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"You were expelled!" My mom shouted at me. I recoiled a little from the sound. My mom, Maddie Fenton, was not known to get angry at much, other than at ghosts, but right now she was furious. She was still in her blue jump suit that she always wore and had only pulled down the hood and goggles so I could see the anger in her gaze. "What do you have to say for yourself young man!?"

That was a stupid question. What could I say? 'I am sorry that I was saving a school bus full of children and didn't make it to my homeroom on time.' My parents don't even know that I am the hero, Phantom. And that is for a good reason to. If they knew then they might rip me to shreds, molecule by molecule. They hate everything that is ghostly in origin, saying that all ghosts are evil.

"Aren't you going to say something son." My dad, Jack Fenton said disappointed. But I find that it is better to just not answer, they will run out of steam if I don't say anything for a little will. It was rare to see anything but a smile on my goofy dad's face, but right know it showed the same guilty hurt that it showed when he overheard me said that I was embarrassed by their jobs as Ghost Hunters.

"You two need to back off, it isn't like you have been ideal role-models for Danny." My sister, Jazz, said trying to defend me like she always did. Though we had next to nothing in common, we have become really close over the last few months. She was the only person left in town how knows that I am Phantom. She found out by accident but I am glad she did.

My friends, Tucker and Sam, also knew, but Tucker's dad got a job offer and left town. Sam left with her parents after her grandmother died, it was her grandmother's insistence that she would die in the town she grow up in that stopped them from moving a long time ago when all the ghost stuff started. I still was in contact with Tucker, but Sam ran away from home and no one knows where she is.

My archenemy Vlad knew, but he died of Ectoacne a little will back. He and I were the only 'living ghosts', both of us had been infused with ectoplasm, the material that makes ghosts. The ghosts called us 'halfa's, and trust me it wasn't an endearing term. But with him gone, I was the only one left. It was for the best I suppose. I don't think our kind ever really belonged.

I looked up at my upset parents. I don't think that even Jazz can save me this time. "Stop trying to shift the blame onto use, Jasmine!" Mom said, she much have be really made if she is using our full names. "Daniel is old enough to know right from wrong by now, and needs to show some responsibility!" I inwardly laughed at the irony of it all. The only reason I was in this mess was because I was responsible for the lives of anyone in town.

"Maddie, I think that's enough yelling for now." My dad said, his melancholy acceptance hurt more than mom's outrage. "Son, we were on the fence about doing this, but… well you don't seem to be doing well here." My dad said and got a letter from a drawer in his work desk. "But… I think we… it… it's for the best." He handed me the letter. I looked at the contents and my heart sank. "I know how hard it's been on you, son. Ever since those friends of yours moved away you just haven't been yourself anymore." My dad put a hand on my shoulder and looked into my eyes. My ice cold blue eyes met his warm moist ones. "Maybe what you need is just a fresh start."

It was an invitation to a school in Japan, Yokai Academy. My mom now was also breaking down at the thought. "You're… you're right Jack… it is for the best. If he can't deal with life here with all the ghosts and bullies then he will just have to start over."

There was nothing I could do, even Jazz thought that it was for the best, though for different reasons. She always feared our parents and the other ghost hunters would find me, or that one of my enemies would be able to beat me. Jazz never cared about the town. I was her only real worry.

So within a week I was packed up and shipped off to Japan. As the airplane left I felt a ping of guilt, that the only person I was thinking about was my sister, Jazz. I had never been close to my parents, but I hated the fact that I one found out at those last moments that I really didn't care to much for Amity Park. All those people… they never cared for me. I was there champion defender, but they allow their own government and neighbors to try and take my life with not so much as a strongly written letter. And as a human they all looked down on me and shoved me in lockers and picked on me. In all truthfulness… I was better off without them.

The guilt carried with me all the way to Japan but once I landed there was no time for guilt… because the world was throwing me another curve ball. "Danny Fenton?" The bus driver asked as I stood at the named bus stop and the named time of the letter.

I don't know how to describe this man… he was… I don't know. Dark? Think about when you look directly into the sun and then close your eyes. You knew how you can still see the blotch were the eyes are readjusting for the sudden decrease of light. That was how it felt to be in his presence, like some of the feeling of the world was no longer coming from that spot. It was like my ghost sense, but instead of felling the influxes of cold, there was a… nothingness. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't an unpleasant feeling, but that was the best way I can describe it.

I looked directly at him, there seemed to be a heavy fog around us even though there was no moisture in the air as far as I could tell. Shadows masked half of his face but his eyes looked like they were glowing red. This guy wasn't a ghost, but he sure as hell wasn't human ether.

"That's right." I said calmly as I got on. I was carrying my backpack in front of me like a shield, a contracted Fenton Quarterstaff in my right hand. If this guy was friendly then nothing would happen, but if thing got rough I wasn't about to die here… well die again.

As I went past him I turn a bit, pretending I was trying to fit my backpack through between all the sets so I could keep it between him and me. The bus driver laughed. "You're a cautious one aren't you? Good, you will last longer that way." He mused making me wonder what I was in for.

