Kick the Puppy Chapter 3: The Auditorium Ghost, a bully fanfic

"The Auditorium Ghost"

By: Seinasu

"I'm telling you that there is no such thing as ghosts!"

Gloria Jackson, Karen Johnson, and Melody Adams were sitting outside by the Library on a clear, Friday afternoon. Whispers and rumors were abuzz that time of the year and on this particular day the topic of "the ghost" arose. However, Gloria was not the type to believe such superstitious nonsense.

By chance, Jimmy Hopkins wandered over to the Library and approached the three little girls.

"What's up, guys?" he greeted.

Karen waved to Jimmy and said, "Hey there!"

Melody smiled happily at her secret crush's presence. "Jimmy!" she said as she walked over and stood directly in front of him. "Gloria's saying that there's no such thing as ghosts, even though people have seen it over the years."

Jimmy blinked and replied, "Ghosts? I've never heard of this place being haunted besides some of the crocked out ghouls that we call our teachers."

"No wonder, Jimmy," Karen said as she stood next to Melody and wagged a finger at the older boy. "You're always skipping school and missing out on the fun!"

"The words 'school' and 'fun' should never be used in the same sentence, kiddo," Jimmy countered with a smirk.

Gloria cleared her throat, causing the three to turn and look in her direction. She lifted her head up at Jimmy and said, "James, if I may speak to you privately for a moment?"

Without waiting for a response, she approached Jimmy, took him by the hand, and led him to the far side of the Library property so they were out of earshot of both Karen and Melody.

Melody placed her hands on her hips and sighed. "Since when was Gloria into bad boys? No fair!"

Karen could only giggle in response.

Meanwhile, Jimmy folded his arms across his chest and asked Gloria, "So what's going on?"

"I hope you're not going to take the ghost story with any sort of seriousness," the little girl said as she pushed her glasses up the ridge of her nose, only to have it fall back into place.

"Relax, I don't believe in that kinda crap."

Gloria nodded in satisfaction. "Good, because the last thing we need is to have more disruptive students breaking into the auditorium just to catch a glimpse of the supposed ghost."

Jimmy cocked his head to once side, suddenly looking quite curious. "They really break into the school after hours? Just to see it?"

"Yes! Can you believe the stupidity of it?"

Suddenly a pair of hard hands clamped themselves onto Jimmy's shoulders from behind. Jimmy whirled around and saw Gary Smith standing before him with Tabitha Bailey, his other "limb," standing right beside him carrying a tall stack of books and binders.

"Ah, the old 'Auditorium Ghost' tale," Gary began as he took a step forward and clasped his hands together. "What jovial fun it'll be to break into the school after hours just see a floating ball of electro-lights or a face that's supposed to be seen over the stage... Or if you're lucky, you might see Edna making time with the whacked out Chemistry teacher between the seats."

"Ugh, no thanks!" Jimmy gasped with a look of disgust.

"Oh, come on!" Gary continued as he shoved his hands into his pocket and poured on the fake charm he often used. "Where's your sense of adventure? This is the chance to go inside the school and possibly vandalize stuff along the way—as long as you don't get caught, of course."

"G-Gary," Tabitha squeaked from behind the books and binders she struggled to hold up. "I can't... hold these... much longer...!"

Ignoring her pleas, Gary elbowed Jimmy's arm, causing the other boy to scowl and push him away. Meanwhile, Gloria wore a frown.

"You shouldn't do it," she warned. "Because if you do..."

Gary suddenly bent down so that he was at eye-level with the little girl. In a dangerous tone of voice, he asked, her, "If we do... what? Tell on us?"

Gloria cringed at Gary's closeness. Jimmy, on the other hand, had pondered much of what was being said. He looked over at Gloria as he pulled Gary back by the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Gloria. I'm going to prove to idiots like Gary that ghosts don't exist."

Gary stood upright and glowered at Jimmy. "Hey pal," he spat, "I never claimed to believe in ghosts. Don't lump me with the rest of those speculating morons."

"Fine, when do people start breaking in?" Jimmy asked, brushing aside Gary's hostility.

"Tonight's the anniversary of the ghost's appearance. That's when she supposedly took her own life. You just missed out on the hunt the first time around because you arrived at Bullworth too late."

"Huh, alright then, tonight I guess I'll make up for it."

