Chapter 8

Danny walked down the halls, ignoring the heads calling out 'Do not disturb' as he passed them. He stared at the floor. Vlad had brought a name to the red haired girl that Mavis had woken the memory of. Jazz was her name. Who she was, he had no idea, but he was determined to find out. The conversation with Vlad replaying in his head, Danny didn't even notice that he had begun walking through the walls of the rooms, no longer in the halls.

Danny flew through the clouds, knowing he was far out of sight of the hotel but he'd worry about that later. Currently, he was watching the white cape of none other than Vlad Plasmius himself. Flying down to where the elder ghost had disappeared into the trees, Danny found himself alone. Vlad had disappeared completely.

"Why Daniel, it must be a special occasion for you to come looking for me." Vlad said, appearing behind the teen.

Danny took a breath and tried to ignore the feeling in his stomach that was telling him to run. To get as far away from the elder ghost in front of him

"You knew me. When I was alive." Danny said, his voice sounding more brave than the feeling in his stomach was letting him feel.

"More like when you were half alive, but yes. I knew you. An annoying little thorn in my side, you were." Vlad explained, beginning to circle the teen.

Danny turned with him, not taking his eyes off of the elder ghost.

"So I was a hero?"

Vlad gave him a curious look before grinning.

"Well, yes and no. You tried to be a hero. In some cases, you were. However, you were weak. Unable to defend yourself, you were seen as a criminal by everyone. Your neighbors. Your classmates." Vlad grinned. "Even your friends and... Family."

Danny's eyes widened at the word.

"Once they found out about what you were, they turned on you, causing you to come to me for help."

Danny shuddered at the memory before blinking at a hand being waved in front of his face. He looked up to see his Aunt Sally giving him a concerned look.

"Danny? Are you alright, hun?" she asked.

Danny gave a small smile and rubbed the back of his neck shyl, avoiding his aunt's eyes.

"Yeah, Aunt Sally. I'm fine." he said. "Just lost in thought I guess."

A smile spread across the rag doll woman's face and a glint in her eye made Danny flinch.

"Thinking about that young lady again?" she asked.

Danny sputtered.

"What? I-I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Oh? That's too bad." Sally shrugged, her devious smile not fading. "You're not the first one I've found lost in their thoughts."

Danny's cheeks lit up in a green tint before a small smile spread on his face. Sally set a hand on her son's cheek.

"Now, I don't want to seem like I'm pairing you two together, but I think she'd be very helpful to you. You've opened up to her faster than anyone else I've seen you meet since you've become a part of our family." Sally said, frowning slightly at her son flinch at the word as she kissed his forehead, holding his head gently in her hands. "Although it pains me to see my baby run off with another girl, I know she'll be good for you."

Danny smiled at his aunt. He always enjoyed this motherly side of her. Making him feel more comfortable. He didn't know but she and Jack were like his anchor to sanity. Their teasing and loving moments were what helped him push away his bad memories. He huddled into his aunt's arms and laid his head on her chest, not expecting to hear a heartbeat, closing his eyes.

"Thank you, Aunt Sally. For being patient with me." He said softly.

Sally chuckled slightly, tightening her arms around the teen and kissing his hair.

"Anything for my baby." she whispered.

They only stood like that for a little while before Sally pulled her son away and held him at arm's length.

"Now, Jack planned out an itinerary to spend the day with you. You know him, always wanting to make a big deal of everything so it's very important for you to meet him in front of the hotel in one hour. He said he wants to explore the forest with you before heading into town. Go get something to eat and some warm clothes. I'll be here, have fun sweetheart." She smiled.

Danny nodded and took off through the walls. Eager to spend the day with his Uncle.

Meanwhile, Mavis paced her room. She had some thinking to do. The ghost teen had strolled through her room, walking through the walls with his eyes narrowed in thought and though she did try to follow him, she had been cut off when his mom found him instead.

Then she listened to them talk.

He had been thinking about her. She felt her cheeks heat up. Which was strange for a vampire but she ignored that. Of course, she had been thinking about him as well, Sally had been correct on that. But to tell him so openly, was something Mavis' heart wouldn't let her do. She had been spending time with Johnny and had been learning how to write music when he had asked if she sung.

"What gave you that idea?"

Johnny shrugged and smiled at her.

"Just your voice. I've met quite a few singers and I can tell when someone has good vocals. I've been working on this one song and I wanted to know if you'd sing it for me."

Danny mad mentioned it too. Her being a good singer. Maybe she should sing at her birthday party. She turned and ran out of her room, looking for Johnny to get help.

So I'm sorry for it being so short but I haven't been able to write very much so I wrote this so you guys wouldn't have to wait long for a new chapter. I've been kinda losing ideas for this story but do not fear! I'll try my best to get this done by the end of the year. Hopefully, I'll have this done by December and then I can finish up the other stories. Let me know how you think this story will end up in the reviews and I'll see you next chapter!