Thanks again for all the wonderful reviews...it brings a smile to my face to see everyone enjoying this story as much as I am. There is so much more left of it XD But...I am also writing another fanfic with Jackson and Holt...it will be posted shortly after a certain chapter is posted on this story. Because it holds a few spoilers! I can not wait for you to read it! Oh...I can't wait. But...I will keep what it is about a secret for now! Even the name of it will be a secret...sooo no worries. I just had to tell you...my friend is excited for it...I had to tell someone besides her! She has helped me a lot with some ideas and stuff. I wouldn't be able to do it without her wonderful ideas. 3
Surviving the first few hours of the day was easier then Jackson thought it would be. Once Holt finally left his mind, he was able to fully focus on his work. It concerned Jackson a little to know Holt was able to pop in whenever he wanted. It was never like this…maybe Jackson did make them have lasting effects from him shutting out the world. But school called for him to not really focus on it, plus with the teachers acting like nothing happened and treating him like he just missed a few days of school made it easy to forget about Holt. Even if it did mean make up work…It didn't really bother Jackson…but Holt wouldn't be happy when Jackson tells him he needs extra time for work. No really caring though, if Holt helped with homework then he could be out more. Shaking his head at the thought of Holt actually sitting still long enough to even attempt to do homework, it made him chuckle. Lunch bell rang telling students to leave. Jackson gathered his things when Head Mistress Bloodgood walked up to him.
"Mr. Jekyll can I have a word with you in my office?" She asked waiting for him.
"Um…sure…" Jackson said as he threw his bag on his shoulder and followed her silently to her office.
Walking in she went to her desk and sat down. Singling Jackson to do the same, she took off her head then leaned back in her chair placing her hands on her lap. Taking a seat he waited for her to talk.
"I understand that you have had a hard time handling Holt." She told him watching him closely as Jackson just looked at his shoes.
"Not really…it's been more me then anything…Holt makes bad choices, but I make even worst ones."
"How is that?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well…All he has done it tried to make our life easier…and well…I freak out on him and make it harder." He shifted in his seat still not looking at Bloodgood.
She smiled and placed her head back on her shoulders. Getting up she walked over to Jackson, "I can't even imagine how hard it is to live two different lives…but you should tell Holt that when a teacher tells him to bring a note to me…he should," Jackson looked at her confused when she let go of him, "we would have helped."
He shrugged chewing his lip, "I will pass the information…" He gets up and goes to walk out when he turns back, "What did it say?"
"Never you mind." She answered him going back to her desk to pull out a few papers. Jackson felt like arguing but knowing he didn't want detention made him head to the cafeteria. All of his friends were already sitting at the table, but instead of food…there was a large piece of paper in the middle of the table. Heath held his tray grumbling a little as he ate and listened.
"Are we planning on robbing a bank?" Jackson asked walking up, "Because if we are…I can melt the locks with acid and I get more than the rest of you because acid is hard for a sixteen year old boy to get without a lot of questions on why."
The guys laughed as Clawd gave Jackson an uncertain look, "Do I want to know how you know that?"
Jackson just gave him a smile and looked over the map. It was the track for Scream practice. "Oh…I was really hoping for the bank plans." Jackson said nervously getting Deuce to pat him on the back.
"You will do great! Just don't think about people…we can't see them so it is easier to ignore them."
"Only hear them!" Gill said making Jackson pale and Deuce glare at him.
"The good news is…we have the map! Rebecca gave it to all the people signed up so we can have somewhat of a chance." Clawd said looking over the last room that had nothing written in it. "But…I don't know about this mystery room."
Deuce and Gill looked making suggestions as Heath joined in after his food was gone. Jackson looked at the map noticing there was one monster room…from what he read on the rules there can only be one of those….one fire or water room…one… "Surprise room." He said making the others look at him like he lost his mind.
"Uh…yeah that's what we are trying to figure out!" Heath said rolling his eyes, "Come on cuz, Get with it!"
Jackson rolled his eyes, "It will more and likely have surprises…like moving floor…moving walls…no floor allusion. That is what I meant by surprise room." Deuce sat down thinking it over when Clawd smacked his forehead.
"Duh…they always have one of those…but they are never last!"
"Maybe Rebecca wants to make sure the new monsters can think on their toes." Deuce said scratching one of his hissing snakes. "I mean it is the only possibility."
Jackson felt proud of himself in knowing something about a sport he only read about. Maybe Scream wouldn't be that hard of a sport for him to try. "Well…Holt needs to be told." Jackson said rubbing his face; this will be the first time he has been out since yesterday. He was slightly afraid of what might happen.
"Oh…" Heath said looking at the table, "I guess it is the best time as any to apologize."
Clawd gave Heath a strange look when Deuce said, "Best to not ask dude." Clawd nodded going to get his food with Deuce and Gill.
"I doubt he will be mad." Jackson said softly to Heath who looked even more ashamed.
"I still shouldn't have done it…We tell him he is family…then I say something like that."
Sighing Jackson placed his hand on his cousin's shoulder, "There is no harm in trying right?"
Heath nodded as Jackson put on his headphones. Holt let out an excited yelp getting many people to snicker at him especially a certain ghoul who just walked in.
