Remember: A twist in time
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"I'm so sorry, Daniel!" Elizabeth immediately said, not wanting her future son-in-law to run off, "She's never like this!"
"Its alright…," Danny said while he glances at the messy table, tip glasses, and food all over the place. Danny wasn't sure what do to, he wanted to leave but wanted to make sure Ember was alright, but the last thing he wanted was Ember's dad after him.
"I'll talk to her," Elizabeth said as she sat up
"Maybe I should," Vera said as she sat up as well, "I don't think…. Amberline wants to talk to you at the moment"
"Vera! She is my daughter, not yours!" Elizabeth said with a bitter tone. Elizabeth knew Amberline and her sister were close, she wasn't blind, she could clearly see that her own daughter loved her aunt more than her.
"Elizabeth!" Vera crossed her arms and glared at her sister, "I should talk to her…. she won't get has angrier with me"
"What are you saying?!" Elizabeth shouted at her, "Are you implying that MY daughter hates me?!"
"I never said such a thing, Elizabeth!" Vera shouted back at her
"Hm…. Maybe I should…. go" Danny said softly clearly seeing the tension in the house, "Hm…. Thank you for dinner"
"Wait!" Elizabeth shouted quickly grabbing her future son-in-law's arm, "Daniel don't go just yet!"
"Elizabeth just let him go!" Vera said before she grabs onto her sister's arm, pulling her back from Danny, "The dinner is ruined!"
"I'll just leave…" Danny said with a smile before he left the home, "Thank you"
"Dammit!" Elizabeth mumbled as she watched the front door closed, certain she had jus lost the perfect husband for her daughter.
"Elizabeth! Stop thinking about yourself!" Vera said
"I'm not thinking about myself! I thinking about Timberline's future" Elizabeth said
"This isn't how Amberline wants it! Have you ever taken the time…. and get to know your daughter?" Vera asked she knew her sister and brother-in-law never bothered to take the time to know the true Amberline. They had they mind set on what she must be, and not who she wants to be.
"We know our daughter!" James said while he stood next to his wife, "We know her very well"
"Do you?! What's her favourite colour?" Vera asked with her arms crossed
"Hm….. green!" Elizabeth said
"I thought it was blue?" James said with a strange look on his face, "Or was it orange?"
"Can't you see it?! If you don't even know your own daughter's colour….. then how do you expect to know what she wants?!" Vera asked before she simply walked out of the room, she couldn't stand being in the same room with her sister…. She just needed a moment before talking to her niece.
"I can't really talk to her…. She probably won't even listen to me…" Danny quickly scanned the area making sure no one was here, he smiled and went ghost before flying to her window once more. Danny looked inside and saw Ember cry on her bed, he felt sorry for her. His parent's allowed him to be whatever he wanted to be, they wanted him to follow his dreams! Ember….. Ember didn't have this…. Her parents knew what life they wanted her to take, and they made sure she followed its path.
"Maybe…. Maybe I should have died….. in that fire…." Ember mumbled softly into her pillow, she couldn't take it anymore. Her parents never took the time to truly know her, her aunt was the only person in her family…. Who truly cared and listened to her. Ember suddenly heard a tapping sound on her window, she looked up and saw her mysterious ghost.
"Shit!" Ember quickly got up and whip some of her tears away, she got up and went to open the window for him. Ember blushed slightly while Danny flew in, but she couldn't help but notice how a sudden his visit was. She didn't mind one bit! But her visit…. Right after her huge fight with her parents…..?
"Hey…." Ember said with a small smile
"What's wrong?" Danny asked doing his best to play dumb
"It's my parents…. They being…." Ember simply looked away, she wasn't able to finish her phrase, she was just too angry at them.
"They don't understand you…." Danny said while he walked around her room, clearly noticing her walls were filled with music-themed posters. "They want you to live the life they want, not the life you want," he said before turning back towards her.
"How… did…" Ember couldn't believe her eyes, Danny had just described her situation in just two phrases…. And she hadn't even told him what was wrong. Ember looked away and found it strange…. His sudden visit…. His perfect description of her problems.
"I said too much….." Danny quickly turned around, so Ember wouldn't see his face of pure fear, "She's going to figure it out…."
"Hm… yeah… dead on" Ember said while she examined him closely, "How did you…. Know….?"
"Actually…. I have to go" Danny said as he quickly made his way towards the window, "Sorry…."
"Danny…. Are you keeping something from me?" Ember asked as she followed him closely, "Are you?"
"Ember…. It's nothing alright!" Danny said in a slightly bitter tone, "Just…."
"What are you hiding from me?" Ember asked she was a bit brought back from his tone of voice. Ember never knew his loving and caring voice…. Could be this cold and bitter.
"It's nothing!" Danny said, fearing Ember would find out the truth if he stayed any longer.
"What am I doing? I should just come clean…." Danny gave Ember a quick glance, he didn't know why but he couldn't….. he couldn't tell her….. not just yet.
"Danny…. Please tell me…." Ember asked as she places her hand on his arm, "Please?"
"I have to go!" Danny coldly looked away and pulled his arm back, he jumped out of the window and quickly flew off. Ember simply stood in front of her window in shock, she knew he was hiding something….. and he wouldn't tell her what it is. Ember understood why he needed secrets, but what shocked her the most was his attitude towards her….. the way he talked to her…. Like boys at her school did. Danny's tone of voice saddened annoyed, annoyed being around her….
