Author: Get out here already! ... Yes I know you're a bit shy but just come out, the readers want to see you!

?: I don't want to...

Author: Don't make me get the claws back out again.

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Author: Everyone, this is my character Andy Fenton. He's a bit of a shy one so go easy on him.

Andy: Uh... Hi... p-people of the Internet... DarkFoxKit why are you posting up my journal entries anyway?

Author: What? They make a great story! And you've always said you wished the TV show would've had you in it, but Butch didn't give you a part. This story shows how someone outside of the knowing would react and someone who is close to Danny.

Andy: You are just loving this, aren't you?

Author: Eh, I"m a fox, what can I say? Anyway, I hope you people are enjoying this story. I've only been getting two reviews per chapter and they don't tell me much, just that they like the chapter and that's it. Come on, use a little more description people!

Andy: ... And on that note... DarkFoxKit doesn't own Danny Phantom, just me. Butch Hartman owns the rest of it.

Author: See? You did good for your first time.

Chapter 4: My Friends Are Acting Weird

For the past month I've been quietly tailing Danny, Tucker and Sam at school, but kept at a reasonable distant from them so they wouldn't think I was trying to spy on them. You see, while most people would cry or get upset for being pushed away by their own friends and sibling I want to stay quiet and figure out why they're doing it instead of wallowing in self-pity.

From what I've learned; Danny's molecules has been messed up by that portal accident. I can't see anything major but I did know whatever it was it freaked him out because he's so jumpy and sometimes it seems he would just randomly disappear and reappear out of thin air. I don't know if Danny notices we haven't been talking to each other lately, but I didn't plan on him to notice, plus I didn't want him feeling guilty; my brother has a hero complex and would feel terrible when he realizes he's been ignoring me lately… but then that's partially my fault for distancing myself from him, Tucker and Sam lately.

So it surprised me when Danny suddenly woke me up from my bed this morning and said, "Hey Andy, we haven't been… hanging out a lot lately and I'm starting to feel like I've been ignoring you so… why don't you come sit with us in lunch today?"

I blinked at him, "I don't know Danny; you guys seem like a close trio, don't want to mess that up for you." I couldn't help but answer bitterly.

Danny flinched and I felt bad instantly, "I'm sorry Andy; I should've known not to treat you like an outsider, of all people, my own brother."

I smiled, "It's okay Danny, you don't want to talk to me about something and I can respect that."

"But that doesn't make it right." Danny sighed.

I sat up and patted his back, "Come on, let's go have breakfast."

Danny sighed as he walked beside me, "But you never even complain. I thought you would've said something but you didn't say a word… I'm beginning to get a little worried."

I shrugged, "Well what can I say? Jazz said I need to give you space… sure I wish I could hang out with our friends too, but if you need alone time with them I'll give it to you."

Danny sighed, "Sometimes I wonder who really has a hero complex; me or you."

"What makes you say that?" I raised an eyebrow at him.

He chuckled, "You didn't want me feeling guilty and give me some time, right?" he still knows me all too well, but at least he didn't see through it all. "And I know we kinda just pushed you away so suddenly like that, and I'm really sorry… but I was desperate at the time and it couldn't wait so…"

"It doesn't matter bro, what's done is done." I said to reassure him, but inwardly it made me sad… he was desperate and he could only tell Tucker and Sam about it but not me? It was as if I was just some stranger who wasn't meant to hear a problem conversation among friends.

"So you gonna sit with us today? We've been talking and we really want to make it up to you for isolating you for almost a month, that really wasn't fair to you, again I'm really sorry." he apologized for the umpteenth time this morning.

I smiled and nodded, "Of course I will." maybe I can regain his trust and he'll eventually tell me what really happened to him, besides, now I know he's hiding something and I gave him his space as Jazz advised me to do; it's time to get back into the fold.

We both went downstairs to get some breakfast; we both just ate cereal. Jazz was reading another one of her psychology books, but she was also using it to protect her face from sparks of fire. Mom was on the other side of the table working on another ghost gadget.

Hmm… earlier this morning I heard Dad called Danny, Tucker and Sam downstairs in the lab to talk about ghosts or something, but I didn't want to attend since they obviously didn't want me with them, I guess my absence had Danny realized just how isolated I felt lately.

