Yes!!!!
This is the second to last chapter of the story. After this, there will only be an epilogue to write. I finished the story before returning home!!! Yay!!!!
To Silent Bob 546 (for chapter 20): I know that the League and alcohol do not mix, and that's why I love to write about it!! Hehehehehe.
To Carrot Glace 1: I'm glad you like it!!!
To Ares: Don't worry, there aren't any PlayVamp clippings in Mina's clothes. Skinner owns every issue of PlayVamp aboard the Nautilus, and he kept them safely under his bed until a drunken Hyde dug them out.
To Silent Bob 546 (for chapter 21): That's right, he's MINA's precious Jekyll. Though I do wish he was mine. Sigh.
To Dr. Griffin: 1) He was drunk. End of explanation. 2) You have to be 21 to subscribe to PlayVamp. 3) PlayVamp is published in Transylvania, so you can only get a subscription if you live in Transylvania. 4 and 5) Thanks for the comments. 6) Yeah, all of the violence in Jekyll left him when Hyde came out. 7) Don't worry, they won't break up. 8) He was hung over, shocked, and upset. End of explanation.
To MisSEsmADhATTer: Sorry, but this is the second to last chapter! Would you like me to write a sequel, though?
Enjoy the chapter!!!
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Mina Harker lay facedown on her bed, crying.
Henry Jekyll approached her room and knocked softly on the door. "Mina?" he asked quietly.
Without lifting her head, Mina recognized his voice. "Go away, Henry," she moaned. "If you want it to be over, then it's over."
"But Mina, I've come to apologize," Henry said quietly. He entered her room and went over to her bed.
Mina lifted her head from her pillow to face him. Henry continued. "Listen, Mina, I'm sorry for going off the way I did. And you were right; I do drink too much. I still want us to be together, Mina, and if you can help me, I'm sure we can fix my drinking problem. Can you please forgive me?"
Mina hugged Henry and kissed his cheek. "Of course I can, honey."
Henry turned Mina's head toward his, and they shared a passionate kiss together. Henry put his arms around her waist, and Mina hugged his neck.
"I love you, Mina," he whispered softly in her ear. "I don't know how I could have gone off at you like that."
"It's okay, Henry. I love you, too."
* * *
The Nautilus had landed in the East London Docks. Getting off the ship, the League members noticed that Dorian's house was STILL up for sale; the real-estate sign still hung in the front yard, just as it had several months ago. Except now it had a large "PRICE REDUCED" sticker across it.
"Nobody wants Dorian's house," mused Tom Sawyer, who had recovered from his headache. "Awww, how sad. I still say we buy it and tear it down."
"We don't have to BUY it to tear it down," said Edward Hyde, flexing his large muscles. He had awoken a few hours earlier. "I could crush it right now."
"No, there still might be someone out there who wants it," Donna replied. "Just leave it be for a while."
Last out of the ship were Nemo and First Mate Patel, carrying a large wooden crate with them. Dorian's coffin.
"All right, let's get this over with," Hyde growled. "I'm starving."
"I agree, let's get this over with," Nemo agreed. "Which way to the cemetery?"
"It's about a block that way," said Simon Linoge, pointing to the left with his cane.
"Do we really have to do this?" Jekyll asked. He had apologized to everyone else, and they all had forgiven him. "Couldn't we have just dumped the crate in the ocean?"
"Don't be silly, Henry," Mina said to him. "Even Dorian deserves a proper burial." Jekyll groaned.
* * *
Jekyll, Skinner, Sawyer, Hyde, Mina, McCane, Donna, Batsie, Simon, Nemo, and Patel all gathered around Dorian's newly dug grave in the Gray family plot.
"Would anyone like to say a few words?" Simon Linoge asked. He was acting as the master of ceremonies for Dorian's funeral.
The League members all looked at their feet.
"Oh, come now! Somebody has to say a few words," Simon pushed them.
"I'll say something," said Skinner. He cleared his throat. "Oh, Dorian," he said, looking up at the sky. "You were such a pain in the neck. I hope Hell's hot enough for you."
"Okay, maybe I should have made myself clear. Would anyone like to say a few KIND words?" Simon asked.
"What's there to say?" asked Sawyer. "All of us hated him. Even Mina hated him." Mina nodded.
"He killed Ishmael," added Nemo, clenching his fists in anger. He had never forgiven Dorian for that.
"How about, 'Oh, Dorian. We're really glad you're gone, and I hope you enjoy the afterlife as much as we'll enjoy not having you around.' How's that?" asked Jekyll.
Simon thought. "Yeah, I guess that's good enough. Thanks, Henry. Anyone else?"
