CW: (says nothing, just grins)
Architect41: Yes. That's exactly what it means. :)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: There is two, count 'em, TWO, German phrases in this chapter. But instead of writing them on the bottom of the page, (which would give away what will happen), I put them in brackets like these '( )'. Also, clicky on the lick on my profile page to a Harry Potter webpage, all you HP fan people! I'm sure you will find the page VERY enjoyable...Oh, be ready for a violent fight in the next chapter.
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The next week was a fairly good week. Danny was stronger, and (to Danny's delight) Dash left him alone.
But, of course, there was dread of the full moon that Saturday. As the days counted down, Danny found himself getting weaker, bit by bit. Cassie knew this also, and, like any worried friend would do, kept a very close eye on him. She wasn't about to let something happen to him. She swore an oath that she wouldn't.
On Wednesday, before she went to her Bible Study at the local Catholic Church, she went over to Danny's house. When he opened the door, Cassie pulled him aside, dragging him to the small space between their houses.
"What is it?" he asked. She looked around; making sure no one was looking.
"Hide this away from your family. Use it just in case Kamerine wants you," she said in a low voice, slipping something wrapped in cloth and hard into his hand. "Don't worry; it has a safety lock on it." She quickly walked away before he could say anything.
Danny unwrapped the cloth that was on the thing Cassie handed him. To his surprise, it was a silver handgun. Then, he remembered that the only way to kill a werewolf is to shoot it with a silver bullet. He checked the place where you put the bullets. Sure enough...three small, shiny, silver bullets were snuggled in it.
He was a little afraid of the weapon. Even though she said the lock was on it, he was careful not to touch the trigger. He wrapped it back up in the cloth and carried it back into his house. He went upstairs into his room, and stored it in the back of his underwear drawer (yah, that's so obvious, but I couldn't think of anything better).
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It was Saturday. Judgment Day. Cassie, Sam, and Tucker all stayed with Danny, all three fearful of the time when midnight finally came. But, for some reason, Danny showed no fear. Actually, it was quite the opposite...it was as if he looked FORWARD to it.
Cassie didn't like that attitude. He might have survived the last transformation, but tonight will be his Day of Reckoning. She knew that the only way for him to live to see his 15th birthday was for him to kill Kamerine before he transformed. Which meaned that they would have to find him before midnight.
This created a problem, because somehow, Kamerine was able to cover his scent as a human, no matter how hard Cassie tried to track him.
That night, at 6 o' clock, the time when Danny and Cassie agreed to meet, she confronted her parents.
"Since you guys are going out werewolf-hunting tonight," she said slowly. "Can I meet up with Danny, Sam, and Tucker tonight to go to the movies?"
"Yes, yes," her mother said, nodding. "Just call us when you get home. We'll have a cell phone."
"Und Bewachung heraus für werewolves! (And watch out for werewolves!)" her dad called to her from the basement. Cassie suppressed a snicker.
"Got it," she replied, walking out the door. Waiting on the sidewalk, was not only Danny, but Sam and Tucker, also.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked.
"We're here to help!" Tucker said eccentrically. Cassie shook her head.
"I don't know if this is a thing you do while ghost-hunting," she said. "But now is not the night. You will just get in the way, and you will most likely get bit, if not by Danny himself."
"She's right, you know," Danny said reluctantly to them. Both Sam's and Tucker's shoulders drooped in rejection.
"Alright," Sam said, her voice containing a barely noticeable sharpness in it. "C'mon Tucker. Let's go." The two walked off. Danny turned to Cassie, a pleading look on his face.
"It's for their own good," she said. "Tonight is going to be extremely dangerous...for the both of us."
Danny nodded.
"Okay," she said, straightening up. "Let's go find Kamerine. Follow me." She turned into her wolf form. Danny was about to turn into his ghost self, but remembered the last time he did, and thought better of it. Cassie woofed at him, trotting ahead, her tail held high. Danny followed her.
It didn't seem like ten minutes when Cassie stopped in her tracks, growling. A very old man, about in his 70's, maybe, was walking down toward them. Danny saw that Cassie's hackles had risen. The man, who heard Cassie's growl, looked at them. He smiled.
