"Uncle Arthur, I'm going to start over again and if you're not here by the time I count to three, you've had it!" Samantha threatened as her husband, Darrin entered the kitchen barefoot.

"And so have we...Sam, what's happened?!" Darrin demanded, gaining his wife's attention. Tonight had not gone as planned for the raven-haired mortal as the night had ended in his boss getting knocked unconscious by a boxing glove that had appeared out of nowhere and Darrin losing his shoes when they had stuck to the carpet.

"Well, apparently Uncle Arthur has made up with Aretha and has given us custody of his practical jokes..." Samantha replied as she watched her stressed-out husband prepare an icepack for his boss' head injury. She just knew that her uncle was behind this terrible night of endless pranking and she also knew that he was ignoring her. She had called out to him at least ten times that night and he had not appeared once. She began to threateningly count once again as Darrin rushed back into the living room to treat Larry's head wound. Samantha quickly poked her head into the living room to check on things and see how her husband was doing with his boss and their clients.

"Where am I?" Larry asked in confusion once he finally came to.

"If I didn't know any better, I would think you were in a looney bin..." Their client, Mrs. Rockfield had spoken up as she and her husband both glared at Darrin in disapproval.

"Yes this certainly promises to be an interesting evening; more fun than a barrel of monkeys..." Darrin chuckled nervously as a red barrel that read the words, 'FIRE' on the front of it in white lettering magically appeared in the middle of the living room as if on cue. Darrin, Larry and the Rockfields turned their attention toward the barrel as several monkeys began to climb out of it, jumping onto the conch and running amuck around the living room. One of the monkeys had even climbed onto Larry's shoulders, hanging onto him. Samantha gasped at the sight as she quickly ran back into the kitchen to call upon her uncle again.

"Uncle Arthur, you cut out the monkey business and undo your spell!" Samantha demanded once again as Arthur finally appeared behind her, holding Aretha hostage by her arm in a firm grasp. The auburn Witch forced a nervous grin to hide the fact that anything was amiss out of fear that the brunette Warlock would send her to the same, horrible dimension that he had sent her friends to.

"Hi-ho Samantha my sweet..." He greeted quietly with a psychotic grin, startling his niece as she turned around to face him.

"Don't hi-ho me! You and your practical jokes are destroying us!" Samantha scolded as both the Witch's and Warlock's smiles faded. The three had peaked out through the slits in the kitchen window's shutters at the monkeys that were running and jumping about the living room.

"Oh cute little fellas aren't they?!" Arthur couldn't help but crack up laughing at the sight of his own practical jokes' doing as his power's strong energy field had finally released it's hold on Aretha. She clutched her chest in relief taking in a deep breath of air before giving the brunette Warlock a piece of her mind.

"Not to me they're not! They are ugly, little beasts; no cuter than your practical jokes!" She yelled as Arthur turned around to glare at her menacingly once again. He had, had enough of this Witch; those practical jokes were who he was and they were what made him happy, not her. He certainly cared about them and his well being more than he cared about this killjoy of a Witch and he certainly wasn't going to change who he was for her anymore. Samantha smiled as she could tell that her uncle was finally coming to his senses on this matter.

"Arthur, we are finished for all time and if I never see you again, it will be too soon! Goodbye!" Aretha pretended to break it of with Arthur despite the fact that he had already broken things off with her to spare herself some dignity before disappearing in a puff of white smoke.

"You're right, she's a phony...Stacked like a phony..." Arthur finally admitted to his niece with a roll of his eyes. He seemed not to care about the auburn Witch at all anymore. It was as if she were dead to him. Unknown to Samantha, Aretha was lucky that she wasn't dead after the events that had taken place prior to their arrival.

"Uncle Arthur, I beg of you please undo your spell..." Samantha begged as Darrin angrily entered the kitchen once again.

"Why not? I've lost my love again..." Arthur sighed. He wasn't talking about Aretha however, he was talking about his desire to love in general. He had lost the ability to love or feel compassion for anyone and it was all that Witch's fault. He just hoped that it was only temporary because he was upset.

"That's not all you're going to lose..." Darrin threatened.

