Hi again all!! I want to thank you all for being so great and reading this lil story and reviewing it!! The Scooby section has many more dedicated fans and readers than the Sailor Moon side, I'll tell you that! I've gotten...2 reviews for a new SM story, while I've had many more for this one! So here's chapter three! Hope you all enjoy!?

Purple

Daphne kept looking around, perplexed, every time she saw a shorthaired brunette walk by her table. She fiddled with her halter-top and miniskirt (which of course, was of a purplish shade, with sequins) for the millionth time, whipping her head side to side, trying to spot her 'so- called friend'. Fred, dressed in a deep navy blue blazer, sighed and gently stopped her by grabbing both her hands and placing them on the table, and then taking her head which was roaming the place over and turning it to face the group at her table. She turned her head again, but this time to look at her handsome boyfriend, who was being incredibly patient with her, which he usually wasn't.

"Am I bothering you, hon? I'm really sorry, but...I just can't stop thinking about Velma! I mean, could it be that she didn't tell me she was going on a date because she's mad at me...or maybe she didn't want me to know WHO she's going on a date with...do you know?" Daphne twisted her amethyst heart pendant around so the clasp wasn't shown on her neck, accidentally knocking Scooby on the side of the head when she lifted her arm. The dog shook it off, grabbed a breadstick, and jumped back under the table to his hiding spot. You don't actually think they'd truly allow a dog into a nice restaurant, even after Scooby would try to assure them that he was no dog, do you?

Shaggy bit into his fifth breadstick and slid another one under the table for his dog, then looked back at the couple before him, brushing stray crumbs from his brown jacket, which was covering his usual green style of shirt. "Look, Daph, we have no clue who it is that she's dating. She just left earlier and said she had a date. That's all we know."

Daphne bit her lip, as if concentrating. "I think she's either ashamed of her date, or knows its someone I would disapprove of. I wish...oh, I wish she and Patrick had stayed together! But, no, Patrick had to go off and marry some Harvard law student! That broke Velma's heart!"

"Well, that's probably why she's out on a date, Daphne. She's trying to forget Patrick and go on with her life. You know, if I was you, I'd quit trying so hard to make Velma like you, and let Velma...just be Velma. Personally, I think Velma was afraid that you'd try to change her for her date in a way she didn't want to be changed, and therefore, she didn't tell you about it."

Daphne stared at him, and rolled her eyes. "Darling, why didn't you go into psychology?"

He shrugged. "I should have, but didn't. You know me, though. Mysteries are just my thing."

She nodded and laid her head on his shoulder. Shortly after, their food arrived, and Daphne was, as usual, amazed at the huge plate of spaghetti that Shaggy had ordered. Fred had his usual lasagna plate, while she had a platter of fettuccini alfredo. When the waiter left, they all lifted up the tablecloth and passed Scooby a huge heaping of food from each of their plates onto a dog bowl that he had brought along. Scooby was overjoyed with all the food, and got down to the business of eating it all. The teens lowered the tablecloth again, and noticed the odd stares they were receiving from the people around them. Fred stifled a laugh, while Daphne was busy turning red and Shaggy was unconcerned.

After the group left the restaurant, amazing the host by walking out with a dog covered in spaghetti sauce, they headed to the mall. Fred hoped that shopping would take his girlfriend's mind off her best friend.

While Fred and Shaggy sat outside a store waiting for Daphne, they watched Scooby chew on a bone Shaggy had bought from the pet store.

"How did you get Scooby in that restaurant, anyways, Shag?" Fred asked, still baffled by the incidence.

"Oh, that was, like, easy! Daphne and I had a huge plan all made up for getting him in while you were in the bathroom. After Scooby tried to tell the guy at the front that he was no dog, and after they led him out, we walked in and found our table. Daphne got up and went to the restroom, thus letting Scoob in through a window. And, dude, that was awesome! She said those windows were small! It was a good plan..."

Fred grinned. "You amaze me sometimes, Shags."

Daphne came out of the store she had been in carrying two large shopping bags with her. She sat down in between the two young men and pulled something out of the bag, and called Scooby over. "Scooby, I got you something!"

"Ro roy, ro roy! Rhat ris rit?" Scooby bounded over to her, tossing the bone he had been chewing into the pet store bag by Shaggy's feet.

Daphne held up a large box with a picture of a Great Dane shaped bubble gum machine. "See? Isn't it cute? I thought you could put dog treats in it!"

"Hey, that's pretty cool, man!" Shaggy grabbed the package. "We'll put it by the snack bar!"

"Reah, reah!" Scooby nodded his head excitedly.

Fred was smiling, and turned to look around. His eyes widened with horror when he looked at the line of people who were coming out of the movie theater. "Oh, my God. No wonder she never told us who she was going on a date with! Daphne's not the only one who would disapprove!"

"Why's that, man?" Shaggy turned and looked where Fred was pointing and gasped.

Daphne stood up while putting the present for Scooby back in one of the bags she had been carrying and looked where they were gazing.

"WHAT THE HELL! RED HERRING??" She dropped the bag, making Scooby take a mad dash to save his beloved treat machine.

Well, what do you think? Well, I like this chapter! I thought it was totally unexpected. It's weird, thinking of Red and Velma, ain't it? Well, I'm going to get started on Chapter four tonight. So R & R this chapter, and drop me an email if ya'd like!

Here's what Scooby said for the most part...

"Ro roy, Ro roy! Rhat ris rit?" = "Oh boy, oh boy! What is it?"

"Reah, Reah!" = "Yeah, Yeah!"

Luv u all and God Bless!

LunaScoobyGurl