That night while they were out Stinkie watched how Stretch and Ghastly acted around each other. He observed the two of them doing their usual play fights, as Ghastly smacked Stretch across his face as he grabbed her behind. Then soon after they'd kiss and play as they scared the living daylights out of the fleshies. Fiona always seemed to interrupt him too while he focused on this. He started taking note that it seemed like she wanted him to remain focused on her, and her alone which started to bother him. Though he continued to ignore it as he had for the past 10 years. Still this hadn't stopped Stinkie's memories of how he and Melle teased each other around the house before Fiona had come there. He had morphed himself into a shower head or a wash cloth just to both spook and tease Melle back then. Then he remembered the times they'd spent with Azriel as a baby and it dawned on him how he never even played a part during his childhood. Slowly he'd started feeling the ache of that hole he had created, that gap that he'd placed between the three of them.
As he continued to scare fleshies with his brothers he attempted to go after one couple who in turn blocked the way and defended his girlfriend from him. A flash back jolted through his mind of how he acted the same way when he turned into Blayne so long ago and protected Melle. Without even bothering to scare the humans he floated off in another direction and soon witnessed a girl that argued with her boyfriend about him spending too much time with his 'old friend', and how it seemed like he loved her more. The 'old friend' in turned hugged onto the guy and played him just how Fiona had been playing Stinkie. However, The boyfriend pulled away from the 'old friend' and hugged onto his girlfriend tightly, telling the old friend that she had to back off. He wanted to spend some alone time with his girlfriend like he should've. It was in that moment that Stinkie received a slap to the face by reality and tears welled up in his eyes. Quickly he covered his face as he placed himself on the snack counter. Everyone of course finally noticed and screamed their heads off as they fled from the area.
This raised a red flag to Stretch and the gang which quickly directed them towards Stinkie. "Bro... what's.. what's up?? What's da mattuh...?" Stretch raised an eyebrow and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah! We ain't seen ya cry dis much since dey discontinued that "Garlic" scented candle...!" Fatso added in and frowned at his brother. He definitely had acted weird all day and that'd caused all of them to wonder and worry. Except Fiona of course, Who easily guessed what the problem was and it angered her and bothered her so much. Why couldn't he focus on her and just forget about that stupid girl!? It annoyed her more than anything..!
"I... I gotta.. go.. I... cain't stay...! Melle... I ... I've gotta go ta Melle.. I'll see ya's later!" Stinkie without a second thought raised up and flew out of there like there was no tomorrow.
"HEY WAIT!" Fiona charged after him only to be stopped by Stretch, Fatso and Ghastly. The three narrowed their eyes at her and smirked. Now that their brother and friend had vanished they no longer were required to be nice to her.
"Leave 'im alone." Stretch eyed her down still ticked off for earlier.
"Yeah, He doesn't need ya' t'follow 'im around...!" Fatso pipped after his brother.
"What ARE You...his shadow...?" Ghastly hissed at Fiona which caused her to back down and shake her head. The girl had no intention of standing up and fighting against the three of them yet. Not until her goal was achieved. Though with all of this having happened, it appeared she'd have to kick up the plan to C. Plan B had now faltered. She slowly glared off into the direction that Stinkie had flown off in and cursed to herself over and over again. It bothered her the thought of what those two could be doing alone together. Oh well, she'd have her turn soon enough...
Meanwhile Azriel waved good-bye to Rin as her and her mother drove off into the night. There was something that caught his eye though as he looked up at the sky. It wasn't until the thing had gotten closer that he noticed it was his father. His eyes widened as he dashed back inside and darted for the Studio where his mother had been. After all for all he knew that could've been Fiona disguised as his father. So he wanted to make sure, and there was NO WAY he'd let her harm his mother. He just prayed that his feet would carry him there fast enough.
Stinkie jolted in through the window and spotted Melle hard at work on her newest animation she had to do. He stared at her a moment and studied her and how she acted as he turned invisible. Poor Melle frowned the whole time and looked tired at that. He watched as she dropped the pencil and reached over clutching the picture of her and him that they'd taken so long ago. A sharp pain surged through his body as he watched her as she cried onto the photo. "... I ...I wish it'd go back... go back to then...! I just... I just want... to be in that moment... again... W-we were so happy... We were... always... together...!" Having placed the picture back down Melle continued to cry as she continued with her work. Stinkie's eyes welled up with tears as he watched everything. All the pain he'd caused her and he hadn't realized it. Why hadn't he realized it sooner...? She looked so tortured and distressed. That was it there was no alternative, he'd fix this problem right now. He had to for her.
