AN: Thanks for continuing to review y'all! I'm really glad you're enjoying the story! Now it's time to thank my reviewers from chapters 3 & 4! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!
Maika & Todd: *cowers in terror* NO FIST-SHAKY THREATS!!! THEY ARE SO SCARY!!!! *composes herself* Morty's gonna be alright! Don't worry, Todd, I wouldn't hurt your sister! *hugs Todd*
Invader Nina: To answer your question- no, Morticia is not a mutant. But she's not exactly normal either. You'll have to continue reading to find out, though. ; )
Me: I'm sorry! I swear that the story will get happier! I just need to get all the really uber-angsty stuff outta the way first!
Devil_Raptor: Lol, here's my update! And it's way before next month!!! No need to fear, Devil_Raptor, this is one story that's gonna be kept updated fairly regularly. I'm trying to make sure that I at least have some of the next chapter written before I post a new one.
Well, now that I have responded to y'all I'll say a big THANK YOU!!!! And now on with the show!
Chapter 5: Dreams Do Come True
Morticia knew that she was having a nightmare as she ran to Jeff's body, ignoring the pool of blood that she ran through to cradle her beloved's lifeless form. As the sound of police sirens drew nearer, she kissed his lips and laid the body back down gently before fleeing down an adjacent alley. He's gone...' she thought numbly, I got nothin' left...'
Poor child, do not despair...'
Morty stopped running. That didn't happen earlier. What's goin' on?' She turned around a few times, trying to find the source of the voice, but to no avail. Who are you, and whaddya want? Can't you even let my soul die in peace? she cried into the darkness.
Come to me, child. I will not allow you to suffer the same fate I did...'
The last words caught Morty's attention and, turning to the direction the voice was coming from, she began to run to it.
Yes, come to me. Be not afraid. I will help you...'
Her pace quickened as the voice got louder until she skidded to a halt in front of a shadowy figure. The woman was tall and very old, holding a book in her hands.
Who're you? Morticia began, Why you wanna help me?
The old woman's mouth didn't move as her voice filled the alleyway, My name is Agatha, child. I wish to help you because we are kindred spirits...'
Many years ago, on a night like this, I too roamed the streets with a young man. Tall and handsome, was he. I loved him with all my heart. Yet, he was stolen from me that night by two men. Like you, I watched my beloved die. I never saw him again...'
Morticia, spellbound by the woman's presence and wisdom, simply nodded as Agatha paused.
You, however, will not be so unfortunate. Take this book, find his body and keep it cold until the next full moon, then you can reclaim his soul. Remember,' she added, cupping her now empty hands about Morty's face, love conquers all.'
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Morticia woke up, confused and gasping for breath, glad that her nightmare was over. That couldn't have been real...' she thought, looking around the floor that she was sitting on, ...how could anyone raise the dead?' As she began to lay back down, she felt a sharp pain in her back from something on the floor. When she had wrestled it out from beneath her, she gasped. In her hand was the book that Agatha had given her in her dream. Without hesitation, she snuck out of Todd's room and quietly slipped into the night to find the morgue and retrieve Jeff's body.
By the time she returned to the Brotherhood house , weary and emotionally broken from her errand, it was five thiry in the morning. Morticia, who had skimmed through Agatha's gift before taking action, learned a simple sleeping spell and had used it on everyone in the police department before locating Jeff's corpse. The task that followed, finding a cold place to store him, was a bigger problem but Morty eventually found a refridgerated cooling facility and hid his body where no one would find it. After this, she walked back to the house, climbed the stairs and snuck back into Todd's room, where she found a place to hide the book before laying back down.
She layed there for a few minutes before coming to the conclusion that there was no way that she'd be able to go back to sleep. Instead, she sat up, dug the book back out of it's hiding place and situated herself near the window. After she successfully managed to shut out the draft by burrowing into a heap of stolen blankets, she opened the book to the resurrection spell and read the chapter.
Morty read through the list of supplies and saw nothing too out of the ordinary. Well, if you didn't included the frozen corpse. It was when she began reading the procedure that the spell surprised her...
To reunite the spirit with it's body, the caster must perform this spell with a sibling of the opposite sex. The balance of male and female is what holds the portal to the Land of the Dead open. It is only in this way that the caster may retrieve a spirit...'
The words sank into her brain as she looked at Todd, sleeping peacefully on his stomach and the slightest bit of drool coming out of his mouth, and her hope began to fade. What if he don't wanna do this? I can't make him help me if he don't want to...' she thought. God, what if he won't help me? Maybe, though, maybe he won't mind. Maybe if I just ask him...'
Morticia stood up and walked softly to the bed, kneeled down beside it, and hugged her brother. After a few moments, Todd opened his right eye slightly and grunted a little, trying to put his numb arm around her shoulders.
Was' wrong, Mor'y? he mumbled sleepily.
Morty didn't look up as she quietly asked Todd, You love me, right T.T.?
Course I do. Yer my sister, my fam'ly. I'd do anythin' for ya...
Anything, Morty. As long as yer happy...
Remember that, T.T... she murmured as she tucked the blanket back up near his chin before going downstairs.
AN: YAY!!!! Morty has found a way to get her lover back! *does the Happy Dance* And if I got anything wrong about Agatha Harkness's past, I don't care. I just wanted to incorporate her into the story because she always seemed like she had experienced loss in her life. So nertz to any critics on that point. Now we'll have to see what all happens to Morty in between now and the next full moon...mwahahaha, it's gonna be some fun stuff. Love y'all!
WinkyBells
PS- I won't be able to update until at least Monday, so please don't get your knickers in a twist! It will be updated! \/^^
