Fanon:Arabella Reaper

Arabella Reaper (née Skelton) is the elderly wife of Grim Reaper. She is also the mother of Aricin and Avariella Reaper and grandmother of Eloquence and Estelle Reaper. She also her a great grandson named Alexavier. She has completed her lifetime wish of being and professtional author and now takes time to cook and take care of her family.

Childhood and Teenage Years
Not much is known about Arabella's childhood but it was probably spent reading books and writing. It is possible she was picked on by the kids at school because of her obsessional interest with ghosts.

Young Adulthood
When Arabella graduted high school she immediately moved out and bought a supposedly haunted house. While exploring the attic she found three ghost and none other than the Grim Reaper himself. He questioned why she was trespassing in his house and threatened to kill her. One of the ghosts, Thelma McCracken, interupted him and convinced him she wouldn't told anyone if Arabella stay in the house and they kept an eye on her. Arabella agreed and made it her job to keep the house clean, cook for everyone (including the ghosts) and persue her dream of being an author. As the days when by Grim began to warm up to Arabella and began to fall in love with her. When he confessed his love Arabella too realized she had feelings for him. It wasn't long before they were dating. One night they ended up Woohooing and the next day Arabella discovered she was pregnant with Grim's child. Grim Reaper was not as pleased with this as Arabella was. He worried the child would be immortal like him or tell everyone who about his existance. Arabella asured him of his worries and soon gave birth to a healthy boy. She named him Aricin Reaper. Arabella spent every free moment she had on Aricin wheather it was teaching him to walk and talk or playing games with him. When Aricin grew up into child Grim Reaper proposed to Arabella. Arabella said yes and the two were engaged. Aricin was a very sociable and sucessful child. He befriend his nieghbor, Sandi French, and the two became inseparable.

Grim and Arabella decided it was best for their family if they got married and do so in the privacy of their own home.

One night, A burgler broke into the Reaper home. Grim and the ghosts scared the robber away but not before she got away with a tv. Aricin had been awoken but the noise and Arabella did her best to calm him. He began asking her questions about crimnals. That night he decided he wanted to be a super spy. A few days later Arabella discovered she was pregnant with Grim's second child which they were as equally excited (and worried) about. Nine months later she had her first daughter, Avariella Reaper. Arabella did everthing for her daughter but all Avariella wanted was to be as far away from the ghosts had her father as possilbe.

Adult Years
Arabella was constantly worried about Avariella's mental state and her continuing disappearances. As a child things didn't get any better for her. On the night Aricin and Sandi graduated, Aricin proposed to Sandi and she said yes. Arabella and Grim were elated and began making preperations for Sandi mother to move in and making room for any new grandchildren.

A few days later, Avariella disappeared and ,unlike the other times, she didn't come home after dark. Arabella knew something was wrong because Avariella was afraid of the dark and always came home. She filed a missing person's report and the next morning Avariella's body was found in a lake where she had drowned herself.

Onomatology
Arabella- Italian for "beautiful alter" this also suggest Arabella has Italian ancestry.

Skelton- Named after Meg Skelton, a witch in Joesph Delaney's series The Last Apprentice. Also similar to the word skeleton as in a bony corpse.

Trivia

 * Arabella seems to have a deep love for jewel because she will constantly go up in the attic to looks at mine if she has nothing to do.
 * Arabella was originally going to be named Cecelia Malkin.
 * Arabella dressed more tomboyish when she was younger just to rebel against her mother who wanted her to be a "little lady".