((I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER TITLE FOR THIS CHAPTER.. UGGG))
Grim left early, heading straight for his dark manor. Hilda, on the other hand, walked out the castle in utter silence, carrying her present in her perfectly cupped hands. Hilda treated this present as if it was the most prized item she could ever touch. She continued staring at the object, as if she had superpowers and could see through it. She breathed through her opened mouth, still partially in shock. Hilda took one peek off her present to look around at Jollywood. The Christmas decorations were ripped and torn, cracked ornaments lay on the ground. Glass was everywhere and gloom still existed.
Hilda usually loved the feeling of other people's discomfort. But her holding that present and the terrible condition Jollywood lay in didn't seem right. Hilda carefully placed her present in the pocket of her oversized coat and took out the machine she used to suck out all the townsfolk joy. With a sudden change of heart, Hilda let all the joy leak out of the machine, in her complete control. The townsfolk turned from grey, lifeless figures back to their original shining and bright optimistic light.
The Jollywoodians glanced around at each other with awkward eyes. Their gaze finally fell on Hilda, and they gasped in shock. Hilda didn't change her emotionless expression. Instead, she merely lifted the machine above her head and smashed it, breaking it into a million pieces without any worry or regret. The townsfolk looked around at each other again with great shock; did Hilda really have a random change of heart? Was she letting them go this soon? Their questions were answered as she left the town, headed to her old manor without bringing any more harm towards the town.
"Are you sure he's ok?" Grumpy asked, leaning over Happy.
Lord Starchbottom cringed in annoyance. "FOR PETE SAKE GRUMPY, GIVE HIM ROOM!" He yelped, pulling Grumpy away from the close distance he stood from Happy.
Queen Delightful rushed in with a cold ice pack in her hands. She softly lay the ice pack on Happy's warm head and waited, hoping for a sign Happy would wake up.
"It's so weird..." Grumpy stated as he caressed Happy's hand. "...his hand is so cold... but his head is so warm..."
"Could you stop worrying?" Lord Starchbottom murmured. "That's supposed to be MY job..."
Grumpy only halfway listened as he laid his head down on Happy's chest to hear a heartbeat, and felt a small vibration. "His heart is beating!" Grumpy exclaimed with relief. Everyone behind Grumpy smiled extensively.
Bashful took a peek out a nearby window, staring across at the broken ornaments and realized the townsfolk were back to normal, most of them had already started cleaning up the mess, picking up red ribbon and tying them up to the poles, fixating the ribbon back into the pretty bows. They swiped the excess glass surrounding the buildings so no one would get hurt, and replaced the broken ones with new, shinier ones. Bashful's eyes twinkled with joy. He turned around with excitement. "Hey guys! Everyone's back to normal again! Hilda must've had a change of mind!"
"Or heart..." Queen Delightful said, trailing off as she thought back to Hilda's tearful eyes when she handed her the purple gift.
"I'm surprised she even had a heart to begin with!" Sneezy laughed to himself as he also took a long look out the window Bashful gazed out of. "Maybe we should help them." Sneezy stated with a smile. Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey highly liked that idea. They tightened and buttoned up their coats, getting ready to leave the toasty castle and help the Jollywoodians decorate in the bittery air.
Grumpy, Starchy, Queen Delightful, and Doc decided to stay in and take care of Happy. Grumpy was getting quite impatient with just watching an unconscious Happy for hours, and desperately wanted Happy to wake up so this nightmare could finally be over.
"You're so tense, Grumpy." Lord Starchbottom stated plainly.
"Hmmm... maybe we should carry Happy home so you can be with him alone and make sure everything is alright with him." Queen Delightful said as she shared a look with Lord Starchbottom. "Can you help me carry Happy to their cottage, Starchy?"
Starchbottom smiled and nodded. "Of course your majesty."
And together, Starchbottom and the Queen carried Happy home with an anxious Grumpy following close behind. Doc decided to take charge and make sure everyone was alright. He wanted to make sure all the Christmas decorations were neatly cleaned.
Once they made it to the cottage, Lord Starchbottom and Queen Delightful stopped because of one little problem: How would they be able to carry Happy into the small cottage? Walking around it was difficult enough for them, carrying AND walking, plus carrying Happy upstairs to lay him on his bed would be even worse.
They didn't have to worry long, though Happy was already beginning to open his eyes. Queen Delightful gasped. "He's waking up!" She murmured, proudly.
Happy opened his eyes slowly as he began looking up at his three friends. "What happened?" He muttered, still being held by the Queen and her advisor's arms.
"You got blasted by Hildy!" Grumpy told him as he was let down. Happy wobbled unnaturally on the snowy ground. Grumpy scuffed over to him and let Happy lean on his shoulder so he wouldn't fall. "You're all dizzy." Grumpy said. "You should get inside and sleep."
Happy rubbed his chest in discomfort. "Where did I get hit?"
"Your chest..." Starchbottom responded hastily. "If it wasn't already obvious enough... but I agree. Happy- you should get some sleep."
Happy nodded and walked inside, heading upstairs. Before Grumpy could follow him, Queen Delightful stopped him. "Grumpy. Make sure he's alright. If anything bad happens, just let us know."
