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Chapter 7- Going Home

The two days had passed slowly… painfully so. Things were not as they had once been, even though both Gosalyn and Negaduck had both tried to make it seem as if nothing had happened. It was just impossible to forget what they had seen in the crystal ball.

It was two days after the attic incident tht Gosalyn found herself sitting outside the castle, at the foot of the lowered drawbridge, on top of her luggage. In the distance, she could see her mother's and father's car pull into view. The young girl could feel eyes on her back. She knew who they belonged to, and did not bother to turn. Negaduck was watching her departure from within the large threshold for the gateway of the castle. She would not turn around to look at him. Simply, would not. Things were awkward enough as it was, and a last stare would not help that fact.

The car came to a stop, and her parents stepped out. They were all smiles. Suddenly forgetting the past few days, Gosalyn felt a smile come on herself. She rushed into her father's arms.

"I missed you, Gos," Darkwing said.

"I missed you too, Dad. Did everything go all right?" Gosalyn asked, moving now to hug Morgana.

"It went fine, dear. How was your stay here?" the witch asked.

Gosalyn hesitated before answering. Then, doing what she swore she wouldn't, she glanced back at Negaduck. Her grandfather had stepped out on the porch, so Darkwing and Morgana would think that she was staring at him. Negaduck, however, knew she wasn't. He smiled slightly, then turned away, disappearing back within the depths of the castle. Looking back at her parents, she said, "It was terrific. I had a great time."

"Won't you come inside and visit, daughter?" Moloculo said, down the drawbride, and snatching up Gosalyn's things in hand.

"I'm sorry, Daddy, but we can't. We still have some settling in to do at our house," Morgana said apologetically. "But maybe we can come for dinner next week. After all, you're just a spell and a drive away."

Moloculo smiled. "Don't be a stranger, dear. Of course, you and your family are welcome here anytime you like. Especially sweet Gosalyn."

As Darkwing loaded her things into the car, Gosalyn hugged her grandfather. Then, before piling into the car, Gos chanced one last glance at the former Mallard Menace. He was glancing over his shoulder at her, having barely moved from the spot he had occupied moments ago. Smiling at him, she pulled the car door shut, and they drove away.

…………………

It's a curious bit of knowledge, to know that someone, somewhere is in love with you. Gosalyn had expected herself to forget about it. After all, it had been at least a week to a week and a half since she had seen or heard anything of Negaduck. And it's not like she hadn't been kept busy.

Seeing as she was sixteen now and wanted money to do things and to buy a car and such, she had gotten a summer job at the Hamburger Hippo stand in the center of St. Canard. However, the job wasn't going well. She couldn't keep her mind where it needed to be at. Her thoughts kept drifting toward Negaduck…

"Look alive, Gos!" Honker said, rushing to pull some slightly over done hamburgers off the grill. He had come home early, claiming that his aunt's had bored him.

"What? Oh, God! I'm sorry, Honker," Gosalyn said, waking from a daze to watch Honker take the burgers out from under her supervision.

As he prepared the burgers, Honker stared worriedly at his long-time friend.

"What's wrong, Gos? You're not usually like this," he said, passing one finished burger to a customer.

"I don't know, Honk. Say, would it be all right if I took my break now? I need to clear my head…"

"Sure, we're not that busy," Honker stated, looking out to the filled seats around the hippo's mouth.

Gosalyn slipped into the back. She took off the silly paper hat that Hamburger Hippo made its employees wear and sighed. Honker was right. She wasn't herself. She couldn't believe that Negaduck's little revelation towards her could have affected her everyday life so.

"I can't believe I'm going to do this," she said aloud to herself as she slipped a couple of quarters into the outside payphone.

…………………

Negaduck sat in the sitting room of MaCawber Castle. His thoughts were drifting to the young red head that had left a week and a half ago. He loved her. He couldn't forget that. Then again, he couldn't forget the pain he had caused her either. Both in the past and present.

It killed him a thousand times over to see tears in those beautiful eyes. And a thousand times more to know that he had caused them. He loved her. He wanted her to love him back, but he knew that wasn't possible. Not after all he had done to her… to others. This was the greatest pain of all.

She was an innocent… had been, always was, was now. And he… he was sure he was put forth on this earth by Satan himself to do his bidding. However, now that he was no longer the evil Negaduck, he was still not quite good. A lost devil, an angel never risen. Yet he dared to ask for Gosalyn's love? It could never be.

The phone beside his arm rang, startling him. Sighing, he thought about not answering it. However, that would be a rudeness toward Moloculo, if the call were for him. Reluctantly, he picked up the phone.

"MaCawber Castle. Who do you need to speak with?" he asked.

Shocked, the reply was, "Negaduck? Is this you?"

"Gosalyn?"

"Negaduck, I… I needed to speak with you. I don't have long. My break is almost over," she said quickly, in hushed tones.

"Break? Where are you?" Negaduck said, sitting forward in his chair.

"I'm at work. I work at the Hamburger Hippo in the middle of town. Do you know it?"

"Yeah, on Circle Road?"

"That's it. Can you make it down here in about an hour?"

His heart was pounding in his chest. She was hurt. That's why she had called him. She needed help.

"I can make it down there now, if you need me to," he said, standing.

"No, I don't get off work until ten. I just need to speak to you… to figure out some things. Can you be here?" she asked.

"Of--of course. But why… ?"

"Thanks, I'll see you then. Bye."

And she hung up. Negaduck stared at the phone in bewilderment. What did she need to speak about? Well, whatever it was, he would be there. No matter what.

"Moloculo! Moloculo, I need to borrow the car and the transport spell to St. Canard!" he called as he set off trying to find the vampire.

End Notes- Sorry that it's taken me so long to get to post on this. My mind was, once again, on other fics. I hope you liked this, everyone. Please R & R! Thanks!