Ghoulish gourmets part 2
After the picnic everyone soon made there ways home, wilbie thanked them for inviting him and then started heading back into town while the ghouls headed back to the school however as they did, they clearly all had the something on there minds.
Just from looking at one another, they could tell that it was a similar thing indeed, and that was what wilbie was doing during the picnic, to them it seemed strange that he would bring his own food to a picnic all for himself, and not have any of the ones made for everyone.
" you know that was a good picnic. but does anyone else find it a little odd that wilbie didn't eat anything we brought ? " phantasma said the first bringing up the topic, " I mean I can't be the only one who noticed that ?
the others looked at her, but it was Elsa who was first to answer
" Yeah, it is a little strange , at least if one does that at a picnic. " Elsa agreed, " I mean that pie was the best stuff I ever made. and well. I thought everyone loved it. and he didn't even try it , " she said rubbing her chin,
Winnie quickly agreed with her on that " oh boy you'd have to be mad to not want any of it, " she said licking her lips,
" well...maybe he was sick and couldn't eat it, " Tanis suggested.
" but he packed his own is lunch, " Winnie reminded her.
" oh yeah " Tanis said placing a finger on her chin, trying to think of another reason,
" did he not like what we had at the picnic ? " Elsa suggested
" yeah maybe he's just picky, his mother did mention that before, " Tanis said coming up with that,
Sibella then thought for a moment, " well it can't be that either, he couldn't have any idea on what we had prepared, until after arriving, "
winnie the rolled her eyes," good point, but then what do you think he had that packed lunch for ? "
" Maybe it's a human thing, I mean they do have strange tastes from what I know, " Elsa said, " they do seem to enjoy ripe food ." she said with a wince, " as everyone shuddered a bit at that knowledge,
but everyone had stopped, as they all started to think for a moment, suddenly becoming more curious about the topic.
those were good points, and now looking at it. it doesn't make much sense at all, they all enjoyed the food, so why would one go to a picnic only not have any of the food made. ?
sibella then spoke up for a moment, " I don't know, maybe we are just looking to deep into this, " she suggested,
everyone however just stared at her,...none of them seemed too sure.
she then sighed " well I suppose the best thing we can do is simply ask him if we want to know, " sibella said with a shrug, " I mean, what do we have to loose I guess,
" ask him uh ? sounds like a good idea, " winnie nodded.
they soon all agreed it was a good idea to ask the Human boy about his, avoidance of the food they brought,.. and they were going to do that as soon as they could,
They quickly went to catch up with wilbie before he got too far from their school. once they did. winnie called out to him,
, he stopped walking to see the ghouls catch up with him,
" oh. hey. Uh what's up ? wilbie said, a little confused but not bothered by all the ghouls suddenly following him.
" hey uh wib's the picnic was great we all agreed. but we all just wanted to ask you something, " winnie said.
wilbie looked at the others who all simply nodded to confirm,
wilbie looked a little confused but nodded. " um alright. what is it ? " he said.
" well at the picnic, well the girls and I couldn't help but notice...you did't actually eat anything we had made for it. and well we were just wondering why that was? " sibella spoke up.
wilbie's eyes looked like they widen for a moment, he then looked a little nervous about having to answer that question, " oh..uh yeah..well you see...I uh..." he looked as though was trying to come up with an excuse
" it looked good but...you see I..." he still tried to appear to come up with something.
" are you allergic to it ? " tanis asked sounding a little concerned
" well no, it's not that, " he said tugging at the collar of his shirt,
The other notice this, they weren't expecting him to act like that but they still still decided to move this forward and proceeded to ask him more questions
" was it not prepared right or something , I mean we all worked hard to make the food we brought, and well, were just curios to know that is all, ? ". sibella said raising an eyebrow, becoming more intrigued ,, "
" yeah we learned a lot of those recipes from miss grimwood. " Elsa said,
" And I think she's the best cook ever, " Phantasma laughed..
