The next morning Carrigan arrived bright and early at the plant to check on the progress that had been made. Everything had just started to get back into order around there. Everyone was doing exactly as they were supposed to. From now on, that place would NEVER be emptied. She wanted to make sure that everyone was on duty and doing what they were supposed to. Also she wanted to make sure there wasn't a certain group of ghosts around that perhaps tried to muddle things up on her. If she had to she figured there was more then one way to 'skin' a ghost. A smirk formed on her face as she looked around. Casper who had indeed returned like he planned to sighed at all of the people and at his dads machine right in the middle of all of it! Well fine, if they wanted to play hardball, he would! The ghost had managed to snag himself a copy of the list, but still, the ingredients were incomplete. That meant only one thing, research time! His father HAD to of written it down somewhere in the books. So with a turn Casper dashed back to Whipstaff. He was determined to find out the missing ingredient. There had to be something on the Lazarus that he could find out about before Carrigan or Dibs!
Flying into the library the ghost picked up book by book and promptly looked through it for anything. He tossed the books into 2 different piles, ones that were written by his father and ones that were written by others. The ones that were written by others he merely searched through for any documents or papers his father may have stashed in there. The ones that were written by his father he did the same with, however, he'd actually READ them later on in case the book itself had something written in it from his father. Dr. Harvey who sat at his desk just stared at Casper and the mess that he willingly dumped onto the floor. "Ah.... Casper...?" He started to inquire.
"I'll pick it up later Dr. Harvey, I'm REALLY busy right now though! Sorry..." Apologizing Casper kept right at what he was doing as he shifted from book to book. Dr. Harvey slowly closed his mouth but smiled, looking from time to time at him. If only Casper had known what Dr. Harvey actually tried to have done for him right now. Still he let the specter have his alone time as this seemed to be something that Casper was determined to do alone. Either way, in case this failed Dr. Harvey had already worked and plotted out a back up plan. It took a few hours to look through every book in that Library and another 20 minutes to carry this fathers books back up to his room. However, he hadn't' stopped at just that, no, he'd look through EVERY book in that house hold to find the answer! Every paper, he'd pressure himself to get this finished before, SHE, did. So the next room he checked was his fathers, finding a whole trunk full of papers, the books he had in that room appeared to be useless however. Still, he hauled that trunk up to his room to look through later in the day. From there he checked the Gambling room, the upper-out look, the attic, the sun room, the basement, his uncles room, Melle's now abandoned room, some of the old maid quarters and the mirror room. He checked everywhere in that house. When he had finally finished checking every room he went straight to work on looking and reading through his Dad's books and papers. There was no stopping him now.
At school everyone worked hard on getting the preparations readied for the Prom which would take place the following night. Amber and her friends walked from table to table and watched over what every student did. If Amber spotted something that she didn't like she immediately pointed it out and sometimes even sat down doing it herself. After all to her, everything she did was perfect. The other students who had tried so hard on the pieces would stand and glare at her getting frustrated at the spoiled brat. Slayde was there helping out mainly due to being the tallest kid in school. Having to hide in that form Stretch was none too pleased, and what disgruntled him even more was seeing Melle and Stinkie parading around in front of him. The two always laughed and acted so close, he wondered why his brother had even bothered getting back with that damned fleshie! He had been so relieved when things had ended between them. He knew why he hated her, why the sight of them together worried him to life, however, he'd NEVER mention it to his brother. Not if he didn't have to. It was something from their past and that's where he liked to leave it, in the past. Still, if he could just break them up then there'd be no chance of his brother getting hurt and tortured over....what happened... ever again! That and the thought of fleshies and humans together still sickened him. After all, he DID have ghostly pride! So when it came down to it, he was only worried about his brother.
Amber stood up and looked towards Boomer and Melle. She smirked to herself as she stepped up next to the two of them and tapped her fingers on the table. "You....." Calling at Boomer she waited for a response. Slowly Stinkie looked up at her and raised an eyebrow. What the heck did she want from him..? If she started any of her crap he'd be on her case in a heart beat. "You were at Melle's house last night serenading her.... That was, hot! So the girls and everyone want to know if you'd like to perform at the Prom..? Believe me it wasn't unanimous..." Amber rolled her eyes and sighed. Everyone in the roomed just paused and gaped their mouths. Stinkie felt his cheeks turn red as he looked from Melle to them.
