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Chapter Three:
So Are We A Couple?
They hugged for several more seconds, unwilling to let the other go. Eventually, they did let go. Sam looked at Danny and smiled.
"I can't believe that you're actually here. I… I though you weren't ever coming back."
Danny looked back at her, changing into his human form, and said, "Of course, I was going to come back. I promised you that I would. As soon as I found the nearest natural portal, I went through it to come here, to see you again. But…"
He looked down, his black bangs casting shadows over his face and blue irises.
"But what?" Sam gently inquired.
"But I can't stay long," Danny answered. He looked at her and continued.
"Natural portals are very unstable. They can last for either a couple of seconds or a few hours. If the one I went through is going to close, I'll have to go back through it. Not only that, but my mom… when I stayed here when I was injured, with you, I worried her. Hugely. I hate worrying her. I try to not worry her as much as I can, but…"
He paused, his sapphire eyes locking with Sam's amethyst ones.
"But I'll stay as long as I can, and I'll visit you whenever I can. I promise."
Sam smiled a half-smile. "I don't doubt that you'll keep that promise."
Danny smiled back at her. Whenever he smiled, it made her heart speed up. They sat in comfortable silence for several seconds before Sam cleared her throat and asked, "So… what's your family like? Your adoptive family, I mean."
At the mention of his ghostly family, Danny's face brightened.
"Well my mom's named Pandora. She's a Greek warrior type of ghost; kinda like an Amazon from Greek mythology. She can be stern, angry and fierce when she needs to be, but she's a very caring, very thoughtful woman actually. She's an awesome mom, though like I said, she does worry over me. But, I love her, and she loves me.
"I also have a pseudo-aunt named Desiree, and two pseudo-uncles named Nocturne and Clockwork. Desiree's a wishing ghost, kinda like a genie, Nocturne's the Ghost Of Sleep, and Clockwork's the Ghost Of Time. Desiree and Nocturne are married, and they have two kids, twin girls. Nyx and Jinn. They're twelve, but they're really energetic, fun-loving, happy-go-lucky, and a couple of pranksters, if I say so myself. Me, Nyx and Jinn got up to some darn good pranks, years ago."
"Oh? What kind of pranks?" Sam questioned.
"Just the usual. But I remember, one time, we pranked our parents so hard…" Danny began to chuckle at the memory of the prank.
"What happened?"
"Well…
…
Two Years Ago
Twelve-year-old Danny and ten-year-old Nyx and Jinn hid behind a bush near where Pandora, Desiree and Nocturne were talking. Jinn and Nyx has to restrain themselves from giggling while Danny whispered, "You two remember the plan, Jinny and Nyxie?"
The two daughters of Desiree and Nocturne nodding, stifling another round of giggles.
"Okay," Danny began, a wide grin on his face as well, as he pulled a monster mask over his face, the twins doing the same, "let's do this."
The three ghosts turned invisible and floated over to their parents, flying behind them. When they were in position, Danny, Nyx and Jinn turned visible and shouted, "BOO!"
Needless to say, they scared their parents all right.
"AAARRRGGGGHHHH!" Pandora, Desiree and Nocturne screamed in unison.
Danny, Jinn and Nyxie, meanwhile, howled with laughter… until they saw their parents frowning as they recognised their children.
"DANNY PHANTOM/NYX/JINN! YOU ARE IN HUGE TROUBLE!" Pandora, Desiree and Nocturne yelled in unison.
Realising that they were in trouble, Danny, Nyx and Jinn realised they had only one option…
"SCRAM!" Danny yelled, and he, Nyx and Jinn flew away as fast as they could from their angry parents, hoping that when they flew back, their parents had calmed down and they would escape punishment…
…
Two Years Later
"… But we still got grounded," Danny finished.
Sam, who had been listening silently, erupted into laughter at that last sentence. Danny frowned at her.
"It isn't funny!" Danny exclaimed.
"It kinda is," Sam said back, smiling at him, causing Danny to smile too.
"Looking back on it, it is kinda funny," Danny admitted. He looked back at the Goth girl next to him and added, "But, that wasn't the last of Nyx and Jinn's pranks."
"Really?" Sam asked.
"Really. I remember, a year ago, when Nyx and Jinn pranked me and my friend, Ember."
"Ember? As in, Ember McLain? The singer you said was actually a ghost?"
"Yeah. We're actually pretty good friends, and we'll always stay friends. But apparently, Nyx and Jinn didn't think so."
"Ooo, really? Tell me," Sam said, a smile playing on her lips as she gazed at him.
