A/N: Welcome back to my creepy stories! When my friend told me this story, I didn't really want to stay home alone again. So, while you read this, make sure you're not home alone. Well, if you really want to be creeped out then make sure you're home alone. So, please R&R.

Disclaimer: I still don't own DB/Z/GT or Maddie. That's Heroine of Time's dog.

Note: This another true story. It happened to my friend Heroine of Time. You can find her at The perfect site for all you Malinkers and Marlinkers.

Chapter 2.

The Shadow

"But, Mom, I'm thirteen! Don't you think I'm old enough to stay home alone?"

"Well, all right, Goten. You can stay here." Chichi said. "If you need anything, Gohan is next door."

"Thanks, Mom!" Goten said as he hugged his Mom.

Chichi and Goku were going out for supper and Goten really didn't want to sit there and watch his parents make out. He was glad that his parents finally thought he was old enough to stay home alone. Took 'em long enough. But no way he'd say that to them.

"Gohan and Videl are next door if you need them," Chichi repeated. "And here's a list of numbers incase you need them."

"It's only for a few hours, Chichi," Goku said. "What could possibly happen?"

"I'm just being safe," she said. "You be careful, Goten."

"Yes, Mom," he said. "You two had better get down to the restaurant. I don't know how long they'll keep your reservation."

"That's right!" Goku shouted. "C'mon, Chichi! We can't keep them and all that food waiting!"

Before either of them could say another word, they were gone. Goten chuckled to himself as he closed the front door and locked it. He quickly made sure all the windows were shut and locked too. It's not like he couldn't defend himself if some one broke in; it's just that Chichi would be pretty mad at him if he didn't lock up. He ran to the back door and opened it. A brown and white Jack Russell Terrier walked in and looked up at him.

"Hey, Maddie," Goten said as he petted the dog. It's true. The Son family had finally gotten around to getting a dog. She was a sweet little dog at that. Chichi didn't allow her inside, but sometimes Goku and Goten let her in when nobody was looking. "Why don't we go watch some TV?"

Maddie didn't answer, but followed him happily to the living room. They flopped down onto the couch and Goten began channel surfing. He was still channel surfing when he heard a knock on the door. Maddie began to growl.

"It's only Gohan," the half-Saiyan reassured her. "C'mon and I'll show you."

The two walked to the front door and Goten opened it. He was right. There stood Gohan. Maddie stopped growling after she sniffed his pant leg.

"I see you let Maddie in again," the older of the two brothers said. "I won't tell Mom."

"Thanks," Goten sighed.

"I just came to tell you that I've got to run to West City," Gohan said. "I'll be back in about an hour. Videl is still at the house if you need her."

"Ok. 'Bye, Gohan."

"'Bye, Goten." With that, Gohan floated up in the air a bit and then set off in the direction of West City.

Maddie barked and growled a few times because she wasn't used to people flying yet. Goten scooped her up, closed the door again, and locked it.

"Why don't we finish channel surfing?" The boy suggested.

The dog cocked her head to one side as they made their way into the living room.

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After five more minutes of channel surfing, neither of them could find anything they wanted to watch. It was getting dark, so they decided to have a little supper.

"Ya know," Goten said as he tried to make his supper, "your food was a lot easier to make than mine is. All I had to do was pour it into a bowl!"

Maddie looked up at him. She had already finished her supper and was waiting to do something else.

"Maybe I'll just have some of your dog food," Goten said. "Yeah. That's what I'll do. Mom goes to the store everyday anyway."

The half-Saiyan reached into the bag of dog food and pulled out a hand full. He looked at it for a second and then ate it.

"Yuck!" He shouted. "How do you eat this stuff?!"

Maddie looked as though she had been insulted.

"Forget supper," he picked her up. "Let's go use Gohan's old computer."

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It took a few minutes for the old computer to finally start up. The thing had been around since who-knows-when. On top of taking forever to start up, it loaded super slow. During that long time, Goten nicknamed it the "Turtle". Maddie had made herself at home and helped herself to Gohan's old bed.

"All right!" Goten cheered. "Now I can go online and talk to Trunks!"

As soon as he got online, he saw an e-mail from Trunks. It said something about not being able to talk with him 'cause he got grounded.

"Just great," the half-Saiyan frowned. "What else is there to do?"

Then he heard something. It sounded like footsteps. How could that be? He had locked all the doors and windows, right? Goten quickly went around the house and checked all the door and windows. They were all locked. Maybe his ears had just been playing a trick on him.

"That was weird," he said as he sat back down in front of the computer.

Footsteps. He heard them again. Now he was sure it wasn't his ears. But he couldn't sense a life force.

"Do you hear that, Maddie?" He asked.

Maddie just looked up at him lazily. She obviously hadn't heard anything.

Goten slowly stood up. His legs felt weak. What if this was a new enemy who wanted to kill him? What if it was Trunks? It made sense. He wasn't able to talk with him and Trunks knew how to hide his life force easily.

"Trunks," Goten's voice came out like a squeak, "I know it's you. You can come out now."

Maddie looked up with a little concern. Her owner was going crazy.

"You scared me, ok?" He continued. "Come on out so we can both have a good laugh about it."

Maddie decided to ignore her owner and try to go to sleep. There were no other humans in this house. Why did he think there was?

"Maybe it was just that scary movie I watched last night," he said to the dog. "Right?"

She continued to ignore him. The half-Saiyan sat down and tried to convince himself that it was just the movie. There was no comfort in that.

The boy looked at Maddie again. She was sleeping easily. He looked down at the floor and saw a shadow of a man. He quickly looked up and saw a figure standing in the doorway. The boy yelped and jumped out of his seat. He blinked and the figure was headed right for him. He blinked again and it was gone. It was like it was never there.

Goten felt out of breath. Maddie was looking up at him. The boy sank to the floor and began to pant. Sweat was running down his face. The dog jumped off the bed and sat down beside him.

Nobody ever saw the figure again. Chichi thought Goten was just making things up. Nobody else had seen the figure. Except for one. Gohan failed to mention he had seen it when he was Goten's age and was home alone.

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A/N: Ceeeeeepy. Heroine of Time told me that when we were spending the night over at Rebecca's house. It really creeped me out because we were the only ones awake and it was like midnight. Well, I hope I managed to scare you guys again. Please review!