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"Hey aunt Miranda, look over there! It's my classmate from Monster High! She pointed at Jewels excitedly. Finally, an excuse to get away!

"Aww, that's cute!" He aunt nodded as she looked at the mole girl. "And what's her name?"

Doriana's eyes widened as she didn't know the ghoul's name. "Ummm... FRANCINE! Francine... McMoleHole! Yes yes."

Doriana's aunt blinked. "Well that's an odd--" Too date, Doriana was already clopping her heels over to the table. Waving at another familiar classmate with green hair, she went right to the mole girl and her friend's table.

Doriana shook her hand quickly. Who has time for long introductions?! "My name is Doriana Taylor, it's a pleasure to meet you. Yes, I believe we are in the same Home Ick class."

Her aunt walked over to the table. "Here's your food, Dori-Bear. If you nee-"

Doriana took the bag quickly. "Yes yes, thanks aunt Miranda."

The cherry was the first thing Tori popped into her mouth from her strawscarry milk shake, unlike Marcie who promptly drowned hers.

"I believe I've broken your genius code. But trust me it wasn't easy!" Tori smiled softly, while keeping track of what she was saying. She was still unsure which two boos she was referring. Dashner? Roswell? Rorrim? Someone new? Tori recalled Marcie getting a lot of invites to last years dance.

She was just about to reply when Draculaura came by asking about her order.

"I'll have a cheese screechza, veggie style." Ula D nodded jotting it all down and was off to fill the order.

Clearly Marce was stressed and Tori wasn't sure what to do about it herself. But tried anyways.

"This scary situation is morbid for all the bodies present. But the best thing to do is be honest and not destroy the boo with a crushing heart break. One let down wont be the end of his unlife."

Tori remembered her break up with Brandon... They were still friends, but it was a strained friendship at best, as Brandon refused to talk to her. Big difference was that Brandon didn't go to her school where as Marcie's boo's did and they shared classes! So not creepy cool!

"There is a fall dance in the future maybe we can get this all sorted by then?" She spoke calmly. Then gave another suggestion, always trying to help. "Or even better just go as friends? That's what Dashner is doing. He asked me to the Dance as a friend but I'm not sure... Maybe if we went as a group? And we wouldn't be the only ones..."

Draculaura came back with their food, with a toothy smile.

"Here you are ghouls!" She slide their dishes to them, "Let me know if you need anything else."

"Thanks Ula!" Then continued with Marcie, once she'd left.

"I mean I hear through the grape vines that's what lots of student bodies are doing."

"Thank you! It's a hassle to get them done, I mean, there's only twenty four hours in a day!!" She finished her food quickly and stood up.

"Look at the time! I must get going, it's almost my curfew. See you tomorrow, ghouls!"

Jewels nodded. "Goodnight Doriana, see you tomorrow." She waved cheerfully, where HAD the time gone?
She glanced over to her friend and smiled to herself, the date seemed to have gone great, the gargoyle boy kissed the troll coyly on the cheek and Bridget indicated her friend, and said something to the boo before bounding over to Jewels giggling madly.
"Oh my ghoul! That was amaaazing! Jewels, you are the best! Where'd you find him? Such a gentleman... oh i'm all aswoon."

"Is that even a word?" Jewels laughed to herself, it was nice to see the usually paranoid troll ghoul so happy.

"It is now! Oh goodness, we should get home, it got late fast!" She giggled again, waved goodbye to Draculaura and twining her arm in Jewels', the two ghouls left the die-ner in high spirits, escorted by the smartly dressed Gargoyle boy who insisted on getting them both home safely. This caused yet another flurry of giggles from Bridget as she whispered to Jewels "Such a gentleman... eee"

Ronan mumbled a greeting to Falconnie, then tried his best to encourage Vanissha to please sit down and stop talking. Did she even pause to breathe? He found himself staring at her, trying to work out where she paused to inhale.

Falconnie finished ordering and moved over so Ronan could order.

