Everyone sat down at a dinner table and anxiously awaited the story. Drac began to explain that he wanted the best wedding present he could think of. The only thing that kept coming to mind was Johnny's parents would never be able to attend and he decided to change that. Drac had borrowed one of the post cards Johnny had received from his parents as it had the return address. Drac then made sure to find a night time flight that both took off and landed during the night so he could stow away in the cargo hold. He then flew from the air port to Johnny's house but had to wait until the next night as the sun was about to come up. Drac waited for only Mike and Ann to be home as he did not want too many people to be home at once. Luckily a window was open with missing blinds and Drac made his way into the house.
"Good! They are both sitting on the couch in front of the… the… television… yes, that is what Johnny said those were called. I must do this carefully." Drac said to himself.
Drac then flew into the living room and landed on top of the TV. Ann freaked out.
"AHHH! Rat!" Ann said.
"It is flying, I do not think it is a…" Mike attempted to say.
"AHHH! Flying rat!" Ann screamed again.
"Enough!" Drac yelled.
"Uhhh… Did that bat just…"
Before Mike could finish his sentence Drac said.
"Look into my eyes. You will no longer be hypnotized to forget the existence of monsters. You will remember everything that has happened."
Drac then sat back and waited. Both Mike and Ann stood still for a few seconds as reality came back. They then both just blinked a few times and looked around. Ann was the first to say anything.
"Drac… Drac… is… is that you?"
Mike was now rubbing his temples and then rubbed his eyes.
"Yes, I made you remember everything…" Drac was saying.
"Wait… it has been nearly a year! Have we missed the wedding!? Oh please tell me we did not miss the wedding. Wait… no… how are Johnny and Mavis, are they OK? Wait no… how is Johnny doing being a Vampire? Wait.. no…"
"Slow down Ann, I will tell you everything." Drac said as he changed back into human form.
Drac then went on to explain that the wedding was only in a few months, he talked amount how Johnny and Mavis were very happy. He explained that Johnny was getting used to his new Vampire powers and could not be having more fun with them especially flying.
"That boy always did want to fly." Mike said.
Both Ann and Drac smiled.
"I wanted the best wedding present I could think of, and the best thing that came to mind was getting Johnny is family back."
Ann immediately jumped out of the couch and tightly hugged Drac and even kissed him.
"Oh thank you! This is the best thing you could have done! You really are such a great guy! Oh I cannot thank you enough!" Ann said.
"You can start by letting me breath." Drac said humorously and with a smile.
"Oh I am sorry, I am just so happy right now." Ann said as she released Drac and took a few steps back now wiping tears from her eyes.
Mike got up and walked over to Drac. He let out his hand and shook Drac's hand.
"This really is a wonderful thing you are doing. Thank you so much." Mike said.
"What about the rest of the family, do they remember?" Ann asked.
"No, not yet. I wanted you two to remember first. I think it would work best of you invited them all back here one by one so I can make them remember individually so there is less chance of a freak out." Drac said while using air quotes when he said "freak out."
"Wise man." Mike said bobbing his head up and down with a smile on his face.
"Jim and Bill are out at the movies, and they should be back in about 30 minutes. And I believe that Jake is staying late at school working on some big project. He should likely be home in a few hours." Ann said.
"That works; I can hide until you get Jim and Bill in here so I can get them both at the same time like I did with you." Drac said.
For about 40 minutes Drac, Ann, and Mike continued talking about what has happened over the last year until they heard the door open. Drac immediately turned into a bat and hid behind couch. Both Bill and Jim walked into the living room seeing their parents sitting on the couch with the TV off.
"You two look like you are having fun, what have we been missing?" Jim asks.
"Yea... the TV is off." Bill added.
"Oh we were just talking about Johnny, we got some news about him, come and sit and we will tell you about it." Ann said.
The two boys sat down and the second they did, Drac turned to vapor, moved across the floor fast and immediately turned human right in front of the two boys and hypnotized them just like he did to Mike and Ann. Both of them also just sat for a few seconds and then blinked a few times while the memories came rushing back.