Holt looked over the map on the table, "So what is all this about? Cuz if we are robbin' a bank I call getaway driver!" Holt studied the map smiling, "I always wanted to rob a bank."
Heath laughed at Holt when he turned his attention to him giving him a slight hurt look. He sat down and pulled out a sketch book, all jokes forgotten.
"Hey…Holt…I wanted to sa-"
"Don't…it's okay." Holt said pulling out some colored pencils.
"No it isn't I sai-"
"It is in the past… you were upset nothin' to worry about." Holt said play punching Heath in the arm. "Cuz you can't deny me now anyway."
"How is that?" Heath said trying to see what Holt was drawing so quickly.
"You told people." He said laughing pushing Heath away, as he grabbed for the sketch pad.
"Come on Holt! Show! You can't just pull that out draw something and then not show!"
"No I don't have to do anythin'!" Holt said moving out of reach making Heath follow.
"I knew they would be worst then Heath and Jackson." Clawd chuckled getting Deuce to shake his head and Gill standing back a little afraid to be placed in the line of fire.
"Hey Holt!" Frankie said sitting down in between Heath and him. Making Heath glare at her when Holt stuck his tongue out at him.
"Frankie…I was trying to get him to show me something!" Heath whined when Holt finished up the sketch.
"It's nothing Heath…just a sketch of the map. I will study it a little later…but what is the last room?"
Seeing that Frankie stood in the way of Heath bugging Holt for the time being the guys took their seats. Eating their food Deuce picked up Holt's sketch book, "Jackson thinks it will be a surprise room."
Holt gave Deuce a dull look, "No….Really?"
Rolling his eyes, "Now I know how Jackson felt…Like moving walls and stuff."
"Okay then…" Holt said writing that in the box and putting it away. "Well now that is over, who is up for robbin' a bank?"
Frankie smack Holt's arm who gave her his normal 'it sounds like a good idea at the moment' smile. Heath jumped up raising his hand, "I am game!"
"Dude…as fun as it sounds getting arrested…I will have to pass."
Gill and Clawd just nodded when Holt gave them a bored look. "You monsters are no fun!"
"No we aren't into your illegal fun." Gill told him making Holt roll his eyes.
"Well…it seems the little Kitty has hid himself again." Toralei purred looking at Holt with a sly smile.
"Excuse me?" Holt asked looking her up and down as Frankie got up to push Toralei when Holt grabbed her arm. "Whoa now Miss. Fine…I know Toralei is a bitch…but no need to attack her."
Toralei growled at Holt making him snicker at her. Frankie tried to wiggle out of Holt's grip, "Leave. Now."
"Awe…but Holt hasn't told me how he was….I mean Jackson gave him free rein and he did nothing with it."
"You know nothin'" Holt said glaring at the cat in front of him who smiled again.
"Toralei…Holt isn't a person you want to piss off…" Heath said grabbing onto Frankie as he saw Holt loosen his. Rolling his eyes Holt just looked at Heath, "The cat should know that by now…I mean I was the one that poured water on them."
Growling louder, "That was you? OH you…" She slapped Holt across the face making him step back for a minute as he placed his hand over the spot where she hit him, trying to figure out if she really just did that. Taking a deep breath he heard Heath say his name slowly as Frankie slowly reached out to touch Holt when he pushed her hand away.
"Oh dude, you really shouldn't have done that. I would leave if I were you." Deuce said standing up trying to get to Holt.
Holt finally stood up straightening his jacket glaring at Toralei who took one look at Holt's face and backed up. Holt's hair came to life as he tried to control the rage that was filling him. He set his jaw moving forward towards Toralei who backed away from him.
"Now…what makes you think you can do that?" He grabbed her wrist as she tried to hit him again.
"Let me go!" She hissed going to claw him as he grabbed her other wrist making her sink under his grip.
"Answer me!" He growled in her face.
"Holt dude let her go!" Deuce said trying to calm him down as Frankie run up grabbing his wrists shaking her head at him.
Holt took one look at Frankie and dropped Toralei roughly on the ground, who got up and rushed out. Holding his head Holt took deep breaths trying to calm down.
"I am sorry…you shouldn't have seen that." Holt said in his hand to Frankie who slowly pulled Holt into her embrace.
"Don't worry…I punched her this morning."
Holt's hair went out as he pulled her to arms length, "You did what?"
She gave him a small smile before answering, "She said something super mean to Jackson…and he didn't do anything…so I punched her."
"What did she say?" Holt asked while trying to hold back laughter picturing Frankie attacking the were cat.
Shuffling under his gaze, "Well…first promise you won't go after her." She said glancing up to judge his reaction. She felt Holt's grip tighten on her arms but nodded anyway. Taking a deep breath and laying her head on his chest, "She told him that he wouldn't amount to anything but his own insanity."
She closed her eyes as she felt Holt start to shake. Holding her tighter breathing in her sea breeze shampoo, he tried not to go after her and hurt her. Slowly moving Frankie out of their hug getting a lot of worried looks from the people around them, who watched Holt's hair light up and his hands clenched in fists.