Jimmy glanced over at Gloria and said, "Spread the word: nobody else is gonna go inside the auditorium but me and whoever else I pick to come along."

Gloria sighed and shook her head, but agreed to Jimmy's demand. "Whatever you say, James. What about the prefects who patrol the school inside and out?"

"I'll take care of 'em. Just go, okay?"

Gloria sighed once more but she quickly took off. Gary reached over, grabbed Tabitha by the wrist, and yanked her over to him, forcing her to drop the books and binders.

"We're both going to accompany you to the auditorium tonight," Gary announced as Tabitha meekly nodded, trying not to wince at his tight hold. "Bring Petey along and we're all set."

"Petey?" Jimmy didn't like the sound of the small boy coming along, but he knew that Petey was the one person he could really count on to help talk to any authority figure that may discover their activity. "Okay, but you two? I didn't think you'd believe in this stupid stuff."

"Call me a glutton for some simple-minded fun," Gary said with a light chuckle. "It's been a while since I've gotten my hands dirty."

"That better not have any hidden meaning behind it."

"Believe me, James; I would love to see you wet your pants if there really is a ghost haunting the auditorium."

"Whatever." Jimmy walked past Gary and stepped over his books and binders as he started to walk away from the Library. "Just fill me in on the story behind the ghost."

Gary released his hold on Tabitha and followed Jimmy. Tabitha hesitated, then got to her hands and knees and started gathering the fallen items into one pile.

Once upon a time, there was an aspiring actress named Gina... Or Jenny or Molly... Hell, pick a name because it doesn't matter. Anyway, she was a senior at Bullworth Academy. She was practicing to audition for a role in an original school production. On the day of auditions, she won the lead role and wanted to break the news to her beloved boyfriend of three years. However, her boyfriend had other ideas. Before she could tell him anything, he broke up with her on the spot. Distraught over the break up, Gina went to the auditorium sometime around midnight and hung herself on stage. Every year on the anniversary of her death, she is rumored to haunt the area. She is seen either floating around the seats or her image of her death is seen on stage.

"That's such a lame story," Jimmy remarked as he, Gary, Petey, and Tabitha walked over to the main building many hours later. It was dark and the authority figures were no where in sight. Jimmy more or less convinced a couple of kids from each of the school's major cliques to help distract the teachers and prefects. He wasn't sure exactly what they planned, but he figured that anything would work as long as he didn't get caught.

"It's kinda sad," Petey said thoughtfully as he walked between Jimmy and Gary. "It's understandable how someone could be so upset over a break up. Though I think suicide's a little harsh... OUCH! Gary!"

Gary chuckled as he stepped on Petey's heel, causing the smaller boy's shoe to slip off.

"Whoops," Gary said as he did the same thing to Petey's other shoe "Better learn to tie your shoes better, Pete."

Tabitha smiled as she looked down at Petey's socks. "I have those same pink socks!" she pointed out.

Petey blushed heavily as he hastily adjusted his shoes. Meanwhile, Jimmy was the first to breech through the entrance of the school building. The group moved swiftly and quietly across the main floor until they arrived to the first story doors of the auditorium.

"It's about time," Gary said as he looked at the wrist watch. "Hurry the hell up and open the door, Hopkins."

"Shut up!" Jimmy snapped. "Quit pushing!"

"Guys, please don't fight," Petey pleaded.

"Gary, you're looking so masculine under the moonlight tonight," Tabitha gushed pointlessly.

Jimmy scowled as he opened the door. The four students filed into the dark auditorium, but as soon as they were all inside, the door slammed shut behind them.

"AGH!" Both Petey and Tabitha cried out at the same time and unconsciously clung onto each other.

"You guys are dorks," Jimmy said of the both of them. "Help me look for the lights."

"Try over by the door, idiot," Gary drawled as he reached out and flipped the lights on. The empty auditorium was instantly illuminated and the sight of the giant VOTE TODAY banner that stretched along the upper balcony offered some sort of relief to the four kids.

"What... What if the ghost doesn't show up with the lights?" Tabitha asked as she released herself from Petey's grasp. She looked around cautiously and added, "What if it doesn't show up?"

"If the ghost doesn't show up, it doesn't show up," Jimmy answered simply. "We can tell the others that there's no ghost and that'll be the end of the rumors."

Petey slowly climbed the stairs to the main stage and stood right in its center. He lifted his head and examined the colored lights that hung high above his head.

