Too 'sweet' for Halloween? *grin*

So I just finished the rough draft on a Halloween-themed story. Like Becoming Robin this is seated very much in the Sweet / Sentimental category. Unlike Robin this isn't a novel-going-on-serial :-P

It's an actual, real-live short story, from me, the Queen of babbling endlessly. Can you believe it? ^_^

So now I have two choices. I originally started working on this as a way to help get everyone into the Halloween spirit. This is one of my favorite holidays (Even though I don't actively celebrate offline) for quite a number of reasons. The story would technically be an okay fit for the upcoming Halloween contest, but I'm thinking about a much darker piece for that.

I know the rules say you can enter multiple stories, but I'm just not sure if the usual Sweet/Sentimental from me would be in the spirit of things. Plus readers of my currently in-limbo Aria Blade will see a familiar face in a more "real" setting. ;-)

Either way, I'm going to set it aside for now and let it cool for a few days, then go back and make any necessary changes, then post it up. I just don't know whether or not I'll enter the contest or not (I've never entered any writing contests before, here or elsewhere :-))

Here's the teaser, just for fun though: