Lab Partner.

part 2

It's been a few weeks after meeting Egon and I'll admit I do kinda like him. Just. Ray can't know. Also Peter. Not Peter.
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"Vicki get up! We're almost late!" Ray woke me up violently shaking me. "What?!" I got up quickly. "Wait late for what? " I asked with a yawn. He laughed. "School?" He said looking.
At me with his big goofy smile. "Can't I just skip?" I asked, he shook his head no and I groaned and dressed in Somewhat nice looking clothes and boots? I grabbed my bag. "Ok come on!" He said grabbing my wrist and pulling me out of the apartment.
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"Soo. I was wondering. Peter and Egon made a paranormal club. In its name, we just research the paranormal and learn more about it. And... I was wondering if you wanted to join?" He asked playing with his fingers nervously. "Yeah. Sure." I smiled at him. His nervousness turned into excitement almost immediately. "Really?!" He asked. "OMG, I NEED TO GO TELL THE BOYS!! MEET IN THE SCIENCE ROOM AFTER SCHOOL!" he said running to the math room. He had the first period with them two. He waved at me before he went in. the bell rang I went to my first period.
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"So where is she?" Peter asked. I walked in. "right here." I said holding a stack of books. "What ya got there hon?" Peter asked. "Books. What does it look like?" I said sarcastically. Ray ran over to me and took some of them and walked back. I sat the books on the table. One of them getting Egon's attention. "Tobin's Spirit Guide?" He hummed as he grabbed the book from the pile. "Oh yeah. I found it in the library, seemed like something you'd guys be interested in reading or somethin' " He just cleared his throat looking through the pages.

Ray looked over his shoulder. "What Ray?" He asked not taking his eyes off the book. "Nothin' just looking at what you're reading," he said back. Peter sat by me and looked at some of the books. "You feel like we should head back to the library and get different books? No offense sweet heart but these are books that you'd scare the little kitties with." He said holding up one of the books. "Well, I'm sorry I'm not into the paranormal as much as you, Venkman. I wasn't sure what ' Paranormal books' to look for so I just grabbed whatever had mentions of ghosts, alright?" I slightly hissed back. Now that got Egon's attention. He slightly glanced at me, once I looked at him he put his attention back to the book. ' strange ' I thought to myself. I decided to strike up a conversation with the boy. "So. Egon." He just hummed in response
"What do you like to do in your free time?" I asked. He looked up at me from the book. "What?" He asked. 'God, does he always look so upset?' I asked myself. "I-I meant hobby, I mean! What do you do for a hobby?" I asked clearly showing my nervousness. He cleared his throat. " I collect spores, mold, and fungus."

He said looking back at the book. "Wait really?" He nodded. "That's pretty cool, maybe You could show me your collection sometime," I said showing slight excitement. He slightly chuckled, his eyes still glued to the book. "I- I mean! Of your up for it of course! I-If not that's- that's ok!" I said sinking into my chair. "Sure." he stopped himself to think about what he was going to say. "I'd like that." He slightly smiled at me and then took all his focus on the book in his hands. Peter looked at me. "Did you just ask the nerd to go to his house and look at his 'collection'?" Peter said using air quotes when he said collection. "Yeah??" I asked confused. "Peter, leave her alone," Ray said glaring at him. Egon just looked at Peter than at me. "Don't pay any attention to him, Vicki," Egon said as he got up and sat down by me. "So. Ray. You said we'd just do research but um. If they are real, do you think there's a way to catch one and do research on it? I-I mean like. To understand them more?" I asked him not sure of what I was even asking. "Catch a...ghost?"

Egon asked looking at me. I blushed out of embarrassment. "Well..we'd have to make prove they're real, and then make the right equipment which will cost a lot of money and it'll take me a while to build all of it and engineer it and we'll need a place to hold the ghost and contain it which again, It'll cost a lot of money," Egon said going through the other books. "Uh, I mean he does have a point Vicki that'd be too difficult." Ray chimed in. "I never said that Ray, I like the idea. It'd just take... One a lot of money two time, and three we'd have to find part and then like i said build it, engineer it and find a place to keep it contained." Egon explained. "O-oh.." I said quietly. "Jeez Egon way to kill her ego or something." Peter scuffed. "I didn't kill her ego Venkman, I'm just being realistic." He said with a shrug.
"Or something? God Peter at least she's more interested that you are." Ray rolled his eyes. "Oh you're just saying that because she's a girl." He replied back. "What?" I Asked. Egon just sighed.
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Word count: 967
Ahh, I can't write 😭. I'll need to come up with ideas. I'll probably keep updating this and changing stuff
Anyway thanks for reading if you did. :))