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A quick note: I couldn't really find a song to go with what I wanted, so this one will have to do. It's a creepy song. SIREN OF TIME, YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME ABOUT YOUR PRIZE FOR THE SUMMARY CONTEST OF UNBORN. I'M PUTTING IT HERE TOO JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T GET THE MESSAGE!
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Chapter 10: Welcome Home
Well, you're just as I presumed
A whore in sheep's clothing
Fucking up all I do
And if so, here we stop
Then never again
Will you see
This in your life
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Danny woke in the morning to shuffling. He groaned and rolled over then sat up straight. Where was Sam? The missing goth girl was getting dressed and gathering up her things. "Sam?"
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you," she said, not meeting his gaze as she pulled on her shirt.
"Sam, where are you going?"
"Home."
"Let me walk you there." He sat up, pulling on his shorts.
"No, it's okay. You don't have to."
"But I want to." He grasped her arm as she passed, stopping her. "Sam, what's wrong?"
"Look, we don't have to talk about it." She still wouldn't meet his gaze. "We'll just pretend it never happened. For once, I felt loved, and you… you got what you wanted."
"What I wanted?" Danny stared dumbly at her. "Sam… you think I just wanted sex?" She didn't answer, but the look on her face was enough to confirm his suspicions. "God, Sam, no," he whispered, pulling her closer and sitting her in his lap. He wrapped his arms around her as she sat, wrapping her legs about his waist. He tilted her chin up so she would meet his gaze. "I told you last night: I love you. I tried to tell you last night that I didn't want to do this unless you were sure."
Sam nodded, blushing a bit. "I know, but it just seemed…" She faltered for the right words. "I guess I'm just so used to Jeremy is all," she whispered finally, tucking her head beneath Danny's chin. "He said he'd kill you," she whispered, sniffling a bit.
"Is that why you stayed with him for so long?" he whispered, stroking her hair. "Sam, this is me, remember? I fight ghosts. I have ghost powers." He kissed the top of her head. "You didn't have to protect me."
The door opened, and Tucker let out a very girly scream, making the couple look toward him. He had his eyes covered. They probably did make quite an alluring picture. Danny was only wearing his boxers, and Sam was sitting in his lap wearing only her shirt and her undergarments. Her pants were sitting on the bed beside him.
"Holy hell, guys!" Tucker shouted. "If you're gunna do stuff like that, you need to lock the door!"
"Tucker!" Danny and Sam both shouted. Danny had, in fact, already pushed Sam behind him to shield her from Tucker's peeking gaze. "Tucker, out!" Danny muttered, pointing toward the door.
"Yeah, no kidding." Tucker walked into the wall before managing to find the doorway and exiting, closing the door behind him.
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"So, did you guys really…?" Tucker started. Danny nodded, eyes on his breakfast as he ate. Sam was upstairs taking a shower. "What're you going to do about Jeremy?"
"Chop him up into tiny pieces and bury bits of him on each continent," Danny growled, stabbing his breakfast angrily. "He deserves to rot in hell." Sam couldn't help agreeing with him from where she stood hidden in the hallway.
"What?" Tucker blinked. "Did I miss something? What'd he do?"
"If Sam wants you to know, she'll tell you," Danny said, sighing. Sam loved him for that. She slipped away; she had to talk to Jeremy. I still can't believe what that bastard did to her, Danny thought to himself, his mind going over everything Sam had told him that morning while they were getting dressed, including the miscarriage. I'll kill him! His eyes flashed a dangerous green.
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Sam pushed Jeremy's hands away. "Stop it. I didn't come here so you could grope me. I came here to tell you it's over, and this time I mean it."
That sobered Jeremy real fast. "Really? Giving up on Danny? Going to send him to his death?" he snarled.
"Try it," Sam shot back, a proud smirk crossing her features. "Danny's stronger than you'll ever know." She let out a cry as he grabbed his arm. Her hand went to her shoulder. "Let go of me!"
"You've been with someone else," he growled, his eyes locked on the mark on her shoulder.
She jerked her arm from his grasp. "I'm not your girl, you bastard. I can be with whoever the hell I want."
Jeremy growled, eyes flashing. "No?" He chuckled wickedly. "Well, you won't be anyone else's girl either."
Sam screamed as he hit her. "Stop it! Let me go!"
"Never!" He hit her again and again.
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Jeremy threw her unconscious body in an alley, staring at her. "You know, it seems like such a waste. I could rape you right now, and you wouldn't even know it."
"She wouldn't, but I would," a deadly voice growled.
Jeremy whirled around. Fiery green eyes were the last thing he saw. Danny turned away from Jeremy's unconscious form, his gaze softening to a deep emerald as he gazed down at the trembling girl lying upon the floor.
"Oh, Sam," he whispered, kneeling and taking her gently in his arms. "Why didn't you let me come with you?" He cradled her close to his chest then took to the skies.