A/N: Sorry for the slow updates. I kinda wrote this days ago but didn't post it up 'til today.

I'm sorry!

I don't own DP!

Danielle flew out the window, regaining enough strength to fly -even if she was flying rather low -lower than usual, in fact. She was about halfway to her home when she instantly began to descend at an alarming rate. She would have been freefalling were it not for her random spurts of flight. At this rate, she could crash into the ground and really brake something.

She struggled to stay aflight, determined to stay up. She knew she was too worn but, in her adrenaline rush, she hadn't realized that her fatigue would drain her of her most needed power. Still, she wasn't giving up. She finally scanned the area, choosing a spot somewhere above a small spot of green land before letting herself go.

The ground rushed up beneath her, her stomach making that familiar, tingly flip-flop feeling she always got when she flew at top speed.

Prior to landing, however, she hovered a couple feet in the air before landing with a mildly painful thump on the ground. Danielle steadily rose to her feet and gripped her throbbing arm. She sighed. "Guess I'll have to walk," she sighed bitterly.

"Or you can let me give you a ride." A voice startled her out of her thoughts, causing her to jump a foot in the air.

"Chronos?" Her eyes widened when she spun around to face him.

"The one and only!" Chronos flashed her a lopsided grin.

He winked at her, and Danielle had never been more relieved to see his cocky self; however, she managed to keep her expression neutral. "Okay, what are you doing here?"

"Well, I came looking for you earlier but I didn't see you. So, I went to look for you but, when I was scowering the city for my lovely maiden, I heard an explosion. I went to check it out, but the place I arrived at was wrecked.. I checked it out for a bit, flew back, found you, and here I am!"

His grin morphed into a satisfied smirk. He bowed slightly. "The handsome prince is here to save the the beautiful princess, m'lady."

Danielle pursed her lips and glared pointedly at Chronos. "I am not a pathetic, fragile princess that needs rescuing. I can take care of myself, thank you very much." She spun on her heel and began sauntering away.

"Aha! But that's where you're wrong." Chronos's breath tickled the back of her neck. She jumped ever so slightly at his sudden, swift movements. How did he move so fast? She began to edge away from him when he suddenly grabbed her arm. His grip was surprisingly gentle and, unfortunately for her, that was the wounded arm. She yelped and snatched her arm away from him. His glowing red eyes widened when he looked down at his blood-smeared hand.

"You're bleeding! How-what?" He grabbed her arm and forcibly extended it, inspecting her injury. It had grown a lot smaller and it didn't look as deep as before, but it continued to bleed profusely. In an hour or two, it would be fully healed.

Danielle studied Chronos's face. His expression had transformed: it went from cockiness to shock to concern to solemnity. Without any warning whatsoever, he scooped Danielle up into his arms.

"Hey! Let me go!"

"No. You're injured espiritusis. We need to get you help right away."

Danielle blinked. He'd said 'espiritus' so fluently. She'd been studying to learn the Old Language ever since Clockwork introduced her to it. How did he know about that?

This sparked her curiousity as to how old he really was.

He instantly leaped up and ascended towards the sky, quickly erasing all of her curious thoughts.

Danielle growled and struck his face with a force that surprised him so much that he nearly dropped her. He grinned down at her, though he was still obviously slightly shocked from her sudden actions. "You're a lot stronger than you look, princess."

Danielle snarled. "Call me princess again and you'll wish you were even more dead than you are now."

He peered down at her, a thoughtful expression planted on his cute face.

"I'm surprised to say I believe you." He grinned. "But I'm still helping you."

Danielle struggled against his grip. Most girls would be delighted to be in this position: flying with a superpowered, handsome stranger, and getting to feel the nice tone of his body.

But she wasn't most girls, and she had the vague feeling that this guy was trouble.

They approached their destination at a dangerously fast pace. Danielle shouted 'stop' at the top of her lungs.

She had warned him. Anything that happened to them from here on was his own fault.

Danielle could feel the familiar cold and tingling sensation the moment they phased through the wall. Chronos managed to drop Danielle into a safe spot but, because he'd been flying so recklessly, he crash landed right into a wall.

Chronos sat up and rubbed his head painfully. "What the well was that for?" He glared up at Danielle, slightly irritated.

"I said 'Stop!' because my parents-"

Danielle was interrupted by a loud shout. She flinched at the sight of two large Fenton bazookas.

"Stop right there ghost scum!" A familiar voice seethed with anger.

Danielle's eyes widened at the sight of the fearsome married couple as they hovered over the teenage ghost, aiming their guns right at his core.

A/N: I'll try to update soon. Not much enthusiasm or motivation, though. I feel lazy.

Besides, the previous chapter only had one review. T.T

Thanks to ElenaxoxoSilber for being the one to review!

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