Chapter 24

"Once you finish the exam just place it on my desk and you can leave. Any cheating will result in an automatic zero. You may begin." Professor Knight said as he returned to his desk. Everybody immediately picked up their penils and began. It had been a few weeks since the Reptile Mob had last visited the school, giving the monsters some time to return to their studies. Chip tapped his pencil on his nose horn as he concentrated on a particularly difficult problem.

Question 3) When a child has a fear of clowns and reptiles, what scare would be most effective?

A) Johnson Crackle and Howl

B) Hissing Cackle

C) Seasonal Creep and Crawl

D) Jazz Clown

Chip shuddered a bit at the mention of reptiles before circling his answer.* He still couldn't get over what Danny had said. His leader was plotting against him and quite possibly his friends. He still had no idea who the monster was and why he had targeted him. He had shared his concerns with the rest of the RORs and they reassured him that Danny was probably bluffing. He smiled a bit at the thought of his frat brothers.

Johnny was slowly starting to accept the OKs. He had more or less so apologized to the fraternity and they all happily accepted the apology. When he found out that Eddy was a rather huge fan of the RORs, he gave the fluffy cyclops his very own, honorary ROR scarf, he hasn't taken it off since.

Chip quickly shook the thoughts from his head as he circled another answer. He looked to the side and saw Sulley biting his bottom lip in concentration, squinting at his paper. Terri and Terry were silently communicating with each other using subtle looks and nods. Naomi rolled her pencil between her palms before she snapped her claws and circled an answer. Reggie had finally joined the group in the front row and was currently gnawing on his pencil. He chuckled a bit at the sight before he continued with his test.

Question 8) What course of action do you take when there are more than 2 children in one room?

A) Roar very loudly

B) Get another scarer to go with you

C) Proceed with immense caution and leave if necessary

D) Try and scare them individually

"Hmmmm..."*

A half hour later...

"Ugh, that test took forever to finish." Reggie mumbled as the two walked down the steps of the Scare School. "Hey, what did you put for number 15?"

"Um, I think I put 'to avoid leaving claw marks'." Chip said as he thought it over in his head. "What did you put?"

"The same. You wanna go see if Javier's made lunch?"

"Nah, I wanna head over to the HSS house. I'm gonna ask Nadya if she knows anything about the Reptile Mob's leader."

"Aww c'mon!" Reggie complained as they walked into the quad. "Danny is just messing with you. He probably said that just to get you scared and paranoid. He's a liar and a dick. Now come have lunch with me."

Chip chuckled at his friend's reasonings before he nodded. "Alright, alright. Let's go get lunch."

Johnny pulled at the collar of his shirt as he stared at himself in the mirror. He was only wearing his yellow button up shirt and had left his sweater folded neatly on his bed. He checked his horns for any marks and smoothed down his fur. Today was the day he would ask Belicia out. He had already asked for Sulley's consent and the shaggy monster had reluctantly agreed after a span of two weeks. However, now that he had the permission, he still wasn't very sure if he should go through with it. He was a nervous wreck right now. "Okay, get ahold of yourself Worthington. It's just a date, it's just date."

He took a deep breath before heading downstairs for lunch. 'Maybe some food will calm me down.'

Javier hummed happily to himself as he set the steaming plate on the table in front of Chet. He made enchiladas. The crustacean wasted no time in digging into the meal. They both turned to the doorway and watched Chip and Reggie enter the kitchen. "Hola amigos."

"Hey Jav, you got food for two more?" Chip asked as he sat down at the table. The insect smiled slightly as he placed two more plates on the table. "Thank you Chef Rios."

"No problema." Javier said just as Johnny walked into the kitchen. He immediately knew something was troubling him when he noticed some of his fur sticking up on the back of his head. The fraternity president usually never left any of his hairs untouched. "Johnny, estas bien?"*

"Huh, I'm fine." Johnny said as he received more stares from the others. "What?!"

"Dude, you look like you just ran a marathon." Reggie stated as he pointed towards Johnny's armpits. You could see where the sweat was starting to seep through his shirt. Johnny quickly started to fan himself with a paper plate. "Why are you so nervous?"

"I'm not nervous! It's just really hot in here."

"Isn't tha AC on?" Chet questioned as he scuttled over to the thermostat. "It's 75 dagrees in here."

"What's got you so worked up then?" Chip questioned before he noticed the tiniest of blushes form on Johnny's face. "Oh, I know what it is!"

"Shut up! No you don't!" Johnny yelled as his blush grew in size. The rest of the fraternity soon caught on to why their president was acting so strangely. The horned monster growled as they all started to laugh to themselves. "Ugh, alright, yes. I'm gonna ask Belicia out on a date and I may be a bit, concerned."

"You're nervous that she's gonna shoot you down like a fighter pilot."

"...Yeah."

"Look dude, don't worry. I know for a fact that Belicia does like you. She will definitely say 'yes'."

"I hope so."

Sulley stared at the ceiling as he thought over what was gonna happen. He gave permission to Johnny to take Belicia out on a date, and he was starting to regret it. Having grown up an only child, he considered Belicia his sister. They were close to the same age and always hung around each other at family gatherings. When Belicia's father had decided to move to the same city, the two were able to see each other more often. They knew pretty much everything about the other, and would often get into a lot of trouble together.

He glanced at his cousin as she painted her claws a shade of bright pink. She blew at them lightly and began with her toes. He smiled at the sight, remembering how she would often force him to play dress up. She was always too little for the clothes that they stole from different closets. But, she wasn't small anymore and he couldn't protect her forever. She was more than ready to face the world of relationships. He sighed a bit as he mentally plotted what he would do if Johnny ever hurt her. He frowned.

