Okay sorry it took me so long to update but I've been reading a lot of fics in between writing (and taking in another martial art onto my other ones). And I noticed that the best fics that I read were all rated M. I'm not being perverted or anything but the stuff these people put in these fics where amazing. Like 'True Monster' or that 'Flames to Family' series. Those two explored darker sides of their series and brought them into full view. Making us see how dark thes charters could have been or could be. Then there was this really weird fic by Weirdbard that combined horror movies with Kim Possible and putting in the weirdest romance I've ever read but it worked. They were amazing reads, check them out if your up to it. Seriously their good, reading those probably made me a little better as a writer. So mad props to those who write those series and on to my fic.

Chapter Seven: a Phantom in love

Whack! Whack! Whack! Danny struck his training bag again and again moving to the fast pace boom of the music. He dodged another tripping trap and struck a round kick. He dodged to the left avoiding an ecto ray from one of the four lasers that he forced Tucker to install so he could get more of a challenge. He rolled under one of the swinging traps and hit the bag with a quick combo. He moved in for another attack on the bag but stopped when he noticed someone turned off his training room.

He turned around to find Tucker staring at with a worried look on his face "Dude, you need to take a break you've been in here for like a hour." Danny gave a silent nod as he started to feel the sting on his bare knuckles from punching the bag "God, you're bleeding."

Danny looked down to see a speckled green red goo drip from his hand "It'll heal in a minute." He said shrugging it off "Oh and I think your weights are broken" he added removing the weights and passing them to his friend.

Tucker looked them over his invention, noticing that electric green sparks were spewing out of a few unfamiliar cracks "Dude! I told you no ghost powers with these. They aren't meant to handle that much stress"

Danny moved over to refrigerator and pulled out a bottle, gulping it down in matter of seconds. "I didn't mean to. I just needed to burn off some issues." Tucker looked his friend over for a sec, noticing how big of a rec he's been since yesterday. Even during classes Danny seemed off, missing every word the professor had said to them. And Danny loved this class. It was astrology, space boy didn't pay attention to a class about the stars. That was a very bad sign.

Tucker decided to test his luck and see what was eating at his bud. "Dude. Are you alright. You've been acting kind of funny since yesterday."

Danny pulled out another bottle of water and took a slow sip "Me and Blossom had a fight."

"Big deal. You had fights with your other girl friends and you still didn't act this way." Danny frowned knowing that Tucker was right. He's had about four or five girlfriends in the past but none of them made him act like this, not even Sam. Blossom made him feel like he had to do something more. The feeling that he had to protect and keep her like she was some valuable piece of art in a museum. She's so strong and beautiful that everything else he saw just seemed to lose color around her. But at the same time she was so fragile that she could break at any second.

Maybe it was the fact that she was a hero, someone who had powers like him that made him want her more but probably not. He's dated a ghost before and that ended up pretty bad. So it wasn't the powers, it was just her. Her meek but brave personality, her coppery red hair that reached down to her waist, how she actually had brains behind her looks, the fact that she cried so much despite being such a strong hero, but most of all her eyes. He's never seen such beautiful eyes. A light neon pink that seemed to glow, not like a ghost. The glow coming from her eyes were warm and comforting to stare at..

"The fight started because I saw myself on the TV. The Ghost me." He mentaly cursed himself for getting into a fight for such a lame reason. "She noticed I was upset and I pretty much bit her head off."

"So it's all your fault." Danny flinched a little at the comment. He knew Tuck was right but it still kind of hurt to hear. AT least he didn't call him an idiot like his other friend. "Oh well, easy to fix."

Danny put his hand on his forehead waiting for some dumb scheme Tucker was about to come up with. Bracing himself he asked "Oh yeah, how."

"Get her an apology gift. Nothing expensive, just something to break the ice so you guys can talk something over" Danny couldn't believe it. Tucker just gave good advice, on girls! What was wrong with the world.

