It was a calm rainy night in the town of Amity Park. People hurried home under their big umbrellas from their movies, shopping trips and dinner dates. Unlike most nights, it was completely ghost free. Ever since the disasteroid, ghosts like Skulker and the Lunch Lady would come out to pick a fight, but for some reason they didn't.
This was great news for the white haired hero, known to the world as Danny Phantom. The reveal of his identity caused him to be one of the most famous boys on earth. Due to all this fame, Danny never got a break, at home and at school. Either a bunch of school girls would crowd around him and cry about how much they loved him or paparazzi would attack him with camera flashes.
He didn't hate his fans, but he sure didn't love the constant attention. But this was a time he could be outside alone. Danny looked outside his window and smiled. "Going ghost!" He whispered, as white rings enveloped his body, turning Danny Fenton to Danny Phantom. He turned off the lights in his room, phased through his window flew across town. The rain was getting heavier but the second, but Danny didn't mind. It was actually quite calming.
The young boy soared through the night sky, looking for a place to relax. Finally he spotted a nice place on top of the department store. "Perfect…" He muttered as he glided to the roof. He sighed and took a seat on the edge of the building. "This is the life."
The rain pattering on the streets and the soft cold droplets hitting his face calmed Danny. He loved the rain. Most people would worry about their hair and their clothes getting wet but Danny didn't give a care in the world. He swung his feet back and forth, closing his eyes as he cleared his head of all the stress from now and looked upon the past.
Danny missed being out alone in the quiet. Just like things were before his reveal. When it was just him, Sam, Tucker and Jazz. He missed being the loser at school. Nobody would really mind him, except Dash and Kwan. "Why can't things just be normal again?" Danny nearly yelled. He quickly covered his mouth, hoping no one heard him.
He quickly became invisible causing the water that had fallen on him to splatter all over the roof. He peeked over the edge and saw a hooded figure turning the corner. Danny leaned closer to get a better look, but he couldn't see a face. "Hello?" The figure called. 'Shit! They must've heard me' The ghost kid thought.
"Hello! Anybody here?" The voice yelled in a much clearer voice. 'Valerie!' Danny could recognize that voice anywhere. 'I have to leave!' He instantly got up and headed towards Fenton Works. Danny was too afraid to look back. Even though he was invisible, he always felt like Valerie could still see.
Once he was safely back in his room, he became human again and took a deep sigh. "That was close." "What was close?" the lights suddenly flickered on. Danny jumped and turned around to find his adoptive little sister Dani looking up at him, a strawberry ice cream cone in one hand and the other on the light switch. She giggled. "No need to get your panties in a twist, dude." Danny grumbled and rolled his eyes. "What are you doing in my room?" "The real question is what are you doing outside past your curfew?" Dani licked her ice cream, narrowing her eyes.
"What time is it?" He glaced at his bedside clock. "It's 10:02! Only 2 minutes past my curfew. It's no big deal!" Danny shrugged. "Mmmhmm. I think Mom and Dad will beg to differ. You know how strict they are about that." Danny took a sigh and rubbed the bridge of his nose, knowing his little sis was right. "What do you want?"
Dani gave her brother a big ice cream covered smile. "That's the spirit! Now I'll give you a choice here, do you want to pay up with cash and get things over with or do all my chores for the next 3 weeks?" Danny rolled his eyes, walking over to his dresser. "I'll do your chores. Now get out I need to get ready for bed." He dismissed her with a wave of his hand.
Dani nodded and gave him another devilish grin before scurrying out the room and slamming the door. Danny flinched at the impact, then shaking his head. "That girl is crazy." he softly whispered to himself as he pulled out his big white T-shirt and his skull print pajama bottoms Sam had given him as a birthday present last year.
He swiftly changed out of his regular attire and into his sleepwear. "I'll take a shower tomorrow." he told himself, climbing under his bed sheets. He turned to his side, closed his eyes and tried to drift to sleep but he couldn't. Thoughts of Valerie crossed his mind. Did he still have feelings for her? He didn't know. He thought he had feelings for Sam, but after a few weeks of dating they both realized they were better off as friends. What if his feelings towards Valerie were the same?
Now that he thought about it, his fears of being seen were very irrational. But why did he get so scared? Valerie always hated the Phantom boy, and now that she knew his true identity, what if she hated him? It was about time he talked to her. The last time they really spoke to each other was when she told them they wouldn't work out.
"I'll talk to her tomorrow..." Danny breathed out, before descending into sleep.