Chapter 3

The next morning Diana helped her parents pack up their stuff for their stay at Vlad Master's mansion. Her grandparents, Jack and Maddie Fenton, were going to come soon along with her aunt Jazz and her cousins Julia and Zachary and her aunt Danielle. Danny and Sam had told Diana that Danielle was actually Danny's ghost powered clone made by Vlad several years ago but Danielle got by saying that she was Danny's cousin.

Diana walked outside carrying a bag slung over her shoulder. Alex followed her carrying a suitcase, which apparently was heavy.

"Gees, how many bags do you guys need?" Alex asked Diana dropping the suitcase.

"Hey, I need my stuff!" Diana snapped.

"Well how much do you need?"

"Let's see. Hair care products, make up, clothes, accessories, and other stuff like my phone and music player."

"You don't need all of that stuff," Alex said. "And why do I have to carry it?"

Diana set her bag down by the other bags that had been taken outside. "Because Mom and Dad are busy and I can't do it alone."

Alex set the suitcase down. "You didn't even carry anything!"

"Yes I did! I carried my bag!"

"Yeah but it barely weighs anything."

Diana picked up the bag. "Yes it does! Here." Diana gave Alex the bag. Alex took it then tripped because of the weight of it.

Alex stood up. "What's in there?"

"My stuff plus ghost equipment." Diana answered.

"Ghost equipment?"

Diana nodded. "Yeah my mom is suspicious of Vlad cause he used to be my dad's enemy and all."

"She's suspicious and you and your dad aren't?"

"Well I am but Dad…he's been acting really weird ever since last night. When he was talking to Vlad on the phone this ghost came in through the window and did something to him. I don't know what happened but Vlad must have something to do with it."

"Well then don't go." Alex said.

"I have to, Dad's making me," Diana answered. "Which means that you still have to stay at Michael and Kelly's place."

Alex moaned. "Why their place? Anything would be better than their place! Even Whittany's house would be better!"

"It's already set up and my dad's not changing it. Besides, you need to spend more time with Michael anyway. You guys could be best friends if you gave him a chance."

"I gave Kelly a chance and that didn't really turn out so well."

Diana sighed.

"Hey Diana, are you ready?" Danny yelled to Diana. "They'll be here any minute."

"Yeah I'm ready." Diana called to him. Diana looked at Alex. "Well I guess you should head on over to Kelly and Mike's now."

"Yeah I guess." Alex paused. "Um, Diana I, uh, I kinda wanted to…" Alex ran his fingers through his hair nervously. "…Give you something."

Diana looked at him. "Um okay."

Alex slowly reached into his pocket and took something out of it. He held it up to Diana. Diana couldn't believe it. It was the necklace she had seen in his locker the other day. Diana just stared at it. She looked at Alex.

"What's this for?"

"Um, I was getting to that," Alex took a deep breath. "I know this sounds so retarded but I was going to, um, ask you…ask you out cause you're pretty and awesome…and stuff…and if you said yes I was going to uh, give this to you so…here," Alex held it out to her. "Take it…now."

Diana stared at it in awe. "Oh my gosh! I love it! It's so pretty!" Diana took it from his hand and looked at it closer. Then she noticed the engraving.

"Alex and Diana?" She read the engraving out loud.

Alex blushed. "Yeah, I know, it's really lame and I honestly have no idea what I was thinking at the time so…"

Diana interrupted. "It's not lame, it's sweet. I like it, no, I love it!" Diana hugged him.

When she let go Alex smiled. "Really? You like it?"

"Did I stutter?" Diana asked. "But how did you get this? Is this real?"

"As real as I could afford it to be, which isn't much."

"Oh. Well I still like it. Thanks."

Alex ran his fingers through his hair again. "Oh, no problem."

"Hey, you just did that hair thing!"

Alex stopped moving for a moment. "What hair thing?"

"That hair thing that you just did! You know you do it all the time when you're nervous. Wait, are you nervous?"

