"A-are you sure, Shaggy?" Velma asked, looking like she was completely in disbelief. Fred looked shocked as well. Daphne had the same expression as Fred, but quickly recovered. She raised her eyebrow at Shaggy and looked at him like he was a child that was about to be in trouble.

Must be a pregnant thing. Shaggy thought to himself about Daphne's quickly changing mood swings. Shaggy saw out of the corner of his eye that Scooby was peaking over the table, as if to see what suddenly caused everyone to go completely silent.

"Like, totally sure." Shaggy answered with a smile. "We have an extra bedroom that we don't use." He looked to Scooby for conformation. The dog nodded in agreement. Shaggy continued to smile. He wasn't going to let his nervousness get the better of him, like it usually did. He was grateful that his voice was shaking or anything else was going to give him away.

Wouldn't have it any other way. Shaggy wasn't going to share this thought out loud with everyone.

"This is perfect! Almost like Mystery Inc. is back together again!" Daphne said very cheerfully as she clapped her hands together.

"Ha ha, the only thing missing is a mindless zombie." Velma added. Then, she back against her seat as she contemplated her answer to Shaggy's suggestion. Shaggy was sitting on the edge of his chair as he anticipated her response. He didn't even notice that Scooby had taken his drink off the table and practically slurped it down in one gulp.

"Well, I suppose that its better than staying with Fred and Daphne." Velma said with a flick of her wrist, tossing her hair back over her shoulder, after a few moments. Shaggy let out a breath he hadn't realized that he had been holding at the news. "I just need a couple of days to get all my things together from their place." she continued as she pointed over to Fred and Daphne. Both of them were smiling at the turn of events.

"Groovy!" Shaggy said. He was feeling ecstatic. The last time he felt anything that could come close to this feeling (since the gang had broken up) was when he and Scooby found out that there was going to be an all you can eat buffet opening in Coolsville. Of course, the two took it as a personal challenge and ended up being banned from the restaurant.

"Rippee!" Scooby chimed in.

"Scoob!" Shaggy said when he reached out to take a sip of his drink, only to find the cup empty and what remained of the drink was on the dog's face.

"Rorry Raggy." Scooby said, looking slightly apologetic. Fred and the girls laughed at the pair. It was just like a scene from the old days. As if the past few years hadn't even affected their friendship.

The day flew by while the group of friends talked with each other. A rather loud rumble from Shaggy's stomach, which was followed by one from Scooby's stomach, was what cause Fred to look at his watch to see the time.

"Right on time, guys." Fred said with a chuckle. He pointed to the large digital display of his watch, which was reading that it was five in the afternoon.

"Well, we'd better be going." Daphne said as she placed her hand on Fred's arm. He got up and helped his wife, cautiously, get to her feet. She rolled her eyes, but took his hand.

"Like, wow." Shaggy said when the couple had walked out from behind the table. "No heels, Daphne?"

As long as he had known her, Shaggy knew two things about Daphne. The first was that her favorite color was purple and that she managed to incorporate it into everything she wore. The second was that she loved to wear high heels.

"Its his fault." Daphne said sounding exasperated, as she pointed at Fred with one hand and put the other hand on her hip. Fred looked taken aback, but she just sighed. "I really do miss them." she continued as she looked down at the purple flats, which kind of looked like the type of shoes that Velma preferred.

"I just don't want you to risk tripping and falling, honey." Fred said in his defense. "So, Velma, want to head back with us?" Fred asked her in an attempt to try to change the subject.

"Uh, actually Fred, I was going to stay with Shaggy just a little while longer." Velma answered. Then, she turned to Shaggy. "That is unless you somewhere or something else to do tonight."

Shaggy couldn't believe his luck. Velma was wanting to talk to him, alone.

"Nope, I've got nothing but time." he answered. For you. he added mentally.


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