"Am I going to regret leaving you all unsupervised?" Sam asked. She had just pulled up to Mike's house to drop Callum off. It was Mike's brother's twenty first birthday and he let Mike invite Callum and Ed. Callum admitted that he was probably going to drink, so he thought the smart idea was to let Sam drop him off then pick him up later.
"No need to worry. We'll be fine." Callum answered.
"Alright. Don't make me regret this." She said as he opened the passenger door.
"I won't. I'll text you after." He kissed her before leaving, and Sam drove off immediately. Since she was free, she had invited Danny over to hangout. Callum didn't know, but what else was she supposed to do? She wasn't going to sit at home alone when she had friends she could hangout with. By the time she got to her house, Danny was already outside waiting for her.
"Do you have a car?" She asked, noticing he was always walking everywhere.
"Yeah." He answered.
"Then why are you always walking?" Well, technically he flew, but she didn't need to know that.
"This coming from an environmentalist? I thought you'd be proud." He joked as she approached him. She only smirked as she used her key to open the front door. Once they stepped inside, Danny was amazed at how spacious and luxurious it actually was. He knew she lived in a mansion, but he didn't know it would look this spectacular.
"Your house is amazing." He stated, taking in all the expensive materials used to decorate the interior.
"Yeah, my parents are kind of wealthy." She responded.
"Kind of? You live in a mansion!"
"Okay, they're a lot wealthy." She corrected. She motioned for him to follow her as they made their way up the stairs.
"Is it okay if I use your bedroom bathroom? I gotta go." Danny asked.
"Yeah, go ahead." She responded, leading him down the hall and to her room.
"Thanks." He said before going inside the bathroom. Sam took this opportunity to change into a different, more comfortable shirt to relax in. She took off her long sleeve shirt so she was just in the tank top she was wearing underneath. She went over to her drawer to find a different shirt when she realized something. How did Danny know she had her own private bathroom? This was the first time he stepped foot in her house and it seemed like he'd already been here before. When Danny came out of the bathroom, Sam turned around and crossed her arms.
"How did you know I had a bathroom in my room?" She asked.
"I've seen it on video chat." He lied quickly.
"No, you haven't."
"Maybe you never noticed."
"Oh, no. I've noticed. I've noticed a lot of things." She said, starting to walk closer to Danny. "I've noticed that you knew I was an environmentalist without telling you, or how you knew I was vegan when I never told you. You know who I did tell? Danny Phantom."
"Sam-" He tried to interject to defend himself, but there was no stopping her.
"You know who has been in my room? Danny Phantom. He also knows things about my relationship that you happen to know about even when I never told you. So tell me Danny, why is that?" She asked as she got closer to him, causing him to back up into her bedroom wall. Sam had obviously put all the pieces together; he knew she would eventually. Lying wouldn't help anything since he knew Sam would call him out for it, so he decided to bargain.
"If you want to know my secret, you're gonna have to admit to yours." He said.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about. Callum hits you! I've seen injuries. You even have one now." He said, pointing out the bruises on her right arm. She hadn't even realized that she was flashing it around out in the open, but it was too late now. "Don't think about lying. If you lie, I'll lie right back." He said, knowing she would. She knew there was no point in hiding it anymore. Besides, if she was right about who he was, he has already seen it happen.
"Okay! Fine! I admit it!" She said, sitting down on the edge of her bed. "I'm not afraid, though. Callum wouldn't do something major hurtful."
"That's not an excuse, Sam." Danny said, walking over to her.
"It's my reason and I'm sticking by it. What about you, huh?" She asked, giving him a sideways glance. "I revealed something literally no one knows about. It's your turn to do the same."
"Well," Danny started, backing away from her, "you're obviously right. I am Danny Phantom. I'll show you." A ring suddenly appeared in his midsection before it split into two, both moving in opposite directions. His hair turned white, his eyes turned green, and his normal street clothes turned into a black and white hazmat suit. He expected Sam to be shocked, but she actually scoffed at him.
"I knew it." She said.
"That's it?" He asked, expecting a whole different reaction.
"I mean, I definitely have questions. Who else knows?"
"Tucker and my older sister, Jazz." He responded as he sat down next to her at the foot of her bed.
"How did it happen?"
"Long story short, my parents built a ghost portal. I went inside it, turned it on, and then it electrocuted me. The next thing I know, I wake up like this. Turns out it made me half ghost."
"Do your parents know?" He sighed, breaking eye contact and looking down.
"I can't. I mean, they're ghost hunters. They hate ghosts, and now I am one. A part of me wants to feel like they'll accept me, but the other isn't sure. I just can't yet, you know?" He said, looking up at her through his bangs. Sam never really had a normal relationship with her own parents to begin with, so she was able to relate to him in some way.
"Yeah, I do." She responded. Danny turned back to his human form, but the bright flash caused Sam to look away.
