A/N: Here is the second chapter. While the first chapter was a slight alteration to the "New Ghoul at School" webisode, this chapter will introduce and focus more on Heath. He will be less of an idiot in this story compared to the series.
Hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: Monster High and the characters belong to Garrett Sander and Mattel.
Chapter 2: A Robotics Club? Fangtastic!
September 2013: Week Two
Frankie's POV
Monday: From Fearleading to Robots
I saw a poster that said "Fearleading tryouts", I guess it means cheerleading? My optimism sparked. This is perfect! This should have been perfect, I had everything going for me except, the girl that I needed to impress was the girl that I had not yet impressed. Oh crap.
As Ms. Royalty started walking down the aisle, she stopped in front of me looking at me and my uniform asking, "Well, do you have any experience?"
I lied replying yes in a higher pitched voice.
She turned back continuing, "There is only one opening on this fear leading squad and it's reserved for the best of the best. Is that you?"
She turned back to me before continuing.
"Unlikely, watch closely. We do the routine once, then you repeat. Nothing less than perfection on my squad."
Ghoulia pressed play on the boombox and I watched the routine carefully. As soon as Ms. Royalty gestured Ghoulia to stop playing the music and wiped the sweat off her forehead. Everyone else clapped except for me as I got more and more nervous.
Before Ms. Royalty could speak, the side gym door opened. I looked and saw that it was the same dark haired girl I met last week, oh I forgot her name. Wait, what is she in uniform? She was in the squad!?
"Hey Cleo! Sorry I am late, I had my hands full with the welcoming committee. We had to spend time tracking how much we spent during student orientation last week to forward to the Student Disembody Council. This week we are now going to focus on the international exchange students who are a part of the Monster Exchange Program."
"Ah, Melody! Perfect timing, I was just about to evaluate on how these five young ladies can mimic the routine, but since your here as co-captain you can take over. I am going to step out and get a quick bite before my next class. Come Ghoulia."
Bite? Uh, does that mean lunch?
So this Melody girl is co-captain of the fear leading team and on the welcome committee? Wow this girl is going places with the extra curriculars, I should at least try to get into something. As soon as Ms. Royalty, who is Cleo and Ghoulia left, I heard Melody stating that she is taking over for the rest of the tryouts.
"Okay, girls! Hopefully Cleo did not scare you off. Now, let's see what you all got!"
Melody looked at me, "Hey newbie! Are you trying out too?"
I meekly replied, "Yeah, sort of haha."
As soon as Melody pushed play back on the boombox, she ushered me to go first repeating back the routine.
"Alright, newbie your up. Let's see what you got!"
Tuesday
The next day, after school I was informed by Clawdeen and Draculaura that unfortunately, I did not make the fearleading squad since Cleo has high standards but Melody said that I was their second choice. Hey, at least being second best is better than nothing! After I exchanged numbers with both girls, I ran into Ghoulia, surprisingly without Cleo. Guess she went home already. She offered me to stop by the after school comic book club to help me out in trying to find a club. Hmm, I wonder who told her that I needed help? I was more of a book reader than a comic reader but hey, it's similar!
As Ghoulia escorted me to the school library where the club is held, she introduced me to two other members of the club. One was a girl who, like Draculaura, had the same skin tone, but instead of a vampire she was actually a genie! I thought genies who grant wishes were only fiction but if vampires, ghosts, and werewolves exist in this school then so can a genie? Her name is Gigi. The other member was a zombie unicorn, who's fashion sense id the primary colour cycle. He is like a walking, talking art canvas, a work of art. Ghoulia said to me his name is Neighthan. Both were nice and friendly, Neighthan was more like me on the socially awkward side. I grabbed myself a comic book once Ghoulia finished introductions and the meeting.
Heath's POV
Ugh, finally another school day done. Honestly, I am fucking counting down the days till graduation. I'd rather be here in school than at my folk's home. I thought that once my older sister, Harmony, left for college last year that there would be peace at home. Well fuck no. Now the pressure is being put on me making sure my grades stay afloat so that I can get into college, get a good job, stop ending up in summer school yada yada yada. Honestly, who cares? Whatever I end up doing that ain't tinkern' with fireproof machines I'll just burn it into flames. Literally, it is in my name if you take out the H at the end it spells "Heat Burns." Ya no shit it burns.
I did spend the last two years since transferring to Monster High learning how to better manage my fire elemental powers. If it wasn't for Abbey, hell I would most likely be expelled by now! Even my best friend, Manny, is slowly moving away from our good old antics since he started dating that Iris chick sometime during our junior year. Geez, that ghoul is way too much when I talk with her, she just gives me the death stare everytime. I know she talks shit about me to Manny, and he just fucking takes it because apparently girls are smarter than men and some other bullcrap she feeds in his brain! Of course he says it's just "the fearleader in her." Man, I am over stuck up, petty ghouls like Manny's, it be like I am going out with myself. Yuck. So I pretty much been picking on the nerds and zombies myself, except for Ghoulia, SloMo, and my cousin, Jackson.
As usual, I head down to the comic book club to say hi to Ghoulia before heading down to Robotics Club. Ever since Clawd graduated last summer and went off to college with his athletic scholarship, things have not been the same. Even if it's just me, Deuce, and Manny hanging out on weekends sometimes, it ain't the same. At least I don't have to listen to Clawd going on and on about his girlfriend, Draculaura even when he was in Robotics Club. I can't stand it when she is brought up, doesn't help that I went out with her a few times during sophomore year. Yuck, no need on reminding me of my past exes before Abbey. Still sucks that the club could potentially be cancelled for the year because with just me and Robecca, the Headmistress said we would end up working with the Science dorks. Well, if its gotta be that way then, fuck it. Better that then get stuck with just casketball and a mediocre average.
