Chapter 36 It's over

After the wedding Carl and Helga went on their honeymoon and began enjoying their lives as husband and wife. In the following fall it had been a year since the gang started College and now they were sophomores. It had also been a year since Johnny and Velma started dating. Even though Johnny graduated he visited Velma whenever they weren't busy. As for Shaggy and Scooby they were still trying to get over Crystal and Amber. As time went on they were still depressed but not as much as before. One day Shaggy and Scooby Doo were taking a walk through the Park together to try to clear their minds. As they were walking Scooby and Shaggy came across a familiar spot. "Look Scooby Doo there is that bush where we first met Crystal and Amber when we were both looking for your toys" Shaggy said to his best friend and dog. "I remember" Scooby said as he remembered the beautiful golden retriever who was really an alien that stole his heart. As much as Shaggy and Scooby Doo wanted to move on with their lives they just couldn't. The both of them missed Crystal and Amber very much and every night Shaggy and Scooby would look up at the star lit sky because they hoped that Crystal and Amber were looking upon them from outer space. "Hey guys" said a familiar voice which startled both Shaggy and Scooby. "Velma you scared us" Scooby stated. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to. I was just walking by when I saw the two of you. How have you guys been?" asked Velma. "Like we're ok but at the same time both Scooby and I have been better" answered Shaggy. Velma knew what he meant by what he just told her and knew that two of her friends were still in emotional pain. "If you guys ever want to talk I'm all ears" said Velma.

"Thanks Velma we appreciate that and if you're not doing anything would you like to hang out with us?" Shaggy asked. "Sure why not I'm not doing anything right now" answered Velma as she continued her walk with her two friends. Shaggy and Scooby talked to Velma about how they were trying their best to move on and not let their deep sadness effect lives as she listened with an open mind and an open heart. In fact after that day Velma took some time out of her busy schedule to hang out with Shaggy and Scooby because for whatever reason Shaggy and Scooby felt a little bit better every time Velma hung out with them. Sometimes when Johnny would come to see Velma he always found her with Shaggy and Scooby. At first it didn't bother him but eventually it did because he recalled how Velma didn't tell him about the kiss she and Shaggy shared when he confessed that he was madly in love with her. After that there were all the other times when he saw Velma alone with Shaggy like at Carl and Helga's wedding hugging and smiling at each other. Plus Johnny never forgot that Velma and Shaggy used to date and started to think that there was something going on between his girlfriend and her ex.

One day Johnny came to visit Velma after he got out work. "I bet Ms. Jinkies will be happy to see me Johnny Bravo" Johnny thought to himself as he went straight to Velma's dorm room. He knocked on her door and Daphne answered. "Hi Johnny how have you been?" Daphne asked. "I'm fine Daphne I hope all is well with you. Where's Velma?" Johnny asked. "Velma went out with Shaggy and Scooby to get something to eat" answered Daphne as she told Johnny where Velma was. Johnny thanked her as he headed to where Velma was grabbing a bite with Shaggy and Scooby. While Johnny was on his way Velma was enjoying her meal with Scooby and Shaggy. "I must say Shaggy you were right about being open minded to trying abnormal pizza toppings. I never knew mini chocolate chip cookies could taste good on a pizza" said Velma. "Like I know right?" answered Shaggy as he took a slice for himself and Scooby. "I'm glad that you're doing better. It makes me happy that you and Scooby have finally moved on after well you know" stated Velma. "It's ok Velma and thanks for always being there for us. You're a good person and friend. You listened to us when we needed somebody to talk to" Shaggy said as he and Scooby held Velma's hand. Velma smiled at her two friends as they enjoyed each other's company. Unknowing to Velma, Scooby and Shaggy Johnny saw everything going on through a window and thought to himself, "Enough is enough. I have to find out what is going on with Velma and Shaggy. Johnny left and texted Velma asking her to meet him later on. "I have to get going guys. Johnny wants to meet up and I want to look my best" Velma said. "Ok have a good time" Scooby said as he and Shaggy went off in a different direction. "I wonder what Johnny wants to talk to me about since he didn't tell me in this text" Velma said to herself as she went to the local coffee shop to meet Johnny. "Hey Velma how are you?" Johnny said as he greeted her. "I'm ok Johnny how's work been?" asked Velma. "Busy but hey being a model is super cool" answered Johnny as he and Velma got some coffee.

