Once Stinkie had placed Melle in bed he floated on back to the main hall where he was greeted by what remained of the family there. "Well it's finally ovuh...!" Laughing lightly he placed his hands inside his ecto as if they were pants pockets again.

"Are you going to be okay Uncle Stinkie..?" Casper placed a hand on his shoulder. Frowning Stinkie looked away and tried not to answer that, but he didn't need to. His family already knew what troubled him! After all they'd all been there and heard what he'd said that day. Stretch, Fatso and Casper all exchanged glances and smiled at Stinkie. "You know Uncle Stinkie, if you want to be a human all you have to do is ask..!" Warmly Casper smiled and stared at his uncles face as he watched it light up.

"R-REALLY??" Gasping he looked at his brothers.

"Yeah, why da heck not...? We was kinda thinkin' about doin' it too! I mean, I'd like t'see how it'd go wit Ghastly bein' a fleshie!" Stretch shifted his eyes away from his brother and to the ceiling.

"Oh really?" Ghastly just grinned and pulled him close to her as she giggled. "I think I'd like that too.."

"Yeah, A-And... It'd be nice fuh me an Ebony t'be real flesh and blood parents ta Rin!" Fatso grinned and blushed cheesily as he poked his fingers together. "Not t'mention all da food dat'd stay here!" Lightly he patted his stomach and grinned.

"C'mon then... What are we waiting for...? When Ebony gets back I'll change her too! I'm sure that Azriel would rather enjoy getting to spend sometime with his father in the flesh!" Casper winked at them and escorted everyone downstairs to where they all made a promise to each other before they entered. They all promised each other that they would return as ghosts and continue to haunt at Whipstaff forever! When they all emerged from the Lazarus they were all aged accordingly.

Blayne looked himself over and sighed lightly. "Well I hope dat dis ends well..! Good luck y'guys wit yer family raisin'..!! I'm gonna see if I can create at least one more mastuh piece before da good times run out!!" with that he winked and waved as he hurried to his wife's side.

"So...Sloane...?" Abigail grabbed him by his vest and smirked up at him. "Would you like to give it a try...?" softly she purred at him as she waited for his answer.

"What?? Y'gotta ASK...? Tck... Dat was included in da package!" Grinning widely Sloane picked her up and placed her over his shoulder. "Jus' dun try an squirm too much. Y'might get hurt..if y'know what I mean...!" Wiggling his eyebrows at her he chuckled and carried her to his room in which he placed her on the bed, and finally closed the door locking it behind him. Quietly Blayne walked into his and Melle's room. By this time she'd woken up and had cried from being so confused about what had happened. With raised eyebrows he closed the door quietly and locked it. As he approached Melle he gently cleared his throat as he stepped up behind her. Her eyes widened as she stared at him in disbelief. She was so unsure about everything after what had happened.

"It's really me.. I promise..! Earlier I ... I pretended ta be alive... because I needed ta trick Fiona. I'm sorry dat it caused ya so much hoit an' tears. Azriel's gonna be foine, we got 'im ta da hospital radder quickly!" Nervously he laughed once as he placed himself beside her on the bed. "Y'know da othuhs are alive too...! Everyone he'e's gonna be alive again! Fiona, Chad an' Dash are gone fuh good. Dey'll nevuh return...evuh...! If y'dun believe me dat I'm alive, den...he'e..." Gently he grabbed her hand and placed it over his heart and smiled warmly at her. Melle's eyes immediately started shaking as she stared at him a moment.

"Y...you jerk...! Don't you EVER pull a stunt like that again... EVER!" Growling Melle closed her eyes tightly as she slapped him hard across his face. Blayne's eyes widened as he stared at her and grabbed his cheek. Though he understood just why she had done it and despite that he was rather embarrassed now he nodded in agreement and knew he deserved it. "H..How... though...?! Y-you... you used the Lazarus...?" Her voice trembled in worry as she clasped onto his hands tightly.

"Yeah, but we all promised each other dat we'd return as ghosts when our time had finished. I wanna make dat promise wit you as well.. Please, make it wit me...? I dun think dat I'd be able to stand it wit'out ya's Melle..." Gently he squeezed her hand and kissed her as he waited for her reply. Melle happily agreed as the two started getting into the mood of the moment. As the two made their love known once again they promised each other they'd return to be with the other in spirit form once they passed and remain forever.

