This is my first story about Casper, please enjoy rate and comment. Hope you all like it.

In a mansion there lived a friendly spirit, Casper the friendly ghost to be exact. He was the friendliest ghost you'd ever meet. But this spirit wasn't at all happy; he was in fact very disappointed with life at that moment. In his mansion a young girl named Kat and her father moved in at first to exorcise the mansion, instead befriended the spirits they were trying to rid of and now enjoyed their life there. Casper was deeply in love with the girl, they were best friends and although he was dead and his body long since cold, he had warmth in his un-beating heart every time he was near her. Not too long ago her mother Amelia had given him time as a living, breathing human to dance with Kat. It was because of this that Casper was able to have his first kiss with his love only to scare everyone from the room moments later when he became a ghost again.

That had been a month ago now and how he spent his days when Kat was at school wishing he was human again…'I wonder if she liked how I looked…' he thought to himself as he put her clothes away in her room. Casper was quite a handsome young man just; his ghostly image now didn't at all represent what he once had. It was 3:30pm and he rushed down the ceiling to the entry way to wait for Kat. He heard footsteps approaching the door and opened it. Her hair was all over her face in a mess 'Windy aye?' Casper said laughing 'Very and cold.' 'Come inside then, don't want you to get sick…' he said with warning.

'How was school?' Casper asked the beautiful brunette when she walked in the door 'It was okay I guess. Having a friend would be good though…' 'Ah-hem…' Casper coughed and she smiled at him. 'You could come to school with me, I mean you did on my first day of school…Just I think people would see you if I was talking to what looked like myself.' she said giggling a bit.

'Kat, I'd give everything to be able to spend a day with you as a fleshy…Just I don't think it'll happen…' he said looking at the ground. 'Hey cheer up Casper, you're my best friend…I mean I did share my first kiss with you.' Kat said sitting on the bed beside him. 'Kat…' but, just before Casper could say what he wanted to Dr. Harvey walked through the door. 'Hey Kat. How was school?' he asked before kissing her on the head. 'It was okay…Had me, myself and I. How was your day dad?' she asked 'Fine, I got a job coming up soon across town to get some ghosts out of a house and to do a few studies on it before hand so I'll be in and out.' 'Alright.' She said 'I could help you Mister Harvey?' Casper suggested 'Thanks for offering Casper but, I think you should give Kat company if I'm not home before six.' He gave his daughter a hug then went down to his study.

'Sorry Casper what were you going to say?' she asked whilst brushing her hair 'Nothing never mind…' Casper said trying to act happy. 'So you got any homework I can help you with?' 'Sure…Don't want to bore you though…' 'Kat, spending time with you could never be boring.' He replied happily.

So the pair spent the rest of their afternoon talking and helping each other out with problems and finished up in time for dinner. After dinner Kat watched some T.V with Casper before going to bed at 11.

'Hey Kat?' Casper asked whilst she was platting her hair before getting into bed. 'Yeah?' 'Are you tired?' 'No, well not overly tired. Why?' 'Did you wanna come to the light house with me?' 'I'd love to…' she gave Casper her hands and he carried her out the window to the light house. 'It's so peaceful up here…Like heavenly…' Kat said resting her head on Casper's cold shoulder. 'Kat, I wish there was more of the formula to make me real again…' 'I wish there was too…I'll never forget what you did for my father Casper.' She looked him in the eyes to show how much she meant it. 'I just loved being warm again, being real, feeling things, dancing…' 'That's the best thing that's happened to you isn't it?' Casper nodded 'Since I've died yes…'

Kat was starting to yawn too much so Casper carried her back to her room and pulled back her doona so she could get into bed. She had satin black pyjamas on, Casper couldn't help but look at how beautiful she was, how she filled them out and how it clung to her. 'Goodnight black Kat.' Casper said smiling, lying beside her. 'Goodnight white cat.' She replied giving him a tired smile. 'Kat…' 'Yeah?' 'If I was alive right now…Would you…' 'Would I what?' 'Be mine?' he asked hopeful 'Yes…' 'Kat…' 'Mm…' her eyes were closing now 'Would you let me hold you while you slept?' 'Mhmm…' 'Kat…' he was close to her ear 'I love you…' 'I love you too…' she said on the verge of deep sleep. Casper perked up a bit and grabbed one of her stuffed teddy bears and put it next to her, she woke up a bit. 'What are you doing?' she asked 'Just hold it for me…' she did so, wrapping her arms around it tightly, Casper put himself inside the teddy bear, cause at least if she hugged the bear; she'd feel warmth. 'Goodnight darling…' Casper whispered.

Casper woke up at 3am hearing a woman calling his name. He had been dreaming about when he was a child. Although he was a ghost he could still have dreams when he slept, because to Casper death was just a long, eternal sleep. He took himself out of the bear and tried not to wake Kat up. 'Hello?' he whispered. 'Cassspeerrr…' it called in almost a whisper. He followed the voice into his bedroom where he met with a familiar face. 'Amelia?' he asked and she nodded. Her curly hair was on her shoulders, she was as beautiful as Kat and Casper hoped she'd age well like her mother. 'I have news for you Casper...' she said smiling so it had to be good news. 'Yes?' 'Your father was telling me that there is a bottle of formula that is hidden…A full bottle…' Casper smiled; this smile took up his whole face cloud like face. 'If you find it Casper, I will make you an appropriate age…If you don't find it, well I'm afraid there's not much I can do…' no matter what she said, everything sounded so gentle to him.

