I wrote this today in about an hour or so. I had so much fun! I really should update this story more often. It's also a Cujo background story. Enjoy. :)

I don't own DP.

Installment 2: Stars so Dear.

Danny jumped towards the sky then collapsed to the ground and rolled down the hill. It was nighttime, and his parents were setting up the tent with his big sister, Jazz. Danny had managed to sneak away to a nearby field where the stars shinned brightly above him. Brighter then they ever did back at home in the city.

Danny came to a stop at the bottom of the hill where he could still see the RV from there, so he wasn't worried. He stood up and fearlessly ran in circles. He giggled as he lifted his arms up to mimic an airplane.

"Vrrrrooooommmm! Hurry captain!" Danny shouted to his imaginary puppy-friend, "Engines at full thrust! We need to get to the space-ship before lift-off!"

With a laugh and a tumble Danny came to a stop and lay on his back. He breathed heavily as he smiled at the stars.

"You know Cujo?" Young Danny asked his imaginary puppy-friend, "Someday, I'm goanna go to space! Or at least fly, then I could fly all the way to the stars and all over the world!"

Little Danny grinned widely, with no fear of the outdoors apparent on his face, "You know what else, Cujo?" Danny said, and rolled over to face his imaginary-puppy, "I'm gonna be a hero. And I'm gonna save the world, and I'm gonna protect my friends so that the bad guys can't ever hurt them. Mommy and Danny too," Danny stared at the air for a second, "Yeah, and Jazz. I guess she counts."

Danny stood up and cranked his head up to look at the stars, "Hey, Cujo! Look a shooting-star!" He giggled with mirth, "I want to fly to the stars! Someday, I will…"

"Danny!" Maddie called from atop the mountain.

Her son responded, "Coming Mommy!" Danny ran back up the mountain and into his Mother's arms.

"Danny, don't you ever wonder away like that again! We're out in the woods, baby. You could get lost."

Danny flinched at his mother's tone, "I'm sorry Mommy, I won't do it again, but Cujo wanted to got for a walk."

Maddie sighed, "Cujo can wait until tomorrow when we go for a hike. Honestly, you can't just go around doing whatever your imaginary-friends tell you to."

"Cujo's not imaginary! He's real!"

Danny's mother sighed, "Of course his is dear, now it's time for bed. Daddy just set up the tent, why don't you put your sleeping bag where you want it?"

"Okay!" Danny complied and quickly set up his sleeping bag by the tent's window, so he could get a clear view of the stars. His parents filed in along with his sister and set up their sleeping bags as well.

Jack Fenton played awkwardly with his daughter and her toy dolls, which left Danny and his Mother to talk.

"Mommy?" Danny quietly asked.

"Yes, Baby?"

The child took a moment to think out his question, "What kind of a person flies up to the stars?"

"And astronaut, Danny."

"An as-trn-not?" Danny repeated, trying to learn the word.

"Yes, Danny. An astronaut's job is to ride in a shuttle, and rocket all the way up to the outer space. Sometimes, all the way up to the moon and back."

Danny thought about her words, "Then when I grow up, I wanna be an astronaut! So I can fly so high, that I can touch the stars! I'll bring Cujo with me, too!"

Maddie smiled, "You do that, sweetie. Now it's time for bed, all of us…"

Danny stayed awake for hours. He stared at the stars and listened to the sounds of the wild animals.

"I will fly someday," he said to himself, "I'll fly all the way to the stars, and I'll bring Cujo with me to share my super-hero adventures…" with that Danny closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

…

(Ten years later…)

"WHOO-HOO!" Danny Phantom shouted as he soared over Amity Park's bordering mountains. The nighttime sky shimmered with stars above him.

"Bark!" The ghost-dog Cujo chimed in excitedly, as he bounded through the air after his master.

"Good boy!" Danny hollered back to his dog. The little stray puppy was a stray no more, and had all of Amity Park fallen in love with the classic boy and his dog combo. Even thought the ghosts weren't exactly the usual boy and dog duo.

Cujo jumped into his master's arms, panted heavily, and wagged his tail with ultimate bliss. These were the best moments, when his master took him for flights after a long day of tracking down ghosts, and hiding from master's pack hunters, the grown-ups

"Good boy, Cujo…" Danny said, and scratched behind the glowing green dogs black ears, "Good boy."

Danny stared up at the stars, his loyal companion followed his gaze, knowing that his master didn't like to be bothered when he watched the night sky.

Cujo's panting stopped when he clamed down. He snuggled into his master's chest close enough to hear the pulsing of his cold-core. Master was powerful and could protect many people, but even master need help, too. And when he did, Cujo would always be a whistle away…

Cujo smelled the air and barked. He dropped to the ground, and rolled in the dirt.

His master followed him calmly, "What is it, Cujo?" Phantom looked around, "Hey, I remember this place. My parents used to take me camping here when my sister and I were little. I remember now…"

Danny smiled, and lay on the ground to stare at the stars as he did whenever he had the chance.

Cujo yipped and nuzzled into his master's side. He too, remembered this place. This was the place where he, the ghost-dog of all the miserable lost spirits of wolves and dogs that died in pain and misery, spent time in the wilderness he loved so much. When he was weak, and his master Danny, was merely a pup.

Yes, Cujo had found a loving and kind master in Danny Fenton before the boy had ever known of ghost's. When he had found Cujo suffering the park and had shown him love and friendship. Something that the spirits of which the ghost dog was made up of, had never known…

Cujo didn't awaken as his master picked him up to carry him home, he just relished in the feeling of millions of k9 souls syncing in peace and love for the one master that treated them kindness.

A friend when master was young, a companion now, and a loyal friend forever. That was the spirit of the dog, Cujo was the manifestation of all k9's who had never had that, and finally had.

They were friends before Danny realized, and Danny was a hero, before he even realized that he'd saved anyone…

Thanks for reading! Review, if you have anything to say, I hope you liked my rise on Cujo. It would explain why Cujo adored Danny from the second he came from the portal.

-If it wasn't clear, Cujo here is a joint spirit that wondered around in misery until Danny found him when he was only four years old. From the on, Cujo became his 'imaginary friend,' and a faithful companion. When the Axiom Lab guard-dogs were put down within a short range of time, Cujo was given the strength to manifest and leave the ghost-zone through a portal so that he could go back to earth, where he found Danny again, and the rest is history.

I hope you had as much fun reading this as I did writing it! See you later!