"Uhh, well... No...I wouldn't...!" Stinkie stated until he was interrupted rather quickly by his brothers.
"DAT is ta say, he wouldn't do it without us as his back-up band!" Grinning evilly Stretch watched the girls expression turn to that of a pleased one.
"Good, we'll expect you early then!" Smiling slyly she hoped to some how bring those two down from the over night popularity that they had gained. Obviously most of the kids who were rich lived on that block and with the singing he'd done last night...? That alerted many of them to his 'cooler' features outside of his scrubbed look.
"Grr, WHAT'D ya do dat for?!" Grabbing his brother by the collar he hissed through his teeth. "I can't sing fer DAT long without losin' DAT voice! You know dat! Besides, why would I wanna sing fa dem brats anyways?!" Grumbling through his teeth he eyed the class and back to Stretch.
"You'll see..." Stretch smirked and smacked his brothers hands off of him. Shaking his head Stinkie sat back down beside Melle and sighed.
"Well, I'd like to hear you sing again! So why can't you sing like that for a long time...?" Melle questioned curiously at him, teetering her pencil in her hand for a few moments.
"L-Let's just say it's ......an injury.. But, okay, fa you, I'll perform. Tch, It'll be da only reason..." Smirking lightly he kissed her, pulling her closer to him as he watched her sketch out some things for decorations. "Oh, by the way, I'll stop by latuh so we can go over dat science homework. I missed a lotta dat junk, so I've gotta get caught up! What time would be good for ya's...?" Smiling Stinkie rubbed her back gently.
"Oh! Anytime, Mom said she's not going to be home until really late tonight..! So anytime would be good." Laughing she already had started planning on what pizza to order up for them to eat later. She figured that he'd be over at some point homework or not! Stretch and Fatso having over heard the two of them looked at each other and grinned evilly between themselves. Ghastly just shook her head at the two of them and huffed. She didn't like that look that Stretch gave. She didn't like it one bit, that was his way of showing that something nasty wormed through his tiny mind. This would mean she'd have to double up her duty on guarding Melle tonight. Stinkie and her at least deserved to be alone, she figured out just how much they cared about each other by now and had dropped being Stretch's lackey. After all, there was only so much you could keep her convinced with before she caught on.
Later after school Melle quietly walked herself on home. Running up behind her, Stinkie laughed and picked her up twirling her around. "GOTCHA, SHORTY! Whatcha gonna do now!?" Winking at her she laughed and flailed about trying to get him to set her down.
"OH! LEMME GO, YOU!! Hahaha!! Stop that!!" Sticking out her tongue she wiggled and squirmed around in his arms trying to get loose.
"Hehe, so, whatcha doin' t'night fa dinnuh gally...? Since yer ma's out..." Spinning her around he pulled he close to him once he'd set her back on her feet.
"Uhm, to be honest... nothing really.. I was going to order us a pizza..." Rubbing her arm she shifted her gaze up at him nervously wondering what he had planned.
"Well, how'd ya like ta go get some food now den? We could go wherever you'd like... My treat...!" Grinning Stinkie waved some money he'd come across by winning a bet with one of the students earlier in the day. Staring at it Melle tapped her chin and grinned widely.
"OKAY! I want Chinese!! If that's alright with you?" Taking his free hand she smiled at him. It wasn't his first choice but, he had told her that she could go where she wanted. Luckily for him he actually liked Chinese food! When they entered they were seated in a quiet cozy little corner. Melle didn't even need to pick up the menu to know what she wanted, but, Stinkie on the other hand needed to look the thing over.
"So you're gettin' da chicken fried rice?" Looking at Melle who nodded he swallowed. "Man, I like Muu-Gu Gai Pan, but........I kinda wanted somethin' a little different.." When the waitress arrived she took down Melle's order of chicken fried rice with no MSG and a sprite. "A-ah... uhm.. Is dhere anything on special? " Stinkie belched loudly at that moment from being so hungry.
"PEE-YU!!!" The lady behind him waved her hand in front of her nose.