CLANG!

That loud and sudden 'clang' brought me out of my musing and turned to Danny, he seemed to be freaking out and… why is he hiding his arm behind his back? I assumed that 'clang' earlier what his dropping his spoon, but why does he look so nervous? No… I shouldn't be asking these questions I should be trying to figure them out.

I was about to ask him when Mom suddenly announced, "Okay, two more days and it's done."

And I was about to ask her what was almost done when Dad leaned over excitedly, "It's done? Yes! The Fenton Finder is done!"

He apparently didn't know what 'almost' means, but it must've been good enough to work because he was able to turn it on. I was about to ask what it does when again Dad answered, "This baby uses satellite to lead you right to the ghost."

I noticed Danny looked pale and, again, I was about to ask what was wrong when, again, I didn't get a chance when he said, "It… uses what to track what?"

Geez! What is it with everyone and answering my unasked questions today? Are they psychic or something?

Then a feminine computer voice spoke from the Fenton Finder, "Welcome to the Fenton Finder, a ghost is near; walk forward."

I noticed my brother was close to freaking out as he started walking back while Mom and Dad walked after him, still looking eagerly at the Fenton Finder. Jazz and I just watched as they cornered Danny to a wall who was smiling nervously.

"Ghost located, thank you for using the Fenton Finder."

Okay… maybe the Ghost Finder wasn't as done as I thought, "What!? That can't be right!" Dad said in disbelief as he looked at Mom.

I looked at Jazz for a second, "Why did it point to Danny?"

Jazz just rolled her eyes, "Isn't it obvious? The thing won't ever work right because ghosts don't exist, I don't know why they insist on continuing this worthless career."

"Have you tried talking to them about it?"

"It never works Andy, I've been trying for years." Jazz sighed as we looked over back to Danny, who looked slumped and defeated.

"Actually… I need to tell you guys something." he started when Jazz sighed next to me.

"Look at this; our own parents are harassing him with this stuff, this need to be nipped in the bud now." Jazz walked in-between them, "You also need guidance and parents who can provide it!" she glared at them.

Mom smiled sweetly and said, "Oh come on Jazz, I know what we do doesn't make much sense, but you're only…" she was cut off by Jazz.

"16, I know, but that's only biologically." she points to her head, "However, psychology I'm an adult and I will not allow your insane obsession with ghosts pollute the mind of this innocent little child!" she grabbed and hugged Danny and I rolled my eyes, but then she suddenly walked over to me and hugged me two, squeezing both of us.

"Both of them will be polluted because of your obsession with ghosts! Come you abused unwanted children, I'll drive you to school." she said gently to us as if we were abused kids and she was an actual adult. I would say this is creepy coming from my own sister, but this isn't exactly the first time she did this, although, it is the first time she volunteered to drive us to school, that's a nice change.

"Danny! Andy! Look out, it's a trap!" I heard Dad yell just before Jazz pushed us into the car… what's a trap? Jazz driving us? Okay it's unusual, but I highly doubt she'd try to hurt us or something.

"Honestly, all they ever think about is ghost. How am I ever going to get through to them that ghosts don't exist?" Jazz complained as me and Danny buckled up.

"Who says ghosts don't exist? Surely when we die we become something like a spirit." I said strongly believing there's life after death.

Jazz just shook her head, "It's not possible for the supernatural to exist, they are only in a person's imagination."

I sighed and gave a look to my twin, who seem to be amused and somewhat troubled about something… and I'm determined to find out what it is, whether he tells me or not.

School wasn't that far off, so Jazz parked the car relatively quickly before we hurried into school before we were late. Another day at Casper High, but something tells me this won't be an ordinary day.

Lately I've been figuring out what my 'visions' are; I've been seeing pieces of the future in my dreams, little weird flying things at the corner of my eye but never directly which I'm starting to think are supernatural creatures or something and, rarely when I'm under a lot of stress, I would see someone's 'monster' side. Like the time when I saw Dash 'transform' into that two headed, four-armed monster, I once saw Mikey as a scrawny little nerd… oh wait, that's not much different… well his skin was unnaturally blue, that's not normal and that was when the isolation between me, Danny, Tucker and Sam began, however, since I've forced myself to ignore most of my emotions lately, I haven't been seeing people's 'monster' side, thank goodness.