"This is where she's supposed to have hung herself," he stated as he looked down at his feet. "Somehow she was able to reach all the way up there to throw the rope over..."

"What a dedicated loser," Gary commented heartlessly. "Who says you can't kill yourself and get it done right the first time?"

Jimmy went on stage and strolled over to Petey's side. He scratched his head and stood in silence as he looked around the place. Gary and Tabitha poked their heads backstage but quickly came back, finding nothing of interest.

"No ghost?" Jimmy asked.

They both shook their heads. Gary snorted as his head suddenly twitched, a possible reaction from the medication he took. "What a waste of time," the scarred boy said as he looked at his watch. "We've been here not even ten minutes and it's completely dead."

Suddenly the lights faded, leaving one sole spotlight centered over the stage. Petey and Tabitha cried out once again as Jimmy braced himself.

"What the hell?!" Jimmy cried as Petey clung onto his arm. "Shit!"

A cold gust of wind blew from the behind the curtains. Petey squeezed his eyes shut while Tabitha bit her lower lip and held onto the front of Gary's vest. Jimmy narrowed his eyes and tried to see what was ahead of them while Gary threw an arm over Tabitha's frail shoulders, almost bearing his weight down upon her.

"This isn't happening!" Petey shouted through the howling winds. "There has to be an explanation for this!!"

The wind died instantly and a floating face appeared before them. The four students stood their ground as the face vanished in the blink of an eye, only to be replaced by a floating ball of light. It floated harmlessly across the curtains and started to make its way over to them.

"Ha! This is crazy!" Gary laughed as he staggered back.

"Gary! Don't leave me!" Tabitha wailed as she followed him.

Jimmy remained still as the orb vanished. Once again, another form appeared before them but this time it developed into an image of a faceless girl wearing what looked like a modified Bullworth Academy uniform.

"I got the part!" the ghost-girl cheered, her voice giving off an echoing effect. "I got the part!"

"So we heard," Jimmy said calmly as he balled his fists at his sides.

"Jimmy...!" Petey whispered as he stood next to him, trying to put on a brave face. "It's the ghost!"

"There's no such thing as ghosts," Gary sharply said as he bravely walked over to the ghost-girl. Standing before her floating form, he reached out to grab her, only to have her evaporate.

"Where'd she go?" Gary asked as he looked around. Turning back to where Tabitha stood, his eyes widen and a crocked smile appeared over his lips. "Check it out!"

Jimmy, Petey, and Tabitha turned to where Gary was staring and they witnessed the ghost-girl hovering above the three students.

"I wanted to say good-bye to him!" the ghost howled tearfully. "Just one last good-bye...!"

She pointed a finger at Jimmy and said, "Good-bye?"

Jimmy pointed to himself and looked around, before focusing on the ghost. "Say what?"

"Kiss good-bye."

"Kiss?!"

"Good-bye?" Tabitha added curiously.

Petey looked at the ghost then at Jimmy. "Maybe you look like her old boyfriend," he suggested. "If she can kiss you good-bye, maybe she'll be able to rest in peace."

"I'm not kissing a ghost!" Jimmy snapped. "And you saw what happened when Gary touched her!"

The ghost-girl flew right up to Jimmy and tried to kiss him. Jimmy squeezed his eyes shut but felt absolutely nothing. Opening his eyes, he saw the ghost hovering back over at her original position.

"Why doesn't that dimwit possess someone so she can touch them?" Gary mused thoughtfully, causing everybody to look at him in shock.

"P-Possess?!" Tabitha cried. "One of us?!"

Petey took a deep breath and announced, "Take my body and use me to free yourself!"

"HELL NO!" Jimmy exclaimed as he waved a fist at the ghost. "I'm NOT kissing you, Petey."

"But we have to free her," Petey protested as his cheeks flared a shade of scarlet.

Gary chuckled as he folded his arms across his chest. "What an excuse to kiss Hopkins," he said. "I always knew you were a fruit, Petey. It just took something like this to make it happen. And besides, shouldn't a real female ghost possess a female body?"

With that, he ran over, snatched Tabitha by the front of her shirt and held her before him. "Take her!" he announced as he shoved the blonde forward, causing her to stumble and fall to her hands and knees.

"GARY!" Jimmy and Petey cried as the ghost's form illuminated with a strange aura. The ghost's turned into mist and was seemingly absorbed by Tabitha's kneeling form.

