A/N- Wassup? It be TOBN here with a new chapter of Just Friends! Three updates in less than one month! I am on fire!
So as I mentioned, I am finally updating this series more often. I want this one done by March's end, maybe even by the time After Ever After comes out. (Anyone read my profile will know what is in store for that trilogy. Oops! Spoilers :D)
Halloweird! I swear this is the awesomest episode ever! Okay, I have said that WAY too many times. But one is never enough! El Merlo Loco is the awesomest! May I be the first to say that it was incredibly sexy when Benny started speaking Spanish...I envied Mrs. Morgan at the one point. Geez! I am so OOC right now. Jokes! I did change [almost] everyone's costumes, even Benny's (SO SAD!), but then again, it adds more emotion and depth into this. Plus, the costumes will be pretty and sweet! So I hope you are excited!
Shoutouts to the one and only...
MBAV fan66- A love square indeed! I actually do not know what to call that, but only this story got that much love romance and stuff like that. Is the Benny/OC pairing someone else? Probably..not! Mark has the hots for Sky, Sky has the hots for Benny, Benny has the hots for Sky, Atil got the hots for Benny, Atil is someone important, and I am an idiot for spoiling that. JOKES! Thanks for reviewing fanfic buddy! :)
Anyway, I am introducing Atil a bit more than usual now, and my story lines are spinning out of control. I mean, Mark wasn't even supposed to exist! But then again, I am proud of this little complication that I put in the story, and I hope you like this too.
Disclaimer: I do not own MBAV or its characters. Just the plot twists and my OC Sky and Mark. I also do not own Dirty Dancing or its characters, superheroes who may be shown in this story, or Dusk. So ya!
Drop a review and I hope you...
ENJOY!
Just Friends: Chapter 11: Halloweird
Sky walked through the decorated halls, a cheery expression on her face as she literally skipped to class. She caught sight of Benny, and ran up to him, her grin widening when she caught him humming a tune.
"I had the time of my life..." He whisper sang, his voice even sounding nice when it was whispered. Sky giggled as she walked alongside him. Sky laughed as Benny blushed, pulling the ear buds quickly out of his ears.
"S-Sky? How long were you listening?" Sky smiled as she started to jokingly sing.
"I had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you!" She said, pointing to Benny as if she were part of that famous movie herself. Benny blushed a deep scarlet as she laughed, teasing the spellmaster in a joking manner. Benny smiled as he winked.
"I just be doing some research." He said flatly, a smirk written on his face as Sky smiled at him genuinely. Was that some sort of clue to what Benny would've dressed as for Halloween? Looks like Sky would just have to find out herself.
"Anyway, are we still good for a Halloween party at your place this year?" Sky asked. Benny nodded with a smile. "Yup! Grandma said it would be her pleasure to host a Halloween party as long as no fear-driven witches go running around this time." Benny said, half joking as they both recalled the whole "Talia fiasco." Sky nodded as they continued to chat until they reached their class. There, they met Rory and Ethan. They sat down beside them as Mr. G started his class about ancient artifacts. Sky took notes as she silently chatted with the three boys.
"Are we all ready for the Halloween party at B's house tonight? Everyone has costumes?" Sky whispered excitingly as Ethan fist bumped Sky in excitement.
"Yup! Me and Sarah become the living Rochelle and Jakeward!" Ethan said, a shine in his eyes that shone with glee. Rory smiled. "That doesn't beat me and Erica's costume!" The blonde vampire boasted. "Me and Erica are gonna be Superman and Wonder Women! How sexy is that? Erica insisted we do another superhero couple's costume because although she wouldn't admit it, she loved last year's costume." Rory rambled. Sky sighed as she looked at Benny with a smirk.
"I never decided my costume, but a certain someone inspired my costume this year." She said, winking at Benny. Benny rose a suspicious eyebrow as his curiosity grew. Benny smiled as he was about to tease Sky about not knowing his costume when...
"Aha!" Mr. G roared, catching the attention of every student. Sky snapped out of her conversation with the three boys as Benny groaned in annoyance. Mr. G smiled.
"Here's a sight for scary eyes. According to native legend, an ancient warlord would use this mask to bring to life the fighting spirits of his army. And the warlord's warriors would don the furs of wolves and bears and then-do you know what would happen?"
Animal-rights groups would protest?" Ethan joked, making Sky stifle her laugh.
"They smelled like old carcasses?" Benny added to Ethan's theory as Sky giggled softly this time. Mr. G just grinned at the student's remarks as he continued to talk.
"No, the natives believed the warriors would turn into actual wolves and bears! Scary stuff, eh kids?" Sky was pretty interested as Benny grinned.
