Monday
Frankie finally found it. Monster high, it was a large castle like building. It was purple with a ginormous crest. As Frankie walked up the stone steps she was so charged up. Walking through the large doors she yells "HEY WHATS UP MONSTER…high!?" looking around she realized EVERYONE was staring at her. "Hi my name is Frankie…. Frankie Stein?" She read that you should give a good first impression. Well that was NOT the way to do it. After a minute the school went back to the way it was. Frankie just held her books a little bit tighter. Walking from class to class Frankie couldn't help but think to herself "am I just going to be a NOBODY for the rest of my life?"
After school Frankie went home. Her parents were standing in the open door way waiting for their little girl to tell them how her first day of school went. Mrs. Frankenstein hugged her tight. Oh how she missed it. She could have use it at school today. Pulling her daughter away from her to see her she asked "how was your first day sweetie?" looking at her she realized that she was crying.
"Sweetie what's wrong?"
"My…first…day…" she said in between sobs "was…HORRIFIC!"
Frankie was bawling at this point her bolts sparking from her tears. Her parents took her in to the living room it was full of old painting and old looking furniture. They sat her down on a comfy red couch. Frankenstein hooked his daughter under his arm trying to comfort his hysterical daughter.
"Sweetie tell us what happened"
"I don't fit in at all no one would talk to me and when I talked to them they never even noticed me."
She sat up looking at him. "Daddy I don't like it. I'm so confused."
Hugging him she cries harder. Her mother grabs her hand.
"Sweetie heart this is how it has to be please stop crying. It'll get better you'll see"
Frankie lifts her head looking at her mother. "Okay"
Tuesday
Tuesday was just another drifting from class walking into Clawuluas was different. She bumped into this really cute boy with green hair that were snakes and glasses. She had seen him around school but never talked to him. She remembered that his name was Deuce Gorgon "What's up" he said walking past her. She waved but was shoved a little by a Zombie dropping all her books. She bent down to get them but as she did she tripped someone coming in the door.
"New Girl, are you among the living?"
"I'm sorry"
"You should be, Ghoulia, add…. Name?"
"Frankie Stein"
"Frankie stein to the lowest ranking in the popularity data base."
A zombie girl with two shades of blue in her hair and white glasses walked up beside them. She moaned as if she was talking. Frankie noticed that all Zombies didn't talk just moaned but she could understand them.
"And who are you?" asked Frankie
"Oh my Ra, how could you not know? I am Cleo de Nile. The Queen of this school."
The class was so boring after that. Boys and ghouls were falling asleep. Even the teacher Mr. Lou Larr fell asleep while teaching. Except Ghoulia Yelps from what Frankie could tell she was very smart. Frankie just leaned on her hands reading Seventween magazine. She needed advise to get through school. There was an advice column:
Oracle
Finding friends can be hard.
Want to expand your social circle?
To have a group be in the group!
Find Ghouls with common interests.
Easier said than done she thought. Suddenly she sees a pink figure beside her. Jumping a little a vampire ghoul was hang upside down beside her.
"Oh my I'm so sorry I didn't me to scare you I'm Draculaura."
She was very small with pink skin and a heart shaped birthmark on her cheek. She had pink and black pigtails.
"I'm Frankie Stein"
Her mother was right it did get better. Oracle was right too if you find people with common interests and you'll make friends. Draculaura walked with her to her next class.
"So how's your first week at Monster High?" asked Draculaura
Frankie held her books a little tighter, "not so good. I have like no friends and this ghoul Cleo absolutely hates me."
"Yeah Cleo is like that and I'll be your friend. Come on lets go to the little ghouls room I have to fix my make up."
"Sure!"
Frankie was so charged up she had a friend. Following her into the ghoul's room she saw another girl there. She and Draculaura talk for a little bit while Frankie fixed her makeup and stitches.
"Oh this is Frankie" Draculaura said walking up behind her introducing her to the other Ghoul. "Frankie this is Clawdeen she is one of my best ghoul friend."
Clawdeen had long wavy brown hair, bright yellow eyes and had a very chic style.
"Hey Frankie what's up? Are you new at monster high?" Clawdeen asked
"Nothing much and yeah this is my second day." Frankie replied
"Cool so where you from?"
