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The monsters went to the cafeteria for their lunchbreak. It was crowded but decent. Nora sat with the girls like she said she would and of course Frank sat with his friends. Nora looked at him before she placed her lunch tray on the table and sat down next to Jenny.
"Hey you did an awesome job back there" Jenny complimented as Nora took a bite out of an apple. "Keep up the good work for another week or two and you'll be promoted as a permanent Scarer!"
Nora swallowed her mouthful of apple "I sure hope so" she replied.
"And in time who knows? Maybe you'll see yourself on the Hall of Fame!"
"Oh…I dunno about that."
"Well even if you don't make it to the wall, you'll at least get to have your picture on your very own Scare Card!" Jenny ended on a positive tone.
Nora perked up in interest "You really think so?" she asked.
"Why not? Every Scarer who worked at this factory has managed to get their face on a scare card. Even if they didn't make the wall, all those monsters have managed to take their place among the best Scarers there ever were! But the one Monster who stood out amongst them all, is none other than the legendary Abigail Hardscrabble" She pulled out a card with the famous dragon/centipede on the front of it and handed it to Nora.
"Wow" Nora took the card and studied it closely. Abigail Hardscrable; The Mistress of Monsters, The Queen of all Scarers, she was a fearless, powerful and intimidating being. Just opening her wings would be enough to send shivers down anyone's spine.
"You know, Hardscrabble was one of my oldest inspirations" Nora remarked "When I was younger, I always wondered what it would be like to become a Scarer just like her." Nora looked back down at the card and imagined herself in Hardscrabble's place.
"You must have felt honoured going to her University" one of the girls commented.
"Yeah! Any monster scary enough impress the boss of a scare company had to have been star pupil at the best Scaring school!" said another.
Nora looked down "Er…Actually...I didn't go to Monsters University… or any scaring school". She confessed.
"WHAT?!" Most of the girls exclaimed in confusion.
"You see, I wanted to go to one, but I never got the chance and then I met Frank" she stated looking up at him, the others followed her gaze to see Frank talking with the male monsters on another table. "He came to the café I used to work at and we got to know each other more as days went by. He offered to show me all the tips on Scaring and when I felt ready, he brought me in to try out the simulator and…now I'm here" Nora explained as she took another bite of the apple.
"Girl! You got Frank to help you get in?"
"That's unbelievable!"
"What happened?"
"Did he ask you out or something?"
"Alright! Calm down Girls, Let's not draw attention to ourselves!" Jenny whispered loudly before looking to Nora "Nora I want to know as much as they do, how did you get Frank to do that for you?"
"We know Frank is one of the nicest guys here…we just never knew he would do something like that."
Nora cast them a questioning look "What do you mean? Has he not done anything nice for you guys before?"
"Oh of course he's always done favours for people he's just never done anything like 'that' to anybody before."
"He would only do that if he really liked somebody" Nora's eyes widened and she tried not to blush.
"You wouldn't happen to have any sort of special connection with him….would you?"
They did not know that Frank and Nora had been dating but Nora felt now wasn't the right time to tell them, she thought it would be better if she waited a couple more weeks once she had settled in permanently. She didn't like to lie but if they knew about their relationship now it might cause a problem of some sort. She didn't want to take the risk.
"Well err…I guess Frank saw how much this Scaring thing meant to me, I'm sure he just wanted to help me and if he did like me he hasn't said so." The girls looked at eachother, but then smiled. They then began to ask her for the details of how he trained her.
Over on the table where Frank was sitting, his friends were already approving him of his new girlfriend.
"Frank, I gotta tell ya, your new girlfriend can really pull off a Scare!"
"Yeah she's a natural!"
"Not to mention a real Peach!" Hank declared "You shoulda brought her in sooner McKay!" Frank didn't really like how Hank just said that. Or the fact that he appeared to be ogling her constantly.
Frank furrowed his brow "Hey, don't you get any ideas Hank" he warned as he pointed a clawed finger at the big green monster. Hank threw his hands up in defence "I'm just saying she's great!"
"He does have a point there Frank" Frank looked to his friend that was sitting on his left "She's a really good one to have the team and I'm happy you found someone like her. For Monsters Inc and for yourself". He gave him a small pat on the back, Frank couldn't help but smile.
"Say, wasn't she the waitress from that café?" another monster questioned.
"Yeah she is" Frank remarked.
"I thought she looked familiar."
"I got to know her, we starting hanging out and I got to show her the tips of Scaring."
"You've bagged yourself a keeper." The monster beside Frank stated "but you're gonna find it hard to hold onto her now" he finished in a more negative tone.
"Wh…What are you talking about…?" Frank questioned with a hint of worry in his voice.
"Yeah, Sorry Frank but when comes to keeping a relationship with someone with the same job as 'YOU', the chances are pretty slim."
