Hey There,

Welcome back readers! To this Spooktacular fic that is getting closer and closer to being a year old! Hard to believe I started this last Halloween and we're already on chapter seven and it's September AGAIN. I didn't know there were so many others who enjoyed Halloween plots as much as me. But all of you reading this, no matter when that is, I appreciate you clicking on this story and making it this far. Seriously, THANK YOU!

Standard Disclaimers Apply - I don't own Zoey 101, Zoey 102, Nickelodeon, MTV, or any of the other trademarked things mentioned here. I am merely borrowing all of these things for my own twisted amusement. Most will be returned unharmed.

Special thanks to the few of you who have placed this tale on your favorite story page or story alert list. Also thank you to the few of you who are now following me as an authoress. By putting me on your favorite author's page or author's alert list. That is HIGH praise I hope I'm still earning!

Special thanks to my reviewer: [and friend] AwkwardGurl05 (Girrrrrl! Me too, I always struggle making good friends, and keeping them, for those same reasons. I'm so glad I was able to welcome you back to the site when you rejoined. That you've even started to post your own works now too [her story "Heart of Yosemite" is SPECETACULAR if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it] And I know you're just getting started! But most of all, I'm so lucky to count you as a friend. Truly! I could not have finished this post with out your encouragement, kindness, energy, and spookiness. It all helped me so much and I have gotta tell you that! If we ever met up at a Con… I think I'd be just as excited to meet you as the celebrities at the Con! LoL! And yes, we seriously need to exchange some Wednesday sessions soon [season 2 is coming] AND ghost stories... It's that time of year again where all of this is as in season as pumpkins and grouds! Or Cockscombs, one of my favorite fall flowers… they look like fuzzy brains that are burgundy, pink and gold varieties and they're so velty soft to the touch… Nobody ever talks about them being a fall flower either! But my Poppop and Mom both planted these huge batches of them in their flowerbeds till they started coming back every fall! They're like old friends each year when I see them, and they remind me of my Poppop, cause he really loved them. I'll have to share some photos of them too when they're bigger. They're all just starting to show up in our yard too! I LOVE FALL, man! That spirit is back! Yay! Thank you so much for saying what you did about my writing style… I can't even tell you what that meant to me too. After the dryspell I'm still getting over. Our grandpas were two cool dudes, seriously. And they are watching over us. That's so cool how you have that little Santa Clause. I have a little santa of my own i put up each year for my Poppop, ironically. But I'll save that story for another day. Yours even sings the song that was his favorite and was bought for you by your Logan too… that's so beyond cool! I know you cherish that! And think of your grandpa all the time when you see it, or let it play. Oh good, I'm not the only one who cries at nostalgic, sad or sappy things like that. All my friends always acted like I'm so weird when that happened. You start to think, am I the only one? LoL! Is something wrong with me? Even when my mom's the same, LoL! Aww! You guys first kiss sounds so CUTE! Like Quogans and I agree with you… you could see it even then, Logan was nervous about it… had thought about it, clearly. Before that moment too! "Gabberflasted" should be in the urban dictionary… There should be a fangirl's variety, that thing would SELL like nobody's business! The Zoey variety would also need to feature "drippin'" though and Michael wouldn't be able to fit his head through a doorway when it gave him the credit for starting that one… every great idea has it's drawbacks! LoL! YES Girl! Finally brought the go-cart scenes some love! I had always wanted to do that too. Since the outright jealousy on Logan's face is so obvious there… and they weren't even together at the time! it's too delicious to pass up on! I HAD to work that in some place! Since my missing moments story only covered the episodes where they were a thing and that happened way before that. THANK YOU so much for liking this different take on a classic moment… that meant SO much! Yes! That last chapter was delving into Quinn's side of things more, I'm so glad that you enjoyed the peek into her thoughts and musings. Drac-Logan has been very open with where his feelings are, it is gonna be something else when things reach the level of confessions getting screamed across the Prom, isn't it? The monster equivalent anyway. Because I have to admit to finding SO MUCH fun in taking the things we know then monster-ifying them… if that's a thing? You know, so it's still Quinn and Logan… but it's also these new dangerously monster sides of them. I'm so thrilled your enjoying it. I can't even say how much I appreciate the letters, PMs, reviews, your energy, you encouragement and friendship. All of the other magical stuff you do! You're the best! (I hope that's everything too))On to Ch. 6! Yeah Quinn, your 'friend'... I don't think she even realizes how much she's gussying up for him all the time. Wanting to look her best around him, and I don't think she even fully realizes how much she's going back to those moments when they do get to be alone or that kiss… it's like she doesn't hear herself. Isn't it? I may have had way too much fun in that chapter (and some future ones too) with Quinn realizing so much of that affection and passion isn't just a vampire thing… but it truly is a Logan thing. It even why when I started this fic I knew vampires were the only monster romantic enough to help him hide some of it… you know, at first. Anyways! She did trust him not to hurt her, and she wasn't even scared in the moment as she expected to be. And the healing treatments… LoL! Were admittedly some creative license on my part that logan is still high-fiving me for and saying… "Oh, you're good." High Praise I don't get often… But at the end of it all, even if Quinn still isn't admitting anything out right… I hope chapter 6 was a HUGE step in the right direction echoed in this new chapter. I really hope you enjoy it! And know you've been an inspiration too! Bless you! Hope you're having a GREAT day! Take Care and Much Love!)

Dedicated to Penny Monster who turns 3 on the 21st of September. EARLY Birthday present! And she's every bit diva enough to get two chapters devoted to her.

Enjoy!

"Monster Movie Mayhem"

Chapter 7 - She Knows Me Too!

