Haloween 2012 - Lets Go (Permission Only & Tina)

Halloween night of 2012 and the first time for her five kids, Hanako was unable to keep their unbridled enthusiasm for their first night out into the forest, where fireworks are going off and it was with their mother instead of with uncle Kabuto, who watches over them from time to time while Hanako works to keep her pub business active. This night out, she promised the kids that she will take them to the annual Halloween Forest Festival held by the Yuudeshi Clan. Hanako can remember as a high school student that this is going on and she would go there on her own.

In her favorite costume, the “Queen of Hearts” from Alice in Wonderland with red lips and very light touch of dark eye-shadows over dark eyeliners, and without a crown while her long hair are split from the dolphin tail to loose, brushed hair instead of tying it into a bun like the others because if she did, it would be a beehive, and then you have the Frankenstein’s Monster Bride of Hearts. Hideki, the shy, artistic type is wearing a simple ghost with eyes cutout on the sheet, but the twist is that it is full of colors like a rainbow ghost. Ren, the fierce, fighter type who aspires from her mother is wearing a vampires dress with fake fangs. Inuyasha, the loyal is wearing a simple, black witch hat. Alice, the innocent is wearing a full witch costume, makeup included since she wants it as Hanako was dressing her. And then Hikaru, the family’s rebel is dressed like a Frankenstein’s Monster with headpiece, bolts and makeup included.

Upon arrival, Hanako and her kids are seeing the liveliness of the festival as games are being played, food and treats being collected and consumed and luckily for Hanako, she is prepared with a backpack full of candy to give out to the kids who are trick-or-treating. Along with that while hanging from the stroller that holds the kids are five bags that belongs to the kids. Hanako shifts off to the side to stay out of the way before she goes to check on the kids’ makeup and to interact with them. During that, she heard someone shouting, “WATTTTTTTTCHHHHHHHHHH OUTTTTTTTTT” Hanako looks toward the sound and notices people dodging and an Arrancar saving a Minnie Mouse from a misfired firework rocket. Judging by the smoke trail, the firework will not last long by the time it reaches her and Hanako can guess that it will explode around…her kids!

On reflex, Hanako thinks of something to crush the firework rocket and claps her hands together quickly. Before anyone could figure out the loud boom was not the firework, a pair of earth slabs sandwiched the rocket and prematurely detonates it, keeping the damage of the rocket within only a foot in blast radius. Hanako sighs as the earth slabs disintegrate and return to the ground. A pyro-technician approaches her and frantically asks her, ”Are you alright, ma’am? How are the kids? You’re lucky we have an earth user in our midst. Where is he or she…?” Hanako nods, confirming that she and her kids are alright while the kids somehow applaud as Hanako knows that her powers are still new and nearly all of Karakura never knew that Hanako has any powers because her reiatsu was dead zero, impossible to detect through spiritual signature or anything that would link through reiatsu.

Hanako recollects her posture and smiles to the pyro-technician, ”As along no one is hurt, it is no tragedy.” Off into the distance, Hanako can see the Arrancar, but the Arrancar is no Arrancar, but a Shinigami who she can collect from the Yuudeshi Network to be Zeda Yuudeshi, Zin Yuudeshi’s kid. Hanako returns to the kids, checks up their makeup and pushes the stroller to see the festival while heading Zeda’s way. “Hey, Yuudeshi Zeda. Good reflex, but ya need to work on being aware beyond just yourself and the one who is in your arms.” Hanako playfully analyzes Zeda’s performance before giggling, knowing that he used to be a captain of the Gotei 13. Given that Hanako is a friend of Shadin and secretly a distant in-law relative of Shadin through Midori on top of being the owner of Hanako’s Pub, it would be no surprise that Zeda would recognize her, but with her makeup on for Halloween, it is also not a surprise that Zeda would have a hard time recognizing her immediately. ”Nice Festival, isn’t it?” Hanako asks as she strolls by Zeda’s side, pushing on the stroller that her kids are basking in the colors and entertaining characters of the festival.