Okay, well this wasn't a long wait …right? I mean it's shorter than usual. Aaaannnyhow, I'm so sorry that I left you on that cliff hanger. *grins innocently*

ENJOY!

Chapter Four

The firemen yelped in surprise as the earth shook once again. They all crouched down and put their arms over their heads for protection. But only a few, small pieces of plaster of the ceiling broke off from above and fell. Most of them weren't as heavy, but you could still feel it hitting against you.

One of the firemen got up to his full height when the aftershock finally ceased; he found the door a little bit more damaged than before. He thought it was his imagination, but he heard a loud crash from the other side of the room and a scream that went with it. The firemen knew the two boys were still stuck in the gym room.

He gasped. "Guys, I need help. We have to bust this door open; I know I heard them screaming in there. They may be hurt!" He rushed over to the door and used his metal bar and stuck it in the door crack, making it a lever.

The firemen pushed his weight towards the door and the door groaned as the bar pushed against it to make it pop out.

The rest of the team finally came to their senses and rushed over to help him open the door. With the rest of their weight, the door was able to come off clean. But what came out of the doorway were big chunks of the ceiling parts, nearly crushing one guy who was going to make his way through the door.

"Don't be stupid," One man hissed. "You have to be careful before when we try to save people."

They guy—that nearly got crushed—gave him a sheepish smile. "Sorry," He said, shrugging. "We need to move these pieces, c'mon."

The other guy opened his mouth to protest about being dumb, but then decided against it. The rest of the team started making their way over the pile of ceiling parts and moving some behind them so they could get in easier. Once they all got inside the gym, they found out that the whole ceiling above them was nearly gone. The rest of the ceiling was on the ground of the gym room.

"Are they okay?" Another firefighter asked as he moved a piece in front of him out of the way.

Deciding to see if they were, another guy cupped his hands and put it against his mouth. "KIDS?" His voice echoed loudly in the gym room.

Silence entered the room; the firefighters looked around the room, not making a sound so they could be able to hear something besides them. After a few seconds, one guy took a step to start looking for them, when another put his hand out in front of him to stop him. Giving him a not-now look.

The guy quickly complied and waited a few more seconds with the rest of the team.

The guy with the metal bar took in a deep breath. "They may be unconscious. We should take a look around." He said and with those words, he started to search for them.

Everyone else behind him exchanged looks and decided to follow after him. Some called out for them as they looked, others searched at more dangerous parts of the—now destroyed—gym room.

That was three times that Danny had to save Dash's life, three times in one day.

When Danny grabbed a hold of Dash, he gave out a yelp and started to run for protection. Unfortunately, there wasn't time. The jock cried out in fear as he saw the final, big pieces of the ceiling falling closer towards them, about to crush them to death.

The halfa's reflexes kicked in and Danny quickly jumped—still holding on to Dash—and turned them both intangible for a brief second. The ceiling crashed onto the floor; the raven-haired boy pushed Dash under the bleachers as and then jumped under as well, turning off his intangibility.

Danny put his arms over his head for extra protection; Dash did the same and in complete shock as well.

It seemed like days that went by, but it was only a few seconds. One thought remained in Danny's mind as he waited for the shaking to stop.

Did Dash notice?

Once the shaking ceased, Danny fell to the floor on his back, one hand on his chest. He took deep breaths to try and calm his mind. He hoped that Dash was busy being scared about being killed that he didn't even noticed that he was intangible for a brief second.

The jock leaned back onto a bent pole and closed his eyes, trying to process what just happened during the aftershock.

Dash sighed heavily, thankful that it was all over. "Fenton…?" He asked tiredly.

Danny held his breath. This is it; he knows that I'm Phantom. This isn't going to end well… He moaned mentally. Did Dash actually notice everything that happened, even when Danny turned them intangible?

This isn't going to end well.

"Yeah?" The halfa asked, sounding tired as well.

Please, please, please!

Dash chuckled weakly. "You know, Fenton…, this is the third time that you saved me today." He said.

Danny let out a relief sigh and chuckled as well. "Yeah, well, you're welcome." He replied, closing his eyes as well.

"Some weird day we had, huh?" The jock said, opening his eyes and slowly getting up to his feet.

"I've seen weirder," Danny admitted, he opened one eye to see what Dash was doing. When he saw what his bully was doing, he copied his actions.

Dash had to bend down a little, due to the damage, it was down so low. "I have a question for you, Fenton." He said.

The halfa wiped his forehead with the back of his hand. "Yeah, what's that?" He asked nervously.

The jock refused to make eye contact with his punching back, making Danny feel even more nervous and worried. "Why did you save me? Three times in fact. Why did you save me three times? Don't you hate me?" He asked softly.

