CHAPTER 3
Dea continued to hang out with Danny and his two best friends, and she too soon became one of his best friends. He still hadn't told her about his secret yet. It was just eating away at his moral. She was one of his best friends...he HAD to tell her.... One day he did just that. He invited her over to his house to let her check out his parent's lab.
Danny: I still don't see why my parents are obsessed with ghosts. They make all these machines that sorta work but they've never figured out my secret.
Dea: What secret Danny?
Danny: (slightly playfully) I dunno if I can tell you....
Dea: You can trust me.
Danny: Dea, I'm a gho-
Just then a ghost came out of the portal. Dea was extremely startled. She stumbled backwards but Danny paid no attention. He had already switched into Phantom Mode and was fighting the ghost. There was a blinding flash and a deafening crash in the background. Danny took about 5 minutes fighting the ghost since it was a big one. He transformed back to human and before turning around to face Dea's direction (She's currently unconscious...remember the crash and blinding flash?? ) Danny hung his head and said to the opposite wall, "I'm a half ghost Dea." Danny finally turned to face her with a slightly embarrassed face but she wasn't standing there. In fact she was nowhere to be plainly seen. He looked left and right but couldn't find her.
Danny: Dea! Where are you!?
He called through out the lab for ten minutes and she didn't answer. He miserably thought she ran out on him, scared. He was already climbing the stairs back up to the hall when he heard a slight shuffling behind him. Danny turned around but saw nothing. He paused on the stairs until he heard it again. "Hello?" he called. He scanned the lab while slowly climbing back down the stairs. He heard Dea's voice.
Dea: (Weakly) Danny? 'Sat you?
She was shielded by shadow. He couldn't see her entire form, just the ends on her black jeans.
Danny: Dea, are you all right? You sound kind of... out of it.
Dea: Yeah, I'm fine. *rubbing her head* What was that thing?
Dea stepped out of the shadows and Danny let out a noise of a sharp intake of breath. Dea's hair had turned snow white. Her chestnut colored eyes were now glowing green. She was slightly transparent, her skirt had turned white, and her boots were white too. Her shirt and jeans remained black, but they tightened on her body. Her shirt sleeves lengthened t cover he arms and she now had white gloves on. She hadn't noticed ANY of this.
Danny: Dea, you look VERY different.
Dea: How so Danny?
Danny: Look in the mirror.
He took her over to the mirror and her eyes widened and she lightly touched the mirror with her hand. Her face turned into a panicked look and she turned around to face Danny
Dea: How did this happen to me? What's wrong with me?!
Danny: Dea, calm down, it happened to me too. Ya' see...it's hard to explain...you must've fallen into that weird machine my parents built a while ago... it turned me into half ghost. That's what's happened to you now. I hope you're ok.
Dea: Alright, so you're telling me, I'm half ghost now and I can walk through walls, disappear, float and fly?
Danny: Yes. I can do that too. It happened about 6 months ago. You OK?
Dea: (shaking) I guess. This is just.... such a shock.... never thought this kinda thing could ever happen. How am I supposed to change back? If I can.
Danny: Of coarse you can. The first time it happened to me I just had to let it wear off. You'll have to stay down here in the lab until it does.
Dea: (quietly) What if it doesn't wear off?
Danny: It will, don't worry.
Dea: I hope you're right.
Danny:...Dea, can I ask you something?
Dea: Sure, what is it?
Danny: Dea, how come you don't ever look anyone in the eyes when you speak? Are you afraid to?
Dea:.....No, I'm not. I'm just not comfortable looking people in the eye. I dunno why. I'm just not. I see something others don't. The bad things in people.
She then sat down on the floor and stared at her knees, pulled up near her chest. Danny sat down beside her. He watched her although she was doing nothing. Just sitting there looking confused. He reached up and held her hand. Dea looked over at him, uncurled her knees, and rested her head on his shoulder. She let a single tear fall down her cheek and it dripped down her chin. Danny put his arm around her and held her close as she silently wept on his shoulder.
