Signs of Love
Like that some time went by. Then suddenly a third voice was heard.
“Hey, that’s some nice stuff you’ve got there.”
Vlad turned around just to see a green skinned ghost with white hair lean over Skulker’s shoulder, taking a look at his new things.
“Technikus?” The hunter indentified the unexpected visitor.
Realizing how close his face was now to his opponent’s the techno ghost seemed to become nervous and slightly...blush? The halva rubbed his eyes, questioning himself if he started to imagine things now and really when he opened his eyes again the blush was gone.
# Must have been my imagination. Yeah that had to be it. I mean there is no way something like that could possibly be,...right? #
“Äh yeah hi. Ähm...I saw you flying throw the portal and thought I mid come as well. I...I mean there is always new technology with you when you leave here so I thought a look won’t hurt.”
# But still, if it’s really just my imagination why does he sound so nervous? #
# Somehow it looks cute when he’s so puzzled. Darn what nonsense am I thinking? # It crossed the other ghost’s mind.
“So you’re interested in my gear. As possessed from technology as ever hmpf? Seriously has there ever been anything besides technology that has interested you?”
# Well there is one thing, but when I’m goanna tell him that he’ll ask me what it is and I absolutely can’t answer that question. # Technikus thought while missing the almost angry tone in the last part.
“Hey are you dreaming?”
“What? Oh sorry, what was it?”
“I asked you if technology is the only thing you’ve ever been interested in, but you know what? Just forget it. It isn’t important. I mean I also am only interested in hunting so I don’t really care anyway.” Skulker responded slightly frustrated.
The other ghost was disappointed, but tried his best not to show it. Not very successful when you’d asked Vlad, but successful enough for the hunter it seemed.
“Okay, what do you want to see first? My new shield, PDA, hidden knifes, my guns or ….”
“Idiot!!!” The techno ghost suddenly yelled.
Now it was Skulker’s turn to be puzzled. He was about to ask what was wrong but before he had the chance to do so Technikus turned invisible and phrased throw the floors.
“What’s wrong with him?” the left behind one asked converted to Masters.
“Nothing. But he’s right, you are an idiot.” The halva simply commented.
“Hey! Why? What did I do wrong?”
# Everything you moron. # The billionaire thought with a sign.
This all just remembered him way too much on his college time. Back then his friends were so clueless too. He needed a break.
“You know what? I’m going to eat now and when I’m back I hope the two of you have made up.”
“Ähm, but he left.”
“Then go and search him!”
“Why should I?”
“Skulker?”
“Yeah?”
“Search him, now!” the bachelor repeated himself with a pretty dark expression.
“O…Okay.”
Skulker was surprised by the sudden outburst of his normally so calm opponent and thought it mid be better to do as he said. So he also phrased throw the floors while Vlad went to the dining hall. A look at his watch let him sign again. It was just noon and he was already exhausted.
# This two will cost me the last nerves. I just can’t watch them being like this. #
During that Skulker searched everywhere he could imagine the other ghost to be, but he just couldn’t find him.
# Grap, just where could he have gone to? I somehow have the feeling that I had better find him and apologise for what ever I did wrong or Plasmius is goanna blast me. #
Masters had already finished his meal and was thinking about what to do next. The research would take it’s time, so he decided to go in his library. He was just about to enter when he heard a voice from inside. The halva decided to first secretly look inside, not that he would accidently ruin his own effort to let the two ghosts make up.
“Why does he have to be so dense? Seriously! I mean even I can tell the truth and I normally despite emotions. So how can he not see?”
# Oh dear lord. I somehow get the feeling that this will become a long day. #
“So here you are.” Masters said while entering the room.
There the other ghost wasn’t with him he had no more reason not to do so. The opposite would even be more correct. Now that they were alone he got a chance to freely talk to him.
# The library huh? No wonder Skulker hasn’t found him yet. It’s the only room besides the bedrooms that doesn’t have any technology in them. #
“Oh Plasmius, its you.” The ghost replied slightly disappointed.
“Who else did you expect? At least this is my castle, or is it because you hoped to see someone else?”
“What? W…Why should I be expecting someone else?”
“Well don’t know, maybe because you hoped to see you’re crush?”
“What?! How would you know?” he asked, then slapped his hand before his mouth, realising that he had just acknowledged the halva’s words.
“You’re kidding? Everybody who was also in the lab would have noticed!”
“No, not everybody.” Technikus countered bitter.
“Yeah, I know he really is slow with these things, isn’t he?”
