A/N: The beginning is confusing but bare with me, you'll understand later.

Once upon a time, a doll and a skeleton fell in love and lived happily ever after.

But some didn't agree with their love and decided to end their happy ever after.

Once upon a time a girl was born and was called a monster and sent away.

Once upon a time a boy was born and was hidden from the world.

Everything was ok until the girl returned and the boy was hurt. Then some decided they didn't deserve a happily ever after either.

Once upon a time, a vampire had to make the hardest decision of his life.

Chapter.19

On My Life

The rest of us, she had said, pleased to kill you both. Then she was dead. Dead on the ground with blood darker than red coming from her head. Poetically tragic but a too good death for Lillian. The thing was, none of those present did it. Instead, it came from far behind them all and Raven had turned her self all around to see where the death blow had come from.

And all Hell broke loose.

In once second, Raven was holding Briar up and everyone stood over Lillian's corpse and in the next Raven was thrown back with no one in her arms and her body collided with something. Hard. There was an explosion from where Lillian once was and everyone went flying except the two humans who were still hidden behind headstones. Alexander flew over ten feet away and landed in a heap next to a gate. Sally and Jack weren't anywhere to be seen but from the groans that came from the peak of a hill, that's where they must have landed. "Briar." Raven groaned and made herself stand up even though she could barely see. "Briar." She yelled this time but heard nothing.

Alexander could barely stand as he limped to where he could see Raven stumbling. What had happened? Lillian had exploded but was that possible? It must have been since there was blood and bits of flesh scattered about. "Raven." He called to her and grabbed her arm, she jerked away but then focused. There was noise coming from behind them and he looked behind, almost wishing he hadn't. From the edge of the woods looked like an armada of supernatural. Some he didn't recognize but others he sadly did. "No." He moaned as he saw who was at the front of the small army. His father and mother.

"Is that…?" Raven looked up at him and he was relived to see her eyes had returned back to the green he knew and the black slowly receded. He nodded answering her and then her eyes turned icy once more. "How could they?" Raven had been fond of Constantine and Cassandra and it broke her immortal heart to see them at the head of those who wanted her dead.

"Raven!" She turned back to see Sally walking to her looking almost unscathed except for a missing arm. Raven could see on the doll's face that it was the last thing on her mind, Jack however looked like he had been beaten numb. One side of his skull had been indented and left eye socket was cracking. But he never looked more menacing. "Where's Briar?" Sally asked seeing Raven wasn't hurt except for a cut to her forehead and collar bone. Raven shook her head but pointed to the army of people who wanted her and her brother dead. "Nothing is going to happen to you, I swear my life on it." What scared Raven most was the look her parents gave her told her that they meant it with everything they had. Jack came up from behind them holding Briar's limp body but the boy's eyes were open and he looked around sleepily.

"You." Jack looked down at Alexander who held his bleeding side. "Get my children to the world of the living." Then he bent down and said something too low for anyone else to hear but from Alexander's expression, it wasn't something he had expected but he nodded. Jack held out Briar and the vampire took the weak boy in his arms. "If anything happens to either of them that isn't suppose to, you know exactly what I am capable of."

Alexander nodded and lifted Briar onto his back. "I understand…" He swallowed, "Your highness." Jack looked slightly confused but didn't press as he ushered Raven, Becky, and Billy to follow Alexander. He stopped Raven for a second and looked down at her. "This will not be the last time we see each other, I refuse to let it be. I didn't say good bye to you when you were born and I am not going to now." He kissed her forehead and gave a sad smile. "I am so sorry, my daughter, for you having to become this but I know a way for you to get the life you want back." His eyes looked to Alexander for a second then back to hers. "Nothing that shouldn't is going to happen to you." Then he pushed her to follow Alexander who stood next to a mausoleum's open door. "Go." She did before giving her parents she barely knew a saddened look before ducking into the mausoleum.

"There's a door on the right, it leads back to the cemetery in Dullsville." Alexander motioned for Becky to open it and the farm girl did slowly. "We have to get you two and him," He motioned to Briar who was half awake on Alexander's back, "Back to the Madison's. You will be safe there while Raven and I stay in the cemetery." Then they all went through.

The last time the two humans had gone through it was a dizzying experience that had little to no motive but now they went through almost sprinting for their life. Raven went in next, not looking at anyone as she tried to hide her tears. No matter what Jack had said, she still knew this would be goodbye and she wasn't ready for it to be; she had just entered this life and was not about to give it up.

