Yes! It's finally here! I'm not dead! I'm so sorry but I just had to figure out how to meld the movie with what I wanted for the ending. It's 6 in the morning. I haven't slept but I am in love with this chapter! I was a little doubtful of the last chapter but that's ok because this final chapter makes it all better.
Epilog:
Mavis was ecstatic. With all of the events of the week so far, they hadn't been able to celebrate her birthday much so now that it's the night of the party, she was just happy it was over. She got up bright and early and made one of her many dresses into a cape (admittedly stabbing her finger with the needle a couple of times). She spent the morning preparing for the party (and thinking about a certain ghost boy). Her dad had planned her 'surprise' party for today so she wasn't allowed into the ballroom and everyone was being really suspicious and secretive. Avoiding her so that they could work on the party. She was alerted by a knock on the door. Turning to open the door, Danny stood in the doorway with a hand behind his head. Mavis grinned.
What better way to spend the day?
"Hey, Mave. How ya feeling?"
"I'm fine. Just excited about today."
Danny looked at her with a shocked look before it fell into a small smile.
"You already know about the party, don't you?" he asked.
Mavis nodded, crossing her arms.
"Yup, it's something my dad does every year. Same day, same place. Not to mention, I can usually read my dad like a book."
Danny laughed slightly and stuck his hands in his sweatshirt pockets.
"I guess repetition helps." he laughed.
Mavis smiled at the ghost boy who ran his hand through his hair, seeming nervous about something.
"So a… um… here" He said, holding out a small box for her.
The shocked vampiress looked between him and the box before hesitantly taking it and opening it. She gasped and pulled out a long metal chain with a crystal hanging from it.
"A necklace?"
His white hair bobbed as Danny nodded.
"It's an ice crystal. I made it."
Mavis looked up at him from the necklace and he had a small green blush on his cheeks as he looked everywhere but at her.
"Can you put it on me?" She asked, blushing slightly as well.
Danny hesitantly nodded and took the necklace before reaching around her neck and clipping it. Letting it fall on her chest, Mavis looked at the pendant. It was a crystal with three points, each further than the other. There were little cracks in the crystals that made the light passing through them look as if it was taking off into millions of different directions. Mavis could sit and stare at her crystal all day if there wasn't already a good looking ghost boy standing in front of her. The two stared at each other, falling into locked eyes and comfortable silence.
"If you two are done, we've got a party to go to."
The two jumped and turned to the half ghost girl with blushing faces.
"Danielle!" Danny exclaimed. "How long have you been standing there?"
"At least 20 minutes. Right after you put the necklace on her." Dani smirked, looking more elfishly devious than usual.
Mavis couldn't help but laugh as Danny sputtered before falling silent and sighing. He smiled at her as Danielle giggled and flew off.
"Little sisters, ya know?"
Mavis smiled at him.
"Not really but I'm getting the idea." She admitted.
Danny smiled at her as the two intertwined their hands and made their way down the hall.
When the two got to the doors to the ballroom, Danny stopped and glanced at Mavis.
"Wanna make them think you didn't know?" he asked with a smirk.
Mavis returned his with a fanged smirk of her own.
"That sounds like fun."
Danny nodded, quickly kissing her cheek and whispering 'happy birthday' before phasing through the door. Mavis tried to ignore the fact her entire face was turning red.
Opening the large doors, Mavis was met with pure darkness. Not a sound met her and she had to admit, it was impressive how her father had been getting better at hiding it. Had it not been on the same day, every year, she would've been more surprised. But she knew her dad better than anyone.
Suddenly, all the lights came on at once and Mavis gasped in surprise. The lights had been floating around the room, creating a different place in the world. Paris floated to her right and Spain flew past overhead. In the center of the room, slightly bigger than all the other places, Hawaii floated above and under it stood her friends and family.
"SURPRISE!"
Dracula zipped forward (however he moves around in the movies) to give his daughter a hug, which was greatly accepted.
"Happy Birthday, my little blood orange." Dracula smiled down at his daughter.
"Thanks, dad." Mavis smiled back, her eyes still wide from amazement.
"I believe there is someone who would like to dance with my birthday girl." Dracula said, taking her hand and turning her to face Danny, who had stepped forward to meet the two.
