Halloween With The Pumpkin King
This Winding Path Halloween Special 2020
The following story is adult in nature and contains more than just vanilla sex, as well as alcohol, refrences to domestic abuse as well as a few other dark themes. This story is not intended for those under the age of 18 or those easily disturbed by such content. If this is the case turn away now. If you meet the criteria for this story than by all means proceed. This is purely a work of fiction and the characters contained within belong to the Author.
Halloween With The Pumpkin King:
It had been a couple of months since Chessie had started staying with Snowball at his place. She was still shakey and reeling from previous months and coming togrips with being on her own, being in a place where she didn't have to sleep with one eye open, or with an ice pack for that matter and coming to grips with the fact that for the first time since moving to this small town only thiry or so minuteso utside of Duluth, MN that she actually had a friend who cared about her and her well being. She was adjusting slowly, having started a new job working at the local gas station. And the extra income that was being brought in, and the splitting of the bills meant Snowball could reinsure his Trac again and start driving, though he still prefered biking everwhere if possible. But their friendship was beginning to blossom like a seed in the ground and neither one knew it but what was about to transpire would shape the path both of them were walking on.
Chessie had walked out of the bathroom one morning, tying up her hair as Snowball sat on the couch on the phone chatting with someone, "Yeah man I'll be there. for a bit. I have to work later that night but I have no problem stopping by. Unless I can get a cover but it's highly unlikely. Everyone loves my spooky sets when I run them. Just a heads up, I may be bringing someone, I don't know yet but just so you know." "Sure" came the voice on the other end, "see you there bro." Snowball hung up the call as he said, "Coffee's made Chessie." "Thanks," she said pouring herself a cup, "By the way who was that?" "Eh, it was my friend, he's throwing a Halloween party and wanted to know if I'd come. I was thinking of taking you, I know you're a bit shaken about things like this but I figured it would do you some good to be around people who aren't complete assholes." Chessie sighed, she w as she wasn't keen on socializing with anyone except him, "I....dunno, I mean it's jsut a silly holiday and I don't have a costume or anything and..." But Snowball was persist ant, knowing full well that if she closed herself off in a box like she was doing that it wouldn't be of any good to her self esteem or confidence, "I'll be with you the entire time, Chessie, It'll be okay, we go out have some fun and we can leave. I have to work the booth that night anyways so I can't stay long and you're welcome to wait in the lounge at the station, no one is going to mind, Please? I just want you to not feel like you have no where to go." Chessie sighed but she smiled for the first time in a while, "Alright, as long as you promise not to ditch me there." "Scouts honor," he said. Chessie felt a bit obligated but shy and afraid, still she didn't' want to disappoint her only friend so she kept telling herself that it would be a great night.
The day went on as usual leading up to the party until the night of the party. Snowball went into a panic when he realized they had been so busy with real life they had forgotten to pick up costumes. But Chessie pulled out a box she had in the corner and said "Don't worry I picked these up after work the other day. I think you'll like them." She handed him a brown bagged costume and sent him off to get changed in his room while she slipped hers on out in the living room. Snowball came out in a black skeleton suit and said "What in the world? Where did you even get the....." but he stopped dead in his tracks as he spied Chessie's costume. She was dressed up like Sally and she made a gorgeous sally. "Well, Pumpkin King? What do you think?" He smiled, "You knwo....I rather like this idea. Now we can't be separated." They gazed into each others eyes, the friends seemingly falling deeper into the others look like a fairytale story until a knock at the door broke them back to reality. Snowball opened up to see a German shepherd dressed like a pimp standing there, "Hey man" he said. "Ace, Bro there you are. You ready? Oh wait where are my manners. Ace this is Chessie...Chessie, this is Ace he's a pimp a womanizer and he knows to be on his best behavior tonight," as he put ace into a headlock he whispered low in his ear, "Got me bro? She's off limits, keep an eye on her for her safety nothing else." "Ace felt like he was being choked out, "Okay man I got it, I'll behave." Snowball let go of the grip as the three walked out side and got into there vehicles. Ace had this amazing Challenger he dubbed the Demon Hellcat,, a combination of the Demon and Hellcat sub trims. Snowball and Chessie took his trac. And they were off to the party.
