A/N: This chapter is pretty long compared to the previous ones so far having to include the Homecoming Dance, but necessary to wrap up the first quarter or so of this story.

Disclaimer: Monster High and characters belong to Garrett Sander and Mattel.

Ch. 6: Scaremester Midterms to Homecoming Ahoy!

November 2013: Week One

Frankie's POV

Monday: Bad Zituation?

Yummy, these sugar eyeballs taste so good and in my tummy! I was humming as I was walking down the halls with a bag in one hand while carrying a couple of books on the other. Wow, these snacks really help charge up the brain cells.

I spotted SloMo and tossed him one, free of charge.

"Hey, SloMo. Did you try the new sugar eyeballs from the vending machine?"

"Uh huh.."

I stopped to take my compact mirror from my purse to check if I now look less tired since I had to catch up on some well needed rest this weekend. I gasped as what I thought was….a zit!?

*A-am I…blemished?"

I heard a camera phone snap a picture. I turned around, it was Cleo. Oh thank goodness, friend to the rescue!

Well…more like humiliation.

*Why yes, yes you are. Who should I email this photo to? Might as well send it to everyone in the senior class. Looks like the boys won't be asking you out to Homecoming."

She was dialing a set of people on her phone.

"No!"

But it was too late. Before I knew it, the photo of me circulated and I could hear other students laughing at me. With my social anxiety rising back from the ashes, I rushed to the ladies room.

Oh god, it was a big one.

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

"Hey, what's wrong mate?" I heard Lagoona ask me concerned.

I turn around and see her, Draculaura, and Clawdeen staring at my near panic attack.

"A-am I hideous? Does my face look bad?"

I was about to burst into tears while clenching my rising heartbeat.

"Alright, sweetie. What did you eat?"

Draculaura asked me what I ate. Hmm, that is a good question.

"Nothing unusual. Wait! I did try the new sugar eyeballs, they tasted like Nerds candy…"

Clawdeen and Draculaura gasped. Was that what caused a zit to form on my face?

"Ghoulfriend, they're cursed with sugar! You must have gotten an evil eye."

An evil eye? Oh no, am I going to get food poisoning now!? I can feel my heartbeat still beating at a rapid pace.

"Okay, we can fix this."

Lagoona, you're the best! Okay, now I can feel my heartbeat going back down to normal levels.

We see the bathroom door open and Ghoulia walks in. Of course Cleo sent the photo to her too, being tied at the hip everyday during classes. She begins to get closer to me and touches my blemish with her finger.

"Ghoulia, wha-" Before I could ask her why, she covered me with a brown paper bag. Well at least I can see through it.

"Thank you guys for sticking by me during this trying time."

Lunchtime…

"…cute."

I could barely hear what the girls are saying. All I heard from Lagoona was cute.

"Huh?"

Draculaura got closer to me, slightly shouting it to me.

"Lagoona thinks her boyfriend Gil is cute!"

Oh, well that's not surprising. They are dating after all heehee.

I proceeded to take the brown bag off my head as I was having trouble breathing.

"Look, the pimple's gone!"

Clawdeen said with a smile on her face.

"Really? How?"

I asked while happy myself inside. We see Ghoulia walking up to us from Cleo's table showing us a bottle that said "Fear-A-Zil" on it. She must have put a dab on my face!

I was relieved.

"Thank you. Thank you guys!"

"Waah! No, noooo!"

I heard Cleo cry out in panic. We all turned to her table.

"Heehee, your going to need some Fear-A-Zil Cleo."

I heard her friend Scarah point out. Yikes, no kidding. Ghoulia puts my paper bag on her head now.

"Did you try the new sugar eyeballs?" I added sarcastically.

"What!?"

We all giggled. As we were having a good time at lunch, my iCoffin vibrated. I picked up my phone from my pocket and got a text. It's from the same person I sent them my lab notes Friday night.

Hey cutie. ;)

I felt a light pink blush dusting my cheeks. This student's a guy? Oh, high voltage!

"Hey guys! Sorry I could not assist with the Zituation you have Frankie, welcoming committee been swamped an- Uh, did I miss something?"

"Yeah, Cleo's zituation now."

I was too distracted. I did not even care about Cleo right now.

"Actually…more like Frankie's crush-uation."

I widened my eyes after I heard what Melody said. I quickly put my phone away but Draculaura managed to reach it off my stitches. Oh god, was my face that obvious!?

