So I think I know what direction to take this, and I'm sorry if the rating changes down the road. It shouldn't. But just saying. My head tends to go waaaay up the gutter. So, dark angel36, hope you enjoy this update. I'm not sure how often I'll be able to update it. Should be right up the alley you wanted.

Rachel couldn't begin to believe how many factors there were to scaring. Well, scaring decently anyway. Anyone could look abnormal and jump out from behind a dumpster shouting "GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY" and scare the bejeezus out of people, but it was going that extra step further that made a monster an individual.

And Rachel was having a very hard time figuring out what talents her new body gave her.

She had followed the trio to class, and had a chore of a time trying to take in the whole new world that existed right underneath human noses. By the time the lesson was done, she was too captivated by the mechanics of each monster that she held her new manual tight against her frame.

"Retchel, deary," Oblina said as they all exited the lecture hall, "we're all going to the Sludge Pits for some delicious sludge if you'd like to join us."

"Oh, well, thanks for the offer, but I think I've got a lot to catch up on," she motioned towards her manual. "I'll just see you guys when you get back."

"We'll save you some," Ickis offered before they turned down a different hallway with the rest of the class.

Rachel sighed in relief. She had seen what monsters ate during lunch period, and she wasn't in too much of a hurry to learn what each thing tasted like. Once back in the safety of her new dorm, she flopped down into the old doggy bed they had found above ground and turned to the first page. "Let's see now. 'The Monster in you'? Boring. 'Scaring techniques for beginners'? Nah. Oooh, anatomy." She giggled. She had always been one of those people that, while in health class or biology, she always had had her nose in the reproductive pages. "From what I can understand with my body now, monsters obviously don't have reproductive organs like humans…" She tugged at her long lop ears in frustration. "How do these guys work?"

She found the correct page with help from her clawed index finger and thumbed to the correct page, stifling a laugh almost instantly at some of the terms in the book.

"'Your first squish?' Guess that's their terminology for crushes. Maybe they don't get their… whatevers stomped on when rejected." She grew sad for a moment, remembering back to her childhood, and the majority of her adulthood. She shook it off as a knock came from the entranceway of her dorm. She jumped slightly and looked up to see a, as she assumed, handsome young monster from her class. "Can I help you?"

"I noticed you were new here," he said with a smile, crossing his arms and leaning against the entranceway. "Wanted to know if you wanted an… escort, to the dance this Friday."

Rachel frowned. "A dance?"

"Yes. You know, a social gathering, with music, dancing, and monsters. It's always a real scream."

"Well I'm flattered but—"

"She has a date already," another male answered out of sight. "So buzz off, Zirot."

The monster held up his clawed hands. "Whatever." He looked back at Rachel. "Think about it."

"Um, thanks, I guess," Rachel said once the monster left.

"Don't worry about it." Ickis sat next to her and glance at the page she had opened to. He gave her a fang-filled smile. "I thought someone like yourself would have had experience like that. For your age, anyway."

Rachel looked at him strangely at first, then a light green hue appeared on her cheeks. "Guilty as charged with being interested on the topic." It was true, after all. Even as a human she couldn't get enough of the subject of human sexuality.

He laughed a bit, a sound that reminded her of a deep, sheepish giggle. "Don't worry. I was the one asking loads of questions years back when the Gromble decided it was time to, awkwardly, teach monster sexuality. To this day, I think that's the only topic he gets flustered about."

She laughed a bit with him before a thought wormed its way into her head. "Weren't you going with Krumm and Oblina to that sludge bar?"

"Changed my mind. Good thing I did. Zirot can be a smooth talker."

"I've had my share of smooth talkers."

He glanced down at the book again, still open to a diagram of a male monster's… privates. "I'll let you get back to your studying."

She looked too and her cheeks deepened once more. "I was just… I mean, I never actually…" Frustrated, she snapped the manual closed. "Never mind it."

He gave the sharp grin again. "You're easy to agitate."

"Sensitive topic."

"Not to a male."

"Bite me."

"Not right now."

She rolled her eyes, though stepped to his challenge. "All right. If it's not sensitive to you, where do you hide it?"

He arched a brow. "Hide what?"

She tapped the manual. "You want to stand there and tell me you don't get upset or anything about the topic, so then tell me, oh mighty male, where do you hide it?"

"Oh. That." He looked around. "Well, the topic isn't sensitive but—" He stopped at her own arched brow. "We're not playing an 'I'll show you mine if you show me yours' game, are we?"

She rolled her eyes again. "See? Sensitive topic." She was getting a bit ahead of herself, but she really was curious! I really need to get laid. But then again, how often would I get to—HELLO.

He had, by then, stood, and adjusted some of the fur between his slightly-bowed legs. "Not much now, but it's normal, not hard."

Not much? Human men need to get monster anatomies! She cleared her throat. "Well, um, I see you rise to challenges."

He adjusted the fur again, speaking while he did so. "I used to be a coward when I was little…er. Lazy too. After a few disappointment speeches from my dad, and literal chewing outs from the Gromble, I started taking scaring seriously. And I stopped giving in to peer pressure. Was even beating Oblina at some things. Not a lot, but some." He sat back down. "So then. I showed mine."

I still haven't even figured out how to tap into my female parts though! "Well I—"

Just in time, Oblina and Krumm returned, talking about one of the latest scare projects. "Oh, there you are, Icky. We were wondering where you went. Retchel, would you like to work on the project with us?"

"Oh, yeah, the project, sure." She barked out a nervous laugh. "Um, Oblina, need to borrow you for a minute." She grabbed on to the taller monster's black hand and dragged her away into the adjoining bathroom. Rachel was still getting used to the idea of another monster being the "shower".

"What on earth is the matter?"

"I need to know how to tap into my female bits."

"Shouldn't you know how to-?"

"Yes, I should, but I don't, please work with me on this."

Oblina shifted, visibly uncomfortable. "Well, yes, I suppose I am the only female you could ask." She sighed. "Ok, first off, yours would be pretty easy. Just… um, between your legs, you should feel a place a bit more sensitive than the rest."

"Yeah, I've felt that before."

"Well, that's where it is. You just… well, you…" She searched for the words to describe it. "It's like the pipe thing. You need to visualize it for it to be there."

Rachel considered the female's words for a moment before concentrating on the spot. "Oh, I get it."

Oblina cleared her throat. "What in the world made this come up?" She shifted her eye stalks back towards the room containing the boys. "Ickis didn't—"

"No, he didn't do anything. Just my curiosity spiking is all. There's a lot I didn't learn being home schooled." She laughed a bit. "Something my dad wasn't up to teaching me, nor my mother." It wasn't a lie. She had to learn all about her "woman parts" from her friends, school classes, and the internet.

The female eyed her warily before deciding not to pry. "Well then, about the project, are you up for working on it?"

"Sure. Let's go."