Hey Everyone. I glad I got reviews. I had a friend tell me that I had 4 typos in the last chapter. But this chapter I promise I proof read it...really. I understand that most of you didn't get the whole family scene with Cassie I'll explain it at the end... but just for the record... The you in the statement wasn't suppose to be there. So the orginal was:
Take that back." She growled.
"You never talk about mom like that." Tears were coming to her eyes.
"Why not, she not coming back."
"That's not true."
when it should of been...
"Take that back." She growled.
"Never talk about Mom like that." Tears were coming to her eyes.
"Why not, she's not coming back."
"That's not true."
See... I know I should of added more detail... That's enough for now. Enjoy! Oh yeah by the way italics are flashbacks...
Disclaimer: I don't own Danny...just Joey, John, and Cassie.
The closer Danny got to his home the more his mind lingered on Sam. About a block away he flew into an opaque alley and transformed back. He traveled to the front door, and before he could go inside the door swung open to reveal Jazz staring at him.
"Did anyone see you?"
"No, I was careful." Jazz let out a sigh of relief. She suddenly ruffled his hair playfully.
"So how was detention?" Danny never had a chance to reply.
"Detention…What Detention?" A groan escaped his lips, like he really wanted for his parents to know the fact.
"I was late so Mr. Lancer gave me a detention. Some teacher he turned out to be. He hates me." Maddie pulled him into a hug. Danny squirmed away.
"I'm going to my room." He said bitterly. Maddie let out a sigh as she turned to her daughter.
"He's so secretive." Her eyes went back to where Danny had left.
"Don't worry; I'll go talk to him." Jazz ran after her little brother. His door was shut, so she knocked.
"Go away." Jazz took it more as a suggestion than a command. She pushed the door open and walked in. Danny immediately shot her a dirty look. Jazz crossed her arms as she barely listened to anything he yelled.
"I said go away." He spat; his eyes were a fierce green color. Jazz rolled her eye. They had done this too many times for her to be afraid.
"You didn't have to make Mom worry."
"If you would of let me lie and say I was over at Tucker's, she wouldn't have."
"So now it's my fault? Everything's my fault?"
"Yes." Danny voice was dripping with venom.
"So it's my fault you met Cassie?" He opened his mouth to give a comeback, but he couldn't force one out.
"But you did it for the wrong reason." He accused.
"I was just trying to help." She defended.
"I can get my own girlfriend." He snapped. An image of Sam raced through his mind.
Jazz dragged Danny by his wrists.
"I want you to meet her. I'll think you'll like her. Just your type."
"I don't want you picking my girlfriends."
"I'm not. I'm just letting you two meet. She swung opened the door leaving no room for Danny to run. As soon as he saw her he stopped struggling, and his mouth stood agape.
"Danny." Jazz whispered. Danny closed his mouth.
"Hi. I'm Cassie." She held out a hand for him to shake.
"I…uh I nice to meet meet you." He stumbled over his words Jazz jabbed him in the stomach.
"I'm Danny." He blurted out. His face became an unusual shade of red as he smiled. Jazz clasped her hands together.
"Awe look Danny has a girlfriend." She teased.
"She's not my girlfriend"-
"He's not my boyfriend."-The two recited. That is where it all started.
"I don't like her like that anymore." He growled. Jazz stood obliviously having enough of him.
"Mom and Dad had a fight last night." The words dropped all anger in Danny's body. He cast his eyes to the floor feeling guilty.
"It was about you. So don't go hard on Mom." She walked toward the door.
"I thought you should know that." When Danny looked back at the door Jazz was gone.
"Great, she had to make me feel guilty, like I don't feel that already."
Sam closed the door to the empty house. She laid her backpack by the door without intentions to do her homework till later.
"Mom…Dad." She called, but only the echoes answered.
"Great a wonderful alone night." she sighed sarcastically. She moped to the couch and clicked on the television.
"Today in the news"-
Click
"Roger, I love you, but"-
Click
"Danny Phantom is a menace and should be banned from the city."
"What about him saving the town almost everyday." The reporter countered.
"He using our trust and will betray us all."
Click.
After half an hour of listening to that garbage she couldn't take any more of it.
