"...DEAD? Thanks fa noticin'!" Stretch grinned and laughed with his brothers, holding Melle up in front of them. Melle grunts and makes an embarrassed face knowing he had her there.
"Lemme go, ya stupid spook!" Melle struggled around now.
"Nyaw, c'mon dontcha wanna hang around?" Flying over to a coat rack that was on the wall, Stretch hangs her onto it.
"With you dead beats! BAH! I'd rather kiss a donkeys ass." putting both feet on the wall Melle tries to unhook herself.
"Oh She's spunky!" Fatso says smirking as him and Stinkie float up behind Stretch.
"HEY PINOCCHIO!" A voice shouts from behind the three of them a finger tapping on the Stretchs shoulder. The three turn around to see who the heck that was. "How 'bout I shorten yer nose" The female ghost smirks narrowing one eye, a fist slamming into Stretchs nose. The hit sends the tall ghost flying through the wall. Her eyes narrow at the other two that still remained. "Now what the hell do you think yer doin' ta my buddy!" Ghastly snarls at Stinkie. Her eyes then shift over to the fat ghost, "And just what the HELL is the big idea with YOU stealing OUR pizza!"
From behind Ghastly, Stinkie winks at Fatso as he releases his breath, it slowly creeping over Ghastlys shoulder. Quirking an eyebrow, the edge of her mouth raises up. "WHAT DA HECK! Augh! Melle, you didn't rip one didja!" The female ghost wave a hand in front of her face. Melle makes a face at the female ghost. While Ghastlys busy trying not to pass out, Fatso rams into her side, sending her flying. The brothers give each other high fives after. By this time, Melle's slipped out of her main shirt and snuck to the floor. Quietly she picks up a cane that was under Stretches bed.
Hopping up onto the bed she readies to swing it. "Batters UP!" Sticking her tongue out of the corner of her mouth, she swings the cane, nailing Fatso hard. As Fatso gets hit he's sent right into Stinkie sending them both out of the room.
"MWAHAHAHA! Alrriiiight, home run!" with that she hops from Stretches bed, to Fatsos, then Stinkies.
Just then Kat bursts in with the vacuum in her hand. "You alright?" She asks worriedly looking at Melle.
"Oh yeah, we hit it off really good" Melle grinned from ear to ear.
Kat just starts to smile and relaxes for a moment. That's when Stretch flies back into the room.
"Where da hell is dat dim dame!" Stretch growled looking around for Ghastly.
"Right here Tall, Dark and Moronic!" Ghastlys voice rings as she comes up through the floor in front of him.
"Who da 'eck are you callin' moronic! You're the fool of a Ghoul!" Stretch snaps at her. "Who da heck said you could come ta MY house?" The tall ghost pointed to his chest. Kat and Melle just sort of stare at them.
"Fool of a Ghoul? Is THAT all you've got! Gee lets rhyme some more Mother Goose! How bout we go swim pool? Fix your brain with a tool? Make you look like a mule? Oh wait, you did that yourself." Ghastly rolls her eyes and groans lightly. By this time Stretch was becoming very annoyed and started to turn red. Melles eyes go huge and quickly runs over to Kat.
"We better make like Michael Jackson and Beat It!" Melle panics and the both of them take off down the hall. By this time Stretch has gone off into a rant. Ghastly just sort of ignoring him at this point, dusting off her black shirt and blue vest. Stretch just pauses and raises an eyebrow trying to figure what the heck she's doing.
"Oh, I'm sorry were you saying something..?" Ghastly looks up at him slyly. Of course this sends Stretch into a state of irritation and yet, confusion. "Y'know.. yer awfully cute when your angry..." Ghastly giggles and places a hand on his chest, tracing it around in a circle. Stretch gets taken back by this a little stuttering.
"W-what! What da hell are you doin! Stop dat!" He floats back towards the wall.
"Aw c'mon, surely your not afraid of lil' ol me and some affection?" Ghastly bats her eyes getting close to the tall ghosts face.
"No way! I...i." gritting his teeth and gulping Stretch flies off quickly, not too sure how to react to this!
Meanwhile in the hallway Kat and Melle have stopped to catch their breath, huffing and puffing with their hands on their knees. "Dang that was a close one! Them ghosts are crazy. No wonder my ma had ta hire yas!" Melle whewed softly as she stood upright.
"Yeah and even we had a hard time keeping them at bay the first night." Kat smiled lightly. Out of nowhere Kat's sleeping bag is brought down over her head and body.
"KAT!"Melles eyes widen just now noticing the Fat ghost behind Kat.
"Gotcha Skin Sack!" Fatso laughed at his own corny joke.