When they got there they had parked and were greeted at the door, and it was a party indeed, spooky lights, decorations snacks, good creepy music and every in costumes from the silly to the scary. "Oh Hey! Cute costumes," came a voice. They looked to see this Skunk painted up like a leopard wearing a maid's outfit, typical right? "Why thank you, my dear," Ace said as he bowed. "Not you," the skunk said, "Those two!" she pointed at Snowball and Chessie dressed as Jack and Sally. "Uh...thanks...." He wasn't sure what to make of it . But they filed in and began to settle into the party and the action.; Glases in hand and by glasses I mean red solo cups, They began to relax, well everyone by Chessie who still felt like a fish out water. An hour flew by and before they knew it shit was about to hit the fan as they got drug up the stairs to an empty room with a few other guests. One of them pulled out a ouiji board, "So whose in?" Snowball looked a bit, not willing. He knew better than to mess with the other side But he didn't want to chicken out either. Chessie said, "Only if you do, I mean it's a game right, it's not real?" But snowball swalled and hard as he nodded, "Y-yeah not a game." So they sat in the circle.
Most of the group laughed and mocked the session as they yelled at each other to stop moving the piece But of course no spirit answered and it turned out to be a dud. So they sat there telling the same old lame spooky stories. Chessie actually giggled at some of the silly stories she remembered hearing as a kid,. They scared her back than but now she found them a bit silly. Deep down she had buried her fears and was having a good time, but one could argue that she was merely wearing a mask because she didn't want to disappoint Snowball or Ace. Hours had flew by Snowball and Chessie sat on the couch talking away with others and the friends seemed to grow even closer together They talked about their childhoods, their past turned out the tech company who buildt the components he used in his Laptop and his home PC, her father was the CEO of the company and the owner. Chessie even learned the truth behind snowballs past. How his grandfather raised him and his sister and how his grandfather died working to put him through college and how he repayed the same treatment to put his sister through college. And why the two of them rarely spoke after that. His sister became infatuated with the high society of Duluth during her med school training and as she became this psychiatrist she had forgotten what her brother did and looked more down on him as a simpleton in a backwoods town rather than a loving brother who busted his ass for her. She was wrapped up in the rich lifestyle. And it was her husband who insisted that he be at the wedding even if his sister didn't want him there. The best man at his sister's wedding was how he got invited. He'd never admit he'd enjoyed it but Chessie some hwo knew. They even shared a bit of a laugh as not one, not two but three girls threw their drink in Aces face as he tried the worst pickup lines ever. But hey that was him. Big heart, and a terrible flirt.+
And it was just as they started bobbing for apples ina tub of vodka when Snowballs phone beeped. He stopped and looked at the time "Oh crap, I'm on the air in 30 minutes.. We gotta run Chessie." he said. Chessie wasn't sure now, go with him or stay and try to enjoy herself. She did need to come out of her shell and she knew it. But she wasn't sure. She took a long deep breath and said, "I think....I think I want to stay. I can get ace to drive me home, he seems not drunk and soberish. Like us all." "Are you sure? I mean you're in good hands with him, despite his horrible pickup techniques, I mean if you want to cool and I can see you after my show but if you really don't want to....." She stood up from the tank and kissed him on the cheek, "I'll be okay, go do your set and knock 'em out." He went beet red from the kiss. Forgetting that he refused to be in that kind of relationship after his ex anymore. But he nodded and headed for the door as he left for the show.
