Author's Note: OMG! I am so sorry it's been so long. My school work has recently doubled, I have the PSAT in a week... so yeah, things are kind of crazy in my life right now so I haven't been able to update. I will try to do better, considering I have multiple Holiday stories prewritten to choose from. Now, I do mention a few stories that were supposed to have taken place before this in this story. One is not written, one I wrote and can't find in my files. Still, this is a story that stands on it's own so you don't have to have prior knowledge to enjoy it. Read and review!

Of Tricks and Treats

Part 1

Costumes Galore

Siri raced down the hallway, arms laden with fabric and accessories of various natures. As she swung round a corner, she collided with someone, and sprawled on the floor, her articles scattering. Obi-Wan picked himself up, and offered his hand to the breathless Siri. "Still can't see around corners?" he teased.

Siri leapt up, and began to gather the costume pieces. "Don't you dare say a word to anyone about what you just saw," she cried, wrapping the load in her cloak.

"And what exactly did I see?" he asked. "All I saw was you on the floor, and a mess around you."

"You and I both know you have faster eyes than Anakin's speeder," Siri retorted. "You probably have all the things I dropped memorized.

Obi-Wan shook his head at her. "I make an effort not to pay attention to the things people carry around between October 1st and December 25th," he told her. "Otherwise I get in trouble. I assume all that is for your costume?"

"Most of it," Siri answered. "Some of it is Shaniel's, and then Master Adi asked me to pick up a few things when she found out I was going out."

"Ah," Obi-Wan replied, nodding his head. "Well, if you trust me enough I'll carry your packages for you, and walk you back to your apartment."

"No thank you, I can carry them just fine, but if you want to walk with me feel free. I've been meaning to talk to you."

"About what I wonder," Obi-wan said sarcastically as he fell into step with her. "Matching costumes again?"

"No, not this year," Siri said. "I want mine to be a total surprise. I was just wondering if you want to help me organize a Halloween movie night? Just between us and our former classmates. You know, Garen, Quinlan, Bant... are you interested?"

"Exactly what time would this movie night take place?" Obi-Wan asked cautiously.

"Don't worry my responsible friend, not to far past your bedtime. I figured we'd get all the padawans in their rooms for the night, at least we can hope they'll stay there, and then meet up at someone's apartment for a movie."

"What movie?"

"I haven't decided. Maybe War of the Vendee, or Pope John Paul II."

" I suppose so," Obi-Wan sighed. "I didn't really have a choice in the matter did I?"

"Oh, you did. But it wouldn't have been any fun without you if you said no, and I would've bugged you everyday till then."

"Which brings me right back to no choice.'

...

Shaniel sat up in the tree branches, watching everyone inside the tree house.

"You can come in you know," Ben told her.

" I prefer sitting in the branches," Shaniel answered, swinging her legs in open air.

Ben shrugged, and turned back to the group insides.

"So, will we use water balloons again this year?" He asked.

"No," Ahsoka said immediately. "They'll expect that. It's only thanks to hours of begging and pleading we get to plan it again this year. No, we'll need something different."

"How about sand?" Tristan suggested.

"No!" The whole group shouted.

"Did you forget we'll have to clean it up?" Zaina said.

"Oh, right."

"I think I might have something," Dinda said, and she passed a note to Ahsoka. Ahsoka opened it, and grinned.

"Perfect!" she cried. "Dinda, how ever did you come up with it?"

"I was helping the younglings make it yesterday."

Ahsoka passed the note around and the group each agreed to the plan.

"Alright, now that that's settled, costumes. Is anyone teaming up?"

"Me, Ben, Tristan, Dinda, and Midnight will be in our group too." Shaniel said.

"Me and you of course," Barriss said.

"Me and Teniko have something, I think," Zaina said.

"Okay, Halloween committee dismissed for costume prep!"

Shaniel quickly climbed back into the tree house and hurried down the ladder with the rest of the padawans. They had some costumes to make.

TBC