QS: Danny is in danger! Or at least that's what he believes. We last left off with Danny not only fighting against the other minions for Madam Octa's life, but also against the crystal ball not to join in. poor guy, can't catch a break can he? But have no fear! Larten, Alias, and Lily are here to help!

A/N: seeing as the break is next week and that means I probably won't be able to update unless I go to my dad's house for extra time, I'm posting another little teaser. I'm planning on doing this every break, so no worries. Except during the summer break. THEN you should be worried.

Cw: we don't own anything except Lily. All other characters are owned by you or the dp and cdf authors.

VFR: why do you always have to stick that in there? Honestly, it's a deppresing thought.

Cw: it's my job

VFR: right…

Chapter 13: of flowers and pain

Danny looked up, eyes slightly unfocused, to find three figures walking calmly toward him. His mind was too far gone to recognize Mr. Crepsley, so he could only see a threat. He slid away slowly with a whimper, trying to get away while still clutching Madam Octa.

One of the figures walked forward, holding an item in their hands outstretched toward Danny. The scent was getting stronger, making it harder and harder to think. He was starting to forget why he needed to be cautious. A lazy smile slowly spread over his lips as the effects of the flower took over.

"There now, little one. You're alright now." She smiled as the ghost boy reached for the plant, and she allowed him to grab it.

"What did you do to them? What is that thing?" Alias asked, he never lost his calm demeanor, but it was plain to see that he was confused by the odd behavior of the ghosts around him.

Lily watched as Phantom forgot entirely about everything around him and clung to the pot, taking deep breaths of the flowers scent and giggling slightly.

"It's called the Bikona Suku, but I like to call it Ghost Nip." With a chuckle, she gestured to the lazy ghosts giggling and laughing around her, "You can see why I –HEY!"

Suddenly, she lunged at Danny and yanked away the pot while his eyes were closed in pure bliss. When his eyes opened a few seconds later, he let out an indignant "Give me!" sounding like a toddler.

Larten raised an eyebrow, questioning the girl silently.

"He just ate a petal! Do you know how rare this plant is? There's only about four hundred in the world and this nut is sitting there eating the petals. Do you know what that means?"

Larten and Alias shook their heads, confused even more by Lily's outburst.

"Well…I don't know either, but it's not good for the plant! And…" she trailed off when she felt something cling onto her legs. She looked down to see the ghost boy using her feet as a pillow with his arms around her legs like a teddy bear. She could hear faint snoring coming from the boy, with a small smile on his lips. "You know, he's kind of cute. I thought you said he was dangerous?"

Larten stared wide-eyed at the slumbering ghost child. "He was…"

"Well, he's not now," Alias said sarcastically, sounding slightly disappointed that he didn't get a fight.

Lily laughed lightly and bent down to stroke the soft, white, hair, causing Phantom's smile to spread even wider. "Are you going to help me, or am I just going to have to stand here forever with a high ghost clinging to my leg?"

Larten chuckled and leaned down to examine the boy. He was badly wounded; he would probably bleed to death if he did not receive medical attention soon. But it shouldn't have mattered because he was a ghost, therefore already dead, therefore not able to die again.

Oh how wrong he was. At that moment, the Bikona petals and Phantom's general exhaustion caught up with him, making the bright white rings appear around his waist and transforming the glowing boy into that of a raven haired teenager…

"Vivomorto," Alias murmured. He started when he noticed that Lily and Larten were looking at him for an explanation since he clearly was the only one who understood what was going on. "It means he walks the path of both the dead and the living, taking both forms. This must be his human form."

ok, now they needed immediate medical attention.

But they were miles away from any sort of hospital and Lily didn't have any herbal remedies that would work fast enough. Even if she did, when Larten moved to pick the boy up, his smile was replaced with a wince and a hiss of pain escaped his lips.

"He's hurt…" Lily noted. "Is there any way you can help him?"

Larten frowned. 'If you want to keep the boy alive, I suggest you turn him when you have the chance' those were Mr. Tiny's words. Could this be the time he had meant? Of course it was. Larten frowned, not wanting to change the boy without his consent, but it was clearly the only option at the moment. The blood of the vampires sped ones healing abilities and right now, that was what Phantom needed.

With a resigned sigh, he slit the boy's fingertips with his sharp nails and did the same to his own, ignoring the whimpers coming from the boy for now. With a deep breath to steady himself, Larten placed his fingertips to the boys own, allowing their blood to pass freely between them.

"What are you doing?" Lily exclaimed. She had spent enough time around Larten and his occasional vampire friend to know what he was doing, and she also knew that there was a definite law about changing a child. And without consent no less!

Larten ignored her for now, focusing on Phantom. He had to watch his reaction to be sure that he didn't accidentally turn the child into a full vampire. He didn't want that, a half-vampire change would be enough to save the boy.

Phantom's eyebrows furrowed. He could feel…something being pushed into his veins from his fingers. He didn't know what it was, but it felt odd to him how he could actually track where that something went inside him. It raced up his arm on his left side, and his own blood seemed to be pushed out his right side. It was an odd feeling to say the least, he had just been dreaming peacefully before being rudely taken out of his dream by pain. Pain in his legs, pain in his muscles, pain in his fingertips, and pain…in his heart!

Oh gosh that hurt! Why did it hurt? What was wrong with him? Had Freakshow found a new way to torture him? Had he ordered Phantom's heart to stop?

The boy screamed out loud, signaling the end of the transfer, and Larten removed his hands. He licked his fingers and did the same to the boys still bleeding fingertips (1), watching as the wounds closed quickly.

It was done, Phantom was now Half Vampire.

A/N: 1) the Vampires and Vampeneze both have healing spit. I know, it's gross, but that's Shan for ya.

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