A/N: Back again. And even more determined than ever.
Yawn! Another fangtastic day ahead of me. And I still don't know a lot of English. Something's gonna happen, I know it. Hang out with the ghouls, maybe get a new hoodie sweater, or sweater hoodie. I don't know. Point is, need to get to école(school), but first, breakfast.
I get ready, and dig in my bag, only to find a yellow heart médallon(locket). Inside was a picture of a five year old me(wearing my sweater, only without the hood sewed on), and Maman with her arm around me. And yes, we have our trademark stoic faces. That's our way smiling. Just kidding, we do actually smile from time to time.
"Ah, je me souviens de cette photo(Ah, I remember this photo)."
This was taken at the golden flower garden, she said they can only be found at a very special place. I'm guessing that 'special place' being the Underground.
I got ready and went down to the kitchen, only to find Sans, and only Sans drinking ketchup.
"Hey kid. I see your up."
"Où est Papyrus(Where's Papyrus)? Je pensais qu'il allait prendre le petit déjeuner car il est toujours prêt à cuire(I thought he was going to make breakfast since he's always so eager to cook)."
Sans stops drinking. "Well, he went out to go find a job to pay for food and the bills. I just hope he does well. Last job he had was watering flowers. You can say that he was golden."
"Soupir(Sigh)."
Sans slides over a plate to me. "Here, I made some toast, with ketchup on it."
I eat the toast and it tasted alright, weird. I but my bag on my back and head out.
Monster High, a école(school) only for monstres(monsters). With the exception of moi(me), and I guess Jackson. Why am I self-monologuing?
"Oh. My. Ghoul! Boots! I'm so happy to see you!"
Sacrebleu(last time I'm saying this, not translating). It's Draculaura.
She picks me up and hugs me with a strong hold.
"I missed you so much! I want you try out this new outfit I got for you! You'll look fangtastically even more adorable I just know it."
I don't hate Draculaura, she's a nice ghoul. But sometimes, I can't breathe around her. Mainly due to the fact that she can barely restrain herself from hugging moi(me)!
My face turns blue from the lack of oxygen. I look up and look at someone I'm glad to see. Yes! It's uh, what's her name… That's right.
"Clinton!"
"It's Cleo! And Draculaura put him down. Normies are not dolls to play with. Especially one's that keeps getting your name wrong. For some reason."
"But he's just too cute!" She caught Clint's glare. "Okay."😞
She puts me down and I catch my breath. I then hug the momie(mummy).
"Je vous remercie(Thank you)!"
"I don't know what you're saying."
"Ahhhhh(He said thank you)."
"No problem. Just say my name right next time. Now I'm off to see Deuce. Come along Ghoulia."
"Ayyyyyyy(See you later Boots and Draculaura)."
Both of them walked off. And I entered the école(school), still being glared at by the monstres(monsters). It was really unsettling to say the least. Majority of them had an aura of hate, others aura of fear. The humans in this realm must have done a number here.
When it was lunchtime, I decided to eat a butterscotch pie. It's one of Maman(Mom's) signature desserts. She said she learned how to cook from Toriel. I just realized Maman(Mom) has learned a lot from Toriel about being a parent.
Then, drama happened between Cammy(Cleo) and some phantom girl.
She had like a purple-ish skin, red and black hair, with a Victory Rolls style. She looked very flashy with her makeup, it all seemed to be music theme, her arm tattoo, and a music themed scar, covered by spiderweb patterned, heart/musical note shaped eye mask. Her eyebrows are purple and her eyes are blue-gray. She also has under the left side of her lip.
Her outfit gave off a southern vibe. With more crypt to it.
I felt a rebel vibe from her also.
"I want everyone to know about this! Operetta is trying to steal my man!"
This is probably just a misunderstanding. Deuce is a nice guy, I'm sure that he would never leave Clarence for anyone else.
"You stay away from Deuce."
I could barely hear them from where I'm sitting. Next thing I know, Clinton trips and has food splattered across herself. Operetta walks off in victory with her pet spider on her shoulder.
'Maybe I should follow her.'
I pack my stuff, but I didn't notice the cafard(cockroach) that crawled on my shoulder.
Operetta didn't notice me following her to this weird place that is like an underground base in the school, like a sort of catacombs.
"Hey Memphis. Do you think something is following us?"
The spider looks behind them and looks the cafard(cockroach) on my shoulder, seeing it shake it's antennae.
Memphis shakes his head, signalling that he didn't see anything.
"Oh, then I guess I was just imagining things. Let's go check on Deuce and his pet Smokey. I feel bad that Smokey got stoned."
Deuce must've accidently turned him into stone as a kid.
Operetta comes to a stop and looks at the ghouls(Frankie, Lagoona, Carly, Clawdeen, Draculaura, and Ghoulia) who have tears in their eyes with Deuce, and a statue of a dragon, which I can guess is Deuce's pet.
Operetta seems angry.
"Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. That Cleo is gonna get it now!" She turns around and bumps into me, knocking me down. "Huh? Oh, I know you. You're that new Normie kid who stood up to that big buffon Manny to defend a monster. Well, I'll give ya props for being brave." Her mood quickly changed to anger. "But, I don't know why you chose to follow me. Tryna ruin my day. You and your little roach."
Huh?
I look around and spotted the mentioned insect on my shoulder. Where did it come from? I guess I had some food on me. Even so, why is it still on my shoulder?
"Je suis désolé(I'm sorry). J'étais préoccupé par la tension entre vous et ma maman ami(I was just concerned with the tension between you and my mummy friend). S'il vous plaît, je ne veux pas causer de problèmes(Please, I don't mean to cause any trouble)."
"Okay kid, I'll buy your sappy excuse. But your cuteness can only get ya so far."
"Attendez, vous pouvez me comprendre(Wait, you can understand me)?"
"Well duh Short-Stack. My daddy is the Phantom of the Opera."
"Oh mon dieu, qui est tellement cool(Oh my god, that is so cool). Ton père est comme mon monstre préféré(Your dad is like my favorite monster)."
"My pops has a big fan? Then you'll love my music even more. Come back anytime. Now, I have a plan to get back at Cleo for being rude to me. Ya want in?"
"Eh bien, je ne veux pas voir les gens se battre(Well, I don't like to see people fighting)." I scratch my head, thinking about this. "Êtes-vous sûr que vous ne pas aller trop loin(Are you sure you won't go too far)?"
"Don't worry little munchkin." She ruffles my hair. "I'm not gonna go overboard." Operetta and her pet waved goodbye as they walked away.
I look on my shoulder and the cockroach is still there.
"Donc, petit gars, qu'est-ce que it fais sur mon épaule(So little fella, what are you doing on my shoulder)?"
A bunch of clicks were heard from the insect. They sound excited. The roach nuzzles my neck.
"Vous voulez sortir avec moi(You want to hang out with me)?" The roach shakes it's antennae up and down. "Ça m'est égal(I don't mind)." I then got curious of the stoned Smokey. I feel so bad for Deuce.
I go towards the statue and stare at the fire breathing lizard, feeling a strange vibe from it. I think it's determination. I can feel the bond of friendship between him and Deuce! Then, I climb up the statue, and touch it's head. My roach friend put it's antennae on the dragon's muzzle. Like magic, we get knocked off the dragon and said dragon gets enveloped in a bright yellow glow, making moi(me) shield my eyes.
That was weird.
The glowing stops and reveals an all green dragon. It then jumps off the podium and proceeds to lick me on my face.
"HAHAHA! Arrêtez Smokey(Stop it Smokey)! HAHAHA!" I'm very ticklish.
The dragon stops, with a worried look on it's face. I guess he wants to find Deuce.
"Allez, trouver Deuce(Go, find Deuce). Je suis sûr qu'il est pas loin(I'm sure he's not far)."
Smokey licks moi(me) one more time and runs off to find his owner.
Meanwhile, back with the ghouls, and Deuce(who's still sad).
"Deuce, it'll be fine. Someday you'll be together with Smokey again."
"Thanks Cleo. But I feel like he's right behind me. Running with his long tail wagging." All of sudden, Deuce gets knocked down. "Ugh! What the-*GASPS*. It can't be!" He looks at his now unstoned pet, happy to be in his owner's care again. "It is! Smokey, I missed you so much!"
His dragon licks his owner's face with pure joy.
"No way." Said Clawdeen. "We checked him out, he was stoned. How is he out now?"
"Well for whatever reason, I'm just happy that Deuce is reunited with his pet." Lagoona adds. "Say, where's Boots?"
By coincidence, I turn around the corner and see the ghouls and Deuce(reunited with his pet). Smokey turns around and charges towards moi(me), with a full frontal lick assault.
Draculaura asks. "Why is Smokey licking Boots?"
Deuce gets curious. "Smokey, did Boots have something to do with you being unstoned?" His dragon nods wildly in excitement. The gorgone(gorgon). "Wow, I don't know what you did, or how you did it, but thanks little dude. Come on boy. We have some catching up to do."
I fist bump him as he walks off with his dragon.
"AAAHHHHHH(How did you free Smokey anyway)?" The zombi(zombie) asks moi(me).
"Je ne aI fait toucher as tête(All I did was touch it's head)."
Ghoulia scratches her head in confusion.
Draculaura, of course, picks moi(me) up and hugs me.
"I didn't think it was possible for you to get any cuter, but it turns out I was wrong! You look so adorable with your pet cockroach on your shoulder!" She let's go, with petrified filled eyes.
"A ROACH!" All the ghouls(except Ghoulia) screamed.
"Ewww! Like, get that thing outta here!" Clawdeen orders.
I was confused. Why are monstres(monsters) freaking out over a cockroach?
"That thing is second worst to a spider!"
"Uhhhhhhhhhh(Cleo calm down. Why are you ghouls freaking out over a cockroach?)"
"Those things, are like fleas, but bigger, and they ruin your food." Clawdeen says.
Lagoona trembles. "I heard there are a species of roaches that can actually swim and go underwater."
