My Favorite Mistake
Chapter Two: Oh, Pretty Woman
Genre: Alternate Universe
Summary: This is the alternate origin of how Scooby and the gang met.
Scooby Doo and the Gang belong to Hannah-Barbera. The rest belongs to me. Also I don't know much about what's going on in 1968 so bear it with me, will you?
~Fred's POV~
This is for you all Fred/Daphne fans out there!
It's 7:35 AM on Monday, September 14, 1968. The first day of school. High school, that is. This day will determine what will my social life be in the next three years.
But all of a sudden, all of that didn't matter when I walked out of my house and saw... her.
Daphne Blake, the girl who lives across the street from my house. I fell in love with her before I even knew that I like girls. Ever since me and my family moved out of our low-income home in outskirts of Coolsville where the Jones' family farm used to be, we moved to the rich neighborhood (thanks to my family's investment on the farm) in the heart of Coolsville. There, across the new home that we were living I saw a five-year old Daphne and was captivated at first sight. I love her when I was six and I still love her at sixteen.
It's not about her looks, it's her personality. She's modest, spirited, plucky, honest and intelligent. When we were still in junior high, I almost broken up when she given that speech when she was about to be elected for seventh grade secretary. Not mention she's skipped a grade and is one heck of a writer and journalist.
Even though, that Daphne knew that I exist and we're from the same cliques, the pretty, the popular and the preppy. There is still no hope for me. For years, Daphne is going out with the top athlete of Coolsville, Jack Anderson or Jack Flash (as in the Rolling Stones song "Jumping Jack Flash") as everyone calls him, thanks to his speed and agility in the football and track. It's seems that every time that Daphne wave at me outside her mansion, it usual because she waving at Jack and his glossy red 1966 Mustang to pick her up.
After they left, I sighed to myself, but put on a brave face. You'll get your chance, Jones! Just soon, Jones! Soon! All that matters is that me and Daphne are the best of friends. That's all that matters.
I quickly grabbed my books as dig into my jeans pocket for my keys. The keys to my broken up station wagon. It's not quite as fancy as Jack's precious Mustang. But at least, it will get me to and from school. Besides, like my family, I always think wise and practical (which leads me top dog of the Coolsville Boy Scouts when I was young).
I get into the car and started the engine. Good, it's starting and drive off the driveway into the road.
For a few short minutes, everything is going good while I driving my vehicle... until- CRASH! No! No! No! NO! My car can't be breakdown! Not on the first day of school! The hood was up in smoke when it breaks down. I quickly got out of the car and opened the hot hood! It's no good and I can't push the car to the nearest auto shop when school starts out in... 20 minutes! Oh, man! I guess this is what I'm getting for the next three years. Bad luck for me!
I look around to the direction to the high school. Good, it's not that far. I run as quickly as I can to school with my books around my arms. I'm getting this bad feeling that there's more unexpected surprises are up ahead.
TBC...
Next Chapter: California Dreamin' (Shaggy's POV)