“There you can bet on.”
“Just out of curiosity, how in god’s name did you fall for him?”
“Well I don’t really know myself. I guess it all started when I once passed his Island. He maintained his equipment and it was the first time I realised that there was someone else who cared for technology. So I kept observing him from time to time. And on one day I had to admit that my Interest changed from his stuff to himself. After that I began to observe every move of his and visited his place more and more often. But of course he wouldn’t always be on his island, so I started to follow him whenever I saw him.”
Vlad, who had only listened until now, couldn’t help put to compare his opponent with a stalker.
“So you were following him around from the beginning on?”
“Yeah. It wasn’t the first time he went here, so I finally wanted to know what was so interesting and came after him. When I saw all the stuff in his hands I got shortly distracted and well, you know the rest.” the techno ghost ended his explanation not knowing that they had been heard, at least partly.
Some minutes before:
Skulker was still searching when he picked up a conversation.
“So you were following him around from the beginning on?” He heard Plasmius questioning.
“Yeah. It wasn’t the first time he went here, so I finally wanted to know what was so interesting and came after him. When I saw all the stuff in his hands I got shortly distracted and well, you know the rest.” He could hear Technikus voice answering.
# Wait shall that mean he was following me around before? I mean, I knew already that he had been sneaking around my liar recently, but I thought he was just attracted to my stuff like he said in the lab. So why would he follow me around? # Skulker thought while getting away from the library, but didn’t come to any conclusion.
First he wanted to go back and ask directly but then he got another idea and left the castle. He passed throw the ghost zone and came out in the Fenton lab. He stayed invisible in order to not alarm the two ghost hunter. He silently phrased outside and looked at his organiser.
# He should be at school right now. Perfect than he can’t just transform and has to listen to me. #
At Casper High:
Danny was sitting on a bench while waiting for his friends when his ghost sense went on.
“Great.” The teen muttered an in stand before Skulker phrased his head throw the desk.
“Hey whelp.” The hunter greeted his usual prey.
“Skulker!”
“Not so loud youngster. You don’t want to draw to much attention, do you?” The ghost replied with a grin.
There the teen didn’t answer Skulker continued.
“You’re lucky ghost child, today I’m not here to hunt you.”
“Aha, and why then?”
“I have a question that maby only a human can answer. I'm definitly not understanding it.” The ghost answered and watch in amusement the boy’s stunned face.
“Wait do I get this right, you want my advice?”
“I guess you can call it that.”
“Okay, split it out.”
“Why would someone follow another one around?”
“Ähm, I guess that refers to the person. Why you’re asking?”
“Because it seemed a certain ghost did that recently.”
Danny had a hard time imagine the scene.
“Who is it?” he finally managed to ask.
“Unimportant. I only want your generally opinion, why someone would follow me around.”
“Well, I would say this person has a crush on you.”
The next minute there was silence, but then Skulker burst out into laugh.
“Not so loud.” Hissed the teen.
“Mfp.” The hunter responded while surpressing his laugh.
“Sorry, giggle. But that idea was just to funny.” he explained after calming down a bit.
“Hey you wanted my opinion and that’s the only reason I can imagine.”
His opponent stopped laughing and got an earnest expression.
“No seriously kid, that can’t be. I mean this ghost is absolutely lacking emotions. Really, he nearly despites them.”
# That sounds like Technikus but that really can’t be, unless.... #
“Forget it. I guess I have to find the answer myself.” Skulker interrupted the boy's thoughts and was about to leave when the boy stopped him.
“Wait! There may be one more opportunity.”
“And that would be?”
“Maybe that certain ghost wants to join you.”
“You mean something like an alliance?”
“Or a fuse of power or something like that, yeah.”
“Mm maybe. Thanks! I’ve got to go now. See you later whelp.” With this the hunter ghost finally disappeared.
“Was that Skulker right now?” Sam asked when she and Tucker came with the foot.
“Yep.”
“And he didn’t try to kill you and hang your head on his wall?” The techno geek added.
“Nope.”
“What did he then came for?” The girl continued.
“He wanted my advice.”
After this some seconds there was absolute silence until the three of them couldn’t help but to laugh. The laugh even grew when Danny told his friends about what it was. In the end Sam and Tucker were lying on the grass holding their stomaches.
“Oh dude, this is even better then what you told us about the fruit loop this morning.” Tucker broth out and Sam could only nod.
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Is it obvious that I like ambiguous title? smirk;)