"OH? DAT sounds good! I'll have what she's havin'!!" Grinning widely Stinkie thumbed behind him. Melle burst into laughter and grabbed her stomach. The waitress made a face as if he was insane and scribbled something down on the paper.
"Would you like Won Ton soup with that?" The waitress asked cheerfuly.
"ONE TON?! Lady I can barely finish a cup!" Stinkie scrunched his face with worry and darted a look at Melle as if this waitress was the nuts one! This only furthered Melle to laugh harder and clasp a hand over her mouth to not disturb some of the other customers. At this point the waitress gave up and started into the kitchen to put their order in. "What...? Was it somethin' I said? Boy, dat lady is rude!"
"AHAHAHAAA....!! GEEZE, You're hilarious!! Haha.... Y-You mean....you really don't know...??" Melle questioned and Stinkie shook his head no. ".... Won Ton soup is the name of the soup... it's not One Ton..." Blushing brightly Stinkie rubbed the back of his head and laughed nervously now.
"O...oh...! I ... I knew dat, I was just uh... pullin' ya leg..!" When everything was done the two of them made their way to her house. Throwing their bags onto the floor near them, the two sighed with relief of being home and able to relax a little. "I STILL can't stand da smell of dis joint...! So fresh..." Shuddering Stinkie looked over at her and smiled. "Y'know....I can hardly wait to actually go to dat dance. Normally I HATE 'em! But, I think dis one'll be fun...wit you... I'm plannin' on dedicatin' a song to ya at least." Kissing her cheek he blushed a little. "So....dis is yer.....new ...home eh? I dunno... I kinda liked yer old one more...." Melle smirked at him as she knew why he had stated that. He missed her being around the manor, but, the fact stood that for now she belonged at this house with her mother and not at Whipstaff.
"I did too...oh well.. Wanna see my room here?? It's pretty neat looking!" Smiling she lead him upstairs and to her room. "TA-DA! Haha, Mom decorated it for me! I love Dragons, Wizards and stuff..! Yee, check out my cool Lava lamp~!" Pointing at it she giggled happy to show off her stuff to him. Looking around the room he smirked and shoved his hands into his pockets. He should've figured she'd have a room like this one with how was. At least there weren't any nasty surprises like frilly pink things that randomly appeared! When the tour finished the two of them jumped onto their homework. "Right....! So that enters there.... and... then you get...a baby!" Blushing deeply she rubbed the back of her head.
"Uh-Huh...." Stinkie meanwhile just stared devastated at the homework his face redder than a beet. Images of him trying to do that with Melle had crossed his mind very easily. "NNGH! Gah, I... Hey, how about we watch some TV for a little 'eh?? Ain't funniest home video's comin' on around now??" In a desperate attempt to stop trying to feel like some kind of confused pervert he tried to change the subject quickly.
Laughing hard Melle didn't even bother to reply, she just flipped on the TV and smiled. "I'll make us some popcorn then..! You pervert..." Grinning to herself she laughed and darted for the kitchen.
"HEY!" Stinkie smirked right back as he was teased and pondered on her. It appeared that she hadn't minded him thinking about her that way. Was it true...? Sighing his gaze shifted down to his homework, then to his lap. His face flushed red as he shook his head. There was just NO way...! "She'd hate me fa sure if I tried dat... B-but still, no I can't get my mind offa dese thoughts...! I... I wonder what it'd be like ta be wit a...fleshie...? YAH..! NO! What am I thinkin?!" Jumping up to his feet he pulled off his hat and scrunched it tightly in his hands. "I'm a joik, I'm a joik, I'm a joik!" Little had he noticed that his brothers had perched themselves outside the window for a watch. They wanted to see just how far their brothers feelings for this human girl went. So far they hadn't needed to worry until he started pulling the crazy dance around the living room. The two of them were embarrassed to see their brother unable to handle a situation like this for one, and the other they were scared that he was in a situation like this anyway! When Melle returned she stared at Stinkie oddly as she watched him bite on his hat so hard. Pausing he meeped and tried to explain himself.