"Ah! Looks like she just got a text from a boy! Well, Frankie. At least you got one positive response back from that photo Cleo sent out."

"Yeah, Frankie. Looks like you're taking Howleen's tips and puttin' em to good use."

Well, I technically don't need to wear my glasses all the time now. Just in class.

"Wait, what did my bratty lil' sis put in your brain, ghoul friend?"

No POV

As Cleo lifted up her brown paper bag halfway, she grinned and thought 'Well now, looks like the new ghoul here has admirers.'

Cleo made sure after scaremester midterms were over, to get closer to Frankie in order to find out which boy she has a crush on.

At Study Howl…

Frankie and Lagoona are sitting together at a table down at the school library. The library was packed with other students studying for the scaremester midterms.

"Hey Lagoona, i-if you don't mind can you let me know how you and Gil first began dating? I am kind of interested." Frankie whispered.

Lagoona blushes slightly at her question. "Heehee, sure Frankie. Actually, it was a happy accident."

Several months ago…

Clawculus class

Lagoona was staring lovingly at Gil, dressed in his usual attire which was his purple t-shirt, grey pants, and varsity letterman jacket.

"Lagoona's been staring at Gil for 15 minutes now." Said Melody.

"Mmmhmm, this is going to end badly. We need to snap her out of it."

Clawdeen picks up her bone pen to aim at Lagoona, but she accidentally hits Gil's jar which causes him to turn his head to Lagoona sitting in the next to him.

"This Clawculus is really hard. I'm thinking about going to the library to study later." Said Gil.

"Yes, the library is a wonderful place to study a-and put knowledge into your brain. I-I mean if you have one."

Gil looked at her confused thinking if the material was getting to her too.

"Heehee, girl you've been having eye sex at him for the last hour, is that all you got?" Teased Melody.

"Come on dudette, Gil's practically a swimsuit model. Pssh, like he'd ever talk to me and we go to swim practice together." Said Lagoona.

"Sweetie, I think he just did." Clawdeen reminded her.

Lagoona gasps and looks down at her notebook with her love doodles and begins to daydream again.

'You have the prettiest eyes.'

As Fantasy Gil and her were about to kiss, the bell rings causing Lagoona to snap out of. Lagoona looks down and sees her book missing and bolts out of the classroom in a panic.

"I have to find my Calculus book!"

Frantically, she looks around the halls but quickly gives up sad.

"Sigh, I just want to crawl into a puddle and put it on top of me."

"Hey, is this the book your looking for?" She hears Gil walk up to her and hand her back her notebook before walking away. *

Lagoona then opens up her notebook to see a note that says '"Meet me at the fountain right after school. -Gil"

Frankie's POV

"And that's when he asked me out. Teehee it was so romantic…"

As Lagoona begins daydreaming, I saw Gil walk behind where she was sitting, tapping her shoulder.

"Uh, Lagoona?"

I gestured with my right hand holding my pencil out.

"Wha? Oh hey Gil."

"Hey, buttercup. How's the studying going?"

"Sigh, AP Trig is a bugger if I say so. Me and Frankie are going over some real problems here. Our midterm is on Wednesday."

This class is a real thorn in my stitches compared to our AP Biteology and Chemistry classes.

"Yeah, this class has been quite the head scratcher since the start of the scaremester…" I added.

"Oh wow. I am taking AP Trig next scaremester. Heath's been emailing me his homework answers so that I can have an easier time when I take it in a couple of months."

Heath? Giving out private tutoring? I had to stifle my laugh in a bit so that I wouldn't disturb the other students.

"Hehehe. I don't think Heath can help you out there. I mean, he doesn't even carry his books to class, let alone his brain."

"Oh haha. Actually, he's been helping out me and the mansters when we get stuck on a question."

I stopped giggling. Come again?

"Heath scored one of the highest in the Monster High's SATs Math section last year. He and Clawd were in the Robotics Club together. I know, I was shocked when I found out."

…Wow, I really have been underestimating his possible intelligence. I mean, you do need a certain GPA to even enrol in some of the school's club activities. Guess he isn't a complete idiot. Ugh, I just complimented his "smarts" lack of a better word.

"Hey, Gil. If you don't mind, could you lend us Heath's AP Trig notes…please?"

I slyly asked.

"Oh, I don't know if that's such a good idea. It's part of the bro code."

Before I could reply, Lagoona stood up and whispered something to him.