"Tucker! Your Brilliant!"

Tucker put on a heavy smirk "That's why everyone pays me the big bucks."

"Speaking of which, could I..." Danny started nervously knowing Tucker knew where he was going.

"Sure, I'll lend you a few buck" Tucker said pulling out a few dollars from his wallet "But seriously you need to get a job"

"I know. I'm working on it." Danny said taking the bills from Tucker's hands and inspected them seeing how much he gave him. Danny almost stumbled out of his seat when he realized Tucker had passed him four Benjamins. That's four hundred dollars. "Tucker? How much do you have in your wallet right now?"

Tucker opened up his wallet again counting his bills "Right now, one thousand six hundred dollars. Why? You think you're going to need more"

"Are you retarded!? You shouldn't be carrying around so much money!"

Tucker just gave Danny a small shrug "I know, I usually don't but I got payed for a small job in cash a few days ago, I just haven't gotten a chance to go to the bank yet." Danny pushed aside how shady that job sounded and told his friend to put that money some where safe soon. He then went to his room to get a quick change of clothing.

Instead of wearing his usual clothes he grabbed a tight long sleeved shirt and a pair of dark black baggy jeans. Even thought it was summer he wouldn't dare wear anything that showed his skin. He was afraid of what people would think if they saw his scar ridden body. He tested Blossom earlier in their relationship by taking off his shirt after a workout and judged her expression. He noticed that even though she flinched she wasn't afraid or creeped out by what she saw. She just acted the same way she normally would have towards him. He was so happy by the way she acted but at the same time he felt a twitch of disappointment.

He wanted her to know how he got those scars. He wanted her to know he was a hero, the hero she had such a big crush on when she was younger. That he could understand where she was coming from most of time. Most of all he wanted her to be proud of what he was and what he did.

He let out a mental sigh as he pulled on his black leathered jacket and walked out the door. If he wanted her to be so proud of him, why did he yell at her about what she was going to be proud of. He could be so stupid and clueless. It was like he still that self proclaimed loser he was back before he got his powers. At least he wasn't as clumsy as he was then.

Danny revved his engine a few times before he pulled out of the garage and into the midday traffic of Townsville. The traffic wasn't to bad today so he decided to drive normally today. No tricks, no nitro, no going invisible and no going intangible. Just a regular everyday normal drive down to the mall. It was actually nice to do sometimes, gave him a feeling of normalcy. But he'd usually reminded himself that being normal sucks. Still nice to do all the same.

Despite being the middle of the day the mall was bustling more than usual. AT the entrance Danny could already see why. Tourist, plain and simple. People who came to see Phantom, the long lost missing hero. He used to appreciate all the credit he was getting from the media and he loved the fan clubs, but these quickly went south. People started to take things to an exstream. Dying their hair like him, getting green contacts, Plastic surgery, love letters saying they were offering to give their virginity to him, for a while people tried committing suicide to be closer to him, hell some people even started to base a religion behind him. He did his best to put an end to all these things, especially the last two. It took a while but he did.

At least the press haven't fully pulled in yet. They were the real nightmare to him. They wouldn't stop following him, one time to the point where he had to be Phantom for a whole week straight. And they didn't stop for their answers. Forcing their way onto the middle of his fights and nearly getting themselves killed. Honestly they all pissed him off. Leading to reason one why he stopped being Phantom, people are crazy!

Pushing by the mass of fans Danny made it to a store he never really wanted to go into. It was the most frilly and girly store he had ever seen in his entire life. It screamed pink, played some soft core pop music and smelled of perfume. He figured this was the best place to pick up something for Blossom. He would have probably gone to a book store first but he was pretty sure she already had all the books she wanted.

