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Amber yawned and opened her eyes. Sunlight poured through the window. Yawning, she got out of bed. She stretched and looked out the window. Children were playing in the street below. She watched a group of girls playing jump rope in the street. The fire hydrant was open and spraying out water. She watched as the kids played and laughed as the water hit them. She felt tears come to her eyes and wiped them away. She looked up and closed her eyes as the sun shone on her. She had grown to love the light as there was no light in the future.
Suddenly, the door opened and Daniel walked in. She opened her eyes and turned towards him. He stared at her, his eyes full of unknown emotions. He cleared his throat and held up some clothes.
"We have to get started. We're limited on time." He said. She nodded and took the clothing. She looked at them and turned towards him.
"Camouflage pants? A black tank top?" She asked. She raised the shoes.
"Combat boots?" She asked. He nodded.
"We're not actually going to war." She said. He narrowed his eyes.
"We have to suit up. Those were the only clothes I could find. Sorry if it's not something gorgeous. Besides, you never had a problem with combat boots before. When you were Sam." He said. Her jaws clenched.
"When I was Sam." She repeated. He glared at her as if to say it was her fault Sam was gone. She turned away, tears forming in her eyes.
"I know!" She yelled, turning back to face him. Tears streamed down her face.
"I know Sam's gone because of me!I know! Don't you know I live with that guilt everyday? Sam;s gone because of me! All because of me! Everyone's gone because of me!" She screamed, dropping to her knees. Tears streamed down her face.
"Everyday, I hear their screams. Every night, I hear Sam's screams echoing in my dream. Every time I close my eyes, I see Nathanial and Tucker disappearing, dying." She whispered, hugging herself. Tears dropped to the floor, staining the red carpet and making it a deeper red. Daniel stood above her, unsure what to do.
He dropped to his knees and tilted her chin up. He raised her face and looked into her eyes. He saw the remorse in them, along with the guilt and hatred she harbored against herself and her existence.
"Amber, I'm, I'm sorry." He stammered. She shook her head.
"No, you spoke the truth. Sam is gone because of me. It's my fault and I deserve to be punished." She said. He shook his head.
"No, you didn't kill her. Eris did." He said. She put her hands to his lips and shook her head.
"No, Daniel. Don't try to defend me. It's ok. I'm to blame. I'm the monster who gave birth to Eris and who made everyone die." She said. This time, he put his hands to her lips and shook his head.
"No. Not a monster. Never a monster." He said. He looked into her eyes. They were filled with so much sorrow and pain, too much for her to handle. Without thinking, he reached out and hugged her. Taken by surprise, Amber didn't respond. However, she reached out and wrapped her hands around Daniel.
He pulled her close to him, burying her face in his chest while she cried. She felt his hand on her head and took a deep breath. She realized who she was and who he was. She let out a sigh and pulled herself away from him.
"We should probably get going." She said, getting to her feet. He nodded and turned. Just as he was about to walk out the door, he turned towards her.
"Hurry and get dressed. We have to find Sam." He said. She nodded. He nodded and left. She closed her eyes and let out a sigh. What just happened? He never showed any affections towards her. Yet, he just embraced her and would not have let go. She pulled on the clothes. What was going on? She knew he didn't love her. He would never love her. She killed Sam and everyone else. Yet, there was something in his hug...
Suddenly, she lunged forward, clutching her chest. She let out a tiny moan, trying to contain the pain. She heard Eris laugh in her head. She groaned and looked down at the scar on her chest. There was a similar one on her back. Eris laughed again.
"Remember how you got it?" She asked. Amber closed her eyes, the memory flashing back.
Amber looked around. She knew Eris was here somewhere. She could hear her breathing. Somehow, she had managed to escape from Amber. If she got strong enough, she would never return to Amber. If she got strong enough, she wouldn't need Amber. No one would be able to stop her then. Amber turned towards Daniel.
"Keep your guards up. She's in here somewhere." She said. He nodded and changed into Danny Phantom. Amber also changed into her ghost form. She looked around, her sight improved due to her ghost powers. She could not only see Eris as she would if she were in her human form, but she could also see the heat from Eris' body. She silently walked around, her eyes darting back and forth. Suddenly, she spun around and shot a beam. Eris fell to the floor, groaning. She looked up at Amber, her black eyes flashing with anger. She phased through the floor. Amber spun around. A beam collided with her and knocked her off her feet. She groaned and clutched her chest. Eris snickered.
