Elsewhere in the Manor that night Stinkie and Melle had searched EVERYWHERE for his special shirt. Much to their dismay it couldn't be found anywhere. "Dang it!! I know it couldna grown legs and walked off!! I nevuh put it anywhere but he'e...!!" Stinkie frowned as he sat down on the edge of the bed. "I... I really wanted t'cuddle ya's close tonoight...! Dang it, we jus' make up and da darn thing disappears...!! It ain' fair!!" With his eyes fixated on the floor Stinkie was about ready to cry. It wasn't just because he was sad, but frustrated at the same time. Melle was rather disappointed too but, she smiled warmly at him and placed an arm around his shoulder. Slowly he looked up at her and his eyebrows raised. "We've gotta find it..."
"Aaaww, Stinkie I ... I don't know what to say... uhm, Maybe we can look for it tomorrow...? I know you looked forward to this, and I did too but, we'll start out fresh tomorrow and see where it goes from there ok?" Melle leaned over and kissed him gently. Stinkie kissed back but looked at her unsure at first but then nodded. It bothered him to leave her alone like this now that they patched things over. "So, on another subject...! What do you think of Azriel's little Rin there?" Melle giggled and covered her mouth. "I think those two are just so cute.."
"Heheh, Yep...! Dat kid sure know how t'pick 'em..! Jus' loike me.. Cute an' Short..!" With that Stinkie laughed and messed up Melle's hair.
"A-AUGH!! Oh you... what's THAT supposed to mean!?" Grabbing her pillow Melle laughed and swatted at Stinkie with it. "Ooohh! C'mere...!"
"HAHAHA, Dun think so gally, Hehehe..!! But I'll see ya in da moinin'...SHORTY!!" Chuckling Stinkie darted off through the wall and towards his brothers room. Melle tossed the pillow at the door and of course she missed but it made her feel better that she at least had tossed it at him. That night the two slept in their separate beds, it dawned on them both memories of when they first fell in love but were forced to sleep in separate rooms. Though for Stinkie those dreams carried farther back to when he was alive. Again the ghost had been shoved into the world of his past life. Mysteriously his hand was pulled along by the 'Emma' girl, as she jumped into a pile of hay with him. The two laughed and layed there for 10 minutes until Fiona showed up.
"Blayne McFadden, Shouldn't you be doing your chores...? Honestly, what is with you and gettin' yourself into all these dirty situations..? You always let that girl lead you around..! She's blockin' your workin..! Don't you know your brothers need you right now?" Fiona looked rather sour towards Emma.
"D'aw Fiona, Dere's nuttin' wrong wit a little fun..! Besoides, I needed a little break...! Dat sun is so hot out t'day... Heh, I dun even get how you can stand it in dem kinds a dresses y'wear." Blayne explained, "So what'd y'want anyways...?"
In his dream Fiona explained about a party and how she wanted him to attend. Blayne had accepted but later on when he'd found out Emma hadn't been invited he declined. Instead Blayne left the party and searched out Emma. When he found her the two goofed off in the mud and even the river. The dream then shifted to show Stinkie that the next day Blayne and Emma had made love in the barn. The thing he hadn't expected to see was Fiona who'd watched a little from the distance then darted off distraught. The dream then shifted gears and once again Emma called out for help from him. "H-GGNH... gah..E-Em... ma.. E-Ehm...EMMA!" Sitting up in bed Stinkie gasped and looked around. He was faced with Stretch and Ghastly who just glanced at each other and then him.
"Who...?" Stretch's voice demanded in a frightened tone almost.
"A-Ah...uh...N-No one... Just.. some weird dream..! Pfft, Musta ate too many beans fa dinnuh! Heheheh, I...I'm goin' back...t'bed..!" Stinkie swallowed as he layed back down.
"... He's startin' t'remembuh again... on 'is own." Stretch frowned and looked at Ghastly with a serious tone. "I NEVUH told him about ...her..."
"Why not...!?" Ghastly stared at Stretch unable to believe he hadn't told his brother about this since the beginning.
