Chapter 27 Johnny learns about the kiss
Johnny recovered quickly after being kidnapped by Fluffy. She was grateful to Velma and her friends for finding him. He was able to move on and continued his studies. Velma was happy to have her boyfriend back and they were in love more than ever. Velma cared for Johnny very deeply but at the same here her mind wasn't at ease. She had been keeping the secret about Shaggy kissing her when he declared his love for her. She didn't want to tell Johnny that her ex kissed and confessed his love to her. Velma felt awful about yelling at Shaggy and wanted to apologize to him. "Johnny I'll meet up with you later. Right now I have to take care of something really important that I've been putting off for a long time" Velma told Johnny. "Ok I'll see you later Ms. Jinkies" Johnny said as he left to run an errand. Velma took out her cell phone and called Shaggy,
Shaggy: "Hi Velma what's up?"
Velma: "Nothing much. Listen Shaggy can we meet up? I really need to talk to you in person."
Shaggy: "Sure Velma is everything ok?"
Velma: "Yes everything is fine. I just want to talk. Please meet me at the student lounge."
Shaggy: "Like ok I'll be right there."
Velma and Shaggy both hung up the phone and Velma headed to the student lounge to meet up with Shaggy. "Hi Velma I'm here" Shaggy said as he greeted her. "Hey thanks for coming on such short notice" Velma said. "What is it that you wanted to tell me in person that couldn't be done over the phone?" asked Shaggy. "Shaggy I wanted to apologize for when I yelled at you the night you confessed that you still loved me. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I know it was hard for you when I told you that I didn't want to get back together just like it was hard for me to get over you after you broke up with me" said Velma. "I forgive you Velma and I'm sorry our relationship didn't work out. I should have told Scooby Doo about us sooner but I was scared of losing him and in the end I lost you. I'm also sorry that I kissed you. That was stupid of me to do" Shaggy pointed out. "It's ok Shaggy. To be honest that kiss was nice. You haven't kissed me like that since we were dating. I never told Johnny about it because I'm afraid he might get really mad and maybe break up with me. I feel awful for lying to him for so long but I'm not sure how he would react" Velma stated. "Velma don't make the same mistake by keeping secrets from someone you really care about like I did. I learn that it was wrong for me to do that and I promised myself to be honest with anyone that was willing to date me. Crystal and I have a wonderful relationship because we are honest with each other" Shaggy advised.
"You're right Shaggy. I should tell Johnny the truth because keeping this secret for so long is wrong" Velma said. Unknowing to Velma and Shaggy as they were talking Johnny overheard everything they were talking about and couldn't believe what he just heard. "You kissed my girlfriend?!" Johnny shouted which scared Shaggy and Velma because they had no idea he was in the room with them. "Johnny I can explain. The reason why I didn't tell you was because I was scared of how you were going to react. But I promise you that there is nothing going on between me and Shaggy. We broke up a long time ago and the both of us moved on with our lives and met people who we really care about so please don't be upset with me or Shaggy" begged Velma. Johnny walked over to Velma and gently took by the hand and hugged her while saying, "Velma you shouldn't be scare to tell me these things especially if the kiss you and Shaggy shared didn't mean anything even though you said it was a nice kiss. I need to know do you and Shaggy still have feelings for each other?" Velma nodded her head no assuring Johnny that her relationship with Shaggy has been over for a very long time. "That's good do you want to go out and grab a bite?" "Sounds like a plan let's go" Velma said as she left with Johnny. As for Shaggy he couldn't believe that Johnny walked in on them by mistake while they were talking. He felt so embarrass about what happened that Shaggy didn't want to talk about it with anyone ever. Velma was able to work things out with Johnny assuring him that any feelings she ever had for Shaggy were in the past. "Is something the matter Velma?" Daphne asked when she saw her friend laying on the bed with a book covering her face. "Daphne there is something I have to tell you that I should have told you a long time ago" said Velma as she told Daphne about Shaggy confessing that he loved her and they shared a kiss. "Oh wow I can't believe Shaggy kissed you even though you have a boyfriend" said Daphne. "Yeah I know and the crazy part is that kiss felt nice. It was so sweet and I felt like flying" Velma told Daphne. "Johnny found out about my kiss with Shaggy and I told him it didn't mean anything but it kind of did."
"Velma I know that you moved on with your life and said that you no longer have feelings for Shaggy but what you just told me I think you might still have feelings for Shaggy" Daphne pointed out. "Do you really think so?" asked Velma. "I believe so" answered Daphne. "Well that doesn't matter. I'm with Johnny who I'm really crazy about and Shaggy is dating Crystal. Plus I doubt Shaggy still has any feelings for me since we both moved on with our lives" said Velma. Daphne believed in her heart that Velma might still have feeling for Shaggy even though she is dating Johnny. Plus nobody can ignore the feeling of flying when you experience a kiss that may mean something. "If that's how you feel then I'll respect it" Daphne told Velma which Velma appreciated Daphne for respecting how she felt.