((AN: For just a little extra fun, let's start off in a different place from normal))

(Jamestein's Perspective)

I know this isn't gonna come out right, but seeing Raph's fight for his mate to be made… So close to my own struggles to have my own potential mate assembled… It just reminded me how very lucky I was to not only have my Lydia at all. Even if she doesn't wish to be my romantic companion, in the end (I haven't asked her or anything, she's still learning so much and only at the beginning of her own story. So I don't know how she feels about me at all. And I won't push her into answering such questions. I'm just saying, if she did or didn't feel that way… for me… someday. That I would understand and be okay with it). Just having her with me, taking part in her life… she's added so much light and happiness to my dark and sad little existence. Just breathing in and out, and letting me sit beside her is the greatest gift. Just being, she's all that and more… and I hoped with all my heart that my 'brother' of sorts. Raphael could find the same peace and life-affirming place for himself. In this monster existence that we're both trying to live. And feel more like a life… and less of a sentence.

But to also have such a caring and kind doctor in Quinn too. Nothing like the lunatics who had created us, who wanted us dead the moment we lived. Who wanted to study us and not teach us. Quinn wasn't just brilliant but she was also caring… nurturing and determined to make certain. That not only were her own creations okay, but she was also ever so concerned with us older models too. Patchworks, she wasn't even responsible for putting together. Making absolutely certain that we were in all ways "okay" as well. If there was anything she could do for us, she would do it in a second.

The Doc was a blessing all her own, even in all of the shifts happening right now to accommodate her new patients. Quinn has still been somehow there, for all of us. Or any other monster who needs her attention or skills. I couldn't help but marvel how she did that. I've been seeing it this whole time and still can't see how she's everywhere and able to help every one of us.

Still giving Lydia regular 'life-lesson' sessions, and so much of her time. While treating all of the newer monsters and creatures who were ill, hurt or neglected by Brody. Even the ones who needed more than a bandaid. Even the cases that were much longer struggles, they've battled for ages. Or because Brody had locked them away for years of trapped suffering. She was still somehow always checking on Raph, Lydia, and me. As well as her hopefully next creation "Mona." And she was so laser-focused on helping this new person live too.

If this had happened earlier, The doc would have surely overdone it by now. Like she had a few times during Lydia's creation process. She'd pulled constant all-nighters and was always scribbling figures and mumbling to herself back in those days. And there would have been no way she could have kept up with everyone and everything the same way she was now. But that wasn't the case since Dracula made the scene.

Because he not only has been a great help to Quinn, and good friend to us all. Since the moment he arrived a bat, and introduced himself to everyone besides Lola-vira.

But, there's no doubt in ANY ghoul's mind. He is totally in love with our doc and she loves him too. Just as doubtlessly, we see it a little more everyday. In the labs, in the party times he keeps making her come to, for breaks, and even in the hallways. Many monsters and ghouls have witnessed them being very affectionate.

Any place they're together, it's written all over their faces.

And since falling for one another. Whether they've admitted it or not. They have been spending nearly all of their daylight hours resting together… taking that time not only for doc to rest properly. But also to be with the king of all vampires, while he's hiding away from the sun…Or I should say the current king, since so many former kings are here now. Partying up, too.

But Doc and Drac. They'd become almost inseparable… You hardly saw one without the other these days. And I was so happy for them… Doc always said, "romantic love wasn't for her." Just like I'd used to… and I'd had to ask for a female to be made for me to fix that…

Doc just needed to meet the new Dracula for that to be proven wrong. And her whole perspective has bound to have had a turnaround… Or so I thought.

But then I noticed the doodles and notes over Dracula's shoulder today. When he was scribbling away at something in the margins of his own clipboard of notes. I noticed they were all plans for possible 'monster-style' dates. And different ways to pitch the idea to Quinn that WOULDN'T get immediately rejected. And I had to ask out loud, before Lydia signed it.

"Aren't you and Quinn a couple yet, Drac?"

Drac panicked at both of us, like we hadn't waited for Quinn to be called over to Mo's resting place. To check something on her health scanners before asking this.

He hissed before saying, "Will you BOTH! SSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!" He was so panicked his shush turned into a full vampire hiss. Sinister and scary sounding, "What is WITH you two?" He'd asked more seriously.

I explained, "I'm confused and so is Lydee. Aren't you guys? You know? Together…Yet?"

"No!" He said a little too loudly, before adjusting his tone to a softer one and after making sure Quinn was still instructing the Igor squad (Dustin and his two hunchbacked squinty friends) on how to do something better in the care of her newer creature.

Logan explained, "You know how the doc isn't into the whole dating scene. I'm still warming her up to the idea. Got it?"

Lydia signed, "Not Together? Together? What's the difference?"

Logan signed as he spoke. "When you like someone, like I like the doc-"

I signed, "Romantically."

Logan didn't like the intrusion, but agreed, "Yeah, romantically… you're not official till you confirm it's how you both feel. And even though I LOVE her, no question in my mind about that. I know that she could feel differently about me, you see? And I'm not gonna push her into anything before she's ready. Okay?"

And Lydia signed back, "I can't imagine the doc or you without one another. And she always seems so much happier whenever you're around… So do you. Isn't that love?"

And Logan signed under the table and leaned away so Quinn couldn't possibly see. "For me, yes. But again, I KNOW I love her with all my heart… but I just won't know how she feels till she tells me. And we can't say we're official till then either."

Lydia hugged him, he did look like he needed it. He seemed to even appreciate her asking or caring about his feelings. And seemed as surprised as I always was by Lydia's compassion to understand everyone.

