I remember my mother as a kind and compassionate woman. Her flowing blonde hair, and sparkling blue eyes that shone whenever she looked at me; but that's not how everyone else saw her. Everyone else saw her as a monster.

I'm getting too far ahead of myself. Let me back up and tell the hardest story of my life.

I was getting ready for school. I went to a private school called Rutherford High, one of the most elite schools in Wisconsin. We had a dress code of a white shirt with a blue tie, and black pants and jacket. Basically, we have to dress up in little suits each day. My father loved to poke fun at me about it, but I would always laugh and tell him I'd make him wear the monkey suit.

My father knocked at my door, and poked his head in. "Daniel? Breakfast is ready."

"I'm coming, father. Just give me a second to finish wrestling with this monkey suit." I wrapped the tie around my neck, making a huge mess of the knot.

He laughed, walking forward and fixing my tie. "You know, Daniel, you make a mess of this tie every morning. Your mother and I always poke fun at you for it."

"Har har. Laugh it up." I scowled.

"Oh Daniel, you know I'm just kidding." He kissed the top of my head, and I leaned away. What kind of 15-year-old still gets kisses from his father?

I walked over to the mirror, and brushed my hair. My hair always did its own thing, but I still brushed it anyway. It poked up in every direction, so I grabbed some gel and slicked back some of the rough spots.

"You look more and more like me every day." He walked up to me, putting his arm around my shoulders. My father stood tall, his long white hair tied back in a ponytail. His dark blue eyes met my bright blue ones.

I smiled. "Well, I have big shoes to fill."

"Someday you'll take my place at my companies. Vladco and DALV, they're good companies, employing hundreds of people."

I whistled. "I'm not sure if business is my thing, though." I frowned. "I think I'd want to be an astronaut."

His eyebrows raised. "An astronaut? What's brought that on?"

"Father, every night I go outside and I look at the stars. I think about how I can reach them, and our powers help me do that."

He smiled. "I can get in touch with someone who can help you get your foot in the door."

"Thank you, Father. But I think I'll wait. I'm only 15, you know. Plenty of time to grow up before I start being an adult."

"if you insist." He put his hand on my shoulder. "Go get some breakfast, Daniel, or you'll be late to school."

"Alright." I smiled, and walked to the kitchen. Mother was sitting there, and she smiled at me as I walked past.

"Good morning, Daniel." She spoke happily. "How are you today?"

"I'm doing fine, Mother. You're happy this morning."

"I'm always happy when my darling son wakes up before he's late for school, powers or not." She smirked.

I laughed, putting my hands in the air. "You caught me." I grabbed an apple and started eating it.

"Be careful today, okay?" She got to her feet, her long blonde hair falling around her shoulders. She kissed my forehead.

"Mother!" I wiped the lipstick from my forehead.

She laughed. "You know I do it just to mess with you, Daniel."

I hugged her. "Gotta fly, I'm going to be late."

"Do you want me to fly with you?" She asked.

"No, I'll be fine, Mother." I smiled. Two rings formed at my waist, and I changed into my ghost form.

"You know I don't like you doing that in the house, Daniel!" She called as I flew out the window.

I popped my head back into the house, turning intangible as I did so. "You know, we're a house of ghosts, Mother. It's unavoidable." I smirked and flew back out the window again. The sky was a light blue, not a cloud in sight. I flew to the school, my hair flowing behind me.

My ghost form had white hair and green eyes, which was strikingly different from my parents. My father's ghost form had black hair, red eyes, and blue skin. My mother's ghost form had porcelain white skin with long black hair and green eyes. They both had fangs, and told me that someday mine would grow in.

I landed in front of the school, turning back into my human form. I straightened my tie, and ran my hand through my hair. I walked through the front doors, checking my watch. 8:05. Late, of course. I was always late. I walked into the classroom, taking my seat at the front.

"Late again, Mr. Masters?" My teacher mused, looking at me from his glasses. He was a middle-aged man, with receding black hair and a big mustache.

I leaned back into my chair, putting my hands behind my head. "Yep. I'm always late, Mr. Hue."

Mr. Hue scoffed. "One day when you're not late will be the end of my career."

