The Phantom's Mistress
Dangerous, sadistic, terrifying. Those were a few ways to describe Phantom, ruler of the Ghost Zone. Seducing young goth girls on the other hand only applied to the rebellion leader and high school outcast, Sam Manson.
Sam let out a small scream, pulling back as she saw Danny stare at her in shock. Her face heated, wondering whether or not he had heard that last bit.
"Sam?" He croaked, blinking those blue eyes. "Did…you?"
"Danny!" The door burst open and both Danny's parents ran into the room this time, clutching at their son. Sam took the opportunity to slip away, but not before Maddie squeezed her hand and thanked Sam profusely.
Outside, she couldn't believe what she had done. Couldn't believe he woke up at that time. Did it have to be that moment of all times?
She shook her head, jogging down the halls, before the alarm went off again. For the first time she was thankful for the interruption.
Sam led the half of the team that managed to pull through since the last battle. Star, Dash and Kwan were positioned beside her, seeming to have taken the least damage. Paulina was perfectly fine, but refused to fight. She had demanded time off, while coating her scarred cheek with cover-up. Valerie had been checked, and apparently three ribs had been broken. Everyone else on the mission had not attended the last.
With the push of a button, Star turned her glider into the familiar wrist-lit. Sam had jumped off moments before, making sure to land with nothing more than a soft thud.
Star gasped. "Look!"
The team found themselves in front of Casper High, the high school they had all attended before Phantom decided to wreak havoc on Amity Park. It had surprisingly remained intact, only a small portion of the roof caved in.
Sam winced at the sight of the old building, trying to escape painful memories. When she had went to this school, the people she now trusted with her life had been her enemies.
"Oh! Can we take a quick look!" Star grabbed Sam's arm in an attempt to hold in her excitement. It was that perkiness that had landed her a spot on the squad in high school. That and her ability to execute a number of flips and rolls. At least that had come in handy during combat.
Sam shook her head. "We're not here for fun," she scowled. "We need to find the ghost, kill it, and get out."
Star let out a dramatic sigh. "You're no fun," she pouted, but dropped the subject.
Dash and Kwan, however, were now stringing on a bunch of, "Dude, remember when?" stories and laughing like hyenas. Sam chided them for their idiocy. She didn't exactly think it fair that their best memory was stuffing Tucker into a waste bin, when the weapons lining their suits were made from the said guy.
Without warning, cold chills ran up Sam's back, making her freeze. He wouldn't make a scene, she tried to tell herself. Dear God, please don't-
Gasps were heard from every direction as a hand wrapped itself around her waist. Sam cursed, but refused to make eye contact with anyone, especially ghost holding her.
"P-Phantom!" Dash was the first to react, aiming his weapon. The rest did the same.
Phantom merely frowned. "Honestly." He lazily lifted a hand in the air, as if swapping away a fly. Everyone's weapon was yanked out of their grip from an invisible force and then deteriorated into the night sky. "Did you think it would be that easy?"
A number of curses were released and Sam felt useless in his grip. She looked up at him and glared. "What are you doing?" She demanded. Revealing their "relationship" wasn't a part of their deal. Neither was destroying their weapons.
Phantom glanced down at her with a mock of innocence. "Why, have you forgotten already, Samantha?" Her eyebrows furrowed. "Our deal had been broken only an hour ago."
Her eyes widened. That couldn't be true. Phantom had stated a man had to claim her heart. She was the one to confess to Danny and when he was asleep! She would have felt his eerie presence in the room, the dropping temperature. She should have felt something! Damn it, why didn't she feel anything?
The rest of her team had begun to look puzzled.
"Deal?" Kwan asked.
Phantom let out a harsh laugh, making them all cringe, Sam included, but he pulled the goth closer to his side, embracing her delicate frame.
"It seems you are all under the impression that Samantha's intentions are innocent."
"What the...? Of course they are!" Dash defended, how a player might look out for their coach. "She's been leading the rebellion to kick your sorry ass. How can we not trust her?"
Phantom let out a soft chuckle this time. "Then you are mistaken, human, to believe this lovey creature in my arms is on your side." Everyone watched them wide eyed. "Samantha has kindly agreed to the terms of my deal." With a gloved hand, her removed her mask and her hair spilled over her shoulders. "I don't touch her beloved city at the price of her entirety."
"What is he talking about, Sam?" Star piped up, squeaking, but Sam wouldn't meet her eyes. She looked at the ground, tears hot on her cheeks.
"She's sold her soul to me, because she knows her pathetic team can't win."
The air tensed up, but no one knew the right words to say. There was faint murmuring, though Sam couldn't understand a word of it.
"What do you want with Sam?" She faintly recognized the sound of Gregor's voice as he made it to the front, removing his green mask. White hair, similar to Phantom's but lacking a heavenly glow, spiked his head, dull green eyes beaming.
Phantom smiled, tilting Sam's chin up with a finger. "Hmm, I wonder..." And with that stole a chaste kiss from her, before disappearing completely.
After a few heartbeats, the team resulted in a riot. Everyone seemed to be cussing or glaring Sam down, except a rather amused Gregor. The goth let them say as they wanted. After all, she was the one to have betrayed them.
"Forget ever coming back to base!" Dash shouted, his argument changing in seconds. "You disgust me." He turned on his heel, followed by a furious Kwan. Star gave Sam a fleeting look of shock, before following the crowd.
Sam laid against the ground in shame. She had no home, no friends to go home to. She had lost everything and for what? Some boy she had a kiddy crush on. Sam balled her hands into fists, tears streaming down her face. It wasn't Danny's fault though. It was hers for making the stupid deal with Phantom in the first place.
The air chilled around her and Sam wanted to punch the ghost so bad. Instead she remained with her cheek pressed against solid ground, watching his form materialize before her.
"That isn't the best place to sleep, Samantha." His voice was cool for someone who had just destroyed her life. But that's what he was. A sadistic bastard. He lived for these moments.
Sam failed to respond. Phantom sighed and crouched before her, stroking her cheek. "You angered me," he stated. "I had no choice but to tell them. Now you have no place to go. You will come with me."
It wasn't a question. Sam's teeth grounded together as she sat up, smacking his hand away.
Phantom's face had remained cold, like he expected nothing less.
"To hell with that!" She screamed. "I'm not going with you anywhere! You can forget me compromising with you ever again. The deal's done and you disgust me." Sam wanted to slap him to get her point across, but that would have probably resulted in her death. Instead she stood, storming off in the opposite direction.
"Is that so?" he called from behind her. "Then if that's true, I suppose there's nothing interesting keeping this town intact."
Sam whirled around to see him lift his hand.
"Stop!"
Phantom paused and glanced at her. Sam was shaking, her breaths deep and choked. "I'll go with you," she agreed. "But you have to promise to leave them alone."
Phantom laughed, walking until he was in front of her. "I expected no less." He smiled. "Though it amazes me, how even as they had rejected you, you are still willing to save them." He took her cheek in his hand and kissed her forehead. "Perhaps you will have use to me after all."
Sam didn't bother to question him as he picked her up bridal style and flew into the dark sky. She had already lost everything when she sold her soul to the devil.
That's chapter four for ya! Thank u guys sooooooooo much for reviewing! It totally made my day :D And now let me answer a question.
Kittyhawk09: I made Danny and Phantom different people because it goes better with the plot. You'll see. Sorry, I can't answer that question anymore without giving some stuff away ^-^ But it also makes for a love triangle, u know? And I love me my drama lol xD
Now, if u all would plz do the same and review this chap I might be able to get another one out real soon. Oh, and have a merry early Christmas everyone! :)
Shelly
