-- Authors Note -- Okay, so its a day late. Youll have to forgive me this one time, being as I was in the hospital yesterday for my surgery. Dont worry; Im fine, its nothing to worry about. However the doctors drugged me up quite a bit, so things were a bit weird yesterday. Anyway, I will try to update once more this week, but Im not sure when exactly. There may or may not be an update the beginning of next week. I will be out off town Sunday through Wednesday or Thursday. While I will be bringing my laptop along, and working on the story no doubt, it is hard to say if I will be able to post it or not. So no promises, okay? All right. I hope you enjoy the new chapter. Oh, also I got a few reviews wondering about Jessica being evil. This is not the case... shes just a misguided youth who reads too many comic books. Haha. Of course that could make her like me too. Oh, and Mandy will show up in this chapter for a bit. Her s/n is her super hero name thingy. Ceres is a star. All of the Slayers are named after stars, so it makes sense, really it does. LoL. Okay, on with the chapter!
Chapter 3 Danger in the Night
Sam and Danny walked to Sam's house in silence. The whole way she couldn't figure out where they had gone wrong. They had worked so hard to keep their powers a secret, and it had been so easy for Jessica to find out. How many other people knew?
"Sam?"
She stopped and looked up. "Yeah Danny?"
"We're at your house," he said giving her a small smile.
Looking up Sam saw that they were standing in front of her large house. She couldn't believe that she hadn't noticed. "Oh, yeah. You wanna come in for something to drink or something?"
"Sure," Danny said following her up the steps and inside.
Mr. and Mrs. Manson greeted them and then the two teenagers went upstairs to Sam's room. Sam asked the butler to get them two sodas and Danny took a seat on Sam's bed. Once the butler had left she turned around to find Danny watching her.
"Are you all right?" he asked.
"I'm not sure."
Danny patted the bed next to him and Sam sat down next to him.
"You can tell me, you know that right?"
Sam nodded and rested her head on his shoulder. "I dunno where to start."
"Well, start at the beginning."
Sam sighed and moved closer to Danny. She loved how he always smelled of soap. "I guess I'm freaked out about Jessica finding out. I mean what if she doesn't want to hang out with us anymore? I'm pretty sure that would drive a wall between us and Tuck."
"You really think he'd pick her over us?"
"Of course. She's normal, and we're... not."
"I don't think Tucker would leave us, no matter how much he likes Jessica."
"Maybe. And then the way she was talking, like she's known for a while. If it was that easy for her to figure out how many other people know about us?"
"I don't think anyone else does. Okay, yeah, so we do disappear when things get dangerous, but most people would chalk that up to fear. Jessica is, well, she's different. I think the only reason she thought that something was up with us is because of all those comics she reads."
"You don't think she'd tell anyone, do you?"
"No, I don't think so. And if she did, who would believe her?"
Sam shrugged.
"Oh come on. Two kids changing into ghosts? How strange is that?"
This made Sam laugh and Danny smiled at her. He always knew what to say to make her feel better. Maybe that was why she cared about him so much.
"What do you think that ghost was talking about?"
"I'm not sure, but whatever it is, I know that we can take it on together."
Sam smiled at him. A small knock came from the door. The butler brought in the sodas and then left, bidding the two of them a good night. Danny took a sip from the can and watched her again for a moment.
"You feel better now?"
"A little."
He leaned and kissed her cheek slowly. When she turned to look at them their lips met and they kissed deeply.
Part of Sam wanted to cry. Tonight was supposed to be special, and it had been wrecked. But Danny didn't seem to mind at all. He just wanted her to be happy, didn't he?
When they broke the kiss Danny rested his forehead against hers. "Sam," he whispered. "I lo-"
She put her fingers to his lips and stopped him from finishing. "Danny, I know you do in my heart. But I don't want you to say it because you'll think it will make me feel better or something like that. I want you to say it when you're sure in your heart that you mean every word of it."
He nodded slightly as he looked into her eyes. "Okay," he whispered before kissing her again.
The two listened to one of Sam's new CDs and drank their sodas. When they had finished Danny said goodnight and flew home. After shutting the door Sam went back up to her room and dropped onto her bed. She was exhausted, but doubted that she would get much sleep that night.
Sam turned on her laptop and signed online. Almost as soon as she did she got an instant message from Mandy.
SlayerCeres: Hey Sam! I got your letter
SSpectre: Hi Mandy. That's great.
SlayerCeres: Tonight was your date with Danny, right?
SSpectre: Yeah, I got home a little bit ago
SlayerCeres: How did it go? Was the movie any good?
SSpectre: It was all right. Things got really messed up though
SlayerCeres: Why? What happened?
SSpectre: A ghost decided to trash the theater midway through the movie
SlayerCeres: Ouch. You got him I hope, right?