I turned some of my attention to any other occupants of the bus to find that it was only the driver, me and a human boy. Or at least I think he was human. He was a Japanese kid unlike me and looked like he was either having an enlightening moment, a panic attack, or a combination of the two. He was wearing the same kind of green school uniform as I was, so he must also be going to the Yokai Academy place to.

"Hey, you're going to Yokai Academy too?" I asked more to start up a conversation than for an actual answer. My Japanese wasn't the best but it would probably get me by. I was worried about what would happen when I actually got to the school and had to read the writing there.

"Yeah I guess, I'm Tsukune Aono, and I couldn't pass any entrance exams for any of the high schools I applied for, so I ended up here because my dad picked an acceptance form up off the ground." He admitted sadly. I had forgotten that Japanese students actually had to apply and get accepted into high schools. Most of the people I known back in Amity park would probably not have made the cut either. "What about you? You don't sound Japanese?"

I lend back. "Danny Fenton and no, I'm American. I got kicked out of my school because I missed or was late to too many classes and my teachers got sick of me sleeping." I admitted with a shrug. The bus was starting to go into a tunnel and the feeling of nothingness was growing. "I think we are probably almost there." I mused. Then a thought hit me, 'Does this kid know what we are in for?' I guess it was probably rude for me to think of him as a kid, since we were probably about the same age, but you start thinking that way of everyone who hasn't seen pain after you experience enough of it.

He seemed human, but then again, maybe he was just better at hiding… whatever it was that the bus driver was giving off. But he said that he was here by mistake… Then again, maybe only the bus driver is weird. That is an overly optimistic thought.

As we exited the tunnel we got our first look at the landscape. It was like something out of horror fiction. You had your standard dead willow forest, tombstones and an overhanging cliff. But it did have an interesting blood red sea.

"Here we are, the end of the line." The driver said even though it wasn't a train. As we exited the bus he turned to us and I could have sworn I saw fangs. "You two show prepare yourselves… Yokai Academy… is a terrifying place." He said laughing evilly as he reversed and the bus faded into the tunnel.

I looked over to see Tsukune panicking. "Come on man." I said shaking him a little to snap him out of his daze. "Classes are staring today in a few hours." I said walking past him.

"What is with the spooky place?" Tsukune said glancing around. "There has to be some kind of mistake." He said but he followed me along. I moved steadily shifting my focus around trying to get a good sense of my surroundings. I could feel that there were more beings like the driver off in the distance in the direction that we were going in. "How are you so calm?" Tsukune's question registered.

"I guess this just isn't that scary. Besides, I came here all the way from America. That is a little far to drag someone just to kill them." I said with a shrug. I must have said something wrong because he began to freeze up. I probably shouldn't have mentioned death as a possibility.

Then I sense another being coming from the path behind us. I moved aside just as a bicycle with a pink haired girl came over a mound of earth. She wasn't in control of the bike and ended up smashing straight into Tsukune. I winced slightly as they fell to the ground.

That is, until I had to hold back a laugh since Tsukune's hands were accidentally on the pink haired girls legs. It was amusing to see him panicking and beg for forgiveness. As he back up moving his arms back of forth saying 'I didn't mean to', the girl sat up and started to rub her butt.

"Ouch." She said before looking at her victim. I had to admit that she was really pretty. She had a really weak feel about her, if the bus driver was a bowling ball then this girl was a grain of rice. But there was no doubt about it, she wasn't human. "Oh are you ok?" She asked as she moved over to make sure Tsukune was alright. "Oh I am so sorry." She said pulling out a handkerchief to help clean him up.

Then a single like a blood dripped from the boy's nose. "This scent…" The girl murmured and I was surprised when she started to pull Tsukune in. Tsukune was practically paralyzed, I don't think any man would know what to do when a random hot girl mowed him down with a bike and then acted like she was… I don't know how to describe this. "I am sorry… It's because… I am a vampire." She said.

"You're a what?" Tsukune said startled before she bit down on his neck. He was momentarily stunned and after about four seconds I was wondering what I should be doing.

I tapped on the girls shoulder and she came out of whatever trance she was in and she let go of the boy. "I am sorry." She said letting go of him and move back bowing in apology. "I'm Moka Akashiya. And like I said I'm a vampire. I didn't hurt you did I?" She asked.

"No, I think I'm ok." Tsukune said rubbing the spot on his neck were the girl bit him. He really didn't seem like he was in any pain. He did seem a little annoyed though.

"Thank goodness." Moka said putting on hand on her chest and giving a warm smile that make Tsukune's annoyance turn to embarrassment. Then the girl looked at the ground a little more embarrassed herself as she asked her question. "So… do you hate our kind? I mean… Vampires."

Tsukune was taken aback, he probably never thought about it. I can't blame the little human. I didn't even how that they existed until now. He probably still didn't believe her. But like all guys give a decision over whether or not to make a girl upset her pick the latter. "No I don't." He insisted. "I've just never met one." He then looked at me to divert attention to give himself time to gather himself. "What about you Danny?"