"Sorry," He chuckled, "you'll get used to it."
"I hope. I can't afford to go blind."
"Okay, serious talk." Danny said, getting her attention, but she already knew what it was going to be about.
"I'm not talking about Callum." She said, shaking her head.
"Sam, we have to. He's dangerous!"
"He's not dangerous. He just loses his temper sometimes. I do, too." She defended.
"When I interrupted your fight that one time, I told him I would vaporize him if he did it again. He obviously didn't care because he keeps doing it. Nothing will stop him."
"Danny, I've been handling it."
"You really want to stay with him?"
"I don't know!" She sighed and looked down before falling backwards onto the bed. "I don't know. Sometimes I do, but I'm not sure. I guess not knowing is a bad sign, huh?" She asked.
"I can't tell you what you're feeling. You're gonna have to figure it out yourself." She didn't know what to think of her and Callum's relationship. It wasn't the same as it used to be. It started out innocent, but got worse and worse as they stayed together. Callum just ended up turning into a guy who was constantly letting her down, and that's not who she wanted.
"I'm tired of this depressing talk. Let's do something fun." She said, hopping off her bed. She spotted a sweatshirt hanging over her computer chair and tugged it on.
"Mall?" Danny asked.
"Sure. I love buying stuff I don't need. Let's go." She said, leading the way out of her bedroom. "Oh, Danny?" She started, stopping outside the door. "No matter what happens between us, even if for some reason we hate each other's guts at some point in the future, your secret is safe with me." She said. He smiled softly, knowing what she said was actually genuine.
"Thanks, Sam."
The day had come to an end, and sleep was all Sam was longing for. She was only in bed for only two hours when her phone notification went off, startling her awake. She groaned when she saw it was Callum messaging her, telling her to pick him up. She slipped on vans and a jacket before leaving the house grumpily, getting in her car and driving to Mike's house. She was tired, it was one in the morning, and she was not excited to deal with a very intoxicated Callum. When she pulled up to Mike's house, Callum was already outside. As soon as he got in the passenger seat, she could smell the alcohol.
"Hey, babe!" He practically yelled.
"You smell gross." She replied as she started to drive to his house.
"I probably smell like beer. I drank some." Sam tried to resist the urge to roll her eyes.
"Obviously. You're drunk."
"I'm not that drunk."
"Sounds like you had a good time."
"I don't remember much." He said, causing Sam to scoff.
"Of course not." He looked at her before placing his hand on her upper thigh. "Stop, I'm driving." She said, causing him to remove his hand quickly.
"I'm sorry. You know I love you, right?" She sighed softly as she drove through the darkness.
"Yes, Callum."
"I wish you were there." He started, referring to the party. "It was fun, but woulda been better with you."
"That's nice of you." She responded, pulling into his driveway and parking the car. They both unbuckled their seat belts and exited the vehicle. Sam walked closely by Callum's side as he opened his door, making sure he wouldn't fall over. She then helped him up the stairs and into his room where he shut the door.
"So, what did you do today?" He asked as he slipped his shoes off.
"Not a lot, just hung out with Danny." She responded, causing him to pause. He laughed, but it seemed the goofy drunk he usually was turned into an angry one.
"Oh, yeah?" He asked, moving closer to her. "What'd you do?"
"Nothing much. Just went to the mall."
"Yeah, I've noticed you guys have been getting close." He said, taking her left hand in his.
"I guess you can say that." Sam said cautiously.
"How close?" His grip moved from her hand to her wrist where he started to squeeze harshly.
"Callum-" She grunted, trying to break from his grasp.
"How close, Sam?" He asked again, his grip only getting tighter. Her wrist was burning up in pain, and since Callum showed no sign is giving in, she punched him straight across the face.
"How dare you insinuate anything like that!" She shouted, watching Callum stumble back a little. He massaged his jaw for a second before stepping up to Sam who only pushed him back again. He snapped and pushed her back harder, only to watch her head go through his wall, and she fell to the floor limp and unconscious.
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Shit just got real. Leave your reviews about how much you hate me for this cliffhanger XD
ShadowDragon357: Mhmm, good point. It could be that Sam developed the behavior because of Callum. If he's doing it to her, then why correct her behavior when he won't correct his? This does get discussed in future chapters, though.
GirlFish: Well, I don't think Sam is using Danny as a shield because she says many times that she isn't afraid of Callum. Until this chapter, she didn't even tell him what Callum was doing to her. She thinks that she can handle everything by herself, but that's not the case.
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Chloee0x0: Thank you, hopefully I didn't blow your mind too much with this chapter XD
Purplerox: I appreciate that :)
sammansonrepilica: Thank you. I think things have taken a turn for the worst after this chapter...
ImaginativeGeek: Oh, you'll have to wait for that... :P
Guest: Because she's stupid XD She thinks she has things under control, but noooope. Not after this