"Oh alright. Lagoona, I will email you a copy of the notes and you share them with Frankie. But no one else, okay?"

"You got it, love."

She said as she kissed the side of his head jar.

I wonder what she whispered to him about? Well, it doesn't matter since we have a chance at doing okay on the midterm Wednesday. Thank you, Gil!…And Heath, I guess.

November 2013: Week Two

Clawdeen's POV

Monday: Found Love at First Bite

Lunchtime at the school's creepateria was quieter than normal. A lot of seniors skipped school today after scaremester midterms ended, adding an extra day to their weekend. Sigh, I hope I passed that AP Trig midterm. The Headmistress has not even given back the test grades yet. Thank the howl I have Drama class where Mr. Wear does not even give any tests, just to create a play with a group at the end of the scaremester. And Fashion Design…killed that midterm with the highest grade in the class.

Today was just me, Ghoulia and Frankie sitting together. I wanted to skip school today too but my mama howled at me saying 'Baby, school is important for your future! Plus your baby sister Howleen aint old enough to get her license!' And all that jazz. So essentially, I am stuck here till 3:00 so that I could drive Howleen to the maul after school to meet up with her ghoulfriends.

"Hey, Clawdeen?"

I put my compact mirror down as I heard Frankie ask me.

"Yeah, ghoulfriend?"

"Are you okay with Draculaura and Clawd still being together? I hear she's been talking about him non stop these last couple of weeks."

Oh duh. Forgot Cleo basically spoiled this girl with bringing up one of her previous ex boyfriends that day at lunch last month, at least she was discreet about not giving away his name.

"Uggggggh" (Clawdeen. Since Draculaura is not at school today, you can tell Frankie the rest of the story).

Well, I got nothing else to talk about without the other ghoul friends here so might as well.

"Okay, but swear that you don't bring this up to Draculaura. This Hot Boy as Cleo mentioned was a complete jerk to her."

May 2012: Track and Field Evening Practice

Why did I even ask to be here? Well long story short, I had to wait for Clawd to finish track practice so that he could drive me and the ghouls home from school afterward.

"Hmph, as if. Jaundice Brothers, so two centuries ago. Justin Biter, ghoulicious!"

Doesn't help that me and Melody have to see Draculaura's on again, off again hotshot boyfriend showing off his doucheyness.

"Hmph, Heath Burns. Ignored."

Honestly, I wish Draculaura should just call it off with Heath. He hits on every hot ghoul he sees in this school. Slimy, cheating asshole.

"Hey ladies. Check me out. I'm on fire today!"

I glance up from filing my claws, is he is tryin' real hard to either be a total ass or what?

"Hmph, I didn't see much."

God Drac, just dump him for wolf's sake.

"Ugh, please. Get over yourself, Burns."

Even Melody couldn't stand him. He tried hitting on her and she just used her voice to keep him away from her for a week or two before he moved on to the next chick. As I was done my claws, I got up to flatten that hot air of an ego he's got.

"You're not that fast Heath. I got more hustle and one claw than what you got in your whole body!"

"What's that? My ears are burning. Don't you know girls are too delicate for track? You know, the competition."

Of course he only sees us ghouls as just accessories. I was getting pissed.

"You did not just say that to me today."

"I could totally burn past you on the track."

He mockingly lights a flame with his left hand then blows it out like a torch. I got down from the bleachers and up right in his pasty yellow smug face of his.

"Bring it, Sparky!"

"First one around the track twice wins. Loser cleans the Pit of Horror."

I pointed a clawed finger right back mirroring his. I asked Draculaura to hold my belongings for me.

"Oh, it's on! Here Drac, hold my purse, books, earrings, laptop, and my phone, makeup bag, all my bracelets.*

Hey, a ghoul's gotta accessorize at school you know? After I lent Draculaura to watch my stuff, using my wolf ears I see and hear this asshole talking to my older brother.

"Hey Clawd, aren't you gonna stay seeing me fling past your little sister?"

"Sigh, bro I can't watch this. You had to choose today?"

Clawd texted me saying he'll come get me and my girls once he's finished changing out of his track clothes from the manster locker room.

A few minutes later…

"Okay, ready, set, go!"

As Melody fires the gun, Heath begins running while I stood by and watched in boredom.

"I'll come by every afternoon, to laugh at you."

Three, Two, One.

"Sigh, hit it ghouls!"

Draculaura and Melody open up one of the red velvet curtains covering the window revealing a full moon tonight. Figured Heath would never check a calendar.

