Chapter 1: Sending a Letter
Not many people like to stray far from their homes during the evening. Unless one has a night job, a lot of them tend to stay put in their homes and have dinner, do chores, relax, watch television, and plenty of other activities that didn't require traveling outside. This included a pair of local cowards, who had decided to go with the route of staying up late and watch old school horror movies. While it was quite odd for some people to hear, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers of Mystery Incorporated and his faithful dog and best friend Scooby-Doo absolutely enjoyed watching these types of films. While the two of them could never see themselves sitting through any modern day horror movie without hiding behind their couch, they found that the old fashioned black and white films tended to be just cheesy enough to properly enjoy without having to peek through their fingers.
Years ago, Shaggy would often comfort his canine friend by telling him that the monsters on TV were not real, but by now, the two of them knew that wasn't true. Heck, with their numerous travels with the rest of their friends, they've come to realize that not every spooky, paranormal event is caused by some greedy and/or envious person wanting to wreak havoc for some personal reason. On occasion, the group of five amateur detectives would come across something that would actually be supernatural. As it turned out, ghosts, vampires, aliens, werewolves, werecats, zombies, and other such beings were indeed as real as humans.
As the two foodies munched on a very large bowl of popcorn, watching the 1992 Dracula film, a thought began to creep into the beatnik's mind. He remembered meeting the infamous Count Dracula before. Twice, if he remembered correctly. It would be during a time where he, Scooby, and Scooby's nephew, Scrappy, were traveling on their own, moving from town to town in the South, job hopping. While the little 'vacation' was sudden, the two needed a break from being scared all the time, although it was clear that they had missed their friends.
Nevertheless, Shaggy and his two dog friends continued on their weird adventures, moving further South, due to the fact that he was left a large mansion down in Louisiana. Of course, it just had to be haunted, but thankfully, the three specters that lived in the household were less scary and more silly and friendly, if very annoying. Afterwards, though, the three would find themselves accepting a job to be physical education teachers for a girls' private school.
Or at least, they thought it was a girls' school. For the most part, it technically was, but the five students would turn out to be monsters, children of great and powerful beings. While Shaggy and Scooby were quite frightened, the three of them found themselves quickly growing close to the five spooky girls. After all, they were all incredibly polite and nice, if very quirky. Unfortunately for Shaggy, this would be about the time where he had his first encounter with the Count. With the threat of him and all the other fathers looming over them, should their daughters be harmed in any way, it would be just their luck that an evil witch brainwashed and kidnapped the five daughters, leaving Shaggy, his two dogs, the pet dragon named Matches, and the student body of a military school to rescue them. After saving them, the headmistress would spring three more students on the three teachers, which drove Shaggy and Scooby over the edge, dragging along the smaller pup with them to continue on, leaving the spooky school.
The second time, ironically, involved the three of them, along with Shaggy's (at the time) girlfriend, Googie while they were watching scary movies in a drive-in.. At this point, he was a race-car driver, and a pretty good one at that. His skills would be put to the test when the King of Monsters himself kidnapped the four of them, putting a curse on Shaggy to turn him into a werewolf, though for what reason, he'll never really understand. Something about the Wolfman retiring? Among many other things, one of the weirdest things was how... different Dracula looked. When he met him at the school, he had a sort of purple tint to his skin, not unlike his daughter. During the werewolf incident, his skin was a sickly green, with a different hair style. Since he was worried too much about winning the race to change back, he had neglected to ask about his daughter and the rest of the ghoul girls. To make a long story short, he somehow managed to win the race and get turned back into a human being again. While his relationship with Googie wouldn't last, neither one of them wouldn't hold any ill will towards the other.
It had been quite a few years since all of those events transpired, and yet they were still fresh in the foodie's mind. While he made sure to share his stories with the gang, he made sure to leave out a few of the scarier details. No need to make them worry about him, nor did he want them to go snooping around for the school. Shaggy figured it would be for the best to let humankind know as little about the monster school as possible, so that they wouldn't be bothered, at best. Still though, seeing Dracula on screen made one thought seep into his consciousness. He turned his head slightly to the Great Dane, deciding to make a bit of conversation.
