A/N: Hi! I'm back! XD i wrote this a couple days ago but I can finally post it now. :P I don't own Danny Phantom. The proof? I'm writing a fanfiction.
Anyways, I'd Enjoy chapter 1 of the sequel to The Cool Heat!
Danny turned and swiftly manuevered his way through the crowd of students: it was Friday, which also meant bigger crowds in the hallways. The day had dragged on ever so slowly and the school was buzzing with excitement over their newest student. In light of previous events, normal seemed pretty boring. Instead, he was anticipating hanging out with his friends and the newest addition to Team Phantom. The halls were completely flooded with students, and Sam, Tucker, and Danny were finding it difficult to walk by.
He froze midstep the instant he caught sight of the new guy marching up to Paulina. He was wearing a blue and gold football jacket that reminded him all too well of Dash and his buddies, faded blue skinny jeans, and a pair of black sneakers. Admittedly, Danny had already heard the giggling girls gossiping about the "handsome, buff" newbie all day long, but he never would've guessed how quickly said teen would stomp up to Paulina so quickly...
"Hey, Paulina. I see you're the hottest chick at school." The guy leaned against the wall and brushed back his blond hair, brown eyes radiating confidence. "Listen, I was thinking we should get to know each other better. So, wanna go out with me sometime?"
His smug statement caused Paulina to scoff and roll her blue green eyes in annoyance.
The Latina was honestly not surprised in the very least. This boy was extremely good-looking. But, he also wore an expression of vain confidence and ridiculous smugness. A look that she had only recently begun to despise. "As if loser!" She turned and ignored several boys as they continued to stare and swoon over her adoringly as if she were some kind of Goddess.
In truth, she found the fact that she could bend them to her will with a single gaze quite amusing but a extremely mindless and pitiful. Instead, her lovely gaze found its way to Danny and her eyes lit up instantaneously.
"Danny!" She waved a bit and immediately rushed over to him, her metaphorical aura blazing with happiness. Star followed behind, a quiet, knowing smile planted on her face. "Hi!" She smiled politely, her cheeks slowly blossoming into a rosy color.
Danny gave her one of his famous small smiles and unknowingly managed to make her giggle. 'She's so cute when she does that. Wait, what am I thinking?' He blinked, blushed, and forced those thoughts out of his mind. "Hey Paulina."
Sam and Tucker came up behind him, automatically coming to his side. "Hey Star. Hey Paulina." Tucker smiled.
"Star. Paulina." Sam smiled at Danny and gave Paulina a brief nod.
It was still relatively odd seeing those girls not trying to rip each other's heads off. Sam and Paulina had somehow managed to stop hating each other so much which was still weird considering they became less spiteful towards each other.
And, all their animosity had ended just because Paulina wanted to talk about boys.
The aforemention Hispanic beauty smiled shyly as she glanced at Danny. "D-do you mind if Star and I hang out with you guys at the pool?"
"Oh, uh. Sure." Danny gave them a small smile and for some weird, unknown reason Paulina giggled for the second time that day. Danny's heart fluttered.
"Okay then!" Star tossed her blonde hair over her shoulder. "See you after school!" Danny watched as the two girls returned to their A-list group of friends, Paulina briefly glancing at Danny before returning to her conversation with Sam.
"Alright! I scored a date with Star!" Tucker cheered.
Sam rolled her amethyst eyes in annoyance. "Oh please, Tucker. She barely even noticed you. It was obvious Paulina just didn't want to be alone with Danny."
Danny turned to glance at his best friend with a look of confusion. "What? Why wouldn't she want to be alone with us?" Danny blinked in confusion.
"Danny, you're still as clueless as ever." Tucker smirked and let his gaze fell down to his PDA as it made those familiar beeping noises.
"See? Even Tucker sees it and you don't." Sam shook her head with a comical smug. "You're so clueless."
Danny tilted his head to the side, a perplexed expression now etched on his face. "What?"
His two friends laughed in unhidden amusement, all of them blissfully unaware of the dangers to come.
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The group was reunited in front of the pool the following day. Danny was in a baggy, plain white t-shirt, his swimming trunks, and red flip-flops. Paulina was wearing a pink, two-peice bathing suit with a towel draped over one arm.