He took that to mean they could sit with her, so joined Falconnie at her booth. "Your brother is acting strange, is he unwell?" He assumed, wrongly of course, that the siblings actually communicated with one another.

Vanissha pulled out a chair and sat down. since Ronan wanted to sit with his New roomie! "Well I'm here! And I thought you wanted to sleep. So... Where is my apology?" She noticed Ronan staring at her. That was strange since most people never really did that. "And Ronan's as well. If you want to dress like a boy it's fine. But you don't have to be so rude!"

Falconnie looked at Vanissha and Ronan with confusion. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"I'm not certain I understand what she's talking about either, apparently she thinks you and Dashner are the same person." He shrugged, he couldn't see it either. "Vanissha? Have you considered getting your eyes tested? This is quite clearly a female."

"I don't know what's up with my brother, it's not like he tells me everything." Falconnie took her food and sat down.


"Yeah sure lets all just make this about you and your 'brother'." she threw up quotation marks with her fangers that was quite pointless since no one saw that. "Can we talk about the REAL problem here! Meme stood me up for the Circus!! The Circus! Can you believe it?"

"Ascreama insists she would not simply up and leave for the circus.. " He frowned. "She knows her best ,I am inclined to believe this." He folded his hands on the table. "Perhaps we should talk to her?"

"'Fiercebook says that the circus is trending!" She laughed. "I'd never join though."

"I can't say I see the appeal. " He shook his head. "I mean, with Meme it makes sense. She's a clown right? Circus.. clowns... it's sort of their thing. But to throw away a chance to study at monster high? It's crazy."

"Hair, make up, fancy clothes, and all eyes on you. Even better. No Homework... Hrm, and it IS trending. It's not all bad really!" Vanissha paused for a moment. She thought about this. " ... But i wouldn't want to leave my friends. They are important to me."

Falconnie stared at her. "... I wonder about you." She ate her food silently.

Ronan shook his head. "No thanks. I fought my parents too long and too hard to be able to come here, I wouldn't throw that away for some.. .circus." He made a face.

Vanissha looked bored. "Can we go talk to Ascreama so she can talk to Meme now?"

"... Vanissha. I'm not Dashner, okay?" Falconnie rolled her eyes before Vanissha could call her a boy again.

"It's almost curfew. " Ronan checked the time. "How about tomorrow afternoon? As soon as school finishes. We can meet at the gates, head over to the big tent and see what's going on. Maybe she'll still have time to.. train your dog?" was that what she'd been rambling about earlier? He'd somewhat lost track.

"Well I hope so! A promise is a promise after all!!" Vanissha nodded. "Yes. Let's meet after school! I'll see you there."
Vanissha looked at Fal with a 'Yeah. Right.' expression. "Then why are you to never in the same place at the same time? Bring your Brother too! then well see who's who!"

Ronan stared at Vanissha, was she serious?
"Sure, sounds like a great idea." He glanced to Falconnie. "Talk to your brother. He's... being strange." Siblings were meant to look out for each other weren't they?

"... And you think I'll make it better?" She sighed.

"You're his sister right? " He didn't seem to get it.

"Well yeah, but that doesn't mean I make things better."

Ronan shook his head. "Still, he went to bed at 8:30, that can't be normal right? And he yelled at me last night and I hadn't said anything, usually I have to say something before I get yelled at." He huffed, his dorm mate was just confusing him and it made his head hurt.

"What? they Both like ghouls, and never in the same place at once. Not to mention they look a lot a like..." She motioned to the similar wings they had. "Well Falconnie I sure hope you come back to the dorm with me... It is getting late. I wont tell anyone you're a cross dresser. eally i'm good at keeping secrets."

"I should... get back. Mr Verizhe likes to jump out of nowhere at students trying to sneak in after curfew. " though truth be told, he didn't much like the idea of tiptoeing into a dark room and trying not to wake a grumpy bird boy.

The three went their separate ways, returning to their dorms.

Melody walked into the die-ner as she cool wind began to blow behind her, wow, it was already feeling like fall.

She smiled as she entered the warm building and walked up to the counter.

Hm,what looked good today?