"Like, it's weird how different the Count will look in movies and other stuff, huh Scoob?" He asked.
"Ryeah! Rike Gary Oldman!" The hound snickered, pointing to the TV screen. Shaggy laughed along with him, also finding this iteration of the Count quite amusing.
"Yeah! Like, what's with his weird 'do, man?" He chuckled, munching on a handful of popcorn. "Still, he's like, much scarier up close and personal, eh Scoob?" He asked, the dog shivering and nodding.
"Ruh-huh... creepy and rasty!" He replied, growling slightly. Neither one of them really could forgive the Count for what had happened, but neither one was willing to track down Dracula once more so they could reprimand him for it.
"Like, at least his daughter was pretty nice. Remember Sibella, Scoob?" Shaggy continued, grinning a bit as he brought up the lavender vampire. Scooby nodded with him, also smiling and wagging his tail happily.
"Ruh-huh!"
"Man, it's been like, years since we last saw the ghouls. Like, I bet at this point, they've probably graduated!" Shaggy began to wonder what other monsters were currently attending the school, and if Miss Grimwood had found any sort of replacement for him. Upon thinking this, his smile wavered a little, another small thought occurring in his brain. "...like, do you think they still remember us?"
Scooby turned his attention completely to Shaggy, tilting his head in confusion. In the dog's mind, he was unsure, but if the two of them could remember the girls so fondly, why wouldn't they remember them? Upon seeing the dog's confused look, Shaggy continued on. "I mean, like, it has been years, and you, Scrappy, and I only stayed like, what, 2 months? Not a lot of time. And even then, like, it was because we were under contract," Shaggy sighed, leaning against the couch.
"...re did rave them, Raggy," Scooby replied. Shaggy smiled a little at this, nodding.
"Like, true, we did to that. Even then, like, they were all pretty young. I bet like, Tanis probably doesn't even remember who we are at this point." The two remained quiet, somewhat depressed by his statement. The girls were teenagers at oldest, with Tanis being the youngest. As she grew older, she probably wouldn't remember a timid man and his two dogs, who only stayed for one semester.
After sitting in silence for quite some time, the only noise coming from the movie before them, Shaggy turned to Scooby once more. "How about we, like, send a letter to them, Scoob? Maybe even arrange a visit?" The dog smiled, nodding eagerly.
"Ryeah!" With that, Shaggy paused the movie and got up, searching around his apartment for a spare pen and paper. With how messy it tended to be, it took a little while before the man could find any usable stationary. Who sends letters anymore, anyways? Still, he soon sat back on the couch, pen readied in his hand as he set the paper down. Scooby watched over his shoulder as he began to write on it.
Dear Miss Grimwood,
How have you been? It's been quite a long time since Scooby, Scrappy and I last taught your class. I apologize for leaving so suddenly, but I guess we just weren't ready to handle more monster students! I hope you and the others can forgive us.
Anyways, I'm writing to you to see how you guys are doing! It's been a long time, so I doubt any of the girls still remember their goofy old coaches. Regardless, me and Scoob wanted to check in on all of you. In fact, the two of us have actually been planning on coming to visit the school to see how things are going! Scrappy won't be joining us, due to him having his own personal schedule nowadays.
The two shared a look of unease, remembering the last time they saw Scrappy. While it was quite unfortunate about how he had to be taken away to prison, they did still miss the little guy from time to time. He was annoying, yes, but he was still one of the team for quite awhile. Shaggy continued writing his letter.
Hopefully this letter arrives to you before we do, otherwise it might be a bit awkward. We've got some time off to ourselves, however, so it shouldn't be too much of a bother for us to come back down to the school. I promise that we won't run out of the school suddenly once we see some of the new students.
Hope to see you soon!
-Shaggy Rogers
Shaggy reread through the letter with Scooby once before folding it up and stuffing it as neatly as he could inside an envelope. He managed to procure a random stamp from somewhere, so he made sure to stick that on there, with the help of Scooby's tongue. "Rugh!" He'd exclaim.