Frankie was the most terrified. Shivers in fear. "One time, a whole family of cockroaches messed up my dad's entire lab. And covered my entire body while I was sleeping. Ugh!"
"Every time me and my family had dinner in the old country, before we got chased out by an angry mob, a herd of roaches swept across the table and stole all of our food. They were very vicious." Draculaura explained. "And rude."
"Please Boots, don't tell us that roach is yours." Cisco begged as far away from me as possible.
I look at the insect on my shoulder and think about it. Should I get rid of it?
…
I know what I have to do.
"Oui, ceci est mon animal de compagnie cafard(Yes, this is my pet cockroach)."
The ghouls looked at Ghoulia, as if asking her to translate.
"Ahh(He said yes)."
They all gasped in unison. But then Frankie shakes out of it.
"Guys, we can't just judge someone over what kind of pet they have. If Boots likes his cockroach, then who are we to judge. I have a dog made of many body parts like me."
"Frankie's right, we can't shame on Boots for having a pet we don't agree with." Lagoona says.
"What's it's name?" Draculaura asked.
That's going to be hard. Is it a male or female. I feel a female vibe from it. I've been getting a lot of vibes lately.
"Pouvez-vous appuyez deux fois si vous êtes une femme(Can you tap twice if you're female)?" I whispered to it and taps it's antennae on my neck twice. *Sighs* I'm going to regret giving her this name. It's a name you are going to expect. "Roachette." See?
"That's a cute name for her." Clawdeen said. "Just don't let it near me when I'm eating. Okay?"
I give her a thumbs up. Glad that's all settled. I think it's time for gym.
When it was gym time(or Physical Deaducation, ha), I put on my black shorts, red and orange striped shirt, and I still have my black boots on(didn't feel comfortable with shoes on). I exit the locker room, leaving Roachette inside my locker, and line up with rest of the students.
"Boots, why are you wearing…boots?" Frankie asked me.
"Ils me font sentir à l'aise(They make me feel more comfortable)."
"I've studied some French, and I the only word I got was comfortable. So they make you feel comfortable?"
"Oui(Yep)!"
Clawdeen tells us. "Oh! I heard we were getting a new teacher for this class. They say he's the greatest."
The doors open, revealing a shadowed figure.
"I think that's him." Frankie said.
As he got closer and closer, I start to see him more clearly and he was not who I expected.
"Greetings students! I am THE GREAT MR. PAPYRUS! I'll be your new Physical Deaducation teacher! Now-" He spots me on the line. "Bottes? I didn't know my favorite and only nephew would be in the very class I'm teaching in! You better have a positive attitude for this class. Which I'm sure it won't be a problem for you."
Clawdeen and Frankie look at moi(me).
"That's your uncle? You look nothing like a skeleton." Frankie said.
"Il est un bon ami de ma maman(He's a good friend of my mom). Alors oui, il est mon oncle(So yeah, he's my uncle)."
"He doesn't seem like the kind of person to be teaching us about fitness."
Clawdeen was right. He seems more like a jogger. Since he's wearing a sweatband, shorts, and a T-shirt that reads "JOGBOY", with hearts on the pauldrons. He still wears his boots, gloves, and cape.
The entire class looks at him and mutters some words.
"Now, let's see what I have on the list." He takes out a clipboard. "Ah yes! Dodgeskull? I thought it was dodgeball. Must be different here. I want you guy to try your best, and don't be sad if you lose. Because you can always bounce back better than ever. And maybe you can be as good as, THE GREAT MR. PAPYRUS! Someday."
"I like this guy." Clawd says. "Your uncle is cool Boots."
"Yeah, he has a more positive outlook than the other teachers. He should stick around more." Deuce says.
We start to play dodgeskull, and Manny and Clawd are team leaders.
Clawd picks first.
"I'll pick, Heath."
"Oh yeah!" The fire elemental goes to Clawd's side.
Manny picks the next player. "I'll choose… Deuce."
Deuce goes to his side.
It went on until me and Jackson were the only one's left.
"Hmm." Manny needed one more teammate. "Jackson. I may not like Normies, but I hate Normies that wear red even more."
"Sorry Boots maybe next time." Clawd says.
"Ça va(It's okay)." Walk to the bleaches and sit down. Roachette crawls to my shoulder, one of her clicks sounded like a whine, asking me if I was okay. "Je vais bien Roachette(I'm fine Roachette). S'il ne veulent pas que je joue alors je suis d'accord avec ça(If they don't want me to play then I'm okay with it)." My insect friend nuzzles my neck.
Papyrus comes over and sits down with me. "Hey, I see that there weren't any more spots left. So to make you feel better, I will bring a gift home for you. How does that sound?"
He goes off to supervise the game before I could answer.
It was time to go home, I started walking back to the house, Spectra flew over to me and started asking questions.
"So, how was your day?" She started blushing. "I heard you freed Deuce's pet dragon. Is it true?"
"Oui(Yes)."
She sees the cockroach on my shoulder. "Oooooo! I see you have a pet now. What's it's name?"
