When the Water's Dried

Memories Flooding Back

A/N: Hey everyone! Happy Halloween! Hope you are all having fun and staying safe! This chapter contains a brief execution scene. You have been warned. Also, I edited the first three chapters since I wanted to change what I was doing with the story. Enjoy!

Luna was sitting on the couch, flipping through the channels on the TV. Wolf told her that he and the others were going out for a bit to "run some errands." Knowing them, she didn't need to ask what that meant. This was something she was going to have to get used to. She was told to feel free to make herself at home while they were gone, although she wasn't quite sure how to do it when most of her things were still at her apartment.

For once in her life, Luna felt like she belonged. She was finally surrounded by those who understood her. She thought back to all those awful school memories she tried so hard to repress...

Not only did her high school allow its students to wear their costumes on Halloween, but they even encouraged it. This past Halloween, Luna decided to wear her Red Riding Hood costume, but with a twist. She was also going to be the wolf. She did this by getting a headband with beautifully made faux wolf ears and a tail. Once she finished altering the costume the way she liked it, she was ready to wear it to school.

While she thought it was creative, other students stared at her in horror and accused her of being a fan of Wolf and the rest of the Bad Guys. Mr. Bennett was notified, and after a lengthy scolding about why it was inappropriate to dress up as real life criminals, she was sent home for the rest of the day.

To make matters worse, before that, Heather, Gwen, and Cassidy, as well as the entire sophomore cheerleading squad, walked around dressed as witches to purposefully mock her.

There was another time when Luna was on her way back to the cafeteria. But just as she stepped out of the bathroom, her intuition told her something was off. That's when she noticed Zachary and Dylan, the school's soon-to-be varsity jocks out of her peripherals.

Standing on either side, they threw something at her, but she dodged just in time. Unfortunately, someone else was just passing by, and the one who got hit was no other than Mrs. Jenson, one of the secretaries.

Mrs. Jenson's dark blue blazer was now a pale blue, and her black undershirt was dyed tan. That's when Luna realized Zachary and Dylan were attempting to hit her with bleach-filled balloons.

"She did it!" The jocks simultaneously yelled as they pointed at the lonely goth.

Mrs. Jenson looked at Luna with fury in her eyes. "Miss Graves, in my office. Now."

"I didn't do it!" Luna protested. "Check the cameras if you don't believe me!

"Don't talk back to me!" The older woman snapped. "I don't need to waste my time doing that. With all your disciplinary issues, you're already on your way to becoming one of those horrific Bad Guys."

Biting back her tears, Luna gave a weak smile. Heh, the irony. They accused me of wanting to be with the Bad Guys and look where I am now.

Trying to distract herself as best she could, she turned her attention back to the TV.

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Wolf and Snake were running through the store, taking whatever they pleased while the customers and employees ran off somewhere to hide. Snake did not hesitate to slither over to the freezer aisle so that he could take all the boxes of push pops he wanted, which is where he found Shark standing with one in his hand.

"Thought you could snag a box for yourself without me noticing?" Snake taunted.

"Yeah, so what? You know I've been wanting one!" Shark spat back.