A/N: Hello there! I've never wrote a story like this before. Kind of my take on a typical high school drama story...only with more twists and turns along the way. First chapter is a little slow and short. But things will pick up soon.. Oh and Shaggy gets quite a surprise…Ooohh…Please Read and Review. ^.^
The sun was slowly sinking in the sky, turning it a beautiful mixture of pink and orange. Footprints covered the wet sand from the earlier activities that had taken place, and now everyone was getting ready to go home. It was the last day of summer before school started; the four friends, and canine, had decided that there would be no better way to spend it than at the beach.
Shaggy's eyes swept over the beach taking in the view. Tomorrow school would start and his carefree days would be gone, for the most part. It was their senior year after all and he really needed to make sure he didn't slack off.
It wasn't that his grades were terrible or he was barely passing. No. But Shaggy often got distracted in school and it was pretty easy for him to get behind on his work. And usually the main source of that distraction was one subject: girls. He never had a real girlfriend before; (he didn't count the so-called relationships that only lased a few weeks.) And when you get to see your friends and fellow classmates caught up in the bliss of love, you can't help but want to experience it for yourself.
Maybe this year will be different. He silently hoped to himself.
He picked up his green duffle bag and looked for his friends. Velma was sitting at a picnic table reading a book; Scooby was chasing the seagulls that were flocking around him; and Fred and Daphne…were no where to be seen.
Probably making out behind the Mystery Machine… Shaggy thought with a shake of his head as he headed over to the unisex changing room. He pulled open the curtain to one of the stalls without a second though, figuring it would be empty.
Only problem was…it wasn't.
His eyes widened and mouth dropped as he met tan skin, long legs, and a long flowing red hair falling over bare shoulders.
"Oh my god Daphne, I'm so sorr-"
He was cut off by her high pitched squeal and he was sure the horrified look on her face matched his own.
"Shaggy! Get out! GET OUT OF HERE!" She screamed, and quickly grabbed a towel to cover up her naked body.
He turned away, before tripping over his own feet. Getting back up he scrambled away, by time he got to the picnic table he was out of breath. Velma peered at him through her glasses, "What's going on? Whenever you come running from somewhere there is usually some 'monster', or 'ghost' after you."
"Like, No! It wasn't a ghost" He felt a surge of guilt creep over him when he felt that his swim trucks had gotten a bit tighter too.
"Then what happened?"
"Ummm….I just realized that Scooby ate the rest of my sandwich that was in the cooler."
There was no way Shaggy could tell Velma the truth, she might think he was some sort of pervert, which was far from the truth. She gave him a puzzled look for a moment before returning to her book; he was almost positive that she saw through his lie.
A lump formed in his throat when he thought of what Daphne might say when she came back- even worse, what would Fred say when he found out? He sometimes got a little jealous when other guys would check his girlfriend out; Shaggy could only imagine what his reaction would be to something like this, accident or not.
He quickly lowered his eyes to the ground when he saw his redhead friend walking over to them.
"Come on, lets get going." She said hastily, not even taking the time to stop walking. Shaggy looked up as her back was turned to him, watching her go up to Fred as they embraced in a kiss. A twinge of jealously sparked in the pit of his stomach. He wasn't jealous because Fred was with Daphne- no, he was jealous of the happiness and the love they clearly had for each other. He wished someone could feel that way about him.
Oh well… He shook the thoughts from his mind.
"Like, come on Scoob, its time to get going," The beatnik yelled to the Dane who was still splashing in the shallow water.
"R'awww. ran't we ray a r'little ronger?"
"No, I'm sorry buddy. We have school tomorrow."
Scooby frowned and crossed his paws, not moving an inch.
"Hmmm... What if I make you a 'Super Special Shaggy Sandwich' when we get home?"
The Great Danes eyes lit up, and he bounded around Shaggy's feet.
"R'Okay!"
He looked over to the van and suddenly noticed Freddie giving him a dirty look.
"Uh oh…" He gulped.
I guess she didn't wait on telling him…
Scooby picked up his ears and gave Shaggy a questioning look, but he didn't pay attention.
"Looks like its going to be an interesting ride home…" He muttered to himself.
To Be Continued….
