back up. She twists to escape his hold, but as Striker grabs her hand from behind and flips her around, she stops and turns back to face him.

Danika puts her arms around Striker's neck and he pulls her through the dance floor while holding both sides of her hips. They follow each other's steps as they dance, letting go of one hand and taking his before he sinks her down and brings her back up again. She is lowered by Striker, but this time she carefully raises her head to meet his as their faces are just inches away. She puts her leg around his waist, and he lifts her aloft as they swirl about, her arm and other leg outstretched.

As Danika spins about for a moment before Striker pulls her down and kneels down on one knee to hold her hand, Loona and Octavia are amazed that they just did it as if they understood what they were doing without even trying. The two tango at the exact moment as they move forward, keeping time with the song's pulse. She kicks her legs up while Striker holds both of her sides and pulls her up, arms outstretched. He takes her down once more, and the two start dancing around the floor in a tango that leaves the audience in disbelief.

Danika smiles when Striker lip syncs the Phantom's singing voice, and she joins in by following Christine's vocal. After meeting each other again, Striker and Danika never imagined that they would dance so well together. Then, holding each other's hands still, the two extended their arms to the opposite sides before reentering each other's hands. After Striker dips her, the two resume spinning until Danika is dipped once more.

After this repeated two or three times, Striker and Danika followed suit the lines of the song as Christine was told by Phantom to start singing again. At that point to Christine's last vocal, Striker grabbed Danika and raised her into the air, spinning her so that her head was tilted back and her arms were spread wide, resembling an angel with her legs raised. With the final touch, he pulls her down while still holding her, pressing his face up against her neck so that she tilts her head back even more, as though to demonstrate how the darkness and allure of the Phantom of the Opera are controlling her.

Everyone applauded and clapped after that in appreciation of their amazing performance. Striker and Danika stand back up, panting and appearing startled and a little worn out.

"Hell, yeah! That's how you do it!" Bee cheered.

"Yeah, that's my best friend!!" Loona cheered, shaking Andrew a bit.

"That's my big sister!!" Octavia cheered along.

"That's the way of the dance! So show me what you bitches got! Have a turn!" Bee shouted, making the crowd cheer once again as the spotlight moves to pick whoever is going to dance next.

Striker and Danika look at each other again and smile.

"You did amazing out there." she said.

"Thanks, but you did great too. You literally set the dance floor on fire." Striker smirked, making her blush.

"Hehe... Well, let's keep on dancing and have fun." Danika said, pulling him over to the crowd.

Everyone resumes enjoying themselves. Following the entire dance off, Striker and Danika were crowned the winners because Bee could tell who was the true victor after watching them perform. Then there is a feast, and Danika is not afraid to tuck in—she drinks and devours every morsel on the platter. Everyone was astonished by this, including Striker, but Loona, Octavia, Bee, and Vortex were unfazed as they came over carrying more food for Danika to eat. Striker began to question her appetite after this.

Sadly, everyone has gone home and the party is finished. Not before Bee presented bags of candy and other Halloween-related items to Danika, Octavia, and Loona, including Striker. Danika creates a portal for Loona by casting the magic and pulling out her grimoire book.

"See you, guys. I had fun." Loona waved.

"Same. We'll see you again. I'll let you know when we have another girl hangout." Danika waved back.

Grinning, Loona slipped through the portal. For herself and Octavia to be able to view their mansion, Danika created another gateway. Danika pauses and glances at Striker after Octavia got through first.

"Well, see you later, Striker." she said.

"Yeah, see you, Starlight." Striker smiled softly. "You know, when we dance, I imagine something."

"What's that?"

He walked up to her and took off her necklace with gentleness, restoring her humanity in the process.

"This real you."

He chuckled heartily as he saw Danika flush once more. She is shocked when, after giving her a red rose, he kisses her on the cheek. The arrival of Bombproof and Striker whistles was well timed. He mounts his horse, flips down his cowboy hat, and gets aboard.

"Until we meet again."

He then rides out with his horse. Danika, who appears to be in love, makes it back to her mansion before the portal shuts. She keeps the rose close to her chest and holding her key necklace Striker gave back after he removes it. She heard a phone notification as she turned to go inside. When she pulls it out, she discovers that Asmodeus and Fizzarolli have texted her. When she opened it, she was greeted with a photo of them dressed in their costume and a Happy Halloween greeting. She was startled, though, to learn that they were occupying her room at the moment. They are seated on her bed when Danika swiftly fled upstairs to her room.

