Madelyn was beside herself with grief. No one cared for her anymore. They all wanted Christina to do magic. They all wanted to see Christina dazzle them. No one cared for Madelyn anymore. No one cared. As the young girl wept she attracted the attention of something downright malevolent. The girl startled as a large worn out book dropped in front of her.

"Open me,"

Madelyn fished her skeleton key from her pocket and unlocked the book with ease. She jumped back as the pages started flipping rapidly she watched in morbid awe as it stopped.

"I can help you"

"How?"

"I can give you power"

"Power?"

"Yes, tell me, dear, what do you want most?"

"I want Shaggy for myself but he's dating a fairy. How am I supposed to compete with a fairy?"

"I loathe fairies they are such spiteful, vindictive evil creatures. Always showing off with their feats of magic. So, what do you say do we have a deal?"

"Yes,"

The book flew up before dropping into her lap shutting itself in the process.

Madelyn had no idea what she had just agreed to but at that moment she probably wouldn't have cared as she snatched the book up and ran back to her dorm. She had only one goal in mind. Make Shaggy hers. Oh, they would be just perfect together. First, she would have to get Christina out of the picture. She would have to do it quietly. Maybe she could even get her to leave on her own. That would work marvelously in Madelyn's favor. For now, she would get some sleep. She would need it for tomorrow her real work would begin.

...

The next day as sunlight poured through the windows Shaggy woke first. A rare occurrence but a pleasurable one as he delighted in just watching his girlfriend. He was her guardian now and she was his to take care of for forevermore. Draculaura had once told him the horror stories of Christina's nightmares. How she would cry and thrash around, wailing trapped in a gruesome prison of her mind unable to escape without aid. Draculaura had also told him of how that all changed after Christina had met him. How she would fall into a peaceful happy slumber with a smile. The stories Christina told her of a calming field of wildflowers alongside a crystal clear river.

He had seen full-color drawings of these places in Christina's sketchbook. Apparently, she kept a special one for dreams. He was the only person with the honor of seeing it. The drawings within told tales of a paradise unlike any other. The river with crystal clear water and golden sands; fish that darted to and fro so fast they were mere flecks of silver. A cave lined with sparkling jewels. The great beauty of the place that Christina went to made him want to join her.

He could only hope Christina was enjoying herself at that moment as he watched her sleep peacefully beside him. Oh, sure, he could get up without disturbing her but he didn't want to. He needed to be there any way to make sure she was safe. Call him overprotective all you wanted but Shaggy would surely die before any harm could befall his girlfriend.

He smiled as Christina began to stir. His heart soared when her eyes fluttered open and he was treated to her beautiful smile once again.

"Good morning, Beautiful," he whispered, pushing stray locks of hair from her eyes.

"Shaggy, I'm far from-"

Shaggy cut her off with a kiss.

"You, like, promised me you wouldn't doubt yourself anymore, remember?"

Before she could properly respond, Shaggy kissed her again and again and again until he was showering her with little kisses. All over her face, along the jawline and her collarbone. This girl would learn that he meant it, so help him.

"Shaggy," Christina whined.

"What?"

"You can stop now,"

"Like, what if I don't want to? What if I hold you hostage in this bed all day long?"

"Your friends will be suspicious,"

"Let them think what they want to,"

"You'll never get to eat,"

"Who cares? You are the most satisfying thing right now,"

"Yes, but you never want to starve a vampire,"

That got Shaggy to stop in his tracks. One quick look at Christina and Shaggy could see that her brown eyes were transitioning to red.

"Like, I suppose we oughta go eat now,"

"Ya, think?"

…...

Christina and Shaggy were all smiles as they swept into the dining room for breakfast. It made Madelyn sick to her stomach as she watched the two. Today Christina wore a jean jacket with slits cut in the back for her wings to slide through. Was she really so vain that she had to show her wings off at every given chance? Despicable utterly despicable. Shaggy didn't need some vain fairy for a girlfriend. Madelyn was sure she could coax Christina into leaving. When Christina was gone Madelyn would swoop in to save the day.

Then Shaggy would see how perfect they were together. He wouldn't even miss Christina when Madelyn was done.

Count on it.

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Okay, That ends this chapter. Oh, this is getting exciting! What did you guys think? Review, please!