Hello welcome back to chapter 2! Also, Scooby-Doo should make an appearance next episode. Sorry for any Scooby fans. Enjoy this chapter! Big Fraphne + Minor Shelma. Shelma is coming don't worry my friends.
Warning: Swearing
"Alright, class, today is the first day of the year!" Mr Banks exclaimed, rubbing his hands together, "I hope everyone had a great summer. We have a new student, his name is Shaggy Rogers!" he continued, gesturing towards Shaggy. Shaggy gulped, feeling many eyes burning on him.
"Like, hi." He muttered timidly.
"Anyways, as you know, it's time to get your timetable for the semester. When you hear your name, come to the front and collect it." Mr Banks explained to the class. He picked up a bundle of paper and begin to call out names.
"Fred Jones, senior year." Fred jumped out of his chair and made his way over to the front. He politely took the paper and skimmed through it while walking back to his seat. A few more names had been called before Daphne was strolling over to the table, a timetable in her hands. She sat down and sighed.
"I have the worst teacher for German." She muttered. Fred looked up from his paper, and stared intently at Daphne. He'd never noticed how pretty she was.
"Let me see that." He grunted before snatching it from her. "Hey!" She cried in retaliation. Daphne grabbed at Fred's arm, trying to steal the paper back. Fred glanced over her classes as he effortlessly blocked her from reclaiming the timetable. They were both giggling, blushes creeping up their necks.
"Hey, I have German.." Fred puffed over her panting as she fought with him, "Gym and Science with you." Fred dropped the timetable, yet Daphne did not release her grip on his arm.
"You're.. so.. insufferable." She grunted angrily, squeezing him tightly. Although her intention was to intimidate Fred, he only smirked and lifted his eyebrows in response. By then, Shaggy and Velma both had their timetables, checking if they had any classes together.
"I have Japanese with you." Velma pronounced. "And, like, Gym too." Shaggy added. He smiled at her, and she smiled back. It all felt so natural, even though they'd met just the same day. Fred scooted over to Shaggy.
"We got Gym.. and Maths. Cool. Daphne's in our Gym too." Fred remarked. "And Velma. I guess we're all together in that, like what are the chances." Shaggy announced happily. Velma and Daphne were also seeing what subjects they shared. It was only Maths & Gym. Daphne and Shaggy shared just English & Gym while Velma and Fred only had Gym together. The bell sounded and everyone began to get up. They all had English first, however only Daphne and Shaggy were in the same class.
"Hold it seniors. You guys just need to stay behind for a moment." Mr Banks whispered to the group. Everyone exchanged glances, and sat back down. Once the rest of the class had cleared out of the classroom, Mr Banks went on, "As you may know, next week is your senior 'independence' camp. You will have to take care of yourselves, and only call teachers, who will be staying on the other side of the camp, if there is a problem. I'm assuming you 4 will be in a cabin together?" He questioned.
Daphne was the first to reply, "Well Mr B, we only just met today. I'll probably go with Evelyn, Fred with Red. You know, the usual." Mr Banks nodded in agreement and clapped his hands together. "Whelp, you have until Tuesday next week to decide. Now go off to your classes, students. Have a good first day." He exclaimed. Everyone exited the class. They were silent, not addressing the camp arrangements.
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"Fred!" A voice called out. Fred looked up to see Red Herring and Evelyn Henderson walking over to them.
"What's up guys." He remarked, waving. Evelyn stared at Daphne as she stood next to Fred. 'Of course she has a problem with me even being in Fred's perimeter. ' Daphne thought. However, she quickly moved over next to Evelyn.
"Why are you hanging out with these bozos?" Evelyn whispered, pointing towards Shaggy and Velma who were already down the hall walking. "The lesbian and the stoner. Really Fred?" Red grunted.
Fred looked flustered, but quickly muttered, "Oh don't worry Red. Just introducing the new weirdo, you know, gotta keep a good reputation for Dad." Daphne couldn't believe what she had just heard. After thinking Fred maybe wasn't such a shallow, pathetic bully, he goes and does this. She was just about fed up with everyone.
"Yeah, they're honestly so weird." Evelyn snickered. Daphne grunted, turning to face Evelyn.
"Listen Evelyn, I'm sick of how you treat everyone. You barely know Velma and you just met Shaggy. How about you stop being so rude and self-assured then maybe people wouldn't hate you!" She yelled, turning to face Red, "Red, you're just as bad. Shaggy and Velma do not deserve to be given those ridiculous nicknames. Do you not know they are real and have emotions? How do you think that makes them feel?" She was sure she was breathing fire as she screamed at them.
Finally, she turned her head to Fred. "And you, I actually thought that for a moment you were different. I wanted to give you a chance, but you've just proved you're like everyone else at this school! Rude, ignorant and a fucking dick!"
Fred's eyes were wide open, just like his mouth. He wanted to say something but couldn't. All he could do was watch as Daphne stormed away.
"What a bitch." Red laughed, "I can't believe I used to date that slut." Fred turned his head to Red, "Seriously man! After all that and you make a bullshit joke like that!" Fred fumed.
"Chill out man." He snickered. Fred turned away and began to walk off, when suddenly Red grabbed his shoulder. "Don't touch me man!" Fred yelled, pulling away.
"Woah, what's the big deal? Daphne's a whore, I know, no reason to take it out one me." He remarked. With that, Fred threw his fist into Red's face. Red stumbled back wearily, but quickly followed up with a punch to Fred's stomach. The two began to brawl, throwing punches left, right and centre.
"Boys!" They heard a yell, "In my office now!" Red mumbled something, but Fred wasn't sure what the said. Evelyn stood still, confused and pissed at what had just happened.