After closing up the envelope with another lick from the Great Dane ("Double rugh!"), Shaggy made sure to write the address on the front, along with his full name in the corner, letting Miss Grimwood know that it was indeed from him. Shaggy slid on a jacket and began to make his way outside to the nearby mailbox, with Scooby following by his side.
It wouldn't take long for the man to slide the letter into the blue box, chuckling to himself. "Like, I wonder how long it'll take for that to reach the old school. It is pretty, like, far away from here, isn't it?" Shaggy asked Scooby, who nodded up at him. "That place never was all that normal, though, was it?" He asked aloud, starting to head back inside with the dog. He supposes that the letter will reach the school before they do.
When they reached their apartment once more, Shaggy took a glance at the TV, still paused on Oldman's Dracula. A twinge of fear sparked in his brain, making him gulp a bit. Scooby, noticing how his friend seemed to pause in place, nudged at his hand. "Raggy?"
Shaggy peered down, absentmindedly scratching his head. "Like, I just thought of something, Scoob. What if, like, Sibella's mad at us?" Upon saying this, Scooby tilted his head once more. Unlike before, the dog had no idea as to how Shaggy's mind managed to think that. "Like, think about it. Her dad is, like, the biggest, creepiest boss of all the monsters! He probably told her about how, like, we ruined his whole monster race. She probably isn't too happy that we, like, foiled a plan of his..." Shaggy finished up, gulping once more in fear.
Scooby shivered and shook his head. "Rye hope not, Raggy..." Scooby replied, sitting back on the couch with his friend. Shaggy shrugged and sighed, unpausing the movie before them. That would just be another bridge to cross once they reached it. For now, Shaggy began to wonder how he'd tell Freddie, Daphne, and Velma about their sudden vacation back down South...
The full moon shone brightly above the dark, cloudless night sky. Numerous stars found their way out into visibility as well, although it was the moon that was the brightest thing that night. Because of this, a certain werewolf was out and about, running as fast as she could throughout the woods. From time to time, she'd stop in place and emit an extremely loud howl, directed at the moon. Such a night would give her an immense boost of energy and nothing could stop it. She had no need to sleep. Tonight, she had a need to hunt!
In an old building nearby, the sound of a wolf howling perked up a lavender vampire's ears. Walking to the window, she would open it up and stick her head out, grinning to herself. Of course Winnie would be out having the time of her life during the full moon. It was to be expected. Sibella looked up at the stars and the moon, sighing gently to herself. She just hoped that her friend didn't manage to tire herself out too badly. After all, she was a teacher now. In fact, all of them were.
At least, all of the original five ghouls of the school, that is. Winnie, obviously, taught physical education, having a boundless energy to properly be a coach for the newest batch of ghoul girls. Sibella found herself slightly surprised at how quickly Winnie seemed to bring a small, extremely shy, werecat under her wing, so to speak. She knew that her werewolf friend's instincts would be going crazy in being so friendly to a cat of all things, but as it turned out, Winnie would almost be like the 'cool aunt' of the students.
Elsa Frankenteen, the daughter of Frankenstein's monster, would be more fitting to being the 'team mom' than anyone else. She had decided to help teach science, since the flesh golem's interest was as vast as Winnie's need for hunting. Elsa was very protective of the other girls and always made sure to break up any fights that would happen, whether it was between two students or two teachers, which was thankfully quite rare.
The daughter of the Phantom, Phantasma, unsurprisingly became a music teacher of sorts. Whether it was singing (or shrieking in most cases), organ, guitar, or any other instruments or music related activities, Phanty showed incredible enthusiasm to being a teacher for newcomers. Many students found her eccentric and crazy, though they weren't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing. Nonetheless, they found her very nice and understanding.
Tanis, the youngest of the five, was still quite short, but thankfully hit a few growth spurts so that the students at least didn't tower over her. It wouldn't come as much of a surprise when she became a history teacher. She was slightly strict, but mostly due to the fact that she knew her students had potential, and she wanted them to recognize it because she truly believed in them.
