The Cost of Love: A Danny Phantom Adventure
Chapter 1:
It was a cold and dull November morning and as usual Sam, Tucker and Danny sat leaning on their desks, their chins propped up by their fists, while they were surrounded by sea of dazed classmates, where some, such as Quan, were on the verge of snoring and drooling. It was a boring English class even for Mr. Lancer's standards as his monotone voice droned on about the existentialism of Waiting for Godot.
Mr. Lancer raised his head from the book and glanced half-heartedly around the room, "Does anyone know what these two poor unfortunate loafers-" he noticed Quan dozing off and raised voice to arouse him, "-who obviously did not pay attention in English, are waiting for?" Quan perked his head, and looked around. Realizing that it was still class, he leaned back in his chair and stared at the blackboard.
Danny muttered groggily, "I have no clue," he glanced up at the clock mounted on the wall, "but I know what I'm waiting for."
Tucker looked more confused than tired, "Yeah, I have no idea what is going on."
Sam leaned over and hissed loudly, "That's what you get for playing Cyber-Boss 5 all night, instead of reading the play."
Tucker merely shrugged, "Even if I did read it, it would still make no sense. What's the point?"
Thinking it was the most delightful sound the students ever heard, the bell rang, finally ending their misery. In flash of bodies moving, they grabbing their books and went running out the door; the classroom was evacuated in record time. When Mr Lancer glanced up from his book again, he realized that the whole room was completely empty. He pulled out his handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his brow and sighed, "Thought that class would never end".
Meanwhile, Sam, Danny and Tucker walked down the hall and as they passed, everyone jumped out of the way to make room for them and stared with appreciation. Quan smiled and said, "Nice one the other night, I knew you would sock it to him!" As Danny passed him, he smiled awkwardly. As they make their way to the cafeteria for lunch they heard, "Hey Fentino!-" Danny naturally flinched when he was addressed this. "There's room over here!" Danny looked up and saw Dash pointing hopefully to a spot on the bench beside him.
They ignored him, sat at different table and Danny smiled, "Still haven't gotten used to the way people treat me now".
Sam simply said, "What do you expect them to do now that they know you're the hero that saves the town from mortal peril every night?"
Tucker smiled and waved to a group of sophomore girls starring with admiration in their direction, "Yeah, besides you are friends with the past mayor of this town."
Sam snorted through her straw of ice tea, "Ha! I'm surprised they don't chuck food at us, I mean, honestly, Mini-skirt Friday's?"
Tucker looking hurt, but nonetheless defiant, "Let me just say that I left the position, because I wanted to live a normal teenage life, not because they made me."
Danny and Sam glanced at each other and laughed. Danny had to admit, life could not be any better for him. He was admired by all as a hero, he didn't have to hide his powers anymore and he could be excused from class anytime he wanted to go fight a ghost. But one of the most satisfying parts of his life was that he was finally and truly Sam's boyfriend, and he would never trade that for the world.