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Chapter four: Puppets.

Tuesday morning: Manson Mansion.

SPOV

I finished the last song I knew on the piano and glanced at the clock, 5:30 A.M. Guess I lost track of time. I got up and exited the music room and went to mine. I felt like a puppet on strings last night. I sat on my bed trying to rest but I still couldn't. Once again I traveled to my music room-the only place I felt free from what seemed like Edwards grasp. What was he doing? I'd find out today after school. If Danny let me that is. I sat down at my baby grand and started to play the Linkin Park song, "My December". And relax me it did. After that I continued to play around for a while until the clock read 6:30 A.M. My elbows collapsed to my thighs, head in hands, eyes closed. Inhaling and exhaling deeply, worried about school. Maybe I should skip school, I mean, it's the last week of school, I need a day off. Although after Friday I had ten weeks of days off. Maybe I could inconspicuously slip into the ghost zone in the Specter Speeder. That's what I'll do. I ran out of the music room and back and to mine to grab my phone and text Danny to see if it was okay.

'Danny, you up?' I text. Five long minutes later I got a response.

'Yes, all night. And not from ghost. What's up?'

'Can I use the Specter Speeder to head back to Edwards?'

'Why?' He asked over the useful feature of the phones.

'Something happened last night and I think he caused it.'

'What happened?'

'I'll tell you later. Can I?'

'What about school?' he asked.

"Skip." I said and text him sheepishly.

'sigh Fine, I'll come get you in an hour.'

'Oh thank you!'

'Yeah Yeah, just tell me what happened later okay?'

'Yes sir' and our conversation ended. I turned to the mirror and saw my dirty hair that I apparently drew into a bun sometime last night while playing. I stuck my tongue out and decided to get in the shower.

The water seemed to replenish my skin. Finally warming my cold body sending shivers up my spine. The burning vanilla candle blended with the steam from the hot water, causing aroma therapy. How relaxing. I breathed in the freshness, in which effect caused me to almost slide and hurt myself. Silly me. I got out and dressed in my normal attire: black, baggy red threaded pants, skull tang top, black and red arm warmers, and my combat boots. I went downstairs after I finished my hair and into the kitchen trying to eat something. Even though the shower water warmed my body beyond belief, I still felt cold, and like a puppet. I grabbed an apple and made my soy vanilla coffee and sat down sipping it slowly. I starred at my apple-now feeling like not eating it-but playing with it. Rocking it back and fourth, still sipping on my coffee. I glanced back t the clock, 7:25 A.M., perfect timing. I put my phone and ipod into my pocket, along with the map of the "new" ghost zone. I announced to my mother I was heading to school with Danny, receiving her approval of an "alright" as always. As soon as my boots past the threshold of the door, he turned to me.

"What happened?" he asked sounding upset.

"Remember how yesterday at Edwards I told everyone I felt empty?"

"Yes."

"Well last night, it happened again when I was sleeping. Except this time, I started singing. I think that happens when he plays and I wanted to ask him why that is."

"I'm coming with you." he announced now sounding angry. He started down the steps until I grabbed his upper arm.

"No, you go to school. I want to deal with this alone." I told him sternly. Flooding my eyes with anger and cold to try and get my point clear.

"What if you get hurt?" he shot at me with the same look in his eyes that I tried to show, except he pulled it off. He tried to pull his arm away from my grasp, but I held on tight- still looking into his serious blue eyes as he looked back into my serious violet ones. His arm didn't escape me.

"Did him or his brother really look like they could hurt anyone? Or a fly for that matter?" Our eyes matched now, equal with determination to convince each other. Finally, after a minutes showdown, he sighed deeply and while breathing out.

"Fine, I'll take you to the lab." still sounding angry as he confessed defeat. "Just be careful! You have no clue how truly cold the ghost zone can be once you're alone. Your parents will have my head if you get hurt regardless of who's responsible. They'll fine someway to pin it on me."

"Thank you. Don't worry, I will."

"You better. Let's go." he told me and we drifted to the alley near by as he transformed into his alter-ego, Danny Phantom, and took off with me in his arms. I couldn't shake that puppet feeling away.

DPOV

I glanced down at Sam and looked at her dazed expression. Purposely slowing down to reconsider drifting her to Casper instead of the awaiting dangers of the ghost zone. Of course as her friend I wasn't sure if I should let her go in there alone. Maybe I can follow her while being invisible. I lowered us down to Fenton Works and phased us through the Op Center, first floor, and second until we made it down to the basement.