"Aw, did I hurt you?" She taunted, pretending to feel remorse. Amber let out a snarl and got to her feet. Eris giggled anddisappeared again. Amber spun around and dodged a beam just in time. It missed her face by centimeters. She smirked at Eris.
"I see your aim has not improved ever after who knows how many years." She said. Eris growled and shot another. Amber dodged and shot one. Eris ducked, but it caught part of her arm. She growled at Amber.
"Lucky shot. But, let's see if you can hit me when you can't even see me."She smiled. She began to laugh as she disappeared. Amber spun around, trying to find her. A beam flew towards her, knocking her off her feet. She looked up andsaw Daniel running towards her. She shook her head andhe stopped. She gestured around with her eyes, telling him to be on the lookout. He nodded. He turned and went into the other room of the old dojo. Amber got to her feet andlooked around. She smiled as she saw the heat coming from Eris' body. She shot a beam and Eris reappeared.
"Foundyou. Even when you're invisible, I still find you." She laughed. Eris let out a snarl. She got to her feet and grabbed a katana from the wall. Amber laughed.
"Do you really want to do this?" She asked. Eris let out a yell and charged at her with the katana. Amber shook her head. She grabbed a pair of sais from the wall. Just as Eris brought the katana down, Amber caught the blade between the two prongs of her sais. She twisted and the sword flew out of Eris' hand. Eris growled and plunged a beam into Amber. Amber let out a scream andfell to the ground, dropping the sais.
"Looks like I win." Eris smiled. She raised the katana, ready to plunge it into Amber's back. Just as she was about to bring it down, a beam flew at her. She yelled out in surprise and turned. Daniel stood there, his fists folded in a fighting stance.
"Stupid fool!" Eris thundered. She disappeared. Amber got to her feet. She looked up andgasped. Eris was behind Daniel, the katana in her hand. She raised it, getting ready to plunge the sword into the clueless Daniel.
"Daniel!" Amber yelled, running towards him. Without thinking, she knocked him out of the way just as Eris brought the sword down. Everything stopped to Amber as the sword ripped through her flesh and drve itself into her heart only to pass through her back again. She wasn't aware of anything. She didn't hear Daniel screaming her name or Eris laughing. She didn't see Eris pull the sword out or Daniel running towards her. She wasn't aware of the pool of blood on the floor or the blood pouring from her chest like a waterfall. She didn't even feel the pain in her chest even though a sword had just ripped into it. No, she didn't feel anything.
She looked around as if in a daze. She saw Eris and something inside her clicked. Without knowing what she was doing, she grabbed Eris and pulled her towards herself. Eris was fighting to get out of her grip but she couldn't. Amber wondered where she could have gotten that strength from. She looked down at her hand and became aware that an aura had surrounded her and was engulfing Eris also. She watched as Eris was pulled back into her.
When Eris disappeared inside her, Amber collapsed. The last thing she remembered before darkness consumed her was Daniel carrying her in his hand. She didn't know where he carried her or to who, but she knew one thing: She trusted him with her life. Besides, she was dying either way. What was the worst he could do? But, somehow, she knew he wouldn't do anything bad to her, even if he did hate her.
"You'll be ok Amber." Those were the words he repeated over and over as he carried her. Whether he was trying to reassure her or himself, she didn't know. But she knew one thing: He kept that promise. Those were the only words she could remember as she lay dying that day.
Amber was brought back to reality by Eris' laughter in her head.
"My, what a touching story." Eris sneered. Amber growled.
"Too bad he hates you because of me." Eris laughed again. Amber ignored her and continued to dress. She looked at the scar. She could honestly say she had been stabbed in her heart now. it was a fact.
Amber walked into the kitchen. Daniel was sitting at the table, reading the newspaper and drinking orange juice. She waltzed over to the counter and poured herself a glass. She noticed his eyes glance over to her. She turned away so he didn't see her smile. She was wearing the outfit he gave her. The camouflage pants hung loose, secured by a leather belt. Her combat boots were black and shiny, thanks to boot polish. The tank top was short, revealing her toned stomach. Her hair was tied back in a ponytail and she was wearing black finger-less leather gloves. She had to admit, she did look good in this outfit. She saw him staring still. Apparently, Daniel thought so also.
"Where are we going?" She asked. He shrugged. She sipped the orange juice. However, the minute she swallowed, she fell to the ground, clutching her head. Daniel jumped up and changed into a ghost. Amber groaned in pain as she tried to contain Eris.
