He was poking through the costumes in the newly opened shop. Sure, he had already decided to buy a toygun and be done with it, but looking wouldn't hurt, would it? No, of course not. Giles had told them that Halloween was a big no-no in the demonic community and so they were safe, for tonight.
Someone pushed him from behind and since he had been a bit unfocused, he stumbled forward and nearly fell. That was when he saw 'IT'. It was original, it was in his size, it was... way too expensive. He sighed.
"Can I help you?"
Xander eeped as someone spoke up behind him.
"Please," he said as he turned around to find that Ethan guy standing there, smiling rahter oily, "don't do that, I nearly stopped breathing."
Ethan nodded apoleptically, then asked once again if he could be of help.
Xander sighed and, more to get rid of the annoying salesman than anything else, he told him that he liked a certain costume, but that there was no way in hell that he could afford it.
To his great suprise, Ethan offered him a deal, having him telling everyone where he had gotten the costume and getting said costume free of charge for the night.
Xander was happy.
Spike was NOT happy. He had no idea where the big red steamtrain was coming from, but he knew, even before the first set of wheels had reached him, that this was going to hurt... a lot.