Ok, to the people who review, thank you so much! I love writing stories when I know people are enjoying reading them! I hope you enjoy this chapter! :D
Oh, and a time lapse. I have PLENTY of ideas, but they all take place at various times. Sorry about that. ^_^'
Days had gone by since then. Summer was here. And everyone was packing up to go home.
Not much had really happened. Although, Thatch's hatred of Fatch grew a tremendous amount since the incident. Fatch had managed to gain the friendship of, not only Casper's group, but he had managed to get the friendship of his gang as well. The worse part was that he hadn't even tried. He helped them, and now he was friends with both groups. The only one he didn't help was Casper, but Casper was friends with everyone, so he really didn't count. And Mantha and Dummygirl had already been helped by the annoying vampire. Thatch could easily remember all the events.
Slither groaned a little, rubbing his upper arm (arm, tentacle, blah). The whole school had just came back from the spooky woods, and poor Slither had fallen on a really sharp branch and cut his arm. The creature wrapped his tentacle around the wound, trying not to make any form of noise as he neared Thatch.
" Something wrong Slither? "
Funny. Thatch normally didn't care. Slither merely shock his head and slithered away, heading for the dorm. No one would be in there, they were already heading to dinner. Once there, he pulled up his sleeve and began digging into his trunk, searching for some bandages or something. Something that would cover the wound.
" Need help? "
The creature jumped and turned around to see Fatch, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. Said vampire pushed himself off the wall and walked over to him, grabbing his arm and gently probing the wound. Slither hissed and tried to pull away, but Fatch had a firm grip on him. The vampire looked at the other and used his free hand to pull something out from behind his cape. It was a fresh roll of bandages. Slither gave him a look of question.
" Why do you have bandages in your cape? "
Fatch wrinkled his nose a bit, acting as if the answer weren't obvious.
" For a vampire, you never know when your gonna need them. Especially if you have to fight for your meal. "
Oh. That was a blood reference. Fatch lightly probed the wound again and narrowed his eyes.
" It's deep... "
He murmured.
" And it's bleeding heavily. Gonna need to stop it before bandaging it. Hold still for a minute. "
Before he could question the vampire, the creature began to do the craziest thing; he LICKED the cut. Slither began to shiver as one, it was weird, and two, that dudes tongue was ICE cold. What the heck was he doing?! Suddenly he stopped, causing Slither to look at his arm. Shockingly, it looked considerably better. The cut was much smaller, and didn't hurt nearly as bad as it did. Slither's eyes widened as he looked the other, who had now begun bandaging his arm tightly. How did he do that...? That wasn't even physically possible. Slither hissed a bit as Fatch finished up, pulling his sleeve back down for him. Fatch then stood up, brushing his cape off a bit.
" Th-thanks. "
Slither thanked quietly. Fatch merely shrugged in response.
" Don't mention it. "
Thatch huffed a bit as he put his clothes into his suit case. Slither was the second in command in their group, so the fact that he was able to make friends with a creature outside of the group was not good for THIS creature. Then there was Ra and Mosshead.
Ra yelped, dodging yet another dodge ball. He was on a team with Mosshead, Casper, Harpy, Fatch and Triclops. They were up against Thatch, Slither, Dummygirl, Mantha, Wolfie, Mickey and Monaco. So not only was his team out numbered, but they weren't very sporty. They were going to lose. There was no way they could win.
Suddenly, without much warning, Mosshead ran right into the mummy, sending them both to the ground. Which was not only terrible because they were prone to get hit, but also because they were the only ones still in the game besides Fatch. Ra looked up to see Thatch grin. The vampire held up the dodge balls he held in each hand and threw. The two closed their eyes, not wanting to see the objects hit them. But surprisingly, all that came were a few gasps from the other students. The two opened their eyes, only to find BOTH dodge balls had been caught by their vampire partner. How he'd even gotten there so quick was beyond them, considering he'd been on the other side of the court. Fatch hissed and did two of the near to impossible things: one. He managed to hit Thatch out, and two; he managed to hit the far higher wall on the other side of the court, giving their side a jail break. As the other three (Casper, Harpy, Triclops) ran back onto the court, Ra and Mosshead got up, staring at the creature in shock.
" Uh, thanks Fatch. "
Ra thanked lightly. Mosshead pounced up, being the more energetic of the two.
" Yeah thanks! "
Fatch looked at them, and nodded softly in response.
Thatch closed his coffin wordlessly. Those two were probably the easiest to "befriend." It was rather pathetic. At least HE still had a reason to hate the other. The creature picked up his suit case and turned to leave, only to stop as Casper was right in front of him.
" Have a good summer Thatch. "
He greeted. Thatch merely huffed at his friendliness and walked out the door. Casper shrugged and turned to see how Ra was doing.