"What are you doing?" Sulley snapped out of his thoughts when the feline spoke up. She was looking at him confused as she capped the bottle of nail polish. "Why are you glaring at my toes?"

"Oh, uh, sorry. I was just thinking." Sulley explained with a wave of his hand. "Just thinking."

"About what?"

"...Do you remember when we were little and some jerk threw your doll on the roof. So I climbed a ladder to get it back?"

"Yeah, it had started to rain so you ended up slipping, falling, and breaking your arm."

"But I got your doll back."

"Heh, yeah. But why the sudden trip down memory lane?"

"...I just want you to know that I'll always be there for you, no matter what the problem is."

"I already know that James. Don't get mushy on me now, we still have to watch the the last two episodes of season 2."

"Oh, to be honest, I wasn't really paying attention to the show."

"James!"

"Okay, pretend this is Belicia." Chip said as he held up a mop with a pink ribbon tied to it. The boys had decided to try and help Johnny practice asking Belicia out. They set up different areas of practice to help him prepare for many possible problems. "You knock, and she answers the door how do you start?"

"This is ridiculous." Johnny muttered as he stared at the mop in front of him. "How is this supposed to help me?"

"I refuse to go out with someone so negative. Hmph!" Chip said in a very high pitched voice before he made the mop 'walk way'. The others giggled at him but Chip quickly shushed them before he continued in his regular voice. "Nobody likes negative guys Johnny. How are you gonna fix that?"

"...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound so harsh. Please forgive me."

"Oh its alright, now what did you want to ask me?"

Before Johnny could answer, Reggie came with a broom. He started speaking in a gruffer voice. "Hey, what are you doing with my cousin?"

Chip snorted out a laugh before he decided to play along. "Get out of here James! Johnny was about to ask me something."

"Oh yeah, well I don't want you hanging around her. And if you try to get to her, you'll have to-" Before Reggie could finish, Johnny grabbed the broom from him and broke it in half. "Hey! I was having fun."

"You know what, fuck it. I'm asking her." Johnny muttered as he started to walk out of the house. The rest of the group waited for the sound of the door slamming before following after him.

Johnny stomped his way over to the front of the OK house and quickly knocked on the door. He crossed his arms in annoyance before he realized what he was doing. Just as he was about to make a run for it, the door opened. Belicia stood in the doorway, distractedly blowing on her claws. "Can I help you?"

"U-Uh..." Johnny tugged at his collar once again as he tried to say something. "I-I wanted to..."

Belicia looked up and realized just who had knocked. "Oh, Johnny! What are you doing here?"

"I...came to ask you something."

"Okay, what is it?"

"...Wouldyougooutwithme?"

" Huh?"

"Would you..."

"Yeah.."

"Gooooo...give me a second." Johnny said rapidly as he ran to the side of the house. He huffed and rested his head back against, rubbing at his face. "What am I thinking?! I can't just ask her out and not have any-"

"Flowers?" Johnny jumped a bit at the sudden voice before he turned and saw his frat brothers next to him. They were all sweating and breathless, leaning against each other for support. Javier was holding out a bouquet as he leaned forward with two of his hands on his knees. "H-Here."

"Where did you get these?"

"We found them all around the cul-de-sac. Now go!"

"Thanks guys." Johnny smiled before he grabbed the bouquet and ran to the front of the house where Belicia was still waiting. He quickly presented the flowers to her before continuing where he left off. "Belicia Sullivan, will do me the honor, of going on a date with me this Saturday?"

It was silent for a while and Johnny was starting to lose hope. He went to walk away only to here a loud squeal and feel two arms encircle him. "Oh my gosh, yes! I would love to go out with you!"

"R-Really?"

"Yes!"

"Great! I'll pick you up at 6:00."

"I can't wait! Thank you for the flowers!"

"Your welcome." Johnny said as Belicia gave him another hug. He turned his head and gave a thumbs up towards his frat brothers, who eagerly returned it. He got a date.

Nadya was busy trying to concentrate on a book in her lap but couldn't. Her curiousity about Chip's possible involvement in a gang was driving her crazy. She knew it was none of their business, but they had the right to know if they were dealing with an alleged gang member. Her phone buzzed on the counter next to her and she lazily picked it up to read the text. She shot out of her seat upon reading it.

Nancy: We got something.

"Alright, what did you find?" The monstress asked as she ran into the living room where the rest of her sorority was waiting. Rhonda held up a VHS tape before she put it into the player and switched the tv on. It was static at first but turned into very fuzzy footage. The picture slowly got into focus and the girls watched what had happened many years ago in Horrorville. "...Oh my god."

"Are you sure this is real?" Rosie asked as Rhonda retrieved the tape. "Where did you get it?"

"My aunt. She was at a friend's house when the whole thing happened and he recorded it with his camera." Rhonda explained as she fiddled with the tape. "What should we do now? I'm pretty sure we know why he would join but we don't have any proof that he did."

"I think I know someone who might be able to help us." Sonia said as she drank from her teacup. "Javier."

"Rios? What does he know?"

"A lot, and he's very good amigos with Chip. If he were to tell anyone, it would be him."

"So what do we do? Go ask the other RORs?" Susan questioned. The group thought the suggestion over a bit in their heads before Rosie spoke up.

"Since we don't exactly have any other option, let's take it to a vote. Those who favor asking the other RORs say I."

- Try to answer the questions!

- Headcanon: He slips into Spanish more when he's cooking.

Alright guys, you are gonna have the opportunity to help me write a scene! I need ideas for Johnny and Belicia's date. Send in words, or short stories of your ideas and me and Belicia's creator/my sister(Bellamunch) will pick the one we like the most. Go crazy!

Don't forget to R&R!