Chapter 4: Getting Classy and "Me and My Shadow"
Hey guys. Hope I didn't scare too many of you away after my last chapter. Things will be more on the tame side for a while. But don't worry. You'll all find out just what happened to our couple in cuffs. Just bear with me for a little while longer. Other than that, I am happy that this story has been well received. I do not own Danny Phantom or 'Me and My Shadow' by Frank Sinatra with Sammy Davis Jr. R&R and Enjoy.
After leaving Caesar's Palace, the four decided to annul the marriage between Sam and Tucker on the grounds of mental incapacity.
"Well that was easier than I thought it would be." Tucker said.
"What would you expect? They must do hundreds of marriages and annulments a day." Sam replied, happy that she had one less problem to deal with but still displeased that she had to endure that in the first place.
"I hate to bring this up. Actually, no. I am glad I get to remind you two. This is what you get for thinking nothing can go wrong in Vegas." Danny said, smirking at the two.
"Like your situation is any better." Sam shot back. "You are handcuffed to Desiree, probably had sex with her, and most likely made a few stupid decisions last night as well."
"Well we have yet to find out if I did or did not make love to Desiree and so far our actions are fairly tame compared to you and Tucker." Danny said, getting a grin from Desiree.
Desiree was starting to warm up to Danny. From the way he was acting now and from what they had learned so far from Vlad and Penelope, Danny seemed to be the voice of reason out of the three humans and seemed to genuinely care about her well being. Who knows? Maybe she and Danny had an intimate connection with each other, whether it be physically, mentally, or both. Only further investigation would prove or disprove her guess.
"Just out of curiosity." Desiree whispered to Danny. "If we did in fact make love, would it have been your first time?"
At this, Danny blushed profusely. "Yes." he whispered back, embarrassed at the fact.
Desiree felt sorry for Danny's embarrassment. Lacing her fingers with his she said, "That is nothing to be ashamed of, child. Your first time should be memorable and passionate."
"Too bad I can't remember if I did." Danny replied. Looking up, he gave her a small smile. "If you don't mind my saying, I would feel privileged if you did take my virginity. I know how you dislike other men touching you. I would hope that I earned your trust for us to share such an intimate moment."
Desiree sighed. "I envy your ignorance of your first time. At least you can hope it was something amazing."
Danny replied. "I feel that there is a story behind your hate of men. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"No. It seems only fair that since we are chained together and, from the looks of things, seemed close to each other the previous night. Before my death, I was part of a harem for a sultan. Not only was I the most beautiful of them all, but I was also a virgin. We were smitten with each other. He promised me my hearts desires if I would only sleep with him. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't. He was married to another women. I wanted him for myself if he wished to have me. As fate would have it, the sultan's wife caught wind that I wanted to be the only woman in his life. In a fit of rage, she cast me into the slave quarters and... and..."
Desiree's voice began to crack, tears streaming down her cheeks. "They raped me. They took my innocence and made me their whore for a week. Sometimes she would come down and watch them, laughing at my pain. She even had the audacity to bring the sultan with her on one occasion. I saw despair in his eyes, yet he never came to my aid. Finally, she cast me out into the streets. Naked, beaten, and bruised, I fled. For the rest of my life I wandered, searching for some small piece of happiness but always receiving more pain and misery. When I became a wishing ghost, I tried to grant people their hearts desire. Giving them the happiness that I never attained in life. Unfortunately, there were men that would take advantage of my generosity and use me for their pleasure. Finally, I decided that every wish I granted would come at a price and that no man would ever touch me unless I allowed it."
Danny was stunned and heartbroken at the misery Desiree endured in life and in her afterlife. Slowly, Danny brushed away the tears from her eyes and cupped her chin.
"I would never take advantage of you or your powers. I know I can't possibly imagine the pain and suffering you endured in your life but I know you deserve better. I now understand why your wishes are double edged. You are afraid of being used and taken advantage of again. I hope that I didn't use you as so many others have."
Desiree smiled. "Thank you, child. I have yet to meet one such as you that took the time to listen to my story and understand my pain. From what you have shown me today and the little information we have gained, I believe you more than earned my trust."
Desiree began to bring her lips towards Danny's. Before they met, however, Sam yelled, "Hey! Romeo and Juliet! We don't have time for you to make out. Now come on!"
Sighing, the two followed Sam into the bar. From the outside, it appeared to be abandoned and out of business. On the inside, however, the place was lively, or about as lively as a ghost bar can be. Even more surprising was the occupants of the bar. Off in the corner, the four saw Liberace chatting with Phyllis Diller. Red Foxx just finished a joke for Bobby Darin. Even Elvis, The King, was having a drink at the bar.
"This is amazing." Tucker said, taking in his surroundings.
"I never thought I would ever see these legends of entertainment, let alone have them all in the same bar.
"Danny boy! Glad you could make it!" a voice called to them. Searching around, Danny and Desiree were stunned to see Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. sauntering up towards them.
"We were hoping you two would return." Sammy said.
"You were the center of everyone's attention last night." Frank added, patting Danny on the back.
"Hey! What about us?" Sam said, a little indignant that the two in cuffs were getting more attention than her and Tucker.
"I apologize for their rudeness." Danny said, quickly staring daggers at Sam before turning back to the two. "We've lost our memories of last night and we were hoping to find out what all happened while we were here."
"Don't sweat it kid." Sammy said before turning to Sam and Tucker. "If I recall, you almost started a fight between another couple in here before they bought you a couple rounds of drinks. After that you decided to annoy Elvis by saying he was the one that married you just a few hours ago. After another hour of ticking off the patrons, the four of you left with the couple to their hotel room."
