So this story is a revised version of (The Difference Thus Far) I changed a lot of things because the last story wasn't put together well at all.

Beetlejuice (C) Tim Burton

Plot (c) Secrets101

The First Chapter


It was the first Monday she didn't have to go to school. Lydia finally graduated and was relieved that she didn't need to see that Claire Brewster any more. The Goth girl opened her eyes slowly and yawned, a smirk that appeared when she graduated hadn't gone away.

Slowly she got out of bed and stretched, she wore beetle pajamas because Beetlejuice gave them to her for a graduation gift. 'Since you're an adult you need to dress like one' those words cracked her up each time she remembered him saying that. First of all what kind of adult would wear beetle any things?

God it felt good to be grown, in a few weeks her 'mother' and father said they were helping her find an apartment. Perhaps Beetlejuice could stay with her? What a hilarious thought. That ghost, the ghost with the most that is, he was something else. When she met him almost four years ago she didn't know what to think of him, now he was an everyday part of her life…always making her smile.

Before she knew it, she was staring out her window gazing at the field. The small smile played on her mouth but quickly disappeared when Delia walked in uninvited.

"Lydia dear"

"Yes Mother" she turned around.

"I have invited a few people to have a dinner party tonight, please dress in more colors than black." Her whiny voice was enough to make anybody sick. "And please Lydia go outside to get more sun, you're as pale as a ghost."

Lydia's stomach turned when she said that because Beetlejuice sat in the mirror trying not to laugh at her. "Uh…ok mother" and she urged her out of her room. Her hands met her hips and a wide devious smirk played on her face. "So I see you like it when she talks to me like a child." An eyebrow rose at him.

"Lyds, Delia is just the greatest" he let out a crazed laugh and placed his hands together as if praying. "Please let me out, please" his eyes turned wide and he smiled big.

Lydia couldn't help but giggle at him. "Fine but you better not mess up the dinner party" just as she said that her hands slapped her mouth, the word 'party' made him crazy every time it slipped from her mouth. "I mean…"

"PARTY! Babes I have to go to the party I just haveta" he made his eyes bigger and he leaned on the mirror "Come on babes" he whispered.

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice"

He slipped through the mirror and grabbed her waist swinging her around. Lydia giggled some more and tried to push his hands away "Ok, ok I will try to talk my mom into inviting Mr. Beetleman." He put her down and she sighed, damn her short stature she was only to his shoulders in height.

"Thanks babes, don't worry I won't mess everything up." He added the end in a soft tone. Lydia tried hard not to feel bad about saying that to him.

They have been best friends for years now, four to be exact. Together they had been through so much, from getting the skeletons out of the closet all the way to fighting off sandworms, each of which Beetlejuice always needed her help. Lydia found herself staring at him and he back at her, for some reason recently she wondered about their friendship. Could it be more? Why was she thinking about him that way? It wasn't possible for a ghost and a human to go out, right?

Beetlejuice watched her grow into a fine young woman, he had adult feelings about her…well ever since he first met her he had but he didn't act on it. No, he wouldn't put her in that predicament and who knows maybe he thought that someday it would work itself out, besides he didn't like to admit he had any feelings of 'like' or even to act nice.

"Well…" she turned her head embarrassed that she stared at him for even that long. "I can't wait until I have my own place, Beetlejuice will you stay with me?" she walked to the window again and noticed the black clouds looming over the hill coming towards them. Do you know how much she wanted him to live with her? It would be party time every day.

Beetlejuice looked at her confused, a smirk came and he shrugged. "I don't know if you want someone like me living with you." He scratched his head and found a beetle in his hair then ate it.

"Beetlejuice!" her body flung around and shrugged off the fact that he crunched into a beetle "You have to, come on just for a few weeks until I get used to the idea of living…alone" she looked down; her feet became more interesting now. Perhaps she had it in her mind that she was the only one who felt like this, maybe she was crazy.

He sighed and floated around; this is what they did most of the day just hung around talking to one another, like good friends. "Babes I don't know because Jacques and Ginger might have a fit without their best jokester, and I might make you go nuts…" he changed into a giant peanut.

Lydia frowned and crossed her arms. "Just try it out" this was funny because he was the one who usually begged for her, but she did not want to live alone.

"Fine, I will try it out but don't say I didn't warn you" it felt good that she was begging for him once, he wanted to live with her but did she really want all him and his trash there too? Everyone knew he was a filthy animal and he cherished it. A ham, a dog, a well…you get what I mean.

"Oh Lydia! Come down stairs sweetie" Delia called from the kitchen, an audible groan escaped her and she gave a pleading look to Beetlejuice. "I need to seriously get out of here" her hand met her head and a sigh escaped her. Beetlejuice smirked as she walked out of the room with a desperate look upon her face.

"Lydia!" the wicked woman called again.

At this moment, she wished for a different name. "I'm coming, I'm coming." Once she got downstairs a cold stare was given "What is it?" her voice was tired and irritated. "Lydia, don't look so gloomy dear today is a WONDERFUL day" her arms flung out expressing the way she felt at this moment. Lydia about threw up because of her actions. "Fine" she breathed and rolled her eyes before giving a half smile. "So what is it you want…'mother'?" the last part was exaggerated.

"Well I am inviting a lot of guests; do you want any of your friends? How about that nice girl Claire?" Lydia's heart dropped and she shook her head franticly. "No mother!" she yelled. "Please no!" if she were not waving her arms around Delia would not have seen her. "But how about Mr. Beetleju…I mean Mr. Beetleman?" she cleaned up her slip-up that she just made. Hopefully Delia would not catch it.

"Mr. Beetleman?" she perked a brow and looked at her daughter it was weird but Lydia was weird anyways and plus Mr. Beetleman helped out around the house so much, he must be like an uncle to her… she told herself. "Ok dear we can have him here, oh I am just so happy that you graduated" she squeezed her hands together and looked up. This made her proud. Tears welled up in her eyes and she looked down. "Ok dear… (Sniff) that's all I wanted to know" she wiped her eyes and walked away.

Confused at the sudden change of emotions Lydia just stood there perplexed. Quickly her composure came back and she ran back upstairs to find Beetlejuice in…her…drawer? "BJ?" she questioned.

Beetlejuice quickly turned around slamming the drawer shut with his fingers still in it. "OW" he yelled out grabbing his hurt hand sucking on it. "I…I was uh…I was trying to see what was making noise in there" he gave her a cheesy grin.

Her brow furrowed and she walked to the drawer, it was her underwear drawer. She opened it looked around then shut it before looking at him, slowly she placed her hands on her hips "Yea…ok next time be more discreet about what you do" she could not help but smirk at his actions. Most would find it gross and revolting but she was attracted to his shenanigans. Sometimes she cursed his charm.

"I told mother about you coming to the party" a glance was given to the door then back at him. "I don't think she minds" a sigh was heard and she flopped down on her pillow looking at the sky.

Beetlejuice had the perfect plan for the party. "Thanks babes" he said as soft as his rough voice would let him. "I will be as good as an angel" wings and a halo appeared on him with a white gown.

Lydia giggled "More like as good as the devil", his halo turned into devil horns, his gown turned black, and his wings turned into bat wings all this complete with a devil's tail. "Come on Lyds, your parents are so easy to trick and play jokes on, they are priceless sometimes." He laughed and floated over her watching her.

"Yea I know" another giggle came out and she laid there. For some reason she wished this time would go on forever, this feeling of like and friendship. Slowly her eyes closed and she fell asleep.


Next Chapter will be out soon!!!