Yeah, Chapter 4, hope you like it.

Mystery Inc don't belong to me etc etc Lloyd and Sam do etc etc

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When Shaggy and Scooby finally walked into the house, Lloyd was busy helping Velma to make a half hearted excuse for breakfast, and a rather embarased Fred and Daphne had gone off to get dressed, after realising the rather strange sleeping arrangements they'd had the night before.

The 2 boys immediately launched into a thrilling tale of how the police had 'dragged them down to the station' and ' tortured them until they talked.' While Lloyd sta and listenied in amazement, mouth hanging open, Velma smiled and let the story wash over her. But even she jumped when there was sudden knock at the door. The 3 boys jumped quickly behind the table, while Velma bravely strode towards to the door, only to be greeted by a pair of big, strong arms gripping her I n a bear hug.

"Velma!" came a voice." You haven't changed a bit. Still the same old glasses, same old haircut, same old clothes. Infact, it's kinda scary. I'm surprised the 2 lumps of quivering jelly hiding under the table haven't gone running for the hills yet!"

The 3 members of Mystery Inc came forward and embraced their old friend. Sam had been Fred's room mate in College, and had very nearly become part of the mystery solving team. Bu then his dad had gone and dragged him and his brother half way across the country.

"Wow. It's great to see you all again. But, where are red and Freddy?"

His question was answered almost immediately by a shrill scream and a rather heated argument.

"Fred, what on earth are you doing in here?" one voice asked.

" I was coming to take a shower!" the other replied.

" Well, I'm taking one at the moment!"

"I can see that now!"

" Oh, couldn't you see that from outside? That's why the door was shut!"

"Well, if you're going to take a shower, you usually lock the door!"

" It wouldn't lock. Nothing works in this shit hole!"

To save Lloyd's house from any other criticsm if for nothing else, Sam yelled out for the 2 arguers, and was greeted by a rather oink Fred in pj's and a wet Daphne wrapped in a towel several seconds later.

There were the usual hugs and greeting. The "how are you?" s, the "why on earth would you want to do that?" s, and the reminsing.

That was how, crowded around Lloyds tiny kitchen table, that the gang finaaly learnt of Fred's attraction towards Daph.

It started with a perfectly innocent comment. The gang talking about their pathetic excuses for love lives in College (Daphne bragging about hers), which led to Sam asking her "So, are you shagging him senseless yet?"

This was met with a stunned silence, until some brave soul yelled out "WHAT?"

" Don't you remember?" he carried on to Fred. "It was that Saturday in May. Everyone else had gone off to the beach on Thursday, and we were supposed to be driving down to join them that day. But it flooded and we couldn't go. So we sat in our room and played stupid games. And I asked you if you could pick any girl in the school, that you had to shag for the rst of your life, and only her, who would you pick. And you said Daphne Blake!"

What wa spossibly the worlds longest awkward silence followed. Fred stared at the floor, turning a strange shade of bright red. The others just stared at the boys open mouthed, all looking disgusted (even though Velma noticed that Daphne actually looked quite happy).

Sam suddenly seemed to realise his mistake, and gave an embarrased cough, before giving the tiny flat one last glanse.

"Look, no offence to this very….nice, young man here, but maybe you'd all be more comfortable back at my place?"

This was greeted by cheering and yet more hugging. The few things that they'd brought in with them were quickly packed, while Daphne and Fred finally went and got dressed.

They bumped into each as they were going out of the front door. The others were already in the Mystery Machine, while Sam was leening out of his car window, talking to a flbergasted Lloyd.

"Look, what Sam said before. He didn't mean it. I was relly drunk when I said that, it isn't true." Fred said.

Daph just smiled at him, nodded, and agreed that it obviously wasn't true.

With a burden off his shoulders, Fred walked happily down to the cars, while Daphne stared after him, tears in her eyes.

Yeah, I know, not a very nice note to end on. But I PROMISE that things will get better for Fred and Daphne. Next chapter I'll get back to the 2 missing boys. I'll get to the disatrous thing as well next chappie. REVIEW