"No." Alex said quickly.

"Yes you are," Diana said. "Admit it!"

"You know what? You're lying so I guess that means…" Alex grabbed he necklace from Diana's hand. "…You don't get this."

Diana reached for the necklace. "That's mine! Give it!"

Alex raised his hand over his head making Diana reach higher for the necklace. "Well I gave it to you so I can just as easily take it back."

Diana jumped to grab it but Alex moved his hand away. "But I didn't do anything!"

"Yeah you did. You were being mean. So looks like you don't get a 'Good-bye see you in a week by the way will you do out with me?' gift. No necklace for you!" Alex raised his hand again. Diana reached for it and grabbed it out of Alex's hand. Then the next thing she knew she was standing right in front of Alex face to face with him. They each stared at each other for a moment then it seemed that Alex's face was getting closer. Diana leaned closer then puckered her lips. Alex hesitated but then did the same. Diana could hear the 'Titanic' theme song in her head probably because she had seen it so many times but she didn't care. To her it was the perfect background music.

Their lips were so close to touching. Then they heard a voice from behind Diana and immediately the music in Diana's head stopped and Diana turned to see who it was. It was her cousin Zachary. "Diana? Why were you guys kissing? Do you want to get pregnant or something?"

Alex walked up to him. "Dude, that's not how it works. Did your mom tell you that?"

"Maybe." Zachary answered.

"Oh, what other lies has she been telling you? Did she tell you its Santa Claus who puts stuff in your stockings and not her?"

"Put Santa does do that!" Zachary looked up at Diana. "Right Diana?"

"What? Oh, yeah! Of course!" Diana leaned over to Alex. "He still believes that stuff. Don't say stuff like that around him." She whispered to Alex.

"Why shouldn't I?" Alex whispered back. "The kid's practically living a lie every Christmas."

"Hey Zach, Mom says to get your butt in the car." Julia said as she walked up to them.

Zachary groaned. "Fine." He stared at Alex as he walked away. "I'm watching you."

"Oh! I'm so scared! A little ten year old is gonna get me!" Alex said sarcastically. Julia looked at Alex.

"Who are you supposed to be?" she asked.

"Julia, this is Alex. Remember I told you about him?" Diana explained.

"Oh right," Julia said. She took a look at Alex. "Diana made you sound hotter when she described you."

Alex's expression turned blank. "So thought I'd be hot or something?"

"Just as I thought, clueless. He fits you perfectly Diana."

Diana was going to make a comeback but Sam yelled to them. "Guys let's go!"

"Coming Mom!" Diana yelled to her. Diana picked up her bag from the ground. "Don't forget to call me." She said to Alex.

"With what?" Alex asked. Diana remembered that Alex didn't have a cell phone and Kelly would never let him use hers and Michael broke his weeks ago. Diana opened her bag and digged through it. She pulled out her cell phone and dropped it in Alex's hand.

"With this. I'll just use my dad's."

"Okay." Alex put the phone in his pocket. "So, um, bye."

"Bye." Diana ran up to him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. She waved to him as she ran to the car with Julia.

The car they were taking was Jack and Maddie's RV full of all kinds of ghost weapons. Sam had told them to bring it just in case. Jack and Maddie were in the front seat and Zachary, Danny, and Sam were climbing in. Julia climbed in after them.

"Did you get everything Diana?" Sam asked.

"Yeah," Diana stopped. "Oh wait, my suitcase." Diana turned around to go get it but Alex was running to give it to her. Once he had gotten there he stopped and handed it to her.

"You kinda forgot this."

"Yeah. Thanks." Diana grabbed it from him and put it in the RV. "Remember, call me. I mean we are going out now so we have to call each other."

"Yeah, I know." Alex smiled at her.

Diana smiled back and got in the RV. "Be good for Kelly!" She yelled to him as she closed the door.

Jack started up the vehicle and drove off. Alex watched the RV drive away until it was out of site.