A/N: I do not own Scooby-Doo or any related Hanna-Barbera/Warner Bros characters. The plot and minor characters are creations of mine. This is a non for profit, just for fun piece of fan writing!
Chapter Three – Fish and Chips At Last!
"Wowee!" Shaggy and Scooby gazed around the large room, complete with en-suite bathroom,
"Like check it out Scoob'" Shaggy said, "They have gold handles on everything! Taps, door, toilet, wardrobe. This place is like uber-posh, we have to be like on our best behaviour."
Across the hall Velma was admiring her room, furnished with elegant furniture and an exquisite old fashioned four poster bed, the young girl felt extremely glamourous as she lay down on it, admiring the dark oak wood and the rich purple curtains drawn back at either side. Adorning the ceiling were lint gold cherubs and angels, frolicking on clouds. With such splendour and grandeur surrounding her, the young girl felt almost insignificant in comparison.
"Jinkies!" she whispered.
A knock at the door interrupted her reverie,
"It's open." She called
A young bell boy opened the door and brought in her suitcase,
"Your case, miss." He said politely
"Oh, thank you very much." The bespectacled girl said, as the young boy left.
Down the hall from Velma, Fred was unpacking his suitcase; organizing things in his usual tidy way. Once done he looked at his appearance in a long mirror, quickly smoothing out his hair, and straightening his trademark red ascot he walked slowly to the door of his room,
What are you doing? He thought,
Going to see her, what else? Came the reply
Why? Why would you even think that she wants to see you?
Because I am her friend.
Ignoring the battle going on in his head, the young blond boy opened the door to his room and walked across the hallway and knocked on the door to 'Her' room.
She opened the door and smiled when she saw who it was,
"Hey Freddie, come on in."
"Thanks Daph. Just came to see….er…" What had he come to see? Her. But you can't say that "I just came to see…if you…if you are ok in your room. Lovely isn't it?"
"I know they are so beautiful." She replied, "I have just finished unpacking."
The redheaded girl opened the wardrobe door, as if to prove that she had unpacked. Fred laughed.
"Shall we go and get the others? I can't wait to go and explore London!"
"Lets go then." Daphne said, "Oh, wait. I'll just grab a jacket."
"Like I vote we go get fish and chips!"
"Re roo!"
"We should go on a sightseeing tour!"
"No, we should go and get tickets to see a West-end show!"
"Woah, woah, woah! Guys!" Fred raised his voice over the disagreements, "Guys, calm down! We will get nowhere otherwise."
"Freddie is right. We need to be diplomatic about this."
Daphne and Fred bent their heads over a guide to London, discussing possible ways around the disagreements.
"Like…err…Velms…can I like..err talk to you?" Shaggy said quietly
"Yes, of course you can."
"Like I was thinking. You know your way around London don't you?"
"Hardly, I studied the map, and that's about it. Why?"
"Like, I was wondering if you would take me and Scoob' to a fish and chips shop? Then we could go on a sightseeing bus tour? That is like of course, if you like want to."
Velma blushed, in spite of herself.
"Sure." She glanced over at Fred and Daphne, "Fred, Daphne. Me and Shaggy are gonna, go and do our own thing. We will meet you guys back here for dinner later."
And with that the pair, followed by Scooby left the hotel. Fred looked at Daphne with one eyebrow raised;
"You don't think…." He said
"I dunno…"she said
"They can't be…"
"We will have to wait and see."
"So where do you wanna go then?" Fred turned to the young girl beside him
"To see a show. Please." She said.
"Ok, then. Let's go get some tickets."
"Like, oh boy! Fish and chips at last! How cool, Scooby!"
"Rish rand rips! Rummy!"
"Glad that you are enjoying them!" Said Velma as the wind blew her hair about her face.
They were sitting on the upper floor of an open topped double decker sightseeing bus, on a guided tour of London. They had been down the Mall and seen Buckingham Palace, and were currently going past Trafalgar Square. There was a chipper guide reeling off information and facts as they drove past things of interest, monuments, and important places.
"We are currently going past the Her Majestys's Theatre, where the popular show 'Phantom of The Opera' is, and has been, playing for twenty years to sellout audiences. Our next visits are Leicester Square and then Covent Garden!" her voice rang out across the bus as it continued along the roads of London.
A/N: Here you go! Chapter 3, I hope that you are enjoying it so far. My apologies for the time it has taken me to update, I have been busy starting a new job. Hopefully now that I am all settled I can really get down to getting on with the story. Thank you to all of my reviewers, I hope you received your replies.
E Knight: I started the ship in this chapter, however like I said I am not sure how it will develop! Watch this space, lol!
For general reference, all of the places, theatres and shows that are mentioned in this, and the next few chapters are real and can be seen in London.
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