- A Sam and Danny Story-

--A LaneJoe written experience--

We Deal

Authors Note: Hey guys. I've recently become very obsessed with 'Danny Phantom' and decided
to start a fan fic about it. Enjoy!

It was just after high school. Sam, Tucker and Danny now out of the torture of the old school days. No more Dash, or being shooved into lockers. Nothing.

Only one thing.

It was only Tucker and Sam this time around. Danny's parents had moved away and took both himself and Jazz along with them. Apparently getting a new ghost hunting job. Jazz was extremly upset about the news, feeling pulling Danny from his last four months of school ever was very very bad.

But, then again, she thinks everything is bad.

Some how Jack and Matty worked out Danny actually graduating and finishing school. None of them really got how, but they didn't worry about it. It was taken care of and whats done is done. Danny being 17, felt very out of place with his family. Traveling that long drive away from home, away from all he knew.

It was hard, that day. Telling two best friends the horrible news.

But like anyday, it was normal...

Danny walked in to school, head hung so low you'd think he'd need a neck brace. Nobody paid any attention, like always. Valerie didn't stop to talk to him and Mr. Lancer didn't even have anything to say...which...was rather shocking. Danny pulled himself to his locker, putting his bag in he heard the distant cry of a bully. One bully in particular.

"Not today Dash..." Danny sighed, walking away from him, who was at the ready to shove him in his locker.

He walked to his first class, the same class as one of his buds. Sam. He walked in as the bell rung, his face completly showing he wasn't up to par. And Sam's ever watchful eye caught sight of it before he smiled and waved to her in the back of the class. They didn't sit by each other, close...but not close enought, to both there dismay. The class was long and boring and it was hardly worth it to pay attention. They would mostly pass notes.

It was almost 15 minutes in when Danny caught sight of a little paper football flop on to his desk. He glanced back at Sam and then to the teacher. Sam still wore her trade mark skirt and tank but grew more into it, being 17 she had the body of a seventeen year old. He opened it carefully.

What's Wrong? Something bad?

Danny's shoulders fell. Great...he didnt want to tell anyone. He wanted to postpone it...so maybe it wouldn't happen.

He pulled out his pencil and scralled back.

Nothing, why do you ask?

He watched the teacher turn to write soemthing on the board, he quickly whipped around and threw it at her. He got glances from a few girls, smirking at the fact they were writing notes to each other.

He caught Sam making a face at what he wrote. She almost intantly threw it back.

Oh come on, Danny... I know you better then that.

He looked back at her with a sad smile and threw it back to her.

...I'll tell you at lunch. It's bad.

She sighed out of frustration, he was always hard to crack when something was wrong.

How bad.

Danny waited a long time before giving her a now, very crumpled note back. Instead...waiting untill the bell rung.

He walked back to her, placing the note of her desk and leaning forward to catch her ear in a whisper.

"...bad."

Sam was frozen, he usualy wasn't so grim when it came to things. He walked out of the class room quickly.

Sam ran out of the class room, darting after Danny. She caugh his shoulder and spun him around, griping his shoulders.

"What! Tell me!" she yelled in a half whisper.

"...Sam, please. Not now okay? I want to tell you and Tuck at once. I don't think I can take twice..." He tried to pry her hands of him.

"Danny...no! Is it Plasmius? Or..or, Skulker? Did somethiing happen to your powers? Tell me!" she was getting mad and possibly a little frantic.

"It's not anything life threating...I guess." He said, gently grabbing and lowering her arms. Giving them a sqeeze. "Just...wait for me."

With that, he was gone. Leaving a very confused Sam in his wake.

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Lunch came way to fast for Danny's mind. He wasn't ready. Not with Sam tailing him everywhere, litteraly on his heels the whole morning. Luckily he didnt have any classes with Tucker. He got his food and sat down at their table and waited for them. Watching Sam and Tucker convers in line. He could tell, Sam was telling Tucker everything. Tucker and Danny both had become slightly taller, more grown up. They both rushed over sitting on either side of him so he couldn't get away.

"So What's up Danny?" Tucker said as if nothign was wrong. Clearly shrugging off Sam's word. "What's all this fuss about?"

"Well..." he started, throat a little dry. "Remember when we first met Sam and got to know each other really well? Saying that we wouldn't be seperated and that if any of us moved away we promised keep in touch no matter what?"

They stared, he spoke quickly but they got it. Nodding.

"...well...do you still promise?" Danny sighed looking between the two.

"Danny..." Tucker started.

"...what are you saying..." Sam finished.

"I'm saying that...I'm moving." His eyes wer down, he refused to look at their faces for fear of possibly breaking down. He knew it would be a blow.

"Dude! You can't move!" Tucker yelled a little too loudly.

"Tucker..please..." Danny started.

"He's right! What about us!" Sam paused. "What if you get in trouble with a ghost and we can't help you...you know you need us!"

"I know!...I know. But theres nothing I can do..." Danny pushed his lunch away from him and placed his elbows on the table. He ran his hands in to his hair.

"You can phase here can't you? Your not going that far away right? Few hours drive...?" Tucker sounded hopeful.

"Not quite...it would take me a while to get back here..."

"Where are you going..."

"...florida. They got a ghost hunting job there." Danny could feel that feeling behind his eyes, that heaving tense feeling like your going to cry. He sniffed his nose and looked up, rubbing his face.

Sam went quiet. Speechless I guess would be a better word. She looked up at Danny, not crying...it wasn't her thing. But oh he didn't know how close she was.

"I can't believe your just letting this happen."

"What do you want me to do, Sam. I can't do anything!" Danny almost yelled at her, trying to control the eavesdropping.

"Sam..come on. You know he can't--"

"Shut up Tucker!" she yelled. "Well...fine! Leave us then! See if I care!"

With that she knocked her tray down and ran out of the lunch room. Danny and Tucker calling after her.

Danny exchanged glances with Tucker during their last hour. Today was his last day, they teachers new of course and were all upset he couldn't finish out the year. Tucker was defiantly bumbed throughout the rest of the day. Danny trid numerous times to get Sam to stop so he could tell her he was sorry it was happening. He didn't want to go and she knew it. But denial is an ugly thing. The final bell rang and Danny slowly walked out to the stairs in the front of Casper high. Tucker along side.

"...Can you tell Sam all that information? I don't think she'll be coming this way." he said slowly.

"Of course man." Tucker checked it into his PDA and sighed. "Well. I'll make sure to be there then okay?"

"Thanks..."

They hugged a tight hug and parted ways. Tucker retreated to the back of the school to catch Sam.

Tucker made it to the back, seeing Sam almost running to her house.

"Sam! Wait!" he called out.

She stopped and whirrled around, expecting to see Danny. "Where is he?"

"Why didn't you say goodbye to him?"

"...I--"

"He's already upset as it is, you had to go and make it worse." Tucker and his charm at work.

"Tucker! You suck at this sort of thing! Just leave me alone for a while." She turned away and started walking.

"He want's us to come to his house. At five tonight." he said solemly.

He stood there a long time before moving. Placing earphones on and thinking to himself.

"We found out in one day and we're already falling a part."

"No it's not so pleasant. And it's not so conventional and it sure as hell ain't normal. But we deal, we deal..."

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Authors Note:

I really hope you enjoyed. Be nice please! I apologize for spelling, I can't fix much now!

-LaneJoe