"Bet ya' didn't realize it was a full moon tonight!"

I heard Melody say back to Heath. Meanwhile I let out my inner howl then took off at full speed.

"Oh looks like me and my ghouls will come visit YOU every afternoon, haha, to laugh at you."

"Aw, shit."

As soon as I crossed the finish line, Melody hands Heath a shovel then we all get ready to head out.

June 2012: One month later

Clawd's Casketball Junior Championship Game

The fear leading squad was done cheering for the Monster High casketball championship final. There was only five minutes left on the clock. Sigh, I just wanna go home already and sleep.

Meanwhile, Cleo's assistant Ghoulia came and whispered something to her. My wolf ears could not pick it up due to the audience cheering.

"You mean the Gloom Beach judges are coming to check us out tonight?"

"Psst. I think I see a certain Hot Boy trying to get your attention."

Well, I heard that at least from Iris. I ain't surprised, the ghoul could spot anything with that large eye of hers. I look over to where her and Draculaura were eyeing and of course I see the Hot Boy in the stands blow a kiss at Draculaura. Ugh, he's such a skirt chasing slimeball.

"Heath Burns. Hmph, ignored."

And yet she's going with him to the Scream Team Rally tomorrow?

"I really wish Clawd would look over here."

Wait a minute. Why is she asking about my older brother all of a sudden?

"Oh wait. I bet with my sirenic voice, he will totally notice you."

I get ready to put my ear plugs on as soon as Melody suggested that.

"Um, ladies. We have judges here to eval-"

Before Cleo, as fear leading captain could tell us something about judges, a loud, hypnotic siren tune bursts out from Melody's lungs. Everyone on the tour including Clawd had to cover their ears, which ultimately cost Monster High the win by only a few points. Yeah, great idea Melody. I look over and see Draculaura against a nearby wall with both hands covering her face crying. Well, at least she didn't end up falling into my brother's arms.

"That was, awesome. You should have seen your face. Hah, total ownage. I think the footage is gonna be posted all over the school's website with you girls looking like total idiots. Probably on Frighttube.*

Of course Heath would come up to her saying that when she's emotionally vulnerable. What an asshole. I stood by shortly after the rest of the fear leaders left to go to the ghouls locker room and change out of their uniforms.

"How did I agree to go to the Scream Team Rally with a jerk like you?"

Out of the corner of my eye while filing my claws, I see my brother come over to stick up for Draculaura.

"So don't. I'll take you."

Excuse me?

"Oh, but I told Heath previously that I'd already go with him."

"Hey Burns. What if she decides to go with me instead?"

That's my best friend, who's also like a sister to me, Clawd!

"Oh, uh yeah. Of course Clawd. I mean whatever, heh."

I get that you were trying to cheer her up, but asking her to the dance? At least you managed to get your jerk track teammate away from bullying my ghoul.

"It's settled then. Pick you up at 6?"

"Oh, uh okay…"

After my brother left, I crossed my arms and went up to Draculaura upon hearing the whole thing.

"So, your going to the dance with my older brother huh? Hmm…"

She gave me that look like she always does whenever she crushes on a guy.

The next day…

"Yeah, wanna piece of this? Come on Clawd, bring it!"

"From the scowl line, yeah."

I had enough. As Simon and Clawd were playing casketball in the halls with his boys since the gym was booked for the upcoming Scream Team Rally where the Gloom Beach judges will be evaluating us, my fur was so stressed I clawed into that casketball.

"Hey, lil' sis. What's gotten into you? Flea problem?"

I slammed my bro against the wall. "Grrrrrr."

"Like you don't know? Why are you taking Draculaura to the dance?"

"Cuz Heath was being…well, Heath."

Few minutes later in the filing closet…

"Okay, Clawd. Sit, stay. This is obedience class. I got my friends over here and my family way back over there. That's the way I like it. So you stay in your yard, got it? "

I got closer to Clawd's face, making sure he got the message I was presenting.

"She is one of my best friends. So if you do anything, ANYTHING to hurt her feelings like how that jerk Heath did, I will grill your fur like a hamburger. Understood?"

He gets up holding his hands assuring me that nothing like that was going on.

"Whoa, slow your growl sis. Sure she's a cool ghoul, but I've known Draculaura since I was a pup. We're just going as friends, promise."

I left to go speak to Draculaura to confirm what Clawd was saying was the truth.

