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Plot & Text © DivaGurl277

Plot & Text © Lady Wolf Eyes

"Hey Danny." said Ellie as she bounded down the stairs. She noticed he sat on the couch reading. And she planned on keeping true to her word that she gave her mother. Plus she was curious.

"Umm, hey." he replied. Ellie could tell he was still uncomfortable after this morning's events.

Ellie flopped onto the other end the couch. "Whatcha reading?"

"Oh just this book about NASA. It's not terribly interesting, but it's mandatory."

"Wait you're re you an astronaut?"

"Yup."

"That's awesome! I've never met an actual astronaut. Do you like it?"

"Actually, yeah, I love it. I've always wanted to be one even as a kid. Ask your mom as a little kid, I'd always outside at night watching the stars."

Ellie didn't miss the mention of her mother, taking note that he had brought Sam up, not her. "You ever been to outer space?"

"NASA hasn't sent me yet," Danny said. He purposely didn't give a straight answer, what he said was true. NASA hadn't sent him, Ellie wouldn't know there were other ways to get into space, like say ghost powers.

"Awww….that stinks. What's the point of being an astronaut if you haven't been to space? I mean really isn't that your job?!"

Danny just laughed.

"I really don't see what's so funny about that though." Ellie said frustrated not to know why Danny was laughing.

"I'm not laughing at that or you, Ellie. It's just…you remind me of Sam when you get frustrated or angry." Danny was covering up the true reason for his laughter with something else that was on his mind. "You're a lot like her actually"

"Well, yes she is my mother so go figure right?"

"Yup definitely Sam's daughter."

Sam stood at the edge of the kitchen doorway as all this was happening. Her heart did crazy things in her chest when she saw the two of them talking it was almost like it was meant to be…the phone rang loudly as she slipped away from the door to answer it.

"Eric...hi..." she said warily.

"Hey Sam. I was wondering if you'd mind if I picked up Ellie today. I know I was supposed to get her yesterday but-"

Sam cut him off in annoyance. "Yes, Eric. You were supposed to get her yesterday. She's your child, not just some thing that you can pick up and drop off anytime you feel like it. I mean, don't WE get any gainsay in these stupid little games you insist on playing?" Sam asked, her voice dripping with vexation.

"Oh come on, Sam! Don't start this..." Eric sighed.

"Start what?" she argued, "Telling you off because you've got no responsibility nor regard for me OR your teenage daughter? Start that? Is that what you want to refrain from starting?" she snapped.

"Look, Samantha. Yes or No." Eric said, his voice was layered with anger.

"Be here in twenty minutes or don't come at all."

With that said, Sam hung up the phone.

She was having such a good time since Danny arrived. It was like they were living in their own perfect world. Then Eric had called a shatter it.

Danny walked in the kitchen then. He had heard Sam's voice raised and angry at who ever was on the other end.

"Hey what's up? You alright?"

"Ellie's father's coming."

"Oh, well..erm…she'll look forward to that wouldn't she?"

"On the contrary, she doesn't seem to care for him very much."

"Oh."

"Mom, why does he have to come?" Ellie replied after being finally aware of her impending visit. It felt odd to call him her father it just didn't fit him. He showed up every weekend and dragged her someplace or another. Nothing about them was alike, looks or interests. He was so dull. He only came because he felt obligated. Neither of them honestly enjoyed the visits.

"Ellie he's your father and you only see him on weekends. Think of his feelings."

"Mom you know perfectly well I don't like him! And I don't think he likes me very much anyway. I'm probably too much like you for him to handle. I don't understand how you ever married that man."

"Ellie what horrible things to say!"

"It's not like you like him either, Mom!"

"I'm allowed to not like him, I'm his ex-wife!!"

"But you expect me to?? Then just refer to me as his ex-daughter then!!!" Ellie screamed indignantly. She when to her room and waited for events to unfold. Ellie had a plan.