Stepping in the store he instantly felt out of place and obviously looked out of place. A tough looking man wearing a biker jacket and carrying his helmet in hand clashed against the feminte decore. Looking around the shelves and displays Danny couldn't help but feel lost. He had no clue what to get her. A necklace, perfume, a hair pin, maybe a pair of earrings. None of the stuff seemed to suit Blossom at all. Plus he didn't want get anything that might turn back and bit him in the ass. Like if he got a bottle of perfume she might think that he thinks that she smells bad, which would turn into a whole new fight. Which he really didn't want right now.

Plus he wanted something that would last. Ruling out any jewelry that would get damaged in a fight with some random villain. As he made his way to the back of the store he could feel the other people in the store glancing over at him. He would look back over his shoulder only to see a bunch of girls giggling at him, it kind of reminded him of high school. Pushing these thoughts aside he continued to carefully look for a gift.

In the back of the building he finally found something she would like. It was a bottle of perfume but it wasn't the perfume that she would like it was the bottle. It was shaped as a small ruby heart that was slowly being wrapped around by some decorative flowers that lead to the cap making it look like a blooming flower. "Perfect" He mumbled in a victorious tone as he picked up the bottle to examine it a bit more. He opened the lid and gave it a quick sniff. It was an over powering scent of flowers and cherries. It kind of reminded him of the way Blossom's hair usually smelt, so that meat he didn't need to worry about the possible back lash he might get.

As he walked towards the register he was trying to make out the name of the perfume. But he simply couldn't. It was some fancy French name that he couldn't spell much less say if you asked him to. Danny soon found himself standing in front of a circle of giggling girls that didn't seem to notice his presence. He could hear them talking about some guy that they all thought was cute. Knowing teenage girls this conversation wasn't going to end anytime soon on it's own, so he stopped it.

"Excuse me." He asked as politely as he possibly could getting all the girls attention.

The one standing behind the register had a bright blush on her face as she asked how she could help him. "I want to buy this Bill thing."

"Billet-doux. It means 'Sweet Letter' in French" She said as she took the bottle from his hand and gently packed it into a small box then placed it in a bag.

"Uh, thanks for the lesson but how much is it?"

"Oh, uh, one hundred thirty six." Danny was shocked and relived by the price. The shock being that it was so expensive and relived that it wasn't anymore so Tucker could get some change back. Danny handed her two of the bills Tucker gave him and waited for the change.

"So whose this for?" the clerk asked as she counted out his change.

Danny's answer was quick and simple "My girlfriend."

As soon as those words left his mouth he noticed a deflate of expression in the clerks face as she handed him the change and recite. "Have a nice day" she said in a low disappointed tone.

"Thanks" Danny said as he walked out the store wondering what was eating her. Walking back out in the mall he had to suffer through the crowds of people once again. While bumping through the crowd he bumped into somebody he never wanted to see again. Dash Baxter. The dumb blond haired jock that made it his life mission to make him as miserable as possible.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't Fenturd. How've yah been buddy?" Dash asked putting his arm around Danny's neck. Danny didn't trust this for a second and quickly slipped out of his grasp.

"Just fine Dash" Danny said crossing his arms "What are you doing in Townsville?" Danny's voice was low and seemed to be on edge, giving Dash a slight feeling of victory.

"Why else? To meet up with Phantom again." Dash narrowed his eyes and looked at Danny "Why are you hear?"

"I live here now. You know, going to college and all. Where did you get into again Dash?" Danny asked already knowing full well that in Dash's last two years of high school he got such horrible grades nobody would take him.

Danny wanted to laugh as Dash stumbled over his words for a moment before coming up with the always brilliant "Shut up!" Dash took a quick swing at Danny only to have his fist caught and being held so tightly he take it back.

"Before when you beat on me, we were in school. Where you had the teachers on your side and I couldn't do anything but take it. But here, in Townsville, I'm not going to take it." Danny tightened his grip on Dash's hand making the former football star buckle to his knees. "Do. You. Understand?" Danny added a little bit of his ghost voice to the last part of his intimidation towards his former bully.