"Ozzie, Fizz, what are you doing here?" she asked in surprise.

"Just wanted to see our cute human Dannyboo~" Fizzarolli cooed, dressing up as a high school cheerleader.

"And I like the way you dressed. So fitting~" Asmodeus said, dressing up as a high school football player.

"Thanks, you guys are looking good, too." Danika said in a shy tone.

"Say, why don't join our club at Ozzie's? We need a singer like you." Fizzarolli offered.

"Me??" she questioned, pointing at herself.

"Yeah, there's no one else besides you that's a great singer. Don't worry, I guarantee you a... special access~" Asmodeus said, grazing her face.

Danika shuddered upon making contact. She ponders for a while, realizing that since Octavia is probably going to bed, it wouldn't harm to engage in one more enjoyable activity.

"Sure... Let me go check on my sister."

As Danika exits the room and goes to Octavia's room, she discovers that she has changed into her pajamas and is sleeping there. She smiles, walks up to Octavia discreetly, kisses her forehead, and walks away. When Danika returns to her chamber, Fizzarolli passes through the blue fire portal first, and she finds it already set up. Asmodeus reaches out to her with a big hand.

"Shall we?" he said.

Danika gives him a smile, turns into an owl demon, and grabs his hand as they head through the portal just in time to avoid it closing on them. She discovers herself back in the club, where she sees all the demons seated at tables with their dates dressed in their costumes. Glancing around, she sees Verosika dressed as Catwoman, and she smiles.

Verosika notices Danika waving, so she waves back. Danika then steps in front of the audience and is led to the stage by Asmodeus and Fizzarolli. Fizzrolli takes out his microphone and stands by Danika, while Asmodeus ascends the balcony where his seat is so he can see from a distance.

"Ladies and gentlemen! I hope you sexy ones are having a good Halloween time! Today we have a special guest for you that will give you all a hell of a night! Give it up for Danika Nightingale!" Fizzarolli happily announced.

When Danika appeared, everyone yelled and applauded. She smiled and gave a modest wave. Fizzarolli kisses Danika quickly on the cheek, then he stretches his legs to the spot where Asmodeus is sitting and waits. Danika takes a minute to consider which tune to perform while glancing at the crowd and inhaling deeply. Her eyes brightened, recalling one, and she started to sing.

https://youtu.be/bAsKIvRH2ds

Everyone was in awe as she sang, and some people, including Verosika, Asmodeus, and Fizzarolli, were grinning proudly and nodding along to the songs she was singing. Everyone applauded and clapped once she completed her act. Before the smoke obscured her, Danika offered them a bow. After clearing her throat, she discovered herself in a large, blue bedroom. She halted in surprise upon turning around to find Asmodeus and Fizzarolli already in bed, yet they look incredibly seductive and are taking off their clothes as though they're prepared for it.

"Say, why don't you join our little... 'fun' time?" Fizzarolli suggested, biting his lip. "I'll reward you some candies~"

Danika's face is so red that she can't even talk.

"Uh... U-Uh, umm... I..." she stuttered.

"Oh, don't you worry." Asmodeus assured.

The room is illuminated with blue candles and a barrier when he snaps his fingers, causing the door to automatically close and lock.

"I made sure this room is soundproof. So, what do you say?" Asmodeus said, slowly pulling down his pants.

Danika takes a deep breath and takes off her necklace after giving Asmodeus and Fizzarolli a quick glance and gulping. She turns back into a human, sets her jewelry down on the table, and walks over to face them. The three of them will undoubtedly enjoy themselves as she carefully climbs into bed with the two men, who grinned gleefully. This is a Halloween night that Danika will never forget, both this and the party.

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A/N: Happy Halloween to all of you in 2023! I hope you all enjoy a fantastic evening spent securely with your loved ones. I'm going to dress up as Helluva Boss' Barbie Wire! Hooray! I adore Halloween! My favorite time of the year! I hope everyone enjoyed with my special! Enjoy a fantastic monster night! Love ya! Fright out! 👻👻 

That tango scene between Striker and Danika was inspired by this video:

https://youtu.be/afmYqQXLekk