"Well, guten abend (good evening), young man," the man said. "That dog of yours is quite handsome. It looks like a wolf. Is it malamute...or Alaskan husky perhaps?"
"Er..."
'Don't trust him Danny. It might be a trap.' a voice in his head said. 'THAT'S KAMERINE.'
It took Danny a few seconds to realize it was Cassie who spoke to him. He looked closely at the man.
Now that he did, he realized that the man was extremely...HAIRY. White, coarse hair grew in quantity on his arms, and he had a thick, though not long, beard and mustache.
Also, to his horror, the smile on the old man's face was eerily familiar. Just then, the smile disappeared from his face. He looked menacingly at Cassie, who was growling louder then ever.
'So...' he heard the old man say to Cassie. 'You've finally found me out. Well done.'
'I've been tracking you for two years. Finding you couldn't be that easy. What are you up to?'
'Do you REALLY want to know...?' he asked, the same menacing grin playing across his face.
Don't you dare...' she growled back at him. Danny, who was backing up slowly from the two, slipped his hand into his jacket pocket, and fingered the gun that laid in it.
'Actually, I do,' Kamerine said. His eyes glowed red as he changed into the Alpha werewolf. As he pointed his huge snout to the full moon, Danny whipped out the gun.
"Don't...even...think about it," Danny said. "This thing's loaded with silver bullets."
'Oy, that was corny,' Cassie thought, shaking her head.
'Put it down, boy,' Kamerine commanded. 'I know you aren't brave enough to pull that trigger.' Danny hesitated.
'Danny, don't listen to him!' Cassie begged. 'Just do it! End the curse!'
"I...I..." he stuttered out loud, the arm holding the gun shaking. Kamerine smirked triumphantly.
'Like I said,' he told Danny. 'You have no courage. Now put that thing down, so I can kill you.'
"Wha...what?" Danny said, backing away from him. "Why?"
'You are the only one who has the power to get rid of me. You are no use to me, anyway.'
White hot rage ran through Danny's body. He cocked the gun.
"I'm not giving up that easily," he said, teeth bared. He fired.
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WHOO! A CLIFFHANGER!! CAN IT GET ANY WORSE???
Architect41: Yes. That's exactly what it means. :)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: There is two, count 'em, TWO, German phrases in this chapter. But instead of writing them on the bottom of the page, (which would give away what will happen), I put them in brackets like these '( )'. Also, clicky on the lick on my profile page to a Harry Potter webpage, all you HP fan people! I'm sure you will find the page VERY enjoyable...Oh, be ready for a violent fight in the next chapter.
(((((((-)))))))
The next week was a fairly good week. Danny was stronger, and (to Danny's delight) Dash left him alone.
But, of course, there was dread of the full moon that Saturday. As the days counted down, Danny found himself getting weaker, bit by bit. Cassie knew this also, and, like any worried friend would do, kept a very close eye on him. She wasn't about to let something happen to him. She swore an oath that she wouldn't.
On Wednesday, before she went to her Bible Study at the local Catholic Church, she went over to Danny's house. When he opened the door, Cassie pulled him aside, dragging him to the small space between their houses.
"What is it?" he asked. She looked around; making sure no one was looking.
"Hide this away from your family. Use it just in case Kamerine wants you," she said in a low voice, slipping something wrapped in cloth and hard into his hand. "Don't worry; it has a safety lock on it." She quickly walked away before he could say anything.
Danny unwrapped the cloth that was on the thing Cassie handed him. To his surprise, it was a silver handgun. Then, he remembered that the only way to kill a werewolf is to shoot it with a silver bullet. He checked the place where you put the bullets. Sure enough...three small, shiny, silver bullets were snuggled in it.
He was a little afraid of the weapon. Even though she said the lock was on it, he was careful not to touch the trigger. He wrapped it back up in the cloth and carried it back into his house. He went upstairs into his room, and stored it in the back of his underwear drawer (yah, that's so obvious, but I couldn't think of anything better).
(((((((-)))))))
It was Saturday. Judgment Day. Cassie, Sam, and Tucker all stayed with Danny, all three fearful of the time when midnight finally came. But, for some reason, Danny showed no fear. Actually, it was quite the opposite...it was as if he looked FORWARD to it.