'If I don't can I just spend a day with Kat?' he asked desperately 'I know you have love for my daughter Casper, and believe me I know she feels the same way…Your father said there's a book in his study that has directions to it. If you have to improvise then do so. Things have changed around this town over the years so try your best. Then again he can't remember if it's even here…' 'I will, for the love of Kat I will…' Casper said putting his milky white hand over his chest. 'You're a brave ghost Casper, loyal and noble. I have a feeling it'll all work out…' she said smiling.

'Thanks. Are you my guardian angel Amelia?' Casper asked curiously 'In a sense I spose…A loyal friend of my family is a friend of mine. Send Kat my love.' she went to turn away from him. 'Wait Amelia, can you do me a favour?' 'Depends what it is.' 'Can you visit Kat if I become a human. She hasn't seen you and she knows I have and her father has. She just feels left out.' Casper said seriously 'I visit her in her dreams most nights…But I will. I just haven't appeared to her because I know she has you to guide and to protect her. Thank you Casper.' She shook his hand and with that she lifted up through the ceiling again and back to heaven.

Casper wanted to wake Kat up and tell her straight away but, decided it'd be best to find it first before telling Kat. He didn't want to give her hopes up at all. Instead he returned to her room and became a bear once again. He possessed the bear to roll over and put its arms around Kat's neck. Kat held it tighter and Casper fell back to sleep, both dreaming of similar things, both not knowing what was to come and both knowing that they weren't alone.

Kat woke up the following morning, staring at the ceiling, thinking and concentrating on the ceiling like it was the most interesting thing. She was thinking of the dream she had had. Casper was a human once again; she was in his arms on the dancefloor with no one else around. He went into kiss her and she had woken up and was very disappointed. Casper made the teddy bear get up and walk across the mattress to her. 'Good morning Star shine, the earth says hello!' she laughed 'Casper that's out there…' she said laughing more and more 'I'm not Casper, I'm Mister Stuffins the third. You will worship me!' this put Kat into a laughing fit. 'Casper stop I'm gonna cry…' the bear jumped at Kat's face 'Casper!' Kat said laughing more 'I need to look at that pretty face close up; I'm a bear I have to eat fleshy meat!' Kat was laughing so hard she rolled out of bed. Casper immediately got out of the bear 'Are you okay?' he asked trying not to laugh. 'Yeah fine Mister Stuffins.' She said trying to catch her breathe. She got up off the floor and put her dressing gown on and lied next to Casper.

'Casper it's Saturday, what do you wanna do?' she asked looking across at him as he lied beside her. 'Um…Kat I was thinking I should hang out on my own today. I have stuff to do, but, as soon as I'm not busy we'll hang out.' she sat up 'Oh…' Casper felt guilty.

'Look Kat, I gotta find this thing…Just it'll upset you if I don't find it…So I can't tell you about it because if it doesn't turn out how I want then I can't make you happy…' he tried to explain the best he could and she understood. 'Okay…Well I was just going to try and finish a book today so you go ahead. Casper smiled and kissed her on the cheek 'Thanks Kat…' as soon as he disappeared Kat put her hand to her cheek where he had kissed her and blushed. 'I wish he was human…He's perfect…' she shrugged the thought off and went downstairs for breakfast. Casper's uncles had gone away for a few months to have a reunion so it gave her father peace. Her father was gone when she went downstairs so she made her own toast, had a shower, got dressed then went back upstairs to read. It was raining anyway she thought; Casper not being around wasn't such a big deal. 'Who am I kidding?' she said to herself 'I'm bored without him…' she picked up Stephen King's IT and continued reading from where she left off.

Meanwhile Casper was going through books in his father's office trying to find the directions for the last bottle of formula. 'C'mon, c'mon, c'mon…' Casper said to himself flipping through a book called 'Life and Death' till a piece of paper fell on the ground. Casper put the book back and picked up the paper, he blew the dust off and there on the page was written 'Spare Primordial soup mix.' 'Thanks dad…' Casper said looking up at the ceiling. Casper read the directions; it wasn't for America though like Casper had thought. His father had shipped it off to England. 'Oh for the love of all things Holy!' Casper yelled and through an empty flask at the wall. It crashed into a thousand pieces on the ground. He floated over to it and look at his reflection. 'A thousand pieces just like my souls been torn into...' he said shaking his head in disappointment.

'I don't know how to even get there! Is this a sick joke dad?' Casper was frustrated and angry 'I don't know how to get there!' just then Casper heard someone coming down the chair. 'Casper?' Kat called as she came out of the tunnel. Casper went over to meet her, still holding the paper. 'Yeah I'm here…' she could sense the disappointment in his voice. 'Casper?' 'Yeah?' she got up out of the chair and walked towards him. 'What's wrong?' 'Nothing…' he pretended but, she had already eye balled the paper.

'What's this?' she asked looking him deeply in the eyes, and he cracked 'I wasn't going to tell you…But, here…' he passed her the paper; she sat down in his father's chair. 'Casper this is great! You could be human again, we could…' she watched his eyes look at the ground. 'I'd need to go to England for a while Kat…Just until I find it…' she looked at him, he stared into those milk chocolate eyes knowing no matter what it took or how long. She'd wait for him. 'Do you think you'd be okay Kat?' he asked and she nodded.

'Be careful…' she whispered as she hugged him, although it felt cold Kat really didn't mind. 'Kat…Take care…' Casper was going to go through a ghost portal that his uncles used and just hoped that he wouldn't disappoint her 'I love you…' he said before he went up to the ceiling 'I love you…' Kat said quietly as he disappeared. 'Hopefully things change for the better…' she mumbled and went back up to her room, wondering mostly how long it'd be till he returned.