"Barrel, wake up" Shock said as she shook Barrel's shoulders but to no avail.
"Hey, is he up yet?" Lock said eating a candy apple on a stick. She glanced at her cohort and smiled.
"Candy for breakfast?" She asked and Lock threw two sticks of candy apple. Immediately Barrel woke up and caught the candy apples in his mouth having two sticks sticking out from his mouth.
"It actually worked" Shock said in surprise; it was obvious that it was the first time she had tried to wake Barrel up since she didn't know the tricks.
"Guys. What's with the early wake up call?" Barrel asked as he took out the sticks from his mouth and swallowed the candy apples.
"School remember" Lock said coolly and went downstairs.
"Barrel, you should hurry" Shock said and followed Lock downstairs.
"Why does school start so early" Barrel grumbled and got ready for school. Fifteen minutes later, he went down the wide stairs of their home.
"About time" Lock stated and threw Barrel's school bag to him.
"No time for dilly-dallying. We have to go" Shock ordered and they went out of the house and into their bathtub.
"Barrel, you steer" Lock said and they all went to school. Spooky High's classes were from 5 am to 2 pm. Barrel slept at around seven-ish while Lock and Shock slept at nine-thirty. Out of the three of them, Shock was the first to wake up around 3 am followed soon by Lock (They slept next to each other).And lastly, Barrel woke up around 4.
They left for school roughly 4:20 and arrived around 4:55. When they got to the gate, they were met by the Student Council.
"First, skipping your second day and now cutting it close on the gates closing" The Vice President said. She was a vampire as indicated by her fangs.
"Cut them some slack, Bianca. They are new" The President said. He was a handsome ghoul just like Barrel except muscular and had black hair and pink irises.
"Oh. Shut up. At least we're here" Lock said as Barrel parked their bathtub.
"Lock. Show some little respect. We're still new" Shock whispered to her cohort.
"Come on. Let's go in" Barrel shouted. The three of them got out of the tub and ran into the school. The student council were still eyeing them when they got inside.
"Hmn. They seem like an interesting bunch" The President stated and the council closed the school the gate.
"Oh. Shut up Gray." Bianca said and they walked coolly back into the school building and to their respective classes.
-At Class-
"Alright. Our lesson today is about Human Anatomy." The zombie teacher said and rolled out a diagram of a human body.
"Uhm. Sir Longo, what's the relativity of Human Anatomy to our General Science?" Barrel asked out of curiosity.
"Oh. You must be one of the new students that scared the wrapping out of Mr. Gracy (the mummy), introduce yourself *Barrel stands up* Uh, a simple introduction will suffice. No need for that 'SHOW' you three did" Mantamory Longo said as he saw Lock and Shock grin.
"Hi! My name is Barrel." He said beaming. This got a confused look from the teacher.
"Barrel? Just Barrel?" Mr. Longo asked.
"Yes." Barrel answered.
"Alright. BARREL. The answer to your question is-" Mr. Longo continued but it was obvious that the three, especially the one who asked, drowned out his voice and wasn't listening. That was how every subject was for the three of them; make it look like they're listening then not listen at all.
-Lunch Break (they gotta eat you know)-
"Ah. Those were some great subjects!" Barrel said beaming in a sarcastic meaning. They were walking to the school's cafeteria after History.
"You got that right" Shock said as they walked through the long hallway to the school's cafeteria.
"It took out a lot from my energy" Lock said and took Shock's hand in his. Shock suddenly blushed and it was a good thing that Barrel was looking around that he didn't see this. And while this was going on, a few girls went to them.
"Uhm, hey" One vampire girl said. She was fidgeting around and her presence made the two holding hands let go.
"Hi" Barrel replied.
"I'm Gene" She said and other girls followed suit.
"I'm Nina" A zombie girl said.
"Jenni" Another vampire girl said.
"Kathleen" A magician girl said.
"Kimi" Said a werewolf girl.
"Lea" Said a ghost girl.
"I'm Barrel" He said with his everyday enthusiasm. Then one of the girls, Kathleen, turned to Lock who was huddling with the small group along with Shock.