Once they had all stepped through the portal and landed safely in the cemetery was when Alexander had given a now fully awake Briar to Billy. The two boys were roughly the same height and Billy could support the Heir's weight. "Becky, you drive to Raven's home and stay there. Tell Paul and Sarah…" He searched for the words. "Tell them that plans have changed and Raven is safe. They will know what has happened and only tell them Briar is from Halloween Town, that is it." Becky slowly nodded but Billy stopped him.

"No, what is going on." He demanded and helped Briar stand up right. "How is Raven going to be safe?" His eyes darted to his sister and her tears. "I'm not leaving her until you tell me what is going to happen." Briar groaned and nodded his agreement.

Alexander looked at them pleadingly. "I can't te-," But Raven cut him off.

"You have to change me." Her voice was hoarse. "Don't you?" All eyes went to her but she was focused on Alexander. "That's how I'll be safe. The vampires won't want me dead because I'll be like you and the holidays will think I am dead." It came out as quickly as a breathe. "Right?" Alexander nodded slowly and looked away from their wandering eyes. That was all Raven needed before she finally let herself breakdown. It was true she had always wanted to be a vampire but deep down she knew that if she were to become on, she'd be giving up her place on the Halloween Town throne, giving up any powers she didn't know she had yet, she wouldn't be able to enter Halloween Town anymore. She'd be giving up the family and life she always subconsciously longed for. It meant however that Raven could spend eternity with Alexander, see the family she had always known, and still be with Becky. The weight of it made her tears only fall more.

"Take Briar back to your house, Billy." Alexander said softly and gave his keys to his beloved car to Becky. The two humans and Heir quietly left the cemetery fearing of anything that lurked or made any noise. Alexander wrapped his arms around his now blue love. "I won't do it, if that is what you want." He pulled her close and rested her head on his shoulder. Even if they had just barely escaped a blood bath, which was probably going on right this second, he wasn't going to make her do anything she wasn't ready for. "We'll find a different way to keep you safe, I don't care what happens to me so long as you're safe." He slowly started to sway with her in a way that reminded Raven of being rocked as a baby.

But his words only made Raven cry more and she choked on her sobs. "No," hiccup, "I can't endanger anyone else." She looked at his dark eyes with her black and blue ones, feeling the confliction take her over; as she looked down at herself she noticed the black and blue on her hands was receding, her skin taking on it's normal pigment. She felt her teeth with the tip of her finger and noticed only her K-9's still remained abnormally sharp. "I wish I could just show up like this and they think I was one of you." But it wouldn't work as Alexander noticed her eyes weren't changing back to green, they were permanently this way it seemed. "I am so sorry this happening, sorry that I turned out to be this…thing, that your parents want to kill me, that I've come into your life only to ruin it. I'm sorry…" She swallowed and had to force the words that she had been thinking for some time out. "I'm sorry that we met."

And that's when Alexander's heart officially broke. "No." He shook his head and pulled her closer. "No, never regret that. You do not ever, ever," His voice was borderline hysterics, "say that you are sorry for meeting me, Raven. You are the best thing to ever happen to me in this life or any." His own tears threatened to fall and he pulled back to kiss Raven. She was unresponsive but he refused to let anything end between them. "Raven look at me." He put his hands on either side of her face, "It wouldn't have mattered if you came to the manor the night I invited you to dinner. I would have searched for you because the moment I saw you in front of my house in that tennis outfit, I fell in love with you. It would not have mattered if you rejected me, I would still love you as I do this very moment. I don't care who you are, what your lineage is," His voice was becoming thick as he tried to keep himself under control, "You know I love you, I don't regret meeting you, so you don't either." But his words wouldn't register to Raven. She had heard them but couldn't respond, her mind wouldn't let her even though she wanted nothing more than to tell Alexander she didn't mean what she said and to bite her, she would handle the repercussions later. But she couldn't respond. She had to do what she thought was right, even if it hurt the one she loved most.

Instead she shook her head and pulled out of his arms. "No." Was all she said before she turned and jumped through the portal leading back in Halloween Town. This wasn't anyone's fight but her own. Seeing Briar hurt made Raven finally open her eyes and see what was going on. No one was going to die tonight.

Except her.

A/N: I feel like this was the worst chapter yet but I had to push things along quickly and get rid of Becky, Billy, and Briar for now.

Raven: So that's it. You're going to kill me.

Alexander: I do not approve of this!LBVBA: Oh stop being drama queens, have you not learned anything about me and my writing? Anyways review!