'Danny wouldn't do any of that, would he?' She pushed the thought aside as the oven timer rang letting her know the pizza was ready. She smiled inwardly at her fest almost wishing that Danny was there with her, then it faded; why would she have Danny with her? Dash was her boyfriend, not Danny. Her eyes widen as she remembered that today was their one year anniversary. Dash hadn't called or done anything special.
"I wish Danny was here." The words escaped her lip. At that instant the phone rang. Dash's name flashed in the caller I.D.
'He did remember.' For some reason her heart sank. She picked the phone and placed it to her ear.
"Hello."
"Hey Babe."
"Hey Dash." She smiled again. She tried to convince herself that any moment he would tell her that he would pick her up in ten minutes, but she failed.
"I was just calling to see if we had homework. If I don't do it I'll fail English, then I'll be kicked off the football team."
"Yea. It was in the workbook pages 57 and 58." She answered.
"Thanks. I owe you one baby."
"Anything you would like to say?" Her voice was weak waiting for an answer.
"Uh Happy Birthday?" She knew he had guessed. Sam's eyes closed.
'He didn't remember.' Her heart sunk, but for some reason she didn't feel so sad.
"Look I have to go workout, I'll see you tomorrow. Love you." He hung up before she even answered him. Pictures of Danny were running her mind causing her heart to rise…and yet she didn't know why.
The door slammed causing the whole house to shake.
"Cassie." She cowered in the corner of her room. No one could save her; Kwan was out with friends, Joey was fast asleep, and John; her only friend around had to betray her.
"John." It was a command in itself.
"Yes sir."
"Bring Cassie to the bathroom." John resisted the urge to punch his dad. He disappeared into her room. The two embraced.
"Cassie, what ever I'm about to do to you, I'm sorry, and you don't deserve it." Cassie wiped the tears from her eyes trying to be strong.
"I know, and I forgive you." When they reached the bathroom water was already filling in the bathtub.
"Get on your hands and knees." She did what she told. Then her dad nodded towards John.
"I'm sorry." He whispered in her ear, and then plunged her head under the water. After a minute she started to struggle for air. John turned to his father.
"She needs air."
"Not yet." The man growled. John closed his eyes trying not to see Cassie suffer.
"Now." John pulled her up coughing out water. She gasped greedily for air. Before she could acquire more John had pushed her under again. None of them ever told what went on in the house and never intended to. They figure if they stuck together everything would be alright. No one moved when the phone rang.
"Now." The father grumbled as he left to answer the phone. John immediately pulled her up and embraced her.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry Cassie."
Cassie's dad grabbed the phone and thrust it to his ear.
"Hello." His voice was dark, intimidating the voice on the other line.
"Hello." It was a young's boy's voice was fearful, but continued.
"Is Cassie home, she wanted me to call so we could talk." Cassie's dad gave a deadly glare towards the bathroom.
"She's not home." He slammed the phone onto the receiver before Danny could respond. He journeyed to the bathroom. Cassie stood in front of John who took a defense position when he saw his father.
"You." He pointed to her and slapped her face sending her to the ground.
"Who was that boy?"
"What boy." Her father narrowed his eyes at her answer.
"Don't play coy. That boy who just called." Cassie's eyes widened.
"Danny." She uttered.
"What was that? Did you tell him anything? If you did I'll!"- He rose up his leg to kick her when John interjected.
"I told him to call."
"Why." Their father switched his eyes to incriminate John.
"A jock was picking on her, and I knew she would be embarrassed if I confronted her on the matter, so I asked Danny to do it." Cassie smiled at John. If their father knew anything about them he would know that John was lying, but luckily for them, he didn't.
"John, take her out of my sight." He pointed to the exit, and the two scurried out the door to Cassie's room. She cocked an eyebrow.
"When did you come up with that one?"
"John smiled.
"Just then." He answered.
"I couldn't stand you getting hurt." He ruffled her hair.
"Good-night sis. I love you." She was left at the doorway to her room.
"John." She called after him. He turned to look at Cassie. She hesitated for a second, and then spoke.
"Thanks." It was a mere whisper, but he smiled when it reached his ears.
Cassie applied make-up that morning to cover some of the bruises. She piled into the car with John and Kwan to go to school. As soon as they parked Kwan ran ahead to catch up with Dash. John turned to Cassie.