And I felt bad for the older vampire…for a whole moment. Before Lydia turned to me and signed. "You KNOW I love you? Right? You don't doubt that, do you?"

I was so shocked I didn't even answer her right away. Verbally or through signing and Logan did his best to look like he wasn't watching her signs but he was reading them at the corner of his eye. On the sly and smiling just a sly.

She added to her reasoning. "I tell you that I do all the time. Every night before we fall asleep, and every morning before lessons. I'm not just saying it to say it either."

I tried to explain that, "There are lots of different kinds of love, Lydia. Some you still haven't heard about yet." I hope I didn't sound mean or wrong telling her basically, "She can't know what she feels yet, not really." Because I have to keep REMINDING myself of this fact every other minute with her… Cause like Drac, I KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt that my heart only beats for hers. But I also know I could never bear hurting her if those feelings weren't returned. Or bear it if she THOUGHT she loved me and changed her mind later.

No.

I will give her time to figure out exactly how she feels about me and I am determined not to say anything till then… not anything too heavy, that could scare her off anyways. I tell her light-heartedly that "I love her too." And try not to give too much away when I do.

I hide it all away. Again, apparently the same as Dracula whenever he's alone with the doc.

But it isn't easy… keeping all of this love inside and locked away… when I want to be telling her EVERY DAY! More than just the morning and night times too.

What she means to me. How she's changed my life for the better just living and learning the way she does… everyday. I learn with her, everyday too. How she's made me laugh, how the excruciating loneliness in my soul has stopped hurting so much. Even though I know we still have a long ways to go before she'll ever be ready for me to tell her all of what I feel for her…

I hope she didn't take any of that the wrong way. But till she tells me she loves me in that special way too. I can give her the time she needs to figure it out… and if she doesn't love me that same way… I hope we can be friends or family to one another still… I just NEED to be a part of her life. ALWAYS! That's really all I need, besides she may not love me now, but decide that she does later… That's not impossible either. She's SO young yet and still learning.

But as I looked at the way Dracula was looking at the Doc… I hoped for them to find a way to be together too. Just as much as I hope Lydia and I could find a way… someday. Because like my girl said, 'I can't imagine one without the other anymore' either. And I shouldn't have to, when they love each other so entirely and obviously. And they're both better monsters, just from meeting one another.

But all of these thoughts were brought to a screeching halt when Lydia took my hand. She inner laced our fingers together and said. "I love you." She'd spoke the words, with such purpose, and didn't break eye contact…

It was the first thing she'd ever said to me, that wasn't a part of her vocal exercises. The first words she'd verbally spoken at her own will and my eyes teared up uncontrollably. As I said, "I love you too."

You have no idea, how much of that love had to be locked back down. Before it all poured outta me. How easily I could have messed it all up and hugged her or even worse. I could have kissed her and wrecked everything. I don't know if anyone's even explained kissing to her before… even though I'm sure she's seen it done.

But like I said, it isn't easy locking all of these feelings away. Some days it's damn near impossible. But at least here in this castle, there are a few ghouls who understand how I feel. So I don't always have to feel quite so crazy.

Quinn had been walking back to us and noticed Lydia's first freely spoken sentiments too. I saw her wiping at tears with her sleeve and Drac offering her a handkerchief gentlemanly. I was so glad that she hadn't missed it, I was. But again, all of my feelings can wait… and will wait… Till Lydia knows more what she's saying… This is something I will not let get messed up. That's a promise.

(Logan's Perspective)

It wasn't lost on me how lucky I was. I really did think, for a whole second… that I was done here.

That I wasn't gonna get to ever go home and this was just my life now.

And my life wasn't looking like it would get to be much longer either. It looked like Brody had won, and I was beaten. I was THRASHED! When I breathed in that cursed smoke, when Brody confessed to causing my depression, AND color blindness. Things really looked bad, for my Dracula role's outcome.

I had played right into his enemy's hand, the doofiest villain ever made had BESTED me. ME! Logan Reese was outsmarted, outfoxed, outplayed, and completely leveled by that little gremlin! And I was gonna go down in Dracula history as the shortest reigning ruler… Like a PUNK! On top of everything else! The crown would have to go to one of my half or step-siblings… and the vampire world would never be the same… In a bad way. If drac family is as f*cked up as mine, anyways.

And it didn't even look like I would get to live through another night here. Because I was gonna die before I'd ever hurt Quinn. Dream or not.

I did think I couldn't possibly win or Quinn could ever forgive me if I lost control and bit her.

I knew I'd never forgive myself if I EVER even came close to hurting her.

So, imagine my shock, when she makes me bite her… And it's the BEST thing that could have ever happened between us.

Because it was this crazy HORRIBLE scheme. That should have been the end of me, but backfired in every way that it could have. On everything Brody wanted to accomplish with this ploy.

Everything had turned out in my favor. Even biting Quinn brought me that much closer to EVERYTHING I want and need here. As terrifying as it had been… she saved me... she's always saving me. And I know this is a vampire thing... I know that... but drinking her blood... I'm gonna have such a hard time choking down the fake stuff now... It was like sipping sunshine when it wasn't like straight sex! It really had made me feel that good and she'd tasted that good to me! Not gonna lie!

So naturally, things have gotten so much better since this all happened…

Going home doesn't seem so impossible anymore … I might even get to go there soon.