"Sam, are you sure you don't want me to come with you?" I asked again protectively.

"Yes Danny. I'll be fine. Please don't worry about me."

"That's kind of hard to do since I've been your friend since kindergarten."

"Danny relax. I know how to work the Speeder. I'll be fine." she reassured. I handed her the keys cautiously fearing might what lie ahead of her journey.

"Alright." I finished as I dropped the keys in her hand. She of course said thank you and hopped inside the Speeder, turning it on. I became intangible so she wouldn't see me behind her. She left, and I followed.

NPOV

Unknowing of Danny, Sam sped through the ghost zone at an alarming rate. Making all the precise turns, avoiding the floating doors and passing ghosts. Once she begun to go faster, Danny was surprised and sped up at full speed to follow her, still intangible. He was about to shout 'SLOW DOWN!' but that would ruin his cover, so he kept quiet. Slowing down when the colors started to shift, is when Danny could tell Sam pulled out the map. Well, he could tell after she stopped almost abruptly and he flew ahead of her tangible, but then flew back to the side as quick as he could without being seen. The Speeder started to move again, this time at a slower speed then before. Danny followed of course with caution. It took about a good twenty minutes until she found the house. Once there, Danny stayed intangible on the second floor, keeping his head out of the ceiling of the first, right over the piano. He watched as Edward came to the front door that had a rapping placed upon it.

SPOV

I knocked on the door and waited for Edward to answer, and he did. Again I had to look down to his short stature.

"Oh Ms. Manson! What a surprise! It's nearly fifteen past eight in the morning, what brings you here so early?" he asked surprise to see me. .

"Hey Ed," I began. "uh, listen, I have a question to ask you. May I come in?" I asked with my somewhat polite nature. I nearly held back the urge to storm up to him and demand what was happening to me but I knew I needed to be polite.

"Of course of course! Please." he said welcoming me with open arms. We sat on the same couch and chair as yesterday. "Would you like some coffee?" he offered.

"Oh no thank you. I already had some this morning before I left. Uh, Edward, do you or Alphonse have any special ability? For example, some ghost can transform into dragons, or grant wishes. Do you or Alphonse have any abilities?" I asked with a little struggle to find the right words.

"No actually. Neither of us possess any type of special power." I could feel that he was lying through his teeth.

"I don't believe that actually. You see, yesterday, while you played, I felt like I was in a trance. And last night I somehow started to sing in the middle of the night. And during that time, I felt exactly how I did while you played. Any explanation?" I targeted my main question leaving him blank.

"No not really." he lied again.

NPOV

"Stop lying. To tell you quite frankly, I'm very persistent." Sam told him getting up.

"I can tell." Edward replied watching her move across the room and towards the piano. Danny still watching the conversation.

"You see," Sam began, pointing to the baby grand. "oh, do you mind?" Edward shook No. "Good. See when I play," she said sitting down beginning to play Fur Elise-both boys stunned. "Nothing happens." and she got up. "But when you play-do you mind playing a little bit?" again Edward shook his answer yes. He got up and began to play the same tune, and Sam went into the trance again. Once he stopped, she sat back down on the seat, hand on head. "I go into a trance. I need an explanation. That's why I'm missing school."

"Well," Edward began, struggling to find words to cover up his ghostly ability. "maybe you just like my music that much." sheepishly smiling once done.

"Edward, I'm not one to fool easily, please tell me the truth!" she said, now shouting a bit on the edge of pure anger.

"Ms. Manson, I'm not lying." again he said trying to convince her in sheepishly put together words and smile.

"If you won't answer me, then maybe your brother can." she said stepping away searching for Alphonse. Edward swiftly got up and back to his piano, pressing down keys meant to control.

"You're not going anywhere missy." he said, eyebrows knitted together, frown painted on his ghostly lips, looking at the back of Sam's head. Danny saw this and gasped.

"Leave her alone!" he shouted ramming into Edward, knocking him out of his piano position. Danny flew to Sam shaking her shoulders to awaken her.

"And who are you to intrude my spell making?" Edward spat at Danny.

"Danny Phantom! Nice to meet you Edward. What were you planning to do with Sam?" he demanded looking back.

"Keep her." he answered in a bewildered smile, eyes wide, and eyebrows still knitted together tightly just raised higher then normal.

AN: That's where I'm ending it. I hope the different POV's didn't confuse anyone. Okay, I promise, the next chapter will have the Elric brothers story fully explained.