A/N: This is just a fic I'm writing just to get my mind off of how my stories are doing. Well enjoy this one (which is romance for a change! Later there's a surprise & a complete genre change though…) and please review or I'll haunt you forever! And please read my other stories which are in dire need of a review. The song used in this fic is written by me, and is on my deviantart account. 7 pages, be happy! I'm ditching, I'm ditching…ooh, sir-ee!

This story takes place during one whole day. The 1st part is morning, the second 6th period, and third, after school. I skipped around because otherwise it would be really, really long.

Till The Morning

Today was not her day. Samantha Manson, universally known as the goth girl by her peers at Casper High, was currently struggling to get up.

"Rise and shine Samantha, today's a beautiful day!" Her mom said in a gushy tone.

"No it's not!" Sam whined, and then buried herself in the covers once more.

Yesterday had been the most embarrassing moment for her in her entire life. She had almost let out her dearest secret that she had kept secret for years: her love for Danny. That boy, who was ever so clueless but always the one who had a boyish charm about him, had beautiful deep blue eyes which you could confide in. She sighed.

"Samantha! Get up! You're missing out on this wondrous sunshine!"

But she was ignoring her mother, for she was concentrating solely on her inner conflicts. 'What will he think of me after yesterday?' she thought. 'Will he try to avoid me, tell me that we were only friends and he did not share my feelings, or…will he love me back?!"

She sighed again, and her furious mother pulled the covers off of her.

"Samantha! Don't pine away in your bed! Carpe Diem(1)!"

"Fine, fine, I'm up already!" Sam said, and then yawned as she slid off from her bed.

"Ok. I expect to see you down for breakfast in 20 minutes so you'll have time to eat before going to school. I don't want you to get any thinner than how you already are."

After her mom said that, she walked out of the room and shut the door.

"Sam?" A voice said to her.

She turned to face it. It was Danny.

"Sam? Are you dreaming or something? Or are you deep in thought…?"

On second thought, it was a bad idea to face him. His eyes were pulling her into a trance…

"Sam? You're zoning out again…"

"Oh," Sam said, blinking. 'Gotta stop giving him my full attention…he'll be the end of me before I know it.' She thought. "What were you saying?" she said again to Danny.

"I was saying…you wanna come over to my house today? Since it's Friday and all…' Danny said, exited.

"Sure!"

"By the way…is there something on your mind?" Danny asked her in an elusive tone, his mouth curling up into a crafty smile.

Sam blushed. 'He's not reading my mind partway…is he?'

"Come on Sam, tell me! Best friends don't keep secrets from each other…"

'Just tell him!' she ordered herself. 'On second thought…'

"You've been zoning out all day Sam…you've gotta be thinking of something for that rather…"

"I'm not going to tell you Danny, so leave me alone." Sam said, gaining her composure. "The teacher's going to be back from the restroom any moment now, so sit down."

"You're thinking of a guy, aren't you?" Danny said, smiling craftily.

"No!" Sam retorted automatically, a blush tinting her cheeks.

"I knew it! You've finally found one that interested you, eh?"

'Yeah,' she thought. '…you.'

"Come on, tell me who it is! I won't tell Tucker, I promise."

"I c-can't," she said, her voice cracking.

"No wonder you were acting so weird yesterday. Were you thinking of him kissing you?"

"No. Danny, stop it now." She said, barely keeping her tone low.

"Was the guy in your dreams like this, Sam?" he said, then proceeded to make kissy faces.

'Boy, I wish you were like that to me,' she thought, and then her face turned into a cherry. She was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't snap to reality until she felt something touching her nose. She opened her eyes and found that Danny's nose was touching hers!

"Ack!" she screamed, and then backed away in her chair, causing the kids in her class to look at them.

"Come on Sam, please tell me? You're not listening to me…" Danny said, pouting.

Right then, Mr. Lancer returned to the class.

"Ok, settle down children, and sit back into your seats for the remainder of the period, and then you're free for the day."

The kids cheered, and under his breath he murmured, 'Finally, I'm away from these crazy kids for two whole days…oh goodie.'

Finally, they were out of school. They were currently walking to Danny's house to hang out.

"Sam, did you hear about the new game that's coming out?"

"…which game, Danny?"

"The new one! Zombie vs. Agitator 2! The commercial was so awesome!"

