Up in the small Himalayan village, Anton was sitting quietly, alone in his small icy hut, wondering what could've been if Abbey had stayed in the village. The elders had just chosen partners for nearly every teenager in the village, every teenager except for him. He had always been certain in years past that the lovely Abbey Bominable would have become his partner. All the adults and children of the village were certain that the two would end up together. They seemed like a perfect future match, well until Abbey went off to that dreadful monster high.
Anton held a resentment deep down in his heart because of this, she was the most beautiful girl in the village. Abbey had visited the village about 2 weeks ago, and when the elders had asked if she wanted to be paired up with somebody in the village, she said no. She then explained to everybody that she had already gotten a boyfriend over at that Monster High.
The town was very surprised that a down-belower could win the beautiful Abbey's heart, this was huge news to them. A few of the townspeople had even come up to Anton and apologized for getting his hopes up for all of these years. While the town was shocked, Anton was angry. He wanted Abbey to regret hurting him. He wanted this "Heath Burns" to pay...
Heath saw his ghoul friend chilling beside her locker, and he went up to her.
"Why hello there gorgeous!" Heath exclaimed to his icy ghoul friend of 6 months.
"Hello," Abbey said smiling, following with a kiss on the cheek.
"Wanna come over to my place tonight baby?"
"Yes, that sound good. What we do there?," she asked, "You have new cheesy love movie for us to watch, no?"
Heath had to pause and think for a few seconds to interpret what she had asked. Sometimes her English was hard to understand. "Haha baby, yep, the cheesiest," he replied, flashing a huge grin.
"Very good," she said, "I be there at 6."
"Alrighty hun, see ya later!" he cheerfully exclaimed.
Watching cheesy romantic comedies had become Heath and Abbey's new thing. After Abbey had watched one at Cleo's house at one of the girl's slumber parties, she had become hooked. Heath still remembered her one day randomly demanding, "For next date of ours, we watch romantic comedy." The fire elemental smiled at the thought of it.
A few hours later, Heath and Abbey were snuggled up together. Abbey was laughing at the movie about once every minute, she was even laughing at the stuff that wasn't really meant to be a joke.
"Man, I'm so glad we're finally together," Heath stated.
"Why yes, is very unexpected pairing, but we make good couple."
"You're far better than any of the other ghouls I was chasing down before I got with you."
"And you beat all the boys in mountains."
The couple laughed together.
"So how was your trip back to the mountains babe?" Heath asked.
"Good, none of boys there as cute and funny as you, am very glad I went to Monster High and met you."
"Abbey, I was just wondering something," Heath timidly inquired.
"What you wondering Heath?"
"Well, if you had never gone to Monster High and if you stayed in your village, do you think you would be with a guy from your village now?"
"Why yes, elders in my village would have picked boyfriend for me right now. They even offered to pair me up with…."
Abbey took a deep angry breath, and tensely said through her clenched teeth, "Anton".
Heath began to wonder who this "Anton" guy was, and he was very tempted to ask, but then he realized he probably shouldn't ask about it. By the looks of things, this was a subject Abbey was very touchy about, and it definitely didn't seem like something he should be asking about. When Abbey was touchy about something, she was pretty darn touchy about something. They were having an amazing night anyway, Heath definitely didn't want to be making her upset at the moment.
Heath looked at Abbey's signature crystal necklace and held it in his hand. Intrigued, he tried to take it off so he could get a closer look.
Abbey slapped his hand away, "Stop that, do not touch necklace! It what keep me cool down here. I would be very sick if something happen to necklace."
"Sorry hun."
"Is okay Heath, just do not do this again."
Just the very thought of anything happening to her necklace was enough to make Abbey sick to her stomach.
Back in the village, Anton was wondering just how to get back at this Heath.
Many angry thoughts filled his mind about this entire situation.
"What is a beautiful Yeti like that doing with a Down-Belower?"
"How dare she get my hopes up and then crush them like this?"
"She isn't even supposed to be down below! And especially at a wretched school like that, filled with a mixture of disgusting down-belowers!"
He felt sick to his stomach thinking about all of this, and he knew something needed to be put right and done about this absolutely heinous injustice upon the perfect Abbey Bominable.
Anton then realized what he needed to do. He was going to take long hike down below into this "Monster High", find out what was going on, and set things straight. As long as Abbey perfect claws were intertwined with a down-belower's, things were not right. He spent the following afternoon making himself an ice crystal ring for keeping himself sufficiently cool while he was down there. That evening, he got a hiking pack ready, and in the middle of the night, he headed down the mountain.