Dash gave a frightened nod. He never would have guessed that the kid he bullied all this time was so strong. "Good. No get your ass out of my sight." Danny said tossing Dash's fist aside making the bully stumble a little as he ran away.

Danny couldn't help but smile the whole way back to his bike. Sure it was unnecessary but it felt so good to put people in their place. God damn, how long did he wait to do that and why did he wait to do it.

It actually gave him enough courage to drive all the way to the Utonium house without a second thought. He even manged to get up to the front door before it opened up revealing a very angry green eyed tom boy. "What do you want?"She said narrowing her eyes and tightened her grip on the door knob.

"Um, is Blossom here? I would really like to talk to her."

"Oh, I'm sure you would. But you're not." Danny blinked a few times.

"Why not?"

Buttercup crossed her arms and stared Danny down "Because she goes to your place for a night then she comes back home the next morning crying. She hasn't talked to anyone since she got back yesterday." Her eyes narrowed down at him "What did you do?"

"We had a bit of a fight. That's why I'm here right now." He said gesturing his arms as he spoke "So can I go in and talk to her?"

"No" She said barely giving him time to finish his last sentence.

"But.." Buttercup didn't let him get another word out as she slammed the door shut right in his face. Danny groaned. He knew these girls were close but he didn't expect them to be this protective. But he wasn't going to let this sisterly love get in his way, he was going to get in there and talk to her.

He turned his head in all directions making sure no one was around to see what he was about to do. Taking in a breath he let his body fade from sight and stepped through the closed door. Staying invisible Danny looked around the foyer he was in a few days ago. He wish that the last time he was here that he could have found out which room Blossom's was.

He figured that it had to be the second floor consider the first looked like it was for family and recreational stuff. As he floated by the living room he could here the two sisters talking to each other. Saying some not so pleasant stuff about him and what they were going to do to him if they saw him again. He shivered at one of Bubbles comments about a tree and his butt. He prayed to himself that they didn't have their Fenton goggles anymore. Because if they did they would instantly know there was some one with ghost powers in their house.

When Danny made it up stairs he found a few different doors. Looking through the first one he guessed it was Bubbles' because of all the stuffed animals, make up and the blue wall paper. The next door had to be Buttercup's. This was just judging by the Pro wrestling posters that nearly covered green painted walls.

Leaving that room he stuck his head through the next door finding his target. A pink colored room with dozens of books riddling the shelfs and a red haired girl bundled up in her pink sheets silently crying. Danny stood there for a bit watching the crying girl wondering how he should approach her. He didn't even know how he was going to explain how he got in. He nervously played with the plastic handle of the bag he was holding earning him the attention of the girl with super hearing.

"Who's there!" She snapped with a sob still in her voice. Danny thought for a moment. He was going to tell her his secret anyway, so this was as good of a way as any to tell her.

He concentrated and let his body slowly appear in front of her "Hey" he said raising on of his hands in a half hearted attempt at greeting her. He smiled a bit as he watched her eyes widen.

"How did... did you just?" Danny wanted to laugh as he watched her stutter over question after question. He decided to save her from herself.

"Calm down. I'll explain every thing if your willing to listen" Blossom gave a small nod as she moved over in her bed making room for him to sit. He gladly took the seat and began to talk.

"Remember back at my place how you asked if the reason why I was so angry was because of Phantom?" Blossom first gave him a stare that said 'of course I remember that damn conversation' but she nodded her head yes all the same "Well it was Phantom. The reason why I was so angry that Phantom was on the TV is because..." The next words should have been easy but they weren't. He head dig deep in his resolve to get the courage to say those three simple words "I am Phantom. I went into hiding last ear and I just got upset when I saw that my cover got blown. And I took it all out on you. I'm really sorry." His last words he almost sobbed out. He looked up to gauge Blossom response and it wasn't the best. Her eyes looked like they were ready to pop out of her head and her teeth were clenched down, hard.