"Roachette." I decided to ask her questions. "Alors, comment était votre journée Spectra(So, how was your day Spectra)?"
"Wait, are you asking me how my day was? I took French recently so I can interview you more effectively. So I may not be perfect right away."
"Oui(Yes)."
"Good. And my day, you know, finding out new gossip for my blog. I heard your uncle is the new Physical Deaducation teacher."
"C'est vrai(It's true). Et il est en train de faire de excellent travail(And he's doing a great job). Tous les autres étudiants semblent l'aimer, et il a seulement été un jour(All the other students seem to like him, and it's only been a day)."
"That's nice, I wish I could take that class," She whispers the next part. "and hang out with you."
"Huh?"
Her entire face turns red. 'Come on Spectra! He's an adorable guy! Don't mess this up now!' "Nothing! Nothing at all! Say, you want to have a sleepover at my house. I know you're a guy and all but-"
"Sûr(Sure)."
She taken aback by my act of kindness. "Really, you would hang out with me? We really don't talk much, or hang out. I did cause some trouble for you."
It's true, a lot of the femme(female) élèves(students) chased me through the halls, wanting to hug and kiss me, all because I was classified as the most adorable student. Wait, that was happening even before that.
"Nous sommes toujours amis Spectra(We're still friends Spectra). Je t'aime beaucoup(I like you a lot)."
She smiles greatly and hugs me. "Thank you Boots! You are a true friend." 'How am I hugging him? Doesn't matter. It feel nice to actually touch somebody.'
"Permettez-moi d'appeler Sans pour lui faire savoir que je vais avoir un sommeil plus avec vous(Let me call Sans to let him know that I'm going to have a sleepover with you)." I take out my phone and started dialing his number. "Bonjour, Sans(Hello, Sans)."
"Hey kid. You need something?"
"Ouais, je vais avoir une soirée pyjama avec un de mes amis(Yeah, I'm having a sleepover with a friend of mine). Est-il correct si je reste chez elle ce soir(Is it okay if I stay at her place tonight)?"
"Sure, just come home to pick up your PJs, and Papyrus' gift. He really wants you to open it. Oh, and you can stay at her for the weekend, me and Papyrus are gonna go to a cabin in the woods. He loves camping." He hangs up.
Spectra was curious. "What did he say? Can you come over?"
"Oui, avoir juste pour obtenir quelques choses à ma maison(Yes, just have to get a few things at my house). Il a dit que je peux rester pour le week-end(He said I can stay for the weekend)."
"That's fangtastic!"
We arrive at my house and Spectra floats around. She really is curious.
"This is an amazing place you got. My house isn't as clean as yours."
"Merci Spectra(Thanks Spectra). Je vais dans ma chambre pour chercher mes affaires(I'm just going to my room to get my things)."
I go upstairs while the joli fantôme(pretty ghost) sits(floats?) down on my couch, while I get my stuff ready.
In my room, I find Papyrus' gift on my bed. It was a present with red wrapping over it. It read 'Dear Justice… what are you waiting for, open it'.
I look at the reader as I hold the present, and just shrug my shoulders.
Filled with curiosity, I open the present. And, oh my. It can't be.
Tears start to run out of my eyes. It was beautiful.
"Oh Maman(Oh Mom)." I started crying with tears of joy. I took the present out of the box. It was a Cowboy Hat I used to wear. The hat looked battle-worn. I remember when Maman(Mom) gave it to me years ago.
10 years ago.
I was playing at the golden flower golden flower garden, careful not to hurt the plants. Wearing overalls over my red and orange striped shirt.
"Justice, come here sweetie, I have a surprise for you." Maman(Mom) called sitting in a chair watching me while knitting.
I run over to her with my little legs, and look up at her.
"Oui Maman(Yes Mom)."
"Remind me to teach you English. I don't know why your father only taught you French. Anyway, this is a gift I've been wanting to give to you since you were a baby. It was the main reason for your name. You ready?" I nod my head. "Okay." She gets up and grabs a Cowboy Hat. "Tada! It's a Cowboy Hat. Do you like it?"
I take the hat and put it on. I hug my Maman(Mom) with tears in my eyes.
"Il est excellent(It's perfect)."
"I knew you would, my little cowboy. It used to belong to a girl named Suzy. They say she had a cowboy persona. I've never met her, but I'm sure you two would've been great friends."
I run around, pretending to be a cowboy. Jumping around and pretending to lasso stuff, all while having a smile on my face, feeling a little different, like I was someone else.
The flashback ends. Roachette looks at me with worried eyes.
"Ne vous inquiétez pas, je vais bien(Don't worry, I'm fine)." I put the hat, and let moi(me) tell you, it feels great on my head.
I continue to pack my stuff and go downstairs to see Spectra working on her blog.
"Hey Boots, I'm just working on the Ghostly Gossip." She notices the Cowboy Hat. "Nice hat." 'He looks even more adorable.'
"Merci(Thanks). Je suis tout prêt à aller(I'm all ready to go.)"
I follow Spectra to her house and, it looks really scary. It's what I expected actually. I mean, she is a ghost.
