Cat Among Ghosts [Niels/Mod]

[Isabelle Elizabeth Black]

Isabelle Elizabeth Black

Words;; 667
Tags;; Cornielus Clarent and Mod-like peoples
Eggs;; No eggs here
Layout by Kuroya

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Mrrrrr, haunted house fun. Hopefully. Yeah...

Isabelle huffed and flipped her long teal hair over her shoulder for the umpteenth time that night, a pout on her face as she stalked through the grounds of the mansion, the little black tail that protruded from her overalls tickling the bare inch or so of her back that her little white shirt didn't cover, the strip of fabric held up entirely by a strand of wire worked inside it and then twisted this way and that. She knew she looked good, the cat gloves up her arms providing some warmth from the nip in the air, but she still shivered, briskly rubbing her hands over the little bare patch between the end of her sleeve and the start of her glove. It had taken a few flips and knots of her hair, skillfully executed so as to blend in with the mess of her hair, to get it short enough to only brush against her upper thighs instead of her ankles and calves, though the brown overalls were thick enough to protect her from that. She had a cat ear headband perched on top of her head, but the coloring made it obvious that it was a headband. That was the price she paid for not being on top of things right around Halloween, one of her favorite times of year. She always had a special place in her heart for the holiday, ever since she was a kid. All the times she was allowed to steal chocolate right out of the basket, the running around in costume getting free candy, even staying home and devouring the treats meant for little kids was all fun. Isabelle loved it, which was why the seventeen year old saw nothing wrong with finding something to wear to go out on the town.

Or least, that had been the plan before the paperwork had intervened. Seriously, was Halloween when all the crazies came out? She'd gotten an avalanche of paperwork a few weeks before, when she'd usually do her costume shopping, and by the time she'd stumbled home to Percy's apartment, the only thing she wanted to do was curl up in a bed and sleep it all off. By the time she'd finally gotten around to getting to a store to get her costume, all the good ones were gone. She'd been lucky to get even this one, most of the ones left had made even her, younger sister to one of the most perverted members of Epispect (if not the most perverted), blush. No, this one was fairly decent, even if the coloring made it clear that they were in no way natural, not like some of the costumes she had seen. Anyway, she had decided to come out to the haunted house she'd heard because what better way to celebrate her favorite holiday than to go to the one place where she supposedly could meet up with some things to scare her pants off! A grin appeared on her face as she trotted up the porch of the place, hearing it creak underfoot. This. was. awesome! Unable to contain herself, she sent out her little Trapinch, the Shiny Ground-type settling in her arms. Lygone was sure to love this! Holding the green Pokemon in her arms, she reached out to use the brass knocker on the door only for it to fall open when she touched it.

She blinked at the sight, staring into the entry way. It was dark and creepy and it smelled like death. Did she really want to enter it? She threw a glance behind her, shivering at the wind, but she turned around at the bright flash of light, seeing how her Gible appeared. "Archo," she huffed, "get back in your-" She cut herself off, seeing as the little Pokemon had run off into the mansion on her. "Archo, get back here!" she yelled, running into the building without a second thought. Who cared if it was haunted, she needed to make sure Archo didn't get lost or hurt on her!