Isabella p.o.v.

The Café was a popular among teens and I must say my shop has been booming the last three weeks. Today was a Monday but I chose to keep the shop closed even though I was able to get myself out of bed long enough to go down and unlock the door for visitor's, If I had any today that is, And went back up stairs only to fall back asleep… I was so tired for some reason. I laid down on my bed once more stretching as I did so and twisting in an odd manner before I relaxed back into a state of peace.

Vlad p.o.v. (4:30 p.m.)

All day I have been working non-stop and had back to back meetings… Not to mention I was behind in my evil plotting… Now I sat behind my desk shuffling through papers and signing them trying to get done….

I had completely missed my usual lunch arrangements with Isabella and I felt a little frantic. I had tried to call her to tell I wouldn't be able to make it but she didn't answer…. My thoughts kept shifting to the conversation me and young Daniel had a long time ago. About Dan Phantom… What if he finally found her? I couldn't take it anymore. I stood from my seat and quickly left my office.

"Oh! Mr. Mayor are you finally finished?" My secretary called from her own desk as I sped by. I chose not to answer and left town hall and ran around the back to keep from the view of anyone passing by then I took my ghost form and leaped into flight.

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Well… I can honestly say that I had nothing to worry about… She was fine… More then fine she was asleep…. I stood in her flat in my human form staring down at her. She was twisted in a strange manner hugging her pillow and snoring lightly… And judging buy her attire she must have slept all day… I heaved a sigh and placed my hand on her shoulder and started to shake her.

"Isabella… Isabella wake up…." She rolled over onto her back and stared up at me sleepily.

"… Vlad?... Is it lunch time already?" She yawned. I looked away noticing the bunny pattern on her short pajama bottoms and the fact her tank top had scrunched up around her upper body exposing the bare skin of her flat stomach. I put my hand to my face and to hide the red on my cheeks and coughed.

"Uh… No… No I am afraid it is close to dinner…. Its almost five." I moved farther away from her as she sat up.

"I am so sorry Vlad I didn't meant to sleep in like this!" I shook my head and told her it was alright… I chose not to tell her that I never showed up for lunch myself.

"No need to worry about it… How about you get dressed and we go to dinner and a movie okay?... You can make it up to me that way.." She seemed unsure at first but in the end I found myself waiting down in the shop as she cleaned herself up. When she finally came down, to my shock, she was wearing a sleeveless dress that was a dark red color and her hair was curled and fluffed out around her face framing it. We left at about 5:55 and got to the restraunt, of my choosing of course, at 6:15. She just about had a heart attack at being treated to such expensive décor and kept asking if it really was okay… I had to keep telling her to relax…

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Isabella p.o.v.

It was about 10:25 when we finally left the theater and started our quiet walk home.. Yes we did talk but we more enjoyed each others company. I kept looking around up at the bare dark lamp lit streets around us… I have never been out this late not even when I was a child… It felt eerie…. I clung to Vlads arm a little and he gave me a reassured smile which I returned. But it was short lived when a hand grabbed my shoulder and pulled me backwards into the dark, dimly lit alleyway we had been passing. I in turn grabbed Vlads arm pulling him with me. I could here Vlad exhale sharply as we were pulled out of sight of the main street and I was shoved back into the cold damp wall.

"Elizabeth!... Are you alright?" I heard Vlad hiss loudly in my ear before he used his arm to shove me behind him. I opened my mouth to answer when another voice interrupted me.

"Shut up!... Both of you stop talking and give me all you got!" At first glance he seemed menacing and dangerous enough but at a second you can tell he was shaking a little… A petty mugger with a knife held at the ready… I could feel Vlads arm shove me further behind him and he himself backed up so that I was pressed against the cold wall and hidden behind his back…. I now realized just how small I really was. I inched to the side a little so I could see around him.

"Just stay calm… No need to do anything rash now do we?" Vlad said hoarsely holding his arms up to show he wasn't going to do anything. From what I could see on his face, Vlad seemed torn for some strange reason. The muggers voice scared me out of my thoughts.

"I said for you to shut up!.. You have one was out Mr. Mayor and that is to fork over anything of value now!" In the end Vlad had pulled out his wallet and slipped his I.D. out before giving it to frantic man… Looking at it there had to be at least a few hundred dollars in the thing. He then preceded to remove his cufflinks and what looked to be a custom made ring of green and gold…. Packers…. He held out his arms to show that that was it… The man took a step back still holding the small blade up. He seemed to be leaving when he looked at me and froze. His eyes traveled down and I looked down as well to see he was looking at my silver pocket watch. My hands shot to it to hide it but it was to late.

"Fork it over missy!" He snapped I shook my head no and the next thing I knew I was shoved back as the man took a swipe at me. I landed on the ground and looked up to see Vlad keeping himself between me and our assailant. "I said I wanted everything of value!.. Now fork it over!" He snapped at us. I could see a thin layer of blood on the blades edge and fear dug away at my heart as my eyes went to Vlad…. There was a small tear in his right sleeve…. He must have been cut when he shoved me back.

"You have more then enough… Just be on your way." Vlad's voice sounded so hard and angry that it sent a cold chill down my spine. The man just lunged forward and Vlad side stepped him grabbing his arm and pulled him around before releasing him…. The whole time keeping between me and the assailant. The man then faced Vlad again and began taking vicious swipes at him with the knife. A few times he managed to put small tears in Vlads clothes but other then that he couldn't hit him. But I was afraid… Each time he swung it seemed like he was getting closer.

"Stop"

I called out but they seemed to have forgotten about me now.

"Stop!" I called a little louder… I was shaking in fear as the man managed to back Vlad against the wall and lunged forward blade flashing.

"STOP!" There seemed to be a blinding flash of light that seeped from in between my figures as I clasped onto my silver pocket watch. Then nothing…. Everything froze in front of me and around me…. I stared at the two men standing there like statues… The blade just tearing into the front of Vlad's clothes… I stood and looked around me…. I noticed a paper bag just hovering in the air not moving… Everything…. Had frozen. I looked at my watched and popped the face open so I could take a look at it and found it had stopped as well… Its face glowing with a faint blue light… Closing it I turned back to the two men and moved forward slowly reaching out and taking the knife from the man's hand and backed away… I relaxed a little knowing that the man no longer had the blade in his hand and almost like someone pressing play…. Everything started to move again. The mans empty hand hit Vlad in the gut and he pulled it back looking at it in confusion. He then looked at me and saw the blade in my hands.

"Hey! How the h-" He didn't finish since Vlad punched him in the head so hard the man fell to the ground out cold. I looked down at the knife in my hands and threw it to the ground with a small scream. I put my hands to my mouth and started to shake…. What had happened?... What did I do?

I looked at Vlad who was staring at me with a stern hard look… Why was he looking at me like I did something wrong?... I backed out of the alley… And ran.

"Isabella!" I heard him shout after me but I didn't even look back I just ran all the way home and closed everything….

What did I do?