SSpectre: No, we didn't. He teleported out of there before we had a chance.
SlayerCeres: I'm sure you'll get him next time
SSpectre: Yeah, I know but that's not the worst thing that happened
SlayerCeres: Something else happened?? What?
SSpectre: Jessica found out
SlayerCeres: About you guys being super heroes?
SSpectre: Yep
SlayerCeres: Oh man... Did she freak out?
SSpectre: That's the thing, she didn't. She thought it was cool or something
SlayerCeres: Super hero/comic freak?
SSpectre: That would be an understatement
SlayerCeres: Well, she doesn't get it. To her it's all fun and games, like in the comics, but don't let her get to you
SSpectre: I'll try. I think I'm going to head to bed though
SlayerCeres: All right, I sent you a letter today; you should get it in a couple days. I'll talk to you later
With that Sam signed off and shut down the laptop.
It was hard for her to believe what had happened that night. Not just the whole Jessica thing, but also the part where Danny had nearly told her that he loved her. She should have been happy, that was the one thing she wanted to hear from him, wasn't it?
"Yeah, of course I want him to say that he loves me, but I want him to really mean it when he says it. I don't want him to say it just because he thinks that's what I want to hear," she told herself. Besides that she wasn't sure if she was ready to tell Danny that. She knew in her heart that she cared about him, a lot, but was that really love? She wasn't sure yet.
With a small sigh, Sam got up and turned the CD back on. She danced and sang with the music that filled her room.
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The image of the black-hared girl dancing in her room flickered out for a moment only to be replaced by an image of a black-hared boy climbing into bed, talking to himself. The cloaked figure walked the boy for another moment before waving a hand over the water inside the cauldron again.
This time the image was changed to show a boy in a red hat and a brown- hared girl walking down the streets. The figure watched the pair intently for a moment. Those two might pose a threat to the plan, but she would just have to deal with them for now. Things were too far underway to back out now.
Just as she changed the image back to the black-hared girl, the long hared ghost appeared with a small burst of light. The cloaked figure barely noticed the Vampire Hunter. He stood silently as she watched the girl in the cauldron.
"Did you complete your mission?" she asked in a dark voice.
"Yes Mistress. The theater was not destroyed though."
She waved him off. "No matter. We only wished to wake up the Halfas to what is going on behind their noses."
"Mistress, what are we planning?"
"Thokk, that is not for you to worry about. My plan will take effect in the morning. For now, it is time to begin."
The girl in the cauldron was climbing into bed and going to sleep now. The cloaked figure walked over to a cabinet and collected some herbs from the shelves. Taking them back to the cauldron she slowly began chanting and throwing herbs into the cauldron. By the morning nothing would be the same for these young Halfas, and that is when she would put up her all out attack. Yes, this town would be hers; there was no doubt in her mind.
Chapter 3 Danger in the Night
Sam and Danny walked to Sam's house in silence. The whole way she couldn't figure out where they had gone wrong. They had worked so hard to keep their powers a secret, and it had been so easy for Jessica to find out. How many other people knew?
"Sam?"
She stopped and looked up. "Yeah Danny?"
"We're at your house," he said giving her a small smile.
Looking up Sam saw that they were standing in front of her large house. She couldn't believe that she hadn't noticed. "Oh, yeah. You wanna come in for something to drink or something?"
"Sure," Danny said following her up the steps and inside.
Mr. and Mrs. Manson greeted them and then the two teenagers went upstairs to Sam's room. Sam asked the butler to get them two sodas and Danny took a seat on Sam's bed. Once the butler had left she turned around to find Danny watching her.
"Are you all right?" he asked.
"I'm not sure."
Danny patted the bed next to him and Sam sat down next to him.
"You can tell me, you know that right?"
Sam nodded and rested her head on his shoulder. "I dunno where to start."
"Well, start at the beginning."
Sam sighed and moved closer to Danny. She loved how he always smelled of soap. "I guess I'm freaked out about Jessica finding out. I mean what if she doesn't want to hang out with us anymore? I'm pretty sure that would drive a wall between us and Tuck."
"You really think he'd pick her over us?"
"Of course. She's normal, and we're... not."
"I don't think Tucker would leave us, no matter how much he likes Jessica."
"Maybe. And then the way she was talking, like she's known for a while. If it was that easy for her to figure out how many other people know about us?"
"I don't think anyone else does. Okay, yeah, so we do disappear when things get dangerous, but most people would chalk that up to fear. Jessica is, well, she's different. I think the only reason she thought that something was up with us is because of all those comics she reads."
"You don't think she'd tell anyone, do you?"
"No, I don't think so. And if she did, who would believe her?"
Sam shrugged.