"That warlock must be pretty rich. My grandma told me that those masks are almost impossible to find, let alone buy. I wonder how Mr. G has it?" Benny pondered as they were about to leave. That is, until...
"Guys! Please don't tell me I'm late!" Mark rushed in when he caught Mr. G's sullen face. Mark slumped his shoulders. "Damn." He muttered. Mr. G kindly smiled at him.
"Oh Mark! You missed an entire class." Sky walked up to the British spellmaster. "Yeah Mark! Where were you?" Mark blushed a deep scarlet.
"I was looking for a costume this morning, and I ran late." He mumbled. Mr. G laughed.
"Oh Mark! Since this hardly happens, I'll let you go if you can identify each artifact on this table and write me a small essay on it. Nothing fancy, and I will forget all about your tardiness." He said. Mark sighed as he smiled.
"Deal." He said, knowing it was better than detention. "Thanks Mr. G!" Mr. G smiled as he grabbed his bag to go for his break.
"No problem Mark! Just don't touch anything!" He called out as he walked out of his class. Sky looked at her phone and sighed.
"Sorry Mark. I gotta go! My next class is Mrs. Darson, and she is really practical about tardiness. I'll tell her you are doing something for Mr. G and we will meet you at lunch!" Sky said. Mark nodded.
"No problem. You guys go ahead, as long as Mrs. Darson doesn't get steamed at me." He said half jokingly. Ethan, Rory and Benny gave the boy a genuine smile as they followed the spellmaster out. Mark looked at each artifact, identifying each one by using the web. He then came across the mask and looked at it in awe. He looked sneakily around and gave a childish smile.
"It won't hurt to try this thing on...right?" He muttered to himself. His usual side told him not to, but his devious side said why not? So Mark dared himself to as he pulled the mask to his face.
As soon as he put it on, he felt his mind go blank as something pulled into him.
Then the world faded black.
Benny fixed his navy blue, v-necked shirt that ended right about at his elbow. He ruffled his hair a bit as he looked in the mirror. He grinned as he examined his look.
He looked pretty sexy, he would say that. And he enjoyed dressing as the dance instructor from the dancing movie. (Yeah I did. This will be one heck of a Halloween! Research the people for a better idea.) Plus, what better way to impress Sky? He thought it was a good idea.
The doorbell rang as Benny dashed to get the front door. When he opened it, he gasped in the most utmost shock. His eyes widened as his jaw dropped.
"Sky..holy shit." Sky returned Benny's surprised expression as she covered her mouth in shock.
"Benny..you...look..oh my gosh I didn't think this would happen."
Sky's hair was curled into tight curls as she fiddled with her baby pink dress. She had matching pink heels as Benny never would've guessed Sky would've dressed up as...
"You are Baby Houseman?!" He exclaimed. "Like, Dirty Dancing Baby Houseman?" He said in awe. Sky nodded.
"When you were singing that song this morning at class, I immediately remembered I had the dress like the one she wore in the final scene. And my mom had matching heels, so I decided to go as Frances 'Baby' Houseman. I didn't know you would be Johnny Castle! The one and only..oh my gosh we coordinated outfits. Unknowingly." (Okay, sorry to interrupt again, but take this moment to imagine the two dressed up as Johnny Castle and Baby Houseman. Magical I swear! SO ADORABLE! I'll shut up now.)
Sky rambled as she ended on trailing her words as Benny's thoughts went blank. He knew that they had accidentally coordinated costumes without either of them knowing. That one time when Benny dressed up as Peter Pan and Sky as Tinker Bell when they were in Grade 7, that other time where Benny dressed as Batman and Sky dressed as a tomboyish Robin...even at the Fly Off To The Moon Dance! They dressed in the exact same shade of baby blue. It's not like it was not normal for each other, but this year for some reason...it was sort of awkward. Benny broke the silence with a small chuckle. Sky returned it as she stared in Benny's emerald eyes.
That was when they started to laugh uncontrollably.
Sky had tears down her cheeks as she started to laugh even more. Benny leaned against the door as the two spellmasters laughed as if there was no tomorrow. Sky wiped the tears as she smiled tiredly.
"Wow. We are weird people. I am Baby, and you are Johnny Castle. We are so vintage!" She says over-dramatically. Benny looked at her in a mock hurt expression.
"Excuse me! Dirty Dancing isn't vintage! It is 1900's!" He says with laughter still lingering in his voice. He then deepened his voice as he looked at Sky seductively.
"Nobody puts 'Baby' in the corner." He said in a incredibly accurate voice. This action made Sky laugh even more as Benny smiled.