"Are you going to be ok?"
"Yea." She answered. Her gaze landed on Tucker and Danny. John's vision matched up to Cassie, and then he nodded then left. The two boys saw her approaching and smiled.
"Hey Cassie." Tucker looked up from his PDA.
"Hey Tucker." Danny looked with concern when their eyes met.
"Cassie, I called last night, and you weren't home." She tensed up, but easily came up with a lie.
"Something came up. I was at my aunt's house." Of course her aunt was in Japan, but they didn't know that.
"Oh." Danny decided to not press the matter. They filed into their seats as the bell rang. Danny took his next to Sam.
"Danny, I'm sorry about yesterday."
"It's ok." He reassured her.
"Here." She slipped a piece of paper over to him. His eyes widened at the content. She had given him her screen name, phone number, and address.
"Why did you give?"- His question was cut off by Mr. Lancer.
"Mr. Fenton. Perhaps you care to share the answer to my question." All eyes landed on Danny.
"Two?" He guessed sending the whole class into a laughing fit. You could see the strain on Lancer's face.
"That would be an answer if we were in a math class Mr. Fenton." Danny sheepishly grinned while Lancer's gaze landed on Sam.
"Miss Manson, would you care to tell Mr. Fenton what we are studying and what we are having a test on, on Monday."
"We are studying the works of Shakespeare and right now finishing studying A Midsummer's Night Dream."
"Correct, very Good Miss Manson." And Mr. Lancer went on teaching. Sam smirked in the direction of Danny.
"Show off." He muttered.
"Lazy."
"Arrogant." They fought in whispers.
"Conceded." Danny noticed Sam was winning so he took it to a new level.
"Prep." She opened her mouth the answer Outcast, but she had forbid herself to go that low.
"Ghost boy." She had won the argument between the tow of them. The time seemed to past quickly as Lancer drown on about Shakespeare. The bell rang which immediately kids ran out the door.
"Come over tonight, but go to the balcony directly. We can study for Monday's test, because you need it." She whispered teasingly. With that said she went off with her group of friends as Danny caught up with Cassie and Tucker.
"So what do you guys want to do over the weekend?" Tucker glanced at his schedule for any obligations.
"We could come over to my house and watch movies tonight." Tucker offered. Sam word registered in Danny's head and he blurted out.
"I can't."
"Why not?" Cassie placed her hand on her hip and her eyebrow lifted skeptically.
"I have to study for Monday's test." He didn't really lie; he just forgot to mention who with.
"If you are that worried we can study at my house instead of watching movies."
"I would, but I'm grounded." Danny lied.
"Oh." Cassie's face held disappointment.
"Yeah." Danny continued the lie.
"I missed curfew for the third time this week." He waited for the lecture from them on how he needed to be more responsible, but it never came.
"Preps, 12 o' clock." Cassie folded her arms over her chest, and Danny's heart beat rate started to increase. His eyes locked with Sams. In the corner of her mouth sat a silver of a smile. He smiled back which went noticed by Cassie and Tucker.
"Danny." Cassie whispered but he was still in a phase. He stayed in the same state of the preps walked by.
"Danny." She snapped which brought him back to them. He noticed the two looking at him harshly.
"So Danny, is she part of your punishment too?" Tucker's voice sent shills down Cassie's spine. It was cruel to be this harsh to Danny, but they needed answers. Danny just remained silent.
RGT- How was it? Alright time for explaining... Cassie's dad is abusive if you couldn't guess. Kwan is the oldest sibling, John follows, Cassie, then Joey. You'll find more about their family history in later chapters. Kwan really doesn't like Cassie. Joey and John are the only ones that stick up for Cassie. Hope that explains atleast somethings...
I would like to thanks my reviewers... who put up with me... and for thoes of you who read I Promise, You promise will be up soon...(Like tomorrow. My friend is coming over to help me with it.) I just don't feel that it's ready for being posted yet. There might be a possibility that the story might be deeper than I thought it would be. Which you guys will love... I'm pretty much done with this chapter...which again seemed to be page after page. I like the next chapter better than this one... Again if you have any ideas, questions, or comments...review. It brings joy to my heart. I'll try to update Friday if I have lots of reviews.
-RGT-