"What?" Danny asked annoyed as he found his mother stealing glances at him.
"Nothing." Maddie said at the sudden defensive mood in her son.
"Why do you keep staring at me?" He asked shiffting in his chair uneasily. Who knows what she could be up to.
"I dont know, just thinking." Maddie answered. "Is it a crime for me to look at you now?"
"Well it's weird and it starting to freak me out."
"Sorry." Maddie sighed. "Um Danny, you haven't been hanging around that ghost kid have you?"
Danny gulped for a second but kept the bored look on his face. "No, why?"
"No reason I guess,"
"Mom could I ask you something?"
"Anything sweetie." Maddie smiled.
"Would ever you kill me?"
"Of course not." Maddie laughed. "Why would I kill you?"
"Trust me you would." Danny mumbled.
"Danny," Maddie began seriously moving her chair closer to his. "No matter what you did I would never hurt you, I may be a little mad but I would never stop loving you. Your my son and you can tell me anything."
"If only it was that easy." Danny thought she sounded for a second like Jazz, but unlike Jazz he couldn't just come out yelling 'I'm a ghost!'
"It is Danny. I can understand." Maddie said soothingly touching his arm, she was hurt that her own son was so reluctant to talk to her. "Please tell me what's wrong, I hardly know you now and I don't want a relationship like that."
"Mom I just can't. Trust me if I told you, you'd hate me."
"No." Maddie protested, there was no way she'd ever hate Danny. Maddie took a hold of her son's shoulders and looked him in the eyes. "I can and never will hate you. And I would never ever hurt you Danny. No matter what."
"Mom listen to me, if you ever knew the truth about me, you wouldn't stand by your word."He dropped his voice to a dull whisper. "You wouldn't understand."
"Help me understand." Maddie pleaded. "Please I can help you."
"There's no help for me." Danny muttered before slidding off his chair and strolling away.
Maddie bit her lip, but let him go. She wanted to scream, why was her son acting this way? Did he not love her, how could he not trust her? She never did anything to hurt him in her life. It broke her heart to see him like this.
Maddie spent the rest of the night alone in the living room looking through photo albums that showed a better time. The house was empty, Jack was away for the week visiting a sister Maddie couldn't stand and Jazz was with Jack. Danny, well he'd gone up to his room and hadn't come down.
She wondered why he was always so quiet. It seemed unusual for a teenager, most teens blast music or do something noisely. It worried her sometimes. Tonight was one of those nights where she worried the most.
Maddie went up the stairs to see what he was up to, he was probably asleep, he did seem to love his sleep. When she cracked open the door she saw an open window blowing his papers about.
"That little punk, he snuk out." She growled under her breath and slammed his door shut. "Well he's got another thing coming." She said aloud as she trudged down the stairs and got her keys.
She started the car and sacavenged the roads from eleven to tweleve thirty, but she didn't see him, nor did she see a sign of him. She decided to stop at her house again, but he wasn't there.Then she went to the Foleys and knocked on the door.
Mrs. Foley in her green night gown answered. "Maddie, what are you doing here at this hour?"
"I'm looking for Danny have you seen him?" She asked.
"No, not since this afternoon, you mean he's missing?" Maddie nodded." Don't worry dear if we see him we'll take him home."
Maddie gave her thanks then went to the Mansons' mansion. A stuffy couple in pink and blue pajamas answered, looking annoyed with their goth daughter in a black and purple mid drift tube top and black pants.
"Mrs. Fenton are you aware of the hour?" Asked Mr. Manson in an angry tone as he glared down at her.
"Yes, I'm looking for my son, have you seen him?"
"Danny's missing?" Sam cut in worriedly.
"That hooligan, I always knew he'd run away. See why I don't want you hanging around with that boy Sammy?" Mrs. Manson sneered, but received a glare from both Sam and Maddie.
"I'll keep a look out for him Mrs.Fenton." Sam said gently.
"Thank you Sam." And with that Maddie left, not paying any attention to the parents and their yelling at Sam who yelled equally back.
She had to find Danny, but he didn't show up anywhere. The streets were empty and she'd checked home over and over, but he just wasn't there. Or anywhere at that matter.
