Forbidden Sunrise

Frankie & Brett.

Frankie's POV.

It's been seven hours since we finished school and headed towards Clawdeen's, seven hours of no replies from Brett. I'm more confused than ever when we had a date last week he had a Frankenstein T-shirt in black and probably size medium and smells of lynx but other than that he had my background and now he won't return my text and when I call it goes to voicemail. "Cleo you keep knocking my glasses" "Sorry Deucey" Cleo and Deuce talk between kisses while climbing all over one another on the black  sofa on the terrace. "Can you knock it off more like". Clawdeen exclaims while covering her eyes. "Maybe we should be like that?" Gill nudges Lorraine. "Crikey you wish" she nudges him back. "Cleo let's go somewhere else". Cleo flutters her long black eyelashes absolutely loving the attention she takes Deuce's hand and taps her heels as she walks past everyone with Deuce following behind. "Finally" Clawdeen exhaled and puts her feet onto the leather. "I need another drink". I lied and stepped away from my friends. I did head for the kitchen Rochelle and Garrott Gargoyles were leaning against the counter. Rochelle's hair wasn't difficult to miss it was a bubblegum pink with streaks of candy blue and as for Garrott's it's electric blue and has an accent worth melting for. "Hey Frankie is Brett not with you?" Garrott asked as he held Rochelle's waist. I shrugged "Not tonight". I walked away not wanting to engage in a Paris love affair.

I tried ringing Brett as I walked towards the stairs and sat on a step. I noticed the make-up on my hands was wearing off which meant my face must be pale with green speckles. "Hey". A voice answered and my heart did a somersault. "Where have you been?" I asked concerned "My mum had to go somewhere so me and my little sister stayed indoors." The voice spoke again. "What? And you didn't have access to your phone?" I demanded sounding like Cleo I instantly took it back. "Yeah sorry about that I've just been looking after Emily and helping her with her Spanish homework". Brett laughed it off. "You are horrible at French". "Oh ouch well do you want to do something tomorrow?" He dodges my insults and lifts my spirits "Like what?" I am full of questions this evening. "Movies, Go-Karting, anything I had such a good time with you last week". I sparked hearing those words and smiled to myself. "I'd love that". I say "Cool, I'll text you the details I have to go and read Emily a story but shush don't tell anyone and if I fall asleep say I died from zombies". Brett laughed as he shrugged of his caring side and then hanged up and I was left on the steps smiling.

"Okay is everyone just bailing on me tonight?" Clawdeen pops her head round the banister. "What? No? Sorry". I giggle. "Don't worry about it if it makes you this happy, did you speak to Brett!?" Clawdeen smiles before she sits down beside me. "Yeah we are going out tomorrow". I say with an even bigger smile.

"Why on earth are we so happy?" Lorraine sees us and walks over with Gill by her side. "Frankie and Brett". Clawdeen answers for me. "Oh that's ace". Lorraine jumps up excitedly for me. "What's this?" Cleo stands at the top of the stairs with her hands on her hips. "Frankie and Brett!!!" Lorraine speaks before any of us could. "Golden!" Cleo smiles before walking down the steps. "Hey Cleo where's Deuce?" Gill asks. "He's just freshening up". "And by that she means he's putting his clothes back on" Clawdeen inputs making everyone laugh "Oh crikey I've just eaten". Blue shouts out while putting on moisturiser. "I'm so exhausted". I say. "I need my beauty sleep" Cleo replies.

The front door opens and Draculaura and Clawdeen's older brother Clawd enter. Cleo stands up and walks towards the pair. "Are we ready to go yet?" She asked Laura and to which she nodded and we all got up and said our goodbyes before walking across to the Vlad Household.

Clawdeen's POV.
Tonight has just dragged on and on. Randy thought he could cop a feel as I was bent down getting ice from the freezer for our drinks and then he had the audacity to ask me to dance with him. Cleo and Deuce were butt naked most of the evening. Gill and Lorraine are constantly flirting with one another and Frankie was too down about being home alone again and as for Draculaura she was out... with Clawd.. it's so weird to even think about that.

Laura unlocks the door and we walk past the false upstairs and straight towards the stairs and then I slump down on Laura's black bedding. I don't see much colour, I understand the house itself as her uncle doesn't like colour but her bedroom? "Laura?" I ask. "Yeah?" "Where is the colour!?" Uncle Val doesn't like it very much but I keep my clothes in my wardrobe." She says getting up and showing us the huge black wardrobe and opening inside to reveal dark, light and medium pinks.

"Dis definitely needs Clawdeen's magic touch". Lorraine says while applying a high percent of moisturiser to her exposed scales.

"Would you?" Draculaura looks at me. "Sure, I can tell you like pink so we could get some fabrics and make a new bedding, curtains and anything else you need". I love a challenge.

"I will have to ask my uncle first but I would love a big makeover.

Each of us got into our pyjamas and being ourselves and not hiding any of our freaky fabulous flaws. Fur, scales, bolts and bandages appeared.

Cleo was wearing a silky beige nighty which left nothing to the imagination, Laura was wearing dark pink shorts and a matching top unbuttoned with a black cami underneath. Blue had her black shorts with light blue detailing with a blue t-shirt synced at the waist and Frankie was wearing long stripey  bottoms with a white strapless top with a lightening bolt pattern and as for me I had my purple cropped leggings with a long sleeved darker purple t-shirt with slashes on the back, front and sleeves.

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Frankie's POV.
The night ended pretty quickly we all fell asleep fast while talking about tonight's events Draculaura was pretty quiet but I guess she was just tired. I woke up rather early as I remembered I was meeting Brett for the day. Blue and Clawdeen was awake as I walked downstairs and was eating chocolate cereal. "Morning". The girls called as I yawned and entered the room. "What time are you meeting him?" Clawdeen asked as she spooned a pile of coco pops into her mouth and chewed. "I'm not sure yet we fell asleep texting so I am waiting for him to wake up". I say as I sit down opposite Clawdeen and next to Blue.

Meet @ your house in an hour? - Brett.

I stare at my phone and smile to myself "What's he said?" Blue asks leaning across. "He wants to meet me in an hour." If I could I would have blushed. "Erm Frankie... you aren't anywhere near ready." Clawdeen points out my stitches.

A very sleepy Laura walks into the kitchen doing the same steps I did.  "What's this about?" She sits down next to Clawdeen and rest her head on her hands. "Frankie has a date in an hour". Clawdeen faces Draculaura. "But she's not even ready yet". Laura turns to face me. "You've gotta get to yours and fast." Laura says. "But my skin is on show and all my make-up is at mine". I say frantically still in my pyjamas. "You can use mine". Every girl said including Cleo as she stumbles into the kitchen and grabs a bowl of cereal before sitting down with us. "Thanks girl  but it won't be enough coverage" I reply glumly. "Well in that case you need to go like right now and good luck". Draculaura replies with urgency.

They are correct I need to get dressed and over to my house. "We need to hide you somehow and get you across the road". Clawdeen says. "Just wrap up in a blanket" Cleo says sleepily. "Okay let's do this" Lorraine says jumping to her feet.