Vivienne groans as she shuffles slightly, hugging tightly the soft silk-like entity next to her as she gets comfortable again.

"Hmm... Sweetie, we need to get up." Vivienne hears Forte state softly.

Vivienne groans and shakes her head in response, unwilling get up from their nest on the sofa of the club office.

"Too early..." Vivienne protests.

"We don't want to miss the opening ceremony for the Halloween festival... Plus you have to open early today, we need the revenue hun." Forte whispers into Vivienne's ear making her shiver.

"We can just skip a day..." Vivienne mumbles in reply.

Shuffling out of her grasp, Vivienne grumbles and buries her head in the pillow before opening her eyes to the dim office light. Just in front of the sofa is Forte, stretching in a pair of deep purple lace underwear.

"You joining me in the shower or will I be all alone?" Forte asks placing a hand on her hip.

"I think if I did we'd both be late for the ceremony..." Vivienne replies with regret inside.

"That's the most sensible thing you've said yet this morning. Don't worry, I'll make it up to you later." Forte smiles before leaning down to give Vivienne a light kiss on the lips.

Vivienne leans up into the kiss turning it a tad deeper, making an effort to follow her girlfriend as far back as she could before stopping to not fall off the sofa.

"Tease..." Vivienne lays back down hard sighing deeply.

"Yup, now get up and brew us some coffee while I take a shower. You're getting one right after." Forte states walking over to the wall between the armchair and potted plant.

Placing her hand on a section of the wall to the right, above the plant, a handprint is revealed as hers is scanned and a door is opened up. As the section of wall slides up, it reveals a bathroom beyond as Forte strips her underwear after entering. The bathroom itself boasts a nice looking shower booth, corner bathtub, sink with a mirror above it and various cupboards. Vivienne gets up slowly and stretches lightly before making her way over to the coffee machine in the corner of the office, behind the desk next to the bookcases. While waiting for the black brew, Vivienne levitates over her phone and begins going through her social media and other apps like games to collect her daily bonuses. After the coffee finishes, Vivienne slips her phone under the strap of her bra while she sorts out two cups of black coffee and any extras either of them have. Midway through walking back to the sofa with the coffee cups in hand, Vivienne's phone starts to vibrate.

"Woah, who the hell?" Vivienne quickly puts the cups on the coffee table before pulling her phone out and answering it as she sits down on the sofa. "What do you want, Tailcoat?"

"W-what makes you think I want something?" Alexander replies with mock hurt.

"You ALWAYS want something when you call me and it's always mundane shit." Vivienne sighs deeply and rubs her eyes.

"That's... I have no comeback for that." Alexander says something underneath his breath in defeat.

"That's what I thought Tailcoat. Now, what's her name and how much fruit punch will you need in order to explain the whole complicated process that's inside your mind to me?" Vivienne asks taking a sip of her black coffee.

"I haven't even fucking asked you anything!" Alexander exclaims in protest.

"You don't need to. I've known you since last year, or have you guys already forgot about the level 80 Bard you used to roll with?" Vivienne raises an eyebrow.

"No... We haven't, sorry." Alexander sighs.

"My point exactly. Besides, I'm like your fucking therapist when it comes to woman, so I know. Plus I have a pretty good idea who it is to and don't even deny it, man, you make it painfully obvious to everyone but yourself." Vivienne stands up when she hears the shower turn off and finishes her coffee.

"Will tomorrow afternoon work for you?" Alexander asks much, unlike his normal tone.

"Yeah, I'll have to open early anyway so I will drag a case of fruit punch up to my office and you'll have to explain to me why you've been off since I saw you talking to the student council president and her sister." Vivienne states as Alexander groans on the other end of the phone.

"Does nothing get past you?" Alexander asks, with a deep sigh.

"Not in my club, it doesn't. I gotta go shower now so stay intact until tomorrow. I'll talk to you later." Vivienne states before hanging up on Alexander.

Forte walks out of the bathroom wearing a dark purple towel that bears a treble clef on one of its corners, around her waist and another wrapped around her hair.

"Shower is free, who was that?" Forte asks walking over to the opposite side of the room.

Reaching her destination she swipes her hand across another built-in pad on the wall just a few inches from the glass panel in Vivienne's office. The section of wall above Forte's waist opens up to display several uniforms from both Wyvern and Valkyrie House hung up with folded skirts and shirts below them, with shelves either side for pairs of underwear. Leaving a gap, another section opens from halfway down her thighs to just above her ankles. Within the open section can be seen a various selection of normal shoes alongside several pairs of vibrant sneakers.

"It was just Alexander having one of his moments. Guess I should get two cases of fruit punch out of stock." Vivienne strips her underwear before stretching and heading to the bathroom.

"Oh, that sounds about right for a relationship problem... Heaven knows Bonbon shelled out on a lot of ice cream for when we first started out dating." Forte chuckles as she begins selecting her uniform for the day.

