Authors Note: Thank-you all of you who reviewed. I am so sorry for the late update! There will be a time skip of 2 weeks for Danny to get to California from Ohio.
Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom or the Teen Titans
Danny's P.O.V.
As I sat down on the old, hard wooden bench after flying for 5 hours I thought about my disguises. I needed to go shopping soon or people might recognize me. I don't know if I could stand getting rid of the DP emblem for Danny Phantom.
*Sigh*, I've been having a pretty rough time on the run. You never really know what you have till you give it up. My money is running low, I only have about $3.17 left and that's not a lot of money. Since I'm half ghost I don't need to eat too much, but because of my human half I still need to eat.
With those thoughts lingering in my mind, I looked at my surroundings. I was at a rest stop somewhere in California. It was run down and old-looking, but it was still in working order. I sighed again and pulled out my map. I looked closely and figured if I kept flying for 6 and a half hours I'll find a place called Jump City. It looked like a beautiful town on the Coast.
I packed the map back in my backpack and set off to leave, just when my stomach decides to give me a reminder of how hungry I am. I could normally go 3 days without eating, but with how much flying I've been doing, I could barely last 2.
I lowered my hands and changed back into Danny Fenton. I slowly walked into the building and was met with a blast of cool air conditioning. It felt good on my sweaty neck and hands as I just stood there for a moment. The place really looked like it could use a fixing up, but I wasn't complaining. It had food and that was what I was there for.
I didn't like the way that woman was looking at me so I quickly grabbed an apple and water bottle and headed for the cashier. She rang me up and I had to cough up $1.15. I didn't want to stay here any longer because I was becoming a little paranoid. So I quickly grabbed my pack and slung it on my shoulders and took off into the air doing 138 mph.
I have gotten faster since the last time I clocked my flight. I remember it was 112 mph when Tucker and Sam were helping me with drills. That was the time when Vlad had set my mom and me up for one of his traps.
'Stop thinking about it Danny. You know it hurts too much to think about them. Just forget about how your dad was a bumbling idiot that means well, or how your mom was so strong, yet loved you all the same. Forget about your way too smart sister and ghost hunting with your best friends. Sam and Tucker are gone and you can't do anything so just forget.'
'I can't forget them no matter how much I try. Where ever I go there's always some type of reminder. Sometimes I want to forget. Sometimes all I want to do is scream and shout and let all my agony out; but I know I can't do that. Sam would have listened if she was still alive. I would sometimes go over to her house after a fight and while she was bandaging me up, I would rant about my unfair life. She always listened.
I wiped some stray tears off my face but new ones replaced them. I was losing altitude because I can't fly while I am crying or something might happen. That reminded me of my sister and her over protectiveness. Those thoughts just made me cry harder.
As I landed I looked at my surroundings. I had landed in a forest with thick oak trees everywhere. Since there was no one around, I changed into Fenton and cried. I cried for my parents, Mr. Lancer, my sister, Tucker and Sam. My family never knew my secret and never will. My friends died all because of me and me not being strong enough.
I couldn't even think anymore, I was too caught up with my self-pity. My sobs decreased into tears 15 minutes later. As I finally stopped crying I realized how tired I was. I was overcome with the need to sleep that as I closed my eyes my last thought was, 'It's my entire fault.'
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The stupid birds chirping woke me up the next morning. I felt groggy and sleep deprived even though that was the best sleep I've had in a long time. Crunching leaves made me fully alert and without a second thought I turned invisible and intangible. As the crunching of leaves grew louder by the second, my heartbeat went faster and faster.
Imagine my surprise when a little gray bunny hopped out of a bush and stopped in front of me. I let out a HUGE sigh of relief then chuckled a little. My paranoia is getting worse the more I'm on the run. I checked the map again and surprisingly I found the name of the forest I'm at and it was just on the outskirts of Jump City.
Maybe my luck is turning around. I hope this town will help me blend in a little. That reminds me, I need to come up with a new name and new outfits. 'Hmmm, what should I wear? Maybe go Goth for Sam or become more original like Tucker. Then there's the issue about my name. I think I need a new ghost name.
While these thoughts were swarming around in my head like bees swarm around honey, I was slowly walking in the direction of the city. I was optimistic about this town, but that doesn't mean I won't be cautious.
Authors Notes: I'll try to update faster. Please keep up the awesome reviews. I need some help picking out Danny's outfit so if you have any ideas PM me or send it in your reviews. Thanks!