"Let me try," said Sawyer. "Dorian, you took such good care of your house that I don't know why nobody wants to buy it. Amen."
Simon laughed. "There you go! Anyone else?"
"Dorian Gray, I never knew you, but I can't judge on what others tell me. I'm sure you were a decent person, and I'll pray for you to get into Heaven," said Andre McCane.
Batsie Linoge smiled. "That was beautiful, Andre."
"Anyone else? Anybody at all?" asked Simon. Everybody shook their hands.
"Does anybody have anything we could put on his grave?" asked Donna.
Skinner broke a few branches off a dead tree and tossed them on Dorian's grave. "There we go. Beautiful."
"Now, let's get out of here. I'm starving," said Hyde.
* * *
After Dorian's so-called funeral, everybody was having a nice lunch aboard the Nautilus.
"I have an announcement to make," said Henry Jekyll, tapping his water glass with his fork.
"You're allowed to make it if it's not about Dorian," Skinner grumbled.
"Trust me, it's not about Dorian," Jekyll told him. He turned to face Mina. "Oh, Mina," he said to her. "We've only been together for a few weeks, and those weeks have been some of the happiest of my life. My relationship with you has changed me for the better, Mina, and I want to continue to be with you forever. I know we can have a very happy life together." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a plain gold band with a diamond on it. "Oh, Mina Harker, will you marry me?"
Tears formed in Mina's eyes. Deep down inside, she had wanted to be asked this for months. But now it was happening for real, and Mina didn't know what to do. She could only look at Henry, her mind completely blank.
Mina started to cry because she was so happy. "Oh, Henry!" she sobbed. "Yes, yes, of course you can!!"
Mina threw herself around Henry Jekyll, dizzy with tears. Henry took out a handkerchief and began calming her down. "She'll be okay," he told the rest of the League. "Sometimes, you know, she just gets a little emotional."
Everyone else was in awe, except for Edward Hyde, who looked somewhat angry. Jekyll noticed this. "Edward, is it okay if I marry Mina?" he asked his alter ego.
"You can if you do one thing," Hyde replied stiffly.
"What's that?" asked Jekyll, turning pale.
"Let me be the best man at the wedding."
Jekyll laughed. "Deal."
*
And no, the story's not over yet. There's still an epilogue to be written, which should be up tomorrow.
Remember to REVIEW!!!
~ Alisonia
This is the second to last chapter of the story. After this, there will only be an epilogue to write. I finished the story before returning home!!! Yay!!!!
To Silent Bob 546 (for chapter 20): I know that the League and alcohol do not mix, and that's why I love to write about it!! Hehehehehe.
To Carrot Glace 1: I'm glad you like it!!!
To Ares: Don't worry, there aren't any PlayVamp clippings in Mina's clothes. Skinner owns every issue of PlayVamp aboard the Nautilus, and he kept them safely under his bed until a drunken Hyde dug them out.
To Silent Bob 546 (for chapter 21): That's right, he's MINA's precious Jekyll. Though I do wish he was mine. Sigh.
To Dr. Griffin: 1) He was drunk. End of explanation. 2) You have to be 21 to subscribe to PlayVamp. 3) PlayVamp is published in Transylvania, so you can only get a subscription if you live in Transylvania. 4 and 5) Thanks for the comments. 6) Yeah, all of the violence in Jekyll left him when Hyde came out. 7) Don't worry, they won't break up. 8) He was hung over, shocked, and upset. End of explanation.
To MisSEsmADhATTer: Sorry, but this is the second to last chapter! Would you like me to write a sequel, though?
Enjoy the chapter!!!
*
Mina Harker lay facedown on her bed, crying.
Henry Jekyll approached her room and knocked softly on the door. "Mina?" he asked quietly.
Without lifting her head, Mina recognized his voice. "Go away, Henry," she moaned. "If you want it to be over, then it's over."
"But Mina, I've come to apologize," Henry said quietly. He entered her room and went over to her bed.
Mina lifted her head from her pillow to face him. Henry continued. "Listen, Mina, I'm sorry for going off the way I did. And you were right; I do drink too much. I still want us to be together, Mina, and if you can help me, I'm sure we can fix my drinking problem. Can you please forgive me?"
Mina hugged Henry and kissed his cheek. "Of course I can, honey."
Henry turned Mina's head toward his, and they shared a passionate kiss together. Henry put his arms around her waist, and Mina hugged his neck.
"I love you, Mina," he whispered softly in her ear. "I don't know how I could have gone off at you like that."
"It's okay, Henry. I love you, too."