"Hey, I was not that bad!" Vivienne shouts from the bathroom before the shower turns on.

"You've gotten much better dear, I'll say that much. However, you're by no means an Angel." Forte states as she folds and puts down her towel before putting on her underwear and shirt shortly after adjusting them.

"That's your job and even then you're not good at it." Vivienne sighs as she drenches herself in hot water.

"Hmm I blame you for that one hun, you're a terrible influence." Forte chuckles as she slips on and zips up her skirt before sitting on the arm of the sofa to put on her stockings.

"I don't hear you complaining." Vivienne states as she uses a strawberry scented body wash.

"Hmm no, I don't. Do you ever think that's because I like it?" Forte giggles before sliding on her blazer and slipping on a pair of shoes before working out her tie.

After washing her hair and cleaning away the soap Vivienne turns off the shower and grabs a towel from a large towel rack which is pure white and bears an eighth note on one of the corners. Briefly drying herself as thoroughly as possible Vivienne walks over and quickly picks out her shirt, blazer and skirts, placing them on the sofa.

"I'd imagine so, otherwise you wouldn't put up with me. I hope he doesn't consume all my fruit punch... His sister will kill him." Vivienne passes the towel to Forte so she can dry her hair.

Vivienne puts on her fresh underwear before slipping on her shirt and blazer doing them both up before Forte finishes drying her hair the best she can. Sighing deeply, she slips on and zips up her skirt before putting on a pair of socks to match her sneakers. Forte spins the girl around to apply and sorts out her tie.

"You know I really hate skirts..." Vivienne grumbles.

"I know, but we have regulations, little rebel." Forte gives her a kiss when done and rushes them both out the office.

Leaving the Iluminare Consortium, the pair can see that the sky is still dark and the student village has been outfitted to be more Halloween themed with decorations, jack-o-lanterns, skeletons, spider webs and other such additions.

"Hmm, I see the sky around Kilgharah has been darkened again to mimic nighttime during the day. It's going to be a pain adjusting to that again." Forte states with a slight sigh.

"Doesn't bother me as I wear shades 80% of the time anyway." Vivienne wears a smug smile as they begin walking towards the village gallows.

"You sleep in and stay up late constantly so any change in our atmosphere doesn't really affect you to begin with, dear." Forte comments shaking her head.

"Yeah, but you're becoming equally as bad." Vivienne states as she flips around to walk backwards.

"That I blame on you. It's only when we sleep together, do I consider staying in a little longer." Forte explains as they begin to see a group in the distance.

Vivienne flips herself back around and gives Forte a quick peck on the cheek before they join the group around the gallows where the two sisters stand again in the same outfits as yesterday.

"I love you too." Vivienne whispers to Forte before they both turn their attention in front of them.

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to the annual Kilgharah Halloween festival." Lilith opens the introduction with a little flare.

"As you are all aware, today is the proper start to the festival. From this day onward until the end, there will be activities each day to ensure there is a variety of things to do." Cassandra continues before folding her arms and looking at Lilith.

"Included is, of course, is the 25th when we shall be carving the academy pumpking to sit proudly at the centre of the village." Lilith creates a big outline of a pumpkin above the gallows.

"Also, there will be various opportunities at the club and other events, which will allow students to dress up in mostly whatever outfits you'd like." Cassandra adds happily adding a mask beside the pumpkin above them.

"We'd also like to remind people that clothes are mandatory and we don't want a repeat of last year... Please, do not repeat last year..." Lilith shivers with flashbacks as she shakes her head.

"Other than that... Most costumes are welcome. The regular facilities are open such as the spa and sports centre but alongside those are various little games that have been scattered around to provide some fun entertainment during the festival." Cassandra explains as her sister adds a carnival booth above them with the other symbols.

"Within these games offers the chance to win various numbers of tokens which can be exchanged at the prize booth being run and supplied courtesy of the Shady family." Lilith states directing everyone's attention to Jerry, Shana and two other males all wearing black suits, shades and black fedoras.

"Lastly there will be various chances to indulge yourselves in the magical talents of Trinity and her magic show." Cassandra adds before standing beside her sister.

"Well, we're sure everyone has spent more than enough time standing here listening to us talk. So, please go and enjoy the Kilgharah Halloween festival." The twin sisters state before the symbols above them spray out into fireworks which explode in the sky met with an applause.

Author's Notes:

Now the arc begins to unfold in its fullest. We have several chapters planned which should provide interesting for most of you, we hope. We would also like to know what you all thought about us trying out this kind of chapter, from the perspective of other characters in the fic. That way you don't feel confined to just Alexander, Edward, Twilight and Starlight. I personally thought it was an interesting opportunity and gives you more insight into general life around Kilgharah and how different people experience their home. If anyone has a particular character or pairing we have shown and that you'd like to see more of or perhaps a focused chapter on, please let us know in a comment or private message. We hope to see you all next time.