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Vampirina belongs to Disney. I only own David.

Nothing To Fear After All

Chapter 1: Fears Out In The Open

It was Halloween in Pennsylvania and a twelve-year-old boy was walking down the street, glancing at the decorations before shaking his head. "Can't believe I used to be scared of something made up," he said to himself.

The boy was called David and he had short blonde curly hair and brown eyes. He was currently wearing his favorite dark blue hoddie, black jeans, and neon blue sneakers while carrying his backpack as he was walking from school. He saw some young kids out and about dressed up in costumes and carrying treat buckets and bags, ready to go trick-or-treating. He smiled, but recalled how he would get scared to the point that he wouldn't want to dress up and go trick-or-treating, though that had changed over the years.

"Come on, man. I'm almost thirteen. Being scared by make believe stuff is really stupid now," he said to himself, though when he was six-years-old, it had been scary, especially with bully classmates creating spooky stories to scare you.

David continued walking and happened to glance up to see a small house that was decorated for Halloween. "Wow," he said in admiration. "These guys really did a good job."

A young girl came out and she gasped, waving happily. "Hi!" She said, coming closer. "Are you trick-or-treating?"

He smiled and shook his head. "Haven't had time to go change," he said.

"Well, how about my family and I give you a treat anyway?" She asked and headed back inside, grabbing something and coming back out, giving David a candied apple. "Our family chef made them for the trick-or-treaters."

The boy bit into the candied apple and smiled. "Mmm. This is delicious," he said. "Please give my compliments to your chef and to your family. You guys did good on the décor."

"The décor?" She asked before her eyes widened. "Oh! Yeah, they did."

She held out a hand. "I'm Vampirina," she said.

"Vampirina? That's a neat name," he said with a smile. "I'm David. My folks and I just moved here about a month ago."

Vampirina smiled. "I've seen you walking past here. Do you live nearby?" She asked.

He pointed down the road. "Just down the road a bit," he answered. "Well, have a good day, Vampirina. And thank you for the candy apple."

"You're welcome," she said and went back inside the house.

Smiling, David continued on his way, pausing when he saw two girls heading towards him, but were looking back and one girl looked scared. "I hope those bullies aren't coming," the scared girl said.

"Don't worry, Bridget. Vee and I will keep those creeps from bothering you," the other girl said.

"Thanks, Poppy," Bridget replied. "But...are we really going to go to Vee's house for the party later?"

"Yeah!" Poppy said with excitement. "Chef Remy is going to make a special Transylvanian dish and we're bringing the apples for the bobbing for apples game, remember?"

"Oh, yeah," the young girl said. "I just...I hope it doesn't get too scary."

David could sympathize as he had once been as scared as Bridget. "I know the feeling," he said, surprising the girls. "But you know it's all make believe, right?"

Both girls seemed stunned before Poppy perked up. "Uh, yeah! Of course," she said. "Monsters aren't real. Right, Bridget?"

"Um, yeah," the bespectacled girl said. "What she said."

"There they are!" A voice cried out and the girls cringed at seeing the bullies running up to them.

Poppy looked around. "Come on! We're almost at Vee's house!" She said and began running.

"Wait for me!" Bridget cried out, running as well.

David stood between them and the bullies and he glared at the creeps. "Hey, get lost!" He said, glaring at them.

"Out of the way, newbie!" One of the bullies yelled at him.

But the twelve-year-old stood firm. "Leave those kids alone!" He said.

One of the bullies sneered at him. "What are you going to do about it, punk?" They asked.

"Keep you kids here until I get ahold of your parents," came a voice and they turned to find a policeman beside David. Another policeman came around and herded the three bullies to the police car as the first policeman nodded. "We'll take care of these three. That was a brave thing to do, kid."

"Thanks, sir. I just don't like bullies," the twelve-year-old said before deciding to go check on Poppy and Bridget. He saw them stop outside the same house where he met Vampirina, and so he went up to them, noting they were about to go in. "You two are friends with Vampirina?" He asked.

They looked surprised. "Yes, but how do you know her?" Poppy asked.

"I just met her a moment ago and she gave me a candy apple," he replied.

Both girls looked relieved at that. "Oh, Chef Remy made those for the party," Bridget said.

"Chef Remy?" David asked.

"He's the resident chef for the bed-and-breakfast that Vee's parents run," Poppy said, being careful not to reveal that the chef was a skeleton. "He's an awesome cook."

The boy nodded. "Well, why don't we get you two inside?" He said, concerned the bullies might have friends hanging around.

"Um, yeah," Bridget said, looking nervous, as did Poppy. David thought they were afraid of the decorations.

"They're just fake decorations," he said calmly to help them calm down.

"Right," Poppy said.

David rang the doorbell, which screamed, making him jump slightly, but he chuckled. "They've really got a good set up here for the holiday," he remarked.

Vampirina opened the door. "Oh, hi, guys!" She said happily before seeing David. "Oh, hi, David. How was the apple?"

"Delicious," he said. "I just wanted to make sure these two were okay. Some bullies were chasing them."

Vampirina looked worried and invited them in, thankful that with Halloween here, she didn't have to hide any of the spooky décor from their guest. Edna and Edgar came over moments later, as did Bridget's parents and as the adults were talking, David was looking around the old house. He thought he saw one of the paintings move, but then shook his head. "Probably just a special effect," he said to himself.

As he came back over to see if Poppy and Bridget were feeling better and to say farewell as he needed to get back home, he saw something that made his eyes pop.

Vampirina turned into a bat and was flying around the room, showing off a few tricks. A blue ghost suddenly appeared and looked snappy in his Sherlock Holmes costume. But then a stone gargoyle came out to join the fun.

And that took the cake for David.

"It can't be," he said softly as he tried to calm down, but he was seeing his childhood fears and this time, they were real.

A skeleton came out of the kitchen and nearly bumped into him. "Oh! Gracious! What are you doing here?" He asked with a French accent.

David backed away from him before seeing everyone looking at him. "David? Are you okay?" Poppy asked in worry.

"They're real," the twelve-year-old bot said, his voice going small before his back his the door. "They're real! My childhood nightmares are coming true!"

Oxana and Boris looked worried now as they could see the boy was afraid. "Wait, don't be frightened," the red-haired vampiress said gently.

"We mean no harm," Boris said.

"It's okay, David," Edna said. "The Hauntleys and their family are really nice."

David was even more afraid now and without another word, he fled out the door, running down the street to his home and racing inside, his mind telling him to look up everything that would either get rid of a monster or help him fight monsters.

He had a chilling thought. What if they were coming to his home? He immediately turned on his computer, grabbing a notepad and a pen, ready to research and write down what he found.

He needed to be ready. Those monsters could come knocking at his door at any moment. After all, vampires, ghosts, and ghouls weren't something to be taken lightly.

Well, looks like someone else knows the secret of the Scare B&B. What will happen next? Read on! :)

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