Chapter Nine
A/N: This is going to be the final chapter. I apologize for not updating this story sooner, but I hope you enjoyed it. If you can leave a review, I would very much appreciate it, especially since this is my first story. Thank you!
"Here you go, Juno." Barbara dropped the Spirit Medallion in its drawstring bag on Juno's desk.
"My, that was fast." Juno was honestly impressed. "You two have finally done a good job. Now get out."
"Pleasant day to you as well, Juno." Adam bowed and then he and his wife left the room. When they returned to the attic, they found the room completely decorated. Balloons littered the floor, streamers hung from the ceiling, signs with words like "Celebrate!" and "Party!" hung on the walls. Adam and Barbara looked behind them, thinking for a split-second that they might have walked into the wrong house. However, when Lydia came into the room, they were just as confused as they were relieved.
"Hey guys!" she greeted them cheerfully.
"Lydia, what is all this?" Adam asked her.
"It's a party, what does it look like?" she giggled.
"What are we having a party for exactly?" Barbara wondered.
"I thought you might like to celebrate the start of a world without Beetlejuice!"
"That's a fantastic idea." Adam picked up Barbara, arms around her waist as he spun around.
Lydia began throwing balloons up in the air, and when Barbara was placed back onto the ground, Adam picked up balloons and threw them at not just Barbara, but at Lydia as well. Back and forth the balloons went, laughter filling the attic along with screams of glee and fright. Barbara and Lydia teamed up and formed an alliance, throwing balloons as fast and as powerfully as they could at Adam, who could do nothing but simply sit there and take it, before tackling both of them onto the sofa behind them. They all sat on the sofa as the giggles and laughter dissipated.
"I don't think I've ever been so content in my life. Thank you both for saving me." Barbara told them both.
"Don't mention it." Adam turned and kissed Barbara chastely.
"Hey Adam, I almost forgot! We have something." Barbara spoke the second statement mysteriously, hinting at Adam, leaving Lydia absolutely clueless.
"That's right, we do! Shall you get it or shall I?" Adam asked. Without replying, Barbara got up from the couch and walked over to a dresser, opening the drawer. Though Lydia tried to crane her neck to sneak a peek, she could not tell what it was that Barbara was retrieving.
Barbara turned around, holding the item behind her. She smiled excitedly. "Close your eyes!" she told Lydia.
"No peeking!" Adam commanded, noticing a slit widening as Lydia tried to see what Barbara was doing. Instantly she clenched her eyes closed at being caught. She tried to figure out what was happening.
She could smell Barbara's perfume so she must've been very close, and there was a soft clicking sound that Lydia did not recognize, accompanied with the feel of something cold and thin encircling her neck.
Suddenly the smell of Barbara's perfume dissappeared. "Okay, open!" Barbara said happily.
Lydia looked down. In the middle of her chest was a locket, hanging on a strand of silver.
"Aren't you going to open it?" Adam was eager.
Lydia had been so stunned that she forgot about opening it, until Adam's question reminded her, so she delicately opened the heart-shaped locket. There inside was a picture of Adam and Barbara from their wedding day. She smiled as she read the engraving on the other side, "We love you."
"I told you she'd like it." Barbara muttered, nudging Adam. He put an arm around her shoulder and smiled.
"Thanks, guys." Lydia ran into Adam and Barbara, as the trio formed a group hug. They were all so content, and would be so for all time. Even the revenge of a monster couldn't bring their happiness to an end.
A/N: Did you like it? For those of you who have already reviewed, thanks for the input! I hope to see more reviews and I also hope you enjoyed reading "Revenge of a Monster".
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