As the music began, Dracula kissed his daughter's head before letting Danny take her hand and pull her close as they began to dance.
"So in comparison to all your past birthday parties, how's this?" Danny asked as the other monsters moved to dance together.
Mavis couldn't help but notice Danielle dancing with a boy with red hair who looked surprisingly human. She recognized him when they turned and she saw his face all pink and human like and not like it had been before. Now she knew why Danny had been protective when it came to being around Johnny. He was human. She chuckled and smiled up at the ghost boy in front of her with his arms around her.
"Probably the best party I've ever had. And that says something because I've had 179 other parties."
Danny laughed. (His cute little laugh from the show!)
"That's good. Next year will be better though."
Mavis couldn't help but laugh.
"You've already started planning for next year?" she asked.
Danny gave her a smirk.
"Well yeah. Have you met my dad? He's kinda in charge of an entire holiday. He's already got ideas for Halloween 5 years from now." Danny turned the two to look at Jack and Sally dancing over by the window. "Of course, he's got nothing for next Halloween yet."
Mavis laughed and leaned her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes. The two enjoyed the feeling of each other's presence as they swayed to the music. Mavis looked up at the ghost boy.
"What happens after you go back to Halloween Town? My dad won't let me leave the hotel if it's dangerous." she asked, her eyebrows furrowing in concern.
"It's more boring than dangerous. It's a 4 day drive in a hearse in which you'll probably only have reading material to keep yourself busy if you end up with my mom." Danny joked. "I-"
He was cut off by the sound of the music hitting a familiar key and Johnny sliding onto the stage by his knees, holding the mic while Frank and Murray danced in the back and Wayne controlled the music.
"I thought I found a love but she was just a fling.
And then I met a girl, and felt a different thing.
It's like you're hit in the ring. Like you're pulled by a string.
Can't breathe like you're choking on a chicken wing.
It was a thing called a zing.
And I wanted to sing, and listen to the ballads of a man named Sting.
Baby, looks in your eye.
And it's suddenly spring like when Nala looked at Simba in the lion king."
Murray grabbed a mic and grinned, his voice all techno.
"Zinging in the air and I don't have a care.
I'm winging from the zing that we share."
Dani took the mic and jumped onto the stage and looped her arm with Johnny's.
"Zinging in the rain.
Now I'm feeling no pain.
It's real, time for celebrating cause you're my zing."
Danny laughed as Drac rode up to the stage on a table and Johnny held out a mic for him.
"Drac! Ready to throw down?" he asked.
"No, no I just came closer to hear you better." Drac said, attempting to retain a cool and collected appearance. (Or maybe he just wanted to be asked.)
"Oh, come on!" Dani exclaimed.
"Just give it a try." Danny called, holding Mavis' hand as she cheered.
"Alright. Maybe just a little bit." Drac agreed before snatching the mic.
"So listen all you zingers from here to beijing.
You better grab a box of strings and get ready to cling cause if love was money, you'd better be yelling "cha - ching", cause next to zing, cupid's arrow's a little bee sting, it was a zing and a zang and a ziygididy and there was one only one lady in the zing for me cause when you zing!"
Johnny smirked at Danny as he and Drac sang together.
"You better know one little thing: the only bling you're gonna sling is a wedding ring!"
As Dani and Murray continued, Danny couldn't help the bright green blush that covered his face at the thought of proposing to the girl standing next to him.
"Zinging in the air-" The two were frozen but Drac's magic.
"Now I don't have a care.
I'm winging from the zing that we share.
Zinging in the rain.
Now I'm feeling no pain."
After being unfrozen, the two resumed singing.
"It's a real time for celebrating cause you're my zing."
As the who group sang for the crowd, Danny wrapped his arms around Mavis' waist and the two took off into the air.
"All To the zing y'all,ba - da - bing y'all.
Gonnna knock you out right outta that ring y'all.
Better ring y'all, happening y'all.
Pay attention to the undead king, y'all!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!"
Mavis and Danny flew in the air high above the hotel. Not worrying about ghosts who would attack or being in danger from a crazy half ghost. They were safe. Happy. Together.
Danny pressed his lips against the vampiress' forehead and smiled at her.
"Happy Birthday, Mave."
