Chapter 13: Epilogue
(Charlotte's P.O.V)
Ah, Christmas Eve, a time of celebration with family and friends. Or in my case a whole other Holiday. Man I was excited, my parents were going to a grown up party, so Trevor and I could go the Halloween town without suspicion. Same with Brianna and Stephen's parents. I was putting on my dress and smoothing it out. It was a bright red with a white belt. I was grabbing my presents when a heard a knock on the door.
"Come in." I said and Trevor came in. "Hey sis, are you almost ready?" He asked.
"Yeah, yeah...I just need to pick up Coraline and Wybie." I said and handed him the presents. Terror looked at them for a moment.
"Hey, where's your present for Jack?" He asked I gave him a knowing smile. "That's a surprise for later." I replied in a sing-sing voice.
"Alright then, I'll meet you down stairs with the others." He said and left. I took out my key keychain and tapped the door knob of my closet and it appeared as Coraline's room I stepped through and looked around.
"Coraline? You in here?" I asked and heard the knob turn, fearing it was her parents I quickly fled into the closet.
"Hurry up Wyborn, Charlotte will be here soon." Coraline said I sighed in relief and can out of the closet.
"I'm already here and...wow you look great." I said. Coraline was wearing a navy blue dress with white stars on it. Wybie was wearing a nice suit like the other boys were. Though no one was going to wear ties.
"Oh thanks, you look great too." Coraline said, slightly blushing.
"Well, it's time for the party. Where's Cat?" I asked and we heard a 'meow' at the window. Coraline quickly let him inside and we gave him a pet.
"Now we are ready." I said and we used Coraline's closet to enter my house and Brianna squealed.
"Yes, we're all here! Now let's party!" She said. Her dress was silver with golden stars as the end. She was also carrying her violin in a case.
"Come on, let's go." Stephen said, holding several presents.
"Let's go." I said and tapped the door knob with my keychain. We walked towards the town and Christmas lights were hung everywhere. They really went all out with it. The gates were open and Jack came to greet us.
"Welcome everyone. Merry Christmas." He said. We each gave him a Merry Christmas and Brianna noticed his purple cape.
"Nice look Jack." She commented. "Thank you Brianna, Sally made it for me." And right on cue, Sally walked up and gave us a hug.
"I'm so glad you could make it." She said happily. "Us to." I said.
"Um...can we put these down now?" Trevor asked, gesturing to him and Stephen. "Oh, of course, let me get that for you." Jack quickly took the presents and placed them on a table with others.
"Charlotte!" I turned my head only to be pulled into a hug by Barrel. "Merry Christmas!" He exclaimed as his siblings walked up.
"Merry Christmas." I replied. Bella shyly walked up and I noticed that her hair was brushed nicely and she was wearing a black dress with white stripes that went vertically and horizontally.
"Aww, you look so pretty!" Brianna gushed.
"Thanks you. Sally made it for me." Bella said smoothing is out. Lock then grabbed her and lead her to the table of food.
"She seems to be fitting in here alright." Charlotte commented. "Yes, I'm glad. She seemed so nervous every at first." Jack replied then gave a quick glance and Sally, noticing that she was introducing Brianna to the band, and pulled Charlotte aside.
"Did you bring it?" Jack asked and Charlotte reached in her dress pocket and pulled a bag out, handing it to Jack.
"Arrived safely, just keep it hidden and give me the signal when your ready." She said and Jack nodded before hiding the bag in his suit.
"Hey Charlotte, you got to try these cookies!" Trevor called and she ran up to her brother.
"They taste like peppermint." Stephen commented, before popping one in his mouth. I noticed that they were bite sized cookies that had red and white dough. Neat.
"Um guys what's that?" Wybie asked pointing upwards. I looked up and noticed a familiar silhouette in the sky.
"Santa's sleigh? Shouldn't he be delivering presents by now?" Brianna asked. He soon landed outside the gates and we all ran up to meet him.
"Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!" Santa laughs as he exits the sleigh.
"Merry Christmas to you to Sandy, but what are you doing here. Aren't you supposed to be delivering presents?" Jack asked.
"There will be time for that, but I wanted to give these presents in person." Santa sad and pulled out seven small boxes and handed one to me, Brianna, Trevor, Stephen, Coraline and Wybie. We looked at one another before opening them.
"New key chains!" We all gasped and pulled them out. Each one has a different charm on it, mine was a bat, Brianna's was a music note, Trevor's was a knight chess piece. Stephen had a tiny sword, Coraline's was a smaller version of her rock and Wybie's was his helmet.
"Yes, I believe you all should have one of your own. Knowing that you would want to come back." Santa said.
"Awww, I love it!" Brianna squealed. Santa then pulled out four more gifts and gestured for Lock, Shock, Barrel and Bella to come forward.
"I've watched you all and how you did your best to make a change. You've earned these." Santa handed the former Boogie Boys (and Girl) a present and they opened them. Lock got toy gun that shot foam bullets, Barrel got a lollipop maker and Shock's present was nail polish. She actually seemed to like it.
"Thank you." They chorused. "But what about Bella?" Lock asked. Santa smiled softly.
"Bella, I've hoped to give you this someday." Santa said and gave her a nice looking present. She hesitated for a moment, but slowly unwrapped it and gasped.
"My teddy bear...the one I asked for." She said and she slowly took out a brown snugged bear with a yellow bow on its head.
"Thank you." She said and gave him a hug. Santa chuckled as he returned it.