"Can I ask you something, ghoul to ghoul?"

"Yes, of course."

"Why are you going to the dance with my brother?"

"Oh no! I-it's not weird, is it? I hope its not, I didn't mean-"

"It's not weird. Just as long as your going as friends, right?"

Well, she seems to be telling the truth, giving me her truth smile.

"Oh ya right haha totes. Just friends, bloodies."

I closed her locker she was cleaning out with her in it.

"Hey is that a new collar? Looks fab."

I was already walking away to go change.

"Just friends!"

"And that's how it happened. Sometime after the Scream Team Rally they began dating in secret that whole summer. I will admit that I got too overprotective and acted like a real bitch to both my older brother and my best friend. Don't get me wrong, I am real happy for them. I'm just worried that her and Clawd's maturity levels aren't exactly…complementary designs yet. Ever since my brother left to go study college up in Canada, she's been talking about needing him nonstop! I swear I love Draculaura as a best friend and sister, but sometimes she even drives me up a wall when she mentions any…sexual things."

While Frankie wanted to ask me more, the bell rings ending lunchtime.

"Well, time for Study Howl. I wish I could just go home already but I have to drive Howleen to the maul after school."

"Hey, um can I come with? I actually got some money sent to me from my dad for passing most of my midterms. If you want, we can do some shopping."

Shopping? Well, sign me up! I took this ghoul up on her offer.

"Count a ghoulfriend in. Ghoulia, you comin'?"

"Uh huh."

Heath's POV

Tuesday: Honey, I Shrunk the Ghouls

What better things to be doing after school than…more school. Yeah, just what I needed right after scaremester midterms. When you think it's over, there's more. Thanks to the notes sent to me which I found out was sent by Four Eyes as she had her name on them, I managed to score a B- on Hackett's Chemistry test last week. Biteology…well, I got a C hence why I am in Hackett's extra credit sessions this week to bump that up to a C+. Show up but not be fired up. Speaking of Four Eyes, I wonder if she struggled with that Biteology test last Tuesday and if she's here cuz of that. Meh, who cares? As long as the Heathster's passing and can stop ending up in summer school.

"Oi ye maggots, listen up! For this extra credit lesson, behold this paragon of scientific perfection."

As Hackett took the tarp off, this was…a crappy model laser?

"Wow, what a hunk of junk."

I said while rolling my eyes grinning and having my right elbow holding my head on my desk. Everyone was laughing except Fish Girl and Abbey. Yup, even my smart ghoulfriend couldn't hack Biteology out from Hackett either just scraping by with a C+. How the fuck are you supposed to remember where all those teeny tiny skeletal parts are located and shit?

"You're feastin' ya eyeballs on a device of astoundin' power!"

Ooooh, I am so astounded. I wanted to say out loud but I was done for the day already.

"A machine sooooo stupendous an' amazin' an-"

The PA system turned on, which caused me to wake up slightly from my boredom.

"Mr. Hack, to the office! A Dragon has started a fire."

A dragon!? Man, I should be down there, damnit!

"Right. Be back in exactly 5 minutes."

As I see him leave the lab room, he comes back.

"Anybody touches the device, the whole lot of ya gets detention."

He says that mimicking a throat slit motion. Yeah, pretty sure most of the class wanted to slit their throats after that Biteology Test. Made me wanna slit mine.

As I heard the clock tick by several seconds, I quickly snuck out of my seat and stood right in front of Hackett's machine. Time to have an actual extra credit lesson!

'Hmmm, I wonder how this hunk of junk works…'

"A device so powerful an' amazin', haha!"

I said pretending to be Hackett.

"Hmph, like baby yak. Must sniff everything."

"Heath, you're going to get us all in trouble."

I looked back at Gil and the girls assuring that nothing bad will happen. It's just a crap showpiece.

"Relax! It doesn't even work, see?"

As soon as I pulled the switch, before I knew it, a flash of red blasted the whole room. I got up on…a desk? Wait, is the laser farther than where I was standing? Or is it…me!?

'Huh, oops. Guess Hackett was right…Damn.' I thought. Shit we're fucked.

"Uh, how was I supposed to know the thing worked?"

"In four minutes, Mr. Hackett is gonna return. And if he sees us like this, he's gonna freak!"

I heard Four Eyes point out, no shit.

"There must be reverse button on machine."

Thank you baby! As we all turned back to where the laser machine was at, how the fuck are we gonna be able to get over there?