As I walked down into the library where the club was held to return one of the comic books I borrowed last week from Zombie Corn. I peered behind a bookshelf, careful not to burn any books this year. So far, so good. Well, well, well. Looks like I see Four Eyes in the group. Figured she would be in this club. Seriously, how socially air headed she is for a newbie makes her fun to tease. Heh heh even my cousin is at least cool.
I got out of hiding and waved over to Zombie Corn. "Psst. Hey, it's me." Everyone turned to face me, yikes. It looked like even my quiet voice could be heard even this low into the school library.
"Hey, what's up man?" Zombie Corn greeted me back. I gave him back his comic.
"Thanks. So, what did you think of this issue?"
Before I could reply how awesome it was, I saw Four Eyes frowning pretending that I don't even exist. Yeah, sure like that's going to work on the Heathster. Every girl in Monster High practically knows who I am.
"Uggggghhhhh" (Hey Heath. Did you meet the new exchange student?)
Since I transferred to Monster High almost two years ago, there has been plenty of students transferring from other schools such as Crescent Moon High where a couple of Clawd's buds went and Belfry Prep…well, judging from Four Eyes' clothes, seems like she came from a school like Belfry. Well, guess it goes to show not all preppy girls are hot nerds. I will give her one point for dressing up in red from head to toe.
"Nah, there has been too many students transferring to our school for me to care. Must have slipped my mind."
Liar. Hey, don't wanna have my ego bruised more than it has been these past few months. Man this past summer was full of fuckery for me at home once I was out of summer school, I had to keep making excuses to my folks so that I could bunk over at Jackson's crib during the weekends. Yeah, rather bunk with my nerd cousin but hey least we can talk about sick tunes on weekends.
"Ugggghhh?" (Why don't you show her where the Robotics club is? She is looking to join a club at school for college)
Since when am I the one doing favours for loser nerds? Not me, the only nerd I am willing to do favours for is my baby, Abbey. And she went from hot quiet nerd to Student Disembody Vice President in one year since transferring from Russia. Hell, her status rose up to be higher than Deuce's girl which is a clawsome feat in itself.
"Uh, that is an…idea Ghoulia, but I got stuff to do that's, you know, important?"
I lied again. Even if I would head upstairs to the Engineering Club, Robecca has pretty much been doing most of the work herself at her dad's house since Clawd and Catty graduated. She knows the club ain't getting any funding this year from the school due to lack of interest.
"Ugggh" (Okay, I guess you no longer want me to reserve you the latest copy of the Spiderman comics).
"Fine, I didn't want em' anyway."
Don't I just love lying to keep up appearances as a jock? It just comes with the territory.
"Dude, I know you and Clawd used to come down here to the library after school to read comics. Come on, have some sense of decency. Unless, the Student Disembody President can find out that a student who has not been an official club member is stealing personal school items without permission."
Damn you, Zombie Corn. Now Ghoulia and Gigi were grinning at me. Well guess I ain't getting a wish granted out of this, damnit!
"..Alright, fine. Hey, you. You coming?"
I was not in the mood to play house with a nerd girl who is a social freak.
"…U-uh, me?" No shit, Four Eyes. She's trying real hard to not look at my face.
"Hello, anyone home? Yes, you!"
The Heathster does not do being blackmailed, only the other way around.
"Fine, I'll go with you. Since you seem to have a tiny ounce of respect."
As soon as she said fine, I stopped listening to the rest of what she said.
"It was great meeting you all, thanks for having me here Ghoulia."
I was walking up the stairs already to get out of this dusty library.
"H-hey, wait up!"
Frankie's POV
So I managed to follow Mr. Hothead out of the school library. I knew he was going to ditch me so I quietly walked a couple metres behind him. I am curious to know where the Robotics Club is as back in prep school, the closest thing we had to that was auto shop. I took auto shop as one of my electives beginning sophomore year instead of cooking, since I can't seem to have a habit of sometimes electrocuting a stove or attracting metal utensils and possibly causing injury to another person. Yeah, long story on how that happened.
He was going up a stairwell, I followed him, good thing these shoes are stair-friendly but not step friendly. Least heels or wedges seem to be a common trend among the other female students in this school. He stopped once we got to the second last floor, the door was labelled with a laminate covered paper saying Attic on it.
"Well, Four Eyes here is where the Robotics Club is. Just a heads up, the club leader leaves school once classes are over since half of our members graduated this past summer."
Okay, understandable.
"Here is her digits. Hope your airhead can remember it."
He said that last part with a smirk while pulling out his iCoffin. God, he is such a typical jock. Least the jocks back at the UK were not egotistical asses.
I took out my iCoffin which the Headmistress gave me a week before the new school year started and typed out the club leader's contact information.
"Re-Robecca?" I asked.
"Her dad's some bigshot engineer, just so you know. With his permission she was able to pull off forming this club two years ago."
Interesting, perhaps this Robecca can be a new friend! SevenTween did say something about making friends through common interests.
As I was thinking about forming friendships, he took some keys and opened the two large doors to the attic.
"Look, here's the clubroom. Now let me tell you about what each machine does, so listen closely cuz I ain't repeating it."
Not that I asked for clarification, jerk. I wanted to say that, but I really want to join this club and at least be cordial.
After the quick tour, we went back down to the school hallways. He left, so once I got back to my apartment, I mustered up the courage and called Robecca.
"H-hi, is this Robecca? U-um this is Francine, I am actually interested in joining your club…"
For the rest of the week after school, she gave me all the details and said that she will pull some strings to enrol me into the club.