This story takes place after Scooby Doo and the Alien Invadors.
My first fan-fic I'm posting, and it's a fluff... how unlike me! Oh well, here it is anyway.
Disclaimer: The characters used in this story are owned by Hanna-Babera and Warner Brothers.
Chapter One: It's not like you
Velma watched as her friend absent-mindedly stirred his dinner around the plate with a fork, before pushing it away as he slumped over the table, head buried in his arms. It seemed he had not completely gotten over Crystal, after all. For weeks he had been putting on a brave face, and appeared to be his usual self again, but clearly it was just a mask. Her heart ached for him as she hovered by the doorway of his hotel room.
She knocked hesitantly, startling him so that he jumped up, almost falling backwards off his chair.
"Sorry, Shaggy," she stammered, as he turned around to face her, now standing by the table.
"Oh, it's you, Velma," he replied. "Come in, come in!"
Velma stepped inside, closing the door gently behind her. Shaggy smiled at her, yet his eyes did not hide his sadness.
"Like, was there something you wanted?" he asked. She looked at him searchingly for a moment, before asking:
"Shaggy ----- if you ever feel you need someone to talk to, you know I'm always there for you, right?"
He looked to the floor and fidgeted.
"Aww, thanks Velma. That really means a lot to me..."
For a while, there was an awkward silence as the two of them stood in front of each other, both looking to the ground. Loud doggy snores broke the silence.
Shaggy looked up suddenly, as if snapping out of a day dream.
"Hey, uhm, why don't you sit down?"
"Thanks, I will," said Velma, as they each took a seat. She wasn't sure how to approach this topic, so she just came out and said it.
"I'm worried about you Shaggy - I've never seen you like this."
"What are you talking about?" he retorted, "I'm just the same as ever -"
"You haven't touched your dinner," she interrupted.
"- I wasn't hungry..."
"You see what I mean? It's not like you."
Shaggy looked down at his hands on the table and sighed. He could fool Scooby; he could fool Freddie and Daphne, too. But he couldn't fool Velma.
"It's been hard," he admitted in a quiet voice. "Accepting that the only person I've ever loved - the only person who could ever love me..."
"Now come on," said Velma sympathetically, "do you really believe that?"
"Well - yeah. I kinda do."
"Then you'd be wrong."
Velma reached across the table and placed her hands over his. Shaggy looked up and saw she was looking him straight in the eyes. He held her gaze for a few seconds, then stood up and turned away, and Velma lifted her hands as he took away his own. He stood with his back to her on the other side of the room, staring out the window, yet seeing nothing. Velma watched him for a while, and he stood, still and silent as the night.
Sooo..... what do you think of the first chapter? If you liked it, please review ^-^ If you have any suggestions as to the rest of the story, let me know, and I'll see what I think! One thing - I like a bit of action in my stories, so this will not be purely a fluff. Oh and another thing - if anyone has suggestions for a better title, also let me know.
Thankyou, I hope you enjoyed reading this ^-^
My first fan-fic I'm posting, and it's a fluff... how unlike me! Oh well, here it is anyway.
Disclaimer: The characters used in this story are owned by Hanna-Babera and Warner Brothers.
Chapter One: It's not like you
Velma watched as her friend absent-mindedly stirred his dinner around the plate with a fork, before pushing it away as he slumped over the table, head buried in his arms. It seemed he had not completely gotten over Crystal, after all. For weeks he had been putting on a brave face, and appeared to be his usual self again, but clearly it was just a mask. Her heart ached for him as she hovered by the doorway of his hotel room.
She knocked hesitantly, startling him so that he jumped up, almost falling backwards off his chair.
"Sorry, Shaggy," she stammered, as he turned around to face her, now standing by the table.
"Oh, it's you, Velma," he replied. "Come in, come in!"
Velma stepped inside, closing the door gently behind her. Shaggy smiled at her, yet his eyes did not hide his sadness.
"Like, was there something you wanted?" he asked. She looked at him searchingly for a moment, before asking:
"Shaggy ----- if you ever feel you need someone to talk to, you know I'm always there for you, right?"
He looked to the floor and fidgeted.
"Aww, thanks Velma. That really means a lot to me..."
For a while, there was an awkward silence as the two of them stood in front of each other, both looking to the ground. Loud doggy snores broke the silence.
Shaggy looked up suddenly, as if snapping out of a day dream.
"Hey, uhm, why don't you sit down?"
"Thanks, I will," said Velma, as they each took a seat. She wasn't sure how to approach this topic, so she just came out and said it.
"I'm worried about you Shaggy - I've never seen you like this."
"What are you talking about?" he retorted, "I'm just the same as ever -"
"You haven't touched your dinner," she interrupted.
"- I wasn't hungry..."
"You see what I mean? It's not like you."
Shaggy looked down at his hands on the table and sighed. He could fool Scooby; he could fool Freddie and Daphne, too. But he couldn't fool Velma.
"It's been hard," he admitted in a quiet voice. "Accepting that the only person I've ever loved - the only person who could ever love me..."
"Now come on," said Velma sympathetically, "do you really believe that?"
"Well - yeah. I kinda do."
"Then you'd be wrong."
Velma reached across the table and placed her hands over his. Shaggy looked up and saw she was looking him straight in the eyes. He held her gaze for a few seconds, then stood up and turned away, and Velma lifted her hands as he took away his own. He stood with his back to her on the other side of the room, staring out the window, yet seeing nothing. Velma watched him for a while, and he stood, still and silent as the night.
Sooo..... what do you think of the first chapter? If you liked it, please review ^-^ If you have any suggestions as to the rest of the story, let me know, and I'll see what I think! One thing - I like a bit of action in my stories, so this will not be purely a fluff. Oh and another thing - if anyone has suggestions for a better title, also let me know.
Thankyou, I hope you enjoyed reading this ^-^