(A/N Theres a line in here I've nicked from the local townies, I don't know
if they speak the same in America. If its so out of place that you notice
it, tell me and I'll change it. I realise I've spelt Gothic 'goffic', it is
a purposeful mistake for pronunciation reasons. )
Tommy ran into his house, past Dean and to the telephone, he picked it up and dialled a number off by heart. It rang three times before it was picked up,
"Hello?" it was Becky
"Hey Becky, get Merton would you?" Tommy sounded rushed and was out of breath. Tommy heard her cover the mouthpiece and faintly call for Merton, referring to him as 'freaker'.
"So Tommy, how are you?" it was Becky, trying to flirt again,
"Fine, fine," Tommy said dismissively and didn't ask back. Tommy could hear Merton struggle for the phone for a minute and then finally getting the phone away from Becky.
"Tommy?"
"Yeah,"
"Did you get the necklace back off of Stacey?" Tommy was slightly offended that Merton hadn't asked how he was first but continued on anyway.
"No, your genie woman got out and is wondering around town somewhere," he sounded like he blamed Merton,
"What, ok, ok calm, calm, she's probably looking for me, right so…. Oh I don't know, Tommy what should we do?" it was all silent on Tommy's end of the line "Tommy..?"
"I'm thinking," Merton was able to say something sarcastic but restrained himself, "Right bring your hearse around here and we'll go around town. Maybe we'll find her wondering around." He hung up. Merton ran out the door and jumped into his hearse.
Emily looked up at the sign above the Hungry Bucket, she looked around for any sign of Merton but didn't find any. She decided she should ask someone and went over to a couple of boys, T'N'T.
"Hello, do you know a guy called Merton?" she asked the boys, who looked at her gothic clothes suspiciously, "Hello, did you hear me?" Emily asked after the pair were silent for a couple seconds.
"We heard, we know him," Travis said,
"Do you know where I can find him?" T'N'T looked at her more suspiciously, eyeing her up and down
"Is you a goffic?" they asked at the same time,
"A what? A gothic? Do I look like a cathedral? Or stained glass? No, I'm not you twats. Do you know where Merton is or not, cos if you don't your wasting my time," Emily was getting impatient. After a couple of seconds when they realised they had been offended, Tim and Travis looked angry. Travis cracked his knuckles menacingly at Emily who looked more impatient and not at all worried.
"Look girly girl-" Travis was still moving his mouth but no sound was coming out. Emily rolled her eyes and walked away. While Tim stared blankly at his friend.
Merton and Tommy rolled past the Hungry Bucket, checking for Emily, they couldn't see her, just T'N'T talking to each other, or Tim talking to Travis and Travis miming. Merton frowned, confused then shrugged his shoulders. He was about to drive on when Tommy put a hand on his shoulder.
"It might have something to do with genie girl," Tommy said, Merton looked like the last thing he wanted to do was go help T'N'T but got out of the car anyway, following behind Tommy. They get up to T'N'T, they both looked panicked. Tommy went over to Tim
"Hey, what happened?" he asked, Merton slightly cowering behind him
"He can't talk, he's like dumb or something," Merton snorted behind him
"I've known that for ages," Merton said quietly. Travis heard and stared evilly at Merton, he went forward towards him threateningly but Tommy put a hand in front to stop him. Tim watched the exchange and joined in the advance,
"Its his fault," Tim said pointing to Merton, "Some goffic chick was looking for him and then this happens to Travis," Tim said angrily
"Wait, a girl, what way did she go?" Tommy asked with one hand against each of the boys chest to stop them beating Merton. "Guys, what way did she go?"
"That way," Tim pointed in the direction Emily had gone. He had calmed a bit, but not much
"Now, guys, think for a sec. How could Merton do this. He's just Merton, a little gothic dweeb guy O.K," they calm considerably and Tommy and Merton headed for the hearse, Tommy still guarding Merton slightly.
Merton and Tommy drove around the streets in the direction Tim had pointed to, they were silent and the atmosphere was tense.
"Do you really think that?" Merton said suddenly
"Think what?"
"That I'm a dweeby goth, who's useless," Merton looked honestly hurt
"No, I just said that to get those guy off our back," Merton didn't look satisfied but kept quiet anyway.
Suddenly Merton screeched to a halt, Emily was across the road walking along the path. Merton and Tommy both got out the hearse and headed over. Emily looked pleased to see Merton,
"Hey where did you go? What happened? Who was that girl?" Emily asked quick fire style
"Later, come on," Merton and Tommy pushed her towards the back of the hearse, she was resistant,
"No way, I am not going in the back of hearse for anyone," Emily said
"Just get in," Tommy said. There was a flash of red light and everyone was in the lair
"There much better," Emily said, Merton looked astounded
"If you could do that, why were you wondering around town looking for me?" Merton asked
"Well I didn't know where this place was. You did, I just took the info from your head, easy," she said slumping onto his bed "Now unless you have any wishes I'm going to bed. And don't loose me this time," there was a familiar flash of light and Emily disappeared again. Leaving Tommy and Merton staring blankly and dumbly at the empty bed, Merton looked down and saw the necklace safely fastened around his neck.
