Chapter 7

Rosa stumbled back as Aries closed in. Terror filled every inch of her body. Not only was Aries insane, but he was a halfa too. She hadn't even thought of transforming into Rosa Specter until her back hit a wall. But by then he was so close. She was scared. Her breath came in harsh rasps. She could see the danger in his emerald eyes.

"Don't worry my dear, I wont hurt you, if you do what I say." He smiled wickedly. He threw his arms out onto her and pushed her against the wall. She gasped and stared at his amused face. That's when she realized his face was getting closer to her.

Oh god, He's going to kiss me!

Rosa quickly went intangible and Aries's face hit the wall. She appeared behind him, clearly terrified.

"Why you little.." he started, and grabbed her by the wrists. He dragged her to him and held her dangerously close. She struggled frantically.

"Let go Aries!" Rosa managed to scream, before he forced his mouth on hers. The kiss wasn't pure, nor was it wonderful as it should be for both. Rosa desperately tried to scramble away from this madman, but he held her so tight, she soon felt her breathing start to come in rasps. He was choking her! Rosa quickly phased out of his grasp and took a couple breaths, trying to not panic.

He looked at her with dangerous eyes. He took a couple steps closer to her. She gasped and her back hit the wall.

"No.." She whispered. He got closer and closer to her. As he did, Rosa began to lose hope that anyone would find her. She closed her eye.

"Stop right there!!" a voice demanded. Rosa and Aries's heads snapped to find the owner of the voice. There, illuminated by the light of the cave opening, stood two figures. When Rosa's and Aries's eyes finally adjusted, they saw Danny Phantom and Star Ghost. Rosa felt a smile creep up her face.

"Guys!" Rosa said weakly. Aries looked angry.

"Now I am gonna kill your friends Danny Phantom!" He threatened.

Danny smirked. "They escaped Aries Shadow, now give me Rosa, and no one will get hurt!"

"Over my dead body!" Aries growled and grabbed Rosa. She winced a little, Danny then went to kick him, when he used Rosa as a shield.

"No fair! You can't use her as a shield!" Star protested.

"Watch me." Aries grinned evilly.

"Rosa turned intangible and escape!" Danny cried out. Rosa started to do what he asked, then it happened.

SMACK!!!!

Rosa instantly closed her eyes and she fell limply into Aries's arms. In one he cradled her, in the other he held a rock, it had a slight stain of blood on it.

In that instant, all the rage Danny had desperately tried to hold in exploded out of him. His green eyes glowed a neon green and he flew and knocked down Aries.

Rosa was instantly freed and Star ran and grabbed her before she hit the floor.

"You... You no good bastard!" Danny yelled, trying to beat the crud out of Aries. "How DARE you hurt her?!" Left hand made contact with Aries's chest, his right with his jaw. But Aries refused to give up, he phased through the ground, Danny growled in fierce anger, almost as if an animal possessed him. Aries finally floated back up and turned tangible again. Danny soon saw him and prepared to attack again. He hit left and right, but this time Aries was ready and dodged each hit. He slid his leg into Danny's and knocked him off his feet. Danny groaned and stood back up instantly. He clenched his fists and formed green, glowing plasma blasts in them. He narrowed his eyes at Aries and attacked him with the blasts. He dodged one, but got hit by the other, he growled in anger this time and his whole body seemed to glow a deadly red.

"You want to deal with me halfa? They will be burying you by the days end!" Aries laughed evilly and threw large balls of red at Danny. They all hit their targets and Danny collapsed.

He struggled to stand as Aries walked closer and closer to him.

"C'mon Rosa, stay with us." Star pleaded as she cradled Rosa's limp form in her arms. The back of Rosa's head was leaking red liquid, so Star wrapped a bandage around it. It would help for now, but Rosa desperately needed a doctor. "Darn it! You aren't going to die on me!" Star said with determination. "I told you I wouldn't let you get into trouble, and that's what I intend to do!" She then glanced at the two boys fighting. "If they call when girls fight a cat fight, what would they call this? A dog fight? Or maybe a spirit fight." Star thought, amused. Rosa moaned softly. Star glanced down at her, She looked like she was starting to wake up.

