Sweet Fangs

Mavey Wavey

"Uh...good evening, little mouse-!"

He was cut off by Mavis's eyes turning red and scowl forming upon her face. Aria wished to break the silence, but she didn't know anything comical that could break the strong tension.

Johnny sighed as he lowered his head and shook it. Lily shrank back into the crowd, and Mary Beth approached Drac.

"Long time no see, Dracula." She spat his name in utter disgust.

"Looks like some one woke up on the wrong side of her coffin." Drac retorted.

"I woke up fine, but it would have been better if you didn't show up in my nightmares."

"DAD!" Mavis cried. Her eyes started to water. She was so upset, she knew he was spying on her. She still couldn't figure out how, but she wanted to tear him to shreds because he apparently didn't trust her.

"Honey...I..."

"How could you!?"

"Mavey-"

"Don't 'Mavey' Me! You traitor! You...!"

Mavis cried with rage. Johnny held her back and enveloped her in a strong embrace to calm her down.

"Mavis, please calm down..." Johnny looked at her with pleading eyes. She took a deep breath and buried her face in his shirt.

Drac turned his face in shame.

Mary Beth walked up to Johnny and took Mavis into her arms. She brushed Mavis's hair and gently shushed her. Mavis felt like she was wrapped in a warm blanket. She smelled like a meadow of roses.

Mavis wiped her eyes. Mary Beth glared at Drac. Johnny stayed quiet. Aria made her way up to Mavis. She hugged her, and she didn't resist.

~

Within the crowd, Lily stood in silence, walking out of the building through a back door. "Well, well, look who made a new best friend," a punk-ish boy said as he walked up near Lily.

She sneered at the thought of Mavis. At Mavis...being with Claude... She turned to face the boy. She went over his features, as if cataloging him.

Black hair, with a green chunk, an eyebrow piercing, red eyes, snake bites, and three ear piercings, leather jacket, snake design on his t-shirt, black jeans, and red converse...like Mavis's...

"Can you change your shoes?" She said.

He tilted his head in confusion.

"For bats sake, Snake, just change them!" He flinched at her sudden command. He thought she liked the shoes, she liked how they matched his red eyes.

Maybe she thought they weren't in style.

"Snake?" ... "Snake!!!"

He jumped, realising he was tuning out.

"I want those shoes thrown out. Now. Go."

Her stern voice worried him. He wanted to investigate.

~

Aria let go, and Drac tried to stand up straight, he had a tendency to crouch. Mavis couldn't look him straight in the eye.

Drac took her left hand and removed the ring. Mavis tried to snatch it back. He said it was from Mom, so she wanted it. Drac flew away before she could reach it.

Drac flew, he flew away so fast he almost broke the sound barrier. Tears lingered in his old eyes, and reappeared in his castle.

He glided over to a nearby phone, hunched over. He dialed a number.
"Vall's Voodoo dolls! We create replicas of the people you love or hate! Would you like to place an order?"

~

"Why would he do that? He told me I could leave, and that I should be happy! He doesn't seem to understand that my definition of happy includes him not leering over my shoulder!" Mavis ranted.

Mary Beth nodded silently. Aria listened while eating chips. Johnny cradled her.

Mary Beth flicked her wrist at the crowd, and they poured out of the building. It was just Mavis, Mary Beth, Aria, and Johnny.

Snake peered through the back door, she snuck in. He heard a girl yelling about something, and turned the corner. He saw Aria...and instantly knew something was up.

Then he saw a boy teen, but he was...human? And he was cuddling with...a girl?

Who is that? Snake wondered. And why was she with a human? Was she the one who set Lily off? Something needs to be done if she hurt my precious Li-

"No..." Snake shook his head...Lily wasn't his...She loves Claude...and there's nothing he can do to change that...

He blushed at the thought of Lily.

He felt like something needed to be done...for the sake if Lily.