She frowned, wondering if wearing her hair into a cute, messy up-do was a bad choice. 'What would Danny like...?' She wondered to herself. Sam, on the other hand, had worn her usual dark cloak, hat, veil, and sunglasses. The gothic girl sighed and slinked away to the shade with a satisfied smile.
"I hope you guys don't mind, but I invited Devon." Sam commented loud enough for the rest of the group to hear.
Paulina's eyes widened in sudden interest. She had been extremely surprised to find out the goth girl, though she hid it well, did -in fact- have a heart. A heart that she only revealed to her closest friends. "No way!" The Latina cried out. "I totally wanna meet this papi chulo!"
Tucker agreed with a satisfied smirk. "We finally get to meet your new crush."
"Cool! Is he, like, goth?" Star inquired curiously, tossing her blonde hair over her shoulder.
"Yup." Danny answered with a thoughtful smile. Paulina edged closer to the raven-haired teen in hopes of catching his attention, but, unfortunately, a blue mist escaped his parted lips, signalling that a ghost was nearby.
Danny's eyes grew wide as his icy blue eyes darted back and forth. He and Paulina scanned the pool discreetly but cautiously searching for any signs of danger. But there was no sign of any ghost attack, much less a ghost. They naively dismissed it as one of the more of the harmless spirits who liked to be left alone."So, like, if Manson doesn't like the sun, maybe we should go to the shade too." Star commented.
"Uh, yeah...sure." Danny replied reluctantly, giving the pool a final scan.
The group moved into the shady area Sam had decided to slink into. And, no sooner had they arrived, a boy came strolling up to them. Paulina studied him carefully. He had messy, long dark hair that wasn't necessarily black; pale, almost transluscent skin; sparkling, burgundy-brown eyes; and a lean, wired body. He had a white shirt that was encased by a black leather jacket, and baggy jeans that matched its color. He also appeared to be wearing a small amount of eye liner but Paulina couldn't really tell for sure.
"Ooh! Hot guy walking this way!" Star commented. Paulina furrowed her brows. He was honestly very cute, but she already had her eyes set on someone else...
"Hey! Back off!" Sam growled. Her annoyance instantly morphed into pride as he approached. "He's mine."
The cute guy arrived beneath the shade and instantly swung his arm around a suddenly smiling Sam. "Hey," he said in a slightly deep voice. "I'm Devon."
He shook everyone's hands with his own surprisingly cool, callous hands. "Sorry for making you wait." He apolgized as he slipped his jacket off. "It was cold inside and so I-"
"That's why you kept your jacket on." Star finished for him.
"Yup." He hugged Sam closer to himself and gave her a brief kiss on the cheek. Paulina smiled and an image of Danny kissing her own cheek flashed across her mind. She blushed slightly and nearly jumped when Danny spoke up.
"You look familiar." The halfa commented. "Have we met before?"
Devon grinned a lopsided grin. "Actually, yes. I saw you at one of the poetry sessions we had, the first time I met Sam." The handsome goth smiled down at said teen with another loving gaze.
"Hm..." Danny shook his head thoughtfully. "That's probably it," he replied uncertainly but still flashing Devon a polite smile.
"Hey is that a PDA?" The young man questioned as he pulled his eyes away from Sam and focused on the technological gadget in Tucker's hands. "Dude, I've got the SmarTech 5000 at home." Devon commented which earned a wide-eyed stare from techno geek. (1)
"Oh! That's right!" Star interrupted a starry-eyed Tucker who had obvious intentions of saying something. "Danny! I need you to buy me, like, some, uh, soda! Yeah, soda!"
Danny tilted his head to one side and gazed at the petite blond, a slightly-taken-aback expression planted on his handsome face. "Uhm, okay. What kind?"
Star blinked and her suddenly sly gaze travelled to Paulina. "Uhm, take Paulina with you. She knows what kind of stuff I like."
The Hispanic girl furrowed her brows in confusion. "But-"
"Just go!" Star shoved the two teens and they hesitantly walked over to the food stand. Paulina glanced backwards and saw their odd group of friends huddling together and whispering ominously. She rolled her eyes but ignored them, training her eyes on the oblivious halfa.
"So, Danny, what do you think of Devon?" She asked curiously.
"Oh, he seems pretty cool. I'm pretty sure I already met him once, I think, but I can't remember where. Tucker seemed to like him, though. And Sam's practically in love with the guy."
