(Winter's POV)
I walked down the hallway to my big brother's room. I walked in and he looked at me.
"Hey sis, what's up?" He asked.
"I need to talk to you." I said.
"Okay." He said. He went over to his bed and sat down, while I sat down at the table in his room.
"So, what do you talk about?" Will asked.
"Are Mom and Dad going to get rid of me?" I asked. I could tell by the look on his face that Will didn't expect to hear that.
"What? Why are you asking such a silly question?" He said.
"I... I had a nightmare that you guys abandoned me because of Warren." I said.
"It was just a dream sis. We would never get rid of you." Will said. He then walked over to me and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Mom even said I wasn't cute anymore in the dream!" I said.
"Like I said, it was only a dream sis. Mom would never say something like that to either of us." He said.
"Then why have Mom and Dad been paying so much attention to Warren and not me?" I asked.
"He's just a baby, he can't take care of himself yet. Don't ever think that Mom and Dad don't love you anymore. They always will. And I will always love you too cause you're my little sister." He said. Just like that, I felt my jealousy for my little brother fade away. I couldn't believe that I was so jealous of him to start with.
I smiled, hugged my big bro back, and said. "Thanks big bro, I love you too." Then, I left my big brother's room and went to the lobby. I noticed Mom was nearby and holding Warren. I walked over to her.
"Can I hold my baby brother?" I asked. I could tell Mom didn't expect that, as she had a surprised look on her face.
"Well that's a change, you seemed so jealous of him before." She said.
"I realized I shouldn't be so jealous. Now, can I hold him please?" I asked. She nodded and gave him to me. I looked at my little brother. He really did look just like Mom and even had her blue eyes.
"Hehe, Will was right, you are really cute little bro." I said. Warren smiled at me and I noticed that my Aunt Willow was nearby. I decided to go see what she was doing.
"Hey, Aunt Willow, whatcha doing?" I asked walking over to her.
"Oh, I'm helping Papa Drac take care of the guests." She replied. I looked over at Papa Drac, he was standing at the desk taking care of some of the guests. He waved at me, and I waved back with my free arm. I then noticed there was another guest coming in. It was a human boy with short black hair and green eyes.
'Wow, he's handsome.' I thought to myself. Aunt Willow noticed the boy too and went over to help him.
(Willow's POV)
I ran over to help the human boy with his luggage. However, I wasn't paying attention and tripped over someone else's suitcase. I fell forward, running into the boy and we both fell to the floor. I looked up at him.
"Hey! Watch where…" He began to say.
"Oh, I'm sor…" I began to say. We locked eyes, and then something weird happened. There was a pink swirling in my eyes and I saw the same swirling in his eyes.
'What was that?' I thought to myself, wondering what that pink swirling was. The boy got up and approached me.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there." He said.
"No, I'm sorry, I ran into you." I said.
"No need to apologize, you pretty thing." He said extending his hand.
"You think I'm pretty?" I asked. He nodded.
"Absolutely, why, you're the prettiest girl I've ever seen." He said. I blushed when he said that and he helped me up.
"I'm Jaden." He said.
"Willow." I said.
"A pretty name too." He said. I smiled at him, he was such a sweetheart.
"Come on, let's get you checked in." I said leading him to the front desk.
"That would be great." He replied.
Papa Drac got him checked in, and I took him up a flight of stairs. Little did I know, Mom and Dad saw everything that happened and they were shocked.
"Uh, what just happened?" Dad asked Mom looking at her. She looked back at him.
"I think our youngest daughter just zinged!" She said.
(Meanwhile)
I brought Jaden to his room, and he looked at me.
"Well, this is your room. Enjoy your stay." I said.
"Thanks." He said. I began to walk away.
"Wait!"
I turned around and looked at Jaden.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Would you… would you want go on a date with me? I want to get to know you better." He said.
"Oh, um, sure." I said.
"Great! How about we meet at midnight?" He asked.
"Sure." I said.
"Alright. See you then." He said. I nodded and closed the door to his room. I felt my heart pounding in my chest.
'I can't believe it! My first date!' I thought to myself. Then, I remembered seeing that pink swirl in my eyes and wondered what it was.
'Maybe Mom and Dad know what that was.' I thought to myself. I went down the hallway a short ways and reached their room.