As for Sibella, it was also not surprising when she became the math teacher. After all, vampires are known for being excellent at arithmetic. As with Elsa and science, Sibella and mathematics went together like bats in a cave. It was quite nice to get to stay at the school, even if her need for it's education had run out. She didn't want to be away from all of her close friends.
The vampire found herself sleepless, which wasn't unusual for her kind. To help her relax, she decided to procure her own personal library that she had brought along. Digging through an elegant purple trunk, she opened the top and began to search through it. Besides spare supplies for teaching, she made sure to pack many books. Her finger delicately perused the spines of her books, silently wondering which one she should take.
It stopped on a somewhat weathered, leather bound purple book at the far right. With a small grin to her bright red lips, she pulled the book out. It was her first diary, one she had for many years. It was as old as her school career, since she had received it from her father as a parting gift on her first day. Even after she had managed to fill it up, she still kept it with her. Deciding to take a trip down memory lane, she moved to her desk and sat upon it, wearing a fancy purple nightgown, draped in an elegant silk robe that matched.
As she held the book, fingers flipping through the pages for a random area to begin, a picture fell from the loosened pages. She raised an eyebrow, noticing as it fell to her desk, facing downwards. Gently setting her old diary down, she used her free hand to lift up the picture with two fingers and flip it. Upon viewing the photo, Sibella began to feel a strange mixture of emotions.
The picture was of her classmates, back when they still attended the school. All looked very happy, huddled together as closely as possible. Miss Grimwood, of course, was also a part of it, as well as the dragon, Matches, back when he was but a hatchling. Unlike other class photos before and after this one, though, there were three extra additions. Coach Shaggy Rogers, as well as his two dogs, Scooby and Scrappy-Doo.
Nostalgia was the emotion that hit her the hardest. That year was extremely eventful for the whole school. Not only had they managed to actually win a game against the Calloway Cadets (the volleyball trophy standing proudly in the middle of the group), but they had also been kidnapped by an evil witch. They were all, thankfully, saved by their coaches, as well as their school rivals. They were all thankful of their rescue.
Sibella also felt... disappointment, with a twinge of frustration added in. As soon as their coaches rescued them all and returned them to the school, it wasn't long before Miss Grimwood announced that three new students would be joining them. The prospect of this was exciting! However, her coaches, being the timid ones, were scared of them. That wasn't unusual, since Shaggy and Scooby were frightened of them the first time they met the ghouls. However, it was quite unexpected to see them all run off and drive away from the school. Of course, they all said their goodbyes to the human and his dogs, waving them off.
Afterwards, though, was when it really seemed to sink in: they were abandoned yet again. Much like right now, Sibella felt disappointed by having a really good coach leave them after one semester. Granted, he may have been strung out due to Revolta, but that didn't cushion the sadness to see him go at all.
Elsa had taken it the best out of all the girls. Naturally, she was sad to watch them leave them too, but she realized that moping about it wouldn't do her any good. Being the oldest over the other four, she seemed to have a more mature handle on it all. Phanty as well, was quite eager to talk of their praises even after they had gone. It was clear that the three coaches had left an impact.
Winnie, however, was more visibly frustrated. She didn't want to see Shaggy and his dogs go! Not that Sibella could blame her, of course. The werewolf was the most vocal about her displeasure, often times wondering if they would even win another game without their coaches. Tanis, however, didn't seem to show any sadness towards the three of them leaving. She just told Winnie that the skills they had learned from them would always be with them, which they all agreed with.
It had confused Sibella as to why Tanis hadn't shown any signs of sadness over this. At least until about a month later, when the students were all having breakfast one day. Miss Grimwood would be speaking to all of them about the upcoming game with Calloway, the game of volleyball being changed to a sort of relay race. Tanis would speak up, being as happy and innocent as she usually was.
"Whatever the case, I'm sure Coach Shaggy will be able to help us win again! When will they be coming back?"
At this, everyone froze and looked to each other. Despite the three new students not ever being able to be taught by them, they still knew about the coaches, due to numerous praises being sung by the other girls quite often. Clearly, they were popular.