"You okay?" Frankie asked in a worried tone trying to read his face. Shaking his head he turned and looked at Deuce, "Can I ask you to do a small favor?"
Deuce gave him an apprehensive look before nodding, knowing full well what the Hyde wanted him for. Deuce was happy to agree…he wanted his own revenge as well.
"What about me?" Heath said walking up to Holt who grinned his mischievous grin before pulling Heath to him, "Now how can I forget you…I need you to go to Toralei and tell her I want to apologize."
"You promised you wouldn't go after her!" Frankie shouted grabbing onto Holt's arm.
"You never said I couldn't apologize for hurting her." Holt said winking at Frankie who looked on the verge of tears. "Miss. Fine I won't hurt her….promise." He kissed her check as he motioned for Deuce to come to him so he could tell him the plan that was in his head as Heath left to go get her.
Heath wasn't gone for long when Toralei showed back up with the were cat twins in tow. Holt gave her a pitied look before saying. "Awe was the kitty so afraid of the big bad Hyde that she had to bring her little friends?"
Growling at him she kept her distance when she tapped her foot, "Your…cousin…said you wanted to apologize."
Holt could tell she was still scared…good. Holt smiled a friendly smile before taking a step forward, "I am sorry I hurt you," he said trying to look innocent as Deuce walked up behind Holt. Holt moved out of the way closing his eyes as Deuce took off his glasses stoning Toralei.
Holt walked up to her laughing, "You see…a Hyde never apologizes…especially to a bitchy kitty."
He heard her growling at him when Deuce walked up to her, "That was for Jackson." He looked at Holt who winked at him. Deuce winked back, "Now…what to do with her?"
Clawd joined the conversation as Frankie got over her shock as she tried not to giggle, "Well what is one thing cats hate the most?"
Heath leaned on Torelei's statue chuckling, "I know! Pick me, Pick me!" He yelled raising his hand in the air making Holt nod to him, "WATER!"
"Oh that's a good idea…." Holt said looking over to Frankie who didn't seem to know to be mad or laugh. "How about the shallow end of the pool…it will match her personality."
The guys laughed picking her up as Heath turned around to the twins, "If you want her back…you can wait…" Heath looked over at Deuce when he shrugged.
"Maybe…two hours."
"Two hours!" Heath said going with it, "you can have a nice warm towel for her…or you can jump in and save her beforehand."
The twins gave a scared looked before rushing to follow the guys who took Toralei to the pool.
Frankie walked up to Heath hitting his arm.
"Ow! Why me? I didn't do it!"
"You gave him the idea to put her in the pool!"
Heath grumbled as Frankie smiled at him, "Thanks."
"For?" Heath said getting excited.
"Keeping me from hurting her again," Frankie said slightly ashamed of her behavior.
Heath laughed making Frankie give him a look, "Come on Frankie…you are one of the most gentle ghouls I know…if you hit her then she deserved it."
Frankie blushed as Heath ran out to catch up to the other guys, who may have already thrown Toralei in the pool. Frankie shook her head knowing that this wasn't going to end well. She may have not gotten called up to the office, yet…but now she was certain to have friends with her.
Bloodgood's Office:
"Mr. Hyde….What made you think that putting Toralei as a stone in the pool was a good idea?" Bloodgood yelled at him as he tried to hide a smile, "she was bein' a bitch for no reas-"
"Language Mr. Hyde!" She shouted a little louder making Holt chuckle and mumble under his breath.
"What was that?" She asked when the others chuckled a little.
"I said," Holt said speaking up, "That I wasn't sayin' anythin' that wasn't true."
"Detention one week Mr. Hyde!" She said as Holt sunk in his seat…Jackson wasn't going to be too happy.
"Do I personally have to be there?" He asked getting an evil look from the Head Mistress, "Yes you do…it's not Mr. Jekyll's punishment it is yours."
"Well…Jackson usually does the homework…and well…me getting detention takes up his homework time." Holt said trying not to smirk when Bloodgood glared at him thinking it over before smiling figuring out what he was trying to do.
"Well…maybe during your time in detention you can help Mr. Jekyll with the homework. It will give you plenty of time to help him out."
Holt growled folding his arms across his chest as he figured his plan out. Deuce and the others got the same punishment along with Frankie who was crying. Holt pulled her into his embrace as the others said their good byes, "So…what about robbin' a bank now since you are a criminal now?"
She giggled accepting Holt's warm embrace, "Can we be like the normie people…the ones that stole a lot of money and ran from the police for years?"
"Bonnie and Clyde?" Holt asked laughing as she sparked with happiness, "yeah them!"
Holt smoothed out her hair as he shook his head, "So who would Jackson be? Our nagging friend?"
Frankie rolled her eyes, "He could be our master mind!"
"No…I like that roll to much…he can be Clyde."
Frankie giggled, "You just don't want to be a normie."
Holt smirked, "Hey blue is my color."
She shook her head she grabbed his hand. Leading him to mad science where Holt kissed her good bye before letting Jackson out. He took one look at a sheepish Frankie who grabbed Jackson's hand again squeezing it, "I have some good news and bad news."
Jackson groaned as they took their seats, "What did Holt do now?"