It was a busy day at the hotel. Dracula was getting things ready for Dennis's 16th birthday party. He dashed around, putting up decorations and balloons. Meanwhile, Mavis was trying to get Dennis ready.
"Come on, Dennis." She said trying to slick his curly red afro hair back. It wouldn't stay and kept flopping back. He wasn't helping, as he kept trying to swat her away when she did that. "I want you to look your best." A little girl that looked strikingly similar to Mavis sat on Dennis's bed. He now had a little sister named Danica who was 8 years old.
"Stop it Mom!" Dennis protested. "I like my hair this way." Dennis now wore an unbuttoned light blue denim jacket with a white t-shirt underneath and wore beige dress slacks instead of his cargo shorts. He also wore brown moccasins instead of his blue tennis shoes. He still had his mom's blue eyes.
"Don't you get tired of the same hairstyle?" She asked.
"No, I don't." He said in an annoyed voice.
"Besides, don't you want to impress you know who?" She asked.
Dennis knew immediately who she was talking about.
"Yeah, don't you want to impress your girlfriend?" His sister said in a teasing voice.
Dennis gave his sister an angry look. "Shut up Danica! Winnie's not my girlfriend!"
"Whatever you say." She said. She got up and left Dennis's room.
"Hey Mom, now that she's gone, can I ask you something?" Dennis asked.
"Sure, what's on your mind?" She responded.
"It's about Winnie."
"What about her?"
"Well, I've been thinking about her a lot and when I do, I get a weird feeling in me." He said
"What's the feeling?" She asked.
"It feels like I got butterflies in my stomach." He said.
She smiled. "I know what's going on."
"What is it?" He asked curiously.
"You're in love with her." She replied.
"You think so?" He asked.
"I know so." She said.
"Do you think she would date me if I asked her?" He asked.
"Of course she would honey." She said. "In case you hadn't noticed, she's called you "zing" ever since you two were little. She wouldn't mind at all."
Dennis smiled and gave his mom a hug. "Thanks Mom."
She too smiled and Dennis left his room to go to the lobby. Drac had finished setting everything up and was now waiting for the guests.
"Hey Grandpa, is Winnie here yet?" Dennis asked.
"No. Not yet." Drac replied. Just then, Frankenstein and his wife Eunice walked through the door with two half vampire, half werewolf teens following them.
"Drac, my man! What's up?" Frank said holding out his hand.
"Frank! So good to see you." Drac said shaking his hand. He looked at the male vampire/werewolf.
"Crash, I wasn't expecting you to be here." He said. Crash was wearing an unbuttoned leather jacket with a red t-shirt underneath. The leather jacket had a skull and crossbone patch on the back and he wore black fingerless gloves on his hands. His little sister Jensine, wore a red dress with a white skirt and had a red ribbon in her hair. What set Crash apart from other werewolves, was that he had skin on his face instead of fur. His sister was not as much of an outcast as she looked more human-like and only had fur on her arms and legs. Crash was 2 years older than Dennis, while his sister was a year younger than himself.
"What was it like living in Ohio?" Drac asked.
"It sucked." Crash replied. "Everywhere I went, I was shunned just because I was half vampire, half werewolf. At least I know I'm accepted here." Murray and Griffin then came in.
"Wassup man?" Murray said.
"Hey Drac!" Griffin said.
"So glad you could make it." Drac replied to them. They all heard a loud rumbling sound a few minutes later.
"Oh boy. Here we go." Drac said to himself as he knew what was about to happen. About 300 werewolf teens burst through the door, fighting with each other and causing chaos. Wayne, Wanda, Winnie, and another female werewolf walked in seconds later.
"Come on guys. At least try to behave." Wayne said in an annoyed tone. As usual, they didn't listen to him.
"Wayne. Joyful as ever I see." Drac said.
Wayne scoffed. "Yeah right. I thought they would start listening to me but no…"
Winnie saw Dennis, got on all fours, and dashed toward him. Dennis noticed this out of the corner of his eye.
"Here we go." He said to himself. She pounced on him a few seconds later.
"Happy birthday zing zing!" She said licking him. After years of this happening, Dennis expected it now. He did notice that her licks were getting more affectionate however, and it took her longer to stop with no outside force to stop her. She eventually let him up.
"Winnie, it's good to see you." Dennis said giving her a hug. He took a long look at her. Winnie was now 19 and wore a pink top with a skull and crossbones design on it, similar to the shirt she wore as a kid. She wore black cargo shorts and replaced her white earring studs with two white earrings at the bottom of her ears. She still wore her studded collar and had her hair tied in a ponytail. She also wore red lipstick. Dennis looked at her friend.
"Who's this?" He asked.
"This is my friend Alessa. I met her a few weeks ago." Alessa was 19 and was dressed like Winnie, except her tank top was red, had an image of a spider web on it, and her shorts were white. She had her hair braided like a ponytail.
"Nice to meet you." Alessa said. Crash noticed Winnie's friend and instantly developed an attraction to her. He walked up to them.
"Hello there. I'm Crash. And you are…"
"Alessa." She replied.
"Ah, what a pretty name." He said. He then gave Winnie a hug and shook Dennis's hand.
"Hey guys. Long time no see." He said.
"Hi Crash." They both said. He then walked away.
"What's up with him?" Alessa asked.
"Oh don't worry about him." Winnie replied. "He's always been a little different."
[A few hours later]
The party was in full swing. Drac was the DJ for tonight and everyone was having a good time. Some romantic music started playing. Dennis and Winnie looked at each other with bright shining eyes and smiled. As Dennis held her hand, Winnie kissed him, and they cuddled while dancing.
Crash noticed Alessa was by herself and went to her.
"Hey, wanna dance with me?" He asked holding out his hand.
"Sure." She said taking his hand and they danced for a bit. Alessa started cuddling with Crash as she took a liking to him. Winnie noticed this while still dancing with Dennis and smiled. Nothing could ruin the night.
After the party, Dennis and Winnie decided to take a walk in the forest.
"So, how's being 16 so far?" She asked.
"Okay I guess." He replied. They eventually came to a cliff overlooking the town.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't get you anything this time." She said. Dennis looked at her.
"Winnie, spending my birthday with you is the best gift I could ask for." He said.
Her eyes lit up. "Really?"
Dennis smiled and gave her a kiss on the lips which made her blush a little. Dawn was starting to approach, so they decided to head back.
"I have something to tell you." She said while they were walking back.
Dennis smiled again. "Let me guess. You love me."
Winnie giggled. "Yep, you guessed it."
"I love you too Winnie." He said. They eventually got back to the hotel.
"Well, I better get going." She said.
"Yeah me too." Dennis said. She walked up to the hotel door. Before going in, she looked back at Dennis. For about 4 seconds, he saw a pink swirling in her eyes while his eyes also swirled pink. Their expressions changed from happy to shocked.
'We just zinged.' He thought to himself. She slowly nodded as if she knew what he was thinking. Dennis ran up to her.
"Wait Winnie." He said.
"Yes my zing?"
"Can I sleep with you?"
"Of course you can." She replied smiling. They both went inside and went to Winnie's room. They got into her bed and cuddled.
"I want to be with you forever." Dennis said softly before falling asleep. Winnie fell asleep seconds later. Little did they know, Drac had seen everything and was delighted Dennis found his zing.
A/N: There you have it. Feel free to let me know what you think so far. I would also like to add that this takes place in a different timeline than that of The Love of My Life stories, and that I will be continuing The Love of My Life 2, I just haven't come up with any new ideas for it yet. Until next time, take it easy.