I dedicate this fanfiction to my girlfriend, and a special thanks to Twintailz, Penelope Anne Neptune, RnR66 and wallaceb for helping me in the translation.

CHAPTER 2 - Secrets and Lies

Mavis looked up and said with a suffused voice:

"Sun..."
And soon after, as if awakening from a trance, indicating the hills beyond the hotel and shouted:

"SUUUN!"

The first sunray forced their way over the rooftop of the Hotel Transylvania and began to illuminate the square where the grand finale of the party was last night. Mavis had stopped for a moment at the sight of sunup. The crowd of monsters did a scary roar, for most of them the sunlight didn't harm, but maybe they were made to take a little too much from agitation of the vampiress, or were still accustomed to hide in the shadows such as when they were out from the Hotel. A general crowd formed around the big entrance gate, while Mavis and Dracula turned into a bat and flew at full speed through the window of the girl's room.

Jonathan was alone on the floating table. He gave a shrug of his shoulders and flew to Mavis' bedroom window, as he approached he heard the two vampires were talking, so preferred to stay outside to listen, it seemed that the speech concerned him.

"Why not, Dad?"

"I said no. If that happens, I will manage it."

Mavis walked nervously around the room, without looking at her father, who instead watched her standing still and calm.

"At least tell me why."

"It's not so easy to explain. Trust me, little-bat"

At these words, the girl stopped suddenly, turned and looked into the eyes of her father and with an annoyed tone to her voice, stated, "How can I trust you after what you did to me?"

Dracula frowned and did not answer. Mavis had deliberately touched a sore that left embittered within the vampire, not so much for the dig, but because he realized that his daughter would not forgive him.

Dracula said with a very serious tone, "Do you think that it was easy to grow a child alone and protect her from humans who had already taken Martha? Do you think that it was easy to resist the overwhelming desire of revenge? I don't know where I've found this strength. I did not expect to have, especially after Martha... The role of parent is the most difficult job in the world, nobody teaches you and whatever you do, you do it wrong. The only thing we can do is to grow together and that's what I'm trying to do, so please follow me in this hard task."

Dracula never made speeches of this kind, but it seemed to have gotten rid of a heavy burden that he carried inside himself for a long time. Mavis was still angry about his lies, but his repentance was sincere, so why treat him this way? After all, he was right, he didn't deserve it.

She then hugged him tightly and smiling, "Sorry dad, I did not want to hurt you"

"It doesn't matter" said Dracula, and picked her up as if she were still a child, and continued, "You will always be my Mavy wavy..."

Mavis gave him a sweet look and said, "Now will you tell me why?"

The vampire made a bleak face, he hoped that the above discussion was enough to convince the vampiress to not ask any more question, but without waiting for a possible answer Mavis came down from her father's arms and ran to the door, perhaps because after such a beautiful night she didn't want to risk a fight with her father and she went out of the room smiling and carefree.

"I am going to look for Jonny" Mavis concluded as she opened the door.

Dracula breathed a sigh of relief, meanwhile Jonathan began to descend and more and more perplexed thought, "What or who were they discussing? What was Dracula hiding? And what did Mavis want to know at all costs?"

But now the thing that mattered most to Jonathan was a comfortable bed to rest, the day had been stressful and he was about to collapse from exhaustion.

Once he landed, he went into the hotel in a state that was more similar to that of the many zombies who worked at Hotel Transylvania. His gaze met Mavis' on the stairs and she hurried over to him.

"Hey, Jonny. Here's where you've been! But you transformed from Jonny-Stein to Jonny-Zombie!" Mavis said with a chuckle.

"Don't worry. I'm falling asleep. It's normal because I sleep during the night and not during the day as you do, but don't you worry. I'm used to the time zone changes because of my travels and I will adapt quickly to it."

"Come on let's go ... I'll take you to bed" she gently as she took his hand, Jonathan gave a cunning smile; the vampiress looked at him quizzically and went up the stairs towards the room.

Dracula was waiting for them at the door and while they entered, the vampire leaned down to whisper something to Mavis, "You talked to him?"

Mavis shook her head slightly and she led Jonathon to the bed and wished him, "Good morning, Jonny. Good nightmares."

These words drew a smile from the human and he said to Mavis, "This is the first time that someone wishes me 'good nightmares', you know?"

Mavis smiled and pulled the covers up, then left Jonathan and went to her room, she took a quick shower and put on a black nightgown with a bat whose wings covered the breast and below these started the long light skirt and along the back flowed a spider web lace. She went to bed without cover and was thinking about her most beautiful birthday party that she ever lived.

Jonathan was alone in his bed, he was a little worried about his future and he began to think: "The idea of presenting Mavis to my parents was not bad, but now my mom wants to know her in person... how can I tell her that my girlfriend is a vampire? I don't know how she could react, she's very emotional! I dare not even imagine! At least Dad will not be a problem, he will simply say 'I understand' like any other times I tell him something of importance... Okay, I will think that in due time..."

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