"What about you?" Kathleen asked Lock who had just finished whispering to Shock which earned her a few mean looks.
"Me?" Lock asked clueless.
"Yes, you. Who else would it be" Kathleen said completely ignoring Shock.
"Oh, darl. The name is Lock and don't ware it out" Lock said beaming with charm and coolness. Shock snickered at his too dramatic introduction.
"So-" Kimi started but was interrupted by the image of Shock whispering to Lock and Barrel.
"Sorry darl. We gotta go to the cafeteria" Lock said and turned to head towards the cafeteria room.
"Yeah. You know, gotta refill to face school life" Barrel added and he and Shock did the same.
"Wait" Lea said.
"Can we come with you?" Kimi said.
"Your choice" Lock said coolly and started to walk along with Shock and Barrel.
"And uhm." Jenni said fidgeting.
"Can we sit with you?" Nina said.
"Again. Your choice" Lock said dully as he was getting bothered by such questions.
"We'll take that as a yes" Gene stated and the other girls cheered then followed suit.
"Uhm. Aren't you gonna buy your food?" Jenni said as she and the other girls waited in line.
"Nah. We packed our own food" Barrel said as he, Lock, and Shock went to a table.
"Cool, who made it?" Kathleen asked when she joined them after she got her food.
"Darl. Shock here cooked our favorite meal" Lock said still in character. And he snuggled a little with Shock which made her blush that Barrel, again, didn't see. And with this act, Shock got many more mean looks that she didn't notice.
"Stop it, Lock" Shock mentally said to Lock which, of course, he heard in his head (Contract, remember!).
They sat on the table and Shock prepared the trio's meal to set it on the table. And after a while, the other girls came and sat close to Lock and Barrel. The sitting arrangement was, from the right bench; Kathleen, Lock, Shock, Barrel, and Lea, from the left bench; Gene, Kimi, Nina, and Jenni.
"Thanks, darl" Said Lock when Shock finished setting their lunch.
"Haha. Very funny" Shock said nonchalantly and then started to eat. The boys were about to when the other girls suddenly asked.
"So" Nina started.
"Where do you live?" Gene asked.
"We live in the Hinterlands" Barrel said and before he took a bite.
"Why haven't we seen you before?" Lea asked.
"Because 'The Shadow of the Moon' has been hiding us" Lock started.
"We've only been allowed to associate with adults and important ones at that" Barrel said.
"And usually when we are out, we pull pranks. So we hide in the shadows to watch our prank unveil" Lock finished. Shock was still eating. She has notice some of the latest mean looks that made her ignore the girls' presences. And inwardly, she was hating these girls because they suddenly stuck around her cohorts.
"Lock, Barrel. If you don't eat your lunches, I'm never cooking these EVER again" Shock stated dully in annoyance which the other girls noticed. The boys immediately ate their meal and with that, Shock smirked.
"Yummy!" Barrel said patting his little belly. They had ate with poor manners which annoyed Shock a little but the other girls just admired them.
"Yummy? More like delicious" Lock stated and gave Shock a quick hug-ish.
"Thank you very much" Shock said and took the trio's plates to put away. She had just stood up and turned around to where the students put the dishes when she bumped into someone.
"Hey, watch it bas-" Shock said and looked to see who she had bumped into. "Harry!" She stated when she saw his face. 'Harry' smirked and helped Shock balance herself more.
"Shock. So good to see you again" Harry said.
"Yeah. Uh- You too" Shock said fidgeting. She walked past him and put away the dishes in the trey with other dirty dishes. When she came back, Harry was sitting next to Gene and Jenni left. She sat at her spot as the girls bombarded her cohorts with questions and Harry just listened.
"So, Shock. Why didn't you come to our lunch date six years ago?" Harry asked suddenly blurted out which made the other girls at the table stop talking. An awkward silence filled the group which was broken by Shock's low nervous laugh. The two boys looked away because of embarrassment and discomfort about the subject.
"And why did your face grow even more beautiful after that day?" Harry added in a flirtatious tone. Lock snapped his focus back to the group upon hearing this. Again, Shock replied with a low nervous laugh.
