I own nothing, just my OC, Lyra. Wilbur are of Meet the Robinsons and belongs to Disney. I hope you enjoy. And again thanks to musicis4ever for be my Beta-Reader for this story.
Chapter Two
A little later, Mavis and Lyra were sitting on the roof. The boys were out exploring, but Lyra was too upset to accompany them.
"I'm sorry." Lyra murmured, after a few minutes of silence. "The last thing I wanted was to ruin everything. Now your father is in trouble with Madam Bomtempo and you run the risk of losing your boyfriend. Wilbur is right, sometimes I say too much."
"You were just happy to be back. All you wanted was to have fun." Mavis tried to comfort her.
"And look at what happened because of that! You don't need to stay if you don't want to, Mavy. You can go join the boys."
"I won't enjoy myself, knowing that you're sad, little sister. It wasn't your fault."
"Yes, it was. It's no use lying to try to cheer me up."
"So, how's the outside world?" Mavis said, trying to change the subject.
"I visited several awesome places, but I haven't felt at home anywhere as much as I do here. Even though I met tons of cool humans and monsters, I didn't feel as comfortable around them as I do with you."
"Did you and Wilbur Zing?"
"What is a Zing anyway?" Lyra asked.
"It's a special feeling that binds two people, the moment they meet, forever."
"Humans call it true love; a flame that ascends when two people meet and it never goes out. It's rare and very precious. And no, Wilbur and I are just friends."
"I'm curious, how did you two meet?"
"I was in town for a few days when I made my first friend. She invited me to a party and I met Wilbur there. We became friends when we met. But it took a while for his friends to trust me, especially Jean, who discovered I was a vampire."
"And he tried to kill you?" Mavis said, her eyes widening.
"No, but Wilbur tried to keep him away from me. I managed to trick Wilbur enough times to get to know him better. One day, I told him the truth about me. We've been best friends ever since."
"This is fantastic! And have you discovered something about your family?"
"Not really. But I realized that you are my true family. I can travel the world, but it's only here where I really feel at home. Although, it's not very different with Wilbur's family… But enough about Wilbur and me, you promised to tell me about you and Jonny and all that's happened here."
Mavis smiled and fulfilled Lyra's request.
-KK-
Meanwhile, Wilbur and Jonathan were in the eldest's room talking.
"And you followed her! Why?" Jonny said, surprised and intrigued.
"I wanted a little adventure." Wilbur shrugged.
"And she said that you could be killed?"
"Yeah, but I knew she wasn't going to let that happen."
"Do you even trust her?"
"Lyra's a little different, somewhat rebellious, and a little crazy. Still, she's reliable."
"She seems pretty cool."
"Most of the time. Didn't you see what she did?"
"She was just having fun. Besides, you said she's a little crazy sometimes."
"I'm going to my room to see if anything left to eat." Wilbur muttered, rising. "Then I'll see if I can find the girls."
"I'm going with you. I think I know where they are."
"Lyra isn't so bad sometimes, until I lose my patience with her."
"It's kind of the same thing with brothers, isn't it?" Jonny commented.
"I wouldn't know. Out of curiosity, what makes you say that?"
"I have six brothers, three of them older than me. I've learned to endure and live with any kind of person."
"Spend five minutes alone with Lyra, and you will change your mind."
"She can't be that bad."
"No? Ask Mavis then. I give up on finding something edible, let's go after them."
"Come with me!"
-KK-
"So in the end, everyone decided to give Jonny a chance?" Lyra asked Mavis. "But you don't seem ready to face the rest of the humans out there."
"But I am! That's why Jonny and I were going to travel; I want to know the world beyond this castle."
"You won't regret it." Lyra assured her.
"Why didn't you write? The only time we heard from you, was in those two years that you were in Egypt. Uncle Murray came to my party and said you were there."
"I don't like the idea of long distance communicating, especially by writing. Letters could be intercepted, so I chose not to try to communicate. Let's find the boys."
"Come on."
The two went down and flew into the room of the eldest.
"Mavy, your room hasn't changed at all! The same thing can be said about everything in this castle. It seems like no time has passed, since I've been away."
"I think that's the way my father wants it to be."
"It's a bit tedious after awhile. You could at least have a TV here." Lyra sighed.
"Remember when you stole that radio in the village of humans?" Mavis asked, excitedly.
"I borrowed it. I brought it back a few days later. Uncle Drac was furious with me."
"And that time he caught you spying on the village?"
"Thanks to Jack Blabbermouth. But deep down, I know they were only concerned about my safety."
"They've tried to kill you?" Mavis interjected.
"The humans? A few. The worst of them was… Well, I don't remember the guy's name, but he was called 'the monster hunter'. We had an ugly battle, until the cop Jhonson interrupted us and said that if the monster hunter didn't leave me alone, he would be arrested."