Cassie didn't like that attitude. He might have survived the last transformation, but tonight will be his Day of Reckoning. She knew that the only way for him to live to see his 15th birthday was for him to kill Kamerine before he transformed. Which meaned that they would have to find him before midnight.
This created a problem, because somehow, Kamerine was able to cover his scent as a human, no matter how hard Cassie tried to track him.
That night, at 6 o' clock, the time when Danny and Cassie agreed to meet, she confronted her parents.
"Since you guys are going out werewolf-hunting tonight," she said slowly. "Can I meet up with Danny, Sam, and Tucker tonight to go to the movies?"
"Yes, yes," her mother said, nodding. "Just call us when you get home. We'll have a cell phone."
"Und Bewachung heraus für werewolves! (And watch out for werewolves!)" her dad called to her from the basement. Cassie suppressed a snicker.
"Got it," she replied, walking out the door. Waiting on the sidewalk, was not only Danny, but Sam and Tucker, also.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked.
"We're here to help!" Tucker said eccentrically. Cassie shook her head.
"I don't know if this is a thing you do while ghost-hunting," she said. "But now is not the night. You will just get in the way, and you will most likely get bit, if not by Danny himself."
"She's right, you know," Danny said reluctantly to them. Both Sam's and Tucker's shoulders drooped in rejection.
"Alright," Sam said, her voice containing a barely noticeable sharpness in it. "C'mon Tucker. Let's go." The two walked off. Danny turned to Cassie, a pleading look on his face.
"It's for their own good," she said. "Tonight is going to be extremely dangerous...for the both of us."
Danny nodded.
"Okay," she said, straightening up. "Let's go find Kamerine. Follow me." She turned into her wolf form. Danny was about to turn into his ghost self, but remembered the last time he did, and thought better of it. Cassie woofed at him, trotting ahead, her tail held high. Danny followed her.
It didn't seem like ten minutes when Cassie stopped in her tracks, growling. A very old man, about in his 70's, maybe, was walking down toward them. Danny saw that Cassie's hackles had risen. The man, who heard Cassie's growl, looked at them. He smiled.
"Well, guten abend (good evening), young man," the man said. "That dog of yours is quite handsome. It looks like a wolf. Is it malamute...or Alaskan husky perhaps?"
"Er..."
'Don't trust him Danny. It might be a trap.' a voice in his head said. 'THAT'S KAMERINE.'
It took Danny a few seconds to realize it was Cassie who spoke to him. He looked closely at the man.
Now that he did, he realized that the man was extremely...HAIRY. White, coarse hair grew in quantity on his arms, and he had a thick, though not long, beard and mustache.
Also, to his horror, the smile on the old man's face was eerily familiar. Just then, the smile disappeared from his face. He looked menacingly at Cassie, who was growling louder then ever.
'So...' he heard the old man say to Cassie. 'You've finally found me out. Well done.'
'I've been tracking you for two years. Finding you couldn't be that easy. What are you up to?'
'Do you REALLY want to know...?' he asked, the same menacing grin playing across his face.
Don't you dare...' she growled back at him. Danny, who was backing up slowly from the two, slipped his hand into his jacket pocket, and fingered the gun that laid in it.
'Actually, I do,' Kamerine said. His eyes glowed red as he changed into the Alpha werewolf. As he pointed his huge snout to the full moon, Danny whipped out the gun.
"Don't...even...think about it," Danny said. "This thing's loaded with silver bullets."
'Oy, that was corny,' Cassie thought, shaking her head.
'Put it down, boy,' Kamerine commanded. 'I know you aren't brave enough to pull that trigger.' Danny hesitated.
'Danny, don't listen to him!' Cassie begged. 'Just do it! End the curse!'
"I...I..." he stuttered out loud, the arm holding the gun shaking. Kamerine smirked triumphantly.
'Like I said,' he told Danny. 'You have no courage. Now put that thing down, so I can kill you.'
"Wha...what?" Danny said, backing away from him. "Why?"
'You are the only one who has the power to get rid of me. You are no use to me, anyway.'
White hot rage ran through Danny's body. He cocked the gun.
"I'm not giving up that easily," he said, teeth bared. He fired.
(((((((-)))))))
WHOO! A CLIFFHANGER!! CAN IT GET ANY WORSE???