"You told me in your text that you wanted to talk to me about something very important. What's on your mind?" Velma asked curiously. "Lately every time I come to see you you're with Shaggy. I noticed how close the two of you are" Johnny stated. "Shaggy is my friend. I've just been there for him ever since Crystal left. Everyone goes through something difficult and it can take a long time for that person to heal from something bad that happened. Plus it's best to be around friends and loved ones" Velma pointed out. "Doesn't he still have his talking dog?" asked Johnny. "Yes but it's still nice to talk to humans" answered Velma as she was starting to become a little bit annoyed at Johnny who then said, "Look the reason why I wanted to talk to you was because I'm starting to wonder about what is going on between the two of you. To be honest I'm very uncomfortable with you spending so much time with the guy who broke your heart because of his dog. I get that he and Scooby got their hearts broken when their alien girlfriends left the planet Earth and needed somebody to talk to but why does it have to be you?"

"Because Shaggy and I have been friends since before we hooked up and I admit that it took me a long time for my broken heart to heal and I had my friend Daphne to talk to because she understood how I was feeling. Why do you have a problem with me hanging with Shaggy? We're just friends and nothing more! You never had a problem with me hanging out with Shaggy before" Velma exclaimed. "That's because I'm wondering if the both of you still have feelings for each other. I've been feeling this way ever since I heard you and Shaggy talk about that kiss you shared after he confessed that he was in love with you. I didn't tell you this because at first it didn't bother me but now it's started to especially more now since you and Shaggy have been spending a lot of time together even when I come to see you" said Johnny as he was starting to get upset. "I'm sorry if me hanging out with a guy who is just a friend upsets you" Velma sarcastically said which Johnny didn't get because the next thing he said made Velma really angry, "I'm glad you see it my way and I would very much like it if you and Shaggy didn't hang out so much." "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" Velma shouted. "I'm not going to stop hanging out with Shaggy just because you think there is something going on between us. We are just friends. If you can't see that then this isn't working." "What do you mean?" asked Johnny. "I'm saying it's over between us" Velma answered as Johnny stared in shock as he tried to process what just happened. "But Ms. Jinkies…" Johnny began to say before Velma cut him off and said, "Don't call me Ms. Jinkies! And Goodbye Johnny Bravo!" After that she stormed off leaving Johnny alone and shocked at what just happened.

Velma went back to her dorm room in tears and cried into her pillow. A little while later Daphne came in and saw her friend with puffy red eyes and a pillow soaked with tears. "OMG Velma what happened?" Daphne asked as she went up to Velma who then held on to Daphne with dear life as she began telling her friend everything that happened, "Johnny and I had a really big fight because he thinks that I'm cheating on him with Shaggy so I broke up with him because he is nothing but a stupid jealous jerk who will never understand that there is nothing going on between me and Shaggy!" Daphne couldn't believe what Velma had just told her and was disgusted that Johnny would want Velma to stop hanging out with one of their good friends. "You can do so much better than Johnny Bravo and hopefully the next guy who comes into your life won't have a problem with you being just friends with your ex" Daphne stated as Velma looked at her friend and said, "I believe you're right but for now maybe I'm just better off being single."

Author's Note: Hi everyone out there. I know it's been a while since I last updated my fan fiction Rekindle Love. I'm sorry for the long wait. Work has kept me busy and truth be told I would have finished this chapter a week ago but that morning I woke up with an extreme pain in my left shoulder because I caught an air in my muscle. Thanks to this blue goop that is supposed to relieve you of muscle pains I was better the next day which was a good thing because I had to work. I promise to not only update this fan fiction but my other ones I'm working on as well real soon so please be patient with me and thank you. For any of my fans who wanted Velma and Johnny to stay together forgive me for breaking them up. However my story isn't over yet and I hope that all of you will stay tune for my next update.