I do not own Monsters University or Monster's Inc. I only own Melanie.
Story Start
The next day was interesting to say the least. Melanie went to her normal classes and then she had to go interview Oozma Kappa. She usually rooted for the underdogs in sport competitions, but the longer she interviewed the fraternity, the more she could feel the tension. Mike and Sullivan had so much tension and anger towards each other that there was no way Oozma Kappa would work as a team.
She mentally wished the team good luck before going back to her dorm to get ready for her date with Johnny. She still had no idea where he was going to take her on their date.
A 7 p.m. she met Johnny outside of the dorm. He handed her a white rose and she blushed when he tucked it in her hair. Thankfully, there were no thorns on the stem.
"You look beautiful. Are you ready to go?" he asked and held out one of his arms for her.
"Sure," she said and looped her arm with his. "So are you excited for the first task of the competition?" she asked as they walked to a nearby park that was supposedly really pretty. Melanie had not been able to go visit it yet, but she had heard it was a gorgeous park.
"Of course, I've always enjoyed the scare games. I hope the guys and I can win the trophy again this year," he said and smiled when they reached the picnic he had set up for their date. "How did your interviews with Oozma Kappa go today?" he questioned while they sat down and he started setting the food and bottles of water out of the picnic basket.
Melanie thanked Johnny when he handed her a drink and a sandwich. It was all very simple but a really cute date. "Well the guys in Oozma Kappa are definitely an interesting bunch. Most of the guys really want to do well, but there is no telling how they will really do in the competition. However, Mike and Sullivan are so confrontational towards each other. There is no way they will work as a team if they do not work through their issues," she explained as she recalled how Mike and Sullivan kept arguing in the interview.
"Well it will be interesting to see how they do," Johnny said before turning the conversation to just focusing on each other.
The date went well and Johnny walked her back to her dorm. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and said she would see him tomorrow at the competition. He gave her a big grin before rushing back to his fraternity house.
The next day passed quickly, and soon Melanie and Alex were walking to the location of the first event of the competition. Alex was wearing her sorority's colors while Melanie was just wearing her normal clothes with a camera around her neck.
"So I heard you and Johnny went on a date yesterday. How did that go? I thought you couldn't stand him," Alex said as they found a nice place to stand so they could see all of the teams at the starting point.
Melanie looked at all of the teams and took a few pictures before answering her friend. "It went well. Don't tell anyone, but he is actually a nice guy once you get to know him," she answered, and she yelled when Alex pulled her into a hug.
"I'm so happy for you," Alex screamed, which drew attention to both of them.
Melanie almost wished the concrete would swallow her up when she noticed all of the monsters staring at her and Alex. A small blush appeared on her cheeks when she saw Johnny watching her. She gave a small wave and a smile after he waved at her. Before she could focus on all the stares again, she grabbed her notebook and pen so she could take notes of the strange urchin-looking balls, which were supposed to represent the toys of children. She wanted to laugh about how monsters thought a child's toys were toxic, but she kept her mouth shut.
"They might be germy, but not toxic," she thought as she watched Johnny give her one more wink before the event started. Silently, she wished him good luck.
"This is awesome," Alex screamed before she grabbed Melanie's arm and drug her towards the finish line. "Look, Roar Omega Roar finished first," Alex said and elbowed Melanie in the side. "Go congratulate your boyfriend," she teased before leaving to go congratulate her sorority sisters, who just finished.
"I'll tell him congratulations later, when I have to interview the first place team," Melanie thought as she wrote down who all finished. She hated that Oozma Kapaa finished last, but then a team was disqualified for cheating.
"Melanie," Johnny said with a big smile on his face. He had hoped she would immediately congratulate him and his fraternity brothers, but he knew she had to do her job for her journalism class. However, now she was approaching him and the team for an interview.
"Hey Johnny, congrats guys," Melanie said as she stood in front of the Roar Omega Roar team. "Picture and then an interview," she told them before they could run off to go party and celebrate.
The interview was quick and the other guys left to go start the party. Melanie thought Johnny would immediately go as well, but he surprised her by asking if she would like to join him back at the fraternity house.
"I'm not much of a dancer," she told him.
"We don't have to dance. I just wanted to spend some time with you," he said and smiled when she accepted his out-stretched hand.
The two walked back to the fraternity house, which was already in full party mode. Johnny led her to a quieter area of the house, and he surprised her by leading her to an empty upstairs balcony at the back of the house.
"Congrats on your win today," she told him and before her nerve could disappear, she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Johnny smiled and actually gave her a light kiss on the lips. He pulled away to see her looking at him in surprise. He wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close. "Thank you," he said and he smiled when she relaxed in his arms.