Without another thought and still invisible he pulled the papers from her hands. Gently he picked her up into his arms which both confused her and scared her at first. She didn't know what to make of it..! As she floated down the hall-way she stared at Azriel who was just as confused as she had been. The boy quickly followed after and watched as his mother was placed upon her bed. "MOM??" He questioned as he grabbed the door just as it closed and locked. "MOM!!" Though much to his relief his father floated out of the door and looked down at him. Azriel raised an eyebrow and blinked still unsure of whether or not it was really his Dad until he'd seen the tears. "...Dad...?" He softly questioned as he felt his body being hugged tightly by the specter.
"I... i'm... hgn... I...I'm sorry...s-so... Sorry..." Stinkie squeezed his sons body to him and nuzzled his head. "I'm... I'm gonna make things right... you'll see.. I will..! I promise... Now ... leave us alone fuh now k...?? Yer Mom doesn' know it's me dats he'e right now. I'm gonna surprise 'er.." He winked and floated back on into the room as he stared at his confused wife on the bed. Azriel just smiled lightly and walked on off to do his own thing, though he wondered if this promise would be kept. After all that had happened, he hoped so. The specter concentrated and floated on over to the bed and placed himself down on the end of it. Melle just kind of stared at the dip and swallowed as she shakily reached her hand out.
"S-Stinkie...?" Melle questioned in a frightened tone as she felt her hand softly get grabbed.
"Yes and No..." Stinkie warmly smiled as he appeared before her still very much a ghost and see through, but looking just like Blayne for her only inches away from her face. Melle gasped and blushed deeply as she found herself soon being kissed deeply and embraced by her husband. Tears of joy crept from her eyes as she wrapped her arms around him. She couldn't believe it for a few moments she thought she'd fallen asleep and started dreaming at her desk. That is until Stinkie's lack of body heat started sinking in, though she could've cared less at this point and completely ignored it. "So how would my lovely wife like t'go out an' have s'me fun... ?" He softly purred as he dragged his fingers over her cheek and over her belly as some of his last tears for the night fell. "I'm..sorry... fa... EVERYTHIN' gally...forgive me please..! Though I uh... I know I dun desoive it... "
"B-Blayne... You're... being Blayne...! W-why aren't you out... ... scaring...? I thought you...?" Melle fumbled over her words then shook her head. "Of course I forgive you...! But... It still doesn't..."
"Doesn't take back all of da wrong I've caused... I know... I... I wanna take ya out, right now. C'mon... It's all about us t'noight. Y-You... will come won'tcha...?" He swallowed and gazed deeply within her eyes. Almost like magic the rings had started to gain some of their shine and sparkle back. Happily Melle accepted and the first thing he did was treat her to a movie and soon after for a boat ride out on the lake. Just like he had when he was disguised as Boomer. Only this time he wasn't afraid to give any and all of his feelings to her. Lovingly he cuddled her close and kissed her passionately on her lips as they drifted in and out of the moonlight. Once the ride was finished he took her back to their room and again placed her upon their bed. "Well Gally... I'd of taken ya's to a couple of udder places but I know y'gots woik t'morrow an... Well... Y'know I wanna... get closuh... to ya's..." he purred at her as he placed himself down on top of her.
"Y-You really want to...?? After all this time...?? It's been so long... I don't even know if I c-.." Melle started to speak but was quickly cut off.
"HAHA, DAT'S exactly why we should.. It's been about 11 years since we've done anythin..! I've gotta make sure dat I still got it don' I...?" Winking at her Stinkie laughed and chuckled as he turned out the lights. Slowly he ran his fingers over her sides and bodily shape. The whole time he remained dressed up as Blayne for her as they both lovingly and deeply embraced one another's body through-out the night. Making up for time that'd been lost. Every move that he made, every word he spoke was nothing short of passionate. After an hour the two had again been made one, for the third time since they'd been married. Though this time something strange had happened. There was a soul touch that the one received from the other without realizing it. Stinkie being a soul as it was, had prodded himself a little too far and connected with that of Melle's for a brief moment. The consequences of that wouldn't take long to follow.