However, this time, no one knew what to do. Tanis looked around expectantly, her smile faltering a little at the silence. "...what?" The mummy would ask, confused as to why no one was saying anything.
Miss Grimwood cleared her throat, slightly uncomfortable. "Tanis, dear, Coach Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy won't be returning to our school. It was their choice to only stay for one semester," She explained as gently as she could.
Sibella felt her heart ache as she watched the youngest girl look at her bowl of grey oatmeal, her large blue eyes clearly saddened by this realization. The coaches weren't on vacation. They had left. What hurt most wasn't the fact that tears began forming in her eyes. It was her small, resigned reply to her headmistress, barely audible to anyone.
"Oh."
Days went by before Tanis even spoke to anyone, and even then she was still visibly brooding. Again, the vampire couldn't blame her. After all, Coach Shaggy and his dogs had taught them all about self-esteem, initiative, and confidence. They may have been odd, goofy, and even timid, but they were encouraging. They had treated the girls as they would anyone else, even after the initial greeting.
She still remembers the day when she went down to visit the mummy in her room, being greeted with the sounds of sniffling. Sibella made sure to gently hold her friend close, giving her as much comfort as she could, letting her cry her little heart out. Tanis missed them terribly. They all did.
Years went by, and more and more students were added in. Thankfully, they had all gotten over the fact that Shaggy wouldn't return, and went on with their lives, just as he did with his. They were getting older, and it was showing. They all grew taller, more mature (to a degree), and, as the cadets would put it, 'filled out'. Naturally, with them being boys, of course they would bring something like that up to them. Quite frankly, it disgusted Sibella that their long time rivals were now acting as though they had a chance for any sort of a date. As if.
It seems that Shaggy would reenter their lives, in a way, as Winnie had received a letter from her father, who had retired down to Florida. Apparently, with him not doing Dracula's monster race anymore, he needed a new wolfman. The mention of the monster race in and of itself made Sibella sigh in exasperation. When her father picked up that stupid hobby, she figured he'd keep it to himself, even if it did bring in her new step-mom, whom she was not on good terms with. How can someone be so vapid and bland?
Regardless, Winnie continued her letter. Apparently, Winnie's dad recognized the new werewolf as their former coach! It was shocking to the girls, and they didn't like the aspect of Shaggy being forced into a position in order to fulfill Dracula's strange obsession. Thinking about it even now made Sibella clench her fist in anger. He had no right to do that to Shaggy. She can still remember that confrontation...
"Daddy, how dare you?" Sibella's voice rang out. She stood in the center as her group of ghoulfriends stood on either side, equally as unimpressed. Winnie and Phanty glared at Dracula with their vampire friend, while Elsa and Tanis had taken to glowering at their own parents. After all, they were just as guilty in being a part of sabotaging their former coach.
Miss Grimwood sat off to the side, sipping gently at her tea. While her gaze wasn't fixated on the two groups, it was clear that she was listening in. As for other students and parents who had no part in the race, they waited off to the side, being less subtle with their awestruck gaze of what was going on. Phantasma's father, in particular, looked quite gleeful in the yelling match that would soon commence.
Dracula rolled his eyes at his own daughter sneering at her cheek. Still, he tried his best to keep his temper, as it wasn't something he had an easy grasp on anymore. "Sibella, dear," He began, his thick Transylvanian accent riddled voice ringing as loudly as Sibella's. "My business vith vhat I do vith humans is none of your concern. Besides, he is no longer a verevolf, and him, his dogs, and his girlfriend got home unscathed."
Sibella's heart dropped a little upon hearing about Shaggy's girlfriend. She didn't know why she cared so much. She thought she got over her small crush. Before she could retort, her werewolf friend spat back, "Unscathed?! Are you kidding me? With all the crap you and your stupid hunchbacks threw at him, I'm surprised he's not dead!"
"Besides," Sibella continued, "If human and monster relationships are to improve, than kidnapping and forcing a curse on one will surely not do anyone any favors," She huffed, trying her hardest to be at least somewhat reasonable. At this, her father smirked, not backing down from his own daughter.