"...Abigail, what happened t'her ruined him... Dat's the day 'e changed.." Stretch pointed to his throat. "It pained 'im dat badly..." Neither of them knew that Stinkie had heard that whole thing as he stared off at the wall and pretended to sleep. Though now his mind raced with thoughts. What had his brother meant by that?! What changed...? Why...? What pained him that badly...? Who was this Emma...?? It appeared to him now that he'd have to find out on his own. If his brother knew and hadn't told him, he definitely wouldn't tell him if he asked. It angered him a little to know that his brother with held information from him. Though if it pained him so much, he understood why, but, still it irritated him to know he wasn't trusted.
The next day came and everything had seemed normal. Stinkie tried his best all day to act as if nothing had bothered him, even if it had. Both him and Melle searched all day trying to find his shirt though there was no trace of it anywhere. Even his brothers, Dr. Harvey and even Ghastly helped them look. The thing couldn't be found anywhere. Dr. Harvey reassured them that he'd get his friend to make another for them. Though it'd take a few days to get there. The couple agreed it was alright, they had no other choice. Rin and Azriel's day had gone off without a problem in sight. The two laughed and talked about what'd happened the night before. At the end of the day like normal Azriel dropped off Rin at her mothers house. "W-Wel I'll uh... I'll... see ya later..er, well, Tomorrow.." Azriel blushed as he placed on the helmet and smiled after her. He waved at her mother Ebony who watched from the porch.
"Yeah, See ya...hmn... B-bye.." Rin quickly kissed him on his lips and skipped off towards her mother happily.
Azriel's face turned beet red as he pulled out of the drive way and took off hollering, "YEE-HAW!!" Both Rin and her mother Ebony laughed and walked into their house. None of them noticed they had been followed. Fiona glared at Rin and her mother as she watched Azriel drive off. She waited until he was out of sight then moved in for her attack on the small family. It only took Azriel around 15 minutes to get home from Rin's house. The boys head was up in the clouds as he stared up at the sky and smiled to himself. Humming he parked his bike and hopped off of it as he strolled inside the Manor. "I'm home...!" His voice echoed through the house.
"Welcome home, Azriel..." Fiona floated there and grinned at the boy.. She'd already been out and done the damaged that had been needed.
"GRAH, UH, MOOOOM!! Where are you!?" Azriel backed away from her and swallowed. When he heard his mothers voice come from the Library he rushed towards it. He sighed with relief as he greeted her in the TV room. Both Melle and Fatso had been placed on the couch as they watched the news. "Hey! .. .Haha, I'm home... Where's Uncle Stretch and Dad...?" He raised an eyebrow at them.
"Oh they flew out to grab some snacks. While you were on your way home did you hear a loud BOOM or anything??" Melle questioned at him. Azriel tapped his chin and nodded.
"Yeah I did, I wondered what the heck it could've been! Are they talking about it??" Quickly Azriel looked at the screen. His eyes widened when he seen that it was a house that had exploded. "WHOA!! ...Someone's house blew up?! That's... Th-that's..." His hands started shaking as a shiver traveled up his spine. "M-mom... T-that's... THAT'S RIN'S HOUSE!! Oh my god, RRRRIIIIIN!" The boy hadn't wasted a second as he darted out of the house and jumped back on his Motorcycle. Tears filled his eyes as he whipped his way through traffic. "Rin, Rin... Oh PLEASE be okay...! PLEASE, don't let her be..." Being the concerned mother she was Melle sent Fatso after him to make sure that he'd be okay. There was no way she'd be able to get through that traffic in time to catch up with her son who she knew would be rather reckless right now. When he arrived Azriel jumped off his bike and raced towards the first cop he found. "W-WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?! W-Where are they?!"
"Whoa, whoa, Slow down boy, where are who?" The officer questioned.
"THEM!!" Freaked out Azriel pointed at the house, "Where are they...?? Where...?" His eyes filled with tears as he followed the Officers hand to the Ambulance. "Oh... Oh...ngh... Are they in there?! C-Can I speak to them!? PLEASE, PLEASE, my girlfriends in there!! I .. I ..." He didn't need to say anything more as the doors of the Ambulance opened and Rin popped her head out from behind the door. "RIN!!" Quickly he squeezed her to him as tightly as he could and cried as he placed a hand on the back of her head. "Thank God, Thank God you're okay...!!"