"Mom, Dad, can I talk to you?" I asked. They both looked at me and nodded.
"Of course sweetie." Mom said. I walked over and sat down next to Mom on their bed, and Dad was sitting at the table in their room.
"Well, something happened to me earlier, and I was wondering what it was." I said. Mom and Dad both nodded.
"I saw a pink swirling in my eyes when I looked at that human boy." I said.
"You zinged." Mom said. I looked at her.
"I what?" I asked.
"You zinged." Mom repeated.
"What's that mean?" I asked.
"You found your soulmate, the one you'll spend the rest of your life with." Dad explained. I was completely blown away with what Dad told me.
"But…but how can that be? I don't even know Jaden!" I said.
"Well, the same thing happened with your Grandma Mavis and Grandpa Johnny. They didn't know each other and zinged when they first laid eyes on each other." Dad told me. I couldn't believe this! I was only 15 years old and I just found the one who I'm gonna be with? This was a lot to take in.
"I need some time to think." I told Mom and Dad. They both nodded and I walked down the hallway to my room. Wilma was there with my nephew Warren.
"Hey sis, how's it going?" Wilma asked me. I looked at her, and I could tell she knew something was up with me by the way she looked back.
"Is something wrong?" She asked in a concerned tone.
"Well, something just happened to me." I said.
"What was it?" She asked. I took a deep breath.
"I zinged." I said. Wilma then gave me a happy look.
"Why, that's wonderful! Who's the lucky boy?" She asked.
"A human boy named Jaden." I said.
"I'm so happy for you sis." She said. She noticed I still looked concerned.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"Aren't I too young to zing?" I asked. Wilma shook her head.
"Nope, actually Walter and I zinged when we were your age." She said.
"Really?" I asked. She nodded.
"Hey, it's not a bad thing you know. At least you found your future boyfriend." She said. I nodded.
"Yeah, I guess." I said. I still wasn't too sure about all this. A few hours later, it was time for my date with Jaden. I left my room and walked down the hallway to his room. I knocked on the door, and he answered.
"Hey Willow." He greeted. I nodded at him.
"Ready to go on our date?" I asked. He nodded.
"Sure, let's go." He said. We left his room, went to the lobby of the hotel, and went outside. We headed for the forest.
"So, anything you want to tell me about yourself Willow?" He asked.
"Well, I'm 15 years old, and I've been living in Transylvania all my life." I said.
"Really? I'm 15 too." He said. I nodded.
"So, where are you from?" I asked.
"Well, I'm from West Virginia in the United States, but I came to Europe to get away from my parents." He said.
"Why did you want to get away from your parents?" I asked.
"Ahh, I've been at odds with them for years now. You see, I wanted to travel the world, but they wanted me to stay and be a paper pusher." He said.
"Paper pusher?" I asked.
"My parents own a banking facility. I didn't want to spend the rest of my life filling out balance sheets." He said.
"Wow, I bet that was boring." I said. He nodded.
"It was. That's why I left." He said.
Eventually, we came to huge cliff that overlooked the village near Hotel Transylvania. The moon was full, and the stars were shining brightly.
"Wow, sure is pretty tonight." I said looking at the night sky. Then, Jaden did something I did not expect. He leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. I looked at him, my face as red as a tomato.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I really wanted to do that." He said. Then, I thought of something to get him back.
"You missed." I said.
He looked at me, confused.
"Huh?"
You missed." I said again. I then grabbed him and kissed him on the lips. I could tell by the look in his eyes he didn't expect that. After a few minutes, we parted. His face was really red.
"Well?" I asked, waiting for a reaction.
"Wow that was…wow." He said. "You're a good kisser." I blushed again when he said that.
"Thanks." I said.
We spent a few more hours walking around Lake Transylvania and decided it was time to go back to the hotel. I walked Jaden back to his room, and he kissed me on the cheek again.
"Goodnight Willow." He said.
"Goodnight Jaden." I said. He closed his door and I walked down the hallway to my room. I opened the door quietly, as I figured my older brother and sister were asleep. Sure enough, they were, and I quietly walked over to my bed and laid down. I couldn't stop thinking about Jaden.
'Maybe having a zing isn't so bad after all.' I thought to myself. I closed my eyes and fell asleep with dreams of Jaden.