I. AM. ALIVE.
Yeah man totally. Survived the apocalypse and everything. Actually I'm referring to the fact that I haven't updated in… a long time. Any of my stories. Two words: writer's block. Well I've been writing some stuff I'm sure you'll love, just haven't finished any of it yet. Hope you like this chapter… It's more of a lead up but it's necessary so I don't end up with plot holes. I hope you're happy enough that I updated to forgive that nothing exciting happens. Actually I'm not sure if anything exciting happens, I haven't really decided what I'm going to do. HAHA. Anyways. On to it then!
I bought the tickets without telling Sam who they were for. We sat in the living room together, doing nothing in particular. I sat watching the puppies. "We need to name them," I said suddenly. I noted my subconscious use of 'we'. Sam smiled.
"How about… Nevada for the white one and Layla for the black?" I suggested.
"What? No! I was thinking… Eirwyn for the lovely white lady and Azura for our ebony darling," she said with a lovely smile. I noticed that she said 'our'. I liked it… and that scared me.
"Those are beautiful names. Azura and Eirwyn." Sam lifted Eirwyn and sat down next to Azura and I. Both puppies were sleeping soundly. She leaned ever so slightly on my shoulder and closed her eyes.
"I'm tired." She said. I looked at her serene face, resting so close to mine and had a sudden urge to kiss her. I battled with myself for a few minutes about this before deciding that it was now or never. I reached one hand out to face and turned it towards mine gently. Her beautiful eyes were now wide open, studying mine.
I leaned in an kissed her, apprehensive. When she kissed me back, I was exhilarated. It was soft and sweet, not demanding whatsoever, not lustful, but still…. amazing. I felt as if a thousand fireworks had exploded inside of my head all at once. I barely knew this girl but I felt as if she was all I had. We continued to kiss, moving slowly until she pulled away. She looked deep into my eyes and whispered, "Why did you do that?"
"I…I don't know I just-" she interrupted my stunted explanation with a kiss. And another, followed by another. Then she leaned back.
"I don't really know you Danny, and I have no idea why I just did that, but… I don't care," she grinned.
Because of all of our movement, the puppies had jumped onto the floor. Soon after that they started roughhousing and Eirwyn ran up and started attacking my pant leg. I lifted her onto my lap and stroked her head rhythmically, staring out of the window. "That call I took… It was my psychotic girlfriend. I broke it off with her. She… She treats me like trash," I laughed bitterly, "I think the only reason I was even still with her was to keep this iconic high school couple that everyone talks about alive, but… There was no love there anymore. I think it died somewhere in between and I chose to ignore it." Sam watched me in silence. Then she wrapped her arms around me in a warm embrace.
"Hey," she whispered. I peered into her violet irises, "It's all going to turn out fine. God has a will for things. He'll work everything out." I squirmed uncomfortably.
"I haven't been to church since I was eight. I wouldn't consider myself to be a Christian." Sam grinned.
"I'm not Christian, I'm Jewish." I rolled my eyes at her. She smiled again.
She has a beautiful smile. She suggested that we both tell one thing about ourselves to get to know each other better.
"I'll start. Okay… I live about twenty minutes from Amity Park, on a large piece of land with a mansion, a stable, a kennel and… wait for it… a swimming pool," she said. Noticing the look on my face, she added, "My parents are rich. They live here in Amity."
"I thought you said you were a cat person, Miss Kennel Owner." She punched me in the shoulder with a grin.
"I never said I didn't like dogs. Plus I only have a few! Okay, see, I show some Shepherds and there are cats inside of the kennel too. Show animals are in the kennel normally or running around the farm or occasionally sleeping in the house. Actually they pretty much go whereever they want. But my only 100% indoor animal is a cat. A Bombay named Lilith, to be exact. Now tell me yours!"
"I grew up in Amity Park with my ghost obsessed parents and an older sister. Lived here my whole life and have no plans to leave. I was the loser in high school until my junior year, when I joined the football team and was made quarterback. The year after that I started dating Paulina, the head cheerleader."
"Oh and lemme guess- she hated you before?"
I pursed my lips. "Pretty much." Sam rolled her eyes.
"Cliché. Hey at least your parents accepted you the way you were, funny hair and all. Mine were constantly trying to change me. They couldn't care less now because they realize I'm a bombshell- that is a joke by the way- but back then they spent eighteen years trying to make me wear pink frilly dresses." I laughed. Then a thought came to mind. My parents only accepted me the way they thought I was… and think I am… Which was definitely true, and it stung.
To distract myself I went and got the newspaper. When I returned to my seat I had to hold in a groan at the big title. I was headlining today with "DANNY PHANTOM BEATS OUT TECHNO GHOST". Whoop de freakin' do… Like I don't that at least once a month. "Danny Phantom headlines again," fake cheered Sam.
"Do you like him? Danny Phantom I mean." She half smiled at me and then sat back.
"Yeah I suppose,' she said indifferently. She then got a misty look on her face. "May I see that?" she asked, gesturing to the paper. I handed it to her. She held it close to her face, gazing intensely at the shot of me in ghost form. Her eyes flickered to me then back to the paper. Finally she set it down and said cryptically, "Curious." A wave of panic shot through me.
"What? What is it?" She gave a wry smile.
"Nothing, I was just appreciating how hot Danny Phantom is," she said only half sarcastically. She then moved herself to the coffee table across from me and leaned forward, the image of serious. Quietly, she said "Has anyone ever told you that you look like Danny Phantom?" My eyes widened.
"Um, I, uh, I….I, no I-I, you uh… Um…" I struggled for words, completely caught off guard. Sam grinned widely.
"Keep your shirt on, I'm not going to tell anyone. Why the hell would I do an idiotic thing like that? I'm just surprised that nobody has figured it out before… The world must really be full of effing retards." (I think that's the most language I've ever used in a story and I barely wrote anything. Wow. Sorry to offend, if I have.)
Not only did it amaze me that she had figured it out with such ease, but the fact that she greeted the whole situation so nonchalantly threw me off. When I imagined someone I knew finding out that I was the ghost boy, I always pictured them going ape and our relationship being shattered. I realized then that for me, being with Sam was easier than breathing. I needed her.
"Can I show you something?" I asked. She cocked her head and said yes tentatively. I scooped her up bridal style and went ghost. I then began to fly upwards, turning intangible just before reaching the ceiling. Sam cringed, waiting for the thud as we made contact, but we soared through safely and continued into the sky. Sam laughed giddily.
"Whoa, this is amazing!" she exclaimed. I fly faster so I wouldn't get caught by paparazzi and smiled at Sam, who looked absolutely beautiful, face frame by her raven locks, her hair framed by the sun. She grinned and looked at me.
"I guess you didn't keep your shirt on after all," she said, tugging at my jumpsuit. I started luahging so hard that I crashed into the grass below. I kissed her.
"I know that we haven't known each other very long Sam, but I feel like I've known you forever."
I hope you guys loved that enough to forgive me. PLIZZ AND THUNKYA. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Love ya'lls more than you'll know! I'll be updating Wedding Jitters soon as well.
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Oh and sorry that this chapter is short. 1,300 some odd words not counting the AN is better than 0, but still. Thank you for reading!
(PS) If anyone is getting ready to correct my tenses, don't bother. I'm aware of them, and they're supposed to be like that. Get over it.