I smirked. Someone put a note in my hand, and I looked at it.

Meet behind the bleachers today after school. –L

I looked over at Lynn. She smiled at me and waved. I waved back at her, and smiled. Lynn Caster was my best friend. Her long brown hair hid her face, but she was pale with honey-brown eyes and freckles across her face. I looked over and met the eyes of Noah Findley. He winked at me, and immediately, I was curious. Why would he be winking at me? I frowned. What the hell was going on?

"Good luck, man." Noah whispered.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Lynn's gonna ask you out, man." He held his fist out for a fist bump. His blonde hair fell into his dark brown eyes.

"What? Since when?"

"Since like, two hours ago." Andrea whispered behind me.

"What? Is this a class discussion now?" I crossed my arms, turning to look at her. "Everyone gotta get into my love life?"

"Duh. It's what we do." Andrea says, her short black hair bouncing as she shrugged. Her brown eyes sparkled micheviously.

"Well, could you stop?"

"Nah, it's too fun." Noah high fives Andrea. "What else is there to do in Gleset? We're not billionaires like you, Masters."

"No, but you guys are rich. Why do I have to pay for everything when we go out?"

"My father only gave me $1,000 for an allowance this week! I'm so broke." She pouts.

"My dad cut me off because I crashed his Porshe last week." Noah scowled.

"You crashed your father's Porshe? Rad, dude. I crashed my father's BMW last month. I got grounded for a week." I whistled. "Father was madder than the time I rerouted our helicopter to get ice cream."

"You have to stay classy." Andrea laughs.

I shrugged. "Just don't do stupid shit and you won't be cut off."

"My family's not as rich as yours, Daniel." Noah says. "We can't be that lucky."

I raised an eyebrow. "Is that all you care about? Money?"

"It makes the world go round." He responds.

"I suppose." Something bothered me about the way he said it, but I shrugged it off. I made a paper airplane, sending it over to Lynn with my response.

Only if you're not going to get embarrassed when you ask me out. –D

I watched her read the note, and watched her blush bright red. I laughed silently to myself. I leaned back into my seat, and went to sleep.

I heard whispering around me a few minutes later.

"Draw a mustache on him."

"No, draw a dick on his forehead."

"Draw a dick from his mouth."

I smirked. "You guys are amatures."

"Who woke him up?" Noah scowled.

"Must've been you!" Andrea slaps his arm. "You were too loud!"

"Both of you are idiots." Heidi rolled her blue eyes. She pushed her blonde hair out of her face.

"They're all idiots." I shrugged. "By the way, the next person who attempts to draw anything on my face will find their nudes leaked to the entire school."

"Damn. You're brutal." Noah whistled. "Point taken."

"How do you think I rule this school with an iron fist, hmm?" I smirked. "All of you are wrapped around my finger."

"You don't need to sound so smug!" Audrey pouts.

"Just letting you know I'm King here." I crossed my arms and yawned. I ran my fingers through my hair, trying to tame the mess. The bell rang, and I got up from my chair, stretching. I straightened my tie, pulling on my suit jacket.

Lynn walked up to me and hooked her arm through mine. "You hear Bev and Cooper are dating?"

I laughed. "Since when? Bev is too good for Coop."

"Last week. You know I'm good at catching gossip." She smiled, her honey brown eyes sparkling.

"One of your many talents, my dear." I smiled. She looked away, but I didn't miss her blush. No wonder why she wanted to ask me out. I'm a charmer. We exited the classroom, and out of the building. It was a gorgeous day, this morning had nothing on this afternoon. I wished to morph and fly, but I had to act human.

A limo pulled up and the window rolled down. "Daniel, get in, son."

I frowned. "Father? You never pick me up from school."

"I said, get in." He said, his voice hard.

I was taken aback by the tone of his voice. "Alright." I shrugged. "See you tomorrow, Lynn." I smiled.

"See you, Daniel." She smiled back, unhooking her arm from mine.

I hopped in the limo, to see my father's expression. He looked almost… angry. "Father? What's wrong?"

"Daniel. I've packed your bags for you. We're moving to Amity Park."