A/N: Here is chapter twelve, which continues off from the previous chapter. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Monster High and its characters are owned by Garrett Sander and Mattel.
Ch. 12: Screech to the Reef
Frankie's POV
Tuesday
I was relaxing on a beach chair brought from Lagoona's family beachhouse.
"Sigh, I'm so relaxed that I can hardly stay awake."
I said while yawning. I saw Cleo stand in front of me while I was rubbing my eyes to stay awake. She looked sad.
"Hey Frankie. I just wanted to say that I am sorry for the way I have been acting. Lagoona just told me the other day that you actually don't know who your mystery suitor was. I shouldn't have pushed you when we played Truth or Scare that night."
"It's okay. I know you were just wanting to get to know me."
I replied smiling. It's not like she intentionally wanted to humiliate me if she invited me to a late night slumber party at a school. Besides, it turns out my mystery crush was the guy I see everyday in all of my classes, robotics club, and even sometimes outside of school. Heath Hothead Burns. Still boggles my mind how Jackson and him are related minus the whole Holt thing going on with him. With his Holt side, I can see that the apple doesn't fall far from the same tree.
I looked at where Draculaura was. She opened up her tanning coffin she brought with her.
"Relax, Cleo. We're on vacation. With Frankie's looks, no Aussie here can resist her even if she doesn't know who her crush is!"
A blush began to form on my cheeks knowing that Heath is my actual mystery suitor. Did he try to catfish me or tease me? Well, I am both upset at him yet flattered at the same time that he called me cute via text. Howleen was right that I looked pretty without my glasses.
"Heh, no thanks to Australian boys for me. I would rather find someone where I don't need to pay long distance phone rates for." Said Clawdeen while she was filing her nails.
Cleo walks over to Clawdeen.
"Well, Clawdeen. You just have to be patient and believe. After all, you never know when your Mr. Right will come along."
"Yeah, sure. I believe it when I see it with my own two eyes."
We all laughed.
Lagoona's POV
I began secretly following Gil as he wasn't talking to me even when we're at the beach house. I popped out of the water to talk to him.
"Gil, you've been avoiding me all week. What's going on, love?"
I saw Gil flinch upon hearing my voice before turning his head around to look at me. Why can't you just fully turn around and talk to me?
"Sigh, you know how my parents are pretty strict on us dating. After word got around about the picture of us posted on the Ghostly Gossip, then the post got sent to my parents, they don't want me to hang around with you outside of school."
My eyes widened at him mentioning us not hanging out outside school.
"What do you mean?"
"Cuz your people are from the sea."
"So?" I asked, putting both hands on my hips.
"I'm from freshwater. It's forbidden."
I gestured both hands out, not believing in this nonsense he's spouting. I knew of Gil's parents having something against seawater folk but I don't see why this has to involve me and us directly.
"You don't believe that cod crap now do ya?"
"No, but my parents do. They don't want me to be around you when it isn't during school or swimming practice. I'm sorry, Lagoona."
He swims back underwater. I was left stood up while fighting back tears forming in my eyes.
"I thought you were better than this, Gil."
I was so upset that I walked back to the beach house and decided to get a soak in the hot tub to ease my cold blooded nerves and heart.
Gil's POV
Thursday: Defending your Lagoona
Okay, so I am doing something that Lagoona may get mad at me for, but I don't have anything else to wear. I was shuffling through Lagoona's parent's spare closet to look for anything that I can fit into from her father's wardrobe.
"No, no, perfect."
I took out a black dress shirt and put it in front of the mirror. A little loose on me but it will do.
"Lookin' fine. Sigh, wonder how the photo of us from the Ghostly Gossip got leaked to my parents? How else am I gonna make it up to Lagoona besides playing dress up for her?"
I hear my iCoffin ring. I put the dress shirt down on the master bed to take my phone out. It's my dad. I answered the phone.
"Hello? Hey dad, hey mom. Yes I am doing fine. I'm spending time with Lagoona at her parent's beach house."
"I know she's a sea creature! But we're taking it slow. Our relationship is not getting in the way of my grades."
"I-I know what they say about them. But Lagoona isn't like that. She's wonderful."
"She is different. Come on, you always said sea creatures were mean, selfish, spiteful monsters. But…Lagoona's the sweetest and most sensitive ghoul I've met. You said that sea creatures are disloyal and treacherous but Lagoona's the most faithful, true, protective friend anybody has ever had. She helped a new exchange student fit into Monster High."
