A/N: Here it is! My Christmas/Hanukah/Kwanzaa gift to you. Enjoy ^_^ I own a cute Scooby Doo ornament…but I do not own Scooby Doo.

Chapter 10:

By the time they'd gotten everything settled with the police, yet again, it was far too late to be driving anywhere so Mystery Inc. opted on staying one more night in the apartment before taking off again.

Before leaving town the next morning, they wanted to stop by the school for old time's sake. They were pleasantly surprise to find the door unlocked, figuring in all the chaos Mr. Anderson had forgotten to lock up, so they decided to visit their favorite parts of the school.

Fred and Daphne walked onto the football field where Fred had duked it out with the other teams and Daphne cheered on the sidelines. Velma visited the science lab where she did everything from testing the radioactivity of granite to working on her science fair projects like the robotic book organizer for the library. Naturally, Shaggy and Scooby went to the cafeteria, claiming they were only stopping in to have a "light snack" which translated into half the food in the kitchen.

Unfortunately their trip down memory lane didn't last very long since they were certain the police would be coming back any minute to lock up. As Fred, Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby headed towards the parking lot, Velma insisted on taking one last stroll around the front of the school.

As she reminisced, her thoughts began to drift to the events that had occurred over the last few days. The accident, the investigation, catching the person they thought was the killer, discovering that person wasn't the killer, and then realizing it really was just an accident; it was a lot to take in.

Mr. Anderson would most likely be charged with negligence or possibly student endangerment which meant he wouldn't have that long of a sentence, a five years tops. The gang had mixed feelings about it. On one hand, Mr. Anderson really was a good person at heart and didn't mean to hurt anyone. He had no idea what a tremendous impact his thoughtless decision would have. But on the other hand, his recklessness had cost one young man's life and damaged many others. He realized he made a serious mistake, now he needed to accept the consequences. And although his punishment would probably not satisfy Velma, but at least Matt will be getting some justice.

Velma turned to the theatre across the street once more, taking one last look. "I hope this is what you wanted," she said under her breath before turning back to the lot.

She felt a cold spot on her shoulder. She turned absent mindedly. She felt like the wind had been knocked out of her as she faced a translucent outline of a tall boy with curly hair staring at her intently. Too stunned to speak, she could only stare. The boy smiled one of the warmest smiles she had ever seen, and mouthed the words 'Thank you.' She simply nodded and continued to stare.

*HONK* *HONK* The blaring sound of a familiar horn cut through the air, startling her so much she almost collapsed.

"C'mon Velma!" Shaggy called from the window. "Daphne's treating us all to breakfast at Manny's!"

"Uh…oh…okay." Velma said numbly, turning back to where the figure had been standing, but it had disappeared. After a few seconds, she nodded, feeling the sense of shock giving way to acceptance. A short breeze ruffled her hair as Velma obediently began walking back to the back to the van.

Was that…he…really there? Could he have been the one leading me the whole time? she wondered. Of course! It made perfect sense. He was to the one who led her up there so prove Ella was innocent.

…I guess the really did love each other Velma thought to herself as she reached the Mystery Machine where Shaggy and Scooby were looking quite anxious to go eat.

"Hey Velma. Like, what took ya so long?" Shaggy asked as she joined the rest of the gang in the trusty, old Mystery Machine.

"Oh…just…saying good-bye," she smiled to herself as they pulled away from the spot of one of there greatest cases yet.

A/N: Yay! It's finally done!!! I hope you like it. Special thanks to my BFF Miss Tev for introducing me to Fan Fiction and giving me lots of feedback in my chapters. And thank you to everyone who have taken the time to read and review. It means a lot to me. Please leave any final thoughts you have or what I can improve on in the future. Thank you so much for all your enthusiasm, patience and support.