A strange dream of mine mixed with a thought. What if the human Betelgeuse tries to get to say his name is mute? Of course, this is based off both the 1988 film and slightly from the musical from this year- 2019(I think, I'm not fully sure). Or not, I may add a twist like I always do with stories. I may add some of the animated series to it. Anyway,

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It was just another day of my not so good life. I mean, don't get me wrong! I love it, but it's not fun when people try to get a word out of you when you cannot speak. I wasn't always mute, but after an accident two years ago, I was unable to say a word. I can make sounds, but they're very quiet. I've tried my best to talk, but it was all for not. I have a friend named Lydia and I met her ghost friends on accident; Adam and Barbara. They're amazing. They felt bad that I couldn't talk so they thankfully understand.

But lately, some weird things have been happening. I found the town model Adam had been working on and I could have sworn I saw a tiny figure moving around, I wanted to ask them what it was, but by the time I looked back, it wasn't there. Tonight, I'm staying over for the night during the summer while Lydia's father and step mother go on vacation. But I couldn't sleep, something kept me awake. I got up and went to check the kitchen, but when I got down the step, I heard a laugh. It was strangely confronting, so raspy in a good way.

I went to it and saw the same strange tiny figure in the model. Green hair, paste-y pale white skin with green mood on him and wasn't wearing the most attractive type of clothing, but was good nonetheless. "Whoa there babes, I know I'm small, but I ain't somethin' to stare at in a monster type of way," he spoke as I snapped out of it and took a step back and he spoke again, "You can see me! Great! Just like that Lydia babe, but don't tell her and the deadbeats that I'm here. So baby, gotta name?" I looked down and didn't reply. "Quiet type, eh? I like them quiet, loud, and just all round everything sexy." I swallowed and raised my hand and signed my name. "Eh? Weird hand thingy? What's that suppose to mean?" he asked as I felt insecure. I felt strange pulse and started to move my mouth without doing anything.

"No voice? Wow! That means I can't ask you for help to say my name and you can't speak your name. Maybe if you gave me a piece of paper and a pen, you can write down your name and I can write down mine," he spoke as I had control of myself again. I pulled out my notepad from my pocket that I use time to time when it comes to talking a lot. I wrote down my name first before handing him the paper and pen that he made his size and wrote down his name that seemed long because it took a bit. He handed it back to my size and I looked at it. "(F/n), baby, you may be able to get my wish to come true." I looked at him then processed to sign his name once, which was pretty much simple. I raised my arm and bent it slightly like one would show their muscles before pointing at the corner of my shoulder and chest meet, where the armpit is located.

(A/N: I think that's how you say Betelgeuse in sign language.)

