Happy To Know You, Grumpy

Dark Meadow 135

Hilda Gloom was sleeping soundly in her dark bedroom, the soft purple blankets incaved her, and she snored very softly, the blankets where her chest lay rose up in down with every breath.

Suddenly Grim shook his wife, startling her. She groggily faced Grim, an annoyed expression plastered on her face.

"WHAT is it GRIM?" She shrieked, rubbing her eyes, still exhausted.

Grim gestured to the window. "Look outside my precious. Don't you see IT!"

Hilda slowly got out of bed, she squinted out their yellow-stained window. Her face turned from a questioning look to an angry look. "There's nothing out there Grim!"

Grim narrowed his eyebrows, tilting his head to the side in confusion. "Hmmm. Maybe you can't see him." He rushed over to the lightswitch and turned it on, causing Hilda to squeeze her eyes closed in pain.

"OUCH GRIM! You could have at least WARNED me about that!"

"Sorry my evil sweetheart, but look!" Grim pointed out at the scenery outside, and Hilda lowered her hands from her eyes; finally seeing what Grim was so ecstatic to show her.

Her mouth opened in shock. "Is that... Happy?! What's he doing out in the forest? Especially this late!"

Hilda realized who she asked such a complicated question to, and facepalmed herself.

"I don't know..." Grim responded. "But Happy is close by, giving us an opportunity to DWARFNAP him!"

Hilda kept staring outside. "Yeah well... our plan isn't very well thought out Grim... once we get Happy, what are we going to do to make him depressed? We haven't thought out any of the important details. I don't think this plan will work."

Grim smiled. "We don't HAVE to make him sad, HE ALREADY IS!"

"What?" Hilda asked, bewildered. She glanced outside again, seeing Happy lift his face up, and to her surprise, Happy was weeping. Obvious tears streamed down Happy's frosty-red face. Happy wiped off some of the tears from his cheeks and sat in silence. Hilda smiled widely at Happy's misery. "Grim... this is like a miracle!" She stared at Grim, looking straight into his eyes. "Go get him. I'll be right there with a bag."

-----------------

Happy lifted his head from his clasped hands. He stared at the salted pool he created with his tears that seeped out of his fingers. He wiped the rest of the tears streaming down his face and took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

I can't stay out here forever... He thought to himself. Eventually I have to go back and talk to them. Maybe we all can make up. Happy solemnly smiled for a split second, but quickly changed his expression when hearing a log break in the distance. Happy stood up, twisting around in circles, starting to get anxious. "Umm... hello?" Happy stupidly asked at the sound.

A deep voice appeared behind Happy. "Zippy-zipper, zip-zip up! Take Happy's lips and shut them up!"

Happy turned around in fright to see Grim holding his magic wand. Blue glittery streaks flew out of Grim's wand and reached Happy's lips, and a magical zipper zipped Happy's mouth shut. Happy tried to scream, but all what came out was a muffled cry. Happy turned to run, but Grim was already next to him. Grim effortlessly picked Happy up, and carried him over to his wife.

"You got him!" Hilda exclaimed, happily. "Now quickly throw him in here before some of his 6D friends try and find him."

Grim dropped him in the sack, and glanced behind him. "What are we going to do now?"