"What!? You're still clinging to worn out old prejudices."
"You're wrong about this! I'm not going to stop seeing her and I already applied to a few colleges in Australia. I'm sorry but you're both just going to have to deal with that."
As I was on the phone arguing with my parents, I hear SloMo walk in.
"Ugggghhh" (Hey Gil. Ghoulia managed to figure out who leaked the photo to your parents)
I nodded at him letting him know I'll head right downstairs.
"Listen, I gotta go."
"Yes I won't stay out too late. Bye, Merry Christmas."
I hang up the phone and put it back in my pocket. I was ecstatic to finally be able to put this behind me and for Lagoona's sake.
"Really!? Let me see."
I followed SloMo downstairs to the living room where Ghoulia and Frankie were sitting. Frankie turns her head smiling at me. Sounds like they have good news.
"Hey Gil, perfect timing! Turns out that the photo got sent to your parents from Monster High's student council computer."
"Uggggggh" (We tracked the IP address but we don't know who did it. Who do we know that's in the student council?)
That's a good question, Ghoulia. I don't know anyone that well in the student council except that Draculaura's newspaper club collaborates with them.
"Well there's Abbey, but there's no way she would have the time or malicious intent to do that. Then there's Toralei…"
As Frankie mentions Toralei, my eyes widen. Of course! She's the school's Student Disembodied President.
"Of course! You're right Frankie." I smiled, agreeing with Frankie.
"I-Iam? About what?" She looks at me confused.
"That Toralei was the one who leaked the photo of us posted on the Ghostly Gossip to my parents since the Student Disembodied President has access to the student's email directory." I explained.
"Hey mates. What's shakin'?"
Now's my chance to make up with Lagoona.
"Hey Lagoona. We figured out how the picture of you and Gil got leaked to Gil's parents. We suspect it's Toralei." Frankie explained to her.
However, her face went from happy and cheerful to shock then anger in seconds before looking back at me.
"Oh that's great. Well if you need me, I'll be in my room."
She walked back to her room with her head down. Aw man. Did I really make her feel so bad to the point where she won't even talk to me?
"Ugggggh" (At least we figured out who caused this.)
Ghoulia's right. At least the main issue is solved. My parents said they aren't too mad at me seeing Lagoona but just want me to focus on my education more than dating.
"Yeah, except Lagoona is still not happy with me…" I look down, sad.
"Hey, give her time. I'm sure she'll come around." Frankie turns to me smiling.
I can see why Lagoona sees Frankie as her closest friend. She's a good person who just wants the best in others.
Friday
Frankie's POV
Zom-Beach Party
Morning
Me and the ghouls were all relaxing on the beach lounging on beach chairs except Lagoona who was standing and staring at the blue ocean.
"I still can't believe Boo Year's is in a few days before we have to fly back to America. Sigh, I'm gonna miss Australia. I'm just…sigh, not mad with Gil since Toralei was the one who leaked the photo to his parents. But I'm not happy with him either since he's been acting funny this past month with me."
Poor Lagoona, I just want to comfort her with all the issues she's having in her relationship. Is this what I will be getting into when I am in a relationship myself in the future with my partner? I'd have to read up more on how to resolve conflicts.
A gargoyle waiter working at the Great Scarrier Reef beach cafe hovers over with a tray handing Cleo and Melody cocktails, Clawdeen and Draculaura slices of red scarevelt cake, and myself a milkshake. Cleo wanted to splurge a bit with her father's money.
"Why thank you, waiter."
Cleo takes a sip of her cocktail before opening her eyes and turning her head to Lagoona.
"Well, he is the one who should be a man and straighten things out. It's his parents, his problem. Not yours to frown over."
Melody taking a sip of her cocktail adds on to Cleo's point.
"Cleo's right, Lagoona. And if he can't man up and grow some balls, then you deserve someone better."
Clawdeen offered Lagoona her red scarevelt cake which was very kind of her.
"Hey Lagoona. If you want, split a slice of this red scarevelt cake with me to make you feel better?"
Lagoona turned around and shook her head, however appreciated her gesture.
"Mmm, thanks Clawdeen. But I shouldn't eat while I'm still swimming. Maybe later I'll grab myself a slice of kelp cake back at my folks' beach house."
I spoke up wanting to change the topic since I didn't want to see Lagoona sad anymore in her home country.