Moka turned to me and seemed to only now be registering me. I scratched my chin. Vlad wasn't really a vampire, but he would be my only experience. "Can't say I have had any good experiences with them." I said but then I saw the girl getting depressed. "But I try not to judge people by appearance or race. And you seem nice enough." Moka looked a little relieved at that. Tsukune looked a little shocked.

"That's great." Moka said all smiles again which seemed to whip Tsukune's mind blank. "Then we can all be friends." She said happily getting up and retrieving her bike. We all started to walk towards the school, we all just talked about nothing in particular. The standard worries about not fitting in that you find in every new student in any school anywhere.

As we went I could see that Tsukune was taking the earlier discussion about vampires less and less seriously. I would probably have to talk to him at some point to make sure he doesn't get himself killed. I don't really know what people here thought about humans.

I was pretty disappointed in the actual school. Sure it was big and fancy, but it was not spooky in the slightest. I guess I felt kind of cheated after the suspenseful atmosphere of the forest. We arrived at the opening ceremony and split up in order to get our schedules. But before I could talk to Tsukune, he was lost in the sea of students. I walked through and grab my own schedule and got out as fast as I could. I was still not used to the feeling of these beings and being in that crowd was like I was in a sea of marbles where the teachers were all golf balls. But as I sat near the edge of the group I quickly learned how to block the feeling out. I gave a sigh of relief at that. 'Being quick to adapt was probably my only good quality.' I admitted to myself.

Even though I was kicked out in the middle of my sophomore year, I was put in as a first year student because I was only fifteen. As I walked into the homeroom class I spotted Tsukune sitting near the back by the window. I went over and set in the seat behind him. "What up, Tsukune?" I asked.

"Oh, hi Danny." He said noticing me but then he frowned, "You don't really think that Moka is a vampire, do you? I mean… they aren't…" He started to say but I clasped a hand over his mouth.

I looked around to see if anyone was listening in before talking in a hushed voice. "Don't say anything like that while we are around other people." I warned him. He looked at me in surprise. "I will explain why later, just don't say anything that has to do with supernatural beings, or humans."

I released my hand from over his mouth and looked like he was going to start asking questions again but then the door opened and the teacher came in.

Tsukune's eyes widened as he saw the tail coming out of the teacher backside, her hair was also done in a manner that resembled cat ears that even seemed to move. Tsukune's jaw slacked and I wasn't sure if he was breathing. I wasn't surprised in the least. A year of ghost hunting will do that to a man. "Hello class, my name is Miss. Shizuka Nekonome and I will be your new homeroom teacher, meow." She said to my amusement. "So let me be the first to welcome you to Yokai Academy. As I am sure you all know; Yokai Academy is a school for monsters." Tsukune was starting to shake. 'Yeah, definitely a normal human.' I thought looking at him.

I was just wondering if they were all just really human looking monsters or if they were disguising themselves somehow. Ghosts really were not masters of disguise… well most of them weren't. They would have to possess a host in order to go around unnoticed.

"Like it or not, humans currently rule the world," the cat like teacher continued. "The purpose of this school is to teach you how to coexist with humans. Because of this, all students are to stay in their human form will on campus. This will teach you how to stay disguised in the human world." I like it when people answer my questions without me needing to ask… or risking it in this case.

"Hey teach," a rather large and ugly brown haired student with a lip ring interrupted the teacher. "Wouldn't it be better if we just ate those puny humans? Except for the hot girls I mean. I think we can find a better use to them." I bit down of the insult I was about to throw at the idiot, best not to get into any fights with the school bully on the first day. The guy was licking his lips with a tongue that was inhumanly long. I had seen others like him; ghosts like that never lasted very long.

The door slide open and to my surprise Moka walked in. "Sorry I'm late." She apologized as she came in through the door to the great excitement of all the other guys in the class. "I got lost after the entrance ceremony."

"Oh that's fine. Just find a seat." Ms. Nekonome said kindly.

The boy's in the classroom were going nuts asking questions like "Who is she" and making comments about her body that I would rather not think about. She then spotted us over in the corner. "Tsukune, Danny!" She said in surprise of finding that we are all in the same class.

"Hi Moka." Tsukune said more than aware that we were now going to stand out.

"Tsukune!" Moka tackled Tsukune to the ground hugging him. I began to laugh as all the monsters in the room gave poor Tsukune a death glare as he was trying to decide if it was the best or the worst moment of his life. He was laying on the ground underneath a beautiful girl as monster were saying death threats horrible enough to make even me a little worried. 'Glad she didn't drink my blood.' I couldn't help thinking that she was attracted to him because of the taste of his blood.

"Alright class, settle down, and please return to your seats." Ms. Nekonome said loudly to make her voice heard over the group of angry boys. It took a bit but the class ended up more or less under control. "That's better. Anyways, as I was about to explain, Yokai Academy is protected by a special barrier that keeps out the humans…"

Yet again someone interrupted. "What if a human managed to get through?" they asked.

"Well then they would be killed immediately." The teacher said and at that I thought Tsukune was going to faint. I had to suppress a chuckle from the irony. First I was a monster in a human school, now I am a human in a monster school. I guess I am always hiding who I am.

I suppose that a life here wouldn't be too bad.