These are my Danny Phantom shorts. Some of them may not be so short. They are those random funny moments that don't fit in with my regular story The Merging Wars. Or these stories may be completely random and from a totally different timeline/world. In any case I hope you enjoy them as much as I like writing them. Feel free to ask questions, review, and all that other good stuff. I have no idea when the next update will be… Maybe when inspiration hits?

I'm bored its past midnight and I really should be asleep...

(Kiss of life?)

He was floating through the water an outcast to his kind. His skin and hair were a pure while his tail and scaled areas were black. A green somewhere between seaweed and phosphorescent decorated his fins and eyes with small dots running down his tail. Phantom is what they called him a black mer-anything being bad luck. He was supposed to have died as a pup left above water on a deserted island, his parents and elder siblings circling slowly to prevent any return to the water. He had survived even though he shouldn't have. Now he was attacked by any merperson that saw him, although 16 years of fighting had given him superior reflexes, intelligence, and speed. He had just recently paid the price for swimming too close to the shallows and a long healing gash was still visible on his tail. He had been curious about a trio of boats that had gone through, the humans on board laughing and playing. He had followed them picking up new words and ideas not realizing how far into shore he was swimming. The hunters of the clan had caught him near sunset and he had fought for his life killing one of their own and managing to steal a weapon. Phantom had escaped fleeing into the depths. Alone and rejected yet again he had swam into the storm hoping to find his end and instead he had found her.

The storm made the waters dark and murky, perfect for a predator like him. What caught his eye was a small light that blinked in the darkness. Animals didn't flash any kind of light in shallow water for the most part and this light blinked consistently drawing him in like a moth to a flame. He didn't know where the human female had come from but she was sinking slowly in the water the waves above so massive and chaotic from the storm it seemed as if she simply had given up swimming and succumbed to exhaustion. For a moment he thought she was dead but then almost too soft to hear with the booms of waves and thunder he heard the faintest thump of a heart beat. He swam to her side realizing the steady blink came from a pin of some kind attached to her cloth skin. It clearly wasn't natural and the light irritated him so he ripped it off crushing it before letting it sink into the depths. Light out of the way his hands found their way back to her wrapping around her shoulders as he stared at her in fascination. She had a pretty face one of the nicest he had seen on either mermaid or human. Her jet black hair fanned around her head the short silky strands waving in the slight current. Her glazed amethyst eyes stared into his eyes still bright with life even as a final bubble escaped her lips. Slowly a smile graced her lips as her eyes began to close and he panicked. He couldn't bring her to the surface for air it wouldn't do any good with the storm raging overhead. He had once seen on a magic screen on a boat where a person had kissed a drowned girl then pushed her chest and like magic they had sprung back to life. He did this now pulling her close and fastening his lips to hers before breathing out the stored air in his lungs. Nothing happened as he pulled back though some bubbles escaped her lips. Gently not really sure how breakable these creatures were he pushed on her chest causing more air to bubble out. Pausing he listened as her heart continued to beat softly. Air continued to leak from her mouth and taking this as a good sign he breathed into her again. The third time Phantom did this she thrashed in his grip a garbled noise coming from her lips. He pulled back and saw her eyes wide open a look of shock on her face. He let her go as she shoved a hand into his chest noticing for the first time than her wrists and ankles were tied with rope. Her tied hands went to her lips as her tied ankles tried and failed to keep her bobbing up right in the slight current. Phantom pulled a sharp bone blade from the seaweed sheath at the small of his back and swiftly sliced through the bonds on her legs careful not to knick her in the process. Legs free she was able to right herself and she sent him a curious look before her hands flew to her mouth again where bubbles floated free. She needed to breathe again he realized and he pulled her hands down gripped her chin and pressed his lips to hers breathing for her once again. Her eyes were even wider her cheeks coloring as he pulled back. Her mouth continued to hang open although he was amused to find that she was actually holding her breath this time. In her distraction he sliced through the bonds on her wrists and her hands flew apart as she seemed to recover her senses before swimming for the surface.

'Ok maybe she hadn't recovered her senses.' Phantom thought watching as she just barely made it through the roiling current and breached the surface.

She was a surprisingly strong swimmer even though she had no tail. She had to be a strong swimmer to make it through the raging current and waves that raged on the surface. He could see her just fine since he knew what to look for and a moment after her head broke the surface a massive wave tumbled her driving her back under. He watched her struggle trying to breach the surface yet again and he realized if he didn't stop her she would die. Another wave plunged down onto her driving her under and before she could right herself Phantom swam up to her and wrapped her in his arms before swimming for the deeper water where it was calmer and easier to swim through. She struggled in his arms bubbles trailing from her mouth. She needed to breathe he knew but trying to swim on the surface would defiantly kill her. Not even he could stay in that roiling mess of water without sustaining exhaustion or injury. Coming to a gentle hover he released her letting her float free. She twisted around pushing her billowing shirt down bubbles still leaking from her lips. It looked as if she were in pain as she clutched at her chest and Phantom moved forward pressing his lips to hers as he breathed for her. They stayed like that for a moment Phantom cycling more air into his lungs from his gills making sure that as she exhaled through her nose she always had another lungful of air waiting.

'Humans breathe a lot!' Phantom thought as she took yet another breath and pushed away squinting at him.

Slowly she pointed to the surface and Phantom shook his head then took hold of her once more before swimming at max speed under the water. Not having a choice in the matter she clung to him as he swam through the storm keeping alert for any predators that might be lurking. She would need rest and unlike him she wasn't suited to staying underwater for extreme lengths of time but he knew where he could take her. It was his home or his territory one that he guarded jealously. Unconsciously he had already been heading towards it when he had found her sinking through the water. He fed her air many, many, times as he swam onwards never tiring even with the extra drag weight. Eventually the waves on the surface were small enough that she wouldn't drown trying to breathe. He enjoyed feeding her air though, it was pleasant and he hadn't had this much contact with any living thing in a very long time. The dolphins would often play and hunt with him when they swam through but it was rare enough that he was starved for any contact whether it was good or bad. So he wanted to keep her underwater relying on him but she was weakening. Her eyes were shut, her heart rate was steadily decreasing, she was taking smaller breaths at longer intervals and her body had started to tremble. Even without these signs he could sense she was steadily weakening as all predators could and he knew that she would drown if he didn't bring her up soon. With a sigh he angled for the surface pushing her up into the open air. She gasped as soon as her head broke the surface of the water and coughed as water managed to get into her mouth. Once she stopped gasping in great lungfuls she eyed Phantom one gentle hand reaching out to touch his face.

"I would have died without you. Thank you." She said her voice a little raspy from coughing and disuse.

Phantom practically purred at the touch and he leaned into her hand a warm happy feeling floating through him at her thanks as she looked around them blearily. It was still raining and the waves were choppy though Phantom had no trouble keeping them afloat. Her head bobbed as her hand fell back to the water and tired amethyst eyes met his.

"My name is Sam." She said and her eyes closed her body relaxing against his as she lost consciousness.

"Sam." Phantom repeated enjoying the way the sound hissed from his lips. He rolled the name over his tongue several more times as he started swimming forward making sure her head stayed well above water. They were very close to his island home. The same island he had been abandoned on all those years ago. No one other than the dolphins knew where his home was Phantom was taking her there having already decided that he was keeping her.

Ha! Merdanny for the win! Always wanted to write about bieng underwater. Did I do it justice?