"I think despite the downs, there were plenty of ups with this vacation. I can't believe how much Australia has to offer compared to the UK."
I said while taking a sip of my milkshake. Draculaura holding her slice of red scarevelt cake agrees with me.
"Yeah, all I want to do is relax, and catch some rays."
She takes her cake slice and fork before closing her tanning coffin with a beach umbrella underneath. Meanwhile, Ghoulia arrives setting up a portable desk with a couple of books and a machine she spent some time over the break putting together.
I gotta admit, I was impressed with how well she can put together blueprints. She's much better than me when it comes to the theoretical parts.
Cleo's eyes widened, lending her cocktail to Clawdeen sitting next to her.
"Ghoulia? We're at the beach! Great Scarrier Reef, remember?" Cleo pointed out.
"Uggghhh" (We got scaremester finals coming up in three weeks.)
Cleo takes the books Ghoulia laid out on her portable desk reading the covers before turning her head back to us.
"Science and Math? Ghouls?"
Draculaura, upon hearing Cleo, opened up her tanning coffin with an empty plate. Wow, she must have been really hungry.
"Yes Cleo?"
"Wow, you devoured that scarevelt cake really fast."
I smiled at her, knowing me and Draculaura both have a sweet tooth.
"Oh yes heehee. Sorry I am on my vampire craving phase."
Me sitting on the beach char looking confused, Melody sitting to the right of me leans in to whisper in my ear.
"She means Aunt Flo is in town."
"Aunt Flo?"
I said out loud looking confused. Clawdeen snickered while Cleo reverted back to Ghoulia's supposed dilemma.
"Can we get back to the issue at hand? Ghoulia doesn't know how to have fun."
"Uggghhh" (Hey, do any of you ghouls want me to quiz you on AP Biteology?)
She asked while giving a big smile and pointing to her face. Cleo gets up from her beach chair crossing her arms with a determined look on her face.
"Okay, new mission."
She grabs Ghoulia's arm, taking her back to the beach house to change into her bathing suit.
"Help Ghoulia have fun whether she likes it or not."
Melody gets up smirking before turning to us.
"Alright. Draculaura and Clawdeen, you coming?"
"Yeah." Said Clawdeen with Draculaura hopping up from her tanning coffin.
"Hey Clawdeen, if you don't want your scarevelt cake, can I eat it?"
As Draculaura was trying to reach for her slice, Clawdeen held up her cake slice higher before walking back to the beach house.
"I think you had enough sweets for now, Drac."
I finish drinking my milkshake and set it aside on my chair before walking over to Lagoona, offering her my support.
"Hey, wanna hang for a bit, just you and me? As much as they're trying to help Ghoulia, we do need to start hitting the books once we come back next week."
Lagoona gave me a slight smile, nodding in agreement.
"Yeah, for sure. I haven't even started reviewing my notes at all since midterms."
"Hey, we'll need Ghoulia's help on AP Trigonometry and Biteology. Mr. Hackett is a real hard marker in Biteology."
I replied back with a slight frown, remembering that I got a C+ on that test and having to participate in his after school extra credit sessions the week after scaremester midterms when I told Robecca that I couldn't come to robotics for a few days. And I got detention thanks to a certain hothead who shall not be named right now.
"Oh god, yes he can be a bit of a berk at times. Especially when those poor froggies almost got…you know."
She giggled remembering the day she rescued those frogs with my helping hand.
"Heehee, yeah and the fact that I got a hard smacking of eyeball goop in my hair"
I laughed a bit while rubbing the back of my hair. We both sat back down on the beach chairs and decided to skim through Ghoulia's AP Biteology book.
Half hour later…
As me and Lagoona were reviewing Ghoulia's AP Biteology book, Cleo and the other girls met back up with us at the beach. We both got up upon seeing them.
"Lagoona, Frankie. We present to you step one."
Cleo said while gesturing to the girls to step aside revealing Ghoulia in a one piece swimsuit. Her swimsuit was a black and red two piece lined with a metal zipper with blue and white polka dots. She comes accessorized with red transitional sunglasses, skull crossbones earrings, and red wedge heels with black straps on the front.
"Perfect beach attire."
She felt a little shy.
"Uggghhh…" (Oh alright, I guess I can wear my swimsuit while I work…)
I smiled, complimenting her.
"Oh wow! You look great Ghoulia."