And I can see colors now too! You don't know how much you'll miss something like that till it's gone. Even in this drab and gloomy place, so much color lives here that I couldn't see before. I'd been missing it all! Like the radioactive moat surrounding the castle has a neon pink twinge to the glow. The entire interior of this palace is lit with an everlit torchs. But I had no clue those flames were all different colors. Or the bonfires throughout the partying sectors were purple and green thanks to the driftwood bases and witchcraft! I'd even forgotten Chase's eyes were green or James' are blue. That's how bad it had gotten. I'd forgotten so many details like that.

Not only was it the perfect excuse to unleash the 'Retired Dracula Guard.' Gifting my family with the perfect excuse to join the party. But the birth of Quinn's SECOND creation also gave them a chance to witness a bit of history if they stick around. No way ANY of them were gonna turn that chance down. Even if especially my Dad, Chauncy, Pops, and Grandma all as vampires were here to party.

They also got to destroy Brody's living collection and free thousands of beings. So the party has gotten MUCH more crowded. With even more excited on-lookers and homeless wandering beings of all shapes, sizes, and orgins figuring out what to do with their lives. Now that they're no longer getting kept in a cage. Some of them have terrible injuries, illnesses, and almost all of them need psychiatric help. And when Quinn isn't planning this next rebirth, she's doing everything she can to doctor those monsters anyway she can. She's not only a doctor, but a therapist, physical therapist, coach, cheerleader, guidance counselor, and even a dietitian.

Brody will spend the rest of his afterlife serving time for his crimes against SO MANY living and undead creatures. He also is getting put away for his beyond-cruel experimentation and murder of so many different creatures too. Of the human, animal and monsterkinds... Do you know how hard it is to conjure that kind of hate and unforgivable crimes in the monster realm? It's nearly impossible but Brody has done it. I was just another notch on that LONG list of monsters who want him put away. His new home would be a sort of Monster Prison sank down deep into the lost city of Atlantis. Those monsters are so huge, 'they dwarf whales.' My Grandpa says. Brody better never drop the soap in that place!

If Quinn is successful again this second time, with another 'Frankenstein-like' creature of her own creation. (Is there any real doubt here? Come on, she's gonna do it! And Mo's gotta join this party!) She will become not only the GREATEST Scientist of this time, but possibly EVER! (Again? Who doubts this?)

So she'll have to come up with a name for her creations. Like Doctor Frankenstein's creations are all referred to as 'Frankensteins.' I keep pushing for her creations to be called, "Quinnskys." Combining her first and last names. I thought that had a nice ring to it.

But Quinn needed to name her methods and theory something fresh and new. As if she really needed anything else to think about. Besides getting a dead body to come alive… you know, again.

And our entire monster WORLD was buzzing with this news, not just the party.

A new creator has been born, one better than any other.

As great as all of this was, and as busy as Quinn was. Per-fect-ing Mona now, which come on… she'll make this look easy. And we all know Mo's gonna be JUST what this place needs! Maybe even what Lydia needs to learn better, is someone learning with her.

Seriously, Who could ask for a better person to recreate? Mo's Awesome… And Raph-stein is gonna be right there to help her too. The same way that James has been there for Lyds.

Of course, all of Quinn's nights are dedicated to bringing Mo back. Our hulking friend we've kept since those painful weeks when we were all forced to be on the wrestling team again. 'Mo' or Mona was the BEST thing to take away from that whole situation. I was ashamed of myself, when I hadn't realized sooner that she was one of our only really good friends who had been missing from this monster scene.

Quinn's nights were all about Mo, As they should be!

But her daylight hours, she's making herself rest… this time. Thank GOD! Knowing she would need her strength when a storm blew this way. And Mona's rebirth could be attempted here.

And as she's been resting, she's been spending all of those daylight hours with me. And as close as biting her brought us... this time together has just been even better. We may not be officially dating yet, but we are as inseparable as we were back home. When we started to spend every possible moment we could get together. Every MINUTE she can sneak with me, she usually will. And she was only going to her own room at night to change before this downtime. Before the overcrowding of monsters made her give up the private space and she'd moved in with me… It had even been her idea.

We're still just cuddling, kissing and sleeping side by side… for now. But she isn't even trying to stay up during those cut short hours (It is Fall, so days are short, damn it). Not like she used to, and it's been the best thing that could have happened besides me biting her.

Not only is all of Quinn's work, and formulas coming to her quicker. Which all need adjusting to accommodate Mo's bigger, different body type, and body chemistry. But because of all of this rest she's letting herself have, she's also stopped holding me back at arm's length so much too. Saying "She never wants to date." Or "How impossible it is for anyone to love her"… or "Improbably it is for her to love anyone, after Mark hurt her"…

Stupid Mark!

I think, I may be wearing her down on that, little by little. And that's not just because my recovery has required me having to bite her a few more times. Even letting her keep one of those bites as promised in a place only we know about… Before I was completely well again. And don't go thinking this bite is in a dirty place, dirty-minded people! I just made it in a place that she doesn't let show... and maybe made it into a heart shape.

The dirty-minded idea may be something we do later... Just not now.

The point is, I'm trying to wear her down, and I think it's working!

Which is HUGE! Such an improvement, and it should be encouraged, maybe even celebrated… I know, it should.

But instead of enjoying this win, like I could be…

Chauncy is now RIGHT here to shoot me down real-time. I don't even get to imagine him doing it anymore… And Dad's helping him, they've always been a tag team, when it comes to me.