"Speaking of which, I wanted to show you this." He dragged the pink dressed spellmaster to the backyard. Sky gasped.
A huge platform was laid on the grass as a small TV stood at the edge of the stage. There were a bunch of chairs around as tables of fruit punch and snacks boarded the yard. Sky looked at the place in awe as she and Benny hopped onto the platform.
"What do you think? Pretty snazzy, eh?" He said, twirling around. Sky laughed. "This is awesome Benny! When did this happen?" Benny grinned.
"Well, I wanted to make this unforgettable, and I asked grandma if she could magic up a few things. Awesome right?!" The spellmaster exclaimed. "People can dance, sing karaoke...this is gonna be awesome." He said in a dreamy voice. Sky smiled as something clicked.
"Were you gonna sing? Is that why you are rehearsing? YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE WEIR!" The blonde spellmaster smiled as Benny blushed. "Maybe..." Sky gave him a "I know you will and the video is going to go viral" kind of look as Benny heard more doorbells. Benny grinned as the two invited all their friends over, knowing that this was going to be a unforgettable night indeed.
Benny went to get some fruit punch as some girl reached for a cup. He looked at her and gasped.
"Bonjour Benny!" Benny's jaw dropped as he took a closer look at the girl.
Atil.
Atil wore a skinny, short, black dress as she had black knee boots to match her dark look. She had a mini witch cap on her black slick hair as she grinned.
"What's the matter? Never saw a sexy witch before?" She joked. Benny looked at the french spellmaster in shock (In the previous chapter, Atil was shown to use magic. Reread that if you don't get it) as he nodded.
"Nope. You look great Atil!" Atil smiled as the two chatted. Suddenly, Benny felt a hand on his shoulder as he turned around in surprise. He sighed when he was met with pale blue eyes.
"Sky? What's the matter?" Sky was about to say something when she saw Atil with him. She looked at the two suspiciously.
"Um...was I interrupting something? I sorta need Benny for a minute." Atil's jealous eyes flickered back to their joyous ones as she shrugged coyly.
"Oh no! You go ahead. I am gonna hit up the stage. Bye!" She said, waving at Benny as she skipped away. Sky's heart burned in jealously and hurt as she dragged Benny inside.
"What was that? Is something wrong?" Benny asked, slight annoyance in his voice. Sky sighed as she pointed at a group of people who gathered around a ninja-fish and a gorilla. Benny gasped.
"Is that a real sword? And..gorilla?" He exclaimed his shock. Sky nodded in fear.
"Yeah. And Rory and Erica are flying all over the place like they are the real Superman and Wonder Women, plus Ethan and Sarah are in their own Dusk universe that seems pretty real. It all started when Mark came. Is this some joke you are pulling together? Trust me, I find it nice you are having fun together, but really, this is immature-"
"What?" Benny interrupted. "Mark and I have nothing to do with this. At least, I don't have anything to do with this." Sky groaned as they turned around to try and fix the problem when they saw Mark, a mask on his face, and Atil. His hands were on her head as Atil's eyes flashed red. Mark laughed evilly as he rushed off. Atil took a breath as she glared at Benny and Sky, who were confused as hell. Atil's once straight hair was now frizzy and bits of what looked like seaweed dripped from her now huge witch hat.
"Atil..." Benny started off. But Atil pointed her wand at the spellmaster as she grinned mischievously.
"QUIET!" She roared, startling Benny and Sky. "Not another word...or I'll turn you into a troll!" She cackled as Benny snorted in disbelief.
"As if! Can you believe-"
Without hesitation, Atil with her wooden wand zapped Benny right in the heart. His eyes widened as his face turned green. He gurgled a bit as he vanished in a cloud of green smoke. Sky looked fearfully at Atil, who laughed evilly at the frog on the ground that just happened to be Benny. She cackled away, her laugh lingering as Sky tried to catch Benny, who started to hop around like mad.
"Ugh! Benny! Calm down!" She exclaimed as Benny the frog hopped on her face. Sky yelped as she flung Benny off, making him hop away as Sky went to chase him in annoyance.
Sky finally placed the bucket containing the hopping Benny/frog in his room. He obediently stayed still as Sky groaned, smoothing
"Okay Benny, stay still. It was disgusting to find you, let alone catch you." She groaned as she posed her hand to recite a spell.
"Amphibiar formus malnath ecto-personam!" She cried, sparks emitting from her hand as she watched Benny grow back to his normal height. She smiled a bit as she lifted the bucket up. She was greeted by a disgusting frog face.