The dream visions are always connected with a white-hair ghost boy who looked so much like Danny and myself so I think I can only see pieces of the future that involves him, whoever he is. As for the 'mystery creatures' I generally ignore them since they're not really doing anything than just flying off somewhere.

The hallway in school was filled with students, as always, gathering their books for the next classes… of bullies picking on the smaller and weaker nerds, thankfully the jocks decided to wait until later to pick on the taller ones like me and Danny. I went straight to my locker, pulling out a biology book, that's my first period, along with Danny. Tucker and Sam have math first period.

I sighed to myself as I took out the book and looked over at my twin, who was already talking with Tucker and Sam. Curious and finding a good chance to eavesdrop… yes I know it's wrong to spy on other people's conversation, but I've thrown out that moral ever since my so-called best friends and twin brother isolated me. Desperation can do strange things to people and because I was desperate to have my friends and brother back, I was willing to do just about anything to find out what's this big secret that they wanted to keep me out of it.

"I think I should tell them." I heard Danny say to them.

"Why? Parents don't listen and to make it worse; they don't understand! WHY CAN'T THEY ACCEPT ME FOR WHO I AM!?" Sam suddenly yelled and I knew all too well that her parents really drive her crazy; they're total opposites, but we'll get into that later.

"Sam, I'm talking about my problems." Danny sighed as Sam gave a nervous smile, then he continued, "It's been a month since the accident and I still barely have any control, if somebody catches me I go from geek to freak around here! I can't shake the feeling my brother is already suspicious of something."

I narrowed my eyes; they're talking about me?

Tucker gave a shrugged, "Dude, maybe you should tell Andy, if nobody else in your family at least tell him. I've been feeling really bad that we've been pushing him away, he's got no friends now and I'm sure he feels obsolete because we won't even let him have one conversation with us anymore."

Sam nodded in agreement, "It really isn't fair to him and I'm sure it's hurting you too Danny, especially since you're twins… you're like each other's soul yet ever since the accident…"

Danny interrupted her, "I can't do it guys, I know I can trust Andy with my life and I still do, but this isn't something I'm ready to share, not with anyone, not even him." I frowned and felt my chest tighten at my twin's words.

I couldn't help it; I turned around and gripped my chest, trying to stop the hurt. I've been trying to lock in my emotions so I wouldn't make my brother and friends feel bad, I know they have their reasons even if it seems unfair… I've been listening to Jazz way too much lately… guess not having Danny around made me turn to my sister more.

I heard Danny gasp and turned around in time to see Tucker and Sam… holding his arms…? It was as if they just pulled him up from… the floor?

"Oh darn it!" Danny grumbled as he walked off along with Sam and Tucker. I was going to follow them to see if I can dig up any more information, but I decided against it… I know I said I threw out the morals of eavesdropping earlier, but I guess I didn't completely trash it. I usually only try to eavesdrop on them for two minutes before I stop and turn away… there must be a better way to finding things out… maybe I could be like Sherlock and find things out with evidence and retracing my, or in this case, my brother's steps, that way I don't feel like I'm betraying my friends and Danny's trust.

I sighed and was about to leave for biology class when I heard someone, "Andy?" I stopped and turned around… it was Valerie.

"Oh, hey Valerie… shouldn't you be hanging out with the other A-listers?" I didn't mean to sound rude, but I wasn't in the mood to talk at the moment.

Valerie, although she acts like a snob to most people, including Tucker and Sam, she is actually a nice gal once you get to know her. Me and Danny once helped her find her lost doll way back in the first grade, ever since she's been… mildly friendly with us, at least she doesn't pick on us like the rest of the A-lists do.

"I've seen you eating alone this past month Andy, at first I thought you had a little spat with your friends and even your brother, which is pretty hard to believe itself, but now I'm getting worried about you; you've been alone and sometimes secretly follow them when you're sure they're not watching."

I sighed, yeah Valerie is incline to worry about me and Danny, "Remember that accident that involved my brother? Apparently only Tucker and Sam were there to witness it and whatever happened, Danny doesn't want to tell his family and that includes me, unfortunately. So I figured; if I can find out his big secret, maybe I can be their friends again."