Chauncy warned me, "Don't celebrate too soon, and be a Dumb-dumb! Do you remember how horribly wrong your first date with the REAL Professor Pensky went? In the real world? How long it took for her to even agree to a time and place then? Because she thought the whole ideal was jinxed that you were only jinxed as long as your aim was set to her-"

"Of course, I do." Which was true. "But I never told you any of that… how-"

"Professor Pensky shared that with me over tea, once." Chauncy admitted, I knew they'd been talking about me with Quinn when they could. I knew they'd been asking her all sorts of stuff on the side, even though I told them NOT to. Chauncy got back to his point, saying. "But this is all irrelevant, even if you EVER get her to agree to a date-like situation in this life, with your monster personas. Do you know how likely it is to be a repeat of that excrement expo your first date was in life? Have you accounted for ANY of that, in your plannings and schemeings?"

I tried to explain, "This is different, we were dating in total secret back then. And all of our friends showed up, unexpectedly and UN-invited. That was what had ruined it, the whole trying to save face part when we were supposed to be a secret. That whole 'not giving away the fact that we were trying to date each other right now'-thing had killed that."

Chase had been in London, Zoey was dating James, it was a messed up time! And that first try was a disaster! I admit that, BUT! I made up for the very next night. When I took her to our beach for the very first time and it became kinda our thing. It's a place we still go to chill out and be alone together.

But I'm not hiding anything with this Dr. Quinn in this monster life. All the other monsters are paired off right too! I made SURE! And they're all too wrapped up in their own sh*t to care! Like during Prom, I just have to find what place would be all ours here, like our beach is back home. That's the key find, here! Where would these two monsters hang out like that?

I just knew THAT was the real goal right now! Getting her to agree to a date and finding these two monsters' a well hidden away meetup spot. Some place only they can know about… A romantic one, undeniably! The one that they kept total secret between them, if this really was Quinn and me. This would be SO important.

But Chauncy wasn't swayed, he told me, "The odds are still neatly stacked against your pulling off anything better for that first date. How often do the events of reality find a different way of manifesting here? Or as something similar? You need to be more careful and plan for any catastrophe. The good and bad kind."

And he had me there, it happens a lot, sure. Even my Dad was warning me, "Plan well and be ready for ANYTHING. Success is the only option, failure will lead us no place fast."

And they were right, I couldn't relax now. I had to keep this up! So As Quinn was planning the next re-birth attempt for the next storm arriving in several days time. I was preparing for the BEST monster date possible for any of these nights where everyone's waiting around and looking at the sky all the time.

As well as the following nights AFTER the storm too… when Mo will be in her incubation phase. I just knew that I can manage to get her away from here, sometime soon. For just a few hours of nightlife… Not the easiest thing to plan in a world so old-fashioned where we can't really eat together or anything. I had to get creative and figure out the best way to woo this insane monster side of my Quinn.

I was even asking around some of my fellow monsters to accomplish this too… Like what they did for dates or fun. And since I had been helping so many of them get with their perfect matches throughout the castle. Even some matches that weren't considered a part of our group. Nearly everyone of those beasts and babes OWED me. So none of them minded helping me out with suggestions, and it all seemed foolproof… almost too foolproof.

So of course… Something else HAS to go wrong and RIGHT on CUE! It turns out that Brody hadn't been properly caring for MOST of Mo's parts. Like Quinn had shown him to… so her arms and legs were too far gone. Even if the perfect storm were to happen tomorrow, her body could fail to live from these miscalculations. These parts needed replacing and fast. So Quinn was totally preoccupied with telling Dustin's hunchback squad what she needed and why. Not to look through our graveyards either, but human ones, and she needed fresh parts that hadn't been dead too long.

Since this was technical stuff WAY beyond me. I did as my Dad and Chauncy had asked and focused ALL my attention on that 'first date' effort. Trying to plan for everything, and making it happen as soon as possible. Which was a lot harder than you would think? How do you make an outing 'special,' when so many normal 'date' scenarios aren't possible? I had to be so wary of the time, because I had to be someplace safe by sunrise too. It had to be open all night and without humans with torches and pitchforks too. How did the other monsters make it look so easy?

So I'd asked around a little more, even asking some monsters I hadn't before. But I was so freaked out by all of the ghouls' answers. I had to quit asking before I have nightmares for the rest of my life. Did you know some of these beasts go skinny dipping in bogs and swamps!? I'm still wishing I could erase those images from my head. Thanks alot swampthing squad, who smelled too strong like fish and sounded like Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and Josh Server!

No! I had to figure this out… Not so much how to date a monster, as a different monster. I had to find out how to make dating a monster fit 'us.' After all this is Quinn we're talking about… I know her, I've dated her for nearly a year. And you know not all of those dates were the same.

I knew her favorite flower, yellow tulips.

Besides our beach, another cherished thing between us, is our bench... where our first kiss happened... even if here it kinda sorta happened in my coffin whenwe were locked in together... I bet the bench is still gonna somehow come into play here too. I just know it will!

I knew a lot of the music she likes cause we had to dance together so much. When we were teaching everyone how for Prom in gym. I knew her favorite dances too and moves... I've only missed dancing with her a night and I'm in full-blown withdrawal!I'll see if I can work that in.

I knew her favorite dates we'd been on…and we weren't always eating, drinking or in sunshine during those either… or talking a whole lot… You get what I mean.

I could totally do this… and sneak it in there too… Like a pre-date. You know?

I know that some of Quinn's favorite dates we've been on together. Had been the ones where we'd been stargazing with our telescopes. Her's isn't as high-tech as mine, but hers does pick up some of the prettiest views… Even if they're more crystal clear when we use mine. As soon as this idea hit me, the familiar case with my telescope inside appeared in my room. So I took that as a sign, that this HAD to be the perfect idea! Right?