"M-Melle! Get the vac!" Kats muffled voice came from the sleeping bag, dropping the Portable vacuum she had and kicking it to Melle.
Not even giving it another thought, Melle picks up the vacuum and takes off down the hall gritting her teeth, both eyes narrowed. "Don't worry Kat! I'll save ya, some how..." Melle spoke as she ran into a random room closing the door behind her. The room she had run into was dark, her blue eyes searching around the room trying to see which one she was in. Through the dark her eyes widen as they land on a set of golden ones staring straight back into hers. Quickly she leaps back a little flipping on the light. Stinkies eyes wince to the sudden burst of light in the room, covering them with his arms. "Alright jerk off! Don't come any closer or I'll SUCK YOU INTO THIS!" Melle raises an eyebrow aiming the vacuum towards him.
"ACK! Eheheh, Oh no no, wouldn't think of it, nope not me, wouldn't do such a thing!" Stinkie grins nervously backing away. Melles eyebrows are still raised at the ghost thinking to herself a moment. Why was the ghost in this room alone? Why didn't he attack right away? Well while she was thinking about this Stinkie takes the advantage of quickly zipping up in front of her and letting loose his smelly breath.
Apparently he was only waiting for the proper moment to strike. Melle turned her head as fast as she could, waving her hands about. As her hands waved about trying to rid of the green fog, she started stepping backwards. Little did she know that Stretch had come up behind her through the wall. Quickly the tall ghost picked the girl up under her left arm, Stinkie grabbing the right. This caused Melle to drop the vacuum that she'd gotten from Kat when she was captured by Fatso. "PUT ME DOWN NOW!" Growling, Melle demanded them.
"Or else what bone bag! What 're you gonna do?" Stretch grinned as he got up in her face.
"Not what SHE'S going to do, but what I'M going to do." Ghastlys eyes narrowed fiercely at the two of them.
"Oy, what da 'eck are you doin' hangin' aroun' dat FLESH BALL anyways!" Stretch sneered at the other ghost, finding how she was so protective of this human to be nauseating.
"'Cause! We're alotta like the two of us! Were like two peas in a pod..and sides..she's like family!" Ghastly folds her arms and looks away.
"Oh yea' well dun get too sucked in!" Stretch bursts into laughter, as there's the sudden sound of a vacuum starting.
Before she could blink Ghastly is sucked into the hand held vacuum. Fatso had snuck into the room and managed to pick up the Vacuum while they were all blabbering on about the fleshie. "Good Job boys, c'mon! Let's go hang the losers out t'dry!" Stretch snickers in his high pitched voice. Having heard all the commotion going on Dr. Harvey had decided it was finally time to check out what was going on. He didn't expect to not hear anything, but hearing too much was never a good sign.
"KAT? KAT IS EVERYTHING OK?" The Doctor shouted as he started on up the stairs towards Kats bedroom.
"Uhm, Dad?" Kat's voice seemed to echo through the main area, causing Dr. Harvey to squint his eyes a little finding that rather odd. "Kat, honey wh-where are you?" The doctor asked and called out worriedly.
"Up here! On the light above the main entrance!" Kat called out panicky to her father. Raising an eyebrow Dr. Harvey slowly turns around and looks up at the light. His eyes look like that of a deer's in headlights.
"K-Kat! HONEY! Wh-what are you two doing up there?" He questioned, but he already pretty much knew what had happened.
"Oh, Y'know, just hangin' out, or...on rather." Melle laughed lightly as she clung to the light fixture as hard as she could.
Just then Casper flies back into the house and next to Dr. Harvey who is still staring at the girls. "Did I miss anything..?" Casper asked curiously as he looks at the doc.
"Oh, not...much. Say Casper...do you think you could, help them down...?" Dr. Harvey spoke slowly as he looks at Casper for a moment. Casper blinks and then follows Dr. Harvey's eyes to where Kat and Melle were.
"Oh...heheh, no problem."And with that the little ghost flew up to where they were, helping Kat down first and then Melle.
The rooms were now all dark, the mansion had finally taken it's eerie form. The pale moon shined through the window in Kats room. This was about the only light that they'd get in the room. Kat was fast asleep in her bed already. Casper like normal slept at the end of the bed near Kats feet, something he always did. However, Melle was still awake, to her this had to of been the weirdest place she'd slept yet! She wondered how Kat ever got used to it, cobwebs, dust, and ghosts. "Wait...I think I just described an alley" I suppose that brings some comfort..." Melle mumbled to herself. Turning onto her side she stared at the door way and then around the room. This place was just too dark, there was no way she'd be getting very much sleep tonight. With that thought her stomach lets out a loud growl. So with a heavy sigh she sits up in the sleeping bag she was given and closes her eyes a moment. Slowly standing up she looks over at Kat and Casper to make sure both of them are still sleeping. Sure enough the two of them were sound asleep. So quietly Melle worked her way on out the door and down the hall.