As time passed little feet pitter-pattered through the halls of Whipstaff. Blayne and Melle had a second child, a little girl with brown hair and blue eyes named Renny. The poor thing was rather small compared to what Azriel had been, but, she was still as healthy as ever. Casper and Kat even had a little girl of their own in which they named Lizzy Amelia McFadden. She favored Casper quiet a bit but had Kat's brown eyes and smile. Abigail and Sloane had twins, one whom they called Zephyr, a little boy with purple eyes like his father and brown hair like his mother and, a little girl named Danae with black hair also with purple eyes like her father. Benen and Ebony both had themselves a little boy with Black hair and golden eyes they called Pudge, even if he was no where near fat. As the years passed the children grew and played with each other everyday. Azriel was always protective of his little sister and whenever someone bullied her he was more than ready to smack a few people around. Sloane was rather protective of his little girl as well and would always be ready to swat the boys away who only wanted his little girl for fun.

Blayne unlike the first time around managed to always be there and play with his little girl. In some ways this caused Azriel to be jealous, but for the most part he was more than pleased she had a better time than he did. With every year that passed Azriel and Rin grew closer and bonded more. The two were inseparable, the two of them eventually married and had a daughter of their own named Keira, though Rin was already expecting again after the girl was 3 years old. The family was always very closely knit and cared for one another. Sure they had their quarrels but they all loved each other just as much. Zephyr turned out to be a little fireball like his father, while Danae turned out to be strong willed like her mother though with her fathers senses. Renny turned out to be a mix between her father and mother. Calm and shy always until you stepped on her toes the wrong way and she let you have it. Pudge turned out to be a very sensible kid and as he started to grow, gained himself muscle rather than flab. The kid was a great football player! Lizzy turned out to be much like her father in personality. Always friendly and willing to help those that needed to be. Rin and Azriel's daughter turned out to be rather spunky and full of sass, no one really could tell that girl what to do. Their son, Zaphod on the other hand turned out to be rather goofy and made people laugh easily.

With each year that passed the Trio aged faster and faster. The first one to leave the world of the living was Benen, who as he promised returned as a ghost and continued being Fatso. Next in the line to go was Sloane who also returned to being Stretch as he promised. This both confused and freaked out the children as they hadn't expected this though almost all of them were around the age of 30, and remembered the story their families had told them when they were younger. Of course they all thought it was a bunch of talk. They'd never witnessed Azriel as he transformed to and from ghost form. The boy was good enough to get away with anything he wanted like that. Abigail was the next to move on and returned once more as Ghastly. She was happy to be able to turn Stretch's head again finally. Though she proceeded to happily smack him for those times he joked about her being a wrinkly skin sack! Next up was Ebony who enjoyed being green again as she returned to being Emerald, even if she was the only odd colored one. Casper and Kat soon parted ways as well. Kat passed on first and once she'd moved on Casper really hadn't felt the need to be a human anymore. So he too allowed himself to pass on and with a smile returned to serve his Uncles.

Melle was the next to go and much like Casper had done with Kat, Blayne followed soon after. Though something was amiss here. While Stinkie returned to being his ghostly self, Melle hadn't shown up at all. So he waited and waited, day in and day out he stared down at his ring as he waited for her to return as the ghost she promised him she'd be. Finally when three years had passed he'd given up on it. There was something he just had to face, Melle hadn't returned and probably wouldn't. Things quickly returned to normal around the house. Azriel and Rin lived there with their children still while the other children had moved out on their own. Zephyr returned with Pudge from time to time as well, but the others had all moved on to their own lives and continued on the line of McFadden. "So whatta you boys wanna do...?" Stretch mumbled as he leaned on his arm boredly and flipped through the channels.

"I dunno... all dey got on is dem STUPID Christmas shows." Narrowing his eyes Stinkie folded his arms.

"Aw, I dunno dey ain't all dat bad...!" Fatso smiled as he downed the cookies Emerald had baked for him. "Da Christmas cookies are really good...! Mmh, though dem shows make me really hungry for candy...and milk... and gingerbread...! I WANNA GO SPOOK A GIFT SHOP!!"

"YUCK! Who'd wanna go scare one of dem places?! Dey smell loike poine an' peppuhmint!" Shuddering Stinkie made a face and shook his head. "Why dun we go haunt one of dem Malls instead...?? I wanna scare da pants off a ol' Saint Nick!" He chuckled and grinned widely.

"Oy, you boys are thinking of scaring those poor children again...?" Ghastly stared at Stretch with a very amused look.

"Naw, we're thinkin' of goin' aftuh da big fat guy an' dem midgets dey call elves!" Stretch laughed and grinned as he floated on close to Ghastly. "So, you wanna get into da Spirit o' Scarin...?"