"Sigh, it's too far to jump. How do we get across?"

I glanced over to where a textbook was. Paper? The Heathster's got this.

"Ha, I got this!"

I proudly said as Gil went over to help me pull out and quickly fold up the transporter.

"Ha, I told ya baby. I'm on fire!"

I smelled smoke, uh oh…

"Holy smokes, I'm ON fire. Mayday, mayday!"

Well, that was a crash landing. Should have been paying attention in Chemistry classes. Oh well.

"One minute left!"

As Draculaura reminded us, I see my smart fine ghoul Abbey adjusting a water droplet thingy to a pencil. She turned to me, Lagoona and Gil.

"Be good fishes and help to squeeze."

As we all jumped to squirt the water out, Abbey put her ice powers to real work. That's my ghoul, always thinking with that Russian brain of hers.

"Alright, Abbey! Come on!"

Sheesh, Four Eyes sure loves to play leader over here.

"Okay, now all we have to do is pull the lever and we're home free."

Well…almost. A big giant spider drops down in front of the switch!

"Kyaaa! Spider!"

"This is arachnadiculousssss!"

My former arachnophobia was coming back to bite me in the ass.

"Oh, idea! Abbey and Draculaura, come over here."

Any idea is better than gettin' eaten! Shit! Alright Four Eyes, play leader to save us from staying longer. Hey, this ain't time for a fear leading routine.

"On three. One, two, three!"

"Ready!"

As I heard Draculaura say ready, I see her flip over to the switch button. Oh, well at least my ex still has that going for her, I guess.

As we were reversed back to our actual sizes, Hackett comes back in.

"Blimey crickets. That's it, detention for the lot of you!"

Huh!? Oh come on!

"Okay, who told?"

Heard Fish Girl ask, we all turned around. Of course, motherfucking spider.

"Wasn't me."

"Well, guess our date's gonna be spent in detention today, Lagoona."

Awww man!

Frankie's POV

Wednesday: Jaundice Brothers to Homecoming

Me and the ghouls are by the lockers during lunchtime listening to Melody's radio, the Jaundice Brothers are playing.

"This is my favourite part of the song! The Jaundice Brothers are the best!"

"The Jaundice Brothers want to hit the stage for your school's homecoming dance! Send us your video telling us why your school deserves it."

A contest for the Jaundice Brothers to come to the school's Homecoming dance!?

"We must win this thing! Okay, okay let's get a video going, ghouls."

I heard Melody exclaim.

"And... action! To you newbie."

"Hi, my name is Frankie and everyone and everyone at Monster High loves the Jaundice Brothers."

I could hear a few students cheer in excitement as Melody held my iCoffin while I walked the halls. I kept on talking.

"This is our high school. I'm the new girl. No no, really, I swear, I just transferred here from the UK two months ago. Oh, here are my best ghoul friends."

Melody shifts the angle over to Clawdeen.

"Clawdeen, pleasure. The Jaundice Brothers really need to play at our homecoming dance! As long as it's not on the full moon because being a werewolf, let's just say my clothes aren't the only things that are fierce during the full moon. I guess I'll turn it over to Draculaura because she - keeps - kicking - me!"

I thought Draculaura was no longer into the Jaundice Brothers? Well, guess she changed her mind.

"Oh, yay! It's my turn! Jaundice Brothers rule! Kyaaaa!"

Ghoulia: "Uggggh"(Physically, the Jaundice Brothers are attractive and their music warms my soul)

I place a hand on Ghoulia's shoulder, complimenting her.

"Wow, that was pretty deep Ghoulia."

"Sup, K-Blood, I'm Lagoona. I love to have a nice wave in the morning, shaka!"

I giggled as Lagoona did the Shaka symbol with her webbed hands.

"Ah, Melody? Point the camera towards me."

"Okay."

Cleo gestured to Melody to turn the phone camera to her and Deuce.

"I'm Cleo."

"'Sup? I'm Deuce, dialling in."

"Anyway, back to me."

I heard Clawdeen gesturing to us to keep recording.

"Oh, keep going, we're totally still recording. Melody, pass over the camera so that you can be in the shot."

Melody passed to Clawdeen my camera.

"Okay, hey everyone, I'm Melody. As part of Monster High's welcoming committee it would be freaky fab if Jaundice Brothers came to our school's Homecoming. Oh I'm so excited I could sing!"

