Once upon a time, there was an inexplicably nice 
doggy demon named Inuyasha, and his 
girlfriend/source of indescribable pain named 
Kagome.  One day, when both Inuyasha and Kagome 
were strolling down the streets in a contemporary 
Japanese city whose name I don't remember, they 
came across a lone jack-o'-lantern displayed in a 
shop window.

"What's that?" Inuyasha asked, since jack-o'-
lanterns were not a common occurence in his 
experience.

"That's a jack-o'-lantern," Kagome said.  "They 
symbolize Halloween.  For the purpose of this 
special, I love Halloween.  Children dress up and 
get treats from people who decorate their houses 
to indicate they don't want eggs thrown on their 
cars.  It's very pagan and d33p."

"Really?"  Inuyasha exclaimed.  "Well, then I 
hate it!" he continued, displaying his trademark 
contrarianism and emotional constipation.

But really, Inuyasha did not hate it.  Seeing an 
opportunity to impress Kagome with his true, 
cuddly interior, he decided to celebrate 
Halloween for her secretly.   So, when they 
returned to the past (because this was something 
they did), he made his very bestest effort to 
introduce an entirely foreign custom to a culture 
that had no need for or understanding of it.

The most important part of Halloween, Kagome had 
said back in the present day, was the giving of 
treats.  Being not entirely bright, and having no 
car to protect, and really wanting to prove to 
Kagome how wonderful and altruistic he was, 
Inuyasha decided that instead of waiting for 
children to find him and ask him for treats, he 
would bring goodies to THEM.  So, he put on his 
favorite costume ("Crazy Sleeves-Pushed-Up 
Hengeyokai"), gathered enough sticks for an army 
of happy puppies, and set out upon his merry way 
to force joy upon the unsuspecting children of 
Japan.

And if only he hadn't been such a cheap bastard 
and had sprung for sushi candy, he might have succeeded.

THE END