"Hey mom, hey dad." It's like any other Tuesday as I enter the house, like any other Tuesday as they don't say hi, don't ask me how my day went. Nothing.

…At least not to my face. It's been like this for weeks, and heck, I should be used to it now; but I'm not. Their mumbled replies leave me silent as I walk up to my room and slam my backpack against the floor. It's a good thing Jazz is away at college, I guess, because then she'd bring her psychobabble upon all of us, and that's not what we need right now. Not what they need. Not what I need.

I'd known it was going to take some time to adjust, that things couldn't be all hunky-dory if I gave them some space after hurling it all at them. It was the least I could do.

Months have passed by since the day that I did. I remember their faces, mom's violet eyes, red lipstick, and wide smile… Dad's happy gaze and goofy grin as we hugged each other. They were just too happy to let their shock settle in.

It makes me wonder what it would it be like to see their faces now. Their eyes wouldn't be filled with joy, mouths set in grins… I don't know what they'd look like.

It's pretty sad now that I think about it. Gets me thinking about something else, somehting I haven't thought about in a long time due to its absence.

Maybe Vlad was right. All those times way back when he first met me, he said that my folks would accept me, but they wouln't be able to understand. He's right. I know it now, of course... now that I think about it more as another epiphany comes to mind.

I'm alone.

It's not that hard to see of course, Vlad was the only other one out there besides Dani... and who knows where that kid is now. She's always wanting to be on her own, wanting nobody's help. Sometimes I think she's more Jazz's clone than she is mi--

I'm not in the mood for the Box Ghost of all people right now. For once, I don't really care about anything as my Ghost Sense goes off. Just watch him go Danny, it'll be fine...

No it won't, I snap back at my conscience. it never is.

I'm exhausted, freakin' sick of this as I fly out my window.

Well that was short... (and sucky since I rushed it. Big time. I have to get ready for school.). I'm back and updating, though I think I might delete this chappie later since I wanna do it in cannon order. I got bored and posted this up. Whatever. Meh.

Review and tell me your thoughts!

-Juni (and yes, this does take place after Phantom Planet... because I'm not a sap and don't believe that Danny's parents will be all happy and shit after the aftermath.)