AN: Here is chapter two Thanks to Starling Powers & Dark Angel Erissa for their Reviews. Beetlejuice & Lydia is owned by Universal Studios, Nightshade is owned by rubydesires, Lina is owned by Madam Laugh, Eris is owned by Dark Angel Erissa.

Chapter 2

Beetlejuice returned to the spot where Lydia sat watching him pick on Lina, and then getting scolded by his grandfather.

"Who were they?" she asked, standing up.

"Oh, the bat was the Prince's best friend. I just love to annoy her." He then sighed. "The old guy was my grandfather. Anyway, let's go. We have to get to Midnight Desires." Lydia followed him the rest of the way to Nightshade's shop.

"So, this is the breather that you tried to marry? I hope she is better than the last woman," Nightshade told him while looking Lydia over.

Lydia got nervous. "What do you mean?" she swallowed, asking.

"Oh, I was engaged once but it didn't work out." The way Beetlejuice talked about it was like it was no big deal, but Nights was ready to tell what happened.

"Every time we got money from a con she stole it. When B here dumped her, she took off with our money and his ring. So I went and got it back. Took her finger with it so she wouldn't mess with us again," Nights explained, folding her arms. She was as protective over Beetle as he was of her. She then changed her mood. "B, your shirt is done. Why don't you go try it on in the changing room?" She tossed him the shirt and he left with it. Then Nights turned her focus on Lydia. "Lydibug, this has nothing against you. Having Beetlejuice as a friend is the luckiest thing that can happen to you. He is really protective and won't con those he really cares about…. If you tell him this, I'll say you're lying."

Lydia only nodded at the advice the female blond ghost gave her about the dirty conman in the changing room. When BJ came out he saw the two women talking.

"You're not scaring her, are you Nights?" They looked over to him in his new shirt. The front was striped like his suit, the sleeves were lime green, and the back was white with a picture of his head smashing through three bowling pins with his name written under it. He tucked the front of the shirt in but let the back hang out.

Lydia looked him over. "This is where you get your clothes? I thought you made them yourself."

Nightshade smirked. "The striped suit and his guide outfit, he did make. I made the rest of his clothes when he does whatever he feels like doing."

Beetlejuice decided to interrupt before their conversation turned to fashion. "So, Nights, when are you going to bring your breather to the Neitherworld?"

Nights shot him a dirty look. "Derrick is not my breather. I'm only hanging out with him for revenge."

Beetle started to laugh. "What are you doing? Waiting for his next birthday so you can fuck him to death?"

The next thing he sees is her fist heading right at him. Then blackness and stars. When he came to, he was back in the Roadhouse. Lydia was sitting next to him.

"How'd we get back here?" he asked, rubbing his head.

"Nightshade dropped us off after she knocked you out."

About a minute later, Jacques and Ginger walked in.

"Bonjour Beteljuice. We saw Nightshade and your new friend carry you in." The French skeleton looked Lydia over. He hasn't seen a breather since he was one himself.

"Beetlejuice, aren't you going to introduce us?" the giant spider asked.

Beetle rubbed his face. "Lydia, this is Jacques LaLean and Ginger the Tap Dancing Spider. Guys, this is Lydia Deetz." He then stood up. "Well, I better be taking her back to the doorway to her world. It's getting late." He grabbed her hand and lead her out.

"Do they live there too?" she asked about BJ's two friends.

He shook his head. "Nah, they just come over so much it looks like it. Sometimes it's not worth throwing them out the door."

When they made it to the street, Lydia saw the Monster again in his yard, pruning one of his cactuses. "Hello, Mr. Monster," she called, waving.

He looked up seeing her, waving with his free hand. "Well, howdy miss. Why are you hanging around with Beetlejuice?" he asked her, wondering why a pretty little girl would want to hang out with someone as horrid smelling and annoying as Beetlejuice.

Lydia only looked up at Beetle then back to the monster. Beetle was a little annoyed his new friend wanted to meet all his friends that could hardly stand him.

