Hello peoples, here's a new chapter for you, and sorry if it seems rushed, but I wanted to end it where I wanted to, and if it does seemed rushed then I'll try to make the next chapter longer, but for now, enjoy :D

Chapter 3

Relapse

Clockwork was very happy, Danny was starting to get better, and starting to use the drugs less and less, until he knew why Clockwork was doing this, the ghost had to play the part of friend instead of lover. It would take time, but until then, Clockwork could and will wait for Danny to be ready. After all, the boy needed time, and Clockwork has all the time in existence.

Though, Clockwork was feeling nervous, Danny was in the human world for a little bit, just to take a walk. He was nervous about letting Danny into the human world since he was still recovering from the use of the drugs, but Clockwork trusted the halfa to be careful, and also to stay out of trouble.

Smiling, the Time Master watched the current time stream, as if it were a show on TV. He was in a good mood, until Santiago showed up unexpectedly. Clockwork was about to demand why the Observant was here, and in his hidden form, no less.

"Clockwork, you need to see Danny right now." Santiago said, sounding very afraid for some reason.

He wasn't sure, but Clockwork did as the Observant said, and what he saw terrified the ghost of time. On the gear mirror, was Danny, he was in an alley, his face looked bloody and broken, and in his arm was a syringe, it was in one of his veins. Clockwork didn't need to be told what was in the syringe; it had to be a drug, and a worse one that the pills Danny had been taking before.

"DANIEL!" Clockwork shouted, wanting to immediately leave to get to the one he loves, but Santiago stopped him. "Let me go Santiago, I need to get to Daniel."

"Clockwork, you can't, not yet, that is what will happen in an hour in the mortal world, but you need to see how it will happen, because we don't know how he gets like that." The Observant reasoned, trying to make sure the time ghost didn't go postal, and also to make sure that Danny will be okay.

Clockwork was frozen for a moment, before replaying what he saw; only going further back to see what happened. That was when Clockwork nearly went postal. Now playing on the gear mirror, an hour before, Danny was taking a walk, as he said to Clockwork earlier, only he was walking by the High School, when Dash Baxter, his old tormenter and bully noticed him.

Dash grinned excitedly, ready to beat Danny into the ground for avoiding his usual torments the past few months. Danny didn't see the bully coming closer, until it was too late, and Dash was beating him harder that before. He even broke the boys left arm, and right leg. Danny cried out in pain, but no one came out to save him. No one even cared that he was hurting, or would possibly be killed, no one ever cared.

After exactly thirty minutes, Danny was dragged to the alley he was in that Clockwork saw before, but before Dash left, he forcibly injected into Danny, PCP and Heroine. Forcing Danny into a terrible relapse, Danny didn't move for another thirty minutes, and now Clockwork and Santiago left, to bring the halfa back home, and to also make sure that he would be okay.

They made it back to the tower safely, and Danny was still unconscious, the boy was in pain from the forcible use of the drugs. Danny whimpered as Clockwork placed him on the time ghost's bed. It was hurting the time ghost to know that Daniel was in pain, and he couldn't do anything to help alleviate it.

Santiago was in the background, watching his friend try to make his mate feel better, knowing full well, that the child and time ghost both needed each other if they wanted things to go well in the Ghost Zone for a very long time.

Hours Later…

Clockwork was in his room, sitting next to Danny, who was fighting off the effects of the drugs. Clockwork was worrying out of his mind about Danny, but he knew that the boy had to fight off the effects on his own. Danny whimpered again, and Clockwork took the boy's hand and gave it a squeeze, letting the boy know that he was here, and that he'd never leave the child so long as he needed the time master.

A while later, Clockwork fell asleep next to Danny, not leaving the child's side, but also not taking his eyes off he time stream either. It sometimes is a curse and a blessing to see what will happen in the future. Smiling sadly as he fell asleep, Clockwork rested his head next to Danny's and wanting nothing more than for the boy to wake up, and know that he was loved, that someone cared about the halfa.

Again sorry about how short that was, but I wanted to update with this, and I hope to make the next chapter longer, and better than this one. Well till then, later, and please review, oh and I won't update until February, well till then, later :D