Hello, wonderful readers! As I'm sure you're aware, Halloween is coming up. In honor of this totally awesome holiday, I've decided to write this story using one of the coolest Halloween myths I've heard of. As I've said in the summary, this story has absolutely no relation to any of my others. Oh, and this story will definitely have some Fraphne and Shelma moments, so if you don't like either of those pairings, I suggest you either skip over those parts or read a different story. Please don't tell me that my story is terrible just because you don't like Shaggy and Velma together, because its my story and that's how I chose to write it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Scooby-Doo or any of its characters!

Chapter 1

Fred Jones was every girl's dream guy. He was tall, blonde, and captain of the football team. His crystal clear blue eyes had been known to make several young ladies faint. He was the envy of every other boy at Coolsville High, yet it all felt wrong to him.

Fred's father was the mayor of Coolsville, Ohio, making their family extremely well-known. This, coupled with Fred's incredibly good looks, made him the most popular guy in the whole town when he was still just a sophomore.

But what had Fred done to deserve all of that attention? He often wondered why people looked up to him as often as they did. His popularity was merely the result of his appearance and family's social standing. Somehow, to Fred, this did not seem like a very good reason to be the most well-liked boy in the whole of Coolsville.

He was contemplating his undeserved popularity as he walked down the hallways of Coolsville High one Thursday morning. As he strolled through the sea of fellow students, Fred's eyes found one of the most beautiful girl in the whole state.

Daphne Blake was a member of the richest family in the area. Her father had made a fortune in the stock market some years earlier, ensuring the Blake family a status as high as the Jones's. Daphne had soft, strawberry blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. Fred had often admired her from afar, as many others had done as well. Daphne was incredibly popular in school, though she too was only a sophomore. What was really amazing about her was the fact that she didn't act popular. She was still real, a quality that others in that school had lost completely. This, more than anything, was why Fred was attracted to her.

Today, Daphne was wearing her usual purple dress and green scarf. Her red hair was hanging loosely at her shoulders, and her eyes were absolutely mesmerizing.

Fred had become so absorbed in observing her that he accidentally walked right into some poor kid and knocked him over.

"Sorry, man," Fred said, helping the scrawny boy up. "Do you need help? You look a little lost."

"Um, yeah," the kid responded. He had messy brown hair and wore a loose-fitting green T-shirt. There was a hint of fear in his hazel eyes. "Could you, like, help me find where my first class is?"

"Sure," Fred responded, taking a look at the stranger's schedule. "Oh, you have Life Skills first. I have that, too."

The kid nodded and smiled. He followed Fred awkwardly down the hall, wondering whether or not he should start a conversation. Luckily for the boy, Fred was the one who began talking.

"I'm Fred Jones. You must be new here because I've never seen you before."

"Yeah, I'm, like, Shaggy Rogers." Shaggy gave a nervous smile. To him, Fred looked like just another jock, and it was the jocks that beat up scrawny new kids, so naturally Shaggy had a few misgivings about carrying on the conversation. "I moved here, like, two days ago from California."

Fred sighed. "Living there must have been so much more exciting. There's nothing even remotely adventurous about Ohio."

Fred began to imagine what it would be like to lead a life of adventure and intrigue. He became so absorbed in the fantasy that he almost walked past the Life Skills classroom. Shaking his head as if to clear away those thoughts, Fred opened the door and ushered Shaggy inside. There were still about five minutes until the class actually started, so there was a relatively small amount of people present in the room.

"Ah, you must be Norville Rogers," Mr. Centarino, the Life Skills teacher, greeted from his desk.

Shaggy cringed at the use of his real name, but nodded nonetheless.

The elderly man rose from his chair and shook hands with his new student. "I'm Mr. Centarino, but you may call me Mr. C if you wish. I'm supposed to be teaching life skills in this class, but I honestly have no idea what the hell that means."

"So this class is basically a free period or a study hall," Fred explained, chuckling lightly at the fact that someone had named their kid "Norville."

Mr. C smiled. "Yes, it is. Norville, you can take a seat in the back by Fred. Please, feel free to come to me if you have any problems adjusting here, and I hope you have a fantastic time here."

Shaggy thanked Mr. C for his kindness before retreating to his seat in the back of the room. This teacher seemed pretty chill, even if he was really old. Shaggy was really hoping that everyone at this school would be as nice as Mr. C, though he was too aware of human nature to believe that this wish could be true.

"So, Shaggy, you're real name is Norville?" Fred asked, laughing as he sat down in his desk. Norville was truly the most hilarious thing Fred had heard in a long time.

Shaggy grimaced. "Yeah, it is. But when I was, like, seven people started calling me Shaggy, and ever since then, I've been, like, having people call me that."

Fred smiled and informed, "It'll probably be better if you just tell everyone here you're name is Shaggy. You might get picked on if people know that you're Norville."

Shaggy nodded and grinned back. It seemed to him like Fred was looking out for him. Maybe this jock wasn't such a jerk after all. Maybe he was actually nice. Shaggy's suspicions were confirmed when Fred began to talk about Coolsville High. He told Shaggy about all of the assholes he needed to avoid, all of the teachers he had to suck up to, and all of the girls that were untouchable.

"Like, thanks, man!" Shaggy said, overjoyed that he'd made his first friend in this godforsaken town.

At that moment, two girls walked in. Fred recognized one of them immediately, and he sat up straight and wondered if he looked presentable.

"Hi, Daphne," Fred said to her, slightly breathless.

The red-head smiled kindly. "Hi, Fred." She took a seat at the desk beside Shaggy. "I'm Daphne Blake," she said to the new boy. "You're the new kid, right?"

Shaggy nodded and grinned nervously. He wasn't used to talking to such gorgeous girls. "Yeah, I'm Shaggy Rogers."

"It's nice to meet you, Shaggy," Daphne responded politely. She seemed like a very nice girl. "This is my friend Velma Dinkley," Daphne continued, gesturing to the small brunette who now occupied the desk in front of Shaggy.

Velma smiled awkwardly. She wore glasses that almost seemed too large for her face, yet they looked very good on her. She wore an orange sweater and a red skirt. Her dark hair was short, cut abover her shoulders, and her deep chocolate eyes were intoxicating. Velma was very small, petite, fragile. Shaggy was possessed with the overwhelming urge to protect her, though there wasn't even the slightest danger around. He found that, even though they didn't know each other, he really wanted to talk to her. He just wanted to spend time with her.

Maybe this is what people mean when they talk about "love at first sight," he thought.

Velma blushed and looked down, causing Shaggy to realize that he'd been staring at her like an idiot for a very long time. He cleared his throat and his cheeks grew flushed. "Like, it's, um, really nice to meet you, Velma," he said nervously, his voice cracking several times.

Shaggy glanced to his left to find that Fred was staring across at Daphne, a dreamy expression on his face. Shaggy almost laughed at how ridiculous their whole situation was. Fred was in love with one of the "untouchable girls" he'd mentioned earlier, while Shaggy was infatuated by a small nerd who he'd never said more than ten words to.

This was going to be a very...interesting class.

Tell me what you think! I know there haven't really been any monsters and stuff yet, but I promise it's coming up in the next chapter!