"What do you think? I know it's not much but, home is home."
I think I saw some bats fly around.
"Génial(Awesome). Votre maison est énorme(Your house is huge). Je vivrais ici si l'option(I'd live here if given the option). Ainsi, vous habitez avec n'importe qui(So, do you live with anyone)?"
"Just my parents. They're going to a cabin in the woods. Said something about skeletons. I don't know." She says as she floats through the door, forgetting that I'm not a ghost. She floats back out. "Sorry, forgot you weren't a ghost. Hehe."
I open the door and enter the house. It looked like the inside of a stereotypical haunted house. But a little bit more clean.
"Votre maison est soigné(Your house is nice)." Où dois-je placer mon sac de couchage(Where do I place my sleeping bag)?"
"Well it is a sleepover. So my room of course." She she shows me where her is and seems kinda nervous. Something tells me she has a lot of secrets. But it's not my business to delve into.
Well, it can't hurt to be curious, right? Speaking of curiosity. I wonder how she died since she's a ghost.
I place my sleeping bag on the floor in her room(which was quite impressive), and an empty matchbox that Roachette enters, on the dresser.
"I'll just wait outside for you to change into your pajamas."
"Non non non, je ne peux changer quelque chose comme une salle de bains ou quelque chose(No no no, I can just change somewhere else like a bathroom or something)?"
"Oh, just go down the hall and take a left. It might be a bit broken since we never used the bathroom since…"
I think I know why she stopped, but I don't want to say my thought, I don't even want to it in my diary-I mean journal, yes, my journal.
…
…
The atmosphere was so awkward that I just walked out the room to get to the bathroom and change. Spectra looked very nervous when I walked out.
As I opened the door to change, the knob broke off when I tapped it. So I just push it open.
After a few minutes, I exit the bathroom wearing my red and orange striped footie pajama, still wearing the Cowboy Hat. When I saw Spectra, she was in her purple pajamas, patterned with dark purple polka dots. And it looked like she let her hair down.
"Faut-il faire en premier(What do we do first)?"
The doorbell rang.
"Ooo, she's here!" She happily floats to the front door.
She? Who's she?
I run to the door and I'm surprised to see who's there.
"Ghoulia! You made it!"
"Ahhhhhhhhh(Sorry I was late. Cleo needed help with her homework)." Ghoulia is wearing her pajamas, with a red bow tie on. "Uhhhhhh(Nice hat Boots)."
"Merci Ghoulia(Thanks Ghoulia)."
The zombi(zombie) sets her sleeping bag next to mine, and a baby blue owl flies in and lands on her shoulder.
"Hoo."
"Ayyyyyyyyy(This my pet owl, Sir Hoots A Lot. He's very wise, but not old)."
"Hooooo." He flies near Roachette who's still on the dresser, and some kind of ghost ferret appears as well.
"Oh, that's Rhuen, she's very sneaky. And the closest confidante for the Ghostly Gossip. Hehe."
The top part of the ferret was purple and the bottom half was transparent.
Our pets seem to be getting along quite well. Roachette was on top of Sir Hoots A Lots' head as he flies around with Rhuen.
"It's so cute how they have so much fun! Now, let's have some fun!" Spectra sits on the ground with moi(me) and Ghoulia.
We started off by doing our hair. Spectra and Ghoulia's had curls, tried to do my hair, but it looked ridiculous.
"Hmmm, you totally make those braids works. Hehehe."
Yes, I had braids. They made me look female.
"Ayyyyyyyyy(He looks like someone's little sister)."
"He needs something else, like a ribbon or something. Hey, do you have anything like that Boots?"
I don't know.
I went to check my bag and saw something else I didn't think I would ever see again.
"Le ruban de maman(Mom's Ribbon)."
It was red and faded. Just like how I remembered it.
10 years ago. Again. At my old home.
"Justice. Come here sweetie."
I ran to my Maman(Mom) as quickly as possible.
"Oui Maman(Yes Mom)." I sit on her la
"I really need to teach you English. It's nothing too serious. I just want to tell you a little story."
"J'adore vos histoires(I love your stories)."
"I know you do sweetie. Now, I know sometimes girls at school pick on you, just because you're shorter than them. Yeah, your teacher called me about this. When I was little, I gotten into many fights, but I never threw one punch at any of them. So, I put on this Ribbon I found one day, and when they hit me it wasn't as hard because it made me look cuter. Hmmm. Maybe it'll work for you. Hahaha. Who am I kidding? Of course it will." She took out a ribbon, that looked a bit faded, and tied it on my hair. "Tada! You look so cute! I bet all the girls will be chasing you."
And that's when I decided it should end.
I showed the two ghouls the Ribbon and they tied it onto me.
"Now you look even more female than before!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh(You are just adorable)."
Spectra took a picture of me and puts it on the Ghostly Gossip.
"This'll be great for the headlines."
My phone buzzes very hard, showing a notification from the Ghostly Gossip and, oh no.
There was like a thousand comments on it immediately, and growing. Such as-
Frankie S. : Aw, look at her. So adorable! 😍
Draculaura : OMG! Who is that!?😍😍😍 She looks so familiar.
