Chapter Eight: Silenced with a Glare

Have you ever been in high school? Have you heard the girls in the back of class laughing like giddy morons? Do you know what they saw? The bursts of laughter and incoherent whispers would erupt from the groups of shallow and vapid teenage girls. talks of drinks and smokes, but mostly the sex. Who was having it and with whom. Who was good and who wasn't. Along with the giggles of who almost got pregnant or who got caught by mom and dad. 'Ah the intelligent and mature conversations of today's youth,' thought Lydia as she lay drunk in her own ecstasy.

You always think, when you were a child, that you'd never have sex, never get married, never have kids, and why? Because, as children we didn't fully understand it, that only adults would ever do this like of thing (as we thought of staying young forever), and that the opposite sex was gross. Boys not understanding girls as they ran around showing off and acting like they were some kind of king. Girls playing dress up with friends and thinking boys were stupid.

Ah even more wonderful thoughts. Lydia couldn't help but remember the little kids around town, the same ones that would giggle if they saw a couple holding hands or kissing. The same kids that will grow up, mature physically, unfortunately not mentally, and will be running after anything on two legs.

Hormones were never a good thing around a school full of teens. One of the reasons her father and Delia put her in an all girls school in the first place. 'Even though,' Lydia thought with a snicker, 'It would have been funny if she had turned out to be a lesbian.' But she was happy that she didn't turn out that way now. It amazed her that she could find someone that she could be happy with. Even more amazing that the one she fell for, was Beetlejuice; not the she didn't find it predictable in the least. Ever since she had been abducted she felt a strange connection with him.

Lydia smiled broadly as she closed her eyes softly; falling asleep in the large musky pillow, two wonderfully cold arms still wrapped around her waist and a cold dead chest breathing slowly against her back.

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Beetlejuice exhaled as softly as he could. Lydia relaxed in his arms, sighing as she fell asleep.

It seemed like hours before he could move, positive that she wouldn't wake up. He rolled over onto his back slowly, pulling his arms away from her warm body. He stared above him for a long time, he wasn't sure of how long it really was. Flexing his fingers he sat up, letting his legs fall off his side of the bed. Beetlejuice sighed resting his arms on his thighs and closing his eyes tightly.

How did he get into this? That's what was running though his mind. He knew that he was getting in too deep. He'd been thrown overboard without a lifejacket.

"Fuck!" he breathed pushing himself to his feet. This was part of his plan. All of this, but he never thought he'd wind up getting so emotionally attached. He grabbed his pant and button up shirt, which lay on the floor. In a hurry he pulled them on violently and fled from the room, giving Lydia a solitary glance back before he left.

Beetlejuice floated down the hall towards his kitchen. His head was hung low by his chest and his arms were slung in his pockets. Turning into the kitchen he signed again, his shoulders flopping back even more.

"What the fuck were you thinking?" An angry voice yelled out in his mind.

"Are you really that stupid?"

"You were almost out now you're too involved to go through with the rest of the plan."

"I am so stupid." He said aloud, running a hand over his face.

"Yes you are." A voice said behind him.

"Ha-ha you can shut up now!" He answered hitting the side of his head with the palm of his hand.

"Beetlejuice turn the hell around." Beetlejuice turned to see the oh-so-beloved Juno standing in the doorway with the typical smoke ring floating around her head like a halo.

"What do you want? I'm having a bad day." He said to her dully.

"A bad day…" She laughed before yelling, "A BAD DAY? Have you any idea what you've just done?"

"Walked into m kitchen?"

"You perverted bastard. Why didn't you just jerk off in a whore house and leave that poor girl alone?"

"In my defense, she was completely up for anything."

"Bullshit!"

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Lydia stirred, her legs stretching out. From somewhere in the house she could hear a muffled conversation, a very angry conversation. She could tell one of the voices belonged to Beetlejuice, as she rolled over too see him no longer next to her. The other she didn't quite recognize, but she could tell it was female. Lydia listened as the yells grew louder, but what they were saying was still a mystery.

Sitting up and looking around for her clothes, she didn't see right away. Sliding a crossed the bed to where Beetlejuice was lying shortly before she saw his large stripped coat crumpled in the corner next to the wall. She got off the bed, he feet hardly made a noise. The cold air hit her body making her shiver. With a small prance she was by the wall. She picked up Beetlejuice's jacket quickly.

"Bullshit!" Lydia dropped the jacket, the buttons clicked as they hit the wall and floor. Lydia knew that yell. It wasn't Beej but the woman was with him. 'Juno?' Did Juno know she was here? Is she the cause for the yelling?

