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Second Chance at Life.

A Danny Phantom fic by Gildy AKA YaoiUke.

Chapter XXX. (Danny’s Self Destruction)

At first, my body rejected the poison. Its bitter taste was repulsive. So repulsive that I was on the urge of rejecting the breakfast I had earlier this morning. Breakfast ?... I don’t remember having anything that tasted like breakfast. The food I ate barely taste good, almost everything, including that supposedly delicious Nasty Burger tasted like raw meat and their fries tasted like a big maggot in my tongue. I began to lost interest to have anything to eat and this poison just fill in the gaps nicely.

At first it was my only escape from the bitter reality that I was alone. You see, about few months ago, I lost something that has become a part of my heart, I’ve lost my only true love. We made a promise that we will be together forever. Apparently, fate spoke different language and it was also cruel. Not only I lost my lover, I was also unable to say goodbye to him. Ember McLain was my first and only love and I thought nothing would change that.

I was extremely disappointed that he never explicitly told me that whoever killed the ghost zone ruler will be appointed as the new ruler until the end of his or her existence. I wished that he would have told me… Ember knew that the very task of killing the ghost zone despot ruler, Freakshow was a duty that he had to fulfill no matter what. Perhaps Ember didn’t want me to be disappointed. Perhaps he was also afraid to lose me as much as I afraid to lose him. Whatever the reason was, he cannot tell me about it. I know that I would to the same if I’m in Ember’s shoes.

Ember killed Freakshow at the end. His Snipeshot Ecto Ray finished that despot ghost off. Even though I did not want to, I was unable to say goodbye and take a look at him for the last time. I was mortally wounded and fainted. Even today, I still bear the scars of that battle and I was unable to fully recover my strength because of that battle. Danny Phantom that people know me as, disappeared slowly from existence along with me, Danny Fenton.

Thus, I began to search for another way to escape the reality. As time passed, a person’s knowledge expanded, his or her horizon broadens and his or her friendship extended far. However, it wasn’t long before I stumbled something that piqued my interest. One night, a former Casper High Student, which was a bully toward myself, met me. He had changed so much. Dash has changed dramatically. He was no longer muscular, he’s now tall as usual, but very slim. So slim that you can actually fits two of him in his current state into his old high school uniform.

Naturally, I asked him what happened. Little that I knew, he would took me to dive a path with almost no way out. Few days after I met Dash, he showed me something that I knew from deep within my heart was extremely wrong. But hey, I’m Danny Phantom, the super hero, what can go wrong ?. Apparently everything can go wrong. Dash has showed me the path of heroin addict.

At first I resorted to heroin whenever I felt down and depressed. However, as it turned out to be, my depression ran deeper than I thought. As much as I hate to admit it, I can’t and don’t want to live without Ember on my side. I began to take the poison on regular basis and it began to take its toll on my health, my body and my mind.

Soon, I began to forget about Ember. However, the thought about him was replaced by something more cruel. The only thing I can think of was how to satisfy and fulfill my addiction. Fortunately, my parents especially my dad, wasn’t the brightest man in the house. He failed to notice the change in my behavior. However, my sister Jaz, wasn’t anything like my dad. She’s rather quick in response and can you guess who the people she talked to about me were ?.

If you guessed Sam and Tucker, you’ll be correct. She told them about the change in my behavior and suggested that they should keep a close watch on me. Being my only true friends, they did just that. Sure enough, they caught me wet handed while I was taking that cursed poison. I shall never forget the disappointed look on their faces. Tucker was speechless while Sam was extremely furious. She was so furious that she actually knocked one of my teeth off as she hit me on the face. I guess I deserved that punch.

At the end, she gave me two choices. Either I stop taking that poison or she and Tucker will disappear from my life for good. Just to make them happy while at the same time saving the little dignity and self respect I’ve left, I promised to them that I will quit it. Well, at least Danny Phantom will keep that promise. Don’t expect for Danny Fenton to keep it. Isn’t having a two personality great ?... Actually, no, it led me straight into self destruction. So, it wasn’t long before my body cried for the addiction to be fulfilled. After one sleepless night, I finally manage to lay my hands on the cursed poison.

My body trembles from the tip of my hair to the end of my toes as the poison kicks in. it definitely kicked my system back online. For the first time since yesterday night, I felt alive. I leaned back as far as I can and sink into my bed. The muscles that felt as they’re knotted into one another tightly slowly begin to loosen. “Ember… if only you could see me right now…” I thought to myself in misery. I’m sure that he would tie me down to the bed and won’t let me go for few days until the poison and the addiction it caused was flushed from my system.

I scooped another mound of the poison and put it on a custom made aluminum foil from a cigarette foil. Quickly, I put a piece of paper that I rolled into a hollow tube in between my lips. And slowly, I light my lighter under the foil. As the poison burn, I inhale the thick white smoke it produced.

It certainly hit the spot. My consciousness slowly slipped away. I’m at the edge between sleeping and awake. To me, this is the sweet spot that I tried to hang to as long as possible. Eventually, my effort failed and I drifted into a deep sleep.

Time seems to be frozen. The only telltale sign that the time was actually passing was the constant ticking of the alarm clock in my room. My mind started to gone backward, rewinding my life before me. It was kinda funny to see what you have done in life from other person’s perspective, and to see yourself doing what you did. Not to my surprise, the part of my life that I viewed was the time I spent together with none other than Ember.

I felt so happy to see him again, even though it was in the poison-induced dream. I think I physically smiled during that dream. I felt at the most peaceful state, however, that peace wasn’t last long. For unknown reason, I snapped my eyes open.

I heaved a deep sigh before pulling myself up from the bed. Lazily, I strode toward the window. Looking at the passing traffic and the cloud on the sky above wasn’t particularly interesting. However, when the poison grabs you, almost everything can become interesting.

“Ember… Where are you… ?” I whispered softy. After sometime watching the cloud and the traffic, I decided that I’ve enough. I simply turned around and sat down and curled into fetal position. Lazily, I rested my head on my knees. “Ember… Why do you leave me… ?”.

I wanted to cry, but I just can’t. Maybe my tears were all dried up because I cried myself to sleep whenever I thought about him. I closed my eyes tightly, trying my best not to remember him even though I failed miserably.

Out of nowhere, a piece of rock, wrapped in paper landed in front of me. Naturally, I yelped and rise to look outside. No one was there. Curiously, I retrieved the stone and unwraps it. I was extremely shocked to see a neat handwriting behind the paper. I recognize the handwriting. It was Ember’s.

“Danny… I’m sorry that I left you without warning. But I’m sure Sam was smart enough to explain what was happened… I don’t know what else to write, Danny. I missed you so much. I’ll be waiting for you in the park this afternoon. Your one and only love, Ember McLain”

The End of Chapter XXX

Author Note:
I thought this chapter up as I felt there’s something missing in between Ember’s disappearance and his return…. So, here we are, Danny’s self-destruction. This chapter is rather dark and gloomy, so if you’re not into angst and depressing stuffs, stay away.

With this chapter, I also wish to extend a message. For all of those youngsters who read this, I hope you will not take the dark path shown in this chapter. Believe me, it just not worth it. I know because I once walked that path.
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