Ghoulia gave me a slight smile back.
Half hour later…
So as a group we all split up to do our own activities. Clawdeen and Melody alongside Lagoona and Draculaura built some sand castles, Cleo built a sand pyramid using one of her Egyptian amulets. While me and Ghoulia work together building the large sand castle. Ghoulia is constructing our blueprint while I get all the sand together. I could hear Cleo nearby talking to her scarab servants.
"Oh no no no! Those aren't the scarabs we talked about. Ugh, just get it done!"
After gathering the amount of sand we needed, I walked over to Ghoulia to take a look at the blueprint.
"Oh wow Ghoulia. Now I see how we should put it together."
Cleo calls over to Ghoulia.
"Oh Ghoulia! Are you having fun yet?"
Heath's POV
"Heath, go long!"
"I got it!"
As Clawd was tossing the grave ball, I sped over to catch it while colliding with something that didn't feel like sand. Did I land on…a fine ghoul's ass?
"Wah! Heath, watch it!"
Oh wait never mind. More like a pain in the ass. I got up still holding the grave ball in my hand, smirking.
"Oops, heh. My bad."
I offered her my left hand to help Four Eyes up. I gotta still be a gentleman when I knock over even an uptight girl like her.
"Need the Heathster to help you up?" I asked her with a hint of sarcasm.
I snickered upon seeing her spitting sand from her mouth as she was getting up and dusting the sand off her butt. Feeling my eyes glancing up and down, I get a good look at her from the front. Seems like she's got quite the rack in that two piece she's sporting. I should know after giving them a nice lil' massage that night and hearing her stifle a moan for me. Music to my ears it was.
"No. But thanks anyway."
"Awww, is the princess all pissed after being knocked into sand? Wanna cry on my shoulder?"
I like seeing that frown on her cute face. In response she stuck her tongue out at me. I turned to see Ghoulia sketching a blueprint.
"So, what are you ladies doing?"
I casually asked while Four Eyes went back over there to grab some more sand with her arms crossed building a hefty pile.
"Uggggghhh" (Me and Frankie are constructing the perfect sand castle. The schematics of the blueprint are here.)
As she gestured to the blueprint, I took a close look.
"Yo, what's all the commotion over here?"
Clawd walks over seeing that I was standing over here holding the graveball. I turned around, lending him back the grave ball I held.
"Oh they're putting together a blueprint for a sand castle." I replied.
"Cool, can I see?"
Here comes the bigger princess herself to squash our fun.
"You boys, shoo. We are trying to get Ghoulia to have some fun here."
Fun? As Cleo said that putting both hands on her hips, me and Clawd looked at Ghoulia then back at each other confused.
"Looks like she's having fun to me." I said, shrugging my shoulders.
Ghoulia's just being herself as always. Then Cleo glares at me, clearly not wanting me here. Sheesh, who let the cat out of her tomb?
"Don't you two have a grave ball session to get back to or whatever?"
"Actually, we-"
Before Clawd could finish a sentence, his girlfriend called him. Sheesh, this was what I had to deal with back when I dated her two years ago. Constant interruptions and yapping.
"Clawd! Can you come over here and watch my sandy castle? I need to go to the restroom."
"Yeah, sure babe!"
As Clawd walks over to take care of his girl, I feel Cleo push me.
"Alright, Heath now shoo. You're in the way."
"The hell, Cleo? Hey!"
She pushed me with such force that I lost my balance falling face first in the sand. I could hear Four Eyes coming back laughing at me before mocking me.
"Awww, did the Heathster get pushed so hard by a girl that he needs to cry on my shoulder?"
I get up looking back at her feeling my cheeks grow hotter than usual before walking off. The Heathster only does the teasing himself, not the other way around.
Frankie's POV
Afternoon
So now Ghoulia is showing me and Cleo her archery skills. We see SloMo and Jawke watching on the side. Then of course jerk face Heath walks by to see, giving that stupid grin of his at me. I looked away rolling my eyes, disinterested at his antics.
"Ghoulia, you got boys watching."
Cleo takes off Ghoulia's transitional sunglasses.
"Let them see your pretty undead eyes."
I see Ghoulia start blinking looking all confused. I turned to Cleo and pointed out to her that it's not a good idea while she's about to shoot an arrow.
"Um Cleo, I don't think she can see the target without her glasses."
She turned her head back to me smirking, not taking what I said into much consideration.