" well, I'm, you see it's just...uh..." he struggled to say " he then looked at all the ghouls who continue to stare at him, certainly wanting to know why he didn't eat anything, but to him, he knew the reason, he just didn't want to say it. not after how hard they said they worked and the last thing he wanted was to possibly upset them over it,
" come on wibie's...what's the deal with not having some crab apple pie ? " winnie said practically getting in his face..with a suspicious look,
They began to notice sweat forming down his forehead " I'm sorry...but I think I hear my mother calling me " he said, " coming Ma ! " he said as he quickly as he mad a mad dash towards his home..accidentally dropping his paper bag he had brought with him on the ground,and leaving the ghoul girls standing confused, Matches grinned as he quickly snatched the paper bag in his paws,
" well that certainly was strange ? " phantasma said .
" you know what ? " winnie said. " I'm convinced he might be hiding something " winnie said crossing her arms.."
" now what gave that away, " sibella said almost sarcastically
" I didn't hear his mom at all. " she said pointing to her ears. all the others simply shook their heads.
" what ? " winnie said confused.
" it's quite clear from how he just acted, he's not wanting to tell us, something. " sibella nodded.
" well...what could it be he's not telling us? " Tanis said "
" I don't know..but i'd really like to find out. " sibella said rubbing her chin. as she then proceeded to start heading home with the others.
this topic now fused into their minds, they were going to figure this out once and for all,
later that evening..
The girls were all gathered in the the main lounge of the school. sibella elsa and tanis sat on the sofa while phantasma just floated on her back and winnie relaxed on the long chair, they all were thinking deeply about the situation .
Matches was however in the room as well, still with wilbie's brown paper bag from the picnic, he had placed it on top of his small hoard treasures. paying no attention ghoul girls discuss the topic at hand.
" Alright girls. asking him clearly showed he's keeping a secret, and I bet he doesn't want to spill the beans on why " sibella said.
" well what are we to do about it ? Elsa said, " I mean. did you see him. he clearly was uncomfortable about saying it. "
" he act's like he's afraid of food " phantasma laughed, " could you imagine that ? afraid of food, " she laughed again
" ah that's silly phanty. he was eating his own food remember,if anything he's afraid of our food, but then again who would be, what's more tasty then a rotten ham sandwich or the wonderful crab apple pie? " winnie said as her mouth began to water.
" you um, really liked that pie didn't you. "Elsa said raising an eyebrow, knowing that it was good, but she was sure taking a very keen interest in it,
" are you kidding it was amazing !" she exclaimed
" yeah well it would be pretty silly if he was afraid of that. " phantasma said giggling,
" but looking back at it, it appears he really doesn't eat anything we prepare him, it seems like he's never wanting to stay for lunch too.. " sibella said, " maybe he is just afraid to try new things, ? after all don't you remember when Shaggy and scooby ate our Pizza we bought a while ago ? " Sibella said remembering back to that odd duo, though it was a bit fuzzy in her memory "
" yeah, actually it always seems like he's stalling when it's time to come inside for our afternoon meal or dinner. " phatama said
" hey you know what, your right, ? In fact I remember the first time he had lunch with us, we were having swamp casserole. and he didn't finish his meal, I know that because I ate it for him. " she said rubbing her belly " at the time I didn't think anything of it, " winnie recalled,
" so, he's been avoiding our food all the time ? tanis said . looking Like she could be a little upset by that but not to sure,"
" well,it would seem so. but we still don't know the reason to why. or if it's even true. I mean how can we be a hundred percent sure ? " sibella said. " he said he's not allergic, so it can't be a health thing, so he is capable of eating it it would appear, "
winnie then suddenly stood up, " wait I got it, if we really want to know. why don't we test it ?
Everyone then turned there heads at her.
" what do you mean by that ? " Elsa said wondering what the werewolf had in mind,
winnie then smirked, "well, what if we offer him some more food. ones prepared by us, and see if he refuses to eat them ?
everyone looked at her, not getting the idea behind that plan.
" and what if he does refuse, it will show he is refusing it. but that won't answer why he won't eat it? " Elsa stated.
