Okay! I was totally surprised when I searched this pairing and there weren't any fics about them! Honestly, I think these two would be pretty cute. Especially if Chip had a darker side...

Okay. The story starts before Ember dies, in other words, before she becomes a ghost and enters Danny Phantom's world, etc. The beginning of this is basically how she dies. Oh yeah, when she lived, she lived in Dimsdale.

Oh Ember, you will remember,

Ember, one thing remains!

Ember, one thing remains.

Oh, Ember, so warm and tender.

You will remember my name!

Ember

Ember sighed. It had started out a boring day, and it was getting worse and worse by the minute. She had woken up late, not had time to get dressed properly and was still wearing her moose pyjama shorts, she had opened her locker into her face, and on top of that, it was yearbook photos, and she was positive that she looked like a vampire with rabies in her picture. And, typical, there were no retakes.

She was glowering as she walked to class, knowing that if one more person told her to cheer up, she'd break their neck. She opened the classroom door just as the bell rang. Mr Crocker (or Cocker, as she called him in her head) looked up as she stepped in.

"Aha! You get an F! for coming in late! And triple Fs! for looking like a dead cat!" He shouted gleefully.

Ember rolled her eyes and slouched into her seat. She tapped impatiently on the side of her desk, bored and wanting only to sleep. She was annoyed at herself for being so negative. She was usually a rather optimistic girl. But not on days like this. As soon as the bell rang, she was out of the class and down the hall before Crocker could hand out another F. That weirdo. What kind of a teacher is he, anyways?

Ember rushed out of school, and shoved her Ipod earphones in her ears and zoned out to the world, trying to cheer herself up. Everybody has days like this, she told herself. It happens all the time. But as she walked, despite the music and her determination to cheer up, she just got more and more frustrated. It's not every day that you turn sixteen, after all. It's also not every day that everyone forgets your birthday.

It's not like she expected her parents to remember, after all. They were away on a around-the-world tour for their 30th anniversary. Wherever they were now, it was probably still yesterday, and they'd call to say Happy Birthday in like, sixteen hours. But Ember was still frowning in annoyance as she passed Vicky, her ex best friend from preschool as she threatened some weird kid in a pink hat. Weirdo. Ember sighed and looked towards the sky. All your friends and extended family forgetting your birthday. It can't get much worse than this.

Ember scowled as it began to pour with rain. Great. She should have seen that coming.

She sighed as her eyeliner began to run down her face. How was she supposed to know it would rain when it had been sunny for weeks?

She trudged through the pounding rain, her long blonde hair sticking to her face and shoulders. She was glaring at the ground so hard that she didn't notice the skateboarder approaching. She didn't even hear him shouting for her to look out. With a smack, he crashed into her and she fell hard onto the wet ground.

She looked up, more surprised than angry. She looked around for the idiot who had knocked her down, and her eyes fell on a boy who was examining his skateboard. He looked up at her, and then immediately apologized and offered to help her up. She took his hand and he pulled her to her feet. She felt like she'd been hit with a bucket of water. She was soaked and bruised and numb from cold.

"Are you okay? I'm really sorry- I did call for you to look out." The boy said. Ember sighed.

"It's okay, I guess. I should have been looking." She said, finally looking properly at the stranger who had knocked her over. He looked about her own age, or maybe a year or two older. He had black hair, a goatee, a gold earring, and wore a red toque and sweatshirt, with blue jeans. He had blue eyes, and a dazzling smile. She smiled a little, realizing that he was really cute, and remembering seeing him at school. "Are you sure you're okay?" He asked, really concerned. She picked up her ipod, which had fallen out of her pocket, turned it off, and stuffed it into her pocket again. He grinned at her.

"What were you listening to? You looked really happy." he said, and she marvelled: she thought she'd been looking like a drowned cat.

"Oh, Around the world by ATC" (ps, that came out in 2001, same year as Fairly odd parents. if you were wondering. :D) The boy's eyes lit up.

"Seriously? I love that song!" Ember smiled. He was cute. Cute and nice, and you hardly ever find people like that. He seemed to consider something before looking up at her again.

"Hey, do you want to get some hot chocolate? You look cold." Ember put a finger to her mouth, thinking. Normally, she'd shoot this offer down in flames. But...

"Sure. I'd love to." She replied, and he grinned and took her to a nearby cafe. She ordered a hot chocolate with extra sugar, and he ordered a mocha. They sat down by a window as Ember tried to dry out her hair.

"So...it's nice to meet you. I'm Chip Skylark." The boy said. Ember looked up, surprised.

"Aren't you the guy who won the school idol?" she asked, suddenly remembering seeing that name all over posters in the school. He nodded modestly.

"Yeah. That was fun. What's your name? ...And why are you wearing moose boxers?" he asked, actually seeming interested in her.

"I'm Ember McLain. I woke up late...and I like moose...mooses..?...Thanks for buying me hot chocolate." She said hastily, suddenly remembering she hadn't thanked him. He grinned.

"Hey, no problem. So why were you looking so down before I crashed into you?" She laughed.

"Oh, it's my birthday. Everybody forgot, though."

"Hey, no way! It's my birthday, too!" he exclaimed, grinning. Ember laughed. Chip seemed to laugh and smile and grin a lot. It made her happy.

"Seriously? September 16th?"

"Yeah! I turned eighteen today!***"

"Really? I turned sixteen!" Chip laughed.

"Happy birthday, Ember!" She was blushing from the cold as she smiled.

He was definitely the nicest person she'd met in about a month. She supposed that the good karma from being a vegetarian was bound to show up someday. They sat in the cafe for about an hour, talking happily about everything and anything that came up. He invited her to go to the park with him, and she accepted, realizing that this had to be the closest she'd come to accepting a date with a guy for at least a year. The rest of her offers were from freak goths who automatically assumed that she was like them. She wanted love, not a one-night-stand.

The rain had let up a little as they walked through the Dimsdale park, talking about anything they felt like. She had never opened up like this before, and it was a while before she realized what time it was.

"Oh my gosh! I didn't realize it was this late!" she exclaimed in shock. He checked the time and whistled.

"Gee, I'm sorry! I've got to go home!" she said, remembering she had to walk the dogs. Chip nodded understandingly. He hesitated for a moment, then smiled.

"Hey Ember, do you think you'd like to do this again sometime?" She raised her eyebrows at him, grinning.

"Like a date? Or like a friendly walk?" She tested him. He considered her face a moment before answering.

"Whichever you want it to be." She liked his comeback.

"Hmmm...like a friendly walk...for now." she said. They said goodbye, and Ember, once again, began walking home, this time with her heart pounding and her mind racing with happiness. She had gotten hit by a cute guy on a skateboard. She had been taken for hot chocolate. She had walked in the park and talked about everything and anything. And now she was walking home, excited to see him again.

***Chip's real birthday is March 21, same as Timmy's

These were new feelings to Ember McLain.