"And you think Shah-gy is the key to improvement?" He let a few laughs. "My dear, don't think I forgot that letter you sent me years back. Not only did he manage to get the five of you kidnapped and brainwashed by some hag and her overgrown potato, but he also abandoned you all upon being given more students," He scoffed, looking over his sharpened fingernails, looking overtly smug. "Some hero. He should be lucky that all I made him do vas enter my race as a verevolf."
Sibella's mouth dropped, her friends look equally as surprised, quickly voicing their displeasure to his complaint. Despite the fact that the other parents tended to agree with the King of Monsters, they knew better than to take his side. It was clear they were all angry enough as it was.
She could not believe the nerve of him! Was she frustrated and saddened by his sudden departure? Of course. Was that any excuse for kidnapping and forcing him into a situation he didn't want to be in? Absolutely not. Before she could say anything, another one of her friends cut in. Instead of Winnie, it was a certain height-challenged mummy.
"He is a hero, you... you old bat!" Tanis shrieked, her fists shaking in immense rage. Her eyes stung with furious tears as she glared at the vampire before them. Everyone was quite surprised with the ghoul's outburst, as she tended to remain quiet or cry to herself. Not this time. She had seen Shaggy as something of an older brother, and she wanted to come to his defense, just like she knew he would for her.
Dracula raised and eyebrow, curious as to where she would go. She continued on, not waiting for him to give permission. "He risked his life going into a situation to save us! He took responsibility! We came out of it unharmed! He believed in us when no one else would!" Hot tears streamed down her cheeks, staining her bandages.
The old vampire laughed, shrugging. "If he believed in you, then vhy did he leave? Too scared to keep up vith this high standard you all put on him. If he stayed, I guaranteed you all vould've gotten sick of him."
Everyone remained silent for a bit, not looking to reply. They all knew he was wrong. They loved their coaches. The fact that they never checked in with them wouldn't change that. Dracula offered his hand, flipping his cape some. "Come, Sibella. It is time for us to go home."
The vampire rubbed her temples, her memories giving her a bit of a migraine. Despite the fact she could stay up fairly late, she knew better than to do so. Unlike Winnie, her energy was quite limited and it wouldn't do her any good to stay up brooding in such a manner. What was done was done, and it was in the past. As she climbed into her coffin, she grinned to herself, knowing that her father was taught a proper lesson by the end of it anyways. One letter to her birth mother was more than enough to let her father know that he screwed up.
As she let the coffin close in on her, she shut her eyes and sighed. Tomorrow was another day, and she knew remaining in the past for too long would be bad for her health. Shaggy probably doesn't even remember the school or his old students, anyways.
Morning at Grimwood's soon arose, with everyone being awoken by the sound of an unnatural looking gargoyle ringing the immense bell. Grey clouds covered the entire sky, making everything look bleak. Sibella opened her window and stuck her head out, breathing in the air. She sighed to herself, stretching and enjoying the gloomy weather. She soon took a brisk shower before dressing herself, tying her hair in a loose bun, as she had been doing for most of her teaching career. The vampire looked over her attire in person, since she couldn't do so in a mirror.
Her tattered dress was replaced with something more elegant, a dark purple long sleeved dress with a slit up the side to show off her legs, which were now much more curvy. No tears or tatters on her clothing anymore, as she wasn't a little bat anymore. She kept her red pumps, always making sure to keep her plush lips nice and red. She couldn't see her fangs, but she knew that they were as sharp as they always were. A quick check over her painted nails, and she was ready for the day. She began to walk downstairs to breakfast.
At the tables, on one side, sat all of the schools' students. They greeted their math teacher before continuing to chatter amongst themselves. Fifteen in all, Sibella noted to herself, all of various species. She continued on, sitting with her fellow alumni and teachers. Winnie was in the middle of her story about her late night hunt, when she saw the vampire and waved her over. "Hey, Bella!"
Sibella smiled gently and sat herself next to her wild friend. "Good morning, everyone. I hope you all slept well," She greeted, beginning to serve herself a rotten looking omelette from the plate in front of her. She gave a side eye glance to her werewolf friend, grinning a bit. "Or in your case, a good hunt I presume?"