"Hmn, sure, but I'm going after the noisy little brats...!" Laughing she quickly sped out of the manor followed closely behind by the Trio and Ebony.

"Tis da season to be SCARY, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la -la-la-la...! We're on our way so fleshies be wary! We'll scare you out of your stockings...! And drive you crazy wit our mockings..! fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!" The whole group sang as they rushed to the mall.

"Hey, Dad!! DA-... Ohhh... never mind..." Azriel sighed as he moved the white hair from his eyes. How old was he now...? 61 years old to be exact...! "I don't think I'll ever get tired of those guys being that way. Even if they are like a bunch of unruly kids...!" Laughing he smiled and pulled Rin close to him. "Looks like we'll have to wait until he gets back." When the group finally returned they laughed and carried on like it was nobody's business what they'd done. They pointed out some of the highlights of their scaring and compared.

"Ooh! OH!! Didja see da look on Santa's face when I left a gift on HIS lap!?" Stinkie bellowed out into laughter as he grabbed his gut.

"YEA', But didja see how dem Elves looked when I scared dem!? Hahaha, Dey created da first yellow colored ice rink!" Stretch snickered and laughed with his brothers.

"YEAH, YEAH, an' dem rosy cheeks turned blue when dey saw dat Santa had been replaced by a different spirit of Christmas!!" Snuggling against Emerald he chuckled and kissed her cheek. Ghastly in turn flirted with Stretch having been rather pleased by how he scared that night. Stinkie meanwhile just continued laughing and tried to gain their attention. Though his brothers appeared to be a little too preoccupied with their ghouls to take much notice.

"H-hey.guys! ...Er...guys...? I ..uh...nevuhmoind..." Lowering his voice and his head Stinkie trailed off to the TV room. Boredly he stared at the TV as they played that old Jack Frost movie again that he had watched with Melle. Though he hadn't wanted to show it, tears welled up in his eyes. The ghosts lower lip quivered as he hugged a pillow to him tightly. "...Melle..." He whispered as he trembled a little. "I hate dis season...!"

"Oh really...?" Azriel chimed from the doorway as he sipped his hot chocolate.

"H-huh? Oh. S-Son I uh... how long you been standin' dhere...?" Stinkie tossed aside the pillow and acted as if nothing had bothered him at all.

"LONG enough...! Y'know... if you... don't like this season, I guess I could always just dump this present I found for ya. " Slyly Azriel narrowed his eyes hoping he'd get his Dad to beg. "I mean, if you don't like the season then you'd hate the gift giving part.. Oh well! Better go return it...!" Whistling he started away from the door.

"G-GAH! No... no! Wait, I ...!" He reached out after his son and stared with a frown. The last thing he wanted was to be alone right now.

"Ohhh changed your mind then huh? Heheh, Okay Pops! Close your eyes and hold out your hands!" Azriel grinned and poked him on the nose. "and NOOOOO peeking!!" A smirk soon placed upon his face as he walked out of the room. Stinkie rolled his eyes and held out his hands. He complied with what his son had asked. Carefully Azriel placed the gift into his fathers hands and smiled. "Okay, Open...!"

When Stinkie opened his eyes and looked down the first thing he noticed were a pair of hands inside of his with a ring on a finger. His eyes slowly widened as he followed them on up the arms. A familiar Orange shirt appeared as did a familiar blue t-shirt with the red circle. "HN...!" Tears immediately filled his eyes as he reached the girl face. "...Melle...!" Softly he gasped as he looked deep into her eyes. "MELLE!!" Tightly he hugged her to him and smiled widely. She was a ghost..!! She was there and appeared as a ghost just like she had promised to! "W...What took you so long baby...?? I ... I missed you... SO much!"

"Let's just say that... I have a REALLY bad sense of direction..! I found myself in France, Australia... yeah... NOT as fun when you're panicked..!" Laughing Melle kissed him deeply and stroked his cheek. The others were all excited when they seen the too of them together finally after all this time. They cheered with happiness. "By the way, you can call me Wittie..! It's my nick-name.." She winked at him and wagged her finger.

Casper just laughed and smiled as he watched his Uncle be reunited with his loved one. He knew how that felt to have longed for someone for so long like that. "Finally, everything is the way it should be." and so it remained from that day on. When Azriel finally passed away, he and Rin both remained there as ghosts. After all the boy had always been one since he was born and he'd remain that way forever. The family returned to everything that'd been there before, the obnoxious antics, and the friendly feuding of the family. Needless to say, this was the happiest haunted house around.

The End