Winnie then rubbed a claw on her chin, " hmmm, well he can't deny that he isn't refusing after that. so, he has to fess up. I mean think about it, if we shove enough food in his face, he'll spill the truth at some point when were done, "
everyone looked at one another , not sure if that was a good plan or not,
" that sounds crazy winnie, you really think something like that would work ? " sibella said placing her hands on her hip with a raised brow,
" hey look I see nothing wrong with it, people crack sooner or later on what they can't hide it no longer, " wnnie said,
" you mean like you and the dream holder book? " Elsa said with a smug grin
Winnie just stared at her and sarcastically laughed." but really there shouldn't worry about, so come on, who's with me tomorrow we'll whip up a batch of goodies and we'll see what gets him to crack first.
everyone looked at one another, but by the end no one seemed to be against the idea,
phantasma then giggled " hey I like the plan. and besides. this can be a good way for me to show off my great cooking skills again, "
Elsa then rubbed her chin" yeah. I may be good at creating things in a lab, but i'f my pie taste as good as winnie says, I'd also say I'm a pretty killer cook, " Elsa chuckled
Sibella thought for a moment, then agreed as well. " well, if it does explains his behavior. I'm game for it." she nodded. " and really, I'd love to get to put my baking skills to the ultimate test. and who knows...this may be end up being fun " she said with a slight little smirk,
winnie the let out a howl " Ah-ooooooo ! alright let's do this then ! " she said jumping up into the long chair.. " tomorrow girls' we'll get to the bottom of this. once and for all ! "
And so
as the next day came the ghouls the ghouls were all in the grimwood kitchen , each getting ready to whip up a batch of delightful foods that they were planning to offer wilbie, and if he ate them. they hoped it'd explain why he's been avoiding their food for so long.
" we'll only be needing the kitchen for a few hours. then we'll be out of here, " sibella said to their butler octopus. who just shrugged and made his way out of the kitchen leaving the girls to do whatever they were up to,...
" alright girls, let's get baking, " sibella said, as she placed down a bunch of ingredients in the counter top, many jars and cans with labes such as, " snail trail. tad pole tails. and frog's breath rat brain's. " all special ordered ingredients delivered to their school once every few months,
The ghouls all looked down at the canned stuffed and grinned, they could barely await the tastes they'd be getting from these,
Elsa opened up a cook book and placed it down on the counter as well, she had a chief hat placed atop her head. " alright, I think I'm going to make batch of snake and spider stew, "she said opening a can of snake skins .
" sounds tasty, though I'll be taking my hand at perfecting some rat brain rolls., drenched in eyeball fluid." Sibella said.
as she took the can of rat brains out of their container winnie was seen sniffing around the ground,
" what are you looking for ? Tanis asked ?
" I had a pack of cockroaches that got loose as soon as I opened them ? " she said standing back up and itching her head. " I was going to make chocolate bug bites out of them, have you seen them ? " she said,
Tanis however shook her head, but as she did they both heard a burp come from the other side of the counter, they peeked around it to see Mathes sitting there patting his belly, with a pleased look on his scaly face,
they both stared at him with their hands on there hips in disapproval . to which he responded sheepish grin and shrugged,
" if your going to be in here at least make yourself useful. " winnie said rolling her eyes. " why don't you get over to that Cauldron and heat it up ? "she pointed out,
matches muttered but the nodded, he made his way over to the cauldron were he heated himself up and spit some fire onto it.
" There that oughta get the brew boiling. " winnie said.
with that being done. the ghoul girls spent the next couple hours in the kitchen. cooking up many twisted and gruesome but to them delectable treats, from mashed eyeball's with sour cheese from flea and cricket surprise to snake head to snake pudding. all the food was ready and soon to be presented tomorrow to their human friend, they were just going to have to find a way store it and make sure it's extra rotten over the night.
" I say we couldn't have done better. it looks so tasty " sibella said admiring the assortments of food, and taking in the aroma's
" Yeah. you'd have to be crazy to refuse any of this. " phantasma giggled.
" let's just see what wilbie thinks of it winnie laughed. "
all the ghoul girls gathered in small giggle as they were now prepared for their little plan they were soon going to see just if and if so. why wilbie has been avoiding their food...
to be continued