Danny rolled his eyes playfully. "If you say so. Here's what happened…"
…
A Year Ago
"Nyx, where are you taking me?" a thirteen-year-old, blindfolded Danny asked as he was pulled by Nyx, who was eleven at the time, as she tried to contain her giggles.
"You'll see soon, Danny," Nyx told him in a sing-song tone, trying to contain her giggles.
"If this is a prank…"
"It isn't, Danny," Nyx assured him.
"Then why am I wearing a blindfold?"
"You'll see."
Danny rolled his eyes behind the blindfold and Nyx giggled, before he frowned.
"Nyx?"
"Hmm?"
"Where's Jinn?"
"She'll meet us there," Nyx answered.
…
Meanwhile
"Jinn, where are you taking me?" an also blindfolded Ember asked as she was led by Jinn, who was also trying to hold in her giggles.
"You'll see in a sec, Ember," Jinn told her, also in a sing-song tone.
"If this is one of yours and your sister's pranks…"
"It isn't, Ember," Jinn assured her.
"Then why the heck am I wearing this stupid blindfold?"
"Because it's a surprise."
Ember rolled her eyes and Jinn giggled, before Ember frowned.
"Jinn?"
"Yes, Em?"
"Where's Nyx?"
"She's gonna meet us there," Jinn answered.
A few seconds later, Nyx had arrived at a door that looked like a broom closet door. Soon, Jinn arrived.
"You ready?" Nyx whispered to her twin. Jinn nodded, smiling.
"Then let's do this."
While Jinn opened the door as silently as she could, she and Nyx loudly said in unison, "We're here!"
As soon as Jinn opened the door, she practically shoved Ember in and closed the door behind her. Danny, meanwhile, said, "Sweet. Where are we, exactly?"
"You'll see in a minute. Just open that door. When you're inside, take off the blindfold," Nyx instructed.
Danny sighed exaggeratedly.
"Okay," he said. He fumbled around for a bit before he found the doorknob. He turned it, opened the door, and walked inside, taking off his blindfold.
He could see vague shapes, and the shape of person. But before he could get a clearer look, the door swung shut behind him, plunging him into darkness.
"NYX/JINN!" Danny and the person roared. At hearing the other's voices, Danny and the other person recognised each other.
"Danny/Ember?" Ember and Danny asked in unison.
"How did you get in here?" Danny asked.
"How did you get in here?" Ember asked back.
"Nyx told me to go in. She-"
Danny stopped himself, as he and Ember got looks of realisation on their faces, before they looked unamused at each other.
"This is one of Nyx and Jinn's pranks, isn't it?" Danny asked.
"Obviously," Ember answered.
"They're betting we'll make out, right?"
"Probably."
…
Meanwhile
On the other side of the door, Nyx and Jinn grinned at each other.
"Operation: Force Danny And Ember To Make Out is a success," Nyx and Jinn whispered in unison, before laughing.
…
Two years Later
"…. However, me and Ember didn't make out, much to Nyx and Jinn's disappointment," Danny finished.
"Those devious girls," Sam said teasingly.
"Devious, they are," Danny agreed.
"I would love to meet them."
"I'm sure that they'll love you, if you meet them."
Silence hung over them, before Sam broke it, looking down.
"I told Tucker that you were alive today."
Danny looked at her, surprised. "Tucker… that's the guy who was my best friend ten years ago, right? Before I was sucked into the Ghost Zone?"
"Yeah. Me and him… we've actually fallen out. We don't speak to each other a lot. He's popular, and I'm not. I told him that you're alive, but he didn't believe me. Until he saw that you were alive for himself, he won't believe me that you're alive."
Danny could see tears in Sam's eyes. He gently tilted her chin up and asked, "Sam, are you okay?"
Sam tried to nod, before she stopped herself, tears silently trailing down her cheeks.
"Danny… Tucker wouldn't believe me. He refused to believe me. I get where he's coming from; we both saw you get electrocuted and sucked inside the Ghost Zone. But, he really hurt me, emotionally, since he wouldn't believe me. He said I was making this all up, when I would never do that. Not with something like you still being alive. He… he really hurt me."
Sam took in a shuddering breath, Danny listening wordlessly, as she continued, "And, and it make me think. If your best friend wouldn't believe me that you were still alive, then who's to say your family will? I just… feel like I'll be the only one to know you're still alive, and that no one else will know because they won't believe me as soon as I tell them. And I don't blame them. Everyone in this town has been blaming me for telling you to go into the portal for years, Danny. No one wants to be my friend, because of what happened to you. And I've been trying to suppress this guilt, and I have for ten years, but… but I still feel guilty, even when I know that you're right here, beside me. I just feel so… alone."