"I'm from here, but my parents came from the boo world."
"My family and I can to the boo would to when I was about 1200 years old. We left in a hurry." Draculaura said
"I'm from here to ghoul all my brothers and sisters are. Werewolves don't move around a lot because we have huge families. My brother Clawd goes here to."
"Clawd is such a sweet heart." Swooned Draculaura
"Draculaura has a crush on my brother. The only problem Draculaura is a vegetarian but Clawd loves bloody…"
"Bl…Blood..." Draculaura said fainting into Clawdeen's arms.
"Oh sorry ghoul I forgot about you and bl... never mind."
"Well class is going to start soon." Clawdeen said looking at the clock
"So I'll talk to you ghouls later?"
"Yeah text us" they both said and walked down the hall to their next class.
"But I don't have your numbers…" Frankie called after them but there had already turned the corner.
Frankie walked to her next class only to be stopped by a big bull looking monster.
"Hey new ghoul."
"H…Hi" Frankie said shaking. He was huge compared to Frankie. He wore a red shirt and blue jeans.
"I'm Manny Tore. I don't like new kids."
He walked toward Frankie forcing her to stumble back in to the lockers.
"Please I don't want any trouble." Frankie said. Closing her eyes she put a hand out and touched Manny. Sudden she felt a surge of energy move through her hand and into Manny.
"OWWOOO"
Opening her eye she sees Manny holding his arm. Then a horse walked up behind Manny. Looking up Frankie saw a woman holding a head.
"Uh… hi headmistress Bloodgood." Frankie put her head down as headmistress Bloodgood said in a very stern tone "my office both of you."
Frankie sat in Headmistress Bloodgood's what seemed forever.
"Frankie Stein, I know you are new to Monster High but we do not tolerate students harming each other."
"But Headmistress Bloodgood… He…"
"No buts Miss. Stein you shocked Mr. Tore." Frankie looked over at Manny who was still holding his arm.
"I'm sorry Manny, you were scaring me and I didn't know what to do. I thought you we're going to hurt me."
"I wasn't going to hurt you, I don't hurt girls. I was just trying to scare you. I'm sorry." Manny said trying not to make eye contact with Bloodgood.
"Frankie I know you we're only protecting yourself so I'll let it slide. As for you Mr. Tore this isn't the first time this has happened. You with serve two weeks in detention."
"Yes ma'am" Manny lowed his head and got up and left. Bloodgood turned her attention to Frankie. "Now Miss. Stein please find something else to put your energy into. You may return to class."
"Yes ma'am."
After leaving blood goods office she went to her locker because she had missed her mad science class. She was so tired from shocking Manny. She wanted to go home.
"Hey there hot stuff." Frankie turned to see a boy with hair that looked like fire and a black Monster High Letterman jacket with flames around the cuffs.
"Names Heath, Heath Burns, and I have to say you're the hottest ghoul in school."
Heath was so annoying. He walked over and put his arm around Frankie. Frankie wanted to shock him like she had shocked Manny. She didn't want to get in trouble again today so she just removed his arm and stepped away. She knew just what to say to Heath.
"Heath right? Look you seem like a really nice guy and all but, my father told me to stay away from fire."
"Awe, come on baby don't be like that"
Suddenly Heath started turning gray. Then the next thing she knew he was solid stone. Frankie sighed with relief and looked past the stoned Heath to find Deuce replacing his glasses over his eyes.
"Thanks, uh it's Deuce right?"
"Yeah, no problem" he grabbed Heath and dragged him away. Frankie heard Heath faintly say
"Call me"
Frankie giggled a little. She really liked Deuce he was cute and helpful. And he was the only boy who talked to her EVER. She shifted her thoughts to finding some club or group to join maybe chess club, swim team or volunteer work.
School ended and Frankie saw Manny again walking the same direction that she took to get home. She run to catch up to him.
"Manny wait up," he stopped and waited for her.
"H… Hi Frankie, are you going to shock me again?"
"No Manny." She giggled a little and saw Manny relax a little. "I take this way to get home to and thought I could walk with you. Again I'm sorry for shocking you. I just didn't what to do and honestly I didn't know I could do that."
"It's OK Frankie I shouldn't have tried to scare you. I scare everyone cause I'm so scary looking. You know being a big bull in all. It's hard making friends sometimes."