"UGH!" Tabitha grunted as she collapsed on stage, curled in fetal position.

Jimmy and Petey ran over to Tabitha and kneeled before her. Petey carefully lifted her from the ground and held her head on his lap. Gently patting the side of her face, Petey asked, "Tabitha, can you hear me? Tabitha?"

Tabitha groaned as she fluttered her eyes open, her long blonde bangs falling out of place. "Ohhh... I... I think so..."

"You little bitch, Gary!" Jimmy growled as he glared at his arch rival. "What the hell did you do that for?!"

"I got bored," was all Gary said as he remained where he stood on stage. "I wanted to see some real action."

"Do you feel any different?" Petey asked as he studied Tabitha's eyes, only to recoil as he noticed her sudden lack of pupils.

Gary walked over and kneeled next to Petey. Lowering his head and leaning very close to Tabitha's face, he shouted, "HEY GHOST! YOU GONNA QUIT ACTING EMO ON US NOW THAT YOU CAN KISS HOPKINS?!"

Jimmy fell back on his bottom as Tabitha sat up from Petey's lap, knocking her head against Gary forehead. She closed her eyes and laughed maniacally.

"Eh, heh, heh... HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!"

Petey reeled his head back and gasped, "YIKES!"

"Ow! Jeez! That hurt!" Gary cried as he sat back and rubbed his forehead. "Dammit, leech!"

"This won't do," Tabitha said arrogantly as she crawled away from Petey and climbed on top of Gary's crouched form. "A star like me needs another—LIKE YOU!"

"M-ME?!" Gary gasped as he tried to push Tabitha off like many times before. "Get off of me you freak!"

"Get off of him, Tabitha!" Jimmy yelled as he climbed to his feet.

Tabitha ignored Jimmy's cry and pressed her lips against Gary's, kissing him deeply.

"Mmmph!" Gary muffled against her lips.

"Mmmm!" Tabitha moaned into his mouth.

Petey's entire face was still red as he looked away. "U-Ummm..."

Finally, Gary had enough as he managed to shove the girl off of him. "BACK OFF!" he shouted as he rolled onto his back and got to his feet, wiping his lips with the back of his hand.

Tabitha managed to stand on her knees as she held her head in her hands. Jimmy rushed to her side and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I..." The blonde lifted her head from her hands and blinked in confusion, her pupils having returned to their rightful places. "I think so... What happened, Jimmy? Petey? What's going on?"

"Heh, heh, heh..."

All three kids turned their attention to Gary who was now laughing as he stood center stage.

Jimmy rolled his eyes and muttered, "Great, now him?"

"I want my good-bye kiss," Gary demanded as he slowly walked over to Jimmy. "Kiss me good-bye, my beloved!"

"G-G-Gary?!" Petey called out to the scarred boy. "Can you hear me at all?"

Gary held out his arm to the side and a white glow surrounded Jimmy, Petey, and Tabitha.

"Hey!" Jimmy yelled as he tried to back away, only to find that his feet were planted firmly on the ground. "I can't move!"

"Neither can we!" Tabitha cried as she and Petey found themselves paralyzed at their spots. "Gary!!"

"Uh-uh!" Jimmy shouted as he shook his head vehemently, being that it was the only part of his body that he could move. "Don't come near me, Gary! I don't care if you are possessed! Stay the hell away from me!"

Gary practically floated over to Jimmy, his eyes vacant of any pupils. Jimmy continued to struggle with all of his might but it was simply in vain.

"One last kiss!" Gary begged uncharacteristically as he threw his arms around Jimmy's neck.

"Not even if you paid me!!" the blonde boy objected.

"He only looks like your boyfriend—it isn't him!" Petey shouted at the possessed Gary.

"He looks just like him," Gary replied dreamily as he continued to stare hopelessly at Jimmy.

"Oh no...!" Tabitha cried as she tried to move. "Don't do it, Jimmy! Gary's lips are sacred!"

"I don't have much of a choice," Jimmy grunted as he moved his head from side to side.

"I can't look!" the girl yelped as she closed her eyes.

Jimmy was unable to move his head for long as his neck grew tired of the straining of his muscles. Gary leaned forward and kissed him on the lips, forcing the other boy's eyes to widen. Petey could only look on with forever red face as Tabitha kept her eyes closed.

"Tabitha, look! The light!"

