Danny Phantom Fan Fiction ❯ Any Other Way ❯ Chapter 3

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Of course there were a few days where Danny and Tucker tried to visit her, but her parents refused entry stating that he knew why she wouldn't see them.

"Man, I know why you are banned from seeing her!" Tucker whined as they walked away from her house. Danny glared at his friend. "I mean she blames you for what happened to her," he said defensively as he put his hands up, palms facing Danny. "Me? I didn't do anything."

"How is it my fault?" Danny asked, his mind a total blank. Tucker smirked. Danny was so clueless!

"Think," the techno-geek said as they turned up the street to the Fenton's house. "What were you doing when she was being..." he faded off, the word for what had happened to Sam was so wrong that he didn't want to use it. Fixing his red hat, his trademark, he turned away from Danny. "...You know..."

Danny grimaced. It was true. If he hadn't been so infatuated and thinking with his other head then she wouldn't have been harmed. She was always in harm's way just like Tucker and his family just for knowing him. It sucked, but he knew that when he had tried to get rid of his Ghost side the last time that Sam had been totally against it. She had protested til he gave in. She was right. The ghost in him wasn't evil. It was like money in that fact. People killed for it, but money wasn't evil. Still, if he had been paying attention and would have noticed that the Paulina from that day was Ember, a ghost that wanted him dead like most of the ghosts in the Ghost Zone. They had just gone too far this time and though he regretted having to kill someone who was like him he knew that they would never regret it so he would just look at it as a justified killing. With a sigh they entered his family's house, his eyes down cast. This sucked. Then it occurred to him. Sam was part ghost so now the others might come after her so pulling out his phone he called her phone knowing that she wouldn't answer it and he was tired of leaving messages, but this was serious!

"Sam, I know I fucked up, but be on the watch for the other ghosts! You are like me so they might come after you. Please take care!" With that he hung up as Tucker laid his hand on Danny's right shoulder.

"You did all you could," he stated. Danny shook his head.

"No, I let her down and if I really wanted to push it I could, but I don't want to lose her," Danny said sadly. Tucker nodded. He knew. Danny loved Sam, had for a long time, but the boy was dense and just never put the pieces together like he knew Sam had. She had confided in him along time ago after the issue with Val. Danny just kept on moving, hurting the girl whose heart was already in his hands. There were days that Tucker wanted to say something, but Sam made him promise that he would never tell anyone especially Danny. It sucked that both of his friends were in pain, but it was of their own doing. They just needed to see that. With a sigh he sat on the couch next to Danny who had turned the T.V. on to their favorite show Soul Eaters.

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Sam on the other hand was sitting there re-listening to all the messages sent to her from Danny. She missed him, it was true. Sure, he had been doing what he was always doing, ignoring her, but she couldn't stay away from him. In fact being far from him this long was killing her. He was her other half whether he wanted to be or not. There would never be anyone for her and that's when it hit her! Why not find a great guy and pretend date him. She did have a friend who had been her friend a little longer than Tucker, but less then Danny and he knew all her secrets, including the one about Danny. He would help. Feeling a little better she picked up her phone and scrolling through it found the name she wanted and clicking speed dial called.

"Hey, Dean," she smiled at his greeting. "I'm not much of a kid anymore," she replied. "Can you do me a fave?" After a minute of silence she gave him her thanks and hung up the phone. Danny and Tucker wouldn't know what hit them.

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The next morning Danny and Tucker were exiting the bus when they heard a large gasp and turned in time to see a sight they never thought they would see. There was Sam, her form more solid then it had been a week ago, yet you could see that she still had the necklace on. Next to her stood a guy that looked like he belonged in a rock group, his eyes lined with black liner, his shirt black with the words Breaking Benjamin in white scratchy writing. He wore black jeans that clung to his six foot frame. This was their last year of high school and there was the one thing that they never expected. Sam with another guy, one who appeared to be her boyfriend. They exited his black Tesla Roadster, the paint seemed new as it gleamed in the extreme light. Sam smiled up at the black haired male, his skin light like hers, but he was muscular without being too muscular. He smiled down at her and grasping her hand he led her into the school leaving girls gawking in awe and the guys in total hate. This was not good.

"Who the hell?" Danny growled, his eyes shinning green just like the emotion he was feeling, but knowing him he was so obviously clueless. "And who is he to her?" Tucker chuckled even as he watched their Goth friend escort her boyfriend into the rather large school, everyone following in curiosity.

"Looks like he is her boyfriend," the techno-geek noted turning to see Danny glow a dangerous blue tinge, his body flashing like his counterpart, the Phantom. "What's up with you? Feeling jealous?" Danny didn't seem to hear him as he walked in the crowd, his eyes never leaving the couple up front. In fact it seemed that Danny wasn't paying much attention at all as he became intangible and drifted through the crowd, literally. No one noticed, but Tucker still rushed forward and tried to grab Danny. He knew it was fruitless as his hand passed through the ghost half-ling. "Damn it, Danny," Tucker cursed. "Sam! Phantom!" Sam turned at that just in time to stop a very crazed looking Danny.

"Daniel!" she yelled, the use of his full name stopping him and making him solid again. "What the hell are you doing?" She looked at him in shock. She had never seen him look like that before. He was scary! He glared at the man next to her.

"I could ask you the same thing," he stated, his eyes never leaving the male towering next to her. "Who's your friend?" he grated out, his tone hard like ice making everyone back up in shock. No one had ever seen this side of Danny.
She looked up at her companion, a smile on his face that matched the one on hers. A really intimate look. Danny didn't like that look. Not one little bit.

"This is my boy friend," she said, her eyes dancing she turned back to Danny, "Dean Mayson." Dean stuck his hand out for Danny to shake and one look from Sam made him do it.

"Nice to meet you, Danny," he said as he pumped Danny's arm, the half-ling nearly squeezing his hand to death. "Sam has told me sooo much about you that I feel like we are already friends. She also told me about the necklace. Seems that you helped her get it." Danny growled at what he was implying. "She likes it for the most part 'cept she can't take it off, even in the shower," he said with a wink. At that Danny's eyes flashed green. Who was this punk?

"Dean!" Sam giggled, her face turning a bright red. "Stop it." Danny looked shocked. He had never seen giggly Sam before, not like a little cheerleader! With a smile Sam grabbed Dean's hand.

"Dean is out of school, just turned twenty and has decided to stay with my family for a week," Sam informed her two friends as the group around them began to disperse. "He and I met that one summer you guys just had to go to Space Camp," she informed them. "He was so nice. Hung out the entire time." That was unusual for Sam. She was normally very cautious about her friends as most people wanted her for her money. Danny eyed the man before him. He didn't look like a con man, but who could say. "Danny, you guys want to hang after school. I want to show you a few things." Danny looked over at her Tucker having automatically said yes.

"I can't make promises," the half-ling said. Sam almost frowned. She couldn't blame him for being a little mad, but she thought he would forgive her for her week of silence after what had happened to her. For some reason she still couldn't recover her memories from that moment after the black out and before awakening.

"Well, then, I guess we'll see right?" Danny nodded. He saw what she was trying to hide. There was hurt in her eyes at his rejection, but could she blame him? She had told him that he had killed her and then a week later after no contact what so ever she shows up to school with a man on her arm inviting them all to her house. There was something going on. Suddenly his Ghost Breath drifted in front of him. There was another complication. He wouldn't know if it was her or another ghost with her being as she was. "Danny, when you get a moment I would like to talk to you." And with that she was gone leaving Danny to head off to his first class, the bell echoing in the halls. This would just have to wait until after school.