Thursday

As the next day comes by after we finished recording our video, we were all patiently waiting by Melody's locker to see if we won the contest. We snuck out a few minutes before the lunch bell rang as we could not contain ourselves. I looked at the bulletin board nearby and saw the homecoming poster, I was freaking out a bit.

"Homecoming dance - tomorrow! We have to win the contest or I will die! I'm not even alive and I'll die…"

"Chill, newbie. You say that like you're never gonna lose your v-card."

As Melody turned to me while removing the radio from her locker, she accidentally dropped it on the floor…with it breaking into pieces.

"Oh, crap."

All the girls gasp, I lightly blushed upon Melody's comment knowing that I'm still a virgin. Well, I was taught to save it for marriage back in prep school.

Draculaura asks, breaking the silence.

"How will we know if we won!?"

We heard the school doors open, and we were in for a bright awakening.

"Kyaaaaaa!"

Draculaura passes out in Clawdeen's arms again from fangirl syndrome. The Jaundice Brothers!

No POV

Friday: Homecoming Dance

Toralei comes up to the podium to welcome the students and announce this year's Scream King and Queen.

"Greetings, Monster High, reeooww this is your very own Student Disembody President speaking! We as Student Disembodied Council have all worked hard in putting together this dance.

Abbey rolled her eyes at Toralei saying this when she made her do most of the work for the funding.

"It's time to announce this year's Scream King and Queen. For Scream King your nominees are…Heath Burns, Deuce Gorgan, and Sloman Mortovich. Uh, you guys don't have to come up."

Toralei sneered as she did not want to be near SloMo's zombie like odor that was too much for here whereat nose.

"This year's Scream King is…Deuce!"

The crowd cheers as Deuce walks up to the stage.

"Sup? Thanks for nominating and voting for me two years in a row."

Deuce gives out a peace sign before walking back down the podium.

"Now for your Scream Queen. The nominees are…Cleo De Nile."

Toralei rolls her eyes at mentioning her rival Egyptian princess.

"Iris Clops, and, of course, your Student Disembody Vice President and my ghoul…Abbey Bominable."

All three girls came up to the stage.

"Alright, based on tallying up the votes. This year's Scream Queen is…Abbey!"

Cleo proceeded to glare at Abbey. Abbey just walked up to the podium ignoring her with Toralei handing her the crown.

"Thank you, Toralei."

She puts the crown on her head then Abbey takes the microphone to calm down the crowd.

"Greetings, Monster High. Abbey appreciates hard work council put toward funding for dance and students for donating funds."

The crowd cheers.

"I want to thank my papa and mama living in Nepal for letting me study in America country coming from boarding school in Russia. Also, would like to give brief special thanks to ghouls that brought over Jaundice Brothers to play at school. Let's give welcome to them."

The crowd begins to cheer louder upon the Jaundice Brothers coming to the front of the stage.

"So, Monster High, are you ready to rock!?"

The crowd begins screaming in excitement as they started rocking out. As Frankie was dancing with Clawdeen, Melody, Ghoulia, and Draculaura, a hand tapped her shoulder. She turned around to see Neightan dressed in a blue, red, and yellow tuxedo. This time he left his yellow cap off showing more of his complementary black, blue, yellow, and red locks tied back in a low hanging ponytail.

"Hey Frankie. Um, I was wondering if I can dance with you?"

Frankie widened her eyes then quickly looked back at her friends. All four of them were smiling and Melody gave her a wink.

"Y-yeah. Sure, Neightan!"

Heath's POV

Abbey won Scream Queen, as expected. Better her than Deuce's girl who won two years in a fucking row using her Egyptian voodoo tricks. As I saw her walk down, she was lookin' fine wearing an off the shoulder dress with blue and purple snowflakes on them and a white fur trim accentuating the bottom coupled with ice blue wedges. I walked up to her in my orange tux.

"Hey, congrats ba-er, Abbey."

"Honestly, Heath. Abbey tired. Put most of work funding for dance. So much that Abbey could not properly prepare for midterms. C+ in Biteology while other subjects got A's."

She looked down, sad from lack of sleep and being worked to the bone. Well, the Heathster can fix that.

"You wanna dance?"

I asked her as my flames lit up and offered her an arm, she looked up and smiled. There's that beautiful smile of hers.

"Okay. Five songs, then Abbey will go home."

Yes, go home with me. Drive in my car, get to my house, put on some music and-

"Toralei will give me ride with cats."