"Ah!" She yelped, quickly placing the bucket back down in disgust. Benny looked frantically around, croaking every now and then.
"What? What is it..d-did I just croak?" Sky shivered.
"Nothing! You do not have a hideous frog head that most likely will be my next five nightmares..." She said, knowing what she did wrong in the spell. She started to recite it again.
"Amphibiar returnus malnath ecto-personam!" She said, more sparkles emitting as it zapped the bucket. Benny shook as he fell to the ground, unconscious. Sky groaned as she shook him up. He shot up, running his hands in his hair. He was back in his skinny pants and blue shirt as his eyes held confusion.
"I'll freak about this later." He gasped as he turned on his computer. His fingers flew across the keyboard as Wikipedia pulled up a image of the mask. Sky read it.
"So that ancient mask, the artifact in class! Mark must've put in on." Sky said. Benny groaned as he continued to read off the page.
"Well, it says here the gods were upset with this warlock and zapped the mask off with lightning. Nothing we can do." Sky groaned. "Okay, now what?" She asked hopelessly. Benny snapped his fingers.
"Grandmas has a old lightning wand in the basement! I am sure that is good enough!" Sky nodded, not believing the convenience.
"Fine. I'll get it and you get Mark onto the stage. We meet in 10 minutes." Benny nodded as the two dashed out.
As soon as Benny exited the bedroom and found Mark, he was cornered into a wall. Benny gulped.
"This can't be happening...I cannot be turned ,Mark! Stop!" But his cries weren't heard as Mark placed his hands on Benny. His eyes flashed red as Mark chanted something in Latin. He cackled as he ran off. Sky reentered the room as Benny dazedly looked around. Sky held the wand in her hand tightly as she saw the spellmaster, ignoring the fact he got slightly buffer. She grinned.
"Okay Benny! I saw Mark dash into the backyard, let's go...Benny?" Benny turned around as he grinned, a seductive smile on his face.
"C'mon Baby...let's have some fun first. Nobody puts 'Baby' in the corner!" He exclaimed. Sky gasped in realization; Mark had got to him.
"Benny! I am not Baby Houseman!" She protested. Benny/Johnny Castle grinned. "Then why are you wearing your performance dress?" Sky groaned, hating how she looked like a clone of Baby Houseman as she was dragged away by Benny.
She was pulled onto the stage as she scanned the room. There were pop princesses, doctors, etc. She saw Rory and Erica fly down to the ground as Rory lifted the heavy speakers with one hand. She gasped; Rory as a vampire had no strength like that. Erica threw her voice around, likewise to Wonder Women. (Um...well this was said on the internet. Apparently, Wonder Women was a ventriloquist. I dunno if it is true, but who cares?). She also caught sight of Sarah and Ethan, who were kissing. Sky could hear Ethan brood as Sarah smiled dreamily.
The pop princess cranked up the finale song as Benny had a glimmer of excitement in his eyes that Sky never saw before. The lights dimmed as the crowds roared.
"Are you ready to party?!" She yelled. The crowd cheered again as she walked off the stage. Benny dashed to the side of the stage as the familiar song played in the background.
"Oh boy" Sky muttered to herself as she stood in the middle of the stage as the lights dimmed on her. Benny walked onto the stage with Sky as the music started.
"Now I've had the time of my life
No I never felt like this before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you"
Sky yelped in surprise as Benny pulled her close, stroking her cheek as Sky blushed. They locked eyes as Benny dipped her.
Benny flipped her around as he raised her hand. Sky had a scared but amused look in her eyes as she locked eyes with Benny.
"'Cause I've had the time of my life
And I owe it all to you"
The music sped up as Benny twirled Sky, Sky's dress flowing as Benny pulled her back close, shimmying with Sky as Sky tried to keep up. She did, and that made Johnny Castle smile.
I've been waiting for so long
Now I've finally found someone
To stand by me
We saw the writing on the wall
As we felt this magical fantasy
Benny's moves quickened as the Johnny Castle inside of him started to dance like mad. Sky saw her lightning wand at the end of the stage, so she was bound to get that at some point. Benny spun her, making Sky laugh a bit.
Now with passion in our eyes
There's no way we could disguise it secretly
So we take each others' hand
'Cause we seem to understand the urgency
Just remember!
Sky and Benny twirled around the stage as Sky started to get in the groove. Benny spun her around constantly as they held to each others' neck gently, spinning around as their eyes locked.
(Please research the video for this. I am trying to explain this as good as I can, but it is hard!)
You're the one thing
I can't get enough of
So I'll tell you something
This could be love!