Paulina nodded. "Yeah, I guess. He seems really nice," she admitted, brushing away a strand of her dark hair.
Finally, it was their turn to order. They bought Star's drink, payed, then turned and walked back to the group, all of whom straightened up at the sight of the two.
"Hey Danny!" Tucker said a little bit to loudly, his voice too strained. Star elbowed him hard in the ribs. She tried to be discreet about it, but Paulina suspiciously watched as Tucker glared at the petite yet feirce blonde.
"Tucker and I are, uh, going over there." She pointed to a tall slide that arched up several feet high. It was one of the rides that Star was certain Paulina absolutely despised. The cheerleader grabbed Tucker's arm and dragged the nervous techno-geek away.
"And I'm going to a cafe that's just around the corner." Sam smiled cooly as she and Devon began walking away hand-in-hand.
Paulina glanced up and met Danny's gaze, instantly realizing what the other four had been up to.
"I guess that leaves just the two of us." he commented. The teenage girl was certain that he didn't realize they were purposely left alone by the others. But, she bit her tongue and bravely decided to snatch up the opportunity, silently cursing the rest for leaving her alone.
"Yeah, I guess." She replied. Both of them instantly turned their heads to avoid seeing the other blushing.
"Well," Danny cleared his throat as the red hue in their faces finally began to fade. "You...wanna get on a ride?" He offered shyly.
Paulina nodded her head as an excited smile crept up her face. "Si. Por su puesto." (2)
The rest of the day seemed to speed by too quickly. Danny took her to many rides, slides, and they even went to the pool. They were alone -together- for the remainder of the hot and sunny day. Of course, Danny couldn't be with her for long periods at a time. Especially since he was occasionally required to leave for a few minutes, no thanks to the random ghost pests that'd appear. Paulina sighed and briefly wondered if the halfa had ever had a ghost-free day.
Finally, Paulina and Danny exited the park just as the sun began to set and stood beneath a streetlight. It was the spot the group had agreed to meet at when they were ready to leave. Surprisingly enough, Tucker and Star were already there, each of them almost completely dry. Paulina shivered, still slightly wet from jumping into the pool.
She blushed when Danny slipped the towel off himself and wrapped it around Paulina.
Star sighed and glanced at her watch. "Where's Sam and Devon?"
"They're on their way. I called them." Tucker announced as he slipped his newest cell phone into his pocket.
"Well, we better hurry. I told my parents I'd be there at six and I don't want to be late. Again." Star scowled in annoyance.
Danny placed a hand on Paulina's shoulder. She smiled feeling a warm, tingling feeling course through her body. (3) She'd begun to feel it more and more often and it usually happened around Danny. She liked that feeling, but it never lasted very long.
Devon and Sam finally arrived, smiling like a pair of star-crossed lovers. "Hey, sorry for making you wait." Devon glanced at each of them with an apologetic smile.
"Alright everyone. Let's, like, leave before my dad totally grounds me again." Star sighed and briefly closed her bright eyes.
"Hey, need a ride Devon?" Tucker offered.
"Nah. I've got my car parked in the lot." Devon replied nochalantly.
"Devon's got a license." Sam explained with a shrug.
Tucker nodded. "Dude, that's so cool. All I've got is a stupid scooter." Tucker sighed.
"And you better hope that scooter goes super duper fast." Star glared. "'Cause you're, like, my only ride home."
Tucker smiled -no- smirked in satisfaction. "That's right."
"And I'm, uh, gonna just go ahead and walk home. With Paulina." Danny glanced at the dark-haired girl. "If you want to, that is."
Paulina giggled and nodded, knowing that he really meant flying home. An activity she enjoyed very much. Of course, everyone else (with the exception of Star and Devon) knew that already.
The group finally departed, each of them scattering into their own directions, unaware of the eyes that followed their movements.
A/N: Yay! Finally, the first chapter's over! That warm, tingling feeling that Paulina mentions is important. Anyways, I have a question. Does Vlad have a ghost sense? And if so, what episode does it show it in? 'Cause I've watched ALL the episodes and I don't remember him having any ghost sense. I need it for another chapter in the story. Please answer and please review. I'll update as soon as I can.
Love ~shortie ;D
1) SmarTech 500 from Micro management episode
2) Si. Por su puesto=Yes. Of course.
3) The warm, tingling sensation is actually really important. So, remember that ;P