"Drac, you are here! How did you get here!?" Jim said as his memories came rushing back.
"It is a long story." Drac said with a smile.
Drac then explained to them both about Johnny getting married to Mavis soon, all the things that have happened during the last year. The timing was perfect because just as Drac finished his talk, Jake walked through the door and the process repeated.
Now that the five of them had their memories back, they talked for several hours until everyone (besides Drac, as he was still wide awake) decided to head to bed. They were going to meet Matt, Aimee and Julia tomorrow for dinner, and they would have Drac come with so they too could remember.
"Oh I know Julia will just love remembering everyone, she had such a great time…" Ann trailed off and thought for a minute. "Drac, can you make Julia only remember all the good things, and not the fights between humans and Monsters? I do not want her to be afraid or sad about what she would remember." Ann finished.
"Wonderful idea. I can easily do that." Drac said.
While everyone went to sleep, Drac stayed up and wanted TV. He was fascinated by all the shows and even the movies. He was not too thrilled when he watched a vampire movie about some girl, a vampire who sparkled, and some guy who could turn into a wolf. He then made his way to their basement and found a nice dark spot to sleep during the day until they all go over and see Matt and Aimee.
Drac slept soundly knowing that what he was doing was the one thing he could give to both Johnny and his Mavy that they would never otherwise be able to get. Drac awoke the next night to the voice of Ann.
"Time to get up sleepy head. We are going to heading over to Matt's house in a few hours for dinner."
"Thank you Ann. I will be up shortly." Drac said.
"Did you need anything?" Ann asked.
"I am getting a little hungry." Drac replied while yawning.
Ann suddenly has a slight look of shock and apprehension especially seeing Drac's fangs while he yawned and Drac noticed Ann's face.
"Oh do not worry, I can go out and hunt some animals, no need to be alarmed."
"Oh I was not… sorry… it is still all new to me." Ann replied.
"It is quite alright." Drac said.
Drac got ready for the night and made his way upstairs. The entire family was sitting in the living room watching TV. Drac decided to join them and was soon nearly glued to the TV watching some show about people hunting for ghosts and big foot. He made mental notes to watch this in the future so he could learn of human monster hunting techniques. The time eventually arrived for all of them to head over to Matt's house for dinner. Drac flew over to Matt's house on his own, landed on a branch of a tree out front so he could see inside Matt's house through a window while Johnny's family walked over from their house.
Once everyone was settled, Mike had separated from the group to "use the bathroom" but it was really to let Drac into the house.
Matt and Aimee were busy in the kitchen setting the table with food while the rest of Johnny's family was sitting at the table not sure when Drac was going to show himself. Drac decided to allow everyone to enjoy their dinner and to also have a little time to relax afterwards. When the table was cleared of all dishes and everyone started talking, Drac decided it was time. He flew onto the middle of the table and hypnotized Matt and Aimee together before either of them had time to react.
They had the exact same reaction as the others did, sitting still, blinking a few times allowing their memories to come back. Drac wasted no time and proceeded to make Julia remember, but made sure to tell her to only remember specific parts.
Drac and the rest of Johnny's family brought Matt and Aimee up to speed about what has happened. Julia now remembering everything wanted Drac to turn into a bat so she could pet him. Remembering how he enjoyed it last time, he gladly accepted and continued with their conversation.
Johnny's family spent the next few days arranging their schedules so they could come to the Hotel for the wedding. This time Drac did not need to stow away in the cargo hold as he perfectly fit in a cat carrier Matt had in the basement crawl space and he was checked in as a pet, giving him more comfortable conditions.
Author's note:
I am not sure how I want this story to progress. I am not sure if want it to be more of a fluff piece, or if I want more drama. I am also not sure, if I want Drama, what kind.
I ask you my readers to give me your opinions. Either PM me, or include them in your reviews!
Thanks!
