"I know you've been thinking about it. The change that is." The witch said as she grabbed Mavs' hand. The witch was sitting in the dinning room of the hotel. Alone at a small circular wooden table, she had her teacup in one thin hand and Mavis' arm in the other.
"What are you talking-"
"I am talking to that nagging in your stomach. I am speaking to the part of you that wants a normal family. I know you want to have children, and I know that your husband is human. I know that he does not want to give up his mortality. I also know that you, if given that chance, may consider giving up your immortality."
"How do you know so much about me?" Mavis asked, astonished by this woman's insight on her life. She was sure that she had never met, or spoken with this woman before today.
"I know, because I am a witch. I know I do not look like the witches you have seen before, and that is because I am more powerful than they are. I am much older than they are, and therefore I am experienced. I have seen monsters like you before."
"You're wrong. I don't want to be human, I want to live forever. I don't want to stop being a vampire, I don't want to stop being me."
"Alright. I will be staying at the hotel for three days. You have until the time I leave to make your decision. But you should know, your husband is not getting any younger and I will not be back again for many years." The witch went back to sipping her tea. Mavis rushed into the back of the kitchen. Unsure about how she felt, and unsure about what she would do with this new information.
She had looked almost human. Mavis had never seen a witch without green skin and a long, hooked nose. This woman was, to put it simply, pretty. She had long black hair and purple eyes with almost no pupil. She wore a simple black dress and looked much like the average female Mavis had seen on her travels.
"Mavis, where have you been? I went looking for you in the garden, but I couldn't find you!" It was Johnny. He came rushing towards her, with a quizzical and concerned look on his face. "You're paler than usual, is everything alright?"
"I don't know if I am anymore. It feels like everything I've ever know could change and I don't know if I want it to."
"You're not making any sense Mav. What happened?"
"That woman, the one with the hair and the eyes. I think she said she could turn me into a human. I don't know what to do Johnny! Help me!"
"What woman! What did she say? How is that even possible?"
"That woman! She was drinking tea and then she just grabbed me and said I could be mortal and I could be normal. She was a witch. I don't know what to do."
"Well you can't just stop being a vampire! I know that you want to have a family, but I could never ask you to give up everything you've ever known! You can't just give up your immortality! Not when I wouldn't change for you!"
"But maybe I want to be a human. I've always wanted a grand adventure, this could be it!" She smiled at him. Maybe Mavis did want to become mortal.
"No! I can't let you give up everything, not when I wasn't willing to do the same for you. That's not how this relationship works."
"But maybe it could be. I could go out in the sun, whenever I wanted to! We could live in the village near the hotel! Our kids could go to school! We could teach them about monsters and we could be happy." The more Mavis thought about a mundane life, the more she warmed to the idea. She would have living, mortal children. She would grow old with Johnny, instead of watching him go through it alone.
"We are happy. At least I think we're happy. If you're immortal Mavis, I know nothing bad will happen to you once I'm gone. If you stay a vampire, I know that you'll be safe. If you were human, I don't know what I'd do if I lost you. Think about your father Mavis! What would Drac say if you were turning human? He would flip his lid!"
"He would rather see me live a full, happy and mortal life rather than seeing me ruined for all of eternity once you've left me!" Mavis crossed her arms and started to walk away. She was so upset that she could barely see straight.
How could Johnny not see her side of things! She wanted to be with him, and she did not want to watch from the sidelines while he aged and she stayed the same. She walked out of the kitchen, almost walking right by the woman who was still sipping tea.
"What did you mean? When you said I could give up my immortality, what did you mean? Could I become a human?" Mavis almost yelled in her face. She was upset and angry from her row with Johnny, but she controlled her voice so that no one else could hear them.
"I meant that you would become a human, from the time the spell took effect, you would be a thirty three year old woman. You would live a human life."
"That's what I thought you meant." Mavis started seeing spots around her. She felt faint and sat in the chair across from the witch. She held her head in her hands and thought about what had just happened to her. Would she give up her immortality for a lifetime with Johnny? Was this a trick? Would she survive becoming a human? Did she even want to become mortal?