"He is my friend." Lydia herself couldn't believe she said it let alone Beetlejuice and the Monster.

"Why would you want to be friends with a side winding, prank pulling con man?" Monster just couldn't believe it.

Lydia gave a little smile then frowned. "He saved me from Spiderjuice."

Monster's eyes bugged a bit, big enough to see them, then went back to normal. "That guy is the only reason we can stand Beetlejuice as much as we can."

Beetle just grumbled then spoke up. "Ok, it's time to go. It's really getting late Lyds. Don't want your parents and the Maitlands knowing your hanging out with me." He didn't really care who knew. He just didn't want everyone else to get to know her before he was sure they got to know each other more. When they got to the door, Lydia stopped. She had been wondering something since meeting Nightshade.

"BJ, why did Nightshade call me your breather?"

He looked surprised at her question. "Well babes, a breather-as in the livin-and their ghost are like the best of best friends. A bond so strong not even death can break it. They would do anything for each other. That's what I've heard, anyway. It's very rare. I don't think it's ever happened." He answered her best he could, scratching his stubble covered chin.

"Oh," was all she said before going back to her world before the door closed and disappeared.

The next day when Lydia returned to the Neitherworld, Beetlejuice was sitting at her door, waiting for her in his Creepy Cruiser.

"Nice car Beej. Are we going somewhere?" she asked, looking over the car.

"Just thought about going for a drive, babes. Hop in!"

She got in the car, buckled up, and Beetle drove off. "BJ, Spider is the only real evil ghost here right?" She was a bit worried, remembering last night what the evil thing wanted to do to her.

"No, babes, there's the Boogieman. But he is in Neitherworld jail for dragging breather kids into their closets or under their beds and eating them."

Her eyes widened. "The Boogieman is real? Dad said he wasn't."

Beetle shook his head. "He's real. He is a shape shifter and takes the form of your worse fear. But like I said, he is locked up so he hasn't been boogieing anyone."

Lydia felt better that at least the monster was locked away. After they got where they were going, they sat looking at the view. Beetlejuice picked a spot where one can see a lot of the city. The two started to talk some.

"Beej, do you have a best friend?"

He was taken aback by her random question. "Not really," he shrugged. "There is Jacques, Ginger and The Monster, but they can't stand me when I play pranks on them."

Lydia shook her head. "You don't play pranks on best friends."

Beetle thought more. "There is Nights, but she is more like a sister. So nope, I don't got one."

Lydia nodded. "Me either. The only person I was closest to was my cousin, Eris, back in New York. Having her as a cousin is the only good thing about my dad marrying Delia." Lydia was really enjoying hanging out with him. Unlike the Maitlands, he didn't act like a parent. Plus, he didn't sugar coat anything with her, and unlike her parents, he didn't treat her like a kid.

Beetlejuice took a pack of cigarettes out of his inner pocket. Pack read "Tombers" with a picture of a Tombstone under the words. He stuck one in his mouth and looked over when he noticed her watching him. She had only seen him smoke one other time, and he had thrown the whole cigarette on the floor after a couple of puffs. He thought she wanted one and passed the pack.

"Here you go, babes."

She shook her head, making a gross face. "Those things will kill you."

Beetlejuice started laughing like he had just heard the best joke there ever was. "I'm already dead," he was able to spout out between laughs.

Lydia turned red with embarrassment and Beetle put his arm around her.

"It's ok, babes," he assured her. Then a slightly distressing thought came to him. Damn, what is wrong with me? She stills has that effect on me. I'm comforting her and I'm telling her the truth instead of lying my ass off. Damn!

It was then time again for her to go. Lydia told him that the next day she wouldn't be able to come to the Neitherworld, but he told her he would visit her. When she started to object, Beetlejuice told her he had a plan to blend in.

AN: I bet you can already Guess who is going to be the villain in this story. Plus in this Story I will be adding more of my friends Ocs. I love to add the Beetlejuice people my friends add that I think are really cool. Please let me know what you think in Reviews.