"You expect me to believe that your Danny Phantom! A ghost!"

"Yeah. Think about it. Fenton. Phantom. Sound a lot alike right. Plus I come from Amity Park, I'm the only son to a bunch of ghost hunters and we look almost exactly alike." Danny said putting up his best proof that he was Phantom, at the same time it made him wonder why no one else noticed these similarities. "It's also how I got all my scars. How else can someone get scars like that?!"

Blossom shook her head "You really are expecting me to believe this?"

"Yeah." He exclaimed "Please you got to believe me."

She crossed her arms "Show me some actual proof. Like turn into Phantom or something."

Danny shook his head "I'm not going to turn into Phantom again unless it's an emergency. He attracts to much attention from a few people I don't want you to meet." Blossom threw him another disbeliving look "Seriously. Coming in here invisible and making it past your sisters wasn't enough proof?"

"Nope."

He sighed as he cracked the knuckles of his right hand "Fine, watch this" With a tiny push Danny summoned his ecto energy to his hand. Engulfing it in a eerie glowing green flame that would spark red every so often. Danny couldn't but feel a certain amount of pride when he saw the flickers of red. Someone once told him about how ecto energy's color reflected the power and nature of a ghost. And if you had a red colored energy it meant one of two thing, either you exstreamly twisted or exstreamly powerful. Sometimes it meant both but Danny was guessing that his meant he was getting stronger.

Looking up from his flame he saw Blossom looking in disbelief at his flame. She kept on trying to figure out how he was doing it. "How are you?"

Danny shrugged his shoulders as he let the flame die from his hand "There was an accident in my parents lab a few years ago. There Ghost Portal wasn't working so I went and took a look inside of it. And my Dad being the genius that he was put the on switch on the inside of the dang thing. When I pushed the button the machine half killed me and put ghost DNA in me. And wallah, Danny Phantom was born."

Blossom didn't know what to think at the moment. What he just told her sounded almost impossible but she deals with crap like this everyday. Still it was weird.

Danny noticed the confuse look on her face "DO I really have to show you something else?" He asked in an 'please don't make me' kind of way.

"No. I believe you, it's just a lot to take in." she started to play with her hair "But it's kind of cool. Dating a super hero."

Danny let out a wide smile "Yeah I know. I going out with you remember." He said as he put his arm around her and pulled her in close.

She smiled as she adjusted herself to comfortable in his embrace "Yeah, I remember." She then took notice to the bag that he had in his left hand.

"What's that?" Danny looked down at what she talking about and remembered the gift he got for her.

Danny reached down into the bag and carefully took out the box inside "It's an apology gift. I hope you like it."He said as he placed the gift down in her hands.

She looked down at the box and then looked up at Danny almost to ask if she had permission to open it. "Go ahead open it up." Without needing to be told twice she tore the lid of the box open and removed a tiny glass bottle. She looked the bottle over, examining it's shape and how the liquid moved inside of it.

"Pretty."

"Yeah. Took forever to pick out. It smells good to."

"Really?" She asked turning around to look up at him.

"Yeah, it smells a lot like you do." Blossom started to blush.

"What's the point of getting me a perfume I already smell like?"

Danny picked up a few strands of her hair and gave it a quick sniff before moving on to kiss her on the neck "So you smell doubly as good." Blossom started to blush even more. "So, were good now right Blossom?"

She nodded her head a bit "Still a little angry though."

"Why?"

"Because you didn't tell me any sooner." Danny just smiled as he pulled her closer. But after a few minutes he reluctantly let go of her.

"I think I better go before your sisters catch me."

Blossom frowned but she decided "Okay but call me later" Danny bent down and kissed her on top of her head.

"I will. Later." Showing off Danny jumped towards the wall and fell through.

Blossom stared at the wall her boyfriend just flew through "That is so cool."

Finally, I'm done. Hope you liked it.