So I planned to set it up on the top of the observation tower. Right above the laboratories, maybe even act like I didn't know what I was doing. And while Quinn's up there observing the skys for possible storms (like she has been doing for several nights since Mo and Raph arrived). I thought we could talk about stuff, even if I just get her arguing about where all of the monster constellations are… which are completely different from the normal constellations too… in case you didn't know. And they tell completely different legends too!

Quinn always knows where they all are, I've heard her pointing them out to Dustin and company. She still knows the skys like the back of her hand. Even though they move throughout the night, seasons, and planartary positioning. So I knew we'd have fun playfighting if nothing else.

Pretty good plan right?

WRONG!

Just like our real first date, EVERY monster, and every GHOUL! Every living or undead BEING in a ten-mile radius had this same idea on this same night. Hoping to catch a glimpse of this fantastic celestial storm that was supposed to happen. Some metro shower of epic proportions...

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHGGGG!

Sorry, I had to contain all of that when it was happening. And act happy that everything was right on schedule for the rebirth happening when Quinn intended it to! Which was all GREAT news for the scientist in charge of everything… Such great news she hopefully didn't even notice the big case I was hiding. Or Tulips I had tucked inside of the case.

But for the idiot who didn't hear ALL of his friends, or peers, planning this out… ((ME!)) ALL week cause he was too wrapped up in his own plans… ((Me, again)) I looked like such a chump. Felt like one too. As hundreds of telescopes that all looked just like mine had magically appeared in ALL of the monster's room… courtesy of the witches, and our hostess Lola-vira. So we could ALL enjoy the show.

And Chauncy was merciless on that rooftop! "I tried to warn you, dumb dumb! Plan for more than one disaster. I even reminded you of how badly all of your first attempts had been to date the REAL Professor Pensky… and you still choked. Good luck with the few precious daylight hours you'll be getting with her after this… if she even takes any downtime for herself tonight." He smacked me at the back of my head.

See? Ruthless! He held nothing back!

And my Dad just laughed, knowing this would happen again. Only this time, he had nothing but time to watch, better seats, and popcorn. He wasn't really eating popcorn, but I think one of the ladies on either side of him was getting bitten sometime tonight, if not both of them. I guess in some ways that was the same thing… in a gross way. But…

Quinn did come to rest that night… thank goodness. But she found the flowers in our room and asked. "Why were you hiding these in that telescope case earlier?"

… See, just like my model of REAL Quinn back home… this girl doesn't miss a damn thing.

I made up something on the fly and said, "I heard they could be used as a guide for the monster constellations..."

"You mean constellations you didn't even peek at tonight?" She'd asked me literally backing me into a corner. Right beside our shared room's door.

"Well, yeah… Everybody else was up there tonight looking up. I didn't want to follow the crowd or look dumb using yellow flowers that wouldn't even work… it would be murder for my cool ghoul rep."

"Ah," Quinn said like she was gonna let me think she bought it… for all of a second.

Then she went for the sting, "So you just happened to end up on the rooftop of my labs, with a telescope in your hand and my favorite flower tucked into it's case by chance?"

"Yeah, wha- Yellow tulips are you're favorite? Really?-"

"Yeaaaaah, they are…" She drew out and she was already in her nightgown, with her hair all down. She was even wearing a red dress tonight and a purple robe tonight… my favorite color most of the time is red… she had me at SUCH a disadvantage here… she looked too good, smelled too tempting, and I could not think of one downside to any of this… I was too happily trapped in her web.

She put her arms around me and nuzzled me with eskimo kisses… KNOWING! The effect that has on me. As she asked, "This wouldn't by any chance have been some plot to steal some alone time with me… now… would it?"

"No, of course not." I lied.

"Oh, good." She breathed, "Because we've got a really fun vibe going here. And if you had been thinking about asking me out on a date or something... I would have to ruin it by telling you I don't date-"

"No, that would ruin the whole vibe," I agreed. I cradled her against me and said, "Let's just go to bed now and put this whole crazy night behind us."

And she'd said with real relief, "I'm so on board with that."

I'd spent that night with her snoodled close, and resting well. When we we're talking, or teasing and making out.

But in my head it was all go for my next plan of action. Since the whole constellation and tulip thing had been a bust. I was on to plans B-Z!

But when B-Q were ALL a bust too.

I was desperate to the point of claiming a corner of Quinn's labs. Trying to lure her in as I worked a little magic, and did a little real chemistry.

I needed to make up a synthetic blood supply… It wasn't gonna be posisble to make the stuff come close to the taste of Quinn's blood. But I couldn't keep biting her forever… I know I couldn't… I had to keep telling myself that. Even though all of the vampires under this roof have assured Quinn and me both. It can't hurt her and can go on for as long as we choose-

No! I need to do this! I need to get back on my vegetarian or maybe more vegan thing. Of not biting anyone, or thing, and relying on science to keep me well fed.

And I really thought she'd enjoy the simpler job. Compared to all of the complicated ones she's had to do lately, if she joined in… Another good idea, right?

Nope! WRONG - AGAIN! Plan R was a bust too!

Some emergency happened with Mo's remaining parts, where the brain and heart had both started to spiral and fail. Because they were too fried from Brody's final attempts as well. So Quinn had to talk Raph through what to do. Before both of those parts also needed replacing and so much development of character and individuality would be down the drain starting from scratch.

Her heart and brain both always reacted to Raph's voice better than anyone elses. Like Lydia's had with James. And even Lydia has confirmed, she felt like she knew us before she met us… Because of how cared for she was... She wanted to live and meet us all... James most of all…

So another pre-date attempt bites the DUST!

I was about to leave the lab and wave the white flag for the day. But before I could put my hand on the door. I heard Quinn call out, "Logan?"