Danny finally managed to stand. It was hard but he was able to. Aries was much more advanced than he was. But he still had to fight, for Rosa, and for everyone else. He hardly noticed that he, himself was in bad shape, his suit was torn in multiple places which revealed his peach skin bruised with cuts and purple spots. His white hair was streaked with dirt and the strands of hair were untamed. More than usual, pieces stuck out all over the place. Finally, his face was smeared with dirt and there was a scratch under his left eye. But the only things that remained the same was his blinding green eyes. In them, was his soul, which would never give up the fight until there was no more life in his eyes.

Aries himself, looked no better, his red hair was dusty from the fighting and his face was scratched and bruised, especially his jaw where Danny had punched him, his red and black suit was also in disrepair, but not as bad as Danny's was. But, again, the only things that weren't damaged were his own pair of green eyes.

Both 14 year old boys approached one another, both willing to risk everything to stop the other.

"You will not have Rosa, or the world!" Danny said through clenched teeth.

"We will see." Aries smirked, then brought his hands up. Danny did the same. Both boys concentrated and both emitted bright beams of light at one another. The beams met with a strange clashing sound. From Danny's hands shot a green beam of ectoplasmic residue, from Aries's, a red beam.

Both boys concentrated really hard, each wanting their own beam to overcome the other's and destroy the person once and for all.

Star looked at the beams of light. "I hope Danny destroys that jerk." She mumbled.

"Star?" A weak voice mumbled beneath her head. Star looked down and saw Rosa open her eye and glance around. "Wha- what happened to me?" She asked, bewildered. "And why do I have a splitting headache?"
Star grinned down at her. "That'll go away in time."

Rosa then looked and spotted the two boys, she gasped. "No.." She whispered.

Danny struggled to keep the beam of light steady, but it seemed as if Aries was as powerful as he was. Still he closed his eyes and clenched his teeth in concentration. He would NOT give up this fight that easily.

Aries looked at Danny in annoyance, the boy was as powerful as he was, and this wasn't a good sign. He had to figure out how to destroy the boy for good. Danny must not be allowed to live.

Rosa was getting stronger and managed to stand up. Star stood up next to her. As Rosa started to walk, Star grabbed her arm.

"What do you think your doing?!" Star demanded.

"Stopping this insane fight.." Rosa simply said, pulling her arm from Star's grasp and then running towards the two boys.

"Rosa don't!" Star yelled.

At Rosa's name, both boys glanced and saw Rosa. But they were so confused, it didn't register what she was doing, until she ran through where the both red and green beams of light met.

"No!" Star yelled.

Danny and Aries instantly stopped. But it was too late, Rosa lied motionless on the floor.

"No....No.." Aries backed up to the wall and clutched his head in pain. "No!" In that instant, he turned back to Aries Meedavo. As he looked up, his brown eyes were filled with tears.

Danny fell to his knees by her side. He took her in his arms and looked down on her.

"Oh Rosa, I'm so sorry.." He whispered. Tears trickled down his face as he cradled her in his arms, praying for life to fill her again, to see her smiling face, to hear her laugh. His blue eyes for once showed hurt, much stronger than when Sam kissed Dash. That's when he realized, he did love her. He always had, when she first came to Amity Park he always had loved her. He looked at her solemnly and whispered.

"I love you." He put his head on her shoulder and cried. Then, there was a twitch. Danny blinked. He pulled away and saw her hand twitching. She was still alive. She moaned softly and he felt himself smile.

Rosa soon opened her eye and looked at him. "Danny?" She murmured. "Did I stop the fight?"

Danny laughed. "Yes, yes you did."

When Rosa became more aware of everything, she saw tears in his eyes. "Are you alright?"

Danny smiled down at her. "I've never been better." He looked into her one eye. "Rosa, I love you."

"W-what?" Rosa was stunned.

"I love you."

Rosa searched through his eyes, to see if he really meant it. Her doubt faded when he leaned in close to her and kissed her.

Star stood by, smirking as they kissed. She folded her arms around her chest and shook her head, but in the corner of her eye she saw a flash of purple and black, she turned and saw the stunned faces of Tucker and Jazz.

Aries smiled softly as he saw the two kiss. Finally, Rosa would be happy. He melted into the shadows behind him and disappeared.