"Oh Ozziiiee..!" Rin buried her face into Azriel's neck and cried as she clung tightly to him. Ebony looked out from the Ambulance and smiled warmly at Azriel. She was so happy to see that her daughter had someone who loved her so much. "W-We don't... we don't have a home anymore..! I...What're we going to do...?!"
"Y-You can stay with my family! The manor is HUUUGGE , I, I don't see why there'd be a problem.. Just... I .. How'd it happen anyways??" Frowning Azriel walked with Rin and her mother to his Motorcycle.
"Well we heard this clicking noise like a gas leak, and we noticed the line had been cut...! This female ghost appeared and tossed a match and the next thing I knew my mother flew us out the window..." Rin explained.
"A female ghost...?! ...WAIT, SHE FLEW you out the window?!" Azriel looked at Ebony.
"Heheh, Y-Yeah, I'm a...a..ghost. Rin's my...adopted daughter...?" Ebony rubbed her arm lightly. "I'd kept it a secret all these years because I wanted a normal life for myself, and for my daughter. I missed being alive if you can understand that..?"
"Yeah, sure..! Anything's possible. Hmn, Though the female ghost... AUGH, it HAD to be FIONA..." Azriel growled and kicked the curb as he cursed over and over in his head. "Well I don't have... enough room for everyone on my bike as it stands... "
"OH!! I could help!" Fatso finally appeared out of nowhere both Rin and Ebony were shocked to see him. Azriel just laughed and grinned. He had hoped his mother had chased one of his Uncles or even his father after him for this. "I uh... I wouldn't mind carrying this lovely lady back to the manor...myself..."Reaching out Fatso grabbed Ebony's hand and kissed it. Biting her lower lip Ebony giggled and looked at her Daughter and Azriel.
"Sounds like a plan...!" With that Azriel winked and hopped onto his bike. "Have fun with her Unc..." He laughed and started on towards Whipstaff with Rin. Once everyone had been greeted they discussed about who would sleep where and for how long they could stay. "Alright, Rin can sleep in my room..! I don't mind sharing my bed... I don't want her to be sleeping alone right now anyways.. I.."
"OH-Hooo little man, I know whatcha up to... Don'tcha think yer movin' a lil' too fast on da ghoul..?" Stinkie grinned and elbowed his son gently.
"AAAAUGH, DAD!! I...I didn't mean, NO, I... Just trust me, I swear I won't do anything! You can even watch us if you want...I don't care! Just... I think it'd be better this way. She trusts and knows me... and her mother could have her own room. It'd just be till the room is fixed anyways..." Smacking his forehead Azriel pleaded with his father.
"I agree with Azriel. Normally I'd be a little bit uncertain of these sort of things but, Azriel is rather mature for his age. Also, You can feel free to live here as long as you'd like Ebony. We have plenty of space and it'd be no trouble." Dr. Harvey concluded the issue which the others went along with rather well. Except for Fiona of course who disliked and despised the very thought.
"Well, I won't stay here for free! I'll become the new cook. Cooking is my ultimate favorite thing to do. I specialize in deserts! In fact, that's what I run on the weekends when I'm not teaching at school! A Bakery that is. "Ebony blushed and clasped her hands together as she looked at Dr. Harvey.
"A bakery!? Really?? I used to have one of them too when I was alive... I bet your pies taste magnificent, much like your compection looks.." Fatso went out of his way as he attempted to charm her. "Though you look familiar, have I seen you before...?" The spook questioned as he started off on his own thing with her.
Once things had settled down for the night Rin and Azriel moved on downstairs to the lab where he and Casper continued to work on the Lazarus. The three of them kept each other company through the whole thing. By 2AM They'd finally finished the entire machine and stood back and looked at their finished product. "Well, it's finally finished. Tons of hard work has finally payed off with this thing... Now all that's left is that mixture." Azriel sighed and placed an arm around Rin's shoulder.
"Yeah, that's the part we never figured out... what the last ingredient was.." Casper frowned as he floated over to a table and placed his head into his hands. "We tried everything we could think of..."
"That's alright, We'll try it all again! Just to make sure that we haven't missed anything!" Azriel tapped his chin a little. "But for now... let's get to bed shall we...?" The three agreed on that much and worked their way upstairs.