"And where's your glasses Frankie?"
I see her turn her head again toward where the boys were. Heath and Jawke were walking while Ghoulia's boyfriend stayed I guess to keep an eye on her. I saw the wicked glimmer in her eyes before looking back to me. Uh oh, does she know that Heath is my accidental mysterious crush?
"Oh, wait. Not on your face, I'm just showing Ghoulia an example."
Ok phew, I thought she was going to tease me about it. As I was about to take Ghoulia's glasses back from Cleo's hands, we heard an arrow go and hit somebody.
"Ahhhhhh! Fuuuucccckkkkk! Shit, I've been hit!"
Oh crap, Jawke's hit! I saw him grip and hold his right arm before kneeling on the sand, bleeding while Heath is keeping him steady. Ghoulia takes back her glasses from Cleo, clearly annoyed.
"Ugggghhhhh" (I am going to call the lifeguard.)
"Wait, Ghoulia!?"
As Cleo was gesturing to Ghoulia, I ran over to help Jawke.
"I'm going over to help Jawke."
"Wah, Frankie!?"
"Okay! Hold still, bro." Heath said while keeping him sitting upright.
"Hang on! I'll help."
I called out as I ran over to help pull the arrow out. I accidentally touched Heath's hands while pulling the arrow.
"It's okay, I got it." I heard Heath tell me.
"Well, you're not pulling it the right way." I replied.
"Actually, Four Eyes. I am pulling it the right way."
"No, you're supposed to pull it-"
As we were both arguing, we heard Jawke shout out in pain.
"For fuck's sake, I'm bleeding out of my arm! Just pull it out already!"
Me and Heath heard Ghoulia, Lagoona, and the lifeguard rush over to help.
No POV
Half hour later…
Ghoulia sat on the beach chair crying while looking at the sea. Draculaura, Clawdeen, Melody, and Cleo stand behind her to comfort her while apologizing profusely.
"We're sorry, Ghoulia." Said Clawdeen.
"We should have let you relax and have fun your way."
Replied Cleo, feeling guilty that she unintentionally caused an accident.
Lagoona and Frankie walk over to the girls after speaking with the lifeguard. Melody turns around and waves, however putting on a fake smile.
"Hey, about time. Is Jawke gonna be alright?" She asks them both with concern on her face.
Frankie put on a look of relief.
"Hey, so good news. Jawke is going to be fine, he didn't lose too much blood."
"Bad news is that he's not gonna be able to swim for a month. Heath took him back to the beach house to rest." Lagoona added.
"Ugggghhh" (If Cleo didn't take my glasses off I would have had some fun)
Ghoulia said while standing back up, also feeling upset that there was an accident caused. Frankie turned her head to Lagoona, explaining what had happened that led up to the accident.
"I warned Cleo about that but she wouldn't listen. I know since I wear glasses myself."
Clawdeen was angry at Cleo, knowing that she let her ego get the best of her again.
"Well, Cleo? You're gonna do something to make up for this with what Ghoulia wants?"
Asked Clawdeen holding one right hand to her hip. Cleo looked down at Ghoulia with a look of guilt and wanting to make it up to her petite zombie ghoulfriend.
"Alright, I will." Cleo said with a sigh.
Ghoulia smiled knowing exactly what Cleo can do.
Heath's POV
Late afternoon
"Alright, Heath. Go long!"
"I got it!" I shouted to Clawd as I was sprinting to catch the graveball. Then I hit my body into something hard.
"Oof!"
I grunted as I fell back down to the sand, hearing a group of girls laughing at me. I looked up to see Clawdeen, Draculaura, Melody, and Four Eyes finish sealing the large sand castle, laughing at me. Geez, how many times do I need to get laughed at for being made fun of and not the other way around?
I could hear Clawd walk over as I was rubbing the side of my head. He leaned down to pick up the grave ball on the side near me that I dropped.
"Damn, that's one sturdy sand castle." He said while looking back up.
"Uggghhh" (Yup, all according to this blueprint) I heard Ghoulia say while walking over to us holding the blueprint she showed us earlier rolled up on her arm.
"Ugh, no shit."
I said slightly annoyed, getting up with a frown on my face. I looked up at the girls. Four Eyes was still laughing at me, like she got a kick out of me embarrassing myself. I felt Clawd give me a nudge with a grin. I turned to him with a confused look. Okay, first Jawke gives me that nudge then now my bro. Are they tryin' to tell me something through cues or whatever?