Clawdeen W. : Is that Boots? He looks clawsome!
You guys can guess what guys like Heath probably commented.
"Hehe. You're even more famous now."
Is this how Maman(Mom) felt during her time in the Underground? She said she met some kind of celebrity. I think his name was Mettaton. All Maman(Mom) said about him was that he was very fabulous, and had a lot of glamour.
"Want to play some Truth or Scare?" 'Now I can find out who he has a crush on… But it'll most likely be Frankie. Maybe I should tell him I want us to be more than just friends. Boots didn't once look at me like freak like any other Normie would. He is very kind to me, and actually trust me. Maybe I can also make him do some dares. Hehe.' I saw she had a vindictive smile, and eyes to go with it. Ghoulia waves her hand in front of the fantôme féminin(female ghost) to snap her out of whatever thoughts she's having. "Right, right. Let's begin."
We sit on the ground crissed-crossed. I guess Truth or Scare is basically Truth and Dare. Heh. Clever.
"Ghoulia should go first. Truth or Scare." 'Can't chose Boots to go first. It would be suspicious, and knowing him, he would find out in an instant.'
"Uhhhhhhhh(Uh, I chose, Scare)."
"Let Cleo do her own homework for two weeks, and you have to call her right now to tell her." That's seems like a harsh dare. Or scare?
Ghoulia contacts Cleo and tells her the news.
Here comes on overreaction in 3, 2, -
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!? HOW COULD YOU DO TH-" Ghoulia immediately hangs up.
"Ayyyyyyyyy Uhhhhhhhh(Cleo is so gonna badmouth me)."
"She'll be fine. Now it's my turn."
I guess I have to say it now.
"Vérité ou la peur(Truth or Scare)."
"Truth!" 'Maybe I should have chosen Scare.'
"Je veux savoir qui est votre meilleur ami(I want to know, who is your best friend)." Simple innocent question, I don't want to be extreme.
"Pfffft! That's easy! You." She realized what she just said, and blushes, covering her face with her transparent hands. "Yes, I mean if you want us to be best friends."
"Sûr(Sure)."
"Excuse us! Me and Ghoulia have to talk. You know? Girl to girl."
Ghoulia looks at her, knowing why she wants to talk in private with her.
They left the room to talk outside, while I play with the pets.
"Auhhhhhhhhhhhh(Don't try to hide it from me. I know you have a crush on him. It's pretty obvious)." She smirks.
The fantôme féminin(female ghost) blushes. Wow, Spectra is blushing a lot today. "I can't help it. I mean what's not to like about him? He never gets annoyed with me. Always likes my Ghostly Gossip posts. He's so nice to me and everyone he meets. I like how he's very brave, patient, fair, sincerity, and just soooooo cute!" She practically jumps for joy. "I know he's an understandable guy, but, I'm still nervous."
"Uhhhhhhhh(So that's the reason you invited him to our sleepover)."
"That's right. And I want to know if he really thinks of me as just a best friend." Spectra twiddles with her fingers. "So, when it's his turn, I want you to ask 'who he has a crush on'."
"Ahhhhhhhhh(Okay. But I doubt he has a crush on anyone)."
When the ghouls returned, the game continued. I had Roachette on my shoulder, watching us very carefully.
"Huuhhhhhhh(Truth or Scare)?"
"Vérité(Truth)."
"Ayyyyyyyyy(Alright. Who do you have a crush on?)"
Oh no. The ghouls I've met are really attractive, but I don't harbour feelings for any of them. I have to choose someone though. Who though?
"Lagoona?" Wait what? What am I thinking!? She just broke up with her boyfriend. Wait it's just a little fib. After all. Qu'est-ce qui peut aller mal(What can go wrong)?
Outside Spectra's house by the window, Toralei spies on us.
"Aw, he's just adorable! Having a little crush on Lagoona. It'll be a shame if someone told her about it. Hehehe." The étaient-chat(were-cat) sneaks off.
Spectra was disappointed. For obvious reasons and was pretty good at hiding it. I could sense that I made her sad some way. Okay, do I have some superpowers or something? Because I've been doing a lot of weird stuff lately. Should I put this in my diary? I mean journal. Who am I kidding? It's a diary. I even said it was a diary last time.
Then, I felt a little different. I felt a little more patient, and timid.
"Uhhhhhhhh(Didn't expect that answer.)"
"J'adore la façon dont elle est très gentille, veut protéger l'océan si mauvais, et très jolie(I love how she is very kind, wants to protect the ocean so bad, and is very pretty)." I started to blush real hard at the thought of Lagoona. "Mais, je ne pense pas qu'elle se sentirait la même façon(But, I don't think she would feel the same way)."
Roachette pats my head with one of her six legs. I was on the verge of tears, just thinking how Lagoona wouldn't care about how I feel about her.
Spectra looks at me like I'm a different person. 'Weird. He's seems a little different. Boots is never shy.' She hugs me softly. "There there. I'm sure everything will be just fine."