At the sound of Petey's voice, the girl opened her eyes and saw Gary's body glow a bright color. A wave of light washed over the four students, temporarily blinding them. Jimmy felt the weight of his body collapse on stage alongside Gary's. Petey and Tabitha who were closer to the ground helped steady each other. As soon as they made sure they were okay, they hurried over to the two fallen boys. Jimmy was being held up by Petey as Tabitha gently pulled Gary to a sitting position.

"Are you okay?" Tabitha asked as Gary shook his head, trying to shake away the spots. His pupils were visible once more, indicating that he was no longer possessed.

Jimmy gently pushed aside Petey as he too shook his head to chase away the spots.

"Man, that sucked," Jimmy groaned as he stood up.

"Thank you."

At the sound of the haunting voice, the kids turned around and watched as the ghost appeared one last time at the back part of the auditorium toward the exit. She smiled sadly and turned away, melting into the darkness. Once again, all was silent in the room as the lights flickered back on.

"Well," Petey said as he shattered the awkward silence. "If all went well, I think the ghost won't have to celebrate her death anymore. She's been set free."

"I think... I'm gonna be sick," Jimmy said as he covered his mouth with his hand, clearly remember what took place.

"I'm going to burn my face off in the Boiler Room," Gary said as he spat on the stage, looking quite green in the gills. "Puh! Ugh! Agh!"

"Oh, Gary!" Tabitha said proudly as she hugged his arm. "You did such a good thing by letting the ghost rest in peace!"

"At the expense of my dignity!" the boy replied as he looked down at the clingy girl in annoyance.

"Yeah," Jimmy agreed, "I'd rather kiss Beatrice on her worst cold sore day than to go through THAT again."

"Don't lie, Jimmy," Gary said in a snotty tone of voice, "you know you got a hard on from kissing someone with gifted brains like me."

"Quit talking crap, you jackass!"

Before anybody could say anything else, the doors burst open and a couple of prefects stood at the doorway.

"What're you kids doing here after hours?!" one of them exclaimed.

Jimmy looked at his small group and exclaimed their next set of directions with just one word:

"Jimmy, you really shouldn't swallow toothpaste and mouthwash. You'll harbor too much poison—you might even die!"

Jimmy lifted his head from the sink he had been situated at for the past hour and stared at Petey's reflection through the mirror. "I don't care!" he objected as he wiped his mouth with his arm. "I wanna get rid of every trace of Gary's saliva out of my body! I'll swallow the toothpaste and mouthwash and crap them out later. Stupid ghosts! I hate them!"

"So shall I tell Gloria tomorrow that there was no supernatural activity going on in the auditorium?"

"Yeah, only because I don't want to have to tell her what really happened. I'll never hear the end of it."

"But you did a really good and noble deed, Jimmy."

"Grrr, shut up, Petey. Next time I see a ghost, I'll kick its ass to to the afterlife and I'll make sure it stays there!!"

Tabitha winced as Gary dunked his head into the toilet bowl and puked for the fifth time. She sat against the sink next to him and stared sadly at him.

"Um..." she began slowly when Gary lifted his head and flushed the toilet.

"I was violated! I was raped!"

"Yes you were," the blonde readily agreed. "But you did a good thing to help a lonely soul become free."

"Like I give a care. UGH!"

Gary upchucked once again, making Tabitha look away at the sight. After a few minutes of this, the toilet flushed once again. Gary shakily climbed to his feet and Tabitha moved aside as he turned on the faucet and gargled his mouth out with water. When he was done, he washed his hands with soap and water then turned off the faucet.

"Hopkins enjoyed that kiss way too much," Gary commented as he dried his hand with a towel. "That perverted little ass—I felt his tongue trying to play with mine."

He neglected to tell the blonde girl about the kiss she forced upon him earlier. He didn't want to get her all excited about a "mistake" she made. Though he didn't believe her to be too bad of a kisser...

"Now," Gary said as he finished drying his hands, "I'm going to... ugh..."

Without warning, he bowed his head and threw up all over the front of Tabitha's uniform. Her screams echoed throughout the bathroom and Gary staggered back against the sink.

But moments later after her screams died down, Tabitha caught her breath and smiled.

"A gift from Gary! I'll never wash this uniform again!!"

THE END

Author's Note: This story was inspired by watching the anime series entitled Haunted Junction. Pretty funny stuff!