Author's Notes: Sorry for not updating for so long. I have a lot of work at school and a whole lot of things to do. I don't have the time to go on and write. This is added with the fact I can't get on weekdays due to family rule. Anyway, thanks for all the reviews! I decided to start answering them at the beginning.

Devilchild93: Well now you'll find out.

PunkMichPhantom: True I love hurting people in fics, but you can still feel bad for them, can't you? I hope you're satisfied after my evil cliffhanger.

Dpcrazy: Go on my pet cliffies! Leave everyone wondering! evil laughter

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Karimlan di Sindihan: I love my cliffy! I totally understand how you feel, but it's fun to leave cliffhangers.

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom, Butch does. I do own this story.

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Chapter 3: Gothic

Danny turned around to face Sam. The tips of his hair were white, but it looked more like it belonged. Danny's eyes had a little black around them. His face was extremely pale though it didn't look like make-up. It looked more like it was natural. He was wearing a T-shirt similar to the one he usually wore except for a few details. The main color was black instead of white. The edges that had been red were now dark red. In the middle of the shirt, there was a slightly cracked skull where the red circle had been. Black web covered his arms and ended at his wrists. Black gloves covered his hands, but his fingers weren't covered. Sam could see black nail polish on his nails. He was wearing black jeans that covered half of his black combat boots. To finish the outfit, Danny was wearing a spike collar. Danny's eyes were what shocked Sam the most. They were dull and gloomy. If the gloominess left, his eyes would be emotionless.

"What?" Danny's voice was also dull and bored. He looked at Sam with those emotionless eyes.

"What happened to you, Danny? What's wrong with you?" That last statement had slipped out of her mouth though she really didn't mean it. Sam was starting to come out of her shock. Danny didn't look bad Goth, but this was just a sudden change.

"Nothing. Nothing's wrong with me." Danny turned back to his locker, reaching for another book.

"Danny! You're Goth!" Not that I think he looks bad like this… I like it… I have really got to stop thinking like this about my best friend… Sam shook her head to clear those thoughts.

"So?" Danny's answer was short and almost emotionless. His eyes didn't leave his locker as he looked around for another book.

Sam had expected some teasing remark from Danny, not a short, one-word answer. Something was definitely wrong with Danny.

"Dude, your personality is totally changed. We saw you Saturday and you can't change an entire personality in one day." Tucker had finally come out of his shock. Whatever was in front of him wasn't Danny even if it looked exactly like him. It couldn't be Danny.

"He's right, Danny." Sam nodded her head. "Did something happen to you yesterday?" Her voice was worried as she looked at him.

"Nothing happened yesterday." Danny shrugged. "I just feel like being like this… Nothing is wrong." He slammed his locker door shut.

"Nothing is wrong! Danny, you aren't yourself!" Sam yelled at him, attracting the attention of plenty of students.

A crowd of students were gathering around the trio. They pulled apart to make room for Dash as he stepped forwards with Paulina.

"What's wrong witch? Don't you like your boyfriend's new look?" Paulina sneered at Sam who glared back.

"Danny's not my boyfriend! Can't you people get that through your thick heads?!" Sam looked away from Paulina, wishing she would just disappear. Or that a ghost would get her.

Meanwhile Dash moved over to Danny. He murmured loud enough for everyone else to hear, but to make it look like he was only talking to Danny,

"Are you really this desperate to change yourself this much just for a stupid girl? Oh well, the look fits you Fenturd."

"Don't insult Sam." Danny's voice was dull as he looked at Dash with bored, vacant eyes.

"Oh! Fenturd standing up to his pathetic girlfriend," sneered Dash.

"I'm warning you…." Danny said quietly.

"Okay, Fenturd. Starting to threathen me? What can you do?!" Dash began laughing with everyone else. "Just for even thinking you can hurt me, I'll have to beat y-"

Dash was interrupted as Danny swung his gloved fist at Dash's face. It hit his jaw. A small crack could be heard where Danny's fist connected. Dash let out a yelp of pain and backed up, rubbing a quickly forming bruise. Everyone stared in shock at Danny. Sam moved towards Danny and put a hand on the arm. He glanced at her before looking at Dash.

"You're going to get it Fenton!" Dash yelled in anger and ran at him.

Danny ducked Dash's fist and swung his own fist at Dash's face again. It hit once more. As Dash pulled back his fist, the sounds of footsteps sounded as well as a familer voice.

"What is this?! Great Lord of the Flies! Break it up and you two-" Mr. Lancer said as he tried to push through the crowd of students.

Danny looked between his fist and Dash. He wasn't afraid of trouble, but he wasn't eager to have to listen to a boring teacher's lectures about nonviolence. Quickly he made his descision.

Danny ran. The students separated to let him through. How Sam ran in combat boots Danny couldn't imagine, but at least he was able to run faster than Mr. Lancer. Running from school would probably get him in more trouble than it was worth, but this could be fun. As soon as he pushed through the front doors, Danny ran into the closest alleyway. Time to go ghost.

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Sam stared in shock at the front doors to the school. Why did Danny just do that? He's going to be in so much trouble… I hope he's alright. Sam bit her lip in worry. Something's not right. Sam felt a tap on her shoulder and looked over to Tucker.

"Let's go to class… We won't catch or find Danny right now. And we don't want to be in trouble." Tucker said in a quiet voice.

"Okay, but I'm worried about him. Why do you think he ran?" The two began walking to class, not exactly hurrying.

"Who knows? I'm sure it isn't bad." Tucker tried to keep the worry out of his voice. It was true that he was worried about Danny, maybe not as much as Sam, but he was still worried for his best friend. Despite this, he wanted to comfort Sam and sounding worried wouldn't help at all.

"Tucker! Danny becomes Goth in less than two days, he beats Dash up, and now he runs away! You call that not bad!" Sam shouted, attracting the gazes of a few students.

"Mind your own business," said Tucker to a few students before looking at Sam. "We'll find him after school."

"I hope so…" Sam said after a few seconds of quiet.

Sam and Tucker walked into the English classroom. Sam started pulling out her books.

Sam took a black notebook with a purple spider on it out of her backpack. A piece of paper fell unnoticed on to the ground. Tucker looked over at Sam and noticed the piece of paper.

"Hey Sam. A note fell out of your backpack." Tucker said to Sam as he leaned down to get it.

Sam glanced at the paper, realizing that it was just some paper she had doodled on. Blushing a bit, Sam reached down and grabbed it before Tucker could.

"Thanks…" The blush stayed on as Sam mentally sighed in relief. Tucker could not be allowed to see her sketches of Danny and her together.

Mr. Lancer came into the classroom and spoke in a loud voice,

"Get your books out and open to page 56."

Sam opened her book and put it in front of her. Her eyes went down to the paper she held. It was folded in half and Sam knew that she had definitely not folded it like that. She didn't write 'To Sam' either. Sam unfolded the paper and red over the note,

Sam,

Meet me in the park after school. Preferably in the evening. I have something to tell you.

Danny

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Author's Notes: And cut! Now you have to wait to see what happens! Yes I'm evil leaving this cliffhanger, but at least I let you see what the note was. I didn't have to. Please review and thanks for waiting this long for my lazy and busy self to write this chapter!

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