"Well, uh, you see. Lock and I had a big fight that resulted in us going to the doctor" Shock explained and nudged Lock's ribs with her elbow. Lock, who was giving Harry a death glare, was suddenly brought back to the conversation when Shock nudged his ribs.
"Right, Lock?" Shock added in a sweetly voice which made Lock smirk.
"Whatever you say, darl" Lock said in character and snuggled Shock a little which earned him a quick glare from Harry.
"Barrel, you okay?" Shock suddenly asked when she noticed Barrel spacing out.
"Huh? What?" Barrel said.
"Are you okay?" Lock said now worried too.
"Uhm. Yeah" Barrel answered and looked back at the group.
"What year are you, anyway Harry?" Lock asked for the first time.
"Yes, I've been wondering that myself" Shock asked clearly intrigued. The other females left leaving Gene and Kathleen with them.
"You're not our classmate, right?" Barrel asked too.
"Yes, He's my classmate" Gene said interrupting.
"And what grade are you?" Lock asked.
"We're both junior high schoolers" Gene answered.
"Yeah but I'm 19" Harry said in sadness which was evident. Of course, it was weird to be the eldest in a class. Freshmen were 13-14years old, Sophomores were 14-15 years old, Juniors were 16-17 years old, and Seniors were 17-18 years old. Those were the usual ages for the high school students.
"What's wrong with that?" Barrel asked.
"What time is it?" Shock suddenly asked which confused everyone who was so engrossed with the conversation.
"Why?" Kathleen said with venom.
"Cuz' we're the only students in the cafeteria" Shock answered and everyone looked around. Suddenly a tapping on the floor was heard, it came closer and closer. The cafeteria doors were abruptly opened revealing a ghoul, two vampires, a werewolf, and a monster creature.
"What are you still doing here?" The vampire girl they had saw earlier commanded.
"Is she talking to us?" Barrel asked innocently. Their group already broke away leaving the three of them dumbfounded.
"I think so" Shock whispered to Barrel but snapped her attention to the group in front of her when she heard a crack.
"F*ck. What the hell" Lock yelled when he was whipped at his side. He kneeled on the floor and Shock followed soon to help him.
"Hey, What did you do that for?" Barrel yelled at the monster creature who just whipped Lock on his side. Shock was already healing Lock when she was also whipped. She ignored the pain and continued to heal Lock who received the full blow of the whip.
"Stop it, Juniper" Said the ghoul earlier who came back from inspecting the kitchen with the werewolf.
"Bianca! Why did you let her do as she pleased?" Gray the ghoul student council president commanded clearly angry.
"I saw nothing" Bianca the vampire student council vice president said and smirked.
"Juniper, Bianca, and Daisy, we will talk about this later" Gray commanded and turned to the two who had been whipped.
"Are you two okay?" He said and walked towards the trio.
"No shit Sherlock" Lock suddenly yelled as his wound was half healed. He was smacked on the head by Shock for his rudeness.
"Lock, there you're healed. Now stop being so rude to him" Shock stated and winced when she felt the effects of the whip on her.
"Are you okay?" Lock said and helped her up. He placed his hand on the area where she was hurt and suddenly it healed.
"Yeah, I'm okay" She said and looked at the student council.
"You should be ashamed of your members, dear president. One day, it'll all be clear whom you're troubling with" Shock said in a matter of fact tone and the three of them walked out. Barrel and Lock was still helping her walk.
"Alright. You three, I'll excuse you from your classes. We'll talk about this in the student council room." Gray commanded.
"Front and center! And march" The werewolf said.
-After School-
"You okay?" Lock asked for the hundredth time. They had came out of the school building and headed for their bathtub
"Like I said three seconds ago, YES I'M FINE!" Shock yelled as they got in the bathtub. They went to their new home, made and ate dinner together, and answered their homework together.
"Alright. That was the last homework" Shock stated and they fixed their school things.
"Night guys" Barrel said and zoomed to his room.
"Your room?" Lock asked looking at Shock with sleepy eyes.
"My room" Shock confirmed and they went to Shock's room. They snuggled, kissed, and then slept.