Inside Information

Sam's POV

Lilith was slowly crawling over my curled fingers. She wanted to return to her habitat in the back corner of my green house, but I had to observe her behavior for an arachnid project in zoology.

"Just a little longer, Lilly." I whispered while finishing the basic sketch of the Wolf Spider.

She gave me a look and hissed in annoyance as she settled on my palm. The small hairs tickling the sensitive skin and I laughed before standing up and placing her back near her nest. Two of her small nymphs came out to great their mother.

"Good morning, Echo, Jace." I smiled at the adorable babies.

It was then that my phone buzzed from the desk and I noticed Danny's sexy grin glaring up from the bright screen.

"Hey Danny, what's up?"

"I'm here, hurry up before your parents see me."

I still don't get why he is still afraid of my parents. You would think after getting his powers he would be brave enough to stand up to them and that was three years ago. Rolling my eyes I assured him I would be out in a minute.

Soon enough I was walking around my house, well mansion, but whatever. Danny was pacing and occasionally glancing at the massive front door.

"What are you waiting for?" I asked when I was right up behind him. It brought me an immense amount of pride that I can still sneak up on him.

"Give a man a heart attack why don't ya?" He placed one of his large callused hands over his heart.

"Since when are you a man?"

"Since I can do this." With that he picked me up and ran into an ally before changing into phantom and taking to the skies.

"That's not a qualification."

"So, saving the world every other day doesn't count?" He looked at me like this was all the evidence that he needed.

"You save a small town in Michigan. So no, it doesn't count."

"I'm not going to win am I?"

"Not a chance." I smiled up at him. "Why don't we walk to school? We still have plenty of time before the bell."

Danny complied and placed me gently on the ground before changing back. I grabbed the clumsy boy's wrist and pulled him forward. My hand tingling where our skin touched and I cursed myself again for these damned unrequited feelings.

We almost made it to the school when I noticed a massive Chilopoda crawling through the streets. The eerie glow gave away its ghostly origin. Danny mumbled under his breath as his eyes flashed a toxic emerald.

"Be careful, Danny, it's a Chilopoda." I turned to face him fully and noticed his clueless expression. "A centipede, Danny, they're highly venomous."

"Oh." He transformed before speaking again. "How do you know that?"

"Really, you have to ask?" I rolled my eyes. The halfa just then remembering my love of all things creepy and/ or crawly.

"Fair point. I'll be right back." With that he flew off to fight the three story beast. I brushed my fingers through my hair and shook my head, amused by the boy's childish expressions.

He swiftly caught the creature and grinned in triumph before floating back down to where I was standing. The halfa changed back and landed lightly on his feet.

"Why didn't you head to school? You're going to be late again because of me." His deep blue eyes shimmering with his delusional quilt.

"We still have fifteen minutes before class begins."

I smiled up at him before walking towards the prison, uh, fine educational institution. Placing a solemn look on my face I walked up to the brick structure. I might still be a teenage girl and can't help but express my happiness around Danny, but I still have my Gothic reputation to uphold with the rest of the populace.

Danny took step beside me as we made our way to our adjacent lockers. Tucker was there waiting for us as usual. He had stopped walking with us a while ago, never really telling us why, but I knew he was trying to push Danny and I together. Too bad Danny doesn't like me like that.

"When are you going to commence the plan?" The shorter male whispered, well I'm sure he thought he was whispering.

"Shut it, Tuck." Danny almost growled. "And tonight."

What in the world where they talking about? Probably some tactic on DOOM to bring me down.

"Whatever man, don't wimp out. See you later, Love-Birds."

I ignored the comment while I noticed Danny punch our friend in the arm. The raven haired boy grabbed the text books I was holding and gestured to homeroom with a rather silly grin playing on his very kissable lips.

"I can carry my own books." I reached for them and he pulled back.

"I'm well aware of that, Sam."

"Then why do it when you know I'm just going to fight you on it?"

"Because chivalry isn't dead."

I couldn't fight that one and honestly it was a sweet gesture. My cheeks burned and I had to look down for a moment before he noticed me blushing, again, at him.

"Just don't do it again." I punched his firm bicep before brushing my lose hair behind my ear.

By the end of the day I was rather worn out by Danny's "Chivalry". He held the door, pushed in my chair, carried my books after every class, and he wouldn't stop complementing me. I swear my face is now permanently crimson.

Tucker walked home directly after the final bell rang since he was apparently grounded from coming home after curfew last night. Leaving Danny and I to fight whatever ghost was running rampant or figure out what the hell is going on with Danny.

"Did Ember put you under another love spell?"

"No."

"Than what the Hell is wrong with you today?" I stopped walking to I could see his expressions and figure out if he was lying.

"What? Is there something wrong with wanting to spoil my best friend?" He looked bewildered. It was as if he didn't realize just how out of character he was.

"No, well yes, but uhg! I don't know, this is just so weird."

"Then I will never do it again." His quirky grin betrayed his sincerity.

A blue wisp of air escaped his lips and he apologized before running off to fight whatever ecto-plasmic fiend was causing havoc. I on the other hand walked inside and up to my room to begin my homework.

Juliet and Daryn were waiting there for me to feed them. Their violet and emerald wings shimmering in the dimly lit room. They are both Lepidoptera, butterflies that due to some bizarre circumstances that I don't fully understand, grew four times what they should have. Both of my sweet girls have free reign on my room and it was one of the rare times my room was far too large for just me, myself, and I.