Melle didn't stop until she got to the bottom of the staircase. Seeing a light on in the library, Melle quietly walks towards it to see who it is. There was Dr. Harvey asleep at his desk; he'd stayed up most of the night trying to figure out those bills and how to pay them. The guy really did care about the manor and really loved living there. Making sure not to wake the sleeping doc, Melle quietly backed away and started on towards the kitchen for something to eat. When she gets inside she flips on the lights sighing with relief that there was finally some light! Quickly she made her way over to the TRASH? Yes, the trash people! She's been without a home for far too long. She's become quite used to just going to the trashcan first. As she fumbles through the trash looking for something to eat she hears a noise. It was the sound of the Fridge opening up! Quickly Melle spins around to find out who or what it was that was in the fridge. There floating in the door of the fridge was Stinkie! He'd just made his way on in like he usually did for some midnight spoiled milk. It usually helped the ghost sleep, not to mention helped with making his breath pretty potent the next day. As Stinkie turns around he drops the milk at the sight of the fleshie.
The two of them just stared at each other for a moment. Melle held the half eaten banana in her hand and the very last of the pizza that was there, The VERY little bit that Fatso actually hadn't eaten earlier. It only now hit Stinkie that indeed what the fleshie was holding was garbage! "What da heck 're you gonna do wit dat?" Stinkie raised an eyebrow, closing the fridge door as he floated closer to the human girl.
"I was gonna eat it. What'd you think I was gonna do with it? Plaster it on the ceiling? Clean my face with it?" Melle spoke sarcastically and laughed lightly after.
"You was gonna eat food from da trash? I didn' know dat fleshies did dat! Why dontcha get somethin' from da fridge? I thought dat's what was normal.." Stinkie trailed off staring at the human girl very intrigued now.
"Eh, oh...yeah...Heh, I suppose I forgot that I could get something from the fridge. I guess I've been used to pickin' from the trash that it's just sorta stuck." Melle dropped the two pieces of food back into the trash.
"Pickin' from da trash for so long...? How long y'been doin' dat?" The ghost blinked as he followed her on back to the fridge, leaning against it the best he could without going through.
"Heh to be honest it's too late for me to remember that." She shrugs and reaches into the fridge pulling out some left over Chicken, A Juice Box, Apple and a donut.
"So whatta ya usually eat from da trash?" Stinkie grinned very interested in knowing more now. This human actually had a little in common with him. He'd never met anyone who had anything in common with him, well, cept his brothers. Thinking about it a moment, even that was pretty slim similarities.
"Well Lesee about anything I could find. Half eaten Pizzas, Bananas, half eaten apples, Chinese, Egg rolls, whatever I got lucky to find that day." Melle shrugged her shoulders and started eating the apple she'd pulled out.
"Wow, dat's pretty cool. I mean, for a fleshie an all..." Stinkie trailed off folding his arms.
"So what were you down here for...?" Melle raised her own eyebrow now, throwing the apple core into the trashcan.
"Oh heheh, I was getting the nightly milk run. It 'elps me sleep. Not to mention dat it makes dat breath extra smelly!" The ghost chuckled and then grinned.
"Oh yeah? Huh, That's why I always woke up with bad breath! Well I couldn't tell that it smelt bad, but Ghastly could. I can't smell." Melle laughed and rolled her eyes, figuring this ghost was gonna start harpin' on her soon.
"Y'can't smell!" Stinkies eyes widened as she told him this.
"Nope! Stick a skunk under my nose I couldn't smell it. Fart in a car and it's so bad everyone gags? I can't smell it, I just sit and laugh" She shakes her head and laughs remembering a few times.
"Wow! I never met a fleshie dat couldn't smell! Dat explains why you didn' jus pass out earlier. I was wonderin' if it was jus' me or somethin'!" Stinkie sighed with relief and then grinned at the Melle. There was something about this human that he liked.
"Thought it was just you┘? What do you mean by that..?" Melle tilts her head to the side listening to the ghost. She'd become interested now.
"Well, heh, they dun call me 'Stinkie 'fer nutin' y'know." Stinkie grins nervously shrugging his shoulders.
"O-oh! So that breath was...! I see! How cool, I wish I could do something like that. The most I do is just gross them off with the sound." Shrugging Melle finished the apple and began to chow down on the donut she'd also pulled out.
"So now dat you know my name, what's yer name..?" The smelly ghost questioned, as he got closer.
