Chapter 2

Danny stood at the foot of his parents house feeling like a stranger in his own home. The thought made him smile, but not with happiness or joy it was a cold smile. It made him feel unwelcome. But the feeling died when someone had slammed their hand on his back greeting him. He turned to see a rather average sized female standing behind him. She was wearing a bright blue jumpsuit with rather large exaggerated looking goggles.

"Hey Son help me with the groceries." Smiled his mother who was standing in front of the fenton family assault vehicle. Danny looked at her a moment from shaded eyes before smiling weakly and nodding. "Of course mom." He chimed grabbing a handful of bags lifting them carefully out of the vehicle. "So are these going into the kitchen or the lab?" He asked, staring down at the bags full of mechanical equipment than others full of food. He just looked at them deciding he would just take them inside and go from there when she didn't answer.

Great more chores to add to that stupid growing list my father keeps giving me. Why can't I just have one day but NO not in this fucking life time. Wait did I really just think that? That felt good to think, but mom would be appalled if I started talking like that. No, I can never think like that again.

He shook his head abruptly as he entered the kitchen followed closely by his mom. "Sweetie what's the matter? You seem like you're having a bad day." She stated placing the bags on the table next to the ones Danny brought in. Danny looked down a moment and sighed he wanted so badly to tell her everything. But he knew he couldn't trust them. "No mom I'm fine I'm just gonna go upstairs for a bit if you need me." Maddie nodded

Don't trust anyone but yourself Danny that could be dangerous to both our healths. You can't trust her. She wants to hurt you just like our idiot father figure.

SHUT UP! You're not real, you're just in my head. Just like all my other thoughts.

"Ok sweetheart, But remember your chores you know how your father gets when you forget to do them." She smiled softly putting away the groceries not noticing the look of disdain and anger corrupting Danny's face. "Of course mom I won't, I'll go ahead and look into that." With that he retreated to the silence of his own bedroom.

I might as well look at the list of chores that my dad gave me, I mean if I do a couple of things on the list they will get off my back for the day…

But they shouldn't be on our back anyway. We save them and everyone else they should be bowing to us. But no instead we kowtow to their idiotic whims. Come on Danny you know I'm right let's just do it.

LEAVE ME ALONE PHANTOM! I can't deal with you and everything else go away! Please just go away…

He screamed internally tears stinging his eyes once again as he felt his body weaken from the mental strain. "I don't want to hurt anyone… I never wanted that With this power I need to be responsible...Right?"

HA HA HA Ya right you don't need to hurt anyone? What do you think you did to Skulker, Ember, the Box Ghost and the last one didn't really do anything wrong you just like hurting him. Don't you see. You could control both and all you would need is to practice with our powers.

Danny shuddered at how cold and malicious the voice was sounding. but for some reason all he could do was listen. He felt a twinge in his chest saying to him. If you did that then everyone would be forced to accept me. But he quickly shot down the thought with, That's not really living though is it.

No I can't even if it would mean global acceptance I'm not vlad…

HA OH nieve Danny you're smarter than that man. You know that or could it be you don't want to believe that. He's looking at a smaller picture but you can see it can't you our version of a perfect future with you as the soul king of it all worldwide acceptance and a girlfriend you know maybe Sam.

She would hate me if I did that, Wait I-I don't

Stop being a coward! I don't care what girl, You could have any. however though, If you don't want to follow me then go ahead bury the pain once again with that knife I know you keep under your bed. You know that will silence me for at least awhile.

Danny somehow knew that phantom was smiling. But he was right all it would take is a few injuries and the release would drive him back. "M-maybe just once o-or twice…" He muttered no longer even feeling himself reach for the serrated blade. Staring at it closely. It felt so good in his hand as he stared at the cold unfeeling steel that offered him some form of control over his twisted life. Before going for his upper arm under his shirt slicing the skin on top of old scars that had started to heal. After about three cuts that weakly bled before he laid back on his bed staring at the wounds watching them bleed knowing that if he had been in his ghost form. They wouldn't have even hurt let alone bleed.

But the feeling made him feel. Normal. For once he felt he was just a human, the blood reminding him that he was truly alive. After long minutes past and the wounds had already stopped bleeding. He sighed and walked over to his desk going into the bottom drawer. Pulling out a first aid kit to place some small waterproof bandages on his arm staring at them one last time before walking back to his bed.

Maybe I can nap first then when I wake up I can handle that stupid chores list. When I don't feel so drained. Why did he have to start talk to me. A-am I losing it?

He thought but he was slowly closing his eyes accepting the relief of the brisk nap, sleep quickly overtaking him.

OK so that seems like a nice stopping point for now I might write another chapter today depending on how I feel Idk -Luffy out