Sam and Tucker looked down in shame. Had they been in their right minds, they never would have pissed off the King of Rock or any of the other deceased Vegas legends.
"You two, on the other hand," Frank said, a smile on his face, "Were our best couple of the night. You won our dance competition."
Danny and Desiree were speechless. Not only were the being complimented by Ol' Blue Eyes, but they had apparently won a dance contest.
"That reminds me. You two never got your special dance for winning. Your friends and the other couple dragged you away before we could perform for you." Sammy said.
"As a matter of fact, why don't we do it right now?" Frank asked.
"Sure!" Danny and Desiree replied. Turning to Sam and Tucker, Danny said, "Would you mind not pissing off any more celebrities while we dance?" before leading Desiree to the Dance floor. Frank and Sammy were already standing on stage with the orchestra.
"This next song goes out to our winners of last night's dance competition, Danny and Desiree." Frank said, earning a round of applause from the bar.
As the music began, Danny laced his fingers with hers and began to dance.
Like the wallpaper sticks to the wall
Like the seashore clings to the sea
Like you'll never get rid of your shadow
Frank, you'll never get rid of me
Let all the others fight and fuss
Whatever happens, we've got us.
"My, my, Danny. I never knew you could dance so well." Desiree said.
"The same could be said of you, Desiree." he replied.
The two smiled and continued to dance.
Me and my shadow
We're closer than pages that stick in a book
We're closer than ripples that play in a brook
Strolling down the avenue
Wherever you find him, you'll find me, just look
Closer than a miser or the bloodhound's to Liza
Me and my shadow
We're closer than smog when it clings to L.A.
We're closer than Bobby is to J.F.K.
Not a soul can bust this team in two
We stick together like glue
As the cuffed couple happily danced to the music, the recently separated couple sat sulkily at a table and watched them.
"I can't believe we embarrassed ourselves in front of all these famous Vegas legends." Tucker sighed.
"What I don't get is why Danny and Desiree haven't had to deal with as many consequences as we have." Sam asked, glaring at the couple.
"Maybe Desiree isn't the one to blame this time." Tucker said. "Maybe we really did do those stupid things of our own free will."
"Come on, Tucker. You know what Desiree has done in the past. She always grants double edged wishes. This must be payback for all the things we have done to her." Sam replied.
And when it's sleeping time
That's when we rise
We start to swing
Swing to the skies
Our clocks don't chime
What a surprise
They ring-a-ding-ding!
Happy New Year!
Me and my shadow
And now to repeat what I said at the start
They'll need a large crowbar to break us apart
We're alone but far from blue
"So how do you plan on fixing this? Desiree still can't grant wishes, we still need to find the key to those cuffs, and we need to find out how we got these piercings." Tucker said, his curiosity piqued.
"When we find the key and she gets her powers back, we'll just wish none of this ever happened. Hell, I might wish up some revenge on her. See how she likes taking it from the front and the back." Sam said, a malicious grin spreading across her face.
"Ok." Tucker said, a little freaked out by Sam's dark turn. "While you figure that out, I'm going to get a drink."
Ignoring him, Sam watched as the couple continued to dance, broad smiles on both their faces.
Before we get finished, we'll make the town roar
We'll make all the late spots, and then a few more
We'll wind up at Jilly's right after Toot's Shore
Life is gonna be we-wow-whee!
(Here comes the party!)
For my shadow and me!
When the music stopped, Danny rested his forehead on Desiree's not wishing to be anywhere else.
"Say Frank?" Sammy asked.
"What is it, Sam?"
"I think these two lovebirds want to go one more time."
Danny and Desiree turned to the stage and nodded in agreement.
"Shall we take it from the top?" Frank asked.
"No! From the ending!" Sammy replied.
"Wonderful!" Frank said before the music started up again.
And while we are swinging, to mention a few
We'll drop in at Danny's, The Little Club too
But wind up at Jilly's, whatever we do
Life is gonna be we-wow-whee!
(Wow!)
For my shadow and me!
This time, as the music ended, Desiree brought Danny into a kiss. Initially he was surprised but gave in as the kiss deepened. The crowd went wild, whistling and cheering for the couple.
"That was amazing." Danny said once they separated.
"Consider this my permission for you to touch me." Desiree said.
"Hey, that was fantastic!" Sammy said, walking towards the two with Frank close behind.
"Before we forget, this was for you. It was taken when you won the dance competition." Frank said, handing the two a picture. In it, Danny and Desiree were holding hands and kissing each other, much like they had done just a few moments earlier.
"So, now that the dance is over, do you two have any clue on where we might have come from before we arrived here?" Sam interrupted.
Sighing, Frank pulled out a business card and handed it to her. "Before you stole these two away, you handed me this, saying you and your friend got your piercings done by this gentlemen."
Turning back to the couple, Sammy and Frank gave them each a warm smile. "If you two ever want to dance again or just chat with us, you know where to find us." Frank said before walking off with Sammy.
"So what does the card say?" Tucker asked.
"Bad Luck Body Modification. In town for the week. There is an address so the sooner we find this place, the sooner we get our answers." Sam said before exiting the bar, followed by Tucker.
"They seem a bit anxious." Desiree chuckled.
"So it seems." Danny said.
"Better not keep them waiting, lest they think we are up to something." she added, giving Danny a mischievous grin.
Taking her hand in his, the couple exited the bar.
Author's Note: Hope you guys enjoyed this update so soon after my previous one. I'll try to crank more out as soon as I can.