"Listen to yourself Andy; you make it sound like you have to earn your way back to being part of their group. That almost sounds like…" I interrupted her.

"Like how the popular kids work? You have to earn your keeps with them; you need to have certain fashion, an attitude against 'lesser people', good at sports, be rich or just something most kids can't afford to have but wish they do." For a long time I've been telling Valerie that life as a popular kid isn't all that it's cracked up to be, I've been telling Danny this too but this is one of those times where we disagree. Danny wants to be a popular kid, part of the 'in crowd', while I'm more like Sam; I could care less about those people, they aren't your real friends and they wouldn't hesitate to abandon you if you're not longer 'good enough' to be considered 'one of them'.

Valerie sighed and said, "Look, all I'm saying is instead of trying to ignore them and blotting out the way you feel and trying to think of some hair brain scheme to try and find out your brother's 'big secret', maybe you should just talk to them. Unlike with A-listers, as you have told me yourself thousands of times, they're your real friends and they will listen to you even if you don't think they would, why else would Danny trust them with his secret?"

"Because they were the only ones who saw it." I retorted easily.

She sighed again, "Andy, I hate to see you doing this to yourself, just tell your brother how you feel."

I shook my head; Jazz has been telling me that too lately, "You're starting to sound like my sister now."

"She's right… if you don't tell him then how will he know he's hurting you?"

"He knows." I said as I remembered him telling me he wants me to sit with them again at lunch.

"I'm sure he knows something's wrong with you, but he doesn't know how much." Valerie said before the bell rang, signaling it was almost time for class. She picked up her books and said, "At least think about it, Andy." and she walked off.

I sighed to myself as I walked to biology… this is going to be a long day. We were learning about the human body's digestive track… and how meat and veggies affect our body. Honestly I don't think I can ever look at food the same way ever again after that and it certainly didn't help with today's lunch either.

Oh, you want to know what happened in the school cafeteria? Sam happened, that's what. Honestly, that girl can't ever leave good enough alone, I don't know what my brother sees in her even if he's too clueless to see it himself. Anyway, lunch came a bit too quickly for my taste; I was nervous to be sitting with my friends and twin brother again after a month of sitting by myself. My heart was pounding and fear that they would change their minds and make me sit alone again, I don't think I'll be able to take that again.

I grabbed a tray and went in line, but then suddenly I heard Tucker scream, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?" I jumped back at his sudden scream and then I heard Sam's voice sounding smug, "Tucker, it's time for a change."

My eyes widen as I paled… Sam finally succeeded in changing the school menu, didn't she? I slowly looked at the food selections, today's lunch is supposed to be meatloaf, but instead all I saw were… grass on a thin slice of wheat bread, apparently they're called 'turfwich', the name itself sounded gross, and actual mudpies, emphasis on the mud part. I frowned; Sam is extreme when it comes to being an animal lover vegetarian and now she's forcing it into the entire school… oh poor Tucker, he's such a carnivore, this must be total nightmare for him.

I'm more of an omnivore, but this is going too extreme for my taste, I don't find grass on a slice of bread very appetizing and I don't think the whole school was happy about it either… which means Dash would take all this out on Danny since he's the closest to Sam.

Geez… being lonely really made me too observant with other people, especially when it came to my brother and friends, heck I even found out stuff about them that I never knew before, did you know that Sam… actually you don't need to know that…

Anyway, back to the story, I sighed as I got my turfwich and turned to sit in my usual empty lunch table when Danny suddenly waved his hand to beacon me and it was then I realized he never changed his mind of me sitting with them again as I originally thought he would. At first I hesitated, not sure if I should just go back to them after being isolated for a month.

"Hey bro! Over here!" Danny called in that excited voice of his and I couldn't help but smile; I had missed his excited enthusiasm of calling me over to his table.

Deciding I should enjoy the moment while it lasts I hurried over to the table before they could change their minds again. Tucker gave me a brief greeting look before glaring back at Sam, obviously he was enraged by the menu's lack of meat, while Sam, also giving me a brief greet look, gave a smug smile.

