Notes: Flashback in italics, talking in bold. Ok, so the first part of this flashback did happen. The zombie like part did not.

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom. But I do own this girl named Amber. Not Melly though, that would be considered illegal.

Frozen Love

By: Zehava

Chapter 2

"Danny!" Danny ignored the girl's cry behind him and ran through the hallway. He turned a corner, nearly falling on the waxed floors. So now he was stumbling forward trying his best not to show off his clumsy human half.

Of course though, it wanted to be shown.

Tripping on his feet he fell forward, his cheek slapping the ground. The rest of his body followed suit and he was soon sprawled out on the ground.

"There you are Danny-chan!" Danny scrambled to his feet and turned to face the voice.

A short-haired blond was grinning at him. Behind her was another female yet her hair was a long, dark brown that matched sparkling eyes.

These were the fan-girls. The dedicated ones that practically stalked him.

Before he could move the blond 'glomped' him, nearly bowling him off feet. She giggled and snuggled her head against his shoulder.

"You can run fast Danny-chan," She looked up at him with a mischievous twinkle in her light blue eyes. "But Melly and I can count on your clumsiness to slow you down." Before he could respond to that a weight fell on his back and soon two arms wrapped about his neck.

"Amber, stop hogging him!" The one called Melly complained. Amber humphed and leaned further into Danny which, at this point, was close to collapsing with all their weight on him.

"You had him last time! He even signed your shirt and bag. I deserve him!" she snapped.

Danny signed as the girls started a full-on insult attack on each other with him in the middle.

Now, you may be asking, "Why not just turn invisible and fly away?"

One: If he turned invisible then the clinging girls would crash either into each other or the ground.

Probably both.

Two: They'd find him again anyway. Finally he signed as he finished going through his options. The girls were still snapping at each other; the brown seemed close to strangling the blond.

"Shut-up!" Danny suddenly exploded. Instantly, both girls fell silent. After a moment they pulled away and stood side-by-side. Guilt flooded him at the hurt looks both were giving him. He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Look... I'm really sorry, but I don't have time for this. So... bye." Without waiting for them to reply, he bolted off. After he ran a good length he turned his head. The hallway behind him was empty. He let out a breath of relief and leaned over his knees to try and steady his rapid heartbeat. The hallway he had stopped in was half-lit, the lights above flickering on and off.

After calming himself he straightened. A startled yelp left his lips as soon as his eyes met the figure in front of him. It was the fan-girl, Amber. Her face was shadowed by the lifeless light above her.

"Amb-" He was cut off as the girl leapt forward and pinned him to the ground, her legs pressed against his. Her once blue eyes were now a pupil-less white that bored into his. One ghostly pale hand was against his heart, the other on the ground. He could feel a cold coming from her hand that pierced his flesh, touching the heart.

She had left his arms free however.

He quickly tried to shove her off, but hands grabbed his arms and pushed him down so that he lay flat. His eyes met the white of the other fan-girl. Her hair fell over her shoulders and brushed his face gently. The once dark brown had faded into a straggly gray.

"All I wanted was your heart, your love, Danny..."

His attention was drawn once more to the blond. Her voice was overlapped with another's; one more familiar though he couldn't pin it. Her fingers stretched across his chest. Suddenly the nails began to grow.

Narrowing, sharpening to a dangerous point.

The girl lifted them so that they were pointed straight down.

"But you never gave it." She stabbed her nails into his chest. The five surrounded the heart, the sharp edges pressed against the sides.

Danny let out a blood-curling scream, watching as a look of sadness and regret passed the girl's face. He panted hard after his screaming was done, feeling hot blood seep around the wounds. Amber grabbed his chin with her free hand and tilted it up so he was forced to look straight at her face.

He could see faint cracks in the skin as if it were drying out. Some pieces hung down in wilted strips. The color was a sickly gray. He shivered as she leaned closer to him, a piece of hanging skin brushing his cheek.

"I suppose I'll just have to take it..."

"Please..." He whimpered as the nails tightened their grip on his heart. They sliced into the thin flesh, earning another scream from the halfa. He thrashed wildly, but was quickly subdued by Melly.

"It's too late little badger." The girl gave him what almost looked to be a loving look before she jerked hard on his heart. Danny opened his mouth to scream-

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-and water rushed into his lungs. His eyes snapped open; stinging water bit at them. Black water pressed down on him. Every breath he tried to take only sucked in more water, choking him as his lungs filled with the foul-tasting liquid.

His body screamed at the sharp movements he was making, pain shooting up his limbs.

After his thrashing stopped he allowed his body to sink slowly, deeper into the lake. Too tired to fight anymore, he let the current take him where it wished.

The slow stream of air bubbles that had been flowing out of his mouth lessened until it had ceased entirely.

All the air had left his body and he could feel the life ebb away from him.

His fear and nightmare had quickly been replaced with a calm. He had heard that drowning was the easiest way to go…

Odd way to find out.

He vaguely felt the hand grasp his outfit and roughly pull his body up. Breaking water, he was greeted with night's cold embrace. The hand that saved him threw him to his side.

The halfa winced as his side fell against the rough earth. He weakly pushed himself up on his shoulder and turned his head towards the ground.

Coughing up water, he cracked open blurry eyes and tried to focus. Flecks of blood decorated his chin while a weak trickle streamed from his nose. Danny's body jerked with coughing spasms.

Eventually, he fell still. Water dripped from the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, red filled his vision.

"I didn't come back for you to just drown." A harsh voice hissed. Groaning, Danny's world was swallowed by darkness.