That knocked Danny off guard. He certainly wasn't expecting that, he never thought that it would ever occur to him. But now that Dash brought it up, it might have seemed confusing to him—his bully. "I don't hate you, Dash. I never will. I may not like what you're doing to me at times, I may get mad at you, but I'll never dislike you." Danny said honestly. "I save you, because it's the right thing to do; to help others when they need help."

"Even when you're willing to give up your life for them?" Dash questioned, still not making eye contact with Danny.

Danny hesitated before saying, "Well, I know I would. But I also know that not everyone is willing to do that."

Dash looked up and gave Danny a small grin. "You know what? You're starting to build up to the superhero lecture. You can stop now." He said jokingly.

The halfa grinned back at Dash. "Alright, I'll stop now. But I was not going to give you that superhero lecture… again." He said then slowly changed the subject. "Do you think that we can get out of here now?"

"…Maybe," Dash replied, looking behind him to see if there was anything that was blocking their way out, then he turned back to Danny, "Which reminds me, how did you get us under here without being crushed by the rest of the ceiling?"

Danny tried to put on a puzzled look, but failed miserably. "I-I may have a few tricks up my sleeve…" He said slowly.

The jock gave the halfa a skeptic look. "Uh huh, can you tell me how though?" He said, folding his arms.

"What if I don't want to tell you my secret trick?" Danny replied coldly. "What if I want to keep it a secret?"

Dash growled. "I just want to know how you saved my life, Fenton. Is that too much to ask?"

"I just pushed you under the bleachers," Danny said, trying to keep his anger leveled. Also, gesturing around him. "Are you satisfied?"

The jock studied Danny for a moment, before turning around to make his way out. But he stopped his tracks and kicked a pole nearby, to take out his anger on. After a second, Dash yelped loudly and hopped on one foot, while both of hands gripped on to the injured foot.

Danny shook his head and folded his arms, he made his way towards Dash and forced him down, making the jock fall down on his butt.

"Just sit down," Danny said, mentally scolding at Dash. "Help is on the way," He paused, "Hopefully."

As if right on cue, a loud crash was made somewhere in the room, then a few noises were made as if some sort of rocks were falling down. Both boys perked up at the noise and got to their feet.

Danny put his arm in front of Dash to prevent him from moving any further.

"What?" Dash hissed.

"Let's make sure that they're here to help us," Danny whispered back, "We never know."

Dash scoffed. "It's not like it's a team of ghosts coming for us. You're an idiot."

"KIDS?" A loud, echoic voice rang through the whole gym room.

"We're being rescued, Fenton," Dash whispered harshly, pushing Danny out of the way. "And I'm not sticking back here any longer, especially with you."

The halfa groaned in annoyance. "I was just making sure that it was safe! Better safe than sorry!" He shot back.

Dash growled. "I'm sick and tired of you and about safety! I'm sick of your superhero lectures and about saving people! They mean nothing to me, so why tell me about it?" He said angrily, jabbing his finger on Danny's chest. "It's not like you're going to wake up one morning and become a superhero; the only superhero's existing today are the ones with powers. And last I checked; you don't have any powers."

The firefighters must've heard them arguing with each other, because the next thing the two boys saw was the team coming towards their direction.

Dash was going to celebrate in triumph when one thing caught his eye. Only one thing that created millions of questions in his mind; but only one of those questions seemed to echo loudly in the jock's head.

Since when was Fenton's eyes green?

Annnnnnnd… SCENE!

REVIEW REPLIES:

DizzlyPuzzled: Annoying? LOL! They're epic when I'm the one writing them, but not when I read other stories. xD Thanks!

Fluehatraya: Cheetos! Haha, yes! Let's see if they can pull together! Thanks!

2288smile: Yes, yes I did. I hope this isn't a long time. Hopefully this was a quicker update than usual. :D

Forever LuNa: Yup, poor Danny. xD

Jeanette9a: Is one of your 'possible outcomes' turing intangible? XD

Blue Eyed Phantom: Thanks for pointing some grammar stuff. And thanks for the compliment. :D I hope this update was soon enough!

Kirbysamful: Yeppers, lovely cliffhangers. :D

Cotom: :D The idea that I did to save Danny and Dash was probably the lamest of lame. But hope it was okay. :D Again, thanks for your compliment! :D

SeraiTheGoldenDragon: I am very aware that I'm evil at some points in life. xD

JuneLuxray2: I guess you're reviews make everything happen the way you say it will. xD LOL.

Danny1FANtom: I'm very glad you find this entertaining! And I do try to make things good! :D Thanks so much!

Con-san: EVIL FLUFFY PERSON! I like that…

Moon beam: TOTALLY CANDY! :D

Anon: I'm glad you are! I hope this was fast enough!

Pheek: This is your lucky day, huh? Updating on the day you asked me to update soon. XD

Thanks so much guys! Hope I still have your attention for the rest of the story! :D You all make me smile! :D