A distraught Maddie gave up her search and returned home, she'd tried the police but they said nothing could be done until he was missing for a full day. A lot of good that did her now, she thought that was one of the dumbest things ever. Danny probably needed them now, not in twenty four hours.
Maddie felt tears fall, she wanted to know where her little boy was, her pride and joy. He was missing. "Danny where are you?" Maddie whispered.
What would she tell Jack, 'hi honey I lost Danny, guess I'm losing my touch. What do you want for dinner?'Or Jazz, that girl was over protective of her brother, how could she explain to her that Danny 'just slipped out'?
Maddie considered calling Jazz and Jack now, and telling them to come home but she didn't want to drag them out of bed and across a whole state, after all it was two o clock! She didn't realize it was already that late. Maddie couldn't wait anymore, she had to go back out.
While Maddie was driving near the park she saw a few bright sparks of light. This worried her, she had to check it out. It could be gun fire, or a ghost, and even worse what if Danny was caught in it. She tucked away a few weapons and took off towards where the lights had come from.
It had grown dark since she'd started her mad dash, but it seems that there was still something going on down there. The rustling of the trees and a few shouts and grunts. As she made her way near the creek at the end of the park that led to the forrest a black ecto blast shot upwards past her.
She screeched, it was a ghost, well ghosts. One was a ghost boy and the other was one she'd never seen before. And by the looks of it Phantom hadn't either. It was a large blue colored ghost that had a human body and face decoratedwith scars, it was a female in a black and gray striped tank top and torn dark blue jeans. She had on black leather boots and a utility belt.
If Maddie didn't know better she'd swear it was a bounty hunter, or at least she used to be. She was after Phantom and had done a good job at banging him up. He looked tired. Phantom had seen the shot nearly hit her and he looked angrily at the ghost and jumped on her.
"What's with the rage increase kid?" She asked nochantly kicking him off of her, he skidded onto his feet instead of rolling onto his belly. That's when her eyes fell on Maddie. "Oh, I get it." She smirked. "You like humans, aww that's so cute you don't want me to hurt her."
Danny's eyes flashed brighter as he followed her evil stare to his mother. "Leave her alone Trig!" He shouted angrily blasting the distracted woman.
Trig leaped back up her eyes glowing a fierce red as she charged a glowing black energy ball into her hands and blasted it right into Danny, who was blown back by the force. He quickly leaped back up and fought on.
Maddie hid behind a tree watching from a distance. Why did Phantom care at all about her safety, he'd tried to injure her in City Hall before, so how could he suddenly care? And the drive of Phantom was incredible, all those wounds and continous blows and he still got back up. What was he fighting for?
Maddie knew she had to leave and look for Danny, no matter how intriguing this fight was. She turned and tried to sneak away but she must've been caught because before she knew it she was pushed down into the ground after a shout.
The woman opened her eyes and looked over to where she'd been. The ghostboy lay face down on the ground and two blue rings formed around him, revealing a beaten teenager. Her teenager.
"Danny!" She shreiked running over to his bloody body.
Trig stared down, with no real emotions as the mother propped her son in her arms trying to rouse him. Ignoring her futility as she begged for him. He never responded to her.
Trig had always been trained to not feel a thing, but there was a bitter taste left in her mouth from this. She ran her hand nervously through her dust black hair. She shuddered at the sight of Maddie then pulled out a small phone.
"Alright Master's the deed is done. I'll be at base in a few..." She muttered inanely into it and before he could answer she tucked it away.
She looked back at the mother and son, there was just something about this image that stirred her own anger. She couldn't bear to make a check that he was infact dead, she'd leave him to the mother. Besides she could just assume anyway, how would he ever find out. A message on her phone corrected her,
Make sure he is finished, hit him if he's already dead, we can't be to careful and I will know I have eyes everywhere
Trig sighed, she balled up her fingerless gloved hands and prepared a powerful energy. She had to make sure she didn't hit the woman, her employer had made that clear. But Trig wasn't worried she had perfect aim.
blah another story from nowhere, and I know I still have other stories to finish and I probably shouldn't be starting a new one, but meh.
So what'd you think? Care to tell me.
don't worry I won't hold this story hostage if no one reviews, I just like when people tell me if I'm doing good or slacking.