It was almsot half an hour later when chessie was sitting back on the couch in front of the fireplace when someone changed the spooky music to the radio and for all to hear she listened as his voiced boomed his oopening and wished all a happy Halloween. And then her fears began to manifest themselves back. She was now alone with no one she knew or trusted, scared and hiding in a corner while all mingled around the party. She felt like she made the worlds biggest mistake. But low and behold, Ace sat down with her and sad "You've been smiling all night, now you look like someone murdered your mom, what's going on?" She froze, she didn't know him or trust him to be honest, and just said, "Nothing....." Ace wasn't stupid. "That's horseshit and you know it. Ever since Snowball left you've been down in the dumps again, do I deduce a thing for the worlds last great dj?" he said. "N=No! It's nothing like that....He's just a friend and I feel so...." she was about to break down in tears right there. "Alone?" Ace said, "I get that. He's a good guy, big heart, and always makes people feel like they matter. He's always been that way. We've been friends for years I know how he ticks. He wanted me to look after you because he was afraid you'd .... not be yourself and fall back into old habits, Not sure what that means but If it makes you feel better You don't have to feel alone around me, I wouldn't do anything to piss off my best freind." "Chessie sighed. , "I don't know if iI should even tell you," she said. "Okay, so how did you both meet? Lets start there." "That's part of the problmm," she responded, "I don't know if I should or not I don't ...know you and there's this level of mistrust and....." "So," Why did you come than? Start there." "I came because I wanted to pull away frm my past I made a freind for the first time in 5 years since i moved here and I didn't want him to hate me for not going." "And you realyl think he'd hate you for that? No, Chessie, Snowball doesn't hate for silly things like that I don't think he'd be hanging around you if he did. And I think maybe he gives a shit about you right?" Chessie nodded , a calm began to fall upon her as if a wave was hitting the shore over and over and each time she began to relax again, "I listened to his show on the radio a lot. I met him in a bar last month where he nearly broke my abusive ex's wrisst.. But that made the situation worse, he beat me senseless when we got home and slippedo ut the window, I ran not knowing where I was going and literally collided into him by accident. I told him everything and he gave me a place to stay and helped me escape my past or at least he's trying and so am I. I'm afraid to be around anyone that isn't him. IT's like he's been a shield and I'm naked by myself." Her face was buried in her hands when Ace lifted her up by the chin and said, "That's the Snowball I know and am Friends with. If it makes you feel better, you have nothing to worry around me, I share his sentiment about assholes like that. And if you don't believe me look me in the eyes."
Chessie looked up and could see Ace really wasn't lying. She felt a little calmer as he wiped the tears out of her eyes. , "The past can be painful, but we learn to numb it and move on. He taught me that. Chessie, now you have two friends in this town, and neither of us are going to think any less of you Okay?" Chessie nodded as a smile tried to crap onto her face and he laughed, "There you go,. Now come on Lets enjoy the rest of the party, Enjoy having fun your way, no one else." It seemed that Chessie had truely made a new friend. She felt a little stronger as the claws of her past began to lose it's grip on her. But she had a ways to go And she knew that there was nothing more she could do for now so she danced with her new friend until the night was over and he drove her back to the house.
On the other side of town, Snowball was driving back, another successful set, but he felt guilty about leaving Chessie behind, he was concerned for her because he knew she was stilll in a funk. He drove down the alley and pulled into the back parking space and got out, walking through the gate and unlocking the door as he walked in and Chessie was there sitting on the couch watching TV still in her costume. Than again so was he. "Hey! You look like you're n a better mood," he said. "I am," responded the bunny, "I got to know Ace a little better, I never knew you bother were such good friends I get why you took me to the party and quite frankly I'm glad, I made another friend Who speaks highly of you and I don't feel so alone anymore." She got up and Hugged him "So, my pumpkin King, A dance? With me?" Snowball helped Bhessie move the coffee table to the side as he bowed ahd held her hand, "Of course my Dear Sally~ For you" And they danced elegantly and beautifully like two souls binding together He spun her around and dipped her as she smiled, kissing his nose, and he went beet red again from the kiss before he saw a flash and heard a click as he looked out the side window and saw Ace with his cellphone and Tnat's went Snowball shouted "ARE YOU FUCKING FILMING US RIGHT NOW?!"