Then I see Deuce walk over to us.
"Sup, just helped Jawke pack up some of his stuff for him. Gil's currently back at the house looking after him."
He looked around, oh yeah duh. One ghoul is missing from the pack.
"Where's Cleo?" Deuce asked Ghoulia.
"Uggggghhh" (Oh she's having fun herself under my terms)
As Ghoulia turned to the left, Clawd and Deuce see Cleo is on Ghoulia's portable desk quizzing herself using the books near the girl's beach chairs. Ahhhh, hehe. Well played Ghoulia.
"Alright mates. We should all start heading back now, it's getting late."
As Fish Girl walks over calling out to us to start heading back, of course Clawd's girl has to ask for something again. When does she not?
"Ooh! Yes, I need to go use the restroom again. Clawd, get ready to catch me!"
"Wait, Drac-"
She managed to land on Clawd's arms, begging to be carried like some sort of princess.
"Heehee, see I knew you'd catch me."
Man, I can get girls but when it comes to figuring them out in terms of communication I still have my work cut out for me. It's a good thing Abbey is not into long ass conversations thank god.
December 31, 2013: Boo Years Eve
No POV
As everyone was at the beach house partying and counting down for 2014 to come, Melody is recording footage of the party for the group album. Frankie was alone outside dipping her feet in the hot tub looking sad. She was feeling both homesick and unsure of what she should do after high school despite already applying to a few colleges in the United States and Canada.
"Sigh, all my friends have plans for when they graduate next year." Frankie said while staring at the hot tub.
"Hey guys, we only got seconds left until midnight!"
Melody shouted from inside the house.
Frankie while dipping her feet in the water feels both her nerves shake due to the cool night air and her volts spark feeling anxious.
"I'm just not ready for 2014."
As she cradled her arms while closing her eyes, she heard her volts spark again. This time was larger than usual. She looked up feeling time had stopped, then down where her feet were in the hot tub. No longer seeing the ripples and the bubbles move from the jet currents.
"What the…? Did I do that?"
She asked herself while getting up. She looked inside the beachouse seeing everyone still as gargoyle statues.
Meanwhile, in the beachouse a toilet flushes from the downstairs bathroom with Heath coming out sporting his signature flame patterned black swim trunks.
"Alright, bros! Who's ready for the-"
All of a sudden being unable to hear anything, Heath opened his eyes seeing everyone, or rather time itself standing still.
"-hot tub?"
He begins to quickly walk around the common room.
"Whoa, am I into my video game habits again? I swear I left my PS Vita back home since Gil mentioned there's a PS4 here me and Clawd use."
As he looks over to the deck where the hot tub was, he sees Frankie moving back and forth, arms crossed sporting one of Lagoona's swimsuits. Heath had to admit while she looked cute with her brows furrowed, he noticed that she seemed troubled about something. He called out to her while walking over to where she was.
"Yo, uh, Four Eyes?"
Upon hearing Heath, she turned around with her eyes widened feeling a slight pink hue form her cheeks. Scared but happy she didn't accidentally zap him when he wasn't being flirtatious with her this time. He opened the screen door fully with a confused look on his face.
"Uh, what the hell is going on? I swear I only had one beer."
As the mint skinned girl sees the sun coloured fire elemental coming closer to her, she felt her cheeks flush a darker red upon seeing him shirtless next to the hot tub. Annoyed, nervous, and confused, she pokes a finger to his chest.
"S-top! Don't touch anything until I can figure out how to fix this."
As she proceeds to push him to the side, she trips and falls with him into the hot tub. They both resurfaced with Heath holding her up and her coughing out some water.
"Hey, you okay?" He asked her with a concerned look on his face.
"Y-yeah. Sigh, actually no." She replied looking down at the now still warm water.
Frankie then turns her head to where everyone else is inside.
"Look at all of them, so excited for the coming year. I wish I was. Clawdeen's going to fashion school hoping to launch her own clothing line, Cleo will be modeling her designs while hoping to be the next head of her family, Ghoulia will become a researcher to find a cure for skulliosis. Melody will go to music school. Lagoona will come back here to study Marine Biteology. Draculaura will be going to study at the college Clawd's going to. Even Robecca told me two weeks before the break that she will go to college majoring in Physics hoping to become a rocket scientist. Everyone I know has a plan for 2014 and the future."