The two went out into the corridor and came face to face with Wilbur and Jonny.
"There you are!" The four exclaimed together, which ended up making everyone laugh.
"What were you up to?" Lyra asked the boys.
"Nothing." Jonny answered. "We were just talking. Wilbur was concerned about you."
"I was not!" Wilbur protested. "I was enjoying some peace, before you prepare to do something else."
"Is anyone else hungry?" Mavis asked, trying to distract them. Seeing that it was useless, she looked to Jonny for help.
"You talk as if you don't partake in my fun too." Lyra snapped at Wilbur.
"What else can I do? You don't do anything alone because you need someone to take the blame if anything goes wrong!" He retorted.
"When have I ever blamed someone else to get myself out of a problem?"
"Whenever the problem is with my parents. Perhaps you didn't blame me, but you always lie. Every time you do, it includes passing the problem to someone else. You don't care about anyone but yourself!" He shot at her, hotly.
"I've always cared about you! But you're too immersed in yourself to realize it." She threw back, scowling.
"Immersed, am I? At least I see the consequences of my actions, and what it will do to other people. I'm not selfish like you!" Wilbur snapped.
"Take that back!" Lyra growled, her eyes narrowing.
"I'm just telling the truth. You didn't care what would happen to me when you were playing around. Were you just waiting until I would admit that I'd been made a fool or just until you decided you were bored?"
"It wouldn't kill you to admit you make mistakes, too."
"How do you know? Have you already done this before? 'It was all just a little bit of fun!'" Wilbur quoted, imitating her. Lyra fumed, not trusting herself to speak.
"That's always your excuse, isn't it?" He said, in his normal voice.
Lyra did not know what to say and punched the nearest wall in frustration. Jonathan was completely startled by the sudden fury of the young vampire, Mavis was worried about her, and Wilbur was angry. This all stopped when they realized Lyra was crying.
"I thought you were different from the humans I was told about." Lyra whispered, fighting back tears. "But I was wrong! You're just another cruel… human teenager, who looks only to his side of the story and finds fault in others. You're the one who doesn't care about anyone but yourself. I don't know why I followed you here." Lyra promptly turned into a bat, and flew out the nearest window.
"I think you overreacted." Jonny said to Wilbur.
"I've never seen Lyra so angry." Wilbur murmured, realizing what he had done.
"Neither have I." Mavis agreed. "Even when my father tried to stop her from traveling, so she stayed."
"Either she really likes you, or she really hates you." Did the redhead.
"Neither one nor the other. Lyra and I've always been, just ordinary friends."
"If they were, she would have smashed his face, not the wall."
"Lyra never hurt anyone." Murmured the young vampire. "Even if she hated him. But you have to find it, Wilbur, before she arrange problems."
"Why me?"
"You started it all, now fix it."
"But…"
Mavis just looked at him and Wilbur paused. Knew deep down she was right. But go alone behind Lyra, that place full of monsters, did not seem a good idea even for him. Yet he was.
"Do you really think that was a good idea to send him behind her alone?" Jonny asked.
"They need time to understand themselves. He'll be fine."
"So, I really wonder where Lyra came?"
"She was nineteen when Jack found her lost in the woods and she was brought here. My dad took care of her. We grew up together, but Lyra was a little different. For starters, she had a fearless imagination. She was always fighting human evil, barely escaping at the end and there was always something exploding. When she turned thirty, she began to slip away from the castle. My father knew and sometimes came back with some human object to find out what it was. And even here, she was always up to something. She liked to create new ideas, new jokes. At first she had trouble with Quasimodo; he kept saying she smelled like human. So, she developed the habit of secretly entering the kitchen, through hidden places. Apart from that, she was well behaved and polite but had an indomitable spirit. She longed to be free. One day she just decided she could no longer stay here and left."
"If you want to know the world so why not go with her?"
"I was too young to leave my father, and had a little fear of humans, even when they received news of her. Thought we were dead, until one day Murray came here and said she was spending time with him in Egypt. It was a surprise when he said she was very quiet and behaved, except that she had developed a certain attachment to objects and foods of humans and their constant explorations. She spent two years there, then disappeared again until back today."
"Speaking of news, it's been two days since I've spoken with my parents. Guess what, they are dying to meet you?"
"You told them about me? What did you tell them?"
"Only I had arranged a girlfriend and you were very pretty. As for where I said that is just a hotel here in Transylvania. They will not come looking for me even. Also tell them about Hawaii."
"What do you think of Lyra and Wilbur come with us?"
"I do not know. Always traveled alone. Me and you is one thing, but a group?"
"I think it would be good to go with us."
"Whatever you want, Mavy-Baby." He kissed her softly.