That night when the two of them had finally drifted off to sleep. Both Stinkie and Melle tossed and turned in their sleep. Stinkie dreamed about a girl who looked very much like Melle only she was dressed up in a pair of blue overalls and wore pig tails. In his dream he was physically Blayne again. Though the memories weren't there. The girl called his name and begged him to come with her to the lake for some fishing. The two of them talked as if they'd been friends or something. There was something he liked about this dream girl, something he enjoyed and comforted him. So despite that it was weird he hadn't worried about it. That is until his dream turned dark and the girl raced towards him and grabbed onto his jacket as she begged him for help. Blayne could only watch helplessly as the girl slipped away. "No no... E-Emma.. EMMA...!" He cried out as he sat up in bed and found himself engulfed in a ghostly sweat.
The poor fella panted and stared around the room not finding Melle anywhere in sight. "H-huh...?" He blinked and looked at the clock. "DOH! She's already downstairs! I'd better hurry, s'almost time fuh her t'get ta woik..!" With out another second wasted the ghost dashed through the floor and towards the kitchen. When he arrived everyone was eating or just finished eating. A wide smile passed over his face as he looked at Melle. Though his concentration was broken by Fiona who called out, "Morning Stinkie...!" As she giggled and waved.
"Eh, Mornin' Fio...!" Stinkie grinned and waved back at her as he sped over to Melle and grabbed her up. "...Heheh... and a GOOD mornin' t'you gally..!" Spinning her around a little he purred and whispered to her. "Y'still smell pretty feverish...rrr.."
"Meep...!! Oh stop that...!" Melle laughed and continued to eat her cereal as she blushed.
"I could go fer anudder round 'o dat tonoight..." Stinkie gently placed her back down and hand't stopped smiling at all as he pinched her butt and teased her.
"So you two hadda good time den 'ey...?" Stretch cackled and eyed down his brother with a wide-smile. It was about time those two had made up already. Now he wasn't so irritated by his brother and how he treated Melle.
"Oh yeah...!" Growling playfully Stinkie smacked Melle's behind which caused her in turn to whap him. The two then laughed and Melle made a face at him.
"So what'd you do...??" Fiona quickly asked as her jealousy and anger had quickly formed. She wanted to know exactly what that tramp and him had done that night just so she could use it to her advantage. Though she tried to make it sound like it was Curiosity.
"Wouldn't YOU like to know...?" Melle grinned and then smirked as she ate her cereal. Though it surprised everyone when Stinkie took that advantage and Frenched her on the spot. Being the gross fella he is though he stole some of that cereal which easily fell through him and onto the floor. Dr. Harvey, Kat, Casper and Azriel all just kinda stared and made grossed out faces. Azriel covered his mouth as he turned green and stopped eating his breakfast.
Meanwhile Stretch and Fatso had planned their own little ordeal here and music blared while they floated onto the middle of the table. Stretch grabbed up Ghastly and laughed as they started to sing, "You and me baby ain't nothin' butt Mammals so let's do it like dey do it on da Discovery Channel...!" Needless to say Ghastly was less than amused, or appeared to be anyways as she turned around and slapped Stretch as hard as she could before she floated back into her seat. The boys could've cared less as they hugged onto each other and laughed. Fiona stared at the whole thing and quickly turned red out of anger and green out of envy then back to normal. It wasn't like she hadn't figured out what they'd done, but now they just shoved it all up in her face! Well... She'd fix that problem now! She'd show them just what happened when you rubbed something in her face. It was something she just hadn't tolerated.
"Heheh, I'm glad things are back t'normal with you and Melle again Uncle Stinkie. You really had us worried there for a long time.." Casper smiled up at his Uncle who he kind of looked up to now. For the fact that he had actually loved a human and had never faltered on it. Even through the tough 10 years that had passed.
Later that day while everyone was out, Fiona stayed behind and performed one of her nastiest deeds yet. She found herself in Melle and Stinkie's room and stared at the top drawer. She knew that's where Stinkie placed it, that blasted Christmas gift that allowed him to sleep next to Melle. It infuriated her that there was such a thing that allowed a fleshie and a ghost to be so close. She grabbed it out and smirked as she took off with it and promptly disposed of it over the cliff. This ensured that those two wouldn't be spending anymore nights with each other for awhile..! Not unless he wanted to cause the woman hypothermia. Now he'd be forced to return to sleeping in his brothers room just like he used to. Which was all the better for her, now if she wanted she could make her move.