"I know how you feel."
They walked in silence for a little bit till Manny asked a question.
"So where do you live?"
"Um… up there… on the hill." Pointing to her house that was still a good ways away.
"You're a Frankenstein?! I've always heard that they're mean cruel monsters who destroy everything." Looking down at Frankie realizing that she was crying. He stopped her and got to her level. "Frankie I'm so sorry I didn't mean... I didn't say you were like that you seem very nice and sweet. It's just the stories I have read and heard."
"Thanks Manny." She wanted to hug him but she was short circuiting from crying.
"Well I live three houses down from you so I'll walk you home. Okay?"
Frankie wiped her eyes. Shaking her head they started toward home.
At the bottom of the large hill Frankie put her hand on her forehead. She felt so dizzy was it from crying? Suddenly she stared seeing stars. She took one step and fell.
"Frankie!?" Manny bent over Frankie trying to wake her up. She was unconscious and was paler than usual. He picked her up and looked up at the dark looking castle. He started up the castle.
Once Manny made it to the door her parents were in the door way waiting for her daughter to get home. When they say her daughter almost lifeless in her arms they rushed to him. Frankenstein reached him first taking his daughter into his arms. Her mother was crying.
In a scared but in a protective farther voice he asked Manny "What happened?!"
Manny flinched at the load tone "I don't know we were walking home together because I live a few houses down and we talked and I made her cry… and"
"WHY DID YOU MAKE HER CRY!" her father screamed
"I said that all the stories I've heard about Frankenstein's they were mean and destructive monsters and she that I meant her to but I told her that I didn't mean her and that she was a very nice and sweet girl." Manny at this point was looking down not making eye contact.
Mrs. Frankenstein placed a hand on Manny's shoulder and said in a sweet voice. "Thank you Manny, Our daughter needs friends like you."
Raising his head Manny replied "You're welcome"
"What happened after that?"
"Frankie and I were at the bottom of the hill and she collapsed. She was very pale I didn't know what to do so I carried her to you." Manny was looking into Frankenstein's eyes now. Not scared of him.
"What is your name?" Frankenstein asked in a more calm tone.
"Um… Manny Tore."
"Well Manny I thank you for taking care of our little girl."
"Do you mind if I come in? I want to make sure she's alright"
Frankenstein and his bride just looked at each other.
"Sure Manny come right in." Mrs. Frankenstein said smiling. She grabbed his arm and led him in.
A few hours had past when Frankie woke up. She had a killer headache and was very shaky. She was in her room and
"Mom?"
"Yes honey, I'm here." Grabbing Frankie's hand and kissing her on the forehead.
"How did I get here? The last thing I can remember was looking at the house and getting light headed, then nothing."
"A nice boy brought you home."
"Manny!?" Frankie jolted up from the table getting a head rush.
"Take it easy new girl." Frankie turned to see Manny sitting on a chair in her room with her father beside him.
"Manny? What are you doing here?"
He stood up and walked to her "I wanted to make sure you were OK."
"Thanks." Frankie said hugging him.
"Manny told us you shocked him today at school." Her father said in an administrative voice
"Yeah... He was scaring me and I didn't know I could shock people."
"Your energy that you have in your body and bolts are linked to you emotions, and sometimes will shock people as a self-defense mechanism."
"Oh, how's your arm?"
Manny touched his arm "Still tingles a little, but I'll be fine" he smiled
Frankie got up from her bed table and walked to him smiling "Thanks Manny." She hugged him.
"Okay that's enough of that" her father said pulling them away from each other. "Manny It's getting late you should be getting home"
"Right, thanks for having me in your home. I'll see you in the morning Frankie. I'll walk you to school."
"Okay" Frankie said as she sparked. Manny flinched a little. Everyone laughed.
"Bye Manny"
Frankie's journal:
Today had its ups and downs. I made an enemy with a ghoul. Who seems to run the school, two new ghoul friends, shocked Manny and got sent to Headmistress Bloodgood's office, got hit on be an annoying fire elemental named Heath only to get him turned into stone by Deuce. Walked home with Manny till I passed out from losing to much energy. Waking up to find Manny was still here. So I guess we're friends. All in all it was a pretty good day.