"Oh yeah, that one. I reserved a copy. Wanna play with me when I get it?"

"Aw Sam, you're no fair. I guess…"

Suddenly blue smoke came out of him mouth. He and Sam exchanged glances, and then Danny said his signature cry:

"I'm goin' ghost!"

All of a sudden, blue rings traveled up his body, transforming him into Danny Phantom. He handed her his backpack, then said:

"I'll be right back Sam, ok?"

"Ok."

Then he sped off, and she said, "Not on your hide! I'm the one that has to come in and save your butt when you need backup!" Then she ran behind his trail.

When she had finally caught sight of him, he was locked in combat with a muscular-looking ghost.

'This one is new…' she thought.

She speculated it further. It had worn-looking sweat clothes with a metal ring on each limb.

'Probably the remains of handcuffs,' she guessed.

It also had a blue-ish glow, and had a very stern expression on his face.

"What are you doing here?" she overheard Danny say to the spectral being.

"I am here to avenge my family. The culprits live in this very building," the ghost said, indicating the duplex below.

"Are you sure they did it?"

"I saw them, with my very own eyes! They killed my mother-in-law, my wife…my son…and myself! All in cold blood! And then they left to their home! I can still smell their wretched scent…" The spirit said, growling.

"How are you still sure that they live here? They could have moved between the time of your death and now! I can't let you pass! You might hurt innocent people!"

With that, he fired an ectoplasmic blast at the ghost, who dodged it. The ghost then counterattacked with blasts of its own, which were four times as powerful as Danny's. They hit dead on target, causing him to reel back against the alley wall with a bam!

"Darn you…" Danny muttered under his breath, and then floated to the air once more. "But still, I won't let you do harm to the people living here!" He yelled, and darted in for a close attack, but was blocked.

Every blow Danny made against the ghost, it blocked and counterattacked with an even more powerful attack than his. In due time, he was extremely injured, but continued to fight on.

"Don't you understand, kid?" The ghost said, sneering. "You can't beat me. Forty years of training my powers has brought me up to this point…you are no match for me by far. I will get my revenge, whether you like it or not!" And with that, he cackled madly.

While the ghost was busy laughing, Danny got behind him, and then attacked using his ghostly wail, which caused the ghost to fly into the nearby billboard with gashes on all parts of its body.

"Darn you, kid," It yelled, and then roared to the top of its lungs. "You will pay for this!" Then it got up, causing ectoplasm to spill rapidly on the pavement below. "Before I get my revenge, I will destroy you once and for all!"

Suddenly, its muscles began to bulge. Veins expanded, and the ghost grew twice its size. The blue aura darkened to a point where it was almost black. It closed its eyes, and then opened them. They were now a blood red.

"Now, I'll finish you off, kid. No one in the ghost zone likes you anyway. Think of it as a favor."

Then, it disappeared and reappeared behind Danny in the blink of an eye. It hurled a big ectoplasmic ball of energy at him, which caused him to drop out of the sky. Danny landed on the ground in an awkward position, which caused his arm to break.. He struggled to get up, but he eventually did so.

"Still up for a fight, Phantom? I'll give you a fight!"

After the ghost uttered those words, both it and Danny charged at each other and met blow by blow, occasionally landing a hit.

All the while, Sam was shaking in her boots. 'Danny, oh Danny be ok,' were the only thoughts that her mind was conjuring throughout the whole thing. 'Get it together Manson!' she thought to herself. 'You have to do something! Otherwise, Danny will lose! And you can't let that happen, will you? No, I can't let that happen, for Danny will die! Danny can't die.'

She closed her eyes, blinking away tears. 'Have courage Manson,' she told herself. 'You can do something to help him, just think for a moment.'

She looked back out at the fight. And sure enough, Danny would lose. Not by power, but by lack of resolve. And at that moment, she realized that she had Danny's backpack! He always had some gun or at least the thermos that his mom always made him bring every day to school…She reached for the back then rummaged through it. Sure enough, he had a laser gun and the trusty thermos.

'Ok, you can do this,' she encouraged herself, and then dropped all but the gun and thermos. 'Here goes nothing!' Then she ran for the kill.

She darted into the area, right in front of where Danny was struggling to get up.

"Freeze, ghost!" she yelled to the apparition.

