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Plot & Text © Lady Wolf Eyes

Night seemed to last longer than usual for Sam. But why? Was it because Danny was here? She told herself to stop acting so ridicul-Wait. Danny was here, in fact only a wall was separating them, and in well, Danny's case that wasn't much. She giggled. So much had changed but here was giggling like a schoolgirl over crush. But technically that was a insult to what she felt, it was more than a crush and it had outlasted all the others. Sam lay on her bed, her mind floating in romantic thoughts, thoughts of Danny.

Then she heard a scream. It was Ellie. Her maternal instinct made even the thought of walking impossible. She ran to Ellie's room. Danny ran out of the guest room, and was hot on her trail, both of them taking three or four steps at a time. She reached the door and deathly screams admitted from within. Sam pushed Ellie's door open, afraid of what might be on the other side as Ellie let out another ear shattering scream.

"Ellie! What's wrong?" Sam and Danny asked in unison

"I'm dying! I'm DYING! Mommy!" Ellie screamed.

Sam felt a burst of fear erupt through her very being at the sound of her daughter calling her "Mommy", which she hadn't done in almost eight years.

"What's wrong? Are you bleeding?" Danny asked, putting a hand on the girl's forehead.

"Yeah." Ellie whimpered.

"Where, honey? Can you show us where?" Sam asked.

"That's the thing! I don't KNOW where! I woke up, and there was this bloody spot on my sheets, and I think it's my leg. Oh God, Mom. Are they gonna have to AMPUTATE IT?" she cried.

"Oh...Ellie...you...we talked about this…" Sam said, biting her lip.

"Uhmm...I'm gonna...uhh...get dressed and...yeah." Danny said uncomfortably, leaving hastily after a somewhat awkward silence.

"Ellie...that was far beyond cruel..." Sam hissed.

"Hey. I had to test him out somehow. At least I didn't ask him to buy me tampons like I asked that Alexander dude." Ellie shrugged.

Sam looked at her skeptically. "Ellie. Danny and I aren't even like that." she told her.

"Sure. Uh-uh. Yeah. Whatever." Ellie said, making a face at her mother and rolling her eyes.

Sam rolled her eyes as the girl rolled up her sheets, and changed her pants.

"Do you even have your period? I could've sworn you had me run out to get stuff about four weeks ago or something..." Sam said suspiciously.

"Duh." Ellie said in sing-song, waving two bottles of ketchup and hotsauce at her.

"Ketchup for thickness?" Sam asked.

"Tobasco for color and texture. Learned it from the best, y'anno." Ellie told her mother.

It sadly, was true. Sam sheepishly remembered using that trick many a time to get out of the suckiest of dates, or more recently to get rid of Alexander when he was pushing just a little too hard.

"Be proud. You raised a mastermind." Ellie smiled brightly.

"Yeah, either that or a schizo..."

"Wha?" Ellie asked, yawning.

"But really, Ellie. You don't even know him. He's one of my best friends, we've been through a lot together. Give him and a chance, get to know him he's a decent guy."

Ellie was surprised by her mother's sudden seriousness. She could tell it would mean a lot to her if she at least gave him a chance. Danny meant a lot to her mom, and she suspected there was more to it than she was letting on. She wouldn't admit it but he impressed Ellie the night before.

As soon as Sam fainted, Danny was at her side. When she didn't automatically come back around, Danny asked Ellie if it was alright if he picked Sam up and put her on a couch somewhere. Ellie, shocked, merely nodded. He lifted her off the floor and Ellie led him to the living room. He tenderly set Sam on the sofa, then stepped back. He just gazed at her. Finally noticing Ellie staring at him he reddened and gazed at the floor. What Ellie had seen in his eyes alarmed her. It was quite similar to the look in her mother's eyes whenever she mentioned Danny.

"Please Ellie would you?" Sam said pleading, as Ellie's mind was called back.

"Sure, Mom."

"Thanks, Ellez." kissing her daughter on the forehead. Sam then left the room leaving Ellie alone in her thoughts.

It was horribly weird situation. An old friend shows up out of nowhere and with him comes all these emotions. There was definitely more to their relationship then they admitted to. Maybe they didn't even realize it themselves. But what ever it was Ellie was going to get to the bottom of it.

I've noticed my chapters are getting shorter...hmmm...I don't know whether I like that or not but I kind of like having just one major event in each chapter. I don't know. Anyway, so I didn't delete the whole period fiasco. :D Personally I wasn't fond of it in the original. I feel so bad for Danny. Poor guy..:) But it fit and other people may enjoy it so. I kind of like these serious talks, but let me know if there's anything you thinks totally out of character. I think I'll start the next chapter right away, I'm not guaranteeing anything but it might be out today. (9/4) See ya! Read & Review:) (Now I sound like every other author huh? Didn't take very long :) )

-Lady Wolf Eyes