"Practical jokes, return to the roost and give Uncle Arthur a great, big boost!" Arthur recited the spell with a grin as any trace of his practical jokes had disappeared from the living room, turning into a blue orb that had returned to the brunette Warlock before absorbing into his chest. Arthur let out a sigh of bliss as a blue, glowing aura surrounded him and the warmth of regaining his real, true love had begun to fill his chest. The three had peaked out through the kitchen's shutters once again as Larry and the Rockfields looked around in confusion at the sudden disappearance of the monkeys and the barrel they had arrived in.

"Okay Sammy...chow..." Arthur disappeared in a puff of blue smoke, leaving Samantha and Darrin to deal with the aftermath. He hadn't gone far though as he reappeared on Samantha and Darrin's roof to sit quietly and do some more thinking. He just felt so bitter, so angry. His thoughts were interrupted when he noticed Esmerelda slowly fading into existence next to him. He felt his anger and hatred melt away when he saw her as she tended to brighten his mood.

"Hello Ezzy..." He greeted with a sad sigh. He just couldn't bring himself to be angry around her for some reason. It was as if her very presence cheered him up when he was down.

"Hello Arthur...I saw what happened..." She admitted as Arthur turned his head to look away from her her. She had remained invisible the whole time and had watched all the events that had just unfolded.

"You're better off without her..." She added as the brunette Warlock let out another sad sigh.

"Why would somebody want to do that to me...? Am I really that bad...? Am I really so annoying that someone would want to just...hurt me for the fun of it?" Arthur asked as his eyes began to tear up once again.

"What?! No! No...None of this was your fault...You're not the bad guy here Arthur; Aretha was just a bully who doesn't realize what she just lost because you're the funniest, most nicest Warlock I know and if you were my boyfriend, I would never hurt you..." Esmerelda explained as she took Arthur's hand in hers. The Warlock's eyes widened in shock from the touch as he felt a blush creep across his cheeks.

"I love you Arthur...I've loved you for a long time and I always will..." Esmerelda finally admitted as her brown eyes gazed lovingly into Arthur's blue ones. There it was, that feeling had returned after Arthur was sure that, that part of him had died after what Aretha had done to him. He felt that all-too familiar feeling of love and compassion and he felt it for Esmerelda, Samantha and Darrin's shy maid.

He didn't care though, Esmerelda was a nice Witch and in all honestly, Arthur would rather spend the rest of his life with someone nice, someone who accepted him for who he was, someone who would allow him to love her and would gladly return his love in a heartbeat, someone that was just as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside than spend it with someone cruel and heartless that wanted nothing to do with him and that only wanted to change everything she didn't like about him. He reached over to take ahold of Esmerelda's other hand as he gazed into her eyes just as lovingly. Esmerelda felt a blush creep across her cheeks as well as the Warlock of her dreams had leaned in to passionately kiss her on the lips. Esmerelda was surprised by the sudden kiss at first but then she gradually kissed him back just as passionately, her eyes fluttering shut in pure bliss as the Warlock pulled her closer to his warm body. It felt like nothing she had ever felt before. His lips were warm and moist and his breath had a sweet taste to it that she really couldn't describe or compare to anything. It just tasted like Arthur and that taste was sweeter than any candy or desert she had ever tasted.

He sucked on her lips tenderly before gradually slipping his tongue into her mouth. Her eyes shot back open, wide with surprise at the sensation as she had never French kissed anyone before. She just let her eyes flutter shut again as she allowed the brunette Warlock's tongue to explore the inside of her mouth, tightening her lips around his tongue and proceeding to suck on it gently in order to pleasure the Warlock. His tongue felt strong and muscular and had a slightly metallic taste to it as it wrapped around her tongue lovingly before pulling her tongue into his mouth. She had copied the Warlock's actions by using her tongue to explore the inside of his mouth as well. The inside of his mouth felt softer than hers and felt warm and inviting.

After a few minutes of pleasuring Esmerelda by sucking on her tongue as well, Arthur pulled away with a flirtatious smirk as Esmerelda appeared dazed and lovestruck.

"Did ya like that baby?" The brunette Warlock asked the maid Witch flirtatiously with a small smirk.

"Are you kidding?! That was incredible! B-But how did it feel to you?" She asked sheepishly.

"Well Ezzy, I feel like I'm in love again..." The Warlock replied with a lovestruck smile as the two happily shared another kiss under the moonlight.

THE END...