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I have been writing fan fiction for years, but this is the first time I have actually submitted any for others to read. You all have inspired me and I hope that you enjoy my story. Please review, I love hearing what you have to say.
Lydia stared out the window of her bedroom. The dark and billowing clouds threatened rain. Not that she minded, today felt like a dark day. She'd spent most of the morning in a grudge match with Delia over whether or not she was going to go to college. Lydia didn't feel like it was necessary to spend all those years listening to things she cared nothing about to get a degree that was pointless to her anyway. She had won numerous rewards for her photography and already had a few galleries in New York showing interest in her artwork. She just didn't feel like she needed to go, at least not yet. She felt a dull throb behind her eyes beat just enough to annoy her.
"Why are you so down in the mouth Babes?" Beetlejuice, the only person who could ever make her smile, said from the mirror. She turned around to look at him and smiled slightly.
"Hi Beej. I just had a major fight with Delia." She didn't try to stop the bitterness that flowed out of her.
"Tell you what, say those magic words and then you can give me all the details in person." He said leaning casually against the frame of the mirror. Lydia giggled and nodded.
"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice." She said and with a flash he was in her room.
"Okay Babes, tell me what's up this time." He said sitting down next to her on her bed. Lydia sighed and closed her eyes.
"She wants me to go to college and I don't think that I need to go." Just thinking about what Delia said made Lydia fume again. I have provided you with a decent life Lydia. I have raised you like you were my own daughter when I married you father. The very least you could do is go away and leave us alone. You are grown up and have caused your father more grief than he deserves with your antics over the years and you are being selfish and mean to continue to stay here.
Beetlejuice watched Lydia, his Babes, as she fumed. She had grown her hair out for the past few years so now her silky, raven hair reached just past her slender waist. With her creamy porcelain skin against the richness of her hair she had a look of an exotic and rare beauty. She turned to face him and he saw directly into her clear navy blue eyes. He had observed those eyes so closely over the past years that he knew each and every fleck violet that was laced through them. The slight angle of her large almond shaped eyes and the length of her lashes. In the sunlight her eyes were a mixture of deep purple and blue, but in the moonlight they were almost black. Her lips were the color of light pink petals, soft and full and the dull pink stain on her high cheeks made him suck in his breath. He'd watched her transform from a pretty young girl to an extraordinarily beautiful woman. He felt a large tug of lust for her, something that had been growing for a long time. He pushed it aside and ignored it.
"Why don't you want to go to college?" He asked. Lydia glanced down for a brief second before looking at her best friend. He wasn't exactly handsome in a conventional sort of way, but she had never been a conventional sort of girl. Even though he was a ghost he had a charm and sexuality about him. His luminous dark green eyes and pale skin made her stomach flutter every time she saw him. She shook her head to bring her back before she did something stupid.
"I don't want to leave this place Beej. I love everything about Peaceful Pines and I don't want to go back to a big city anymore. I don't want to go to college and sit through classes I don't care about." She sighed and laid her head on his shoulder.
"Sounds like you've got a really predicament there Lyds. Don't worry we'll figure it out." He didn't know what else he could say. He certainly didn't want her to leave, but he couldn't tell her why.
"Lydia, we have a few more things we would like to discuss with you." Delia called from down the stairs. She had that fake, sweet voice that made Lydia groan. She grabbed Beetlejuice's lapels on his black and white stripped jacket and pulled his face close to hers.
"Take me to the Neitherworld BJ. If I don't get out of this house right now I can't be held responsible for what I do to that woman." She pleaded with him. He stared into her rich eyes and melted. How could he deny her? He placed his cool hands on her warm ones and held on to them.
"Anything for you Babes." He smiled when she held onto his hands as they disappeared into the Neitherworld just seconds before Delia opened up Lydia's door.