"Name's Melle, nice ta mettcha!" She holds out her hand as she finished stuffing her mouth with the rest of her donut. Stinkie just smiled and reached his hand out for hers to shake it. It was in that moment just before their hands met that he'd suddenly been pulled away. A loud and angered voice came roaring from behind him.
"What da 'ell do you think your doing..Brother?!" Stretchs voice hissed out as his purple menacing eyes landed on Stinkies.
"I..I was jus' gonna trick da fleshie! Heh, I 'ad 'er believin' dat I was all interested an den I was gonna...!" Stinkie rambled out trying not to make his brother any angrier than he was.
"GOOD! Now get da 'ell back to da room!" Stretch shoved his brother, looking at Melle with that same angered look. That fleshie was going to be in for it from him.
"B-but...Stretch-" Stinkie stammered but was cut off.
"I SAID GO!" The elder brother grabbed both ends of Stinkie and stretched him back, sending him sailing through the floors to their room. Stretch turned to glance only one more time at Melle before flying through the floors and back up to the room himself.
Just shaking her head Melle continued to sit there until she finished her food. Once she was finished she'd throw her stuff away and head back to bed. Her mind trailed off to think about Stinkie as she walked through the halls. That ghost wasn't so bad. He seemed to be nice like Ghastly and Casper┘ well sort of anyways. There was still something that seemed mischievous about Stinkie. Either way she was gonna study how he acted a little more, this one really intrigued her. The more she thought about the ghost the more she wanted to know. What was with the taller one too...? She'd find out┘some how or another.
The next morning the alarm next to Kat's bed began blaring loudly. Yawning sleepily Kat would sit up in her bed stretching and looking down at her friend. A slight smile appearing on her face, she was happy that the ghosts hadn't bothered them anymore that night. Carefully getting out of bed she wakes up Casper and then Melle."Hey...Wake up...it's time for school" Kat smirked lightly as she went to get some change of clothes.
Melle sleepily raises her head up and yawns, stretching and scratching, it.s what she was used to doing since she was on her own. Ghastly who.d sat up beside her gagged and waved a hand in front of her face. "DANG! I hope your friends got some mouth wash, cause you really need some."
Melle sticks out her tongue at Ghastly all grumpily as she stands up. "Here you can go ahead and look through some of my stuff. I've got plenty of clothes to choose from" Kat smiled and showed her to the draws. Melle raised an eyebrow as she peeks into the draws.
"U-uhm, they're not form fitting are they...? I mean, I'm not all that big on fitting clothes.. I prefer baggy.."She spoke nervously. "Oh no, no, there should be some normal baggy shirts in there for you" Kat smiled and went into her bathroom to get ready.
Continuing to search through Kats draws she finally finds a few baggy sweatshirts, crawling her way into a nice dark purple one, putting her fingerless gloves back on along with her shades. "Well...?"Melle looked up at Ghastly wanting an opinion. "I like it, but it.s missing something..." The ghost spoke placing a hand on her chin. A few minutes after Kat would walk out of her bathroom nodding in agreement.
"There's definitely something missing. I know!" Kat smiled and dug through her closet pulling out a black baseball hat and putting it on Melle. "This'll help hide your hair too!" Kat smiled as she gave the thumbs up.
"Rock on! I'm lovin' it! Only..." Melle grinned as she turns the baseball cap backwards. "Booyah!" is all she had to say once she was done.
Kat gasped and waved her hands as she remembered something. "Here!" she ran back into the bathroom to get something. Both Ghastly and Melles eyebrows rose as they exchanged glances. As quickly as she went in Kat was back out with some spray. "It.ll smell like strawberries and hide the fact that you didn.t take a bath yet┘ Kat grinned lightly out of the left corner of her mouth.
Melle's eyes just about popped out of her head as she saw that. "AAAHHHH!"She lets out the loudest scream it filling the whole manor. Within seconds she'd started running down the hall. The Ghostly Trio curious to the racket stuck their heads through the walls to see what was going on.
"What da 'eck is al dat NOISE!" Stretch growled and shouted out towards Melle as she came running. Pausing only for a moment to catch her breath and talk Melle stared wide-eyed at the Trio pointing and flailing towards Kat.
"SHE'S TRYING TO KILL ME! W-with that┘ that SPRAY! Augh!" Melle made a face as Kat caught up. "Oh c'mon! Your totally over reacting... one spray is NOT gonna kill you! "Kat rolled her eyes as she started at Melle, spraying the perfume. Another scream would be heard coming from Melle as she took off running away shouting "Evil"! Stinkie just shuddered he knew what THAT was like. It's definitely not a fun experience for those who couldn't stand the smell.