And I stopped, and closed my eyes. Hoping I could have at least gone back to my room and thrown things for a little bit. Before Quinn came to me tonight. Get out SOME of this frustration, before I get to be with her again. I didn't want to waste a minute of the time I got with her.

But I still asked, "What?" Even if my hand was still reaching for the knob and I wasn't looking at her.

Quinn walked towards me as she said, "The Igors just got back and brought me all parts that are too far gone. I'm thinking about going to a human graveyard or even more idealy a morgue myself for the parts I need tonight-"

"Isn't that dangerous?" Any encounters with normal humans, even short ones were usually a huge risk. Again, I've watched these movies as long as I can remember and the humans always make me mad. I did not want to even think about Quinn facing all of those stupid people.

And Quinn admitted, "It can be… I'd feel safer if you came with me."

And I felt her hand on my shoulder, as she came right up to ask me, "Please?"

I turned to face her and said the only word I could have said, "okay." I couldn't have turned that down, no way.

She told me where and when to meet her, and "Since it was already 10 pm in the human realm, most humans are asleep in bed in this part of their realm, where we're going. I think we've got enough time, for everything but we'll still have to be careful. We may end up doing this more than once… it may take a few tries before we find all that we need."

I heard what she was saying, I did. But I also kept getting lost in those twinklings happening behind her glasses. Her EYES! When they sparkle like that and she's being all thoughtful or brilliant… God!

Like I told Lydia… I know I love her… Beyond a shadow of a doubt… It's her feelings I'm worried about. Not mine.

I thought that if I was going along, it was only for protective detail. That I was gonna really need to have Quinn's back and that if any humans bothered us. I would have to hypnotize them, so they didn't remember us, or thought they dreamed it… I was even getting my family to refresh my memory on how to do that. This led to Chauncy hypnotizing Michael so that every time a bell rang he'd "quack" like a duck. And my Dad hypnotized Chase so that everytime anyone snapped their fingers, Chase's legs would stop working… it was like he had no bones.

I practiced and tried it on Vince, any time anyone said the word "ghoul" he'd make a loud fart sound with his mouth. Then act as shocked as everyone else. Not even knowing he'd done it, or what the others were looking at.

The point is, I knew how to hypnotize, I would protect Quinn so she could do what she needed to. And I would help her anyway I could… Even if her brilliance as always was beyond me. I would do everything I could to help. That was my only plan here, help and be useful.

Quinn got the witches to conjure a porthole for getting us where Quinn wanted to go. They showed us how to jump back and forth too. Since carrying all of the things we needed could mean a few trips and even some assistance from stronger monsters. But Quinn made it clear only the two of us were going for the majority of the trip. The others needed to help her watch over Mo, till these new parts were in place. And her health was more stable.

She made it sound so urgent I asked, "Should we be going if-"

But she swore, "It's my best chance in finding Mo good, fresh matches. And I'll have a bit of help if we're lucky. So we won't have to dig up so many graves either."

I was so wary of the danger, I even offered to have Quinn borrow Kelly the reaper by wearing Kellyscythe again. But she seemed to think it would be overkill… And she was way more relaxed about this whole thing...

But imagine my surprise, when we arrive at what looked like an abandoned fairground or themepark. Instead of a graveyard…

Was this the place Quinn had really picked? Before I could ask, "was this right?"

Quinn spoke up and explained, "It's better to open the porthole here and drop in more casually on the gravysites. Because the grave diggers may still be at work and we don't want to startle anyone and cause a scene… do we?"

It was truly even more eerie in that park than a graveyard at night could be. Because you're expecting so much noise that just wasn't there. The ferris wheel covered in crawling vines, the carousel taken over in ivy, Spinning swing ride missing most of it's seats and just had rusted chains hanging everyplace. The only sounds out there were the pitter-patter of light rain just starting to fall and Quinn's breath beside me coming out in puffy white clouds because it was pretty cold. I'd forgotten to breathe and being a vampire it wasn't required.

First Quinn stepped out and put her arms out laughing, "This rain feels like home."

And I said, "Right, Seattle... Most girl cry when they get rained on, but you always laugh. Because you're from one of the rainiest places in the world-"

I didn't realize my mistake till Quinn asked me, "How did you know my hometown is Seattle?"

I lied, "Lucky guess, Translyvannia's rainy too, but if you were from there, I would have known you a lot quicker."

Quinn took my hand and said to me in a whisper, "Alone at last."

I know I said, in shock, "What?"

"Oh! Come on now." She'd waved her other hand dismissively. "Haven't you been trying to score a little alone time with me, like this, for days now? And all of these plans kept getting ruined? Or did I misread all the signs incorrectly?"

"Wait! You noticed that?" I asked in shock, I thought I had done such a good job of concealing this from her. But just like my Quinn back home, this one can read me like a book.

And she let me know, "How could I miss it… your cute little pouty bat face everytime one of these plans went wrong? So flipping cute… not to mention the tulips, along with so many of my favorite treats… all keep showing up in our room at night… When one of these things goes wrong too… Oh! Come on! I was bound to catch on, even if I wasn't so smart."

I ended up looking at her hand still holding mine and confessing. "I hoped you wouldn't notice."

"But I did. Now, are you gonna keep swearing everything's fine? Or are you gonna finally tell me what's really up?" She asked, even tugging me closer to her and right up to a gnarly-looking tree, that had no leaves and twisted so crookedly and beastly. We could have hidden a few more people behind it with us, there was no way anyone could see us.

I looked into those twinkling eyes, behind those black-framed glasses. And I couldn't lie to her anymore, I had to come clean. And she'd even said, "Lo-Gan… talk to me."

