Hey everyone! In case anyone cares where I've been (though I can't blame you if you don't) I had to get a new computer. Why? Well, instead of an answer, I'll give you some advice. When it starts lightning, get off the computer. Just a heads up, I'm not going to have much time to write anymore. School started a couple of weeks ago, and I'm already swamped with homework. I'm only in tenth grade, and I'm taking a college level class. I really dread college. I can't guarantee when I'll get every chapter up, but I'll do my best to keep it under a month. Okay, so I'm sure you're ready to get to the chapter, but I gotta mention one more thing. No one got the running gag. I can't believe it. Well, actually I can. It wasn't that noticeable, and it only happened three times. Are you ready for it? The running gag was how Danny never turned off the alarm clock. He always knocked it on the floor and broke it. I'll try and think of something else to get a dedicated chapter, but for now, I'm sure you want to read the chapter so here it is.

Head's up about this chapter: Danny becomes more evil and more Vlad like, and he says Uncle Vlad. Yay! Also, in this story, the movie never happened. This story is so old, Danny doesn't even have the D on his chest.

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2 weeks later

"Danny!"

Chloe ran quickly down the hall after Danny. He continued to ignore her.

"Danny!" Chloe shouted after him. "For the millionth time, I'm sorry. Why don't you look at the positives?"

Danny suddenly stopped. Chloe nearly ran into him.

"Positives?" Danny asked. He turned to face Chloe. "What positives? I was taken away from my friends and family and sent to live with my worst enemy!"

"When you put it like that," Chloe mumbled quietly. "Umm, well, Dad isn't your worst enemy anymore."

"I meant you."

"You've changed a lot since you came here," Chloe said sadly. She gave Danny a look of pity. "And not for the better either."

"Why's that? Because I'm stronger than you now?"

"You're not stronger than me! I've been training my entire life! You are definitely not stronger than me!"

"We'll see," Danny said calmly as he changed to his ghost form.

"Why you," Chloe said angrily as she too changed to ghost form.

Neither halfa hesitated. Chloe sent a blast directly at Danny. He quickly put up a shield that easily blocked the blast. He yawned as if bored already.

"Is that the best you can do?" Danny said smugly. Chloe growled angrily.

Chloe readied herself to attack, but Danny was quicker. He split himself into four. Chloe stopped, startled.

"W-when did you learn that? I haven't even learned it yet!"

Danny smiled. "Uncle Vlad has been giving me extra training," one of the Danny's said. All four launched a different attack on Chloe. She tried to put up a shield but was too slow. The four attacks hit her full force at the same time. There was a flash of purple light as she turned human. She lay with her back against the wall, barely conscious.

"You stronger than me?" Danny asked as his clones came back to him. "I don't think so. And once I finish you off, I will be the only one left to train. Think of how much stronger I'll become."

Danny charged a powerful ghost ray. He raised his hand above his head, poised to strike. The intensity of the ray continued to grow more brightly. "Goodbye, cousin," Danny said through gritted teeth and an evil smile.

Chloe closed her eyes, bracing herself for impact, but it never came. She opened her eyes slowly and looked up at Danny. He was looking to Vlad who held his wrist tightly.

"Normally, I would encourage fighting," Vlad said, "but I can't let you hurt my daughter."

"Yes, sir," Danny said. He looked at Chloe, avoiding eye contact, and muttered bitterly, "Sorry."

Vlad released Danny and walked over to Chloe. He held out a hand to help her up. She refused.

"I can get up fine on my own," she said angrily as she knocked his hand away. She struggled to her feet and looked angrily at Danny. "You'll be sorry all right." She began limping toward her room, but stopped after a few steps. She glanced back at Danny. "I really pity you," she said in a tired, weak, barely audible voice. She limped the rest of the way to her room without looking back.

Once in her room, she sat down on her bed and sighed, then groaned in pain. She slowly and painfully lay down.

'The more Danny hates me,' Chloe thought, 'the more evil he becomes.' She grasped her stomach as a stabbing pain shot through it. It quickly passed, but a dull pain lingered throughout her entire body. 'I bet Dad knows it too. He'll do anything to make Danny exactly like him. I bet he's out there right now saying things to make Danny hate me even more.'

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With Vlad and Danny

"You should be careful around her," Vlad said.

"Why?" Danny asked, finally able to look Vlad in the eyes.

"She may seem harmless, but she can hold a grudge for years."

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2 Days Later

Danny was walking around looking for Chloe. He really didn't care what happened to her, but he hadn't seen her since the fight, and that made him uneasy. He passed two of the ghostly maids. He caught some of what they were saying.

"Did you hear?" one of them said. "Chloe came back from her trip today."

"Oh, yes," the other said. "I saw her. She looked so tired. It looks like she could just burst out crying at the drop of a pin."

"What trip?" Danny asked the gossiping women.

For a moment, it seemed as though the two would fly away scared. Word of Danny attacking Chloe had spread like a forest fire. Every ghost, save a few of the braver ones, now cowered in fear at the sight of Danny.

"Well?" Danny asked impatiently.

"She left about an hour after your fight. She said she needed a calmer place to think," the first ghost said.

"She also mentioned something about some kind of business she had to take care of," the second ghost said.

"You'd probably be better off asking her yourself," the first ghost said. "We must return to our work now." With that, they flew off as fast as they could.

Danny turned in the direction of Chloe's room. He had a few questions to ask her, but before he even had the chance to start down the hallway, a ghost stopped him. He stumbled over his words as though he was afraid of getting attacked. He tried to complete the entire sentence, but Danny couldn't make out a word of it so he simply said, "T-t-telephone." After delivering the message, he flew off screaming loudly.

Danny wasn't in the mood for casual chatting right now, and considered not answering and going straight to Chloe's room. He pondered this for a moment, but ended up going to the phone.

"Hello?" he asked in a tone that clearly said he didn't want to be on the phone right now.

"Danny." It was Jazz, and she sounded teary.

"Is something wrong, Jazz?" Danny asked now forgetting that he didn't even want to be on the phone in the first place.

"I-it's Sam," she said choking on tears. She was regretting making the decision to tell Danny the news.

"Did something happen to Sam?" Danny asked getting a bit frantic.

"S-she's in … the … hospital."

"What happened?" Danny asked, now past frantic.

"She … can't really remember. S-she's a little out of it though. She muttered something about a ghost when we went to see her, but she may have just been speaking nonsense." She paused to let Danny take the news in. "Mom and Dad are already on their way up to get you. They said to pack your bags. You're staying home. They said that if ghosts are starting to attack people for no reason, and they met that mean ghost at the reunion, they would rather have you at home."

"Oh, okay," was all Danny could say at this point.

"Okay, see you soon." Jazz hung up. Danny slowly set the phone back on the hook.

"Something about a ghost, huh?" Danny said to himself. He looked in the direction of Chloe's room. "I think it's about time I found out what her little business trip was about." He got up and stormed off in the direction of her room.

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Poor Sam. Sorry all you Sam fans, but I don't know if she'll make it through. She might though. You never know. I don't have anything else to say about the chapter, but there is one thing I'd like to say. For everyone who has read Is Perfect Really Perfect and What is Perfect, there is a link to a picture of Chloe Elric on my profile. Also, as soon as my friend's scanner gets to working again, I'll put up my picture of Chloe Masters in her human form. Just keep an eye on my profile, and I'll try to get it up as soon as I can. Until next time, see ya!

Thanks to Lateraina Wolf for the majority of the ideas for this chapter.