My flames lit out immediately after she said that.

"Huh? Y-you sure you don't want me to drive you back to your place?"

I said grinning insisting.

"Heh, yes it not too far. Now, let's go dance."

She took her ice blue arm and linked it around mine.

Frankie's POV

As I was dancing with Neighthan, he went ahead and asked me some questions since we last saw each other nearly two months ago.

"How are things going with you?"

Um, define things?

"O-oh, I think I am beginning to fit in here at Monster High. Most of the people here are nice, some…not so much."

Like a certain hotheaded jerk.

"I see. Well, I wanted to ask you if you can come see one of the school's grave ball games. I, uh, play on the team. Hehe."

Graveball? Like football?

"Oh, really? Um, I'll have to see if I-"

Suddenly, my iCoffin starts pinging. I quickly looked to see a text from Cleo.

'Hey, just wanted to say thanks for helping make this dance clawsome. Deuce is going to take me home early tonight so no need to worry about me.'

I was saddened a bit.

'She must be upset about not winning Scream Queen.' I thought.

"Hey, is everything alright?"

I heard Neighthan ask me.

"Oh, yeah. Cleo sent me a text saying she's leaving the dance."

"Already? But it just started."

"Well, I guess she must be tired."

Poor Cleo. Part of me wants to text her back convincing her to stay a bit longer but the other part of me wants to stay and enjoy myself with the other ghouls. I wanted to do the right thing.

'Hang on, Cleo. I'm coming. Let me know where you are.'

As soon as I texted her back, I let Neighthan know that I will go find her.

"Hey, thanks for offering me to dance with you. But I am going to go find Cleo and make sure she will be okay before she leaves."

"Hey no worries, I understand. The next game is on Thursday evening next week. If you have time after your club activities are finished, feel free to come by the school field. We're going up against Centaur Tech."

"Sure, thanks for letting me know."

I left the gym quickly to go find where Cleo is.

Cleo's POV

"Come on, Cleo. You can't let this get to you. You and Abbey were friends, remember?"

I was outside by the school entrance. And could not look Deuce into his shades. That Bominable managed to one up me on the social ladder within the span of one year. Doesn't help that she is around my arch enemy, Toralei Stripe.

I was both upset and angry at both losing Scream Queen to Abbey and my self esteem slip.

"Sigh, I could just take one of my royal Egyptian idol statues and set a curse on her. But because I consider her friendly competition I won't."

"Maybe you two can talk things out and become friends again? I mean, you both played Dungeons and Dragons together every other weekend."

I rolled my eyes. Like I'd actually ever be friends with a cold backstabbing bitch like her. Especially since she's currently dating that skirt chasing Hot Boy idiot who hurt one of my dear friends.

"I wanted to set her up with a nice boyfriend for the Valentine's Day dance, and she picked Heath who's known to be more of a scandalous flirt rather than a gentleman."

"Perhaps she sees some good in him. I mean, I've known him for only a couple of years. I met his cousin a few times over the summer after coming back from graveball camp. Bit of an introvert but chill compared to Heath who's well…Heath."

"Of course you would defend him, he is your so-called friend after all."

Deuce took my hand in his, I looked up.

"Hey, if it makes you feel better, why don't we stay a few minutes here and then I'll drop you home."

I proceeded to clench his dark green tuxedo with my bandaged hands.

"O-ok." I said as I was struggling to fight back tears.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

I slightly pulled away from him.

"Maybe."

I see Deuce take a seat on the steps by the entrance. I followed him and sat down making sure my bright green and gold strapless one sleeved yellow and teal dress did not get soiled.

Before I could say how I felt, I heard the doors open. We turned around. It was the newbie girl, Francine I think her name was.

"H-hey Cleo. Thought I'd find you out here. I got your text, I wanted to check if you were okay before leaving."

"Ah, so that's who you were texting, babe. Hey, what's up?"

I glared at her as Deuce turned his head to her. One for interrupting and two, for just always being in the way. With Ghoulia as an exception, she is not even a fearleader.

'Wait, I can actually use this opportunity to get closer to her and find out who this mysterious crush of hers is.'

She thought grinning deviously while Deuce was not looking at her.

"Oh actually, I am not okay. C-could you stay with me for a few minutes, please?"

I said looking back at her showing fake tears.

"Okay."

Frankie smiled and walked over sitting next to me with Deuce on my right. I proceeded to rest my head on her shoulder, feeding for sympathy.