And I just caved, saying very fast, "I know how you feel about dating, and I know how you think that you're not made for the romantic scene… I didn't ignore all of that like Brody did, I swear… and I'm not asking for anything like he did…"

"I know that, you're nothing like him at all." She clarified, first. "What do you want to ask me?"

In that fairground graveyard, around midnight, under bright starlight and light rain. I asked her, "Do you think you could ever possibly want to try to date again? Like ever?"

"Why?" She asked, not sounding like a 'no' but more wondering where this was going.

So I said my fastest, "Because I really want to date you… I have… for a while… but if you're not ready, if you're not comfortable with that. We don't have to, we can just stick to things the way they are now. I'm totally happy like this, just being with you like this, I swear, we can keep things just like this if you like… Nothing has to change…"

She said for me, "Buuuuut?" Knowing there had to be more… and she was right. But I really wished I could stop talking now… This felt like a trainwreck… a verbal trainwreck.

"But…" I was honest. "I would really like to date you. If the idea isn't completely out there for you."

She quietly thought about this for a minute, but it felt like YEARS. And she leaned on the tree behind her and crossed her arms in front of her as she did this… I leaned on one arm against the trunk beside her as she said. "If this had been any other time and you were just any monster… I wouldn't have even considered it and turned you down flat to save us both from a lot of misery-"

"But?" I asked hopefully now. "Since I am me? And I'm not just any monster?"

"But…" She began, "I like you… I really like you…"

"I like you too." I said as my head leaned against hers and my heart was almost tearing it's way outta my chest to scream the word 'LOVE' over 'like.'

And Quinn said, "It's not as illogical as it once was... because being with you, like I have been lately has been… it's been-"

"What?" I asked encouraging her.

"It's been more than I could have ever wished for… more than I ever thought I could ever have. Even speaking from a friendship perspective… We've gotten so close and I feel like I could tell you anything… I've never had that before, with anyone."

"Me either." I had to agree with her… I didn't even tell Chase or Michael all of the things I tell Quinn. I've noticed that more and more lately, even before I was here and Dracula. She's just that person I share everything with, all of it.

Quinn went on, "And I've gotta be honest… I'd like to date you too… see what that's like." I wanted to dance, I wanted to react. But before I could Quinn was adding. "But Logan, it's not fair to you to promise something like this... even just considering this. When we both know how my time won't be my own for a while now. Between Lydia and Mona-"

"I know, I know, they come first as they should… but you are considering it, aren't you?" I just had to ask her. Even specifying, "It's all I'm asking for here… to please, please consider it."

And she nodded her head up and down against mine as she said, "Well, Yes…I can do that… I have to admit that I was even a bit insulted today when you set out to make a synthetic blood supply-"

"Insulted?" I repeated, before I confessed. "I thought you didn't even notice I'd said that."

"Oh, I noticed! Believe me! And I hated it, but I couldn't even tell you because of Mo's failing appendages…" She confessed right back. "I wanted to knock those supplies right outta your hands, even though I knew parts of it were highly flammable. And you were standing a little too close to some of my lit bunsen burners. I wanted to tell you in front of all of our present peers that you didn't need that chemical supply of blood replacements anymore… that I would gladly let you bite me whenever you need to…"

"Seriously? You mean that?" I asked her and she'd nodded her head up and down again. "I've enjoyed every minute of getting to know you, you've become one of my favorite people and best friends. But since that first bite I can't deny... I'm attracted to you too, have been since the first moment we were introduced." And she added to the end in a rush. "And I can't stand the thought of you ever biting anyone else now. I'd be so jealous!"

I had to laugh, every thing she'd just said had made me so happy. I didn't know what to say, so I grabbed her up into a kiss and hid us behind that tree as some drunken grave diggers exited the nearby graveyard and gave up for the night… walking past us as they headed home.

Since they didn't light up their torches and start chasing after us. I guess that my cape and the tree kept us hidden well in the darkness. They didn't seem to notice us, but I didn't really watch them like I should have... Quinn was way too distracting, holding me tight and returning every kiss with 10times more power.

When Quinn pulled away and ended the contact, we were both leaned against the tree to remain standing. And she asked. "Can we talk more about this today? During the daylight hours, we'll have together? Work something out then, when we can focus more on the details?"

"Sure, we've got some fresh graves to rob." I understood. But before we left the tree she rushed back at me and stole one more kiss from me. That we'd both laughed though, and I just felt like the biggest boulder had been taken off of my chest… that had been sitting there since she looked at me and didn't know me in this world.

She wants to talk more about it during the daytime today… and she likes me… wants me to keep biting her, and is jealous of me even making a synthetic blood supply...and I could see it in those eye twinkles… she wanted to say yes to me… To dating me too!

She WANTED to! I KNOW it!

It was so hard to stay focused on our mission and how we were in the human realm right now. Because my ever planning side of my brain was already in date-planning overload over the 'yes' I'd seen in her eye twinkles. And it was the biggest break I'd been praying for all along.

Look out monster work, this Drac has a woman to woo! And this Dracula just happens to be a Reese too... Whole other level of game! Trust me!

This is gonna be so good!

That's All Folks!

Well for this chapter anyways! But really it's only because what happens next I REALLY need to change perspectives. I really need Quinn to take it over for a bit… And share some of what's going on inside of her head now that she's confessed these feelings a little better. I hope that's all good news to you guys. And you're anticipating the next installment as much as I am. I hope you're all having a GREAT day! That you're all enjoying the season so far too! Hope this just made it a little better! Please write in if you can, I would love to hear from you! Take Care and Much Love!

~DarcyBeDippy85!