Author Note:
toothless20- yes, they do. I would have replied sooner, but I had already uploaded the other chapters and stuff. But two of them ain't entirely gone….did I just put ain't? Great, my hick accent is comin' out in my writin'. Sorry about that, I am from good ol' Oklahoma after all.
~CWA
Chapter 6- Under Watch:
Danny:
I blinked when Abby brought me to her apartment. It was a nice place, and it was dark. I mean, there were a few stuffed animals here and there, but her bed looked like a coffin and there were, I hope their fake, spider webs too.
"Here, Danny," Abby said as she threw open a door, "This can be your room, the guest room."
I smiled.
"Thanks, Abby."
She took a sip of Calf-Pow. I always wondered what in the world was in that drink. I looked at the room. There wasn't much around, besides the basic stuff, but all of it was dark.
"So, Dan-Dan-"
I flinched.
"Please, call me Danny…I hate the name Dan."
She raised an eyebrow but shrugged.
"Okay, Danny, what do you like to do?"
"What?"
"Come on, every kid has a hobby or a dream. Tell me about yourself…do you like horror movies? Do you want a family when you grow up? Ow serious was things between you and your girlfriend?"
I smiled faintly. She asked all that very quickly, and I had an idea it was because of the caffeine in the drink.
"Well, my favorite color is blue. I want to be an astronaut," even if by now that's impossible, "and I love horror movies. Sam, tucker, and I would watch horror movies together all the time…I was pretty serious with Sam. I…As cheesy as it sounds, I gave her a class ring, had it engraved, and it became almost like an eternity ring…we were promised together. It wasn't something set up, after all her parents hated me. But…It was something that we both did…we love…loved…each other so much…"
A faraway look entered my eyes as I remembered everything about Sam.
"Yes, we wanted to get married, as far off as that sounds. We both wanted to have a family," that was something that came up over the past week, "and I want to be an astronaut and she wants to be an environmentalist to help animals and plants everywhere."
Abby looked awed and her eyes were slightly moist from tears.
"Aww…that is so sweet!"
I rubbed the back of my neck sheepishly.
"Umm…I guess."
"So, Danny-boy, ever play Slender?"
I smiled wickedly.
***
Abby was nice, and gave me her guest bedroom. She refused to let me sleep on the couch. We had played a few games of Slender and a few others. It was…pretty nice…
I sighed and got into the dark covered bed. Closing my eyes, I let myself fall asleep…
I opened my eyes and gasped. I froze at the sight.
"You can't save them, run little Phantom, run…I will get you…"
I saw Vlad's face, distorted in an evil grin that was bloody. The scene around me faded and I found myself in the lab. The bodies of my family- Mom, Dad, and Jazz, were still there the way I found them. They were bloody, twisted, disfigured, and burned. The blood message was on the wall. I cried out and the scene changed. This time, I was in the alley where I watched Tucker die in front my eyes. I screamed.
Third Person:
A loud scream echoed throughout the apartment. Abby woke up, and could still here it. She began to get more frightened.
"Danny," she whispered…
Gathering her senses, she grabbed her weapon of defense and her stuffed animal. She gave it a comforting squeeze and it farted. She grabbed her cell phone, the scream still continuing and then stopped. She desperately wanted to go to Danny, but she still had common sense. She called Gibbs.
"Abby," Gibbs groggy voice came through the cell phone.
"Gibbs! Hurry over here!"
There was another loud scream.
"Be careful Abby, I'll be there soon."
***
Abby stayed in her bedroom, in the coffin, while listening to scream after scream. Her eyes were blurry from the tears, she was worried about Danny. Sure, she only knew him for a short time, but she thought of him almost as a little brother already.
"Abby."
She nearly screamed, and her weapon (a bat, an actual bat, not a baseball bat) stopped mid-air. Gibbs raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything.
"Stay hidden."
Luckily, Abby had called Gibbs. He wanted to stay with Abby, after all his team is his family, but every second was precious if the boy's life was in danger. He had his gun out as he walked through the apartment, scoping it out. There was another scream. Gibbs didn't flinch, his expression hardened. He busted open the door, gun drawn.
"Looks like someone's having a heck of a nightmare," he muttered.
Gibbs put down his gun and looked at Danny. He was still screaming, but he was curled and on the ground. He didn't seem injured, but he did seem asleep. Though, his eyes closed tightly there were tears. He was squirming and screaming. Gibbs sighed; he's dealt with more than a few nightmares himself. If this kid really did witness the murder of his friend, then it's only common for the boy to have nightmares about it.
He walked to the kid and knelt down.
"Danny," he said gently as he shook the kid, "Danny, it's okay. Focus on my voice, it's okay."
Abby came in. She ignored Gibbs' slight glare, like I am that helpless…yeah right…She saw Danny and ran to him, kneeling down beside Gibbs. She took the boy in her arms.
"Hey, Danny…it's okay…it's okay…focus on my voice, okay? You're gonna be fine, it isn't real…"
For a second, Danny's eyes opened and he looked at Abby and at Gibbs,
"But it was real…"
He closed his eyes tightly. Even though they knew he was awake, it was obvious that the nightmare was still affecting him. Gibbs looked at the crying teenager boy.
"Danny," Abby said, "what happened?"
"I saw them…all of them…they're all dead…my family…Mom…Dad…my sister…they're all dead…."
Abby hugged the boy tighter as he continued on about his nightmare.
"…I saw them, Abby…I was the one who found their bodies…and it's all my fault they're dead…he was after me…he killed them to get to me…and then he killed Sam's family and Tucker's family…all because he wanted revenge on me…he killed Tucker…and he said he killed Sam too…I just…I can't…"
"Who," Gibbs said, slightly hardening, "who killed them? Who's after you?"
"I…I know him…I know I do," Danny said slurred and dazed, "I know I've known him for a long time….I know we hated each other… I know he is crazy and he's after me…he wants to kill me…he said I was next to die…"
"Who," Gibbs demanded.
"I…I see him, and I know him, but then...I can't remember…I know I know him," Danny sobbed, "I know I do, but I just can't remember! They're all dead because of me and I can't even do one thing that would help! Why can't…I…remember…"
Danny's eyes closed and he fell asleep in Abby's arms. Gibbs stood up.
"Abby, are you okay?"
"…Yeah…but Gibbs…"
"Yeah?"
"This kid…he's a good kid, Gibbs…I know he is…He loved her, Gibbs."
"Who Abby?"
"His girlfriend, he really loved her. I could tell. The ring we found, it was Sam, not Wes, and he was the one that gave it to her…It was their way of promising themselves to one another, Gibbs. He really loved her…and then someone took that away, Gibbs. It's not fair!"
"…I know, Abby…"
"Can you promise me, something?"
"What is it Abby?"
"Find out whoever took Danny's family, his friends, and his love…and give them the justice they deserve, Gibbs."
"I plan to Abby, I plan to."