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Summery: Danny went missing after the lab experiment thought to be dead, and now, 4 years later he's back. Or is he?
I know there are others like this, but this one is different!

This is my first attempt at a Danny Phantom fanfiction. I am working on other stories at the moment so I'm sorry if up-dates are late at times. I do howevere have the first few chapters written already so they should pop up fairly quickly.

Please review! Advice is welcome!

Chapter one: Appearances.

Sam gazed at her soup, tossing the bits of peas around with her spoon. She wasn't hungry, in fact, she didn't even seem to acknowledge that she was there at all. It had been 4 years to the day since he had disappeared. The boy she had realized she actually cared for. Not cared for as a friend, but much, much more than that. Of cause, as usual, she had noticed too late. He was gone, and each day seemed to be another protest saying that he wasn't coming back. Of cause, she wasn't about to agree.

"I'm going out." She mumbled, dumping her spoon with a small splash. She had to get away from here. There were just too many memories, memories she couldn't cope with right now. Especially on his anniversary.

She welcomed the cool breeze on hr face as it sliced through her black hair which flopped lazily on each side. She had to do something to take her mind off these thoughts. Maybe she should see Tucker. Or would that just bring more memories? She had to talk to somebody, and he was probably missing him too.

She dragged her legs along the pavement, head drooped, kicking the puddles as she went, and ignoring how wet she was getting.

"Miss me don't you?"

She could recognize that voice anywhere.

"Danny!" She gasped, spinning on her heals. Nothing. A screwed up piece of paper floated by, rubbing in how empty the street was. She almost expected to see some tumble weed. She went back to her route.

"Scared you?" She jumped back as she came face to face with…

"Danny! It is you!"

"Yep!" He grinned.

She looked him up and down. The hair was long and black, the ears and eyebrows pierced, tattoos on his arm, eyeliner smudges his eyes.

"You've changed." She grumbled. Goth was her look!

"I can't say the same about you." He eyed her usual pattened skirt.

She just looked away, embarrassed. Something didn't feel quite right. She didn't feel open and able to express her self like she used to around him. In fact , she felt the opposite.

Of cause you'll feel akward. You haven't seen each other for 4 years!

"Where did you go? Why?" She sputtered out, finally finding her voice.

She was crossed between anger and relief. Angry at him for he hadhurt them all! Jazz was in denial, his parents searching the ghost zone, Tucker trying to forget, and she….she was going insane!

"Some place." He shrugged. As though it didn't matter. How can he not care!

"Where!"

"Somewhere."

"Danny! Why?" She gave up trying to find out his destination, for now.

He looked around, at the ground, the houses, anywhere but her eyes.

"Danny." She said in a softer tone, realizing it must be a hard subject. "Why?"

"You don't want to know."

"Then why did I ask?"

"Trust me. Sam. You have no idea how right you were before. How much I've changed."

"Tell me." Her eyes met his. But instead of the warm glowing feeling she was expecting she saw, hate! What had happened to him?

"Danny?"

"I'm fine." He shuffled back, pulling his eyes away.

"Was it something I did?" She pulled up the guts to ask the question.

"No!"

"Then what!"

"I, I can't tell you!"

"Danny! It's me! I'm you're friend! You can tell me anything you know that!"

"Sam!"

Sam opened her mouth, about to protest, but decided against it. He probably had enough on his plate at the moment.

"You should go see your family."

He looked away.

"They miss you." She added, hoping it would spark something.

"Fine."

Sam forced a smiled. This wasn't going to be easy.

Danny grinned. This was going to be easier than he thought.

Well, that's the first chapter done.

Thanks for reading it so far!

So, is there something going on with Danny?

Let me know what you think!