She picked the coat back up and slipped it on. It was too big for her; the sleeves passed her finger tips and the hem ended half way down her thighs. Lydia didn't feel at all comfortable to go out into the hall like this. She wanted pants and a regular clean shirt, or something to wear. Parts of Beetlejuice's jacket were crunchy from all the grime attached to it. The hem was covered in dry mud and sand and the stitching was so moldy Lydia wondered how the coat stayed together. The yelling was getting louder. Lydia looked up at the door. She swallowed hard.

Biting her bottom lip and fisting the sleeves of her lovers coat Lydia left the room quietly.

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"How do I not believe you?"

"Fine, don't believe me. What can you do about it?"

Beetlejuice glared at the dead woman before him. His breathing was shaken and he was having a hard time controlling his anger.

"Quite a lot!" Answered Juno equally frustrated. She was ready to kill Beetlejuice, again! "This would be different though if you had feelings for her."

"HA! Feelings are for wimps like you."

"I think you might have feelings for her."

"Yeah well what does an old bag like you know?" He spat back.

"Don't you get it? Do you have the slightest idea what's going on?" She yelled throwing her fourth cigarette to the floor.

"And do you know how many times I've been asked that in the past three years? It's getting really old really fast, so unless you can actually explain it to me, get the fuck out of my house!"

"Beetlejuice!"

"NO! I don't have 'feelings' for her! Now stop breathing down my neck and get out!"

Juno looked him over. Her wrinkled face scrunched up in a sneer. She fingered the long bead necklace around her saggy neck said; "Your trail's been changed." and vanished in a ring of smoke.

Beetlejuice had had it. He growled darkly, glaring at the place where the old hag had just been standing like the smug bitch she was. His fingers twitched. His pent up rage came bursting out as he flung one of the kitchen chairs a crossed the room and out the doorway with a frustrated howl. The second it left his hands his eyes closed and he cursed himself.

A short scared scream was fallowed by the chair coming in contact with the wall.

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Lydia shrieked as the chair came hurtling at her head. She threw back into the hallway, landing on her butt as she fell over herself. Her hand clamped over her mouth when she realist she had made noise. She wasn't supposed to be heard. Slowly her hand fell and she wallowed hard. Foot steps rushed over the floor in the next room before the looming figure of Beetlejuice slid out into the hall, a mixture of emotions showing on his face.

"Babes…" He breathed carefully.

Lydia recoiled, her teeth digging into her lip painfully.

"Babes…what ever you thought you heard….it's not…it's not what you think…I just…." He started to explain in a panic moving forward faster than he should have. Lydia slid back quickly, tears coming to her eyes.

"NO. I can explain…"

"Explain what!" She screamed up at losing all control over her voice level. "I hear you. I hear everything you said." She pushed herself to her feet and staggered forward towards him. This time it was his turn to back off. "I was just a game to you wasn't I? Am I a joke? You were using me, and I knew it! But….." She swore lightly. Her hands balled into fists.

"Listen to me…"

"NO!" She burst out. "I'm not listening anymore! All you've done, every think… was a lie. And I believed you! I can't believe I believed you!"

Lydia was grabbed by the shoulders and hauled toward Beetlejuice. His lips smashed against hers. His aggressive kiss was stopped when Lydia's hand came streaking a crossed his face. He stepped back, his eyes staring into hers in shock. He didn't know what to do. He was losing her with ever passing second.

"Beetlejuice you BASTARD!" She screamed at him. "I hate you!"

"Babes….I…"

"NO! And don't call my babes! My name is LYDIA Beetlejuice you hear me?"

"Lydia no. Don't say it."

"I don't care anymore. I just want to get away from you. Forever." Lydia said, her voice calming extensively, held back tears beginning to stream down her face. "Beetlejuice." She said spitefully.

"NO!" Beetlejuice jumped forward, through his arms out to hold her in an attempted to make her stay, but was unsuccessful. The second the last syllable left her lips, she vanished. Never had his name cut so deep, once the thought of her saying his name brought him pleasure, now it brought sadness and the feeling of betrayal.

"Lyds…." He whispered softly in despair, standing alone in his hallway.

"Come Beetlejuice." Beetlejuice turned sharply. A skeleton with a black suit stood before him, a matching bowler hat placed on his round skull.

"What?" He asked in confusion.

"It's time for your trial."

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A/N: sorry it took so long. I was never in the mood to write, but then I woke up today and was immensely grumpy and just started writing and here's the result. Hope you guys like it! I know I do. AAAnd I know how much you all wanted me to update….so here it is! Don't hate me for making it this late…please? puppy eyes

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