I apologize for not updating in a while. I had a long road trip to meet some family. I thank everyone who had reviewed, and who had added this story to his or her favorites. It really means a lot to me. )

The following day was a Saturday. Norville had spent the night before at Fred's house, rather than returning to the cemetery. He had yet to tell him he was homeless, despite how kind Fred was. Norville still found his problem embarrassing. That Saturday, Fred took as much advantage over it as possible. He went around most of Coolsville, with Norville and Scooby at his side. The asked as many people as they could for any information on the guys that they wanted to turn in. Daphne was dragged into the interrogations too, scoffing, and rolling her eyes the entire time. So far only two people held some information, and it wasn't too helpful. One person was attacked the night before, but could barely remember any of it. The other stated that their friend's cousin was attacked a week earlier, and that didn't give too much of a lead. By the end of the day, they were all tired, and Fred was disappointed.

"Let's go do something fun now." Daphne whined. "It's only seven o'clock. The mall should still be open or some shit."

Fred sighed, and agreed, regrettably.

A small shiver slivered down Norville's spine as he waited outside the mall with Scooby.

Pets were not allowed in the mall, and Norville didn't find it all that fascinating, anyway.

It was dark out, and Norville figured that they wouldn't be in there for too long. Then again, it was Daphne that was shopping. Fred had warned them of that.

They ignored the stares they got from people who passed by as Scooby spoke with Norville. They were used to it by then. Norville's stomach growled loudly.

"Oh man…I'm so hungry."

"Reah, me roo!" Scooby said. "You think that maybe those bad guys are around here? AT the mall, I mean."
Norville shuddered as the memories of his encounter a few nights before rushed back to him. He hated it.

"Please don't bring that up, Scoob."
"Rey, you rever know."

Norville was feeling upset. He didn't like those memories coming back to him. Sure he tried fighting the guys off, but that was before he knew how dangerous they actually were. He had realized how lucky he was to be alive. He still worried though. They were probably angry that he tried to hurt them. Perhaps they would go after him again. Would he be left for dead this time around? Just imagining it was enough to make him want to rush into the mall. But he remained outside, for Scooby's sake despite how uncomfortable he felt.

"Hey Scoob, let's walk around."

Scooby Doo looked up at Norville questioningly. " Why? I rike it here."

"I-it may be good to go and get some exorcise."

"But we've been walking all day."

"Well, we can always walk again. It's better than standing around."

Scooby sighed. "Rohkay."

They began walking around the outside of the mall, passing by youthful people of Norville's age, all socializing. It all seemed quite cheerful, until they turned the corner. There was yelling, screaming, and swearing. Norville squinted his eyes through the darkness, and was able to make out what was happening.

"A fight…"

Curiosity taking over, Norville walked a few steppes closer to the fight, where several other teenagers were watching, most of them cheering, and yelling out commands.

"What's going on?" Norville asked a boy his age.

"Oh, this dude just got jumped by this group of guys. You know, the ones that have been going around here in Coolsville."

Norville's heart skipped a beat. He had to do something; he had to reach Fred right away. This was what Fred had been waiting for.

"A-a-and you're not scared of them…?"

The boy nodded. "Pssh, yeah I'm scared, but this fight is getting so good. I mean, it beats walking around the mall." The boy yelled a command. "Punch 'em!!"

Scooby nudged Norville's hand with his nose. "Raggy, I ranna leave."

Norville nodded, surpassing how Scooby Doo had now gone into calling his 'Shaggy', and they ran off as fast as they could. Norville didn't want to get involved with those

If they were violent enough to pull a knife on him, Norville didn't want to know what they would do if the had recognized him then. He felt something clash into him as he was running, and nearly fell. He gasped, startled, and Scooby Doo trotted ahead of him, sniffing a person who was plopped on the floor, rubbing her head. There were several books on the ground around her, and a pair of glasses. One of the lenses had cracked during the impact. Norville rushed over to her, apologizing as much as he could. The girl put her glasses back on ignoring the fact that they were broken, and brushed off her skirt.

Norville noticed the direction in which she was headed, where he and Scooby were running from.

"You don't wanna go over there." Norville said, pointing behind him. The girl looked at him in confusion. "Why?"

"Because-" shrilling screams erupted from where he had ran from, and Norville's heart sped fast. He feared what had happened. The girl also seemed startled at this, and did as Norville had instructed. They both ran back as far from that area as they could.

Soon they reached the front of the mall, which was pretty far off from where they had come, because of how large the mall was. The three of them leaned against a wall, panting.

"What was going on back there?" the girl practically wheezed.

Norville took a breath, and then said, "I can't believe everyone was just watching like that. You know those guys out loose here? The ones that mug people? They were attacking someone."

The gitl gasped, startling Scooby Doo.

"Oh my gosh…" her voice sounded shaky, and she could feel tears starting to spill from here eyes. "I know them… I, I mean, I know who they are."
Norville stood upright. The information this girl had could possibly be useful. Norville listen as carefully as he could.

"What do you mean?"

The girl tried gaining her composure, and soon she was a bit calmer, yet her nose was runny, and tears still fell.

"You see, they killed my father."

I'm sorry for how dull and short this was.

I also apologize for the swearing in this chapter.

Thank you for reading.