That intent look was in his eyes again but this one had something added, something was different, there was the heart of desire in it- she always recognized that- but there was something else as well. Something, almost terrifying. Nobody needed to know her heart was breaking. They could see it written all over her. Her heart was crying most of all but she shook her head. The man she loved was as close as the sun's warmth and more distant then the stars of the sky.

He held her by the hand.

"I just….. Think we better…"

Yes, Niles say what I'm thinking.

"Continue to find a way out of here." They walked on.

"Fine!" She let go of his hand. "This way." She pointed down the hall. "We turn to the left at the first corner. Silence came between them. Niles felt someone or something was watching them. It's nothing. He kept telling himself but something was watching something evil.

Thump. Thump. Both turned around, nothing. A hand touched CC. she jumped, in front of them was a hooded man with an old sharply bladed ax. Coming towards them swinging the ax.

"Now what?" CC swallowed.

"Run!" Niles shouted at her. A ghost grabbed CC and one grabbed Niles, pulling them in opposite sides of the hall into secret passageways just in time a sward came smashing down. Both of them could hear the creaking of the floor as it went down the hall.

CC tried to struggled. "CC calm down. CC calm down." When that didn't seem to work. "I'll make you a deal. You calm down and I'll let you go." She stopped struggling and stood there. The hand now released her mouth. "Don't move." CC's breathing was heavy. "I want you to listen to me. Don't turn around; don't say a word, just listen to what I have to say." CC was now getting real worried. What just happened to the both of them? Where were they? She then realized that Niles wasn't with her.

"Where's Niles?" she barely got out.

"He's safe. We had to get you two out of the way."

"What?" she took a deep breath. "Why? Who?"

"We had to get you safe from…."

"From what?" she blinked wanting to know what was behind her. She started to slowly turn.

"Remember don't scream?"

"Why?"

"Cause I'm…." CC turned around to see a ghost and down she went. The ghost held her in its arms. She laid CC down in one of the bedrooms.

"Now what? How do I wake her?" The ghost shook her head. "I'm not used to this."

Niles landed hard on the ground just across the hall from where CC was from the strong grip that grabbed him.

"Sorry." Came a voice.

"Who?" Niles responded looking around trying to focus. He didn't see anyone.

"Under you." Niles rolled over and got to his feet. He just stood there looking in disbelieve. He looked down at this so called person.

"Don't scream mr…."

"I….I…." Niles' breathing went slightly faster. "You tried to save us."

The ghost man smiled up at Niles.

"Yes,"

"Why? I thought ghost….."

"Not all. The one that was behind you…" the ghost didn't get to explain to Niles why both of them where even in the house before panic was in Niles' voice.

"Where's CC?"

"Oh it's CC now?"

"Where is she?" he swallowed.

"Calm down she's with my wife."

Niles was still fanatic looking all about. Where am I? He thought to himself, this looks familiar but then again different. "She's fine." The ghost Jay, continued, "As I was saying, the ghost behind you was trying to….."

"Make me one of you." Niles commented.

"Sort of speak. Yeah." Niles swallowed and started pacing the floor.

"How do we…"

"Only CC can stop her now. But she better hurry, we don't know how long we can hold her, that is the other ghost off."

"How does CC stop it?" Niles questioned still not believing the ghost was talking to him.

"Only she knows. We can't tell her. She had to find out on her own. Stay here. I'll go see how she is doing for you." Niles didn't like that; he wanted to go with him. He wanted to find CC. He had to; he promised her that they would find away out together.

Across the hall CC is sleeping when she feels a cold wind for the second time. CC shivers. "CC wake up my child." Her grandmother's voice could be heard.

"Grandma," CC said out loud as she let her eyes focused on the room.

"Yes dear, it is me."

"What do you want?" She sat up some. "What do you want with me?"

"I need to tell you about…." CC blinked, What can ghost have to tell me?

The ghost floated closer to her. She was hoping that CC would not scream.

"Alexandra Abby,"

"Who?"

"Your sister."

"Sister?" CC thought for a second, "My sister's name is DD."

"Um…. GG. You know who that is right?"

"My aunt yes,"

"Well, Alexandra also known as 'Ally' was your sister. Your mom, that was before your dad had her. She lived with GG."

"Oh,"

"You sound shocked! No one talked about her to you?"

"No, I was five when they divorced each other."

The ghost swallowed. "So you don't know the rest of the story either then." CC shook here head. This is going to be harder then I thought.

"Your sister she made up stories about…" CC blinked.

"About what?" CC swallowed. "What did she say about me?"

"She….she made up the stories about Stewart abusing you. She saw the opportunity to get rid of us, from loving you." She looked over at CC who looked like she was going to cry her eyes out. "She thought we were filling your head with garbage by loving you." She sighed. "When BB found out about this so called 'abuse' she divorced him."

"But…didn't he have any say?"

"Yes, but when you came home with burses all over you body one day BB thought he beat you up."

"She believed her daughter over her husband." CC straightened up some.

"Yes, she did. She didn't think that Ally would lie like that. Stewart had lied to your mother before so she thought he was now." CC blinked as she listened to Destiny. Was this all true? Then why tell me now after all these years.

"Was that why she was so bitter to us all these years?"

"I think so. I can't be sure. We never talked again."

"Tell me one thing…" CC swallowed. With a sigh she continued. "Did….Did he love me…us?"

"Yes, he did. And so did we." Destiny swallowed. "She took out a restraining order on all of us. We never got to see you, short of speak."

"I know," CC let some tears fall. "I missed that." she swallowed. "Then….then you died." She closed her eyes remembering that day. It felt like yesterday to CC. she felt tears pour down her face.

"There, there sweetie let it all out." Destiny tried to hug CC but she got up.

"When Stewart was able to tell the truth, that is when your mother let him see you, she got so mad that she disowned Ally. That's when Ally decided to make up a formula,"

"Formula like…voodoo?"

"Something like that….a…how to say…maybe a magic curse."

"And you believed it?"

"She just wanted you to suffer."

"But why? Why target me?"

"Jealousy, I guess. You were the first born so maybe that was some of it. I guess she felt abandon and she wanted you too as well. "

"She didn't even know me." CC thought for a minute. "I remember my mom and dad saying that no one would ever love her. I thought…." CC swallowed. "I thought they were talking about me."

"No they were talking about Ally."

"What ever happened to her?"

"She passed to this side about five years ago."

She's the one that's trying to hurt me even now. CC thought to herself. But, why? I have to find out. Wait is that why me, and my sister have not been able to keep a guy around? or why my brother will not date?

"I never got to know her, I would have like to you know…to understand why she felt this way." CC smiled. "She is….well was my sister after all." Destiny's mind: Golly she does have a heart to have said that. Not many people would have. She wants to forgive her sister too.

"There's still time."

"What?" CC stared over at Destiny. "Trust in what I say. You have to break the chain of this house."

"The curse, it can be reversed."

"How." CC jumped up. "How, how." She shouted excitedly.

"Marry your true love. The one that your heart seeks."

"How will I know that person?"

CC looked around. "Hello, hello." She called out. Clinking of knifes could be heard in the hall. Two ghosts fought, pushing each other around. "No,…." CC screamed, why she didn't know. Ghosts are all ready dead. A big glob of slime fell from the ceiling it oozed down her face. "Ah…." She slid her hand down here face. She could fell the itchy substance in her hands. When she looked down at here palms, they were red colored. Her eyes rolled back in her head and she fainted once again.