Summary: Here's a longer summary of what's going on. I don't exactly have a plot for this story; I'm just kind of writing it whatever comes to my head. The chapters are going to be based on the quotes from Lindsay Lohan's song "Over" each chapter. I was going to do the whole song in one chapter, but at this rate as while I'm typing at two pages per two quotes, this chapter will be really long. So here you go! This is my first fanfiction story, so if you decide to review please be nice. Constructive criticism would be good. I'm mostly writing this for my own pleasure. And if you don't like it—just don't read it again! Simple! Alright then, on with the story….
Disclaimer: Butch Hartman owns Danny Phantom. Lindsay Lohan owns the song "Over."
Chapter One
I watched the walls around me crumble
But it's not like I won't build them up again
"Freak!"
"Geek!"
"Goth!"
Sam hid her face as Dash and his other friends tormented her once more as she waited for Danny outside the school doors. Danny had to sort out some things with Lancer about how his grades were slipping, due to him focusing on ghosts and Paullina the whole time. Once more they made fun of her and Danny because they thought they were together. And today, since her so-called boyfriend wasn't there to defend her from Dash and his group, they made the most of the moment by torturing her as badly as they could.
Sam liked being different, no doubt about that, but no one said that it would be easy. Being different meant standing out and making a difference, which was the reason why Sam liked being so different, but lately all that it meant was being agonized by people because she didn't conform to everyone else at Casper High. Those names—freak, geek—stabbed her heart more by more each time. Goth even hurt her—although even though that was true, it might as well be the same as the other comments.
Finally, Danny came outside, looking for Sam, but when he saw Dash and all the other jocks in their leather jackets in a big circle laughing about something, he just knew it had to do with either Sam or Tucker. His first thought was to transform into Danny Phantom and then turn intangible, but with all these people around Danny Phantom was not an option. Unfortunately, he had to do it the normal way. Which also could be a very painful way ending in bruises and a neck brace.
Danny gulped and walked up to Dash. He thought, Oh man, I'm really going to get it now. First Lancer, now Dash—is the whole world out to get me? "Hey Dash," Danny said, trying to sound as confident as he could, which still wasn't that confident and un-fearing, "Um, whoever you're bothering leave them alone."
Dash turned around. "Wha—would you get out of here Fenton?"
"Dash, I said whoever you're bothering leave them alone."
"Oooh, now Sam's little boyfriend is trying to protect her!" Dash and everyone laughed.
"SAM! Let her go, leave her alone!"
"Come on guys, you've bugged the gothic freak enough today," Paullina said as she walked over.
"Hiiii……" Danny forgot all about Sam. Sam glared. Dash suddenly got jealous and pushed Danny and Sam way. "Will you two get out of here?" He glared at them.
"Uhh, good idea, let's go Danny," Sam grabbed Danny's arm and pulled him away from school and they walked home.
"Danny," Sam said after a few minutes, breaking the awkward silence, "I have been dealing with so much lately. I just feel so weird being different lately. But I don't want to change. I mean I can, but I just don't want to! It's kind of hard to explain. You know what I mean?"
"Yeah, Sam, but for me I'm dealing with so much more. You see, you can try out for cheerleading, or art club, or whatever and become a totally different person. Then there's me and my secret, and that I can't change. You seriously don't know how lucky you've got it."
"Um Danny," Sam looked at him if he was crazy, "Dash tortures me every day. I'm not sure you call that lucky."
"Yeah, I guess you're right." They stopped talking again for another few minutes, just listening to them walk on the few remaining leaves of fall.
Finally Danny said, "Sam it just feels like everything is falling apart. Everything is just getting to me—school, Lancer, ghosts, Lancer—oh my gosh you should've heard him going on and on at me today while you were waiting for me! He keeps on going that I'm never getting into college and how I'm a failure."
"Doesn't he say that you have potential, something like that that teachers are supposed to say?"
"Yeah but the negative comments just get to me more."
"I know what you mean. Well actually all I get is negative comments so I sort of don't know what you mean."
Another silence. Finally they arrived at Danny's house. Before Sam left, Danny said, "Well Sam, no matter how much we're going through, at least we've got each other."
"Yeah, you, me, Tucker, we're all in this together. We're all suffering. But it's better to suffer together I guess."
"Yeah. See you later, Sam."
"See you."
Danny walked into his house. He set his backpack down and out of curiosity decided to see what his parents were doing. They had lately been talking about some new invention that had to do with ghosts in contact with humans. Danny had tuned out when his dad told him what it is but now since he had nothing else to do and felt like nowhere else to go with his life, he might as well see what his parents were up to.
"Hi mom, hi dad," Danny said in a groggy tone.
"Hi sweetie!" Maddie Fenton smiled. "How was school?"
"Did that Lancer guy talk to you again?" Jack Fenton asked.
"Um school was okay, Lancer just said…to keep trying, I guess."
"Keep trying, mm-hmm, works for me. Come over here Danny, you might want to see this." Jack Fenton pointed to a computer screen with radar on it. "See this? It shows where ghosts are in contact with humans, like I said before. Unfortunately I can only do it when it comes in contact with humans."
"Um dad, why didn't you make it to find ghosts everywhere?"
"I tried that, but lately it's been stuck with two humans. One right here in this very neighborhood, and another somewhere else but I have no clue where it is, some town north of here."
"What are the two humans?"
"Oh, one is a student attending at some nearby school. And I wanted to go to all the local schools in town—"
"Except, Jack, that that would scare younger children and civilians." Maddie Fenton said.
"And it would have been perfect to find them!—oh, never mind."
"Dad, what's the other person?"
"Oh yes. It's something that is saying—by the way I can sort of understand them, is that cool or what!—something about using a certain individual to lure some half of a something to come somewhere."
The half of a something was probably Danny. Danny shivered a little. "Um, who was the guy with this ghost? And could you tell who the ghost was?"
"He said something about looking for a prisoner. And then I head something else scream—maybe the human or the ghost, I'm not quite sure. But I could only make out 'NOOO, I've got four more payments on that!' Then I heard static."
Danny froze. "Um dad I just remembered I have lots of homework to do so I better get going."
"Alright Danny, I'll let you know if I see any more ghosts!"
"Yeah dad, you better do that!" Danny ran upstairs to his bedroom to call Sam. He called her cell phone.
"Hello?"
"Sam, I've got to tell you something! You know how Tucker wasn't at school today?"
"Yeah, why? Have you heard from him?"
"No, but it's got to do with Walker."
"What?"
Danny took a breath, and then said, "Walker's got Tucker."
(A/N: Well what do you think? I'll try to update ASAP, I probably can't every day though, once or twice a week is good. And once again, only good reviews and constructive criticism. Thank you for reading my story!)