Tommy ran into his house, past Dean and to the telephone, he picked it up and dialled a number off by heart. It rang three times before it was picked up,
"Hello?" it was Becky
"Hey Becky, get Merton would you?" Tommy sounded rushed and was out of breath. Tommy heard her cover the mouthpiece and faintly call for Merton, referring to him as 'freaker'.
"So Tommy, how are you?" it was Becky, trying to flirt again,
"Fine, fine," Tommy said dismissively and didn't ask back. Tommy could hear Merton struggle for the phone for a minute and then finally getting the phone away from Becky.
"Tommy?"
"Yeah,"
"Did you get the necklace back off of Stacey?" Tommy was slightly offended that Merton hadn't asked how he was first but continued on anyway.
"No, your genie woman got out and is wondering around town somewhere," he sounded like he blamed Merton,
"What, ok, ok calm, calm, she's probably looking for me, right so…. Oh I don't know, Tommy what should we do?" it was all silent on Tommy's end of the line "Tommy..?"
"I'm thinking," Merton was able to say something sarcastic but restrained himself, "Right bring your hearse around here and we'll go around town. Maybe we'll find her wondering around." He hung up. Merton ran out the door and jumped into his hearse.
Emily looked up at the sign above the Hungry Bucket, she looked around for any sign of Merton but didn't find any. She decided she should ask someone and went over to a couple of boys, T'N'T.
"Hello, do you know a guy called Merton?" she asked the boys, who looked at her gothic clothes suspiciously, "Hello, did you hear me?" Emily asked after the pair were silent for a couple seconds.
"We heard, we know him," Travis said,
"Do you know where I can find him?" T'N'T looked at her more suspiciously, eyeing her up and down
"Is you a goffic?" they asked at the same time,
"A what? A gothic? Do I look like a cathedral? Or stained glass? No, I'm not you twats. Do you know where Merton is or not, cos if you don't your wasting my time," Emily was getting impatient. After a couple of seconds when they realised they had been offended, Tim and Travis looked angry. Travis cracked his knuckles menacingly at Emily who looked more impatient and not at all worried.
"Look girly girl-" Travis was still moving his mouth but no sound was coming out. Emily rolled her eyes and walked away. While Tim stared blankly at his friend.
Merton and Tommy rolled past the Hungry Bucket, checking for Emily, they couldn't see her, just T'N'T talking to each other, or Tim talking to Travis and Travis miming. Merton frowned, confused then shrugged his shoulders. He was about to drive on when Tommy put a hand on his shoulder.
"It might have something to do with genie girl," Tommy said, Merton looked like the last thing he wanted to do was go help T'N'T but got out of the car anyway, following behind Tommy. They get up to T'N'T, they both looked panicked. Tommy went over to Tim
"Hey, what happened?" he asked, Merton slightly cowering behind him
"He can't talk, he's like dumb or something," Merton snorted behind him
"I've known that for ages," Merton said quietly. Travis heard and stared evilly at Merton, he went forward towards him threateningly but Tommy put a hand in front to stop him. Tim watched the exchange and joined in the advance,
"Its his fault," Tim said pointing to Merton, "Some goffic chick was looking for him and then this happens to Travis," Tim said angrily
"Wait, a girl, what way did she go?" Tommy asked with one hand against each of the boys chest to stop them beating Merton. "Guys, what way did she go?"
"That way," Tim pointed in the direction Emily had gone. He had calmed a bit, but not much
"Now, guys, think for a sec. How could Merton do this. He's just Merton, a little gothic dweeb guy O.K," they calm considerably and Tommy and Merton headed for the hearse, Tommy still guarding Merton slightly.
Merton and Tommy drove around the streets in the direction Tim had pointed to, they were silent and the atmosphere was tense.
"Do you really think that?" Merton said suddenly
"Think what?"
"That I'm a dweeby goth, who's useless," Merton looked honestly hurt
"No, I just said that to get those guy off our back," Merton didn't look satisfied but kept quiet anyway.
Suddenly Merton screeched to a halt, Emily was across the road walking along the path. Merton and Tommy both got out the hearse and headed over. Emily looked pleased to see Merton,
"Hey where did you go? What happened? Who was that girl?" Emily asked quick fire style
"Later, come on," Merton and Tommy pushed her towards the back of the hearse, she was resistant,
"No way, I am not going in the back of hearse for anyone," Emily said
"Just get in," Tommy said. There was a flash of red light and everyone was in the lair
"There much better," Emily said, Merton looked astounded
"If you could do that, why were you wondering around town looking for me?" Merton asked
"Well I didn't know where this place was. You did, I just took the info from your head, easy," she said slumping onto his bed "Now unless you have any wishes I'm going to bed. And don't loose me this time," there was a familiar flash of light and Emily disappeared again. Leaving Tommy and Merton staring blankly and dumbly at the empty bed, Merton looked down and saw the necklace safely fastened around his neck.