Eris laughed and it escaped from Amber's mouth.
"Eris!" Daniel growled. Amber turned towards him, her eyes now black. However, she had not changed into her ghost form as yet. She closed her eyes and opened them to reveal her red eyes. She groaned and slowly got to her feet.
"Are you ok?" Daniel asked. She nodded. Suddenly, her head shot up and she looked at him.
"What day is today?" She asked.
"It's one day before my wedding." He said. She turned and, without saying anything, ran out of the house.
"Amber!" Daniel yelled. He ran out the door and followed her down the street.
"Why are we here?" Daniel asked, looking at Amber. She didn't answer. Instead, she ran into the library. She looked around and ran towards the Poetry section. Before she got there, she stopped running and walked calmly into the section. Sitting in the burgundy arm chair was a teenage girl. She looked up at Amber with blue-green eyes. Her hair was black with red and purple highlights. She was wearing a pair of dark jeans with rips and a black tank top. Amber noticed she was wearing dark makeup. She couldn't help but smile.
She remembered that she had returned to wearing her Gothicmakeup a few days before that attack. Amber herself was wearing heavy makeup, as a kind of way to reconnect with herself.
"Poe? Nice choice." She said, looking at the book Sam was reading. She tried to make conversation. She knew that Sam had always loved to talk about poetry, especially poem by people like Poe. Sam smiled.
"Thanks. I love him." She said. Amber nodded.
"Definitely. He is one of the best. I mean "The Raven" was pure genius." She said. Sam nodded enthusiastically.
"Most people don't like him. They find him too gloomy and macabre." She said. Amber nodded.
"Most people don't understand him, that's why." Amber said. Sam nodded. Amber let out a sigh.
"I know. Even my own parents didn't understand me." She said, dazing off. Amber took a seat next to Sam.
"Neither do mine. They think I'm strange because of how I dress and stuff." She said. Amber looked at her.
"Is it because you're Goth?" She asked. Sam stared at her.
"How do you know I'm Goth?" She asked. Amber chuckled.
"Because, I was Goth when I was younger also." She said. Sam's eyes grew wide.
"No way!" She said. Amber nodded.
"I'm Amber by the way. I'm from out of town. I'm here doing some research." She said, smiling at Sam. Sam looked at her curiously.
"What kind of research?" She asked.
"Well I don't want to scare you or anything, but I'm doing ghost research." She said. Sam let out a laugh.
"Ghost? Well, you came to the right town." She said. Amber smiled.
"I'm actually curious about that new ghost, Amber." She said. Sam grew silent and still.
"I hear she's very powerful." Amber continued. Just as she was about to say something else, an out of breath Daniel appeared.
"There you are. I've been looking all over for you!" He growled, trying to catch his breath again. He noticed Sam and his eyes grew wide. Sam stared back at him.
"Well, if you remembered anything about me, you would remember that I always came to the library to relax. Mainly, the poetry section." Amber said. He rolled his eyes.
"It's a small detail I forgot. Calm down." He said.
"No, I won't calm down. Because it's those small details that help us. If I didn't remember what day it was, I wouldn't have known where I was or anything. But, of course you won't remember. Then again, you probably wouldn't have even known. You were too busy with your own life, wrapped up in your own happiness. You erased me from your life!" She spit. Daniel's jaw clenched.
"Well, we found you. And might I remind you that you're the cause of all this. You're the reason it happened." He said. Amber turned away and saw Sam staring at them with large eyes. They forget she was there.
"Who are you?" She asked. Amber took a deep breath.
"I'm," She began before Sam shook her head.
"You're me, aren't you?" She asked. Amber sighed and nodded.
"It happened, didn't it? It's all gone, isn't it?" Sam asked, tears coming to her eyes. Amber turned away and nodded. Tears streamed down both their faces.
"But, we're here to try to stop it. And this time we have to or all hope is gone." Amber said.
"All hope is gone?" Sam asked. Amber nodded.
"We had only one chance to travel back to the past to prevent it. We can't come back again. We're not going to get a third chance to set things right." Amber said.
"If we fail this time, then Eris wins and the world is hers." Amber said.
So, reviews! Tell me what you think! Not one of my best chappies. Kinda having writer's block. I need some ideas. If you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to share them with me! Again, thanks to all my readers who continued to read my story and support it! Luv you guys!
-DramaQueen95