" How are you going to spend your summer Ra? "
The mummy turned and smiled at the ghost, closing up his suit case as well.
" I don't know. I'll probably just hang around my families vacation tomb. "
Before Ra continued their conversation, his eyes settled on something to the right. Casper quickly followed his gaze and found Fatch just sitting there, looked really annoyed/mad. The pale boy blinked and walked over to him, quickly gaining his attention.
" Yes Casper? "
He asked gently.
" Why aren't you packing up? "
Now Fatch sighed and folded his arms.
" My house flooded. "
He answered with clear annoyance in his voice.
" I have to stay here for a week until its ready. "
" Wait-YOUR house? "
Ra inquired.
" Don't you live with your parents? "
Immediately Ra knew he'd said the wrong thing, as for the first time in the month Fatch had been here, he actually looked... sad. He shook his head.
" No. No I don't. I don't have any parents. "
Casper frowned and placed a hand on the vampire's shoulder.
" Well, why don't you stay with me for the week? "
Immediately Fatch's eyes widened as he turned to the ghost.
" R-really?! "
" Of course! "
That's when a miracle happened; for the first time in five years... Fatch smiled. It felt so foreign to his face, but still so wonderful.
" Th-thank you Casper... "
~Later, at 11:30pm~
" Mmm... "
Fatch hummed, shifting his back pack a bit in nervousness.
" Mmmaybe I should just go... "
Fatch was beyond nervous now. He wasn't sure if Caspers uncles would like him. Ghost didn't tend to like him. Casper shook his head and frowned.
" No Fatch! Don't worry! I'm sure my uncles won't mind! So long as you aren't worse than Mosshead was! "
... Ok, Fatch didn't even want to know. He watched Casper float over and ring the door bell, which was almost immediately answered by three older looking ghosts.
" Aww, how awful! "
Stretch said playfully.
" You haven't changed a bit! "
" Didn't you say that the last time he was here Stretch? "
Fatso said, more mockingly than anything. Stretch merely huffed.
" Aw who cares? Casper's here! "
Casper began grinning ear to ear.
" I missed you guys too! "
As the four ghost began to hug, Fatch began to feel a little out of place. He folded his arms behind him back, trying to remain quiet and collected. Once the ghosts departed, Casper motioned to the vampire.
" I hope you guys don't mind, but I invited Fatch to stay here for a bit. "
Almost immediately the three ghosts backed up as they felt a strange aura from the vampire.
" His house flooded, so he's only going to be here for a week. "
Fatch blushed a bit and walked towards the older creatures, holding his hand out.
" It's nice to meet you sirs... "
The ghostly trio looked at each other for a minute, still a little unsure about having another guest after the Mosshead incident, but one by one they shook his hand. They could tell just by his greeting that he was not like the swamp creature.
Once they were all acquainted, Casper led the vampire upstairs to his room and began laying some bedding out on the floor.
" I hope you don't mind sleeping on the floor. "
He said, turning to the other who shook his head.
" It's fine... Thank you... "
Just then the ghostly trio came in through the wall.
" Hey Casper, can we see you for a moment? "
Casper looked at Fatch really quick before following his uncles. Once in the safety of the hall way, Fatso was the first to speak.
" Casper, there's something a little "off" about your vampire friend. "
He said as gently as he could.
" He just seems more powerful than he should be... "
Stretch added. Casper tilted his head to the side a bit.
" What do you mean? "
Stinky looked up, his expression deadly serious.
" It's like he's got a demon's soul, or power inside of him. "
Casper backed up in shock. What were his uncles getting at?! Did they think Fatch was a demon in disguise? Or did they think he was evil or something?! Either way, what the heck?! Stinky took Casper's silence as a chance to continue.
" Now, we're not accusing him of anything, we just want you to keep an eye on him, ok? "
Casper, though slightly annoyed, nodded
Fatch sighed at the ghosts conversation; he was right. The ghost could feel his mismatched aura. Demons were rather closely related to ghosts, shadow demons being even closer. So he wasn't all that surprised by their conversation. He knew coming to a house full of ghosts would result to this anyway. The vampire sighed again and sat down on the makeshift bed and pulled out his journal, quickly jotting down his thoughts.
So the ghosts have figured it out. I guess it isn't SO bad. It's not like they know anyone to important. I should be safe here. I'll admit, I feel a little awkward staying with Casper and his uncles. I barely know any of them, I just feel so out of place. But it's just for a week. It was so nice of Casper to let me stay here. Now I know Casper won't be reading this, but I just gotta say... thank you Casper.
The summer begins today
And all soak up the freedom
And though I'll be alone within a week
I'll enjoy it however random
This took a few days, so sorry bout that. You guys are awesome! Oh, and pay close attention to the poems and the ending of this chapter. I shan't say no more, but just trust me on this. I AM the author, after all. XD