"Amberline…." Ember didn't answer, she simply continued to stare at her window. She heard her door open and the sound of heels, walking on her hardwood floor.
"Can…. We talk?"
"What is it…. Aunt Vera?" Amberline asked while not moving an inch from the window, staring at the night sky, "It is about the dinner?"
"Yes and no," Vera said as she sat down on her bed, "Sit"
"Alright…" Amberline closed her window, she pulled the curtains before sitting next to her aunt. Vera smiled and hug her niece in her arms, "I….. always love being hugged by you…. You're the only one who does…."
"Want to talk about tonight?" Vera asked while she gently petted her head, "About Daniel?"
"Aunt Vera….. before we talk about tonight…. Can I ask you something?" Amberline asked with a small smile, happy to be in her aunt's arms.
"Of course, dear," Vera said
"You know…. I want to become a rock star right?" Amberline asked
"Of course, I do!" Vera said with a big smile on her face, "I'm going to be at every concert! Buy every CD! I'm going to be your biggest fan!"
"Aunt Vera…." Amberline smile grew bigger while she started to laugh, she could already imagine seeing her aunt, wearing every merchandise with her name on it. "Well…. I already thought of a stage name…. and I was hoping….. you could call me by it instead?"
"Of course, I will, dear!" Vera said as she kissed Amberline's cheek. Vera was a bit surprised that her niece hadn't told her sooner about this, they told each other everything, so Amberline keeping something from her?!
"So…. It's Ember…. What do you think?" Amberline asked as she nervously bit her lip, waiting for her aunt's reaction, "Is it catchy?"
"I love it! Ember" Vera said
"Thank you!" Ember said with a smile, "I really like Ember…."
"Alright now lets talk about tonight," Vera said, Ember smile slowly disappeared, she sigh and nodded her head "What happened?"
"I….. I was just tired…. Of mom and dad controlling my life," Ember said as she held her hands together, gently placing them on her knees and staring at them. "I want to become a pop singer…. I want to live my own life! But mom and dad would never let me…. They want me to marry, have kids, and be a housewife"
"But what about your friend?" Vera asked
"We're just friends….. like…." Ember sigh. Her heart belonged to her mysterious hero, but she did care about her friend…. She cared about him more than a friend. Ember was only recently feeling these feelings towards her friend, and she didn't know what to do….. she loved her mysterious hero…. And she started to have feelings for her friend too.
"It's about a boy isn't it? Is it your ghost hero?" Vera asked
"He just visited me…. And he was acting strange" Ember said as she moved her thumbs together, "I could tell he was hiding something….. he didn't tell me"
"You can't really blame him for having secrets," Vera said
"I know….. the secret didn't really bother me too much…. It's just…. It's how he acted" Ember said remembering their conversation, "He acted…. Like every person in school does….. annoyed of being around me"
"I'm sure he didn't mean it," Vera said as she placed her hand on her.
"I know; I know…. It's just…. For my entire life, people treated me like trash…. And I afraid that Danny Phantom will do the same…." Ember glanced at her bed and grab her stuff tiger, which her aunt gave her for her fourth birthday. "It would crush my heart…. If both Danny did….. It would…." Ember simply lay down while holding her tiger.
"Hey…." Vera said while she rubs Ember's arm, "Don't worry so much about it…."
"Hm" Ember turned and lay on her back, she simply stared at her ceiling while playing with her tiger's tail.
"I've meet both Danny…. And I know for a fact! That neither of them would do such a thing to you" Vera said as she sat up, "They're both good hearted men…. And they will always be there for you…. Just like I am"
"Thank you, Aunt Vera" Ember sat up and hug her aunt once more with a smile on her face, "Thank you for being there for me"
"Don't worry about it, sweetheart?" Vera said as she kissed her cheek, "Now get some sleep"
The next day
"Ember! Hey, wait up!" Danny shouted as he ran towards her, Ember glared at Danny and quickly closed her locker, ignoring him and walking away. Danny ran a bit faster and tap her shoulder, "Hey! We need to talk about last night"
"What about it?" Ember asked as she looked away from him, "Taking sides?!"
"I wasn't taking a side, Ember," Danny said really wanting Ember to understand, he truly wasn't taking any sides but Ember thought he did.
"Just get go away! I need some time alone!" Ember said before leaving. Danny simply stood in the hallway and watched Ember leave, he sighs and places his hands in his pockets before leaving.
"Holy shit….." a girl whispered
Glitter's locker
"Glitter!" Glitter moved her lips together, she smirks and put her lipstick away before turning to her minion.
"What?" Glitter asked
"Danny and Amberline broke up!" the girl said
"What? Are you sure about this?" Glitter asked as she quickly closed her locker, "You better be sure, Sarah!"
"This is coming straight from Victoria! She saw Amberline completely avoiding Danny! And she also overheard their conversation! Amberline told Danny to buzz off!" Sarah said while she followed Glitter towards the bathroom.
"Are you serious? That loser dumps Patterson?! What the hell is her problem?" Glitter said as she locked the door, "I always knew the loser would lose Patterson…. But I never thought she would dump HIM!"
"Victoria is telling every single girl in school!" Sarah said
"Patterson is mine!" Glitter pushed Sarah and opened the door, "He's all mine! Are you coming, bitch?!"
"Coming!" Sarah shouted as she quickly followed her
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