Dea continued to hang out with Danny and his two best friends, and she too soon became one of his best friends. He still hadn't told her about his secret yet. It was just eating away at his moral. She was one of his best friends...he HAD to tell her.... One day he did just that. He invited her over to his house to let her check out his parent's lab.
Danny: I still don't see why my parents are obsessed with ghosts. They make all these machines that sorta work but they've never figured out my secret.
Dea: What secret Danny?
Danny: (slightly playfully) I dunno if I can tell you....
Dea: You can trust me.
Danny: Dea, I'm a gho-
Just then a ghost came out of the portal. Dea was extremely startled. She stumbled backwards but Danny paid no attention. He had already switched into Phantom Mode and was fighting the ghost. There was a blinding flash and a deafening crash in the background. Danny took about 5 minutes fighting the ghost since it was a big one. He transformed back to human and before turning around to face Dea's direction (She's currently unconscious...remember the crash and blinding flash?? ) Danny hung his head and said to the opposite wall, "I'm a half ghost Dea." Danny finally turned to face her with a slightly embarrassed face but she wasn't standing there. In fact she was nowhere to be plainly seen. He looked left and right but couldn't find her.
Danny: Dea! Where are you!?
He called through out the lab for ten minutes and she didn't answer. He miserably thought she ran out on him, scared. He was already climbing the stairs back up to the hall when he heard a slight shuffling behind him. Danny turned around but saw nothing. He paused on the stairs until he heard it again. "Hello?" he called. He scanned the lab while slowly climbing back down the stairs. He heard Dea's voice.
Dea: (Weakly) Danny? 'Sat you?
She was shielded by shadow. He couldn't see her entire form, just the ends on her black jeans.
Danny: Dea, are you all right? You sound kind of... out of it.
Dea: Yeah, I'm fine. *rubbing her head* What was that thing?
Dea stepped out of the shadows and Danny let out a noise of a sharp intake of breath. Dea's hair had turned snow white. Her chestnut colored eyes were now glowing green. She was slightly transparent, her skirt had turned white, and her boots were white too. Her shirt and jeans remained black, but they tightened on her body. Her shirt sleeves lengthened t cover he arms and she now had white gloves on. She hadn't noticed ANY of this.
Danny: Dea, you look VERY different.
Dea: How so Danny?
Danny: Look in the mirror.
He took her over to the mirror and her eyes widened and she lightly touched the mirror with her hand. Her face turned into a panicked look and she turned around to face Danny
Dea: How did this happen to me? What's wrong with me?!
Danny: Dea, calm down, it happened to me too. Ya' see...it's hard to explain...you must've fallen into that weird machine my parents built a while ago... it turned me into half ghost. That's what's happened to you now. I hope you're ok.
Dea: Alright, so you're telling me, I'm half ghost now and I can walk through walls, disappear, float and fly?
Danny: Yes. I can do that too. It happened about 6 months ago. You OK?
Dea: (shaking) I guess. This is just.... such a shock.... never thought this kinda thing could ever happen. How am I supposed to change back? If I can.
Danny: Of coarse you can. The first time it happened to me I just had to let it wear off. You'll have to stay down here in the lab until it does.
Dea: (quietly) What if it doesn't wear off?
Danny: It will, don't worry.
Dea: I hope you're right.
Danny:...Dea, can I ask you something?
Dea: Sure, what is it?
Danny: Dea, how come you don't ever look anyone in the eyes when you speak? Are you afraid to?
Dea:.....No, I'm not. I'm just not comfortable looking people in the eye. I dunno why. I'm just not. I see something others don't. The bad things in people.
She then sat down on the floor and stared at her knees, pulled up near her chest. Danny sat down beside her. He watched her although she was doing nothing. Just sitting there looking confused. He reached up and held her hand. Dea looked over at him, uncurled her knees, and rested her head on his shoulder. She let a single tear fall down her cheek and it dripped down her chin. Danny put his arm around her and held her close as she silently wept on his shoulder.