My Sunshine † Arne Johnson †

Occult Studies

The footage ends for the infamous Annabelle Higgins case.
"Alright, that's good, Drew. You can shut it down now. Hit the lights." Ed says to their camera man as the light for the classroom turns on and reveals the Warren trio stand in front of a large room filled to the brim with students.

Ed, Lorraine, and Reagan all stood just behind a small podium at the very front of the room; Malthus was(as per usual on these trips) sound asleep on the floor next to his Reagan's feet, completely bored out of his mind. Each of the Warrens were dressed in their formal attire much to the youngest of the three Warren's dislike.
Reagan looked into the audience of college students to see Arne Johnson seated in the fifth row isle seat.
The not-couple smile at each other as their eyes meet, Reagan giving him a quick wink and Arne blowing her a kiss.

"So we got the church to send a priest over to perform a blessing on the house and the occupants. Whatever was oppressing that apartment was no longer with them. Any questions?" Ed asks, and most of the students hands go up, taking him by surprise.
He quickly recovers and points to a random student.

"Where is the doll now?"

"Some place safe." Lorraine answers, smiling professionaly while her eldest daughter and hopefully-soon-to-be son in-law quietly snort under their breaths. The doll might be someplace safe, but the demon she formerly housed was currently napping on the floor next to them.

Hands immediately go up again, and this time Reagan points to a student.
"So, what are you guys? I mean, what do people call you?"

"Uh...well, we've been called Demonologists, that's one name for us. Ghost hunters, paranormal researchers..." Ed begins to list off,
"Kooks," Lorraine cuts off with a smirk, "Wackos is another favorite." Reagan says with a chuckle that the rooms occupants copy.

Once the laughter quiets Lorraine walks towards the students and says, "But we prefer to be known simply as Ed, Reagan, and Lorraine Warren."

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After they dismissed their last class of the day the three Warrens and Arne walk back towards their cars, ready to head home after a long day.

Ed and Lorraine walk ahead of the two fifteen-year-olds, both pairs walking side by side, and the younger pair with a yawning Malthus tucked safely between them like a small child as they walked. Malthus was still half-asleep was most likely going to fall asleep in the back of the car on the drive back.

Ed and Lorraine started putting their things in their car just as Reagan and Arne(and Malthus of course) arrived at Reagan's prized '67 Impala and started putting their few things in the trunk while Malthus fazed through the car door and into the backseat where he promptly curled up(much like a cat) and returned to his peaceful slumber.

"Hey, Mom, Dad," Reagan called to get her parents attention, causing both Ed and Lorraine to turn and give their daughter a pair of questioning looks, "Arne and I are gonna head out and grab a bite to eat on the way back okay?" And hopefully give Malthus some entertainment so he doesn't start messing with you again, but that part was left unsaid for obvious reasons.

"Alright, just don't be out all night okay?" Ed said after sharing a look with Lorraine. Ed then gave a stern look to Arne, even though he knew the boy wouldn't do anything to Reagan, she was still his little girl and he'd always be protective of her. "You bring her back in one piece you hear?" He said to Arne sternly, the boy immediately nodded and replied, "Don't worry, I'll bring her back in the same condition she's in now."

Lorraine and Reagan snorted in mild amusement before tugging their respective boys into their cars and pulling out of the school's parking lot.

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And as Arne had promised, the pair returned home at 9:25 after enjoying dinner at their favorite diner, a tiny mom and pop diner that always gave the best milkshakes.
They even were able to let Malthus have a bit of fun on the way back after some bikers heckled Reagan for too long(read: more than two times) and Malthus thoroughly enjoyed enacting his own special brand of retribution on the five heavy-set men that really had no business hitting on an underage teenager.

Reagan's little sister, Judy, was already asleep when they came back, while Ed and Lorraine were reading in the living room and Reagan's grandmother was taking a shower.

Ed looked up at the not-couple then to the clock on the mantle and back to them, he nodded in approval before returning his attention back to his book.
Lorraine gave both teenagers a knowing look, rolling her eyes in mock annoyance before she too went back to her book.
Reagan and Arne shared an amused look while Malthus chuckled in amusement behind them.

The two teenagers and their demon then headed upstairs to their shared bedroom in the attic.

Arne had moved into the Warren's home after his home was burnt down in a fire a few years ago; Reagan already had plans to move her bedroom into the attic so Judy could move into her old bedroom once she outgrew her current room.
Ed and Reagan had been halfway through renovating the attic when Arne turned up at their doorstep looking for a place to stay until he got back on his feet.

The Warrens had, of course, insisted that he stay with them.
So he joined Reagan and Malthus up in the attic once the renovations were finished, and he'd been staying there ever since.

Arne returned from his shower to find a domestic and highly amusing scene waiting for him.
Reagan was slowly running her hand over Malthus' horned head that was resting in her lap, the fearsome demon was purring loudly like a contented cat and Arne couldn't help but chuckle at the sight. Malthus' yellow eyes shot open and gifted Arne a glare that wasn't all that terrifying considering the demon still hadn't budged from his place in Reagan's lap.
Arne gave Malthus an amused smirk that drew a chuckle from Reagan who was watching the pairs' familiar antics with a tiny smile.

"Alright you two," Reagan said with a playful smirk directed towards the pair, "let's save the banter for tomorrow and get some sleep. We're heading back to the college again tomorrow." As she finished speaking she gently nudged Malthus from her lap, much to the demon's distaste, so she could crawl under the covers and get some much-needed sleep. As Malthus settled down at the foot of the bed like always, Arne turned off the lights before joining Reagan in bed.
The latter automatically cuddling against the former's chest contentedly with a serene smile.