"Oh come on. Two kids changing into ghosts? How strange is that?"
This made Sam laugh and Danny smiled at her. He always knew what to say to make her feel better. Maybe that was why she cared about him so much.
"What do you think that ghost was talking about?"
"I'm not sure, but whatever it is, I know that we can take it on together."
Sam smiled at him. A small knock came from the door. The butler brought in the sodas and then left, bidding the two of them a good night. Danny took a sip from the can and watched her again for a moment.
"You feel better now?"
"A little."
He leaned and kissed her cheek slowly. When she turned to look at them their lips met and they kissed deeply.
Part of Sam wanted to cry. Tonight was supposed to be special, and it had been wrecked. But Danny didn't seem to mind at all. He just wanted her to be happy, didn't he?
When they broke the kiss Danny rested his forehead against hers. "Sam," he whispered. "I lo-"
She put her fingers to his lips and stopped him from finishing. "Danny, I know you do in my heart. But I don't want you to say it because you'll think it will make me feel better or something like that. I want you to say it when you're sure in your heart that you mean every word of it."
He nodded slightly as he looked into her eyes. "Okay," he whispered before kissing her again.
The two listened to one of Sam's new CDs and drank their sodas. When they had finished Danny said goodnight and flew home. After shutting the door Sam went back up to her room and dropped onto her bed. She was exhausted, but doubted that she would get much sleep that night.
Sam turned on her laptop and signed online. Almost as soon as she did she got an instant message from Mandy.
SlayerCeres: Hey Sam! I got your letter
SSpectre: Hi Mandy. That's great.
SlayerCeres: Tonight was your date with Danny, right?
SSpectre: Yeah, I got home a little bit ago
SlayerCeres: How did it go? Was the movie any good?
SSpectre: It was all right. Things got really messed up though
SlayerCeres: Why? What happened?
SSpectre: A ghost decided to trash the theater midway through the movie
SlayerCeres: Ouch. You got him I hope, right?
SSpectre: No, we didn't. He teleported out of there before we had a chance.
SlayerCeres: I'm sure you'll get him next time
SSpectre: Yeah, I know but that's not the worst thing that happened
SlayerCeres: Something else happened?? What?
SSpectre: Jessica found out
SlayerCeres: About you guys being super heroes?
SSpectre: Yep
SlayerCeres: Oh man... Did she freak out?
SSpectre: That's the thing, she didn't. She thought it was cool or something
SlayerCeres: Super hero/comic freak?
SSpectre: That would be an understatement
SlayerCeres: Well, she doesn't get it. To her it's all fun and games, like in the comics, but don't let her get to you
SSpectre: I'll try. I think I'm going to head to bed though
SlayerCeres: All right, I sent you a letter today; you should get it in a couple days. I'll talk to you later
With that Sam signed off and shut down the laptop.
It was hard for her to believe what had happened that night. Not just the whole Jessica thing, but also the part where Danny had nearly told her that he loved her. She should have been happy, that was the one thing she wanted to hear from him, wasn't it?
"Yeah, of course I want him to say that he loves me, but I want him to really mean it when he says it. I don't want him to say it just because he thinks that's what I want to hear," she told herself. Besides that she wasn't sure if she was ready to tell Danny that. She knew in her heart that she cared about him, a lot, but was that really love? She wasn't sure yet.
With a small sigh, Sam got up and turned the CD back on. She danced and sang with the music that filled her room.
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The image of the black-hared girl dancing in her room flickered out for a moment only to be replaced by an image of a black-hared boy climbing into bed, talking to himself. The cloaked figure walked the boy for another moment before waving a hand over the water inside the cauldron again.
This time the image was changed to show a boy in a red hat and a brown- hared girl walking down the streets. The figure watched the pair intently for a moment. Those two might pose a threat to the plan, but she would just have to deal with them for now. Things were too far underway to back out now.
Just as she changed the image back to the black-hared girl, the long hared ghost appeared with a small burst of light. The cloaked figure barely noticed the Vampire Hunter. He stood silently as she watched the girl in the cauldron.
"Did you complete your mission?" she asked in a dark voice.
"Yes Mistress. The theater was not destroyed though."
She waved him off. "No matter. We only wished to wake up the Halfas to what is going on behind their noses."
"Mistress, what are we planning?"
"Thokk, that is not for you to worry about. My plan will take effect in the morning. For now, it is time to begin."
The girl in the cauldron was climbing into bed and going to sleep now. The cloaked figure walked over to a cabinet and collected some herbs from the shelves. Taking them back to the cauldron she slowly began chanting and throwing herbs into the cauldron. By the morning nothing would be the same for these young Halfas, and that is when she would put up her all out attack. Yes, this town would be hers; there was no doubt in her mind.