"Oh lookie here, I didn't know you had a girlfriend. And she's a human too." The specter said, appeased.

"Shut up!" She yelled, and aimed the gun at it. Either it was that it underestimated the weapon or it was that it chose not to move, the shot penetrated all the way through it, leaving a vacant hole through its body.

"Why you…" It screamed, and then dove in to attack her.

Flinching, she shot over and over again, hitting dead on, until all that was left of the spirit was one glowing eyeball surrounded by goo.

"You haven't seen the last of me yet, kid. You haven't see-"

She interrupted him by shooting him one last time, but not before turning the gun setting to vaporize. Immediately, she dropped the weapon and the thermos and ran towards where Danny was.

"Danny! Are you ok?" She asked, concerned.

"I'm fine Sam, I'm fi-" He said in a low voice, and then fell in Sam's arms as soon as she reached him.

She checked him over briefly, and then found that he was covered in injuries, and was bleeding.

"Danny, you're hurt!" she said, though she knew she was stating the obvious, for she found that she could say nothing else.

"I'll be ok, soon…don't worry about…me…" he said, and then reverted back to his regular form.

"I need to get you home Danny. Then they'll take you to the doctor."

"I don't…need a doctor, I'll be fine soon. Don't…worry about…me," he said slowly, sounding like he was about to go to sleep.

"You've lost a lot of blood. I've gotta take you home now, ok?" she said, then tried to pick him up, but he fell back down.

He closed his eyes, but Sam shook him violently.

"Don't go to sleep! Didn't I tell you? You're loosing too much blood!" she said, then panicked.

"I'll be…fine Sam…Sam? Where are you? Are you there Sam?"

"I'm here Danny. I haven't gone anywhere," she said, confused.

"Sam? Where are you? Are you there Sam? Sam?" He said, reaching out in front of him. His eyes started to close.

"I'm still here Danny!" she almost cried out. 'Was he losing his mind? Probably from all the blood he lost…' She held him tighter to her instantly.

"I'm glad," Danny whispered contently.

'Finally, he heard me,' Sam thought.

"Sammy?" She was surprised. He hadn't called her that since… they were little.

"What Danny?" She said, trying to be calm.

"Do you still remember…when we went to the carnival with your mom and dad…"

"Yeah.." She was attentive, gripping his hand tightly in hers. 'Before they started hating your guts.'

"And we sat under the oak tree and watched all the fireworks at night?"

"Yeah Danny, I remember."

"And we…and we…and I won that bear that you wanted me to get for you…it was my first time at playing that game…"

"Yeah Danny."

"And your dad said to me, 'Veni vidi, vici(2), eh?'…and…" he said, and then his voice died out. He just sat there quietly, in Sam's comforting embrace.

"Let me get our stuff quickly, ok? You have some bandages in your backpack..."

But when she tried to get up, Danny grabbed her sleeve and said, "Don't leave me Sammy, you can't!"

She sat back down, and then whispered soothingly to him, "I won't leave you, never ever."

After that, Danny was deathly silent. As every second passed, Sam would feel more and more afraid that he had died. She reached out and grabbed his arm to feel a pulse. It was still there. She released her breath in a deep sigh.

"Danny, I'm going to sing to you, ok? It's from that album I loaned you last week." She said, desperately hoping he'd open his eyes. She got no response.

"Ok," she said, then took a deep breath before she began.

"Till the morning,

I will be there for you.

Till the evening,

I'll hold you tight.

In the afternoon

I'll do what's best for you

You are my dear,

Forevermore.

When we kissed that first time,

By the brook in the park,

I could feel your love,

And you could feel mine.

When we hold hands,

Our feelings radiate

And comfort each other

We made a promise,

To never leave one another

I made a oath

To never abandon you

You are important to me

You're always in my heart

I will never, ever let you go

Till the morning,

I will always be there for you

Till the evening,

I'll hold you tight.

In the afternoon,

I'll do what's best for you

You are my dear,

Forevermore"

"Forevermore," she said, her eyes overflowing with tears. Danny was sleeping in her arms, or at least he appeared to be. He looked so cozy, so peaceful. She looked up and gasped, and then laughed into the night.

It was the tree where they watched the fireworks at the carnival when they were seven years old.

Carpe diem: seize the day for all that don't know.

veni vidi vici: I came, I saw, I conquered - Caesar