"It's okay..!" Laughing Melle set down the popcorn bowl and stared at his set of hair. "I'm actually glad you removed that thing! I enjoy getting to see your hair, it's so cute..!" Biting her lower lip she reached up and ruffled it around giggling happily. His created heart raced to her touch and her giggle. Sitting down on the couch she ate a little bit of the popcorn and looked to the fire place that she'd started. Stinkie quickly sat himself down next to her and laughed nervously eating some of it as well. His attention was turned to the TV as he tried to ignore Melle and how the fire had started making her skin glow. With every second that passed his face grew more and more red. "Are you okay??" When Melle noticed she raised an eyebrow and felt his forehead.
"I'm ....I'm foine..." Placing an arm around her waist Stinkie looked deep into her eyes. "Melle..." At first he hesitated as he turned off the TV. "I love you with all of my soul.. I never wanna lose you, and I never wanna be wit anyone else..ever.... I want to... "Becoming at a loss of words of how he wanted to phrase this, he leaned in and very gently kissed her lips. Carefully he picked her up and pulled her onto his lap. Teasingly he sucked on her lower lip before he kissed her a little deeper. Melle at first wasn't sure about this but eased up as a very warm and loving feeling filled her up. Slowly she closed her eyes taking in the kisses. Gently he kneaded the back of head and neck, his other hand rubbing her side lovingly. His fingers mingled through her strands of hair, being very careful of the tangles that appeared from time to time. Pulling from the kiss Melle daringly moved, planting very soft feather like kisses along his neck. Swallowing Stinkie shivered to the dainty touch and tilted his head to take it in. "...Oh..Melle.." His ecto tingled as he happily accepted the light sucks and nibbles Melle started. "Y-Yer okay with dis right..? I ..I dun wanna do anythin' dat yer not okay wit.." Weakly his voice trembled.
"Mmh, It's just a little kissing and cuddling....nothing...big yet...right?" Smiling lovingly she gazed at his eyes through his glasses. "I'm sure all couples do this..."
Hearing her words Stinkie smiled more at ease now that he knew how far he could go. "Right." Narrowing his eyes a moment he smirked to himself as he raised his hand up and removed his shades. Carefully he tossed them onto the table near them where his hat rested. He figured to screw the disguise if he's going to be this intimate with her. It was to show that he respected her after all, she'd know soon enough that it was him. He planned to tell her soon. "Dat's bettuh, I think..don't you...?" Leaning in again he kissed her only this time he layed her down on the couch.
"Y-Yes! I do.... Finally.... I get to see those eyes of yours..." The girl trembled as she gazed up into those eyes. Those golden eyes that for the first time truly showed just how much he truly loved her. Smiling warmly at her he allowed her to enjoy his gaze a little longer before he gently kissed her neck. Very soft sweet gentle kisses placed down her neck as he layed down on top of her getting rather cozied up. Slowly he trailed the kisses up to her ear which he tugged on softly with his teeth. Melle trembled and shivered as she was now the one being teased by him. Moving to just below it Stinkie began to suck softly on the spot, teasing it and a spot between her neck and shoulder. Her fingers now tangled their way into his messed up hair, softly pulling on it from time to time to show that she liked what he did. Just as she moaned softly the spook raised up off of her a little and chuckled.
"....Liked dat huh...? Too bad y'ain't olduh or .." The ghost started to tease only to be paused mid sentence by a flash. Come to think of it, this wasn't the only time he had noticed a flash while the two of them had layed there and made out. Gasping he jumped to his feet and looked around. When he spotted his brother's outside he groaned out in agony. "AUGHHHHHH....... Dey have ta ruin EVERYTHING fuh me! D-Don't worry baby, I'll try an' get dem pictures back...! I'll ....Nngh, Shit..! I... I'll see ya tomorrow ok?" Kissing her deeply he darted for the door and after his brothers leaving all of his stuff behind. He figured this was more important! He needed to catch those peeping tom-ghosts or there'd be hell to pay in some way! Melle dumbfounded and scared now as to why Stretch and Fatso would even want pictures like that went to give Stinkie his stuff only to find out that he'd disappeared.
"Boomer your...! Stuff......... Hmn..." Touching her neck she looked around and promptly picked up the items the he'd left behind. This way when her mother did arrive home she wouldn't be hounded about spending time with him again. "Oh well..."