I'm touched that you're reading this, my first story to be posted on fan-fiction. Glory be, I finally figured out how to upload stories. This one will most likely be a series of diary entries, meaning multiple chapters. If you feel the need to flame, I'll be happy enough, as long as you leave some marshmallows, or a bag of chips I can toast. Please review, so I know whether to add more entries, or just leave this as a one-shot, as it works either way. Other than that, enjoy!
Disclaimer: How we love thee! Sadly, though, I DO NOT own Danny Phantom. That belongs to Butch Hartman, and whoever he chooses to sell the rights to the show to.
Dear Diary: A story by magpie8spook.
Dear Diary,
Once upon a time, all I wanted was to be normal. To have a normal family. A normal life. The day I found out about Danny's powers, the day I found out that ghosts really do exist…
That was the day I lost those hopes.
Because I realized; I am normal.
I wish I didn't have to be…
I wish I were different…
I wish I was the one with the powers…
Jazz Phantom. That has a cool ring to it, don't you think?
Jazz Fenton. Jazz Phantom…
But that's not who I am. That's my brother, Danny.
Danny Fenton. Danny Phantom.
The Hero…
Public Ghost Enemy #1...
The guy who saves people on a daily basis…
Not me. Not Jazz.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not jealous of him or anything. Ok, so I envy him a little; who wouldn't? Well, Valerie maybe; she's much too proud for that…
Being able to protect people…
Being able to save the world…
Being able to fly…
If only I had gone into that Ghost Portal instead of Danny. If only I had figured out how to fix it. If only I had believed in ghosts enough to do so. Only, that's not me. Sure, Danny never really believed in ghosts before that, but he DID think that strange things were possible. My Mom's cooking is proof of that.
I'm not saying I begrudge Danny his powers. I mean, there is a downside to it, after all.
Missing school…
Lying to everyone, including Mom and Dad…
Having to face an alternate, evil future self who wants to destroy everything and everyone…
It's not easy being Danny.
But I wouldn't BE Danny.
I would be Jazz.
Jazz Phantom.
The one who can handle anything in both sides of Life…
And Death…
I don't want to take Danny's powers from him. I don't want to be him. I don't WANT to feel this way. But I can't help it. Sometimes, I wish I was a ghost. Maybe then they'd notice…
Jazz Phantom…
Never.
Jazz Fenton.
Always.
The painfully normal,
Jazz Fenton.