Sky and Benny pulled each other close as they gazed in each others' eyes. They took breaths, like the movie, and started to dance once more. Sky laughed; it was weird to see Benny dance this good. He rocked his body close to Sky's, making her feel special and awkward at the same time.
Because I've had the time of my life
No I never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
Benny jumped off the stage as he started to dance off the stage. Sky gasped as he started to dance among the crowd. Sky watched in amazement as Benny danced as if he were really Johnny Castle.
With my body and my soul
I want you more than you'll ever know
So we'll just let it go
Don't be afraid to lose control
Benny started to dance back to Sky, her mouth hanging because she knew what was gonna happen next. She may have been a gymnast, and Benny might now be a bit buff, but she was scared as hell. But she had to, did she not?
Yes I know whats on your mind
When you say:
"Stay with me tonight."
Sky rocked to the beat as he danced with grace and elegance. Quite sexy if you asked Sky. Benny stopped at a reasonable place as Sky posed to jump into Benny's hands. She hoped she won't screw up...she really did. A few people helped her down as she took a breath and ran towards Benny.
Just remember
You're the one thing
I can't get enough of
And I'll tell you something
This could be love!
She jumped into Benny's arms and gracefully, Benny held her up. She laughed as she felt like she was flying!
Cause I had the time of my life
No I've never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
'Cause I've had the time of my life
And I've searched through every open door
Till I found the truth
And I owe it all to you
Sky smiled as Benny closed in on her. And Sky couldn't take it anymore. (Not part of the scene, but they were bound to do it anyway. You could just see it!)
She pulled Benny for a passionate kiss.
Now I've had the time of my life
No I never felt this way before
(Never Felt this way!)
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
Cause I've had the time of my life
No I've never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
'Cause I had the time of my life
And I've searched through every open door
Till I've found the truth
And I owe it all to you
Sky widened her eyes in surprise as she let go. Johnny Castle/Benny smiled.
"Nice one baby." He said smoothly. The song finished off as Sky swore she saw a person with a pocket watch, as if it were teasing her.
Benny and Sky finished the dance as the crowd roared. Sky, tears about to fall as she didn't know what she just did. She took complete advantage of Benny..and she knew it was wrong!
She ran to the stage to get the lightning wand and dashed off to find Mark. When she did, she pointed the wand at him and zapped him with tears down her eyes.
Mark yelled in a hostile manner as the mask shattered. He was blasted off his feet as people around Sky started to groan in confusion. Sky started to cry because she couldn't take it anymore. She kissed her best friend without him knowing. She was an idiot; just because he was Johnny Castle doesn't mean she could have done that!
"Sky? What happened?" Mark asked as Sarah ran to the sobbing Sky, stroking her back.
"Sky? Are you okay?" Ethan joined them as he rubbed his head.
"I cannot believe it. I saw the world in the perspective of Jakeward...crazy!" He said. Rory and Erica walked into the room as well as Sky plopped on the couch, her eyes glassy from tears.
"I was Superman! SO AWESOME!" He said, pumping his fists. This made Sky cry even more as Erica nudged him.
"I-If you all remember..that means Benny will...and there goes our friendship!" Sky cried. Ethan shook his head.
"You'll be fine Sky! This won't affect it at-"
"Hey guys."
The six turned around to see a sweaty Benny, ruffling his blue top. "What happened? Did someone have a party and I never knew?" Sky watched as the spellmaster dizzily stumbled on the couch.
"What do you mean? You had a party! A Halloween one!" Sky said. Erica rolled her eyes.
"Hey B, can you get me a soda?" Benny was about to protest when something in him nagged, and he did the vampire's will. Sky's eyes widened.
"Dizziness...loss of self will and memory..someone hypnotized him to forget all about tonight!" Sky exclaimed, slightly relieved and slightly scared. Rory seemed to have read he thoughts.
"Isn't that a good thing?" He asked as Benny returned with the fruit punch and told the gang he was gonna sleep. When he dashed upstairs, Sky lowered her voice to answer Rory's question.
"No!" She hissed.
Suddenly, everyone's phone rang. Sky fearfully pulled out her phone and read the new text.
Happy Halloween!
I know Sky hates a holiday ruined, so I took the time to let little old Benny forget the whole night. The "dirty dancing", and that kiss.
You are welcome!
Then again, it is one more thing Benny will remember when he does. :)
Great party by the way!
~Shadow
"Do you know what this means?" Mark murmured. Sky groaned as she slumped on the couch.
"That means Shadow was at this party. And I missed it."
A/N- Well that was fun! And long! Well! I hope you like it!
Drop a review and thanks for reading! (Three updates in one month! Good job me!)
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