Sam cast her eyes down, letting a few more tears slip out, before she felt a warm, gentle finger wipe them away. Looking back up, Sam saw Danny looking at her with sympathy.
"Sam, I'm so sorry about what happened to you. If… if I had remembered you, I would have come back sooner; I should never have gone into that portal, if this is how it affected you, Tucker and my family. I feel terrible for making you feel so guilty about what happened to me, so alone to face whatever this town says about you, because of what happened to me, and your part in it. But Sam, let me tell you this; I don't care if nobody else believes you that I'm still alive. As long as I know that you believe that I'm still alive, I don't care if anyone else doesn't. I won't ever leave you to feel alone again, or leave you waiting. I'll come back to you; I always will."
Sam felt her breath coming out in shaky gasps as Danny added, their faces an inch apart, "Because no matter how far apart we are, no matter how long it takes, I'll always come back to you, Sam, so that you'll never have to feel alone again."
Sam smiled at that. Danny then kissed her on the cheek, surprising her. Seeing the surprise on Sam's face, Danny pulled back, embarrassed.
"Sorry, Sam, I-" Danny started, but Sam interrupted him by kissing him on the lips.
Now Danny was surprised, but he relaxed into the kiss, kissing her back. He accidentally fell onto the bed, Sam on top of him, and they began to make out, kissing deeper and deeper, until they had to pull back, needing to breathe.
"Wow. That was… wow," Danny breathed out, still panting.
Sam smiled at him. "I know."
She then smirked. "Although, I've never kissed a ghost before."
Danny looked confused, before he looked down and realised he had accidentally changed into ghost form while he and Sam were kissing. He blushed green.
"Well, uh, I, um," Danny stuttered, but Sam silenced him with a finger to his lips, still smiling.
"It's okay, Danny. You're an amazing kisser, in both human and ghost form," Sam complimented.
Danny smiled. "Thanks."
Danny sat up and Sam snuggled in closer to him, Danny changing back to human form. She laid her head on his chest, and could faintly hear his heartbeat.
Looking at Danny, Sam said, "So… what about us?"
"What do you mean, what about us?"
"Well… we kissed before you went back into the Ghost Zone. And, we made out just a couple of seconds ago. I'm just wondering… if we're going to be more than friends."
Danny looked at her warmly and said as he gently caressed her cheek, "We could be, if you want us to be more than friends."
"I would like us to be, but I understand if you don't want us to be."
Danny kissed her then. They kissed for several seconds, and when they pulled back, Danny said, "I would like us to be, too."
Sam smiled at her new boyfriend and said, "Just so you know, Danny, I'm no pushover. I have my own way of doing things."
Danny chucked and said, "That's exactly what I'm counting on."
The two kissed each other again and Danny told Sam, "I like you, Sam. A lot. And, I can't wait to go on this journey, with you."
"Same here, Ghost Boy," Sam murmured. "Same here."
They were about to kiss again, before Danny heard a sucking sound. Looking up, he saw that the natural portal was starting to close.
"I better go. I'll see you as soon as possible, Sammy," Danny farewelled, before he changed into his ghost form.
Sam smiled. "I'll look forward to that."
The two kissed again, before Danny flew inside the portal, which closed immediately afterwards.
Sam smiled. Danny was her boyfriend. Even when she was four, she'd been crushing on him. That crush had faded to the back of her mind and her heart when Danny was sucked inside the Ghost Zone, but that crush had come back. And now that they were a couple… it made Sam feel incredibly happy.
With a slight lightness in her steps, Sam headed to her vanity. On top of it was a small wooden box. She opened it, and nestled inside the velvet-lined interior, was the ice crystal Danny had given her when he had stayed in her room and she helped him heal and taught him more about the human world, and they had fallen for each other. It was attached to a black satin choker, faintly glowing, it's blue surface refracting the light, making it shine in a million different shades of blue.
Gently taking it out, Sam tied the choker around her neck, and smiled at how the crystal twinkled in the light, it's beautiful blue surface complimenting her creamy skin tone.
Sam smiled as she gently stroked it. She had a feeling that things will get better for her and Danny, even if no one else would believe her that Danny was alive.
But unknown to both her and Danny, a threat to both them and the ones they loved was coming… a threat that had dark plans in store for both the human realm and the Ghost Zone.
A dark ending, but I felt like it was needed. And sorry if some parts of this chapter was repetitive; I try not to. And, I apologise if the title didn't make sense.
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