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh(Just tell her how you feel. Lagoona is nice like you said, maybe you two can just hang out. She'll like you no matter what.)"
"*Sniffs* Croyez-vous vraiment pas(You really think so)?"
"Huhhhh(I know so.)" Ghoulia opened her mouth weirdly like a smile, and a fly flies out of it.
Spectra smiles once she saw me cheer up. 'He's so innocent. But I know he has a lot of secrets. I'll just figure them out next time.'
It became nighttime, and I snuggled up in my sleeping bag. Looking at Ghoulia sleeping next to me. The pets slept with their owners, with the exception of Roachette(sleeping inside the matchbox).
I started drifting to sleep. Spectra was watching me from her bed and floats over to me.
"Goodnight Justice." She kisses my forehead. "Sweet dreams."
She went back to her bed, instantly going to sleep, unaware of a dark figure in the room.
"So, this is the being disrupting my job? A puny human. Pathetic." His eyes burned an ominous green, like a fire. "He will fall. Just like rest will. In due time." The figure disappeared into the shadows.
The weekend went by real fast, we had fun, hung out by the Maul, had a pillow night, studied(Ghoulia's idea), and even shared a couple secrets(not like, extreme secrets).
It was sad for me to return home early. Sans and Papyrus had a blast in woods, saying that they become friends with a ghost couple. Though Papyrus was a little scared at first. I was glad to see them, and thanked Papyrus for the hat. They were first confused to as why I had a cockroach on my shoulder. All I told them was that she's a new friend of mine.
Yes, there's a but coming.
But, for some reason I wasn't myself still. I thought it would blow over once I got back to school. But it only got worse. I was even more shy than before. I covered my face as I walked the halls, with my little ribbon still tied to my hair(back to it's spiky form). Roachette was starting to get worried, and her shell turned light-blue.
"Heya Boots! Come here for a sec!"
I turn and and see Operetta signaling me to come to her. I quickly run over to her trembling with nervousness.
"B-B-Bonjour Operetta(H-H-Hello Operetta). Souhaitez-vous rencontrer ici(Fancy meeting you here)." I said in a scared whisper-like tone.
"Hmmm." She scans moi(me). "Ya seem different. No matter. I have a plan to get back at Cleo, but I need ya to lead Deuce over to me real quick. Can ya do that?"
"Oui(Yes)."
I walked off to do as she requested.
Roachette started to chirp and click.
"J-Je vais b-bien(I-I'm a-alright). Je me sens nerveux, voilà tout(I feel nervous, that's all)."
Roachette pats my shoulder she's on to try and make me less nervous.
I find Deuce walking with a smile on his face(I guess he's still happy about reuniting with Smokey) listening to music. He then spots moi(me).
"Sup Boots."
"Bonjour Deuce(Hello Deuce). Pouvez-vous aller de cette façon pour une seconde(Can you go that way for a sec)?" I pointed to the direction of where Operetta was.
"I don't know why you would ask me that, but sure." 'He seems different today. Meh. Bet it's just that ribbon in his hair.' He thinks as he goes to the direction I pointed to, and continues to listen to his music.
I see that Operetta pretends to accidentally bump into him and makes him drop his music books. It looks like she's trying to seduce Deuce. But I don't think she wants me to interfere anymore than I did.
I go over and peek behind a locker. It looks like Operetta is still putting the moves on Deuce. I listen closely.
"Listen, you seem like a totally great ghoul, but I'm with Cleo." I knew he was cool dude.
"That can't be serious. Right?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"But you guys are nothing alike. Total opposites."
"She just brings out the best in me. You know? Makes me want to become a better Deuce."
Memphis appears out of Operetta's purse and shakes his head in disapproval.
Operetta see that she's in the wrong to try and make Deuce cheat on Clem. "So you really like her, huh?"
"More than you can imagine. I just find it really hard to express my feelings towards her. Sometimes I fumble around with my words."
"I feel the same way. The only way I can express my emotions is through my music." She poses dramatically like she's in a stage play, with tears running down her face.
"I wish I had something like that. You okay?"
"*Sniffs* I'm just touched by your story. You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna help you write a song that tells Cleo everything you've been wantin' to tell her. Then she'll be as touched as I am."
"You would do that for me?"
"It would be my honor. Come on!" Sh grabs his wrists and takes him down to the Catacombs.
"Oh m-m-mec(Aw m-m-man)." I go and try to find Lagoona, since the conversation between Deuce and Operetta encouraged me to tell her how I feel, because I was still nervous even though Ghoulia told me not to work, not noticing Spectra taking a picture of Operetta and Deuce, most likely going to send it to you know who.
When I find Lagoona sitting by the pool wearing her swimsuit, I get all jittery and stuff just by being in the same room as her.
I look at my cockroach friend. "Et c'est parti(Here we go)." I take a deep breath and go forward to my crush.
Lagoona notices me walk to her very slowly and carefully.
"G'day Boots!" She waves. "Are you okay? You seem kinda nervous love."
I blush when she says love. Forgetting that it's an Australian thing.
She comes over to check my temperature, placing her hand on my forehead.
