I cannot even begin to explain how sorry I am that it took me this long to update. To be perfectly honest, and I know this is terribly cliché, but I started this fic back when I had loads more time on my hands and I just found out that I have gastritis! That's no excuse, in my humble opinion, but I hope to reward you with the next chapter of my story and I hope you'll forgive me. Enjoy!

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At Last

Max P.o.v.

I woke up the next morning next to a tree. Yes, a tree. After I ran away I found this cleared spot in a hill and slept on it (like the one in the last scene at PP). At first I didn't remember why I had ran. Dads, fight, Star Wars revelation. Oh yeah, THAT. After my glorious seconds of oblivion had passed and I remembered everything, I had to ask again. What would I do next?

I didn't know right now. But one thing was certain, I had to make a decision and get out of this freaking dress and into some jeans. I flew to my hotel room and phased through the ceiling. I took a quick shower and put on some jeans, a t-shirt and my Converse. After that, I decided to check out the town and fly for a bit (flying is incredibly relaxing, plus awesome). But before I could leave, a knock stopped me. And who was outside? Todd, of course.

"Oh dear Maddie, you're back."

"What do you want Todd, I'm kinda busy at the moment."

"Only stopped by to check in on you and tell you that our flight leaves at 6 p.m."

"So soon?!" I blurted. I mean, after yesterday I thought we were staying for more days!

"Why yes, you didn't thought we were going to stay here forever, did you? We have a home to go and I have business to attend. Yesterday may have been an adventure but now it's over." He finished in a decisive tone.

Just an adventure! He thinks he can control me that easy! To what, return to my life as a prisoner in that mansion and never see this people again? Oh no, I'm gonna make sure it isn't for only a day we're staying here. We're so not gonna leave tonight.

"Sorry Todd for ruining your perfect plans but we're not gonna leave today." I said in an equally decisive tone like his.

"Oh but we are, say good bye to your one time friends while you can Maddie, because we're going back to Canada where you belong."

That was so unfair! Not to sound like a whiny teenager, but it was. I mean, come on! I didn't want to go back!

"You don't understand, I want to stay here! Don't you see it wasn't a one-time thing! Sorry but we're staying." With that I literally flew out of the hotel room and went to blow off steam.

Vlad P.o.v.

That girl sure could get into my nerves. This was affecting her more than I had calculated or even wanted to. She was being rebellious (no surprise there) but still the nerve on her. Maybe she was too rebellious. Daniel shouldn't have said that, he just ruined part of my plan. The little badger, telling things that would make her go the wrong way. Now I had to either change Maddie's opinion to destroy her father or if that failed, eventually destroy her. Destroying her so she wouldn't side with Daniel like that traitorous Danielle who was manipulated so easily. But no, that would be as a last resort. She was an excellent specimen, a naturally born half-ghost, better than Daniel or Danielle could ever be. She was so perfect (genetically speaking). Not from a lab but from inherited genes. But how? How change her mind? How make her hate to the point of destroying Daniel? There had to be a way.

And then the perfect solution occurred to me. It was so perfect, so sentimental that had to work. Yes this was the course of action that had to be taken and I knew just how to do it in a way that would work so much that Maddie would come to not only hate but to destroy Daniel! And I grinned at this. I couldn't wait to see the rage in her eyes when I told her the 'truth'.

Max P.o.v.

I was flying above town in a steady pace. I had changed to my ghost form and was currently passing over a mall. I saw James with a girl (girlfriend?) leaving the mall. I quickly went to a secluded area of the parking lot and transformed back to my human half.

I jogged to where they were and said, "Hey, whatcha doing?"

James turned and was surprised to see me. The other girl just raised an eyebrow to me and looked at me.

"And you are?"

"Oh I'm Max, friend of James."

James rubbed the back of his neck nervously and said, "I met her yesterday. She's kinda the daughter of some friend of my parents."

"Not to be rude but I don't know your name, so..."

"Roxy"

There was awkward silence between us so I decided to break the ice.

"So where were you heading to?"

"We were going to Nasty Burger's. Wanna tag a long?" Roxy answered.

Since I really didn't have anything else to do than sulk around I decided to go with them. "Sure, why not?"

And that's how I ended going with my I-don't-know-yet brother and his BFF.

Line Break

I had spent the afternoon with Roxy and James. They were kinda fun to be around. When the tension was gone, Roxy kinda loosened up a bit and was really cool. We went to her house to play Doom 5 and I kicked their ass in it. It was great and it really took my mind off the whole Daddy issue I had yet to solve.

By then it was 6:30 pm. Damn, I had to get back to Todd! I quickly said goodbye and went to our hotel. I went to my room and saw that everything was packed in my suitcase. Oh he so didn't do that! I stomped like the angry teenager I was to Todd's room.

"Why did you pack my stuff?!"

He was finishing packing his and slowly turned around.

"Why because we're leaving of course."

"What!"

I went closer.

"I thought we were clear we weren't leaving till this whole issue was solved." I said through gritted teeth.

"Oh really? Because I thought we were clear on not leaving. I mean this whole problem started with you wanting to believe lies."

"What! You don't know that! And besides I haven't decided yet."

"Oh dear Maddie, I think I can help you decide."

"Oh really? And how would you do that?"

"You know Maddie, I knew Daniel before all of this happened."

I just raised an eyebrow.

Vlad P.o.v.

And now the plan begins.

"He used to be a great friend of your mother's." Not a lie at all. "Oh yes, she and he were inseparable. We would hang out all the time. That is until she choose me and we started dating. He started getting jealous, resentful even. Then she married me. He got angry, furious even. He couldn't believe she chose an older man over him. So he began to get bitter and stopped talking to us. But when you were born, he finally snapped. He yelled to your mother and they got into a really big fight. He lost control in his powers and well..."

I looked at her and saw her shivering of pure rage.

"No, no, it can't be..."

"Yes, Maddie. Daniel killed your mother."

There, another cliffy and I'm taking strong medicine to control my gastritis so bear with me.