She looked back down to the water.
"Everyone except for…me."
Heath smiled while moving his hands up from her waist to her shoulders, giving them a light squeeze.
"Hey, look."
She looks up at him, seeing his ruby red eyes up close. She could barely make out an orange tint around his pupils.
"Doesn't that make it more exciting not knowing what's coming up? Hell, I mean you live life day by day right?" He asked her.
"Well, maybe." She replied, biting her bottom lip.
Heath took his hands off her shoulders holding both his hands up.
"There are so many surprises waiting for ya in the new year. Just don't worry so much about it? Hell, even I don't know what I wanna do yet this year. All I know is graduate, then go to college, and make my folks proud."
Frankie smiled and saw a nicer side of Heath she thought would never happen with her.
"Hey, you're right."
She raises up an eyebrow flirting with him a little bit.
"Since when did you get to be not a smartass?"
While his smile now turns into a smirk, the fire elemental held a right hand up while also raising an eyebrow mirroring her.
"Well, it's kind of a secret, but the Heathster's got a pretty big brain in here."
He puts a finger from his right hand to the side of his hair and feels a light shock to the side of his head, forgetting that her electricity with him in the still water still applies.
"Ah! Shocking, isn't it?"
She giggles at him.
"Well, I guess it's okay not to know what's in store."
She clasps her hands together while feeling her volts spark.
"You know what?" She asked him.
"What?" He asked her back, anticipating a reaction from her.
"Now I'm pretty sparked about 2014."
Heath quickly got out of the water before she could shock him again in the hot tub. He felt the cool night breeze in his hair. That meant time was back to normal again.
"Happy Boo Year!"
The group cheers inside, popping a few champagne bottles open.
"Happy Boo Year!"
Frankie says excitedly, holding both her hands up before realizing Heath was watching her, smiling. With her back turned facing him, she put her arms down in the hot tub with the bubbles and jets working.
"Hey, um we should probably head inside so-"
As she was about to turn around, she felt Heath come up behind her with a splash tickling her.
"H-hey, stop! Hahahaha, that tickles!"
Heath leaned in to whisper in her ear before heading back inside grinning, "You're welcome."
He gets up and calls everyone outside while flames light up from his head.
"Yo, guys! Bring out the champagne over here to the hot tub!"
Frankie felt her blush coming back smiling.
"Thank you." She mouthed to him.
January 1, 2014
Heath's POV
The next morning…
So right after Boo Year's Eve was time for all of us to head back to America and the cold. Man, I didn't even get a single girl's digits, just getting teased by the girl I'm trying to hate yet at same time feel things when around her. Especially when she laughs with those eyes of hers. That night when we were both in the closet, if she didn't spark me I would have for sure done something I would regret and have been a complete dick to Abbey for.
After the party we were all exhausted from staying up late, some of us were more hungover than others. I sent Manny the pictures of me and the bros while he sent us pictures from his family trip in Spain. He texted us in our bro group chat letting us know he'll be back this Sunday.
While I was sitting on the aisle seat, I felt a light tap on my shoulder. I looked up to see Four Eyes looking at me with a smile, no glasses again.
"Um, sorry Heath. I think I'm sitting beside you on the flight back according to my ticket."
I saw her bit her bottom lip while shuffling her feet towards me.
"W-wah!"
Was she clumsy or somethin'? I swear this is the third time I had to cushion her on me, not counting the hot tub last night. This time not at my expense with pain in my body. Rather she fell on my lap.
"Oops. S-sorry. I can be clumsy sometimes…"
She said to me while rubbing her head and the other holding onto my right shoulder, now sitting up.
"It's alright. Guess we both are, huh?" I replied, smiling.
I carefully took both my hands down to hold her waist that were resting on the armrests. She looked at me, I saw her mint green face turn red. My smile began to turn into a smirk as I gently shifted her over to the seat beside me.
"There ya go." I said before taking my hands off her.
"Thanks."
She said while looking down, before clutching her purse with both hands then laid her head on my right shoulder.
"Do you mind if I rest my eyes on you? I didn't bring a neck pillow with me."
I nodded feeling my cheeks grow hot. She said this before falling asleep.
"Mmm, you're warm…"
As she fell asleep on my shoulder while the plane was taking off, I secretly took my iCoffin out and took a picture of us together before I put it back in my pocket before feeling sleepy.
Guess the Heathster did get something out of this vacation after all.