"You seem fine." I got so nervous, my entire face burns red. She's so nice. "Now your face is really red. Should I get you to the nurse?"
I shake out of my nervousness. "Non non non(No no no). Je veux juste que vous sachiez que je ressens pour vous(I just want to let you know how I feel about you)." I kept twiddling my fingers.
Her showed she was really confused. "Okay, I'm gonna to take you to Ghoulia, because I can't understand a single word you're saying. Just let me get changed first." She goes to the locker room and changes into her regular clothes. She holds onto my hand and guides me to Ghoulia.
The belle monstre marin(lovely sea monster) takes notice of my ribbon.
"That ribbon looks nice on you. I could just pinch your little cheeks into tiny pieces."
My cheeks turned redder. "Merci(Thanks)."
We arrive at the front of the school and meet up with Ghoulia sitting on the stairs.
"Ahh(Hey guys)."
"Salut Ghoulia(Hi Ghoulia)." I said in my whisper tone.
Ghoulia knows that something is wrong with me. 'I might just have to look into him.'
"Uuuggggghhhhhhh(You two need something?)
"Why yes Ghoulia. I need you to translate what Boots is trying to say to me. It seems really important."
"Ahhhhh(Okay.)"
I clear my throat to speak from my heart.
"Lagoona, j'ai eu des sentiments pour toi depuis que je vous aI rencontré(Lagoon, I've had feelings for you I've met you). Vous êtes gentil, patient, décontracté, et très beau(You're nice, patient, laid back, and very beautiful). J'étais trop nerveux pour parler de mes sentiments, mais j'avais trop peur(I was too nervous to speak up about my feelings, but I was scared). Peur que vous pourriez me haïr pour être un être humain lowlife(Scared you might hate me for being a lowlife human). Tu me fais un peu de courage, et j'aime ça(You make me feel little brave, and I like that). Je peux sembler vraiment ringard et pathétique, mais je ne se soucient pas(I may sound really corny and pathetic, but I don't care). Je t'aime Lagoona, et si vous voulez juste être amis, alors je suis d'accord avec cela(I love you Lagoona, and if you just want to be friends, I'm with that)." Tears were running down my face, they were not tears of sadness, but tears of joy.
"Uhhhhhhhh(He says he's in love with you Lagoona, he was just scared that you might hate him for being a Normie. He likes you for your personality and charm.) Ahhhhhhhh(You make him feel brave. And if you just want to be friends that's fine.)"
Lagoona just stood there, looking straight into my eyes.
"Justice, you have to know I'm in love with Gil, right?"
"Oui(Yes)." I nodded.
"Then you know it wouldn't work out between us. You are a nice boy, and I like you just how you are. Why would you think that I would ever hate you for being a human? You make me happy when you encourage others to be themselves and try their best. You have a good soul Justice, and don't you ever forget that." She wipes the tears from my eyes. "Tell ya what, I'll go on a date with you, as a friend, how does that sound?"
"Sons amusant(Sounds fun)." I smiled.
"Huhhhh(He said it sounds fun.)"
"Great, we can meet up tomorrow after school. Catch ya later love." She kisses my forehead and runs off the pool area. 'Not gonna tell him I knew he had a crush on me because of Toralei. She won't get the satisfaction.'
I felt like collapsing but thankfully Roachette smacks my cheek to keep me conscious.
"Merci Roachette(Thanks Roachette)." I look at Ghoulia who has a grin on her face. "Vous aviez raison, je n'avais aucune raison d'avoir peur(You were right, I had no reason to be scared)."
"Ahhhhh(Told you.)"
I hug the zombi(zombie). "Merci Ghoulia(Thank you Ghoulia). Vous êtes un grand ami(You're a great friend)."
School was over, and I went back home.
"Boots, come sit on the couch for a sec. We need to have a talk." Sans says already on the couch.
I sit down next to him and Roachette is a bit concerned.
"Quel est le problème Sans(What's wrong Sans)?"
"You, that's what's wrong. Papyrus called me during his class and so did the others teachers. All of them said the same thing. You were acting different, almost as if you were, someone else."
"Tout le monde a dit que few derniers temps(Everyone's been saying that lately). Je vais bien, toujours le même moi(I'm fine, still the same me)." I whispered.
I could tell that Sans was inspecting moi(me). "Hmmm, okay. Just seemed a little off."
I get up to go to my room.
"Oh, and nice ribbon. I think I've seen it before… I don't know my memory is a little, faded." A comedic drum was heard.
I look in my mirror and noticed my eyes started turning light-blue, and my hair was getting light-blue streaks. And I just noticed Roachette shell is also light-blue. Then it hit me. I'm not Justice.
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I am Patience.
A/N: Uh oh. And also, there's not going to be a lot or any cursing in this story, because kids might be reading this. If you're a little kid, I don't recommend you read my other stories. Especially Project Razorpool. And also, again, I'm trying to make my PC a likeable character so people can enjoy the story. So sorry if I somehow insult the Undertale fandon or Monster High fandom. Also, yes, of there was gonna be an antagonist. Duh. See ya next time.