"You don't know that."
"All we know is that it's gonna be hard for you now. You won't get much time to spend with each other out of work, you won't be able to do much 'in' work and if you do, you could be in trouble if Mr Waternoose finds out." he notified. The thought hit frank like a huge boulder. As much as he didn't want to believe his friends, he was worried that they were right. What if being in this job with Nora does make it hard for them to be together? And the fact that nobody else knew about their relationship put even more pressure on the subject.
"No" Frank assured "That won't happen to us, I'll make sure of it, and if something does happen, we will find a way through it!"
"Okay, don't say we didn't warn you."
"Hey if it's too much trouble for ya, I could always take her off your han..OW!" Hank hardly got to finish his sentence, as he immediately earned himself a sharp elbow jab from the monster beside him; who gave him a dirty look "Hey! I was just kidding" Hank moaned
Frank looked to his friends "Look, Nora and I are a team and nothing will change that." He said firmly.
The day quickly wore on and the evening was approaching, which meant it was time for the monsters to return the doors and head home. As they were walking out, Frank approached the side of Nora and they smiled at eachother.
"Hey"
"Hey"
"You were amazing today, you really knocked those scores off the charts!"
Nora smiled warmly "I wouldn't say I 'knocked' them off, also, this was only my first day"
"And you already made it a great one" Frank complimented with a smirk, making Nora blush.
"You wanna spend the night in at my place again?"
Nora's face lit up, but then she frowned "Oh Frank I'm sorry, the girls already invited me out tonight" Frank smiled dropped and simply replied "Oh."
Nora suddenly felt bad. "I can always tell them some other time…."
"No! no no no" Frank cut her off "It's okay, Really, you go ahead and have fun" He gave a reassuring smile.
"Are you sure? I don't want you to be by yourself."
"Don't worry I'll find something to do, besides, I'll be able to see you again tomorrow"
She put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes with tenderness "You are such a Sweetheart" She said lovingly, and planted a kiss on his lips before walking off to the female locker room. Frank smiled after but he began frown slightly.
'It'll all be fine Frank' He thought to himself.
Despite not being with Frank, Nora did enjoy the evening with the girls. She got to know each of them individually and managed to get on quite well with them, especially Jenny.
By the time Nora got back from her night out it was late at night. She collapsed onto the sofa and let out an exhaushed breath "What a day".
RING RING RING RING
Her peace was short lived when her telephone rang. Moaning, she crawled forward, picked it up and brought it to her ear. "Hello?"
"Nora!" Lucy's voice pierced the phone "Sorry its late, I tried calling you earlier but you weren't in"
"No-no Lucy it's fine, sorry I couldn't have been here for you" Nora yawned as she rubbed her eyes.
"Where have you been all day? Nonono wait! Don't tell me! You were with a certain someone…and his name happens to be Frank?" she guessed excitedly
'How does she remember so much?" Nora thought "Well…technically…yes"
She heard a small squeal over the phone "Sis! You gotta let us meet him soon!"
Nora's eyes widened in realization she still hadn't told Lucy who Frank actually was and what her new job was! "Well…Lucy there's… something I haven't told you about, well actually there's two things and they're kinda important"
"Oh… What are they?" Nora trusted her sister and she knew she had to tell her sooner or later.
Nora took a deep breath "Okay try not to freak out but I got a new job…as a Scarer at Monsters Inc."
Silence.
"And Frank is actually Frightening Frank McKay" she anxiously waited for Lucy to answer.
"You're Kiddding…..I DON'T BELIEVE IT!" Lucy squealed, causing Nora to wince at the raised volume "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOU'VE DATING A FAMOUS SCARER? AND YOU'RE NOW WORKING WITH HIM?!"
Nora uttered a small "Yes"
That's when Lucy screamed in delight "OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! THIS IS UNREAL! MY SISTER IS DATING A SCARER AND HAS BECOME ONE! Nora this is Fantastic! Why didn't you tell me sooner?! I can't wait to tell Mom and Dad!"
"NO!" Nora said quickly
"What?"
"You can't tell them! Not yet"
"What? Are you Crazy Sis? This is like; one of the biggest things you've ever told me, you're working with Scarers and dating one of them and you don't even wan't to tell our own parents?!"
"I just don't know how they'll react, and if word got out that were dating, who knows what sort of commotion It could stir up. Please lucy, just keep this low for now, for me" Nora begged. Lucy was reluctant about this but she could hear desperation in Nora's voice.
Lucy sighed "Okay, I won't tell anyone."
"Thank you Lucy, I'm glad you understand"
"But you know you won't be able to keep it a secret forever"
"I know, I just need some time to figure things out *yawn* Ugh..I'm so tired I'm gonna head to bed."
"Alright, Take care and Good luck with you know what, Love you Nora."
"Love you too little sister."