#andy fenton

Danny's POV

My brother and I go through very strange situations...

For a while, we've been drifting apart because of the sequels from my accident, I'm afraid of him thinking I'm a monster if he ever knows about my ability to turn into a ghost as our parents have always described those things as nothing but dangerous creatures that want to corrupt humanity...

I'm afraid to investigate if he would think that of me or not.

Last week a ghost dragon came out from a portal and it's expensive looking collar fell in my backpack, I didn't understand what was it, so I didn't really cared about it after I tried to use it to ask out for the school dance the new and prettiest girl in school; Paulina, she turned down the offer, she said the collar was scary and ugly, so I just kept that thing in my pocket.

After thinking and looking how supportive my friends are of me and my... Condition.

I'm trying to build my courage to talk with my twin brother about this, maybe small hints, I am curious about his actual opinion about ghost and not just the voice of my parents, maybe I can talk things out into making him think I'm..., well, I'm not human but I could make him believe I'm anything else but a ghost.

It's gonna be so awkward after intentionally ignoring him for a month, with his gloomy way to roam around, that constant frown on his face, I can tell he's not happy about my absence, when he reached the school bathroom, I was about to get in to talk to him, but I stopped myself when I heard he's talking with someone there or maybe talking to himself again due his um..., mental condition, I won't elaborate on that.

I tried to peek, managing to make myself feel more guilty for casting him away, he's taking to himself and by the looks of it about to cry, I heard someone else in there but I can't tell what are they saying, so I tried to get in, only to receive a slam in the face when the bathroom door bursted open, the collar fell from my pocket and my brother picked it up, I got a bad feeling about this...

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In the cafeteria my mind was busy thinking about all things that could go wrong with him having that collar..., sure I was about to give it to Paulina, but this is different, he's being paranoid and starting to question where did that thing came from and if he links it to me, he'll question why do I have such thing with me if I have no money for that, then he'll think of ghost, then he'll think I...

-Yo!, earth to Danny!, dude are you okay?!-

Tucker snapped me out of this intrusive thoughts, I cleared my throat trying to pretend I've not been zoning out the whole day.

-Hey..., sorry, I was just remembering a ghost fight, you know..., I'm not quite used to sleep just two hours-

I said, you know, like a complete liar moron, well, it's true I have been having little to no sleep since I started to fight ghost and that lunch lady thing last week left me completely drained but it's not bothering me that much as the thought of how to talk with my brother about me being a ghost freak!.

-Did you talk with him?-

Tucker asked to my surprise, I didn't say anything, I was trying to...

-Don't sweat it dude, you're just a terrible liar and we have been talking about this for a while, you should get this out of your chest already dude, if it goes wrong, you can simply tell him the conversation never happened, his pills make him forget things all the time, remember?-

Tucker has got a point, this should be an easy task, he's literally my only family member who talking to about this should not have permanent effects and based on his reaction that should be the worst or the best reaction to expect from my family.

-Sorry to interrupt your drama, but I got info about the collar you were about to give to Paulina-

Sam said catching my attention, Tucker doesn't seem quite happy.

-That's rude Sam!, we can talk about that thing later, Danny was about to...-

-No, let her continue, tell us more about the collar Sam, what did you find?-, I interrupted, I felt bad about it, Tucker knows me, he may be thinking I'm evading the subject but as I take a glance to a nearby table, I can see my brother talking with this ginger boy from the basketball team, I think Wes was his name?, they are currently looking at the collar.

-Well, the user turns into a dragon when they get really angry and knowing that shallow witch, she was going to...-

My heart skips a beat at her words, I'm just looking at Andy putting the collar on, he's the worst person to have that thing on, I rushed towards him, my friends tried to call out for me.

-Andy has the collar!-

I could barely answer as I ran towards his table, he has been sitting on separated tables since Sam told him to not hear our conversations and go away until we told him to come back, those were ghost hunting conversations, I remember how heart broken he was when I didn't say anything about it, the same heart broken and angry look he's giving me now.

-What do you want Danny?!-

He snapped at me?, he has never..., no, focus!, I have to focus on making him take that thing off.

-I got no time to explain, you have to take off that collar Andy!-

He looks more... Annoyed and his eyes are glowing red.

-You finally came to talk to me, just for this?-

He asked in a cold tone that made me shiver, as I try to justify myself with... Anything but the truth, his skin began to cover in blue scales, his teeth got sharper, his body grew longer, I... I can't watch this anymore!, screw what Sam said about him rejecting me!.

-Andy, please..., now we can talk about the secret I've been keeping for you, why I have been pushing you away, it's because...-

A loud roar interrupts me, his body twisting and contorting into a reptilian beast, I couldn't stop it!..., why?!, why did I have to wait that much to talk to him?!, you idiot!, you always ruin everything!.

As a desperate and pitiful attempt to bring him back, I approached to the confused beast panting for air as he trembles for the sudden change, if he moves around even the slightest he can hurt someone, I'll have to take him out by talking to him or forcing him.

-Andy, I don't want to do this, you have to listen to me, I'm so sorry about isolating you, I was... Scared about revealing to you I am...-

He took a deep breath and exhaled fire into the nearby screaming crowd of students, I had no time to hide or even use my battle cry, I turned into phantom and created a shield around the group, the fire coming from the dragon's mouth dissipated at the instant it touched my shield, I put the shield down so everyone could run away, I flew towards him, I don't want to hurt him.

-Please just let me take this and I will talk with you like you wanted!, everything will be okay little bro...-

The beast panted heavily, I could see his expression softening a little..., that's it!, That's Andy!, for a second his eyes flickered to green, I reached out my hand to touch the collar.

-Everything is gonna be okay...-

I was gently taking it off when... I know it was stupid... I knew this was not the time but I said;

-I love you little bro..., do you love me despite being a ghost?-

The next thing I knew was one of his big and heavy claws crossed across my eye making me blind for a couple of seconds as I try to stop the bleeding with my hand, the crowd screamed, the amulet was on the floor as I heard it fall.

When I opened my eyes Andy was already unconscious on the floor, the amulet was gone, I stood there trembling and gently lowering myself in front of my brother's unconscious form, tears began to slide from my eyes.

-It's not fair..., I hid this away for you to not hate me!-

I screamed in the empty room, the echo of the big cafeteria making me feel more lonely.

-I'm not a monster!, why did you attack me?!, why did you attack me like mom and dad?!-

I fell on my knees and sobbed quietly.

-I'm not a monster...-

I hugged myself as I cried at his feet, tears fell down mixed with the ectoplasm dripping from my eye on the floor, I'm trying to prevent any drop from my gross ectoplasm to drip on my brother, I didn't even noticed when Sam picked me up to clean and patch my eye.

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When I was done, I took Andy back home to his bed, I lied my parents about my wound saying a ghost did it, they immediately rushed to hunt the ghost.