* * *
The Nautilus had landed in the East London Docks. Getting off the ship, the League members noticed that Dorian's house was STILL up for sale; the real-estate sign still hung in the front yard, just as it had several months ago. Except now it had a large "PRICE REDUCED" sticker across it.
"Nobody wants Dorian's house," mused Tom Sawyer, who had recovered from his headache. "Awww, how sad. I still say we buy it and tear it down."
"We don't have to BUY it to tear it down," said Edward Hyde, flexing his large muscles. He had awoken a few hours earlier. "I could crush it right now."
"No, there still might be someone out there who wants it," Donna replied. "Just leave it be for a while."
Last out of the ship were Nemo and First Mate Patel, carrying a large wooden crate with them. Dorian's coffin.
"All right, let's get this over with," Hyde growled. "I'm starving."
"I agree, let's get this over with," Nemo agreed. "Which way to the cemetery?"
"It's about a block that way," said Simon Linoge, pointing to the left with his cane.
"Do we really have to do this?" Jekyll asked. He had apologized to everyone else, and they all had forgiven him. "Couldn't we have just dumped the crate in the ocean?"
"Don't be silly, Henry," Mina said to him. "Even Dorian deserves a proper burial." Jekyll groaned.
* * *
Jekyll, Skinner, Sawyer, Hyde, Mina, McCane, Donna, Batsie, Simon, Nemo, and Patel all gathered around Dorian's newly dug grave in the Gray family plot.
"Would anyone like to say a few words?" Simon Linoge asked. He was acting as the master of ceremonies for Dorian's funeral.
The League members all looked at their feet.
"Oh, come now! Somebody has to say a few words," Simon pushed them.
"I'll say something," said Skinner. He cleared his throat. "Oh, Dorian," he said, looking up at the sky. "You were such a pain in the neck. I hope Hell's hot enough for you."
"Okay, maybe I should have made myself clear. Would anyone like to say a few KIND words?" Simon asked.
"What's there to say?" asked Sawyer. "All of us hated him. Even Mina hated him." Mina nodded.
"He killed Ishmael," added Nemo, clenching his fists in anger. He had never forgiven Dorian for that.
"How about, 'Oh, Dorian. We're really glad you're gone, and I hope you enjoy the afterlife as much as we'll enjoy not having you around.' How's that?" asked Jekyll.
Simon thought. "Yeah, I guess that's good enough. Thanks, Henry. Anyone else?"
"Let me try," said Sawyer. "Dorian, you took such good care of your house that I don't know why nobody wants to buy it. Amen."
Simon laughed. "There you go! Anyone else?"
"Dorian Gray, I never knew you, but I can't judge on what others tell me. I'm sure you were a decent person, and I'll pray for you to get into Heaven," said Andre McCane.
Batsie Linoge smiled. "That was beautiful, Andre."
"Anyone else? Anybody at all?" asked Simon. Everybody shook their hands.
"Does anybody have anything we could put on his grave?" asked Donna.
Skinner broke a few branches off a dead tree and tossed them on Dorian's grave. "There we go. Beautiful."
"Now, let's get out of here. I'm starving," said Hyde.
* * *
After Dorian's so-called funeral, everybody was having a nice lunch aboard the Nautilus.
"I have an announcement to make," said Henry Jekyll, tapping his water glass with his fork.
"You're allowed to make it if it's not about Dorian," Skinner grumbled.
"Trust me, it's not about Dorian," Jekyll told him. He turned to face Mina. "Oh, Mina," he said to her. "We've only been together for a few weeks, and those weeks have been some of the happiest of my life. My relationship with you has changed me for the better, Mina, and I want to continue to be with you forever. I know we can have a very happy life together." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a plain gold band with a diamond on it. "Oh, Mina Harker, will you marry me?"
Tears formed in Mina's eyes. Deep down inside, she had wanted to be asked this for months. But now it was happening for real, and Mina didn't know what to do. She could only look at Henry, her mind completely blank.
Mina started to cry because she was so happy. "Oh, Henry!" she sobbed. "Yes, yes, of course you can!!"
Mina threw herself around Henry Jekyll, dizzy with tears. Henry took out a handkerchief and began calming her down. "She'll be okay," he told the rest of the League. "Sometimes, you know, she just gets a little emotional."
Everyone else was in awe, except for Edward Hyde, who looked somewhat angry. Jekyll noticed this. "Edward, is it okay if I marry Mina?" he asked his alter ego.
"You can if you do one thing," Hyde replied stiffly.
"What's that?" asked Jekyll, turning pale.
"Let me be the best man at the wedding."
Jekyll laughed. "Deal."
*
And no, the story's not over yet. There's still an epilogue to be written, which should be up tomorrow.
Remember to REVIEW!!!
~ Alisonia