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Shaggy sat in English class, waiting for Daphne's arrival. He wasn't sure why she was late. Suddenly he heard a knock on the door. Daphne entered, apologising for her lateness. Miss Kunch, their teacher, pointed at a desk for her to sit at. Luckily, it was the spare one right next to Shaggy. She sat down with a huff and placed her books on the desk.
"Like, what happened? Why were you so late?" He asked. Daphne looked at Shaggy for a moment, debating if she should tell him the truth.
"Well, Red and Evelyn happened." She purposely left out Fred's involvement. Something about him calling Shaggy a 'weirdo' after acting so nice just didn't seem right. Don't get her wrong, she hated Fred's guts, but a part of her really didn't want to. Shaggy clicked his tongue as the teacher called for the students to open their books.
Across the hall, Velma sat with Marcie Fleach, her best friend, in English class too.
"How has your day been so far V?" Marcie asked, as she dumped her equipment on the desk next to Velma. She shrugged.
"It's been, okay. I met this guy today. His name is Shaggy." Velma replied, lifting her glasses up her nose. Marcie lifted her eyebrows.
"Ooh, Velma, do you have a boyfriend?" She mocked. Velma couldn't hide the blush that overtook her face.
"No! Marcie, I just met him today." She cried, feeling very flustered. It seemed the whole class heard that, as they were all staring at Velma, even the teacher.
"Uhm, sorry Mr Benedict." Velma exclaimed timidly.
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"You two boys have really messed up. But since it's the first day, and you're very essential to the school Football team, I'll let you off the hook. You better not do this again, or it will end with suspension. You understand?" The principal, Mr Macintosh growled. Red and Fred both nodded their heads. Fred's cheek was bruised, and his eye was a bit swollen. Red's eye was also swollen, but a lot more then Fred's. He also had a bruise on his lip. The bell rung for second period as Mr Macintosh dismissed the two boys. They split ways as they entered the hall, not speaking about what just happened. Fred felt extreme guilt as he checked his timetable. It was time for German, with Daphne.
He took his books from his locker and headed to the class. He saw Daphne, but she looked away from him immediately. He bowed his head and joined the line outside class.
Velma and Shaggy were waiting outside their Japanese class.
"Do you know any Japanese Shaggy?" Velma questioned. Shaggy scoffed, "Uh like yeah! Konichiwa, I'm Shaggy." He said holding out his hand to be shook. Velma laughed and took his hand. It was soft, and she felt so calm in his grasp. They reluctantly let go of each other as their teacher came out and introduced herself. They piled into the classroom and took two seats towards the back.
"Good morning class, hope you're all having a great day. Let us begin shall we? Everyone open you're notebooks up and copy what's on the board!" The teacher boomed. Shaggy took out his pen and begin writing.
"Uh, Shaggy, I can't really see the board." Velma whispered. Shaggy stopped writing and looked at her. "Well, then just like, ask to move up front." He replied. Velma would've done that in any other class, but for the first time, she wanted to sit with someone.
"I would do that, but I wanna sit with you." She said shyly. Shaggy smiled, feeling heat on his face. "Like that's okay. I'll tell you what to write." With that, the two worked together, and Shaggy felt like he really could see Coolsville as his new home.
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Fred and Daphne's class had piled in, not sitting yet, because apparently their teacher had a seating plan. She called out names of students and they went and took their seat. Fred and Daphne were still waiting when the teacher yelled, "Fred Jones." Fred limped over to his seat and relaxed into the chair. His only hope is that he wouldn't have to sit next to.. "Daphne Blake." The teacher boomed. Daphne sighed, and hesitantly sat down next to Fred. He caught her eyes for a moment, but she looked away almost as fast as their eyes connected.
"First thing we're doing today class is introducing yourself to your elbow partner. That's the person sitting next to you. You have 5 minutes to describe yourself to them, then they will describe you to me. This makes sure everyone is listening to their partner. Okay, go!" The teacher exclaimed. Fred slowly turned his head to Daphne.
"Um.." He cleared his throat. "I'm Fred Jones.. and I'm.." He said slowly,
"A jerk." Daphne finished staring straight ahead. Fred sat up. "What?" He asked. Daphne death glared him, "You heard me right. You're name is Fred Jones and you're a jerk."
Fred snorted and scrunched his eyebrows. "Why do you think I was limping? And how do you think I got a swollen eye in less than an hour?" He remarked, gesturing to his face. Daphne crossed her arms. "Red called you a whore, Daphne. I didn't like that so I punched him. Then he punched me back, and you know. We fought." Fred whispered, making punching gestures with his hand.
"I didn't get suspended because it's the first day.. I know he hates me now, and I have no one. Not you, not Red. Even my own Dad doesn't care about me." He dropped his voice. "I didn't mean what I said about Shaggy. I swear, I just didn't know what to do. Red had been my friend since childhood, and I didn't want him to hate me. Well, that worked out well didn't it." He faked his laugh at the end.
The teacher cleared her throat and Daphne and Fred turned to face her, "Daphne, it's your go. Describe your partner." She exclaimed. Daphne looked at Fred.
"His name is Fred Jones. He's a jerk." She scoffed. Fred felt sick with sadness. He wasn't a very open guy, so telling her all this as she just disregards it made Fred shatter. "But, he is brave, funny and charming. Even though sometimes he can be a little bit clueless, he'll always fix himself before everything turns to shit."
"Daphne Blake, do not use that language in my class!" The teacher scolded, however, Daphne didn't hear that. All she could hear was the sound of her heart beat as they stared into each others eyes. Maybe Fred wasn't so alone after all.
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