"I must be off, Merry Christmas!" Santa said and he flew back up into the sky and disappeared.
"Wow, so what are you going to do with your other one?" Trevor asked looking at my pumpkin keychain. I smiled and handed it to Bella.
"It's not a toy bear, but I think you all should have it." I said and they smiled.
"And now back to the party!" Trevor cried and we cheered and started heading back, Jack then grabbed my shoulder and gave me a nod. I gave a thumbs up and ran up to the stage.
"Hey Mayor, mind it I use this?" I asked pointing to the microphone. "Why of course Charlotte, go ahead." He said and I took it before clearing my thought.
"Okay everyone quite down." I started and everyone stopped talking and turned towards me. "Hi everyone and Merry Christmas." I said and paused to let everyone cheer before I continued.
"Thank you, now I wanted to say a few words. First of all I wanted to thank you for being so welcoming to use. This is a once in a life time opportunity and has been a fun few months. Next I think it's time we opened a few gifts to each other." I said and everyone cheered in agreement.
"Hang on, hang on, but before me do, Jack has a special gift to give." I said and Jack stepped through the crowd, holding Sally's hand. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Brianna take out her phone and start recording.
"Thank you Charlotte, now my gift is for Sally." Jack said and grasped both of her hands into his before beginning again. "Sally, we've known each other for a long time. My only regret is that I didn't realize that I thought of you more than just a friend. But I wouldn't trade the last year we had together for anything. You mean the whole world to me Sally. I love you." He said, the reached into his jacket and pulled out a small box. Knelt down and opened it to reveal a ring. Everyone gasped in awe as Jack finished.
"Sally, I want to spend the rest of my after life with you. Will you marry me?" He asked and Sally's eyes widened before she gave the biggest smile I've ever seen.
"Yes! Yes Jack of course I'll marry you!" She squealed and a Jack slipped the ring on her before kissing her. Then another squeal was heard.
"YES THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED! I CALLED IT!" Brianna was jumping up and down happily. "PAY UP!" She cried and Trevor reached in his pocket and handed her ten bucks.
"You placed a bet?" I asked in disbelief. "I was giving him until New Years." Trevor mumbled causing the others to laugh.
"Congratulations, oh my, we must start planning right away!" Mayor exclaimed happily.
"They're be time for that later, right now I think we all should open presents." Sally suggested and everyone cheered and headed over to the table.
"I'll catch up with you guys, I need to make a quick call." I said and snuck over to a corner and took out her phone and pressed a FaceTime it dialed and soon someone answered.
"Hey, Charlotte Merry Christmas!"
"Hi Angela, Merry Christmas to you too! I just called to say thanks again for the ring. It worked out perfectly." I said. The girl I was talking to had brown hair and wore a pearl necklace. She seemed to be wearing a black shirt with a red and green skirt as well.
"Awww, I'm so glad! I'll be sure to tell my neighbor that. She loves it when someone asks for a proposal ring!" Angela giggled and I laughed too.
"Well tell her thanks again for me. I better get going, they're opening presents soon." I said and Angela gave a thumbs up.
"Okay, talk to you soon!" She said and before she hung up voice called over to her.
"Angela they're singing Carols! Let's go, let's go!"
"Coming Ella!" And with that she hung up. I smiled and put my phone away and walked towards the group. Sally opened a present from Brianna which was a pair of red high heels which she adored.
"Oh, they're beautiful Brianna thank you." Sally said giving my friend a hug.
"Open Charlotte's next!" Brianna said and pointed to mine. Jack grabbed it off the table and handed it to Sally. They both pulled at the paper and Sally gasped.
"A scrap book. It's wonderful." Sally said and opened it up and laughed lightly. "That's us at Brianna's party." She observed.
"Yeah, the first few pages are filled with a few photos, but the rest is for you to create." I explained and Sally flipped through the pages and Jack noticed that one was decorated for a wedding photo.
"That's we're we'll go." He said playfully.
"Awwww." Brianna gushed. We laughed and kept opening present and I noticed that Bella had wandered off. I walked up to her and saw she was looking at the bear.
"Hey, you alright?" I asked and Bella smiled softly. "I'm the most happy I've been in many years. It just feels funny to be dead...I'll never age...it's weird..." She admitted stroking her bear softly.
"Well, I don't know much absolutely this place, but I think that you'll do just fine. You have a lot of people...er monsters to support you. And us." I said gesturing to the only humans who were talking with the others. Bella's smile grew wider.
"Thank you Charlotte...so...in guessing we have a wedding to plan?" Bella asked and I laughed.
"We sure do, now come on. The night is still young." I said and we walked back to the crowd and Bella started playing 'We wish you a Merry Christmas' along with the band.
Yep, this was one heck of a party. I wouldn't trade this night for anything.
THE END...well, for now.
Author's Note:
Holy crap...I'm done...okay hold in the tears AW...hold in the tears. I'm good...okay now then. I'm really thankful for all your reviews, favoriting and following on this story! Give yourselves a big hand! This story was a lot of hard work and I can't believe it's done!
And does anyone know who Charlotte's friend was? No? Well that was Angela from my other stories. I like throwing Easter eggs around so you may hear about Charlotte in one of her stories. (On profile if you want to check them out.)
And YES, there will be a sequel! Focusing in the wedding of a life time. Not sure when it will be out, but if you'd like to be the first to know, leave a review or PM me and I will let you know when the first chapter is out.
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