I was nervous though… what can I say after being ditched by them for a month? Still, I wanted to say something so it wouldn't feel like we're strangers, "So um…" I quickly darted my emerald eyes around trying to find a decent subject before looking at the turfwich on my tray, "… isn't this a little extreme Sam?" I finally said looking at her.

Sam smiled proudly and said, "Trust me; you'll all be thanking me for this."

Before anyone else could reply, Mr. Lancer himself suddenly up behind Sam and said, "Ah Ms. Manson, the school board wanted me to personally thank you for introducing this new and welcome experience to the school cafeteria."

Sam, as always lately, was looking proud. Tucker suddenly started sniffing, knowing him since all he ate was meat since he was born he had the nose for meat like a bloodhound and in his desperation for lack of meat anything that smelled like it (aside human flesh of course) he would pick up on it right away and he started smelling Mr. Lancer… that got me to look at the out-of-shape teacher suspiciously.

"I smell meat on you." Tucker glared at him.

Mr. Lancer suddenly got nervous and it was at that point I knew he and the teachers would be enjoying all the meat since we kids are now getting nothing but lousy extreme veggies. "No, no, the rumors about the all-stake-buffet are completely untrue." he said quickly as he put a toothpick (yeah, like that doesn't scream you ate meat recently) in his mouth before quickly walking away.

Tucker glared at Sam, "Thanks for making us eat garbage Sam and on the day Andy gets to sit with us again!"

"It's not garbage! It's ultra-recycle organic manner." she argued.

"It's garbage." All three of us said at the same time.

I sighed as I looked at the grass, maybe it wouldn't be so bad… before I could even think about picking it up however, Danny spoke to me.

"Listen, Andy, I know it wasn't fair for us to suddenly spring it on you like that and pushed you away… I knew you were lonely but I had my reasons for it and as soon as I was sure… I had my situation under control I wouldn't push you away again. Same goes for Tucker and Sam." Danny said to me in a completely guilty and apologetic tone, he wasn't ignorant, he knew how I felt this past month, but I completely ignored my loneliness to see if I could figure something out that they're hiding from me, I knew they would take me back one day so I kept myself from whining and complaining.

"It's okay Danny. I knew you had your reasons and I also knew you wouldn't keep me isolated forever, just until you… figure out whatever the heck happened to you. I'm not mad at you, or Tucker or Sam, but I'm not happy that you're keeping something from me when clearly the rest of you know what is it. I promised you bro that I would find out, even if you won't tell me and I will keep that promise." I told him truthfully.

Danny, Tucker and Sam all stared at me for a moment, before the three gave me a big smile… kind of creepy.

Tucker chuckled a bit, "Dude, you never let anything trivial get in the way of our friendship, even after a month of isolation, that's what I like about you."

Sam nodded, "And at least you're determined and optimistic, at least you knew we wouldn't leave you out forever, after all you're our friend too Andy."

Danny smiled, "I'm sorry for keeping you in the dark like this Andy, but you know I can't just out right tell you."

I nodded, "Oh I understand Danny, but I will find out one day, just you wait."

Danny gave me that challenging smirk, "And as always; bring it on bro, I'll do everything in my power to keep you from finding out."

Author: Um... I apologize if Andy is seeming to repeat himself here, but when hey, if you have someone you love and care about a lot you might keep repeating that just to keep your mind determined to know what's going on with them otherwise you'd just fall into depression, but not to worry, in the later chapters he'll stop constantly repeating himself.

Andy: Hey! This is MY story you're uploading you know!

Author: Well technically you came from my imagination so it's my story too.

Andy: ... Can't argue with that...

Author: So people, I would appreciate if you would review and tell what you thought of the chapter. I know most of you rather just leave a short review saying 'good chapter' and to 'make more', but I would prefer it if you would be a little more descriptive on your feelings and thoughts towards the chapter itself. If you don't want to I suppose that's fine, it's not like I can force you.

Andy: And please tell me what you think of me... am I good? Okay? Horrible? Wish I wasn't even in the story?

Author: Oh Andy, stop being so negative.

Andy: What? People don't like OCs that much!

Author: Just relax already. Alright, we better get going. See you guys next Friday! ;)