Grumpy nodded, then ran up after Happy, making sure he made it to his bed without passing out. Once Grumpy made it upstairs, he chuckled to himself as he saw Happy dead asleep, the covers not even on him. Grumpy reticently tucked Happy in, and looked around the quiet cottage. Grumpy sighed, going over all the crazy things they experienced. Hilda becoming Queen, for a short time yes, but her plan caused extreme chaos and backlash. Grumpy gazed out the window and out upon Jollywood, everything was finally going back to normal. The sun was evaporating behind the mountains, illuminating a fiery-yellow color. Grumpy then returned his gaze back to Happy snoozing. Grumpy didn't smile, but he did bend down and left a soft kiss on Happy's head. Grumpy left Happy to snooze alone, but what Grumpy didn't notice was a cute small smile that appeared like magic on Happy's face once he felt the kiss.
Doc, Dopey, Bashful, Sleepy and Sneezy entered their cottage to see Grumpy lighting a fire to warm up the frozen temperatures. Doc walked over to the fireplace and wiped the snow off his jacket. "Hey Grumpy, where's Happy?"
"I think he's still sleeping."
Sleepy yawned. "Lucky."
Bashful opened up the fridge, grabbing random snacks from the fridge, he scarfed them down hungrily. He then rubbed his stomach appetizingly. "Ahhh... I've been so hungry these passed days! It's so good to eat..."
Doc peered over at Bashful. "Uh... you're drinking the pickle juice out of the empty pickle jar..."
Bashful shrugged. "Who doesn't like pickles?"
Doc rolled his eyes and took a look back at the pleasant fire. Sleepy went upstairs so he could go to bed early, Bashful stayed in the kitchen area along with Sneezy. Sneezy was munching on an apple like a normal person, whereas Bashful continued drinking the pickle juice, making Sneezy stare at him with weird glares. Footsteps could be heard from the stairs, and out appeared Happy.
"Happy!" Doc and Grumpy said at the same time.
"Are you feeling better?" Doc asked him.
"Actually, yes!" Happy giggled. He walked over to his friends, and gave Doc and Grumpy a large group hug.
"I'm glad you're alright." Doc smiled. "We fixed all of Jollywood!" Doc said, as he flicked open the blinds to expose the sight outside the window. Happy gasped at the beauty.
The lights on the lampposts brought just enough light for Happy to see everything. The decorations were beautiful; candy-canes hung on the trees once again along with red, green and gold ornaments. Some ornaments were sparkly, others held designs, and others were plain. The red bows were tied perfectly around the lit lampposts, and the main tree was brighter than ever. Happy stared out at everything with luminous eyes for a while.
Happy then looked over at Doc. "Erm, Doc, if you don't mind... I'd like to talk to Grumpy alone."
Doc nodded, empathy overcoming him. "After all that's happened, you two should totally talk it out." He smiled tenderly at both Happy and Grumpy, then left with no hesitation.
Happy grabbed Grumpy's arm, tugging him into the living room where their first Christmas teaching took place. "Ouch!" Grumpy complained. "Don't pull on my arm so roughly."
Happy giggled as he plopped down on the couch, sitting next to Grumpy. Their arms were intertwined like a knot. "Sorry..." Happy giggled apologetically.
"Eh, you really shouldn't be the one apologizing." Grumpy said. "I've been a gigantic jerk to you and the gang all because my selfishness of Christmas got the best of me. I caused all this crazy stuff to happen..." Grumpy trailed off as he took a glimpse at all the dwarfs outside. Although everything was back to normal, Grumpy still felt immense guilt.
"Well, look at the bright side," Happy tried to cheer him up, "you did save me and Jollywood!"
Grumpy softly smiled. "I hardly saved you, hehe..."
Grumpy then thought about how he NEVER bought Happy a Christmas present. His stomach did thousands of flip-flops and Grumpy immediately stopped smiling. His expression changed to a tender, sweet look to a flabbergasted distressed look.
"Oh no!" Grumpy exclaimed, placing his hand to his aching forehead. "I never even got you a Christmas present..."
Happy merely shrugged. "Well- I think you did. You gave me the best Christmas experience ever!" Happy hugged Grumpy's side. "And I have a gift for you..." Happy pointed to the ceiling.
Grumpy scrunched his nose in confusion. He slowly peered up to be greeted with the sight of a mistletoe hanging above Happy and him.
"Oh." Grumpy thought nothing of it at first. He then got the hint. Grumpy turned a dark pink. "Ooooh..." He trailed off, but before he could say anything else, Happy pulled Grumpy in for a passionate kiss.
Their lips touched and Grumpy's eyes widened in shock. His heart skipped a beat until finally he began kissing back. The kiss ended shortly, but for the both of them, it felt as if it lasted centuries.
Happy felt large amounts of ecstasy as he pulled away, gazing at a blushing Grumpy. Grumpy tried desperately to fake hating it, but it obviously didn't work; his face was a rouge color, and he held a dazed smile. Happy laughed at Grumpy's reaction.
"Merry Christmas Grumpy!~" Happy winked at him.
"Don't ever do that again without warning me."
"Ok." Happy teased. "INCOMING KISS!" Happy shouted as he softly pecked Grumpy's cheek. Grumpy looked identical to a tomato by now.
"Happy..." Grumpy growled through gritted teeth.
"What? At least I warned ya!"
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Oh yeah... and there's going to be two more chapters left. The next one will be really long, hopefully I restrain myself from making it 10,000 words... but I can't promise anything. And then after that chapter I'm doing a fun author's note-thingy where I also react to comments and support I've gotten from this story. :)