AN:A little something that came to me out of nowhere: A different ending for "Flirting with disaster".

Sam's POV

Disclaimer: I do not own "Danny Phantom".
Claimer: The way the characters are composed (aka "the storyline") is my intellectual property.

She said Hello you fool, I love you!- Roxette "Joyride"

Danny handed me the ring, he wanted to give Valerie.

"Can you hang onto this?"

Well, yeah, I could. But Tucker was right: It was about time to tell him.
Besides: What if it had ended differently? What if Valerie had wanted a relationship beyond friends with Danny?

I sighed and sat across from Danny. I looked at him, how he sat there with slumped shoulders and a sad, down casted gaze.

It wasn't the "perfect moment" I had waited for so long. In fact it was more horrible than any other chance I had had.

"Danny?"

"Hm?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Mhm."

I took a deep breath and put the ring on the table. The side that read "Wes" was up.

"Did you really love her?"

He looked around on the tabletop, obviously thinking about the answer.

"I don't know," he sighed. "Maybe I just...I don't know...wanted to have someone liking me besides you and Tuck."

I reached out and cupped his hand on the table. It trembled slightly.

"Tucker doesn't like you the way I do, you know."

"What do you mean?"

Instead of an answer I turned the ring, so it showed its real meaning.

"How come everyone except for you knows?"

I pointed at the ring. Trying to make this as least hurtful as possible was very, very hard with my clueless one.

"What about-" Then he saw it. His expression showed astonishment, confusion and at last anxiety. "You mean...?"

"I mean." I nodded.

He thought for another second.

"And how do you feel about this?"

I smiled and leaned forward, arms crossed on the table. "You wanted to know why you're clueless, don't you?"

His eyes lit up. I stood up from the table and slung my rucksack over my shoulder. Danny gaped as if to say something, but I cut him off.

"I've waited years for you to come around, I can wait some more to let you get over Valerie."

My smile was honest. I had made the first step and Danny came along.

"Sam!" Surprised, I turned around to see Danny running after me. "How about a round Nasty Burger?"

"Sure, I think Tucker is-"

"What about just you and me?" He smiled sheepishly and rubbed his neck. "Only, if you want."

I took his hand and looked him in the eyes "I do."

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