Welcome, Humans!

Chapter 1

Johnny sighed as he waited for his friends in the ,,Sunny Place'' bar near his home, in California. It has been hard, convincing Dracula to let a couple of humans stay at the hotel. Most monsters were still afraid of humans, except for those that went to the festival and were closer to Johnny, then known as Johnny-stein. But, humans have discovered them. Now they couldn't hide that easily, and Johnny was trying to convince them that not all humans are the same as before and that they should give them a chance. So he did, with Mavis' help, and now his two friends, Maureen and Davy received invitation for one week stay. He wondered how will they react.

Finally, the door opened and two people walked in. One was a tall male with straight brown hair and he wore jeans and a red T – shirt. Other was a short woman with a high blonde ponytail, dressed in a denim shirt and jeans. She saw Johnny and called out to him ,,Hey, Johnny!'' They walked over to his table, sitting down an smiling.

,,Hey, guys. It has been an hour since I agreed to meet you.'' He was slightly bored and annoyed.

,,Sorry, bro, had some chores. Anyways, ca we see now?'' Davy asked.

,,Yeah, sure. Wait...just a minute'' He searched through his backpack ,,Ah, here. Your cards.''

,,So, wait, in the message you said that we were invited...to a hotel of your friend? As special guests to...try it out?'' Maureen asked.

,,Yeah. It is The Hotel Transylvania. Owned by Dracula. Humans were never allowed in the hotel. 'Til now.'' He waited for the reaction.

,,What?! The MONSTER hotel? But, Johnny...'' Maureen was shocked. Davy frowned, but said nothing.

,,Look, guys, I know it seems scary but trust me, they believe the same things about us as we do about them. Considering the past, it is understandable. They have been hiding for centuries. Now they are discovered. I met them, Maureen, but what if some paranoid people start a witch hunt? In this century? Give it a chance, it was very hard to get them to trust me on this. Like, very. They are like us, at the core, and great fun. '' He tried his best to talk them into it, and now, they were both thinking.

,,You know'' Started Davy ,,I'm a little freaked out, but hey, you are alive and it's like meeting another specie!'' He finished exclaiming. ,,I wanna try. I mean, you will rescue if they try to eat me, right?''

Johnny chuckled. This he expected from David. Now, Maureen.

,,Maureen, come on, trust me on this. It'll be okay. Besides, you wont be alone – I will be there, and so will Davy''

The girl was still hesitating, but agreed, since they will be there too.

,,Alright. I will come. But do not blame me if I scream.'' They all laughed. Then, Davy frowned.

,,But, what about of friends and family? We will be gone for a week, and have no story. I mean, we shouldn't tell them yet, right?''

,,Yeah, we shouldn't. Tell them we are going camping, in Europe. They know I travel a lot. And no, we won't have reception.'' Johnny said.

They all agreed and soon parted, agreeing to pack and leave tomorrow evening, with a plane to Bucharest. From there, they will get to Transylvania easily. Johnny walked back to his house, picking up an ice cream along the way. He already told his parents he will be leaving again, which they did not fancy, knowing where he was going, but said nothing. He couldn't wait to see Mavis and the rest again.

It was very busy in The Hotel Transylvania these days. Dracula had agreed to let a couple of humans, Johnny's friends, to stay at the hotel and now, everyone was preparing. He was quite anxious. Of course, he saw humans at the festival, and Johnny was great, even was in a relationship with his sweetheart Mavis, but he couldn't help it. Other than that, he was worried about other monsters' reactions. There were mixed feelings: his best friends Frank, Murray, Wayne and Griffin were excited, after the festival. Chef was against it, and most others were afraid that it is a trick or just skeptical. Mavis was sure that it will be alright, and was helping him teach others how not to behave.

,,Now remember, when humans come in, you do not run around screaming your heads of.'' Dracula's lecturing voice was heard in the lobby. ,,You do not scare them either, not try to eat them or anything alike. Remember, we want to be friends now.'' He moved on, checking with the zombies about their rooms.

,,Have all unnecessary things been removed?'' He asked, meaning objects that were weird and scary, as Johnny put it. There came a reply in the zombie language, and he moved away, satisfied.

,,Uh, dad, you OK?'' Mavis came out of nowhere.

,,Sure sweetie, just making sure everything is ready. They will be here tomorrow.''

,,Yeah, and I can't wait to see Johnny and meet them. I like what we are doing, Dad. I was tired of hiding...''

,,I know, Mavy. We will be okay now.''

And so, the night came. All were expecting the morning.