Winnie huffed in pride, checking over her nails in a cocky manner. "Well, I don't wanna brag, but I managed to track an elk all the way across the state! Not bad for one night, huh?"
Sibella giggled, cutting politely into her breakfast. "That is fangtastically impressive, Winnie," She purred.
"Sometimes I wonder if she even goes to sleep," Elsa added in, grinning as she chewed thoughtfully on a crabapple. Her deep voice had gotten a bit lower, as she did her best to keep from booming it at all times, if she could help it.
"That's why she's the coach, I suppose!" Phanty giggled, flipping her hair a little. "Always gotta be on your toes to teach the wee ones!"
Sibella leaned over to check on Tanis, who was sitting in silence, eating quietly and slowly. Nowadays, there was a 50/50 chance that the mummy would come to breakfast in a sour mood. Miss Grimwood told the others that it wasn't an uncommon occurrence for mummies to grow into mood swings as they got older. In Tanis's case, it could be due to the fact that her past life has made itself shine in her subconscious, and Tanis was showing it through wrathful emotions. Whatever happened when she was alive must not have been that good. At least she was eating this morning.
A quick headcount made Sibella realize that someone was missing from the table. "Hm... do any of you know where Miss Grimwood went off to?" She asked aloud.
Elsa pointed off towards the main foyer. "I believe she went off to collect the mail."
Sibella's eyebrow raised at this. All of them knew that whenever a letter or document was addressed to the school, it would be enchanted to fly towards the school as soon as possible. "Mail? Did someone send something late at night or something?"
"Sounds like it! Dunno why that'd be though," Winnie replied, munching on five strips of rancid bacon at once.
"Might be a new student," Tanis sighed quietly, peeking over to the group before returning to her grey oatmeal. "Parents of monsters live all over the place, so they probably didn't take into account time zones."
Phanty giggled and brightened up even more. "Ooh a new student? That'd be awesome! Oh I can't wait to meet the little girl! I do hope she'll fit in wonderfully with everyone else!" Because of how loud her laughing was, a few of the students heard her, immediately whispering about the idea of a new student. The others rolled their eyes at the phantom's enthusiastic rambling, as she had just inadvertently caused a rumor.
"Phanty, there's a chance that it's a new student. We don't know just yet," Sibella chided gently. Still, everyone kept eating, waiting in minor anticipation. Soon, the headmistress would walk back into the dining area, a wide content smile on her face as she held an open letter, the envelope sharing the same grasp.
Immediately, Phantasma floated up to her, beaming in an insane manner. "Oooh, what is she, Miss Grimwood? Please please please pleeeeeaase tell us! We're all dying to know! Is she a harpy? Ooh! Maybe a siren! Ooooh! Oh oh pleeease tell me she's a gorgon! We haven't gotten one of those yet!"
Miss Grimwood put up her hand, shaking her head. Her smile didn't die down, even if Phanty seemed somewhat deflated. "Miss Phantom, please sit back down. We are not receiving a new student," She began, sitting herself in between the groups of students and teachers, all of whom were looking at her expectantly.
"Then... who is it, if we may ask?" Sibella gently urged.
With a glint her eye and a knowing smile, she moved the letter towards the maths teacher. "Some old friends want to visit."
Author's Notes: I know I know, another Ghoul School fanfiction. The reason I'm writing this one is because a little plot bunny wanted me to actually write a romance fiction. I know what you're all thinking, though. "Aren't you working on a different Scooby Doo fiction featuring the ghoul girls?" Yes I am! I promise I'm still thinking of ways to continue that one, and I'll have a chapter posted once I get something down. I'd rather take as much time as I can to produce something that's worth waiting for. And for future reference, yes, all of the original five ghoul girls are adults, with Tanis being 19.
As for this fiction, I'm planning on working with this one along with Monster Menagerie (which you all can still read if you so wish~). Think of this as an alternate universe type of dealio. I hope you all enjoy this fiction, as well as my other one, and be sure to leave a review on what you think! Thank you for reading my works!