"That's how you say my name in that weird hand thingy?" Betelgeuse asked as I nodded once as he did the same thing then chuckled. "Strange way of saying, it, but interesting. Might get a little handsy! Look out!" he spoke as I smiled at his sense of humor and he seemed a bit shocked. Did no one like his humor? Oh well, it's hilarious! That whole night, we had our strange way of communicating, I taught him a bit of sign language and he told me all about his time during his time of being dead. I ended up getting tired and bid goodnight to Betelgeuse.

~~~ 3rd person ~~~

Betelgeuse stayed up for two, maybe three reasons. One, why sleep when you're a ghost? Two, why sleep at night when you can sleep the day away, and three, he was saying his name in sign. He thought it was a bit strange, but it was kinda funny because he points to his armpit. Maybe, just maybe he can go somewhere in the house. He can teleport so what's the harm? He is a demon sent from the depths of HELL! Well... if you count the Neitherworld as hell.

He used his power to teleport himself to Charles' room, Charles being Lydia's father. He looked around and saw his laptop making Betelgeuse snap his fingers lightly before rushing over and turning it on. "Alright, since toots is a little mute birdy and can't say my name or anything at all, the least I can do is look up on how I can understand what she's saying," thought the demon, but halfway into a two hour long video of sign language, he thought to himself after an hour,

"Why am I doing? I'm a demonic ghost who wants to be alive and she's just a human. I mean, sure, having her write just so I can read what she is saying is fun to watch her take her time while I can cause trouble and some pranks, but why am I? It's not like I'll use it afterwords."

He went back to watching the video before noticing the early lights of the sun shining making him close out the tab and turn off the laptop and teleporting back to Adam's model and hiding out there. Not even an hour later, the girls came down and went to the kitchen to get breakfast. Although, (F/n) didn't really eat, she ate toast and went to the model. She put her hand gently on the model's flood and walked it down the street as Betelgeuse came out of the blue and raised his hand to stop (F/n)'s hand.

He wasn't wearing his usual suit like last night, he was dressed like a police office. "Ma'am, I believe I have to take you downtown for jay-walking... and being handsy with me," he spoke as she used her pinky to lightly push Betelgeuse as she smiled as he laughed before poofing back to his normal clothing. "So baby, did you sleep like the dead?" He asked as she nodded once. "Hey (F/n), I'm going to go into town to get some books for us to read before showing someplace cool!" Lydia called out ad (F/n) looked away from the ghostly demonic man at Lydia and raised her hand and made a okay hand as Lydia left.

Once the door was closed, Betelgeuse teleported next to (F/n) and leaned on her making her startled and hold her chest, startled. "Aw, thanks babe, I know I'm terrifyingly handsome, but I think you're just drop dead gorgeous." She covered her face at the awful flirt as he laughed. "Do since Lyds isn't here and Adam and Barb aren't going to be here for awhile due to needing to talk to the boring hag, Juno, so we're all alone together," he spoke with a grin as he stuffed his hands into his pocket before floating up to the air.

(F/n) started to sign to him, "Beej, I understand that you flirt and such, but don't make us being alone together prevy. I only met you last night." He looked and spoke, "I am not a hundred percent sure what you just said, but O know you said something about being pervy and flirting and only meeting me last night so I'm going to go on a hunch here and say that I should be pervy and keeping flirting." She only glared at the man who kept smiling like a goof. She tried to say something using her voice, but only small struggles of talking came through, small sounds. "Whoa! Easy kid, don't strain yourself on trying to talk. Wait, why am I worried? Am I sick or somethin'?" Betelgeuse asked himself as he checked his forehead for a fever as (F/n) simply saw a mouse and bent down. She held out her hand as the little guy ran over and sat on her hand.

She got up as Betelgeuse went to grab it, but she stopped him. She went to a window and opened it before placing the mouse on a armrest of a chair before going back in and closing the window. He was about to ask, but she raised her hand before pulling out a spray bottle from a shelf and spraying Betelgeuse in the face causing him to run off to a corner, glaring at her as she smirked then signed, "No being a perv, Bete." She put away the bottle as he went to say something but the door opened so he quickly teleported away. "I'm back! You ready?" Lydia asked as (F/n) nodded as she smiled widely. "Now, before we go to the place I spoke of, just know it's not... normal and there is a story about the first few months of living here," Lydia spoke before telling the tale.

"This... ghost, he nearly married you? And tried to kill your dad?! How bad is this dude?!" "He was really bad, but I found a way to maintain his craziness. Plus, he's really fun... when you get used to his pervy ways." and so, they went to Lydia's room, (F/n) being slightly worried about Betelgeuse. Lydia held (F/n)'s hand and spoke, "Though I know I should be wary, still I venture someplace scary! Ghostly hauntings I turn loose...Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!" Thunder clapped as both Lydia and (F/n) are pulled somewhere unusual, but unique. "Welcome to the Neitherworld!" Lydia spoke as (F/n)'s eyes filled with stars. "There's his house!" Lydia spoke as she pointed before dragging (F/n) to the place. "B.J's Road House" was what the sign was as (F/n) titled her head and was about stop Lydia, but she rung the bell and Betelgeuse opened it and saw Lydia. "Hey Lyd, what brings yoooou--" he stopped when his eyes saw (F/n) wearing a royal purple shirt with red and black spiders on it, black leggings with a white pair of shorts with combat boots.

"(F/n)?! How did you get here?" "Wait, you know each other?" Lydia asked as (F/n) felt slightly weary. She found out what Betelgeuse tried to do to Lydia and her family, it changed her thoughts completely, but maybe he changed just a bit since then.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thoughts Time!

1,858 words and it took a couple of days. MY MOJO IS BACK FOR A 1,000 WORDS WHOO! I almost hit 2,000 so I had to cut this down. It's just a thought, I have another Betelgeuse story, but this one is by far my favorite because he has to suffer for his name not being said by the one person who can see him, but can't say a word! There is more to come to me, but this is all I have so far. I wish I had the ambition to make this into a story... wait, I DO.

But I'll just have you know,

It isn't a x reader, it's just a story. I need a name for the character, and I'm thinking about changing "(F/n)'s" gender to male, but eh, this is fine. Hmm... maybe I could change it into a x reader, but who knows. It's just a silly thought I had after watching Beetlejuice for the first time... I know, I suck for not watching it sooner, but I was lazy!(and still a bit terrified of the memories of the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory(the robots getting burnt), and then Saw... yikes-) Anyhoo! Hoped you enjoyed it!

Start: September 9th, 2019 10:11 PM

Finish: September 12th, 2019 9:01 PM