Ellie!" she heard her mother call, "Go get the door, it's your father!"

Ellie got her bed and trudged slowly towards the door.

"Hey Dad." she remarked simply.

"Hey Elle." Eric said, giving a slight smile at his teenage daughter.

Eric had enchanting blue-gray eyes and chocolate brown colored hair. He was quite muscular like Danny, though Eric's could be seen through his dark red t-shirt. His smile was nice, and could even be called cute and charming. All in all, a girl would have to admit that the guy looked pretty good, so one could almost see why Sam had married him a long time ago. Almost.

Sam walked towards the door. Danny also came, Sam looked like she might need the support.

"Samantha." Eric said curtly.

"Dillweed. Oh! I mean..uhh..." Sam cleared her throat, "Eric."

Ellie gave the faintest of smirks at the challenging glimmer in her mother's eyes.

"Quite childish of you, Sam." Eric said, his eyes causing an invisible yet angry tension with her own. Danny tensed.

"You called me my real name, so why can't I call you yours?" Sam asked, acting as if she saw nothing wrong with the situation.

Eric gave a scoffing laugh, and Danny dully noted that there was a lot of scoffing going on lately, and sighed. Eric noticed this and turned to him.

"And who might you be?" Eric asked, his eyes alighting with interest.

"Oh! Eric. You remember Danny!" Sam smiled, leaning over to put her head on Danny's shoulder after giving him a slight hugging squeeze. Danny was surprised but following her lead draped his arm on her shoulders.

She was highly aware of the hatred between the two of them, and Sam was going to use that to her advantage. Although she must say she rather enjoyed the way Danny responded.

"Oh," Eric said. The look on his face was obvious. "Long time, no see."

"Yes. It has been, hasn't it?" Danny said, the same look on his face.

He leaned his head on top of Sam's playfully and she laughed.

Ellie watched them with interest, wondering just where this little spectacle was going. Was it just for their benefit, Eric's, or both. Ellie had an inkling it was a bit of both.

Eric cleared his throat. Danny continued to hold Sam to him, and looked back up at Eric who was standing there, tapping his foot, his jaw set, and his eyes considerably darker.

"Hey, so Gregory whatcha been up to?" Danny asked, curiously.

"Oh, you know, this and that. Business." he finished simply. Then asked, death glare still in place, "And you Fenton, Mr. N.A.S.A.?"

Danny gave a slight chuckle, and Sam could feel it erupt from his chest, and was anxious at how close she was to him.

"Well with astronauts it's always the same old, same old. That's why I'm here with Sam and Ellie for a little while, I needed something fresh and new." He said, grinning at Ellie who decided that it was time to have some fun. These adults were making it rather easy to instill her plan.

"Yeah, Dad. Danny's been SO much fun! I mean, I didn't even know you were coming, me and Danny were gonna hang out together and stuff. I was soooo excited! Awww, I'm so disappointment."

Danny had expected her to tease him one way or another, but this wasn't what he expected. Although he had a feeling what way it was going.

"Oh Ellez. It's alright, we can hang out another time. I'm sure you're father would like to visit with you."

"Elizabeth if that's what you want," Eric said, clearing his throat for about the billionth time since he had arrived, "If you want to spent some time with Mr. Fenton….I'll just see you next weekend." Having being defeated in the fight for his own daughter, by Fenton no less. At least he didn't have to spent his day with his ungrateful brat of a daughter, a miniature Sam in the making.

"Oh, Daddy. Thank you! I'm not sure how long, Danny will be here so I want to spend as much time with him as possible." Ellie finished, laying it on thick.

"Well, then…erm. I'll be leaving then. Goodbye Ellie, see you next week then."

There's a nice long chapter, well at least the longest yet. I like the "stand-off" like scene in the original so this has some of the same dialogue but the results different. Love it, Like it, Hate it? READ & REVIEW PEOPLE READ AND REVIEW! ;D

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